yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
Hey...more info here about "sudden death and exploit".....http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/03...ynos-security-exploit-sudden-death-issue-too/

Galaxy S III’s latest software update fixes Exynos security exploit & Sudden Death Issue

On 2nd January, Samsung pushed a software update (I9300XXELLA) to the Galaxy S III and we can confirm that the new software update fixes the infamous Exynos 4 vulnerability.*The security flaw was in the kernel which made the device R/W by all users, apps and gave access to full Physical Memory. In short, this vulnerability gave root permissions to *any* app and there was no control over it but now with the new system update the security hole has been patched.We believe that the new system update also fixes the*sudden death issue*as the new firmware ships with brand new bootloaders and this is the first time Samsung has updated the*bootloaders of the device since it started shipping back in May 2012. But, we can’t confirm if sudden death issue has been resolved or not as Samsung is the only one who can confirm about the fix.*For now the new software update is only available for the United kingdom (BTU) but we expect other countries to follow soon. We would urge Galaxy S III users to *immediatly update their device to the latest firmware via Kies or OTA (Over-The-Air).Official Firmware Details:Android Version:*4.1.2 – Build JZO54KPDA:*I9300XXELLACSC:*I9300OXAELLAMODEM:*I9300XXELLABuild Date:*22-12-12Change list:*742798Screenshots:SamMobile research,*via,*viaUPDATE: Our sources confirm that Samsung has fixed the sudden death issue with the latest Galaxy S III Software Update.Published by FaryaabS03 January 2013......
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Yank555:
Well that part is speculation on their behalf ... we will have to wait for either Samsung to go public, or for someone on ELLA seeing his phone die ... only then we will know for sure ...

JP.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fantasmanegro:
how can they prove this!?... i mean, did they know about death issue and even release the phone?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] matt-86:
Hi sotmax. If and when you gonna release v13 XXELLA I have to install first the stock rom by odin and then root again and install yours? I ask because samsung said they changed the bootloader. The bootloader is the first screen I see on the phone when I turn it on no ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
This is my opinion at the end about XXELLA and everything about sudden death at this time based on reports.

Sammy have release an update with including bootloader that says sudden death is fixed while not yet confirmed.

We can agree that have fixed exynos bug while we have it too.

Ok till now.

I have receive plenty of emails from ppl ask me my opinion about it or if my rom is safe or even from ppl affected from that.

3 devices till now die with my rom.9 with stock rom and plenty of others mixed with other roms.

There are also other sammy models died.

As far as i can see this have

nothing to do with the rom itself or the fw generally and this is true

.

So to continue this i start asking several things like date of purchase or region or even time and date to see if there have something to do with solar activity(funny for some but still true,i m a tehnician anyway).

So asking more and more i realize that the only common between died devices was only the bootloader.

From 4.1.2 ota update and later on if you try to root your device you will get an exlamation mark upper left while you not get that before.

The reason is that after 4.1.2 the bootloader was changed during update to this.

All devices at least with the ppl that i spoke to have the recent bootloader in their devices as it comes with the update.I also saw that in many devices inside my store.

So maybe sammy messed up a little with this in its try to record binary count and now repairs that with the new update.Maybe bootloader messed up just with the latest fw 's after POL roll out.

So XXELLA is nothing more than XXELL4 with new bootloader and 4-6 more apps.

The attention here is that if you flash official fw you will loose the ability to go back to old bootloader as this is not possible for the moment,

So at the very end of this i m suggesting to download and flash an old bootloader(JUST BE CAREFUL) and then flash an official 4.0.4 wiht all 3 files(pda,pit,phone) and root with cf root and then flash custom rom (mine or whatever if you like something else).

You will get rid of the updated bootloader and also from exclamation mark and you will be mind free from the sudden death bug at least till those lines written and from my reports....

If i have further news i will inform you all.

I m stuck searching this, thats why i only answer to specific questions ;)

Choice is absolutely yours...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fantasmanegro:
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mmmmm... wait.... what if i never did OTA update?, as i remember with my device: from 4.0.4 go for ROOT then go to SotMax then go to OTHER ROM and them go back very happy to SotMax ROM...

and working with bootloader looks a little bit messy/danger/scary so, can you help us to :

1) know if we have the "evil" bootloader and

2) guide us in process of flashing "safe" bootloader?

i have to thank you and Yank for all help and information you guys provide to us...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MRDOCA:
Sotmax if you could provide the files we should use that would be great. Im sure ive read sudden death happening to devices on ics aswell though in the sudden death threads on xda
[Galaxy S III Android Development] michalis95:
Battery

Hello and whats up?

I have been using the ROM for about a month and i have to say its the best one out there. Gaming works very nicely, (expect 2-3 crashes in Ashpalt 7) but yes, its a heck of a great rom.

However the last week my battery has been draining much faster. My phone used to last very long, 1 day to get to 70% now, it takes around 2 hours to get to 70%

can you help with this?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
Wipe your cache partition only once...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ajwconsult:
I can say I did an ota update when I first got my sg3 back oooo about 9 month ago... but after that.. joined xda and have just flashed using loads of different mods including sotmax releases..

I purchased an unlock from a website. . then used odin to flash cwm.. then basically just keep flashing roms using cwm.

I downloaded the chip checker to see if my device is affected.. it said yes when on v11. flashed v12 same.. but had yank55 2.8f kernel then all ok..

I have have installed omega roms and somtax roms and a couple of others until sticking with sotmax as this is clearly a better more stable rom as fixes seems more instant..

never had a boot problem. always started.. silly little usual problems with different roms as you would expect. . but v12 sotmax onward no problems. .

on three uk in uk.

and yes still looking forward to v13
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
with which bootloader?

many users i know roll back after thought that jb especially 4.1.2 is laggy ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] makalolo:
I have no prob. with 4.2 cam and gallery update from v11 to v12... just only wipe delvik and cache partition...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
Hey..same here my friend...this 'sudden death" is the device freezing and shutting down? Dont all electronic devices act like this...my previous mobiles did this..so does my sons ipod..laptop..ps3...etc!!!!

Oh..and iv just flashed official ELLA with mobile odin just to try it out...then i read sotmax statement few posts up....Oh ****...:(:(:(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
Do you have root?? Yes

Do you have exclamation mark upper left during splash image??

-no--->no problem

-yes-->tou need older bootloader

That simple. ;);)

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
I have ask you and on myphone how we can flash old bootloader? Where we can find old bootloader ?

Thnk
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fantasmanegro:
n00b question... which splash :eek:image?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hamma:
Bootscreen
[Galaxy S III Android Development] blyx21:
Hmmm im confuse... is sudden death only affects those affected by emmc or exynos unit only? Mine is not affected so do I need to worry still?

Ps. But my note2 is affected ****
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
How we can see if we are affected?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hamma:
With odin and you´ll find it in older firmware.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
So I have to download original Fw and take the bootloader?

Then I have to download a 4.0.4 rom and flash it and then I can flash every rom I want???

I have tI have zero on the counter or I can flash old bootloadr without zero?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fantasmanegro:
checked at all corners from top to bottom and no exclamation mark in all the images showed at boot...

the mark is brighter? has a background? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hamma:
If it were there, you would have seen it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MRDOCA:
I have no exclamation but I know ive changed bootloader...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wooptarik:
Can anyone provide a link to the original bootloader? Kinda confused with all firmwares on Sam mobile. Thanks

P. S: I have the red exclamation mark on boot screen. Bootloader XXDLIH 4.1.1
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MRDOCA:
Actually no I must not have lol
[Galaxy S III Android Development] TheSkyKnight:
You cannot possibly miss it mate
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wooptarik:
Been reading a lot about this XXELLA new update in the forums, while it fixes the exynos exploit, there is no proof that it fixes the sudden death issue . I think I'll just wait for our dear sotmax to release v13, and maybe update bootloader as well.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MRDOCA:
So should I downgrade to a old bootloader? I have I9300XXALF2 as mine according to better battery stats dump
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hamma:
Let´s simply wait ´til sotmax comes out with a solution :good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MRDOCA:
Oh no first report of sudden death on the ella update in the sudden death thread
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Ra1n3R:
Triangleaway reset only the flash counter to zero and "original", but the red exklamation mark is still in the left corner.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
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I will try to collect all files you need and i will post it here

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] jaidev.s:
Here's a link for old bootloader, it worked fine for me,

http://db.tt/4I1M0py8

http://db.tt/OuHubPJy

Sent from my GT-I9300 with a BIG :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] iampun33t:
Dude its actually dumb to even compare the battery life of a smartphone to Nokia1100. That being said, maybe you don't actually use the 300+ user apps that you have. Maybe you don't even use 3G. Cause anyone who does use it will tell you that even a moderate usage on WhatsApp 3G will drain your battery like nothing else. Also videos and games drain the battery too much. I am not whining about the battery life and do feel that its the best so far on any custom rom or even stock in some cases. I just feel that battery life is too low for anyone using the full potential of their smartphone.

This being a main point, I personally think that Samsung should upgrade the RAM and the battery in SGS4. Smartphones have had quite improvements but not much in terms of battery life.

Though I do agree that Sotmax is truly the best experience ever and It should be coming Stock.:cool:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Musko:
I have sudden death on my SIII:

I am from Slovakia.

Phone buy approx 20. jun 2012

Sudden death is 24. december 2012

At 17:00 I change ringer off, and after 3 hours my phone is death. During this 3 hours I dont touch my phone.

ROM: Omega v34 ELKC

Kernel: Yank's kernel 2.8e
[Galaxy S III Android Development] PearLRoX:
That wipe dont help.. I i use sphere cam or pano with that 4.2 camera my gallery just crash. I reset an wipe but still the same..

Just dont understand.. I like sphere cam but its not working on my divice =(

Sotmax helps me much but also he dont know a solution..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
Hey....im back on v12 now after flashing ELLA official to try it out...iv had the red exclamation for a long time...iv never had any issues with my device...and still have it...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] donteo:
Sotmax you believe that v3 bootlader is only a try from sammy to solve counter binary ? Because if we consider that v1 (4.0.4) is safe and

SD problem cause bootloader v2 then maybe there is a small possibility that the "bug" causing the SD is solved in v3 ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wooptarik:
Did u keep the bootloader from XXELLA?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
No mate..i still have official update on my sd card tho..i will flash again later.....;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
Please can someone tell me how i can check the VERSION of Bootloader that i have ????

PLEASEEE
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wooptarik:
Terminal emulator >cat /proc/last_kmsg | grep bootloader

---------- Post added at 03:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ----------

Thanks mate, what bootloader are you using?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
Hey..to be honest.. iv never checked...never had to...;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
i am writing this but on the terminal say :

/system/bin/sh cant create cat: Read-only file system
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ajwconsult:
I just run that terminal command and this was my result

Bootloader is: I9300XXALF6 looking at the data.

Baseband: I9300XXELL4

Build: I9300XXELL4

Kernel: 3.0.57-SGS3-JB-U6-Yank555.lu-v2.8f+ Dec 29 01:15:19 CET 2012

RIL: I9300XXELKC

WITH NO EXCLAMATION ON BOOT SCREEN.

I thought everything listed above was supposed to be the same?

Installed CWM Recovery is v6.0.1.2 using Odin.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
ok i have the results

look the image

Aw i can see i have the bootloader from ι9300XXDLIH

this is new or old bootloader ???

I have the red exclamation mark
[Galaxy S III Android Development] technod:
Download App Android System Info from Market. Go to System open Buildinfos and there you will find your bootloader :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gpelekanos1:
Mine is I9300XXALF2. Dont know if this is new or. I would appreciate if somebody who knows comments it. Thx.

sent via Xda app. Sotmax v12 super rom with Yank555 2.8g kernel.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
Do you have the exclamation mark on boot screen ????
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sam77744:
Terminal emulator is only work with root mobile ? right now I am on lla stock rom and I want to change csc?thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ajwconsult:
Yes, Terminal is for rooted devices. If rooted you can obtain CSC changer from the market free... There will be further options when v13 is released.. might be worthwhile waiting as sotmax said this weekend it will be released.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gpelekanos1:
@omek07

Nop i dont have it :)

sent via Xda app. Sotmax v12 super rom with Yank555 2.8g kernel.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sam77744:
thanks bro
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bone069:
Same for me... Can someone tell us how to change bootloader to the older one?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wooptarik:
You can find older bootloader on perka's file stash (on market or Google for his sure) and only flash with pc odin (there is a text file explaining how to install).

I'm on XXDLIH Bootloader 4.1.1 with the red exclamation mark since I updated through OTA. I'm restraining from upgrading to XXELLA for now since it isn't downgradble yet.

No need to downgrade for now.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] enigma1981:
My bootloader is XXALF6 with no exclamation mark at boot

What build names equate to what versions of bootloader?

Swyped from my Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viki-bg:
Guys just install it with Odin and no more problems!

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] Yank555:
Just checked, my daily S3 has XXALF5 bootloader, my dev S3 has XXBLH1, none give red exclamation mark.

I'll stick with them for now ;)

JP.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] AladdinZ:
Wrong! I use most of the apps but yeah not all the apps all the time in a day since I'm a photo maniac and most of it are different camera apps and photo editing apps.

I use 3g all the time but mine is always connected to WiFi so I don't use data over network.

I have been on various ROMs and I can tell you I know what battery drain is like. That Nokia 1100 was sarcasm. Lol.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tarzan11:
Hey...link for ELLA bootloader....http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36258060&postcount=41425
[Galaxy S III Android Development] enigma1981:
Sotmax - you need to update your installer text, it still says v6 when flashing ;)

Other than that I'm definitely prefering this ROM over wanamlite - it's faster booting, smoother in the UI, app/game loading times are shorter, GPS is working perfectly with a fast lock and no loss of signal...

Good job dude! Very good job!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GIO44:
Another one !!! Hehe welcome to the great family !!!;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] enigma1981:
The ever-growing group of sotmax converts lol

Swyped from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
Yes i saw that too but i saw it later and uploading was done.

Fortunately zip name is change so it will not mess anything :D:D

Thank you very much my friend

;););)

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
For the truth side of view my friends i m building roms for quite some years now but never share it here.

For the build:

I was always concern about the stability and the speed of my builds as i want them for every day hard usage.

One day my friend mantzaros came into my store and see one of my builds and know also how many time i have spend as this is the whole idea behind my work.

He used to send me job or permanent bricked phones to unbrick them but the specific morning he try so much to change my mind for sharing it here that eventualy hit his target ;)

So the reason that you have that build inside your devices is him and all credits for sharing my work goes to him.

From my side you have to know that i will try not to dissapoint anyone and i will always try to help individual everyone that have a problem.

Thanks anyone for supporting my thread.

Your happiness with my build is my payment to continue them as money and donations dont have place in this thread and as stated in op if you want to donate do it to someone that really need those money for device or anything to keep working for us as many of those great developers cannot affort the cost of a new device

Thank you all again for the great support on me :)

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] SignalX:
i always changes and try roms, 99% of roms certainly!

and i believe this sammy JB based rom, is in the top of the list of them

love this smoothness and the power

@sotmax, mate you should keep this good work up and help this community, we love it!!

cheers
[Galaxy S III Android Development] corrsea:
Try the fix that would be specific to your region from Angledeaths thread here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11342772

If that does not work it might be worth trying this fix from the ARHD thread. (I've not tested it as my GPS is fine at the moment)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34488704

Edit

Have just flashed the ARHD fix to test it.

First impressions are that it seems OK. I'll give it a 20 minute road test on my way to work with Google navigation and report back if there are any issues.

Edit

OK I can confirm that the ARHD fix works. My advice to anybody still facing GPS issues would be to try a region specific zip from angeldeath first and the ARHD fix only if this does not work.

I would suggest this order as the ARHD fix makes many more changes, (some of which may not be necessary.)

ROM Sotmax V7

Kernel Yank555.lu-V2.5
[Galaxy S III Android Development] drdanishkhannew.540:
Okay i found a prob in camera. Did a clean wipe and all.. burst shot isnt workin.. i restored app plus system data from my old rom to this one.. is the backup causing problem??
[Galaxy S III Android Development] SignalX:
just for info,

JB Domination theme [AOSP look] ported by @raffaele88 works great on a clean install of the rom

Download link

http://www.gearengine.it/wordpress/...2_UNOFFICIAL_FoxHoundMod_ UNIVERSAL_Aroma.zip

also Transparent statusbar mod by @raubkatze is compatible with JB Domination theme and Sotmax rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1995320

from my phone
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
Fastburst is triggering by keep pressing capture button while in settings you have it active.

Description was to avoid missunderstood.

Is working fine here.

Maybe you have to check it before restorw to make sure if you have problem with backup

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] GIO44:
with kalagas and some tuning it works (fly!!) great too ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
Both two are very nice.

I m glad this build is compatible with every mod out there ;);););)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] enigma1981:
It works with AndroidGX theme too :)

Can't cope with the smaller text on the JBDom port do I'll wait for an official from vert :)

Swyped from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Blasphy62:
+1 Working and looks nice. Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] corrsea:
Battery life.

Mostly Internet and tapatalk but included 20 minutes navigation and a few minutes playing bubble shooter.

Oc'd to 1.6ghz

ROM Sotmax V7

Kernel Yank555.lu-V2.5
[Galaxy S III Android Development] drdanishkhannew.540:
So titanium can overwrite previous camera settings over the current one??
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
sometimes maybe something will end up in confliction my friend.

I use to restore only data from my google and samsung account in clean installation while i dont care about gaming progress etc.

A clean install must be a clean instal IMO.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sotmax:
That is really good battery drain my friend ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Blasphy62:
Insane battery life man! I love this ROM :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Yank555:
Just a hint, ignore the text in the linked post :

That is wrong, exynos-mem is and can only be fixed in the kernel, nowhere else !!

JP.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] AladdinZ:
This is what I have. No exclamation mark.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fantasmanegro:
my bootloader is I9300UBBLG2... no mark at boot
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sam77744:
4 what no more problems?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
So do you fix this exynos-mem bug ???
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Yank555:
Fixed as of 2.8c (18/12/2012) in my kernel, as indicated in the changelog.

JP.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] PearLRoX:
got the same on mine ..

XXBLH1 bootloader

HW 1.100

and also no -> !

and guy's .. maybe we dont fill Sotmax Topic with the sudden dead problems here..? Ther's a other page for HERE :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] AW079:
I am on I9300XXALE8.

No red exclaimation mark, and no sudden death issues.

I think this might be the original that came with the phone.

Brought 10/06/2012 From Three UK.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] green750one:
I'm on XXDLIH & have red exclamation mark.

Do I need to do anything, or just worry?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Redshark976:
I have the exclamtion mark aswell.. how to fix?