Before we begin make sure that your battery is at least 80% full. This is VERY important! Your phone must stay on throughout this whole process.
Step number 1
Make sure that you have the Samsung usb drivers installed on your computer. Usually the drivers should install on your computer as soon as you connect your device to your computer. However, if you need to download the USB drivers I have provided a link down below.
Step number 2
Download ODIN v3.07, you will need this in order to execute the rooting process. In addition to ODIN you will need the root file, which leads us to the next step.
Step number 3
Download the root file named root_66.7z onto your computer. You need to download this file and then once the file is downloaded onto your computer you need to unzip it using your own software. I used 7-zip file manager, you can use this or any other unzipping software.
Step number 4
Your phone should be off, the order at which you turn your phone off doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that you have to put your phone into download mode before you start the rooting process. To do this your phone must be off, then you have to press and hold volume down + power button + home button.
Step number 5
Connect your phone to your computer via the micro usb cable. The other end is plugged into your computer.
Step number 6
In ODIN make sure that “auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” is checked.
Step number 7
Click “PDA” then navigate and select the root_66 .tar file that you unzipped.
Step number 8
Click “Start” the rooting process has begun and the whole process can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes so be patient.
Also, do NOT disconnect your phone under any circumstance. Having a full battery is recommended.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Drivers:
http://creadevandroid.com/download/Verizon_Wireless_I535_GSIII_Samsung_USB_Driver_v1_4_6_0.exe>
ODIN: http://creadevandroid.com/download/Odin307.zip>
Root Files: http://creadevandroid.com/download/stock.vzw_root66.7z>
Im getting this everytime i try?!?! what am i doing wrong??
Added!!
Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I’m using the windows7 starter on my acer netbook, I can download the usb driver file, but I can’t seem to access it, can you explain how to unzip this file please!
Yes, use Winrar to unzip this file
How can I know if my samsung galaxy s3 SCH-I535 have GSM? I need GSM, because I live in Cuba. The frequency in Cuba is 900MHz, GSM.
atualiza ele para o android jelly bean 4.1.1 que ele automaticamente inclui a rede GSM, nas configurações de rede
How can I know if my samsung galaxy s3 SCH-I535 have GSM? I need GSM, because I live in Cuba. The frequency in Cuba is 900MHz, GSM. My Phone is of Verizon.
El archivo stock.vzw_root66.7z presenta fallas al descargarse. Gracias.
El archivo no funciona, por favor montarlo nuevamente.
Gracias
I can download the other files here (the odin and the s3 drivers) but everytime i try to download the root files it just shows up as a blank page. Can you tell me what i’m doing wrong?
I am having the same problem. I am using WinZip for my files every time I try to open it after it’s been downloaded it tells me it only does ios or iso files. Ugh
my phone has been on the 4g lite starter screen for an hour with the light just blinking.
I recently followed the steps in your video to root my SGS3 from Verizon. The first time I tried, Odin3 didn’t get passed the first step, so I started it over. Then I got all the way through to where the phone reboots, and it just stayed on the screen showing the 4G LTE logo and will not continue, and my phone is stuck. How can I get it to start up fully?
Yes, this has happened to me in the past. Usually I just take out the battery and then try again. Sometimes it takes a little bit longer but it usually doesn’t take longer than 5 minutes. Maybe 10 minutes TOPS.