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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jtl_777:
Dont flash md5root66 after update!

if you flash the root66 of the md5 firmware via odin after you have already upgraded to 4.3 you will HARD BRICK your phone. Taking the 4.3 ota updates your bootloader and flashing anything other than 4.3 in odin will wreck your life.

You need to download the root66mjc firmware here:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291682181

And flash it in odin. Then from there install a custom recovery and download a rom of your choosing and the compatible modem. I recommend you download the md5 modem. Then you're gonna wanna boot into recovery and flash the rom and the modem only (kernels are ok of course) JUST NO BOOTLOADERS. I don't even know if you can do that in recovery but trying to mess with the new BL will brick your face I mean phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
full steps?

so does anyone have any full list of steps and links on where to get the modems and all to downgrade 4.3 with knox down to 4.1.2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Would you try reading the thread before posting ? Its not that long. You will see your answer provided by 3 different individuals.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
this thread had 4 posts before i posted and only 1 talks about what to do..where are you seeing 3 different people saying what to do and how???

and i asked where to get the modems and all.. do you see anyone saying where to get them??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I was referring to the 3 persons who responded to the OP's question similar to yours. [MENTION=3378852]jtl_777[/MENTION]'s response is pointing to the 4.3 Firmware.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Its more implied in this thread than stated matter of factly. This thread is several months old, and I know your question has been asked countless times in many different threads, much more recently than in this one.

I suggest you read the stickies in each section. Just by doing that you will find all firmware and modems and more. You will also find that the answer is no, you cannot downgrade your full firmware from 4.3. And you never will be able to.

If your having problems I suggest flashing the latest 4.3 build via Odin, then factory resetting. Start over clean with minimal restoring of backups (only the essentials).

Every time an update comes out there are people who have problems. The majority are solved by doing what I just said because most bugs are caused by using old data created by old apps on the new build.

Even if you could downgrade, chances are youd run into even more issues and still have to factory reset.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
thanks but I read online and some youtube videos showing that people have gone from 4.3 back to 4.1.2, just trying to make the phone the way it was before any updates were done and wondering if anyone knows the proper steps without bricking the phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
They probably just flashed a rom. It is simply not possible to downgrade the firmware though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
so i found this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48758977&postcount=1412 and i have the same case as Christopher4tw with a stock 4.3 T999UVUEMJC and just want to get back to T999UVDMD5 so its running the 4.1.2 version of android

so do i just download the below file, extract and flash via odin then do a wipe via recovery? If not can you please explain how to go about this so i can have 4.1.2 running on the phone

April 2013 - 4.1.2 JellyBean

Note: This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVDMD5

Perm Mirror: Download - root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You cannot downgrade your firmware.

Flash an older rom with cwm or twrp if you need to be running md5
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
so can I use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276645 and flash via cwm or twrp recovery and it will make the phone run 4.1.2 without bricking or having issues with knox or does that have the bootloader issue with it as well?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, that one you can flash.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
great thanks so much for your help, can I flash the recovery via odin mobile app or is it safer to do it via pc?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Safer via PC.

It is possible via Mobile Odin. But that's one of the partitions I don't want to mess with when Phone is Booted/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If you know how to use Mobile Odin then it should be fine. I agree that its better to use pc odin if youre not familiar with Mobile Odin. However, it actually doesnt flash the recovery while booted. It flashes the flash kernel which is MO's temp recovery. It then boots to this and flashes. (So, perseus is right in that regard. But I personally love Mobile Odin and find it extremely useful and consider it safe unless you are brand new to all of this).

In fact Mobile Odin is another way you can flash 4.1.2. Itll flash the firmware, but only the system, kernel, recovery and modem. (I didnt bring this up previously because I didnt want to confuse, or go too far too fast).

If youre thinking about flashing recovery via MO, though, you can also instead just flash the rom you found. No need to flash the recovery unless you just want to. Put the rom in the update.zip slot and itll flash just fine.

If any of this is confusing, just stick with the original plan for now. The rest will come easy if you dont rush things.

One more thing, while you can usually update stock without wiping, you may find you have to factory reset after downgrading as the old system was not built for using data created on a new version.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
thanks for all the help.. had to do the wipe since it kept showing the samsung logo but after that it booted just fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] edyny1:
t999L

I have tried so many times to downgrade to 4.1.2 using odin but I havent be able to. I always get an error message
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Read the thread please
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] edyny1:
Ok. Thank you
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pamma83:
maybe you were making the same mistake i was doing. you have to install recovery from odin and then just the rom from recovery mode.. check my post above i have the link to the post where you can get the rom from
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FlyingPoo:
I did a nandroid restore of UVDMD5 I had in CWM while on UVUENC2 with no problems. Even got back hboot and my custom boot logo I created. Knox stuff doesn't seem to appear on the fastboot screen anymore either.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Did you have the Warranty Bit on Bootloader Screen before you restored ? If yes, now that bit has gone ?

I am not sure if Nandroid can or will restore bootloaders. They will however restore Bootlogos or Boot animations.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nandroids in general only restore system, data, kernel and sometimes the modem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FlyingPoo:
Bit was there before and tripped (1). When I did the nandroid, no bit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I have no idea what you might have done but I have never seen a recovery for any S3 that can backup a bootloader. Maybe I missed something.... Also, if im not mistaken, the warranty bit value isnt actually stored with the bootloader. Its probably on param, modemst, or something like that.

What recovery did you use?

Note: if you are on NC2 firmware and nandroid restore MD5, this will work as it is just restoring system, data and kernel. Much like if you reflashed an md5 rom and just restored data.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ody12:
whats wrong with 4.3? i was actually just about to upgrade then i saw this
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nothings really wrong with it. It just includes the Knox security software (which can be removed) and the warranty bit. If tripped it cannot be undone.

You also cannot downgrade firmware anymore. You can flash older roms, kernels and recoveries though.

Personally I think 4.3 runs great, and have never had to downgrade before. And I don't much care about warranty.

It just up to each person to decide for themselves.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] narora9999:
please help

if i flash dodexed stock 4.1.1 rom on 4.3 rom via cwm, will I be able to unlock it?

and will it brick my device?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
no and no
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Unlock what? Bootloader has always been unlocked and if you mean the phone, I suppose yes. And no, no brick in your case.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
they mentioned flashing with cwm so bootloader is not the case.. flashing 4.1.1 from 4.3 will not let you unlock.. they can try to downgrade the modem but its unlikely to be unlockable as well.. I haven't seen anyone being able to unlock this device once they are on official 4.3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
One can always find a paid alternative, though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
only other way so far is to buy an unlock code, which I'm sure they knew about :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
where i can find the firmware, but only the system, kernel, recovery and modem

i try to Odinize the 4.12 firware in to my wind phone ,cannot put the fiemware into my phone.

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------

me too，i think the firmwre should be changed somehow, then this will work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
All the firmwares you need are in Doc's Signature.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If you are on 4.3 firmware, you CANNOT, downgrade. You can only flash older roms via recovery. You can ONLY flash the same or newer firmware via Odin.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
I use wind T999V, root66 rom 4.3, and both twrp and CWM don't work on my phone, i cannot find a way to deal with this problem. connot copy system and recovery system.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
do you get any errors?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
with tools package i download 4.3 to 4.1.1.,but imei lost.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Not sure what else to tell you. If you flash the full firmware via Odin and factory reset and still cant get ut to work, well, I just font know. You just say that they don't work though. Are you getting any errors? How about posting a recovery.log? And how exactly are you installing recovery? There are several ways to do so.

Can you explain this a bit better please? What "tools package"? I have a feeling youve probably just flashed a 4.1.1 rom. Everyone who has ever attempted to force a downgrade has bricked their device.

As for the imei, i can help if you can PM me with DETAILED info about your device, rom, firmware, etc, as well as EXACTLY what you did that caused the imei to be lost.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
i use tools package flashed CWM in my wind T999V with rom 4.3, then i can flash 4.1.1 rom of T999 into my phone,then i flash wind ,modem into my phone,2 wiped, and I find my imei number is not word, i have to flash back my rom 4.3, and flash modem back ,the copy back my imei files. then my phone work again. cannot find a way to dowagrade my phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
you can downgrade by just flashing the ROM, do not downgrade the modem.. that is the only way to downgrade from 4.3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
To get technical, its not really downgrading IMO. You are still running 4.3 firmware, just with an older rom, which is what we've been telling people to do if they don't like 4.3 for several months now. But I am still confused about what you mean by a "tools package". I have never heard of this, unless you mean the Toolkit. If you are using the Toolkit....BE CAREFUL!!!! It is completely unsupported, whether you buy the "full version" or not. More importantly, it has caused enough hard bricks and other problems for it to be the one thing in these forums that I am 100% against using or recommending. If you want to use it, just be very careful with it, and do not expect to find much help if you do run into problems with it.

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------

One more thing, just so you know for future reference. Your IMEI was most likely not lost. It just could not be read when using an older modem with 4.3 firmware. Flashing the 4.3 firmware would most likely have restored it. As for any "imei files" you copied, if you mean the EFS folder, this is not where the IMEI is stored on our S3's. You have to use special programs to have any access to it. We are not allowed to post about or discuss these publicly which is why I said to PM me earlier if you were still having problems. Either way, I am glad you seem to have got it working!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
cannot find partition

i use unified tools, then i can flash cwm into my phone rom 4.3

---------- Post added at 10:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 AM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2092244

i copy back my rom 4.3 system, and flash back the modem for rom 4.3, then i copy back my EFS files back, phone works again, i have the rom 4.3 copy of NFS.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
So everything is working now? I only ask because I saw your post in another forum last night so just wanted to make sure the problem is fully resolved.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dikachik1:
efs folder

Didn't u backup ur efs folder?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
EFS is irrelevant on the Qualcomm model S3's. IMEI is stored elsewhere.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] welcome2you:
now phone works on rom 4.3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] londheaakash:
what is knox ???

i dont care for warranty plzz give me steps for downgrading to 4.1.2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Read 2nd post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2794028 and to downgrade flash a 4.1.2 custom ROM ONLY
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] londheaakash:
thnx bt can we go back to 4.1.2 by removing knox ????
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
No, you cannot remove the Knox bootloader, don't worry about it and just do as I said, it's not needed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Joker87:
I successfully restored and old 4.1.2 nandroid with cwm yesterday, but I never inserted my sim, so I can't say for imei network issues.

Then I restored my 4.4.2 nandroid back and everything works fine

I found the old firmware much smoother :(

PS: I'm on the international edition, unlocked bootloader

PPS: I confirm, IMEI is still there, my phone is perfectly working on 4.1.2 :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DfKiki:
How you do it?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
They said it. Restored a nandroid backup
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DfKiki:
Thanks, but if dont have a backup there is no other option to back to 4.1.2 from 4.3? :|
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Read my other posts on this same page
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] babygirl41615:
I used to do it with my straight talk galaxy s3 all the time it was fully upgrade and if you find the right pit file for the android version you are wanting, then you can do it. AS I SAID I HAD DONE IT A LOT WITH NO PROBLEMS ON MY OLD S3 AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING ANYTHING FOR THE TMOBILE S3 THOUGH.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] audit13:
You also downgraded the bootloader from 4.3 to 4.1.2 with the Straight Talk s3?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] teddypepper52:
I am working on a hobby project that requires me to use a deodexed rooted 4.1.2 touchwiz rom on a T-999L. The device I have is running 4.3

Anyone care to help a guy out and point to specific ROM / kernel combo that will boot?

I tried this ROM with no luck, but I also didnt flash a kernel with it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276645

Anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
Hi

any body knows when it may come to Nordic countries ? cause about 1 month passed ,still no update :(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0079:
Yeah, I know, but I won't tell you. :sly:

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ixon2001:
I think it been put on hold until they fix the issues with the 3rd party smart covers not working with the 4.4.2 update.

If that being the case it could well end up being end of the month before it starts rolling out again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
I knew it before ,

but i want to knew if can remember or not :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
It'll come when it comes.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
ooooo mnaaaaaaaaaaaan :D

i thought it will come , after it come
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CommonTsar:
It's not out in the UK yet,for what I presume to be the same reasons.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peyman92:
Mehdi whenever it comes tell me too lol :cyclops:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budi_west:
What about Kit Kat for Samsung Note 3 Region Taiwan

i am having trouble with Poland kit kat..

i tried to flash it to my taiwan region

and i get this line "UDC START"

and my phone is now in emergency room..

maybe an official Kit Kat For Taiwan could help me..

:) still waiting with no hope..
[General Questions and Answers] Aneuryst:
I know, it's a weird ask.. But I get both of the mentioned things a lot. And a lot of the time, if I don't play guitar, I play games. I need good game suggestions that are casual but addictive/distracting to get my mind away. Can be either free or paid for.

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] amirTor:
Besides the usual well-known games (Cut the rope, where is my water, etc)

I would recommend 'Music Hero' if you like the guitar hero concept (quite basic, but it lets you play every song in your playlist)

Not so casual, but if you're looking for fun, very humoristic and addictive game- try 'The bard's tale' - it supposed to work fine with your device (but make sure you have at least 3Gb of free storage, because this game is massive!)
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
when im down in the dumps a good half hour or more of Pokemon always cheers me up!
[General Questions and Answers] Aneuryst:
Hey that guitar game sounds interesting. And I have the Bard's Tale on my good ol' PS2 :D
[General Questions and Answers] Kenneth Hinh:
Popcap games are good when you wanna kill the time "softly" :)

Adventure graphic novel game such as "The Last Express" is quite an experience as well. (Ever heard of games like Myth before!?)

Or you can try racing games like Asphalt :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Mysterion1:
- Antistress Bubble Wrap

- Anti-Stress Exercise

- Anti-Stress Tapper

+ some relaxing music :)
[General Questions and Answers] Aneuryst:
Yes yes I have! I'm not a fan of tower defence or racing games, though. I like puzzle games, and not-too-intense RPGs like 9th Dawn. I enjoyed Osmos alot, too.
[General Questions and Answers] Kenneth Hinh:
If you are not into hardcore RPG then try Black Gate: Inferno by Glu for your RPG simple hack and slash :)
[General Questions and Answers] android yoyash:
Try gba games with emulator.

You can find many games there.

Also 72in1 is a good game that gives you video game experience. Not available in Google play
[General Questions and Answers] teks123:
Get Siri!!

Let me guess...your phone is not a iPhone 4, right? Mine is...and whenever I feel bored, I simply listen to the witticisms of Siri, the virtual phone assistant. In fact I have even jotted down a few of these Siri-isms here - at blog.teks.co.in.

My advice - get an iPhone, and spend ur me-times with Siri. Certainly works for me! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
says at the bottom of his post

:D
[General Questions and Answers] hashmiakbar:
LOL
[General Questions and Answers] XP_1:
Osmos HD

A really cool game which has pleasing music and available for both Android and iOS is Osmos. It is kind of a sciency-fiction kind of game where you absorb other objects like cells. Sounds a bit weird but it is a good time-waster. It is about one of the only games I have ever played on my phone. It is paid but I think there is a free version to test out.

Here is a link:

play.google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.hemispheregames.osmos&hl=en
[General Questions and Answers] Aneuryst:
Yes and besides that, as if I'm going to spend money on an iPhone. If I had that money I would so go for a higher end Android. I'm not the typical iPhone hater but I just really can't stand the OS. :p
[General Questions and Answers] stipipoy:
Try infectonator if you're into zombie games. Its beautifully crafted with pixel art graphics and with tons of replay value. Its very addicting and for sure you'll be hooked for hours. Dominating the world by infecting and turning them to pixel zombies is the best way to relieve stress... and did i mentioned you get to beat the hell out of Justin Bieber on one of the stages? Try it man!

Sent from my [Root] O+ 8.15, Stock Rom using Tapa Talk
[General Questions and Answers] Aneuryst:
Thanks, already have :P
[General Questions and Answers] aashishb4u:
games..!!!

You can play assassins creed as well COD series on PC
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tocirah1:
So I just found out (disappointingly) that the N5 does not support apt-X for A2DP, but I was wondering if any knew if it supported AAC? If I have a bluetooth receiver that supports AAC (Kinivo BTC450), will I be able to stream an AAC-encoded file directly to the device without encoding it to SBC? And if so, what kind of app would I use for that?

My apologies if any of my terminology is wrong, I'm pretty new to wireless audio.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tocirah1:
Bump
[LG Optimus 4X HD] phili90000:
SOLVED, cant find the delete button :)

I am not a big expert with software and stuff, but I try rooting my lg optimus 4x hd and all it says:

DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!

PUSH FILES

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

failed to copy 'su' to '/data/local/su': Permission denied

failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/Superuser.apk': Permission denied

Unable to chmod /data/local/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /data/local/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory

failed on '/data/local/tmp' - Permission denied

link failed File exists

mount: Operation not permitted

mount: Operation not permitted

/system/bin/sh: can't create /system/app/Superuser.apk: Read-only file system

/system/bin/sh: can't create /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system

Unable to chown /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory

rm failed for /data/local/tmp, Permission denied

failed on '/data/local/tmp.bak' - No such file or directory

REBOOT

Can someone help me?

btw, I tried the root and the root-nobusybox
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] geo77:
For those who likes Eten dialskin, with large buttons but wants, that the SmartDial(IntelliDialer) worked...

Pic 1 Pic 3

To portret dialer has added an progress...

Using system letters. (Pic. 3)

The skin drawn StrongG01 is used. Known bugs are corrected.

For those who does not like system letters... Has added the version in which letters are used drawn (original Eten skin). (Pic. 1)

NEW: In all versions- Caller ID photo larger. Large text font.

Eten Skin Landscape beta patch.

1. Install Smartdial + eten skin (any version).

2. After, install LandscapeEtenSkin.cab

Perfectly works on my O2 Atom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dima237:
Can the skin be modified to show russian letters?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] MargaL:
this is exactly what I was looking for ever since I got my 8125. Can you estimate when will landscape version be available?

Thanks.