yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] djjroc007:
I'm stuck in this predicament also, but after flashing pacman. Can't even wipe anything. Fails every time. Guess it's Odin time.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jataadroid:
Ya I was in the same boat but after odin'ing to 2.4.4.0 formatting then back to 2.6.1.0 it removed the encryption. I flashed a rom, d/l ROM manager and used it to get CWM which has worked smoothly since. I saw 2.6.3.0 was up and included the patches.

Has anybody else tried it? Waiting for a couple more.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] djjroc007:
In back in business now too, but staying on twrp 2.4 for now. Sucks that I had to format and lose my internal data though. :(:banghead: All my important stuff is on my SD card, so its not to bad I guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bog3nator:
I am on 2.6.3 all seems to work fine. Although I have only flashed a kernel so far
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheKenRob:
I have an odd problem..

everything was going along just fine 2 days ago I went into recovery wiped and flashed one of my noids. Since then I haven't been able to do anything. I want to be as detailed as possible (so excuse the length of this post)

I flash to recovery whether its a previous backed up noid or fresh install of a ROM once it goes through the TWRP process past the boot animation, it starts to loop. It goes back to the boot animation, then to the startup screen then starts looping. I've completely wiped and returned to stock, used odin to flash a new tar, flashed new update for TWRPS 2.6.3, and used 2.3.3.0 and 2.6.0, dirty flashed, the gambit. I am not stuck I can get to Open recovery, or into download, just won't complete flash of nanoids, or custom ROMs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Oh also used the MD4 reset and cannot get any mobile data access
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bog3nator:
Is your imei still present under settings and about device?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
There was a bug which when I would do a full wipe phone would reboot, is that fixed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bog3nator:
That has never happened to me. On any version of twrp
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Happened to me on the latest build. Somebody face me a thumbs up so I'm assuming it happened to them to

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45625366
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DerIdiot:
I'm seeing an inability to flash the update from 2.5.0.0 to 2.6.3.0; it downloads but will not reboot and install. Does anyone have a manual flash I can run via TWRP? I don't have access to ODIN in the office :fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DurhamHusker:
Naddict has a thread in this forum with all the latest TWRP and CWM recoveries in flashable zip form.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] src182:
2.6.3.0 isn't letting me make a backup to the external sd, I downloaded from goo manager and Naddict's thread . Did not try to backup in the internal because I don't have the space.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ruckstande:
Exact same situation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Have you tried another sd card? Is the one you have mounted? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] src182:
Didn't try I just switched to the 2.6.1.0 you have on your thread and it worked. If remember correctly on 2.6.3.0 it said it couldn't create the TWRP folder.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bog3nator:
Works fine for me although I already had a folder full of backups. So I dunno if that was the reason it worked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] src182:
Tried it with a backup already in the folder but no go, I attached a picture of what it says
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ruckstande:
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the SD card supposed to say ExtSdCard. At least that's what Root Explorer sees.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Tw and aosp see them differently...

Sent with a phone running a kernel XDA banned!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smccall:
Man I've never experienced twrp with this many issues please tell me its a bad download. Can't restore none of my backups it tries then reboots into recovery then when choosing things to flash it will just jump back into the main menu. I have used twrp since before it was a touch recovery and have never had these issues love it but had to go back to clwm is anyone else having these issues or is it just me. Thanks for your guys hard work and dedication I'm sure its a bad download or my phone just doesn't like it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
have you tried to reflash TWRP?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dees_Troy:
TWRP is mounting your sdcard successfully. You probably just don't know where to look for it. Boot up TWRP. Go to settings and tap on "Reset Defaults". Now go to the install page and tap on the "Use external" radio button. It should light up blue and the path should change to /external_sdcard and you should now see the files on your removable sdcard.

Hope that helps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dees_Troy:
Pull a log and paste it to a paste website then paste the link. adb pull /tmp/recovery.log

Or use the copy log button under advanced and look for the recovery.log in the root of your storage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smccall:
Yes but I'm going to download it again I think its a bad download.

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I already went back to clwm but I'm going to download it again and if the same things happen I will pull a log. Thank you guys for helping me out.:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] carhauler1969:
I have to admit coming from the O.G. EVO 4G that I was very skeptical about using TWRP on this phone, or any other device for that matter. After flashing this yesterday I was so impressed by it that I also installed it on my Asus Transformer. Works great! Thanks TeamWin! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ziotidus:
Hi, i have a CM9 nightly with the FIX for the switch of microSD space with the internal..

I open GooManager with Wi-Fi connect, make "Install OpenRecoveryScript", press "Yes" but i receive the message: "No recovery were found for your Device" why ???

Is there another mode for flash this recovery?

Thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Yes. If you have mobile Odin... Download the zip file, extract the recovery.img file and flash that from mobile Odin...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tarheelsmj12001:
Went through the whole thread and didnt notice if this has Advanced Restore like CWM. Im stuck downloading all my apps i guess for now

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Yuuup... Has that and more.. Including md5 check
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tarheelsmj12001:
Damn cant find it at all. Maybe bc i did a nandroid through CWM??

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ziotidus:
With this method my device is freeze to the start up image Samsung Galaxy S III ...

I have reflashed via Download Mode the .tar of CWM for used it..

Another method??

Don't exist a .tar to flash by Odin ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Extract the image file and flash that via mobile Odin....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
I realize what your saying is true. Every single phone I've owned had the ability to transfer files from your COMPUTER to the phone while in recovery. How do you do it in twrp. With the nexus s you went into recovery plugged your usb into your phone and computer and selected mount usb storage. The computer would recognize it and open a window with your phone files and you could copy and paste from phone to computer a vise versa.

This is what we are saying is not working.

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Just Flash It !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dees_Troy:
Many newer devices don't support the USB storage mode anymore and instead are using MTP to transfer files. From what I can tell, the SGS3 doesn't support USB storage and no recovery has MTP support yet. You can use adb to push and pull files and if you really need some kind of GUI driven file management, there are adb file managers available for Windows that you can find with a Google search.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
I was thinking this might be the case. However every time I asked was told it's working fine??? So I was hoping I was doing something wrong.

I could also pull the sd card and install it in my card reader. It's just a pain in the butt having to remove the case and then the cover. Was hoping there was an easier way. Thanks for the confirmation.

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Just Flash It !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pizzlewizzle:
Is it just me or can you only access the recovery through GooManager? I cant get into recovery from powered off state by olding volume up, home and power...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LouRock:
+1

I really feel ya on this one bro!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ziotidus:
Dont' go with mobile Odin....

someone else has this problem?

Ideas ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Did you extract the zipped file earlier in this thread? That is the image file you need to use. Has worked for me three times...?? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ruckstande:
I'm not on AOSP though. I used TWRP before with no issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
made a nandroid on TWRP 2.6.3.0 no problems... and it even restored.... :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tpike1296:
Anyone else missing the "mount storage" button in the mount menu? Had to switch to PhilZ until I find a solution.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kingarthur72076:
I have a small issue with 2.6.1.0. SOMETIMES when I wipe storage... the phone just restarts and I have to kept entering into recovery a couple of times then eventually it will wipe. And reseason why?

EDIT: I see that there might have been problem with ASOP roms. I have updated to the newer 2.6.3 version. I'll see how it goes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kaos420:
is there a fix for the time being way off?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
Welcome to using TWRP Recovery [MENTION=746545]kaos420[/MENTION]! your answer is no
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kaos420:
lol ya i cant seem to mount anything to pc either like i could on lte version. i mean my cards are all able to be seen in the file explorer. but i cant mount to pc. just tried the modded recoverys to see if i had a newer s3 same ****. cant mount sd to pc via recovery....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
Getting the same error
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
Formatted SD Card and it appears to be fixed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
2.6.3.1 is out guys.. .sorry for goo.im but you can install via Mobile Odin Pro
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killerhz:
so to install this i; grab that goo - install recovery then it goes to a count down to tell my my file is down loading and i get nothing doesn't seem to do anything.

once it does what do i do next?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2spr go here to grab the .tar and follow my previous instructions. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
Thank you for posting this link. Before I dive into flashing the update, can you confirm that these recovery files will work on the newer GS3 models?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
I dont really have one so cant tell you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
Ok...I'm hopeful that it is compatible with newer GS3s, but I'll need to wait until I get home from work to test, since I can't run Odin on my work computer in case it isn't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] george1614:
There is a difference is gs3's? Who would you know if you have a new /old one?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
I

I only found out there was difference when I tried to install a custom recovery in the process of rooting my new GS3 a few weeks ago and the recovery wouldn't mount any of the storage partitions, so I couldn't flash anything, restore nandroid backups, etc. Come to find out newer GS3s have an additional security flag in the kernel and the custom recovery needs to be modified to circumvent it. I'm running an older version of TWRP that was made to work with the newer GS3s, and just wanted to see if anyone knew if these newer versions would work with my device.

I may just try it out when I get home from work and I can always re-flash my current recovery if the newest version doesn't work.

*edit*

Confirming that these files do not work with newer GS3 devices. If the workaround is fairly easy I would be willing to give it a try myself but I'm not sure where to start.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kaos420:
[MENTION=3836275]shekinahsmoke[/MENTION] do you have the cwm android guy when booting into the new recovery?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
I sure do!!!!! They bought [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kaos420:
ya wtf.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cerebralzulu:
Maybe a dumb question. But how do you format system on 2.6.3.0? I see format data. Or are these two the same?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
advanced wipe -> system
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] supahero00:
I got a hang up.... I'm trying to d/l them but they won't completely finish downloading. Stuck at 99%
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] seanskiT!:
Just found the twrp app in the playstore. Grab it and you can get the recocery updated.

sent from a GS3 gone Wicked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] supahero00:
Sweet! Thanks for that but I have a very noob problem so I got it to download but either I'm not extracting it right or what and I haven't updated it in a while (still on 2.5.0) am I missing a step?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] seanskiT!:
Don't extract anything.

Install twrp app

Open app

Tap advanced

Tap install recovery

Ensure it says d2spr

Tap install recovery

Should be good to go once it dl & installs.

sent from a GS3 gone Wicked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] supahero00:
Thx a bunch.... This phone has to keep me til the S5 lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ohiostater86:
Remove Theme

I flashed a theme and I want to get rid of it, but I can't remove it. I found what I thought was a zip to remove the theme, but it is still there. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
Interesting. Can you choose which version to install since the latest version doesn't work on newer GS3s.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
A theme for TWRP? You don't flash them
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ohiostater86:
Yes for TWRP and yes you are correct (I see that now). Unfortunately I did. How to I fix my mistake? I went back and looked at the directions and the zip I have is a flashable zip for TWRP

HOW TO: Flashable Zip

Download the flashable zip theme you want.

Reboot into recovery mode.

Flash the Zip file

Reboot

Enjoy

Note: if you already have a custom theme in /TWRP/theme it will be overwritten.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
Themes come in two formats for TWRP: flashable zip files and files that have to be transferred to a specific subfolder within the main TWRP folder and then renamed to ui.zip; this link has a good explanation even though it is not specifically for the SGS3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2373952

P.S. as noted in the OP of the linked thread, these themes are for the same resolution as our phone and therefore *should* work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
I'd reflash the recovery. That should remove it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] seanskiT!:
Don't think so. It only updates to the newest version.

sent from a GS3 gone Wicked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
all versions

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2spr

get mobile odin

download the one you want (in .tar format)

flash in mobile odin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
Best to know how to do it manually regardless. One click solutions or third party installers should be avoided in most instances.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
Yes knowing how to do everything through ADB is good, the rest of your statement is completely false
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
Guess I should clarify that is personal preference!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ohiostater86:
I've tried, but still no go. TWRP comes up with the theme and then says it is locked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
Look in the TWRP folder on your internal sdcard card. Is there a folder that says theme?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ohiostater86:
Yes there is because I added one. I also added a zip that is suppose to take you back to TWRP with NO theme, SOS TWRP theme signed.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
Just delete the whole TWRP folder and reflash the recovery. Maybe flash a different recovery in between
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ohiostater86:
Thanks for all the suggestions. Unfortunately I've tried that. I'm running Philz now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
Question: on latest twrp .. anybody's backups (non-compressed) like really fast?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] OB1B:
TWRP Help Please

Good morning all,

I am currently running MOAR v6.1 and I have held off installing v7 as i was nervous about the bugs that many were experiencing. In preparation for moving to v7, i was making baby steps and it was mentioned that TWRP needed to be updated to the most recent version. I was on 2.6.3.0 and updated to 2.6.3.1 in GooManager.

Update went fine but when i rebooted it was like my phone wiped. When i went back into recovery to try to flash one of the nands that i made in the previous version none of them were showing up in restore.

Is TWRP not backwards compatible? After many reboots into recovery - my nands finally showed up. When i restored my most recent nand none of my settings were the same. Is there a way to downgrade to the previous version of TWRP?

Sorry for all the convoluted information but i am pulling my hair out. Looking forward to finally being able to flash v7.1!

Thank you...

Edit...forgot to mention that i am getting weird F/C issues with several apps (just says such and such app stopped working) - Firefox, Gmail, XDA, etc. In addition, my Avast log says i have 65 problems found and lists "invalid context during scan" as the problem. Much appreciated. Have NEVER had any issues with 6.1 up until updating TWRP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] helipilotx:
Flashing new TWRP recovery using GOO.IM

Hi Guys,

I have a question which might sound stupid but here it is.

I have TWRP 2.6.3.0 installed and like. The install of CM 11 or MOAR 7 fails so I guess I need to update the TWRP.

Fine. So I downloaded GOO Manager from Play - and now what?

It tells me there are no updates so what do I have to do to get the 2.6.3.1 on?

Thanks,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GatoL0c0:
Go to the TWRP website, download the tar version and flash it with Mobile Odin which is available in the Play Store.

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Samsung Galaxy S3

CM11 Nightlies / TWRP / 0-Day PA GApps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I did a Full wipe of my phone, re-flashed the latest TWRP and had rebooted back to recovery to be prompted by it wanting a password.. Edit: Apparently switching USB ports made the difference. *shrug* First time for everything I guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
did you encrypt your phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
No I did not :(

---------- Post added at 12:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 PM ----------

QUOTE=paychex;50317768]did you encrypt your phone?[/QUOTE]

No I did not :( I ended up Odin'ing back to Philz luckily. Don't know what happend.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Same thing happens to me with version 2.6.3.1, flashed both zip and tar through phone and the same thing. v2.6.3.0 is working well enough for me in the meantime.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Reivaj1803:
DOWNLOAD:

The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app:

Play Store Link

Direct Download

1) Install GooManager from the Play Store

2) Open GooManager and provide root permissions

3) Hit Menu (or the button with the 3 dots on your screen) and then Install OpenRecovery

OR:

You can find more information and download links on our website!

BUGS:

If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 40 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!

SUPPORT:

Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.

XDA:DevDB Information

[RECOVERY] TWRP 2.6.3.0 touch recovery [2013-09-16], a Tool/Utility for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 2.6.3.0

Stable Release Date: 2013-09-16

Created 2013-09-16

Last Updated 2013-09-16[/QUOTE]

Hello,

I downloaded the latest TWRP through goo manager. All seemed ok with no issues noted.

After which I rebooted into recovery and now I'm stuck in the bootloader "RECOVERY BOOTING..." :confused:

I tried to reboot and even remove the battery but no go past to where I am.

I know I am to go to the link for any issues just thought I could get a quick response here.

Any and all help to get out of this will greatly be appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I've reported our findings with v2.6.3.1, including your post I quoted (with a link referencing your original post) on GitHub.

https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/259
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] doubledragon5:
Why has no one tried 2.6.3.7 yet. I'm on Classic Rom 2.0 using it with no issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MassStash:
Say what?! Is that hidden somewhere, or did I just get trolled...>?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
wrong forum buddy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] doubledragon5:
Look at their home page under their link not goo

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Mistakes happen
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
Is there a way to allow the recovery screen to continue scrolling in TWRP?

It's nice to see the entire script running while it does it's work, especially with something like morphs that do a print to screen as it progresses so you can tell if everything is working as it should.

(If not sure and I need to post this elsewhere, please advise. ;))
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2 New TWRP ... changelog on link... hopefully it doesnt suck LOL
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
As per the changelog, v2.7.0.0 no longer asks for the password unnecessarily but it still doesn't see any partitions on my d2spr.

I reported this on their GitHub for v2.6.3.1 before, just confirming this still isn't fixed for newer S3s.

v2.6.3.0 works for me 100%, but I've only run stock-based ROMs like M.O.A.R. v9 on my S3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shekinahsmoke:
You can flash 4.4.2 roms w/ 2.6.3.0 ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Excellent question. Probably not from what I've read, but I've only run stock-based ROMs like M.O.A.R. v9 on my S3. I'll amend my comment to reflect what I've used TWRP v2.6.3.0 with.