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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
This thread is in the international gt-i9300/5 forum. You would be better asking in the specific forum for whatever US device you have as they all have their own sections
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvo.bowen:
Yea realized that late last night after I posted... hehe Sorry for the bad post! ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solarisrulez:
Hey guys, quick question:

I need the latest stock firmware for my Samsung Galaxy s III GT-i9300 to flash it with Odin: international version, that is not region/carrier locked. Tried to find at the beginning of this thread, no luck. Or can I just use any?

(XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom) -- I live in one of these countries. And I cannot find it in the "Stock Firmwares" section.

thx!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
XDA staff have transferred ownership of this thread to me so that I can update the rooting methods. The reason for this is because the rooting method contained within is outdated and since identified as unsafe.

I have PM'd the original OP [MENTION=1835708]Intratech[/MENTION] to update the thread but unfortunately have received no response.

I aim to keep the structure of the thread in tact. I am only here to edit out / replace outdated and unsafe methods contained within this thread. The work below is not my own.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immy28:
I need DDLH1 .. CAN ANY ONE GIVE ME A LINK .. ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Try the old modem thread by UpInTheAir. This Modem is over a year old.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silentscreamer:
Great Guide @ Intratech

pls can you explain how to activate the 'File Dump' Option?

What does the 'Flash Lock' Option mean ?

Best regards
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepho3nix:
what happen if i downgrade from 4.2.2 leak firmware to 4.1.2 official stock or ROM ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You end up with a 4.1.2 rom, as you'd expect

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emokid09:
noob question..

i have stock rom 4.1.2, custom kernel siyah, i wanting stock kernel but cant find it

build number is xxEMG4

which kernel is stock for this firmware? confused as i did do a back-up but its vanished from my phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Best bet is to flash any xxemg4 based pre rooted rom.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojokiki:
HELP

i have a SGS3 gt-i9300 version 4.0.1

the only problem is that

i cant turn it on.

whenever i turn it on, it always get stuck in the name screen (showing the phones name)

i tried pulling out the battery,

i tried charging it, but the battery bar wont move.:(

i tried turning it on while charging,but to no avail, its still stuck on the name screen

when i try to boot to recovery mode

nothing happens.

(but when i boot to odin mode it works perfectly)

there's nothing much i can do now that my phone is stuck on the name screen.

i wanted to flash my phone hoping that it would somehow recover to its original sate.

anyhow,

i wanted to ask if is it possible for me to flash my phone using odin only?

(cuz i cant turn my phone on due to the ''stuck on the name screen'' thing.)

and can samsung kies access my phone even though its stuck on the name screen?

your answer to my problems are highly appreciated sir.

and best regards.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You can flash a stock rom via Odin .

But first what does Product say in download mode .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojokiki:
it says:

odin mode

product name :

custom binary download : no

current binary : Samsung official

sytem status : Custom

DOWNLOADING...

DO NOT TURN OFF THE TARGET!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
SDS needs motherboard replacement.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaUr3nTiU:
Hey! I want to flash my SGS3 to an original version and I'm not sure which stock firmware to pick. I am having a lot of issues with my Orange Romania firmware (the phone has always been laggy - Chrome is going terrible on my phone compared to other SGS 3).

AP: I9300XXELLA

CP: I9300BVELK1

CSC: I9300OROELLL1

Does this mean that I am in the: XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom? Also, does this mean that I should only flash using a stock firmware from these countries?

Thanks for your help!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You can flash any gt-i9300 firmware from any country. Unbranded is best. Go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1 to have a look. Flashing latest is usually best

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaUr3nTiU:
Thank you!

I have noticed that there are some firmwares with the Kies logo (and the website says I can update to that using Kies). Knowing that my phone is quite laggy at times (Chrome, texting etc) what would you recommend? Reflash or just update my current firmware over Kies? It has been laggy ever since I bought it, months ago - it was ICS and then it got updated to JB OTA.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
It's worth doing a factory and flashing a full rom with Odin

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zillah2004:
Hi Experts

Using SGS3 (I9305) with the attached information,,,,which firmware should I use for flashing ?

Regards
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timberwolf60:
If your phone without sim locked and unbranded. You just need to download the latest from sammobile and flashed by odin.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Svartsyn333:
One question, I apologize if this has been asked before: I will get an S3 from a friend within the next days to fix it (somebody flashed 4.2.1 leak and totally screwed up the phone before it was gifted to her). I want to update via Odin but I never did this without rooting it before. Just to make it clear, I can flash firmware via Odin without rooting, right? I know root is a fine thing and I'd never have an own phone without root, but she isn't a poweruser like me, she simply wants a working phone.^^
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Correct

Its all posted in the faqs and guides .

How to return to stock for warranty thread .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Svartsyn333:
I know how to unroot, the question was if I need to root BEFORE I flash a stock Rom via Odin or if I have to root before and unroot afterwards.

Edit: nevermind, I overread the word "Correct". ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Root and flashing via odin are not related. Its like asking if you need a hair cut before eating a bacon sandwich.

If you read:

General > sticky roll-up thread > understanding the basics before rooting

...you will understand

Or read:

General > sticky roll-up thread > understanding the bacon before eating sandwiches...

Its up to you ;)

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Update to post 1:

I am moving on to the N5 now and ditching my S3. I will continue to maintain this thread, however - please do PM me if you think that something needs to be changed or updated in this thread as I doubt I will be answering questions within the thread as much. Please don't PM support questions to me. Only PM updates that need to be made in the thread.

It's been a blast!

Regards

Dan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tanus40:
Can this guide me used for s4?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Simple answer Yes

If you look at the Help Thread in the S4 Q&A section it links to here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192886&highlight=odin+flash+guide
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] einverne:
What happened when I tick the Re-Partition

I tick the Re-Partition. So what can I do。。。:crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Try flashing stock rom.

If that fails you need to pay for a new motherboard .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaurynasGr:
SG-I9300GSMH crash

Hello. I have recieved trhis error out of nowhere yesterday "Firmware upgrade ecountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again". i.imgur*com/37KIkFu.jpg

I tried flashing firmware using Odin (done that before) and it failed right away. Now my phone boots and shows only a blurry white screen. lgwebsitedesign*no/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rsz_1rsz_20131120_111549.jpg

I can still boot into download mode at the moment.

Now when i try to flash a firmware it says that .PIT file is needed, and when i foud the .pit file i think i need (GT-I9300_mx_20120329.PIT) in this thread widefide*com/mobile/galaxy-s3-boot-problem-solution it fails aswell.

(Switch * into . in my links. Forum won't let me put links as a new user)

Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Flash stock rom via Odin and report where it fails .

Guess is you have damaged PIT or Nand and will need to buy a new motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaurynasGr:
It fails saying .PIT file is missing
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You need a new motherboard .

See recent PIT post on Q&A if it works or not
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Have a look at this post it may help you, it may not

Pit Issue
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaurynasGr:
Unfortunatelly it still fails when i try to flash the pit file.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Another option if you have not already tried it is through Kies

Start Kies then click Tools > Firmware Upgrade and Installation don't connect your phone until told to do so you will need some info from under the battery

As far as I remember this wipes the phone completely and install the latest stock firmware so worth a try.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojokiki:
pardon me,

but what does SDS means ?

sorry im a little bit new to android

so does this means, theres no use flashing my device if the motherboard needs replacement ?

and can i flash an s3 with a ics stock rom ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Who Am I?:
nevermind got it working
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Who Am I?:
Anyone have a working link?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delm:
Problems during Flashing

Hi there,

Panic mode... :-/

I've a rooted device with a custom binary (autoroot chainfire). Tried to flash the new Android 4.3 version from sammobile with Odin 3.04.

It fails with the following log

<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9300XXUGML2_I9300VFGGML2_I9300BUUGMK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> boot.img
<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/009> cache.img
<ID:0/009> hidden.img
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Now I'm really aware of doing anything. Any help?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delm:
Secound try. No settings changed. Maybe I ran odin not as admin. But it works now.. *phew*

Sry, for bothering....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heavyzee:
nevermind... im an idiot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Sorry, I don't know anything about the S4 only have an S3, you will need to ask in the US section of the S4 forum, I have seen people mention AT&T with the MF3 version and locked bootloader with Safestrap to basically stop their customers being able to play around with their phones, hope that never happens in the UK
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ten24bytes:
Flashing by following this method doesn't bring back the phone to its factory state - files on the internal sdcard remain.

What if I ticked re-partition? Will it do the job? I have the 4.3 stock firmware file in one package, do I need a PIT file for re-partitioning?

Kindly clear my doubts please!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
Phone Bootloader Update

Is for what this option on Odin?

Thanks in advance for one opinion.

Sorry if already answered before.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
To update the bootloader .

be aware that flashing a bootloader can brick your device read the faqs and guides.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cantona72:
I have a gs3 European model,running from the beginning omega rom and I don't know what was the stock firmware.

I flashed AP:XXUGMk6 CP:XXUGMK6 but I have csc unknown and kies says that the devices can't take or check for any update.

Which csc is the right one for this rom in order to have my sg3 genuine again?

OR should I flash another rom from the beginning and which one please?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdroidboy:
I will be flashing cm 11 directly. So right now, can I directly flash philz recovery using stock recovery?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
After this my question:

Phone Bootloader Update

Is for what this option on Odin?

Sorry, but to update the bootloader installed? Or if we flash a new Rom whit a new bootloader also?

For example, in this THREAD the OP said Only for this time: Do not forget to check/enable the Phone Bootloader Update option in pc odin.

I don't understand why if we flash a complete Rom.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan4kmie:
my csc is JVDLJ1 What does it mean? can i flash my phone with any different CSC? Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Please read the faqs and guides first .

CSC is essentially a list of local network settings .

So flash a China CSC and you get China networks .

But CSC is not an indicator of required firmware see faqs and guides CSC thread .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davros303:
Odin flash keeps failing, what next?

Hi all,

Bought a bricked S3 hoping I could rescue it and it's proving somewhat tricky. Initially I could access the recovery menu and the download menu and it was stuck on the Samsung boot screen loop. I selected wipe data and factory reset before setting up Odin and getting the necessary firmware.

I followed the guide to the letter, however the firmware flash failed after a few seconds. Now when it powers up, I no longer see the Samsung boot screen, I have this message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies". And I can no longer access the recovery menu by pressing up volume, power & home.

I contacted the previous owner to get some more info, and found out that the phone was originally from another country (UK) and I had attempted to flash it with Australian firmware. Not sure whether this is the cause of the current issue...?

So now I've got the UK firmware, however each time I attempt to flash it, after a few seconds it fails.

In the "Downloading" dialogue on the phone, I can see information against every field: Product name (GT-I9300), Custom Binary (1), Current Binary (Samsung official), and System Status (Official).

Based on this and what I've read here, this is a good sign (ie: software recoverable, and not hardware failure). However I'm stumped on the flashing situation. I've tried Odin 3.07 and 3.04.

Appreciate any advice.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam.jaat:
Which is the latest update on Samsung s3 Kitkat or jelly beans. ..??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immy28:
Jb india firmware link plz. ..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkeuclid:
Is this guide accurate and up to date with respect to the 4.3 OTA root thread below? There are older versions of Odin listed and broken links within the guide, would be nice to know, thanks.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2690133
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
The guide is still the same for flashing but which phone are you after rooting as this is the i9300 international thread and the links in my signature for Odin and Root work for it but the link goes to the S4 Active forum.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkeuclid:
Samsung G4A i537, thanks for the info.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chillaszmofo:
i have the virgin mobile sgs3 and i cant find the north america firmware in your list

said the letter code was UG couldnt find that anywhere. i was retarded and didn't back up when i flashed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hornethuman:
Hi, i flashed original firmware to my S3 and now it is looping on samsung text.. what i could do?

Log from odin after flash.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Go into recovery and factory reset and reboot.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hornethuman:
Thanks, now working !
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] husokal:
Hi

Can i get a true explain for NOT using re-partition on odin?

With right files is it possible to make it succesful ?

If i double-double check pit files and others?

I've been searching this information for long time.

There is reason odin has that option -_-

please, enlight me sir! /also quote my post if you answer me please
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sabeersas:
Thanks bro...great thread
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkeuclid:
[MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION], I often link to your thread when helping others use ODIN, but your pics aren't coming up.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
It's not really my thread. Just took it over to remove some old info

Don't really have the ability to reproduce the images anymore
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zappacor:
.tar.md5 file contents mix

Hi all,

I'm running stock 4.1.2 on my GT-I9003 (bought it refursbished a couple of weeks ago).

I downloaded stock 4.3 and I'm thinking about decompiling and recompiling the .tar.md5 file to ODIN-3.09-upgrade like this:

Remove these 4.3 ones to leave those for 4.1.2 installed instead:

sboot.bin (bootloader)
recovery.img
cache.img
hidden.img

(cache and hidden seem to be related to CSC so removing them too)

leave these in the .tar.md5 to get them upgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.3:

boot.img (kernel)
system.img
modem.bin

and... not sure what to do with this one:

tz.img

Any comments/feedback/recommendations are more than welcomed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romelrc:
i have an international s3, can i still use this version of Odin or should I use version 1.85?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkeuclid:
You'll be fine with 3.09 which is preferable being the most current. Keep in mind the older designations:

BL=Bootloader

AP=PDA

CP=Phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlfredCal:
Many Thanks

Hi guys, I'm not a mobile developer. In fact, I'm just a mobile wrecker. My daughter in-law gave us her buggy Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) for my wife to use. It was very buggy in it would freeze all of the time. I tried to do a Factory Reset and bricked it. Then I went bonkers trying to sort my mess out. I worked on it for 2 days and then came across your site. I have now Flashed it using Odin and it looks a treat. The next couple of days will tell if it has overcome the freezing problem it had.

Samsung Kies stinks!

By the way, I had never heard of Odin, bricking or flashing (to do with mobiles) until this drama.

Thank you for creating and maintaining this site: you've saved my sanity.

Kind Regards,

Alfred Calleja - Seaford - Australia:victory::victory:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoomko:
Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ta2oo:
Downgraded to 4.1.1 and stuck on splash screen

Hi.

I've followed the guide to use Odin to burn a new ROM. I've downgraded from Android v4.3 to 4.1.1 on my S3 so that I can network unlock the phone. According to Odin everything was installed successfully but when the phone reboots it gets stuck on the Samsung splash screen.

I've successfully restored back to version 4.3 without issue. Can anyone offer any advise as to what may be going wrong?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryan IT Lab:
Leave the .PIT file alone!!!

Very, very true.

I used the insurance plan with Verizon to get a new S3 when the previous one broke (one too many drops)

I was in the process on Flashing the phone to unlock the bootloader and get CyanogenMod installed.

I accidentally reformatted the partition table and spent the rest of the day trying to fix it.

It took a while, but this is not a death sentence - you can find the default partition table online and fix it using Odin.

So, while it's not the end of the world - DO NOT TOUCH THE .PIT
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strecker1969:
hi thanks for all your great efforts. was just hoping for an answer I have galaxy sIII on 3uk getting really high battery drop with cell standby as main culprit. my modem version is NELE4. can I just flash any xx modem through odin or does it need to be specifically for my carrier. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alapaches:
Needed FW please

Hi guys !

I'm new to this community and I want to thank you for what you are doing.

I've got a Bricked GT-I9300 (Internantional) and I'm looking for the I9300XXALF2 BTU firmeware. I've seen that the links to this specific firmeware are down because they were on hotfile and hotfile got down (you know the story....).

I really need this specific firmeware to fix my phone.

Thank you all in advance and give me a link asap :)

Best regards, alapaches

PS: I'll do my presentation very soon, so don't ask for it, just to let you know agout it :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strecker1969:
thanks intratech

flashed zsaled firmware onto previously 3uk branded sIII. been running all day now and does certainly seemed to have fixed my cell standby issue.

thanks to everyone at xda, what a great community. just come back from the darkside (4S), and i love this phone beats it hands down.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imjaded:
Thankyousomuch!

this post really save my sgy from smashing at wall!! thankyouthankyouthankyou!! you are so awesome!!