yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
CWM and TWRP are just two different custom recoveries. They both allow you to do the same things, they just have different UIs. CWM has been around longer and many people use it, but lately I've been using TWRP. Feel free to try CWM and decide which you like best. You can use ROM Manager from the Play Store to install CWM. You can also find zip files on XDA that will allow you to flash one recovery directly from another.

Once you choose which recovery you're going to use, make a backup from recovery (a "nandroid" backup). Keep it in a safe place on your computer so you can restore from it if you ever want to go back to stock. The backups from CWM and TWRP are not compatible, so it's best to choose a recovery and stick with it.

The flash counter just counts the number of times you've flashed non-stock stuff with Odin. Theoretically, Samsung or AT&T could refuse warranty service if the counter is not zero. This is a non-issue now, though, since the Triangle Away app will reset it to zero if you're rooted.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravykanth:
Stuck at Step # 12

Hi,

Thanks for the instructions. However I am stuck at Step # 12. So I am in recovery mode and I see several options like install etc.

What do you mean by flash the zip files, can you please clarify? Thanks again.

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I was able to complete the installation by installing the zip files that I copied to sd card. I hope I have completed everything successfully, everything on my phone seems to be working. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
By "flash" I meant install in CWM or TWRP. You got it right. Sorry for the confusion.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
So maybe I'm crazy but flashing Tether and Cell Standby Fix stops my phone from even connection to a cell signal and I cannot make or recieve calls, and I can't use wireless data I've recreated this twice just by flashing that zip.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravykanth:
Now that I have rooted my phone how do I install jelly bean?

Also whn official jelly bean is available and I install it, will I lose the root access? Plz clarify. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
That's very weird. I've had no problems with that mod. The entire mod is just some XML changes so it's hard to see how it would cause you to lose all cell connections.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
You can install one of the JB leaks by following the instructions in the corresponding Development thread.

When JB is officially released it will initially be as an OTA just like LH9 and I will put together a thread similar to this one for flashing it from CWM/TWRP without losing root. Or you can install the stock recovery and something like Voodoo Root Keeper and then install the OTA as normal.

Don't worry. I'm sure there will be lots of ways to get JB without losing root when it comes out. Everyone is anxiously waiting for it here on XDA. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravykanth:
Ok great I would rather wait for your updates, I will keep an eye, thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rfb813:
I have been using the LH9 for almost 2 weeks and up until yesterday had no problems. All of a sudden I have gotten power drains. Where I was getting good battery life now the phone heats up and the battery drains. I have not made any changes, and have installed the cell fix. I noticed that one of my apps was acting up and I uninstalled it and reinstalled. Now it is not acting up any more but I still get the drain. Any ideas? By the way is your Rom odexed or deodexed?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Interesting. I had exactly the same experience yesterday and could not identify a cause. I switched to the latest ktoonsez kernel this morning and things seem better so far.

The ROM is odexed -- it's just a packaging of the stock ROM. Some of the mods are deodexed and some are not. I just recently learned how to re-odex after applying the mod, so the ones I've done recently are odexed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rfb813:
I tried the ktoonez kernal on the LH1 variant Triune II Rom and had good results. However the MHL (HDMI out) did not function properly so I went back to the stock kernel for the LH1 (MHL worked) and then on to the LH9. I may give yther latest ktoonez kernel a try to see if helps and maybe the MHL will work. MHL is important to me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] stan.s:
Yes, you spend 30-40 for the adapter ;) me, too.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rfb813:
Yes I bought the new adaptor and it works, but didn't with the older ktoonez kernel at the time. I am going to try the new Ktoonez kernel because it has many advantanges.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] stan.s:
I have an interest, if you find something that works, uses less battery but still stays connected to wifi. Please report or pm me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] naddie:
Getting error when I try to flash.

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/AccuweatherDaemon.apk", "11a8b116fda01843640830a4b7c827d2131E07D", "ANOTHER RANDOM STRING OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS")

Error in (zip file)

(Status 7).

Note: I paraphrased.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Did you remove some bloat like the AccuWeather widget?

The easiest way forward is to download all four files in the PIECES section and flash them all in recovery before you reboot. Make sure you flash the kernel after the ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rfb813:
Hi! What has your experience been with the Ktoonez Rom? Any improvement in the battery drain problem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
It fixed the battery drain for me, but I always get a random reboot every day or two on that kernel, so I switched back to the stock kernel today. Battery life seems okay, but I'm not certain because I've been tethering to my laptop with USB for an hour today.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
I have been getting a reboot on KT kernel and stock LH1 every 5 or more days which isn't horrible. The 10/3 kernel seems much smoother and battery life is best I've seen so far. I love KT kernel because of the governors and customizations. I don't UV or anything

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rfb813:
Here is a link to the ATT Community Blog regarding battery drain problems. I thought the Cell fix correctied this but i seems that there still is a problem in the software.

http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...axy-S3-Battery-Drain-sudden-drop/td-p/3271157
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] clpeck:
I just tried your method for my S3 with the updated LH9 and it worked! No problems. Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
With latest KT kernel. About 2.5 hrs of screen on but also about 3 hours of bluetooth streaming and tons of stuff running in the background. Very happy with this.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dirtyballoonot:
Flashed the larger of the files because I was on G1 and now WiFi won't turn on.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tenchuu:
I just flashed the full version also. same issue, wifi won't turn on, after reading says you need to flash the kernel next and it will all play nice, just did it to min and it works nice now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dirtyballoonot:
Re flashed full, then kernel, modem, and goodies. Wiped cacge and davlik then rebooted and all is good
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] v0rtex:
Still trying to install the OTA?

I updated to UCALH9 using this guide and everything is great except that my phone is still trying to say there is an OTA update available. When I go to "Sytem settings > About device > Software update" manually it says there's an update but it also just randomly pops up when I turn on the screen saying there's an update. AFAIK there isn't a more recent update than UCALH9 as of this moment.

The exact message I get says "A new software update from AT&T is available for your device. This update will occur over Wi-Fi. Please make sure that you stay within the Wi-Fi coverage area while the download takes place. This could take several minutes." If I let it download it wants to install but I keep deleting the /cache/fota/2400258.cfg file hoping it will check again and realize it's on the correct build.

I have wiped cache and dalvik cache several times but I'm not experienced with how the updates are handled within the system so I'm not sure where to look. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Try clearing the data for the AT&T Software Update application.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] v0rtex:
Ahh, good one. Worked a treat!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rciomper:
@drothenberger, could you post a copy of the stock framework-res.apk for UCALH9? I would like to back out the tethering mod I applied.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] naddie:
I always thought mine was stock rooted without any debloating. I'm not sure why I missed the PIECES part - gonna try that, thanks.

Question: any reason to update the bootloader? I've always been weary about newer bootloaders. Does LH9 requires the new bootloader?

I'm currently on the original bootloader, even though I'm on LG1.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
http://www.mediafire.com/?h61a1cw0rva7vmg
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
It's hard to give good advice about the bootloader since I have no insight into what has changed and what hasn't. I can say for sure that LH9 boots fine using the LH9 bootloader, but not much beyond that. :)

I think someone who came from LH1 (the OTA leak) had trouble booting LH9 until they flashed the LH9 bootloader, but I'm not sure. However, I don't think it will hurt to try with the LG1 bootloader. Just make sure you have the LH9 bootloader on your SD card in case it won't boot with LG1. And if you do try, please report back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hunter99507:
Can someone help me out. I want to flash the ktoonsez kernel but it says on the first Page that I need to replace the wifi and blue tooth drivers. What is the easiest way to flash this kernel with this rom?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Just flash the ktoonsez kernel and then wipe cache and dalvik cache. ktoonsez provides all the necessary drivers with his kernel package. If you decide to go back to stock kernel, flash the kernel zip from the PIECES section of the OP in this post. It also includes all the stock drivers.

The general rule of thumb is to always flash or reflash your kernel after your ROM unless you're certain the ROM comes with a kernel.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] naddie:
Booted with old boot loader. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rciomper:
Thanks!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pastor of muppets:
tried pieces, still have question

Hello. I'm still new here, switched to gIII about a month ago. Read the forum, followed MrRobinsons rooting guide, have CWM, and ran the Aroma Debloater. Now trying to figure out these updates. I followed the "pieces" procedure. So starting from a rooted, debloated G1, I booted in recovery, flashed the bootloader, the ROM, then the kernal, then rebooted. It kinda worked because I do have the brightness slider now, but the version listed in settings still reads "G1" not H9.

Did I forget to do something?

Thanks for your help!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Did you also flash the modem? Are you looking at the Baseband version of the Build number? If you didn't flash the modem, your Baseband will still be LG1 but your Build number should be LH9.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pastor of muppets:
thanks! not sure why i missed that. is it ok to just flash the modem and then reboot now? or do i need to flash all four together before i reboot?

Also the directions for flashing the modem (from the link you provided) mentions clearing dalvik and cache....this makes me slightly nervous.....am i gonna lose data there or does that just clean out unnecessary data?

thanks for looking at this for me!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
You can flash the modem alone. I didn't know about clearing the cache and dalvik after flashing a modem and never have, but it doesn't hurt anything. You won't lose any data. Your phone will take longer to boot the first time as it rebuilds the dalvik cache, that's all.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rob_rector:
Worked for me, thank you for the guide
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] golfslicer:
How about 1% increments on battery, is it included.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Forgive me, but I don't know to what you're referring. Is this a mod or something? If you can post a link to the mod, I may be able to port it to LH9 for you.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mranonymous333:
Just wanted to say thank you for this thread. Saved me a lot of headache and worked great :):good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Does the tethering cell standby fix break anyone else's connection? I can use Wi-Fi but make no.calls or use data
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
I think I remember one other person reporting this, but I have all the mods applied and don't have the problem you mentioned. Try wiping your cache and dalvik if you haven't already. Also, just to confirm, you are using LH9 with the LH9 modem, right?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I'm going to go ahead and wipe and try again. But it was the lh9 modern kernel and boot loader. I did wipe cache and davik and fix permissions but maybe something went wrong so I'll try again. Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] golfslicer:
I think this is the link.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1291178&d=1346283506

from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1860375&highlight=1+battery
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aklbeach:
So I am running rooted stock, with cwm recovery. If I just download the zip out of the pieces section and flash that zip in cwm recovery will that work for me. As long as I keep wifi tether and root that is really all I'm worried about. Or should I just try and flash some of the individual pieces like the boot loader and modem. And if so on that can I just flash those in cwm recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Yes, the easiest way is to flash the files from the PIECES section. You can flash all of them or just the ones you want, but I can't personally promise that things will work unless you flash everything. All of them are installed through CWM or TWRP.

If you flash the ROM piece, you must flash a kernel afterwards. You can flash the LH9 kernel or a custom kernel, but you have to flash some kernel that includes the kernel modules or wifi and bluetooth won't work.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aklbeach:
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Ok Thanks so the kernel that is is the pieces section looks like in includes the kernel and associated modules. So what I think I will do is flash the bootloader, modem, and kernel. That should have me up to date for the most part. And hopefully won't leave anything not working
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I tried about 8 roms before deciding to go back to the stock with root. (Way more stable than a lot of the frakenbuilds) I really hope you will continue to push these OTA updates to us all, I appreciate it! Wonderful. :D:good::good::good::good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Labeled:
Because I used a de-bloater the update isn't working for me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Download all the files in the PIECES section and flash them all in recovery before you reboot, making sure you flash the kernel after the ROM .
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tigerdonz:
I wish that I have read this earlier. Anyway, I did installed the latest OTA (from AT&T) directly. As a result, I lost my "root" and CWM recovery. But I re-rooted and got back my CWM. However, I also lost my "native tethering". Could you tell what I should do to get back my native tethering?

Many thanks,

Don

PS: my build number is "IMM76D.I747UCALH9"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Apply the "Tether and Cell Standby Fix" mod from the MODS section of the original post.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] EzEddie:
So say I got a brand new SGS3 that came with LH9, performed a factory wipe back to LG1 release and then rooted with CWM. All I would have to flash is I747UCALH9_OTA.zip? and not the files in the Pieces section right? I can then install the MODs?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Yup, that should work just fine.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] neons88:
update for I747UCLH9 not lost root for s3 sgh-i747

hi im at this firmeware now UCALG1 how can i update to this new firmeware I747UCLH9 and not lost my root for galaxy s3 sgh-i747?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
The easiest way is to download all the files from the PIECES section at the bottom of the OP to your phone, then boot into recovery and install them all before rebooting, making sure you install the kernel after the ROM. As always, make a nandroid backup first in case something goes wrong.

If you don't have any mods installed, are running the stock kernel, and have not removed any system software, you can also just flash the I747UCALH9_OTA.zip file from the OP. This file is smaller because it patches the unmodified LG1 firmware to update it to LH9. It will fail if you have modifications, but won't cause any damage in that case (it checks everything is stock before changing anything).

Either way you choose, you will not lose root or any of your data. The PIECES approach will install the original Google Search from LEM that still includes Universal Search. The second method (applying the patch) just leaves Google Search alone. If you choose that method and still want to install the original search, you can grab the APK file from here.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aklbeach:
ok so I flashed the kernel and the newest modem and bootloader. Everything said it installed ok. I also added a notification bar mod and no icresing ring. after I booted the phone I don't have any cellular data anymore there is just a circle with a line through it. I tried to go back to the previous modem and it still does the same thing. I did not flash the rom because I was thinking about putting a jelly bean rom on it instead. do I need to flash the rom too to fix this or do I need to use my nandroid backup.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
The mods are modified versions of files that come with the LH9 ROM. They will likely cause problems if you're not using the LH9 ROM. You should restore system from your nandroid, reflash the kernel, and then clear cache and dalvik. If you want to apply mods, make sure you use ones that are for the ROM you're using.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aklbeach:
AHHH I gotcha someone told me earlier I could just flash some of the pieces. I had a feeling that had something to do with it. Back up and running after installing the newer rom then the kernel again. thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kirkgbr:
Is busybox installed with this? Or is that something we go to the Play store afterwards for?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
It's not installed. If you have it installed already and you apply the OTA zip it will remain, but it is not included in the full ROM zip.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xdapooh:
Update fails at GMS_Maps.apk

Oddly, considering the amount of effort and time that has gone into this post to date, I'm stuck getting this update to work and I don't seem to be able to find a previous report like this:

I'm on stock I747UCALG1 rooted, Galaxy SIII AT&T. I've tried going back as far as backups from August, and I just tried an update today, but I consistently fail at the same point. Other than using Odin, is there some ridiculously simple explanation that I'm missing as to why this is failing at GMS_Maps.apk? The date of the original apk file is August 25, 2012, the one from today, well that's dated today.

Thanks a bunch.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dratsablive:
I had a similar problem when flashing an update on my Atrix 4G. It would fail on the GMS_Maps.apk file. I realized I had deleted the file, and that what was causing my problem. On my S3, the GMS_Maps.apk is dated 07/04/2012 (Stock but rooted AT&T Rom.)

Maybe double check that the GMS_Maps.apk is in /system/app and is dated 07/04/2012?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
I've attached the GMS_Maps.apk from stock LG1. You can try replacing that file and retrying the OTA.

However, frankly it's much easier to just download all the files in the PIECES section, install them all in recovery before rebooting, making sure to install the kernel after the ROM. Those files are complete and not patches like the OTA zip, so they don't rely on having an unmodified LG1 installation.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xdapooh:
Thank you, I had got the impression that the OTA zip was the preferred method, hence that's where I went. I'll try with that attached apk and if I still get stuck, I'll go the other way. I'll update this thread when I get another chance to try this.

Thank you both for your prompt suggestions.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tigerdonz:
FYI - Issue resolved, Thx!!!

I just wanted to share:

If you have already installed OTA (baseband version I747UCALH9) and you are looking for "native tethering", you can just apply the MOD (tether_cellfixed_UCALH9.zip). It works perfectly for me.

Thanks again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] neons88:
update firmware with out loosing root

Hi am at I747UCALG1 rooted galaxy s3 sgh-I747 now. My question is how can i update to this new firmware I747UCALH9 with out loosing

my s3 agh-i747 root?

QUOTE=drothenberger;32985135]The mods are modified versions of files that come with the LH9 ROM. They will likely cause problems if you're not using the LH9 ROM. You should restore system from your nandroid, reflash the kernel, and then clear cache and dalvik. If you want to apply mods, make sure you use ones that are for the ROM you're using.

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hi im at this firmeware now UCALG1 how can i update to this new firmeware I747UCLH9 and not lost my root for galaxy s3 sgh-i747 step by step guide?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] neons88:
updtate firmeware

Hi after you root s3 with this new firmeware I747UCLH9 did it work?