yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I have put together a ROM based on the new Canadian JB release. I am not a real developer just sharing what I have put together for those that are interested. Tried to get most of the features from Frosty that I miss when we updated.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2060613
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Looking good with the new baseband that we got should work much better

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Thanks I am happy how it has turned out so far. Will be trying to get the mods everyone has in the popular roms added and learning a lot along the way.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sahanjc:
Anyone know if we will be getting multiscreen as our premium updates?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
It's part of 4.1.2 update that is going around the world right now

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] redslumber:
Is anyone else getting major lag after the Jelly Bean update? I've had it for a few weeks now and the processor slows down quite a bit every time I'm performing an action relating to the keyboard. Typing texts, or anything in general makes the keys stick and lag like crazy.

I'm wanting my butter!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Only time I saw that type of lag is when I was on ics oddly enough lol try using Swype keyboard or something like that and let me know if that changes anything for you

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] viet_cong:
how do i flash my s3 back to stock?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] unk2009:
Thank you for a much detailed step by step....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
No prob and happy New year everyone thanks for keeping this thread active

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adiprince1:
is there any jelly beans modern available for windmobile? I can only find one for ics . thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I haven't tested it but this was over in the baseband thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2099315

Make sure to give him thanks and props if he helped you out.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
So hopefully Samsung releases 4.1.2 soon to fix the battery drain that was brought on by 4.1.1

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sahanjc:
i notice a big difference as well. Any one know how install apps directly to external card? :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
I don't think you can from my knowledge anyways

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] IAmNotATeenageThug:
Someone mind providing me with QCN files?

Hey wind users, can any of you provide me with a txt file with all QCN values using this method. Just don't forget to leave the range at default.

It is very useful and if you haven't done it, I recommend you do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chevymeister:
Well I did a full backup for ya, 65536 lines (i think it was), where's the qcn values?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lotagu:
I am Not sure if this is been covered what custom ROM's can I use with my Wind Mobile galaxy s 3 phone I am currently running the latest official build from Samsung
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chevymeister:
I'm pretty sure T-Mobile roms only.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lotagu:
Even though tmoble baseband is different than ours?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Baseband is not included in roms.

We can use any 747 (At&t/Bell/Telus/Rogers) or 999 (Wind/Videotron/Tmobile) on our phones (they have identical hardware)

Do not flash basebands from other carriers.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 1range:
Any known method of rooting using mac mountain lion 10.8.2...lost root with last t-mobile update baseband version T999UVDLJC (4.1.1)....plus pc died
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Not sure what you mean by lost root with baseband. Flashing a baseband cannot by definition lose you root. Also if you are using t999 baseband on a t999v (assuming you own the handset from WIND) you are going to have major problems.

Personally I use odin + cf auto root. Or use my nexus 7 to root peoples devices. So to the specific Mac question I am afraid I cannot help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 1range:
Thanks, actually on t mobile, updated push by t mobile which upgraded bsseband version, lost root, so I not sure how to re root (Odin) sense all I have is a mac 10.8.2...thanks again pardon the lack of clarity.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] winmx1:
You can, idk if you know how to download torrents and stuff, "illegal" yes.. but, you you know how to.. you can install VMWare and install Windows XP or any windows onto your Mac, and it'll you can root from there, that's exactly what I did.. I'm just starting out with Mac and learning everything myself.. so maybe that would help?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdotdot:
what battery drain?

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we can use ROM's from that section too?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I am using a 747 ROM right now so short answer is yes, the hardware is identical (except for the radios). You might have to do some APN config on some ROMs but not on mine.

DO NOT FLASH INTERNATIONAL ROMS

DO NOT FLASH BASEBANDS FROM OTHER PHONES EVEN 747 or 999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Doing the Odin root takes about 3 minutes give or take

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Not sure I understand what you are asking? Are you asking about how long chainfires autoroot should take?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
no but I'll post the link to root your phone this guy gives a 10 minute video and by the time its done so are you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sahanjc:
Check out Sidebar by Mohammad adib (xda) epic multi task switcher similar to ubuntu
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Finally bought ghost armor for my phone which I'm loving so far had them put the red back on my blue s3

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sahanjc:
Any one know how to lower the battery usage ( cpu awake ) problem
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Custom kernels would be the first thing I would try. KT's kernel is absolutely amazing, get 5:00-5:30 screentime with it daily.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1871946
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Hello, I'm fairly new to all this. Just rooted my phone for the first time. I have TWRP on it right now. I tried cwm before this.

Having trouble flashing a custom rom onto my phone.. seems to complain about the model number.. anyone know what I can do to avoid this? or maybe a better resource for getting custom roms?

I'm sort of in that "I've rooted my phone.. now what.." time..

edit: should add that I'm on Wind with T999v.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
A common problem. Because some ROMS check to ensure that people are not flashing them to the wrong device

There is a couple of solutions but here is the one I would suggest trying this:

Manually open up the rom you are installing in 7zip and goto the installer script which is in

META-INF\com\google\android\update-script

assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "d2tmo" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "d2tmo");

See how this rom is searching for d2tmo. But we are not d2tmo ! So it fails if you remove this line you should be able to install.

Sorry for formatting / spelling posted quickly from phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Awesome. That's good to know it's a common problem. I had this moment of dread thinking that I voided my warranty for nothing :)

Is that generally safe? ie if i install a rom like that would I be able to restore to backup if it breaks? Also I'm hoping to put cyanogen 10.1 on my phone, do you know if either sprint or tmobile will work with wind?

Edit: when I try to boot with cyanogenmod it just spins.. luckily I was able to restore my backup.. with a bit of difficulty

Edit2: For anyone else that might be on a similar path as me, factory reset from cwm prior to installing the rom fixed this issue.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Hey Gwai,

Going between AOSP -> Touchwiz and reverse requires a factory reset. You seem to have figured this out.

Safe is a relative term. Technically the "Safe" ROMS to use would be any At&t SGH-I747 (Telus/Rogers/Bell/Others) or Tmobile T999 but other ROMs can be made to work with out phone safely. There are many ports from Sprint or Verizion which would be incompatible natively but some clever people have got to work with our phone.

The long and the short is that our phone is hardware identical to 747 except with one big exception the LTE radio. If you are starting out I would recommend sticking with t999 ROM's as many 747 roms won't have APN setup properly for us, and most t999 ROMs do.

Welcome to this amazing community, CM 10.1 is a great place to start out with. Make sure you do lots of backups and read everything you can!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
I got the note2 now but I rooted my old s3 then over clocked it so my wife would get stunning performance out of three phone but I ran into a problem rooting where the phone says on start up cannot download blah blah it's weird but minor

Sent from my SGH-T889V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Thanks! I have definitely been reading. The issue is I never really know what to read until I start doing things. So much information out there :) By safe I just mean that I can go back to my backup if I don't like it!

CM 10.1 gave me almost everything I wanted. So far I've only found 3 short comings but the improvement over the stock far outweighs them. I'm hoping they will be fixed/added in future releases.

1. No unread count badges on applications

2. Could not figure out how to change speaker phone volume

3. No music alarm clock built in
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
1. Using the default launcher (Trebuchet) This is true, but try NOVA a very popular launcher that has this functionality I believe. APEX is another launcher that is very popular.

2. While on speaker phone volume up down ? I believe this volume is independent of all other volumes on the sliders.

3. Have no experience I assume you mean using the alarm to play random music instead of an alarm chime?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
1. Looking into apex and nova you have to pay to active this feature. Other than that nova seems really snappy.

2. Tried that, and looked elsewhere couldn't seem to get it to change.

3. Yes that's what I mean, the alarm on my samsung let me choose a song from my library. I know that there are other alarm clocks that let me do this but would prefer if the oob one also. This is also a very minor gripe :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] X-Nemesis:
For our Wind GS3's, there is only one baseband available so we don't have any tweaks we can do similar to the thread by DocHoliday to improve our phone's connection to Wind's network?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Tried to create an odin flashable tar file with cygwin... it ends up crashing odin when I try to flash it. Any idea on how to do this correctly in windows?

Want to put on cwm touch for tmo.. i have the wrong cwm right now..

Vmware + lubuntu were my friends..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fakenjones:
Any word on our 4.1.2 update?

On another note, if I flash one of the custom T-Mobile ROMs, do I need to flash the wind Mobile baseband to get it working properly?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] asaqwert:
Nope you do not need to flash a wind baseband, just go ahead and flash a tmo rom and go ahead and play. I'm using wicked v10 with the latest kt747 kernel by ktoonsez...works great, fast as snot, and pretty darn stable
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sojay:
[MENTION=4189494]dakunclear[/MENTION] Pls what other Galaxy S3 version apart from the T999 can work with the Wind carrier?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Just the t999 and the T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Can you please explain what UVDMD5 and VLDLL1 are? I have CM 10.1 but I have not updated past RC1. I found RC2 to be buggy (it rebooted my phone every 5 mins or so).

Thanks,

Gwai
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GenericAsianGuy:
Oh, they're just versions :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
A good rule of thumb is to not use any baseband that starts with UV as it is intended for T-mobile.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Anytime you run into problems flashing anything, you should only Odin flash the firmware specifically developed for your carrier. So even though the versions are the same VLDLL1, if you are on Wind, dont flash Videotrons firmware. There are differences that may or may not cause issues.

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Hey guys, I'm trying to get things caught up after a too long absence. In my modem thread I need to get the latest modems for all the Canadian carriers. I think I've got someone who can get me Videotrons, so I still need someone with Wind and Mobilicity to pull theirs for me.

If willing, pm me and ill send you instructions later tonight when I get back to my computer.

You have to be rooted btw.

TIA!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lust.D.RoGeR:
HELP!!!

I just flashed the UVDMD5 to my T999V... Now I can't turn my phone on, enter recovery/download mode. What have I done... I am really stressed out because of this. Any possibility of fixing it? Please helpme...:crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GenericAsianGuy:
Yup, you'll be able to fix it if you find some place or some one who has a jtag: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2285399

Sorry to hear about that! I wish you all the best! It is definitely solvable, you just might need to pay a small fee to have someone jtag your phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The latest one, VLDLL1. Ill be at my computer in a few and will send you directions.

May I ask how you flashed the modem? Did you use the recovery flashable zip from my thread?

The reason I ask is because flashing that modem shouldn't have hard bricked your phone. All I wouldve expected would be you would get no signal and need to flash a correct one.

A few months back a couple of people flashed T999 modems from my thread onto their T999V and that's what happened. One person got a signal but it was still very weak if I'm remembering correctly.

How exactly did you flash it and where did it come from?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Awesome! Thanks man! Ill get it zipped up and posted withing the hour.

I will need someone to test it to make sure it works ok. So if you or anyone else flashes it, please let me know!

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Link is up. Please let me know by posting in the modem thread once you have tried it. Just need to know everything is working properly.

Thanks again for the modem pull!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lust.D.RoGeR:
I was on cm 10.1 RC2 before I flash the wrong firmware(t999's) into my t999v. All I wanted to do was to flash the latest cm 10.1 nightly, and then I read one guy's post in the "cm 10 t999 nightly thread" saying flash this(t999's firmware), and then flash your nightly. Well that's why I flashed it through cwm recovery:crying:. I tried many times to enter download/recovery, no sign of life whatsoever... I am going to jtag it today.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Not sure how to fix that one I know with the optimus 2x if you bricked it you could always fix it lol that thing was unbrickable
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yeah, it sounds like jtag is your next best option. Its still kinda odd though that it hard bricked you. Obviously it did happen and I'm very sorry to hear that, but I would not have expected it.

Did you flash the modem only or was it the firmware that was recently posted in development? All I can figure is either a corrupt download, or the sbl's (secondary bootloader) included in the fw.

I wish you luck on getting your device fixed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lust.D.RoGeR:
Okay so a guy works at phone repair JTAG-ed mine. It works flawlessly now with the stock rom. I think I will stick with my stock for a while cz I am scared of bricking it again :D. It costed 30 bucks, not so bad. Yes I found the firmware link in the last page of "CM 10 T999 NIGHTLY THREAD". Please warn the other users not to flash that if they own T999V.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lust.D.RoGeR:
Actually, I don't like the stock jellybean. So, I have decided to flash the latest nightly of cm 10.1. Do I need to downgrade to ICS in order to flash the cm 10.1? I am not sure if I can just flash the nightly from the stock jelly bean?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
You can
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mireklo:
Is it possible to flash T999 4.1.2 update to T999V Wind phone? Because I tried it and it did not work Odin is telling me to get pit file, so I stopped did't want to fry my phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Do not flash T999 firmware to anything but the T999.

Just flash the latest VLDLL1 firmware from Wind, then flash one of the custom roms built from the T999 firmware. Its the safest and easiest bet for you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yanikd:
You can flash the system partition from the extracted md5. This way you keep the same modem/boot loader, but get 4.1.2.

I don't know how to do it with Odin because I never used it, but I know for sure you can do it with Heimdall and mobile Odin pro.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yanikd:
Actually you need to flash the boot partition too. I also flashed the data and cache partitions, not sure if they were required or not. I used titanium to uninstall TMO specific stuff that doesn't work here in canada anyway, as well as some samsung crap.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gtp20:
Thanks for this tip, I installed Wicked a few days ago and its great!

I bought my GS3 a few weeks ago as an 'upgrade' from a Galaxy Nexus (running 4.2.2) and have hated it pretty much since I turned it on. I'm not sure why the T999V hasn't received the 4.1.2 update from Samsung. The battery was absolutely horrible. I use my phone for work and had it on the charger daily buy 1pm and it was dead for the second time each day by 7-8pm. It also was always hot to the touch. I was ready to put it on kijiji. I tried a few roms and Wicked I like the best. Battery lasts all day, phone no longer gets hot. Highly recommend!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I am glad that you like Ktoons kernel if you have like you said noticied such a massive improvement on your could I recommend that you head over and donate to him. He is an incredible developer that has been making our phones better for many years. He does not get enough credit in my opinion.

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4325945
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] watismyname:
has anyone tried dandriod 3.3? for some reason my phone app keeps crashing.

can anyone confirm that its working for us t999v users
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Yes it works. New releases still working the bugs out.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sahanjc:
4g mobile network recognized. Is this too god to be true?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
4g on wind mobile is just hspa+
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Recently flashed CM 10.1.1 with ktoonsez kernel. Not sure if it's because I didnt use the phone much but I believe I got more than 24 hours on the battery. Did have bluetooth music going for 3 hours or so that day. Regardless, I've never seen that kind of battery life even just on standby all day.

The quick charge also made a significant difference on the initial charge.

I used his settings from his post.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
His kernel is incredible make sure you give him great feedback and consider donating
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Been using ktoonsez and realized that everything was amazing, except my audio was often only coming from the right ear. Anyone seen this before?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bouncynemoss:
Hello :) I'm going to be buying a t999 Wind s3 this weekend. I have bad experiences with rooting samsung phones (last one bricked on me).

For this galaxy s3 is this process alright?

Use the [SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 UNIFIED TOOLKIT V7.0]. with the T999(V) option to install CWM/TWRP then flash with odin Wind_VLDMF2. After that I just download any t999 roms and flash through TWRP?

Thanks for the help :) I realllyyy don't want to brick it. Since it'll used and not on warranty. :crying:

And is there a way to avoid odin? I think that's what bricked my phone last time, I'm scared of it lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If you want root, you have to use odin. The best way imo is to use the roit66 firmware.

Don't be intimidated by odin. As long as you follow directions and only flash T999V firmware you should be fine. The vast majority of bricks happen here when people don't bother to read the info related to their model. They tend to just search galaxy s3 and flash the first thing they find. Once you're rooted and have cwm or twrp installed, just stick to the roms, kernels and recoveries you find in this forum. If its anything else, just read up on it and ask if you still have questions.

Everything you need to get started is in my sig, should you choose to root this way.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Are there any T999V owners who would be willing to create a PIT (Partition Information Table) file?

I suspect its the same as the T999, but would like to know for sure, and if its not its one of those things that is rarely needed, but is invaluable when it is.

It wouldn't hurt a bit if we could get one from each of the carriers.

The PIT has no sensitive or personal or device specific information. Only partition sizes and locations. If you are willing this is how to do it:

Install and open Terminal Emulator and enter this:

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/out.pit bs=8 count=481 skip=2176

Now either post it here or upload to a file sharing service such as dev-host http://d-h.st and send me the link.

You can read this thread for more info if you wish:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1848267
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Adrenalizer:
Rooting a stock Wind GS3 to cm10.1.2

Hi guys,

I have a Wind GS3(T999V) running stock android 4.1.2 and want to install Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 on it. I was hoping if someone could point me in the right direction as to how to go through the process. Most tutorials I did come across started off with an already rooted device however mine's just a stock phone. It'd be a great help if someone could explain how to go through the whole process systematically or link me to a tutorial that explains the process.

Thanks a bunch!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If you are still learning, I suggest going a step at a time. Start with rooting. There are several ways to do so, but I suggest flashing the root66 firmware in Odin. Every thing you need is in my sig.

Also read the stickies. Most of what you'll want to know is covered in them.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Adrenalizer:
Thanks a lot. I'm gonna go ahead with that only and then proceed further once I'm well versed with stuff. Thank you
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No problem. If, after reading up on what you'd like to do, you have questions ill gladly answer them.

Couple of things first. Do not flash modems or firmware for anything but your exact model phone. All roms, recoveries and kernels in this forum should be safe to flash though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
From what I understand with the process of flashing the cm rom (using odin to flash a custom recovery and then using that to flash the rom) will also root the device. Maybe Doc can confirm. I read somewhere that this was unique to Samsung devices (that a root wasnt required). However, I did root mine prior to flashing cm.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Once cwm or twrp is installed, yes you should be able to just flash a rom from there. I've never tried it that way, but I can't think of any reason it won't work.