yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] npsiwak:
I would like to update to 4.1.2, originally i had rooted stock "everything" including the recovery. I tried to apply the update and it failed, now the phone is a little screwy, it isnt updating to 4.1.2, (it is stuck at 4.1.1) and it doesnt show up on my list of devices in the play store anymore. the first time the update failed, i lost root and re-rooted, this time sticking CWM in as a custom recovery.

If i just flash the rooted ROM, will that be enough, or were the radios/kernel/etc updated this last time around? (OR does the "full rom" flash take care of this). Also, if i flash the stock rooted ROM, will i need to backup my apps/data or can i flash overtop of it without needing to do a restore?

Not a complete noob, but enough to be dangerous...any help is appreciated thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Read the OP. This is a guide for a reason. Everything you just asked about is covered.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RS7JR:
This being an ota thread, I thought I'd be the first to mention here that md4 released today and some users have already gotten notifications of it.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol, was just checking on this to see if anyone asked about it before I updated it :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rocket321:
I have another method linked over here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2249350

If you think it would be beneficial to drop this in as another alternative you are welcome to add it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yes, of course! I came across this while writing my guide in a thread here on XDA, but by then my S3 was broken and I couldnt test to see if it actually worked so i wouldnt be misguiding anyone :(

But thanks for confirming that it works! :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
thanks for the guide!

Cnexus, want to say "thanks" for your ota guide. Just got my s3, just got SU (first timer), then I find out we're getting an update!

Freaked out. Found your guide on ota's. Read through it and relaxed a bit. Followed your link to freeza's thread. Now I'm 100%

md4, and I'll never sweat another ota again!

Thanks again,

g_money
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No problem, glad you found my thread :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Will update this for MD4 soon...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
I was so worried about getting the whole "boot into download/recovery thing right" when I first read the guide. But after comparing it to Window's F8, or going into bios, I figured it out before I actually did it. After I got root, I downloaded the best app I have. Called Quick Boot. Got it on google play...

g_money
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Haha, most of the time "su" then "reboot download" will do the trick (run from a shell on the phone)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Lol. Listen to you. Running a shell on a cell phone! What's wrong with you? The last time I remember getting that geeky, was when I was running CDBURN from a term in SUSE. That was a long long time ago. Maybe I really am getting to old for this s**t?

:cyclops:

g_money
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol, shell, terminal, command prompt, bash shell, whatever you wanna call :p

That's where it's at man. Shell and scripting :cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] npsiwak:
Laggy scrolling after MB4 update

e: Wrong thread, sorry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Nah. I'll leave that up to you experts. I imagine that on some ota down the road I'll learn all about adb, busybox, etc. Just hope it's not at 4am while I'm frantically trying to fix a bootloop before my wife wakes up and finds out what I've done to my phone:eek:

g_money
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol. It's not very hard, once you know the commands you can start building and putting stuff together :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Devtodi:
flash sequence

cancel please wrong thread
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EpicPro:
How can i get back to stock (md4) by odin and how can i root and install CWM ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Easiest way is to just ODIN stock rooted since your gonna root it anyway

Here's a direct link to the folder: http://rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)/Stock ROMs/JB/MD4

After you choose your data restore type (doesn't matter, full restore if you wanna wipe everything), then choose "Rooted" and download either the .exe or the .tar.md5.

The tar.md5 is for using in ODIN, and the exe is for running by itself.with.your phone connected
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EpicPro:
How can i install CWM ???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] timmetal6669:
Excellent, excellent post!! Great job!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Just saw this, thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Updated for MD4 and also with a new surefire method (thanks to [MENTION=1529560]rocket321[/MENTION] !).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smoshua:
This thread is helpful!

I am pretty novice when it comes to knowing anything AOSP and android, but when I do learn something useful, CNexus is always around sharing his vast knowledge. I hope one day I can understand what he does.

Thanks, CNexus!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thegameksk:
Hey all. I am rooted but need to take my phone in to get it fixed. I keep trying to accept the OTA but it keeps failing on me, Any advice as to how I go about making it work? My charging port is busted so I cant even use odin to go back to stock. I have to hold cord a certain way and even then sometimes it doesnt sense the usb cable.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Download the correct file from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

Then boot into recovery and flash, and you will be on 100% stock with flash counter reset to 0 as well :)

Note: MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FILE FOR YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE SIZE (16GB OR 326B) OR YOU WILL HAVE A BRICK FOR A PHONE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thegameksk:
Thanks for this. My only question is I have the hack installed that makes the phone think my SD card is my internal and my internal memory is my SD card so I have 64 gig internal and 16 gig SD. Will this file still work providing I used 16 gig? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No, it will brick your phone. I'd suggest to just grab freezas stock rom and flash that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
I'm on MOAR Rom 2.4

Build JZO54K.L710VPBMB1

Baseband L710VPBLJ7

CWM Recovery

Their is sooooo much conflicting or vague info for the Sprint S3 on all of the forums. I need to know if I flash (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1904099 [ROM/RESTORE][!MD4 OTA!](5-10)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT RESET) will I be ok?

It says MB1 + MD4 and like I said I'm on LJ7 still. (I Never updated my firmware/baseband/modem when I installed MOAR) Do I need to flash MD4 firmware/baseband/modem file first, or can I just flash [ROM/RESTORE][!MD4 OTA!](5-10) and be good to go? nothing covers LJ7 to MD4 specifically. Side question - When flashing custom roms and firmware/baseband/modems aka update my radios etc, which do I flash first with CWM Recovery? The rom or the radios? Also when I flash a new F/B/M do I need to clear cache or dalvik cache like with a new rom install? Sorry for all the questions at once, I just don't want to F*$k my phone up.

I just want to return to stock official fully updated and supported and be done with it. I'm just tired of "well now this doesn't work and that doesn't work yet with custom rom updates. I can live without free tethering because I absolutely never use it. I might stay custom though if someone can clear the processes up for me. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Oshuaj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yes, that would be the right thing to flash.

Just make sure to choose the right version CAREFULLY, based on your internal storage size.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
Thank you CNexus. So just to recap. This single (16gb version is what I have) file will put me on stock, unrooted, stock recovery, MD4 firmware as of 5-10-13 even if I'm on LJ7 to start? No downgrading or any of that stuff first? So I just to be clear....

1.Download 16gb MD4 version and copy to SD.

2.Boot to CWM.

3.Wipe data/factory reset.

4.Flash the zip. (Wait for it to finish.)

5.Reboot and that's it?

Sorry for needing reassurance, I just can't afford a brick. Thank you again.

Oshuaj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
You may need to flash the MD4 firmware separately first, I am not sure if that flashable is completely self-contained. I think that's been asked before though, so try reading through the last couple pages of the thread, and if it's not there, I'll all for you.

But yes, everything else is correct.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
Hello again. Nope it only says on page 46 about LEN to MB1. Not LJ7 to MD4. It should be the same though right? They didn't flash the baseband first.

You know it really sucks. I could just ask this on the appropriate thread but I don't have at least 10 posts. How is this helpful to me in this situation? I have the file on my phone and just want to flash it. But until I know it won't brick my phone I wont to flash it.

If I install MD4 baseband from CWM do I wipe cache or dalvik cache or both? Or do I just flash the MD4 baseband and reboot?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I just went through the thread and the OP says it includes the modem. So no need to flash anything else.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
Thank you CNexus. Sorry for worrying so much. I'm just screwed if anything goes wrong.

Just in case though. As long as I can get into download mode if something happens, I can fix with odin correct? As long as I install the 16gb version on my 16gb S3, in theory it shouldn't "hard brick" if something goes wrong right? Not that it should. It's just on androidauthority, those comments don't look good. I know thats old though but still. It kind of scares people like me off. I had a Droid X for 2 years (rooted, rommed etc.) before this so I know what I'm doing. Its just there are so many ways to return to stock with the S3, but this seems to be the quickest, newest and easiest. Thanks again.

Oshuaj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yes, as long as you have download mode, all is good

Good luck, I don't expect that ANYTHING will go wrong, just make sure you check the md5sum before flashing and you're good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
The codes match! Says MD5 Check Utility.:good:

I'll flash in just a bit after my wife gets home. I'll post the outcome afterwards. Thanks 1 more time CNexus. I just don't want to be "that guy" that didn't read and cover his a*$ first. Although I guess I did miss that in the OP.

Oshuaj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
This has helped me a lot throughout my time here. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Oshuaj:
Everything went perfectly fine. I'm fully stock, fully updated to MD4. Now I just have to wait until who knows when for the official 4.2 update. Thanks again.

Oshuaj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Awesome
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Squirreljester:
I ran the MD4 update, went fine, no errors or issus, but I was already on 4.1.2 so I didn't do the ROM update.

1 thing though, I seem to have lost root. Do I have to reroot? I thought I wouldn't have to using these updates.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I don't know what you mean...? What did you flash and what did you not flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Team Darkroom:
Thanks for the information
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Citizen Snips:
Is MD4 the latest baseband out?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Yes

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mysticfy:
OTA guide

Very good information to know.

THANKS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] davethebossman:
OTA guide Q...

CNexus, thanks for this Guide. These are the kind of threads that keep xda organized and useable.

Someone posted a link to your OTA thread (actually I think it was you) from the Note 3 Section in regards to disabling OTA Notifications. And I'm rocking a N900W8 (with Spigen glass and a Neo Hybrid case **drool emoticon**).

Between Surefire method #1 and #2, which do you prefer? I get the feeling the .apk solution is "cleaner" than changing build.props... please chime in. Loving my Root de la Vega Note 3, but I long for the day when my OTA's stop re-downloading and bothering my beautiful status bar.

Thanks for the opinion, and thanks for your continued hard work, man.

David
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iskyi:
Quick question here. Sorry if I sound a lil ignorant I just want to make sure I don't brick my phone. I haven't updated my rom in a while and I am still on the LJ7 version of the firmware. My questions is, can I upgrade to MD4 directly from LJ7, skipping MB1, by flashing the MD4 Firmware/modem/baseband update ? Thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mavman42:
I'm pretty sure you can, but I would update incrementally.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iskyi:
Thanks.

I don't mind flashing from LJ7 to MB1 then to MD4 if I can do it all at once in recovery. But I thought I would save time and just go straight to MD4. I should had flashed to MB1 but I was a little lazy then and was happy with the rom I was on. Now that I want to update and go to a new rom I thought going straight to MD4 would be ok too but I just wanted to make sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aenews:
Don't update!!!

The upcoming OTA update may make rooting, using custom recoveries, and flashing ROMs very difficult or impossible and may also cause any customization to result in permanent warranty loss... Samsung's latest update to 4.3 JB that is. I would recommend anyone who wants to do anything to his device stay away from that update unless it is actually "friendly".
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jamesinclair:
Im trying Surefire #1 ...but all the lines already say MD4?

The phone prompts to do the update multiple times a day.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
You just.need to.change that to whatever the latest build number is. In this, it is MK3 (4.3 jb build) so change all instances of MD4 to MK3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Aids10:
Much Appreciated! :highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alysher:
cnexus, you ought to update the op with then new info for mk3.....im betting that lots of ppl are getting confused with the mb1 stuff atm. and the ro.build.id nolonger has the .L710VPBMB1 attached to it....i believe its now under ro.build.display.id
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] egon10psi:
So should I wait for the OP post to get updated before attempting this? I just spent hours 3 days ago updating my ROM to the latest version of Wicked Sensations and now I have this annoying update nag in the top left of my screen. Much thanks to anyone who can walk me through this or get me to an updated guide. Thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52362328
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] egon10psi:
that link took me to how to put odin on my phone. I am already rooted. Unless I am missing something.

I am simply just trying to get the update notification off of my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
My bad, I thought you were wanting to update... Google FOTAkill
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
This ^^^ or navigate with a root Explorer to system /build.prop, open that file and anywhere you see mk3 change it to nd8, also anywhere you see 4.3 change to 4.4.2... Then boot into recovery and clear cache, update notification should be gone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] egon10psi:
Edit: Found system and found the fotakill.apk. When I try to copy it to the system/app it says that it is a read only file. I cant find anywhere the exact steps how to fix this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Grab Root Browser from the Play Store, open it, grant SU permissions, copy the FOTAkill apk to system/app, long click on it, hit permissions. Set them like the attached screenshot, hit OK, and reboot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] egon10psi:
Thank you I will try this again. I had to do a system restore and I think I might know why.

Copied Fotakill to system/app just fine. Then I rebooted. Then I went to recovery and wiped BOTH cache and delvic cache. For some reason when it rebooted Sytem UI kept crashin and my clock was off and the pull down menu was gone. I did several reboots with the same thing.

Was I not supposed to wipe Delvik Cache???

Edit: I don't think that wiping botch Caches caused the messup....any reason why the Fotakill.apk would cause the system UI to fail?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
None that I know of... I have not used it in years though. Delete it and do what the other suggestion said with build.prop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] casper916:
How do i enter new number to flashed sprint gs3 to metro

Ok so i have a sprint gs3 flashed to metro and due to a personal issue i had to change my number last night. In my angered state i absentmindedly dialed *611 and during the process of trying to get a new number noticed that my phone was trying to update ota. Im not sure what the update was and i believe it was from sprints network but i was able to cancel it and not lose my root but im not sure if it may have changed some of my other settings before i canceled it. I knew that i would have to go into my "hidden menu" and change (myphonenumber)@mtropcs.com but cant figure out how to put the new number so When i dial vm it dials the new number and not the old one. As of right now i cant get any data or 3g connection. Where do i have to go to enter in the new number so i can get it onto metropcs?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kalala:
Is the NJ2 update the one that has suddenly started prompting me to update recently? Currently on ND8.

Is there any harm in updating and rooting again through ODIN?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes

No
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kalala:
Are there any benefits, then? Signal or responsiveness fixes?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike318:
Know this is a known issue... keyboard crashes and so does Google Now. Fixed Google Now issue by changing default language to English (cananda) but even with all the auto correct settings disabled my keyboard still crashes.

I know I should have flashed the modified version of gapps but I did not find out about it until it was too late. Can I flash that modified version OVER my current version (latest from goo) ?

I dont want to wipe the device at this point if AT ALL possible.

thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay Rock:
Don't know how I could help with your issue, but I will tell you that you would need to full wipe to fix it, including wiping system.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmatt604:
+1. You must wipe fully in order to clear out the offending bits of previous gapps stuff that would conflict. Sorry man.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike318:
Dang. is this going to maybe be fixed in an upcoming nightly?

PS- this ROM is absolutely incredible. My P7510 was DEAD with 4.0.4 and slow as can be. I have nothing but great hings to say about this. OTA nightly updates is just incredible.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] pilpel:
which fax software is working with the xda2 ?
[HTC One X+] dieselboy:
I was wondering if there was anyone making the latest PA for our device? I've searched and searched. It would appear just now there isn't a whole lot of ROM dev's building ROMs for the one X+.. :(
[HTC One X+] ratcom:
there are roms around just not loads of them ;) I can recommend this one for non stock feel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2044584 not tried CM10 or 10.1 yet but reading around they seem stable. Having been a samsung sheep since my htc desireHD days I must admit theres not as much development around here but what is here works great ;)
[HTC One X+] dieselboy:
Thanks for the link but that is not Paranoid Android..I agree that the few roms I've tried are very sweet. I've not encountered any real issues right from the beginning which shows a great level of developer. But take the Nexus 4 for example, I've just counted 20 active ROMs available in their forums.
[HTC One X+] Lloir:
Look not being funny, but there's a tutorial and all that, im sure the PA guys will help out too, so maybe you can do it...
[HTC One X+] Mazda:
If you want change.......do it yourself :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apkapkapk:
My XZ's been rebooting whenever I enter ES File Explorer. Is there a reason for this? Here's some background on what I did before this started happening:

1. I rooted my phone using goroh_kun's method

2. Renamed /data/usf to usf1 (NFC Fix)

3. Flashed CWM

4. Did a backup to external SD

5. Tried to change build.prop (DPI) and realized that my XZ will reboot once I'm in the ES File Explorer app for about 10+ seconds. Doesn't matter which directory I'm in.

Has anyone else experienced this?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
You have to root using bin4ry method,it has a fix for this kind of reboot.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apkapkapk:
Oh snap. So I have to redo the root method huh. Do I flash a new firmware first? :/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoghio:
Did you manage to get this sorted?

Mine still reboots.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowboy23:
I'm using ES File explorer as well on unrooted XZ and I have no reboots.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slyviper1700:
You can now root using the bin4ry method to ensure a root that does not reboot your phone.

Press thanks If I helped
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apkapkapk:
I'm not sure if CWM causes it. I've actually re-did the rooting a few times using Bin4ry's method and there's no problem when using ES File Explorer. This seems to have happened only after installing CWM. I'm gonna try and use TWRP and see how it goes.

EDIT: TWRP doesn't change anything. For some reason, the 2nd time I did the whole rooting process (with Bin4ry's tool), ES File Explorer did not restart the phone. I repaired my phone software using PC Companion and did the root again and this time, it seems to be crapping out again. No idea why though. I tested it right after rooting and there were no issues. This only happened after installing CWM so I'm not sure if installing that seems to have messed stuff up.

EDIT2: I followed this guy's advice and did a factory reset. I re-rooted with Bin4ry's v26 Tool and installed TWRP instead of CWM. ES File Explorer doesn't restart anymore :) If you've done the same using CWM, I'd say drop CWM and use TWRP for now until something's fixed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zuleaandroid:
Hai...

Anyone know how to root this device...Plz...

TQ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wakhoma:
here you are:

http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/huong-...ecovery-cho-may-tinh-bang-f7hd-china.2163711/
[HTC One S] rtuser:
Hi,I have T-mobile Htc One S never unlocked, rooted etc. everything is stock on it.

Few days ago it was charging all night then in the morning it was stuck on the boot screen with HTC logo.

Since then it stays there and doesn't want to boot. It`s able to boot the service screen after holding Power button and Volume Down and I tried to do factory reset but nothing helps.

I already have an replacement from T-mobile but I want to get my pictures and contacts from it.

Is there any way to access the phone just to get them?

Thanks!
[HTC One S] BilboSwaggins:
Plug it in to your computer. Does the computer recognise the existence of the phone?
[HTC One S] rtuser:
No. Computer can't detect the phone.
[HTC One S] nipunf:
If u can go into recovery mode ( power+vol down ) you can mount USB

Then plug it into a PC
[HTC One S] rtuser:
When i plug the usb while phone is in recovery mode nothing popup on the computer. Do I need to install any drivers for it before connecting phone to the computer?
[HTC One S] nipunf:
no need just try this

goto recovery

select mount then select mount usb storage

then plug it into a PC