yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] Haano:
Thank you.

Thank you for this guide and thank you rootSu for your method. I used method 4 and it worked!

My phone is an original launch S3, thats been flashed, rooted and all. I was most recently on Ultima Rom with V15, binary counts, rooted phone, custom recovery and the latest bootloader and radio for BTU: XXEMG4 :)

After following rootSu's 4th method i was able to set my ROM back to stock, un-rooted, with count at 0, phone at unmodified status and Samsung official.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III General] nakah1:
Hi, I have earlier unroot my galaxy s3 (MG4, 4.1.2), but this time I have a challenge. When I try to reset counter by Triangle Away, my phone just restart. I need your guide to how I can unroot, without doing wrong steps. I have reinstalled Triangle Away. Please advice

My phone have below status:

Custom binary download: Yes (6 counts)

Current binary: Custom

System status: Official
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
I have commented about triangle away a few posts back. Have you tried it? Also its supposed to reboot as it opens triangle away to wipe the count.
[Galaxy S III General] loozacc:
I'm sorry but something bothers me:

Since i need to flash default recovery in step 2, how on freakin' earth can i go into custom recovery in step3 to wipe the device ?!
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Mate please read all posts theres only like 13 pages. I have said this twice before, its an error. Its supposed to be stock recovery which you can go into and wipe still.
[Galaxy S III General] eazx:
amazing. works for me !!
[Galaxy S III General] amppcguru:
Unlocked Int. CSC?

Please note: it is IMPORTANT that you download the correct ROM. Dial *#1234# to find your CSC (country code) and CP number which you can match up to the ROM.

I have an unlocked i9300 International Version GSM which I am using with Net10 over AT&T towers. When I dial that code I get an error message.

"Connection Problem or Invalid MMI code."

I'm not sure which stock firmware #'s I had originally other than it was 4.1.2.

Any other way of telling which is the right CSC?
[Galaxy S III General] lei0418:
hi, followed this steps and was about to return to stock., just want to ask if i could now receive ota updates from samsung,im on stock rom and recovery ,device says normal and official but i still have 1 count on binary?,i wouldnt mind though for i dont have any warranty left, just want to recieve the official ota update?thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Use triangle away then if everything is stock and it will go away. I think if you were to OTA update it would error/cancel if its not stock. But you can also just flash your update (being the new FW) with Odin which is the same outcome of the update.
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
I'm not able at all to use the *#1234# code to get CSC. I get...

"Connection problem or invalid MMI code"

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Try reflashing the ROM. If my memory serves me flashing in CSC via PC Odin can help.
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
1. Do you mean to try reflashing the same custom ROM I have now? The thing is I already know exactly which Official Samsung ROM I need and all I'm trying to do is go back to stock.

2. Is this method any better than this other one I found? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27407556#post27407556
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Well you can go to Sam mobile site and get your official ROM and flash it with PC Odin

Enter your details here and sorted.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
Yes, but I'm just curious if confirming the CSC is important if I know the ROM I need and I'm just trying to go back to stock.

Additionally, TriangleAway still leaves my phone at a '1' count. Doesn't go to 0. All I had done was gone to a custom recovery and 1 custom ROM.
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
CSC is needed for kies to update but that's all I know of. I've had different ROMs to UK CSC and foreign CSC not matching ROMs. Your count is at 1 because of custom recovery. Flash stock recovery or flash a stock rom (any) to get stock recovery and then use cf auto root to get root without cwm then use triangle away again (this time will be 0) then flash your ROM you want and that's it.
[Galaxy S III General] Stefan0vic:
Are the stock recoveries compatible with all of th android versions currently available For the s3?

Wouldn't it make my life Mich easier just to make a nandroid and then do triangle away and flash stock recovery?
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
Hey, can you tell me where I might get this root only version? I've been looking online and can't find it. And the info on the cf autoroot site scared me into guessing what to download. :o

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Ofcourse mate here it is: http://download.chainfire.eu/229/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip

This is for the i9300, if thats not your model let me know and ill get you the right one.
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
Thanks man. Someone already helped me out. I was confused in thinking that "auto-root" was somehow different from this root only version you referred to. I'm all back to stock now. Now, if only I could get my Galaxy Tab back to normal. Stuck in a boot loop and going nowhere. The SCH-I800, I've tried getting people's attention on the proper forum but it may be too old to get good help.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
I dont do tabs but try using a USB jig to force download mode and flash via odin pc or by adb but just using odin would be easier. if a USB jig dont work, try simply using the download mode keys to to in to it.
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
Just curious... After completely unrooting and going back to stock, my phone still says modified in status. Is that a problem for returning the phone to my provider?

Download mode DOES list all the right things. No custom binary, etc
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Redoing the process of wiping everything and reflashing it will fix that issue. I've also found one time my external card made that be modified before I actually did. Try removing SD card and reboot phone and check. If its modified still then wipe n flash all again.

(Sending it back stating modified would be a bad idea yes)
[Galaxy S III General] loozacc:
You sir are my absolute hero! This is by far the quickest and MOST reliable method of reverting the phone to stock. One hint - Framaroot did not work for me so i just rooted my S3 with this:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1703488

Worked absolutely fine! Now my phone is 'as from the box' :)
[Galaxy S III General] lucalunardi:
Glad know I helped you... At the moment I posted that Framaroot still worked, but we got some updates that fixed the exploit used by that. I'm going to update the post to include the Unified tool and Cf-Auto-root.. Both should work just as Framaroot for this matter.

;)

Update: Post Edited -> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43401483&postcount=21
[Galaxy S III General] NatTheCat:
Worked a treat thank you very much for the links aswell.
[Galaxy S III General] tinpanalley:
Oh no. I already gave it in today at the store. Representative didn't check anything. It was "sold back" to them basically for recycling/refurbishment purposes. They'll be completely reflashing the phone anyway, I assume.
[Galaxy S III General] almera020:
Ty for this, worked very well :good::good:
[Galaxy S III General] andyhayes3:
I want to do all the thinks it says in the title, but I have messed up my I9300-BTU somehow trying to get rid of this rubbish 4.3 kies update I received the other week.

My I9300 has always been stock, and I have no idea when it comes to flashing ROMS ect.

But after this firmware update the phone was slow and rely quite unusable.

I tried to go back to 4.1 ...MG4 using Odin but this just got stuck in a start-up loop. So I went into recovery mode (Using the up, home and power keys) to do a wipe and reformat. This worked to get past the boot up, but I then crashed/locked up at the first 'Tutorial Screen' (swipe finger to side). It would then reboot/loop again.

I tried going back to 4.3 ..MJ9 using Odin, I managed to get it back working, but when I plugged it into Kies to do a restore my CSC had changed to KOR.

After complaining to Samsung about they told me to take it to a repair centre where they will fix it. But now the language has changed. so I thought - Root it - reset the CSC to BTU, Use Triangle away to remove the root count, unroot, back to stock and send to Sammy to sort.

But Root didn't work, and now I have a count of 2 (tried it again just in case I messed up first time), Factory Reset and tried again, but I cant use the phone at all now because of a 'Samsung Keyboard has stopped'. I cannot even log in to Google to restore settings.

Is there a way to flash any old version that will work and restore any system settings that I have messed up?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Download the official ROM (zip) you want on your SD find a thread with a collection of stock ROMs and get it there. Download philz touch recovery and flash it through Odin whilst in download mode then boot in philz (power+home+vol up). Go to mounts and storage and Format "System/cache/preload(if this one don't work its ok)/data/data and /data media" not sdcard1 (as that's external SD) at this point you will have no ROM so all is clear. Go to advanced and clear dalvik. Install zip-sdcard1-your ROM and your sorted. Then finish off your last steps by flashing cf root to root only then use triangle away and then reflash your ROM to get rid of root.

Cf Auto Root: http://download.chainfire.eu/229/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip

Triangle Away: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

If you don't mind using a stock based custom rom i recommend omega rom V50.1 (4.1.2)and flash that through Philz
[Galaxy S III General] andyhayes3:
Thanks GHOSTFACE, I will try that tonight.

I cant believe all the hassle we are having because of a rubbish firmware update. I am always saying to people 'buy Samsung, they are a good, market leading company with innovative ideas'. Pah

I spoke to Samsung last week regarding this cockup, stating 'On your advice I updated the firmware through Kies (official path) and you have made my phone unfit for purpose and therefore responsible for a replacement'.

They didn't agree to the replacement but they did say a 'Bugfix' will be out this week. Another lie just to get me off the phone?

I don't think I will be so eager to update the firmware in future on any Samsung device. (Just bought new Sammy phones for my wife and son, and a Tab3 too)

Rant over!!

Thanks again..
[Galaxy S III General] neoavi7:
Great Job..My Friend..This was indeed missing..All info at one place.... Thank you....
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Yeah the next update they release will be a stable fixed version because its only our 4.3 thats messed up and they did stop pushing out the update to fix it, it was posted online. To be fair mate i know you prefer stock and all but i say being rooted and having recovery is best option as you keep regular nandroids and any updates you have you can just flash from downloading your updates from sammobile instead of using OTA or Kies and if anything is to go wrong restore backup and happy days. I virtually remain on stock but i use omega rom which is stock based (remove bloat) and i have my safe 4.3 backup/4.1.2 backup and EFS backup.
[Galaxy S III General] trueno2k:
Hi all ;)

Am I to assume that factory reset must be done on the S3 when unrooting the device, and there is NO way to unroot the S3 without factory resetting?

I've looked at several guides to unrooting and none can provide unrooting S3 without factory resetting it! So, please excuse the noob question but much appreciate the response!?.

Thanks! :p
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
If your on a stock ROM with just root, supersu has a unroot option in the setting menu. Give that a blast maybe its just what you want.
[Galaxy S III General] trueno2k:
Will this function work even when I've got twrp recovery flashed, not the stock recovery? Would flashing the stock recovery and zeroing the flash counter do the trick if unroot fails?

Thanks for the response ;)
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Yeah should do but I'd do that first before even trying it. Flash stock recovery then use triangle away then unroot by supersu. No worries glad to help just smash that thanks button :)
[Galaxy S III General] isillo:
Hi. Im on custom rom Android Revolution HD 3.20. My device is GT-I9300. Modem is I9300XXUFME7. I want back to stock to get the latest 4.3 official stock rom. Phone is international, bought unbranded in UK. Right now (even without connecting sgs3 to pc) kies giving info that there is update waiting for me. Can I just plug my custom rom device to usb and let kies update to 4.3? Or do I need to do all these steps from tutorial (wiping device, back to stock recovery, triangle away, some old stock rom)?

ISILDUR
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
is your CSC still BTU/OXA? because if your phone is setup right for a different country firmware kies will not find your official firmware it will find the firmware for the country of rom your using, Just keep tab on sammobile for the new 4.3 or someone else on threads will post regarding it. UK doesn't have it yet so dont worry there. and i reckon the update you have available is nothing but a minor fix or something like that. But anyway remove the flash counter (inc kernels and recoveries) and then it should update aslong as Odin mode finds it official and normal.
[Galaxy S III General] isillo:
CSC: I9300OXAFME7. So I guess I need to follow all the steps from post #1 to be prepapred for the new todays 4. 3 release?

ISILDUR
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
No unless you need it all clear for warranty, as soon as its out either download off a thread or better sammobile and flash it by PC Odin and your done just your flash counter will remain same. Kernel an recovery will be gone too. So wait and save the hassle of doing all this.

By the time it arrives you'll have a different custom version as they will use the first release from where ever. Like I'll have the omega ROM version which could be Ireland's for all I care but my version is TMU (T-Mobile) god help waiting on that.

Since yours is OXA lose the recovery/kernel/flash counter then they kies it will work then. Worst come to worst it'll interrupt with an error.

Edit: That update is the MK kernel with all the fixes apparently.
[Galaxy S III General] gvego:
Can I use my old clockwork recovery backup to revert to rooted stock v4.0.4 from my current Omega Android v4.3?

Any hazards apart from sudden death syndrome? (I'd like to use Galaxsim unlock v1.0 to unlock my phone).

Thanks for your answer :)
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Imei may mess up whether you have or do not have a backup. Some people have that issue. Be sure if your doing it as some people lose unlocked state as they upgrade android versions. Be very cautious if you do.
[Galaxy S III General] trueno2k:
Well!.. I successfully flashed stock recovery and unrooted, even odin flashed samsung stock 4.3 android firmware, BUT, status of the stock rom device is still in custom!.. Why is this so??? Does this mean I must factory reset anyways!?? If so, I'm not gonna be able to do an OTA to the new android 4.3 fix update :crying:
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Try reflashing it again a 2nd time. Sometimes works. If in the end no good just move your stuff to external an factory reset. Its only a case of installing apps again. If its the app data too then root again with cf auto root an TB app+data, if its done already even better and not necessary.
[Galaxy S III General] trueno2k:
Yeah! That didn't help! Thought it wouldn't work, if it didn't sort it out the first time couldn't see how it would do it the second time!.. :p

Don't want to go through all the hassle re-setting up all the little nitty gritty details that's saved in my S3 over the last year! Does the Kies software system data backup work? As I don't really trust any backup software implementations ( even TB too ) as I've never ever got a proper system data restore to work correctly, each time they just seem to break/crash the system and was forced to set up from scratch anyways!.. :(

Anyways thanks though, anyone else got any ideas to getting back to normal device status without factory resetting???
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
Some people claim kies repair works in certain circumstances. TB you would only bring back your downloaded apps and data therefore nothing can go wrong as no system data is restored. Have you tried doing the kies update with Odin mode status official and no count? It may still work at worst update cancelled. If you don't use your internal memory as priority whereas I use external for everything I still have 10gb of 11gb available so ever in the need of resetting phone I don't feel wounded about doing so. The worst part is the first setup wizard, but if you use TB and backup all user apps+data (change directory to external) its a two min process dealing with all that. But other than that its either deal with the reset to make the phone great again or wait for a custom release but still at that point I see it being a full wipe situation as this version is messed up. I will do that regardless of full or non wipe just I'm totally clean.
[Galaxy S III General] baselman:
hey guys, i'm in big trouble.

a week ago i accidently flashed a wrong recovery and my digitizer stopped working. i want to try my chance with the warranty first.

my touchscreen does not work, so i can't use my phone to instal or use the triangle away. and i have 24 counts on my binary...

is there any way to reset the count by pc or by flashing something? i installed my stock rom and recovery and everything.

i bought a usb jig but it only takes to download mod, it doesn't reset the binary count....

if nothing works i will probably buy a digitizer and install it myself. if i do that, will the 8$ touchscreens work? or will i have to buy a 100$ one with lcd?

i hope you understood everything even that my english sucks, i hope someone can help me with my problem. cheers.
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
I don't understand how that would affect your digitizer when its hardware connected but still... you can replace the glass/digitizer without buying a LCD but you do know they are glued etc so a heat gun is required or an alternate route is a hair dryer (will be a pain to sort out). My suggestion is that you look into ADB and see if you can do something through that. Another way is use an OTG cable and see if you can link up a mouse/keyboard and see if they aid you.
[Galaxy S III General] baselman:
i read somewhere that if you accidently flash a note 2 recovery to a galaxy s3, the machine gives more voltage to the screen because it thinks it's a larger screen. and when that happens, your screen burns and you need to get a new digitizer. unfortunetaly i read that after i do this...

my priority is to reset the counter so i can send it to the service and act like it's not my fault. :silly:

connecting mouse/keyboard was a good idea but sadly it didn't work.

when i turn on my device; the starting page comes up (select language) and it doesn't see anything i plug in.

i wish there was a rom that you can use the hardware keys to navigate, like in recovery...
[Galaxy S III General] gujju:
flashing ATT Galaxy s3 with T-mobile rom

I have Unlocked Att Galaxy s3 and I wanted to flash it with T-mobile firmware , is it possible?
[Galaxy S III General] sc0rch3d:
resetting d2att AT&T S3

Probably already mentioned several times in this article, but the steps worked really well for my S3 including the use of Triangle Away.

I flashed back to ICS BootLoader and ICS Stock ROM (so that I can sell it on eBay). However, I had to use Option #4 to get the Counter reset properly. After using Triangle Away then flashing Stock Firmware via ODIN, the device showed as OFFICIAL but the counter went to 1.

I used the CF Auto Root via ODIN to get SU, install/use Triangle Away, then un-root via the app. After several reboots and checking download mode, everything looks as if the phone was never touched. :)

thanks a mil!
[Galaxy S III General] saijm4444:
May I add that now ODIN shows blue in the COM box.(version 3.0.7)
[Galaxy S III General] loopers:
my phone is soft bricked... but i can recover it.... i just need to know which firmware to download. i'm from the USA.. and the page is a bit confusing please let me know. Thanks In Advance. http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
As long as its the i9300 version you don't have to have a specific ROM unless your sending it back. Go to sam mobile under firmwares put in your details and your equivalent ROM will appear, either download it from your link or Sam mobile and flash it then you'll be ok. Download mode then PC Odin flash.
[Galaxy S III General] loopers:
It's the Verizon version .. The which I know it's different. Like sch-9305.. I'm away right now... but it's the us Verizon version the if i9300 is the international version if I understand right
[Galaxy S III General] LiFe_sTyLe:
Hello,

I've just rooted my s3, and i did not flash firmware. My question is can i only reset my counter to 0 without Flash Stock Recovery ( i dont know where to find it for my s3 - croatian tele 2 (TWO) ). And delete root via SuperSU and will i be able to update firmwares via kies?
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
No, flashing stock ROM will give you stock recovery, why don't you go to Sam mobile and under firmwares enter your details. It will give you your latest official ROM and download it there (free registration required) then flash that with PC Odin in download mode. You don't need to worry about flash counter unless you plan to claim warranty on it.
[Galaxy S III General] LiFe_sTyLe:
So if i flash offical firmware (which I already have) i will be able to flash via kies? Flash counter doesent matter?
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
If you plan on using kies then you will need to triangle away your flash counter, flash your ROM the root it then use triangle away then unroot it, but my point is why use kies to update when you can use sammobile to get your update and flash via PC Odin. Doing that way won't require you to do anything
[Galaxy S III General] loozacc:
I've got a very strange question - i've reverted to stock - flashed 4.1.2 jelly bean official firmware, used triangle away etc. - the phone went to the 'out-of-the-box' state, everything is ok...apart from the fact, that it does not show the update to 4.3.

The weirdest thing is that all of my co-workers had the EXACT same firmware and they all received the 4.3 update. KIES also shows that the latest firmware is already installed.
[Galaxy S III General] 99Cookies:
Counter Reset after being stock

Hi!

I was on CM10.3 and I switched back to factory settings via kies. The counter is still at 5 on the download menu and I was wondering if I can still use the triangle application to set it at zero even if I'm all stock or if it will brick my phone.

I have a canadian SGH-I747M Rogers now fully stock from kies, exept the counter.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] II GHOSTFACE II:
It won't brick, it won't work as you need root, simply reroot use TA then unroot or reflash and your back as you are clear counter, as your model is different and as long as TA works for you.
[Galaxy S III General] kakkun:
I have an SGH-T999 and I just want to return to stock and I don't necessarily want to reset binary counter. Could I work with Step 2 onward?

Also, does it matter what ROM/Modem/kernel you're coming from?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm not super familiar with the process. I just wanna go back to stock since I messed with my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] rizwan1522:
Rom selcetion

I am from Pakistan i have S3 GT I9300 unlocked in Pakistan originally came from UK. Which rom i should use? Pak or UK? and also pls help me finding Official 4.1.2 rom bcz links provided here are expired.

Thanks alot.