Root [Boost Mobile] KitKat ND8 update

jdsingle76 · Jun 10, 2014

VivisClone said:
Anyone seen this lately? It keeps appearing on mine... Never saw it until NDC.

Also anyone have that nd8 modem flash? I'd love to flash because I honestly think nd8 is better

Haven't seen that. Looks like an app conflict. I have the modem in zip format. I built it and @wetbiker7 tested it for me. Just been too busy to put it in an OP. I'll get it up soon. And yes, the backup will work fine if on the other KK boot loader.

wetbiker7 · Jun 11, 2014

FYI. I originally flashed the ND8 bootloader with modern. I was curious so I decided to try the NDC modem. I'm actually getting better reception with NDC. I changed the prl too and that may have helped but I did notice an immediate improvement in radio reception after flashing the NDC modem.

As for JD's ND8 recovery flashable ND8 modem, it's good to go. I flashed it over the ND8 modem I was running and it ran fine. Please note that I am running a custom kernel too.

The comment below will explain why I mentioned that I'm running a custom kernel.

The Dev who posted the recovery flashable NDC modem states in his OP that a custom kernel is a must because it will not work with the stock ND8 kernel. :thumbup:

JD, this may be true for your ND8 modem being flashed over the NDC modem and bootloader. The only way to know for sure is to have someone with straight NDC give it a try. If they have issues with the modem then they should give it a try with a custom kernel.

Hopefully that's not the case but if it's true for the NDC modem and stock ND8 kernel not working together, it may be the same for your ND8 modem and the ND8 stock kernel.

Just a little something that I noticed while reading and wanted to mention.

jdsingle76 · Jun 11, 2014

wetbiker7 said:
FYI. I originally flashed the ND8 bootloader with modern. I was curious so I decided to try the NDC modem. I'm actually getting better reception with NDC. I changed the prl too and that may have helped but I did notice an immediate improvement in radio reception after flashing the NDC modem.

As for JD's ND8 recovery flashable ND8 modem, it's good to go. I flashed it over the ND8 modem I was running and it ran fine. Please note that I am running a custom kernel too. The comment below will explain why I mentioned that I'm running a custom kernel.

The Dev who posted the recovery flashable NDC modem states in his OP that a custom kernel is a must because it will not work with the stock ND8 kernel. :thumbup:

JD, this may be true for your ND8 modem being flashed over the NDC modem and bootloader. The only way to know for sure is to have someone with straight NDC give it a try. If they have issues with the modem then they should give it a try with a custom kernel.

Hopefully that's not the case but if it's true for the NDC modem and stock ND8 kernel not working together, it may be the same for your ND8 modem and the ND8 stock kernel.

Just a little something that I noticed while reading and wanted to mention.

That is true, unfortunately

RuutNuBe · Jun 23, 2014

I was just pushed the boost 4.4.2 update today. I hate that I can no longer move my files from my network drive to my sd card using es file explorer (or any other way) so I want to root my 3 month old s3 and am willing to void the warranty. Will rooting it allow access to my sd card or will I have to install a custom rom also? Will you add a rooting 4.4.2 guide for newbees? I have rooted my old Galaxy Prevail with great success but I am not comfortable with the process yet. Thanks in advance for all the help. You guys are great!

bob-st · Jun 24, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
I was just pushed the boost 4.4.2 update today. I hate that I can no longer move my files from my network drive to my sd card using es file explorer (or any other way) so I want to root my 3 month old s3 and am willing to void the warranty. Will rooting it allow access to my sd card or will I have to install a custom rom also? Will you add a rooting 4.4.2 guide for newbees? I have rooted my old Galaxy Prevail with great success but I am not comfortable with the process yet. Thanks in advance for all the help. You guys are great!

Once you are rooted there are several apps on the play store that will allow third party apps (such as es file exployer) to be able to write to the SD card. The app I used is NextApp SDFix.

wetbiker7 · Jun 24, 2014

I use the paid version of Root Explorer. I've been using it for years and love it!

RuutNuBe · Jun 24, 2014

Any chance of a newbee 4.4.2 guide? Or maybe just a push in the right direction. Will the mk5 guide using the same philz recovery tar work?

jdsingle76 · Jun 25, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
Any chance of a newbee 4.4.2 guide? Or maybe just a push in the right direction. Will the mk5 guide using the same philz recovery tar work?

1. Flash stock KK tar through Odin
2. Flash d2lte.tar philz recovery through Odin
3. Reboot to recovery
4. Select Philz settings, reroot, apply SuperSU
5. Reboot phone
6. Install latest SuperSU from play store
7. Open SuperSU, click yes to the "disable Knox" prompt.
8. Profit.

VivisClone · Jun 25, 2014

jdsingle76 said:
1. Flash stock KK tar through Odin
2. Flash d2lte.tar philz recovery through Odin
3. Reboot to recovery
4. Select Philz settings, reroot, apply SuperSU
5. Reboot phone
6. Install latest SuperSU from play store
7. Open SuperSU, click yes to the "disable Knox" prompt.
8. Profit.

also. if you have the flashable SuperSU zip you could do that instead of downloading it.

RuutNuBe · Jun 25, 2014

Thank you for your help. I've only rooted one previous phone and am still a little confused. Since I was just pushed KK 4.4.2 from Boost do I still have to flash the stock KK rom in step 1. Sorry, I just noticed the "Quote message" option which would have made things clearer.

jdsingle76 · Jun 25, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
Thank you for your help. I've only rooted one previous phone and am still a little confused. Since I was just pushed KK 4.4.2 from Boost do I still have to flash the stock KK rom in step 1. Sorry, I just noticed the "Quote message" option which would have made things clearer.

No, you don't.

RuutNuBe · Jun 25, 2014

jdsingle76 said:
No, you don't.

Do you have a link for the d2lte.tar philz recovery ?

jdsingle76 · Jun 25, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
Do you have a link for the d2lte.tar philz recovery ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446393

RuutNuBe · Jun 26, 2014

I have root! Thank you all for your help. The only trouble I had was at the end when I went to the Play Store to Download Super SU. Before I could even log in, turn off auto updates and start the SU download Samsung and the Play store started pushing updates so fast that it initally messed up my SuperSU download.

RuutNuBe · Jul 2, 2014

I have rooted the stock ota 4.4 on my boost s3. De-bloated a ton of crap, wiped all cache but Titanium BU is still reporting a system ROM size of 1.57GB. Can this be correct? Has anyone else seen this?

wetbiker7 · Jul 2, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
I have rooted the stock ota 4.4 on my boost s3. De-bloated a ton of crap, wiped all cache but Titanium BU is still reporting a system ROM size of 1.57GB. Can this be correct? Has anyone else seen this?

I'm running Wicked-X and it's 1.54GB.

These TouchWiz ROMs are big.

RuutNuBe · Jul 2, 2014

wetbiker7 said:
I'm running Wicked-X and it's 1.54GB.

These TouchWiz ROMs are big.

Wow! I thought I was looking at about 400MB. So I'm just under the 2GB max. Thanks, I thought something must have been wrong.

wetbiker7 · Jul 3, 2014

RuutNuBe said:
Wow! I thought I was looking at about 400MB. So I'm just under the 2GB max. Thanks, I thought something must have been wrong.

Nope. You're all good. AOSP ROMS like AOKP , CM11, etc are a lot smaller.

RuutNuBe · Jul 5, 2014

My next post will be a new-be guide for rooting the KitKat OTA. I'm hopeful that JD, Wetbiker and others will check it for accuracy. I just wanted to give back a little.

RuutNuBe · Jul 5, 2014

This is a new-be guide compiled by a new-be in an effort to give back to this forum, that has been so helpful to me. It is almost entirely plagiarized from works by JD, Wetbiker and the many other brains of this forum.

Warning! This beginners guide is only for the Boost Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Model SPH-L710 already running the stock OTA Android version 4.4.2 KitKat. You will trip the Knox flag and void your warranty using this or any other rooting method that I know of. Proceed at your own risk; I am in no way responsible for your loss of warranty or any problems you may experience during or after this rooting process. However, it worked out very nicely for me. Samsung makes a great product that you are unlikely to brick if you follow this guide.

1. To start with you will need to have, or download, the following files:

A. Make sure you have the Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer.
You may find those here: http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=US&CttFileID=5321994&CDCttType=SW&ModelType=N&ModelName=SPH-D710&VPath=SW/201212/20121217102504170/Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe

B. Make sure you have Samsung

jdsingle76 · Jul 5, 2014

Well done....

RuutNuBe · Sep 7, 2014

There have been several requests for this type of newbe guide lately. I don't think many are finding it here. Is there a way to make it more visable? It may not be that useful but if others think it would be helpful to new members just let me know how to do it. Thanks in advance!

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