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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
What is the purpose of using this? To unroot? Or are u trying to upgrade to a newer firmware?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Acedooncoon:
Im trying to upgrade her phone to a newer firmware. I was pointed to this post...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
This will work but if u are familiar with odin u can also flash the .tar file via ODIN and you can find the file and instructions here:

http://honai-android.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-update-galaxy-s3-sprint-sph-l710.html?m=1

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Acedooncoon:
Yes...I am very familiar with Odin...its funny that u added that link...bcuz I have that as well..I use this when I wanted to update my firmware but couldnt remeber how or what I did...so I went into my profile and went back to the previous post I commented on and found the very link u gave me....

I was going to use that as my "Plan A" and then use this post as my "Plan B" lol...so Thanks alot man...I really appreciate it...

:good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
Might be just me but this is my plan A and odin is plan B..lol..I like that I don't need to go to my pc for every lil thing but you should stick with what you know..that is safer and your welcome glad to help

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
[MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] was hoping to get your opinion regarding this. Do you know if anybody tried manually flashing the old aboot using recovery or a dd command? Was just curious since flashing this zip on mk3 causes a brick, do you think it's the attempt to flash the old aboot that bricks it? Or is it the attempt to reset the count that kills the phone? Would love to find a way to make this work for people who took the ota, just trying to avoid any more bricks in the process. Thanks for the input.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] djflaco23:
Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Hey billard412, since I use your zip whenever I want to go back to stock I think I'm going to wait until you make your 'return to stock 4.3' zip. Yours has always been the most reliable for me. Thanks for your hard work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thmgombosi:
I have cnex rooted rom with out the Knox recovery can I flash this to restore phone back to unrooted stock? Or will that brick my phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
If it is not the OTA then yes so long as your not on the MK3 bootloader (bcuz of knox) your all good

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
+1. As bsaucier said your all good. Since this will take you back to out of the box MD4, I would suggest ... From custom recovery factory reset. You'll have a clean slate.

And in Just a little time and you'll have a clean MK3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vicky4112:
Just followed the above process... BINGO... worked like a sweet sweet chrm.... THANKS to all for saving me $600 or more on a replacement phone. Unbeleivable.... BUT THNKS again... a very happy man...

:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bairds1:
Sorry for being a noob, but the forum search hasn't been working the past few hours. And I re-read the OP, skimmed some pages, and I still didn't see any particular item that I missed, but I have the "red triangle" in my stock recovery now.

I flashed this awesome 16GB MD4 zip within my CWM Touch recovery on my LPH-710 (16gb model) running CM 10.1.3 and got the red triangle in the stock recovery...what did I do wrong?

Note, I checked the MD5 and everything went smoothly according to QbKing77's YouTube video, which is very helpful BTW, but again I'm getting this red triangle after performing the "volume key down + Home key + power key" to get into the stock recovery to check. The bootloader is good to go! Says "official" and "0" count, so success there, and the stock ROM is running well.

Again, I tried searching and re-read the OP, but is it because I used CWM Touch instead of TWRP? That's the only thing I can come up with based on that most users mention they used the other custom recovery, TWRP, and not CWM...is the solution now to re-root, flash TWRP recovery, and then this zip again?

Many thanks! I appreciate your help and patience here! :o
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
The red triangle in recovery is normal.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bairds1:
Oh!! :p

Sorry, I interpreted it as an issue that Sprint or Samsung would catch and hold against me. Apologies, I didn't know that was normal.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Sincerely, awesome work, billard412!! This is one of the coolest things I've found on xda for resetting your phone to stock, and I've had a few years of experience with other phones and custom roms...again, props! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vicky4112:
I have used TWRP Recovery... much easier.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] || Acer ||:
I'm rooted on stock MD4 (no custom recovery or anything), so once I install TWRP or CWM, will I have to wipe before flashing the "NEW MD4 WITH COUNT RESET 16gb ONLY" ROM? I need to go back to complete stock because something was modified on my system, and it won't install future OTAs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
Yep... This way to go back to stock billard412 has put together is great. I have used it several times on several phones.It's my preferred method.

Read the threads here about 4.3 OTA and make sure it's what you want to do... If you go the OTA route it will limit what you can do in the future as far as customization is concerned... for the time being anyway...

Good luck!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] || Acer ||:
Thanks but considering I'll only have this phone 'till March, I think I'll pass. I'd rather not have to wipe and restore everything with Titanium and since I have KitKat on my Nexus 7, I don't really care enough to update on my GS3. Thanks again though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 03redgti:
Hey guys I have a ? I'm selling my s3 tmrw and want to put it back to stock and format the entire phone like it comes from factory.. I'm currently rooted with the jelly bomb rom 20.0.0 v4.1.2 ..if u flash this zip do I have to do anything first in clockwork recovery to format everything or not? Thx a lot!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
It's a good idea to wipe everything and factory reset before flashing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 03redgti:
So wipe everything.. format system and data then flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Yea, wipe system, data, cache, internal storage, then factory reset, then flash. I always wipe 3x just out of habit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 03redgti:
The only prob is my SD card is fried so I have to put this zip on my internal storage ..if I wipe before i flash will it delete it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Yea, flash then wipe internal
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 03redgti:
Alright thx a lot. Going to try this later !
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] len207:
Hi folks, just a quick question. I have the Sprint S3 but had it flashed to Page Plus. It is working fine but would like to have an option to upgrade to the latest 4.3. If in the future I decided to use this MD4 stock ROM does it include radio firmware that could kill my flash? I have flashed more than one phone but using a Sprint phone phone with a completely different provider is new ground for me!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] starkillers:
My wife's s3 ear speaker is blown and I have to take it into sprint for repair. If I flash this to take it back to stock, I'm assuming this will completely wipe the phone and all her apps etc? Is there a way to use this or unroot and still keep her phone intact? On custom rom and twrp recovery. Been a while since I've used the s3. Also if it fully wipes, can I re root after the repair and simply restore a nandroid? I appreciate any and all help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
This doesn't wipe anything but the factory reset you need to do first will. So yes do a nand backup n restore it after the repair
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] starkillers:
Just to be sure, do I factory reset before flashing this or do I flash first then factory reset? Also, her phone is on MD4 I believe, original root method still applies?

Got my answer, reading is fundamental;)

Thanks again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bsaucier0810:
You should know though that taking your device in for this is issue is covered..but with that said you may receive a device that has been updated to 4.3 with Knox..

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lowetax:
rut roh

having been off xda since before Hurricane Sandy wiped us out here (Jersey Shore),

my sgs3 with Clark's Sonic-Free GS3 JB v3.0.0 was very dependable and gave me everything I needed,

so I haven't changed anything, system wise, in probably a year ! and am back to being a noob.

this morning it was plugged in, charging, and I saw it reboot and display:

Unable to complete encryption due to interruption.

Perform factory data reset (erasing all your data) before use.

After resetting, try encrypting device again.

what caused that ? (did the world end, and i wasn't notified ?)

I could boot to TWRP v2.3.2.3 recovery, but got error trying to wipe anything:

error reading/unable to open data/media.

i plugged in and adb reboot-bootloader (i don't know why) and am sitting at ODIN MODE

just don't want to brick this, so was looking for a little hand holding in how to proceed

and answering my concerns, which are probably dumb - no - uninformed, but hey ...

if i pull battery from ODIN MODE will i still be able to get back into recovery ?

what do i do about the partition or folder error (data/media) that doesn't allow me to wipe ?

any advice would be most appreciative !
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
Flash this reboot and go back into recovery it will be the stock recovery and choose factory reset it will wipe EVERYTHING except the sd card. Not sure what happened sounds like a update went amok.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lowetax:
thanks for reply ...

enjoy your stop at Newburyport Brewing Company !
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eldobeldo:
From 4.3 to stock?

I am on CM 4.3 right now, but need to switch to stock ROM to activate phone (linked to another number). CM has not PRL, or system update available.

I don't want to hard brick the phone...so is there a way of jumping to a stock 4.3? Any help/directions/links much appreciated.

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Flashing this from a cm based rom won't hard brick it. You're safe.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eldobeldo:
Are you sure?

From the front page:

"DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)!!!! IT WILL CAUSE A HARD BRICK!!!"

Thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Yes. Its talking about the official 4.3 update that comes with the KNOX bootloader. Any other 4.3 rom is fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hbcasurfer:
OK....so help!!!

So which do I use for a Sprint SGS3, rooted with stock rom? to unroot?

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
MD4 is the most recent available on this, and make sure you use whichever size your phone is, either 16 or 32 gig. They're all for sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dcharleyultra:
Is your stock ROM android OS 4.3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
To find out, you read through the OP. Everything you need is there, you just need to take the time to put in the effort.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hbcasurfer:
hey!

it is 4.1.2

---------- Post added at 02:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:55 PM ----------

but i am new & have no idea! so any more specific answer or link or ?? would be more appreciated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Everything you need is in the OP, no more info or other links are needed. You should look through your phone more if you need more info.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hbcasurfer:
UGH!!!

I have an idea...instead of posting all that typing...help us new guys...and actually post something DIRECTLY that would help us!

Please don't waste your time if you can't do that, just for the sake of typing!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I already answered your initial question, if YOU need more info, then YOU should do some research.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
Okay he could not be more specific then see the OP = Original Post follow the OP and you will be all set. We are trying to help you help yourself.

This conversation is going down this road real quick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwleOote5M0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sickboy82:
This is really great to have, my card reader in my phone went bad 2 days ago, downloaded, flashed, went to the local sprint store, they replaced the card reader and left my phone on md4 firmware, and I'm a happy camper. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dzevo3d:
Can't get it to work I'm on md4 and every time I try to flash in recovery it says failed I have the 32gb version thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I accidentally hit the thanks button, I meant to quote you. This may be a dumb question, but you did download the correct version and factory reset before flashing, correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sickboy82:
Try updating your recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dzevo3d:
I did factory reset i have the correct version and im running the latest twrp 2.6.3.1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sickboy82:
I would flash the md4 firmware, and try a newer clockwork recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Have you tried flashing from internal rather than external sd, or vice versa?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sickboy82:
*edit* Answered the wrong person, never mind.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kweis87:
Can this be installed using the stock recovery? I try it and get a signature verification failed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
No. Custom recovery only
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kweis87:
Cool that's what I figured. If I'm understanding it right, once I get this loaded it will remove the custom recovery and replace it with stock, as a part of the whole "going back to stock" end result?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Correct, unless you flash the other files before a reboot your phone will be completely stock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Shockey2:
For anyone having trouble with 32GB version. All of the links on the main post for the 32GB with count reset download are not uploading the entire correct file. I did find the actual file after some searching... and I mean searching... Just a heads up.

Oh, and thank you for the great work! I was in desperate need of this!!! thank you!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSapient:
If a phone is still on the stock rom, is it possible to unroot without flashing anything? I'd rather not lose the data on the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vestaviajag:
Please help!

cracked my screen, got a best buy replacement, but they won't accept rooted phones.

this phone came with 4.4 on it I believe, it had knox. was a ***** to root, but I did it after trying cf-root and the other method.

i get to the download mode, and my screen doesn't say knox at all.

it says:

odin mode

product name: sph-l710

custom binary download: yes (5 counts)

current binary: Custom

system status: Custom

qualcomm secureboot: enable

warranty bit: 1

bootloader ap swrev: 1

will this method work for me? i'm hesitant as I know the SU (or something when I attempted to root) said it wanted to disable KNOX. that's what makes me nervous.

I need to do this asap as my replacement is in, and the geek squad guy is being a ****, giving me until 8pm to get the phone back to him or he's returning my replacement and I have to start all over again. please help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Your phone came with 4.3 MK3 and no you can not use this

Or did your phone come with MD4

It is real important to know this stuff
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tondre:
This will not work for your phone.

What you could do though, is just break your phone to the point where it won't be able to even get to that screen. Problem solved. Take it apart and break the motherboard. It is only a couple Phillips screws.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] scoot0073:
Does anyone know if I use this method to get back to stock if it will affect my Page Plus flash?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RayTrue04:
So why does this method brick the GS3 but not the Note 2? I used your PALJC rom/restore i had saved on my pc to restore my phone I had bricked trying to root 4.3 yesterday. Thought I was going to have to use my upgrade but I got lucky and phone's running again. Anyways I'm just curious cuz I have a GS3 on my line too and thought this might save me in the future.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
That's the exact question I'm trying to figure out the answer to myself. I would love to know but so far I have no idea :\
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AGorrila:
So what about having a modified MK3 but it's 4.1.2? In download mode it does not say "Knox warranty void" but it does say "Qualcomm Secure Boot: Enable". Here's a picture of about phone:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
Your safe to flash this!, the reason it shows modified MK3 cuz dazed updated the build.prop so the annoying OTA update message would stop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AGorrila:
Oh yea that's right I forgot about that! Haha thanks man I appreciate the fast response! I'm giving this phone to my dad (stock) so he can learn how to use a smartphone and then he'll be on that good ol' Wicked!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bgtex:
restore from Titanium after going back to stock?

I backed up user apps to external SD card using Titanium backup with root.

After using this to go back to stock can I use Titanium to restore without root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Titanium only works with root access.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] katnkanga:
I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 2 that had been upgraded to 4.3. Didn't like it so I went to your post in a Sprint Galaxy Note 2 forum about getting back to stock, I had KNOX warranty voided. I followed your instructions and downloaded the file needed, everything is good again, back to 4.1.2

My wife has a Sprint Galaxy S3 32GB and she did the OTA update, although I warned her. She wants to go back so I remembered your NOTE 2 post and that you referred to doing one for the Sprint GS3. My problem is that in the GS3 post, you say that if the KNOX warranty has been tripped that using the files you supplied would Hard brick your phone so I haven't done it. There was no mention of that in the NOTE 2 instructions, actually quite the opposite. You stated that if the KNOX warrant was voided it would fix it but not the count. Can you tell me why it would work for the NOTE 2 and not the GS3 32GB? Gotta get her of 4.3!!!

In Download Mode, it currently says...

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SPH-L10

Custom Binary Download : YES (3 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

Qualcomm SECURE BOOT: ENABLE

WARRANTY BIT: 1

BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
I wish I knew. I have a few ideas but can't test anything since my s3 was stolen :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vestaviajag:
Sorry for the delay. I think it came with MK3, so I was screwed.

What I did, and it seemed to work, was put the rooted stock ROM on the phone, then return it, hoping that the Geek Squad kids didn't know much about rooting, flashing, etc.

The only way they knew it was rooted was because of the custom ROM boot screen.

Apparently it worked, the guy just went in to the settings and looked at the About Device menu. Guess he bought it.

Thanks for y'alls help, I really appreciate it. They replaced it with a MD4 S3, so I'm happy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrcollpepper:
If you are on 4,3knox.... couldn't you just Odin to an older tar. File? Or does that nolonger work?

sent from your local watering hole
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
It fails to flash in odin and will if I recall brick due to trying to downgrade
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Yea, I am pretty sure the new bootloader prevents a downgrade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rollrsk8ter:
Ok, now I did not see the warning above. I have a 32GB model. I flashed it and now it say Encryption failed, reset device. (I did not turn on encryption before).

So what are the steps I need to recover this and go back to stock with 32GB internal storage?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] P.Mobile:
thanks for this bro!! mad easy!! i unrooted my bm's phone yesturday and forgot the reset counter thing.. so i rooted it again today flashed a recovery and then flashed the unroot counter reset zip.. cant get any easier then that! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fresh_TD:
good stuff OP, most carriers will service your cell phone even if its rooted.. all they do is annotate that your device has been or is rooted.. I know for a fact sprint does;);)

Sent from my GS3... RLTW!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
all depends on the rep

they could be bastards and cancel your warranty
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fresh_TD:
This is policy for SPRINT my man..they cannot cancel anything or deny you service because your device is rooted;)..don't believe the hype

Sent from my GS3... RLTW!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
i sure hope so...

i also have a few buddies that got their warranty revoked...or atleast put it in the notes into their account...one got lucky and a tech sent a replacment phone without looking at the notes...

one wasn't so lucky...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Please confirm, You flashed counter reset version right. If so i think i know what is happening. For now here is the fix for this issue http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32985695
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] NinoBrown1911:
THANK YOU!!

MAN this saved my life, i was running an aokp rom on my s3 and the screen just stopped working out of nowhere, i used one of the roms that reset everything and took it to the sprint store, they sending me a new one in a few days, saved me from paying out of pocket for another one :good: you're a lifesaver!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rollrsk8ter:
Yes, flashed the counter reset version. I already did that process of odin with the 32GB pit and firmware. Luckily I had all my pictures on the SD Card and all the apps and data backed up with Titanium backup to dropbox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Dont know about you but i would rather not have it noted anywhere. Better safe than sorry.

sure maybe they cant deny you service. But when there is something major wrong and the unit needs replaced, Samsung can certainly deny to replace it under warrenty for you. Remember they're the ones who put the counter in it in the first place

Exactly my reasoning for wanting it not known that i ****d wit it. Go back half a year or so. E4GT brickbug anyone? Seen plenty of victims of it get denied a replacement because of their count. And the brickbug was samsungs error

Glad to hear it. Its posts like this that keep me goin

Glad you fixed it. Thanks for the heads up. If anyone with a 32gb wants to help me out, im making a 32gb version and need something dumped to finish it. And keep in mind the regular version without the counter reset is still ok on the 32 for now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nuclearmeltdown2046:
Heads up

Billard,

Just a heads up, I downloaded your TWRP file and flashed it . Ummmmm I went into recovery mode and I got CWM6 Touch :confused:. Ooooops.

You might want to fix/replace the file.:good:

Thanks, Brian
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Sorry i do most of those from the phone itself. tends to get confusing. Thanks!

EDIT:fixed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nuclearmeltdown2046:
No prob.... thanks for dedication.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Just used this and worked like a charm Thanks to the Dev counters at 0 everything all good
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jjkjustin:
Do the instructions in the OP restore the stock kernel as well?