[Q] Rooting an I8190N - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone.
I got a little problem with my phone, since i want to root it, i checked out which build I had installed on my phone, here's the results:
i.imgur.com/1sOmg7i.png
As you can see, my build is an AMG3/AMF3, and i couldn't find any guide for rooting with that build installed.
What should i do?
Thank you in advance,
Amaryl.

Hi there,
Firstly, I am new to all this too, so take my advice, or leave it, with that in mind!!
I have recently rooted mine from the AMG3 build with mskip's toolkit. I took the plunge and took his advice on choosing the closest available build. I donated so as to be sure I had his latest update of the toolkit. I am not near my pc, but it was the selection which included the AMD3 build (the most recent, ie bottom in the section for the model with NFC, as that is themodel I have). I had one root through odin which failed to give superSU any binaries or permissions at all, so then completely reinstalled the toolkit on my pc (possibly unnecessary) and then reflashed twrp recovery, but chose the cwm version of superuser and ot worked perfectly! As far as I can tell, my phone works exactly as it did before, but now with root access.
If you look in this section of the forum, I posted a q this morning which gives a couple more details about the process I went through re 1st failed attempt which I won't retype here, but I can confirm I have full rooted functionality with the toolkit over the AMG3 build on the N model of the mini, with twrp and superuser!
Btw I say a failed attempt, but my phone worked fine, I just got an error message at the end of the toolkit installing busybox, so booted the phone and superSU just said "there are no binaries I stalled, this is a problem!". So I assume I wouldn't have been able to exploit the root, but at no point did It stop the phone working as a phone.
As I say, I am faaaar from an expert, but that's my experience.

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[Q] help - no su binary installed?

i have previously unlocked bootloader and rooted my device using the Hasoons all in one tool kit and then had been using ard 12.1.
I then fancied trying the latest GE 4.3 release (stock) which i downloaded and flashed and all seemed fine however when i went to check root was still there i have the icon but get a message saying that there is no su binary installed. I have tried to use the toolkit again to go back the root procedure in the hope i can re-install what ever is missing however for some reason now the tool kit comes up with an error message in the box saying waiting for device or device not recognized.
I have tried to sort the problem but now feel i am just going round and around in circles and really dont have the knowledge to put it right as im quite new to the flashing and modding side and dont fully understand all the terminology, im sure its probably something really simple to fix for those who know how so would really appreciate some advice.
My overall aim would be to be running the stock rom (or might even try the new arhd 4.3 ge) with root so that i can then use the volume + to wake mod as i find this really usefull as my power button is quite depressed and hard to use.
hpsauce37 said:
i have previously unlocked bootloader and rooted my device using the Hasoons all in one tool kit and then had been using ard 12.1.
I then fancied trying the latest GE 4.3 release (stock) which i downloaded and flashed and all seemed fine however when i went to check root was still there i have the icon but get a message saying that there is no su binary installed. I have tried to use the toolkit again to go back the root procedure in the hope i can re-install what ever is missing however for some reason now the tool kit comes up with an error message in the box saying waiting for device or device not recognized.
I have tried to sort the problem but now feel i am just going round and around in circles and really dont have the knowledge to put it right as im quite new to the flashing and modding side and dont fully understand all the terminology, im sure its probably something really simple to fix for those who know how so would really appreciate some advice.
My overall aim would be to be running the stock rom (or might even try the new arhd 4.3 ge) with root so that i can then use the volume + to wake mod as i find this really usefull as my power button is quite depressed and hard to use.
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hello you are in need of the new 4.3 superuser.zip
http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/superuser-4.3-beta3.zip
if you are using CWM, when it asks to fix su upon reboot, select NO
Wow thank you!!!!!
You have no clue, or maybe you do, how lost I got trying to root my HTC One. This is all new to me, but this forum has helped massively. I found that the supersu zip I had was the older version when I already had 4.3 uploaded before rooting. This community rocks!
why do my gapps processes keep crashing?
NM forgot to full wipe
So I have the same issue - my only question is that I am running 4.4 now. Does this super user file still work or is there a 4.4 version?
Just use "SuperSu" if you face any root acces issues
Sent from my loved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk
HHEELLPPP
Hi there, Im new to the rooting world, I have a htc one m7 from sprint trying to sim unlock it, as far as I know I unlocked the bootloader, tampered it, and rooted, but no access to super user so I can sim unlock it. I downloaded and installed this App that you mention, but still keeps saying no binary updated, and with this 4.3 version says there was an error installing superuser. Please help, I dont know what to do.
I was having this same issue on my Note 2 (4.3). I seem to have found a way to restore root that may help you as well.
I think this issue may be caused by the SU app & binary updates. Uninstalling the updates has restored root for me.
Go to:
​Settings > More > Application Manager > All > SuperSU > Uninstall updates
​(menu options may be slightly different on other devices)
This will roll back SuperSU and hopefully restore your root access.
Let me know if this helps.
Any updates on this? I'm trying to get root on an HTC One M7 that I just purchased and I'm running into the same error.
Thanks!

[Q] issue rooting with mskip's toolkit

Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
OCTAF1SH said:
Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
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It sounds like CWM hasn't reflected TWRP, have you tried using the tool kit again just to flash CWM? Or how about flashing CWM via Odin using the recovery in the below thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232856
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OCTAF1SH said:
Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
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I think when you rebooted into system in CWM, you accidentally chose to revert to the old recovery
Thanks so much for the answers guys. I went ahead and flashed a rom anyway, figuri g that as long as A recovery was in place, it would be ok, and it seems to be so.
And it turns out I am happy with TWRP and as the old sayi g goes, if it aint broke....
I only chose CWM as the previous root had failed, so I tried with different variables, ot because of a burning preference for one over the other.
Thanks again for your help.
Wil.

[Q] Please help, can't root to get back pictures

Hi guys, thanks for the forum and i hope to become a part of it. I've been under so much stress since yesterday, my galaxy s3 (on EE in the UK) for the first time decided it's data was corrupted yesterday after my battery died, never done this or anything like it before, and it wouldn't let me access the phone itself unless the data was reset.
I had a lot of very precious pictures in my gallery from the weekend, which unfortunately chose not to backup to google+ for the last few days, even though it always has up until recently. All night/day i've been trying to figure out and get software to recover these photos, which i think is possible as i did it a long time ago on a blackberry, but not android yet. I'm just hoping it can be done so the photos aren't forever lost, the other stuff gone doesn't bother me so much.
The guide i'm following (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...de-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705) says it needs to be rooted first, and i can't even get past step 1. I've only ever rooted my old galaxy S1 (which worked back then) but i can't seem to get the S3 to do it. And now my phone also believes there's no sim card in and i get no signal now.
this is the guide i followed: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-root-sam...-jelly-bean-official-firmware-tutorial-975812
though i think i need a newer PDA file to flash my i9305 with. I'm on the EE network running 4.3 jelly. It installed Super SU but root checker says it still isn't rooted.
So have i messed this up? And is there any hope for me getting these pictures back?
Thanks in advance for any help, it's much appreciated.
if you are running on 4.3 then you are not following the right guide to root...
use THIS ONE instead... if it fails to root use the workaround part, i used it and worked....used the workaround to install custom recovery and then flashed chainfire zip from his website and updated SU and worked.
are you still able to boot the phone?
Thanks for the response, tried that guide and still getting no signal on my phone (no mobile connection at all, sim card isn't recognised as being there) and i don't think it's rooted right. Still saying SuperSU has stopped working when i try to open it.
I put the Root_SuperSU.1.02-Busybox.1.21.0.zip on the internal SD and tried that too.
Which is the chainfire zip you're talking about, could you possibly link it? I don't really get what you mean by custom recovery, do you mean it's the same as flashing the Busybox thing from recovery mode?
And yeah it still boots up normally...
use that tutorial to install a custom recovery...then install this SuperSU - http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip?retrieve_file=1 - flash it in custom recovery....after that update app with playstore and should work.
but i suggest you get it to a specialized shop to get your photos back...

Installing rooted ROM on a phone that's not rooted

Hello guys! I have Xperia T 9.2.A.0.295.
I've tried a couple of methods of rooting my phone and all failed:
- rooting via flashtool, when "make it ra1n" appears, phone just restarts
- rooting via first method listed in this subforum, when running .bat file it gets stuck @ *daemon started successfully*
- rootin via towelroot, when I try to install it, it simply says "App not installed".
My idea was following, but I'm afraid to execute it without you guys having my back or I know it will be broken (back or phone or both hehe)
I wanted to try to push CWM via fastboot (already got drivers installed and all options defined correctly, unknown sources, debugging etc.)
I wanted to follow this tutorial with this CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918966
1. So, if I install rooted ROM, is my phone going to be rooted or not? Or is installation going to fail? (some people were mentioning it's very likely phone is gonna end up bricked...)
2. If I install this CWM (since it's from 2012) am I going to have problems installing ROMs developed in 2015 (eg. 4.4.4 or 5.x?)
3. Is there a way I could back my current software up just in case something goes wrong so I could restore it in case of a fail?
Thanks guys!
If anyone has FB and maybe would like to add me just so I could contact him if things go south, feel free to send it to my PM, I'll add you
OK, I found older firmware on XperiFirm (9.2.A.1.199) from the vendor I bought the phone from. Later the phone was unlocked, I sure hope it doesn't lock again or something.....Since I moved to another vendor.
I'm downloading now, but I'm thinking about sleeping through the night 'till someone answers because I'm having a feeling I'm gonna wreck something...
Did you tried THIS ?
It works for me
Sorry for replying so late, didn't work for me, but I'm working on it with Olivier, he helped me

Stock TMobile D415 ROM D41520b_00.kdz Lollipop 5.0-- Can't root?

I'm a bit slow to realize this, but after updating to T mobile's latest 20b firmware (lollipop 5.0x), it lost root. I then tried to root it, using the three methods mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732311.
Towelroot clearly doesn't work anymore. The zip file in the above thread couldn't be flashed since there's no recovery operation possible (just showing an android with ! in a triangle sign). I also tried the purpledrake, but the script doesn't run when the phone is connected with all drives installed and adb devices showing the phone. I then tried to get fastboot mode back (to install twrp/cwm recovery to flash the zip file) by following http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-l90/general/guide-fastboot-l90-d415-t2827825 which I have done successfully before, but then couldn't do it because it requires root (doh!).
So it seems that I just lost my ability to root, unless I downgrade to a stock kitkat (10e?) from tmobile, and then towelroot/etc. assume those work.
Anyone with experience on the stock 20b firmware? Can you root it and how? I'd love to use the beautiful 12.1 Cyanogen that's available here, but the camera doesn't work right on mine. Thus stock 5.0 seems to be the best option. Many thanks.
I got a bit further on the purpledrake method, in that I had to do a clean restart on the phone and connect to usb before the script will recognize. However, it ends up giving a really quick error message after trying a temp root: "your phone is not running a compatible software version. No vulnerable mode detected. Rebooting phone."
Anyway, many thanks to @brossovitch I followed http://highonandroid.com/android-smartphones/how-to-root-lg-g-flex-2-g2-g3-on-lollipop/ and it works like a charm. I can't seem to delete this very short thread so I thought I'd wrap it up with a solution. If it seems a bit useless please remove the thread (or tell me how to do it since I can't find the "easy button"). Thanks.

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