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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Ask billard412, if you're nice he might do it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pdes:
Sorry if this is dumb but if I use this method to un-root my unlocked S3, will it lock me to Sprint?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Do you mean that you have a sprint s3 flashed to another carrier? If so then no. It is safe for you to use this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jaybell4444:
This is definitely a MUST HAVE!!! Thank you Billard!!!:victory:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pdes:
The S3 was delivered as a Vodaphone unit with Vodafone bloatware but I inserted a T-Mobile SIM and it worked perfectly so I am assuming it wasn't fully locked.

Cheers
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmellies:
Trying this to get my all share cast dongle I got for fathers Day to work. Currently on m.o.a.r. so can I flash a nandroid after resetting counter to zero and keep counter at zero?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] runwitme:
I kept getting error code 67 so thought I used this to go back to stock and try to update my prl n profile but now my username is all wrong and my phone # in the about device 》 status ..

Now I can't connect to update either

Didn't flash the recovery or root zip .. guess ill try odin again tomorrow .

Edit: activating device got my info back ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ive never owned the allshare cast dongle but from what i understand it is not the flash count that causes it not to work. Unless i'm mistaken it has something to do with drm and its actually root access that breaks it. According to most people it will not work until you remove root access ( my main reason behind not owning one myself )
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
If thats the case than i recommend u dont use this. It will probably brick you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] koop1955:
I also don't use Allshare, but the solution offered in this video has gotten good reviews:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIrxWiuX3Ig

Hope this helps someone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mightybryan:
I got a boot loop on the Samsung screen after flashing this. My USB port does not work, and the custom recovery is gone. What do I do now?

EDIT: Nevermind. Just wiped data and cache from the stock recovery and I was good to go! Gonna send it to Samsung now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Trident:
Seriously, this needs a sticky.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] oZo:
A little off topic, but since it's in the thread already...

Even updating Profile can not work sometimes.

I had to call Sprint and have them refresh my account.

That took care of it, and I was able to do a Hands Free Activation (##72786#)

Hope that helps someone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nickitt:
I flashed this last night, made sure the md5 was correct. Phone is extremely slow now, cannot connect to play store or internet period. Updated everything, thought by flashing back to stock I'd finally have a normal S3 for my girlfriend now.

Mod edit...comment removed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Try wiping and reflashing, I've never experienced anything like that when using this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] myn:
Great job on this billard412 :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Thanks a lot. Means a lot coming from a skilled Dev such as yourself I appreciate it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nelsonator1982:
hi im doing my buddies sprint s3 for him it is currently on the peoples rom an older version.....

can i flash this for him and it wll do the whole update to md4

including rom bootloaders radio everything needed to flash md4 roms after i do this?

and after flashing this alls i do is flash the recovery file and the custom recovery sticks?

thanks for any and all help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigpappags3:
If ur trying to stay rooted u can check out freezas thread that has the latest updates that u can flash without loosing root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nelsonator1982:
i was just going to update and then flash a custom rom but wanted to set up a fresh back up of the latest over the air radio and idk if it needs the bootloader????

edit: that link is no good......
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Flashing this will update the phone completely. Including the bootloaders modem system kernel everything. That's what I mean by full firmware flashing in the op. And yes just flash a custom recovery immediately after this and custom recovery will stick
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TONY6669:
wicked sensation

i am running wicked sensation rom which one should I flash to get it back to stock ???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Assuming you want the latest system/firmware? MD4 would be the one you want
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TONY6669:
thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlese92:
hey i flashed this and did the one without keeping recovery and my phone wont boot at all. it vibrates and just stays at a black screen. Im positive i flashed the correct one (16 gb) but now have no idea what to do. HELP!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Did you try booting back to recovery or maybe download mode? Did you factory reset? Can't see what could've caused it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlese92:
Yeah i tried both recovery and download mode. The file size is the full size so i assume it was a good download. It just vibrates like its going to turn on then does nothing at all. I researched and some people said it could be hardware failure but the phone was perfectly fine until i flashed this. It was booting to the last glowing samsung screen earlier and just sitting there for over 20 mins and never booted up but when i came home to try again it just does nothing other than what i mentioned above.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
That's what I gta go with then. I know you flashed the right one because if it was the wrong one the phone wouldn't even vibrate it'd be so bricked. I would also pull the battery for a few minutes then plug it in and let it sit in the charger for a few hours.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlese92:
So i guess the battery was just dead. I put in my extended battery and it boots but gets stuck at the last screen. I tried doing odin to root again and odin says Pass but the phone still isnt booting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Did you factory reset.? Sounds like u skipped that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlese92:
...i did not wow. i didnt think it would matter but i clearly didnt read the full directions. what exactly does that mean now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
If you're still unable to boot just go to recovery and factory reset. Keep in mind stock recovery will wipe internal storage too. To preserve your storage, flash a custom recovery with Odin and use the custom recovery to factory reset
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlese92:
do i flash your zip after?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
You shouldn't have to. you should boot right up after the factory reset
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] deBricker:
Okay, so I think I just bricked my phone. I was flashing Illousions JB 4.2.2 ROM and the AIO add ons... and it said something about SuperUser on TWRP 2.6.0.0 and I swiped for yes. Now my phone is not booting up (like no vibrate, no screen action, nothing) and for all intensive purposes, its dead. Yes the battery is fully charged so IDK. Will this fix my problem?

Oh, btw, I can't access the recovery either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
If you can't get to recovery no. But I can't see how super su can cause a brick
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] deBricker:
Confirmed that it is a hard brick. Here's what I did from top to bottom

Flashed Illusions ROM

Flash the Slim AIO addon (which contains the gapps and everything since Illusions is based off of Slim, AOKP, PA, and CM

Then TWRP detected that I some how didn't have SU permissions so I was like, "What the heck, why not" and I swiped for yes. After that, straight black screen for over 20 minutes. I did a battery pull and tried to boot straight to recovery (vol up+home+power) and nothing. Tried to boot to download mode and nothing. I plug the phone into my laptop without the battery and the red light comes on for 10 seconds and then nothing.

I'm gonna need to JTAG or JIG this phone but IDK how to do that and I really don't want to spend anymore money than necessary.

Already tried to go to the local Sprint stores, to see if they can reset it (No, I didn't ask for a replacement cause that would be irresponsible for me... not to mention, I built that bad girl from the Mobo on up :P so there's no warranty on it... and yes, I've built phones from parts before). They couldn't reset it (I'm guessing they have the same technical proficiency as I do -____-)

So right now, I'm back to my back up ogEVO.

So if anyone can direct me to a how to jig or JTAG a Sprint S3, I would be so grateful. It will be nice to have my S3 working before the Navy sends me to sea duty. lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
The red light with no battery means nothing. It does that on a working phone too. Plug it into a windows PC and see what its detected as. If it shows as "Qualcomm dload" or "QHSUSB_DLOAD" or something of that nature than it's bricked.

Now someone claims that they unbricked without JTAG. I'll link their post below but note that this has not been confirmed yet. If you end up being truely bricked and trying it please post your results as I'm very curious if this works

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43305728&postcount=21
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] deBricker:
Yeah, it did come out as "QHSUSB_DLOAD" when I plugged it in. I'm guessing that needs somes sort of Qualcomm driver or whatever. Ima check out your link.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Tewlman252:
I thought I bricked my phone after flashing this over the weekend. Firmware failure. Couldnt get into recovery, only download mode. Non of my stock files were working either. I ended up using odin to go back to rooted stock LJ7 to get my phone back up and running. Then install twrp and reinstall my backup. Close one for sure, but now I'm a little leary about using these "restore" roms.

Edit: http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=233 this is the file I flashed that screwed it up. Sorry for the confusion. I'm downloading this rom as I speak for an in case of emergency break glass kind of thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Edited

O I see. Now the firmware issue u mentioned makes sense. It's Odin what do u expect. It's unstable and buggy in itself. Half the reason I made this, I hate Odin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chiefmigrain:
Okay, I'm a noob, so I need some help. I download this file, then what? Go into my recovery (TWRP for me) and install it? Do I backup everything first? Is there a way to keep my files ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
You got the steps right. Yes do a backup because like any rom you flash, a factory reset should be done first to avoid a bootloop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Razorwindmo46:
Ok, so I got this installed but, why does it still say "Modified" in settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I'm not sure. Mine says normal. Did you do a full wipe before you flashed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Razorwindmo46:
No, but I did after you posted. All is OK now. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] calisoldier83:
Just sold a phone on ebay after flashing NEW MD4 WITH COUNT RESET 16gb ONLY. The person I sold it to, says he have no data 3g/4g.

Did I flash the wrong rom? Is there anyway he can easily get data up and running without much hassle on his end? I asked him to go to Sprint and have them reflash.

Please HELP!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I think he needs to call sprint and have them reset his network connection. There is a dialer code for it too. ##72786#
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] calisoldier83:
Oh, he said he went to a Sprint store to get it fixed but they couldn't. I asked him to see if they could reflash, as I thought I might of flashed a no data version of the rom. Not sure why I would do that pretty sure I didn't but that makes the most sense.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
There is no 'no data' version. The rom labeled as 'no data' means you can flash it and it won't wipe your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] misteroh:
Thanks a bunch! Only issue is that if the old ROM had a custom boot animation, this reset doesn't get rid of it. I had to flash the zip from this thread first (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44186001) and then flash this reset to get everything 100% back to stock for a return at the Sprint store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Not true. If you still had a custom boot animation after using this than u did something wrong. Reread the op and figure out what part you skipped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] misteroh:
I dunno, I followed all the steps and still had the old custom bootloader. In case you're curious, it was the MOAR rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zin0:
Is it just me or are the mirrors for the 32gb md4 count reset dead?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Not just you. It's dead. I'll get a new one up asap
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Getting a "failed" when I flash particular ROMs. Figuring going back to completely stock will fix the issue that's if I'll be able to flash this as well without it failing. My question is will going stock fix this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zin0:
Depends. It could be your recovery or a bad download or an uncompatible kernel (if it can't boot up). Is the sig check verifcartion on, in your recovery? Sometimes that makes installing ROMs fail if its on. If you already verified that those aren't the problem, then unrooting and going back to stock and rerooting may fix your issue. Which ROMs are you trying to flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
I'm trying to flash MIUI v3.6.28 and a MIUI port v3.7.6. Ive had 3.6.28 before then once I tried doing a port I odined and tried flashing it and that's when it started acting up. I'm on MIUI v3.6.21 now and flashed with no problem. I'm on TWRP 2.6.0.0. I've checked the md5 on the ROMs I've flashed to see if they match also. What's the SIG check verification in recovery?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zin0:
It just checks if the dev signed off" on it being a ROM. Some devs dont do a signature stamp of approval for their ROM. In TWRP, its the first option in settings. You probably have it already unchecked.

Well I don't know much about porting so I can't help you there. As for the MIUI thread in the A.D, I assume you did all this?

Download ROM and gapps

- Place on SDCARD

- Wipe factory rest 2x

- Flash MIUI rom

- Reboot into rom

- Then Reboot into recovery

- Flash gapps

- Reboot

- Enjoy

If you did, then going to stock won't fix that problem since it's just a MIUI ROM issue. You should probably go to the thread and post your prob there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Ok cool. Just flashed this Rom and its a life saver. Shout out to the developer for putting this together. And thank Z, gonna try your method and see what's up. I think back completely stock and starting from scratch might just do it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zin0:
Yeah no prob, I'm still waitin for billard to update the mirrors so i can go back to stock haha. You should click that thanks button if i helped you :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Cool
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wwjoshdew:
I just made a video on this awesome zip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HbPJuybtTU

Thank you very much [MENTION=4428718]billard412[/MENTION]!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aztheroth:
ok, I have a question. I;m selling my s3 (sprint) and the guy wants stock unrooted. the question is, since I don;t have installed the TWPR, can I install this as any other rom from Clockwork recovery? If so, do I still have to do wipe cache and all that stuff?

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Yes it can be flashed in clockworkmod recovery. and yes do a factory reset beforehand and it'll be exactly what the buyer wants. Ready to receive future ota's
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aztheroth:
Thank you very much. just did and it's like out of the box.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Downr@nge:
How do I do this if I do NOT have an external memory card? I have CWM installed and it won't let me access the zip file because its located on the internal storage!

Okay, I think I found my problem. I updated CWM to 5 something and now I can browse the internal card and am installing now! Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I'm confused as to why you can't access internal storage. If you don't have an sd card you'll need to be able to access it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Downr@nge:
Okay, now that I've done everything, SYSTEM STATUS still says "Custom"

I thought flashing this will fix that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
It should have. Did you factory reset first?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Downr@nge:
^^^No I didn't. I guess I'll factory reset now and start the process over. Back in a few....

---------- Post added at 12:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ----------

Okay, post edit. I did a factory rest after the fact and now it says Official! All is well! Thank you billard!:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Is this a TW stock Odin flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Read the OP, this is a restore WITHOUT the need for a pc or Odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
I misquoted my question. I read the op just worded my question wrong. Once you flash this back to stock will it be TW?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Yes, stock, and touchwiz
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fazzmanic:
How do i know if i have md1 or md4? What is that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Supra Man:
JUST ran today's update on my Fiance's phone. Worked like a dream!

System Status: NORMAL

ODEN Flash count: 0

YOU sir, are amazing.

I COMMEND YOU!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 30Glock:
Is this a basic flash?? Place zip in ext sd card and flash? Is this correct? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
That would be correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 30Glock:
Thanks for your reply and this tool..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
So I just flash this file (LI3 STOCK WITH AUTO COUNTER RESET) and I should be back to square one?

I screwed up and forgot to make a nandroid back up

I want to basically start all over and make sure I make the nandroid backup after rooting

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Yup thats it. Like the day you got it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
i actually had to do a hard reset via settings in order to truly get it back to the day I got it since it still shows files i downloaded in the internal SD card after i flashed that zip

thanks for all your help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Well those dont affect wheather or not your phone works. And could you imagine how many pissed off people there would be if this wiped the internal sd? Id be marked for death. but glad to hear it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
i agree...I wanted the phone go back exactly how it was out of the box, with a fresh wiped internal SD

So for those wanting that, you will have to do 1 further hard reset from settings

Thanks for all of your help :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nuclearmeltdown2046:
Thank you , you made this very easy to do . :good:

Just for clarification,

I am using LIH firmware right now . Do I need to do anything else like downgrade to LIG before proceeding back to stock ?

What version of TWRP are we getting in your file ?

And one last question ( I Hope ) I am currently using TWRP 2.2.2.0. . Can I use TWRP to flash stock rom, epic and TWRP ?

Thanks again for all your work you have put into this.

I apologize for the 'noobish' questions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
You shouldnt need anything else. If anything it probably wouldn't hurt to grab the bootloader/ miscellaneous files for ics listed at the bottom but as the post says i do not believe they're required. And twrp is the latest version. And yes it can flash everything in that order
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tinpaul:
Quick question! Will this wipe my sd card or do i have to remove it snd will this wipe all my apps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
no it wont wipe external SD card
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ya this does not wipe any data. However a factorry reset beforehand is recommended
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Before or after?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Key in on the last sentence billard412 said... "beforehand"... Lol:cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
I know. I I was asking because I thought it was a typo
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] deviant.one:
If you have a 32GB version like me DO NOT USE THIS. I guess I was just the unfortunate soul to lose everything since this has the 16gb pit file. After installing when it first boots it comes to an encryption error screen. I then rebooted to recovery since I installed that and was shocked to find my internal storage was registering as ~11gb instead of the ~24 it had and no files to be found. Only fix was to odin a diff rom and even once that was done it was only showing my internal as 16, so searched around and found the thread with the 32gb pit file which fixed it. Just sucks because I lost everything from the last 3 weeks at lineman college since I hadn't had a chance to get them synced to my pc yet. Please update OP to state this is only for 16GB versions of the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I'm sorry to hear about this. I believe this has to do with how the counter is reset. Note that the other version is still ok to use. The OP has been updated. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
You would want md4 that's the newest rom and firmware out from sprint.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I suggest you do a lot of reading, and then more reading. The more research you do the better off you will be.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thor492001:
i did the flash and worked perfectly, then i went to update to JB 4.2.2 through phone and get nothing. says my system is up to date.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
4.2 touchwiz is not out yet for the US Galaxy s3s only international
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thor492001:
Now I'm getting no sms notifications (not in status bar or SMS tone) and I can't link my ring tone and SMS tone volume. Even with aftermarket ringer apps. The options r grayed out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I responded to your question in wwjoshdew's vid on this. I hope it helps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thor492001:
That's what i was thinking. Might just use a aftermarket SMS until a new update comes out. Hopefully that will fix it.

thx for all the help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hearnbiz:
Wow... didn't know this existed until now! Downloading and hopefully never going to need it but what a great piece of mind, thanks.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mccurt29:
for me mobile networks & roaming settings FC :crying:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Try redownloading. Could be a bad download. Wipe everything and reflash. I've used this many times and never had any issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Make sure you're doing a factory reset beforehand as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mccurt29:
redownloading and reflashing worked thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
Should call this ROM "Peace Of Mind" or "This isht is the shish"...edited of course lol...

[MENTION=4428718]billard412[/MENTION] Rock on man! You own!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JeffATL:
Im also stuck Samsung logo after Sprint boot animation, having trouble getting into recovery, volume up, home button and power? right? will i be able to reflash if its in sprint recovery?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
No you need a custom recovery. Boot to download mode and flash one in Odin