yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheetalc:
I have a sprint phone that s soft bricked. can someone please provide the files for sprint!?? much appreciated . thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 05Warrior:
Go here http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...-updated-sprint-only-unroot-return-stock.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
I would say its probably a issue with the computer your using. Make sure your running as administrator when running root debug or casual.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Binary Flood:
I have run as admin on both ODIN and CASUAL and RootFS. i still have the ODIN hanging on flashing the modem and RootFS on copying SU and ive tried this on two desktops and laptops with all drivers installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Binary Flood:
Nothing happens
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJMetal87:
Thank you Pure

+1 more having this method work on my bricked device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kumprise:
Looks like I've done precisely what is described in OP, but I have international SGS III. I'll try to flash firmware, but if that fails (and I'm afraid it might) - where do I search for those files mentioned in OP?

Edit: no other thread I found seems to speak about particular situation, so I'm stuck with you here, guys. Now, pretty please, how do I extract those bootchains from my ROM?

Edit2, nevermind, got out of softbrick, don't know how :(. That was not funny.

Thanks anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] j0shtalgia:
I tried in vain to do the .tar with Nand erase all selected. Over and over again I tried to no avail. It consistently failed.

I eventually decided to uncheck Nand erase all and run the .tar. It worked fine, phone rebooted and loaded up right after.

Thanks for taking the time to provide the tools/instructions for this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lostboy1952:
Thank you!!!! You just saved me from going to Verizon and acting like an eejit!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hrx56:
HOw to fix it

I have the same problem how to fix it.

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<ID:0/005> Removed!!

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Erase...

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I have this msgs when i tried to use root66 on the pda. Can anybody help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] screener72:
i want to thank you for this thread

but i wanted to know if the same can be done for the international GT-I9300 i tried to look for the files but i did not find them

anyway someone can help me out with this

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] painterceessie:
I have the international s3.

Can you explain how to extract the files from the tar file.

Much appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] screener72:
I think there is no way of doing the same for the international S3 !!??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] microdot:
I am currently stuck on the yellow triangle and want to use the method to unbrick. I couldn't get passed the first step where you flash the first bootchain and nothing happened. I then realized its because the PC or Odin is not picking up my phone. I tried restarting Odin, my PC and even re-installed the drivers but Odin does not recognize my device. What do i do?? Any help would greatly be appreciated. I am semi freaking out.

After 2 hours of messing with everything i finally got it Odin to recognize the phone and all is good. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigjobber69:
I am missing something.....do we need to extract the original root66 file? the original link is dead and I downloaded the torrent. which is "stock.vzw_root66" 666,217 KB. I extracted it and came up with same file name of "stock.vzw_root66" and is 1,600,800KB so i cant never get to "root66.tar" so i dont want to odin the wrong thing. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vizionforever:
Do you mean the Verizon boot chains vs the other carriers like sprint for example...I only saw two bootchains on goo.im? Anyway Both the bootchains of yours fail for my s3 sprint, but I able to install the top rom here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28807761

4.1.1 rom in above post fail with odin 4.07 but succeed with odin 4.03 F.reset and reboot both checked

I credit you bootchains for maybe unsticking something, Or if it fails does it write back the original file? On a side note if it was not the boot chains, It's amazing how many times I have been able to un soft brick with moving a tar or pit to run on an older odin version?! Was the same way with the sprint galaxy s epic...

Thanks for all your knowledge sharing!​

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] deitiphobia:
I may have hosed my phone

Can someone tell me if I've hard bricked and need to go to verizon?

I installed the latest version of 4.2 Liquid Smooth Rom. It moved everything to SDCard 0. I tried to move everything back outside of the 0 folder using a different ROM that was 4.1. I used Root Explorer and just did a copy or move of all the files in sdcard/0 back into just sdcard/. I told it to just merge the folders. The copy was going smoothly and suddenly phone shuts off after a few minutes. Now I can't boot. The phone vibrates for a moment when I try and turn on, but screen stays black. I'm trying to boot into recovery or boot into the Yellow Triangle, and it just won't do it. Just black.

As I understand it...I'm beyond a soft brick here and this is a hard brick. Can anyone confirm? Any suggestions? Is it off to Verizon for me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
:cyclops:

You must be using the Sprint S3 bootchains for this to work.

To check if your phone is hardbricked, plug it into your computer without the battery and then pop the battery back in. If a red LED shows up then you are hardbricked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] furrelkt:
I got the red LED... there isn't a fix except to the Verizon store correct??????????

:crying:

Edit: nope just reflashed stock root with Odin and up and running again... whew......

FurRelKT
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] masterninja:
Thank you to the op and ALL who managed this! I thought my GS3 was a goner. I need to mention that I had to flash the "root66" file via bootloader (in ODIN) instead of PDA. I kept getting the red FAIL message whenever I tried to flash via PDA option. Anyway, all is good! Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
I see this is a way to get out of bricks. Is this is also a way to flash back to complete stock unrooted too? Just for anybody that wants to go back to complete stock and be unrooted again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
If you have a fully functional phone already meaning you do not need this guide to fix a brick, use Droidstyle's overall guide in the development section or Open1your1eyes0 JB guide.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
Thank you Slim I appreciate it :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neumanntm:
I got a big ole FAIL when I tried to use your shortcut. I followed the directions word for word. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mcall_r:
Hi,

I have softbricked my i9300 and I would like to follow this process to unbrick it. Does anyone know where I can get a hold of the necessary ROM and bootchain files for the i9300? I tried searching but couldnt find anything!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] OneSlickDeal:
I keep failing when flashing the stock rom.

<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Erase...
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

It sits at "Erase..." for about 5 minutes and fails. I don't want to reset the phone becuase I'm not sure if I will be able to get back into download mode. Anyone have ideas?

I started from scratch 3 times and not working. Help pls :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] norm883:
Modified version

This process also worked for me. Had to do this after trying to go back from a 4.2.1 ROM.

I tried the no-wipe method and was stuck at the 4G Screen.

I did all stated but I could not get the Route 66.tar file said torrent file was deleted. So I used the

COMBINATION_I535VRALG1_I535VZWALG1_743127_REV09_user_low_ship.tar instead and followed the same process.

Everyone should know that the ext 4 area takes forever, so as long as you see it progressing with ODIN you are fine.

Thank you for your write up on how to do.

norm883
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SeanFloyd:
Could really use some help guys. Softbricked my Tmobile S3 and came upon this thread. I can't get either bootloader to work in Odin. Either it hangs on "Set up connection" when I click start or it just outright fails. I've tried both download links. Any suggestions or am I just boned?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BigErnM:
You should probably look in the Tmobile S3 forums. As the OP says: DO NOT USE ROOT66 OR THE LINKED BOOT CHAINS IF YOU ARE ON ANOTHER CARRIER! YOU MUST USE YOUR OWN DEVICE-SPECIFIC FILES! This method will probably work if you can find a T-mobile root66 file and T-mobile bootchains to flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SeanFloyd:
I'm all up in those forums too man and haven't been able to find what I need. The OP also states he's 99.9% sure it will work on other carriers.... only reason I asked.

edit: Paypaling anyone $20 that can help me fix my soft brick Tmobile S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BigErnM:
You're right. Sorry. I could find a T-mobile root66 file, but I can't seem to find a bootchain either. I think the 99.9% comment in the OP is assuming that the other carriers have root66 files and bootchains available for them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Other carriers don't need root66 files. They just need a (preferably rooted) stock ROM that can be flashed via Odin. Also, they *may* not need the bootchains. You could in theory just start from step 7 and follow the guide until the end.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SeanFloyd:
Thanks for the help Pure. What finally worked for me was flashing stock recovery, battery pulling, then doing a factory reset. This was the only way I could get into any kind of recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zcar.300:
The links in the OP just take me to the file download for the MD5 not the actual ROM...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buff31:
Formatted Data, help!!!!!

Ughh.I accidently formatted my data and I now have nothing on my SD card> WHAT DO I DO???

THANKS
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] streetracer8605:
Thank you sooo much. I'll be sending ya a donation soon. This worked after I gave myself a minor heart attack this morning. lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] craichead:
OK, so I just rooted by VZ GS3 and unlocked the bootloader. After that, I installed and ran the Wallet Installer. As soon as I clicked the button in the app to run it, my phone shut off and just kept vibrating every few seconds. I waited probably five minutes, then re-seated the battery. I powered it on...same thing. Re-seated the battery again and went into Clockworkmod Recovery and did a wipe data/reset. It said it did it, then I rebooted it, but it never came back on. Now when I power it on, I get the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen, then it shuts off. What in the world is going on? Can someone please help me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
You will be ok. You might not need to go this route. Please people correct me if I'm wrong. Can you get in download mode? You'll see the (downloading) on the screen. If you can and I'm pretty sure you can then flash a rooted odin stock rom. You might be able to push a rom from your PC to your phones internal and flash it. I would still feel good seeing as you can still see recovery. I think download mode is volume down + home + power. Or volume up + home + power at the same time. You'll be fine and ill help as much as I can so don't worry I flashed a rom on a locked bootloader :(

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I flash without worry because of this guide (puremotive's a life saver) and mobile tech reviews. They'll recovery a hard brick for 60$. Thank God for all the geniuses that love android :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] craichead:
Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know how I can go about getting a stock rooted ROM that I can load through Odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] craichead:
Nevermind, I got it fixed. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spurnout:
Hope someone can help :-\

I have the S3 with 4.1.1 so I was rooting it with Odin. It worked the first time but for some STUPID reason I thought that I should do that file again. Well I haven't gotten any errors but it seems stuck at sbl3.mbn. I'm really worried I just ****ed up my phone that I bought yesterday. Anyone help? :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1seniorgeek:
THANK YOU, saved me the $600 and a lot of time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tateg:
I was running Beans 10 and began getting systemUI has stopped errors occasionally. Then the screen wouldn't come back on after the timeout unless i restarted the phone. I could tell everything worked because i could feel the haptic feedback and could even answer a call. i just had a black screen. I took it to the Verizon store who said they'd warrant it if we could get it back to stock. He thought he could fix it if he could get a different kernal and rom installed. He installed TWRP and formatted everything before installing a different ROM that required Aroma. Well Aroma froze when the graphics part began. So there i was with nothing working but at least i had TWRP installed. Unfortunately, before i got home to install a non-aroma rom the display stopped working even in recovery. It seems to boot into recovery or download but i can't see anything. I tried this softbrick recovery method but get a message that says (success 0/failed 0).

any advice is very greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
When flashing the second bootchain, I get an error of bad md5... ive tried re downloading it a few times.. i flashed the first one though okit said the second might not be needed so i went ahead and tried to flash the root66 tar, and its failing to... any suggestions? Before, I had tried to flash root 66 tar from mobile odin coming from liquid4.2.2.. i was having gps issues so figured id go back to stock and start over.. never flashed through mobile odin before, and this is where im at.. i can get into stock recovery and downloader mode..

Edit..got it fixed..back up and running.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] makmoneynslp:
i cant seem to get the root66 file can i get help

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send me to the justcloud download
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
I will try and upload what I have to dropbox and get it on here.. give me a few minutes.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxfpt6s2049t3f2/root66_VZW_I535VRBLJ1.7z
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] makmoneynslp:
thank you man no i can boot into the recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
Make sure you use odin to flash that..not sure if it will work through recovery..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sideoutjj:
I have flashed 4.1 and 4.2 ROM's and as some know it adds a folder to your system. Here is what I want to do so will this process here work?

I want to basically wipe everything from my phone and start over....basically start from scratch so I can install only 4.1 ROM's and clean up my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] makmoneynslp:
thats the problem i cant boot into the stock recovery after i do all the steps it just skip the vol up +home+power and reboots the phone.....im starting to think my issue is deeper than just odin because i cant receive phone call or make calls and i cant send text but i get data.....i cant even odin an custom recovery as if the bootloader is not unlocked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
Do you know how to put the phone in download mode? You press volume down then home then power and continue to hold until it does into download mode from there you should be able to flash route 66 with Odin then boot the phone.. You should already be rooted because route 66 is rooted then you can download Easy unlock and unlock your bootloader then you're good to go..flashback in recovery and load whatever you want.. But if you cannot make a call sounds like you're Imei might be gone.. Did you backup all that stuff?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
i thought puremotive created this thread?? excuse me if i missed something, have not been in this section for a while.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrwright83:
can someone please help

ive tried every step in this process and its not working and im still getting the dreaded software alert, can someone please point me in the right direction, i use the root66 step and all and its not working
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
I am PureMotive. Just a name change lol

We'll need some more information. If root66 isn't flashing for you then you may need to unplug and replug your phone back into your computer. Or restart Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
Lol I had no idea you could change your name!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrwright83:
what im thinking is that i have the wrong drivers on my computer, cause i have a windows 8 computer and every time i try to install the verizon galaxy s3 drivers to my computer it does nothing, but I've tried everything to get it back working and nothing seems to help at all
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i'manoob:
just got my s3 on verizon and rooted it with no problems accidently installed a gt-i9305 rom and now i can do anything as far as booting up into recovery or download mode but when i plug in to the computer i get the sound for when you connect a device? any help greatly appreciated

edit: i get a red light when i plug into computer and wall charger still doesn't come on
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
have you carefully followed the steps in OP?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i'manoob:
sorry i made a typo i mean to say as far as booting up goes i can not get into recovery or download mode
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ampinc:
If u can get in to recovery mode wipe system then reinstall what ever rom u like I had similar issues I could get in to anything I kept trying and it worked for me i pulled bat couple of times, powered on and i got in to recovery mode Im not sure if u know the only way to get to download is dont plug in gour ph
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i'manoob:
i can't get the phone to power on, but i can still hear sounds from the computer when i plug it in?

i have the stock rom backed up so if i could get into recovery i'd be golden
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ampinc:
does odin see your phone when u press power volume down and home button at same time

when u press volume up, home button and power button at same time if it vibrates let go of power button let me know if that works
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i'manoob:
odin does not see the phone and the phone does nothing when i press vol up, home and power
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ampinc:
Have u tried volume down power button and home button if that does not work the sorry I believe u hard bricked your phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KevinGee:
Does Odin work while using a Virtual Machine on Mac OSX?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
possibly. would depend on your settings, i am unfamiliar with a Apple Os virtual machine. I would recommend doing outside the virtual environment as the hardware would be slightly different. Plus we can eliminate any possible issues with the process you are choosing to preform the attempted recovery of your device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KevinGee:
Okay just one more question, how about booting into windows from a bootable CD?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i'manoob:
it does nothing either way, is there a way to fix it? i see people recommending jtag but i'm not sure i want to send it off i'd rather do something at home or have someone do the repair in front of me(i'm very weird about my phones) i very much appreciate the help so far, also i was told i might could use a jig to get it into download mode?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ampinc:
I found jig on ebay fir 3 dollars try that if it gets u in to download mode the your good if not I have know idea
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psycopanther:
jig is a possibility. I had mixed results with mine. However, not to state the obvious, but are you positive the battery is charged? I know it sounds obvious, but the first time a "bricked" mine, and it acted like you are saying yours is, i found the battery dead. Placing it on the charger seemed to charge (with the light), but in reality failed it. cheap battery on ebay and it booted enough to be recognized by Odin. And i bricked this phone MANY times. like 15+ where i thought i was screwed. Always got it back to working up it till it blew up on my couch and caught my floor on fire.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hurricane350:
Thank you so much for this guide!!

I had the dreaded "Encryption Failed" message (I won't go over how I got there) during boot and while I could access recovery and use Odin..everything I tried from flashing stock ROMS through Odin, recovery and wiping data/cache/system and nothing worked. Actually I could never wipe data cause I could never mount data...

Thanks again!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jivetrky:
I'd like to let you know that this worked for me and saved me a heart attack! I was flashing the latest SynergyROM and the phone just rebooted midway through the flash. Followed the instructions and it worked. One thing you might want to add to your info is that, when flashing the bootchains, you have to wait about 2 minutes before you see "PASS". I thought it was getting stuck so I pulled the battery and tried again. Luckily I saw this post with the pictures where I could see it had taken 2:xx minutes: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30569324&highlight=stuck+on+reset#post30569324
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PanaFonic:
So nothing then? I have the same problem.... think that i would be able to get a new one? More likley not and i have a 2 year contract with no phone.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xs11e:
Thanks for the post, I've had to use it a couple of times!

You might add that after your completely done and the phone has booted up you'll need to run EZ Unlock from here:

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/

before flashing a new ROM. You must use version 1.2 from that site as the current version just doesn't work.....

NOTE: My phone wasn't bricked but after I got the OTA update to 4.1.2 I used your instructions to root my phone again! Other instructions on rooting 4.1.2 failed but your procedure worked perfectly! Again, I ran EZ Unlock and flashed my current ROM and all is well!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] falkon114:
I'm flashing the VRALEC in the PDA section and, on my phone the blue progress bar is all the way, but in Odin, it gets stuck here:

<OSM> VRALEC.bootchain.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

Why? What isn't working?

I've tried downloading again, different USB cords, and different USB ports...

Please tell me what I need to do differently.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] npro1464:
I want to be ready in case this happens to me... is there anything I can use on Mac? I remember when I first rooted I used Casual by AdamOutler. I don't know what Odin is and all these instructions are all for Windows computers (all which I don't have!).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lemmiwinx:
im retarded

Any help would be great. Drunk flashed an omega ROM on vzw gs3 so I could run Ubuntu and as soon as it rebooted after the install it hard bricked...... Am I completely screwed? Tried all the button mashups, Odin and even prayed!