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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
I can confirm that the latest version of TWRP does not fix the partition issue with newer GS3s. I flashed version 2.6.3.1 from TWRP's download page and my storage partitions would not mount.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
I confirm this as well on 2.6.3.1; however, 2.6.3.0 from TWRP download page flashed just fine for me with no need for modifications. Been using Philz Touch currently, but TWRP is definitely my recovery of choice. Out of curiosity, can 2.6.3.1 be modded or is it something that can be posted as a "how to" step-by-step?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ma}{imus:
Good to know. I'll download 2.6.3.0 and give it a whirl.

*UPDATE* I flashed 2.6.3.0 without any issue. Thanks again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
Philz is definitely worth a try as well, it is like the best of both worlds since it lets you backup in TWRP format even though it is based on CWM. Highly customizable as well. I keep a flashable zip of both recoveries on my SD card for easy switching back and forth.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sobri46:
can't install recovery using adb

hi guys

I have a s3 sprint the new version not rooted

at the moment I'am trying to change the mobile modem from lg7 to lg2 so I can change the spc but the problem when I use the stock recovery to install the modemlg2.zip it display e can't mount

then I see that I should change the recovery as the op recovery to be able avoid the mount problem

I use the fastboot but it says waiting for the device and stuck on it

is there the same op recovery that can be flash with odin ? do I need to root my mobile first

or is there a better way to change my device modem to lg2 another way

please help guys and thank you all
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
You cannot use Fastboot on this device. Odin versions of the 2 recoveries are in the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sobri46:
I downloaded the 2 recoveries then open odin and choose pda then the recovery file first cwm but odin say the file invalid . I try the other recovery and odin say the same that the file invalid
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Did you download the tar file or the zip by mistake? You want this one http://d-h.st/H9V
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sobri46:
I downloaded the 2 recovery .tar as the op link on the first page. and try each one of it but all of them say invalid.

I wonder how invalid because before some days I flash the s3 sprint with 4.1.1 rom.tar using odin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] babyboy3703:
I got the ADB & when i load it it just runs threw it & closes it dont give me a chance to do anything & how do i do the Odin ones i try'd them & it comes up failed am i supost to put the file in pda or some where else thank you for your help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Download it again and put in PDA slot.

Yes. Place in PDA slot. Are you in download mode?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sfoshia:
Still Can find a work around to mount my SD in recovery/

Ok I have a Rooted Boost Mobile S3 SPH-L710

Getting the Same Issue with not being able to mount my SD Card or for that matter recover it back to a factory state.

This is what i have tryied to do to fix this issue.

I downloaded the Odin File TPR_317.tar.md5 and when i Try to install it in oden. Im in Download Mode and i have PDA slected and autoreboot and f rest time checked after i hit start it say fail and the phone says Unsupport_dev_type in the download mode.

Any help please. I tryed the adb and it did not work either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Not sure what that file is...If you want TWRP this is the Odin file http://d-h.st/of8

If you want CWM, this is the odin file http://d-h.st/H9V

Either file should show up as recovery.tar.md5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sobri46:
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Yes. Place in PDA slot. Are you in download mode?[/QUOTE]

I re download the two files but it still say that invalid .

is there any other way install LG2 modem without using recovery

because i need to change the modem to change the spc to 000000
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sfoshia:
Now Working

I now have the sd card working but for whatever Reason now. I can not Flash my phone with a new rom eveyone i have tryied keeps failing. This Boostmobile Phone is crazy hard to get things to work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
I had the same problem with my Virgin Mobile S3. I just flashed MD4 modem in recovery and reboot. I was able to flash roms after that. Here's a link for MD4 modem:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qs7o7r1fjpnsw6i/Galaxy-S-fre3-MD4FirmwareModemAIO.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
This is the recovery thread. Try asking in the modem thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
You need to modify the assert lines in the updater-script to recognize your bootloader, or remove the lines altogether. Sprint ROM's weren't originally designed with Boost or VM in mind, so they don't reflect those bootloaders (MG2 and now MK5). They do work once modified because all the important parts are identical between the Sprint variant and the Boost/VM variants. This is also why flashing MD4 bootloader works because that version is listed in the updater-script.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sobri46:
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yes, i know that i want to change my modem, but i can't change it unless i have the right recovery from you that will not tell me e:mount problem when using the recovery.

and i don't know what should i do because the recovery.tar is invalid in odin.

can you please tell me step by step from the beginning how to use adb and what do i should download to use adb ?

sorry for my questions but really i don't find any answers and i know xda developers are the best. so i can count on you guys

thanks

QUOTE=kennyglass123;48208734]This is the recovery thread. Try asking in the modem thread.[/QUOTE]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
[/QUOTE]

You have a bad download or something. Download it straight to your computer, make sure you have the correct Odin version for this phone and put in recovery.tar.md5 in your PDA slot. Make sure you have deleted bad copies first. There are 2 here to try, CWM or TWRP. If others are using it without issue the difficulty is on your end. Try removing the .md5 from the end of the file.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mr. Struck:
[/QUOTE]

Try Philz Touch, no mounting problems and no modifications needed. Probably the most solid recovery available right now, it made me switch from TWRP which was my previous favorite. If you are determined to stick with TWRP, try version 2.6.3.0, not 2.6.3.1, directly from their download page (.tar option), I can provide a link if you want for either recovery.

---------- Post added at 12:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 PM ----------

You have a bad download or something. Download it straight to your computer, make sure you have the correct Odin version for this phone and put in recovery.tar.md5 in your PDA slot. Make sure you have deleted bad copies first. There are 2 here to try, CWM or TWRP. If others are using it without issue the difficulty is on your end. Try removing the .md5 from the end of the file.[/QUOTE]

I use Odin v. 3.07 with zero problems just FYI; pretty sure 1.85 is the other version that works fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KutuluMike:
d2vzw equivalent recovery images?

I'm having the exact same problem with my VZW GS3, and the custom recovery images from the OP actually fixed the problem. I was pulling my hair out over this, so thanks a ton for it!

Only now, I can't flash any images meant for d2vzw because getprop("ro.product.device") is returning the wrong information.

Is there a Verizon equivalent for this recovery, and/or an easy way to edit the build.prop in the recovery partition back to normal? Or any word on when this fix will make it into the mainline TWRP or CWM images?

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] buddhafool:
Exact same situation here with Verizon. I have Two bricked phone and another new one unwrapped. Can I pull something off the last one that will let me resurrect my other two? I know how to pull image files from the terminal emulator and tar them with an md5 from cygwin but how do I do that without rooting first?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mzwizzle:
Thank you for this advice. This was the only recovery that was able to access my eMMC and my external SD card (while under the tyrannical reign of the mk3 Knox bootloader).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Samo187x:
I need some basic help here. I got to the part where my SD card was not able to be mounted after following this tutorial:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2046439

Now I download the cwm_mod2.img and did all the commands after "adb devices" found my device, and I pushed the .img on my phone. then i type in adb shell and the I type in "su" and I get "system/bin/sh: su: not found".

I just need like a complete guide on what to do because I have been reading and trying stuff for many hours without success.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
The guide you pointed to is for Verizon. If you have Verizon and not Sprint, these "may" work but it has been hit or miss. If you are getting SU not found then you did not achieve root. Perhaps try to Odin in the recovery and flash the root files.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Samo187x:
Well, I cant root it because I cant access the SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip on my phone because it cant mount the SD card. Would buying a second SD card solve the problem?

What are the root files, are they the SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
You will have to check with Skunk Ape1 on that. This was set up for Sprint. Some have found a way to use it on Verizon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KaM1KaZ3:
Thanks for all the help&Tips what would we do without you guys move to ios nnnaaaahhhhh :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KaM1KaZ3:
I tested twrp recovery mod1 I get two messages saying "unfortunately superuser has stoped" the other is security notice saying "unauthorized access to a secured area has been blocked" anybody with a tip? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I am guessing you are on the Knox 4.3 bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KaM1KaZ3:
I had 4.1.2 got ota 4.3 update loaded an now I read there is no going back

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Yes, you cannot revert the bootloader, but I think you can still root and flash the Knox remover to remove the apps. You can try updating Supersu from Play as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mar.ioo:
Could I flash a AOKP ROM? Much like CNexus PURE AOKP? I asked him about it but no replies. Love me some AOKP :( Right now I have the old cwm that does not mount storage because I didn know about the flags, will flash the custom recovery that mounts storage tomorow but wanted to know since my old rooted gs3 broke and this one is the new gs3 that Sprint replaced. Thanks for any help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
If the developer has updated the kernel properly then it should flash. Make a nandroid backup before flashing anything so you have something to return to in case you get stuck in a boot loop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mar.ioo:
Thanks kenny!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aceboog:
Mac User

How can I flash the TWRP recovery mod using a Macbook. I'm having an issue mounting my phone post root and recovery, and I came across this post, but I have no idea how to flash a recovery withoout odin or ADB shell.

I'm still new to using mac

UPDATE: I figured out how to get ADB onto my MAc, but I'm having an using pushing the twrp_mod2.img file to my phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
Odin will not work in Mac. You have to use Heimdall, which is essentially the Mac/linux counterpart to PC's Odin. Here's a good starting point.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878686
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fadejare:
Will This Work For the Samsung SC-06D

I have a Samsung Dokomo SC-06D with identical issues, will this procedure and CWM and TWRP work for the Docomo? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aceboog:
Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
As that is a Japanese GSM phone I doubt it will work. Check with the people in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1895737
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mtbaird89:
ODIN PACKAGES

Thanks to [MENTION=4356960]Skunk Ape1[/MENTION] there are these Odinable recoveries you can try:

"]CWM Recovery Mod

thanks a ton boss, the odin CWM recovery mod seems to be working im finally able to back up my phone so i can proceed with my rooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Cypher16:
Any luck getting AOKP on your newer SIII? Just finished trolling this thread after having success last August w/ mod2, & I was VERY disappointed at being stuck on crappy TW ROMs...MOAR's been slowly grating on me (not horrible, but still includes much of the bloat I don't want, & nearly none of the AOKP goodness I do)

I'll be attempting invisiblek's fix (if still necessary) to try out AOKP & SlimROM. Let me know if you had any more hurdles loading up an AOSP-style ROM--Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hammerfly:
Same message

I just got through rooting mine and got this same message. Is there a way for a super noob to get around this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madmax71:
i need help

my son try to root my gs3 and now my wifi will not com on
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mr.5106411:
Will this work for the Virgin/Bell S3 i747M? In Canada?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Andy_nu:
thanks kenny i remember you on the epic forums!! but i need your help. i cant install anything after i got my gs3 back from the shop. all i get is set metadata errors from being on 6.0.3.1 how can i update CWM or TWRP?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Flash one of the bottom 2 in odin. How's it going Andy! Good to see you here!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Andy_nu:
good good. just got up and running finally got it to mount with the recovery inOP, and flashing a AOSP rom. thanks man
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mar.ioo:
Well I did get AOKP 4.2.2 to boot @ my end. Not even tried flashing 4.4 AOSP. All I did was flash:

-$MyName AOKP 4.2.2 (I know its a little outdated but this is the most stable 4.2 AOKP)

-Ktoonsez 4.2 kernel

-121212 gapps.

Didn't flash invisibleks's fix.

No problems whatsoever. Let me know if it worked for you too.

PS. Sorry I didn't respond sooner, wasn't using xda at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zigg49:
Hi guys, been reading this thread with interest, but my big question is, will this work with my S3 Intl, or is it specifically just for the Sprint?

Ive upgraded to v4.3 via Kies, and cant mount sd card or root.

If this will work with my S3 Intl, great, if not, can you point me in the right direction for a fix please? Thanks.

Dave
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] timmetal6669:
I know its been a bit since i've been online, but I'd really like to still contribute to the community. I could make these images into md5 tarballs for flashing in odin... If anyone is interested, lemme know
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Thank you. Skunk Ape1 has already provided odin flashable files in the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rikki711:
TWRP Verified working!

I just want to say that your method worked on my Samsung Galaxy s3 T999l that i rooted with Docs root66 method. I have been trying since last night to get TWRP to mount. I flashed Odin 3.07 and it went great! Again THANKS it worked!! Now i have got to fix my issue with losing root.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Not sure about TWRP but CWM has the option to fix root each time you reboot from recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Philz Recovery also has the option since it's based on CWM. It's like CWM on steroids x's 100 :D .

Philz Recovery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45632230
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Yup..when I say CWM I blanket that as well as it is mostly CWM engine...but I do not think TWRP has that option.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XDM inc:
Is this for people who are not using sd cards and want to mount internal storage in the recovery?

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
This is for anyone with a newer S3 that had changes making the standard recoveries no longer work. I believe official TWRP has instituted the changes in this thread but not CWM. Neither internal nor sd cards would mount on these newer phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XDM inc:
Guess I'll have to figure it out then.

Edit: nope not for me, Doesn't fix my issue
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bob-st:
I flashed TWRP but it will only read/write to the phone internal storage. Doesn't see the external sd card.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The very latest PhilZ Touch Recovery will work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] anil84:
issue in my s3

My s3 stopped suddenly and not restarting.

Model : GT-I9300

Samsung Official

E: Cant mount

E: failed to mount

adb usb doesnot work "error:closed"

if try sending rom from sammobile it gives error : protocol error

cant use adb push

what to do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
You are in the wrong forum. You need to ask your question here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help

More than likely you will need to odin back to stock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bejamin96:
I need help with this ASAP!!!!

The (2) Odin files are .IMG files so Odin can't see them. I can't do the ADB option because my phone is not showing up (adb devices). Am I missing something? I need help with this issue please!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
You need to scroll further down to the bottom of the op where it says "ODIN PACKAGES"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] samxander:
Will this work on sgs3 sc-06d??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
No, you want this thread and the international section.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jonny30bass:
I am having this problem with my Verizon Galaxy SIII. Is there any way that I can merge this fix into the latest TWRP recovery for d2vzw? Don't be afraid to get very technical on me lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
From my understanding the latest updates to Verizon S3 locked the bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jonny30bass:
I know this. I have an unlocked bootloader. I'm using SlimKat 9.0. I just want to know how to apply this fix to the latest TWRP for d2vzw.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
The fix that was applied was using the zimage from Ktoonsez kernel instead of the stock kernel so doubt very much if it can be used for Verizon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jonny30bass:
Hmmm. Ic. Is Ktoonsez kernel not d2lte? Or is the zimage from a d2spr kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
It was his TW Sprint kernel. It seems there was some flags set in the new hardware that his kernel had bypassed. [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] can explain it better and tell you if there is any way to help your situation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ajeevlal:
can someone compile the latest TWRP and CWM with these patches?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
DeesTroy told me that these patches were in all TWRP for this model going forward. Have you tried it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ajeevlal:
sorry, the problem seems to be with the SD card... i used a 16GB card and it worked.

thanks for the help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Glad you got it worked out!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XxTeXx07xX:
CWM MOD IMG link not working in OP....

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Yup. Use the Odin install for CWM but you should consider using TWRP. [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] or any other member that has those files please upload and I will rehost.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
I tried the latest twrp and it doesn't mount anything, not even system. I'm on virgin mobile S3. Not the triband.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
There is no tri-band S3, that started with the S4. Are you sure it is a Sprint base model S3 you have?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
The T model S3's have only been out for a couple of months now but they are tri-band.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
There most certainly is a triband s3, on sprint, boost, and virgin. Its the sph-l710t. Mine is not though so I was clarifying that. Mine is just the regular sph-L710. On virgin. Twrp won't read any partitions at all on the virgin s3. Except octos build of twrp, that one works but it runs a script every time you use it and I think it may be causing me some issues. I was hoping there was a more recent build that would work on the virgin (and boost) s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
Have you tried philz recovery? I have the same phone as you on VM and that's what I use.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45632230
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Yep, I use philz too. But its no longer being developed and updated, but android moves right along. Twrp is being updated right alongside android. Plus I just like twrp, ya know. Sometimes ya just like something. Philz is great, but its getting a little dated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
When did that come out? It utilizes Spark? so must also no longer be capable of simultaneous voice and data unless on wifi. So you installed Twrp for d2spr 2.8.6.0 and you cannot access internal or external memory? What was the last version you used that worked?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
I don't have the triband, but yeah it uses spark. The official name is d2ltespr refresh.

I'm using the build team octos made for the triband, I think its 2.8.5.x. Not sure of the last official version that worked. Might have been 2.8.4. The triband models have to use a special kernel or their rotation is reversed. They are limited to a few Roms.

Its only the boost and VM s3 that twrp won't read any partitions. Since this conversation started I switched back to philz, lol. Kinda missed it (philz).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I will talk to Dees Troy and see if he knows anything about why it stopped working. And Philz really has the best of both TWRP and CWM so even though it is not updated anymore, you should be fine unless the next update breaks it, if they give anymore updates.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Dees_Troy stated that Samsung must have made some changes in the last update so it would require someone to repack TWRP with an updated compatible zimage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Well lrs121 has made us virgin and boost users an updated twrp that actually works!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60495672
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
That is awesome news for you guys!! It seems it depends more and more on others to support the older phones by updating the recoveries.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] primo523:
You guys rock. The twrp tar worked like a charm. Thanks again :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::D