yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thungate:
Download mode problem

Need assistance with failed root...

I used another guide here in an attempt to root and flash my new I9305 LTE (JRO03C, XXALI7). I followed the instructions to the letter and used Odin to flash CWM cutom recovery to the device which seems to load fine, however I have some ROMs in the form of ZIP files on the device and CWM does not see/recongnize them when I attempt to flash.

Now when I try to connect the device to my computer to access it I can not get the computer to recognize the device, i.e. I can not get Oden connection state to go Blue. Phone is working fine using the latest 4.1.1 Stock ROM but I would like to root and customize the device to improve battery life and remove Samsung bloatware.

Any ideas what I can do to either remove CWM and get back to stock recovery/Download Mode?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I have also tried to use the SGS3 Toolkit (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1979290) with no luck.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danmanbad:
did u back up your imei before flashing if u did restore it if not

first try factory reset first if no joy then reflash stock firmware for your phone factory reset again see if that works if not.

if i remember correctly you need a hex editor there are guieds on xda somewhere search

i hope that is of help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColeAmbition:
confused

I'm kind of new to android, after owning an iPhone for 3 years.. ;)

Anyways, my question is

I have a U.A.E gt-i9300 and i was wondering if i flash the U.K version or Germany version of 4.1.2 will I loose all my data?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdastoor:
You will not. However the German Rom will have the DBT CSC and not the XSG CSC which is that of the UAE. After flashing if you type *#1234# on the dial pad you will get CSC unknown. Kies will not recognize your firmware nor will you get OTA updates. You could of course use Odin to flash updates. But if you want your phone in the right state .... You would need to data reset and then ..... You would lose your data. Trust that helps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
Can I install this CSC (ZVVALE6	ZVV	VIVO Brazil) on i9300XXELLA?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sppca:
Help with ROMS for Telcel Mexico

Hi could you hel me out with the ROMS for telcel Mexico, and the secure and insecure kernels i would need or could you tell me where i can download them, or witch kernel could i use to do this actual JRO03C.19300UBDLJ2

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pgururaj:
Failing in Odin

I bought an original SGS3 i9300 from China (i know how that sounds) and saw a lot of chinese apps. I downloaded your firmware

GT-I9300_INU_I9300XXALE8_I9300ODDALE5_I9300DDLE8 but it keeps failing. I do not know why this is happening. Could you give me some insight regarding this?

I have followed your steps to the T

Go into download mode

Odin (dont select partition)

Load PDA

yet it fails

Thanks!!!

---------- Post added at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:26 PM ----------

I am facing the same issue here. I bought the phone from china. It is an original i9300. Yet it failed to update. How did you manage to get it working?

DId you try it multiple times??

Thanks

:crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pgururaj:
I have attached an image and this is the failure I keep getting.

Thanks....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pgururaj:
How to reset Counter?

How do you reset the binary counter? I am unable to dig it out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Advancer:
Re: [Guide+ROMS]Odin Flash+Root Guide & Stock Firmwares LE4/6/8/9/F/D, LF1/2

You can use Triangle Away from Play Store (small fee), but not sure how since your touch is not working.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laneyofdeath:
Re: [Guide+ROMS]Odin Flash+Root Guide & Stock Firmwares LE4/6/8/9/F/D, LF1/2

At the risk of siunding noobish, I just need to know is there a recommended firmware to flash for uk vodafone for ics? My old device was just firmware and baseband and didnt have radio and csc so I dont really know what they about if im honest. Does anyone know if there is a generic fw to flash maybe. Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LKN007:
Noob

Hi im totally new here!!

Basically ive got a samsung S3 In the UK. Currently it is locked to 02 and branded with 02 bloatware eugh!! I am wanting to flash it to stock ROM unbranded.

Firstly i am hoping to get it unlicked by requesting the 02 unlock code once done i will try flash it.

I have a few questions first!

1) Would the flashing of a stock ROM to unbrand my phone remove the simlock once ive had it unlocked by 02.

2) There are so many stock ROMS on the first page of thread how do i know which one to use?

3) The stock ROMS are all 4.0.4 so if i flashed with that version would i be able to just do a OTA update and install 4.1.2 or whichever is latest JB software

Appreciate your help guys please answer as detailed as possible as im new!!

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LKN007:
Anyone??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titivu:
I9300UUBELL1 has the fix for sudden death and security problems

GTI9300 ( TTT )

PDA: I9300UBEMA1

CSC: I9300UUBELL1

compilation date : 04.01.2013

changelist: 789635
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeep5885:
stock firmware for Indian version of S3

Hi all. i am to download stock firmwarefor my s3 GT-I9300 Indian version. In my phone i have Build number I9300XXDLK1 and Baseband I9300ODDDLJ1

But on samMobiles i am getting the latest Indian s3 firmware having PDA	I9300XXDLK1 CSC I9300ODDDLI7. Can i download this file. is there any difference????????? I am to get my warrenty back.

from one of the threads on XDA i found a file GT-I9300_INU_I9300XXDLK1_I9300ODDDLI7_I9300DDDLJ1.zip which one i should go for????
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Achie1:
CSC information

I am in Ivory Coast ( a western african country) and i want to flash the new jelly bean software 4.1.2. In a rom where there are CSC, pda so and so. Can i ignore the CSC file and flash my rom without it. I mean i use the other file and i ignore the CSC. Is it possible?

Some friends have the phone sim locked after using this rom anf why this ptoblem. Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unrealshots:
hey folks,

sorry if this has been asked before, but I have tried searching and failed...

I have a GT-i9300T, with the Telstra Australia ROM on it - as this ROM hasn't been revisited since 4.1.1 and is susceptible to SDS, can I flash my phone using ODIN to a generic Australian GT-i9300 ROM? i.e. the XSA variant on 4.1.2?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brendan12695:
My phone never shows up in the Odin box, and therefore I cannot flash,root, or mod anything about my i9300. Has this issue been solved by anyone????
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeesStolk:
Re: [Guide+ROMS]Odin Flash+Root Guide & Stock Firmwares LE4/6/8/9/F/D, LF1/2

You did installed kies for the drivers?

If not and installed kies, be sure kies itself is not running at the background before starting odin.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshaziq89:
helping a friend

my friend wanted to sell his S3 for god know what reason. he said was planning to buy another android.

he is currently on JB MIUI and wanted to revert back to stock JB which he accidently deleted his nand backup.

So I downloaded Malaysia stock firmware 4.1.2 from HERE. but I cant find the specific PHONE and CSC file.

I found an instruction flashing stock firmware via ODIN without the PHONE and CSC file.

can anyone lead me to MALAYSIA PHONE and CSC file or I just can flash stock JB firmware without them.

please and thank you in advance. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timberwolf60:
Re: [Guide+ROMS]Odin Flash+Root Guide & Stock Firmwares LE4/6/8/9/F/D, LF1/2

Unzipped the file so yoy should have rom_file.tar.md5. Put this file in pda field on odin and flash it.

Send via i9100 using XDA premium,

ROM: Stock XWLSD

Kernel: Phil XWLSD V4.64

superSU 1.10
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ali4796:
Hi

I have read in other forums, that before and after installing new ROMs its needed to use factory reset,

but here you have not said anything about it. and even if i am right, using mobile odin there is no need to factory reset.

So, what is your suggestion?

Is it needed or not?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshaziq89:
OK, thanks for your reply, just to confirm with you, so no need of PHONE and CSC file? just the PDA(tar) file is enough?

just want to be on the safe side. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudhank:
hi i want to unroot my S3 to send it for Warranty, all i want is Indian S3 latest Firmware where can i download it?

please provide me some links or websites.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshaziq89:
Re: [Guide+ROMS]Odin Flash+Root Guide & Stock Firmwares LE4/6/8/9/F/D, LF1/2

@sudhank

U can search for JB or ICS stock HEREhttp://www.geekyandroid.com/2012/10...wares-download-stock-roms-jelly-bean-ics.html

Open the page, ctrl+f, and type ur country.

Im not sure whether we need the PHONE and CSC file to flash stock firmware via ODiN from custom rom. Anyone please?

:) please and thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raffav:
hello,

is already a mode to root the GS III I9300 international without incising the flash count ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dizzean:
I bought a phone in hopes that I can fix it but I might be in over my head.

I have flashed phones before so I figured this could be a quick $200, but now I'm not sure.

I am in the US and bought a SGS3 GT-i9300GSMH and it's stuck at the booting Samsung Screen. I can get it to boot into Download Mode but not into any custom recovery.

I have Odin running and found a i9300 PIT file but right now it's locked up on SetupConnection.

How can I unbrick this phone? How do I know what stock firmware to put on the dang thing?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvercold:
hi xda! i am new in this forum, I just want to ask something related on my issue. My samsung s3 is rooted with a jellybean firmware of 4.1.1 and i am planning to update it to 4.1.2. I am just wondering if there is an update that will not unroot my device and just update it to 4.1.2? thank you so much!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanHermiz:
I have successfully flashed my sister in laws Vodafone branded GT-I9300T with unbranded XSA Firmware. Went from Vodafone 4.0.4 to XSA 4.1.1 to XSA 4.1.2. From what I know the I9300T and I9300 are the same thing, the only difference is that the I9300T has a different modem to the I9300. If you have a Vodafone sim card, you may want to flash the Vodafone modem back if you get bad reception.

---------- Post added at 07:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 PM ----------

Method 1: Use an app called 'Mobile Odin Pro' on the play store (paid app)

Method 2: Use an app called 'OTA RootKeeper' on the play store (free app)

I've always used method 1 and I've always had success with it. Never used method 2 so I'm not too sure how it'll work.

Note: You can get a free version of Mobile Odin, its on xda developers just search for it. Keep in mind that with Mobile Odin, you will lose your custom recovery and custom kernel (if you have any). You'll be back to a rooted stock and bloated firmware
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asadnow2k:
how much time it will take to flash with firmware using oden? i waited like 30 minuts but no progress my phone now alywas on downloading mode. can any one guide me what to do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyniss:
Hi, I just flashed my phone (I9300GSMH)(4.1.2)

with the NEE (nordic) pack.

Unfortunately my phone just gets stuck to the part where the samsung logo flashes (Currently I've waited for about an hour and it still keeps flashing)

I wiped /data with the stock recovery mode, and it seems to work for now, but the phone itself isn't rooted.

Any help will be greatly apprechiated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Reroot it......flashing stock firmware with Odin will remove root
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyniss:
Title

Oh god,

Why can't I read...

(Thanks... maybe I could actually succeed this time)

EDIT: Problem... big problem... the screen does not show anything, and there's a small red exclamation mark ("!") in the corner when the phone boots up.

Well I fixed that with the stock firmware... luckily...

Maybe I should just face the thruth that this is too complicated for me. Maybe I should just try the cainfire's autoroot?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Since a while back Samsung changed the bootloader so that any flash will register on the flash counter and that exclamation mark indicates the device is modified.....note that you can use triangle away to get rid of this,, but then rooting will increase it.

If you use auto root it won't install a custom recovery, but you can use mobile Odin to flash a recovery after, or Odin....I suggest reading around/searching for all these things...and their explanations/work arounds
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cupcupchupyy:
anyone can help me to give me link firmware GT-I9300_CHN_CU ,,,

where I get the right firmware for GT-I9300_CHN_CU

because I can't flash from other firmware from samfirmware or sampro.pl

pleaseee :crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjeMBeY:
Here!! :p

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=CHN#firmware
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cupcupchupyy:
I've tried the firmware that is in sammobile but no one can

:crying::crying::crying:

anyone can help me to find right firmware for my GT-I9300_CHN_SU
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xzizz:
will this delete my pictures etc. if i have no SD card?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cupcupchupyy:
Pleasee anyone :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youbakmaster:
Good work , thanks bro.:thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SyrianBrain:
Hello dude

need pit file for XXALEF firmware

very urgent please

thnx for ur valuable post
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stupidflanders1:
change firmware on chinese s3

hello mate, Have you been able to find any way to change the firmware to stock from the chinese firmware..I have tried with ODIN but it shows me a fail just after trying to write NAND..

Ive read that this has something to do with a locked bootloader...But I am not sure abt that,,,

Ill try and find some more details..if in the meantime you get any info pls pass it on,,
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usama Manj:
my device keeps restarting itself after flashing stock rom

Can u please help ! i have samsung galaxy sl i9003 which was running on CM10 alpha 4. I flashed back the stock rom XWLF2 via odin everything was working well. after flashing my device keeps restarting it self after the initial samung logo but odin was showing green signal saying passed after flashing..what should i do now ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredibe:
can i

please am a bit confused can I flash any of these firmware to my branded at&t Samsung s3 I747...please clarify me cos I want to debrand my phone from these annoying slow at&t
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] star85:
I need to send my phone back for warranty issues and I'm really struggling to restore the custom binary count.

My phone is an unlocked I9300 from Norway.

What I've done so far:

-I flashed this fw with odin (says it's the one for nordic phones):

http://hotfile.com/dl/203566976/8080346/I9300XXEMC3_I9300NEEEMC1_I9300XXEMB6_NEE.zip.html

-I restored stock recovery with the Samsung galaxy s3 toolkit

-I got root with Samsung galaxy s3 toolkit

-I installed TriangleAway 2.96

-I used Triangle Away to reset flash counter

But when I restart the counter still says 1. I've read that this can happen if I have a custom recovery or kernel, but I thought I had restored everything necessary? I have tried lots of different fw's and stuff, but can't get it back to stock. Anyone have any ideas?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viftee:
I had an i9300 that was running the 20130621-nightly CM-10.1-build, with either 6.0.3.2 CWM touch or 6.0.3.1. It suddenly started freezing and hanging randomly, and it would either reboot, FC the app or go to the home screen after 5-30 minutes.

- I tried wiping the data, cache and dalvik, but it didn't help.

- I flashed the 20130619-nightly, but that didn't help either.

- I also used the dummy file-method described here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2133401&highlight=unusual+freezing

but it didnt trigger the freeze. However, I couldn't test it fully, as the app would constantly FC as I tried to open it after writing the first dummy file. I went into the app-settings to wipe it's data, but then the phone froze again, and I moved on.

- I then used this guide to flash a stock firmware, namely this one:

GT-I9300_NEE_I9300XXALE8_I9300NEEALE3_I9300XXLE8

It booted into the initial setup-walkthrough, but it froze again within minutes. As I tried to reboot it by pulling the battery, I got stuck at the Samsung Galaxy SIII logo, not the flashing Samsung logo. I realized there was also a kernel-file linked below the firmware I downloaded:

Kernel_I9300XXALE8

As I tried to flash it Odin reported this:

The same is reported when flashing the firmware again.

I then downloaded a .pit file I found in the same thread, and flashed the .pit file and the kernel file.

GT-I9300_mx_20120329

This was reported by Odin:

The same is reported when flashing pit & firmware.

Download mode reports the following:

It seems I can't boot into recovery, and right now I'm scared and afraid to break it even more..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Asking questions in a thread that had been dead for a year won't get you any help, but essentially your mistake was to root using the toolkit, which installs an insecure kernel. The bootloader will notice this and increase the flash counter. Flash stock recovery and rom, then root using chain fire auto root, which doesn't change anything, then run triangle away.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] femmecullen:
Problems rooting gt-i9300 with XXEMD

Hi,

I already tried 3 different files to root my galaxy s3 gt-i9300. Odin always says succesful, but the phone is not rooted, no superuser app icon appears and after checking no rooting is found.

I recently changed to the XXEMD from the XAELL software as I was having awful freezing issues. I was rooted before, but after I changed to XXEMD I tried rooting with CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 and with CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300 and nothing!!!

I even tried without the auto reboot option and just taking the battery and pressing the home, power and volume up options to reboot but without change.

I am quite frustrated, hope anyone can help me out asap.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EdRF:
Device fails in Odin all the time. Can't boot, download mode only.

Greetings,

This device was given to me to try and repair it.

If I try to boot normally I will get a screen with gibberish. Like when an old Nintendo game crashed.

I can go into download mode but when I try to run Odin it will always fail. I can see blue color and com number in Odin on at least 3 machines I've tried.

I used downloaded drivers without kies.

I also tried installing kies and then removing it to use only the samsung drivers it has.

The phone doesn't want to cooperate at all.

I used all the usb ports and 3 different usb cables.

The model is GT-I9300 and I used kies to get the region code and downloaded the .tar.md5 file.

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks for your time and any help provided.

Ed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matanglawin20:
want to upgrading 4.0.4 to 4.1.2

Hi Intratech and other experts here.

I bought a S3 that has the following info.

AP : I9300XXALE9

CP : I9300XXLE8

CSC: I9300OJVALE9

Android OS : 4.0.4

Currently I lived in Philippines and want to upgrade my OS to 4.1.2.

What will be the best region/firmware should I use with ODIN?

Will I still have signals from local cellphone provider here? (because someone tells me that when I flashed this with US firmware, I will not gain anymore local phone signals here in the Philippines).

Please help.

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matanglawin20:
Anyone please... :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juntjoo:
help please might you? a bit lost.

you know, I'd like to say 'yeah, I read through your instructions and I know what stock firmwares are and modem files a csc files and all these other files with random countries and other such jarble jibble' but I'm sorry. I may just be kinda dumb, at least with this stuff, maybe. I can't even begin to search for my needed answers. I clicked the box to search this entire thread and found myself completely lost. so... I have a Galaxy SII (t989), t-mobile. Are those "stock firmwares" ROM's, like, these programs that install the "windows" on my little computer phone? If so, great, because I'm looking for the stock ROM. I've installed other ROM's and need to go back. So how do I choose which one? I'm in the US, which I didn't find a corresponding "stock firmware" to download. Thanks...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Try doing some reading,I would suggest, because right now you are in completely the wrong forum and are likely to brick your phone if you carry on like you are ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juntjoo:
thank you. I just noticed that. let me see if I can find myself now...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velkrosmaak:
I'm getting an error when it's trying to start writing the NAND - it mentions a lack of a PIT. Can't get into recovery mode and I'm just stuck on the ole' 'Samsung Galaxy SIII' reboot loop. Any ideas before I throw this at a wall, hard? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matanglawin20:
Please help.

I would appreciate very much for any answer please on my query above. I think the phone was bought outside of philippines (other countries) b'coz when I dial *#272*IMEI# it has a CSC of AFR instead of Philippine CSC like XTE. Please help me on how will update my firmware from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 or higher.... Thank you very much.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Read the posted faqs and guides in the General section .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NavACRulz:
Help

I am running the Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 and once I get to step 8 of the Quick Root. It reboots but there is a red exclamation mark in the corner and the screen is completely black after that, and stays that way. I Don't know what to do, please help.

I used the kernel: CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2.tar

My fear is that it was incompatible, please help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanHermiz:
What firmware did you have before you flashed that?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Thats an ICS Kernel - it should not be used as a root method. I PM's the OP a few days ago asking for this to be removed from the OP.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NavACRulz:
Thanks, I was able to fix it in the end. If anyone else was an utter genius like me and used this kernel, just flash official firmware from Samsung using Odin, and it should be fixed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvo.bowen:
No love for North America?

Where could I find the "insecure kernel" for the USA (North America?) I did not see it on the first few pages. I know this is an old thread but an Odin thread referenced this thread for n00bs and it has been VERY helpful! I reflashed my phone with Odin3 using the stock firmware for my new Galaxy S4, but when I got down to the "Quick Root" section I got lost at "3. Download the insecure kernel that you need from here and extract it from the archive" because I could not find anything pointing to "North America" insecure kernels... Where would I get them?

Thanks!