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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dandaman96:
Maybe it's just late and I'm missing something obvious, but I have no idea how to get Casual to run. I'm on an Ubuntu machine.

Following the directions from the OP....

Step 1: Download and install these files on your pc:

Samsung driver- http://tinyw.in/Fdoz << Why do I need this?

Adam Outler's Casual- http://db.tt/YC7CxlEG << I downloaded this. Is this supposed to be a .jar file?

Java JDK-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...s-1591156.html

Step 2: Double click on the Casual file you downloaded in step1, you should here a voice say "casual", then the program should open << When I open the .jar, I just get the contents of the "zip" file. Looking through the contents, I can't find anything obvious to execute. What am I missing here?

Edit... Yeah, it's getting late.

The following was executed via command prompt and I'm up and running...

chmod 700 Verizon-GS3-CASUAL-Revision131a.jar

java -jar Verizon-GS3-CASUAL-Revision131a.jar

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And since I'm asking questions... I *just* bought this thing today. I've read through all 39 pages of this tread and didn't see anything that says no, but will the method described in the OP work on my phone or is there anything I should be aware of?

EDIT:

From Casual:

--Flash Unsecure Aboot--

This will flash an unsecure bootloader to your device. *

*WARNING* It is possible that updating your device with any firmware past 15AUG2012 may cause this exploit to render your device inoperative. *Please look at the comments on the thread on XDA-Developers.com

Can anyone fill me in on this? Do I have something to worry about now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] letinsh:
The drivers are there in case you're coming to the phone rodeo for the first time. They allow the computer to talk to the phone.

The command line method works. If you want graphical, right click on the .jar and there's an option to the effect of "run this using JDK", or something like that.(I'm away from my computer right now)

The date warning is just when Adam released the program and he hasn't verified it with any newer firmwares (I don't know if any have even come out).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
it means not to accept a ota update...thats all!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dandaman96:
Wasn't all with it last night. Didn't think about the jar being executable with jdk. My hacked up version of gnome 3 on ubuntu didn't have any shell options for running the file. Oh well.

The comment on the driver should have referenced that the driver link would be more suitable under the windows section. That was all.

As always, thanks to the xda crew for the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kls629:
i tried flashing one of the jellybean roms, now my device keeps rebooting on the boot screen

what did i do wrong and how do i fix it?

i wiped data, cache, and dalvik
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dave_k605:
In on beans rom 10, is it possible to flash the stock kernel without odin?

Our would I be able to use mobile odin to do it.

I love the rom but battery life is horrid, I've tried a few different builds and don't need oc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
more info please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
You can try Imoseyons stock kernel.zip

http://db.tt/ceeDTAfz

or

use mobil odin and flash stock kernel from section 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kls629:
i was trying to flash liquidsmooth rom and followed the instructions precise

download rom, gapps, flash recovery, reboot into recovery, nandroid, wipe x3, mount, format, flash rom, flash gapps, fix permissions = looping boot screen

i was able to revert back into recovery and flash another rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
liquid still is using kexec which reboots 3 times before actual booting into rom...nothing was wrong, just needs updated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kls629:
What do u means needs updating?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
it needs updated to non kexec so it dont bootloop 3 times before actually booting. kexec was workaround we used to get around the locked bootloader. all this information is posted in the liquid thread....part of the reason why i dont post direct rom links. I encourage to read the rom thread before flashing...pretty obvious you didnt do that! i sincerely suggest you start tho!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kls629:
Thanks for the info, but my phone was stuck in the samsung boot loading screen for more than 7 boots
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Srambo217:
Can someone please post a working link to Stock VRALF2 Kernel?

EDIT: http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/81079389/file.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
link in op works fine for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
For the stock ROMs in section 6, does it matter which one I download to go back to stock? Should I be checking any versions or anything on my phone?

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
no, unless you want root, then use root66...if your returning the device then use F2 or G1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LGeX:
Even after connecting my S3 it's still showing as "Disconnected" in Casual. Not sure what do =/

On a Mac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
try reinstalling drivers or use a different usb cable...sounds like a connection issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gibby1310:
Just got my SIII today coming from Evo 3d over on Sprint. Trying to root using this method Casual keeps saying disconnected though, have tried a handful of different cables. Also I am using Ubuntu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LGeX:
The drivers in the OP are in .exe format and won't open on my Mac. I do have Android File Transfer and Kies installed hoping either of those wolud work, but still nothing. Have also tried 3 different USB cords in both USB ports on my Mac lol.

Edit: Installed .exe drivers using WineBottle but Casual is still not detecting device. Also in USB debugging mode.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gibby1310:
Forgot to be in Debug mode.

Working now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
i dont use mac nor do i ever plan on it...sorry i cant help you more. many other folks have had no trouble using casual on mac so hopefully somebody can chime in to help. thx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LGeX:
Thanks anyways :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Idk why I have this question but can the stock kernel in Section 6 be flashed using CWM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
no, but there is a cwm version floating around...check back a few pages, i had a link posted to imoseyons stock kernel.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Links fixed in section 6...if they ever go down please dont hesitate to let me know!!!thx. Also did some minor updates to the guide.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aholeinthewor1d:
Hey i just got my s3 yesterday from a trade. Im coming from a droid x so ive been reading up on everything. The S3 already had a custom kernel and cm10 on it. I want to return it to 100% stock for now. The link in the original post for VRALF2 does not seem to be working. the download starts and after 15 min it was at 0.2 %...is there another link for this? also if someone could take a min an explain something for me id really appreciate it. Since im new to the s3 can someone please tell me what are the MOST RECENT stock files. (firmware and kernel)..ive been searching around and keep finding different answers. again i just wanna know if this phone was bought brand new today from verizon what are the most up to date stock firmware and kernel versions that would be on it. thanks a lot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the latest is VRALG1 which you might give that link a shot...goo.im constantly has hosting issues. soon as i post a dropbox link my account gets suspended from excessive traffic...any other links I post go dead, so Im not sure what to tell ya other than be patient and let the file download.

Edit* must be your connection...I downloaded 15% of the file in a minute....6mins to finish downloading.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aholeinthewor1d:
Well i was trying the VRALF2 file because i thought this was the most recent? from everything ive read i thought it was. Your saying VRALF1 is the stock image and newer than VRALF2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
They'll both get you back to stock. Just make sure you flash the kernel as well. I've used both of them to return my phone back to Verizon and they worked perfectly

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aholeinthewor1d:
i understand they will both get me back to stock however since i am new to the s3 and odin and all that in general i am trying to learn..thats why i want to know which is the most recent stock file
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
VRALG1 is the "newest" firmware but that hasn't been pushed as an OTA so everyone that has had their phone from preorder has VRLF2, myself included. VRLG1 is included on newer GSIII purchased from Verizon or exchanged. Both are basically the same so install whichever you want. The thing is, stock VRLG1 should have the local search function removed from the firmware, this is intact in the VRLF2 version. Local search is when you hold the Menu button down and search your phone for basically anything. Does that help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aholeinthewor1d:
yes thats exactly what i wanted to know..thank you for the quick reply. while i was waiting i download both files from the first 2 links in section 6.

the first is named COMBINATION_I535VRALG1_I535VZWALG1_743127_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5

the second is HOME_I535VRALF2_I535VZWALF2_618049_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5

just getting confused on the file names..shouldnt the first one have VRALF1 somewhere in it? why VRALG1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
The way DroidStyle has it listed in the OP is in most recent firmware order. The software naming structure that has been released doesn't follow a successive order (VRLF1-->VRLF2, etc) it looks like we can expect a new letter with each update based on the two software versions available. So likely the third update may be VRLH3 or something equivalent. In all honesty, it makes sense that it's labeled this way so Samsung or Verizon can easily see different software versions.

There is no VRLF1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cdiesel:
im stuck on waiting for device to be detected ive followed every step..any suggestions
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Every step of which section? What are you trying to do? Are the drivers installed? If so, try disconnecting and reconnecting your phone and ensure usb debugging is enabled.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the updates are in alphabetical order going off of the last letter. F2 comes before G1, so G1 is the latest. thats how updates have always worked with samsung for the most part on the sgs line of devices.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cdiesel:
sorry steps for having a verizon gs3 dled the drivers,proper settings in the phone, and etc,, guess ill try using a diff usb cable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
he is asking what section of the guide are you trying to accomplish?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] badbeats:
Ok everything was going good.

I was on section 4-B-step2

I went to EZ recovery, and selected cwm 6.0.1 and then flash. then I hit the reboot recovery. Nothing happened.

I then tried to shut the phone off and 3 finger it into CWM. I got android recovery but did not have an option to select a zip.

Help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
are you rooted and unlocked?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Do you have to be unlocked?

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] badbeats:
I am rooted and I am un locked. This is what I did to get Rooted and unlocked. I flashed CWM 6.0.1 and it said flash successful. However if i select it and hit reboot and recover it does nothing.

Step 1: Get rooted by using THIS method or Follow section 6 of the guide and flash Root66 image.

Step 2: Download the EZ-Unlock app to your device from HERE

Step 3: Open app and select unlock, Now your unlocked...yup its that easy!

Step 4: Download the EZ-recovery app to your device from HERE

Step 5: Open app and select recovery. Next tap pulldown menu, select CWM 6.0.1, then select flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
open super user and make sure its giving ez recovery root permission.

also, did you root by the rootdebugFS mehtod or by using section 6 and flashing rooted stock rom in odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schnider:
droidstyle thank you so much for your guide saved my a$$ tonight. Thought my phone was done for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
To the folks who had trouble with Adam Outler's Causual program; Make sure you have usb debugging and install from unkown sources enabled/or checked. I added that to that sections instructions for flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] km75:
New to Samsung phones. Have has motorola phones previously. I have rooted and unlocked my GS3. I modified a couple of things. Have google now on my phone as well as a tether hack that I applied. Also removed the constant Wi-Fi reminder as well as included Google wallet on my phone. Otherwise I am on straight ICS. My problem is now i want to get the newest update. The ota won't take. I'm assuming its because of one of the mods I made. I tried to flash Verizon's stock rom through ODIN. Been trying for the past two days actually. Needless to say I have been unsuccessful. If someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong it will be appreciated. The accompanying photos show what state my phone screen is in as well as my computer. For some reason after I get "checking md5 finished successfully" I get "leave cs.." and that's it. My bootloader is relocked and my computer is running windows xp. Every where I have read states that once you select the correct file to flash to press start. I haven't seen the option to do so. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I know that I'm missing something real simple. At least I think so anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
so your saying the option to hit start is "greyed" out in the bottom right corner of odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] km75:
Figured out from your response that I wasn't seeing the whole screen. For some reason I can't scroll up or down to see the rest of the screen. Also I can't pinch to zoom and make the box smaller. Any suggestions?

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Had to change my screen resolution. First time ever for that. Still can't see the whole screen but I can see at least some of the boxes in the right side bottom. Thanks for your reply
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zzim:
Having some issues with the windows root method, the console bat file says I don't have the drivers installed. I do have the drivers installed I have uninstalled them and then reinstalled them. Both the USB Debug and Unknown Sources have been checked so that is not the issue. I can clearly see that the ADB driver is installed correctly and working.

Also should "Connected and Media Device" still show up when USB debugging is enabled?

--EDIT--

SO I don't know what changed but after the 3 reinstall of the drivers it worked.....soooo NM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Legato Bluesummers:
I had the same problem. I couldn't see the start or cancel button when on my wife's net book. Solution. I went into windows display settings and set the screen to be rotated 90 degrees. Made using the track pad difficult as up was now left and etc. But it worked.

Sent from a GlaDos baked potato
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
Im confused with section 6 and if you could answer this asap I would appreciate it. It says in the beginning that you have to lock the bootloader but to not reboot or else you will get a triangle of death. But in step 3 it wants you to power off the phone and go to "download mode". Im just wondering if I will be able to access that without getting the triangle. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
it does not say you have to lock the bootloader...that is optional if your returning the device. why would i say put your phone into download mode if it was going to give the triangle?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
Okay, damn.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Haha

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
lol my bad... didnt mean for my previous post to be harsh.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] crupp:
Is there an automated method to unroot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
not that im aware of.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tarpit_Carnivore:
Getting this phone on Thursday and I know the latest update is rolling out right now. I was just curious if it's been decided yet if it breaks the root methods in this thread? I checked the threads in General but there didn't seem to be a concise answer. I was thinking of just activating, rooting and then flashing the modem/radio via CWM. I'm on OSX (I do have Windows machines if needed) so I'm assuming I'd just use the method in Section 1.

Looking forward to joining the S3 club.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Works fine still, either way you can use Odin to revert to older firmware and root then as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d_mon1:
So I just finished rooting my GS3 from Verizon and was going to install [Rom] Bean's Custom Stock Rom Build 11, made my nandroid backup through the recovery, then when the phone was rebooting it installed an OTA update I believe. Now the recovery screen looks like this: https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/IMAG0001.jpg?w=a68f4bc7

It's diferent from the first time. I was thinking of using ROM Manager to go the recovery screen and see if that works but I'm not sure if it's safe to do that. Can somebody please help me? Thanks in advance.

P.S.

This is what the "About Device" looks like, not sure if it's supposed to or not: https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Screenshot_2012-09-18-22-33-42.png?w=2be958fa

**EDIT**

NVM, I figured it out. I went back to stock recovery, then back to Recovery v6.0.1.0
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eiddor:
I'm a bit confused -- I rooted my wife's S3 back when she got it, and with today's update, root is gone. Is there a way to re-root this version or do I have to revert to an older version?

The biggest issue she's having right now is Light Flow not working because of non-root. When she doesn't get alerts, I get alerts, and I don't want alerts :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techgov8:
Light flow still has a bug with the colors. He hasn't put out an update yet. I used to use it all the time and I had to uninstall it it was creating way too many problems and sucking so much battery from the thousands of wakelocks. I would just wait until he puts out a fix to use it

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d_mon1:
I honestly don't know if I'm still even rooted, but everything seems to be working fine for now. I don't have Light Flow so I wouldn't be able to comment on that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eiddor:
The latest (3.1.1) has been working great for us so far in root mode -- no battery or color issues. The problem is that she lost root this morning.

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The way I check for root is to run TB -- It will let you know that it doesn't have root, even after SU says it does. Adfree, TB, and Light Flow are the only apps that need root for her phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d_mon1:
Yeah TB runs and so does Rom Manager. Is it ok to use RM to make backups? It asks me to install Clockwork Recovery before I can do anything though. I have to find a smooth ROM to install.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eiddor:
RM boots to Clockwork Recovery for the actual backup. It just saves you a couple of keypresses in the process. I'm sticking with stock on the wife's phone waiting for JB. She's got no complaints about it, and battery-life has been excellent.

Question is: Does the root procedure in the OP work with the latest update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
yessir :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nhasian:
Success with CM10

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone.

I had a stock Samsung Galaxy S3 on Verizon. I rooted it and unlocked the bootloader. Installed clockworkrom and then Cyanogenmod 10 Milestone1. Everything seems to be working smoothly so far. phone, data, wifi, camera, all working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
For future reference, its ClockWorkMod recovery OR CWM for short. Just don't want you to trip up over the difference in wording if you're not a regular here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Xanderful:
This will root the Samsung Galaxy Stellar also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HiddenKnight:
So I followed everything in the op bootloader said unlocked throw EZ-Unlock app and installed recovery throw EZ-Recovery app flashed CWM 6.0.1 downloaded Baked Blackbean then when I rebooted I got software unauthorized by Verizon... I got stuck but got it back on stock via ODIN

is there something I missed or did wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
edit* there is problems with ez unlock 1.3, revert to 1.1!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HiddenKnight:
So when I unlock the bootloader use es unlock 1.1? And that would solve my problem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
yep
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Doit2it:
Just to clarify please. If you were stock and accepted the I535VRLG7 update, can you still use section 2 in the OP to root,unlock boot (ver 1.1 or 1.2), and install recovery?

Also, is there an unroot method, or do you have to use section 6 to flash back to stock? Will this add to the flash counter?

Thanks in advance.

I found the answer to my first question. Still would like to know about unroot and the flash counter. I'm returning a damaged S3 but want to make a nandroid first. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the best way to unroot is simply flash back to stock unrooted...the answer to your question about the flash counter is in the very begining of the op.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Doit2it:
Guess that's why the OP put it in red, so I'd miss it! Thanks for your reply. Time to root!

Update: Thanks for your help and for the OP. Root, boot unlock, recovery , boot relock, and restore to stock went without a hitch. Now I'm off to root my new S3, restore my nandroid and to ship back my broken S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
if i root and decide to go back to stock unrooted since G7 isn't avail in a .tar yet if i went back to the old one would my phone show me there is a update avail to G7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jerseykirby:
Followed the instructions perfectly, to no avail. Not rooted at all. Could it be because I did the OTA Verizon update?

EDIT: I am rooted but I keep getting the error su not found. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I would suggest either re-running the Debug tool and if the same problem happens again, download Busybox and Superuser from the Play Store and see if they grant root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ALUCARDDEV:
Thanks so much for the guide. Only took a few mins to get rooted and on CM10

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No. I did the update before I rooted and put CM10 on so the update doesn't stop you or interfere in anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Watoy:
Just wondering, which kernel would I use for Taste of beans? Thanks. I also unlocked, rooted, got Terminal Emulator and type reboot nvbackup. Is that it? Is my IMEI backed up 1 time only? or I just had to back it up once.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
there is no custom kernel for jellywiz or tasteofbeans...if you did the nvbackup your good to go.