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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
Hi,

I have my GS3 rooted, and its currently running a Custom ROM (FoxHound 0.7). What I want to do is move away from this and head back to the official Samsung stock ROM for extra stability.

I wasn't sure on:

a) Where to get the latest Jelly Bean releases for the UK i9300

b) How to go about flashing an official Stock ROM... Is it the same as flashing a Custom ROM, like through CWM??

c) Whether I will still be able to update OTA when new official update releases come out from Samsung?

Sorry for the questions but I've searched through a few threads and I can't seem to gather a definitive answer.

TIA
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidboy123:
Can i know why did u root your GS3 in the first place if you planning to run stock rom.

Maybe try some custom roms which might gives you more benefit than stock rom.

Anyhow, if you still want to install stock rom, try finding it here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
Thanks. I'm downloading that now.

I rooted to try out different custom ROMS and also so that I could do things like hook up my PS3 control pad via Bluetooth but I've found the Custom ROMS I've tried (Foxhound, CM10, Omega, Paranoid Android, Resurrection Remix) all to be a bit flakey in different areas :(

This is the reason I want to go back to a Samsung Stock ROM, at least then I'll be on a completely stable platform and can still customise with a different launcher.

So do I flash this Samsung firmware in the normal way I would flash a Custom ROM?? Through ClockWorkMod recovery?? And will the official OTA updates still be available?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
I found the easiest method to flash a stock ROM is MobildOdin till now as you directly can inject root (super user) and do not have to root later on again. Otherwise download your rom, and flash via Odin, after that flash again CF Root to get root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidboy123:
U cant flash the firmware but u need to install it.

After that,you can receive ota updates as usual...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
OK thanks guys. I'm not too fussed about Root again right away, so I presume I'm heading into ODIN to flash the official Samsung Firmware then?

I've downloaded the latest JB Leak for the International variant (i9300), however I've just been reading that you can flash/install the OFFICIAL POLAND JB FIRMWARE to the phone and just change the language settings? Don't suppose you know how true this is do you?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kangburra:
Don't get the leak, get the officially released version DLIB. The languages are built in and you can CSC change if you so wish.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
Can I ask what CSC Change is?!

Also, presumably I'm just installing through ODIN?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
What I meant was... "What is CSC"

Is it some kind of Kernel/Radio??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goose2515:
CSC some specific settings in your country for network I think.You can change CSC for your country by this app but remember your device will be wiped.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
yes, as said beforehand, CSC includes region specific settings whereas you can run the rom also without CSC (did this with CSC unknown for quite some time, to not get CSC unknown just flash the rom twice, to change the CSC you can use an app from the market designed to change CSCs easily).

Kernel/Radio is not included in the CSC, here you can flash, if you wish, any kernel suitable to your region of that gives you best reception.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim_zimmer:
Thanks all, looks like I'm up and running again with Stock.

Only thing in my SETTINGS then ABOUT PHONE then STATUS, my device status just says 'scanning'

:?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kangburra:
Just wait it will solve it in the end. Unless your SD card has errors. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahadsul3man:
installing polish jb is somewhere on this form ^_^
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Yes try

#Stock Official

Firmwares post .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milfborg:
Try to factory reset or reinstall stock rom
[LG Nitro HD] Joker653:
So I cracked my phone's digitizer and payed $130 to a phone repair shop to get it fixed. So when I go to pick up my phone I pop in my sim card and turn on my phone, but as soon as it turned on it would show that it had no connection, tried multiple resets, and different roms, but nothing would work. My sim card works, and the phone can read the sim card properly. Can I fix this or is the phone antenna most likely damaged? If so, so I can go to the phone repair shop to report the damage they did.
[LG Nitro HD] lordcheeto03:
You could obviously take it to them but it's possible that won't do any good. You could take the phone apart and at least verify that the antenna is connected properly, which I would assume it should be, but you never know....
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Alright, so I honestly have no Idea what to do now. I've got an Xperia Play R800X, and a TON of questions. First, what causes your bootloader to Re-Lock? I want to make sure that doesn't happen. Next, how do I get Jelly Bean on my Play? I'm not sure what the best Kernel and Rom to use are. Next, HOW do you flash kernels and ROMs? Any help is appreciated!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
the only way to re-lockyour bootloader that I know of is to flash a re-lock bootloader.zip file.

For the kernel you'll have to search for one that's compatible with JB, then flash the rom. Read this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1808289
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
That helps, but, say, in FXP, there's a folder that has boot.img, system, and META-INF. What do I do with those. Which is the ROM, which is the Kernel...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
The rom is the zip itself, the kernel is the boot.img in the zip. The kernel must first be extracted, then flashed in fastboot with the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Alright, I'll try that. Last time I got stuck in a bootloop, because I flashed the ROM and never did the Kernel. So, let me get this straight:

1) Drag the Zipped FXP ROM/Kernel Folder into CWM Backup folder.

2) Restore from that Folder.

3) Go into Fastboot

4) Go into Flashtool and Flash the Boot.img

That's what I know to do. Anything I should change first? I'll be waiting for a reply before I actually do it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Did I get that all right? I'm about to try this...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
No. Flash the kernel first. Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by following the directions on FXP's details page (should be either a volume button or the left shoulder button for most kernels). Put the zip file on your SD card, then flash the zip from inside clockwork mod. Please look around, there are some REALLY simple tutorials on this already posted here. They're even stickied at the top of the forum
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
I flashed the kernel and booted. I can't get into CWM and get a bootloop...

Edit: I went into Recovery, and never saw an option to flash. Just restore from a backup. Im using the CWM installer v5.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
should be under restore if yo placed it on the sd card.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
I did. It says Installation aborted. I didn't get to read it, I'll try to recreate the error.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
The option is called "install from SD card" it should be the second option from the start screen
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Nope, that's Apply update from SD Card. Now, I'm getting a MD5 Mismatch. This just isn't my day...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Then choose apply update from sd card. How the hell do you get an md5 mismatch when installing a rom? That only happens when restoring a backup.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Short Answer: I have no Idea what I'm doing.

Long Answer: I had no idea what I'm doing, but I might have a slight understanding now. I'll try again...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
This time it says error in /sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Maybe try deleting the boot.img from the zip file. I don't know if it can install correctly if the boot.img is still in the zip, because I've always removed it before flashing
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
I'll give that a go...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
Same Error as before.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
wait a second, is your zip file called "update.zip" or something else?

EDIT: If it's called something else, then choose "install zip from sdcard" which is a few lines below "apply update from sdcard". Then in that menu, select "choose zip from sdcard". Then pick your zip file
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrk190:
The first time I renamed the file update.zip. I'll try again in the morning, I'm tired, and a bit frustrated with all of this. I wish someone could do it for me... Though there is an Android dev at school. I'll let him take a look at it, if I have time.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
anyone know how i can find the transparent weather clock widget for this UNROOTED phone, like the one on nits UKB II. THX

I CAN FIND ZIPS BUT NEED A AKP
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] canpitt27:
I've been trying to find one also with no luck. Where can I get the zips?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
try searching forums there are links there.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
don't know if i can install a zip with stock recovery, i've never tried it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lumbee:
So sprint canceled my contract this morning for excessive roaming is the cause no warning, or letter sent out. Where i live i always roam without having to use roam control. I have seven days to port my number to another carrier. Thinking about going to straight talk any thoughts??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Lucky you....if you got the $$ got to verizon or what ever carrier is good in your area.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lumbee:
yea ive been with sprint for 8 yrs. Never tried any other carrier 800min is sprints cap on roaming voice service, Im lookin at verizon and trying to figure out what is there best phone. I currently have the Evo LTE and my wife has the GS3.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Steve5400:
Is your ESN bad now? Or can you resell your phone.

You should find out which network you are roaming on, and hope their plans are not too steep.

You can use the app Not Roam Control from the play store to figure out which network you are roaming on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] El_Colombiano:
T-Mobile has unlimited data...Data is all that matters to me. Give me 100 mins and unlimited data :P
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lazydazed:
Try out http://sensorly.com/ that way you can find out what carrier has the best coverage in your area
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
Without coverage unlimited data is pointless. TMobile doesn't even cover the entire interstate corridors in my area. And missing an entire decently sized city.

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] michael.stollaire:
Verizon, dude!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Just go Verizon and be done with it.. Either pick up the galaxy s3 off contract or the iPhone 5 and go month to month. Then when/if something big drops this winter for Verizon you can sign a contract and get the phone you want subsidized.

I'd go with iPhone 5 so I know I'm going to get back at least 80% of my money when I'd sell it for what ever Android device Verizon gets soon.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] El_Colombiano:
Well yeah. They have fantastic coverage here so it's all up to the coverage.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Talal916:
So... did you get to keep the phone?

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
They actually sent me a letter and I'm, again, very unsure if how to proceed. You see, I have had every iteration of the "evo" moniker with sprint. I've always had stellar service inside my house and out into my neighborhood going back to my og EVO on wimax and even further to my mogul... The reason I feel like I got punched in the gut...? I haven't freaking moved! So, to review, 6 years in the same spot with relatively great service -get the 4g lte -2 months later im sent a warning letter explaining basically I better stop roaming or I will be dropped as a customer (of 11 years btw). Best part: (wait for it)...Live in gf has an S3 (sprint) And hasn't roamed and sits on LTE all day... It's times like these I feel like I have to be part of a f*/??g twighlight zone episode. Wish I could help but I don't have a clue what to do about my own similar situation..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lumbee:
yea i think i may go with verizon and get the gs3 along with my wife. Then if they get the note2 i can sell my gs3, sprint gs3, and Evo Lte. To get the note2.:good: plus id only be paying 15 dollars more a mo. but with the faster service and more coverage i think its worth it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Talal916:
So lemme get this straight. You can buy a subsidized phone. Get kicked off your contract. Then you get to kelp your phone?

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freshlysqueezed:
Ipclark1,

Ask sprint to exchange your current phone for the gs3 to fix the roaming problem.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] filmaker:
+1 lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
Thanks I will be doing this after work and updating the board.

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

Yo giggles do u have any advice for me bro?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] klbjr:
Well I guess I'm next. Me & almost everybody in my area. Sprint's service has been horrible these last couple weeks. I roam over half the time. Can't tell you how many dropped calls or unable to make calls or how many unable to send messages or the double, triple sometimes 6 or 7 duplicate messages I get when I finally do get service. I know this area is due to get LTE soon but something has to give. And all I get from Sprint is "We aren't seeing any outages in your area" instead of just saying we're working on the towers. Kinda wish they would kick me off. Might be time to change up.

Sent from my EVO using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mbaseball3:
Same here. Service is manageable at home. But 7 miles away here at work I'm roaming. Sucks since I'm in a metro area but I dunno what to do anymore. One tech says one thing; other tech says another.

Sent from my EVO
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] banccalif:
This happened to me for over 3 weeks and I had made several calls to CS but to no avail. I was just about to head into the sprint store and demand an s3 or no ETF when I canceled my contract. After my final call, just before I was headed to my car I noticed that I had 4g lte.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Trialsoul:
That's bs that they could do that.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
Bs to cancel your contract that you are actually costing them money on?

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
they shouldn't be allowed to call it a contract even when they can pretty much do what they want with you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
You agreed to their wording.

You could do exactly the same in a contract with people you provide a service to.

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] El_Colombiano:
What was your roaming in measure of data and minutes that month? I want to know how much I can jump on Verizon's 3G while waiting for LTE.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOMIKE025:
Haha I was just thinking the same thing. I roam soooo much working offshore and roam 3g as well...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] oakleyrdc:
So I got my first excessive roaming letter in the mail at the end of September. I've been with sprint for about 7 years. I'm tired of have terrible service and slow data speeds. Time for a change. Does anyone know about how long until I receive the termination letter. Time to end the suffering.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] El_Colombiano:
How much was "too much"?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
300 megabytes

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
That sucks, for some reason I can't roam on data period so that will keep me from getting anywhere near 300 lol

Sprint needs to clarify their tos. It seems like every time they revise it the thing gets muddier and muddier
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
Were in a similar spot if u read my posts on this thread it will explain further. Just crazy I'm roaming a couple ft away from my gf riding LTE (sprint ) using her S3. Only advice I got on this thread was very cynical and insulting... clearly because im always rude , unreasonable , trolling...oh yeah I've never been anything but cordial here. Always positive in responding to others. Wow.anyway Good luck my friend.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
3g roaming works great and has for years here. I roam quite a bit in my state capital city. Sprint's tower spacing just sucks here. One upside to the crap radio in the Evo is I roam quicker and it doesn't get a chance to use that weak signal in a building.

I do keep am eye on roaming though as I prefer my bill with Sprint. Verizon has awesome coverage and has expanded their network year after year here. Sprint hasn't added or touched anything in a little over 6 years. The size of this city has changed a lot since then leaving many areas with nothing but roaming coverage. There isn't many sprint customers here since they are stuck in that rut of no money, no customers, no coverage, bad experience passed to customers and friends, no new additional customers, no money, and rinse and repeat.

But at least during big events my phone works and ATT is overloaded and not working with the massive amount of people at the event since they have the market share here.

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fachadick:
Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network usage in a month exceeds: (1) voice: 800 min. or amajority of minutes; or (2) data: 300 megabytes or a majority of kilobytes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
I got my first letter in September also, warning me of my excessive roaming as well. Very, very frustrating considering I've been in the same house since the OG EVO and never roamed at all(to the best of my knowledge). Cherry on top- gf has an S3 (SPRINT) that sits on LTE at home no prob. A true test in patience to say the least when I call and explain this to tech support...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] digiblur:
They will be in denial and say it is the new network.

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] oakleyrdc:
I have had enough of sprint. I hadn't thought of leaving until I received this first warning letter. Now I'm anxious. Need to speed up this process.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] colima95:
you are right

check my post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1961292
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kusanagi-sama:
That isn't really effective, since it relies on users to use the Sensorly app to map the signal in the area. For example, in my town, I'm the only one using Sensorly to map Sprint LTE in town, and I can't get all sides of town, since I'm doing it while at work (I basically drive around town, since I'm in the street department)

Evidence:

(its a thumbnail you can click on that is 1436x1540 in size, black dots are towers with LTE, or are supposed to be active with LTE now or in the future)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ottodawg:
I've been getting calls from the roaming police (855-235-8851), haven't answered them. I roam at work but don't really use my phone. I just turned off data roaming in settings and the calls from them have stopped.

I need to keep sprint for now as they are my only home internet, via wireless tether, and we routinely use 150+ gb a month.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] subhumanderelict:
150+ GB a month on your phone? Are you sure they're calling to complain about roaming?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ottodawg:
Well I assumed since that number comes up as the roaming department, but you could have a point. I haven't had a call back since turning off data roaming though, and no letters yet either - knocks on wood.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Spyderekz:
look in to pixius for home internet if you are in a rural area
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Adam1422:
do you know...

if you have a family plan and just one of the phones is doing the "excessive" roaming, if you get the boot letter is it only for the phone in question or will they kick everyone on the family plan?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] B1GQ1B:
^ this ,, anyone know if its just the line roaming excessively or all the lines on the plan?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Robbsta:
I believe its per line, but I only had a single plan. I once had a SERO plan, but would constantly roam and use roaming data excessively. At the time I didn't even know I was roaming. The HTC Diamond I was using had a custom ROM on it that didn't indicate roaming for some reason.

Anyways, they said they sent a letter, which I never received, and called me, which I answered. There was no getting around my line being shutoff, but they said I could always open another line if I wanted to keep Sprint, if I hadn't it would be 6 months before I was eligible for re-activating my Sprint account.

Couldn't port my number, but got an early upgrade to the OG EVO, lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] doitda:
No warning letter here :(

Last month roamed for 4GB of data

THis month so far have roamed for 1.7GB of data usage
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] inst1029:
no letter here

they just shut me off without warning :(

( is it worth to go metropcs with this phone ? )
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] doitda:
Nice, how long had you been roaming and how much data usage?

On what day of the month did they shut your service off?

Were you able to port your number out?

I hope to be booted any day now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] inst1029:
about 6 months into sprint

verizon on a good day with 1-2mbps, sprint is slower than 52k modem

i feel like im even slower than dailup

1-3g per month, dont know what to do with the evo

now i want to go back sprint lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hp420:
can someone who has been booted please tell us the specific data amounts used, etc??? I'm desperate to lose sprint since every month I stay it costs me $40 over tmobile's prices....and I don't want to pay a huge etf!! I'm using a family plan too, so I also don't want to get the other lines cancelled....just mine, since the people who use those lines still like having sprint (for GOD KNOWS what reason :rolleyes: )
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] doitda:
They must not be booting people anymore. In the last 3 months I have over 7GB of roaming data. One month as high as 15GB of roaming.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] debarron:
They're still booting people...I got my termination letter a week or so ago and have til 2 Jan. In the last couple months I used about 1g of roaming a month, but this last month I used none. I'm also on a SERO plan so that might also contribute to me being kicked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] spaum:
I got a termination letter today, I called the phone number on the letter but they are not open on weekend. I called regular Sprint customer care and they said they are letting me out of my contract for free because I cant get service, but they said they dont have any details for me and that I would need to call the number on the letter. My question for others that got kicked off is, did they let everyone on your plan out of contract or just the number that had excessive roaming?