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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sdw8253:
I'm going to get a custom ROM (5.1.1 LiquidSmooth) for my phone.

Which way do you recommend me to use get TWRP on my phone? Via Odin(PC), Flashify(app), or TWRP Manager(app). Which one poses the least amount of bricking my phone? I don't feel like bricking my phone again lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I've always used Odin and never had a problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nofroyo:
Yea its always recommend to flash a custom recovery like TWRP and flash it via odin. I never had any issues with flashing it this way. You could flash recovery from android using apps like Flashify but it needs root access and sometimes it doesn't work. So best way is go with odin method hands down.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SLUDER4:
Back from a long break for some phone modding! I have a rooted galaxy s3 sch-s960l from straighttalk. Any custom roms for this? I read slimbean worked but had data problems. Anything?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sdw8253:
Just making sure.

I'm about to flash TWRP with flashify.

Am I good to proceed with flashing? I honestly do not feel like ending up in a TWRP bootloop and troubleshoot from there.

-- I have root

-- I have NJ2 modem

-- I have a SPH-L710 Device

-- I have stock recovery on my phone

-- I have stock ROM 4.4.2 with nj2 bootloader

question: Why do TWRP bootloops occur? Is it the user's fault or is it because of Flashify?

After flashing and IF my device ends up in a bootloop and I can't enter download mode(Has happened to me before), what do I do? I'm guessing I won't have any hardbricks if I don't flash a wrong rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rvancuren:
SPH-L720 Sprint Galaxy S III -to- Straight-Talk

Hey I have an SPH-L720 that was used for Sprint origannly then FreedomPop now I have it on Straight Talk. Problem is I can't get the MMS to work or when I choose cdma/lte option both the MMS and Data won't work. I've figured out the MSL Code I just cant seem to get the settings rights (if thats even the problem) Any suggestions? I've spent a few days searching for answers prior to this post with no luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lvpre:
Just use odin to flash the recovery tar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] harry6:
Which Odin version / source? ND8 / NJ2?

Which version of ODIN, (and where should I download it) is best to use for a Sprint gs3?

I intend to flash stock kitkat from Sammobile version nd8 or nj2.

I see references to people using older versions like 1.85, as well as 3.09 up to at least version 3.10.6

***Is ODIN 3.09 the best version to use with KitKat?

***Does it matter if I use windows 8.1 or windows 7?

My phone is currently rooted with the ND8 stock rom, cwm recovery. But since doing a factory reset, apps have been unable to write to the sd card. I am giving up and just going to flash back to stock and start over.

So my other question is:

***Should I flash back to ND8, or just go ahead and flash to NJ2 to get the newer radio and security updates.

It is my understanding that the recovery will be back to stock and I will have to reroot.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully for your reply...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I use 3.09, might as well flash NJ2. There is an External SD Write Fix for KK that Chad the Pathfinder posted somewhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] harry6:
Thanks Bilgerryan
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] harry6:
Thank you!

Thank you bilgerryan :)

It worked perfectly.

I used ODIN to flash philz 6.48.4

Then used philz to flash the superSU zip version version 2.46

Thanks again...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
Ok guys,i think a serious issue here. I was running Ryan's s5 experience on my s3 and it kept turning off. I booted into recovery just fine but no matter what rom i restore or flash, it wont load unless the phone is plugged in. The battery shows its at 85% so not understanding this.. let me know what info i need if any. Thanks.

Also, it was not dropped, got wet, or any damage
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
Hello?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Akshaykd:
What is kerenal and how to flash it.... ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
which recovery are you booting to? when it doesnt load what does it say? Screenshots? Im watching this thread now to help here

start here...

http://www.xda-developers.com/android-basics-101-understanding-kernels-xda-developer-tv/

forgive me if you already said but which model sg3 do you have and which carrier? i recommend dkp kernel for sg3's. but you have to make sure you flash the right one. let me know which model you have and i can give you a link to the right one for your phone and i can help you flash it safely by describing the steps to do so if you want. let me know
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
Philz touch recovery 6 v 6.0.4.7

Not sure about screenshots as it turns off when I unplug it. If it's not plugged in and I go to turn it on it gets as far as a second of the boot animation and it turns off. Then it randomly turns off when I select an app, like camera turns on but as soon as I go to take a picture, it dies, and that's plugged in. I'll take shots of the system info via kernel tuner. Which, in that app, it goes from both cores showing to only one and I have the box checked for both cores the same
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
OK, here is a logcat taken from kernel tuner, not sure if that will help, and system infohttps://www.dropbox.com/s/5safuooku417jzt/logcat.2015-07-28-19-16-37-0500.txt?dl=0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Send logcat in other form please. Not downloading for me. Do u have a custom kernel? Did u choose ondemand governor on purpose? We will figure this out. I have a few ideas already but want to see log first.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uy2tmmxi53azli/logcat.2015-07-28-19-16-37-0500.txt.zip?dl=0

Yes, I'm using the kt747 kernel with Ryans S5 xperience rom. I've also flashed the stock rooted rom as well with stock kernel and same things happened
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
I see some programming errors in there but dont know a ton about them. What was the most recent thing u flashed before u noticed this happening? Did u alter code? Screenshot kernel tweaks and settings? Can u get log of it crashing? Have u flashed anything else other than kernel and rom? Can u screenshot exact files u flashed for everything? Have u done factory reset? Do u have an old nandroid from before? Did u try wiping cache and dalvik? Can u find a debrick image for ur phone? Sorry if some of these u already did, just writing as i think
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
I hadn't flashed anything for a while. It started with a couple random reboots then this Saturday it wouldn't come back on. I thought maybe the battery was dead, but when I turned it on the battery was still at 80 some percent. So i unplugged it and it turned off. Been the same since. I tried restoring a backup and fresh flashes of s5 and the stock rooted. Again, same thing. As far as kernel tweaks, none except over clocking to 1674 because 1512 didn't seem to be enough (it turned off more with the latter). Even plugged in tho it still shuts off. I've tried all that, but not sure what a debrick image is. Settings are what they are as flashed and nothing else was flashed. I don't use xposed or the other either. I'll try to get a log cat when it shuts down but not sure it'll save.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/9062ywfhrawu1we/alogcat.2015-07-28-22-09-53-0500.txt.zip?dl=0

OK, so I ran the log, and unplugged my phone, and the log stopped, but the phone stayed on until I exited.

Now, my nephew has used my phone from time to time, but swears he didn't do anything lol. I really appreciate you looking into this..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
have you tried another charger? do you have a friend with same phone so you can try their battery and see if its the same thing?

have u tried switching governor to freelunch or tierservative? if so, did it last longer before random reboot then? when u switched back to stock did u keep stock kernel and it still happened? when u say u tried fresh flashes, did you wipe /system and everything? did u restore any data or app data from different rom? have you tried calibrating battery? debrick image is flashed to return it to state when you bought it basically and is usually used when totally bricked. download os monitor. it can give you an idea if any system processes are overloading, and if so you can get a log of the specific process thats eating cpu. also app called chainfire liveboot can get people logs of boot problems, so maybe it will log something on boot without charger plugged up. let me know and we will get this figured out eventually
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
Have you tried flashing back to stock via the all mighty Odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
I've tried most of that, except changing the governors, I don't know anyone with the same phone for battery testing, and I don't have access to a computer anymore to Odin back. Weird thing is, if the phone is busy doing something, watching a video, logcat, or recovery, it dont shut off until it stops.

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After installing different apps, including the ones you suggested, everything keeps saying my core 1 is offline. Even if I'm running things it stays off.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whbisondtr:
Liveboot.log.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/s/97iuquu5tvwkcpz/liveboot.log.zip?dl=0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
hoping someone can help I recently in the team octos rom version m3 and I can send mms but it wont let me receive all I get is download link I click it and it says cannot receive or cannot download. I clicked on virgin mobile in the octos installer on my galaxy s3 l710t. any help would be greatly appreciated. and there is a new update for octos on l710t how would I update from m3 to m4 without losing all of my stuff????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MissLaniS:
I have no clue where to start. I have a sprint s3 that was flashed over to straight talk. This is what is on my phone now.

The peoples rom

build: JZo54k.l710vpbmd4

android: 4.1.2

baseband: L710VPUCMK3

I want to update to the newest android if possible. So how would I go about doing this? I really have no clue where to start.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Sorry i was in my first week as a member when u wrote this and i think i forgot to subscribe to this thread. Are u still having any issues?

R u still having issues?

Check out cm12.1

Whens the last time u updated baseband? That seems old.

Check out my thread for gs3's with android 5.1 to get some info...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/help/samsung-galaxy-s3-lollipop-5-1-custom-t3162496
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MissLaniS:
Yes its been quite a long time since anyone has done anything to this phone. A couple years maybe. lol

So if I wanna get to android 5.1 then what do I need to do? Can i go from what I am on now, to5.1? I have no clue what to do
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Answers in link i already sent. Ask from there anything u r not understanding
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
hey man thanks yes I am still having my mms issues I can send but cant receive them it says download and then says cant download I'm using a l710t spark model on vm running the latest octos m4 with dkp kernel but this dam mms ugh! any ideas anyone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Is this happening on wifi and mobile data too? Or just wifi?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Its happening on both no matter what im on its telling me cannot receive. On kit kat it just downloaded automatically and i believe thats what my settings are here too. Im stumped. I selected virgin mobile in the installer so i dont understand why i can send but not receive ugh!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Can u screenshot ur apn settings please? This is same on almost all virgin mobile phones, it is not sensitive info that u need to keep private so no worry. Not familiar with that rom specifically, but on mine if i go to android settings-mobile networks-access point names, they can be seen there. I think it might be apn issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Not sure which you wanted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Ok now click on the one thats selected in screenshot #2, and screenshot all of that please
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Here ya go thanks for trying to help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ZipAddict:
Ok i think problem is with apn settings but i dont have ur carrier and all carriers are different so im not 100% sure what u need. At this point do some major googling for "virgin mobile apn settings", " mmsc.vmobl.com:8088/mms?type=null" < this is possible problem, "virgin mobile lollipop apn settings","no mms on lollipop virgin mobile", etc, etc. Before changing anything backup ur apn settings as they are now at least using apn backup and restore app. That way u can mess around changing apn settings according to info u find and still be able to get back to where u are now easily, just in case setting back to default by using 3 dot menu at top right doesnt restore current apns. This should fix ur problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nofroyo:
I need to pull a log from my S3 because i am unable to get passed the boot logo. I understand apps like logcat is good but you have to be running android for that. So i need a quick solution to pull a log file from my phone without installing any apks because I am not able to boot the device correctly. any suggestions would be helpful for Galaxy S3s
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Try wiping your internal SD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nofroyo:
I did and thats why i am trying to collect log files to see why i cant get passed the boot screen
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Caspain:
Virgin Mobile Stock Firmware

For the life of me I cannot find the Virgin Mobile stock firmware for 4.4.2. Phone gets stuck as the Samsung splash screen and a restore to factory default isn't fixing it. Need to try flashing the stock firmware, but cant find it anywhere. From what I've read the Sprint firmware doesnt quite work and will leave the phone only partially functional. Help, please?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
www.sammobile.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Caspain:
Sammobile doesn't have Virgin mobile firmware, sadly. It seems like no one has anything for VM. I'll try the Sprint one as soon as their DownLoad servers are fixed and see if it works. Shouldn't hard brick it, just heard the sprint ones cause mms and data problems
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Sorry, NDC is here- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2775383

However NJ3 was never released in tar format
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Deleted

SGS3_OCTOS_M4_TRIBAND_NF4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Caspain:
bilgerryan, Thank you ever so much. My google-fu had failed me and you have helped me restore my phone to working order. Thank you thank you thank you :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dr Roz Welle:
I installed CM 12.1 with built in root. I had root turned on and while using titanium back up some things wouldn't work like uninstall a system app. I rerooted with SuperSU and titanium works like its supposed to now. What am i doing wrong with the CM12.1 built in root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It probably has an outdated binary, it still works but you have to turn the request from Prompt to Accept
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dr Roz Welle:
I accepted the prompt and gave the built in su permission to use allow titanium root. Titanium said it had root, but things wouldn't work so i rerooted with SuperSU. Somewhere i saw not to use SuperSU with the new CM 12.1 some people said it ok some people said not ok so i wasnt sure. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
SuperSU is way better in my opinion
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] technodude3:
Need help rooting boost mobile (Sprint) L710t OH1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kimmyjo:
I have a sprint galaxy s3 and believe it is now "bricked". It won't boot any further than the Samsung logo when i try to power it on...help?????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Power Down completely. Hold Volume Up, Home, and Power until it goes into Recovery. Perform a factory data reset. Reboot. If this doesn't work you'll need to run the latest stock tar in Odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] avgjoegeek:
OK - My Search-Foo is busted.

I have this SPH_L710T S3 with Cyanogen Mod 10 on it. I just want to restore it back to stock so I can give it to someone. (Unless there is a painless way to update to the current stable version with GAPPS?). Please point me in the right direction on how to do this? - Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Odin the stock tar, they can be found at www.sammobile.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] avgjoegeek:
Thanks! I did another search and was able to find this post. Must've just been tired. But it worked!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Coolkid90:
How can I get wondroid to work to root my htc evo? have hboot 2.9 ...... Are any other easy way to go about doing this. this is me practicing so when I root my m8 I'll have some idea what I'm doing thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Wrong device, wrong section. This thread is for the Sprint Galaxy S3. Navigate to the HTC Evo sub forum and ask the question there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Coolkid90:
Sorry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zephyrus2112:
stuck between a rom and a hard place .

lets start with this

sprint samsung galaxy S3 sph-l710t

4.4.2 , kernel Ver 3.4.0 g2d4cae8

baceband - l710tvpu0a0a3

build - wicked x v8.2

the phone came with the rom and rooted when i got it . i have never seen a rooted phone or a rom before till i seen this one the root was good and the rom was almost finished .i took it to boost moble got it activated and was useing it untill the person who did the root was to come back and finish it and show me the what to's and how for's ect . well that never happened but through shere luck and some smart people on the internet i got it finished . but here is where the fun starts the phone will not connect to the computer i tryed every way i could think of read and watched video on the web no dice. took it to the phone place where i got the activation done no dice there eather but they did say that it looks like the usb port is bad ect . so i used the folders the person i got the phone from had emailed me with a one line discription saying to back up the phone frist and the folders were numbered file 1 , file 2 and super user . . i used clockworks recovery to back it up and did it with a micro sdcard . and this is the part that brings me to here my girl friend was checking out the phone and was looking at it asking whats is the rom toolbox app and i guess she hit the wrong buttons and then it was reloading and ended up in the rom reloader it was something i never seen befor it took me two hours to get it to work agian when i did it was not the same so i tryed the method i used the frist time when i went to recovery mode it went back to the rom toolbox thing / nightmere . 1 hour later i got it back agian never able to use the frist method agian . and last but not least the stagefright update it loaded in the recovery /download and the update put it into the what looked like the recovery mode not sure then it asked if i wanted to load the update ,say no or go back i said no to the unknown source thats when it killed the android on the screen i just about died myself but after rebooting it came back and has never been the same agian . i just want to set my phone up rooted and with a rom the correct way with out the all the prob's hooking it up to my computer ect.

what can i do to get it right agian ? or am i just out of luck ? plz some advice would be great .

P.S. Sorry for the bad spelling and the letter i posted just felt the back ground was important

i am new to the phone rooting and roms but have been building and fixing computers for friends and family for about 8 years now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
What exactly is wrong with your phone right now? You mention it not being finished and never being the same but you don't actually state a problem. DON'T INSTALL THE UPDATE!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zephyrus2112:
rom and a hard place

sorry for not getting back been busy . the s3 is rooted but the wicked x rom is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled/flashed and i think the usb port is bad on the phone can't connect to any computer i have tried and including the phone place where i got it activated i would like to know if there is something i missed . and sense the crash / rom toolbox prob i can not redo the rom the way i did it the first time because the toolbox has a rom installer / re loader or what ever it's called what and every time i go to recovery mode to do the install the phone goes to the toolbox thing and not the recovery mode .

1 need to fix usb prob

2 would like to know how to get around or remove rom toolbox lite or is it something i will need to keep . and how can i get back to recovery mode if the toolbox has to stay .

3 wipe old version of rom and install new version or a different one.

4 and what back up program/app should i be using or if its something that comes with a new rom

5 would like to know if i need to do something or missing something

thanks zephyrus2112
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Rom toolbox is just an app. You can ditch it if you want. Boot to recovery is easy, from powered off, hold power+home+volume up.

You can just download a fresh copy of wickedx if you want and dirty flash. Meaning just install in recovery only wiping cache and dalvik cache.

If you want a different rom, there are many choices for this phone.

For the triband s3 (the one you have) octosL is a great lollipop rom. They have great support.

Get octos here

Use the build that says S3 triband / d2refreshspr. You'll also need a gapps (Google apps) package. Open gapps are solid.

You can get wicked x here but its really old, and the developer has moved on to a different device. Still a solid rom though, just old (KitKat) and touchwiz.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jedgina:
Hi guys im looking for an app that will backup my rom automatically once a week with out going in to a coustom recovery. Lets say it makes 3 backups and delete the oldest one. I did see something about tasker ( app ) doing this but i have tried and it fails. And yes it is something we all should do make backups before we do anything and i can be as lazy as the rest of you lol. Any help would be great thx.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Swamphound:
Give this s try. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] anycolouryoulike:
Hey I'm a newb!

I have this phone rooted and loaded up with "Cyanogenmod 11-20141109-Nightly-d2lte", I'm not sure where the community is these days, I got annoyed with keeping everything up to date and haven't messed with it. I've since gotten a Note 5 and plan on wiping my S3 and getting a stable rom for only WIFI use.

So my question is: What's a current Rom that is hands down the best for minimalism and battery life, and can you completely disable 3g/lte radios? Also what is the highest android version compatible with the S3?

note* I make use of Xposed Framework, if that matters compatibly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
I'm running PAC on mine. Absolutely great battery life. It's lollipop 5.1.1. You also need lollipop gapps. There are tons of lollipop roms now. There is a cm13 (marshmallow) but things are broken still, like camera. No more d2lte, the builds have been de-unified. It's d2spr now.

At least use cm12.1. Because cm11 is waaay dead.