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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Do the update one more time and it should take you up to HE. Then use the root method in section 2 here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Michael58:
Do one more time "Update" in your phone and you will be on the VRLHE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Effin A! Thats it!

All prior root methods work but I liek the one by helldroid. His works every single time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
You have a link for helldroids? I would like to try it next time I have to root. I have a couple to do for friends S3's over next couple weeks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] minmongoblin:
So just to be clear, I should backup, unroot and factory reset, and get all OTAs before installing CleanROM 3.0?

Or is there a way to install a ZIP of the newest OTA, so I can avoid the factory reset? ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Yes that is the suggested method. I suggest this order: Lock Bootloader, Odin to the original F2, then it will take two OTA's to get you to stock HE, root again, unlock the bootloader, flash CWM of your choice, then finally flash 3.0.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
#1 in your steps is not needed as just simply Odin'ing back to stock will automatically relock your bootloader for you. The rest of your steps are exactly what I recommend too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Craigerz:
Good call! I'm on HE now :good:. What root are you guys using for this?

And again...thanks. I'm somewhat new to all of this and am still going through the growing pains, so to speak.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tombepa:
Have to say, this Rom, with the AOSP email and MMS that I just put on it instead of those ugly touchwiz ones, Damn near perfect! Loving it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ct_tec313:
OP the reason why asked whats the difference between the stocked rooted HE version and your clean rom 3.0 is because im running the stock HE and eveyrthing is running great...would there be any noticable speed improvemants from me flashing clean 3.0...... thanks in advanced
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
It's been mentioned that people have been flashing the VRALHE_RPM.zip. Does anybody know if/what this actually does (I believe power management) or notice a difference?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Thanks, never tried without locking first. Just thought it was a little extra step to ensure a good flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dobo84:
Any chance of a clean kernel?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
No problem, I didn't mean to step on your toes or anything. Just thought I could save you and others a step. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dobo84:
Yeah curious about the rpm.zip as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Craigerz:
Got it figured out. I do have to say this has been a lot of fun learning this stuff. I was on an iPhone for almost a year just cause the company I work for issues them until finally getting tired of IOS and returning to Android.

I ended up using Chainfires SuperSU RootDebugFS which can be found here in case anyone needed it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709 .

About to flash CR 3.0.

Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
SolidExplorer is reporting that Busybox is outdated. According to Busybox Installer (on Play Store), it is.

Is there any reason not to update Busybox? I don't want to break this magnificent ROM!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thrgk:
Can we use clean kernel with 3.0? Since its same thing that's why Samsung just released it or whatever?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] niv3d:
No, it will not work. Scott said he has to figure out what Sammy "screwed up" lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thrgk:
Ah cool
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
I've flashed it. Not sure if it does anything but I seem to have better android system values an better battery life.

I want to take the ota officially but I'm afraid I'll screw something up when knowing I didn't really need to do it lol probably dumb but yeah..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] steelersmb:
Does anyone know how to add the mod to skip tracks with the volume keys when the screen is off?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fillyo:
How is this flashing back to stock, taking updates, then rerooting unlocking bootloader any different that wiping three times? Everyone says wiping three times is completely not necessary. I have not taken one update, just flashed these updated ROMs and radios, and have no issues. Just curious here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
You can update busybox with no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
Because the OTA updates more than just the ROM, Kernel, and Radio. In this case, the OTA also flashes some boot updates and Resource and Power Management (RPM) updates. From what I understand the boot updates are completely irrelevant, as they are simply overwritten when you unlock your bootloader anyway, but the Resource and Power Management (RPM) is important.

For what its worth, I have not bothered returning to stock and accepting OTAs first. Instead, I have wiped all data, cache, and dalvik cache, and then just simply flashed the newest CleanROM 3.0 (HE) which includes the latest kernel, flashed the latest HE radio, and then flashed the latest Resource and Power Management partition from the HE OTA update (VRALHE_RPM.zip). I have had no issues whatsoever, and had no issues when I did this exact thing on the LG7 update.

The latest radio (baseband) for the HE update can be downloaded from here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/

If you are unsure how to use Odin, then make sure you download the Recovery installable version. If you download the recovery installable version, flash it in Recovery just like you would flash a Rom.

The VRALHE_RPM.zip file can be downloaded from here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32920964&postcount=3852

Flash this in recovery just like you would flash a Rom.

Make sure you check the md5 on all of the files before flashing!!! http://download.cnet.com/MD5-Checker/3000-2092_4-10410639.html

If you follow my steps, I really don't think you need to go back and get the OTA. Myself and many other users have had success using this method. I believe what really needs to happen when new OTAs come out, is they need to be reviewed to check what partitions are being updated (such as RPM), and then flashables for those partitions should be created so they can be manually applied.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
so currently i have cleanrom 2.1, cleankernel 1.2, radio vrlg7...

so the suggested method to go about updating would be..

1) backup

2) use odin to flash back to stock rom (never used odin before, but its straightforward using a guide right?)

3) grab the OTA updates to get VRALHE

4) root my phone

5) install cleanrom3.0

and some questions then..

can i take a titanium backup of my apps and then just restore those back once ive rerooted?

after it is done should i keep the stock kernel?

do i need to change radios too?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Dont forget to unlock your bootloader after taking the OTA.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bassdj427:
So you seriously have to do all that?? Good Lord, I'm probably gonna stay on AOKP then!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] griffis:
Back in July I posted this, post 175:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28594539

Didn't think it was a big deal until I saw a thread about it several weeks later....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ty07allstar:
I don't really think that you need to do all of that. A simple wipe factory, cache, and dalvik. Then flash the radio and rom. No need for odin or anything about accepting the new ota.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] midnight assassin:
You dont hsve to. It's merely suggested by scott thst you do for the best experience.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ExcludedDroid:
No, you don't HAVE to do this to run this ROM...It's just suggested, because taking the OTAs updates ALL of the software in the phone, including radios, kernels, and whatever else, whereas simply wiping and installing the new CR 3 does not. CR 3 is BASED off the ALL the code contained in the HE update--that's why it's suggested, so that YOU don't have any problems.

Cheers,

ED :highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
Wait so we need to flash a radio with this??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ExcludedDroid:
Yes, unless you took all the OTAs from stock to the HE base.

Cheers,

ED :highfive:

*edit-- That is if you want the HE radio, or another radio besides what you had prior to flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
Well, you don't have to, but it's probably a good idea to go to the latest baseband if you haven't already done so.

Flash the VRALHE modem and VRALHE_RPM and you'll be completely up to date.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rwc95:
Here you guys go that want an odex version. This way is super simple and beats downloading the whole rom again. You just flash it in recovery, reboot your phone. Then run the app give it root permissions, your phone will reboot and odex all your system apps then boot up. It will stay on the boot screen for a few minutes while it does its work. When its done the phone boot up and the app will delete itself because you only need once per rom. I flash the rom and all my mods first then odex it and it runs great. All credit goes to the original dev for making the odex me apk i just put it in a flashable to make install easy for those dont know how to push system apks, or to just keep on your sd card for future roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
Cool yeah im just going to go back and get the OTA and then re-root.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
He actually would have to root before unlocking the bootloader.

It's Odin to stock, take two ota's, root, unlock bootloader and flash custom recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dobo84:
So I took the ota to the HE base and than rooted and unlocked and installed CR.3.0 so I shouldn't have to flash the rpm than ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] griffis:
Thanks for the attachment, here's my previous post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33175739
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
That's correct.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbdan:
LoL! Haha :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
No, you got the RPM update in the OTA that you took. If you don't go back to stock and take the OTA update, then all you have to do is flash the HE radio and the HE RPM files in recovery, which in my opinion is far easier and less time consuming than going all the way back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] travazz:
Has anyone figured out how to make utorrent work on this rom? Any help would be greatly appreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kujayhawks77:
I use atorrent and it works for me. Let me know how I can help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
Still using the stock kernel. Samsung released the HE kernel, but apparently they messed up and released the wrong kernel (or screwed something else up). I believe there are some users who mentioned the latest version of Lean Kernel is working with this ROM though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Its in here somewhere... lol

Cool!

Well, here is the deal, the CleanROM version removes all VZW junk, adds a ton of optimziations, and lets you pick and choose what google, Samsung, and Launcher apps you want plus a couple misc apps.

Its like the HE Base on steriods.

Nah, go ahead and update it. I just stay with what works for me.

No, Sammy screwed something up. Its the exact same source, or.. I just dont understand what I am doing yet... lol

Sounds like that might be best for you then! Enjoy AOKP!

Yeah, the source is identical. I dont think its the correct kernel but I am still new to kernels so....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bassdj427:
Wait so if we do all those steps, do we have to do that all back to go to a different ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nighthawk34691:
Is it nessessary to Odin back to stock and get OTA baseband update? Im still running VRLF2... If so how do I flash back to stock...I forgot.:confused:

---------- Post added at 10:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 PM ----------

Where do u get the HE radio and HE RPM files at? Im not familiar on how to flash this kind of stuff...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mysterysauce:
This is the radios http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/34053-[OFFICIAL][MODEMS]-<VRLHE>-Verizon-SGS3-(SCH-I535)-[ODIN-or-RECOVERY-flashable]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
Follow my instructions in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33187381&postcount=4155
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
HE radio can be downloaded here:

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-officialmodems-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/

RPM partition update can be downloaded here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32920964&postcount=3852

There's nothing special about flashing - it's the same as flashing a rom in recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bmay82:
Do the HE RPM files only make a difference running this ROM or can it be used with all ROMs??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
People,

You dont HAVE to flash anything to flash this ROM. I just RECOMMEND being on the latest firmware.

If not, then you got a brand new engine on a worn out oldschool transmission.

Does that make it more clear?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Does this work with CleanROM 3.0? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Rom doesn't matter, it just goes with the HE radio. xyno put out a G7 RPM file for the G7 radio. So just flash the correct ones with each modem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I need call recording to install beyond CleanROM 2.1 and have been waiting for it ever since. What do you mean by "LK1.2" and is that what gave you call recording? If not, what did you use to get call recording on CleanROM 3.0? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
So if LK 1.2 works, can anyone confirm that KTK Kernel works with v3.0?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Should the three files (CleanROM, RPM and Baseband) be flashed in any particular order? Also, should I wipe caches and data prior to flashing, in the middle of flashing or after flashing the files? Lastly, do I need to boot the phone into the ROM between any of the flashes? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
I'm having the GPS go on at start-up or after I loose data connectivity. If I stop GPS and restart it immediately, it goes away, so it looks like something is sending a GPS probe that is forgotten. Haven't found the culprit yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
It doesn't matter what order you flash them in. You also do not need to boot up the phone between any of the flashes. Flash them all at the same time. Data and cache (and dalvik-cache) should be wiped before flashing CleanROM. You really don't need to wipe anything when flashing just the Radio (baseband) or RPM.

The way I personally did it, was wipe data, wipe dalvik-cache, wipe cache. Flash CleanROM, flash Radio (baseband), flash RPM. Reboot.

Hope this helps. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
So if we are on G7 its cool to flash the rom, basband and the RPM correct? Because what I did was Odin back to G1, the reason I did G1 because thats the .tar file that was on my computer, when I did on OTA, it went to G7 and then once I booted up, I had another OTA update. Whats the reason for that? So right now I did the first OTA to G7 and now im about to flash CleanROM 3.0 and the new baseband and then the RPM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Your hope was not in vain. This definitely helped! Thanks gladly given!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
The next update it wants you to take is the HE ota. Take it. Then unlock/ root/ custom recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
Has anyone else notice that the screen lock sounds have been broken since 2.5? It doesnt make that watery noise when I slide my finger through the screen...I miss that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
Yeah I have to Odin back right now because I already had installed the ROM but im going back and let both OTA's finish updating. It seems like it would go straight to the HE. After I take the HE update I can just then flash the ROM right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
My screen lock sounds work fine in 3.0, and they worked fine in 2.5 as well. Check the following two places:

1) Settings > Security > Lock Screen Options > Ripple Effect (is it checked?)

2) Settings > Sound > Volume (What is the System volume set to?)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
I think I heard it does G7 first, then HE. But if your still rooted an unlocked, you Dont have to Odin. You can flash this ROM an then the modem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
Yes if you accept all the OTAs, then all you would need to do is flash the ROM to be fully up to date. Or you can flash the updated Baseband and the updated RPM (easier, imo).

Of course, as Scott said it isn't required to have these updates at all. Just highly recommended.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
Yeah im doing the OTA's right now, is there a HE .tar file out there right now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boynamedstacy:
Geez.... The last 5 pages were like a reoccurring nightmare. Read people. Please!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jhanford:
Btw, kindacrapmods 1.8 works fine. Just use the HD option (there is no HE option yet)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Hahahaha... IM not encouraging anyone to flame each other in any way...

But what you said was funny.

It was like when you wake up from a nightmare and you relaize you are just in another nightmare, lol...

Thats what you made me think of.

But remember be nice to every one always. Its just good karma!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tee00max:
Yeah I may have been asking the same question someone else has asked but I was confused about how the phone was ordering the OTA's I just dont want to make this process longer than it is. Im just getting back into the flashing ROMs game. But it is what it is.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
To be fair, once a thread gets to be over 4,000 posts, it gets to be a lot easier to just ask than to sift through hundreds of posts that don't answer your question. Useless posts that only chastise people and don't help in any way (such as this one, for example, as well as a post that simply says "Thanks" when there's a thanks button available, which I'm also guilty of) certainly don't help the situation, either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] restinbeast:
Okay, here's another question regarding reverting to stock..

I thought I just odin'd back to stock.

I used the I535VRLHD firmware but I am not receiving OTAs..

I fear I used the wrong stock firmware and have to root, unlock, then go back to a different stock firmware?

I don't really understand the multiple stock firmwares listed in this forum.

Sorry if this has been addressed. I have read many pages.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BenMGP:
I could not go back to stock to take OTA's because I am in Mexico right now and cannot get the updates, so I just flashed the ROM, rpm and radio.

So far so good. The battery idle seems to be much better than 2.5

Was able to flash Kindacrapmods with success as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Watanuki-Kun:
You won't get any OTA's since the I535VRLHD was an unreleased leak. The last two official firmware were VRALG7 and VRALF2, with VRALG7 being the more recent one. Flash VRALG7 or VRALF2 to get the OTA's to update to the latest update VRALHE.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I was on CR2.1 and just flashed CR3.0 and the system part seemed to flash in about 10 seconds, then the installer kept hanging for about 10 seconds between each app I chose to install. After it completed, the phone wouldn't get past the Samsung logo. I went back into recovery and flashed the ROM again and it took like two minutes this time for the system part and the apps I chose installed normally with no intermittent hangs and the ROM is now booting. Just an FYI for anyone having issues...if the system seems to flash too quickly, you'll probably need to reflash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Coderedpl:
In the process of re-installing everything now.

For those wondering, there is 2 only ota's coming from LF2

I odin'ed back to LF2, checked for software update, let it do its thing, and then repeat. Should be all updated and ready to root after that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BlueCross:
Does this rom have Google Now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] taihard:
Like I said a couple hours ago (or prob 15 pages back now) if people would read the prev 5-10 pages (no need to go through 4,000 posts), taking maybe 5-10 min out of their time before posting, almost all questions would be answered and wouldn't have to be reposted.

In answer to your question, I flashed it the same time as flashing the Rom then called my voicemail to test it and it recorded just fine. But then I went to set up Google voice as my voicemail and it wouldn't let me, so if you want Google voice voicemail, either set it up first or don't use the call recording zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
lf2 -> g1 -> g7 -> he
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kola1228:
thats strange. i just odined back to F2, once i did the first ota i was at G7, then the second ota took me to HE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
They very well could have made the G7 OTA work on LF and G1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
It seems that unchecking and checking the ripple effect worked. But what is different is that it has that lock/unlock sound from AOSP rather than the water drop noise.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tillithz:
Scott, are you planning to jump ship any time soon from sgs3 development? ty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SponsOne:
I just installed the new ROM, can't wait to try it out. Scott's ROMs have always been the best (in my opinion) so I am honored to donate to the cause. We definitely need to make sure we support great developers such as this, especially with such a quality product. Thank you Scott

Confirmation number: 9UM471442E066513G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
We were just talking about that earlier. I said that I was wanting an Galaxy Note 2 pretty bad. I'm going to get one.

Also, thanks to the community I can keep my SGS3 and keep updating though Jellybean.

So yes... and no!

I wont be leaving but I will be adding the Note 2 to my collection!

I just dont know what carrier yet! I heard VZW is going on lock down with the Note 2 and I just dont want to wait for someone to exploit a root issue. I just want to unlock bootloader and go. So that leaves Sprint and AT&T. Sprint Data speeds are less than 1 Meg per second where I live. So that leaves AT&T... I hate AT&T...

So my options truly suck... So only time will tell.

But I will still keep my SGS3 thanks to all the generous people (like the gent below) who donated to help me pay off the pending term fee so I would not have to sell the phone!

And thank you sir!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tillithz:
Right on, I havent donated in the past to a developer only because I havent stuck with a brand for long enough. That will change shortly!

Side note, I dont know if i am retarded or what but.....

I have downloaded cleanrom3.0 and 3 times now. checked all with md5 and it comes up valid. I even checked the version on my phone's sd card. for some reason it is installing in a matter of seconds (like 2) which seems really fast.... then when I go to reboot system it tells me that no os installed continue? so for the heck of it i continued. i then get stock with the Samsung Galaxy Siii splash screen, then boot back into recovery and flash 2.5. btw, backup isnt showing up in the backup folder that I made prior to flashing... even though I see it when i finally boot into cleanrom2.5 and check. what do you think is going on here? ty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Old version of twrp? What version are you on? The 2.3.0.0 would do that. But they fixed ti in 2.3.1.0

I also tried it fine on CWM Latest build.