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[Galaxy S III General] Prodepressiva:
PR guy from Samsung Germany confirmed to german android site androidpit.de that XXELLA does indeed fix the SDS

Source: http://www.androidpit.de/sudden-death-von-s3-geraeten-samsung-verspricht-firmware-update
[Galaxy S III General] mjb:
No, it does not say that at all. Google translate says:

[highlight]highlight[/highlight] is mine.
[Galaxy S III General] Prodepressiva:
The second update is citing Faryaabs post and using their doubts but the first update is the official confirmation of sammy, which I would believe more than sammobile
[Galaxy S III General] mjb:
There is nothing in the first update that states that the update available in the UK is the update that has the fix.
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
he said the update will be on asap :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] PjotrFias:
Sorry, but no. Furst update just says that fix done and that it will roll out ASAP. It does not say that it already started to roll out.
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
but maybe it has the new bootloader + tz too ?? which maybe is the key for sudden death

edit : Saudi Arabia update dated as 2012-12-28 which is newer than XXELLA
[Galaxy S III General] thekoRngear:
Yep, from google translate it says so. That the fix is done and soon will be rolled out.

And agreed with 2nd update though.
[Galaxy S III General] krivinash:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/03...ynos-security-exploit-sudden-death-issue-too/

the last sentence: UPDATE: Our sources confirm that Samsung has fixed the sudden death issue with the latest Galaxy S III Software update

it is now official!
[Galaxy S III General] qavro:
no, it's not yet. Unless Samsung states it is their "sources" it is still wishful thinking...

You and i can be those sources for that matter...

For so many months this problem was in attention to XDA, developers or users. I still can't figure why some people are so willing to jump to conclusion

and not waiting a bit more. We have been waiting for so long already, few days will not kill us i suppose.
[Galaxy S III General] theslashy:
FYI:

I Just called the german Samsung Support and the Employee confirmed to me that the XELLA is the Fix for SDS...not sure if its 100% believable but i think ill flash it today, then root it and hope it survives ;-D
[Galaxy S III General] PjotrFias:
Again, it's not. Sources are this forum and http://samsung-updates.com/ Over here there has not been any official confirmation from Samsung and the same goes for the other site.

EDIT: theslashy, thet would be great. Let's see.
[Galaxy S III General] offgrey:
As others have said, if you take a look at their sources, one of them is XDA, probably this thread and a website called samsung-updates.com. The only article there that I could find that talked about SDS being fixed said that XELLA MIGHT fix the SDS problem. :)

Wouldn't trust them. They might just have to confused with the Exynos exploit. Although, only time (and Samsung) will tell.
[Galaxy S III General] brouwerchris:
On 2 jan.2013 Anne ter Braak of Samsung Netherlands/Benelux to Tweakers.net "Firmware upgrade to solve the sudden death will be spread soon"

On 3.1.2012 Pr guy from Samsung Germany to Androidpit.de "Firmware upgrade is available and will be spread soon".

Is this fimware XXELLA ? Nobody of Samsung made a statement on this uptill now.
[Galaxy S III General] jody2k:
It isnt official yet, be patiented and wait for the fix
[Galaxy S III General] mjb:
No, as it doesn't say if it's the LLA, or the one they haven't released.

And there's no proof that their sources are actually accurate... one is XDA :P
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Not really we don't know ow who their sources are, fir all we know they could be the basement dweller next door and nothing to do with Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] krivinash:
you're right.

i just wanted to share that update from sammobile.

so, is the only thing that we can do now, waiting official update from samsung?

cheers
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
ok Saudi Arabia update don't have the new bootloader nor TZ :/
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
Just flashed the new bootloader.tar using ODIN but is there anyway to check that this is the correct new bootloader?
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
In the file /proc/last_kmsg the androidboot.bootloader line should read adnroidboot.bootloader=I9300XXELLA if the bootloader has been updated.

I would reboot your phone before checking the file otherwise you could be scrolling for ages.
[Galaxy S III General] Lirkaren:
"Just flashed the new bootloader.tar using ODIN" Where is this .tar file?

I am on CM10.1 now do I just flash this rom as normal with Odin and I will be fine or do I need to flash stock rom first? Do I need to root and install CWM again after I flash with Odin if I want to go back ti CM10.1?

With this .tar file can I just flash the new bootloader with Odin and still be on CM10.1? Will I loose my root and CMW?
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
flashing the new bootloader won't do anything to CM10.1 as i've just flashed it and it works well so far.

you flash it through ODIN PC under PDA and not bootloader.

you won't lose your root access.
[Galaxy S III General] chris151722:
i think the update on exploit security patch is in the tz.img, not sure though..

maybe, thats why exynosabuse.apk still detect the exploit in kernel:confused:

can anyone tell what the use of tz.img = trustzone ?

i just found this link on the previous post

http://mobile.arm.com/products/processors/technologies/trustzone.php?setcookie=mobile

and also found out on note 2 thread, latest firmware update has new bootloader and tz.img
[Galaxy S III General] x3sed:
Can I know why is it stating Jan.02.2013 knowing that the build date is: 22 December 2012 ?
[Galaxy S III General] Lirkaren:
Okay. Where can I find the bootloader .tar? All I can find is the rom on 822 MB
[Galaxy S III General] GrayJack:
This file was presented in this topic at least twice. Why don't you try to search by yourself?
[Galaxy S III General] qwerty12:
Exynos exploit is fixed in the kernel:

shell@android:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp
shell@android:/data/local/tmp $ cp /storage/extSdCard/Download/exynos-abuse .
shell@android:/data/local/tmp $ chmod +x ./exynos-abuse
shell@android:/data/local/tmp $ ./exynos-abuse
[!] Error mmap: Invalid argument|00000004
1|shell@android:/data/local/tmp $ uname -a
Linux localhost 3.0.31-742798 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 22 17:04:04 KST 2012 armv7l GNU/Linux
shell@android:/data/local/tmp $ su
shell@android:/data/local/tmp # cat /proc/cmdline | awk '{print $17}'
androidboot.bootloader=I9300XXALF2
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
go thru perka's file stash @ http://perka.zapto.org/
[Galaxy S III General] Lirkaren:
I did search for bootloader .tar in this topic.
[Galaxy S III General] 75markus:
you can also check :

cache/recovery/last_log
[Galaxy S III General] Ogy77:
Guys I need sort answer,now I use Neat rom Xxla 1.4 version and now I want to flash official rom with odin,what I to do?
[Galaxy S III General] RorixRebel:
Download the firwamre, put your phone on DL mode, flash it wit odin

voila!
[Galaxy S III General] stanley08:
Here! DROPBOX LINK to NEW Bootloader :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28679276/Share/S3/XXELLA/Bootloader_XXELLA_Odin.tar
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
You can just link to my stash no need to put in dropbox ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Yeah, and unlike a free Dropbox account, your stash always keeps top-notch speed and is (from what I've experienced) always up and running. ^^
[Galaxy S III General] stanley08:
OK!

So, any confirmation that this ACTUALLY fixes SUDDEN DEATH and EXYNOS SECURITY?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Ugh, this has been asked and answered a million times already, how about using XDA's in-built search function for once? Yes, it fixes the exynos-mem issue, and we're not sure if it fixes the sudden death issue as no official statement from Samsung has been made.
[Galaxy S III General] denny666:
ACCU weather

anyone have problems with accuweather widget updating every hour? ive set everything normalt. gps is on and sync

it cant be just me?
[Galaxy S III General] midopama:
So I do not understand: I have ICS 4.0.4.

Can I flash the new bootloader to fix the problem ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Maybe you could, but it's not recommended.
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Why is it not recommended?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Dunno :p

After I posted, I remembered that it worked well using it with CM10.1 so it may work just as well with ICS and whatnot :p
[Galaxy S III General] midopama:
So if I only flash the new bootloader, I do not need to change to 4.1.2. and could leave my phon on 4.0.4.

Is that right ?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Well, the exynos-mem fix would still not be fixed, and we don't even know if that bootloader fixes the sudden death issue!
[Galaxy S III General] Pard0ned:
Could i flash the new bootloader in mobile odin? It's just I don't have access to pc.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Nope. Mobile Odin does not touch bootloaders or other dangerous files. Dangerous as in they could do serious damage to your phone, if flash fails. A corrupt system or boot is easy to fix.
[Galaxy S III General] Pard0ned:
Thanks for your answer. Would it work in heimdall? I don't have a Windows computer. :D
[Galaxy S III General] yahyoh:
it should work or u can use windows via virtual machine :)
[Galaxy S III General] stanley08:
No offense bro, but its not compulsory for you to answer. 'how about using XDA's in-built search function for once?'. Comeon! man! Try to show some respect, afterall you don't even know me. Question wasn't directed to you. Sorry if it upset you tho!
[Galaxy S III General] fknpwned:
Flashed the XXELLA Bootloader on XXELL4 DBT, everything works fine.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Except I have personally answered your question at least 15 times in different threads the answer is there go find it rather than spam the boards with the same questions over and over again.
[Galaxy S III General] Painman1963:
Seeing as we mostly agree that the SDS isn't confirmed as fixed in this release, shouldn't the OP change the title of the thread so as to avoid confusion?

I personally updated yesterday on the back of what was being reported at that time and I'm sure others would have too.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I think so, if you unpacked the tar archive and manually flashed the img files. I haven't used heimdall before, but I think I read that it flashes img files.

I show respect to people when they have shown that they can be respected, and asking a question that has been asked a lot of times in many different threads doesn't exactly place you high up on my list.
[Galaxy S III General] dzigy:
replaced motherboard is same as previous one?! :/

I reading and reading previous posts and i can not understand what should i do..

My phone died and motherboard was replaced for free, but if it's true what people are typing here, offical service put in my phone the same motherboard version as it was when it died (VTU00M)..

I'm now on Omega 35, so should i wait for new Omega on XXELLA or should i flash stock rom on XXELLA?
[Galaxy S III General] hectorcore:
Plz, how i flash this New bootloader?

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[Galaxy S III General] Dean-xXx:
Check on this thread in the last pages for the archive with the bootloader and flash it with PC Odin. It will not work with mobile odin.
[Galaxy S III General] respider:
I've flashed Bootloader_XXELLA_Odin.tar widh ODIN sucessfully but I dont see the red exclmation mark everyone talks about

how can I check if it was really flashed?
[Galaxy S III General] fmtrx:
Dear OP: After all this discussion here no one had any clue to support this title. Thus it is imperative to have this title changed and remove the statement for the SDS fix. It is misleading and we had already too many people here confused and asking about this.
[Galaxy S III General] rodrigoyasuda:
Will the Kies method work if my csc is not dbt?

If yes, will it change my csc to dbt?
[Galaxy S III General] nhariamine:
That means that the remaining days of ur s3 are highly recommended to update to the upcoming SDS fix build asap, to avoid another sudden death..

---------- Post added at 10:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 PM ----------

head to original dev and select Bootloader checker to see the difference.
[Galaxy S III General] jay_m3:
I think it would be better if we wait until we receive an official statement from samsung
[Galaxy S III General] qavro:
right. that is WHY the title is wrong.
[Galaxy S III General] kadopt:
It seems that the latest bootloader uses a blacklisting system to prevent bootloader downgrades. Check this threadhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36263600.
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Cannot think of a good reason, off the top of my head, why anyone would want or need to flash an older bootloader...
[Galaxy S III General] gpvecchi:
One thing for sure: new bootloader fixes the sudden death issue. But just for Samsung care center, as they'll not pay for a new board for modified phones...
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Haha just because you cant lol

FYI IDK lol
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
If your phone dies, Samsung service cannot tell what you did to it - it's dead!. So not a valid point.

And the speculation about the bootloader fixing anything is just that...
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
If you live in EU they do ;)
[Galaxy S III General] mclaudio:
hi

can anyone tell me how to flash the bootloader via ODIN?

i have the bootloader TAR

by default my odin has following options enabled:

auto reboot

F.Reset Time

then should i choose bootloader or PDA?

and how to flash? in download mode? if yes how to enter it?

thanks my friends
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
get this and flash in PDAFile_Stash/Galaxy_S3/Bootloader_Odin/Bootloader_XXELLA_Odin.PDA.PFS.tar
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Hee!

Only a few stock firmwares have bootloader images so regression is a possibility via Odin (or one could use a bootloader-less CWM version). Should anyone desperately need to go back in time!

Excellent stash by the way...

:)
[Galaxy S III General] mclaudio:
i have chosen that file with PDA but it seams nothing happened after....

how can i see if it is flashed? i think it is not...
[Galaxy S III General] T0xic4u:
Get the App: Android-System-Info. Use Tab "System" then "Buildinfos"

Taper di Tap von meinem Smarty
[Galaxy S III General] guerouig:
hey guys, coming from cm10.1 nightly, i flashed this rom through odin, the thing is that altough kies recognizes the device, it says the device is not updatable via kies (nor via OTA)? any way out
[Galaxy S III General] mclaudio:
done ! thank you so much...installed :)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
what did kies say with cm?
[Galaxy S III General] guerouig:
with cm it does not even recognize the device, but then again fair enough then
[Galaxy S III General] funem:
If you are in the UK and you root your S3 and it dies, point Samsung to their own website and tell them you followed a link off their own site......

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...android/GT-I9300MBDBTU-reviews/expert-reviews

3rd article from the top, the one by C|Net.

"How to root your Samsung Galaxy S3"

If you fancy using extra-powerful apps and custom software on your Galaxy S3, you'll need to root it. Andrew Hoyle explains how.
[Galaxy S III General] pashinator:
did that work for you?

sorry off topic
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
I tweet to sammobile for the sources of the info of sudden death fix in xxella and they reply me the sources are confiable samsung insiders not rumors.

Ricnar

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[Galaxy S III General] guerouig:
I think there is a misunderstanding :device is working perfectly, it is recognized by kies but it just will not upgrade it
[Galaxy S III General] mjb:
what he meant was that to Samsung, the new bootloader fixes the issue - as it gives them reason to deny warranty repairs if the new bootloader is better at identifying (or is simply able to identify) rooted devices.

This idea is a little flawed though, as non rooted phones are failing too.
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Perhaps you shouldn't believe everything you are told. Nothing Sammobile have is official. Period.

Great for leaked files, not for substantiated evidence-based information.

Samsung themselves are one of the largest manufacturer's of mobiles (and other products), but also the most disengaged with their customers. Who said arrogant??
[Galaxy S III General] GrayJack:
LOL! The only problem that they can answer Andrew Hoyle is not Samsung expert and this is his own responsibility for your phone after rooting.
[Galaxy S III General] kdebarb63:
... And do we need to wait 6 month to verify if this new bootloader is the final version to fix Sudden Death ?

I'm Skeptic.
[Galaxy S III General] funem:
Yeh, but I found it funny that it was on their own website, its not like its a forum link, they should have control who post what to it, you cant tell me they dont know its there.

If you never knew better you would follow a link off the official website and treat it as gospel.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Lol, unless Sammobile somehow puts out a valid piece of proof, I'd avoid them any way I can.
[Galaxy S III General] japjit100:
I think Samsung only give update to UK

Other countries people flash it

Samsung suck in updates

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[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
Proof or not is better upgrade.

Ricnar

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[Galaxy S III General] kdebarb63:
On how to flash new Bootloader tar.md5 file

I've not seen any command line to flash "tz.img" and for bootloader maybe it is [--primary-boot <filename>]

I hope this is the cmd line to flash rom as Odin do.

sudo heimdall flash --recovery recovery.img \
--cache cache.img \
--hidden hidden.img \
--modem modem.bin \
--system system.img \
--kernel boot.img
[Galaxy S III General] manemzjum:
Care to share as im stuck on KOR doing my head in cant get it back to BTU

Just want to change phone back to full stock only thing i cant get back is my csc
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
You're kidding, right? Perka opened a topic about it a few days ago in the very section you're in right now, the general section: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2080181
[Galaxy S III General] manemzjum:
I would hit the thanks button but due to your attitude i think ill pass
[Galaxy S III General] Painman1963:
Hahaha, funny as.........
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
How to flash this on a rooted device ?
[Galaxy S III General] rmsa786:
where is this thanks button! :confused:
[Galaxy S III General] manemzjum:
Sent from Galaxy S3 Anonorom v20.2
[Galaxy S III General] alex1986cy:
i would like to answer me a simple question please

I have cwm recovery and an omega rom on my s3. If i install this update from kies what will happen? I will have to flash again the cwm and then the omega rom?

I already sent my died phone to samsung for mainboard replacement once and i don't want this to happen again so i want to flash the update but i need to know if i will be able to flash again the latest jelly bean omega

thank you
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
you'll need to re-root your phone in order to gain root access.

i suggest just installing the modem and bootloader separately cos then you don't lose root access.
[Galaxy S III General] brouwerchris:
Will Mobile Odin Pro flash custom CWM ROMS like Omega-Wanam-etc ?

If it does :

Stock XXELLA through Odin PC > CF Auto Root > Triangle Away > Mobile Odin Pro

This way you can have all these custom ROMS without red exclamationmark during boot and Custom Binary on stock
[Galaxy S III General] Kev_cr:
I got lost in here lol...isn't odin firmware supoussed to have kernel and modem included itself? I mean...those cwm zips arenjust for ppl using kies right? Or I may flash them separately on odin as well?
[Galaxy S III General] thekoRngear:
HK and Taiwan got newer (28.12.2012) ZSDLL1 firmwares. Wondering what BLs they are having....
[Galaxy S III General] pRo_lama:
Yes, but it's only 4.1.1. The newest FW have BTU.
[Galaxy S III General] thekoRngear:
Nope. I just checked and it says 4.1.2.
[Galaxy S III General] pRo_lama:
That's interesting. Because on SamMobile it's 4.1.2 and on another site is 4.1.1.
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
i don't think so, just flash them through recovery.
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
You can flash with mobile odin.

Yes it has modem and kernel.

No cwm zips you flash in custom recovery
[Galaxy S III General] Rawand Kurdy:
Guys here is a direct link (press the thanks button if i helped )

JellyBean 4.1.2

Product Code: GT-I9300MBDBTU

Latest firmware: I9300XXELLA/I9300OXAELLA/I9300XXELLA/I9300XXELLA

Modified: 12/24/2012

Filename: I9300XXELLA_I9300OXAELLA_BTU.zip

ftp link ; ftp://ftp.ravestyles.com/I9300XXELLA_I9300OXAELLA_BTU.zip
[Galaxy S III General] fcasoli:
are points of view, I installed ROM, Root and recovery dozens of times with Odin, the Notes, S3 and Note 2, never any problems. :victory:
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Does that mean it can mess up TriangleAway? I know the binary counter is in the bootloader, might be worth mentioning as a warning to people.
[Galaxy S III General] :
Is it possible to update the Bootloader without flashing the rom?
[Galaxy S III General] SavanTorian:
isn't OXA multi csc? you dont need to change csc thou.... :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I'm gonna have to install this with mobile odin. The ota failed to install (at 27-ish percent) (probably because I'm rooted :p)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
I dont know, also as I dont use triangle away, I live in EU and you can flash fw without voiding warranty.
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
It depends which gets applied, Odin packages usually default to KOR if thats wrong you will not be able to update. That's what CSC changers do make the phone apply one of the others included.

Your phone is weird when I'm rooted it won't even let me check for updates.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
EDIT: Wait, maybe I should flash it with PC Odin? I noticed it has a new bootloader (Sboot.bin) and something called tz. Mobile odin won't flash those too and maybe it's better to use pc odin then?
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Don't ask me lol I never used mobile Odin but it's better to be safe than sorry.

---------- Post added at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:39 PM ----------

Hmm new bootloader and the same day sammobiles reports that Samsung says the sudden death is a firmware bug, could this be the fix? The bootloader is the only place I can think of that a software bug can cause a hard brick.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Okay, flashing with PC Odin then. Good thing I also downloaded cf auto root :p
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
I don't know what not flashing the bootloader will do but I do know messing up flashing the bootloader (unplugging usb, power off etc) whilst it's flashing the bootloader will result in a hard brick.