yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
I apologize for the misunderstanding. And yes if you go to CM11 you should be able to return to 4.3 Touchwiz. Like previously stated however be sure not to flash an old bootloader or firmware package once you install the 4.3 bootloader.

If you have yet to flash the newest bootloader you don't have to yet until CyanogenMod forces and requires a check for the latest firmware in updater - script and give a fail asset error for any outdated firmwares. You'll know when it happens, trust me.

To the best of my knowledge you can even install the official update and still root and install a custom recovery as well. But why not just use a custom 4.3 to begin with and have pre root? =)

That being said no matter what insurance is the best policy, so Nandroid before you do anything and have a clean working state with root.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
T999 ONLY. T999L is not scheduled for another week. T999N and T999V updates will likely come within the month.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] matrixzone:
Any plans for d2att build?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Official d2att was already out but was pulled due to bugs. I'm sure you guys can use the flashable form of this ROM, but...here's the article.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/18/samsung-halts-android-4-3-rollout-for-galaxy-s3-att-galaxy-s4/

Basically all 4.3 Tw ROMs seem buggier than others. The Intl one was a train wreck and was also pulled. If T-Mobile hasn't pulled their update I can only assume it must be safe. After all, they had a lot of bug testers with us lmfao
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] matrixzone:
I have not found the flashable brain of the rom yet, think devs are working on the same..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
yeah, i had been cobsidering it actually. its been confirmed to work well

already. if you want, you can flash the build from my current thread, you just have to flash the modem that came with the att leak.

i dont think att's actually made it out. wasnt it pulled before they even released it?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] matrixzone:
Which thread your are referring to? Have you already made flashable zip for the offical update or leaked?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
only the leak so far. i am building a rom from the official release right now though, if you prefer to wait. but there will likely be very little, if any differece at all between the two.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION]

ive confirmed my speculation was wrong, and knox is included. :thumbdown:

can someone who has updated boot into download mode and tell me if the Knox counter is present. (just copy here whst all it says if you dont mind)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Sincitybronze:
Thanks for all your work on this, Doc!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jim45:
Nice to see that the update rolled out before the 25th, which was stated in the leaked release dates from Samsung.

Patiently waiting for the root66 build here, will install once that's released and post some "first impressions" about the new ROM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pp085ster:
This might be off topic but anyone know why treve's wifi tether app doesn't work on 4.3 even on t-mobile's kernel? Is it missing modules for iptables, etc or shld it work and it's just me?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
SGH-T999 was never announced, only the LTE one was.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The schedule we had stated the LTE would be the 25th, so it was probably scheduled out for the T999 to get it today.

if you want first impressions, why not try the rom? its the same build, an nothing realky apoears to be different from ehat i can see looking at the files.

i wouldnt expect root66 much earlier than tomorrow. im not even sure if its being worked on yet, or if he plans to. i dont believe he ever made one at all for the T999N, so im not sure if he still plans to support the s3 anymore.

ill pm him and ask. if not, ill try to build it for you guys tonight.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION]

i uploaded the firmware, but the md5 did not match, so ive started over. The base rom is pretty much complete.

ive got to go pick up my daughter and take her to dance, but ill post links to the folders they will be in when the uploads are complete.

ill post the rom thread and update my firmware thread tonight.

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Here is the official firmware:

Download here for a much faster service than Hotfile!

T999UVUEMJC_T999TMBEMJC_TMB.zip

Ill get the Rom up as soon as I can!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Thank Me Later:
Anybody notice differences in performance far as being more fluid/less stutters? It's suppose to implement "Trim".
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jim45:
I probably won't even have time to flash the ROM and mess around with it until Friday afternoon or maybe even the weekend, due to classes throughout the week. So waiting isn't really a problem at the moment ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someonenewhere:
I'm having notifications issues..

I can't seem to get rid of those downloads even after I hit clear..

They keep on popping up..

Also noticed a little sound distortion..

Battery draining too fast..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
id suggest skimming over our rom thteads. big difference with TRIM.

gotcha, doubt there will be any issue at all getting a root66 version by then!

did you odin flash the firmware clean? or did you install via the ota?

none of those are common issues with this build.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/19/...e-for-galaxy-s-iii/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000595

Sounds like its been pulled due to issues battery, freezing, and sound issues??? How's this getting released via OTA? Samsung dun goofed...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someonenewhere:
OTA .. I'm not rooted..

but the notifications keep on popping up and it won't go away...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
well, thats for the I9300. our leaks have proven to be the most stable build yet in most cased.

i personally believe all issues reported on all S3's were due to the ota patching 412 to 4.3. peopke who flashed clean via odin seem to have no problems at all. or very few anyway.

all in all, im starting to think sammy may not have screwed up 4.3, but maybe just their delivery. of course thats just me. no one seems to be responding to any of my comments about it to agree or disagree, so im still waiting for reports from our official release to see how that goes.

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@all

i apologize for all my typos! i just cant seem to get used to this little tiny screen!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
Thanks for your continued work on this for us, Doc! We all appreciate and can breathe easier knowing you are here to guide us and provide us with great insight concerning the released build.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Thank Me Later:
I'll take a look. I came from a Nexus 4 before getting my S3 LTE. The differences are day & night far as fluidity and lag. My cousin has the HSPA+ variant (T-Mobile S3) and he says his phone feels smoother after the OTA today.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sooner0711:
So far, so good...

I installed the update this morning. I ended up doing a factory reset and it seemed to clear up most of those known issues for me. Now its running smooth but there is some slight lag, nothing that really concerned me much. But before the factory reset, the only problem I noticed was the recurring attachment downloads. And now after the factory reset 6 hours later, all seems well, no more downloads. I guess I will wait and see what happens in the next 24 hours.

BTW, I was on stock OTA 4.1.2 and I'm on stock OTA 4.3 now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
id suggest downloading thr full firmware i posted several posts back and flash in odin. then factory reset. this will wipe all data though, but if youre not rooted therr may not be a lot that you can do otherwise.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EtherealRemnant:
Wow... I'll never go back to Samsung.

I just hopped over to this side of the forum because I'm selling my S3 and I needed to get UVDMD5 so I can sell it stock unrooted and I happened to stumble on this.

What a bunch of bull! I can understand locking down NEW devices but what the hell gives Samsung the right to lock down OLD devices that we already paid for and have had unlocked this entire time?! Especially without warning!!!

I guess my next device will be a Nexus device the way things are going. This is a really big mistake.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Hello I am new to this and I am a little unclear how to proceed with the update. My phone is rooted with Odin, I followed some quide awhile ago about how to do it without loosing data. What is the best way to apply this update, and is it possible to keep root?

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
theextra smoothness is due to TRIM support added.

if you have any other problems, try fladhing via Odin before giving up on it completely.

did i miss something? didnt see where they locked our devices...

you can try taking the ota using cwm, or ota rootkeeper. no word on if this still works.

or after fkashing, flash cwm/twrp via odin then root from there.

or wait for the root66 firmware
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Is there an official update I can flash via cwn recovery?? If I lose root it's ok, I'll get it back or attempt to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] almighty bob:
i'm having the same notification stuff too, downloaded the kies version and flashed it w/ mobile odin. also wifi doesn't work.

thinking about going back to 4.1.2.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CNexus:
It's something else that's causing wifi not to work on your leaked build, not the firmware...

I know because I flashed your leaked rom on my Sprint S3 (SPH-L710, yes I know what I'm doing haha) and wifi worked. Check screenshot

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Can someone who is on the OTA upload the contents of their build.prop? I may be able to fix wifi for you guys if I see something there.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Infrared28:
For the download notification problem. Clear the cache in the downloads app, I believe that should work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I think he's referring to KNOX.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
thats because you flashed eith mobile odin. it doesnt flash tge full firmware.

wifi worked for you because the AT&T kernel is baked in with the rom. ive never publicly released the tmobile kernels because they dont work fully.

speaking with a couple of kernrl devs, its seems samsung is going to start building these modules into the firmware. this is why if you flash with mobile odin, wifi doesnt work. M.O. does not flash aboot, sbl2/3, rpm, tz....

ive had 3 leaked kernels, all are exactly the same. perfect except wifi. yet just flash ATT kernel, and wifi works.

im uploading a new base rom now. i cant test it, but i can all but guarantee wifi will not work unless you have flashed the firmware already.

dont worry, i know what im doing too! ;):cool:

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oh ok. well thats easy enough to remove.

can anyone boot download mode and tell me if the Knox counter is present. you cant miss it if it is.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] scifan:
I think I'll just wait for a few days until you guys create something that doesn't require losing root...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ibous:
For those who installed the OTA and are having issues with notifications, hold a notification down and open app info, then clear data.

From what I understand that should fix it. However, I'm not clear on whether or not that'll wipe your download folder but I don't think it will. So you may want to back it up first until someone reports back either way.

I'm waiting for root66 and I will dirty flash at first. :P
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
It should only delete the list of your downloads not the downloads themselves.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Infrared28:
Lol this update made my phone so much smoother its kinda funny
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nilmandir:
Downloaded OTA, Failed To Update ... Lather, Rinse, Repeat?

Okay, so now I'm downloading the OTA update again. I did it the first time and it failed to install. So I'm doing it again.

I'm rooted and I'm using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper. The first time I didn't have it "Temp Un-Rooted" and I'm hoping that was why it didn't update.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] almighty bob:
so you're telling me this 800+ meg file doesn't contain the full image? mobile odin hasn't failed to flash a full image I've gotten off kies before (i never flash recovery but...). that sounds somehow off.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
for an ota to work, you have to be 100% full stock firmware. (cwm used to be able to flash the ota, nit sure if it still will.

but if you have any mods, debloating, etc, it will fail.

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before you flash it, would you be wilking to copy tge ita for me?

i think its in /data/fota
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CNexus:
Ahh...that would be why.

We actually had a similar problem on the Sprint s4 4.3 update, which was fixed when I changed

ro.securestorage.support=true

To

ro.securestorage.support=false

In the build.prop
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
You're kidding me..that fixes WiFi? >.< we had been looking at the symlinks for soooo long.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
So... is there an official flashable version?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CNexus:
That stabilized it, yes, for those who had not taken the official update (and thus did not have the full firmware)

But remember that this was on the S4, so it may not even apply here
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
Well thanks to this thread, if I do upgrade I'll do it via a full re-stock with Odin.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vigz:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679687

This is the official 4.3 stock Odin tar file. It is non-rooted.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I can't flash that though right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
No, you have to use Odin and you will lose root....

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I don't mind losing root, but I don't have a computer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] scifan:
So, was the modem we were testing previously the release modem as well?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
I'm not sure if it was mentioned (I would search, but too late atm), but once you go to 4.3, it is unlikely you can go back. Needs verification. No time to test downgrading tonight.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xiehaibo:
me too!working on it!:laugh:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] scifan:
Excellent!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] calexchelse:
I'm confused. So to get the bootloader and the rest of the firmware, I will heavy to pain the full firmware that doc posted. Or just stay on md5 bootloader if I don't want to pidgin full version till rooted version is out

TW 4.3 WITH A TOUCH OF KITT KATT

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Sorry if that didn't

Make since.

TW 4.3 WITH A TOUCH OF KITT KATT
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vigz:
Yeah, I can't downgrade to UVDMD5. They also added the Warranty Bit status in the Download mode screen.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chui84:
:D:D:D:Dyou slay me with your wit!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
what happens when you try to go back? ive seen reports of peopke on other models flashing back due to bugs, so it should be possible.

the warrany stuff is not knox. is there an entry that says

Knox Counter 0x0?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vigz:
When I try to downgrade via Odin, the program says that the flash failed. I do not see an entry that says Knox Counter 0x0. My Warranty Bit is at 1 and it is red. I attempted to find other ways of flashing the UVDMD5 bootloader. Eventually, my phone is now hard bricked with good ol' QHSUSB_DLOAD. If I successfully attempt to debrick my phone, could I pick any firmware to flash it on?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anil2653:
downloaded three times but MD5 sum not matching

I don't know why bad download coming.

Now downloading from different mirror
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
No Knox info on bootloader, just warranty bit. When I booted into TW, there was a Know icon in the app drawer. Upon launching it, it gave me the option to install Knox.

Also, root is not working (SuperSU fcs), guessing maybe because of seLinux. That little shield icon in the notification bar.

Afraid to try the downgrade without having more information on how Vigz bricked. But when I upgraded with Odin and rebooted, there was another progress bar (recovery based). It did some things then rebooted me into 4.3. It did not say what, but probably changing the structure of how things are setup. Never saw that with <=MD5.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Ok. I was just told some more information about this Warranty Bit..... And I imagine Samsung is about to lose a ton of fans!

Apparently, this bit will trip if you have flashed any custom rom/kernel/recovery. Once tripped, it apparently prevents you from being able to flash anything via Odin.

It will take some work, some trial and error, but I do believe we might be able to find a way to circumvent this...sort of. And yes, I think the debrick method we have will be the key to this! So let us hope it works. But just please be patient while we all try to work this out. I can be available to offer answers and advice, but until I can get a replacement for my S3 I won't be able to contribute to this part of it very much more than that.

[MENTION=4757085]ViGs[/MENTION]

Go ahead and give the debrick method a try. Just make sure you do NOT use the file posted by Aerowinder on the last page. Use the one in the OP. Hopefully it will still boot from the sdcard, and if so, it will be running what ever bootloader the debrick.img file was created from. If this works, it should allow you to flash any firmware you want through Odin.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION]

if you are having trouble downloading the firmware, on the download page choose a mirror that is NOT in IL. they had a ddos attack and its been causing some issues.

Everyone, I am very sorry I did not know about the Warranty Bit before we all got into this. I was more worried if there would be a Knox Counter, and thought the Warranty Bit was related to that and/or the flash counter. (My initial impression was it was just an answer to Triangle Away, as a way to be able to tell if the flash counter had ever been tripped or not).

Like I said though, I do believe we can most likely get around this, its just gonna take a little work. Where there's XDA, there's a way!!!

I've got to call it quits here for a bit. Too tired to type much more! For everyone waiting to get 4.3, don't forget we have the rom already in Development section. It is fully functional and is the exact same build as this official release. Check that out for the time being is my recommendation.

Again, I apologize to everyone who has had problems because of all of this. I don't know how I missed it, but I certainly should have known more about that Bit before we got to this point.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anil2653:
Power of team XDA is far - far batter then Team Samsung and we know our team will come out of all odds / obstructions by samsung.

Only may take some time... so we will wait..

we have full faith in XDA Dovelovers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Odin allowed me to flash MJC a second time after I tripped the warranty bit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
hmmm...ok, want to give md5 a try? ill do some more digging of my own a bit later.

hate not having my own phone to test this stuff with! perhaps i should bow out for a bit before i do more harm than good! thats just not any fun though! lol!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
I found the same thing. You can flash the new firmware again, downgrading firmware isn't working. I hoping the you can all find a safe way to downgrade and re-root.

Next phone will definitely be a Nexus!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Richcar:
Having the same problem I cant odin back to MD5
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Off topic: I have a feeling this will be may last Samsung phone. :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] scifan:
I keep wondering why Samsung would choose to piss off the development community in this way... I can understand wanting to ensure the modified status of a phone isn't altered once triggered... but not allowing a restore to a prior installation base seems like a bad, bad idea.

This is the type of stuff that puts people really off a particular brand of phone. I know I generally buy 5 phones when I'm buying new phones... (between wife, kids and myself)... I don't think any of my next batch will carry the Samsung brand at this point...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
I think Samsung has let success go to their heads. HTC was certainly hurt from locking down their phones.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
Sadly, I have to agree with you on this one. I was talking to my wife about all this the other day and we both agreed that my S3 and her S2 would be the last Samsung phones we bought.

With all the tightening they have done over that last few phone releases and now this whole KNOX, Warranty Bit,...

What's next? A locked bootloader that you have to unlock through a suite, thus voiding any warranty you have (ala HTCDev.com). No thanks.

I still rock my S3 like a baws and I am actually glad I didn't upgrade to an S4 with all the troubles they are having. So until Santa drops an N5 in my stocking this year :fingerscrossed:, I will stay on my homemade 4.2 ROM that has most of the goodies any 4.3 has, including TRIM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someonenewhere:
Well..couldn't get rid of the notifications...did a hard reset and that worked...

This update still drains the battery though..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
It is completely insane. I guess this is how they're going to enter Tizan OS they keep talking about. That being said, Nexus 5 will be here in 3-4 hours.I may try this on the S3 just to report sometime. Still gonna release the CM11 kang tho today!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Nexus 5 for you? About time :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Beefvvl:
Man this blows. I guess I'm never going to 4.3 or higher I read that Knox cannot be removed completely because Knox is an eFuse and can't be reset even by JTAG.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I know. I switched back to AOSP because I find it much smoother. However, when I travel, I use Wi-Fi calling which is only on TW ROMs. So, it looks like, when I'm away, I'll either use one of Doc's/Sidekick's leaks or go back to 4.1.2 until I'm home again.