Orrite guys,
This is my first thread post on xda so i hope that - 1: i get it in the right place... and 2: i hope it helps
OK, so i wanted to root/flash away on my GS3 GT-I9300 but i'm a linux user (peppermint - variation of ubuntu 12.04) and i had a hard time finding the information i needed to be confident enough to attempt using a terminal with heimdall to flash a recovery image onto my fone so i could install .zips like the awesome supersu
I'll keep it short and simple, because it is... its just not a common way as most people are windows or mac and personally i loathe both :D
Attached is a .zip with everything you need and a copy of these instructions.
Here we go:
I have done this on my own GS3 GT-I9300 a couple of times, as well as one other GS3 GT-I9300
Put fone into download mode - Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together till it responds and connect to your pc
FAQ
Q: Does this root method erase my settings and apps?
A: No, it doesn’t touch a thing, very safe to do.
Q: I ended up in Kernel panic mode, what do I do?
A: Relax, that’s same as ODIN download mode, simply run Heimdall again and flash the files again, it will work.
Q: I don’t get ClockworkMod Recovery like you do, just get Android with belly open.
A: If you’ve updated to newer software update, the stock OS will over-write ClockworkMod Recovery on reboot. To fix this, make sure “auto-reboot” is checked off in ODIN, then take the battery out when it’s done flashing in ODIN. Then enter ClockworkMod Recovery right away
Note: below is the 'no reboot' command line for linux (make sure you specify the correct file path to the recovery image) - once flashing is finished, unplug the phone and remove the battery. Replace the battery and now boot straight to recovery and flash supersu.zip
Command line for flashing recovery image
sudo heimdall flash –recovery recovery.img –no-reboot
It really is that simple.
Humanspida
Credits to everyone on xda (too many to list but you know who you are) with threads providing help on this, as well as:
galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-linuxubuntu
which was the other place i eventually used :D
hope this helps.
.
This is my first thread post on xda so i hope that - 1: i get it in the right place... and 2: i hope it helps
OK, so i wanted to root/flash away on my GS3 GT-I9300 but i'm a linux user (peppermint - variation of ubuntu 12.04) and i had a hard time finding the information i needed to be confident enough to attempt using a terminal with heimdall to flash a recovery image onto my fone so i could install .zips like the awesome supersu
I'll keep it short and simple, because it is... its just not a common way as most people are windows or mac and personally i loathe both :D
Attached is a .zip with everything you need and a copy of these instructions.
Here we go:
I have done this on my own GS3 GT-I9300 a couple of times, as well as one other GS3 GT-I9300
Put fone into download mode - Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together till it responds and connect to your pc
FAQ
Q: Does this root method erase my settings and apps?
A: No, it doesn’t touch a thing, very safe to do.
Q: I ended up in Kernel panic mode, what do I do?
A: Relax, that’s same as ODIN download mode, simply run Heimdall again and flash the files again, it will work.
Q: I don’t get ClockworkMod Recovery like you do, just get Android with belly open.
A: If you’ve updated to newer software update, the stock OS will over-write ClockworkMod Recovery on reboot. To fix this, make sure “auto-reboot” is checked off in ODIN, then take the battery out when it’s done flashing in ODIN. Then enter ClockworkMod Recovery right away
Note: below is the 'no reboot' command line for linux (make sure you specify the correct file path to the recovery image) - once flashing is finished, unplug the phone and remove the battery. Replace the battery and now boot straight to recovery and flash supersu.zip
Command line for flashing recovery image
sudo heimdall flash –recovery recovery.img –no-reboot
It really is that simple.
Humanspida
Credits to everyone on xda (too many to list but you know who you are) with threads providing help on this, as well as:
galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-linuxubuntu
which was the other place i eventually used :D
hope this helps.
.