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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lushua12:
firmware upgrade issue, boot stuck

ok hey everybody, new on here. I have a vzw gs3 I535. my second cuz the first met water. I have rooted and modded my old gs2 and my first vzw gs3 but for some reason when I attempted with my new gs3 it went wrong and now I can't correct the problem. I can go into odin mode and go from custom to official binary and install a custom recovery. now when I try to reinstall to stock with odin i'm getting stuck on system.img.ext4 at the same progression everytime I try. when I do finally get any progress with the bootchain installs all I'm gaining is that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" goes away, but I still get stuck at the Samsung boot screen. can anybody help at all?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lushua12:
counter reset

hhow does one go about resetting or zeroing out the flash counter though if the phone isn't allowing any of the necessary installs? I for some reason am not able to get triangle away to work or basically anything else I try so i'm not hit with a charge from Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkMenace:
Sent you a message. PM me if you have questions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidxRage:
ODIN Mode reads:

Product Name: SCH-I535

Custom Binary DL: No

Current Binary: Official

System Status: Official

Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable

This look okay to go back to Big Red? Anything else I need to be aware of? TIA!! And thanks for the guide OP, helped quite a bit!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Looks fine so long as you successfully Odin flashed a stock image.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
so i just read back about 15 pages. trying to figure out how to unroot using a mac still on 10.5.8. cant use pc odin. is using mobile odin the way i need to go? download one of the stock images and use mobile odin to flash it? have a damaged rooted phone that i need to send back to verizon. thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yea, pretty much the primary way if you absolutely can't borrow a Windows computer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
I actually just found some YouTube vid on unrooting on Macs. Gonna see what I get out if this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkMenace:
Heimdall is for Mac PC's. Search for it. It works well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Does it work with tar files? I tried my hand at it one day awhile back and it basically errrored out when I added a tar lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkMenace:
Sent you a PM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Do you mind pming me too if it's info about heimdall. Not familiar with it at all
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] makos101:
Will flashing this stock image get be back to a normal stock so I can re root again. Im currently not able to root because of the many different verizon updates that messed up my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yes. You can root any OTA this phone has received to date. I'm not sure how you can not root currently cuz every OTA has been rooted/unlocked. What's your trouble?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] makos101:
My phone used to be rooted but after installing some ota It lost root and now it refuses to be rooted from the tool kit. Its also been running really slow and freezing so i figured its time for a full wipe.

How does this ota with root look the 4.1.2 one.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1984436

Thanks so much for talking with me about this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You should probably do a factory reset in recovery once you Odin flash that rooted VRBMB1 tar. Just make sure its a .tar or .tar.md5 before Odin flashing it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
So if I send vzw my stock locked unrooted phone but with a tripped flash counter (at 2 counts), what would be the worst that can happen. Would they make me send my replacement back and have my warranty voided? Im in a huge issue where I can't root my phone because the usb port is malfunctioned and I cant access any pc or mac because it wont recognize it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
Go download the Triangle Away apk and install it. That will reset your flash counter

Edit: forgot that needs root :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shallow_1:
Reroot.... That's what I had to do
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
Did you even read the OP? he can't. He can't get his computer to see his phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shallow_1:
Sorry...I missed that...I'm clueless as to what to do now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BrUhNiGGs:
I guess ill just send it anyway. If i stick with this, its practically a brick. What is a phone without root? :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus0000:
Not your phone. Verizon's, AT&T's, Sprint's - but not yours. You pay for it, but they seem to believe they own it...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SDBolts:
So - I did a search on this, but didn't come up with any definitive answer...

My GS3 and me both found ourselves in the pool yesterday. Got out, found the phone booting - pulled the battery, placed in rice overnight. In the morning, the phone booted but no touch screen. I did an Asurion claim and I'll have a new one tomorrow. Now the phone boots, but at this point, the rear speaker is messed up (sounds like bad FM reception) and the menu and back soft keys don't work. I'm running a TWRP backup currently.

My two questions are:

Is it really necessary to revert to stock or completely soak (destroy) the phone before I return it? This is an insurance claim, not a warranty replacement.

On the new phone, I'm figuring I need to root it, install my chosen ROM, get TWRP installed and then restore my apps/data from the SD card?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Thread cleaned of troll arguments and profanity.

There shall also be no discussion, or intimation, of fraud in these threads - ever.

Last warning in here, troll at your own peril from here on out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] psychdroid:
Sorry I can't answer queestion #1, but to answer question #2 I believe if you install titanium backup it should be able to just restore your data and apps from you sd. Now I'm not 100% certain but I do believe that should work for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
I've been trying to figure this one out for a while now - but no luck. I have had my GS3 for about 10 months and the gps has never worked. I shattered the screen on it and replaced it, but there are a few scratches on the screen now and the two soft buttons don't work. I'm now having a problem with the power button and it's randomly cutting on and off the screen.

So 1) GPS no work (phone error) 2) Power button messed up (phone error) 3) Soft buttons don't work (my error) 4) hairline scratches on screen (my error)

I have it back to stock via the guide; but I was wondering based on past experiences/opinions with VZW warranty replacement devices. Should I send it in or get a new phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Being that you replaced parts of the phone on your own accord, I'd suggest a new phone. The consensus on xda is once you've opened it yourself then you lose warranty coverage. If you hadn't replaced parts of the phone yourself then its a different story. I'd even guess that's why your thread in q/a went unanswered.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
Also I'm going to go with GPS not working being your error because you dropped it at one point in time. There is evidence to prove that the GPS chip can come loose and not work. Power button could go either way. It could be that you're greasy and clumsy... Or it is an actual error. Either way, I'd say the moral of the story is to use a good case and take better care of your phone... I wouldn't try to warranty it. I would recommend buying another out of pocket. Especially since as slim said. You took it apart already and tried to fix it..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
Good points. I think what I'm going to try and do is sell my phone on eBay (what do you guys think I could get for it?), and possibly upgrade to the LG G2 or HTC ONE... Not sure if I'd like the 5.2" display on the G2. I think I'm going to stay away from samsung from now on too - seems like all the samsung phone's I've had didn't work well. Or maybe like faehsemc said, take better care of the phones haha.

Samsung also does warranty through them, I wonder if they'd fix my problems for a decent price or no?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
Now I'm really confused. I was pretty set on just canceling the warranty replacement today and using my upgrade to get the G2. I called Verizon and told them that I wanted to cancel it because I've replaced the screen (made up a story that I had brought it to the mall a few months back). The Verizon representative told me that since the screen has been replaced (without them doing it) it would be no problem with the warranty process as they would be checking my specific problems I was calling about - since the screen isn't damaged anymore there would be no problem.

Any suggestions? I'm very confused.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
If I just want to change my phone number, which I can do myself on vzw's website, do I have to return to stock and unroot first?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Well, I don't know either. Guess I'll find out the hard way.:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
Changing your phone number will have no difference of effect no matter what ROM you're on.. It doesn't matter
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Thank you my friend.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] needhelp66:
Flashing a verizon Galaxy s3 back to Verizon

My phone was flashed to go to Page Plus prepaid service. I want it flashed back to Verizon.... is that what you are talking about here? I need to know if it CAN be Flashed back to Verizon. I know how to work my phone but I have no clue about flashing or rooting or anything.

Please let me know if I can get it flased back to Verizon to get back on their service. :crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anal_bag:
Why would anyone want anythign besides verizion? It has the best coverage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jackrabbit72380:
Any other way to reset the flash counter besides paying $2.50 for an app im going to use 1 time?

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You don't have to flash anything to get back on Verizon you simply reactivate on there service and it OTA over the air programs your phone.

I have a question if anyone knows? I have a Verizon sg3 I got second had slightly used but over all in new. pretty sure its still under manufacture warinty anyway Im having some trouble with the device constantly freezing up I have updated the recovery and flashed most of the popluer roms hyperdrive jellybeans and still nomatter what I do the device constanly freeze up when im texting or using touch wiz.

I also have a spint version of the sg3 and I have no touble with that one. using the same roms. so I have come to the conclution that its a hardware issue not software issue and I want to send my device in to Samsung repair cener.

so oviously I need to unvoide the warinty. but im not sure if the device is still under warinty sence it was backlisted from Verizon does anyone know if that makes a difference to samusng?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus0000:
You can get Triangle Away here in XDA - the Dev gives it away here.

I did that then realized I was being a bit cheap and went to the Play Store & got the paid version. $2.50 is cheap for what it does, even of you only need it once.

Having a cancerous mole removed is only $100 or so. But when you consider that it's either the $100 or so or your life, it seems pretty cheap. And while Triangle Away isn't QUITE that useful, it ain't quite that expensive either.

Just saying...

"I've got a revolution behind my eyes..."

--Battle Flag
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MajicManDroid:
I've got a quick question.

First some back story. I was running along just fine with CleanROM 6.2 and when Scott released 7 I decided to give it a go, Updated the modem too just to keep everything level. Phone wasn't as stable as I liked and i noticed that Wallet was broken. Downgraded back to CleanRom6.2 and still had no luck with wallet and some other things were broken. From furious searching on XDA I discovered that the modem may have something to do with that so I downgraded that back to VRBMB1. Now for some reason the performance on my phone sucks. Every so often I get a lock up for about 2-5 minutes followed by a soft reboot. Sadly I no longer have my old nandrod from when things were awesome so I really want to just start over.

Now, my question is that if I use ODIN to revert back to Official VRALG1 4.0.4 from http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/...535VZWALG1_743127_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.zip will It put everything back just like it was when I got it, (modem, RPM, etc)? I realize I'll need to re-root and I'm okay with that. Just wondering before I go through all the trouble. Note that the phone is not going back to verizon I just feel like I've jacked something up and think a clean slate would be best.

Thank you in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yes, everything is reset to VRALG1. Odin flashing stock images resets all the firmware to that specific image. Make sure to unzip the file btw, it needs to end in ".tar" "tar.md5" without quotes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NHOman14:
for all the members...can u help me in here??...thnks.

im stock in boot animation......and even i reset my phone nothing happen.....

my phone is rooted...the last thing i remember is i change the 'LCD density' in ROM toolbox lite....and when i reboot it...im stuck in bootanimation...my phone is samsung s duos s7562....thnks in advance for people who will comment...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] msucoleman:
I just rooted my S3 using Casual, got everything back to normal (switch from P blue to a white one) just to notice that my camera and Led (flashlight app) is not working. It seems like a software/firmware issue. Camera will come up, but screen stays black then fails. Led just doesn't light up. I will mention that I replaced the digitizer, but I did not have to unplug the camera at all. I did double check to make sure everything is plugged in correctly. Phone works perfect besides this.

I have ODIN and just waiting on this VRALG1 to get down. So once I flash this, then all I will need to do is take the OTA update correct? then pray my camera works before re-rooting. Oh and do I have to flash a radio after flashing this?

Thx

UPDATE:

I got my phone back to stock. But, the camera did not work. :( my led did start working though.

Guess I need no help after all. I got the phone all back to normal. Switch my old camera out of my old phone into this one and that told me that I need to order a new camera (camera bad). So all is good now besides I can't root this phone here at work due to no java.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sk2:
What happens if you send back a gs3 still rooted for a warranty return?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dyl421421:
Great post. Incredibly useful as my charging port is dying and I need to send it in for repair.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ucpro:
My phone won't turn on at all and I'm still rooted, since it won't even boot to recovery or download mode, would it be possible for them to still see that I'm rooted?

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They'll charge you the full price of the phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] STEyeAndroid:
Why are people flashing VRALG1 when it is an older version? Why not flash the latest 4.1.2 image?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] goldsmitht:
broken power button

my power button is stuck pushed in, is there anyway to release it without voiding warranty? can i pull inner parts appart without voiding anything?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
Years ago on my girlfriends optimus v I stuck a knife in between the frame and power button and wiggled it to un compress it. Would that void your warranty? No clue but I don't think it would.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skrypj:
Anyone know if there is a way to reset the flash counter without Triangle Away. The screen on my fiances phone is obliterated and wont turn on, so I have no way to download or run the app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Andrew.80:
a jig can do it for you and they can be bought for $3-7 shipped

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i have a really weird issue i got this is vzw s3 and its in a bootloop it will only go to the galaxy s3 logo and then black screen and keep vibrating.

it will not go into recovery at all . it will go into download mode but only for a couple seconds then black screen. bought a jig and same thing it will read in odin for a couple seconds after the black screen but not long enough for it to flash anything any ideas i have been looking for days for another way to fix it but i cant find anything
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buelldozer:
So what do you do when ODIN fails? I unlocked my phone last year when running 4.1.2 with EZ-Unlocker. I'd like to restore the phone to factory because airwatch, new corporate requirement, no likey "compromised" devices. When I use odin it fails with an "auth" message.

Yes I took the OTA update to 4.3.

How do I solve this? Throw the phone away and buy a new one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
Well if you are on 4.3 your bootloader was and is locked. if you can still get into download mode just flash the 4.3 tar.http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
im downloading the VRALG1 4.0 ICS file damn this is going slow mediafire ..if anyone needs its plz ask i will be able to provide it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buelldozer:
When I start my phone it shows SAMSUNG with an unlocked padlock underneath it. Doesn't that signify an unlocked bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I theory YES, but my wife has a pure stock S3 and it also has an unlock lock. Before it shown randomly, but after awhile it's now permanently. So it's also a bug with the stock rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buelldozer:
Oh that's just FANTASTIC. That means I'll never get airwatch to work correctly as it will always recognize my device as "compromised". :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
There are ways to trick the firmware. I know for a fact because xposed has a hack to hide the custom on boot so maybe that would work for your watch. Then again maybe it doesn't trick only hides on boot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenixus:
Hey everyone,

I have a rooted/unlocked GS3 that is running CM10.2 final.

However, I'm making the jump to tomoble and trading this phone in so I assume I need to get it back to stock.

I was on MF1 before unlocking/rooting/flashing via the all in one tool.

It looks like the samsung updates site isn't working. Should I flash the really old firmware in the OP? Is it safe to go back that far? Or should I use the pre rooted MB1 file from the mr robinson post and then just remove root?

Or, it looks like the ML1 update from the samsung site actually works. Can I flash forward to that via odin with an unlocked bootloader? Don't really care that it locks since I"m trading it in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Just use latest Odin and flash this full stock MF1 firmware and you're set to return your phone.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenmorgan:
Hello. Do you still happen to have a faster link to the VRALG1 file. I know what ya mean about the other downloads being soo slow. Thanks if you do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Yes ill upload it to my drop box give me a min
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenmorgan:
Awesome. You're the best.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Its uploading right now.. 4g not fast enough lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenmorgan:
No problem ! I hope I'm not making you use up all your data for the month.lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Naw its all good

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/tvr6tjxmy...535VZWALG1_743127_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenmorgan:
Thanks again ! Is this the unrooted and locked bootloader one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Yes pure stock takes u back to 4.0 ICS.. If ur gonna root ur fone flash custom roms DONT take the 4.3 OTA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pmdied:
Question; I took the official 4.3 update and rooted using saferoot. Im returning the phone under warranty due to a defect with the phone not charging with a car charger.

Can this method be used to "unroot" the device? Or are there other steps I should follow? Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
U need the 4.3ota tar file. It will brick ur fone if u use the vlac ics file
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pmdied:
Thanks! I did just that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Krishu:
I've gone through your post and it seems really useful, but I didn't get the third one. Could you please explain me a little bit?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
What u need help on? Maybe i can help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Carousser:
I took the 4.3 update and I have to send phone back due to defect as well. Do you have a link for the file that we need? I really just want to be safe and get it right
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2581166

Here u would find the file u need
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdog94:
i want to unroot my phone

what is the latest firmware i can use and not lock my phone down???

is there a way to have the latest firmware and be unrooted but not locked down?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
I think its MF1 ..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flooritnfly:
How to go about getting a replacement from VZW via insurance I have??

I have the Wireless Phone Protection for my phone and am thinking about using that to my advantage to get a new S3 as I am having a problem with my power button on my S3 not working and also rebooting is not working either....question is I've never done it before. If I say I have a physical problem with my phone then won't Verizon want it returned? That will make me have to unroot it and bring it back to out-of-box state which is a big headache. What if I just say I lost it or it got stolen? Am I better off going that route? :confused::confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
That is considered fraud, and talking about that around here is frowned upon. If you are referring to using Asurion to replace your phone, I don't think they much care if the phone is not stock. But you are probably safer to return your phone back to stock before returning it.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flooritnfly:
Ah, OK I thought that would be fraud just wanted to check. Yes it's thru Asurion..... So I'd end up mailing it to them and not Verizon is that how that works?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
Yes, they send you a return label in the box with the replacement phone.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flooritnfly:
Do you know what the timeframe is to return my broken phone? A few days? A week? A month? Need time to unroot it and what not....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
Can't remember for sure, but for some reason I'm thinking it's like 10 days

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nojak:
Revert to Stock from 4.3 Non-OTA

Hi All,

I have an unlocked bootloader and currently have CleanROM 8.1 (Android 4.3). I have MF1 firmware and the latest modem. Can I just flash the 4.3 stock from Odin to get back to everything being stock (I know this locks my bootloader as well), or do I need to start from an earlier version and then take the OTA update for 4.3?

Thanks for any help!