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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TabletConnect:
Question, after I flash CWM 6.0.1.0, if I reboot into recovery, the phone goes into Android system recovery. Why is that?

In order to go back to CWM, I have to go to EZ Recovery, flash CWM 6.0.1.0 again, and then reboot into recovery. Once I am in CWM when i need to reboot, I get asked the following:

"ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?"

Yes - Disable recovery flash.

Should I click yes so the phone does not go into Android system recovery?

I am on stock but rooted, of course. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
Ya you can click yes. I personlay just install rom manager and have it flash the latest CWM and then when I wanna boot into recovery I just click "reboot into recovery" in rom manger.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
I installed cwm from rom manager

Rebooted to recovery made backup of stock rom

Went to retore cause i didnt like the JB rom and it went fine but said Error Restoring Data. None of my apps got reinstalled and my setup was gone

But all my sms and stuff were there

2nd time it happened any ideas
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
part of the reason why i dont use cwm 6.0.1.2 from rom manager. i use cwm6.0.1.1 from ez recovery because it works for every rom touchwiz or aosp.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnten:
i did the ez unlock on g7 and it seems to have worked is there a way i can check to make sure
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
If you reboot and the samsung logo flashes by quickly the bootloader is unlocked but if it hangs for a few seconds then its locked

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnten:
cool deal it was very fast do i guess i am good to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
So, is the pit for not needed on this device ? I have heard of some findings on partitions tables for this phone, but nobody has said that they need to be used to recover from a brick yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] npompei:
Holy crap this was so easy! Can't say thanks enough for the clear steps. Im rooted and unlocked. The ez recovery app looks great too. Looks like you can do anything from it?

Thanks again! Now to really figure out whether its clean rom or synergy!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TabletConnect:
How do I get apps to default to my SD card? Apparently most, if not all, apps are reading the internal storage rather than the SD card. For example, I downloaded an app called "App List Backup". This made a list of all the apps that I had on my old phone. It saved the "list" on my SD card. When I installed and tried to restore on my S3, it states it cannot find the file.

I notice similar issues with other apps. Very annoying.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Did you try to copy them to your phone memory?

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the pitfile does not help recover from a soft brick like it did on the fascinate...im guessing the partition layout is different?? however flashing a bootchain prior to the stock rom repartitions the internal memory and is confirmed to help recover from a soft brick...but i wouldnt flash a bootchain unless its a last resort.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TabletConnect:
I do not want to copy things to my phone memory. I would like the apps to read my SD card. Android System Info is another app that does not read the SD card. It gives me storage information on the internal memory when it should for both internal and external. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
format your sd to fat32.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TabletConnect:
Wow, that is the only option? If so, I would need to save everything to my hard drive and then copy back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thewebsiteisdown:
I recently bought this phone and did the Adam Outler's tool. I have the phone rooted I have the custom bootloader flashed using it and I have the recovery flashed at first using it now updated.

I don't see the advanced menu in recovery which scares me. Should I be worried? I don't want to flash a rom and not be able to wipe the dalvik when I should be..

Any help is greatly appreciated and a thank you will follow.

I tried goggling anything about this, searched the forum search post can't find nothing about it any where.

I got it, I reflashed recovery and did the power up / home / power button trick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jtadak:
I'm getting an error on the md5 checker in oden while trying to push the stock rom. Is there a smaller stock rom I can get I think it was a bad download because I have to download using my epic 4g touch on 4g. No binary is selected message pops up.

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Now trying the alternate method and when using the first step, flashing VRALF somehow bootloader was checked as well as f. Reset time. I clicked it and noticed afterward of course. Now when I try to flash the VRALF file I get a fail.

Edit: The other VRALF file also is not showing up next to PDA in Oden. Only the VRALF 1 is being recognized. The stock ROM and VRALF bootloader file says no binary selected.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jtadak:
I'm getting an error on the md5 checker in oden while trying to push the stock rom. Is there a smaller stock rom I can get I think it was a bad download because I have to download using my epic 4g touch on 4g. No binary is selected message pops up.

Now trying the alternate method and when using the first step, flashing VRALF somehow bootloader was checked as well as f. Reset time. I clicked it and noticed afterward of course. Now when I try to flash the VRALF file I get a fail.

Edit: The other VRALF file also is not showing up next to PDA in Oden. Only the VRALF 1 is being recognized. The stock ROM and VRALF bootloader file says no binary selected.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tomalrocks:
Does flashing with CWM trip the flash binary counter on Verizon S3? I didnt use ODIN so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
read the very first part of the guide in red letters.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Do any of the custom roms help with the 4g 3g handoff issues?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
no on aosp its actually worse! although there is a new ril fix that is suppose to be alot better...expect it to be merged into all aosp builds very soon if not already.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Thanks cant wait to try it. The S3 is a darn good phone except for a few issues hope they get them fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GigaRack:
Samsung Drivers

The link to the samsung drivers on the OP is not working for me. Is there another link?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GigaRack:
Never mind it is working now.......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
Is there a place to download adb? I can't seem to get the SuperSu to install. It looks like I'm missing adb? Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Need a little help here.

Just got my Verizon S3, coming from Sprint S3.

While attempting to Root via Windows,

Section 2: How to Root/ Unlock bootloader/ Flash Custom recovery(Windows)

I get the following meesage after pressing any key 4 times:

"Testing superuser...

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

uid and gid should both be 0.

are they? (y/n):"

I typed y, and hit Enter.

The Root screen appeared with the 4 choices again.

TIA...

UPDATE:

Everything's Well in Root World :)

The problem was that I didn't Exrtract the file properly :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
That's what I am getting also!

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How did you extract the file? I'm having the same problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Download Express Zip here:

http://download.cnet.com/ExpressZIP/3000-2250_4-10037363.html

- Right click on the File

- Choose Extract from the drop down menu

- Choose Express Zip

- You'll see the file Extracting

- You'll see the Folder

Then you'll double click on RootDebugFS (Have your device attached to your pc of course)

And follow the Steps as before.

The above Steps should be mosly correct, as I tried to remember them.

There may be a description of a step that is slightly off, But you get the idea.

Let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
After I read your first post again I went back and put the files on my desktop and got it to work. For some reason my computer has notepad as the default program to open that file so I used 7zip to open but I didn't move the files thats why it didnt work for me. Thank you for your help!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Anytime ;)

Great!

Glad you got it working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GigaRack:
ROMs

Is it ok to flash SynergyRom Beta .2 VZW Galaxy S 3....or is this method limited to the custom ROMs that are listed on the OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AtropineNa:
Hey not sure why... but can't seem to get EZ-unlock to work when rooting... directions followed to the tee... installed 1.2, opened app, but nothing but a white/blank screen... been waiting still no avail just got phone today, and on G7, the rest of the rooting process (steps before) worked fine

EDIT: using the second rootdebug download option in your tutorial (superSU i think?) worked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You can flash whatever you want that is specific to this phone. The roms listed in the OP are just to make it easier if you don't know where to start.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
ez unlock wont work unless your rooted...not sure why regular su didnt work for you but they both work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
i have synergy listed in the op...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Just got my S3 on 10/1 and Rooted it, as per Section 2 for Windows,

I need to Unroot it, so I can exchange it for another S3.

Couldn't make or receive calls for 3 hours today.

Outgoing would be stuck on Dialing.

Incoming wouldn't ring on my S3, but would go to voicemail after 4 rings which the calling party would hear.

Verizon tech troubleshoot over the phone, and said device needs to be checked out at Verizon store.

Since I purchased it at BB Mobile, I'll just exchange it.

Plus the Power button is flush with the right side frame.

I have the VRALV7 stock Rom, stock modem and kernel.

I'm Rooted, have CWM Recovery and am Unlocked.

From what I'm reading in Section 6, to Unroot and bring my S3 to stock, so that I can return it to the store, I need to:

- Lock Bootloader with EZ Unlock

- use Odin to flash one of the stock Roms.

I don't see VRALV7 in the list.

Do I need to install one of the other stock Roms, then afterwards let the S3 update itself with the LV7 OTA as it did in store when first purchasing it?

Is the above what I need to do, or do I have it wrong?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
That is what I did was Odin back to stock and then took the ota so I was at v7

Tap'n

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Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the device does not need to be on G7 specifically...you can use any stock version. There is no tarball of g7 thats why its not in the op.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Thanks for the well written tutorials.

Helps a Verizon S3 newbie immensely ;)

I hope my replacement resolves those issues I've explained, but my research has shown I'm not alone, unfortunately.

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Thanks for the quick response :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
your welcome! oh and dont use the root66 file obviously if your returning the device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I hear ya ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ascssmith:
Ok, first thanks for the great document, I rooted, unlocked and did everything as per steps. Now I'm ready to flash a rom and went into recovery and there is NO option to do an Android backup?

I've been flashing roms for years with my incredibles, never had this happen. Has anyone else had this and if so what did I miss?

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Ok I figured it out, didn't realize you have to select the check mark for CVM after it says to select it in drop down menu, I selected it in dropdown, but left the check mark below to "Stock"...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
When trying to flash a ROM im getting the error message

E: Failed to verify whole signature file....

any help with this??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
yep your not in the right recovery...make sure your using cwm6.0.1.0
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 3L3C7R0:
Ez Unlock

Is there a new way to unlock the bootloader? The es-unlock doesn't work after the last verizon push
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
It works. You have to download version 1.2 the new version doesn't work in the play store. Go here and get it

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jshokamp:
No and you can download an app called triangle away from the market that keeps it at zero.

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No and you can download an app called triangle away from the market that keeps it at zero.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eon69nc:
Need help with CWM

Hi i am not a noob on flashing, however followed the instructions on section 2 and i am rooted and unlocked however whenever i try to boot into cwm it is always the original bootloader? I used ez recovery and can boot into cwm but once the phone reboots it is the original ?

any suggestions
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I have a question.

I just donated $10 to support wthe Goo hosting site, and so that I don't have to wait for a download.

It appears that this only enables me to not have to wait the 10s it takes for the dl to start.

But the dl still shows that it will take 10 hrs to complete.

I don't mind waiting 10s for the dl to start, but the 10hrs for a dl to complete?

Is there a faster way to complete the dl?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GigaRack:
This is the Jellybean Version....sorry if I missed it..... really great ROM 1st one I've flashed with the SG3 and am very impressed!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 3L3C7R0:
Tried 1.2 but still nothing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
How did you root your GSIII? Is SuperUser or SuperSU installed?

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Are you downloading via wifi? It shouldn't be that slow at all maybe an hour at the most.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
agree with snoop...i never had a download take longer than 10-15min.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bby144:
I'm trying to odin back to stock because my phone is having problems, but everytime i download the vraf2 version it says "MD5 hash value is invalid" when i start the file on PDA. Ive redownloaded the stock rom and it still shows up with the error. Is there anything I can do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I was on Wifi.

But I contacted the Webmaster of Goo last night.

He (or she) mentioned that it most likely is a server issue, and asked me to tell him the ip address of the server the dl came from..

I didn't know how to find that out. I dl a Download Manager, etc.

I'm running Firefox v14.0.1 but was still unable to access the ip address.

I was told that there was not heavy traffic on the servers.

I sent him a screenshot of the dl, and he said it is a large file, and that my speeds were fine.

He mentioned that the dl from a different server most likely will be quicker..

In the interim, I stopped and started the dl over again.

I finally got dl that took a little over an hour, as compared to 10 hrs., 8 hours, etc.

The dl finally completed in a little over an hour.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pharrisworth:
Galaxy S3 will not take latest OTA Update

Hello all

I rooted my Galaxy S3 a couple of month back, and been very happy with it however it dies a quarter of the way through the latest update.

I downloaded the Verizon GS3 unlocker, but never used it. Used the GS3_debugfs-root_r2 method to root. verified root with root checker pro.

Tried un-rooting but update still will not finish. Went back to root, now I'm thinking I might have to flash a stock ROM back into it.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Would I have to Unlock before flashing with VRLHD?

Thank You in Advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Flash back to stock to unroot and no you dont need to unlock for VRALHD if your using the odin version from section 6...if you use the cwm version from section 3, then yes you must unlock first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
goo has issues from time to time..try this link if your still having issues.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69414229/HOME_I535VRALF2_I535VZWALF2_618049_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bby144:
anyone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Did you try downloading the VRLG1 file and giving that a go? I'm downloading the VRLF1 file now just to check via Odin and see if I get an error.

Edit: File checks out fine for me, Odin verified the VRLF2 md5.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] soopervoo:
double check to see if the file is named correctly (no "2" at the end)

try to redownload the files too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I dl from Goo the other day, which took about 1 1/2 hrs, which was faster than the 8 and 10 hour downloads from their other servers.

I just dl your file, and it took about 25 minutes which was even quicker.

I think I could have spent my $10 a little wiser :(

Thanks for the dl link ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I rooted my VZW S3 using the DebugRootFS tool in the OP of this thread, and it worked without issue. That was about a month ago. I bought my daughter the same phone and updated using the OTA (G7), enabled USB Debugging and Unknown Sources, plugged the phone into the computer and noticed I don't have a "USB Debugging Connected" message in the notification bar, and when I run the DebugRootFS tool, it can't find the device. Anyone have any thoughts on what might be going on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Do you have the drivers installed?

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
If you have the drivers installed, as the other poster suggested to check, try a different usb cable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Well I assumed they were installed since I rooted my S3 a month ago and never uninstalled them. Also, when I plug in my S3, I get the "USB Debugging Connected" message in the notification bar but on her phone, I don't even though it's enabled. Also, when I first connected it, Windows found the device and installed about 4 or 5 things without issue (all have a status of OK). I have tried rebooting the phone. I think the issue is with the phone since I don't get the Debugging message in the notification bar when I connect, but I'm not sure.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Set the S3 to Original settings regarding USB Debugging, Unknown Sources, shut off, pull battery, wait 30s, install battery, set settings again as you did first time, and try again...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I will try that, but just as an FYI...I tried to go in and cycle USB Debugging and when I tried to disable it, it said "USB connected; unplug cable first."

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Well, it's wierd, but I cancelled the batch job, turned USB Debugging off and on about five times, plugged the cable back in and tried again and it found the phone. Strange. Also, it still doesn't say "USB Debugging Connected" in the notification bar. Is that something new in G7?

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Okay now that I'm rooted I have a few quick questions; I don't want to unlock the bootloader because my daughter is a teenager and will most likely abuse the phone, so I may have to return it for whatever reason and I don't want any hassles. So, if someone could please answer these questions...

Can I install a different boot animation, preferably the generic Samsung animation, with root but without unlock or custom recovery?

Is there any way to back up the entire ROM with root but without unlock or custom recovery?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I found this, which is nice:

http://www.androidauthority.com/nandroid-backup-without-booting-recovery-108892/

But I would say you need a custom recovery, for example, CWM, to do a Nandroid.

But I'm no expert.......

Maybe Unlock the Bootloader, and then Lock it again.

Install CWM, do what you gotta do, and uninstall it.

Just thinking out loud ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
To wmaudio,

For some reason I couldn't quote your post but you could install ez-unlock its a one click unlock and lock app for thr bootloader but if your looking to basically just nacups up apps and setting titanium backup is a great app although it does require root but I highly recommend it. I use that as well as custom recovery.

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Appreciate the advice. I'm very familiar with TiBu, and use it daily. I was just interested in finding out what my limitations were with a locked bootloader. I thought if you unlocked and relocked, it still indicated "relocked" or some such sign that it had been unlocked which might hinder my ability to return it if necessary.

I would love to install a custom ROM but don't want to hose up the "locked" status of the bootloader when it's all said and done. However, as for now, freezing apps and running stock will suffice, but I would still like to know if the boot animation can be changed without unlocking.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Nope. I believe its when you flash a ROM with ODIN you trip the flash counter but dont quote me on that. I flashed quite a bit of times and returned the phone for a replacement about a month and a half ago and all is well. I just used ODIN and flashed stock firmware back on before sending it out. There's a guide on how to return to Verizon here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31074832&postcount=9

That's why I love full backups cause I was using just titanium and after flashing ROMs it just wasnt enough. This way if you did have to send it out then your ready to just restore onto the replacement.

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
any custom software flashed in odin trips the flash counter such as, a custom rom or recovery. section 6 of my guide is essentially the same thing as the how to return your device to verizon thread...its pretty simple, lock the bootloader and odin back to stock! this thread is a one stop shop, no need to go anywhere else :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Yes you are the who I was going to refer him to so he can look at your post cause I used it and everything went smooth.

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Rushead:
Hey guys, I just got my wife the GS3, and I must say this whole process is ridiculously easy. Thanks to the OP for an awesome thread. Very well done.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
In the process of Unrooting as per Section 6.

Update:

* Success in 7m 21s :)

I have to exchange my S3, so I want to thank you for the great tutorial.

One thing I noticed is that it didn't say which boxes should be checked in Odin.

When you open Odin, F. Reset Time & Auto Reboot are already checked.

I unchecked F. Reset Time, and only left the Auto Reboot box checked.

I looked back at a qbking77 video regarding the SEGT, (in error) and saw the F. Reset Time box wasn't checked.

But then I looked at his Sprint S3 Unroot video after my Verizon S3 Unroot was completed, and saw both boxes were checked.

I don't know if it matters, or what the F. Reset Time box does.

I Unrooted with only Auto Reset checked, But I would assume you need to leave both boxes checked.

Thanks again ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
dont uncheck anything! unless its mentioned leave as is !! ;)