yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Can't you extract it from one of the stock XXELLA images on sammobile?
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Hi Mate, was looking for a pre XXELLA image but thats ultimately what I did in the end.

I think its impossible to unroot with a binary count of 0 if you are using the new ELL2 firmware.

After mucking around for 3 hours the only way I finally got it sorted (unrooted, zero binary count) was to download one of the previous firmwares (DLK3) and the following the below instructions.

1. Download DLK3 (or any other old firmware from before December 2012, mine was from Nov2012)

2. Use ODIN to flash the firmware

3. Use ExynosAbuse (from xda forums) to root your phone.

4. Use TriangleAway (either from Play store or free from xda forums) to reset binary counter

5. Factory Reset your phone.

I ended up with a 0 Binary counter an no root.

The above steps will NOT work if you try and do the same on a post December firmware like ELL2.
[Galaxy S III General] dtcobra:
GT-I9300T

I have a GT-I9300T Galaxy S3 using Optus. I have never rooted the phone or anything. Infact I've never done something like this before.

Jellybean has made my phone incredibly unreliable and I want to go back to 4.0.4 but unfortunately Samsung tell me there is no way to go back without voiding warrenty.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969 - I've been reading this topic as suggested here. Though the 4.0.4 version are all GT-I9300 and not GT-I9300T. Does this matter? If not, would I install the Thailand 4.0.4 version?

I was originally thinking about just installing a ROM but I might try go back to 4.0.4 first and see if my stability comes back. Knowing my luck, my phone will freeze up during the ROM installation.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
Before you go back to 4.0.4 I suggest trying to flash one of the newer stock 4.1.2's... I'm currently on XXEMA2 and my phone has never been as rock stable as it is now... I'm not sure if T ROMs are the same as no T though...
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Unfortunately, although Jelly Bean made the phone run smoother, it still stutters and battery life took a hit after jumping from ICS.
[Galaxy S III General] OrangeRafi:
Anyone here w/ unlocked S3 & already experience the Sudden Death? Did Samsung asked for a receipt tonrepair the phone under warranty?
[Galaxy S III General] ajobbins:
Yep, I just got mine back on Saturday. Purchased unlocked and outright from JB Hifi in June last year. Samsung Customer Service Plaza here in Melbourne is where I took it for repair and they needed to see a copy of the receipt.

Took them 6 business days (excluding the drop off day) to fix it (replacement motherboard).
[Galaxy S III General] naathaanb96:
im having screen issues. bought my phone off a telstra customer. lets hope they dont need my receipt :(
[Galaxy S III General] dtcobra:
Ok so to make sure Im doing this correctly..

My baseband version is I9300TDUELL2.

So I can choose any NeatROM or FoxHound upgrade as long as it works on 4.1.2? Do I have to worry about XXEMA or DUELL2 etc etc cause that's confusing! And there's no dedicated site with all these ROMS etc..

I'm tossing up between NeatROM, CyanogenMod and FoxHound but the kernels or baseband version confuse me. I dont want to brick my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] JohnnyGT:
GT-I9300 - Australia

PDA: I9300XXEMA2

CSC: I9300XSAEMA1

Version: 4.1.2

Date: 2013-01-30

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Download

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=11629#
[Galaxy S III General] weetbix40118:
Hi guys, I've had information overload this afternoon trying to figure out what I do to get my phone to a stock, unbranded firmware.

I have a GT-I9300T that I got on plan from Vodafone. I have since bought it out off them, unlocked it and moved to TPG which I believe uses Optus network. I want to get it to a stock, unbranded Samsung firmware without the Vodafone bloat and that gets OTA updates nice n quick.

Model: GT-I9300T

*#1234* shows me the following.

AP: I9300TDUELL2

CP: I9300TDUELL2

CSC: I9300TVAUELL2

What do I need to do to get it to where I want?

Can I flash the Aus XSA I9300 firmware on my I9300T? If I do this do I read that I have to do something to the CSC?

Do I flash the latest Thailand firmware to keep a I9300T based firmware on?

I have the Odin flashing guide from XDA with me, just need to know what firmware I should be using.

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] blakamin:
Read the post above yours
[Galaxy S III General] furyau:
I know that they say the modem is unchanged but just in-case, I took the modem and RIL out of I9300XXEMA2_I9300OPSEMA1_OPS.zip (latest Optus i9300 stock firmware).

GT-I9300 - Australia (Optus)

PDA: I9300XXEMA2

CSC: I9300OPSEMA1

Version: 4.1.2

Date: 2013-01-29

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=11301

It is probably a placebo but it does seem to have better stability on the Optus network than the stock XXELLA modem.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I keep flashing the stock MA2 and the Optus MA2 and I think the Optus one is better here. No scientific proof just signal strength seems higher when I check it.
[Galaxy S III General] b_bhavu:
In order to get OTA update you have to be on Vodafone branded firmware as your phone's serial number is assigned to Vodafone. Nevertheless you can always flash unbranded firmware manually through odin. You can find Australia unbranded firmware from the firmware section of sammobile website.
[Galaxy S III General] slapdatass:
So, a question - running the Vodafone stock 4.1.2, my others.xml file doesn't actually have this line. I've added it but haven't gotten the sound toggle appearing in the camera. Anyone have any idea how I can get that going?

A number of US ROMs seem to have a features.xml file they add/change it to but that doesn't seem to be a feature in this ROM...
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Your mind playing tricks on you.. It is impossible :P
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I know that really, just keep flashing between them for something to do I think! :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
repeat after me..." I'm a flashaholic" :D haha this is why I use CM. I get to flash a new ROM pretty much everyday :D
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I did try CM10, back in August but had all sorts of issues, now just trying to get the best stock ROM I can :)
[Galaxy S III General] Revhead:
You should give Sotmax a go. I don't know anyone who has tried it and gone on to use anything else - very helpful too.
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Upgraded to XEMA2, holy hell is it terrible for battery life. I got 4 days on a single charge out of XXELLA, not using the phone much, I got 19 hours out of XEMA2 doing exactly the same thing with it. I'm thinking of going back to XXELLA, but before I do, has anyone else ever encountered this? Would a factory reset be something to try before attempting to flash an older firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
I'm running xema2 without too many issues, I have never gotten 4 days out if my phone though lol...

I normally get around 2 days battery which is average, what's consuming your power?
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I think it must have been some sort of glitch because I could sit there and watch the battery percentage drain. I did a factory reset and it seems to have fixed the issue, or at least lessened it.

As for getting 4 days out of it, that was just an e-peen thing between me and my brother who has a battery extender on his HTC phone just to get a couple of days out of it. For the 4 days that I got out of mine, I made no calls, very little SMS, hardly ever touched the phone or turned the screen on. I dare say I rather cheated a bit but at least I had a screengrab as proof that I got 4 days out of a single charge :D

The issue the other day was that I'd charged the phone at night, left it sitting on a table all the next day without touching it (I was asleep all day) and then 19 hours after taking it off charge, the battery was at 15%.

I don't know what was actually chewing the power but in the battery status (stock one) the "awake" line was pretty much solid, meaning the phone was never going to sleep. Either way, after a factory reset I'm now at 19 hours and 70% battery and I've been using the phone for a good solid hour, restoring all my apps & setting everything up again (didn't want to restore from backup in case there was a funky app or setting).
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
Sounds much more like the battery life that I'm getting! I got just over 4 hours screen time yesterday, personal best so far...
[Galaxy S III General] BassTeQ:
Same here on XEMA2 and battery is terrible, when on mobile data all day I'll get down to about 30% remaining after 10 hrs, if I stay on Wifi all day I'll have 75% battery remaining. Something is not right!
[Galaxy S III General] br_876:
Hey.. I'm from India.. I've also experienced this problem.. This is my first Samsung and will be my last as well..

Anyway.. is your S3 working fine now? After 3 days of having it, the service centre here have said that they are going to replace the motherboard.. fingers crossed..!!!
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Well, looks like battery life is shorter again, this time it appears it's a google account service that's chewing it up (last time it was just "android system". I have NOT rooted this rom, or fiddled with it in any way just in case my messing with it was the issue. Battery life was nowhere near as short as before, this time I at least got an entire day out of it, with gsam battery monitor estimating a total of 2 days but as far as I'm concerned XXEMA2 is broken, so it looks like I'll be attempting to go back to XXELLA.

In the attached image (if I did it right) is my 4 day battery shenanigans. The "awake" line is all broken, but now in XXEMA2 the awake line is almost a solid line, the phone never goes into power saving mode at all.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Use this app to block Google maps from running while screen is off.. I gained a huge battery saving from this..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

PS: I see that you have mobile data off.. No surprise you got 4days of battery life ;)
[Galaxy S III General] fOmey:
Ahhh an Australian thread ! Thank god.. Been searching the net for hours hopefully you guys can help me out.

Im on the Telstra network, which I know for a fact support HD voice (AMR-WB), I cant get the bloody thing enabled.. tried everything.

Just wondering if anyone here is on the branded Telstra 4.1.2 firmware ? If so what modem does it come stock with.. My first Telstra rom I know for a fact supported HD voice, I remember this cause people would comment how clear I am..

If you want to check the status of HD voice dial *#197328640# in your dial pad and select option 8.. It should be marked as "ON" obviously.

Going to incorporate it into my rom once I figure this out, should check it out in my signature.

Cheers boys.

EDIT: Seems if I can get my hands on official branded Telstra firmware I can get this working no problem.. hoping someone out there can either share the firmware or a link.
[Galaxy S III General] rentay:
G'day mate,

I just finished building my own rom based on Telstra JB 4.1.2.

I have attached the zip which has the included stock Telstra modem & extracted csc. My rom has HD voice marked as ON.

Let me know how you go!

View attachment 1744580

Regards,
[Galaxy S III General] fOmey:
You bloody beauty ! If you get a chance could you upload the entire stock image ? Id love to keep something like this on file just incase my phone carks it so I can restore..

EDIT: I followed this guide, flashed it.. sadly didnt work. I might leave a post on that thread and see how we go.. ill keep you guys updated.
[Galaxy S III General] rentay:
Damn, might be better to cook it into your rom instead?

Here is the link for latest Telstra JB 4.1.2 firmware:

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/192447235/1c7eed8/I9300TDUELL2_I9300TTELELL2_TEL.zip.html

Regards,
[Galaxy S III General] fOmey:
Your fast, gees..

Curious how exactly did you get your hands on this ?
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
HD voice make that much of a difference? I got my S3 from Kogan but am on Telstra, never thought to investigate what I was missing out from a Telstra ROM
[Galaxy S III General] rentay:
Haha! Its a link from:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/

You will need to register to download.

Just use the search tools on the page and it will allow you to download any Telstra JB rom!

Regards,

---------- Post added at 04:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:05 AM ----------

I'm not too sure if it makes much of a difference, I haven't noticed a change!

On previous roms (before I made my own) I was getting continual dropouts on Telstra even after installing the latest modem+ril file!

So far, no dropouts and performing exactly how it should!

If you experience dropouts in calls, I noticed changing the network to WCDMA instead of Auto (GSM + WCDMA) helped a lot!

Regards,
[Galaxy S III General] BassTeQ:
The app says you cant block system apps, so how did you block google maps?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Remove it from the ROM before flashing then install it as a user application.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Just flash Telstra CSC & TDUELL2 modem+RILs I posted here. You will probably get HD-Voice

Have you updated your Google maps yet... ? Once you update Google maps it will become a user app.. I have no problem here app automatically picked up the Google maps... You must be rooted to use this
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I'm on XSA firmware on Telstra,

WB-AMR Setting: On

GSM WB: Off

UMTS WB: On
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Good for you, and your point?
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
he asked for people to type in that number and see what they got, that's what I got. I have no idea what it means so I posted it for him to see in case whatever setting he wants, is enabled in the rom I'm using?

That's my point.
[Galaxy S III General] ballmead:
It means that your phone is now set to receive HD Voice.

Sent from my SG3
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Hi Mate,

I had the same bloody issue as you.

If Helstra says they wont honour the warranty, just call Samsung direct and follow my unrooting procedure above your post if you have rooted your phone.

I just got my phone back today after3 days at Samsung.

Was easy as.
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
Doctor doctor.... Everyone keeps thinking I'm a needle.

(Doctor) Yes, I see your point..
[Galaxy S III General] fOmey:
Hey guys, follow up on the HD voice implementation in my rom, Finally got it working !

When using all the HD voice patches you find on XDA, you need to fullwipe before the settings actually take affect.

Link in my signature if anyone wanted to sus out my rom, uploading an update as I type this..
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
What's happened to the reboot menu in the power menu?
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
Anyone tried for 4.2.1 stock leak yet?
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
Yep. Needed a full wipe. Working ok. Though I am having trouble getting one device to connect via bluetooth. Don't like the lock screens. Do like the way the notification thing works with either a one finger pull down, or two fingers to reveal a tonne of toggles. Maybe a few little bugs to sort out, and but it's ok to me.
[Galaxy S III General] dietzr:
baseband TDUELL2

Can I use that modem on an internationl S3 I300 on the Telstra network?
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
You don't want to use TDUELL2 on a non T international I9300.
[Galaxy S III General] BillGoss:
Check Advanced reboot in Settings/Developer options. It's new feature in CM.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Galaxy S III General] dietzr:
Why not?

Thought it was optimized for the 850 networks?

Anyway what is a better option?
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
It is, but the hardware in your I9300 isn't.

Only for the I9300T .
[Galaxy S III General] naathaanb96:
thanks for this mate. im going to call samsung soon but atm im downloading stock i9300t firmware branded to telstra as i bought it off a telstra customer and it says i9300t on the box :P it also has telstra logo on the back cover. one more question will i need to flash a stock recovery first?
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
Good on u Bill:good:
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
as far as I know only difference between those two is the bootloader.. So there's nothing wrong using T model modem on a I9300
[Galaxy S III General] dietzr:
The t model works fine, but I don, t find it performs any better then other modems I tried. Still looking for the best solution for i300 plus telstra.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Have you tried flashing T model bootloader onto your I9300.?.. All the latest T model stock firmwares comes with the new T model bootloader. So flashing latest stock Telstra firmware should do it...
[Galaxy S III General] mustang2012:
Hi guys just one question...

What is bootloader?and what does it do??

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Hi mate. No, just goto samfirmware and download the dlk3 image for telstra.

It contains stock everything including recovery, system etc. Then follow the steps in my post. No need to download separate anything.

Btw just got my phone back from repairs under warranty. Samsung didn't know a thing :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Little bit of Googling would have give you an answer

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Bootloader

Remember flashing a bootloader always risky.. Do not do it unless you know what you doing and do it at your own risk ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Uber_Linny:
Hey new question .... used to site on here ALOT when i had a SGS 1 ,,, hacked the crap out of it,,,, ive had the SGS 3 on VIRGIN mobile since september , and decided to stay on standard firmaware... i got sick and tired of having no ram due to bloat ware,,, so i applied root access about 2 months ago and deleted all the samsung crap etc,,, all has been fine , up until 2 days ago ,,, i have zero internet,,,, APN's are fine

Virgin

Virgin – Internet & MMS

•Name: Virgin Internet

•APN: VirginInternet

•Proxy: 202.139.83.152

•Port: 8070

•Username:

•Password:

•Server:

•MMSC: http://mms.virginvibe.com.au:8002/

•MMS Proxy: 202.139.83.152

•MMS Port: 8070

•MCC: 505

•MNC: 02

•APN Type: default,supl

I think there has been a new update , im trying to download it now so i can attempt to restore it
[Galaxy S III General] rbimdxe:
Double check those APNs. Should be one fore Internet and one for MMS - not one for both...

Internet has no proxy info or MMSC..
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
TDUEMA1 Bootloader

If anyone wants the latest T Model bootloader : TDUEMA1

Flash with Odin in bootloader
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
Thanks for uploading, but I'm getting an invalid hash value error in Odin.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Sorry give me 10min ill re upload it

Update: Done.... re uploaded it. Please download the file again. It should work now
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
No worries. Thanks for the re-upload... Everything's good now.
[Galaxy S III General] naathaanb96:
Did you take it to a service centre or call a certain number? Never had to deal with warranty before
[Galaxy S III General] Uber_Linny:
I ended up putting carbon ROM on ,,, worked well for 2 days ,,,, now it just freezes and restart loops ....
[Galaxy S III General] drmaj:
Hey Guys,

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I signed up with Vodafone for my Galaxy S3 i9300T & immediately flashed CM9 after getting it. After using the phone for a few weeks I have found the reception is terrible (Vodafone... what a surprise), and am going to take it back.

Anyway, I am looking to return to the phone to stock but had a few questions.

AP: I9300TDUDLK3

CP: I9300TDUDLJ2

CSC: I9300TVAUDLK3

1. When opening Triangle Away in CM9 it asks me for my phone model & it assumes its an i9300 (not i9300T). However when I open Triangle Away using the stock rom it correctly identifies i9300T. Would it be better for me to run Triangle Away from the stock rom instead of CM9?

2. I still have a backup of my stock un-rooted ROM, so is there an easy way to simply revert back to stock recovery?

If the answer to 2. is 'no'...

3. Using Mobile Odin (I have a Mac so I cant use Windows Odin), I plan on using this stock rom from samsung-updates.com:

Samsung-Updates.com-GT-I9300T-VAU-I9300TDUDLK3-1354162072.zip

Does this look like the correct ROM to use? Will it revert my recovery back to stock too?

I just want to make sure I can take this back to them completely stock.

Cheers,

drmaj.
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
Before you return it, what modem are you using with CM9? If you did not change the modem after flashing the custom rom that may be your problem, both Vodafone and telstra use the T model modem. I'm on telstra using a custom rom and the latest TDUELL2 model modem and have had a problem since, whereas before flashing the modem I was having problems.
[Galaxy S III General] drmaj:
I didn't flash the modem. But I find its the same using both cm9 and the stock rom.
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
My modem (baseband?) is listed as XXELLA and I'm on Telstra with no problems.
[Galaxy S III General] BillGoss:
Same here.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Any reason why you still on cm9 not cm10.1 ? Try the cm10.1 with TDUELL2 modem+rils
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
I have used that modem, it works just that Telstra and Vodafone T modems are optimized for 850mhz Thats why I flashed the TDUELL2 modem, since flashing this it seems to be a bit better.
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Define "better"? Does it only affect 3g speeds? Or do you get a signal in more places for voice calls? I don't bother much with 3g because I've got wifi at home and work, and freebie wifi at the local shops :)
[Galaxy S III General] drmaj:
OK I'm willing to give it a try, but is it likely to cause any issues if I want to return the phone later?

Can I put the original modem back?
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
Just reflash with stock firmware with Odin and that will return it back to stock with stock modem.

---------- Post added at 08:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 PM ----------

Better for me is better signal in more places as well as better 3g speed.
[Galaxy S III General] drmaj:
I don't have access to Odin (only Heimdall)... so can I update the modem without using Odin?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes you have two options... you can flash modem through cwm or mobile odin
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Ok so I tried the TDUELL2 modem aaaaand I'm not seeing much of an improvement. If anything, I get slightly worse reception at my house (which is already a low reception area). I only flashed the modem with odin because I don't have CWM or the like, do the RIL's make that much of a difference? Anyone compared modem only to modem + RIL?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
TDUEMB1 Modem

New T model firmware/modem out for Thailand.. extracted Modem+RILs TDUEMB1 posted here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
Nice...

When you get a chance, can you post up a .tar file as well?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Already posted here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38862099
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
Cool Cool... Thanks

Is there a new bootloader in the new firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes... will post here probably tomorrow
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
Are you going to use this latest version yourself kamawalmawa koala?
[Galaxy S III General] motavi:
That's gold! :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
TDUEMB1 Bootloader

Yes of course ;)

here is the latest T model Bootloader TDUEMB1 : Download
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
last time i checked your signature it was at duell2
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Lol... my xda profile wont get update automatically... using thai T model firmware since yesterday with speedmod kernel not sure how long this gonna last before I switch back CM.. so the amount of flashing I do with this phone can't really bother updating my signature every day ;)