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[Galaxy S III General] maccboy2010:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

It was failing anyway before I try'd the pit. In that cropfile where all the pits are which one is the pit I need? There's about 6 there, I chose the top pit rar and unpacked it and it had 5 mx pit files in the rar which one is the right one? If u read my post I was trying to flash stock and my laptop died when it was flashing. Now I can only get into Odin volume down and power and if I try the volume up it says go into recovery and kies there was a software problem. Does that mean I'm hard bricked need a new motherboard lol :banghead:

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I can still get into Odin volume down though this is what I get when I just turn it on??

"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again."

Just found this the 16gb pit is the one the one with 20 at the end. Only if I'd seen this lol.!

"This normally happens when the partitions on the embedded multi media card gets corrupted for whatever reason, also known as the emmc.

The phone can be revived by flashing a pit file to repartition the emmc in order so it can be written to.

Download and unzip this file and you will have a .pit file which you put in the tab marked PIT in Odin

GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit = Galaxy S3 of 16 Gb

GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit = Galaxy S3 of 32 Gb

GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit = Galaxy S3 of 64 Gb

(Just google the one that you need and download it)

Next make sure > r partition, f /reset, and auto reboot are ticked in options in Odin.

Next put the stock rom in the tab marked PDA, if flashing a custom rom then flash a rooted kernel first in PDA together with the pit file, hit start and start the flashing process, afterwards this will also give you the option of flashing the rom from recovery, next, flash the custom rom from Odin or from recovery

When finished the phone should reboot and start up. ￼
[Galaxy S III General] Cordobes21:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Does mc1 some improvents over mb5??? And have it spanish language? Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Why is Sammobile uploading another MR2? 92% done. Hmmm...
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
It's XEC, Moviestar Spain. The last MR2 was Vodafone Germany.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Ah, another branded ROM. Vodafone is fine; Movistar is an absolute nightmare. :p
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
Locksreen

Does anyone know if the lockscreen bugs are fixed in the EMC versions? I am also waiting for a Europe version to try.
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Hi

I would guess you are goosed mate If u flash the wrong pit file at any stage, regardless. .

I know it's no consolation but chances are ur board was toast at the point where ur partitions screwed up in the first place. Most bricks can still get into download mode.

Sounds like you've been an unfortunate victim of the emmc brick bug... In which case u should get a free replacement phone from Samsung.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] kornelius1982:
is there any feedback about newest MC1? According to wanamlite users (not me yet) it`s worth to upgrade to MC1. I know that is not EU ROM but it`s not branded AFAIK.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Signal quality for phone is better and battery has done very well for day one. Otherwise no great changes, it could be worth it if the battery is better though.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I went back to Omega 43.1, lol.
[Galaxy S III General] Pard0ned:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Flashaholics anonymous is calling. :)
[Galaxy S III General] maccboy2010:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Yeh took it to carphonewarehouse and they have replaced it. Good job I managed to triangle and reset the flash counter before it bricked on me. I just seen a video on YouTube where they jtag a bricked Samsung wouldn't that of worked to fix it??

Here's the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnA8Djs55Ds&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Uh, about that.. got kicked out for being a lost cause. :D
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

It seems to behave here very well. It's another odd firmware since it does not have Chinese widget previews.

A kind request, dear fella: can we keep all that to the general thread? :) it's a bit messy to read all the off topic here when trying to find more information about the latest / newest firmware. Last posts have been very off topic.

Thank you. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Mega mirror for Hong Kong MC1.. https://mega.co.nz/#!8gMySAQD!ISoGv3s7MC3qPL_AuBpAew99riMbiNuE5-92HYEBXbY

Would of uploaded yesterday but all uploads froze all the time until I finally realized I could disable SSL and now every upload works.
[Galaxy S III General] sachilleas:
Any ideas where i can downlad XXEMB5 baseband ? There is a sticky thread with basebands but it hasn't been updated in a while.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I attached a zip I put together. Just the modem, though, no ril stuff.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Modem and ril here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857

[REF] Galaxy S3 RIL+Modem CWM Flashable Collection
[Galaxy S III General] SteveHG:
Same here MAC OSX ML DP4. And i have a problem updating it in Kies under Windows 7.
[Galaxy S III General] Corky100:
Pressed down the 'File Sharing' (not the button) for about 5 seconds, and yes This worked... The options then light up and you can indeed turn it on. Great stuff :)

:good:
[Galaxy S III General] carpantata:
Where do I find the Insecure_Kernel and the Kernel this version?

Need?
[Galaxy S III General] daraj:
so the 2.4 Ghz/ 5Ghz wifi toggle is gone? I cant find it anymore
[Galaxy S III General] fasty:
Yes, and according to another thread, if you updated firmware with Wi-Fi fixed on a particular band (as opposed to "auto"), you're stuck with whatever setting you had previously chosen.

I would imagine that a factory reset might fix that.

Careless software, though...
[Galaxy S III General] cantIntoCode:
Yep, looks like this release has screwed MTP for OS X users. Getting nothing from the phone at all. Installed kies to test and it sits at connecting... . Android file transfer gives nothing at all.
[Galaxy S III General] burco:
I sent you a pm bc I can't paste links yet :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] KashMiester:
Ah dammit, have tried LFB, LF2 and the earlier LE8 and phone constantly stays on the samsung screen, running out of ideas now on what to do, how many times can one flash this device lol

not getting anywhere here, anyone else encounter this issue?
[Galaxy S III General] komugi:
Tried this, but after a few minutes, it freezes up again and gets stuck on the 'ON' position.
[Galaxy S III General] madmattoz:
Can you get into recovery? If you can, try a factory reset after you flash, see if that fixes anything.
[Galaxy S III General] obionenairobi:
You just download the ROM from the OP, extract it, put the phone in download mode and use Odin to flash it.

This worked fine on my Tmobile phone
[Galaxy S III General] clockcycle:
I can assume that the posted above is using a European Tmobile.

WARNGING: I personally would HIGHLY NOT recommend you do this on any other phone than the I9300. Anyone reading this using a North American Tmobile T999 phone; This if totally different hardware and modem, your phone will become inoperable. DO NOT get them confused.

YMMV, that's my $0.2

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On the topic of XXBLFB, I've had it on my phone the last 2 days. I enjoy it as stock, but it seems to drain my battery much quicker. End of the day yesterday I had 38%, tonight I am looking at 17%. I may have to remove some apps for futher testing/pinpointing. Previously on UBALF2 I ended the day with 64-73%. Not sure about UBALF3 as I didn't last a full day with that update on my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] radeonxt:
yes i noticed it too.

battery life is better now on standby.

but when screen is on, it drains battery faster than before.
[Galaxy S III General] bungknees:
Cool, I'm glad it worked for someone else, I thought I'd fluked it. Haha.
[Galaxy S III General] paulswift36:
They have tweaked the brightness settings so that sounds like a likely cause, reduce it a little and test again.

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You can find it here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740061&highlight=lfb+radio
[Galaxy S III General] radeonxt:
nope i'm using autobrightness and it's still the same all the way back from all previous stock roms that ab starts a 0 level brightness.
[Galaxy S III General] tanseerj:
LFB Kernel

Could someone please share the Kernel for LFB alone? Flashable via Odin?
[Galaxy S III General] ZACQ8:
install OMEGA Files from market, you will find insecure XXBLFB
[Galaxy S III General] DavidJAD:
I just flashed the latest firmware with odin. But for some reason, I'm not seeing any of the changes (brightness slider, camera features etc.). The info on the about screen matches the latest software. Do I need to reset my phone?

EDIT:

Nevermind. :D

Flashed the wrong firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] sachilleas:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

What can I say guys,you are great! Shawty I know that you somewhat despise S3 (because of sources etc) but I hope that you stay active in these forums for a long time.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I think I will ;)

I also think I will keep this for a while. ^^
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Good stuff mate. Glad. To hear u got sorted. Triangle away and reset doesn't matter with emmc brick. They can't tell anyway as the emmc chip is dead.

As regards jtag, it has reportedly worked on some and not on others so who knows :confused:

Ur not too worried now anyway. ;)

Sent from my GT-I9300

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Very surprised u haven't ditched the S3 for an n4 before now!!

Seriously thinking of a change myself.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I'll buy some other device this summer i think. I can wait. Besides no device out is impressive hardware wise.
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Half thinking of htc one myself. Think I need a change from TW. SENSE 5 is supposed to be great.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Yeah but nothing and I mean nothing beats the aosp looks and feeling.

Which is why I'm considering a Nexus 5.
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
and the update of tuesday? jeje

ricnar
[Galaxy S III General] silvercold:
hi guys question does this official firmwares can be used on a rooted samsung s3 gt-i9300? thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] julien.me:
Certainly can but flashing this firmware will unroot your phone, you then will have to re-root using the method of your choice.

Unless if you use Mobile Odin then you could keep root.

I myself always flash the firmware then flash CF-Root right after.
[Galaxy S III General] bekzdl:
the latest stock rom it?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

This hasn't even been confirmed yet though... Or has it? An N5 would tempt me.. But then again, I can't even get the N4 here yet without importing it.

Sent from my GT-I9300

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Yes it is the latest official

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
The thing with Nexii here in Sweden is that they cost as much as many other phones, really. The 16 GB N4 cost nearly 600 euros when it came out. Now it costs around 500 euros though.

In the US, though, the 16 GB N4 would cost around 270 euros, half the damn price of what it costs in Sweden.
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
everything is more expensive in europe...i live in macedonia and the prices are same as in all of europe (talking about smartphones)...on the other side everything that exists on sale is cheaper in the US...cars, food, electronics only the medical stuff are somewhat more expensive in the US. look at the gas price, with the price of 1 litter petrol in europe you will get 3l in the US. and that is annoying cuz average month salary in macedonia is 350 euro. if you dont stop on pedestrian lane or run the red light the fine is 400 euro.. that is just insane..
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
People here just order it from German Play Store and send it to parcel service which will then send it to their address. A lot cheaper. :p
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Same here dude... The Gnex is still about 4-450 euro here..

Sent from my GT-I9300

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How would one do this?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] blazevxi:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

The nexus 4 is cheap here compared to the galaxy s 3/4. Thankfully
[Galaxy S III General] oae08:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Here they dont even sell the nexus phones :(
[Galaxy S III General] danieldp1990:
lol

LOL is this samsung or NEXUS .....>.>:eek:
[Galaxy S III General] silvercold:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

thanks for respond i really appreciate it!
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
There are companies which specializes on sending parcels from one country to another (in this case from Germany to Slovakia). They gave you their address (in Germany) where u send the phone and then they send it to your real address.
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
Same here :crying:

i was thinking about N4 before i got my Note 2 too , but the price here is ridiculous high about 550$ and N2 600$ :eek:

and when i got my N2 the Nexus 4 wasn't even available :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

How would one order from German Play Store? I'm guessing it would involve changing ur ip address.. And getting it delivered would be a problem.. Lol

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] xrad:
AW: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Guys, no offense but please stick to the thread topic.
[Galaxy S III General] nitr00:
Thanks for upload, but why does it have the I9300XXELLA baseband modem included?

I was expecting a nice and shiny new I9300ZSEMC1 modem..
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
That's the way it comes.
[Galaxy S III General] nitr00:
Thanks for your input. So I9300XXEMB5 is still the latest modem?
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Yes, it does seem ELLA was a good one, maybe the next one will be an improved version based upon it.
[Galaxy S III General] royalkalana:
Hi Guys,

Im Currenty on this firmware

Base Firmware: I9300XXDLJ1(4.1.1)

Region Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Carrier: Three UK (H3G)

Build Date: 8 October 2012

Modem: NEDLI1

CSC: H3GDLJ1

Change List: 288630

Can I update my phone to

Base Firmware: I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2)

Region: Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Carrier: Unbranded

Build Date: 25 February 2013

Modem: XXEMB5

CSC: OXAEMB5

Change List: 996085 ? Appreciate your help.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Yes.
[Galaxy S III General] royalkalana:
I just discovered that my phone has the probability to "Sudden Death" memory issue.

If I install the I9300XXELLA,

Base Firmware: I9300XXELLA (4.1.2)

Region: Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Carrier: Unbranded

Build Date: 22 December 2012

Modem: XXELLA

CSC: OXAELLA

Change List: 742798 version,

Can this be fixed since Samsung fixed it on XXELLA ?

And again, is it possible to come from my current rom to this one ?

My current ROM -

Base Firmware: I9300XXDLJ1(4.1.1)

Region Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Carrier: Three UK (H3G)

Build Date: 8 October 2012

Modem: NEDLI1

CSC: H3GDLJ1

Change List: 288630

Many thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
The so called "fix" is included in ELLA and all the newer ones. You can safely flash the latest unbranded update EMB5 without any issues and there are quite the number of people here to verify that EMB5 is the best update to date.

However, should any issues arise, do a factory reset.
[Galaxy S III General] royalkalana:
So what you say is EMB5 is better than ELLA and fixes the sudden death ?

And what are the differences btween these 2 ?

Im sorry Im not familiar with these firmwares.
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
maybe you will not notice a super big difference but its smoother in the final words EMB5 than ELLA
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I'm not saying any firmware fixes the SDS issue, because no software can ever fix a hardware fault to begin with. What I am saying, however, is that the firmwares ELLA and newer all have the SDS patch included, but it's no fix. It prevents the phone from crapping out by making it freeze/hang whenever data is about to be written to a bad sector of the nand.

I wouldn't call it a fix, I'd call it a workaround.
[Galaxy S III General] xrad:
AW: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Just got an update of the Samsung push service. Isn't that usually a sign of an upcoming ota/Kies update?
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
maybe not, depending on what fw you are
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Please, I know you hate Samsung, but FUD is Apple's territory. :p

The hardware itself it's not faulty, the issue lies in software. The software just happens to be the one that controls the EMMC and that resides in the EMMC as well.

By definition this is a software flaw and thus it can be fixed by software as well.

The SDS is a soft patch, Samsung has argued that it is too risky to patch the firmware itself and the safest route is a soft patch, maybe yes, maybe not. But if the issue was caused by the faulty instruction and the patch addresses that, no matter the method, it is a fix.

A workaround would be the first SDS patch which had a definite negative: freezing the phone. The second one, in the MBX and later, definitely is a better approach as it does not freeze.

It should theoretically work if this was the issue. The sharp reduction in SDS cases is a sign of relief. However, we can't still be sure.

It is not excusable to have these kinds of issues in production software. It is also not excusable to be spreading FUD based on personal bias. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
FUD as in fear, uncertainty and doubt?

Yes, the hardware is faulty. Bad nand chips is Samsung's specialty. I guess I can't ask you to post proof claiming it's but a software problem as I can't put up proof claiming it's but a hardware fault.
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Correct about FUD.

Also, because I like you (in a non-romantic way ;)), I went back and looked around, here's a good post by Oranav explaining what the SDS patch does (or might do):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37670010&postcount=51

He wrote this patch that also addresses SDS using the quirks feature of the Linux Kernel (a cleaner, more formal approach). Andrei refactored it a bit.

https://github.com/AndreiLux/Perseus-S3/commit/e32fe0ba989dab2d13d84a3b7214bf0072ae0e9c

PS: Again we are getting this thread offtopic :(
[Galaxy S III General] xrad:
AW: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

MB5...
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I don't think these issues are off topic as they are relevant in current firmwares too. Guys still ask about emmc and sds when looking to flash latest firmwares.

Regardless as to whether it's a hardware of a firmware fault (we know now it's an emmc chip firmware fault) the fact is samsung fupped up. And what Theshawty said above about it being a workaround, i would agree with. I also however agree with drakesters post and it was very informative.

I think quite a few guys will owe thanks to you both for clarifying this issue.

Now just to stir it up... Wasn't it actually ELLC the fix was implemented? :D:D:D

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
It was ELLA. ^^
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Nah. :p It was XXELKC. :highfive:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
All 4.1.2 kernels have the Update 7 kernels that contain the fix, starting with ELKC build.
[Galaxy S III General] planetf1:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I have mb5 (my phone was open Europe since purchase) and am connected to vodafone uk

From time to time, especially in a few local cells (so could be network issues) I lose hspa connectivity. Only the up arrow flashes and the is no effective connectivity.

Airplane on/off or a cell switch (by moving) reestablished connectivity.

Any thoughts on whether this is an issue others are seeing and thoughts on alternate modems on mb5 that work well with vodafone UK?
[Galaxy S III General] inolvidable:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I have been with I9300XXEMB5 for three days now (previously I9300XXEMA2 unbranded, Spain). IMO the phone feels more responsive as many has already reported, and with a slightly improved battery life. No bugs so far. I can only recommend the upgrade to the doubters
[Galaxy S III General] RagzDog:
for me this is the best stock firmware for s3
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Hate to break it to you guys but there's been little or no noticeable difference between the last few official releases.

If urs is running better that's great,

but it's prob cause ur system partition wasn't in good shape or u had init d scripts not cleaned out.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

That's what I would reckon. There won't be much of a difference between them. Let's hope Samsung have done something good with EMC1.
[Galaxy S III General] dragon135:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Mate,

I cannot find torrent for EMB5.

I tried many times but download always failed using many links in this thread.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
What about Mega? ---> https://mega.co.nz/#!YhVyzQzD!HNs6twkDyIyq0IPFkkEzhmi4Zp1pZQnGwD6o8-Nc81w
[Galaxy S III General] tarcko:
Stock rom argentina o latinoamerica

Hola, Donde podrè bajar la rom stok oficial ultima para Argentina?.

Muchisimas GRACIAS!
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
1. English only, or include an English translation.

2. You can download it at sammobile.
[Galaxy S III General] coolboiz:
link

try this