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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00bhackin:
Here is what I removed when I edited out the asserts:

assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "d2spr" ||

getprop("ro.build.product") == "d2spr" ||

getprop("ro.product.device") == "d2spi" ||

getprop("ro.build.product") == "d2spi" ||

getprop("ro.product.device") == "d2tfnspr" ||

getprop("ro.build.product") == "d2tfnspr");

assert(getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPBLJ7" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPBMA6" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPBMB1" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPBMD4" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPAMD7" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPUCMK3" ||

getprop("ro.bootloader") == "S960LWYAMD6");

Searching the file, that is all the getprops (only other one is "/system/bin/getprop" which was not removed)

I just used notepad to edit the file, I didn’t use notepad++

And I just used native windows compression to extract and then recompress…I didn’t use 7zip (wonder if the windows compression format messed it up)

Well I did find out why my edit failed when I just added the boot loader to the assert list, I put in "L710VPUCND8" which I did a cut and past from the Sprint firmware site list, but if I look at the phone it lists L710VPUDND8 as the firmware level. So I think I will go back and correct that and try again…using 7zip this time too.

Looks like this typo has propagated around, I see it spelled both ways all over the place.

Drawback is I am back at work again, and won’t be able to try anything again till later.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mattzeller:
You gotta use notepad++ Windows notepad adds extra characters that screw that up. An go ahead and use 7zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00bhackin:
Thanks, will give it a try tonight when I get home.

I figured it had to be something that messed it up, as what I did should have worked...except the typo problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Eh, no need for 7zip. I personally don't care for it. But Notepad++ is a must.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00bhackin:
Thanks, ya I'll get Notepad++ and try again with the edits.

I'll try adding the bootloader first like I did, if that doesn't work I'll just remove the asserts.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00bhackin:
Still not doing something right I guess. Here is what I get when I try to run with an edited updater script.

- - Installing: /storage/sdcard1/cm-10.2.1-d2spr.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

Installation aborted.

press any key to continue.

Using Notepad++, edit the updater-script

Tried just changing getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPUCMK3" to getprop("ro.bootloader") == "L710VPUDND8"

And tried removing both Assert sections.

And then tried just removing the bootloader assert.

It is saved with EOL Conversion set to UNIX

Ive tried both 'UTF-8 without BOM' and 'UTF-8' encoding.

Tried both windows native compression tool and 7zip.

Updated info: ok trying to narrow down changes. I took the .ZIP package and just un-ziped and then re-zipped with either windows compression or 7zip. Both failed, didn't get an assert error even though I didn't change anything. So the problem is when I re-ZIP the files. something is going wrong there.

Update2: Tried using WinRAR, same result.

Success: I tried browsing the ZIP file, rather than updating, and opened up the updater-script in Notepad++ and then saved the file and updated the zip with the file. That worked. When un-zipping and re-zipping something must be getting mucked up with the folder structure ..at least that is a guess.

So now I'm on CM10.2.1 ... now to get along with the rest of the rebuild.....

Like to THANK everyone that helped be along with this......
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cardinalsag:
Yes u can use. Sorry for posting late
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SLUDER4:
Anyone know any good apps/websites to learn app programming?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Coursera lets you take online courses for free. There's one in Android app development starting Feb. 9th.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SLUDER4:
Wow better anwser then expected. If completed, is there a certificate for learning it? Stating that i do have the knowledge?

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Never mind.. Had some time to look through that site. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
There's an app too

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
flashing roms vm s3

I have the d2vmu which I can flash any rom that's made for the d2lte as long as I flash apn fix? im a lil confused as I want to try out a few different roms what do you guys suggest?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TJj33p3rz:
Is it a L710 or L710T ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Its an l710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TJj33p3rz:
Then your fine just try some find out what you like.Download the apn fix and gapps flash those with the rom.Unless its a TWiz rom then no need for gapps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Thanks for you help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheRidge69:
I'm not a noob, I just have a new phone i haven't had time to do much with this phone. I'm confused. I'm looking for a decent ROM for my rooted sn9oop 4.4.4 NH7. This is getting crazy. The tech is starting to go over my head. I'm hoping someone in can help. All I want to do is get up to 5.0.0 turn on the hotspot, and just find a nice ROM.

Anyone who can help would be great! I'll give everyone a colorful balloon ☺

Thanks in advance,

TheRidge
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
steps provided in case others find themselves down the same road which might save them some time.

The new 4.4.2 rom install went well, the restore apps+data with rom toolbox pro did not work well,

app has the right idea but needs a lot more work. app crashed several times and custom settings did not port over to new rom. I have time decided to give titanium backup pro another go.

I cwm nandroid restore back to custom mk3 4.3 rom.

uninstalled rom toolbox pro and installed titanium backup pro (app has updated interface)

ran apps+data b/u and synced to google drive.

made new compressed nandroid backup of mk3 4.3 rom with cwm

flashed nd8 4.4.2 rom using odin,

flashed cwm recovery using odin

root phone using cwm

installed titanium backup pro

ran successful restore

99.9% of phone restored like it was before.

ran updates

made nandroid backup of custom nd8 4.4.2 rom. archive file to nas

Many thanks to all that guided and helped me along the way. Keep up the good work!

remember have fun along the way. Remember these words that a very smart man said to me when I

accidently stepped on his feet gooooolly! shazam shazam!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
You're in the wrong forum by the looks of it. This is the Sprint S3 forum.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
need help with wicked s5 rom

I installed the wicked s5 rom on my Sprint Samsung galaxy s3. Everything went fine, no problems with the rom, it is great. I wanted to go back to my old rom to get a file that I forgot to back up, but when I restore my backup after it boots up when I go to my home screen I get a box that pops up that says google has shut down, if I hit ok, it will pop back up, there are some others also, but I cant remember what all of them said. I also tried other backups I have and would get the same thing, every time. I installed the backup I made of the wicked s5 rom, and it works every time. I have done 5 or 6 roms on this phone, and never had a issue when going back to my backup. I never do a dirty install, always wipe everything, has anyone else had this issue? Thanks..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
I did a clean install of the 4.4.2 ram had same issue, I think google updated the google app, I ended up uninstalling the account, reboot install again issue resolved. I had same issue with flipboard followed same steps also installed new ver issue resolved. phone running smooth.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
I have tried to uninstall the google account, but those boxes pop up instantly, and I cant uninstall it, when the box is there you can't do anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Facebook does it too. It's a security measure so a hacker couldn't use a backup or something like that to hack your account. It looks at the date of the last login and if it's past a certain time it locks you out and makes you login again.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
Ok, not sure why it happened, i'll just do a fresh install, just a little more work, next time I will save a backup on my laptop so it wont get corrupted. thanks for the info
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
mine was crashing only on those two apps getting the "stopped working message do you want to close" I had no problem with f/b app, only apps are google account and flipboard, I think its because when you setup the phone from the start it forces you to put in a google account and when you do a restore from t/b it puts that info on top which does not match. flipboard probably needed an update, anyway mine was not excessive probably every two or three minutes plenty of time for me to uninstall google etc. I could have even "freeze" it in t/b if I wanted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
Thanks for the info, I just did a fresh install. What was strange is all the backups that I had did the same thing, except the one I made of the wicked S5. Could they have gotten corrupted when I did the wicked S5 install? Too bad there's not a safe mode like a computer, the phone was basically frozen, could do nothing. I would hit the ok button, the box would go away for less than a second and come back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Safe Mode= Vol Up+Vol Down while the phone is booting (on splash screen)

Are you using the Lollipop Philz Recovery? I had something similar happen.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
I am using the latest one 6.57.5, is that the problem? Should I be using the older one?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That's the one I had a problem with (I know at least one other user did) I would only use that recovery if flashing a Lollipop ROM, I reverted back to 6.48.4 and haven't had any problems.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
thanks for that info, I will try it and see what happens

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ok, I installed 6.48.4 and have the same thing when trying to install my old backup. I did get it to boot in safe mode, but does the same thing. A box pops up that says, unfortunately google play services has stopped. I push the ok button, now it says unfortunately picasa uploader has stopped. pushed ok again, now it says unfortunately the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped. I also notice at the top of the screen there is a red x where the signal strength bar is.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
The backups made with 6.57.x won't work, it isn't an Official version of Philz and I'm pretty sure that it was not done by Phil as he retired. Your nandroids were never any good to begin with. Now you can make backups and restore without problems though.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
he should also wipe cache/Dalvik cache
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
If he had the same problem I did that won't work. The backups with that recovery weren't restoring barely anything.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
i mean with official PhilZ
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
ok, thanks for the help, I learn something new every day
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It's not a good day if you don't

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
I would do some deductive reasoning, did the problem happen after you installed the new rom? or after you restored your apps to the new rom?

according to this article there is a safe-mode boot.

http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/b...or-tablet-into-safe-mode-for-troubleshooting/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I told you that earlier

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
sorry replied to my last email from noob, didn't realize there were post after. I too had issue with newer philz I went with philz 06416 d2lte. I hope philz retired well off, that person rocks : -)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
When I installed the new rom everything was good, installed apps and all was great. There was something on my old rom that I forgot to backup, so I tried to install my nandroid for my old rom, it is like the old rom is corrupted, and I have 3 backups for the old rom, there all now bad. This whole issue started right after I installed the new rom, I had used those backups before, and they were good, until I installed my new rom. They must of somehow they got corrupted I guess. It's not a big deal, just using this as a learning experience, would be nice if I could figure it out, so I can make sure it doesn't happen again. By the way, I always put me nandroids on my ext SD card, always thought that it was safe that way. The issue was still there when I booted into safe mode
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
when your on the old rom are you doing a fresh backup or incremental backup, my cwm nandroid backups save the day, I was able to flip back 2x to 4.3 when needed. and finally on 4.4.2 running smooth with a fresh nandroid backup of the 4.4.2 sitting on the nas. only issue was those two apps blew them away, then installed, all good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
Not sure what you mean. I use Philz touch 6.48.4, I boot into recovery, wipe data, cache and dalvik cache, then go to restore from sd card1, and it restores. Have always done it this way never any issues until now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcolino1:
corrupt tables on card maybe? I know this might be a pain not sure how much data u have on external card and how old, maybe backup data format card......do fresh backup then if good put back rest of your data. my backup going to \Card\clockworkmod\backup
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arizonaed:
that's a good idea, thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dacsdd:
Hey everyone, I'd say I'm kinda a Noob, but that would be redundant. Lol. I performed my first root just a little after Christmas and while I did get Su access, one, I can't find much on what to do now to increase my phone performance (freezing, using all 1.5 GB of ram almost constantly, etc.) I didn't flash a custom ROM, and rooted with skipsoft's unified toolkit (happily purchased the paid version). I guess what I need is something that will tell me exactly what has to be on my phone for certain apps and system requirements (i.e. one place I looked said that it was recommended and vital to android to keep the bubbles live wallpaper turned on.) Also I would like to be able to utilize the most out of my phone without sacrificing usability and stability. Can anyone give me a good estimate of what the limit of the phone is without noticing preformance loss? I have a T-Mobile T-999 pre LTE version. Using TWRP 2.7.1.0 d2tmo recovery and I think i can upload a screenshot of my root apps I am using. To include a bit of my background, I have been self taught computers since I was 10-11 (back in 1982-1983, yes before enlightenment) and been mostly an Avid, but knowledgeable hobbyist until this last year when I decided to return to school to finally finish my Batcholor's degree in IT with a concentration in my new passion, Cyber security. It has turned my interest towards white hat Hacking. Well enough about me, any help, questions, answers to help, or places to point me to would be extremely appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Never heard of the thing with the Live Wallpaper, that's one of the first things I delete. The easiest way to go is top flash a custom ROM as they are already tweaked out and modified out of the box... there are two ROMs linked in my signature that you could check out and see if you like the set of features.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dacsdd:
Well being new to rooting and a huge noob with respect to Linux, I am needing the options, but don't want to eff things up either. Lol. I will check them out. Is there a place to go where I can get documentation to where I can see the full explanation of what does what?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LenW:
Noob with just enough info to be frustrated

My wife bought a used Sprint s3 and was told it was unlocked... tried to put it on with our provider (sprint).

Sprint told her no can do so she brought it back home.

After reading some and checking out phone I noticed that it had in the phone settings an email for Metro as well as a Metro Prl...guessing thats why they would not touch it at Sprint.

I downloaded an app to retrieve the MSL # and that all checked out.

I also called Sprint and checked dec code under batt with them and all checked out good (not stolen or money owing).

Phone is running 4.4.2 Baseband version L710VPUDND8 but I dont see anything referring to Knox in the Odin screen of the phone...but who knows what has been done to this phone.

I would like to get this phone back to stock so I can get Sprint to activate it.

Where should I start?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I don't know what you mean
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SLUDER4:
Like definitions of terms and apps/software?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dacsdd:
Well I hope I'm putting this clear enough, I tend not to at times. LOL. I want to have the widest available options for customization and features but don't want to loose it to use ability and functionality. Any better? :)

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Very similar. Well, for example, when scrolling thru the app list, I have no idea what the com.movial.ipprovider app does, if it's needed, or if I uninstall it the entire android framework crashes, sucks me into a black hole and I get stuck in a backwoods planet near Alpha Centauri! As you can see, I am at the stage of knowing just enough to be dangerous to myself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That is why you make a nandroid backup before messing with any of that. It's like a restore point in Windows.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SLUDER4:
The com.movial.ipprovider is sort the app name. When making an app the developer needs to make each alp different so the phone or code doesn't get confused. There should be an app like stated that can uninstall 'safe' apps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It's the package name, and usually you can figure out what they are pretty easily. Movial I'm guessing is the developer of the app and they are some sort of IP Provider... that's just a guess, but you should be able to figure out what your own apps are.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
couple ?'s if im on cm11 snapshot the most recent one and I wanna switch to the newst nightlie do I have to completely wipe everything or how would I install it the right way??

and with the s5 experience do I flash 2.0 than 2.1 right after or do I boot in between? total noob ?'s I know:confused::confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
For the nightlies, you can just wipe cache and dalvik cache usually. For S5 Xperience, boot before flashing v2.1. I'll fix the OP to mention this.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hilla_killa:
Thanks a lot always quick replies here
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] D. Strout:
FreedomPop S3

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 that was bought with FreedomPop branding from Newegg (here). I managed to activate it with Ting this afternoon, and I can receive calls. When I tried dialing out for the first time, though, I heard an error saying that there was a problem with my account, and I should call the FreedomPop support line. I did, but they said they couldn't do anything (as I had cancelled service with them before), and I should just wait. But now when I try to dial out, a few hours later, the FreedomPop messaging app opens and I get an error saying my device isn't activated. I'm pretty sure the dialer is hooked in to the FreedomPop app, and it's simply not going to work unless I can remove the app, which I can't since this is FreedomPop's custom ROM. So I want to root the phone and install a custom ROM (I was thinking the Android Revolution HD ROM).

Unfortunately, I am really unsure where/how to get started. I've found lots of guides all over the place, but a lot of them are 2+ years old, so I'm very hesitant to try them. I really can't afford to brick my phone right now. I did try the instructions in this thread, since it seemed to be the "official" thread for rooting the S3, which I understand is the necessary first step. I got up to pressing the Start button, but Android never rebooted - I saw no change on the device at all, and the log in Odin said "All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)". I'm trying to figure this out, and I'm usually excellent with computers, but I'm completely out of my depth here.

"About device" reports the software version as L710VPUND8, hardware version L710.14, model # SPH-L710, and Android version 4.4.2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cuttymcshank:
stumpped

i have a sprint note 2 flashed to boost on 4.2.1 With another device that i had i would still get sprint updates and everything was fine. i changed to note 2 and will get update messages but it will only say that i am up to date. How do i update without loosing carrier flash? any suggestions? I am sick of being on 4.1.2 it was good but i need to get up to speed please
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Wrong forum, this is the Sprint S3 forum.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Patronrex:
Noob Q here.

How do you get msl code for s3 sprint 4.4.2 have rooted using towelroot and installed SU:confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mattzeller:
If your on TouchWiz the SPCUtilities.apk should work to give you your MSL.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Patronrex:
ok what is touchwiz sorry for being such a noob

can you tell me where to find it(touchwiz) or how to install thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
If you haven't installed any custom AOSP roms then you're on touchwiz. MSL utility is another easy one that worked for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00bhackin:
Sprint Updates

N00b question on how Sprint applies their updates to the phone.

Picked up a second S3, for a backup, to mess with other ROMs while keeping my own phone available, and then maybe to port over to freedompop at a later time.

Anyway, it looks like this phone hasn’t received an update for quite a long time; it’s at L710VPBMB1 right now, and not rooted. I would like to get it up to ND8 to make it mirror my other phone before rooting. Knox doesn’t bother me, as it is only a warranty bit, and this phone is used and out of warranty. Now until just recently that would have been easy to do, as ND8 was the current release, but sprint just released NJ2 for the phone.

My question is, do the Sprint patches apply sequentially? Or does is the patch applied cumulatively?

In other words, if I accept the patch that the phone says I should apply will I go straight to the NJ2 release? Or will it apply the MD4 one, and then tell me I need to update again and then apply MK3, and repeat to apply ND8?

I know I could root right now and get to ND8, but I’ve read a lot about people bricking phones applying the ND8 firmware to older phones. So I figured, I'd let the sprint patching process do it's thing before I root.

Thanks….
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Sequentially

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience