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[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
The objective of this thread is to have all the knowns issues and known (or potential) fixes for the I9300 in an OP.

Latest Updates

- What to do if you only want warranty

- Updated CF-Auto-Root

- Perseus Kernel patched

Universal

There are mainly two major issues I've found around the forums: Exynos Root Exploit and Sudden Death (eMMC failure).

Exynos Root Exploit

It was fixed by Samsung in the XELLA/XELLC kernel.

Stock ROMs collection.

Sudden Death

Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS): Some S3 devices which have a faulty eMMC chip seem to just die. Most victims have found their phone completely unresponsive while taking it out of charge. Some have managed to boot into download mode but are unable to flash any ROM (presumably because the NAND is already damaged).

There are two theories of this: both are explained below:

Appropriate fixes found in the OP.

NOTE

A lot of people seem to be confused about this: there are effectively two kernels that need to be patched: the obvious one: which Android runs on, and also the less obvious recovery.

- If you are running stock, flashing LLA onwards is enough to prevent further NAND damage

- If you are running a custom ROM or flashing a custom recovery, make sure you flash a patched recovery!

As of 14th January 2013:

As of now ClockworkMod recovery is not patched.

Use PhilZ recovery instead.

Siyah kernel has been patched.

Update:

Patched Perseus Kernel

Bootloader Exclamation Mark

Apparently after flashing LLA bootloader, the red exclamation mark notoriously keeps reappearing unless you follow very specific steps, involving TraingleAway, recovery and ODIN flashing.

Original thread

Thread listing workarounds

Android 4.2 (CyanogenMod 10.1)

NFC Fix

It seems most devices coming from Stock Jellybean 4.1 to JB 4.2 are facing broken NFC. The current considered permanent solution is to:

1) Take a Nandroid backup

2) Flash a stock 4.0 ROM

3) Switch on WiFi and NFC

4) Restore from Nandroid

There is also a separate fix for CM10.1. ONLY apply the fix if your NFC is not working.

View attachment 1638310

Official CM10.1 discussion thread

Note: Not sure if this is a CM-specific issue. Let me know if that is the case.
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
don't you mean devices coming from Jellybean 4.1 to Jellybean 4.2? coming from ICS to JB 4.2.1 doesn't have the issue with NFC.

just checking.

EDIT: minor typo fixed.
[Galaxy S III General] erto90:
you can add the downgrade from LLA bootloader to avoid the red exclamation mark..
[Galaxy S III General] PLUG313:
''It seems most devices coming from Ice Cream Sandwich to Jellybean 4.2 are facing broken NFC.''

I think you meant devices coming from STOCK Jelly Bean to CM10.1 are facing the NFC problems
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Done!
[Galaxy S III General] thegh0sts:
me thinks the NFC issue exists is because of the updated firmware in stock JB 4.1 and for some reason it can't communicate with CM10.1.
[Galaxy S III General] 75markus:
you can add my "KeepRil" zip if you like ... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35790900&postcount=1069
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Is it a fix to a known issue of this phone? My understanding was that you need a matched RIL and Modem no matter what, i.e., it's not an "issue" as such, it's a technical constraint.
[Galaxy S III General] xanthrax:
what about sdcard0/0 ... 0 issue ?

is not a real issue , i know , is just the way should be when running CM 10.1 Android 4.2.1

i think people found difficulties to understand how it works and how to deal with it in view of reverting to a Sammy Rom ... etc

i opened a thread in Q&A but i`m not sure if is complete or/and helpful enough

have a look please :angel:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2075162
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
As far as I recall, It's an Android 4.2 "feature" (or issue, whatever way you look at it), not really specific to either CM or the I9300 device in particular.
[Galaxy S III General] xanthrax:
is this from your signature ?

ROM: CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1) Latest Nightly

don`t you have this sdcard 0 feature ?

of course is not specific to sg s3 but is specific for a ROM available for sg s4 ...

you confused me ... i`ll think about it ...
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
What I meant was it's a Google feature, which turns out to be not-very-user-friendly on phones (as opposed to tablets). It's not an issue with the device, be it hardware or firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
KERNEL issue or bootloader ?

I thought Exynos bug was solved by KERNEL fix (XELLA , Perseus) .... NOT bootloader ??

could you please confirm ,

Thks
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
Got my answser : the exynos fix is in the kernel NOT in the booloader ...
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Please post the thread/post URL elaborating on that, I'll update the first post with it.
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
Thks for the post update . But sorry I don't understand your "thread/post URL" remark ? seems Im on the correct thread and no need any URL ?
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Okay. I thought the bootloader was initially believed to be the fix, and then the kernel, so I guess it was my misunderstanding. Since I've never run stock, I've never had any first-hand experience :)
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
Okay ! Not easy to know everything ! and thks again for your compile post :good:
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III General] ammoune:
Hello, first thanks alot of ur topic giving us solutions to protect our phones from SDS , but i wanna add something , there is another patched kernel beside Siyah one, its Perseus kernel .

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9300 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Perseus kernel quote and thread link added to first post.

And you're welcome :)
[Galaxy S III General] aniobash:
Hello, how can i install the stock I9300XXELLC_I9300PHEELL3_I9300XXELLA_PHE.zip without the new bootloader? Im still on 4.1.1 with Siyah 1.8.8 + Mobile odin and i wanna flash XXELLC but as i read around the new bootloader will screw my counter.
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
First use TA to reset counters, pull battery and boot into download mode (should be fine now), then flash the stock firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] aniobash:
I dont get it. Why i need to pull the batt to flash a rom? I have TA but i dont need to clear my counter right now. Just wanna flash the original stock XXELLC without the bootloader.
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
I don't know if that's possible. I thought you have a custom recovery so your counters would need resetting. If you stay on stock, why not have the new bootloader?
[Galaxy S III General] aniobash:
Because i read that the new bootloader prevents me to clear the counter (i might be wrong). There are many people reverting to the old bootloader.
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Clear the counters first, then upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] wicked wizard:
I'm sure if you flash stock with Mobile Odin it won't install new bootloader
[Galaxy S III General] Stromma:
Sv: [GT-I9300] Compilation of issues and fixes

If I understand this correctly the best way to do this is to flash ics, root, reset counter and then upgrade to 4.1.2?

But doesn't that unroot again regardless if you update ota or flash yourself?

Edit:

So the steps would be to flash with Odin.through pc, root, reset counter and then flash 4.1.2 via Odin mobile?

// Strömma
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
No need to flash ICS, just the old bootloader.

Usually, if you flash stock firmware, you will lose root. I think Mobile Odin pro has the capability to retain root across such flashes, though.
[Galaxy S III General] Stromma:
Sv: [GT-I9300] Compilation of issues and fixes

Ok

I am on 4.1.2, the one that was released before December, and since my phone have behaved weard the last week I decided to flash it again. I flashed the same release again, rooted with the latest version of cf-auto-root (with the fix so I should be safe), and reset my counter which of course goes back to custom after reboot. So clearly I've got the new bootloader.

Is it possible to flash bootloader separately and where can I get one?

Since I don't know where to get the bootloader I thought it would work if I flashed ucs through Odin/pc, root through cf-auto-root, and then upgrade through Odin mobile?

// Strömma
[Galaxy S III General] wicked wizard:
Have a read here
[Galaxy S III General] Stromma:
Sv: [GT-I9300] Compilation of issues and fixes

I've got Odin mobile pro which can maintain root. What I need to do obviously is to flash an old bootloader, which I can't seem to find ;)

// Strömma
[Galaxy S III General] wicked wizard:
Bootloader thread here
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
If you want to avoid Mobile Odin, you'll either need root or CWM. Otherwise, what he said:

EDIT: Or you could go the long way - flash CWM > restore old bootloader > flash new ROM via Mobile Odin Pro.
[Galaxy S III General] Stromma:
Sv: [GT-I9300] Compilation of issues and fixes

Tried the bootloader restore through cmr and got "signature failed"..

Edit:

Not cmr, Odin mobile, and it worked on the second attempt. Status reads normal :)

Edit 2:

Now I'm rooted through latest cf-auto-root, downgraded my bootloader and status reads normal after reboot as well.

Guess I'm ok then. Which is nice to know since my phone behaves wearder every minute, and I'm pretty sure it won't last through the week whether it's gonna die from sds or something else.

Thanks :)

// Strömma
[Galaxy S III General] pickandwhammy:
Good luck, in any case :p
[XDA-University] heubergen:
Hello Everybody

I want to make a Custom ROM from three ROM's.

1) The most folder in /System I know, but the bin and the etc, I don't know.

2) I mix the files from a stock based and a cm based ROM. Which folder determine if the ROM ist cm or stock based?

3) How I can open the files in the bin and the framework folder?

Regards heubergen1
[XDA-University] Moscow Desire:
1. /bin and /etc are located in the /system subdirectories on most roms.

2. Not sure what you are doing here. With the exception of "some" files, most CM files cannot be mixed together.

3. You must decompile the files in the framework folder. Like framework-res.apk, services.jar, android.policy.jar before you can edit the xml files. You need to get apktool to do this.

MD
[XDA-University] heubergen:
Thanks for your Answer.

1) I mean, what is there? What lose Android when I delete it? (e.g: In the system/lib folder are files there use many Apps and for the Performence and a clearly Code that will outsource.

2) I extract the ZIP for X-Gamer, CM7.2 and the Smart Xperia ROM. Then I take e.g. the Bluetooth files from CM, the charging driver from X-Gamer and the libary for share from the Smart Xperia ROM. Which files I must take from the same source? I hope it's no understandable.
[XDA-University] Prawesome:
Do NOT delete etc and bin folders

You can read the 'Introductionary Zip tweaking' guide in XDA-U.I have given a brief description about them there which you might found to be useful :)

printf("random signature because I have got nothing else in my mind right now");
[XDA-University] heubergen:
Thanks for your answer.

Have somebody one for my second Question?
[HTC One X] Star_Maker:
Hello, First im really sorry if i posted this on a wrong page of the forums, and if so please move it to where it belongs.

Now I have recently been searching a lot but i couldn't find a method for Root on One X, after the actual update.

please reply, I will be very greatfull. :)
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Its exactly the same s it was on ICS .... Nothing has changed.
[HTC One X] Star_Maker:
So i can use the one click method from max and the xda-dev method ?
[HTC One X] Kaiu24:
you can use the HTC toolkit programme and it still works, just did it the other day, worked like a charm with no problems
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Wizard_Polska:
Hello! : D

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This is only beta with stock theme etc.

Orange theme in next build​

I am not responsible if installing this rom your tab brick, explode, burn etc.etc.​

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KmicICS | Beta v0.3​

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[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] LowaEastSide:
hey my boy..!! :)

i was so happy to see your ics build you on the site, something new and refreshing to flash from a great dev.... will be downloading.. thanks my boy..!!!! from Luchiano02..
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Wizard_Polska:
yup, I will try to make different optional theme for CM9. :D
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] bravokylee:
Thank you, Wizard. this rom is fantastic.

btw. Is it possible to apply the videoplayer of your 2.3.6 into this rom?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Wizard_Polska:
Thanks :D

We will try.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] andr01d3:
Overall working is fine but wifi connection seems to have problems. Many times I get no connection error... :(
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] andr01d3:
Is this project dead?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Wizard_Polska:
probably yes because I haven't much time now (final exams etc.)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] marvz098:
How to install this rom when my ROM is currently at jbrom..I need to restock?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] bravokylee:
You can install directly after fully wiping. It may auto restart and you need to power off it manually and install from recovery again
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] marvz098:
Ahh OK I'll try later..tnx bro
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] suzhipack:
camera bug at this rom hope youll gonna fix it :D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekzel:
I tried unlocking the bootloader an atrix that was given to me about a month ago, and it had 3.4.6 (or something like that) and I couldn't find an unlocker for that version so I tried the one for the previous version, which failed at some point in the process and now it just boots to "Failed to boot 1". I've been trying every method I can find to try to fix this, I even bought the little red adapter to change any cable into a dev cable, and i know it works because if I power it on with the volume up key pressed it says "power reason: factory cable".

I've tried RSD lite when connected with the adapter, but device properties stays blank. I tried loading an image and pressing start but nothing happens. The computer is seeing the phone but it says that it doesn't recognize the device. Also, if I start it with the volume up pressed it goes STRAIGHT to the fastboot protocol thing, I never get the option to choose RSD protocol. "fastboot devices" is just blank.

I tried it on several different computers with the same results.

Is this a hard brick? Any advice would be very much appreciated.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scrub13:
Did you install the windows drivers?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekzel:
Yea. I did.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheeparecurious:
If you power on while pressing volume-up, it should go straight to fastboot since it's the first option available. What happens when you reboot with volume-down?

Also, if the phone says "Starting fastboot protocol support" it's not hard-bricked, even if it's seriously screwed up at the moment. If it says "Entering NVFlash recovery mode," that's the point where it's toast (from the user end anyway).

With your phone in fastboot, does your computer recognize either of the SD cards? Have you re-downloaded the Motorola drivers, just to be sure? If "fastboot devices" comes back blank, then either the phone isn't truly in fastboot mode or the drivers aren't up to date.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewarhawk:
This isn't a hard brick:good:

when you boot your phone don't hold down the volume button, then hit the volume down button right when the menu comes up. Then just cycle through and hit RSD and that should do it

here is a thread specifically talking about fixing this issue http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528729

also, in the future I would recommend using this tool for unlocking and rooting your phone, it's no sweat, and this tool even has an automatic fix for your current problem. if I'm not mistaken..I'm not totally sure

here is the thread where the automatic BL unlocker came from, though the link there is broken http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekzel:
Powered on with volume-up it goes to:

Failed to boot 1

PwrReason: FACTORY_CABLE

Starting Fastboot protocol support

With power down (which I didn't know about), I see something flash on the screen really fast and then it goes blank. The computer recognizes it, but it still says "unknown device".

I recently downloaded the Motorola Device Manager from here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481

This machine is Windows 8, but I also tried it on a Windows 7 machine with the same result.

With the phone in fastboot, as above, it the computer doesn't see the internal storage, but it doesn't have an SD card in it, I will put one in it today and see what happens.

I've downloaded the above software fresh on each of the three machines I have tried this on, two Windows 8 machines, and one Windows 7.

Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekzel:
Great, I'm glad to know it's not hard bricked! :)

When I boot the phone with nothing pressed, it goes straight to a single line:

Failed to boot 1

I never get the menu. Also, just tried some presses of the button as it was booting up and found that I don't need to hold either power up or down. If I power it on, and when it stops at failed to boot 1, I can press the power up once and it goes to the fastboot protocol support screen or power down and the screen goes blank.

I'll check out the links you posted, thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scrub13:
Failed to boot 1 should be the same as rsd mode.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firecode95:
As I understood you wanted to unlock bootloader and failed. So I suggest you to try automatized bootloader unlock tool(@thewarhawk give you link) and then fix the "Failed to boot 1" because if you failed something now you probably hard brick your device I have experience whit one of my atrix. So I in your situation will do that:

1) manually in fastboot (better in win7) fastboot oem unlock (I just doest know command for unique device id in fastboot so it need you to search in xda)

2) then flash fully system partition whit fastboot

3) and then if device doesn't boot correctly try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528729 as you early said @thewarhawk
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyfviperx:
Hi, the problem is the windows 8 drivers,First download this. Then you need to boot the phone in fastboot mode, then go in device manager then you will see fastboot with an exclamation mark. Right click on it and select update drivers. Next do search for a driver on my computer, Then you do choose from a drivers list (or something along those lines). Select ADB interface -> Motorola -> Mot composite ADB interface. You will get a warning, say yes anyway then bang... your phone is detected by adb and fastboot.
[Nokia Lumia 900] j_tag:
which version of the 2905 wp 7.8 do u use to get the ringtone maker and bluetooth app

i have neeb using the finland country variant white and i live in finland but i dont get them from the marketplace,

or are these apps blocked from every version for now?
[Nokia Lumia 900] hardecore:
I'm not shure about the version that contains both of them but I intalled the swedish variant for my black L900 and i have the bluetooth transfer app. Both of the apps wont be in the markatplace until the official update by Nokia.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdmohn12:
I am s-off, rooted and unlocked with hboot 1.15 is there a reason to or do I need to update the hboot? what is the pros and cons of doing this? and were would I get the upgraded hboot if I need it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You are fine if you are running the DR hboot no need to update :D

http://unlimited.io/jewel.htm if you want to update to the new 2.09 DR hboot
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdmohn12:
Thanks

Thanks for the quick reply. I am just going to stay were I am for now. Love running the meanbeam and all is very well with it,:good:
[General Questions and Answers] nil.ejman:
Hi,

I've been trying to disable talk application to display text of incoming messages (security risk), while still being notified when new message arrives. Not an option :). You can either disable notifications for good, make them pop up (even worse) or have it as it is by default: showing you a line of text from last message you received.

I installed trillian IM hoping it would have the option I need, but with no luck. I'm perfectly happy with talk app btw, but lack of this option is simply plain old stupid.

Does anyone know how to resolve this or some other IM messenger that I could use instead, which has this nice little option?

Cheers
[Samsung Infuse 4G] cliffhanger:
Hi all,

First of all thanks scott for an awesome JB build for Infuse. Everything works great, except that, the battery icon doesn't show the phone's charging when in fact it is charging. Also, when I connect the phone to the PC with the USB cord, it doesn't get recognized as a mass storage or even an MTP device. I don't even see any settings related to this in the system settings. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Cliff
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Whizzpopper:
I have no problems with the battery icon - perhaps you need to flash again? As for the USB issue, you should have the option to mount the phone in mass storage when you connect to the computer. The option shows up in the notification menu. Click that and then you should know what to do.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] cliffhanger:
Thanks, but that's the problem! I don't see anything popping up in the notifications!

Also, I have another problem! For google accounts I don't see calendar in the sync options, hence I don't see any of the google account calendar in the google calendar app. Any help in this regard!

Update: Partially followed this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35064880&highlight=calendar#post35064880

In that, just installed the calendar app from google on play store and voila!

But the storage issue remains!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Whizzpopper:
If I were you, I'd do a full wipe and flash. When you flash, or rather before you flash, make sure to format system. That seems to get rid of a lot of gremlins! It's not the build at any rate, it's something to do with your setup.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ntl2211:
That is my problem too, now i want to update other ROM but i don't know how to copy file to my Tablet. Could you help me how to do it.

Thanks all,

Long
[Samsung Infuse 4G] seawolf06:
Did this fix your issue? I'm having the same problem getting into USB mode. There isn't the option in the settings like there is in the stock rom.

ETA: I'm on the 2/21 Nightlie on Samsung GSII Skyrocket
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jkakkanad:
Here are a couple of options.

1) Download the ROM directly to your phone through the browser.

2) Send the file to your phone over wifi using WiFi File Transfer Pro, AirDroid, or ES File Explorer. There are a number of other options in the Play Store but these are the three I've used before.

3) Pop out the external SD card and connect it to your computer to grab the file.

4) Transfer directly from your computer via Bluetooth.

I'm sure there are other ways too but these are the ones that come to mind.

Good luck.

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EDIT: Just realized I replied to a month-old post.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starbucko:
Hi there.. this question may have been answered before.. is there any way of installing custom rom withouth an ixternal memory.. i cant wait for my sd card to arrive :((
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eytan123:
yes of course.

just follow through:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695238

GL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starbucko:
Cheers dude ill have a quick gander.. btw can i do this to install cm10??