yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
I would personally reflash everything except the bootloader, its still scarry flashing bootloaders for me, I would flash the ROM, the kernel in the middle on the thread I linked you to pretty sure it was d2att_Kernel_Stock_init.d_4.3_MJB_v1.0 and the modem.

I don't see how you could go wrong by trying to get a working rom

someone else said they were having problems with TWRP but they're having problems flashing it onto the phone, perhaps you should try CWM?

Try to get CWM on it. I found a link here but it is a huge file 118MB. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sabrinaela:
Ah, sorry. I misunderstood. Not sure why anyone would want to downgrade the bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BaSingSe:
Because some carriers, such as Verizon and AT&T, decided to lock the bootloaders of their phone to prevent the users from taking control of the phones. So far, the carriers have the upper hand since no one has been able to unlock the bootloaders of the new ROMs. This started quite a few months ago with Verizon, then AT&T, if I'm correct.

The carriers say this is for the software security. But we all know what the xda developers and advanced users think.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scubapilot:
So, I was planning on going in tomorrow and committing to a two year contract with ATT in order to get the subsidized d2att. I wanted to get this phone instead of the Galaxy S4 because of the d2att's unlocked bootloader and easy modding. Do I understand correctly that as of very recently ATT has locked the bootloader and made the d2att phone difficult to experiment with? In other words, it would be a mistake for me to buy this once developer friendly phone from ATT? What should I do now? I don't like the sealed battery on the google nexus. I want to use ATT's network, but I don't like all the junk they put on their phones. Amazon has international versions of the S3, but a lot of the reviewers said they received counterfeit products, so I'm very reluctant to buy a phone from there. Why do the companies make this such a battle for us? ATT with their locked bootloaders, google with their sealed batteries and missing sd cards. Why is there not a company anywhere that makes a generic GSM hardware device with a removable battery that I can buy and put the operating system of my choice on?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theramsey3:
I have an answer for that but you will have to use your imagination because if I typed that here I would most likely get banned. As my opinion of the situation you described is graphically vulgar.

I just spent 20 minutes of my life I will never get back trying to get answers from a Samsung chat rep to which the best answer I got was I'm understand why you feel that way. The chat was about trying to revert to older firmware versions causing hard bricks, the second best answer was to try the tech at best buy, last and certainly least was to try Kies then Kies 3 what a joke.

I really think I will boycott Samsung devices from now on. Maybe I need to see if HTC really stands for Hate The Customer or not...

Although I do find it interesting that the Chat rep is under the impression that if I take my phone to best buy they can successfully downgrade my phone back to 4.1.1. This I might have to try or if anyone else is willing to try post back and let everyone know if they can do it. I want to know if there is a way that someone could successfully do this.

I don't want to start an argument about why someone would want to do this, I just want to find out if it can be done and if so by what means? Does one have to hard brick and have a Jtag done to go back or will that even work?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BaSingSe:
All my I-747 phones run 4.1.2. The good thing is that AT&T is not hard pushing you to update to 4.3. You do have your choice.

With the ATT S4, you can't stop the updater unless you use other means to block it. But I believe you still can refuse the update, but the updater comes up constantly. So most the S4 users just update...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] repherb:
Downgrade... possible, but not the bootloader

Short answer is no. Unless someone finds a way to rewrite the bootloader (thereby unlocking it in the first place) most we can do is reflash the ROM etc but not the bootloader. I am hunting for a stock 4.1.1 ROM that is root injected for unlock purposes that has no bootloader in it at all. I am not one to cook my own ROM so hopefully that will give us some ability to downgrade until some genius that is other than myself can come up with a exploit to downgrade the bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vwlover69:
The link above doesn't work anymore, and really need to download this stuff to fix my bricked s3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I'm sorry I looked for it but I can't find the original thread probably because it might have been closed.

If you have the time you should check out the Q&A section I think I saw someone posting about unbricking from a failed downgrade using an SD card. I suggest you check that out.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] waytec:
Gees!!

I understand Samsung Knox but why screw with non-corporate customer?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vwlover69:
Ok, do you know what version of Slim Rom & Gapps I need to download?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I believe any latest slim rom and gapps should be fine for this purpose. Just remember to keep the custom recovery because the new bootloader displays a "use kies to repair your device" recovery menu if it remains stock and wont boot up.

I'm not sure how to fix this issue actually since I'm still looking how to fix all the issues this soft brick caused, no audio, cant play videos, lag, battery drain, etc. If you find anything out on how to fix this hit me up bro.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sg81115:
my phone is brick

I didi not know if it is not possible to downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.1.

It seems brick , the signal and IMEI and baseband is unknown ...now...

Is there somebody who fix this problem? help me

..........
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] robjbw:
Guys, let me get this correct. If you upgraded using OTA to 4.3, then did a nandroid restore of a 4.1.2 backup, you won't be able to go back to 4.3??? How idiotic is this?! Usually is the reverse.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Buchez:
Flash the 4.3 MJB modem and you should be good to go:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ibulp:
i don't know if this will work for u or not but it worked for me with my android 4.3 .....try to do a root a normal root method ....then try to install a custom recovery but make sure its at least CWM 6.0.4 then download the unofficial Cyanogenmod 11 android 4.4 for sgs3 and flash it this will upgrade ur galaxy s3 ....then from that rom u can downgrade or install whatever u want to install ....in recovery mode make sure you wipe cashe and factory setting and wipe delvik cash PLUS format system and it worked for me after that i flashed the stock att 4.1 rom and it worked fine :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ttreakle1:
what version of 4.3 were you on ? the mjb ota or the leaked mj2? and if you were on mjb how did you flash back to 4.1 stock through odin or a custom recovery? I have to believe you were on the leaked version (mj2) in order to do what you did without bricking your device as the over ota (mjb) has the mjb bootloaders and cannot be downgraded without hard bricking your device....could you please be more specific on what you did?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] banziitox24:
How did you manage to get Root on OTA 4.3 SGS3 ATT I really need it!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] terrymc:
i am rooted with 4.1.2 I intalled both the rooted 4.3 without knox, and 4.3 not rooted with knox, the non rooted wouldn't work right because "for some reason" superuser didnt wipe and knox found it, so many apps wouldnt work right and phone froze up. I then installed 4.3 root without knox, everything worked good but data wouldnt work right. so I " restored" back to 4.1.2 rooted and working fine.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fire_angel:
then...I can't downgrade my device to 4.1.x for some method?:confused:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] melvinaury:
You can downgrade to any, what you can't is downgrade bootloader. Remember that.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jazee:
I've been around the block enough (now into my mid 40's) that I've determined unless there's a BIG benefit, futzing around with custom ROM's can end up being mainly a waste of precious time (unless I had lots of free time to tinker - which I don't.) So up to this point, I stuck with stock AT&T ROM, but rooted it so I could run some apps that required it.

One of the main issues is finding reliable, accurate, information on procedures, downloads, etc, There is a benefit (in saved time) to just staying 'stock.' So I decided I'm overdue for an update, 4.3 is quite a ways ahead of 4.1.1 - but at what cost?

So I tried to install the OTA and it failed since I have CWM Recovery (this could have been a blessing in disguise and I didn't see this thread before.) So I used Odin to go back to stock recovery and am currently re-downloading the OTA. Major benefit of the OTA is no loss of apps and data. Yes I have Titanium Backup but if I can avoid a restore (and probably lots of futzing around getting things to work right again) I prefer that.

So is the jist of this thread that if you install the 4.3 OTA update you lose the ability to root your phone and downgrade the firmware? That could be a deal breaker for me. I see another thread where you can download the 4.1.2 and 4.3 zip files but the process erases all apps and data.

I think I want to retain the ability to root. One big reason is so I can use a 3rd party tethering app for when I don't have wi-fi.

So now I find myself wonder, maybe, if I'm going to go the non OTA route, why not just take the plunge and go the CM 11 custom route to retain maximum flexibility? I'd just go with the stable version (not nightly) and should be safe from headaches/time consumers? I don't know.

---------- Post added at 10:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 AM ----------

Looks like you CAN root the OTA 4.3

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jazee:
Bizarre I went to install the OTA 4.3 update. I didn't watch it but it was flashing with the AT&T logo on the screen. A minute later it was rebooting. There was a message that the update was interrupted. So I go check for update again and it says the phone is up to date! In About, it's on 4.1.1 still but kernel says smp preempt Nov 20 - so that must be new? Did AT&T suspend the 4.3 OTA?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] afrobull:
I'm running Slimbean 4.3 and man do I wish I knew about this thread earlier - I would've avoided 4.3 at all costs. Spent the last 30 minutes trying to revert back to Rooted 4.3 Stock to no avail. I now see that it's a huge problem with Knox and not just my phone. Now I feel (a little) better. Going to subscribe and bookmark this thread and pray that someone figures out a way to fix/bypass it so that I can finally just go back to 4.2 and be done with all this nonsense.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] forevergone:
Install Chainfire's Supersu and run the install script. At the end it will prompt if you want to disable KNOX, press yes.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrSimmonsSr:
For anyone wanting to get free wifi tethering back on their S3 after the 4.3 update, I can confirm that is mod works. Better yet, I can confirm that you can root, apply this mod, uproot, and still use Mobile Iron for work email, etc..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48326067

Thoughts some might find this info handy.. You can see my trials and tribulations getting this setup, but now I have full, native hotspot support with no need for FoxFi!

Hope this is helpful!

MrSimmonsSr
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] coolguytoo:
Really wish I saw this thread before taking the 4.3 OTA update. :crying:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbq9:
How do I know if the phone has been updated to this version? Just got one and couldn't flash anything, and the version shows 747UCUEMJB. Is this it?

(I want to downgrade it to 4.1.1 to unlock...)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] indymx:
Yep, that's the 4.3 version. There are options, just don't attempt to downgrade the bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbq9:
Any way to downgrade to 4.1.1 without downgrading the bootloader? All I need is to be able to unlock it, which I believe can only be done in 4.1.1
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] indymx:
Not sure about unlocking, but you can install any custom ROM you want, just don't Odin back to 4.1.1 or you'll brick it. Not sure if you can unlock on a custom ROM with the new bootloaders though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ibulp:
I was on Leaked version mj2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
In order to unlock the phone using the free method, you need to be running a stock 4.1.1 ROM, including the bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] elemzy:
Unbricked after unsucceful downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.2

Hi Guys,

I know this thread is probably closed. I use a Sprint S3 which was bricked when I tried to downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.2. I just unbricked my phone by downloading the 4.3 from SAM and using the same process i tried to use to downgrade.

My major reason why i wanted to downgrade is to be able to use CDMA tool to change my carrier. This was successful when my phone was running 4.1.2, but now, cdma tool complains of CPS_ERROR BAD_SPC _MODE when trying to change IMSI. Even QPST fails to read the phone.

Can someone point me in the right direction? All I need is to reprogram my phone to another carrier.

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oneonejason:
wrong thread??

I am running ota 4.3. I rooted with CF autoroot successfully and was able to flash CWM successfully. I tried to install Quantum 4.0 but accidently flashed the kernel first . I can still boot into recovery and download mode but I get an error message about my external sd card when I try to install it correctly . basically when I reboot system in am in pwncake rabbit bootloop but still have CWM and odin mode functions working ...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Make sure your recovery is up to date. I prefer Philz Touch for the d2lte. It is also based on the latest releast of cwm.

Try flashing Philz via Odin and then try to install a custom ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] touch2much:
hi man i brick my at&t i747UCDLK3

i dont know how to fix it

help please
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
Hi,

I hadnt seen this mentioned elsehwhere (apologies if I have missed it). The new location icon in 4.4 seems to only appear if I choose 'high acuracy' or 'device only' in locatin settings It does not appear if I choose 'battery saving'. To me this makes it look like its an indication of GPS being active even though google have said it does not mean this. Can anyone confirm they agree with me?

My second point is that there is now no way to know from a status bar icon if GPS is locked on or not. Having the 4.3 GPS icon flashing when obtaining a lock and solid once locked on was much better. That way I know for sure that GPS is being used and I know for sure when its locked on.

This is required for mapping and navigation apps to know if your location is accurate.

With 4.4 you see a location icon but for all you know the GPS may NOT be locked and your locatoin could be using less accurate wifi/mobile location.

Its another example (like the data upload/download arrows) of google dumbing down the interface and making it less usable. And lets face it, most people understand thet GPS needs a lock, who drives along using a SatNav without waiting for it to lock on!!

Lets hope a CM ROM can give us back something useful.

Scott
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
No one else find this a problem?

Scott
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bar-aka:
Sorry, I don't have a solution.

I just wanted to mention that I'm having the same problem.

How am I supposed to know that I got an accurate GPS lock if the icon stays the same all the time?

I think google messed up on this part.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotta35:
The location icon next to the time and such is a GPS icon as it only shows up when GPS is active. If you are doing WIFI or 3G location it doesn't show up and isn't active so if it's there then it's because GPS is being used.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
Google documentation says the location icon means your location is being used and it is NOT an indication of just GPS (ie could be gps or wifi/mobile location) however that is clearly wrong as you say. It only seems to appear when GPS wants to be used.

My point is that the icon does seem to only appear when GPS is in use however it does NOT indicate if GPS is locked or not. That is the real problem. we now cannot see when we have a GPS lock.

Please see

http://code.google.com/p/android/is...ps&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars

Scott
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloot:
There're apps that will show you gps lock

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=es
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
Of course there are. But that's no use, we need a GPS locked icon in the status bar. An app is no use because as soon as I switch from the app to Google maps then I still can't see if GPS is locked.

At the moment each individual app would now have to implement some way of showing us in GPS is locked when we used to just rely on the status bar icon.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
I would gather it wouldn't be to hard to port over the icon handling from JB. Edits to android.policy, framework-res and systemUI would be needed.

At first I cared about the topic, but the gps on the n5 smokes my previous devices. I obsessed over the gps for about a week after getting the n5. With gps status app I get 13of21 locked in 6 seconds or less all the time. First device I've had where I don't have to coax the gps into working with an app or some conf edit. Took me a couple weeks to learn about being able to long press location quick settings tile to toggle on/off. :p

good day.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
With xposed and gravity mod the GPS lock/nolock icon can be seen when pulling down the tiles so that's pretty good.

I'll look out for an exposed mod that sticks the icon back in the status bar.

Annoying that Google removed it though.

I also don't understand why so much fuss was made by google and the reviewers about the kitkat location settings. They are just the same as JB but named differently, ie WiFi/mobile location is now named something like 'battery saving location'. The end result is still the same options, namely GPS only, WiFi/mobile only, or both GPS and WiFi/mobile.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloot:
In fact you can, install the app I pointed and when opening Maps it will show you a gps lock notification.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scott_doyland:
Hi. I think we are both 50% right. A gps icon is displayed as you say, I wasn't aware of this, however it doesn't seem to alter between a locked/unlocked icon.

You can pull down the status bar to see if its locked though just as you can with the exposed gravity mod.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloot:
Yes its kinda different but that's enough for me at least. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inamak:
Hi - I'm also annoyed by this - the best solution I have found so far is to use GPS monitor - it has a statusbar icon which tells you how many sats you are fixed to, and more importantly the icon is red when you don't have a lock and goes green when you do.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.illyrium.tools.gpsmonitor&hl=en
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olif5978:
Hello right here,

Got an big issue on my GT-P1000 :crying:, hope i'll find help and answers around :angel:.

First of all, i'm french, so please apologize my english if it's not as good as i'd like to (and feel free to correct me if necessary, it'll help !)

So, i bought a few years ago a GT-P1000.

Trying to change the rom, the official one was too slow :rolleyes:.

First of all, rooting, yet some problems : all the processes i followed told me it was OK, and when i ran Root Checker, it told me the opposite (not root access). After a few tries, i thought Root Checker was the probleme, so news step : CWM installation.

Nickel, all good.

Last step : download and install Cyanogen Mod 10.2 (Android 4.3) following this tuto : computechips (can post a link :()

And the result is : the tab won't boot any more. I restored it, and same thing, stays sticked on the "samsung" welcome screen, no more movements.

I still can go to the Recovery Mode, but there are messages telling that no drive can be mounted :

E: unknown volume for path [/system]
E: Unable process volume ! skipping ..
Checking /data..
E: unknown volume for path [/data]
E: unknown volume for path [/data]
E: Unable process volume ! skipping ..
Checking /cache..
E: unknown volume for path [/cache]
E: unknown volume for path [/cache]
E: Unable process volume ! skipping ..
Done !

And so on ..

Any idea on this issue ?

Thx !

Oliv.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ichijoe:
Download the Overcome Recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1881981

Install the SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86.exe

The Odin3 v1.7 is the Windows Software Flasher for all Samsung Devices.

There will be a number of different Folders each with a different "modem.bin" File in them. Unless you have a very specific version of the P1000 that requires such a unique modem.bin File (i.e. You have a CDMA Phablet). You should just use the standard JPZ (GSM) modem.bin version.

So after you have installed the USB Driver(s)

On your Phablet press the Volume Button DOWN + the Power Button till you see this Screen

Then start Odin3 v1.7 and connect your Phablet to your Computer

Pit -> gt-p1000_mr.pit

PDA -> GB_Stock_Safe_v5.tar

Phone -> modem.bin**

This should drop you back to v2.3.3. Gingerbread again.

Word of advice stick to only CM10 Builds! ALL CM10.1, AND CM10.2 BUILDS CONTAIN MASSIVE BUGS IN THEM, that kill off either the (Front) Camera, or the Bluetooth Radio Stack, or in most cases BOTH! Pretty much all of the CM10 Mods I've tried DO NOT have these problems and both the (Front) Camera, and Bluetooth are working.

**VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT FORGET TO ADD THIS FILE OR YOU WILL TRULLY SOFT-BRICK YOUR PHABLET!

If you do this I'm not sure if you can get back to the Download mode anymore or not. I think that I was able to on occasion though. in this case though just assume that you'll need the Heimdall One-Click Unbrick though.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15330252
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olif5978:
Thx Ichijoe, very much !

I try this right now (as soon as all files are dl). Simple question : Odin3 v1.7 ou v 1.85 (the one on the post you gave me), same thing ?