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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JMooney5115:
Quick question. Today is the last day I have to return my phone. With the new CM9/CM10 flashing this makes me believe we will get custom ROMs. If I return this I will get a Nexus. What do you think I should do?

-Mooney
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Cm9/Cm10 are custom roms...why wouldnt you want to keep it? In two weeks time since released we have 3 aosp roms and 3 touchwiz roms. A nexus would be downgrading!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JMooney5115:
Thanks! Before I make big decisions I need an opinion from someone other than myself. I thought this was a huge development but couldn't find a post that answered my specific question until now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dcox28:
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but if it has then the OP hasn't been updated, but there appears to be an issue with Section 3: Installing CWM Kexec Recovery/Kernel package. Step 7 of that section says - Step 7: Select boot_emmc_boot_img.zip , but nowhere does it say where to get this file. I was able to find this info in another guide at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771398

Not sure but just wondering if this would have anything to do with my data only lasting an hour as I skipped this step altogether?

Edit - I see now where it says to download and UNZIP the contents of the kernel package. sorry, i'm going to try this all again now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NegativeX:
Thanks for the write up... much appreciated. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] B1GPUN:
Agreed! These concise guides make it much easier for those of us just starting with a new phone. Coming from a DROID X i was always too intimidated to even attempt rooting. Write-ups like this one have me cruising on root66 for now and anticipating my next move. This EZ Recovery looks like it will make things much easier on rookies like myself. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Any update on a mac root method that you could add? Getting a failure when I try to partition my hd and load windows for odin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cordell12:
does anyone know that dialer code to reprovision the device? i been searching for 20 minutes and cant find it.

thanks

found it

From Samsung Dialer dial *2767*3855#
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pjamv5:
*2767*3855#
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
^this and its located in the how to back up imei thread op for future reference.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29201792&postcount=1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hypnosis4U2NV:
I definitely recommend EVERYONE backup their IMEI, MEID and EFS settings..

Sent from my Commodore 64..

READY.

load"*", 8,1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xsteven77x:
Really wondering why the recovery reboot is not working for me! It says successfully flash recovery in EZ, but when i hit reboot recovery, i hit yes, and nothing ever happens!!! :( I followed all directions up to that point to a T.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
You must not be rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fatalfuryy:
First off I have to say excellent write up. Very straight forward and accurate.

I have a question since I am new to installing roms on a Samsung device. I just installed CM10 on my phone. Just in case if i decide I want to go back to a stock rom I just want to make sure I understand everything correctly when going back to stock rom

In CM 10

Use EZ recovery and flash stock recovery

Boot into recovery mode

Wipe data and cache

reboot device

hook up phone using usb and push image using oden

I just want to make sure this is correct from my understandings so I don’t boot loop or brick my phone

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
-use ez recovery to reboot recovery

-wipe data/factory reset(no need to wipe cache, the data wipe takes care of it all!!)

-Power device off

-opin odin and put the device in odin or "download mode", plug device into pc via oem usb cable, then flash the stock image via PDA function in odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Agreed! Even if your just rooting, BACK IT UP! Op updated to reflect this!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fatalfuryy:
Great Thank you for the quick reply

Just to confirm also so i dont need to select stock recovery then Flash when using the EZ recovery? I could just reboot into recovery wipe data and proceed as normal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
pretty much, however from stock recovery a data wipe/factory reset reformats the entire internal sd...so move everything over you dont want to lose to the ext. sdcard! Cwm wont reformat the internal sd unless you manually perform that action in mounts/storage menu...essentially both ways will work, I prefer to use cwm for more control over what I am reformatting!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fatalfuryy:
Sounds good. Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryphez:
What is the difference between using Odin to flash the rooted system image vs using the root tool ([ROOT][TOOL] Root the Verizon GSIII without flashing)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Odin flashes a complete image, root tool just adds the proper binaries to your current rom. Using odin to me is easier at this point since you just put the file in the pda function of odin and flash...8 minutes later your rooted. With the root tool you must manually push the files via ADB, which is fine if your an experienced user. The odin method is much easier at this point for folks new to samsung devices...when root tool becomes a 1 click method, I will add it to the guide. Point is, In the end its the same result...2 different ways to get there.

Edit* I see root tool is now a flashable .zip, so ill add it to the guide!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryphez:
Thanks for the quick explanation. I come from the Droid X and Bionic so I get quite used to using Moto's tools, but never had to use any Samsung tools before. I'll take a deeper look once I'm not at work haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fftlambet:
Back-Up Dates

I remember reading about an issue with the backups when you get a date of 1970 associated with it. I am having this issue now. I have rooted fine, am running several root requiring apps, but I cannot create a successful back up. I am sure it is something simple and I have combed over many threads to see if I can resolve the issue without posting. If there is anyone that can advise me as to what it is I am doing wrong, I welcome it.

Thank you for your time and thank you to all in the development community as well as the testers!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
I have successfully performed and backed up nandroids, but you have to be on a custom kernel like the kexec kernel/recovery package or a custom rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tigertrussell:
Just want to be sure before I try this (I've ****ed up in the past before, and am using a Mac so I typically have to jump through some hurdles to root my phone).

Once I root, I can install CM10 and Paranoid Android which is JellyBean, correct? Has anybody switched to JB and what do they think of it on the S3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fftlambet:
To make sure I am not mistaken: Based upon your statement, using the method in OP, installing recovery via mmmeff's EZ recovery app is not adequate to create a recovery to successfully back up one's current system. I was installing a touchwiz rom and I would imagine that either most do not realize the problem with the procedure's back-ups, or there is something wrong in my case while everyone is able to back up without issue. Thank you for the reply and the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
No what Im saying is CWM or TWRP will not nandroid on a stock kernel. You need a custom kernel for nandroid to work. Section 3 takes care of that...without kexec you can only have a recovery or kernel, not both. I will most likely delete section 2 because its pointless to not use kexec.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fftlambet:
Thank you and I will perform those steps listed in section 3. Also, thank you for the guide. It is still amazing that we have pretty extensive development going on a "locked down" device. Coming from a droid and a gnex, I was a every third day rom tester...unofficially. I look forward to those days in the near future.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hypnosis4U2NV:
Hey Droidstyle! How bout adding a how-to for flashing the modem and the latest stock kernel?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bleelas:
Very nice guide. Excellent work (clicked thanks already!)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystikalrush:
I'm thinking of getting this phone to replace my Droid X next month and I'm all into rooting and roms, just for clarification, section 2 is this the fail safe for fixing a bricked phone from being clumsy with flashing aka the "sbf" term for my Droid x?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rise4310:
got it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] topmetsfan:
One thing I'm confused about: Which of the sections do I have to do?

I know that I do Section 1 first. I skip Section 2 unless I want to go back to factory. Now, do I do Section 3 before 4/5? Or can I skip Section 3? What does 3 do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Section 3 is for putting a custom recovery/kernel on the stock rom. If you want a custom rom follow what that section says.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] topmetsfan:
Sorry for being a newb but could you clarify? Let's say I want to install CM10. Do I have to do Section 1, then 3, then 5?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hypnosis4U2NV:
Follow Section #5..

Sent from my Commodore 64..

READY.

load"*",8,1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JMooney5115:
droidstyle: How about a Google Wallet how to? I saw the main guide in the carrier independent forum but I couldn't follow it very well.

Edit: main thread I was referring to.

I thought I read somewhere that certain steps have to take place before any ROM is flashed or else your screwed. I need step by step for something this important :fingers-crossed:.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] msnglink:
thanks for the guide, worked great
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RKramden:
Thanks for the guide DroidStyle!!! Worked like a charm. Coming from a Droid X, was hard put to decide between the GSIII and the RazrMaxx. The screen is what led me here :) and your well put together guide made it even easier to choose. One problem however and not with the guide or procedures at all. The links for the stock/un-rooted/bloated file is not working. The torrent page is down (got a 404 not found error) and the direct link takes me to the page, but when I click d/l, nothing happens. Tried on a few browsers just to be sure it wasn't a browser issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mjdavis871:
So does the recovery image go back to stock as well? Will the custom padlock go away on boot once it has been refreshed to stock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] EvoSideHustlAZ:
the odin link in op is down,it reads erorr 404?any help,thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kellic:
http://samsung-updates.com/fw/Samsung-Updates.com-SCH-I535_VZW_1_20120705143513_fti2qg2lmf.zip

takes me to a dead link. Can I get some sauce on a working link please?

PS- Wait....CM is now working on the Verizon variant of the S3? Thought the bootloader was locked. *cracks knuckles* Been busy the last couple weeks and way out of the loop. I've obviously missed something.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
folks read the samsung-updates op...they had a hdd crash so the links will be down for a bit. I would dropbox a link but dont have enough sapce!!

http://samsung-updates.com/4301-important-site-maintenance-info-2/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
check this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764428
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JMooney5115:
So we have an 'unsupported device'? Under common questions and issues in the OP in that thread there is a link for 'unsupported devices' that links to the thread one I posted to modify build.prop. I used the no-flash root method and am still running stock ROM. Do I just need to follow the guide to modify my build.prop file?

The only reason I post this, is because I do not want to break my secure element.

If I follow these steps I won't break secure element?

nandroid

change my build.prop

push it

reboot recovery

flash verizon/telus zip

reboot

If this post belongs elsewhere let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pimpmaneaton:
Woops wrong fourm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RKramden:
Droid, I have a website that I can host the file(s) from if you have them, until samsung-updates is back online. PM me and let me know if you'd like to do that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RKramden:
Ok, I have the stock un-rooted file that DroidStyle sent to me for those looking to return to the "just got my phone" state. This is the link

http://bit.ly/NCktap This is the zipped version

This is the link for Odin 3.70 http://bit.ly/M1GU35
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Ha I forgot about odin being down also!! Thanks for hosting these file as dropbox suspended my public links for 3 days lol.

Links are now fixed...well atleast for today lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RKramden:
LOL... Ok, I'll leave them up for a few days (just in case :D )
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Whats the difference in the Odin 3.40 and 3.70?

---------- Post added at 06:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:55 PM ----------

The file you posted for stock unrooted is already extracted and everything right it took about 2 hrs to download lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Not sure what the difference is but it shouldnt matter. Yes the tar file is already extracted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Do you mind zipping that file up and rehosting it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RKramden:
Ok, zipped it (still took 49 minutes to upload) and this is the new link http://bit.ly/NCktap

the MD5 checksum is ff31dc0d895a7e765ded532c490bc2e3

Edit: OK I started to d/l it...came up with about an 8 minute download time 650MB file
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ekklesiaillusion:
Your link to the mod for free mobile hotspot brings you to the duel booting cm9/cm10 page.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Thanks for your help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Sorry for the dumb questions here but I downloaded both files the extracted one and the zipped back up one which would be the correvct one to use?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techdeskjocky:
Thank you for this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
both will work. The only reason to zip is for faster download. 652mb vs 1.12gb. Of course if you download the zipped version then u have to unzip it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
So then Im all set all I need to do is choose the un zipped version in Odin and Im good to go to get back to stock. It works kinda like a fxz on the Droid Bionic. It seeme easy enough to root Im just a little confused about getting cwr once I am rooted a bit more reading is in order. Its a bit different than all the rest of devices I have had. Im just trying to cover all my bases before I jump Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yardi4life:
Thanks for the guide. Last time I hacked a Samsung phone was the Omnia I & II. Still as easy as pie.

Loading the VRLG1 modem.... Done! :D

Then ROM time... hmmm but which one! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
All you do is download and open the ez recovery app, select recovery of choice, flash, then reboot recovery. Boom you now have cwm installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
So I followed the OP directions and flashed the d2vzw image with the EZ recovery app and then in the recovery I installed CM10 and the gappas. Everything works perfectly. My question is, if I make a nandroid of this, can I go back and forth between the CM10 nandroid and the stock touchwiz nandroid if wanted with out needing to flash the d2vzw every time? TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] letinsh:
Maybe I'm just dense, but I downloaded your "return to stock, unrooted" .7z file (650mb). Md5 sums match.

When I extract it (using winrar or 7zip), it just extracts all 5 files...boot.img, cache.img.ext4, non-hlos.bin, recovery.img, and system.img.ext4.

I don't get the .tar that I need to flash in Odin. What am I doing wrong?

BTW, Thanks for the writeup!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
you must be on the rom you made the nandroid to restore it...meaning you cant nandroid touchwiz over cm10.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Thanks for letting me know that! I just tried it and got the same thing...I put the other link back up thats unzipped, but its a 1.15gb download.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Not sure how I missed your post but I did. Anyway I will note this in section 1, since its the same method just different files. Although I did just update section 3 to flashing the latest TW kexec kernel. The old method you had to reflash the emmc in recovery on each reboot to boot the custom kernel. The latest version

automatically hijacks the boot process for ya. The only downfall is that it takes 3 reboots for the rom to actually boot(this is actually old news but I waited to update the guide until it was proven stable).

The VZW GS3 is now clearly sailing on custom roms/kernels/recoveries!! FU VERIZON!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hypnosis4U2NV:
It was more to have everything in one place, rather than searching around for the modems and kernels..

That is what I liked about your Fascinate guide, one stop shop to getting it done without searching different threads..

Sent from my Commodore 64..

READY.

load"*",8,1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Ya i agree...thx!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] EvoSideHustlAZ:
May I please get some feed back from people that have rooted there Verizon Sg3, which root method you pick, pros, cons, and why you went that route.t.i.a
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ekklesiaillusion:
I used the 1 click method mentioned in the OP or here is the link again http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1792342

That way your not flashing someone elses stuff on your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nico4k:
recovery question??

Do I have to use ez recovery (meaning flash a recovery) every time I want to install a rom? (I'm assuming the recovery wont stick due to the locked bootloader??) :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jtsativa420:
No if u boot recovery it is still whichever custom recovery u flashed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
no recovery always sticks...if you want to have cwm recovery and a custom kernel, then you have to use a kexec based kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nico4k:
Cool. although I have yet to see the advantage for ME on using a kexec based kernel. :good:

Ok, so I just to be sure: I have the d2vzw_recovery.img installed. I can switch between TouchWiz and CM10 (nandroid backups and installs) without flashing a recovery anymore... correct? :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] letinsh:
Perfect, thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Snake42490:
I was back and forth between doing odin and the one click easy one. I personally didn't want to flash right out of the box so I chose the one click. Installed the sammy drivers, plugged my phone in, took about three minutes for the device to install. Started the .bat file for the one click and it stopped at one spot. I switched usb ports and did it again and bam it worked. Simple as can be, make sure to have allow unknown sources to be installed and also have USB debugging enabled. That was very simple! I also checked and it does indeed work. FYI for anyone wanting to install a recovery... EZ recovery is stupid easy to use lol, make sure you are rooted though when doing it : )
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] DannySGS3:
I'm on rogers with the 7/9/2012 kernel and latest diet. Everyone seems yo be having huge differences with battery life, however mine is still pretty bad. 10hrs and its almost dead. Anyone else having issues like this? I'm also having trouble with set CPU it won't clock over 1350... hopefully someone can help me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] thanutpong.c:
All threads posted are the change font style in list. I saw some rom have many fonts to choose. I believe, in font list to choose can add other more.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] val5:
Install the flipfont apk. Then u can change ur font....

There is thread for the flipfont in here, but i forgot the link
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] soloilmeglio:
here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10215824

press thanks.... thanks! :D

Inviato dal mio GT-N7000 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Deleted member 3161822:
Here is another list of around 300 fonts. They are just apk, download, install and use :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544428
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] thanutpong.c:
:good: Thanks a lot everyone!!! :) :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] CoopZor:
This does not work under Paranoid Android ?

I can not acces :

5. hit menu/settings/display/screen display/font style and select your new font select yes to confirm and that's it now we can enjoy our new font cheers
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] thanutpong.c:
These work great for me on RRv7 + SpeedMod
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kitrax59:
Flipfonts are for TW based roms only excluding miui..
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] hasoon2000:
Given permission by mike1986. to port over his SuperWipe script from his ARHD ROMs. So all credits to him and his team.

Thanks to blazingwolf for testing!

So before you flash any ROMs, flash the SuperWipe script in recovery. It will wipe out the partitions and reboot back into recovery. Make sure you flash a ROM or else you can't boot up! (Unless you flash an RUU)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] andybones:
so instead of having to manually wipe before a new ROM, can just flash this in recovery?

bad ass, thanks man.

I miss the "wipe all function" back in the modified CWM recovery for inc2 lol.

im old school.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] hasoon2000:
Exactly! I use superwipe on my Amaze. Very helpful!

Sent From My HTC Amaze 4G Via Someone's Room ;)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] weezul:
will this wipe extSD on Galaxy s3? More than once i've made the mistake of FORMAT SDCARD in CWM and it's meant external SD :( more fool me
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] hasoon2000:
Do NOT use this on any phone except for the Droid Incredible 4G LTE. You can brick your phone for erasing the wrong partitions!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] whodisname:
Im curious. If i use the wipe function on my recovery would this be necessary? I have been told that the wipe from that is more than enough and that im ignorant to believe otherwise.

On another note, i used this and it didnt boot back into recovery. I had to manually boot into bootloader to get back. Kinda scared me for a second.

It worked fine tho, just that it booted to a black screen.