yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] CSeb95:
Totaly, sorry :(
[Galaxy S III General] eduardo96:
Bootloader Doubt

Also i have the new bootloader because i install the XXELLA Update from kies, is that a problem if i install the Philz V4 SDS Fix REcovery? or any Custom Rom(i only use cyanogenmod 10.1 nightlies rom) does these recovery and rom work with the new bootloader? o i have to downgrade the bootloader??
[Galaxy S III General] CSeb95:
Start there :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36499838

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As far as it as been told, the fix is only in the kernel or in the recovery. Last Philz recovery is safe and some kernel as Perseus one. The ROM doesn't matter.

The bootloader is not related to the SDS, the only thing with xxella bootloader is that it is harder to reset the flash counter and the custom ROM indication in the download mode. You'll also get a ! mark at boot time.
[Galaxy S III General] BOZG:
Thanks. Not necessarily the worst thing in the world if Samsung will replace under warranty. It would be worse if it was my own fault.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Ya I did check it out bro but I don't understand what to flash I am from India agra running firmware stock jellybean screen shot attached tell me which is the easiest way for me as pee what i read the xxela efc rom is for the UK and other countries so what to do tell me the easiest way and keep me as close tons tick as possible

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I meant keep me as close to stock as possible
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Can we get details? Rom and kernel? Running stock or cwm? The phone's performance before it occurred?
[Galaxy S III General] 0mega007:
Im selling my 16GB S3 and getting a 64GB one to have peace of mind, because i have no warranty
[Galaxy S III General] CSeb95:
Flash stock XXELLA using ODIN you should be fine. or Omega v36 based on XXELLA with all languages activated. If stock ROM from Europe is a problem.
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
I tried the kies option as I wanted to be absolutely sure its official as the phone was going back to to samsung and it would not go through. I used my s/n and the method described but kies was messing up. Eventually I left it on LL4 and sent it to them.
[Galaxy S III General] BOZG:
Custom ROM based on LLA (no significant changes - debloated, deodexed, zip aligned)

Siyah Kernel 1.8.6

TWRP latest (2.3.0?)

Performance was perfectly normal, even seemed to be running a bit cooler than previously. Last used phone 3 hours before I noticed the problem and all was well. Turned screen off when I stopped using it but screen was on when I found it.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Brother here is my phone screen shot just tell me exactly which file to flash if i flash pills recovery alone would It be fine

What do u mean by if stock rom from Europe it will be a problem
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
So far, I'm assuming, no one has sds with the new kernel then.
[Galaxy S III General] Kjc99:
Is new Philz recovery like CWM? Can we flash cwm zips with it? Also is there a zip for it or must be flashed with Odin?

Galaxy S3

Omega Rom V36
[Galaxy S III General] DonHuan:
Yes. Yes. Both. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
[Galaxy S III General] zscomp:
cwm is the recovery...

Off course you can and there are 2 methods to replace your old recovery (cwm flashable zip or Odin tar file)

Check for yourself http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002953

*Oups.

Someone was faster than me :)
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
Wow somebody else with the funky screen mode like mine. Just send it off for repair.
[Galaxy S III General] eRPeeX:
Yesterday I've got a sudden death.

SGSS 3 bought begin July 2012.

Installed NeatRom Lite with the XELLA stuff. Kernel was first as delivered by the NeatRom.

then I installed Siyah 1.8.6

I sent my phone today to a repair center.

waiting ...

Glad I have my nandroid on my external SD

Sent from my Asus Transformer Infinity TF700T
[Galaxy S III General] BOZG:
I tried searching to see if anyone else had the same issue but I had no real idea what to search for. If only I had thought to describe it as "funky screen mode"!
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
holy crap

why u installed siyah 1.8.6 :eek::eek:

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i bet download mode fixed by new bootloader :rolleyes:

they probably add the same fix to download mode too :silly:

that why i think people should update their BL too :cyclops:
[Galaxy S III General] eRPeeX:
I've always used Siyah.

Sent from my Asus Transformer Infinity TF700T
[Galaxy S III General] jnr21:
Siyah doesn't have sds fix...
[Galaxy S III General] XVSBL:
Wait so I have to get a new recovery and a kernel that is different from siyah?
[Galaxy S III General] T0xic4u:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36499838

Taper di Tap with my S3 @180 days
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
So far devices are dying left and right but still no real evidence that even one device died using a Kernel with the fix included. Siyah Kernel is without the fix yet, so people should really not flash it until gokhanmoral includes the fix.

That is correct.

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I am especially interested in the poll of the [Important] Sudden Death Fix - Are you covered? Thread. 15 people have voted that they had a SDS on the XXELLA Kernel but none of those people have reported what happened.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
[Galaxy S III General] XVSBL:
How do I flash the stock v7 kernel cause I already have flashed siyah
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
Just flash the Perseus Kernel. It has the fix included and if you want a recovery which has the fix included you need to flash PhilZ Touch recovery.
[Galaxy S III General] jtndinesh:
Y don't you guys install xxellc bootloader.. I think this solves the issue
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
There is absolutely no evidence that the bootloader has anything to do with the issue.
[Galaxy S III General] XVSBL:
I already tried to flash the the perseus kernel and my phone froze so I had to Rebot from a namdrois backup so i juat instaled siyah , and how do i get the new recovery??
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
You were probably using an AOSP ROM. For Perseus to work you need to use a ROM that is based on Stock Samsung Firmware. Or use the latest CyanogenMod Nightly with their official Kernel. It has also the fix included.
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
i still think bootloader is part from the fix :rolleyes:

LOL why u guys don't wanna to flash the new BL it's really 100% free :p
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
Well what I heard was that the new bootloader helps Samsung keeping track who rooted his device and who was using custom ROMs so that they don`t need to repair your device on warranty if you screwed around with software (at least outside the EU) and that the Triangle away mod wouldn`t work with the new bootloader, so you can`t reset the counter so easily.

Edit: The problem with JB bootloaders is that the Triangle Away app won`t work with them properly (at least not on my SIII). I still have the red exclamation mark after using the Triangle away app and the counter stays at 1 no matter what. My bootloader is from a German Firmware (JB 4.1.1). And to be honest I`m kind of afraid to flash the old ICS bootloader to my device because if you screw up the bootloader it`s over.

I attach a screenshot below to my old Firmware which came with the device.
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
IDK but triangle away still working ( even on my note2 after updating to the new BL ) :cowboy:

we got new source code with eMMC fix + new bootloader too :D

edit : BTW chainfire test it himself T.A and i remmber he said its fully working with LLA bootloader if u search in LLA thread u will find his post
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
Well here is a nice Quote from Entropy512 and what he says about the bootloader being the fix:

and
[Galaxy S III General] XVSBL:
* reboot
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36181027&postcount=85

edit : maybe the bootloader to fix the issue in download mode too :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
oh ok good to know that the Triangle Away mod is at least working with the new Bootloader but I think I won`t upgrade anyway because there is just no evidence that the bootloader has anything to do with the fix and well it`s the most dangerous operation that you can possibly do to your device when it comes to flashing.
[Galaxy S III General] jshashwat93:
Anyone? Please
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
I think that no one can say if it will fix your issues if you upgrade to a fixed Firmware/Kernel, it could but there is absolutely no guarantees.

In your case I really would stick to stock, so that you won`t have warranty problems if your device really dies.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Has anyone noticed the green screen flickering for a millisecond just after unlock or is it just me
[Galaxy S III General] GerManiac:
don't have an answer either for you but as far as I read in the threads the phones were working fine and suddenly stopped working.

I would try the fix by flashing philz recovery and a kernel with the fix. but in Europe we don't lose warranty if we do so.

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no flicker on my device
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
To install pills recovery what do I need to do please tell me i am cf rooted and CWM installed

I should just download the zip then open recovery mode by pressing volume up + powr plus + home key and in there what options to follow also i dont understand what a nan Droid backup is do i need to make it before flashing this recovery also would someone please explain to me in noob, language what does this mean that if i open CWM recovery once it won't brick my device etc can recoveries brick devices how and should I really use phills recovery as some guy was saying here fix is in the kernel not in bootloader guys i have only flashed a tar file via odin and that too once also one more question people are saying flash the xxela I my phone is gt I9300 int
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
Nope all fine here.

Download the latest PhilZ recovery and copy it on your phone then go into CWM and then choose install zip from sd card and then search for the file you copied on your phone. With the power button you can choose the file and then confirm with yes. After it`s installed, reboot your phone again into recovery. Now you should see the PhilZ recovery instead of the CWM recovery you had before.

It`s always good to keep a nandroid backup on your device when flashing something on your device. A nandroid backup is a 1:1 backup of your whole system with apps+data and the Android System, so if anything goes wrong you can always go back to the way it was.

As desrcribed here before the recovery has a Kernel of it`s own, that`s why it is potentially dangerous to be in Recovery without the SDS fix because your device could suffer SDS. PhilZ revocery has the fix included.

You don`t need to flash XXELLA. You can use an older Samsung Jelly Bean Firmware. Just use a kernel that has the SDS fix included, like the Perseus Kernel.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
International version India running ddlj1 and i heard xx in xxella being code for other countries so what should I do does this mean anything sorry for the long post
[Galaxy S III General] GerManiac:
well if you have already a cwm recovery installed then you only need to download philz latest recovery zip and flash it in recovery like you would a ROM. then in the recovery go to advance> reboot recovery and you are set
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
You know you can flash an old ICS rom then do an OTA update that it will downgrade your bl without issues. It worked fine here...

Enviado do meu Galaxy Note 10.1
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
I`m on an XXELLA based ROM and had a old JB Bootloader installed.

I flashed the ICS Bootloader with CWM just 10 minutes ago and it worked like a charm.

Here`s the bootloader:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36433966&postcount=105
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
I'm fine too, but downgraded to the one from my region, not this European bl. ;)

Enviado do meu Galaxy Note 10.1
[Galaxy S III General] offgrey:
Mine is a bright blue. Kind of like the BSOD blue on PCs. o___o
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Xhjx
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Follow instructions listed here for flashing PhilZ Recovery.

Nandroid backup is a CWM-specific backup of /boot, /system, /data, /datadata, etc. at a binary level. So restoring a Nandroid backup (I don't think it backs up the kernel, so you need to have the right one installed) (thanks to zoot1 for clarifying) would bring your device back to the exact state in which it was before the backup was made. To do it, boot into CWM (or PhilZ), go to Backup & Restore and select Backup.

There is a complication with backups if you're straddling an older version with Android 4.2 (or based) due to the /0 folder methodology.

Don't bother so much with technicalities! If you want to know, read up. Go through this issues compilation thread.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Nandroid backup includes everything except your modem and data on your internal/external sdcard..
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
This is me final stating what i understood to see if I understood right and confirming

I am in india with gt I 9300 on the vulnerable chipset

I am on stock jb 4.1.1. Ddlj1 and am rooted via cfroot and have CWM installed

Installing phils recovery on this device will probably help me be safe from sds

Recovery and roms are different I can flash a recovery without flashing the rom I can just be on this ddlj1 after flashing phills recovery and i would be safe from sds I don't have a nandroid backup but if I mess up which is a better option if i dont care about my data or apps

To use a nandroid backup or flash stock via odin....

I have titanium Backup in my ext sd of entire app data now lastly confirming

I just need to flash the zip

Phils touch 4.00 b 04 in cwm that's all

Lastly what are the chances of me messing up u have flash counter to 1 thanks to cwm should I set it to 0 in case I brick my device after flashing this or in the process

And I read somewhere on XDA that rooted devices do not show product name they show blank on screen of Samsung care people does that mean anything finally

Should I go forward and flash or make a nandroid backup

Read my device details carefully please and give me the final green light to flash this zip

More than one person please

I like to be sure b4 I do things

This is all na i wont need to flash xxella etc after this
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Screen shot attached please see carefully before replying yes
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
What about the Perseus Kernel once I install phils recovery after that to be safe would I have to flash the Perseus kernel too
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
Yes, you need a recovery and kernel with the fix.

Enviado do meu Galaxy Note 10.1
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Confused

Right now someone said every recovery has a Kernel of its own then why do I need to flash Perseus Kernel or any other bcos phils recovery should have a kernel of its own and should alone solve the issue right?????
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
That's because recovery and system separated partitions and booting each can lead to SDS. So you need to have the fix for both.

Enviado do meu Galaxy Note 10.1
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
I have downloaded files and am ready just confirm me and i am done

Also should I reset counter via triangle away first

And should I keep this phils recovery file on my internal memory for flashing or ext sd
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Let me try to make it simpler: the patch is at the kernel-level. There are two independent kernels on your device: ones on which Android and recovery run. Hence you need to flash both.

For part one of your job, you need to flash a firmware that has been known to be safe. Refer to this thread for a list of stock firmware. IMO, use the XELLC one.

PhilZ recovery is built on top of CWM, the latest version incorporating the patch. So flash this recovery and part two of your job is complete!

Note: I don't know if you need PhilZ recovery after you've flashed XELLC firmware, because the stock recovery present in that should have the patch too.

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Forget about resetting the counter for now. You'll only need it if you want to "trick" warranty, no critical reason to use it otherwise.

First flash the patched firmware using ODIN. Note: all your data will be completely wiped out. If you use TiBkp, force backup everything and transfer the backup to another location (outside the phone). If you get a bootloop after flashing, boot into stock recovery and wipe data or "factory reset" or whatever it's called - this will erase your SDCARD contents too.

Then, flash the PhilZ recovery, if you want to be extra careful. If you do this (or use TiBkp), TriangleAway is pointless as your phone is rooted and/or has a custom recovery so you will not be covered under warranty anyway.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Thanks for being so patient with me buddy I appreciate it

So i will flash the xellc but on odin guide it was written to xe is code for other country not india india is dd right so am I flashing firmware for some other country in my handset right??

Would it cause my product name to disappear which i mentioned above????

Or is it for the international version where to download for my device and how to flash

And now I got you so one is recovery kernel other is android kernel

So phills recovery fixes the recovery kernel and Perseus Kernel us the actual android kernel

Or Maybe stock xxelc fixes, fixes both abt which u r not sure so what would be easier flashing an entire firmware via odin

Or flashing separate phills recovery and Perseus Kernel

Btw does Perseus Kernel have swap support

How do I flash any kernel the Android one not the recovery one

Is it also a flashable zip in cwm or something else also can i flash Perseus kernel and phills recovery both and still be on my present firmware ddlj1

Are the kernels also region based

And lastly again asking what about the country code xx xe and for india it is dd

Thanks for reading

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Reply I am waiting to do this today today is Sunday so me free
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Man, you have a plethora of questions!

1 - Yes, it's not the Indian ROM, but it doesn't make a difference. Flash this for now, flash the Indian patched version when it's out

2 - PhilZ fixes the recovery kernel: correct. Perseus fixes Android kernel: correct. XELLA/XELLC also fixes Android kernel. Probably fixes recovery kernel too, since it will format and flash your recovery partition also, and it'd be utterly stupid of Samsung to release a patched ROM without a patched recovery.

Edit: confirmed

Don't know about swap support

3 - Flash any Android kernel via ODIN or via recovery. I think I already answered this

4 - No, they're just the "brains" of operating systems

5 - Yes, DD is India

You have got to click thanks for this post! :p

PS: Next time onwards, place multiple questions in ordered lists (points) - they're not only easier to "locate" among the garbage, they're also easy to refer to while answering.
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Once again thanks for being patient

1)

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[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Haha, that's okay. I'd meant click the Thanks button! All in jest, of course.

Oops, spoke too soon!
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
Ya I know man didn't know there is ab thanks button in Tapatalk too

Clicked it on the posts I could find

I appreciate your being quick in replying

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Reply to post 3264b modified please
[Galaxy S III General] enigmaamit:
God, you're a patient one...:eek:

It's nice to see helpful people like you around.
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Not really, just in a good mood presently - playing Hitman can take it either way :p
[Galaxy S III General] invinciblecc:
I was getting bored only asking questions so I flashed phills recovery

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Done. Installed phills recovery and now I want to install a custom kernel

My set of questions

1) phills recovery when u booted into it was asking me

That rom will re flash stock recovery after boot disable

What should I do presses or no

2) does Perseus Kernel support official jb I am on 4.1.1xx ddlj1 so can I flash Perseus kernel

3) last does kernel flashing need to be done with rom flashing or it can be done separately without flashing full firmware

4) now i am on ddlj1 with phills recovery so part 1 of sds combat won now what should I do flash Perseus kernel via phills recovery please see details attached then answer thanks
[Galaxy S III General] gee2012:
Used Triangle Away on XXELL4 and had no issue`s. If i`am correct everything above xxxxLLA should be considered safe, correct me if i`am wrong.

The following ROMs include a Kernel and recovery with the Update 7 "Fixes" applied. If you have one of these, officially (Unrooted), consider yourself "Safe"

XXELKC

XXELL1

XXELL4

XXELL5

XXELL6

XXELLA

XXELLC

Appears like all 4.1.2 based i9300 builds will have the fix.

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Custom Roms (that include a ROM specific fixed kernel):

These are custom ROMs that have their own kernel that is not flashable separately. This means it is not packaged with a kernel from the "Custom Kernels" section

Any with packaged XXELKC or newer Kernel (Providing Kernel hasn't been replaced) (i9300)*

HydRx-D v2.2.1r1 (i9300 TW)

CM 10.1 Nightly 20130109 (i9300 AOSP)

Tamasek's Unofficial CM10.1 v32 (i9300 AOSP)

ReVolt JB Nightly 20130111 (i9300 AOSP)

Custom Kernels:

Perseus Alpha31+ (i9300 TW)

Boeffla 2.6 Alpha1 (i9300 TW)

Yank555.lu 3.0a (i9300 TW)

Yank555.lu 1.4 (i9300 AOSP)

Custom Recoveries:

PhilZ Touch 4.00-b04 (i9300)

Copied from Ubuntu`s thread
[Galaxy S III General] boo85:
That make it quite clear. Thanks!

A few posts back someone asked about download mode which seems like a good question to me too. Does download mode have a kernel on its own? If yes which kernel is it using? Android or recovery one?
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
You're welcome. I don't think Download mode has a "kernel" as such, it's just a low level USB flashing mode, all it needs to do is coordinate with the driver and accept flash-data and memory locations via USB.

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Also, new members (be it to XDA or this thread) please look at this thread before asking questions?
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
Even though I have the latest Perseus kernel and Philz recovery, which both apparently have the SDS fix, I am still kind of uptight about this issue.

So far, seems positive that no one with these updates have had their S3 die on them and hoping that we have clear waters for another couple days to start feeling confident about the situation.

As an alternate, I am speculating selling the S3 and going for Nexus 4,even though I love my S3 and wouldn't want to make the change.

Sent from my Galaxy S3