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Every few pages in the official Galaxy S3 thread, this question tends to pop up. I posted a noobs guide to rooting the S3 which some have already found useful, but before it gets buried and lost, I thought it may be easier to find if it had its own thread.
If you have anything useful to add, please post and I will add it to the OP. This root was done by Chainfire from xda forums, so thanks go out to him, the original thread can be found here. If the instructions seem a bit too complicated because you have never rooted before, or are new to android or just a plain noob like me when it comes to these things
see the simplified instructions below.
Before starting, make sure you have samsung kies installed on your PC, but not running.
ULTRA-noobs guide to rooting your Galaxy S3:
(1) Download Odin3-v1.85 to your PC which is found at the bottom of this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27049363&postcount=2
(2) Download CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 to your PC which is found at the top of this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27049380&postcount=3
(3) Those are the only 2 files I downloaded, unzip both. When extracted, in the Odin folder you should have 2 files, and in the CF Root folder you should have 1 file which looks like a zip file but if you check in properties it should show as a .tar file
(4) Your phone should not be connected to your PC yet
(5) Start up Odin3 v1.85
(6) Click the PDA button, which is located under the Bootloader button
(7) This opens up a box, all you need to do is locate and select the CF Root .tar file
(8) Turn your phone OFF
(9) Hold Vol Down + Home + Power, it will ask you to cancel or continue, from memory you press the Vol Up button to continue
(10) This will put the phone in 'download mode' it should say downloading...
(11) Connect your phone to your PC
(12) Make sure the Repartition is NOT checked (by default it should not be anyway)
(13) Click START
(14) Sit back and Wait for phone to reboot. Once done you can unplug from your PC, and thats it
(15) Download 'Root Check Basic' which is a free app from Play Store, run it, and it will confirm that you have root access!!
I take no responsibility if you BRICK YOUR SHINY S3 but if I managed to do it safely, you should too!
Some Useful Tips:
Firmware Updates:
Once you are rooted, you may get messages asking you to update. If you actually click OK, it will download but fail at install. All you need to do is update manually, and then re-root as above.
Please see below for details on how to update manually with Odin:
Firmware Update LFB (Release Date 06.07.12):
Download from link below:
https://hotfile.com/dl/162402398/abc9bdb/I9300XXBLFB_I9300OXABLFB_BTU.zip.html
LATEST OFFICIAL FIRMWARE ATM IS LH1 IN THE UK
If you have anything useful to add, please post and I will add it to the OP. This root was done by Chainfire from xda forums, so thanks go out to him, the original thread can be found here. If the instructions seem a bit too complicated because you have never rooted before, or are new to android or just a plain noob like me when it comes to these things
see the simplified instructions below.Before starting, make sure you have samsung kies installed on your PC, but not running.
ULTRA-noobs guide to rooting your Galaxy S3:
(1) Download Odin3-v1.85 to your PC which is found at the bottom of this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27049363&postcount=2
(2) Download CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 to your PC which is found at the top of this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27049380&postcount=3
(3) Those are the only 2 files I downloaded, unzip both. When extracted, in the Odin folder you should have 2 files, and in the CF Root folder you should have 1 file which looks like a zip file but if you check in properties it should show as a .tar file
(4) Your phone should not be connected to your PC yet
(5) Start up Odin3 v1.85
(6) Click the PDA button, which is located under the Bootloader button
(7) This opens up a box, all you need to do is locate and select the CF Root .tar file
(8) Turn your phone OFF
(9) Hold Vol Down + Home + Power, it will ask you to cancel or continue, from memory you press the Vol Up button to continue
(10) This will put the phone in 'download mode' it should say downloading...
(11) Connect your phone to your PC
(12) Make sure the Repartition is NOT checked (by default it should not be anyway)
(13) Click START
(14) Sit back and Wait for phone to reboot. Once done you can unplug from your PC, and thats it
(15) Download 'Root Check Basic' which is a free app from Play Store, run it, and it will confirm that you have root access!!
I take no responsibility if you BRICK YOUR SHINY S3 but if I managed to do it safely, you should too!
Some Useful Tips:
Firmware Updates:
Once you are rooted, you may get messages asking you to update. If you actually click OK, it will download but fail at install. All you need to do is update manually, and then re-root as above.
Please see below for details on how to update manually with Odin:
Firmware Update LFB (Release Date 06.07.12):
Download from link below:
https://hotfile.com/dl/162402398/abc9bdb/I9300XXBLFB_I9300OXABLFB_BTU.zip.html
LATEST OFFICIAL FIRMWARE ATM IS LH1 IN THE UK
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