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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GrandMstrBud:
I have Frosty V7 now with CWM recovery and I'm unable to flash the T-Mobile leaked JB release. I thought it was flash-able through recovery?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Top of post 2 shows requirements. These are OTAs. They patch existing files in a specific, fully stock build.

To flash one of the leaked otas you must first odin flash the UVALH2 fw. Then you can flash one of the jb otas.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Classick206:
I'll never understand why people insist on uploading to garbage hosts like Hotfile.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The hotfile links are the original ones provided by sammobile and samsung-updates.

One of the reasons I'm hosting them myself on androidfilehost and dev-host is to provide a far superior host for you guys to download from.

I agree hotfile is pretty worthless, but it wasn't for me to decide!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] synapses11:
Stuck at Samsung screen after flashing stock with Odin

Hey there Im not sure what else to do. I had taken the OTA update after getting my phone a few days ago. After it finished the update and rebooted, it automatically came up to download mode saying it couldn't boot. So I just flashed using Odin using the latest stock firmware for T-mobile (T999UVALJ4_T999TMBALJ4_T999UVALJ4_HOME.tar) It fixed the boot issue, and got the standard T-mobile boot screen and then switches to a Samsung logo that's animated. I've let it sit for about 45 mins now and it just sits there, the phone doesn't reboot or anything. I've tried older stock firmwares and I get the same thing. I even loaded CWM to flash a custom rom but I can't get CWM to see my microSD card to flash the zip. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

Update: Never mind, I loaded stock recovery and did a factory reset/ clear cache and all is good now. You think I'd learn my lesson after screwing android phones for years.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry I didn't get to you sooner. Glad you got it figured out! Anytime you get stuck at the Samsung logo during boot after a rom/firmware flash, a factory reset will usually fix the problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] swordsx48:
im getting this error. any help?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
First, update cwm recovery.

6.0.1.2 is the latest I believe.

Is the rest of your system 100% stock UVALH2? Including modem? This means no mods, no custom rom, no bloat removal, etc.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ASharpEdge:
Well, here goes.....I am ready to do my first ROM flash today! My phone is fully stock except for root...so here goes! I am going to flash the newest JellyBean ROM.

However, I must say I am not certain why there are so many different versions of the JellyBean leak to choose from. I assume that a person would want to choose the newest most updated version right?

I spent the past week or so reading many, many, many threads in this forum on what is what and how to do this and that. I consider myself to be very good at computers and electronic stuff. I am very good at fixing anything and understanding just about everything I come across, but I still must say that I do not understand much of this. Coming to this forum less than two weeks ago and just getting my first smartphone about 6 weeks ago.....this is all very overwhelming to anyone. I am sure that after another month or so of reading more and doing more. I think the hardest part of this is learning the meaning of all the acronyms used in this forum. I know for those in the know it is easy but for new people...WOW, it is a field of acronyms!

Anyway, pray for me to do this right....I will post shortly on how everything went.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] swordsx48:
i really like your story and its a great thing to flash roms!

docholiday77 i just updated and then i got another error. im not sure if its all stock, all i did was root and. oh. i flashed a geniewidget.apk to the system/app. would i have to then flash the official or prerooted firmware zip to update?

i really dont even know the changelog i just hate this notification that keeps popping up.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If i were you, id consider trying out frosty or xquizt. They are based off of the leaks and much more stable.

There are so many because each one is a progression towards the final release. If you still are wanting to run one of the leaks, expect bugs, they are leaks because theyre not ready to be an official build.

Good luck!

Probably your best option is to odin flash one of the stock firmwares. Id suggest root66 version of UVALJ4 since your obviously rooted and trying to update.

Maje a backup, but you should be able to flash the firmware and keep your apps and data intact.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ASharpEdge:
Thank you Doc for the advice. I have been very busy and have not had much time, but I think I may try out the Xquizit ROM first and go from there.

Peace out!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdizzle404:
Hey doc do you think the leaks would be more stable then jb aokp or cm10 ?

I ask because I'm on milestone1 one now and its pretty stable I'm just curious because I would really like to try xquizit but I don't want to move backwards ya know lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
On their own, the leaked jb builds are not good daily drivers. However, both frosty and xquizit have come a long way and have become excellent roms. Most would prob say frosty is a bit more stable, but both are very good roms.

I can't speak to how they compare to cm or aokp as its been a long time since I've used em. I can say that touchwiz is quite imoressive and has more features working, but it still comes to personal preference in the end.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdizzle404:
A little OT but some one may be interested

http://androidspin.com/2012/11/06/s...or-galaxy-s-iii-and-4-2-updates-coming-later/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: bootup

See if you can reboot the phone and go into CWM or TWRP recovery mode on your phone and do a "Factory Reset" and reboot the phone.

It should fix the problem.

If that will not fix the problem you will need to use a windows based computer, I have the full step by step guide for doing it if needed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Dev-host seems to be down. Anyone happen to have a mirror for the UVDMD5 firmware?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I will look into it. Im assuming you are referring to the root66 version, correct? I only link to MrRobinsons version, but ill see what I can do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Yeah that one. I was able to download it just now so they're back up and running. Thanks though :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Other than being able to use cm10.1, is there any noticeable benefit to upgrading the firmware? Or, is there any downside to upgrading the radio but not firmware? I read through the last 10 pages and didn't see either answer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Some have reported increased battery life with the latest firmware.

No there isnt any downside to flashing just the modem. Youll just have to try them to find the best one for you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Sorry if this is basic info I should know but I'm having trouble with my vocab meanings. I am currently on a 4.1.1 rom (wicked 10). When I first made the switch from ICS to jellybean I used the rt66/odin route so I'm on whatever firmware that initial JB release had. I also have updated to the uvmd5 radio.

Is "firmware" the same as the stock 4.1.2 JB update? In other words, if I flash the file Junky posted above will it overwrite Wicked, or is that file going to install underlying files and leave wicked as-is?

My related question is if I wipe/factory reset and flash the above file and then restore Wicked from my backup, will the new firmware be overwritten by anything?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I haven't looked at whats in his rom, but it appears that is a basic rom like most others, only not heavily modded.

So if you flash that it will overwrire wicked with the regular stock deodexed system, but it will not flash the underlying partitions included in the firmware.

Firmware generally refers to anything that flashes a full update to the system via Odin (files are a .tar or .tar.md5). Firmware flashes not only your /system (which is what most roms do), but also modem, recovery, bootloader/kernel, as well as other less discussed partitions. Flashing the firmware will also overwrite wicked.

(There is a thread which has a file that flashes everything but /system in this section btw)

If you update by flashing the firmware, then flash wicked or restore it, it will not overwrite anything but the /system partition. (Maybe kernel if he included it). Everything else will remain as it was from the firmware flash.

Factory reset does nothing but wipe userdata.

One more thing. The post you quoted says root66 firmware isn't pre-rooted. Thats not correct. The whole point of root66 is to be able to flash the full firmware, but remain rooted.

Hope that helps clear it up a bit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Thanks for the reply. I downloaded the root66 md5 file, used odin to flash it, and let it all reboot and do its thing. Only issue I have now is I tried to use goomanager to install twrp but it still reboots into stock recovery. Do I need to install clockwork first and then install twrp?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Delete two files

/system/install-recovery.sh

/system/etc/recovery-from-boot.p

Then install recovery and it should stick.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re" twrp

You first need to odin flash CWM recovery before you can use goomanager.

Here is the link to the odin flash TWRP recovery: http://d-h.st/beP

Flash it in Odin and then install goomanager, then flash TWRP in goomanager.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Actually, if he deketes those two files he shouldnt have to go through all of that.

Just delete them, then install twrp from goo mgr. That should do it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Double check your link please. I dont think that recovery is for the T999.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Thanks for the help, it worked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I have an unlocked wind phone but using it under a mobilicity sim card. Which one should I download?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry. Didnt realize you had asked here. I answered in the other thread, but so its here too...

When flashin firmware, match it to the model phone, then carrier. So you would need a T999V firmware from the carrier that originally sold the phone.

That said, are you sure which model you have? Your sig says its a T999.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdizzle404:
If we flash twrp via goo using the root 66 ROM will that change the device status to modified?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I want to say yes, but I cant remember for certain.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdizzle404:
I think so to I think it was a custom recovery tripped it. but we could flas kernels via mobile odin
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] the00guy:
Is it possible to get the new gallery from 4.1.2 on 4.1.1?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Im sure it is. Check the Themes and Apps section. That's outside of the scope of this thread.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] unciviilized:
Hey [MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION] any chance for a working link for the newest firmware i get a 404 error, thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If ypu mea the root66, I just posted it in mrRobinsons thread. I only link to his in the op, its not a mirror.

Heres the link to the one I just uploaded though.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399753596
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] unciviilized:
And i can use odin for this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yup. It is root66, exactly as mrRobinson released it. You just have to extract it (7zip). Odin will flash the .tar.md5 file.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jricardogil:
hello, i want to downgrade to jelly bean 4.1.1 to unlock my phone. im not rooted so what do i have to do to downgrade without rooting my phone? i just downloaded ODIN and samsung drivers, whats next?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Download the stock firmware, not root66 from the op and flash in Odin.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fireboypr:
Hi everyone. I need to restore my phone to stock completely. I used the latest stock (not route66) firmware with odin but it doesn't delete everything I still have my custom ringtones in the ringtones list, apps such as GPS still have the maps downloaded (everything is stored in internal storage not sd card). Before flashing I wiped data 3 times, wiped cache 3 times, wiped dalvik. Then flashed with odin successfully. Any ideas? Also tried with route66 firmware and the same thing happened. Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Do a factory reset now. If you wiped data while twrp or cwm was still installed it probably didn't wipe your internal sd.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fireboypr:
Thanks!! Ok so. First odin stock, then factory reset and should be ready to go right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yuugotserved:
Hi all,

so im getting the assert error now and i've downloaded the latest baseband UVMD5 and also the UVDLJA - UVDLJC for use in recovery. i cleared cache and dalvik and when i try to install UVDLJA - UVDLJC i get a

assert failed: apply_patch_Check("/system/SW_Con

E: Error in /sdcard/0/OTA_T999_UVDLJA_UVDLJC.zip (status 7) .

please advise. thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tr82691:
if i flash the prerooted firmware in odin will it delete my phone data or just install over it like an update?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Agent3:
I just odin root66's T999_UVDMD5 Latest JB 4.1.2 Firmware and its missing the Korean language pack. Is there anyway to install this as all my texts that I receive in Korean come out as blank characters. I also can't read Korean websites as they show up blanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
correct

for an ota to work you have to be 100% stock UVDLJA. no changes, nothing removed, not deodexed, etc.

Otherwise use the firmware in odin.

no it shouldn't, but back up because if you have problems you could be forced to factory reset.

The T999 is a US phone. Several have asked why they can't get their language on it but I've never seen a solution. Sorry.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yuugotserved:
hi, thanks for the reply. i ran into a bit of a problem.

i did the following

1) downloaded the FW for UVDMD5

2) i extracted the zip to get the tar file

3) i put the s3 in download mode, opened odin, selected PDA > browsed for the tar file

4) i unchecked all checked boxes

5) it successfully flashed, i got the green pass so i removed the cable. i then pulled battery out and put it back in

6) its now stuck on the samsung logo screen with the led notification lit and its been there for a good 5-10 mins

7) i tried to go into TWRP but it looks like it was removed (i only get the android recovery 3e when i press vol up, home and power).

did i brick my phone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nope. The firmware includes everything. Including recovery. Youll just need to wipe data/factory reset. If you prefer to do it in twrp, just flash it by itself in odin.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Agent3:
I figured it out for anyone who has the same problem in the future. The missing character can be fixed by replacing a modified version of DroidSansFallback.ttf
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Awesome job figuring that out! First I've seen anyone do so. Can you tell us where you got the modified file? Ir better yet post it for others who may find themselves in need. If we get a few different ones together i can post them separately.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Agent3:
I used qtotter's file: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=690781

Although some characters still remain "blank", I would say a good 90% characters are visible now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] didadi:
Howdy all,I updated the Tmo's US 4.1.2 version and my phone occasionally hangs and reboots. Is this some known issue?

I came from 4.0.4 stock except it was rooted. So, update went fine but this problem now .Any help will be appreciated.!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You need to do a factory reset. Youre still using data created and used by ICS. Sone if it won't work correctly in JB as they are different os' s and JB won't be able to read some of it correctly.

If you factory reset using cwm or twrp it wont wipe your sd.

Don't restore system apps data with titanium. Start clean. For contacts export to csv then import after the wipe.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] didadi:
Thank you!. - Will give it a shot. factory reset needs to be done via the Android settings right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, or you can do it in recovery.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sad_nomad:
hallo everyone! i have s3 t999 from t-mobile running 4.1.1 UVDLJC.

can i install 4.1.2 UVDMD5 from this thread using odin, or it's better to update over-the-air?

does the stock firmware still contains t-mobile bloatware?

thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes you can flash this firmware. Or use the OTA. Personally, I prefer flashing the full firmware via Odin (use root66 version if you want root).

If you're currently rooted and especially if you have made ANY changes to the system, the OTA will fail.

And yes, it's the full firmware, and it does include bloat.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sad_nomad:
Thanks a lot DocHoliday77!

so if i use UVDMD5 root66 version it will update to 4.1.2 and root the same time?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DiorHomme:
Link for newest zip CWM TOUCH 6.0 and non touch in OP doesnt work. host/link down!!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just use the link in my Sig from this post or the post above.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I'll update the links though. I reorganized some stuff on the host site and mustve moved/deleted those.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cognus:
hello

could someone more experienced than I help me out please?

new to this thread. I used mskip's GS3 toolkit to get a somewhat iffy "stock" GS3 rooted and nandroid'd. it all looks ok.

I want to install root66 now. I have TWRP recovery via the Toolkit. TWRP does not recognize the .7z file.

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is there a way to install using TWRP, or should I first factory reset, then use ODIN? or what?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Root66 is Odin flashable only. And you don't flash the .7z file. Extract it and flash the .tar.md5 file.

The root66 thread is linked in the op. You can find more info and instructions there.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cognus:
ok.. in the back of my head i'm wondering why odin did not nuke everything the last time I tried it. seemed to give me the green light and reboot awfully quickly.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Odin will usually leave user data intact.

As for it being quick, it depends on what you flashed. If it was a recovery only, then yes it'll be done really fast. With the firmware it shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cognus:
all good now.

I must have erred somehow on the first try, though I was awfully cautious.

did the resets as mentioned, nuked everything that smelled like a driver on my PC, went to samsung to make sure I had their latest/best driver wad and installed all that, rebooted and went at it again using odin to pick the tar.md5 root66 file. checksum went ok [took awhile] and it proceeded. this time I could watch the progress - took about 20 minutes or so to get done.

handset looking good so far - I've been debloating for an hour or so. everything stable.

thank you much for responding.

c
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No problem. I find sometimes that when I'm extra cautious is when I make the most simple mistakes!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Kamau54:
I have a bit of a problem when it comes to PC storage. I don't have enough on my unit to back up everything believe it or not. Even my external hard drive is full. I've got a nandroid of my phone in my phone though, but I'd rather not lose any of my music or pictures, which are stored on my card.

Here's my thing. I've got Mobil Odin Pro, and want to Odin back to stock (I'm rooted), but without losing root. Will doing so cause me to lose stock, and having to reboot my S3? Also, will using Mobile Odin in all likelihood erase my internal memory?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Anything you want to keep should be on the external card. Stock recovery will wipe the internal card if you factory reset.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
With Mobile Odin Pro, you can deselect certain parts of the update, so you can elect to not flash recovery if you choose. But if you fo go with stock recovery, take heed of aerowinders warning!

The flash alone will not wipe your data, but depending on your preflash setup, you may be forced to factory reset before it will boot.

I don't think MO will wjpe internal sd if you use the wipe options there, but I'm can't recall for sure, so err on the side of caution there.

Either use Everroot in MO, or use the root66 firmware to stay rooted.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThaGreatest:
Ok so I'm already on the root66 4.1 firmware and decided to install root66 4.1.2. I flashed it following all the instructions in your post but when I flash it, it says FAIL after like 5 mins.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Are you certain you are using the right one for your model phone?

Do you have kies installed? If so get rid of it and install the standalone drivers from my sig.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elitetech:
Is it safe to flash the Mobilicity firmware on a t-mobile phone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
It wont work. Odin should fail almost instantly.

Don't see any reason to do that anyway.??

Plus it probably isnt safe as it flashes several other partitions which could potentially cause it to malfunction.

You could always just use the kitchen to build a rom from the firmware, but again, I just dont see any any reason or benefit to it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elitetech:
I can get the T-mobile Version cheaper than the Mobilicity Version, and my clients use Mobilicity and I would like for them keep the Mobilicity branding.

This goes for the Note II as well, if you noticed my post in that thread.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThaGreatest:
No and I have that driver installed but it says the same thing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nah, I don't spend any time in the note2 forum.

Your best bet would be to create a recovery flashable rom from the firmware.

But then you won't have warranty on the devices.

Its just my opinion but I'd pay the extra for the correct model. There's no guarantee you would get better thsn 2g data speeds on a T999 anyway. Someone may have tried it with Mobilicity, but I'm not sure.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elitetech:
Ok thanks for your input.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThaGreatest:
Someone pls help!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry, looks like you posted abouth the same time as me, so I didn't realize it.

What is the model of your phone?

What build and Rom is it currently on?

What version of Odin and drivers are you using?

Which firmware are you trying to flash?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThaGreatest:
T999

Currently on the root66 4.1 Firmware

3.07 Odin and the drivers in your Sig.

I'm trying to flash root66 4.1.2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
When you start odin then reboot to download mode and connect to the computer, does odin recognize the phone?

In one of the top left boxes it should turn green (I think) and say the COM port you're connected to.