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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Resperith:
Hello

I have posted a few threads, but I thought I would bring my problems here and see if any of the community could possibly spread some insight on the problems of my cellular monstrosity. Perhaps I am exaggerating.

Firstly,

After rooting and flashes a many,

I discovered that, lo and behold, my play store no longer works; I have a server error--one that even with all my mighty searching abilities, I could not find a solution to.

So,

following the following forum instructions instructing me on how to return my phone to a returnable state (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867253),

I managed to get my phone to this:

Binary count = 0,

Download mode says = official.

About device:

Model SCH-I535

Android: 4.0.4

Baseband Version: 1535VRLG1

Kernel version: 3.0.8-743127 user

se.infra@sep-95#1

Build number: IMM76D.I535VRALG1

Phone is unrooted, and it does not have an unlocked boot loader.

Now, I brought this into the Verizon store, because even after returning the device to stock, the cursed play store still outputs a "Server Error". They told me they could give me a new phone. However, if they sent it to the manufacturer and it was decided that the phone had been rooted, I would be charged the full 600~ dollars for the replacement.

The associate actually told me he strongly believed that they would void my warranty, that it looked like my Firmware was not stock.

Am I missing something?

I humbly request the service of ye, knights of the xda!

Sincerely

RESPERITH
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jwattt:
did you flash the stock rom? if you flashed the stock rom and used triangle away https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&hl=en to clear your flash counter you should be good to go. you can find the apk for free if googled but i mean your counter is 0 so you should be good to go if in download mode everything says stock and binary count is 0
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Resperith:
I believe I did flash the stock rom, and unless I am mistaken,

"from the directions in the sticky in this subforum" and follow the instructions. Use the UN rooted official version and Just to clarify, there is really only ONE option to choose if you plan on returning your phone to Verizon.(Official VRALG1 4.0.4)

Which is the thing I have right?

VRALG1

They said when they looked at my stuff that it should say like R000012 or some number I cannot remember.

Sorry. xD
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] berichardson:
Howdy y'all,

I knocked my GS3 off the nighttable last night and now it won't charge. Not a big deal usually, since they'll replace it at the store. But, since I rooted it the warranty would be void so I can't do that. I know how to flash the stock ROM using Odin, but my battery's basically dead and won't charge. I'm planning on finding a friend with their own GS3 I can use to recharge my battery (does anyone know an easier way to recharge the battery without the phone?). The big problem though is that I don't know how to flash the ROM without plugging the phone in via USB, which right now won't work.

So my big question is: how can you unroot your phone without a USB connection? And does anyone know of any other ways to recharge a battery when the phone's charger port goes south?

Hope I don't elicit too many TL;DRs. Thanks for anyone who can help me out.

BR
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Resperith:
Does not sound good, perhaps a good idea would be to "accidentally" run over the phone. xD
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jwattt:
shoud be able to flash the stock rom via CWM

download the stock firmware to the phone with the phone/restore it in CWM recovery. you can charge the battery with a battery charger you can get one at radio shack. also make sure to use triangle away if you have tripped the flash counter its on the play store **** must do this with root privlages.

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yeah the stock is now jellybean which would be why they would have different values. do the OTA update to jellybean under settings. jellybean is 4.1.1 or 4.1.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nufan:
Another option to do is once you've got a charged battery to work with, use mobile ODIN to flash a stock firmware. To use mobile ODIN, your bootloader has to be unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trueParadoX_2446:
Hey. This is probably the 4th or 5th time this happened to me. I'm having SD card issues. Its kind of random and hard to reproduce the problem. The first letter of the folders on my SD card will be replaced with a micro symbol (the reversed u). This will then have deleted all files within the folder, which happens to all folders. Backups, ti backups, music, pictures, keep being deleted and its getting frustrating. What could be causing this? Using a 64GB sdxc card. Sometimes the phone will randomly unmount it and say its damaged. The music player will play great for awhile then say cannot play file type, and skip through all my music until a reboot. Bad SD card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ...Awesome...:
Backup everything on your computer and then format the sdcard to FAT and it will solve your problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trueParadoX_2446:
Its already formated in FAT32, so just FAT? :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] letinsh:
That's fraud.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sniper_5:
Installed JellyBean via http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1974114 and installed the recovery per instructions (VRBLK3 Bootchain with ClockworkMod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.2). However any attempt to boot into recovery leads to a blank screen and then reboots normally. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Dustin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zakdonald:
Hard Bricked

So I was following the instructions for this root guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2046439. I installed all of the items and installed the usb drivers. I put my phone into odin mode and plug it up to the computer. I then follow the first step and flash the VRALEC Bootchain. That's where it went south. I had auto reboot set like it was supposed to be, but it didnt reset or anything, just black screen. I unplugged it from my computer and tried to put it into odin mode. No luck. I then tried to put it in recovery mode. Still no luck. Now the only response my phone has to anything is when I plug it into the computer, I hear the sound from windows when a USB devise is plugged in, or when i plug the phone into the charger without the battery, I get a red light at the top. Nothing else will work, nothing at all. So my question is, is there any way I can get it into odin, recovery, or can I do anything else to repair it? I really don't want to get a replacement because I don't want a refurb, as this is a brand new phone. I also don't want to get a JTAG repair. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dmonleo:
Ok, I've flashed i535 to pageplus. When the simcard is in it will cycle calls to *22899 "activation" this is very annoying. Any suggestions on how to permanently fix this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] inmanaaron:
I have a question that I posted in another thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38084586#post38084586
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gatanater:
These are all wrong due to the fact that rooting voids your software warranty. Since it was your hardware that broke you are fine, just return it :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vdub2pt0:
You know of any way to swap the internal and external memory on the 4.2.2 roms? The original script isn't working
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prindone3:
Bad microUSB port?

Hi, i can plug my gs3 into my computer and charge it, all well and nice. I have tried like every solution i have found to get it detected on my computer. I have a macbook pro but i cannot get the phone detected on either the mac or the win7 side. I have the drivers installed on the windows side from the samsung website. I have tried everything i've found on the forums and i still can't get it to show up in Kies, Odin, as a drive on my mac, no notification when i plug it in on win7. What do you think could be wrong? I've had it rooted before running CM10 and AOKP, and after trying both around that time JB came out for the device so i wanted to try it. I reverted to the stock build. Is there anything that may have caused the usb port to go bad and not transfer data? is there any sort of non-mainstream fix i have not found yet? Thanks for the help mate

(SCH-i535 if it makes a difference)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dmonleo:
Ok so I answered my question. Using Phone info app (sc@tawain) change network mode to cdma only. I can get 1x data with foregin simcards (h2o, simple, att go) and even data without a simcard. Plus.....NO FREAKING ACTIVATION CALLS!...cool! Now I will have to get 3g speeds on here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] growpurp707:
Have you tried a different USB cord? The one that came with my phone was missing a pin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dorianteal:
Sending to Samsung for screen replacement

Hi all.

Busted my digitizer. Samsung quoted me 130 fora new screen and lcd. I swear the rep told me to pack the battery and charger, the documentation specifically says otherwise. Anyone done this?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] viseversa101:
incekst struc

I was on my vzn sgi535 s3 and tried flashing perseus kernal to cleanrom 5.6 and got an error, then found that kernal was built for i9300 not an i535 in turn causing problems. Once I rebooted foolishly I hard bricked it, no boot of any sort, unrecognizable usb plugin....Only response I am receiving is a red led when plugged in via usb during a battery pull. Looking into the problem I see only 2 avenues to go down, send it to be jtag'ed because even though I solder I am not that proficient, or paying the 150 deductible and poopping all over the insurance. My question is whether or not any one can suggest to me a better solution.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] l3prichaun13:
Hey guys, I'm familiar with rooting but I did it only two times and this being my second after doing it on the original droid over a year ago. I tried to boot into recovery both with the volume up home and power and also tried through clockwork and my droid gets to the screen with the droid guy with the hexagon spinning then he falls down with a red triangle and I only get a few options like wipe dalvik and update from adb but no options to backup. I used the Odin method with the vralec bootchain and vrzblck3 md5's and cwm 6.0.x tar. Everything seemed to work right but I don't know what to do and don't want to brick my device. I don't mind help in any way shape or form. My goal is to get Google wallet working but I want a backup before I start tweaking build props and what not. Also I am running sgs3 on Verizon sch-i535 model and on jelly bean 4.1.1. If you need any other info just let me know, any and all help is appreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mikecolorama:
Reset Odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] l3prichaun13:
No, I figured it out. The youtube video i watched to perform this was awesome but there was one very important piece that was left out that for a nub it is important but for a seasoned vet of rooting would instinctively get. When i got to the end where i had to flash the super user zip file, you flash that in recovery mode then you go back and choose the option to reboot, once you choose reboot he totally skipped the next screen which asks if you want to disable the rom from POSSIBLY flashing the stock recovery. I didnt know exactly what that meant at the time so i said no, this caused the android recovery to flash over the cwm 6.0.25 to be deleted. Took me a while to figure out what was going on since my last phone was the original droid which was barely a droid compared to whats out now. Hopefully this will help someone who may have run into this same situation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
I just finally flashed the the rom and the gapps package and by the time I installed I realized how late it was already getting so I figured I would just restore a back up of what I was running previous as I need my phone for work tomorrow and have no time to set every thing up and after rebooting I notice there is a system app that I don't remember having just 15 minutes prior to flashing called Google settings that I saw in pac man rom any suggestions I re wiped both cache and dalvic cache and that did not do it I know this question might not be in the right thread just wondered if any one came across this or would know better than I as to what to do

And in checking my file manager I notice my internal files are all stored under a folder marked 0 and then once I click on it all my folders pop up is there a way to fix it I only ask this with out running through all the threads to see any one knows a simple fix

Thanks in advance if any one knows how to help

I was originally flashing pac man 4.2.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] audio.fm:
installed the wrong gapps . I've tried whiping. now i get error.

So I rooted/unlocked and flashed Cm10 last night with success. The phone was working fine except I had no google apps and iI was having a hard time getting them installed.I ended up following a thread but with my luck I installed the wrong version of gapps it seems. I've been searching all morning for the fix on my dev with no luck.. Now when I boot the phone I get non stop "no matter what i do i cannot get passed the "unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped. " errors and can't do squat. I have tried whpiing cache,/ factory settings, and the other one from recovery. And to top it all off it all off out of no where my samsung drivers I installed decided to stop working, so now I can't i'm running into probs getting the correct gapps on to my phone from my pc. Is there some way to un install the dang gapps or a workaround to that error. I know if I keep pushin around I'm gonna brick the damn thing. pulling my hair out as it is now xD. verizon samsung galaxy s3 i535 with cm 10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ramdesai:
Trt flashing the rom with clean wipe.. Then install correct version of gapps

Thanks doesn't hurt....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vipercode:
liz.... where are you? why did you ghost me? :((((
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] audio.fm:
thanks?

Why thank you kind sir for your 12 word advice, I think that solved all issues, but please, next time don't bother. Especially if you're gonna complain about a thanks when you didn't do anything. I'm sure you'll get some thanks when you put some effort into your "emergency help".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
So he helped you and you're telling him to not bother next time because his answer wasn't long enough for you? Some people never cease to amaze me. Thanks never hurts.

Thanks for reminding me how ridiculous some people can be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Fallen224:
As of a few days ago my phone has started to take a few minutes to notice that it's not charging anymore and in addition to this, it has stopped being recognized by both my car and my laptop. So, my problem is that I can not manage my files from my computer and I don't know what to do. I'm currently running CleanRom 5.6. To add to this, I am using the OEM cable which has always worked and do have the drivers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus0000:
Snark aside, here's what I'd try (this being a "help" thread...) -

Erase data for the Play Store & Play services. Try to download a root browser and move all your data from your internal memory to your EXTERNAL SD. After that, turn off your phone, take the SD out, reboot into CWM (or TWRP but I don't use that & know nothing about it), erase SD, clear data, wipe user data, the whole nine yards. Then reinstall the 4.2.2 ROM of your choosing & go from there. If you can't download & open a root browser, try to mount the phone on your computer & do the same as described above.

Hope it helps.

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It seems you've likely damaged the USB port... Given that you can't access the phone via Odin, you're likely screwed warranty wise. I will not provide you with instructions on how to screw Big Red on their warranty service but there are certainly ways to make a phone totally unusable to the point where verifying you've voided the warranty is not a possibility.

If you're happy with your choice of ROMs & don't see the need to update, you can always just leave the phone as is & order an external charger & battery through Amazon. Then charge that way, swap batteries as needed & you're golden!

Another solution is pay out of pocket to Samsung or some other 3rd party repair service. I've never done this but I hear it's 1) pricey! & 2) ssslllooowww...

Good luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LTLFTCer:
I won't give you root advice, but my phone did this too. I had a thread in this forum as I got a replacement for a faulty USB, tough part is getting the phone back to stock that is getting returned if it isn't recognized by the PC.

As for me, I am having this issue- My old phone was doing this and thought it was the phone. But I received the replacement today and it is doing it too. Drivers installed, I have Windows Media and Kies installed, adb is not recognizing the device, but it is charging. Here is a screen of the error I am getting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus0000:
Have you tried Odin? I've never used Kies so I can't help with that.

Also, make sure you're using the OEM cable from Samsung & that you're plugged into the USB closest to your motherboard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] taat3:
He didn't do anything??? Your phone is working isn't it? It wasn't before his advice correct? And all that was asked was a thanks? In my eyes a thank you should've been given regardlessif your phone started working or not,he tried helping you no matter how short an answer. Common courtesy and good manners.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LTLFTCer:
Dang, I though I had it solved. OEM cable, closest USB port. Same message.

Though I had it solved because in attempt to fix this past weekend, I had mistakenly plugged it into a SATA port. I fixed it, and same message. Weird.

Just tried my Note 2 and get the same message to pop up on it as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I get that message sometimes but it doesn't effect anything. I don't use kies either.

My phone is a pain to get connected to my comp at times, it's frustrating. It was a pain right out of the box.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LTLFTCer:
Yes. I have always had trouble with Samsung phones. Moto, htc, others no problem. Galaxy nexus, s3, and note 2 have been horrible. Unfortunately the only thing that connects is kids and only over wifi never with any cable I have in the house. However this message only started last week.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Fallen224:
Oh no, the thing is that it still does charge, there's just a delay before the phone realizes that I've disconnected it from the charger. The only real problem is it not connecting to my laptop. For the meantime I can just use AirDroid to move most files but the consensus is that the USB port inside my phone is damaged?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus0000:
Hhhmmm... That's a game changer. It charges ok, but you're saying but you're having difficulty having it recognized by your computer...? Are you using the most current Samsung drivers? Are you connecting via the OEM charging cable? Are you connecting to the USB port closest to your computer's motherboard? Do you have "fast charge" enabled in settings (if you do, that's it! Fast charge must be disabled to connect via USB - it is ONLY for charging, not for information exchange).

Samsung phones, by all accounts, have a hx of sketchy computer connection issues. All the above questions are a must to be able to "reliably" connect the phone and have it recognized.

But if you're able to charge via the regular USB, you SHOULD be able to connect to your computer. But drivers, cabling, weird Eastern mysticism & voodoo all seem to play a role in getting a Samsung phone to connect & be recognized. Even when the stars align just right, you're standing pointing to the north with your ring finger straight @ the pole star..., you'll find there are random issues with connection. And what works today, won't tomorrow & vice versa.

Just keep playing with that & it'll happen. If not, try a different computer as well. But you should be able to connect if you're able to charge.

As to why the phone is not instantly recognizing that it's been disconnected from cjarher, I can't help with that. ROM issues immediately come to mind but that is just a guess with absolutely no evidence to support it. If you've installed any tweaks or whatnot, that could play a role as well. If there's a connection between that issue & not being able to be recognized by your computer, I'm @ a loss to describe it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
My phone won't send text messages or call out or receive calls. Says Android phone process has stopped. Also keeps says sim card change accured. I'm rooted running Moat ROM. Its also saying Roaming notification
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
If you have CM recovery, boot into recovery, go into 'advanced' and then 'fix permissions.'
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
I've done that.....

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I did it no go...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
Think of what you have installed/flashed lately...? Have you checked if anyone else in the MOAR rom thread have the same problem? I would just do a clean install.. in the end it's faster than trying to figure out what's going on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I never have any trouble connecting any of my 4 different Samsung devices, but here's the secret. if you have installed HTC and/or Moto tools and drivers, remove all of them and remove the samsung drivers. start clean because especially HTC tools tend to interfere with others.If you don't have uninstallers for those, then do some research how to remove drivers in windows. Then start over and install the proper Samsung drivers. Download the latest from the Samsung support site. Don;t rely on old threads. DO this and you will have better luck. UNless you want to use KIES, make sure its not running, KIES will interfere with ADB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
I've tried to install different. Roms and they do samething. It's like it's Phone problem not rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
Have you tried flashing VRBMB1 modem and rpm? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30195492&postcount=2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Just flash in recovery right....any wipes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
Yes, just flash in recovery. No need for a wipe as it's part of your phone's firmware. Hope that does the trick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Didn't work....is there something I could have unchecked or screwed up a file of some kind

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In call settings. It says failed to put country.

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My data works but won't call or text
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
Hmm... maybe it's a sim card problem. Try taking it out and putting it back in?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
I did even put my wife's in and no go

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Should I root again?..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wix256:
It's worth a shot. As far as I know you can't just quick swap sim cards; they have to be activated to your particular phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] icemang:
You can quickly swap sim cards and it should work no problem. I had my s3 and an old RAZR hd, I would just power down the working phone take out the sim and put it in the other phone, power on and be all set! (sometimes activation took a minute or so)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
DId you try Odin back to fully stock OEM ?