Tuesday, November 27, 2012

How to root GalaxyS?


1. Make sure that your device is a Samsung GT-i9300 and not one of the many carrier specific devices on the market
2. To check tap ‘Menu'
3. Select ‘Settings'
4 . Choose ‘About Device'
5. You will see an option marked ‘Model Number'
Note: If it doesn't say ‘GT-i9300' or includes supplementary numbers or letters you should do some further research, as this guide - which comes courtesy of the users over at XDA  Developers Forum - may not work for you
6. Next, before we go into things any deeper, you should make sure you have version 1.85 of ODIN, Samsung's smartphone software management tool - it can be downloaded from here (forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=581913&d=1304094576)
7. Once the download has completed, install ODIN
8. You should also grab the CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0 package - it can be grabbed here (http://download.chainfire.eu/185/CF-Root/SGS3/CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0.zip)
9. After your download completes unzip the file and place the resulting .tar file somewhere memorable, we recommend your desktop
Note: Do not plug your Samsung Galaxy S3 into your computer yet
10. Open ODIN
11. Click the button marked ‘PDA'
12. Choose the .tar file you unzipped earlier
13. Next, we're going to need to put your Galaxy S3 into download mode, and we achieve this by switching the device off, waiting 10 seconds and then switching it back on again whilst simultaneously holding down ‘Home', ‘Volume Down' and the ‘Power' key
14. Once you've done that, plug your device into your computer
15. Before you continue, make sure ‘Repartition' isn't ticked
16. Click ‘Start'
17. Wait a moment
18. Ensure that you do not unplug your device as this may result in damage
19. Once the procedure is complete your device will be rooted