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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] 3dward87:
I know how to reverse all to get back on stock, if I want to sent to warranty.

but...

one simple question :)

If I root, and then I flash with ODIN a stock rom (let`s say new rom coming), I loose root ?

Thanks and sorry for disturb
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dboechat:
AFAIK yes, you do.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] NoobSEowner:
i've just rooted my phone last week and the root checker show that my phone had been root and also i can use the CWM recovery (by pressing power+volume up+home button)

but after i did updated on my phone last night trough auto-update, now i am unable to boot into CWM instead of using recovery mode only.. and also my root checker show that my phone doesnt have root access.. is this problem exist after update?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Siberian Tiger:
You have to flash C.F. root again

Read the 2nd post ;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] VictorC666:
Hello, I'd like to flash back my stock recovery.img but I am not sure how to convert img to tar.md5 so that it can be used by ODIN. I found some HOWTOs but its still not clea to me... Please be so kind and help. Thank you

EDIT:

is this safe and usable?

EDIT2:

Or if somebody can convert it for me, I have no access to linux shell :( thank you very much
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kHiTe:
Thank You

UK Unlocked GT-I9300 4.0.4

Windows 8 Release Preview

Had to follow the instructions without the Auto Reboot, but then all worked very smoothly.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] BlazerRazor:
It seems 6.4 is not fully supported in regards to OTA updates. I am running the latest release, on LF5, and I failed to do the latest OTA update. It stops at 30%, fails, then reboots.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] VictorC666:
I just updated even with 6.4 and OTA, only changed franco to stock kernel, everything works fine
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] reejmond:
Same here! after 27% crashed with CF-root on my S3.

I did the job with KIES on my pc everything went well, but root is gone.

Again flashed with 6.4 tru ODIN en READY to go with ROOT!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] noisekick22:
I got today new update from samsung after that i lost root so i try to install costum framware but i got an error in the recovery mode thing.

cannot acess Singature even with a costum kernal of framware i got this.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mopral:
Your update from Samsung has probably replaced your recovery with the stock one

Just reflash CF-root with Odin and you should be good
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] noisekick22:
i got i back now but when i try to install titanium backup says no more space on phone but i see i got much space left like 9 GB how this can be solves all other programs are fine to install.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mopral:
Some files from your previous TB install should still be there

Try that:

-remove TB (but obviously keep your backup)

-check in /data/app and /sytem/app for TB remaining files

-reboot in recovery

-wipe cache and dalvik cache

-restart your phone

-retry to install TB
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] noisekick22:
That works thank you for the info it works :D

Now i have a updated phone with root awsome.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] andreas1979:
Heimdall 1.3.1, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Linux

It's working - and beautifully. I have just finished the process and documented the whole thing on video, including a recording of my terminal. If you want to check out Heimdall, I suggest you use 1.3.1, because 1.3.2 does have some known issues.

Try the following first, while your SGS[1-3] is connected via USB and in download mode:

Be careful though with any 'special' SGS3 devices. The international version worked just fine (the one I have), but I heard that some of the ones that are called GT-I9300(something) don't always work. Do some tests before doing something stupid:

$ sudo heimdall detect

should output that a device was detected. Check dmesg accordingly.

$ sudo heimdall print-pit

should output PIT information and reboot your device.

You should do this before attempting any write operations on your device. Check out the video. I'll post it as soon as it's edited.

Andreas
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rahulsuneja:
Can't Update Firmware!!!

I flashed CF-Root 6.4 on my Galaxy S III. However, I'm unable to update my firmware. It downloads the firmware & then while installing update it stops at 25% and reboots my phone. On reboot, I am presented with "Firmware Update Failed".

Any solution to this?

Hep please.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] reejmond:
Try to flash with the program KIES on pc.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] superpuper:
OTA fail here . Stock le8 + cf 6.4
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] consegregate:
I'm not using an S3, but I'm introducing my friend to the vast world of android and it doesn't work if he can't flash the recovery. I've tried many times to flash the recovery through odin, but end up with the stock recovery with every recovery boot.

I can't figure out what I did wrong. Usb debugging was checked, the flashing was a success but no changes to recovery. I do get superuser and root but that's about it.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] boobool:
please pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me guys!!!!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying:

my phone is ****ed up.

i was runing checkrom V3.5.connected device to AC charger(supplied charger) and then slept for 1 hour.

when iwake up my device stuck at samsung logo.

i can't enter recovery mode,just can go to download mode.i got there and tried to flash CF-root v6.4 with odin v1.85(in chainfire thread said),when i hit start in odin it fails and says there is no PIT partition.what should i do?

i downloaded odin from SAMMOBILE.COM, and in zip file there is PIT file.now what should i do?should i flash stock firmware?

it's important to say i had SGS2 before and i'm not noob.

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] amg009:
Just flash stock recovery and update via ota works fine....

Then again flash cf root....
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] andreas1979:
...when did this turn into a support-thread?! :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] amg009:
Sorry wrong place, I thought I could get my answers here easily, my fault....
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Siberian Tiger:
Flash again stock LFB and try again to flash c.f. with Odin version 3 something not 1.85 and report back.

Note flashing stock FW wipes your internal sd so back up your files ;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] boobool:
downloaded stock firmware. it is 1 part rom.

tried to flash it, but odin says there is no pit partition.

i think it needs a 3 part rom, what is your idea? could you tell me where can i find that?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
One Sammobile.com

Two stop posting in this thread use Q&A section .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] consegregate:
Stock recovery keeps coming back! I'm confused, can someone guide me a bit?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] TotallydubbedHD:
CF Root v6.4 working on the new FW XXBLG6
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ascariz:
Question: IF my rooted s3 get OTA update of jellybean, and able to install it, i will lost my root and custom recovery. Can i flash cf 6.4 on JB?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Glennmartyn:
***Solved and flashed**
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
Yes and |Yes .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kaimera:
Hi,

I updated to XXLG6 and flashed v6.4 via Odin but it didn't root.

I followed post#1 and flashed it again and still nothing.

I had to pull the battery and manually enter recovery for the root to work.

Odd, had no issues last time after an OTA upgrade.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] cmd512:
CF-Root 6.4 installed perfectly with XXBLG6 here, no issues. Fully rooted and functional.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] tebi_tan:
On XXLFB it says Odin says NAND Write Start!, device says Downloading, but nothing is done.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Just got lg6 & applied root. All perfect.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MeX_DK:
Does CF-Root CWM allow select with the menu button?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Hrc4u:
Yes..

/H

Skickat från min GT-I9000 via Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] vadonka:
i just got my sgs3 today, used this method for rooting. its working flawless. thx!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ash969:
i just installed LG8, is this one also possible to root with the same method?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Yes. Any and all so far

Sent from my SGS3
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] TotallydubbedHD:
CF root 6.4 working on LG8

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] TotallydubbedHD:
you put in PDA?

And put your phone into download mode?

And then checked to see if SU was installed & updated binary?

Should have worked.

CF root -> so far hasn't failed me, ever.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Bidshelf:
If I just use CF-Root to get root in my stock firmware the counter will be increase?

I will not use a custom rom or a custom kernel.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] amg009:
Yes but you can just install triangleaway and remove...
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] colorian:
Not sure if I have done something wrong/stupid or if this is an issue to report, so I decided to post here anyways.

I rooted my phone a few weeks ago with version 6.3 I think. Because I preferred the Superuser application from the market over Supersu simply for having it used more often, I replaced the application in the system/apps folder. It updated the binaries successfully and it worked for a while till Samsung offered an OTA update. After that the root didn't work anymore.

So I decided to reflash, this time with version 6.4. Phone runs, no big problems, only that the SuperSU app now crashes half a minute after the phone booted. Any attempt to update SuperSU and the binaries didn't work. I tried reflashing version 6.3 instead of 6.4 but that didn't work either.

So basically my phone runs well, but it's not rooted and gives an error for the SuperSU application.

Any idea what this may be? Is there something "easy" I can do about it or do you see not a simple option other than reflashing my ROM. Still using the original one in case that would matter.

Cheers,

Kenneth

Edit: Never mind. Apparently even though clicking "Reinstall" gave an "Uninstallation failed" error, it succeeded uninstalling. After a reinstall from the market, it updated the binaries and root works ever since. Thanks a lot, ChainFire!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] varekkai:
Hi people,

A couple of days ago I got my new S3 and rooted it with CF-Root right away, and just after that I made a nandroid backup and kept it in my PC. Since then i have been flashing some ROMs trying things out, but because of some wifi issue I'm thinking about enforcing the warranty on the phone. Now when I restore my nandroid backup I get the "System status: Modified" message in the phone settings, and obviously have my flashing counter in download mode > 0. I know I can take care of that counter with Triangle Away, but what can I do for the "Modified" issue to get my phone to stock? I ask this because as far as my n00b knowledge goes restoring that backup would "equal" to flashing my stock rom (except that now it is rooted).

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
It will say modified because you rooted then backed up. Just flash stock rom and all will be good.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] samhcl:
I found the solution about root success! My S3 in same case after updated into latest version (stock rom OTA) and CF Root not working.

After my testing, I found the point: make sure you are using the new version of Odin!

I did try to change the Odin into newer version (3.04) and using the same CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar file and follow the same instruction, IT WORKS!

Not sure I can attach the link here or not but for your reference, you can get the 3.04 Odin below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1719744

Happy rooting ;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] spoiler75:
I did a backup with cwm5. Can I install my backup now via the cwm6 modification as well?

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
I have a weird problem with recovery boot mode. Ok, my SGS3 is rooted using CF-Root 6.3 (no Triangle Away though) and I want to boot it into Recovery Mode. So, I turn my phone off, pressVolume Down + Home + Power. Phone loads into a screen with warning and asks for a choice - VolUp - to continue or VolDown to reboot in normal mode. I press VolUp and I see a screen where written:

ODIN MODE:

Product Name: GT-I9300

Custom Binary download: Yes (1 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

Green Android picture and phrase "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!"

That's all, phone can stay in that mode forever waiting for nothing (max time = 24hours). And it has no reaction to any button, I have to disconnect battery to start it up. What's wrong here?

P. S. And everyday I receive annoying message that new system update is ready to install but this update fails due to boot and recovery changed by CF-Root.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
Oops... Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] SwiftSmoke:
Also holding down power button while in download mode will reboot phone after about 10-15secs. But only do this while not installing anything in this mode.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Landorin:
Thanks Chainfire, really love the fact this is no longer a kernel! :)

Worked fine rooting my stock ROM with CF-Root v6.4 as well as when I upgraded to LG8 via OTA today and rooted again, did not need to trick the phone into recovery or anything.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ChrisDude70:
I keep getting

"<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)"

I've got the latest versions of al the required software.

Could it be because of the latest update from samsung?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
Today I've flashed CF-Root 6.4 (before was 6.3) And phone stopped responding on incoming calls. Plays default incoming call melody, black screen and after that it fails with message "Process com.android.phone has stopped" (see attachment). Incoming call fails immediately with the same message.

Help!

P.S. Reflashed again 6.4, flashed back 6.3. Cleared all possible caches. No luck. :(

View attachment 1233351
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] creesch:
I am having a hard time finding the answer so I thought I might as well ask it in here. So far the most common root methods I found are cf-root and The Samsung galaxy s3 toolkit. Since I am getting my s3 tomorrow I was wondering if someone could explain the differences between the two methods used? So just to be clear I do not need to know what people think is the best method, I am just curious about the factual difference.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
Backup data factory reset,

Fails install stock rom via Odin .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ShironLive:
Hmm how long does the flashing take ?

My phone has been like this for a good 10-15 min now :/ The phone is in download mode.

I'm I ****ed or can I do something ?

FIXED !
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] edd080:
This happened to me on my friends phone, it just hangs up i switched the phone off leave the power button pressed for around 10 - 15 sec, unplug the usb and close odin, then try again, i also used a different usb port. It worked fine at least that's how i managed.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
Factory reset has fixed my problem, thanks a lot!

Also it was a good time to flash stock ROM back, update using OTA (OTA update fails with CF-Root) and reflash CF-Root 6.4 back. So, now I have the latest official kernel + root.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
I had the same problem while a cheap cable bought on Ebay been used. Usage of an original SGS3 cable fixed this problem.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] boyan64:
Yes , cable can be a problem. Use only original cable without adapters !!!

I had a problem with original cable which was connected do additional USB cable ( because original is too short).
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Rakkesh27:
my internal memory is not getting detected in CWM? what i need to do?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
Root again .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] IamIrene:
re root again
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] :
can you flash CWM Recovery touch after usign cf-root
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ShironLive:
Anyone noticing high standby usage after rooting ?

//ShironLive
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Not me.

I think you're seeing a glitch in the calculation of the standby mode usage. This is present on all SGS3 devices regardless of the firmware version.

Root doesn't change anything related to battery usage.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ShironLive:
Hmm, just weird....

I had before rooting, a battery time up to 1-2 days, but now i only get around 15-20 hours.

Maybe i need to try to calibrate my battery.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
Did u change kernel?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ShironLive:
Nope, everything is stock except I rooted it with this threads method.

//ShironLive
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
hmm that is bit strange. When I rooted it did seem to lose battery a little but I'd say the difference was negligible, especially for what root brings to the party. Still get a day and a half but I using omega ROM.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] bdastoor:
Two issues :

1. Earlier when I had the Galaxy Note, rooting with CFRoot gave us the CWM which had options like "Flash Firmware" or "Flash Kernel" etc. These seem to be missing in the CWM for the Galaxy S3. Or am I missing something?

2. On the stock firmware on installing CFRoot I (obviously) got device status as modified and increase in flash counter. Using triangle away I set the counter to zero. However on reflashing the stock firmware and confirming lack of root (triangle away and titanium stop working), I still get device status as "modified". What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] SwiftSmoke:
1. Really just not needed files flashed through cwm will know where there going and anything that can't be flashed in cwm go through Odin. ( my take on it anyway lol )

2. If ya follow the steps in chainfires Op's Ya should get back to stock with all counters reset and status as stock.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] neofral:
nope, to me everything seems running as before. after rooting i uninstalled some of the stock apps though
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] erezhazan1:
Hey, I did root about 2 weeks ago and now the OTA is driving me insane, every time it want's me to update the system and when I do

install it goes until 25% and fails and then again it wants me to update.

what can I do ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] romutis:
1. Flash stock firmware back (download it from sammobile)

2. Apply OTA update

3. Root Your device again using CFRoot
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] amg009:
Or you could just flash the stock recovery back and ota will work...

No need to flash rom all over again....
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] erezhazan1:
Do you mean do flash the backup?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] geistteufel:
Flashing with ODIN Mobile do a boot loop on Android 4.0.4 Galaxy S3 XXLG8

The phone flash and flash again in loop, until I flash with ODIN Desktop ... Annoying
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] neofral:
ia had the same problem last night. it was due to a different kernel i installed which for some unkown reason caused errors to the transferred files by USB :confused:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Arasl-l:
Hi,

I have a question and I've searched this thread before asking but I didn't find my answer,sorry if I'm not a clever one:):):D

I have SGnote before SGS3 and I'm new here,there were some problem with fullwipe with this kernel in Note,is there any same thing here or it's safe to do full wipe with out any soft or hard brick or data loss or such things.

Thanks to all:cowboy:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
You'll lose data if u do full wipe anyway. As for note bricking not sure
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Arasl-l:
Thanks pal,I know about that data,of course they will be deleted,I mean some system file loss tat can not be recovered.

I thinks it's o to do full wipe.

Don't you ever read or heard anything about that?

Thanks alot
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
I think I may have, specific to the note but couldn't help u pal im on sgs3 which doesn't have such a problem.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Arasl-l:
I'm on SGS3 too pal n I want to flash a custom Rom that needs fullwipe,this is my reason for asking,:)

BTW thanks a lot Buddy:cowboy:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
Oh right well in that case, flash as normal with Odin to get root and cwm then flash ROM of choice. full wipe is fine I did full wipe to install omega 11 no issues. U may need triangleaway if u need to return phone for warranty purposes (device status will change to MODIFIED)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] piannetta:
Hi there, I used CF-root and this method on my SGS2 and it worked a dream. I've just gotten my shiny new SGS3 with the latest update (XXLFB) and what I'm confused about is on my SGS2 I had to find the appropriate .tar file that matched the baseband version, I can't seem to see that here. I'm also not sure if this method will work for my version of the device and I'm reading a lot of messages from people who are having problems.

So a couple of quick questions:

* Has anyone confirmed this works for XXLFB?

* Does it require anything other than just running the ODIN process (like it did with my SGS2)?

I've read the OP and whilst it seems to indicate it works for any version, it is dated over a month ago and XXLFB was pushed since then (to my device anyway) which is why I'm a little tentative, so sorry if this seems like an annoying post.

Cheers,

Pete
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] firefds:
There is no kernel change with the SGS3 version of CF-Root. It only changes your recovery and pushes SusperSU, su and CWM. That is why you don't need to find your version, as this root method is not rom depended..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
If u have international sgs3 (gt-i9300) it will work. As posted above it isn't a kernel or anything but it will alter your flash counter
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] piannetta:
job done and all seems to be working fine, thanks guys and thanks Chainfire, beer en route

confirmed 1SE18444B3634850G
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] erezhazan1:
Hey, how come I"m the only one with this problem, I just want to make the OTA update, and it become so complicated.

I don't want to flash all the ROM again since I'll have to set all of the settings again.

what are my options ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] laneyofdeath:
Firmware update pal
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] erezhazan1:
ok I have flashed with ODIN the Firmware and everything went good, thanks !

I just hope that I won't have to do that every time there is an OTA update.