well i decided im going to root my s3, but im not going to do it until 12/4 which is the next time im off with nothing to do. it seems like so much work for aosp i want to do it on a day when im off with nothing to do, and thats my off day the wednesday after next when my wife is at work and unable to disturb lol. i would like to have someone whos flashed a aosp rom (perferable Dirty Unicorns which is what id like to flash) available to answer questions or assist on gtalk or something? any takers?
I just sent you a modded tutorial on how to flash TWRP recovery and then root. Check your PM inbox. If you have any questions when you get ready to flash, send me a PM. That's the quickest way to get hold of me. If need be, I'll be happy to help you as best I can.
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I have already modified the newest Dirty Unicorns ROM to flash on your Boost S3 too. These are the steps you will need to follow in order to get it working:
Download the Piggyback zip (not needed if you don’t have 4G)-
http://www.mediafire.com/?i678ydl9wv2o75g This may work but you will not have MMS. You will have to toggle off LTE in order to get 3G and MMS working. This piggyback zip get's 4G working on some ROMs but not all. All I can say is to try it and see if it works for you. You may get lucky. There is also another thread where Junkie posted some info on how to get 4G working on AOSP ROMs. You may want to give that a read too. I don't have 4G so I haven't been able to test it.
The link to the tutorial to fix mms is below by Alpineman. Some people are able to get 3G data by just disabling LTE. I only am able to get 1x data until I flash this xml in the tutorial.
ROM & GAPPS links can be found in the Working ROMS/MODS/KERNELS/MODEMS/ECT for the Boost S3 thread here-
http://androidforums.com/boost-mobi...ng-roms-mods-kernels-modems-ect-boost-s3.html It will be located in the AOSP section under the following- MODDED FOR BOOST 4.3 DIRTY UNICORN V4.0
1)Place the ROM, GAPPS, Boost xml file, and Piggyback zip on your sd card. NOTE- PiggyBack file need only be flashed if you are attempting to get 4G. If you have only 3G, the Boost xml file will fix that. No need to flash the PiggyBack.zip.
2)Boot into your recovery.
3)Now’s a good time to make a recovery backup!!
4) Do a factory reset, wipe cache, and dalvik cache.
5)Flash the ROM and then Reboot the phone and LET IT BOOT UP COMPLETELY.
6)Flash GAPPS. Reboot the phone and LET IT BOOT UP COMPLETELY.
7)(Not needed if you don’t have 4G) Boot back into recovery and flash the Piggyback zip. While still in recovery, select fix permissions.
8)Reboot the phone and LET IT BOOT UP COMPLETELY.
The following will fix your data & MMS . I didn’t have data until after I applied the Boost xml file.
Link to AlpineMan’s original thread POST #2-
FIXED: Can't send MMS? Sprint / Boost / Virgin Mobile APN Settings Problem! - xda-developers
For those of you who don’t have access to wifi, now you’ll see why you’ve done what I mentioned above.
ONE NOTE BEFORE USING THE APN BACKUP RESTORE APP. WHEN YOU OPEN THE APP IT WILL SAY APNs CANNOT BE RESTORED OR DELETED ON THIS DEVICE. DISREGARD THIS. IT WORKED PERFECTLY ON MY PHONE.
You should now have data and MMS. As I mentioned earlier, I am unable to test 4G. Hopefully yours will work