yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdotdot:
Oh I meant the June 23 one. T999VVLUFNF1. It's not under the root66 category.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No, they're pure stock. Just flash, root using my Towelroot thread in the General section, and it'll disable knox through that process.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
That's official Firmware. It does have Knox.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
So long as Towelroot works, there's very little reason to make the root66 firmware. Its just a lot of work and a lot of used space on a file hosts site. If mrRobinson were to make kk root66 firmware, he'd already have a ton of work ahead of him. 4 T999V's, 4-7 I747M's, the I747, etc. That's a lot of firmware to download, modify and upload!

If there is a genuine need for it, I'm sure he'd be willing to make it, (in his own time of course), but as far as I can tell, with Towelroot working so well, there isn't a real need for root66.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] revere521:
I noticed that the t999l has an ota update to T999LUVUBNF4 as of July, can i odin flash this stock ota and then use your tool to root again?

I currently have the T999LUVUBNC1 root66 running (i like touchwiz just fine, and i need wifi calling at home)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If you are referring to Towelroot, I dont know. Try it out.

And its not my tool btw. I simply just posted the info about it.

If you can, copy the ota for me before you unroot. Pretty sure its just a small one patching a few things in 4.3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] revere521:
looks like it may take sometroubleshooting, I cant truly OTA becayse my device comes up as custom, and for some reason kies doesn't yet list the update.

I see that some folks have had issues with this version showing up in kies, so i may need to see what troubleshooting i can do.

You are correct that its a small update "backend fixe." So it may not be worth doing much with:

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446?noredirect=true

"Software versions for Galaxy S III LTE (t999L)

Beginning July 17, the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (T999L) will have a software update to Android version 4.3/ Software T999LUVUBNF4 via manual pull down or Kies. This update only includes backend fixes.

This software update only impacts the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE t999L.

You can update in two ways:

Over the air (OTA) manual pull down to T999LUVUBNF4: OTA update is available as of 07/17/2014.

Manual download to T999LUVUBNF4: If you did not want to update via OTA, you can update via Samsung Kies. Ensure you are on the latest version of Kies prior to attempting the update. See http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ to confirm the version.

Android version 4.3/Baseband version T999LUVUBNF4- Current version

Version:

Android version 4.3/Software version T999LUVUBNF4

Approved 07/17/2014

OTA manual pull down and Samsung Kies update available

New Features:

Software stability updates

Prerequisites

T999LUVUBNC1 or T999LUVUBMK4

Device software is not rooted

50% battery life

Latest version of Kies software downloaded on PC or MAC

Data connection

File size of update

123.72 MB if updating from T999LUVUBNC1

102.03 MB if updating from T999LUVUBMK4"
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
If there any way I can download BNF4 without Kies? I can't find any links here or Sammobile
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Not unless someone grabs the ota and posts it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] notufatjesus:
Anyway to flash 4.3 firmware through recovery for my T999?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nope. Odin or mobile Odin only. Mobile Odin won't flash the full firmware though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] RebDovid:
Many thanks to DocHolliday77

As I move on from the Galaxy S III to the Note 4, I want to thank DocHolliday77 publicly for both his private assistance to me and the great public service he has provided, and continues to provide, GS3 users.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Congrats on the upgrade! With a little luck I'll see you in those forums in the near future too! Had the Note3 for a few months and loved it! Really wanting to get the Note 4 next!

(Don't worry guys, I'll still be playing with stuff around here too if I am able to upgrade at some point!)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkarmann:
I upgraded to BNF4 and towelroot says phone not supported and I see no root66 versions. Am I just stuck without root or can I flash NC1 again?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
Is there any way you can capture that ota?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkarmann:
Unfortunately that is well beyond my technical capabilities.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MagnumOrange:
Hi, I'm using S3Rx 1.5 on my T999. I am current on Baseband version T999UVDLJA (which as far as I know is my firmware version?) I would like to update to UVUENC2. Do I just use Odin and update to UVUENC2 from there or is there some other thing I need to do first?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] athlonxp2300:
one thing is to backup your system and data. you can not go back to older modem and bootloader but the rom should still work. if you wanted to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MagnumOrange:
I ended up in a boot loop that appeared to be due to xposed framework. I did a factory reset thru CWM recovery and it apparently wiped Google Play services as I had to manually reinstall this to log into my google account after the wipe. Now I'm a bit worried other stuff may have not survived the wipe. Is there some special way to wipe to "factory" after installing S3Rx?

EDIT: woops, wrong thread...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mxxcon:
If you can point me to some instructions/tutorial how to do that, I will.

I'm in the same boat..Got upgraded to T999LUVUBNF4 and Towelroot is not supported.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
You should be able to use Chainfire's CF-AutoRoot. It should be in the forum here somewhere. Once you're rooted, you need to look in the /cache directory for a zip file. It will probably have "T999LUVUBNF4" in it or "ota" but I'm not quite sure. Then copy it to your internal storage and upload it somewhere we can all download it [emoji1] . you might need to pull I it off on to your computer to upload it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mxxcon:
/cache

doesn't have anything like that. And nothing named "ota".

I guess it got deleted after install? :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
Most likely. But at least you were able to get root, I'm assuming?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mxxcon:
Yup, Odin 3.09 with CF-Auto-Root-d2tmo-d2tmo-sght999.tar.md5 rooted it. Not sure if this is the best method, but it worked. :)

SuperSU was able to remove/disable Knox w/o problems as well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
Here is a link to the Odin file of BNF4 update.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/35794/T999LUVUBNF4_T999LTMBBNF4_TMB.zip/

Doc could you make a flashable zip of the modem? That is out of my capabilities and it would be really appreciated ☺
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
Good^^^^
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Makes me sign up. Won't do it out of principle and XDA Rules. If you or someone can rehost this on AndroidFileHost or some other host, then I'll be happy to make a zip.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
Guys upload it we need it [emoji6]
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] athlonxp2300:
I downloaded it after creating the free user account. maybe I miss understand you but you signed up for XDA user account. what's the difference?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Johnnyy9262:
[MENTION=3639717]Perseus[/MENTION] im downloading it, ill link you once it is done, it is 967mb :/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
The account you created is used to track you very specifically for the kind of files you download. On top of that, you need to pay to download. The latter is hostaging of the file. XDA Rules specifially prohibit hosting on such sites for anything you may offer to users.

Thanks. I don't really need the whole thing. I need a small .BIN file out of it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] athlonxp2300:
Everything is tracked nowadays, although I agree it shouldnt be in many circumstances.

you don't have to pay to download. only to download faster. I paid nothing and downloaded the file ( approx 1gb) in about 35 mins.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purplezigar:
T999UVUBNF4 ODIN Download

Here's a link. It's on my own Mega account, so no need to sign up now. Thanks ahead for the zip :)

https://mega.co.nz/#!k8BTiBYL!FiLVifgwLwws4rnKsiS-Qz_zPdTFAqvZiFem9abmMAg
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Thanks I will take a look after work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Johnnyy9262:
Is this what you need? https://www.dropbox.com/s/leuvlhvw8ad2j99/NON-HLOS.bin?dl=0
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
Is the new modem?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
I pulled NC1 modem.bin and put that one but when check modem not change show same NC1 not sure if that is different procedure from S2 or Note1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Johnnyy9262:
this is the only .bin that came in that firmware, Perseus said he needed that... i dont know if it requires any other type of mod to extract it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to look at this over the weekend. I will do my best to do it tonight.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Thanks Guys. That's the file I needed. Unfortunately cloud storage is blocked by firewall at work. Here goes nothing.

UVUBNF4 Modem for SGH-T999L is available at

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001615906

MD5 = 4efbd0c891c3bc9b4089b399d4a50e7e

Usual warnings about flashing apply. Please note that flashing this would cause brick if you did not keep a track of versions.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
Thanks I will flash and report later [emoji6]
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Please keep Odin and Stock firmware handy. If you get no bars on boot, flash another modem. If that too doesn't work, Odin.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mervingio:
Wow this modem rocks strong signal everywhere

Thanks [emoji1]
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] #1n00b:
So my intent is to update my bootloader. I've been trying to flash these to do so but I realized every time I was still on the md5 bootloader. I was flashing from aospa 4.6 beta 5 as a file and not an ota. I just want to verify. I'll need to flash back to stock md5 firmware, then mobile Odin ota the mjc or nc2 firmware. I plan on using mobile Odin pro so I can maintain root and disable Knox. Would this be correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] skylinekiller:
Rooting SGH-T99L with T999LUVUBNF4

I have read through this forum, and I want to make sure I understand. To root my phone with my current update, I run "CF-Auto-Root-d2tmo-d2tmo-sght999" and use "Odin3_v3.09"??? Is this correct? I have read that CF-Auto-Root-d2tmo-d2tmo-sght999 does'nt work with T99L version..

After I root it is should use "UVUBNF4 Modem for SGH-T999L" I am not sure what this is and how I flash it? Is this better than just rooting it? Will I lose any other features on my phone if I do this?

Kindest Regards,

John
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Be sure to have the latest bootloader for your T999L which is this one (NF4). Once you flash that firmware through ODIN (instructions at OP section called "How to Flash the Stock Firmware") you should be set with both the latest bootloader and the modem. Some people forget the bootloader's importance and they tend to mix old bootloaders with new modems, causing issues when flashing and other instabilities. After using ODIN, you may use it again to flash the latest TWRP custom recovery to flash other stuff like root and you're done.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] skylinekiller:
Thank you, before I continue with your advice, my phones current settinngs are

Android 4.3

Baseband T999LUVUBNF4

Kernel Version 3.0.31-2106417

Build Number JSS15J.T999LUVUBNF4

SE for android status Enforcing SEPF-SGH-T999L_4.3_0029

Do I still need to flash the latest bootloader as you stated? If not, do I still need to flash stock firmware? BTW where/what is the "OP section"

Or if my current settings are up to date, do I just connect my phone, use odin to flash latest TWRP and install SuperSU2.40??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] thirdzcee:
In case nobody has tried or I just didn't see someone post about it... The t999v 4.4 firmware works like a charm on a t999, I just flashed it on my t999 using mobile odin, system and kernel only, not recovery and modem because of obvious reasons... Works like a charm except for wifi but was easily fixed by flashing ktoonz kernel... Just an FYI if anybody likes an alternative to the sprint or att stock 4.4 ports
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ega2oo2:
Could you please post a quick quide how did you do this, and what rom did you flash.

Upd: never mind, already done
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M1k3Carson1369:
T999L modem for unlock

I have a friend with the T999L variant and I'm trying to unlock it for him.

its on 4.1.2 stock, with Baseband MB7, and I was wondering if the LJC modem for the T999 would be compatible to flash via Odin to do the unlock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Risky. Definitely you won't get bars if you do flash. You can flash a T999L Modem on top of LJC to get your bars back.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkarmann:
Would it be possible for someone on here to create a root 66 version of the BNF4 update?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] masondoctorjt:
Not sure why, but that does not work for me... Supersu just keeps force closing. Did you unroot before updating?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mxxcon:
I was never rooted before. (Since that time for work reasons I had to go back to stock unrooted rom :()
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rawdaddymagraden:
You guys really need to read an op prior to asking questions. It clearly states that the leaked one from september is under the section in which it is a whole rom not an update and needs to be done via odin. As for the update ota is to be flashed in cwm only if it says it is for your rom...

For example the ota that says uvaj4 -> uvdlja is for if you have already on your phone uvaj4 and want to update to uvdlja.

Always check you version under settings-about phone before flashing anything
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spidey01:
I've done this before. It can be done a few ways, depending on what firmware version you want.

There's an image that can be CWM( I assume also TWRP)'d in. There's also the usual ODIN/Kies stuff. To my understanding if you flash the stock ROM, it will overwrite CWM or TWRP with stock recovery on reboot or something. All this stuff can be found by searching the forum and Google.

I've got stuff saved on my PC from when I did it and now and keep seperate CWM and ODIN folders for stuff.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I dont reall know if its required to be stock to unlock, but id play it safe and do so. I dont know much about the inlocking process, sorry.

But yes you should be able to unlock while rooted, so root66 should be ok for you.

You can always temp unroot first.

Hope that helps a bit.

If you odin flash the firmware it will make you completely stock, recovery, kernel and all.

To wipe everything, if you have cwm or twrp you need to format data. Factory reset will leave internal sdcard alone. If on stock recovery, factory reset wipes all including internal sd.

So odin flash your firmware, then factory reset and you will have an out of the box clean phone!

I wouldn't suggest messing with partitions and pit files. If a mistake is made itll probably brick.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] accordex:
Thanks!, So just Factory reset from the Settings right? not from samsung recovery? I'm going to flash LJ4, and wait for the OTA and update it that way just to be sure, then if all goes well i'll just flash LJA clean.

Thank you again!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Doesnt matter. Going through settings reboots to recovery and factory resets.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jaimesco12:
OK I'm using mobile Odin pro and noticed that when downloading the ota jellybean LJA it was only 300mb. I'm on cm10 nightly do I need to go back to ICS tw to do this? Wicked v7?

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] titaneds73:
thank you very much for the quick response i will deffinitely try odining with this firmware thats rooted and see if that works ,i will post back here if thats ok and let you know how it went maybe it will be useful to someone.thanks again
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just fyi, AFH is migrating files to a new server and may cause some download problems. Temporary.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The ota is supoosed to be roughly 300 mb.

It patches the existing system so it is basically the difference between the two.

Edit: just noticed yhe cm10 part.

Ota will not work, youll have to flash the full firmware.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jaimesco12:
I found the 700mb jellybean to use with mobile Odin pro. I want to erase everything after this process like new out of the box, were can I factory reset after mobile Odin finishes?

Also if I Odin will I loose twrp?? Because I want twrp to be there after Odin

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] accordex:
Settings, Backup & Reset >Factory restore...Once you odin official, odin the Root66, this should give you root...then Download Goomanager>menu>install recovery, it will reboot and you will have TWRP...

Pretty sure that's right...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry, had to go for a bit, didnt mean to leave you hanging. Youonly need to flash root66, no need to flash regular version first. Aftrr flashin via mobile odin, either go back into M.O. and choose wipe data, or into settings and factory reset.

If youve still got stock recovery, factory reset will wipe all. Mobile odin, twrp will not wipe internal sd.

After flash you will be back on stock recovery, but its all good because you're already rooted! Install goo manager from market, press menu and select install openRecovery Script. Twrp is now back!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jaimesco12:
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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] atagent:
Can anyone confirm tethering working or not in this official JB release? Other posts stating T-Mo possibly fixed the loop hole and I often need tethering for work purpose, but I really do want to update to JB.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Im sure we will hear a lot about this starting tomorrow!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] diabolusmiles:
So if I flash the jellybean one through Odin it will take me back to non rooted stock correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] white00gt:
ATT

Been running t-mobile version of frosty jb on my I747 I just edited the build.prop file now can I flash this firmware to use his latest version or will it mess up my phone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Correct. Unless you use the root66 version. Its identical but pre-rooted.

I wouldn't chance trying to Odin our FW on your model GS3. I think youre best off for now just uding the custom roms as you have before.

Check back here periodically though, I may see if I cant figure a way that you and others can safely get our full update.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] akapaul26:
Hey I followed the guide. Looks like it ran ok. How can I confirm my firmware was changed sucessfully?

Sent from my SGH-T999 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Settings > About Device
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] masondoctorjt:
OK, I tried several different ways, it will not root. Su closes and it will not reinstall either. Oh well:confused:

Edit: So I was installing mk4 and letting the OTA updates come and then rooting, and that was not working. (I was waiting for odin nf4 to download) . But when Odin nf4 finally downloaded I rooted the mk4 build su disabled knox and reset the flash counter, then uninstalled su. (I did not unroot with su , I just uninstalled for re-install from play store) then I Odin flashed nf4. then I did cf-auto root and I still had the su force closing, but then it updated and worked. I have root! For some reason it never asked to disable Knox. I'm not sure if that's cause I already did before updating through Odin or what. But it's rooted. Hopefully this can help someone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CarlosBattousai:
Wow tomorrow will be 2 years since I flashed firmware on any thing :XD

Ok a few really dumb questions from reading here I need to flash stock touchwiz in order to update my firmware to UVUBNC1? (currently on CM11 withdifferent kernal)

Ok let's say I don't have to flash stock touchwiz does this wipe everything?

I want to say that last time I just loaded odin and flash the update because I do everything I can not to do a full wipe.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Not at all sure I can follow that.

If you want to update your firmware, you just flash the correct firmware via Odin. The End. There are no Prerequisites except full wipe.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CarlosBattousai:
Thank you kindly~
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CarlosBattousai:
So Phone been at the t-Moblie 4g LTE screen for over an hour.

Anyone have any idea on what I should do next?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sbaeder:
Make sure you got the right image for your phone, and it *does* require a full wipe...If you did a good "odin" flash, you should be able to check things in recovery (i.e. flash TWRP - or another - recovery AFTER you do the full image flash with ODIN)..

Good luck
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CarlosBattousai:
Yep I got the right one wiped and odin flash. Just stuck on the t mobile screen. I did a battery pull and trying other imgs now. Not looking good
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] masondoctorjt:


---------- Post added at 08:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM ----------

I've had mine stick on the 4gLte screen before. Does the blue led stay on too? Usually if it goes to the 4gLte screen, and the blue led stays on for more than a couple of minutes, I just hold the power button till it restarts and it usually boots up fine then. I've had it happen at least a half a dozen times over the last 1 and a half years.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CarlosBattousai:
Ya I had the blue light blinking,but restarting it hasn't worked for me. I've flash cwm via Odin and trying to retore from a backup I made,but I keep running in to can't mount data and other issues. I've been getting by them one by one. 5th time trying to restore atm
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] krazyq:
Hey I have a question.

I've been successful with flashing most of the time.

My brother needs his S3 reverted to 4.0.4 for testing purposes.

I had it on CM, I was able to get it back to 4.3

Anything below that fails.

Flashing is being done by Odin.

T999 model.

Is downgrading to 4.0.3 possible? What am I doing wrong here

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
If the unit bootloader was upgraded to NC2 firmware, please don't use ODIN to flash older firmware or else you risk permanent damage to the device. Use a normal ROM flash. There are ICS ROMs, look for them and flash them normally through a custom recovery.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] krazyq:
Thanks for the heads up.

It kept failing when I tried with Odin...thankfully!

I even tried flashing the original ICS rom posted on here when I had CM on it and it failed with the CM recovery and philips recovery.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Both CM and Philips are outdated recoveries. Please use TWRP, as of this moment its latest version is 2.8.5.0.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] krazyq:
thanks for the heads up.

I had to find a T999 stock, do a restore with the custom recovery and that got my back to 4.0.4

so thankfully I'm set.

I then tried using odin this time to reflash 4.0.4 and it still failed

I used the original fw on here that says to use with odin so idk...

Anyways im all set

Thanks to everyone for having all this helpful info and files out here!