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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ScottDB:
I dug around the Web and found a copy of EZ Recovery for the SG3. Her ya go:

VZWGS3_EZ-Recovery2.2

Don't use the default CWM in the app, go get CWM Touch 6.0.4.5

Don't forget to hit the Thanks button!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cory733:
how to i flash clockworkmod with odin? i downloaded the verizon .img from the cwm download page. this is the one everyone is using right? I replaced the h2 baseband with the h1 with odin and got it rooted with cydia.

do i need to rename it to just recovery.img?

do i just put it in the pda and hit start with my phone in download mode like i did when putting the h1 baseband?

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Your file is a .IMG file, you need to use Flashify from the Playstore.

Or if you can still find the EZ recovery for VZW app in the playstore or on google you can use it.

Or you can use terminal emulator and the correct dd command to flash it from there. You would need to rename it to recovery.img if you do the dd command.

Your choice.

Or you can download a recovery in .tar format and flash it in Odin in the PDA/AP slot the same way you did with the stock H1 file, but this time you need to have autoreboot UNCHECKED in Odin, after it flashes you will have to manually boot straight to recovery immediately after flashing, if you don't boot to it before anything else then you will not keep the recovery and will have to flash again.

I recommend using the d2tfnvzw TWRP recovery. I don't know if it is available in .IMG or not but I know there is a .zip that can be flashed in whatever recovery you install like you would a ROM, after flashing it in recovery you go to the advanced option and find the reboot recovery option, this will boot you into the d2tfnvzw TWRP where you can make your new nandroid, it would be best for you to be on your stock ROM when you flash the d2tfnvzw TWRP, that way your stock is the first nandroid you'll make in TWRP, if you have nandroid backups that you made in CWM then you won't be able to restore them in TWRP, you will need to have a stock nandroud for TWRP if you want to keep stock backed up, after that flash whatever you want to try as long as it us d2vzw or d2lte.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] acody7224:
i have everything stock on my sch-s968c my email is acody7224@gmail.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Ok, do you need help with something?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
No problem! I noticed that whenever I changed anything the mobile networks settings, it immediately reverted back to the option it was. I'm just not messing with anything in there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
type of recovery

hey what cwm recovery did you use on that app and how are the roms running after some time I have the sg3 Verizon version on straight talk as well im just rooted now but ready for roms!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I'm running CyanogenMod 10.2 now. I've run Carbon Rom on it. It looks like as long as it ruins on a Verizon S3, it'll run the Straight Talk version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
recovery

so when you used that recovery app which recovery did you choose and you guys where mentioning the apn settings are they automatically set up on cm 10.2 and im just rooted with cydia impactor after installing the recovery am I good to go sorry for all the questions I hear words like unlock the bootloader and I get nervous
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I flashed the ClockworkMod recovery. Then once I flashed CM 10.2 updated it with the ROM Manager app. The apn settings should be automatic.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
backup

hey sorry to keep bugging you but in went ahead and flashed cwm 6.01 and went to make a backup and it says cant mount something anyways im new to samsungs what am I doing wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
It was probably the sd-ext partition. As long as it actually runs the backup, it should fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
backup

when the recovery first opens up it says e cant mount/ open a few things the if I select backup it says cant mount backup path you guys made it sound so easy im already jammed up and I don't wanna flash without a backup
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
backup

so basically where im at is ive tried the touch cwm in that app and the 6.01 cwm both open immediately saying E: cant find path and a couple other things I cant backup internally or to the external sd card and I made sure to format that fat 32 I did notice just flashing the recovery theres no cwm folder internal or external and im thinking that's why it wont backup anyways anyone who has flashed a rom on the straight talk GS3 Verizon version plz help me out am I missing a step?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
So I finally found a fix for the recovey for anyone wanting to know all the recoveries in the ez recovery app would not work so I downloaded the newest touch recovery on the clockworkmod site for the GS3 Verizon version and put it on my phone then used ez recovery to flash a custom recovery and yes it worked just did a backup!!! Next hopefully if all goes well im on to Rom's!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Good job on finding a fix for yourself! EZ Recovery includes extremely outdated custom recoveries so you should not use them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
Ok so I just want to go over everything for people wanting to know cause I have been sweating bullets!!! im not responsible for you damaging your phone doing any of this so don't tell me about your phone explosion. I recently purchased a galaxy s3 by straight talk its the s968c that uses verizons network. basically its the Verizon phone modified not to use LTE only 3g and tether doesn't exist on the stock rom. So basically I rooted it with cydias impactor then used the app ez recovery. the recoveries built in are to outdated so download the newest recovery of your choosing( I used cwm touch of their site the one for the Verizon GS3) and flash it by putting it in the ez recovery folder in your phones internal storage then flash it using the custom recovery option in the app. Then reboot into recovery(the app has a button)as always make a backup!!! do your wipes data/cache/dalvik and flash the Verizon GS3 rom you choose I can only vouch for cm 10.2 stable right now. The cyanogenmod 10.2 off their site the stable one and everything appears to work great!!! Very nice. I will update if anything changes this phone even though sold by straight talk is the Verizon phone slightly modified so this is why it works so good luck flashers!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razen_kain:
I just read this thread. I currently have the st s2 running cm 11 (aocp 7) and was thinking about upgrading to their s3. Glad to see it's been broken into. No way i could ever go stock again. I was wondering if anyone in here had the straight talk s2 and upgraded, and if so, was it worth it?

Also, I know nothing about the s3 but the s2 from st is an sgh-i777 with the only difference being that the recovery has its own sperate partition. It's actually really nice if you happen to flash a bad kernel or ROM because if it doesn't boot i can always go back to recovery and restore a backup. Is this also the case with the s3? The kernel partition, i mean.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
If you flash an international rom/kernel, you will hard brick. Otherwise yea, you can just boot back into recovery. Don't flash any rom/kernel unless its explicitly for your device and you'll be fine. With AOSP, make sure your rom is as recent or more recent than the custom kernel and you'll be set.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razen_kain:
Thank you for the response. What section of the forums do i need to look in to find ROMs/kernels compatible with this phone?

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Go here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-att
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razen_kain:
I'm sorry. I think i wrote that wrong. By this phone, i meant the straight talk s3.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
So you have verizon s3 and would like to use on Straight talk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razen_kain:
I currently have the straight talk s2 and was thinking about moving up to the straight talk s3 and i was trying to figure out which development forum i should look at to see what kind of development is available.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Are you planning to use Verizon S3 on straight talk network or are you going to buy a S3 from Straight talk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razen_kain:
The straight talk s3 that comes in the green box from Walmart.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
s968c forum

I could be wrong but as of right now I don't believe there's a separate forum for the s968c gs3 but since it runs the Verizon variants recoveries and ROMs just use its forums it's actually a great thing because the straight talk version only came out two months agoand even if development started separately for it would never catch up with the Verizon Galaxy s3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
issue

one thing I have noticed after running cm 10.2 for awhile is that you cant call *22890 to update the prl profile so if you were to sell the phone you would have to load your backup of the stock rom so someone else could activate it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
Hey have u had luck with any other Roms I tried the new cm 10.2.1 and it wouldn't get service and the same issue with gummy on 4.4.2 the phones imei dissapears along with the prl and other network info seems like I'm stuck on 10.2 for now plus the prl won't update dialing *22890 so that'sa issue even on this rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Hmm, I haven't had problems with other roms. Make sure you're using the Verizon version of the Rom, not Sprint. One of the problems i had when I accidentally flashed the Sprint ROM was i couldn't get a data signal. I'd get cell service, and could text and call, just no data.

I updated to CM 10.2.1 when it came out and my phone notified me, I haven't had any problems with at all, the CM team updated the updater to support rolling updates, so it should be a lot easier to update.

If you're still having problems, backup your ROM, and flash the Sprint version temporarily, you might have the other Straight Talk phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You are no longer supposed to dial *228 to manually update your PRL since you have an LTE phone with a sim. This more often than not, ruins the sim card, because this is specific to 3G phone/feature phones. To update your PRL, pull the sim card for 30 seconds then put it back into the phone and it will force it to update if there is a newer PRL. If you are having issues with signal that started after dialing *228, then you need a new sim card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
True, the devices are 4g phones, but the services aren't. There's no SIM card. I'm not entirely sure how it works, but the device must store the data for a SIM card bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
lol smh man this thread is screwing with my mind. I'm re-reading posts and now see y'all are referring to Straight Talk and not the Verizon S3. Thought this was a post about the Verizon S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Hehe, context is pretty important here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
its definitely the Verizon version I live in the boonies sprint doesn't exist plus im running cm 10.2 with no issues the vzw version anyways when I flashed 10.2.1 or the gummy rom my device prl-min-meid-imei fields were all blank and it had no service it tried messing with mobile network settings and it didn't do anything it also said I have no sim mabey it was that??? then I flashed my backup of cm 10.2 and all was well its weird im getting bored with cm 10.2 though

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since the straight talk version is only 3g it doesn't have a sim for lte they still use the *22890 method to activate phones and update the prl
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Hmm, we'll I'm not really sure what to do. It may just be an individual problem. Remember, our devices aren't officially supported by these ROM developers. If you're tired of CM give another ROM a try. I particularly liked Carbon ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
did you dirty flash cm 10.2.1 over 10.2 and the imei doesn't disappear the prl says 1 the min is gone as well as my phone number also im wondering if I restore the stock rom then go to a custom one if that will do anything I just tried cm 10.2.1 again and its says no sim no service mobile network is cdma evdo auto I dunno what it is and when I flashed gummy 4.4.2 at first it said roaming then said no sim no service after a reboot its weird I return to my backup of cm 10.2 and it works again also its not officially the vzw s3 but its the same phone without lte all the roms support 3g
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
flashing roms

Hey I know the straight talk version isn't the exact same thing but slim have you heard of anything similar on the vzw phone where after flashing aosp roms people have lost service and mobile data as I stated my meid/imei is there but I loose my phone number the min number and my prl is set at 1 I thought I heard something about reflashing the same rom to restore that data but im not sure
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
no signal/data

hey I just noticed my working cm 10.2 is set on (nv) under mobile networks and this roms works but the roms im trying to use that don't are set to (ruim/sim) by default is that what you guys meant by selecting no sim on roms that request it???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
phone mobile data fixed!!!

to answer my own question I did some research and yes nv is for phones that have their info such as phone number prl etc.. stored on board like our straight talk phones and ruim/sim is for phones with that info and for lte on the sim so yes once set to nv I toggled airplain mode and service was restored!!! im on gummy nightlies 4.4.2 and its pretty nice seems like cm 10.2 had nv as a default so it just worked good luck!!! also 3g is nv to so its working
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
Phone Model Change

Have any of you guys noticed that your phone model changed when you changed ROMs? I remember reading something about if you flash with CM, when you reboot the phone would think it was a I535 instead of a s968c. Just to add a note to the thread, I am using TWRP as my recovery without any issues. Have not had the courage the flash ROM yet. It looks like CM 10.2 is stable. What GAPPS are y'all running and where did you grab them? Thanks.

ASUS TFT101 on KitKat 4.4

StraightTalk S3 SCH-S968C
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
I did notice the model number change. I don't know if it matters?? But I'm running the mini-gaps-cm10.2 is it illegal to upload them to 4shared? I will if not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
What gapps did you install with CM 10.2 and are you having any issues?

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Meant to send this to Sethfoxen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Oh I installed all kinds of apps, everything ran perfectly, no problems. I've actually just updated to a CM 11 snapshot the other night, and I couldn't happier! It runs so much faster, uses less memory under KitKat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
Where did you find the cm11 snapshot Rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I got it from an OTA update in CM 10.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
Was your phone a SCH-S968C and change to a SCH-I535 after the CM update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
It changed when I flashed my first CM ROM. That label is just a variable in the build.prop file, so doesn't really mean anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
Yes it changed. Is this okay??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Yes yes, it's totally fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
PS was the CM ROM this one*cm-10.2.0-d2vzw.zip* or this one*cm-10.2.1-d2vzw.zip* from the CM site?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
10.2.1 is the newest stable, so I would recommend that one, but if you're just going update CM 11 anyway, either will work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
So are you staying with cm11(snapshot)? Just wondering. Also Thank you for the help through all this process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I think I'll stay with CM 11. Obviously I'll keep it updated. And you're welcome, I'm glad to help. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchb315:
Help!

Hi i too have the straight talk s968c(verizon) and while ttrying to unlock the bootloader with ez unlock (app) i fear i might have bricked the phone because it will not turn on or boot into odin/recovery modes. if anyone has the debrick img and would be willing to send it to me it would be greatly apreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Check a bit earlier in the thread, I think i helped a guy out with that, you might better off asking him, since i guess maintains app to unbrick Samsung devices.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchb315:
you are right good sir .if it works out then half of the thanks belongs to you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Fokkusu:
Do you guys still have service on CM 11? I might not update if I don't have service. xD
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
I have service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I have service as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Fokkusu:
Did you guys install OTA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I did, installed a snapshot of CM 11 from CM 10.2.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Fokkusu:
Yay! :D I just did it OTA! Everything works perfect! But one fault I dislike is the Home Launcher Icons are stretched and quality is reduced. :/ But it is all good! But I do need to reflash Gapps. Which ones did you flash? :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Download GooManager, I use it to flash my gapps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] evertking:
Hmmm which downloads are you guys using? I tried 10.2 and 11 and the camera will not work and no data on 11. I have the same model phone and straight talk. Hmmm

Ok.. I was using the rc1 download and I'm about to flash the stable 10.2.1 and really hope this fixes my camera issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
Did the same thing

I was reading the CM thread on the sch-I535 and it said the phone needed to be unlocked. When I ran the unlock app and rebooted, it hard bricked. DO NOT TRY TO UNLOCK THE SCH-S968C! IT WILL HARD BRICK!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
This isn't the SCH-I535, I'm pretty sure the bootloader already unlocked, it just needs a custom recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
Yeah I know. I was also going to backup the IMEI settings that required an unlocked phone. I should have just flashed the CM ROM thru TWRP. Got over cautious and screwed up assuming the SCH-S968C was close enough to the I535. Hope I can get this thing unbricked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchb315:
lol now you tell me,but I dpes have the same mobo as the i535 partially .the last one I had this is my second it had sch- i535 on the mobo.but idk straight talk is an enigma
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mookie2014:
Actually the unlocked app showed the phone as locked. It did what it was was supposed to and unlocked it and in the process bricked the bootloader. Anybody know what version of ODIN works with SCH-S968C? With the battery out and the USB plugged in, I get the red LED on the phone and the PC acts like it is connected. I have the nandriod image of the phone and in the zip is a boot.IMG file. Don't know if there is a way to force it back in? I think I will wait until tomorrow and see if I can get hold of the guy you spoke with earlier in this thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Yeah, he would know what to do better than I.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
kit kat mms

hey seth was wondering if you tried mms on any kit kat roms it always says sending for me and never goes through sms and 3g and voice are fine just no mms and another non related subject if people are gonna start flashing roms for these phones a lot mabey someone should make a copy of our baseband its different that the VZ one and I don't know if one of theirs will work on ours
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I've already given a guy earlier in the thread my baseband so he can implement into S3 unbrick program. I've tried MMS in my CM 11 and it works. Check your mobile network settings to make sure it's not on "SIM mode" NV should be selected.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] evertking:
If you find that the camera does not work after flashing a asop ROM like I did.. Searching for a fix and at my Witt's end BAM.. Take the cameradata folder from your TW ROM and also there is a slimhp.bin in data extract those and save em to your SD card and when you flash your asop ROM take the camerdata TW folder and overwrite the asop one and than grab the slimhp.bin and add it to the asop data and reboot. Ahhhh thank god! Can't remember where I ran across that at but it does work. Also if mobile data is not working.. Like sethenfox said make sure NV is checked and than toogle airplane mode and wait a sec and your data should pick back up. If anyone trys alliance ROM let me know how it goes.. The installation kinda put me off when it says flash this modem zip. Would flashing that modem zip brick our s968c?

Also can someone share a working TWRP IMG that works with our phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Hmm, on second though, I AM having problems with MMS. Now I'm at a loss, cause I can't fine Straight Talk Verizon APN settings anywhere, at least ones that work. Weird, this all worked when I was on CM 10.2.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thuggn16315:
kernel

have you had any luck with any overclock kernels ive had issues with bms it bootlooped and kt747 messed my phone up pretty bad but I saved it im on cm 10.2.1

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also when I had my droid inc 2 on straight talks byop mms didn't work off the bat and I used the Verizon apn other were and then it worked and since it worked in cm 10.2.1 for us I don't think its a straight talk specific apn
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchb315:
I made a new song to inspire you not to try to unlock the bootloader. it's a brick (music)now it's ****ty ****ty won't do nothing now .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
I've been using Lean Kernel on my phone. Supports OC and it's nice and fast.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchb315:
well after two weeks of trying to fix it i've realized that the phone is unfixable outside of a jtag.but i ain't doing that

(also what's with that 5 minutes between posts B.S.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
Im in the same boat. Sucks but whatever I guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
I just finished rooting my Straighttalk S3. Installed CWM touch and backed up. I am considering flashing CM but was first wanting to know if motion gestures are included in CM or if they are only included in the stock Touchwiz rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
I don't think it has motion gestures.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Only touch wiz roms have motion gestures. You can get custom touch wiz roms, but CM isn't one them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
I've noticed a loss of internal memory. I only have about 2gb left internal. How can I free up some?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sethfoxen:
Sound like you ran a backup to your internal memory. Grab a file manager app and move your backup your sd card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] derrek22:
What file do I move. I look in the clockwork mod folder and I don't have any backups In there.