Root [International] Rooting for PC idiots!!

[funkylogik]

....im not an android noob but what i need help with is PC lol..... they hate me (though i managed to fix our old laptop when the new one got reposessed) *proud*

Say tomorrow or wednesday, i fire up the laptop.... would someone help me with odin and CF please? (Even just unzipping and installling.... this is how inexperienced i am!)

All i want is root and superuser rights just now to uninstall samsungs crap software and backup app info.... then ill start deciding what rom i want.

Is there a cool person like that here?.. imagine ur in an airport control tower with donuts n coffee tryin to talk a drunk guy through landing a plane coz the pilot hates me.... thats what itl be like.

Ill check this thread hopefully untill i die

 

[Shotgun84]

There is a good guide on frooting here
http://androidforums.com/international-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/559493-s3-root-guide-guide-returning-stock-video-update-new-easier-single-flash-method.html

It doesn't go into detail about unzipping files but I'd use either 7zip for this or the free version of winrar. To unzip files place them on your pc and right click, choose 7zip/winrar and then extract here.

If you get stuck just ask and I'll be happy to help

 

[funkylogik]

Thanks mate and ill take you up on that lol are u on gt-i9300? :beer:
EDIT. just read ur profile. uk firmware too

 

[SUroot]

Just dont unzip any .tar files

Unzipping is easy. You just double click the zip file and your zip application opens it in a window. You can just drag whats inside to your desktop,


or simply right click the file and "uncompress" using native windows functionality.

 

[funkylogik]

Yeah i read a guy unzipped the file 2ce coz it looked like it was still zipped.
So Odin, i have it downloaded but it wont run.......

 

[funkylogik]

Just dont unzip any .tar files

Unzipping is easy. You just double click the zip file and your zip application opens it in a window. You can just drag whats inside to your desktop,


or simply right click the file and "uncompress" using native windows functionality.

Where should i unzip to?
Just desktop to keep it simple?

 

[Shotgun84]

Yeah I usually extract them to the desktop, but it won't really matter where you put them.

 

[Shotgun84]

Yeah i read a guy unzipped the file 2ce coz it looked like it was still zipped.
So Odin, i have it downloaded but it wont run.......

Try right clicking on Odin and select run as administrator.

 

[funkylogik]

Can i show you what i have 1st plz

 

[funkylogik]

What i get when i try n run Odin, normaly or as admin



Sorry about random twin pics lol

 

[Shotgun84]

That's a bit weird, never seen that before.

Try downloading Odin from this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969

 

[Shotgun84]

You should be seeing something like this. Double left click on what I've got highlighted

 

[funkylogik]

Back. Sorry i had a tethering problem lol.
So whats the actual name of this site so i can find it on pc?
And how do i uninstall the odin that i have?
Should i keep the cf-root file?

 

[Shotgun84]

If you only saved Odin to the desktop just right click it and delete. And yeah keep the cfroot kernel. Did you download the 6.4 cfroot, the guide say to use 6.0 as it was written before the more recent cfroot kernels. So it's best to use 6.4

 

[funkylogik]

Thanks man. Gona get odin frm link above..... :beer:

 

[funkylogik]

Ive got these.
Whats the top folder n what do i do now sensei?

 

[Shotgun84]

Have you extracted the original Odin folder or are you looking inside the folder with 7zip?
Anyway try double clicking on Odin 3

 

[funkylogik]

Double clicked and have this....
Sorry man u must wish u werent on duty when i took to the c0ckpit..... its appreciated though man truly,.

 

[funkylogik]

Im in B1 free archiver btw ??? Dunno, thats just where it appeared when it downloaded n i clicked it

 

[Shotgun84]

It's no trouble mate. Double click on Odin3 v3.0.4.exe and it should ask you if you want to allow the program to make changes to your pc or something like that, click yes and Odin will load up.

 

[funkylogik]

Lol ????

 

[Shotgun84]

Try extracting it. So backout until you get to the original Odin download, drag it onto your desktop, right click, 7zip, extract here.
Then double click your way through the new icon which should have appeared on your desktop

 

[funkylogik]

What u mean "so blackout" sensei?
Justnow im tryin to download that missin .dll thing...

 

[funkylogik]

Ive got all this stuff somehow mate.
Anythin useful?

 

[Shotgun84]

I just meant press back until you get to the original Odin download. That tmax.dll is contained inside the download so I'd think extracting the whole Odin folder should sort the problem.