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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jothen2002:
I don't know if this will help anyone...but last night when this just broke I attempted a flash via emulator. I was like others unsure if it took even after trying to look through all the other ways that people have posted. Some one had an idea that checking the md5 sum of the image file on my phone too if it matches the file posted in the op. Good suggestion but i could not find it on my file explorer. SO i just made a backup and that was much easier to find and the md5 matches the back-up of the Stock I made earlier...so I have to assume it did not take...Anyone with more knowledge please confirm that this process is correct to verify?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
do what was said above, try flashing the sprint kernel :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jothen2002:
Specific location of that? Please....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] herbiehusker2608:
I just did it and I'm not bricked I will flash a kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
Let me know how it goes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] herbiehusker2608:
I need the kettle corn one anyone have link
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jothen2002:
...that kernel is compatible with synergy???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
If the directions are not clear enough then perhaps you should take a few steps back and evaluate your skills...i have to options for unlockin in my guid, the op instructions are fairly easy, and there is a one click method in the dev section. Wake up and do some research!

---------- Post added at 05:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 PM ----------

am i blind or am i missing seeing the unlocking thread with the odin packages :P[/QUOTE]

Been there done that...just wanted confirmation it works pal. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
so after I flash the aboot.img md5 should be 0ba9ad45fc15cf3d62af7dd363686b3f?? and how do i check before installing if the md5 is correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1835649
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PIX3LPUSH3R:
Just got Invisible's 8/15 1920 (non k-exec) CM10 build running no problem.

I came from invisibleK's CM10 8/15 (k-exec version). So nice not to have to wait for the triple boot anymore! Thanks so much for everyone who made this possible !! :)

Here's what I did:

- Nandroid

- Placed new CM10 zip on SD Card

- Placed aboot.img in root of SD Card...flashed with Terminal Emulator

- Downloaded EZ recovery from the Play Store and Flashed CWM 6.0.1.0 then reboot recovery from the app

- Wiped cache and dalvik (crossed my fingers as I didn't wipe data, you probably should)

- Flashed new CM10 grinned as my phone booted up! money
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] abissel22:
How do I do that? I'm new to unlocking bootloadersers or anything similar. In used to HTC incredible and iPhone's
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
read the OP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
it worked :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Forgetfull:
For lazy peopz. One step unlock app.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1837104
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] knifedroid:
I'm new to this, but I'm diligently tracking like 15 threads here, but I still have a couple newbish questions. Curious, mainly.

I unlocked using the dd method on my phone's terminal emulator. Is it safe to delete the boot.img I flashed off my sd card? (I'm 99% sure it is, just want to be safe.)

Also, we got this amazing gift via a leak. I was following the R&D thread even though it looked like mandarin Chinese to me. I found it very interesting. I'm just curious...how close were we to an unlock on our own? Was it looking more or less possible? Is it possible that without this generous leak no solution would have been found, or did this just hurry along the inevitable?

Sent from an overpriced Verizon tower.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nyjumpman:
Probably best not to inquire :)

We'll just take the gift and keep it hush hush
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jaytronics:
Even though I had nothing to do with unlocking this thing. It makes me feel like I just ran VZW over with my car and then backed up over them for good measure. To the people at Verizon that make the decisions to lock our phones down. You are idiots. Why bother wasting so much money locking them down. You could put that type of wasted resources towards making your customer base actually happy. But no, just like big government you want ultimate control over the populations. Get a life. Even though they being Verizon, will not see this it makes me feel better.

Ok, im done.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lastb0isct:
This is the best news! Already rooted this morning. What types of ROMs are available? Any JB based roms after the leak?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxuser123:
so after we unlock it's okay to delete the file from the sdcard
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manchild83:
yes that is what it means.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
so do i just wait a couple of days to see if they make one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDiabolicaL1:
Woohoooo! Congratulations everyone!

**** you Verizon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] juancaperez2000:
whooooohooo, so do we need to unroot, for we can use this, also could we keep flashing those AOSP roms or we should wait, THAAAAAAANKS ADAAAAAM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmw03j:
Yeah you either have to hope that someone else ports it over or you can dive into linux real fast to unlock it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbzcar:
Worked great on my MacBook Pro.

Removed the stupid padlock and boot delay! Running latest AOKP JB nightly. :cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
seeing how this a big deal for the VZW S3 i would say there will be a windows version tonite :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Install wubi

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NAU420:
Can't you use the stock TW kernel download flash zip from the leankernel thread on Rootzwiki website?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Buddy Revell:
Nice! I hope the devs responsible have a great time with that bounty money!:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
That's a kexec. It defeats the purpose of unlocked bootloaders

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] juancaperez2000:
Can i just restore my first nandroid which is stock, and run this root
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cmg5461:
Is anyone else interested in HOW it was cracked? I've been following the thread from the beginning and wished there was a better explanation of what the exploit was
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NAU420:
Yes the leankernel is but he has the return to stock kernel in a zip to flash back to stock TW kernel. You should be able to flash that stock kernel after doing the unlock steps. Right?? If so then anyone looking to return to a stock kernel for the unlocking they could use that zip to flash back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
so does anyone know if we have to be 100% stock or can we just do it from whatever current ROM we are running
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbzcar:
I did it while running AOKP, never went back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alien-dx11:
This is absolutely wonderful news. Never thought I'd hear this news. Thanks to all the developers who worked hard to make this possible.

Almost forgot.... FU Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbzcar:
I did it while running AOKP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
sweet... appreciate the response...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
someone leaked unsecure bootloader

maybe someone that works/worked for Samsung(just speculation as to if they worked for sammy)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] juancaperez2000:
thanks so that means that we keep flashing the unofficial roms till they move to official
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chaosxgr:
Used EZ-Unlock app on the google play store and worked instantly!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdog94:
after unlocking bootloader ....if i am already running ClockworkMod 6.0.1.0 from ez recovery if there any need to change recovery??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] codyvance:
Nope

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

Running the kick ass Synergy and UNlocked bootloader.. F u verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxuser123:
So the correct CWM were supposed to be on is 6.0.1.0? mine is 5.8.4.9 for some reason
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbzcar:
Yes. 6.0.1.0 or 6.0.1.1.

They look better and work much much faster.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manchild83:
I tried really really hard to resist doing this but... :p. Sry

http://bit.ly/StUOhm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxuser123:
thank you , and yea it looks better lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] meishkov:
hahahaha, what a great way for me to find out the answer to that question as well...excellent:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
funny how this thread was flooding last night and this morning, and now (less than 24 hours) it is crawling...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] deadfrog82:
So if i buy an s3 in avzw store tommorow will i still be able to unlock bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ifizik:
I'm using IMO's kernel currently, I just unlocked the bootloader, am I okay to reboot despite the fact it's a Kexec kernel?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Neverendingxsin:
yes your fine, as long as your still using a kexec recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxuser123:
yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] &roid:
Yes, if course. Do it before they change the software, or before Apple gets some type on temporary hold on gs3 sales. :P

((all hail the African Canadian sock monkey))
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] codyvance:
Lol +1

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

Running the kick ass Synergy and UNlocked bootloader.. F u verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pete7ate:
Do not try it, this is the result.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDiabolicaL1:
wut?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] deadfrog82:
Do not try what?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
whats the result??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDiabolicaL1:
He/she must be baked. Maybe he/she is trying to tell vzw not to try it (locking the boot loader) cause this is the result?

Sent from my unlocked Galaxy S3! We win, Verizon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skater95:
Was the bootloader cracked, or was an unlocked bootloader leaked? I've read that one was leaked, so I was just wondering.

Sent from my Maxxed Out Razr!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] frifox:
An unlocked bootloader was leaked. Doesn't matter really, the goal was still achieved.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skater95:
I know it doesn't matter, but I was just curious.

Sent from my Maxxed Out Razr!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mybook4:
Actually it doesn't matter now but may matter in the future.

The modem partition is part of the PBL (primary bootloader). It is earlier in the chain of trust than the aboot partition (the leaked unsecure partition). If Verizon releases a modem that we want (maybe better global roaming features) but changes the required private key for subsequent boot chain partitions, we won't be able to run the modem without bricking.

That being said, assuming you don't take an OTA update, you can stay locked forever with the modems out now (LF2 and LG1).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] e_droid:
A lot of great information in this thread. :good: Some of you should spend the time to read through it before posting (can't count how many times I saw the same question asked).

However, as for EZ-Recovery and CWM, if I flash this and later on decide I want to try TWRP, does CWM need to be removed in any way?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
No...as long as you're not using kexec it will not need to be removed you can just flash over it with ez-recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Muckrak3r:
Need help with the CASUAL package for rooting and unlocking the bootloader.

Okay let me head off the "LMGTFY" links, and crap replies that aren't helpful - go away if you're going to do that garbage... Maybe, and stick with me on this.... maybe there are several other people in the EXACT same situation as me that are having the same issue. If you don't care to help in response to this just move on along. That being said, those that can help and have advice on what to do, it's much appreciated!

- I'm not a "noob" to flashing, my preferred method is Odin. Used it several times. Flashed recoveries, kernels, modems, blah blah blah. I am however, new to this method of rooting/unlocking and have a couple issues with it.

- In Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, the CASUAL package DL's and opens up just fine. Then it freezes and doesn't detect my device. Then it won't close, etc etc. Basically useless on that OS. I downloaded the latest JRE package from the Oracle website. Same results.

- Downloaded Ubuntu. Downloaded the CASUAL from inside Ubuntu, and I get the following on my screen: http://i.imgur.com/v7S7j.png

No ".exe" type icon, just folders. Everything I double click just opens a folder and lists upon lists of items. I have read other posts of people that DL'd Ubuntu only to run into what I'm seeing here.

- My preference is to have the CASUAL package work. On either OS, I don't care which one. It's just too simple (obviously not for me at this time lol). Don't want to have to "dd" or "adb" stuff etc if I don't have to.

* I know there is an app in the Play Store for unlocking the bootloader. As awesome as that is (and it IS awesome), I still want root access and I'm not 100% sure if I need to already be rooted in order to run the unlocking app.

Again, assistance is appreciated. If you are experiencing this same issue, quote and add your experience as well. If you can help and care to do so, please do! Up until now I have always been able to use Windows for 1-click methods and Odin etc, this is the first time I've had to venture out and try and sort out another method of using the 1-click app. Thanks in advance! Remember, we're not all programmers and devs here, but that's how devs get started here right? Inquiring, trying stuff, learning (a lot of times with the help of others), and then the XDA community as a whole gets better with each new thing that each member learns.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] p-slim:
Yes, you have to be rooted already in order to run the app from the play store. In app description it says that clearly. There is another thread that will walk you through rooting, this is the bootloader unlocking thread
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
I would recommend using the DebugFS root method (it is the fastest & easiest). Once the rooting is done, open the superuser app, then run an update for superuser within the app. Reboot the phone once, then use the EZ unlock app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
MuckRak3r, I did the above yesterday however I stopped before attempting to unlock the bootloader. I was having similar issues with Adam's Casual tool failing to actually root my phone or even just freezing after it rebooted my phone. I was using Windows (no Linux whatsoever). I read here that a few Wndows users had success so I tried but to no avail until I ran the DebugFS root method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NegativeX:
Congrats to Adam and everyone else who contributed to this...

And a big **** YOU to Verizon as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] codyvance:
I recommend EZUnlock on play store, one click.. Not sure what you mean you still want root access because you have to have root before unlocking.. There is many root methods, just search

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

Running the kick ass CyanogenMod and UNLOCKED bootloader.. F u verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Marcismo55:
This made me smile :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Muckrak3r:
Cool - thanks Slim. Once I get going on trying to get something to work I really want it to work lol. DebugFS will be my next step. Might just mess around with the CASUAL on my own and see if I can at least get it working either in Windows or Ubuntu. It has so many options in it, instead of having to go out and piece together the different steps separately. Thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] link-in:
Excellent achievement.......superb.....the devs are really great......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] timmy14:
Bricked my SII T989

Hi,

I was trying to unlock my Samsung T989 and I got kinda desperate so i I tried the play app.

After I applied unlock the phone rebooted and I'm not able to bring it back up or in DL mode.

I'd really appreciate the help.. And yes I'm a newbie
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vorfidus:
That app specifically states its for the Vzw gs3 (sch-i535). In a nutshell, you just flashed an improper aboot file to your phones bootloader, so yeah. You probably have a hard brick on your hands.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alien-dx11:
WOW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AlexDeGruven:
If you're a newbie, then you got yourself in way over your head.

You may have bricked hard enough to require a jig or even possibly JTAG. Neither of which is an easy route.

You really need to get on the sub for your specific phone. We can't really help much oh this side except to tell you what you now already know, which is "you shouldn't have done that"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
What's wrong with using this from within Windows? The other options in the program seem to work fine from Windows so I'm not sure why unlocking the bootloader wouldn't.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Not made for windows yet

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xsteven77x:
God bless their hurt. I'd give them a big hug right now if i was in front of them lmfao hahahaha.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alien-dx11:
Lol me too...I am so happy right now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
/facepalm

That doesn't answer anything.

The unlock util works just fine in Windows. It has many options in the util. Some I was willing to try, and they worked. So why not 'unsecure aboot'?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
what?? slow... down...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mtnmeow:
Very cool. Thanks to everyone who was involved!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdiamond7:
Thanks Adam, all the devs who worked on this and whoever leaked! This is a great day for the community!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
OK then. Do it in windows and tell us how it goes!

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
What? What are you so confused about?

The "casual r131" program works in Windows. It will root the phone. It will open PhoneUtil. It will enable hidden menus. Why would it not unlock the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] austin1227:
Couple questions

1: does this remove the annoying kexec reboot sequence?

2. Does this mean anything for AOSP progress (imei, 3g data issues)?

Lastly big thanks to all involved, now I have great service and gonna get great development.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cdd543:
Awesome news!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xsteven77x:
Real question is how do we get back to a 100% stock phone for warranty purposes? Just flash the full stock odin package? Will it replace the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Yes

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jgrimberg1979:
Really dude? What's up with that response. All I am saying is that I would think it would have to reboot to bootloader or something. I ran the program when it was booted it up is that correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foxalot:
You're not necessarily wrong, but I have to agree that neither of your replies is in the least helpful in answering why the tool can't be used from Windows.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmw03j:
I think the issue is that it was stated that the program was not designed in Windows / to be used in Windows, and it was implied that it would not run in windows. If it does that is a bonus, I just was not under the impression either that it would.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
I would but I don't want a brick if it really is a problem to use it in Windows.

Which is why I was asking, why won't it work (or why shouldn't I try) in Windows?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdhas:
Did you read the instructions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Deathbynukes:
Wow this is great news! So does this just mean we don't have to use kexec anymore for custom kernels?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Yes once the ROMs are updated and they throw kexec away. Imei and 3g will probably be fixed quicker now

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
People on IRC are saying it's working fine on Windows. Flash at your own risk, but that's what everyone is saying.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
. the bootloader needs to be flashed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdhas:
1. Yes.

2. No. Those specific issues are unrelated to the bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
who is everyone and then mean its working on a linux box in windows? or in windows

which channel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
it doesnt say..lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
That's kind of what I was figuring. It looks like it should work just fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] abouttocrash:
Holy crap! I knew it would happen! Just wait till this news goes viral and Verizon hears... gonna be sweeeet. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
My assumption would be that you should be on stock to do this as it roots the device first and then unlocks the bootloader.

I'm sitting back waiting for someone to post their findings, lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Coderedpl:
I'm waiting for this. Verizon started a war which they lost now.

When will they learn!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyCap:
Awesome I knew it would happen those Devs were doing some serious work in R&D. Now to figure it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrbracht:
worked flawlessly via windows.. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
where you on a custom rom when doing it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] silkjones:
Sorry for not being up on everything but if my phone is already rooted and running CM10 why would an unlocked bootloader be a big deal? Any knowledge you can share would be helpful. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] toddbw:
So far haven't been successful. I'm rooted running cm10. Attempting to flash an unsecured aboot results in this in CASUAL:

preparing to flash2695 KB/s (2097152 bytes in 0.759s)
FlashingPermission denied

Any ideas? Obviously I'm rooted.

*EDIT*

Superuser was blocking adb shell. Adapted the directions from this post but used dd from the phone's own terminal:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30276359&postcount=492
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] adclem:
Worked perfectly on Win 7 running latest stock ROM from Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
did you try this?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30276359&postcount=492
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NickStew:
I flashed the unlocked boot loader and my signal is almost constantly 4-5 bars now. Anyone else got this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Thank you to everyone involved! This is monumental.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
Worked with Win7 on Syn 1.7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
I downloaded the .jar file and unzipped it now where do I go to start the program that unlocks the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
just dbl click to load jar
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
What folder is it in? Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mb27:
You don't extract it like a zip file, you open it like an executable.

If it doesn't open, you may need to install the latest JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Since this is a bootloader image, I'd highly advise everyone to make sure they got a clean download by checking the MD5. It should be:

A98D7FD72E2FF67341C5E029B5A2E839
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbzcar:
I can't wait to hear the full story behind it. :victory:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] egore93:
There are a ton of them which one do I choose?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
your downloader folder im guessing