yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AvidBlake:
I just tried checking the md5, and it doesn't match the code that was on the download page. That said, i'm new to this (just came over from HTC evo 3d), so I could have screwed it up.

EDIT: Odin md5 checked out and worked. Was able to root both my phone and my wife's - no problem! Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rookiegenius:
seriously I don't know what is going on. I tried downloading the file 5 times, still got error extracting. tried on 2 laptops and my tablet, use winrar, 7zip and various zip apps on tablet.. I even tried downloading the old LJ2 image... same issue. Last month I used that image to flash the phone. and thing went fine. (not sure that was the same link tho).

can you please zip the tar with winrar and reupload? thanks a ton!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sirganon:
When I get home (in an hour or so) I can zip and upload. If that still doesn't work I'll just upload the tar.md5 itself if that might be easier. Will take longer to upload and download but might fix your problem.

EDIT: rookiegenius i sent you a pm, let me know how it goes
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RaymondPJR:
I feel your pain, I don't like messing around with windows too much, I use Ubuntu. If you already are running a ROM on your phone that is rooted, copy the .zip file on your phone's SD card via usb connection and then longpress on the file to get the option to extract it. It's a messy workaround and will probably take forever, but it should work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rookiegenius:
sorry guys, nothing's wrong with the file. My IDM (internet download manager) caused this problem. :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] znari:
hello,. i'm new to this and want to root my US tmobile s3. but before i do i have 4 questions...

1. which image should i use to root? the new image which is, TMO_T999UVALJ4.7z... or, the old image which is, T999UVALH2.7z??

2. whats the difference between the two image files? i noticed the new one is bigger than the old one.

3. why are the files so huge?

4. after rooting, will it cause battery drain?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jms122589:
You might as well use the new one and the files are big because it's the whole system basically and touch wiz is big
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] inkemplete:
I kinda have a random question. Btw im new to all this so please dont mind my noobiness.

I rooted my phone, and when i did i used cwm to make a backup to my external sd card. Someone told me it just makes a backup of your whole system. So right now im on the frosty jb rom. Obviously with this i wont be able to get the official ota for jelly bean. Instead of flashing the stock image, why cant i just restore the backup i made using cwm? If i cant do that, can someone explain why? Thanks. Im just curious.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
Ota won't run if you have anything non stock. Including recovery. You'd have to flash back to stock if you want the Ota to come down. Or find a rom based on the newer base you want.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WoodmanMN:
I used your method to root my S3 the day I got it, worked beautifully. I ran the stock firmware with injected root for most of the week, but finally jumped to CM10. Works beautifully.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jaliscojorge:
I noticed that the download for the T-Mobile uvalem is no longer available. That's what I used to gain root. I'm currently on a custom rom. I'm assuming that I can Odin to either of the two available files if I needed to without any problems or potential bricks right?

typed from my sgs3 feeling Zen starved
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
You'd have to factory reset coming from a different rom but yes just grab the LJ4 first link I have in OP
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Bitcloud30:
what Odin version should i use? :) thats the only thing that is missing to the way of rooting of my phone :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
latest, 3.07 i think http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] _MrAwesome_:
Download link broken

The link is broken for mobilicity and wind
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
That was before I could host myself. I'll see if I can upload new ones tomorrow.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
I never had the LH2 images at all for Wind and Mobilicity??

Could've sworn i did those. Poor canadians.

Guess I'll upload stock root injected LH2's and might as well add Videotron for that one guy....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
ok. wind, mobilicity and videotron all updated and uploaded.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] _MrAwesome_:
ThankYou sooo much!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CQCmaster:
Thank you good sir! You are an :angel:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
Is this the only Videotron user in all of XDA? I feel bad I abandoned him back then...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Lol! Theres a couple of them, they often seem to be quiet though.

Took forever to get the videotron modems and ota!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cr3amy:
Just saw this article over at Engadget: Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile USA receives its Jelly Bean update :D:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] maypes:
Thanks!

Thanks for posting this link! My update is downloading now! Was going through thread to make sure i was comfortable with process because all my other phones were htc. Going to give this a test run, then root later.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
I disabled my phone's ability to OTA update, so I'll wait for the next rev of this awesome fix.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
OP Updated with the root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.7z

this injects latest SuperSU 0.98 and su binary.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cokewins:
Maybe it's not done uploading yet, but the download shows as a 2.3mb file can't be opened by 7-zip
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WhoWhere:
Thanks for keeping us updated with these. They make it so much easier when I need to use Odin to go back to stock but want to keep root.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
something messed up with android file host cause whole thing was uploaded.

re-uploading now. thanks.

Also posted the ota flashable zip, details in OP.

Edit: New link for main image up. I have 100mb upload so can do it fast :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imaleecher:
Can I apply the "OTA Update UVALJ4 to UVDLJA" if I had previously installed the Google Now Patch on 4.0.4? Would it just overwrite the files to the proper one?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
I don't see that it attempts to patch that file so you might be able to get away with it. Try it. worst case you grab the full odin image i posted and flash that. This assumes googlesearchbox.apk was the only thing you modified.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I suggest readong my fw/ota thread for requirements and instructions.

Awesome job man! Quick too! :thumbup:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imaleecher:
Found the Google_Now_Remover.zip file needed to undo my changes. This should bring my device back to a near stock minus root/custom recovery. Hope this should be sufficient. Thanks guys
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cokewins:
Sorry to keep bothering you on this. I downloaded root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.7z twice and the md5sum matches.

However when I open it in 7-zip to extract the tar, it only contains the following file "root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.tar.md5". The filesize is 1 155 399 740, so is clearly not an md5 file. I tried renaming the .tar.md5 file to a .tar, and it opens in 7-zip but gives the following error: "There is no correct record at the end of the archive". It seems to contain the correct files like system.img.ext4, boot.img, etc.

Any advice? Can I use this renamed tar to flash?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike216:
Rooting now and I just want to say I greatly appreciate this! Will donate on my payday as I just spent all my money,thanks bud

Edit. I see no link to donate but you should certainly set one up!

sent from my precious nexus
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
I appreciate the kind thought. Direct any donations for me to Task650 or ktoonsez.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Meanrogue:
That was entirely too easy. Great work! :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slicktune:
I Did It This Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeIZZVYHbY

So Should I Unroot From that Method And Try This ???:crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jaxidian:
If you've already triggered the counter, there is currently no way to reset the counter.

(from my phone)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slicktune:
No....:crying: Dont tell Me This, So Thats It?! Im Screwed? No More Warrenty?

Theres No Going Back?:(

---------- Post added at 03:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 AM ----------

I Havent Flashed Any Roms THo:crying:

Should i Do This>?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r1P3suSRyA
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] neotoky:
If you rooted using the method based on the video then you already tripped your flash counter.

If you want to verify that you indeed tripped the counter go to Download mode by holding volume down, home, and power button at the same time. Then release the power button when your phone is starting to boot. You will be on a warning screen and press volume up. You will see a number to verify how many times you tripped the counter.

It won't make a difference now how you flash things since the counter was tripped. I guess if you don't want to increase your flash counter then follow the OP's instructions for flashing the stock rom with root injected through odin and the intructions for getting CWM. Then flash ROMs through CWM from now on since it supposedly doesn't trip the flash counter.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike216:
My buddy at work has the ATT version. Can I use this on his to root?

sent from my precious nexus
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slicktune:
It Says 1 :( *Throws Phone Against Wall!* Well I Am Still Within My 14 days :)

But Omg Its Like impossible To Find Them In Stock At Walmart :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djricekcn:
just wait for a method. Mine's already tripped but I'm not that sad or worried about it...I mean you took the risk of rooting it. If you read word for word and make sure it's for your phone / carrier, your phone shouldn't brick anyway and if it's to the point where you have to replace it because of physical damage, just break it to the point where it won't even boot up.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slicktune:
Ur Right, I Hope i Dont Brick It But Im Kinda OCD So If I Get a Slight Scatch On It i Usually get Warranty Replacement :good::D:cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
No. You'd use the one from my ATT thread.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lawful123:
This needs to be a sticky.

WOW. Great job. Worked like a champ. Got root,clockwork, and new rom installed without tripping the counter. Although clockwork does not seem to be a finished product for our phones. Thank you.:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mike216:
Couldn't we just install clockworkmod recovery through rom manager?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lieu10ant:
you'll pay $140 for a replacement? or do they send in one for free?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jaliscojorge:
I did that and it worked for me:D

typed from my white sgs3 hungry for some Zen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lawful123:
clockwmod

Did it trip the counter?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jaliscojorge:
Nope!:D The only thing I'm not sure of is where it says something about custom while in download mode on one of the descriptions but I don't remember if it said that before installing cwr. But the binary counter still says none.

typed from my white sgs3 hungry for some Zen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] t0mD:
So I can flash whatever I want as much as I want and it won't trip the counter? O_o
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djricekcn:
flashing anything via cwm doens't trip the counter.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] netfortius:
This last update failed (all previous ones worked flawlessly)

I used this method (thank you) for all the updates, up to but exclusive of this one. For this one I got a failure in Odin, and rebooting the phone prompts me now with a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" - any idea what to do with this one (Kies does not find the phone)?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
mrrobinson, thank you for the quick upload of the newest root66 file. My phone freaked out over the OTA update, it started getting really hot and the battery went down 10% in 15 minutes and finally it wouldn't reboot into recovery. I just odin'd it and thing seem to be ok, I have no idea what happened but thank you for this file and the easy to follow instructions.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] netfortius:
never mind - re-flushed everything with old image, and will try again outside of a VM (which may contribute to the instability of update)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
right its not an md5 file. its a .tar.md5 just as the stock is. Don't open or extract the .tar.md5. put that in the pda field in odin and flash it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imaleecher:
Anyone get the "OTA Update UVALJ4 to UVDLJA" file to work? I was on the UVALJ4 (root injected from the first post). I did a Data wipe in CWM and tried to applied the OTA file update in the first post and got an error.

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

Verifying current system...

assert failed: apply_patch_check(" /system/app/GoogleTTS.apk")

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

This might be user error on my behalf. I'll try the Odin file when I'm home.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
This just means that the GoogleTTS.apk file is not how it was on UVALJ4. either you are not on the stock odexed rom or you removed that file.

Using the full ODIN image would work then since you have deviated from stock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imaleecher:
Thanks again for the update mrRobinson. I'll try a different method when I'm home on my PC. :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] netfortius:
Yes - file is ok - nevermind the extension - just use as is in Odin (or rename by removing the .md5 and leaving the .tar only extension). Same happened with the previous update (oct - pre-JB)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
Thanks MrRobinson.

So the file I downloaded is 617MB, the OTA I'm seeing coming down right now is 335MB.

Obviously not the JB update right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
Yes it is. the 617MB file is the full JB rom you flash in ODIN. It doesn't matter what your phone had on it before the 617mb file is everything, rom, bootloader, modem, kernel, etc. and flashes it all in full.

the 335 mb ota requires you be on the stock (or my stock rooted) LJ4 as it patches the system to bring it up to the latest JB release. Its like the diff of changes from the prior. So the full JB is 617 and the diff's required to bring prior release up to the current JB is 335 mb worth of changes.

Hopefully that is clear.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
Thank you.

I'm going to follow your advice on using ota rootkeeper and see how this goes, if not, I'll redo the full image using odin.

cheers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kulzboy:
Did I get a bootloop? just flashed it and it's rebooting and seems to be stuck at the samsung screen. Just came over from CM10

EDIT: NVM fixed it by formatting data
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] karipay:
i was able to install the ota jb update then restored my root using rootkeeper.

my question is, will installing the jb rooted image by mr robinson be the same as what i have now?

TIA!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cokewins:
Thanks, worked perfectly!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
exactly. if coming from a different rom base you need to factory wipe.

yes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rookiegenius:
I just applied to OTA JB update.

If I flash the rooted JB rom on here, what will it does to my phone except rooting? I mean I already have JB now, and flashing a JB rom on top of my current JB will do anything weird?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
This same question was literally just answered in the post above yours.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] karipay:
I think you already answered your question. Using mr. robinson's rom, it will give you root. it will not do anything weird but instead will give you more freedom to do whatever you want with your phone :^)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WarlockW:
Great Job .. mrRobinson And Thanks! :)

Just updated using Odin3_v3.07_SGSIII: root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA : 617.3MB

No Wipe of data .. And it went without a Hitch!

Everything I need is working great! And amazingly very fast!

Thanks for your very quick and hard work!

If anyone cares if have posted ..

Official T-Mobile Stock Insecure Kernel - JB 4.1.1 UVDLJA

Enjoy!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
I can't believe this. I tried the OTA route, it downloaded and then when it tried to install something didn't look right and it failed, said phone will retain it's blah blah blah.

I found out the wireless network at work was having trouble so probably the download went bad.

So I get back to the hotel, good wifi, and when I try to do a software update, I get the message that I'm up to date! I'm still on 4.0.4.

arghhhhh
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
I'd just grab my full odin image and use that. You won't lose anything and ensure every file is updated.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] neim81094:
Nice i needed the 4.1.1 stock Rom with root i was looking for this

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just fyi, AFH is migrating files to a new server and may cause some download problems.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WhoWhere:
I'm not sure if anyone else has run into this, but the only thing I've ever pushed to my phone using Odin is the root66 tar. After I just flashed the jb update, my counter now reflects 1 and I'm unable to get triangle away's reset to stick for more than one reboot. Any tips?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] prosto_mike:
Flashing this ROM fails

I hope somebody can help me with flashing this JB rom (root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.tar.md5)

With Odin 3.07 it goes to step <ID:0/003>aboot.mbn and just sits there. I gave it a solid hour but it would not move.

I tried Odin 3.04 and it goes to above mentioned step and after about 1 minute it it says <ID:0/003> Complete (write) operation failed and it shows FAIL in the box on the left top.

My phone was rooted; but I did a factory reset and it shows now I am on UVALEM. Still same error.

When I get to download mode it shows the following at the top of the screen (even after factory reset):

Product name: SGH-T999

Custom Binary Download: Yes (3 counts)

Current status: Custom

System status: Custom

Do i miss anything? I think I followed OPs instructions how flash to the T...

Thanks for ur help!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] okvasnikov:
Updated my phone without any problems. All applications, user data and superuser access were preserved.

But................

Tethering does not work anymore, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1992948

I was using Wi-Fi tether with changed user agent in a browser before this update and now it is broken.

So, if you need tethering, do not update to JB yet.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MacTheRipperr:
Man i can't seem to get any of this crap to work man. i download the files then i flash via odin and it boots up and sticks at the samsung screen. i came from CM10. Am i doing something wrong? i thought an odin flash is as simple as it gets. please help?

EDIT: im an idiot... didn't factory reset. maybe include that in the OP
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] stlouie65:
The the Rooted ODIN just fine. You may want to try and download it again, since there were in the process of swapping it out onto another server.

As far as your flash counts, there's an app around that will take care of the count.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] athakur999:
I applied the OTA on top of mrRobinson's UVALJ4 rooted image + CWM and it worked great. CWM was able to apply the update and even prompted to remove the new OTA's stock recovery installer script and also automatically rerooted the ROM. Pretty slick. Upon rebooting, I did get a prompt saying the OTA failed but phone actually updated successfully (showed version 4.1.1 in the settings and the right UVDLJA build number).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] branzno:
I am following the instructions exactly in the OP and i cant get it to work. I am not that good with odin can someone please help me! I have a custom rom on do i need to factory reset before i plug my phone into odin via download mode?

Can someone please let me know!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrRobinson:
Did you load a non-stock recovery? that seems to trip the counter and keep it tripped until you go back to stock recovery. then you can reset counter and it will stay.

Added to OP. Yes if you are coming from a different rom base you will get errors on boot so should jump into recovery and factory wipe.

Not sure what you mean by can't get it to work. with a custom rom, yes you would want to factory wipe. Whether you did that or not you should still be able to flash what is in the OP with odin just fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
You say you're following the instructions exactly, but what specifically isn't working?

Phone in download mode first

connect to computer 2nd

open odin 3rd - at this step you should see the colored rectangle over on the left with the comm # lit

click "PDA" and then open the root66 .tar file (you did unzip the downloaded file first, right?)

click "start" and that should be it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kt0ce:
Hi I have done exactly as you said in the post and install jb just fine. But when I try to go back to ICS it won't boot have to go back to JB again. Can someone help please? Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
When going backwards like this you have to factory reset.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
Hi Guys,

So I've had a couple of failures to apply this update.

OK, let me clarify that I have not done the Odin way yet because I'm on the road and I don't trust this work laptop with USB drivers, it seems to always have trouble with my headset and I'm not going to risk a brick :)

So I've tried the OTA and the method in the other thread on installing via CWM recovery.

This one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1949687

For OTA, I get this error, do I just say yet install the untrusted zip?

For the CWM method I get this error

I will try odin when I get home, but I'm getting impatient :cyclops:

cheers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kt0ce:
So I will lose everything?? :( very sad.. Thanks though
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] karipay:
Is it just me or everyone that wifi tether no longer works?

Edit: Nevermind, it seems JB broke wifi tethering.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, install the untrusted zip. Then when done and you go to reboot, itll ask if you want to let it rewrite stock recovery. Its up to you, but I would choose the option to keep your CWM recovery.

If it still fails, are you running a custom Rom? What build is your system? Modded? Debloated? Deodexed?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reapur:
Thanks Doc,

I'm only running the first 3 steps in the OP, that's all the changes that I've made.

so to be clear, if I want to keep CWM, would the answer to the question be Yes or No? From the way you worded it I assume that if I answer NO then it will keep CWM, but just wanted to make sure.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Thats the part I cant remember. I dont use CWM, myself. I prefer TWRP. And I have different preferred methods of flashing OTAs as well. Just use your best judgement when you get to that point. If you choose wrong, you can just reinstall recovery!

Because I know someone will ask:

I use Mobile Odin Pro to flash the OTAs. It will inject root during the process, and has never failed me....ever!