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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] salgd:
I am trying to flash cm 10.1 rc5 but I get an error

I hope this is where I can ask a question:

I am trying to flash cm 10.1 rc5 but I get an error status 7. I think I have to do a firmware update first but I don't know where to get it for sprint gs3. I have flashed various roms in the past ok. but can't get this one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Here flash the update firmware http://db.tt/Qt6NcH0a

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1910947

You wanna flash this file

http://goo.im/devs/freeza/d2sprFirmware/Galaxy-S-fre3-MD4FirmwareModemAIO.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
Just flashed Darthstalker Rom and getting an OTA update notification

Hey all,

I just flashed the Darthstalker ROM and now I am getting an update notification. I was current when I rooted a few weeks ago. I am using a sprint GS3 and flashed it using TWRP. I assume I should not take this update?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Correct, the rom you flashed has not been updated that is why your getting that message. You will continue to get it unless you update to an updated rom or edit the build prop. You can find all answers regarding OTA here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39627397

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Gore785:
I just got a s3 from eBay idk what carrier it is but can I use the sprint forum or do I use verizon or both? My model is sch- s960L
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] engliacan:
sprint g3 help

Hello I'm new to rooting and have just rooted my sprint g3 and now when I try and click on setting/more settings/mobile networks I get a message come up saying " Unfortunately, the process com.androit.phone has stopped." It won't let me in and now I'm stuck on 3g and can't access my 4g service. I've searched the forum, the best I could I'm a noob so the info may be there, but can't find any answers. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening and what I need to do to fix it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Do a cache/dalvik wipe in recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] engliacan:
I did a cache wipe but don't see the dalvik wipe is it in a diff area? Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
If you are on CWM it's under "Advanced".
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
Thank you for the answer

I have one more question if you dont mind ... I made a nandroid back up of the rooted stock rom using twrp. I can go into recovery and restore this back up, right?

Thank you again

Deon
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Yes you can. Just remember to refer to the link he had provided in case you run into any OTA issues again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] engliacan:
I thought I did, but couldn't get the phone to recognize it. Then I thought I should unroot using factory rom think I downloaded the wrong one because now it is telling me that it can't use data because there is no sim card installed... I have a sprint phone no duh there's no sim card grrrrrrr this is aggravating I have to try and find the right file --- noob problems lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] everlast716:
Oh boy I hope someone can help me!

I am pretty much a noob still, thought I was ok with this whole process and then I screw up big time. I accidentally wiped my data, all of it, external and internal. Crap!! I now have no OS installed and my backups are long gone, both on phone and pc! I've tried to connect the phone to odin 3.07 and it won't recognize the phone. Please someone help me and tell me I'm not SOL!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RMD:
Trying Original Rom?

I wanted to try Paranoid Android's 4.2.2 rom with Halo, I noticed the rom size is much smaller than the M.O.A.R. Roms I'm accustomed to and gave me an immediate fail when I try to flash it with TWRP 2.5.0.0. I've tried wiping/formating and it still won't install.

Is there a different procedure for installing Original roms?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
You

Take your SD card out of the phone, put into your computer download a rom put it on the SD card put it back in the phone and flash the rom.

You need to update the firmware and bootloader on your device. Here download this flash it first boot up the phone then go back into recovery and flash the rom you want.

http://db.tt/Qt6NcH0a

Aosp roms are much smaller than TW roms so the file should be about 1/3 the size.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] everlast716:
Thanks for the tip, I was able to flash a rom and then get it back to stock root afterwards! That's why I love XDA, couple of moments of nervousness but I knew someone on here had a solution, whew!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ghostmakr:
Have 2 Questions

I have purchased and activated a Samsung Galaxy s3 from Straight Talk model number SCH-S960L. My first question is am I able to flash from Straight Talk Sprint to Straight Talk Verizon. Second question is, since I have activated the phone will I be able to flash it at all. I have searched and searched the forums everywhere for an answer to these questions. If anyone could give me some assistance it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx

Ghost

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You purchased a straight talk sprint phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Pogoplayer:
S3 Update keeps poping up. I rooted a while back

I keep getting an update screen popping up on my screen. I rooted my phone a while back and I have not had time to investigate this issue until now. Anyone know how to fix this issue?

mbaker1965@yahoo.com

Pogoplayer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39622520

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RMD:
Thanks a million!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fitz420:
Hey guys, after reading through thread after thread choosing my next rom to try, it seems like there are a lot of users complaing of problems after going from a TW rom to an AOSP rom and visa versa. This was never a problem on my previous handset. I'm wondering if this is simply the result of improper wiping/not checking md5s/general noobishness or if there really can be problems that arise while switching between the 2. Also, is there any other extra steps that need to be followed while going from one to the other.

Thanks in advance guys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
You're correct, there was a known error with switching between 4.1.x and 4.2.x Roms. The main issue is with the multi-user login introduced with Android 4.2. I'm going to butcher the explanation of this, but my limited knowledge is as such:

With Android 4.2.x, your data is located in the "0" folder of your drive. For a second user, they would be stored in a "1" folder, and so on and so forth. Current AOSP Roms (4.2.x) will automatically read the "0" folder as an emulated "main" folder, so there's no problem. But, TW Roms (4.1.x) don't know about the "0" folder, and that's where you can have issues.

One other issue that has popped up in the past is that when flashing between TW and AOSP Roms, the "0" folder would be created multiple times (in both TWRP or CWM). There were people boasting that they have 23 nested "0" folders. This happens because the installer would always move the contents of the internal storage into a new "0" folder whenever switching from 4.1.x to 4.2.x. I believe this issue has been addressed in the most recent recoveries.

As for anecdotal evidence, I personally flash between TW and AOSP about once a week (so that I can help people troubleshoot problems) and I have never had an issue with multiple "0" folders or with TW not seeing my data. But back to your original question, user error shouldn't be the cause of the "0" folder issue. Just make sure that you're up-to-date with your recovery and you should be fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fitz420:
It sounds like these issues will not occur so long as proper wiping, including wiping data, is done, correct? I've also read a couple people say that the internal sd needs to be wiped completely before going between the two. Is that recommended or a waste of time.

Thanks again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
I always wipe /system and /data (in addition to the caches) when I flash a new Rom (even when upgrading a Rom). No exceptions. That might be why I haven't had the 0 folder issue, but I doubt it. I think it was a hit-or-miss thing with older versions of TWRP and CWM.

I personally think a full internal wipe is never a bad thing. I try to keep all my information (and backups) and my external sdcard, so that if I need to, I can wipe internal whenever I want to. But I've only done that once, so it hasn't been what's protected me so far.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] quicksilvergts:
Hello all,

I recently bought the S III from "Virgin Mobile USA"

And was wondering if I could use "Sprint rom/kernels"? Also, without MMS and so forth being broken.

I understand it is a noobish question. But I am unable to find any ROM/Kernel for the "Virgin Galaxy SIII"

Any info will be GREATLY appreciated.

THANKS!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] NaVic24:
If i want to theme CleanBean v4.2 ROM with morphology do i need to also flash // v3 Stock Style (SILK) SystemUI [Updated 11.27.12] ? and 15 Toggle Mod aka Lidroid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Juls317:
is there any way to stop Sprint's annoying texts when I get a voice-mail?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
You can block that phone number in you messaging app.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheIncredibleHulk:
Google Edition Camera

I'm running the stable release of CM 10.1 and was wondering if I download the flashable zip or the apk to my phone from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2340751

Am I good to go? If it will work with my current setup, is there a difference between the two, zip or apk as far as works best? Thanks for the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Well apparently it has a couple more features than the 4.2.2 camera...this is purely from reading other comments though, I haven't tried it out myself

But remember that the gallery and camera are one APK, so you will have 2 cameras and 2 galleries after installing

EDIT: I've also heard that some people have been having a bunch of issues, while others have had none...I guess it just varies by person, so try it out and see if it works well for you or not
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jens_Karlsson:
What is all this "verizon" and "sprint "? I have seen some phones have those logotypes onto them

Thanks :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Ok you just posted in the Sprint forums these are the forums for the Sprint SPH-L710, D2SPR or Galaxy S3 built for Sprint Network. Verizon is a different carrier and network and they have their own forum (both sprint and Verizon are cdma phones) ATT and T-Mobile (GSM) have their own forum as well.

what are you looking for??

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
I'm using it I backed up my old gallery and disabled it so I wouldn't have two galleries and cameras so no conflicts
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jsaye2002:
The people's rom dropdown menu pic change

Didn't know where else to post this, but I have the Sprint s3 and recently flashed the people's rom onto it. I'm basically just looking for a way to change the dropdown pic that has the spiderman logo. I've figured everything else out so far. Any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
Go here which is the second post of the TPR there are flashables for drop down and multiview tab
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sofwhitewolf:
I have a usc gs3 . Was told it was closest to sprint model so here I am. I would like to unlock my r530. Its cdma. But wait cdma can't be unlocked??! Well it can but its really hard. If I input the correct digits into dial pad. It asks me for the " network control lock key" I can't get it from usc and no online site carries them either. So is it somewhere in the phone where I could find it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Rodnelson23:
I'm trying to get a new kernel but i don't know what to look for and what not to do. I'm running hyperdrive 13 now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Look through the Android Development forum. You can find all supported kernels for your ROM there. Just be sure to read through the OP's for specific details, features, instructions, etc..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigpappags3:
+1,

U can also go to themes and apps and have a custom pull down made.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
Wait wut? Really I could get one made with the spooked B?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jens_Karlsson:
i just wanted to know what it was
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Rodnelson23:
I've been looking for a kernel I can use to see if my sim card permanently locked notification can be wiped away. But im lost on which kernels are compatible with my sprint galaxy s3 running hyperdrive rls13 rom. To scared to flash a kernel and it's not compatible. One more question how can i back up my kernel I'm using now just in case i have to flash back to it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Brandonrz:
Men pon haz a blak screeeean? Halo pls.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] teh roxxorz:
Hyperdrive is a TW rom, so you need a TW kernel; you can flash the TW version of the kt747 kernel, found in the original development section.

You don't really backup a kernel; you either back a backup of the rom and restore it if you don't like it, or simply wipe only the dalvik and cache > reflash the rom, which restores the system, including the pre-packaged kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Soldier_Rocks_08:
Can I change the led colors with a app from the play store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Light Flow

The Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more. Don't defeat the purpose of why it was introduced.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jens_Karlsson:
What does the dalvik cache contain?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] erikalin:
I've never been 100% sure, but from typing your question into the search box... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=519495 There are a couple of great answers on there by cyanogen the boss. ;) Cheers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol, by CM before he was a celebrity and actually posted on DAD ;)

The Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Don't defeat the purpose of why it was introduced.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Rodnelson23:
I've looked everywhere food the link to download the kt747 kernel and just can't find it :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] halodos:
I'm on slimbean, a 4.2.2 aosp Rom, and I was wondering if the connection says lte because while I do have it available in my area, my bar only ever reads 4g and never lte.

I'm updated to the md4 baseband with freeza's update zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] erikalin:
Lol. Yup!

This? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291368 I just searched KT747 kernel and I'm giving you the search result. Is that what you're looking for?

Just a tip: I am not giving you a hard time, not at all, but if you type any question into google and just put "xda" and the end of it, you'll get xda results. That's usually what I do, and I don't think I've ever not been able to quickly get whatever I'm looking for. Just a friendly suggestion. Cheers!

Try this link. ^
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Rodnelson23:
I'm with sprint

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Cool no hard feelings. I understand I'm new so im asking and learning as i go. But thanks! Someone from here told me about that kernel since I'm trying to switch mines so im going to try it. Thanks again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
4g is lte
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Caradineme2:
So according to Rom manager I have two recoveries installed. I want to get rid of twrp but can't find any info on it other than "flash over it", "you can only have one recovery". It's no big deal but sometimes when I boot into recovery, it didn't always go to cwm like I want. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

Sent from a Galaxy within my palm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] speakerboxx1906:
M.O.A.R

just flashed M.O.A.R and im getting an error stating that my device cant be activated any help?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigpappags3:
You are more than likely going to have to give more info...did u do a clean install? Did u check md5sum? Give as much info as possible even what rom u are coming from.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Try this first, dial ##72786# in your phone dialer.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
file structures

I have a question ...

I rooted a while back and kept stock rom for a while. Then started to venture out and downloaded my first rom, the darthstalker rom. i noted that it was not being updated and then tried the wicked sensations with eredicate theme (awesome). I then moved to cm 10.1 (and did not realize it would change the file structure until after). I liked it well enough, but loved the WS eredicate. I decided to restore my nandroid of the WS using TWRP 2.5.0.0 (which I believe is the latest). It had no problem locating the backup on the ext sdcard (i have read that this has been an issue in the past). So I restored it. It worked fine. The only issue I have is that I have the "0" folder in the phones internal storage. This is not necessarily an issue except a lot of space is wasted due to duplicate copies of folders. Can I merge the info in the 0 file with the other files in the root (i believe thats the term) of the phones internal storage?

Also, I have noticed that in the download file in both locations (0 and root) there are copies of many, if not all, apk files for my apps. Can I fix this or delete these?

Thanks for your help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Yes, just move all the contents from the "0" folder over to the root of your internal storage and then you may delete that folder. Please note that the location of your contents will change again once you revert back to an AOSP ROM but the only directory you really need to be concerned about is /data/media/. All your internal contents lie there and once you switch to AOSP it will create that emulated "0" folder of your internal storage, which you can find in /data/media/0. Anything else you may see, such as in /sdcard/ or /storage/emulated/0 are just symlinks to the same info so disregard those. DO NOT delete them or anything you remove will also be removed from the primary location. I personally prefer to avoid those and focus solely on /data/media/.

EDIT: An update to TWRP (2.6.0.0) has just been released so you may want to update to that, though remaining on 2.5 should cause no conflicts for the time being.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
Thank you

Should i use the computer to do this or should i use an app like ES file explorer to navigate to /data/media under "device" and then copy the contents of /data/media/0 to the root of internal storage under "device"? Also, there are some files that are duplicate ... how do I handle those copy over or merge (if possible).

Also, do you know why the apk files are in the download files and can i delete them?

Finally, If I wanted to unroot (I am currently stock rooted) using the method posted by qbking77 on youtube, can I? and would that change the file structure back to 4.1.2?

Thanks again for your time
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
Just move all your contents from

/data/media/0

to

/data/media/

If you have duplicate "0" folders within that then copy what's in the last "0" folder to /data/media/ then delete all others duplicate folders. Same goes for 3rd party apks.

The goal is to move anything and everything to that path.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
That is not what I mean. I have duplicate folders in the /data/media/ and /data/media/0 locations (for example there is an android folder in each).

The only duplicate 0 folder i have only contains a cwm folder and twrp folder, both of which are empty.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
That's what I'm trying to say..

"/data/media/" is your internal storage

"/data/media/0" is the emulated folder, basically a copy of what was in

/data/media/, acting as the internal storage when you flashed an AOSP ROM and now all your media has transferred to that folder. You can verify this by viewing all folders in /data/media/ except for "0" and you will notice that they are all empty as if you formatted your card

Since you reverted back to TW the "0" folder is still there but no longer in use. The system is once again reading the /data/media/ directory as your internal storage. So with that said, what you need to do is move everything from that "0" folder back into /data/media/, overwriting any duplicate folders.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
That is for you to choose a preinstalled recovery if you don't want ROM manager to flash a recovery it sets ROM manager up for your current recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sg32013pg:
im going crazy !!!! litterally

please someone help me...ive been trying like for 6 hours to get the MSL for a sprint samsung galaxy s3...it had 4.2.1 firmware stock and then i went and rooted it to clockworkmod 6.0.3.1 by team win ....basically i tried the terminal "su"..getprop irl.MSL....nothing ..i tried GET MY MSL...nothing ...and ive tried to use the msl finder by viperboy...but i think im not doing it right ...someone please help..im really loosing my marbles here....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
From my understanding you need to downgrade to 4.1.1 in order to accomplish this.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sg32013pg:
going crazy!!!!

im new to all of this and like i said my phone is already rooted.....is there an easy way to downgrade ...like a tutorial in the xda forums...ive searched and only found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1910947 but im not sure if i can downgrade while im in 4.1.2???....very confused ...someone please let me know
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Can I ask why you need the msl? Are you planning to move to another carrier? And yes Yes you can downgrade real easy, if you go to the TPR thread The People's Rom you can flash an older version of TPR they are all in the OP. You need something pre tpr3.10 here http://d-h.st/pP3

also check out this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35139675

and this one.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28158121

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sg32013pg:
going crazy!!!!

sorry im a noob so i have to use the peoples rom and this file dev-host peoplerosm310 using the video provided in the thread... to do what im trying to achieve ????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Listen i don't care to find my msl as I'm on Sprint and you can call them and they will tell you what it is, but if you need to yes you need to downgrade to that older rom version from what I understood. Read the two threads i linked you to. Those people know more about that.

Is the reason you are doing this to go to a different carrier??? Since I'm not sure what your trying to do?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sg32013pg:
going crazy!!!!

i purchased the phone and im trying to flash to pageplus cellular...its just when i dial ##3282# it ask for the msl so ive been stuck trying to figure out my code ...i dont have a sprint account or anything of that matter...i chatted with a representative earlier and they did not want to give me the MSL...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Ok gotcha. Yes you need to downgrade to the rom which I linked you to. Also follow the links I gave you on those threads also this one. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41195541 which I think you already went to.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sg32013pg:
going crazy!!!!

hopefully this time i get it right....thanks for showing me in the right path...im going to be doing this all night if i have to ...LOL...and thanks for the last link ...very helpful...