Follow the root steps you did the first time, or use this guide
Follow the root steps you did the first time, or use this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772
Then follow this guide I wrote
http://androidforums.com/threads/tether-fix-solution.936410/
to get tethering.
Thanks for responding HasH_BrowN. Just to be clear -- this phone is pure stock, never been rooted (or even attempted). I had previously read that xda-dev root guide, but the latest posts seemed to indicate that there were issues rooting if the StageFright (ZV6) update had already been applied. I followed a mentioned link to another post (saying here's a root method that works with StageFright update), but it specificially said "For Lollipop only", so that scared me away (since I'm at KitKat 4.4.2).
Honestly, I'm usually pretty bold and just dive in (even knowing the risk). Unfortunately, I just don't have a lot of time these days for trying to fix a bricked/semi-bricked phone.
Thanks again for responding and your recommendations (especially on the tethering fix)!
NVM my previous post, your typing at the same time I am, lol. (Thread tag, ....your it!)Actually (before this reply was posted), I saw where someone had used Chinese KingRoot to root, and then used a shell script that would replace KingRoot files with SuperSU. Root process worked perfectly, and although the shell script displayed several errors, it did in fact install SuperSU, and root was still alive & well! The tethering fix would not work in my particular case (menu item never displayed -- I rebooted and checked APN settings and my mod was still present). Ended up buying WiFi Tether Router and it works perfectly (well worth the $2.80 in my opinion -- FoxFi and the most others simply would not work).
Thanks everyone for your kind assistance! I now have a free 1GB/month LTE "hotspot" which required a very minimal one-time investment ($39.99 phone, $12.88 RingPlus activation for their free 1000 minute, 1000 text, 1gb LTE data plan, & a $2.80 phone app for tethering). And I can always use it as a backup "phone" if something ever happens to my Galaxy S3. Not a bad deal at all (IMHO)...
