Root [Virgin Mobile] Can't get root - Virgin Mobile/Galaxy S3 with Android 4.4.2

[Shock_Black]

I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S3 for Virgin Mobile (Model SPH-L710) and one of the first things it did was update itself to Android version 4.4.2 (Software version L710VPUCNDC). It's great, but unfortunately I can't get root access.

I turned on USB debugging, I booted the phone into download mode, I downloaded and opened Odin inside the CF-Auto-Root zip, connected the phone, clicked PDA, used the CF-Auto-Root-d2spr-d2spr-sphl710.tar.md5 file, started the utility, got the message that it passed (complete with the red pirate android icon in the background on the phone), the phone auto-restarts and I get... nothing. I downloaded root checker: "This device does not have proper root access". I downloaded SuperSU: "There is no SU binary installed".

Has anyone else had this problem and figured out a way to get around it? Any help would be very much appreciated!

 

[pOsSuM72]

There is a guide here do exactly what it says it takes a whole 2 mins.I just did it today from the same as your trying.

 

[pOsSuM72]

http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?p=6290998

 

[hatredg0d]

[GUIDE][MK5][WIP]Rooting MK5 4.3 for Newbies! - Android Forums

Just to clarify, the 4.3 guide works for 4.4

Do not flash a older Stock version of android. Custom roms are ok.
Do not flash any modems.
Both could end in a brick.

 

[Shock_Black]

Thanks so much! I now have root!

 

[pOsSuM72]

Just to clarify, the 4.3 guide works for 4.4

Do not flash a older Stock version of android. Custom roms are ok.
Do not flash any modems.
Both could end in a brick.

Exactly