yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Hosting has returned with again a big thanks to alexcolodner for helping out (refer to Links #2). I have also added Google Drive links as well (refer to Links #3).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Have you looked to see if the samsung-updates.com site could host the K1 No Wipe? They have the full K1 listed.

BTW, if you or anyone is able, the Note 2 is in need of unlocking the boot loader and have CWM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Can i just odin factory image and not flash recovery n root etc. Or do i have to unlock bootloader n root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
I flashed factory image and stopped at that.... Your Verizon stock jelly bean at that point.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . . thanks for the mirrors . . . however some of the other links in OP are equally dead . . . one question . . . will installing the stand alone JB Factory Image NO WIPE without rooting and unlocking the bootloader allow for an OTA to install when Verizon finally releases JB or will the OTA fail?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Then u can just odin back to stock if want to ICS

And you havent had any issues?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Yes you can odin back to stock if you want. I have not had any issues other than annoyances that can be disabled like the "help" feature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Unfortunatly they only host unmodified factory images. But not a problem anymore, thanks to a few PM's from a few very helpful members they are happy to provide me with file-hosting for future releases.

Currently working on replacing many of the links with another host. Will get that fixed in a few days but most of the important links are working. Regards to OTA it is unlikely Verizon will push authorized OTA over these builds since they are not supposed to be released but in any case it's not important as you can always flash the original ICS VRALF2 factory image (that was no-wipe right from the original file) and OTA one-by-one up to the latest build when it is official out. Or when we have the tarball for the OTA build I will just update this guide as well and you can just flash over whatever you will have at the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . . :good: . . . flashed K1 No Wipe via ODIN with no problems . . . up and running with no issues so far . . .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Which one did u download that doesnt wipe
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Yeah, the download in step 8.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tippmannman7:
Can you please host download #5 (SuperSU + Unlocked Bootloader - Link) somewhere in addition? The bandwidth has been exceeded and I can't get the file. Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cam1pbell:
You can find what your looking for here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] awalkerz:
Is bit torrent against the rules? Why not spread the bandwidth out to everyone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Forgot to update the link, will do tonight for now just flash both SuperSU and Unlocked Bootloader separately. Will work the same way just the combination makes it one flash instead of 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tippmannman7:
Thanks guys, just installed both and worked great. Thanks for the walkthough open1your1eyes0 getting back into rom flashing since it has been a while and glad to see this guide up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cnlson:
another mirror
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
has anyone ran into any problems going back to stock after doing this method just wondering before i do it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Link has been fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cnlson:
It is stock, so not likely to have any problems. To go back It's a full flash of an ics image in Odin and then run updates.

But it's unlikely that you will, this is much nicer than ics, Smoother, Faster, more features. Google now, allshare cast, and you can load the pop up browser from the note. And battery life is even better than ics, at least for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Thanks man
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
@AJ26T don't freak out if it freezes at the Verizon 4g screen for 10-15 seconds, it should then reboot itself normally. I had this happen... Scared me :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dudenell:
I noticed a pretty big issue, I'm wondering if this is the work of verizon or just a weird thing that happens but I have foxfi on my sgs3 with the latest leak. When I activate foxfi it also activates the wifi hotspot on my phone. I am NOT on the shared data plan and still have unlimited data, this may cause quite a bit of issues if it notifies Verizon as last I checked it's a $20 a month charge for tethering for those using unlimited data...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BlueCross:
Where can I find the stock factory image for the last ice cream sandwich build to flash in odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709

Section 5.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkMenace:
I can't downgrade from this back to 4.0.4. What gives? Everytime I run the 4.0.4 from Odin it keeps showing 4.1.1 installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Dumb question

I did this method yesterday but didnt root it. My question is everytime i get a missed call or sms the lockscreen keeps saying "swipr over icon to view missed event" ive swiped over it 100x and even turned off lockscreen help under settings but keeps coming up. Any ideas
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Go to setting, manage applications, all and disable "help" then reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cnlson:
Which ics image are you flashing?

What response is Odin giving?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Everyone stay tuned, yet another new leak incoming (again courtesy of a source who wishes to remain anonymous). Please check back for updates.

Build VRBLK3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fanto3k4:
Sweet!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Snakehn:
Awesome! Can't wait.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
wheres this link lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Please be informed that I have updated the OP with the fourth and latest leak build VRBLK3.

EDIT: Also removed all non-working links
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cnlson:
Any revision history on this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
No details were given to me and no obvious changes from testing (likely behind the scenes fixes/optimizations).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Chocu1a:
new radios?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rusty.gh:
k3

OMG so scared. Haha this k1 is the best any phone I've ever had has run

Its so freaking smooth and battery is Rad! Plus kindacrap installed so good

I may wait awhile... ツ
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Would be OK to ODIN the new K3 over my current K1, or should I use CWM to revert to my HE backup and install K3 over it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Sure. Just flash it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
I would just Odin over K1 since everything gets wiped when flashing the factory image. Reverting would just be extra work in my opinion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Well, no, this is more factual than opinion. More work indeed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cnlson:
This is just like doing an ota it leaves your data intact and updates the rest the only thing is any mods have to be redone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Anyone run into issue odin back to stock? I went back yesterday and it got stuck on splasg screen and took 5 times to get back into recovery i had to master reset it

Seems like whenever i try and go from JB back to ICS i always hit this problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andydesai:
Downlaod file

the link Stock VRBLK3 Factory Image with No Data Wipe - Link what you have mentioned is not getting downloaded... please can you provide me a alternate link for the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . being they did not change the letter designation from K to L, probably getting closer to a final version? As you said, k1 to k3 may be just tweaks . . .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
No Wipe installed without issue

K3 No wipe TAR installed per instructions via ODIN over K1 without issue. I can't find anything different at this point in settings. Slightly higher Antutu benchmark.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . . with each update, I keep looking for USB Mass Storage option, but to no avail . . .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] US Marine:
You can do everything you need to by connecting as a media device (MTP), can't you?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Just curious.... Did they fix the help bug?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . . arriving at the Samsung Galaxy S3 (have two of them) via a Samsung Moment and two HTC Evo's, I miss the ability to plug my phone into the computer as a disk drive and view thumbnails of pics on the phone . . . Samsung/Verizon should make this a selectable menu choice when connecting the device to computer . . . I believe that JB 4.2 on some devices now make this option switchable between MTP/UMS . . .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Still no quick reply it seems :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
Not sure what the help bug was. Explain and I can test it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
If "help" under manage applications was not disabled you would have to swipe okay everytime you missed a text... Very annoying but fixable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fanto3k4:
Flashed over K1 with no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
I never had the issue. Went into help application and all the settings were turned off for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KevTN:
I normally wait to root and stuff when my phone is out of warranty but I am too pissed off at Verizon to wait (company phone). Down loaded the k3 with cwm and went into Ogden 3.07. When I tried to flash I got a failed in red. I have never used Odin so I am not sure what little thing I didn't do..when it starts it says recovery and then fail...

Any suggestions? Thx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droideris1:
If I have a modded systemUI.apk on my phone now (I'm using the K1 leak) will I be able to use the same system UI on this leak?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Since the Help text bug is so frequent I have added it to FAQ how to fix it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
I received the same error at first but then recalled I had installed different Samsung USB drivers. After installing the correct USB drivers in the OP link, K3 NO wipe installed fine after a PC reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wooddale:
Any new goodies in K3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KevTN:
PVCdroid thanks...I reinstalled the drivers in OP rebooted got the same msg...oh well

Something I did notice was when it recognized my phone it was light blue and not green...idk if that makes a difference....thx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
Hmm... Suggest you attach phone on current GS3 version, install the OP USB drivers, let the PC recognize the device and complete the drivers install, reboot PC and try again making sure you are using the correct ODIN version. I'm on Win 7 64.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SteveGrandRapids:
. . . me thinks you should have used the NO WIPE (download #8) . . . from there you could have added CWM, root, etc . . . read thru some of he warnings about downloads #6 and 7 . . . :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
New host link for VRBLK3 No-Wipe image.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Huzzah. They fixed the lag I was experiencing when I would use the volume rocker to change the ringer volume. It would change the volume but the graphic would take a second or two to display. Same with the recent apps, lag seems to be fixed. These issues only showed themselves on the home screens.

Edit: not eliminated entirely just not as laggy as before.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ezekiel2000:
Can anyone confirm if "Best Faces" is a part of the camera included in this ROM or not?

Thank you for the guide OP...much appreciated! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cell128:
Does pressing home button from screen off take you back to home screen? I couldn't stand that on k1 for example if in in browser and my screen times out I press home button to wake it up and instead of continuing my browser it goes back to hone screen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
My testing shows that if I'm on a webpage in chrome or stock and put the phone to sleep, it goes back to the app I was using. Works even if I wake the device with the home button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
This functionality changed with K1. In order to stay on the screen you were working in after a screen time out, you have to go to S Voice settings and turn on "Open via the home key". I know this is a pain but it's the only way to get it to stay on the app you're in. If left unchecked, pressing the home key from a screen time out will take you to the home screen from wherever you are.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
I have always deleted s voice, the home key functions as I described above.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gdavenpo:
cannot root/unlock bootloaded

updated from K1 to K3, with the no data wipe, updated fine, but now I can not root.

when I tried to install SuperSU + Unlocked Bootloader-i get a signature verification failed.

When i tried to install SuperSU (Root) it failed also- i get a failed to verify whole-file signature, then signature verification failed

any ideas?

---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:01 PM ----------

updated from K1 to K3, with the no data wipe, updated fine, but now I can not root.

when I tried to install SuperSU + Unlocked Bootloader-i get a signature verification failed.

When i tried to install SuperSU (Root) it failed also- i get a failed to verify whole-file signature, then signature verification failed

any ideas?

Never mind. It was a id10t error on my part. never try to flash with a head ache. You will miss a minor detail and make a fool of your self.:o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Averix:
I wonder if the K1 will be Verizon's release and the K3 will follow as a small OTA update after. Since K1 is running so well, I'm reluctant to flash this one yet.

Of course, downloading it and prepping Odin as I type this. Must be an addiction.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Snakehn:
I don't think so, that one "help bug" alone is enough to p!ss off a whole lot of non geeks users.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Second link up thanks to alexcolodner
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Why would they not fix that? It makes no sense. I know it's easy to just disable help but I can't figure out why Samsung/Verizon let that go....it's extremely obvious so it's not like they overlooked it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Through all these builds, I've never had this problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pvcdroid:
Not sure what bug this is. I've never had an issue with help pop ups in messaging before our after these releases. Custom mod leftover maybe?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RedBullet:
Which version anyway?

Having read that 4.1.2 was going out to other S3 devices, and enjoying 4.2.1 on my Nexus 10, not that I am not gleefully looking forward to this update, but which version of JB are we on now with this update? Is it 4.1.1 or better?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
Hmm, I just installed the lastest leak and enabled help, cleared help data and the problem is still there....thoroughly tested. Maybe I need a factory reset or the full wipe version.

I am 100% stock other than installing the last 3 JB leaks via odin, never rooted and never had a custom recovery installed. It's very easy to fix the "help" bug but I'm not sure why the ..... verizon or samsung didn't fix it or why it affects certain phones and not others?

4.1.1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
We're referring to this helper notification text:

(For me this is what happens after you Clear Data on the "Help" app)

This first one will go away after you click OK and do the action: Link

This second one will go away after you click OK and do the action: Link

However when I receive a text first time this will appear (which is normal) but will keep coming back after each text even after clicking OK and swiping the action: Link
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
This seems significantly faster to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joshkoss:
I was able to duplicate this also. i'm in the middle of clearing data and flashing stock again to verify it wasn't just some corrupt data. Yes i know there is easier ways, i'm just old fashioned.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
The K3 build still has the bug with the calendar app not syncing with Facebook calendar events. It works fine with the ICS builds, and also works fine with the Note 2 (that comes with JB). So it's puzzling why it got broke on the JB leaks a while back for the GS3 and has yet to be fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Yeah I know. Immediately after I flash I delete all the garbage and never had these issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Breakthecycle2:
I can't find any downloadable links. Where are they? lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
In the OP under 1st download section

Step 8 where it says 1,2

www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390214368362234122
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
I may have finally realized why each release has been carrying the same minor "bugs" in each build (except the media drain which was fixed as of K1). I just fixed the issue on my own device and working on coming up with a solution for you guys. Feel free to continue using my guide as usual as if I do this right you'll be able to apply the fix right on top. I'll ask you guys please no questions for ETA's however, as I want to make sure everything is working before updating my files as such for future use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Not a question of ETA, rather curiosity. Is this a bug that is caused by your prep process of a no wipe Odin package or a bug that you fixed that big red missed? :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Prep process. No-Wipe is actually missing something that has to be "wiped" or reset when initially upgrading from ICS for it to properly work. Which will explain why the guys that chose to optionally flash the Wipe image (or at least for the first leak) are not seeing these issues. Now I'm working to customize a test image that will wipe/reset the necessary parameters but at the same time keeping your data and storage intact like before. This is a tricky one so I am going to take some time for a lot of testing before I release it. But you guys will be to apply it over the current image later so don't have wait for the fix to use it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
10-4 thanks for the heads up. :beer:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
glad you now see why i quit recomending the no wipe versions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
I think no wipe versions rock and i certainly appreciate all the effort. I also have been using them since the first leak and have not had a single issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Thank you sir. Criticism is a necessary factor for improvement and I will gladly accept it. Now I can work on a fix for you guys. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ilpleasu:
This is a question in regards to my stock rooted unlocked VZW Galaxy s3...will I have to do anything different in order

to make this work for me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Despite the few minor bugs, I'd rather do the no-wipe and keep all my data/settings/apps in-tack; instead of the full wipe/reset that was first leaked a while back.

I'll continue to use the K3 build and look forward to your "fix" that should squash these bugs.

But going forward, in the next "JB leak" I guess you'd be able to have the no-wipe integrated with whatever this "fix bug patch" will be?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Is it build "ID"?

I know that one was after "I5".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
J1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
OK, see that J1 also mentioned in the JellyWiz thread.

Would be nice if it's 4.2, but doubt it so soon

Hopefully we can "slipstream" J1 over I5, like we did with this I5 no-wipe, to keep apps & data intact.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Not 4.2 but fixes many bugs people had with the first leak (weaker radios, Android System/Media usage, etc...). Currently uploading the files. Once everything is complete I will update the thread. All you have to do is just follow the same process again using the new files. Just did it on my device and works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Sounds good!

Only thing I'd suggest is to list an "optional download" of the individual Kernel and Radio files, in case people want to change between them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
invisiblek already has a thread like that so I will leave to him: [OFFICIAL][MODEMS] <VRLI5> Verizon SGS3 (SCH-I535) [ODIN or RECOVERY-flashable]

My thread is generally designed for people that just got their phones and want to update and also people who basically want to "OTA" early (since OTA does not wipe data).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
I see that over in Scott's thread, post 2 has the J1 radio and rpm zip files listed, but no kernel.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1981348

But just to be clear, with Scott's odex version, it's rooted and unlocked and can be flashed in CWM. But your version (as with I5) has to be rooted and unlocked after the ROM install via ODIN.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Correct. Think about how a normal OTA works. Usually (unless you mod otherwise) you will lose root, bootloader will be relocked and in many cases lose custom recovery. This is the same idea I am posting with the factory image except I am also including direct methods how to get back root, custom recovery, and unlocked bootloader all in once place.

Also please note that ROMs usually do not flash every partition on your phone to the proper build. Things like RPM, radios, bootchains and all other hidden partitions usually remain the same as your previous build. Most ROMs only flash the system partition and boot.img (kernel). However, since this is a full factory image (like the ones Verizon and Samsung use to fix bricked devices), all your partitions get flashed to the proper build at the same time (as if you received a stock phone). In many cases this fixes odd issues for people due all the different build versions on their device when just flashing a ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
OP has been updated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Decided to fulfill your request anyways. See OP. ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
Flashing in ODIN now.

I guess this download is still the same "Superuser + Unlocked Bootloader".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Yes indeed sir. Those don't change, the unlocked bootloader will always be the same version and Superuser feel free to update on top of in the Play Store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] waco2hot33:
Awesome!! Great work bout to give this baby a good flashing tonight ... Thank you!:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FAUguy:
My want to add "VRBLJ1" in the Thread Title.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Doesn't fit. :/

Also I'm keeping this updated with all Jelly Bean factory images as they leak so please just check back in OP whenever you see a new date in "UPDATED".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Wait this method trips the flash counter?

Sent from my Goonified Paranoid Jelly Droid Incredible 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Yes because you are flashing an entire factory image. Simple fix? Just use this app right after you root in the last step (I personally tested and it works fine) [2012.11.08][ROOT] TriangleAway v2.36