yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Thanks....will report back.

Edit: Flashing 16gb right now.

It worked !!! THANKS

Now I just have to root my device again :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Theres a link in the op for that. Just flash in recovery like u did with the rom.

Unless your more comfortable with odin. in that case then this should do ya

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963812
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
This one?

Flash to keep root

http://k0nane.info/rom/ecm/TeamEpic-...ecovery-v5.zip

I tried to go back into CWM but it keeps taking me back into stock recovery? Why?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Quick question Billard....

Will this work if you are not rooted and have a custom recovery to go back to stock?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
They set it up to overwrite custom recovery with stock recovery on boot. When you flash the root zip(yes thats the right one) it will fix that so custom recovery sticks

Just reflash cwm and then flash that zip. youll be good
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ya you dont have to be rooted as long as a custom recovery is already installed to flash it in
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RascalDoc:
Billard You really ought to get some kind of "good to your neighbors" award or something for the quick responses and good info you supply folks here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
I totally agree.

Prompt and nice , hard to find on the internetz..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
just be sure to thank him for all the responses =)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Done like dinner!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RascalDoc:
I do I do... I was onea his "problem chilluns" and he got me where I needed to be...... So i cruze by now and then and give his thanks meter a boost.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
For some reason the phone keeps freezing and rebooting. I don't know why and its extremely annoying.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
When? On the ROM itself or we talkin recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
After the fact.

As I use the phone , it just freezes and then reboots. I only have the google apps on my phone and my text messages (24,000).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Did you wipe data prior to the flash? If u didn't you should. If you're trying to avoid that then wipe cache and dalvik-cache then run fix_permissions in recovery. Custom of course
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
I wiped data prior to flash.

I wiped cache .

I wiped dalvik-cache.

I haven't fixed permissions. How do I do that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Under advance in cwm/twrp
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Ok anything else?

I wiped everything ....EVERYTHING!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
That should be it cant see why else ud be freezin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Could it be too many text messages?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I don't think unless our restoring a whole bunch or something. Could try a reflash. Maybe it just didn't take
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ReggieTee:
Ok, I flashed the 16gb file, root file, and TWRP, and phone is now stuck in bootloop. Help!

Edit: Phone booted up but it has me on the FreeGS3 ROM that I was running. What the hell?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Wipe everything and fix permissions.

Flash in Odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Sounds like a bad download. Redownload it and reflash
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ReggieTee:
Had to flash everything again. Works now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
Its still happening. I don't know why!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Just a quick note Billard,...I'm not trying to dishonor your work or aything..just pointing out some issues

I'm not sure what is going on...but running your back to unrooted stock makes JB buggy...it keeps restarting etc...

but after running the back to stock, and flashing freezas JB rom, everything works well...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Are these dirty installs? Or are you restoring any kind of data after flashing. Ive went thru a few installs with different scenarios and cant replicate any of this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
nope..clean installs.....

i dont know how to explain it either.....i used this to go back to stock, then rooted again and flashed freezas ROM and it doesn't randomly restart anymore

it could just be a fluke..who knows
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Also I noticed battery life is MUCHHH better doing freezas rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Well if you have the time could you redownload and try again. I have updated the 16gb version(until someone with a 32 steps up) and I think everything is taken care of.now

And consider the fact your using the count reset version which is where these issues lay. The normal versions were still all good this whole time. If you compare the section of the bootloader containing the reset from ics to the one from jb Samsung has made over 2600 changes to break it so its hard to keep up. I swear it should be good now. O and remember freeza made changes to his. These are bone stock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
That goes for anybody on a 16gb who has had issues. I think all is well now.

--and if you own a 32gb love hear from ya 8D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Thanks..will try again...This time I wont user counter reset version....I didn't realize it was different
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
NO!! im saying use it i need feedback that all is fixed. I didnt change the other version. Counter reset one should be good to go. I was just stating that the issues you mention were a factor of the count being reset. Everytime i get **** just right samsung updates the firmware and it has to be redone. But i set it up to reflash the firmware so the issues should be gone now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
I wiped everything and fixed permissions. So far so good.

Sent from my SGS3!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I imagine you did the updated one I posted today? At any rate good ****
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ubigred:
No. Did everything 2 nights ago.

Sent from my SGS3!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrcollpepper:
I am 16g and had zero problems. :D

sent from your moms room
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jrny99:
ditto, glitch-less operation
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
when trying to download the reset counter version, my browser downloads some file called md5?​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Make Sure ur pressing the orange link and not the blue. Clicking the blue link downloads the md5 so you can validate the file and know its not corrupt. If you keep the md5 in the same place you keep the restore zip twrp will actually verify it for you so having the md5 downloaded too doesn't hurt
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Thanks. Is this a necessary steps? Will cwm check or just twrp?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Not nessessary but recommended. Only twrp will check it but you can check it from a PC or phone using an app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JimHuff:
Thank you for this. Flawless!

Currently Rockin':

*Sprint Samsung Galaxy N2, Rooted,[Team VeNuM] JellyBomb ver. 8.0.0 - [LJC]*

Team VeNuM Rocks

​

...and Wicked Sensations is Awesome!​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jrny99:
a question

i managed to return my phone to stock and the version is 4.04 with base band L710VPL13 and stock recovery, can I flash this thru the stock recovery for JB ? or should I be rooted . . .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
stock recovery wont do it. Gotta be cwm/twrp, Root doesnt matter. You could use odin to flash the recovery. reboot to recovery straight from odin and flash this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jrny99:
in odin, check mark at Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time . how do u reboot straight into recovery with odin or is that what auto reboot does >

thanks for the quick reply

edit: I rerooted and is good to go
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] msarro:
Just tried (basically want to keep this on my sdcard as an insurance policy). I am using the 16gb version with counter reset. I had used the root method here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1774722

I then installed twrp. I verified that my counter shows

Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 Counts)

Current Binary: Custom

Current Status: Custom

I then ran the .zip via twrp. Everything applied, and phone booted back into the OS. Verified that custom recovery has been removed. Root also appears to be gone.

However, logging in to download mode shows the same thing:

Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 Counts)

Current Binary: Custom

Current Status: Custom

So the counter reset doesn't seem to have worked. I will see if I can replicate again.

Test update:

Re-flashed rooted stock from thread above and installed twrp. Readout is currently Custom bin: yes (1 count), Current binary: samsung official, system status: official.

Re-ran zip and status: Custom binary: no, current binary samsung official, system status official.

Only difference between second run and first run was clearing dalvik after applying zip in twrp. Hope that helps!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Just to let everyone know, thanks to Maddhadder90 i was finally able to update the 32gb version so the issues with sound/signal people were having should be old news. There should be no problems with either version now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Maddhadder90:
Ill try it out later tonight when I get home

so i tried it out I went into recovery wiped data and cache then flashed this then rebooted and everything was back to stock. Thank you for your hard work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingOfThaJungle:
This method is awesome! Perfect for my situation! The USB port stopped working on my phone, so I could no longer charge the battery, which also meant I could no longer connect my device to a PC, preventing me from using Odin to flash back to a stock setup. BUT with this little GEM, I downloaded it to my phone, booted in CWM, flashed it, and THATS IT! No hassle, no worries about not being able to take it into Sprint due to the Custom ROM I was running, nothing, all thanks to OP and this zip!! Walked into the Sprint store with stock EVERYTHING and was able to get my phone replaced! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yaniel06:
Tried this and got bricked.. smh. Not blaming anyone cause I know the consequenses.. but I dont know what happened. Downloaded. Wided data. Cache. Flashed. Rebooted and never came bsck on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Can you provide any more details? What recovery were you using? Are you sure you downloaded the right one? Did you check the md5 first? This has been downloaded 30000+ times and this is the first report of a brick. Would love to know what happened here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yaniel06:
I completely think its my fault. 32gb. Smh. Did not check md5. I was using twrp recovery. Wiped data. Factory reset.cache and dalvik. Then flashed the zip file and rebooted. Im sure it was me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Damn so it was the wrong one? Or r u saying you think it was corrupt? Regardless who's at fault I hate to see a casualty. Did u plug it in and confirm its done for? Windows trying to install a QHSUSB_DLOAD driver?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yaniel06:
I believe i flashed the wrong one. Def done. No charge light. No power. First brick in 4 years lol. Took it to sprint and the tech tried to get it to work but nothing. He was cool and actually gave me a new phone even after i said i would pay the deducible to get replaced. He knew it was a result of custom roms lol. Lucky me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dja2k:
Great work! Never used this way of flashing stock, but to clarify this will restore my phone that is running a cwm, a custom rom and rooted to STOCK everything, correct? I sold my phone and need to restore it to stock so I can sell it. Thanks!

dja2k
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Thats correct. Hit the link at the bottom of op that says still confused and youll see first had
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] keithquick:
I applied the the zip and now when I do the ota update and manual update i get an error like this:

assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/libdivxdrm.so

any help with this? I would like to get this fixed. Its on a stock recovery apparently but it doesnt look like a normal stock little bit different in options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
The li3 had a bad file that caused the ota to fail. Go here

http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?64-Odin-one-clicks(rooted) and grab li3 if you want to apply the jb ota like your attempting now or use lj7 to automatically have your phone up to date
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Figured I give this a bump for the n00bs who soft bricked their nice new xmas present.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] asaa:
thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LouRock:
Thanks for putting this together bro! Very much appreciated!! ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] busyychild:
Still shows modified after flash. Rooted, flashed counter with Triangle away then unrooted with same result.

Resolved by doing a factory reset before flashing the Unroot/restore .zip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Can't imagine why although it sounds like u added extra steps in there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] busyychild:
Nothing added. Flashed the appropriate .zip for my GSIII. After all was said and done it showed modified under status.

I tried manually resetting the flash counter before unrooting, still the same issue.

I resolved it by doing a factory reset/data wipe before flashing your .zip. Shows Normal now under Status.

I dont know if my experience is an isolated occurrence. If not, you may want to add an optional step to do a factory reset if modified still shows.

Thanks for your work on this!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Ahh didn't think of that. Some people in the triangle away thread reported the same thing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beyeond:
So you can't flash this with twrp?

Odexed Blue Holy Grail v2.0 LJ7

By Team VeNuM and strongsteve

X-Parent Blue Tapatalk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yet Again:
That's a good question! That's what I use and my son just decided to toss my phone like a baseball. Back to best buy!

Ready...set...flash!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
You can flash it in any recovery but stock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

The link is not working g for the 16gig with counter reset
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beyeond:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

If it isn't fixed by the time I get home tonight I'll upload it to my dropbox...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
they should be working now. goo was having issues The mirrors should still have been working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] solrakk6:
this work on 9300 and 9305??

thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

I got it thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
Thanks for the files my dam phone usb decided not to charge my phone so i have no more working usb plug in on the phone. I have 7% battery im going to have to borrow my wifes battery to get this done. So this will turn everything into stock right? Including the recovery,counter,and kernal? anything else i should check before taking it back to the store?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

You should be good to go after you flash this. I've used it twice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
yes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
so i used the flash zip i wiped cache/data and i forgot to factory restore so at this moment its hanging on the samsung what shall i do? restart the phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Go back into recovery and factory reset
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
well after doing this, stock recovery dont boot up......only thing that does is download mode which i cant use. my usb port dont work.

ODIN MODE

Product Name: SPH-L710

Custom Binary Download: NO

current Binary: Samsung Official

System Status :Custom

Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mar.ioo:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

Its always good to have this. You never know! Thnks for this my friend! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingOfThaJungle:
WOW!!! This thread is amazing! I used it back in early Dec to send my phone in for repair and even then it was great, but now that I'm back on here to restore my phone back to stock to sell it, it's gotten even better!!! As soon as I get the loot for the phone, I'll drop a donation.. after all, my sale would not be possible(or at least as easy) if it were not for your time and effort in creating and sharing this with everyone, FOR FREE!! Thanks a brick!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)

I've used this a few times, works excellent. Billard, any plans on updating this for the new MA6 update? Thanks for your hard work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Yes there are plans of updating just making sure ma6 is final. Hate to do the work and then have another leak slip out last minute
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Op updated! If you own a 32gb model please pm me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EllenRipley:
Awesome!

I find a lot of great work here.

This is a perfect example.

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stevenb691:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!4.1.2-OTA!](2-18)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT R

Thank you this is always great to have because you never know awesome
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!4.1.2-OTA!](2-18)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT R

Awesome! Thank you so much.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beyeond:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!4.1.2-OTA!](2-18)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT R

Thanks a million

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!4.1.2-OTA!](2-18)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT R

I flashed this, then rerooted this morning. Running flawlessly. Thanks again billard
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nimaim:
You da man! :highfive: Used this before on LJ7 before I sent it to Samsung for repair and I can confirm it works flawlessly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ImEVO:
hey i did a restore and my counter is at 1 how do i get rid of it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Reflash your custom recovery and use this again. Counter should not stay at 1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alienboy503:
I flashed the MA6 with Count Reset for 16gb file, everything seems to be stock so far. The only thing is that when I go to System status and scroll all the way down, it says Device Status: Modified...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rsol0328:
Does this wipe your data? Thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tpapa:
If the answer is yes, can a version be created that does not?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
It does not wipe data although a wipe is recommended before flashing. And a modified status should go away with a factory reset
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mmark27:
This should absolutely be stickied and updated everytime a new firmware comes out. I just flipped all the way back to LEN and had to go through 4 updates to get to LI3!

Thanks so much for this compilation, including links to TriangleAway.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] diazf09:
Sorry I'm new to sprint. But what does the counter mean? How many times you flashed a custom recovery/ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
It counts everytime you flash a custom kernel/recovery in Odin. You can see it by booting into download mode. It's not affected by flashing in recovery or mobile Odin but most people triggered it when they rooted the first time cuz they flashed cwm or a insecure kernel to do so.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
Yes I agree. Having to odin back to Len is a pain

Sent from Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] diazf09:
Thanks for the response, I get it now.

Is this something that sprint set up to see if they voided their contract by rooting the phone. I wonder if there are any consequences??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
No its not sprint who's counting.

Its a Samsung thing. If the phone is sent to them for service, they will deny you warranty. Sprint says its ok with rooted phones but most times they will check your counter too if u need to get it fixed. Always better to keep it at 0 rather than chance it

This should give you some insight as to its purpose. And some background info http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/118/Triangle_Away_vs_Samsung/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Duce HD2:
You can also buy a jig online for 2-5$, that never makes your count go up. I've used the same one for my S, S2, GNex.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Except for the fact that the Gnex doesnt have a counter and a jig doesnt reset it on the s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
Does this include the bootloader and secondary bootloader for li3?

Sent from Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
No I didn't include them as they didn't seem important. Don't see the point in messing with boot loader stuff if not needed. Planned on making one tonight with the lif jb leak. I Will include those. Can do it for current li3 if its wanted but seemed pointless to add otherwise
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Bizdady:
Very informative OP. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
I was curious. I have the li13 firmware to flash if needed. I just remember on the epic touch that sometimes bootloaders don't mix very well with different rom versions. Say for instance someone wants to restore from the leaked jb rom it might ne a good idea for them to flash the correct bootloaders

Sent from Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I've tested that so far it seems bootloaders dont matter between versions. LEN bootloaders work all the way to jb LIF and vise versa. To ease any concerns tho ill upload full versions of li3 and lif tonight
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
Thank you for all your help bro. I appreciate that.

Sent from Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
OP Updated
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dilaynie:
Is there a "LI3 to LIF/LIH" update.zip that will work with stock recovery/no root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
No Cuz they are leaks and haven't been officially released yet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dilaynie:
Thanks for the respond!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MikesDroid:
Thanks for the help!! Very informative post and real nice of you to fill us in on this information. Going to update soon :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
OP Updated 10/15.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tpapa:
So just skip step 4 from the install instructions?

Copy stock firmware package ZIP file to your phone’s internal SD card.

Switch off your phone.

Reboot your phone into ClockworkMod Recovery Mode. You can do that by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Home, and Power keys until recovery boots.

Select Wipe data/factory reset and confirm the action on the next screen.

Select Install ZIP from SD card.

Select Choose ZIP from SD card, locate the stock firmware ZIP file, and select it. Confirm the action on the next screen to flash the stock firmware and reset the phone’s flash counter.

Return to the main menu and select Reboot system now to reboot your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cerobles1:
Re: [ROM/RESTORE][!4.1.2-OTA!](2-18)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT R

Can you guys create a file that won't erase the data on the SD card? I flashed the file based off LJ7 about a month ago and it wiped my SD card. It was good in the sense it felt like a new phone but at the same time I would rather not wipe the sd card clean. Are these files set up to erase your sd card?