Trying to root and cant get into ClockworkMod Recovery

[footballbanker]

Ok bad news. I tried to boot into CWM recovery but it went to Android system recovery instead:'( Do I have to flash CWM and do a battery pull every time now to get to CWM?

Edit: I just went through the root process again. Everything went smoothly and I was rooted. I tried to boot into CWM and it reverts back to Android System Recovery as well as lose root access. Is there a way to make this root permanent?

 

[Uncle Louie]

Ok bad news. I tried to boot into CWM recovery but it went to Android system recovery instead:'( Do I have to flash CWM and do a battery pull every time now to get to CWM?

Download the root.zip file first and put it on your SD card (found here...look about halfway down the page for the word WARNING in red text):

Cyangenmod's Team Epic: CWM Recovery on all SGS3 LTE Variants

Reflash CWM via Odin, but leave Auto Reboot unchecked. Do a battery pull, then enter CWM as normal and flash that Root.zip file. That will fix it so that CWM is the default recovery, in addition to root.

 

[stealthtank91]

Thank you! iv been wondering what the problem was when I was trying to flash CWMR. I didnt realize you had to bypass rebooting in order for it to stick.

 

[Skunkape60]

Thank you! iv been wondering what the problem was when I was trying to flash CWMR. I didnt realize you had to bypass rebooting in order for it to stick.

Doesn't it say it in two or three places in the guide?

 

[deynierca]

Just do the take out battery and cable trick,, it works i just did it

 

[bobherbalist]

i did that unplug cable and battery pull trick but its stuck on galaxy grand logo cant reach to the cwm can u please help me ?

 

[Omar Duran]

you have the mother****er right!!! un-click the box Auto Reboot , the cwm works!!!!


thanks mtf!!

 

[DaisFlaque]

This is a problem that has come up more and more lately. The s3's don't like the old recovery's. New recovery's have been made to fix the non sticking cwm. Link.... New recoveries for new phones that won't mount storage!! - xda-developers

 

[Luis Enrique2]

Hi all

So with this new recovery you can do the steps to root the phone without any problems ??

 

[Hexatic]

---------------------TO FIX THE DEFAULT RECOVERY PROBLEM-------------------
1.)UNCHECK THE "AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET" from ODIN. [most important step]

2.) after using ODIN in downloading mode to install your .tar or .md5 or .smd FILES.

3.) after your phone shows the completion of job and "PASS" shows up on you ODIN , take out the battery in your phone and re-insert it.

4.)PRESS "VOLUP+HOME+POWER" TO ENTER THE RECOVERY MODE.

5.) YOULL END UP SEEING CWM ON YOUR PHONE AND IT WILL BE A REALLY HAPPY MOMENT,

6.) CHOOSE "ZIP FROM SDCARD" OPTION AND INSTALL YOUR SUPERUSER IN THE MEM CARD WHICH YOU COPIED BEFORE STEP 1.

thank you.

 

[Pksalam Ramanthali]

rightway

 

[UberSid8]

Thanx a lot This worked for me and that was the only possible explaination for the problem!!
thankyou