yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Robbie Doo:
I think you need to disable your firewall (temporarily) while you're running the program. Let me know if that's the case for you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
i disabled my firewalls still the same
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Round Peg:
Samsung has started pushing the Jellybean 4.1.2 update onto MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy S3. The update erase root access, but the current rooting method no longer works on 4.1.2. I have not been able to find a method to root MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy S3﻿ other than flashing via Odin, which I am not willing﻿ to do.

Does anyone know of any method to root MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy S3 4.1.2 (other than flashing via Odin)?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skorpion56:
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Can I root using the latest 4.1.1 on sprint now that the 4.1.2 is on my new phone?? Thx..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] devastatorx:
I just tested this, and it indeed does work.

-devx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Are you installing the Toolkit to the default location?

Do you have UAC disabled in User Accounts?

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
You can ALWAYS root using the recovery root method. To add support for the latest versions I need the stock boot image from the build which you can get by backing up the boot image in custom recovery and uploading it.

I am releasing a new update today with the latest version of the Toolkit but allot of people have not got back to me with the 4.1.2 boot images so I will have to add support as I get the images.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
To anyone who has a 4.1.2 update who can help, I can add full support to the Toolkit for 4.1.2 if you can do the following:

1. Flash custom recovery (TWRP preferred) using the toolkit and boot to it

2. Select 'Backup' and ONLY tick the Boot to backup

3. Swipe at the bottom to back up the stock partition

4. Reboot back to Android and copy the boot file from /sdcard/TWRP/*your serial*/*backup date* to your pc

5. Upload the boot file to dropbox or anywhere else and send me the link

If anyone with a 4.1.2 for any S3 device can do this then I can get an update done tonight. I will then be building the public version after my Nexus public builds have been released.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] holmern:
Wow. Awesome tool. I like how it ended as well.."Congratulations. YOU hacked it!". Not sure about you guys but I didn't do squat :p

Donations on the way!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
I apologize if I am double posting, but I can't seem to find my first post.

Here's my problem. I just rooted using the toolkit on my Sprint GS3 and I've lost wi-fi. I am on build MB1 and Android v4.1.2. If I am reading the FAQ correctly, I think I need to reflash the stock rom? In the toolkit there are these two options, but I'm not sure which to pick:

6. ReFlash Stock Recovery

8. Download, Extract + Flash Stock Rom

I have root, did a TWRP nanoid and backed up my aps using Titanium Backup. Could someone help get me in the right direction to get my wi-fi back?

Edit: I've started downloading the stock rom. Sure hope #8 is the right way to go.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] djpegg:
I am having the exact same issue on MB1 update and TWRP 4.3.2.0 and I cant tell you when it started. I started this morning with LJ1 and then I MOBILE ODIN back to Stock Recovery, and then I used VOODOO OTA and then took OTA to MA6 and then checked for updates again and did the MB1 update and then spent a while trying to get TWRP installed and to stick by renaming the 2 files needed to be renamed. I then downloaded the awesome toolkit 7.0 and followed instructions to rename the files. I had to install the insecure recovery and then rename them and then put TWRP 4.3.2.0 back in, and now no WIFI... touch the switch and it bouces right back to OFF... Please help. What did I screw up?

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 85stang:
do you still need a sprint 4.1.2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
As an update on my problem, I ended up messing things up bad enough that I flashed the non-rooted stock rom, losing root and basically doing a factory reset. Spent the last 5 hours reinstalling and getting my phone back to the way I had it, since my twrp backup or Titanian backup did me no good. Hopefully someone will upload 4.1.2 to Mark and I'll try again. Question though: Will the wifi issue still be a problem if the toolkit has 4.1.2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] djpegg:
If Mark is the one who has mad these awesome tools, I just used the one for the Note 2 on Sprint and that one was 4.1.2 and people tried it and it worked, so I thought I would try it on my wifes s3 and no WIFI, but I am still playing with it. These toolkits are the bomb diggity still and thanks so much.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
I agree 100%. I used the Nexus 7 toolkit without any issues :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] southernmissAP:
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Hey Mark

Got my S3 rooted and booted with cspires new JB 4.1.2 update. I used your toolkit too and it worked perfectly even without this new jb support. I updated via KIES and used your toolkit to flash TWRP recovery. I couldnt get the toolkit to do the rooting part so i just copied the supersu zip and put it on my internal and then flashed that via recovery. Everything works great and havent had any issues at all. I wanted to give you a heads up on that as well as anyone else that may be having trouble with the kit. Also i meant to send you you the boot.img file yesterday but got busy and didnt have time. I posted two files below and put them in zips in my DB that just need to be extracted. Both zips are the same, i made two just in case one didnt work or was messed up. If there is anything else you need let me know. Thanks!

CSpire GS3 JB 4.1.2 UPDATE: Boot.img Files

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sac4qdktpw6sky5/FULL STOCK CSPIRE GS3 MB3 JB 4.1.2 UPDATE 3-6-2013.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipahztmbxry3ul4/1970-01-21--09-04-00.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
okay it must have been something with my user name for the toolkit not to work. so i created another user account one and the toolkit ran just fine :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Yes I do. I will be pushing out an Auto Update this morning but as soon as stock images are sent in for 4.1.2 then I will try to add support within a few hours of getting the stock boot image as I have made the toolkit very easy to add support to now.

I have also added information on how to add support for new builds into the Model Selection screen. I have to rely on users sending in stock boot images for new builds as its physically impossible for me to monitor all the models on all the Toolkits (14 different models just on the S3 Toolkit).

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Thanks for the update I will have to add something to the FAQ to help people having similar problems.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Nexus Toolkits are a hell of allot easier to make than samsung ones as everything can be done automatically in fastboot rather than flashing images manually using odin :)

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Already rooted your image but I need to know the build number as soon as possible to add it to the toolkit.

Anyone know the C Spire 4.1.2 build number?

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
I'm not sure what C Spire means, but the current build number on Sprint GS3 is JZO54K.L710VPBMB1.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ChadH42:
Mark - I'd love to help. I can send you the latest stock ROM for the SPH-L710 if you would tell me how you would like to receive it (zip, tar, rooted, unrooted, etc)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
When you say the latest stock rom do you mean the OTA or a full nand backup?

All I need is the stock boot image to add support. It will need to be pulled as a backup from recovery (twrp preferably) and also I need the model/build that it has been pulled from.

If I can get it in time then I can add support to the toolkit update as its all finished and waiting to be pushed.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vaximily:
I looked around and couldn't find an answer, so I hope this isn't a repeat....

I've got SGS3 Toolkit v7.0.0, which displayed option 32 as Sprint Android 4.1.1, however my phone was upgraded a few days ago to 4.1.2...

Question is, can I use this tool to backup my old phone and restore to the new phone that just arrived in the mail (cracked my screen)? I don't necessarily need root or anything else, just want to backup the data from my apps so I'm not starting from scratch.

Thanks for all your hard work!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ChadH42:
Here is the stock boot image from a twrp backup taken from a sprint model SPH-L710 build JZO54K.L710VPBMB1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
You can use the toolkit to backup your Internal Storage and also backup the installed apps and you should have no problems restoring them to another Galaxy S3.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Thanks would you be able to test the repacked stock and insecure boot images in a few minutes? Its adviseable to make a nand backup using twrp recovery before testing so you can get everything back to normal should the images not boot but I dont think there will be any problems.

Please let me know here as I cannot add support without knowing the images work.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JonBsbB:
My sprint GS3 will not connect to my PC like a drive. I have the drivers installed and all and nothing. USB debug too. Ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
Have you tried a different USB cable and/or a different USB port?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ChadH42:
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Everything tested fine.

---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 PM ----------

The SGS3 only connects as a media device. Only a custom recovery lets you mount the external sdcard as a drive.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] k2283944:
jzo54k.l710wwamb3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
Thanks there will be an auto update pushed in about 2 hours with 4.1.2 support for cspire, sprint and gt-i9305n as well as updates to twrp recovery, fixes to several sections and general updates to the main toolkit.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT AUTO UPDATE V7.3.0 [09TH MAR 2013] AVAILABLE!!

Changelog:

+Added support for INTERNATIONAL MODEL GSM [GT-I9300] 4.1.2 EMB2 Build

+Added support for INTERNATIONAL MODEL 4G [GT-I9305N] 4.1.2 BMA2 Build

+Added support for CSPIRE MODEL LTE [SCH-L710] 4.1.2 AMB3 Build

+Added support for US SPRINT MODEL LTE [SPH-L710] 4.1.2 BMB1 Build

+Added information to Model Selection options to add 4.1.2 support

+Updated TWRP Touch Recovery for all models to latest version [2.4.3.0]

+Updated SuperSU root to latest version [1.25] and built into Toolkit procedures

+Updated several parts of main section to fix bugs and improve code

+Updated firmware download section to add new builds and link to all builds

If you have any confusion over supported builds please read the HELP screen which you can get to from the Model Selection Screen.

To add support for 4.1.2 for your model/build please do the following:

NOTE: Stock boot images are needed to add support to the Toolkit. If you have rooted via custom recovery zip file the boot image will still be stock and fine to use but if you have rooted by flashing an insecure boot image please do not send anything as the file will be incorrect.

1. On the Model Selection screen enter any number for your model

2. In the Main Menu select option 5 and flash TWRP Recovery

3. Reboot to Recovery using the Reboot Device Options section

4. Select 'Backup' from the menu in TWRP Recovery

5. Untick everything except 'Boot' and swipe at the bottom to make a backup

6. Reboot the system back into Android

7. Copy the boot.emmc.win file from sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS to your pc

8. Email the file to firmware.support@skipsoft.net with the full model/build number

Support will then be added and pushed as an update as soon as possible

For people who do not want or cannot get the Auto Update versions you can download twrp touch from http://goo.im/devs/mskip/recovery/samsung_galaxy_s3 and flash it via the Toolkit. SuperSU can be updated to the latest version from the app.

[Auto Updates are only accessible if you have donated to the Toolkit project, received an activation code and unlocked the donator features. Auto Updates are a much faster and easier way of pushing small updates that would otherwise not be worth doing. I can push a single textual change or add support for a new build without having to go through the whole process of building a full version and uploading a large file. IF you are not able to or do not want to donate to unlock the Auto Update feature (and other donator features) then all the smaller updates are collated and a full build made when I have time or if there are enough updates to warrant it. This is the easiest way to make sure all the Toolkits are as up to date as possible. IF you have any views about this please pm me about them and do not post in the open thread]

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
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Dam that went smooth rooted... no headaches I was even drunk when I did it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
Sent my file, not sure if it will help per my email to you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] denson9874:
Unable To Activate Donator Features

i donated and for some reason or another im not able to activate the code that i was given, confused :confused: any help OP?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JonBsbB:
When will v7.3.0 be avaliable for non donated DL?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fastlerner:
CSpire 4.1.2

Build number: JZO54K.L710WWAMB3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fastlerner:
Same question. The main download link says "file not found" and the mediafire link is to the older version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WhiteiceDMSTech:
Hello,

I have the donor version of the Nexus 7 version and this version.

I have yet to go through using this on the SG SIII so I just wanted to double check before I do this. I want to basically wipe everything, install stock image with root and custom recovery.

So would I choose option #8 first and then choose option #2?

And if I want to make sure this is a fresh,clean install, what is the correct method of wiping everything before installing the stock rom?

I believe my WiFi has been corrupted and so I just want to start over from scratch with the stock rom and root and then go from there.

Thank you,

Whiteice

PS. I am on Sprint Option #32 if it matters.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Norcalz71:
sorry if this answer is buried in this thread, I am coming from a Motorola Atrix so the rooting/flashing mechanisms are slightly different.

I have a Sprint GS3 on 4.1.2, build # JZO54K.L710VPBMB1, which I do not see in the toolkit menu. (This is a work phone, trying to get root for a few programs but definitely don't want to screw anything up). Is root for 4.1.2 available at this time (or has the update not officially gone out) and if so what is the proper method for rooting on 4.1.2 (or which is the proper post to reference, I'm happy to read up on the right material myself).

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SamsungSammy:
i think he said it was safe to do although it did not work for me.

i just the the "easy method" by qbking since the rookit did not work for me. odin cwm- then in root flash the teamepic? root file
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Norcalz71:
I will have to look into this method for now as all I am concerned with at the moment is getting the thing rooted. If I am reading it right the method still works even after the 4.1.2 update?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
Using v7.3. I did my first nanoid backup to extSd and PC. Everything appears to have worked, but my cursor in the toolkit stayed blinking on the next blank line (see attached image). I waited about 15 minutes to see if it would go back to another window before I finally disconnected. Not sure if this is a bug. If it was still working, there didn't seem to be any ill effects from my disconnecting.

Update: I ran it a second time, giving it more time. It eventually finished, but really seems like it takes too much time (almost 40 minutes from start to finish). Also, is it a typo that it says it's PULLING files to PC rather than PUSHING files to PC?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] emtchrisbishop:
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Wow, I have say that was the easiest root I've used. Great job on making it so easy! Major thanks!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
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I had the same problem after 30 min I disconnected and said o well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
About 10 more minutes it probably would have finished. That just seems like way too long though. Next week I may just do a regular nanoid backup through recovery and then file copy the nanoid to my computer and put it in the backup folder.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
I tried to do another nanoid tonight. This time, after SEVENTY minutes, I did a Ctrl-C to abort the batch job. I'm sorry to say that I regret showing my support by donating and the developer doesn't see fit to address these concerns. I also noticed that the twrp nanoid that I did thru recovery had a few more files saved than the one this toolkit attempted to do. Sorry I wasted my money for both this and for the donation I made for the Nexus 7 toolkit, which I still haven't received my unlock code for. It promises to give you the code in one hour, it's now going on 36 hours. Yes, I'm annoyed that what looks to be so promising can't be trusted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I received both my code for the Nexus 7 version and this version pretty much immediately when my transaction went through. Received it in my inbox. Sounds like you have 2 versions as well so you know how it works. Just wanted to point out to maybe check your spam folder. Also, for example the way my GMAIL works, since it is from the same sender, sometimes it files all the emails in one. So possibly check your previous one if you still have it to see if it got flagged there.

Other then that, im fresh out of ideas :( I understand your frustration though about the support. Even though I had the Nexus 7 version for a while, I recently donated to this one and posted a question a few post above yours 3 days ago, still with no response. But I know people have lives outside of this. But on our end, it still sucks.

Whiteicedmstech
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] allrockedout:
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I have s3 us sprint can u guide me somewhere to flash it to metro.PCs? It's rooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JonBsbB:
Where is the download for the new v7.3.0 of the tool kit?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
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You have to donate to get it and trust me its worth it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
Until the developer chooses to address the very questionable nanoid backup, I would not trust it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] atyler:
I donated for the GS3 Toolkit, and upgraded to 7.3 with no problem. Now I am having an issue. My GS3 is stock 4.1.2. I am trying to root it now using the toolkit, but every time I enter the code for Sprint 4.1.2, it goes through the download process, gets to the end, then aborts with some type of error. Any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dcharleyultra:
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What does the error message say?

Swyped from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] atyler:
Everything goes normally until it checks to see if everything extracted normally. It then says something to the effect of "Checking to see if everything extracted correctly".....Then it says "An error occurred"....A few seconds later, it says something like "Try again later or contact support thread for help"

All this happens when I first open the toolkit and select option 133 for US Sprint 4.1.2....All this happens when it attempts to download the boot image and recovery from skipsoft (Whetever the #1 download location is cant be found)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Robbie Doo:
Disable the firewall temporarily if any.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] atyler:
Tried that as well. For the time being, I have gone back to 4.1.1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
After downloading the model file does the screen list the fiels that have been extracted? Could you take a screenshot when it displays the error message so I can check if everything has gone ok upto then. Also do you have any model specific files in the root folder of the toolkit (should be in a folder with your model name) and stock recovery files in the recovery folder.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mskip:
I appologise I have not answered this post before I have 8 Toolkits to look after and update and around 20 toolkit threads to monitor aswell as everything else so I rely on other members to help which sometimes cannot be done. If you still want an answer to your problem then make another NANDROID without pulling the files to the pc and check the files and filesizes of the files that have been created to check they are all ok. Check if those files are all ok (cwm has boot.img recovery.img cache.ext4.tar system.ext4.tar data.ext4.tar and nandroid.md5 and depending on the amount of data on your device these files could total 2-3GB). TWRP NANDROID has more files as each image has its own md5 file. If the problem is always pulling the files then I can only suggest dissabling certain things such as UAC as something must be hindering the file transfer process. Pulling files to your pc do sometimes take a long time especially if you are pulling a 1.5GB data file. I have tested the NANDROID processes many many times and yes it can seem like its stuck (as I cannot display a progress bar until the Toolkits are updated to C# with a full UI interface) but it has always finished which is why I suggest testing the actual process to check the files are correct on your device.

The Toolkit says PULLING files to PC as the adb process to send a file from your device to pc is adb pull, to send a file from pc to device is adb push which is why it is worded that way.

I try to make sure everyones question is answered and spend allot of time on this but if you feel your question isnt getting any attention in the future then feel free to email toolkit.support@skipsoft.net as I check that email more frequently than the xda threads.

Mark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] atyler:
I have included 3 attachments based on what you asked for. One is a screen shot from the moment I get the error. The other 2 are screenshots of the contents of the "recovery" and "stock" folders from the location "C:\Samsung Galaxy S3 ToolKit\SPH-L710.zip"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramer:
I appreciate you responding. I've decided to do my nanoid backups on my phone and copy the backup to my computer as needed. I can do that in a matter of minutes rather than an hour or so.