trouble with rooting - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I am having trouble getting the downloads to work (odin method) when i am trying to root. The "tar" file seems to be non existent when i search for it. If i click on it it wants me to choose a method to open it which i have no clue which one to do. What am i doing wrong?
The same thing happens when i try to download the recovery file. I think my computer doesnt like Tar files

Mods please delete. I figured it out
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need help samsung vivrant

I do not understand why some one erase my thread please do not erase it because I have a problem whith thise t959. (but if you going to erase my post at least giveme a reason and give me some help please.
please I have thise pro:
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in the screen of my t959 it said the next:
--movi_chec start..!!
checksum confirmation need_check[0]
not need checksum confirmation
--movi_checksum already executed!!...
--movi_checking done!...
update media. please wait
E:can`t mount/dev/block/st110
(invslid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:can`t mount DBDATA:
copy default media content failed.
and when I reinstall packeges it would said:
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--install from scard...
finding update package...
opening update package...
E:can`t open /scard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
installation aborted
please can any one helpme???
please if you now haw to solved thise I apreciated you
toolbox is a handy tool for rooting and such
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
What OS are you on?
Did you download the update.zip and move it to the root of your internal sdcard (no folder)?
Doesnt sound like it.
Edit, also your post was not deleted... just in the wrong section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015349
you had posted in the development forums
but as to your problem i have experienced this in the past. i was never able to fix the problem with out using odin or the aio toolbar (nomaraider linked to) to revert to stock. It could be something as simple as you having a bad download resulting in corrupted files. if you wish to use odin there is a mirror for all the odin files you will need in my sig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737 this is a good place to start for how to use odin
Superoneclick program found by searchin for it here, shortfuse ...z4root, not available in the market no more..use google...
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hey..download odin with .piy and stock rom that have a .tar extension...flash it thru odin
....pda for .tar file...you can check previous thread...odin is your saviour for any incorrect flashing
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neil.garsuta said:
hey..download odin with .piy and stock rom that have a .tar extension...flash it thru odin
....pda for .tar file...you can check previous thread...odin is your saviour for any incorrect flashing
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Reroot after that..use the tools i named...
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I do not have the scard (micro sd) do I need it? if yes what tipe of file do I need? can any one give me one please.
samsung VIVRANT..... lol this is diff section
chepito892 said:
I do not have the scard (micro sd) do I need it? if yes what tipe of file do I need? can any one give me one please.
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no you dont need a external card. it goes on root internal sd card
OP, have you checked the noob guide in my signature? It may really help explain the process, and provide any files needed.
If for whatever reason you still dont understand after reading the noobguide you may also wanna pop over to youtube and check out videos from mobiletechvideos they give a good visual to go along with the the noon guide.
On youtube search mobiletechvideos vibrant and a whole bunch of videos will pop up but first read the noon guide or you likely wont understand fully what is going on in the videos.
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so how do I fix it? can you help me? or do I lost the phone for ever??
we did it thanks to all for your help. in your video number1 where is the is the program of the last step??
excuseme another cuestion: thise proses is for a fullflash?? or is for another thing?? and for a fullflash can you help us because I really need it.
chepito892 said:
we did it thanks to all for your help. in your video number1 where is the is the program of the last step??
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Is this what your looking for?
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAIUOYufrU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM

[Q] Point me in the right direction

I want to create a Odin or zip of the recovery that is on my phone. Right now I have two Fascinates, Froyo on one and GB on the other.
Is there any How-To or anything as far as that gos that can explain the process of pulling the recovery and creating the update file. I have searched the forum and the net but have not found anything.
Thanks
Here's what I think your looking for??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150016
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efan450 said:
Here's what I think your looking for??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150016
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I've tried using this method on both stock froyo, and gb... neither worked. I ripped all the info, including the personal stuff. The regular system files were the normal sizes.. the movinand.bin was 4GBs.
I tool all the files and made one single tar file, then did the md5sum, etc... using cygwin, filesize was approx 4.4GB. When I tried to flash it back with odin it fails at the beginning.
I've been thinking too... would it be possible to tar/md5 each of the files individually? Then using each of the odin slots accordingly.
What about flashing a complete stock odin img first.. then flash my apps/data/info seperate.. with odin.
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[SOLVED] I need a favor (if it's possible). [CWM Related]

So I was bored at work and did something stupid. Now I'm wondering if there is some way to fix it without having to flash my entire phone.
Is there someway a single file can be deleted using a CWM update zip. The file is the ported version of google now and having installed it using root explorer it is stopping my phone from booting entirely.
The file is "system/app/velvet.apk".
If anyone is experienced at CWM and knows how this can be achieved then I would be extremely grateful.
SOLUTION: Flashed a stock nandroid backup of the system, managing not to lose my data.
jcspecs said:
So I was bored at work and did something stupid. Now I'm wondering if there is some way to fix it without having to flash my entire phone.
Is there someway a single file can be deleted using a CWM update zip. The file is the ported version of google now and having installed it using root explorer it is stopping my phone from booting entirely.
The file is "system/app/velvet.apk".
If anyone is experienced at CWM and knows how this can be achieved then I would be extremely grateful.
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I would imagine you could use adb to delete the file. Install the Android SDK on your computer and use adb shell to delete the offending file from bootloader mode. Havent tried it before myself, but I believe that's what adb is for amongst other things?
p.s. You should post this in Q&A forum and you might get a better response. This is not dev related.
salada2k said:
I would imagine you could use adb to delete the file. Install the Android SDK on your computer and use adb shell to delete the offending file from bootloader mode. Havent tried it before myself, but I believe that's what adb is for amongst other things?
p.s. You should post this in Q&A forum and you might get a better response. This is not dev related.
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Ok will try it at work, or at home. Thanks for the suggestion. Will post in the Q&A forum as well.
Velvet.apk isn't that the voice reg. From jellybean,that shouldn't stop your phone from booting.the app would only FC.
Adb or reflash as suggested above
Tell someone to make it cwm flashable. Boot to recovery and flash. Make a new thread or ask for this a mod to rename it.
Something like this " make velvet.apk cwm flashable".
Cheers
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Backup odin flashable firmware through Kies

So today i was updating my S3 to 4.1.2 update and in the process i thought of checking where it downloads the firmware. It downloads in the c:\users\[user]\appdata\local\temp
here it downloads as a file with .tmp extension. Keep pressing F5 and the file whose size is changing is that firmware file. Then after download it extracts the file to a zipfolder. Inside there's a md5 file which is around 1.24gb for me. This is the odin flashable file and you must back it up before the Kies is able to complete the updation process as after it has completed it will delete the file. The main aim of this is because as i dont have a hotfile premium account i cant download from sammobile as the file always stops in between. With this method you can easily backup your firmware for the next time.
we have a help section for you, hit report and ask for it to be moved
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we have a help section for you, hit report and ask for it to be moved
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At what point in the op was he asking for help? Now you just look stupid.
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[Tutorial] How to mod files for Safestrap Alpha

I was just gonna make this little tutorial to take some work off of The actual Dev for the Project(Beastmode) thanks again for your work brother
In his newest alpha release of safe strap we're able to replace the stock rom slot with a 4.3 Touchwiz ROM, I have seen people report that they have flashed certain roms without having to do any modification, but this is a safety precaution.
First you will need your rom of choice, in this tutorial I'm using N3BULA.
Download the rom and extract the contents to a folder on your pc or phone, PC is much easier, but you can edit on your phone as well
The files you need to edit are under META-INF/COM/GOOGLE/ANDROID that's actually the only files
Im using his modified files from the dev thread for comparison.
First we'll open the Aroma-Config
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2650078&stc=1&d=1395786107
Pardon the crude screen shot method but this will show you the changes and where they are.
Modified is on the left and Stock that came with the rom is on the right. Make the Changes and save
Next is Updater-Script
Same crude method of screen shot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2650086&stc=1&d=1395786357
you can see where the two differ, so just edit that out as well.
Left is modified, Right is stock
Save Changes
Edit 3/26 you can also delete boot.img in zip
Make sure these files are on external sd card as well as the rom, boot into recovery, always make a nandroid backup, wipe and flash.\
This is the first time I have made a tutorial, so if its rough around the edges please excuse my forum newbness
if I missed anything definitely feel free to add, and once again A HUGE THANK YOU BEASTMODE.
Hopefully in a few hours or days these edits wont be needed.
how do we go about putting them into the rom zip file?
You edit them in the rom zip file... extract the rom and it moves as a zip, my case was it downloaded to storage sdcard (internal). I extracted it to ext sdcard and then went in and edited it. It still remains a zip
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Easy way is to use 7 zip. Extract the ROM and make the changes. Now right click on original ROM and select open archive. From there u can place the modded files. Now the ROM.zip is still flashable.
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of course as soon as i posted it, i figured it out, unfortunately i can't get alliance to work afterwards, it installs but doesn't boot
I'm using alliance atm on safestrap. Don't mod anything. Just choose the stock kernel when you get to that point in the installer.
So glad to see you post that.!!! Been talking to a guy about it for about 2 hrs about it now, I actually told him it should work as long as agni wasn't chosen, thanks for clarification
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I tried and unedited version of alliance and it tripped Knox and I had to odin anyone got an edited version with out kernel that they know works
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In my nebula zip I have a file on the root called boot.img should I delete this file as well?
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It wouldn't hurt. The script edits disregard it but just to be safe you can
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I don't get it I edited the zips and then when i try to flash in recovery it just says failed? it doesn't give me a specific reason. This is for n3bula rom. But i extracted using winrar, deleted boot.img, changed the aroma config and updated zip using wordpad, zipped the rom and it doesn't seem to work. is there something i'm doing wrong?
HerroMoto said:
I don't get it I edited the zips and then when i try to flash in recovery it just says failed? it doesn't give me a specific reason. This is for n3bula rom. But i extracted using winrar, deleted boot.img, changed the aroma config and updated zip using wordpad, zipped the rom and it doesn't seem to work. is there something i'm doing wrong?
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After you deleted the boot.img there is no point in editing the rest. I used 7zip to unzip and rezip and have not had any problems yet. Winrar might be causing problems for all i know as i never use it. I'm not around my pc for the most part atm but i haven't had any problems flashing 4 or 5 roms with just deleting the boot.img.
roflcoptersoisoi said:
After you deleted the boot.img there is no point in editing the rest. I used 7zip to unzip and rezip and have not had any problems yet. Winrar might be causing problems for all i know as i never use it. I'm not around my pc for the most part atm but i haven't had any problems flashing 4 or 5 roms with just deleting the boot.img.
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I ended up fixing it. I tried doing it through winrar and from root explorer on my phone. The way I got it to work was actually downloading the aroma-config file and uodater-script file from the development thread that beast mode provided and changed those. He happened to use nebula as well so everything is working great
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Ive tried n3bula alliance and jediwiz(?) And all have worked out for me need some time to work SS!! Lol
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So I have to delete stuff in the updater script and the boot.img correct? I opened the updater script in notepad and it looked nothing like that..
trying to install Jett rom and im not sure what will happen when I delete that kernel line..
already deleted boot.img
Just delete the boot.img nothing else
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hggadm3 said:
Just delete the boot.img nothing else
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Excellent. Thank you!!!
Sorry for the dumb question but what do I do if the rom of choice isn't showing up on the root of my extSD?
EDIT:
Nevermind, to anyone who saw my last post(s), I'm an idiot .
Ran through Odin, re-rooted, re-installed Safestrap, now installing N3bula Rom.
Hope all goes well. And sorry for any inconvenience!
Hope my donation helped out some Beastmode!

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