yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] elcocolo50:
Simply you do something wrong because I use this method and no have any problem
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pcshano:
nah, I've flashed countless of roms and revert to stock, etc...

though after some looking around, it seems many people got this as well
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
we're you attempting to use this to upgrade to MJB, or were you already running the MJB bootloader/modem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pcshano:
no i was on MJ2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
That's why you bricked. If you noticed in the first post:

"This is a last ditch effort for restoring the AT&T I747 to factory stock."

It is not for upgrading to mjb. Several people, like yourself, have reported attempting to upgrade and bricked while those already on mjb reported success restoring stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pcshano:
wasn't actually trying to upgrade though, just need to get back to stock to fix my imei and thinking I could just go back to MJB 4.3 instead of MJ2 leaked 4.3

but everything is fine now =D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] IISaintII:
this might be useful to do an OTA to official 4.4.2. thanks for work man.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Joehen873:
Im on mjb modem and bootloader will this work to flash back to 4.3 stock???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] IISaintII:
Dude, enewman17. I am on rooted 4.3, no-knox version. Now 4.4.2 is released by samsung. My question is can i use you flashable zip to go back to stock 4.3 and then use OTA to update to 4.4.2? Thank in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Najuto9tail:
If I bricked phone by mistake I did not selected repartition, and did not uncheck reset time. Can it be restored with 16gb microsdcard with debrik .img?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
I would like to say yes, but so far on my phone the keeps telling me my software is up to date. Kies treks me the same thing as well. I'm hoping I can capture the ota soon.

from my understanding... yes. those who have bricked have had good luck restoring with that method.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
good to see you back in action.... waiting for your magic..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrPandroid:
Kies tells me I'm up to date, however whenever I go to check the OTA option on my phone, it tells me that the software update was interrupted. Hrm.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
Someone posted the OTA in the general section:

https://mega.co.nz/#!PJ40jDCY!I2A0DiIAfcA-4t1Z3WR4EhFCn0vo7381MaXx3_0dl8I

Hope this helps in building the updated S3Rx..:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bellifritz:
I have used the cwm back to stock file on both of my galaxy s3 and they always fail the ota update. The file downloads and the phone reboots to recovery but fails when it reaches 27%. Just wondering if it is the warranty bit or what I might need to try. I did a factory reset in stock recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] keithfrombm:
I used this method to get back to stock so i could test out the new official Kit Kat update. The update then failed. Everything was reading right (stock). I got an update interrupted message. Even ruling the clock didn't help restart it. I think it was an AT&T issue though. :(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
thanks will be downloading this.

I'm not 100% that the recovery restores would work with the ota if one files has a different sha1 value the update will stop. The tar that is in the op should be good to go, I might have to redo the recovery flashable restores.

Either way I have the fota zip so I should be able to get a flashable version of 4.4.2 out soon.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] keithfrombm:
You are indeed awesome!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] talkingmonkeys:
Look forward to seeing what I can do to help man. I'll be home around 5 and get to messing with this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
here is the alternative link of the ota, if the last link don't work

https://mega.co.nz/#!W0JHQKAK!pA52fCAkUxTMia9A21KL1TrR8bmJT10jhNlBvn5j-Mk

this is posted in the general section..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yobyeknom:
I flashed this rom to try to get the official 4.4.2 OTA from AT&T but I'm having major difficulties. While I am able to get the Update Available and successfully download and start the installation process when the phone reboots I get an Update Interrupted error and I'm told that I can check later. However when I go to the Software update from that point on I get a "no firmware" error and I have to do a full reset to try to update again.

It looks likes this is being looked into so I'll keep checking this thread.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Here is what I did.

1. I flashed the 4.3 tar file with Odin. Let the phone boot up.

2. Then I flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 with Odin.

3. Then I flashed the modified OTA zip I made in TWRP. http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358549454

4. Then I flashed the new SuperSU while in TWRP. http://download.chainfire.eu/450/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.00.zip

Bam 4.4.2

Bootloaders are not locked so you can flash recovery again with Odin when your done.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] IISaintII:
Dude! Can i have pls ask a stupid question? :D here it is: i am already on 4. 3 with root and cwm recovery. Can i start with step 3 to get to 4.4 without breaking my phone? Thanks in advance!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
yes so long as you made no other changes to the system. It must be stock!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jakeuten:
can i flash your modified OTA with cwm?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Yep
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chispas109:
when you say it must be stock, does that mean that i must be unrooted as well?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yobyeknom:
I tried flashing your modified OTA zip with CWM and got the following error.

Verifying update package...

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

e:signature verification failed

Installation aborted

I didn't use Odin to flash the original 4.3 this afternoon and I'm using CWM. Would that matter?

I can reboot back into 4.3 but I would like to update to 4.4.2

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CYRAXDroid:
So I just put my phone on WiFi and I got the Ota started downloading. So from what I'm seeing it will mess up your phone.? Yes I did this restore method from the op I'm on AT&T
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bellifritz:
The Odin tar worked great! I flashed both of my s3 with the tar file and let them take take the ota. Thanks again!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CYRAXDroid:
So we do this method to get the OTA I thought When you do this method for restore it goes almost as close to out of the box factory I dont have TWRP anymore I just try to boot into it and it just went to the I guess the stock recovery option with the little android guy.

Read a couple of pages back and yeah no go on the at&t ota so I guess Im kind of confuse on what to do.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bkong:
That's because if you only flash the tar you'll get stock recovery. I found if you try to odin twrp while using stock noroot, knox will block twrp from sticking. You can install twrp last, just rename the cfg to a zip and flash the zip using stock recovery provided you have an ext. sd card, which should get you to 4.4.2. After that you can use towelroot, install supersu which should detect and allow you to disable knox, and lastly flash twrp so that it sticks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yobyeknom:
Well, I went back and did everything the way that you instructed with ODIN and TWRP and now I've got 4.4.2.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Shadane:
Can i flash your modified OTA in stock recovery?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
no.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
Then how we can flash the OTA cfg?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
you can just rename the extension cfg to zip and flash in cwm or twrp. but you need to delete some checks in the install script first or it will end up failing.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
if possible can you have share the modified zip. . I am used to your work since devil Rom
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
links are here. :good:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53529980&postcount=303
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
you followed the steps documented by enewman or bking?

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thanks for your response.

hope this will not brick my phone. I am scared of bricking my phone, this phone is the only one i have at the moment.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
This is how I updated to 4.4.2

Need a device with a custom recovery.

usb debugging turned on.

adb and a rooted device.

proper drivers for phone installed on your pc

Knowledge of flashing and using odin.

Checking the bootloader.

If your not sure what bootloader your on.

adb shell
su *grant super user permission on phone.*
getprop ro.bootloader
exit
exit

Or in a terminal emulator on your phone.

su
getprop ro.bootloader

Step 1: Backup

Backup your internal Sdcard.

Backup all personal info, apps, data, pictures, ect...

If your already on MJB bootloaders continue to step 4

Step 2: Custom recovery.

were going to go ahead and use Odin 3.0.7 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722686

and were going to use TWRP 2.6.3.1 just because I know it works. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar

Make sure phone is in download mode. With power off. Hold Volume down, Home, and Power till you see a warning screen. Then press up or adb reboot bootloader

Open Odin

Load the TWRP tar file in the pda slot and then press start and wait for phone to reboot.

Enter recovery by holding Volume up, Home and Power or adb reboot recovery

Step 3: Flash MJB bootloaders.

If your not already on the I747UCUEMJB bootloaders then you need to update them first.

Flash this in the custom recovery we just flashed.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319197285

Reboot your phone. Hopefully all is well and your on the new bootloaders. Check again by using the code above.

Step 4: Flash stock tar file.

Download 4.3 tar http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581

Unzip the file and you will find I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5

Reboot your phone into download mode.

Open Odin 3.0.7

IMPORTANT! Make sure only Auto Reboot and Re-Partition are checked.

Check and load the tar.md5 file in the PDA slot. Wait a minute till its done verifying the md5

Start flash and wait till the phone reboots.

You can go through the set up once the phone boots up if you want and get it out of the way.

Step 5: Flash custom recovery.

Reboot phone into download mode and repeat step 2.

Step 6: Flash OTA.

Reboot into TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash this modified 4.4.2 OTA zip

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358549454

If you want root continue to step 7

At this point once you reboot you will have a phone that is now completely updated to TW 4.4.2

Step 7: Root.

Before you reboot out of recovery flash SuperSu.

http://download.chainfire.eu/450/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.00.zip?retrieve_file=1

Step 8: Reboot.

Reboot your phone and verify the update.

Step 9: Flash custom recovery.

If you want a custom recovery...

Reboot phone into download mode and repeat step 2. Except this time use whatever recovery you prefer.

Or if you rooted you could use GooManager or ROM Manager to flash TWRP or CWM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] talkingmonkeys:
You should post this in its own thread so that it gets the attention it needs and clears up most of the confusion going around.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
I did in the general section [emoji3]
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
Just using the above method to update the phone to Android 4.4.2. Will update the post with results

Edit: Success, everything went smooth as butter. I feel the phone is smoother than 4.3.

Thanks enewman for putting effort for making this happen.

AT&T sucks as always
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] night_51501:
Dear enewman17,

I followed your Odin instructions and it flashed ok. My problem seems to be that I get no signal, and the IMEI info does not show up in settings.

Did I do something wrong? Please help, thanks in advance.

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To clarify, I followed your original 4.3 Odin tutorial, not the new 4.4.2.

Also I tried re-flashing twice and every time worked. Same results.

I even cleared the cache and factory reset from stock recovery.

Do you think upgrading to 4.4.2 would fix it? Sorry, I have been out of the scene for a while and just trying to fix a family members phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] night_51501:
Wow! I fixed it. While using terminal I noticed that the bootloader was indeed on I747UCUFNE4. So I was running stock 4.3 with I747UCUFNE4 bootloader!

Flashed 4.4.2 using TWRP and we are rocking and rolling!

I am sure the pros are laughing, but hey it works!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OKAstro:
Well - all went well. But I noticed a few things that were different. Did you "remove anything from the OTA - since you called your 4.42 file "modified".

1. No "torch" app?

2. Location wants "Hi Accuracy" mode to find you in Google Maps. It will not find you using wifi/data only. PopUp prompts for opening location settings

3. Installing NextAppSDfix and SELinuxMode Changer from Play store seems to fix external SD card issues. I will report back if something comes up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
are you able to copy anything into internal sd card? I can't even copy anything from internal to internal memory. it seems the internal memory card is locked
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OKAstro:
Yes I can copy back and forth from ext to internal card. I use ES File Explorer. Have you tried the 2 apps I mentioned?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
thanks, that indeed worked for me. but have to clean flash again because facing issue with the insecure kernel.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dadofsix:
Will this help me?

Greetings,

Currently My wife's phone is on a 4.4.4 rom but she has a very big issue wiht service. As background I scred up both of our phones and had to send them for JTAG service. Once we got them back I reinstalled Beanstalk on them and all was fine, until one day here IMEI just disappeared. We sent it back to get the IMEI fixed and the vendor had it working fin on 4G on I think he said a Cricket SIM, (the phone is supposedly unlocked), but when we got it back she has no service most of the time and very limited GPRS or Edge service is showing once in a blue moon but she still has no working data and generally no phone service either, so I am figuring something is wrong with the modem files but.... My question is, if I go through this process will this most likely fix her phone?

Thank You,

Gary
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidJay123:
Looking to update my i747's bootloader and modem. When I first rooted, I was still on 4.1.2 so I am looking to update to latest bootloader and modem so as to make sure I rid myself of any signal wonkiness. I am familiar with Odin, flashing and the whole 9. I just would like to confirm that this is the most up to date bootloader and modem there is to flash?

I am currently on bootloader I747UCDMG2. Also, I always thought re-partition should be unchecked during use of ODIN?

Thanks a bunch!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
If your looking to just update firmware go to the s3rx thread a look in the OP for the bootloaders and modems. Use the mj2 /mjb combo. Mj2 was a 4.3 leaked bootloader. It doesn't contain the new security bit and will let you run the new 4.4.2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
When you turn on gps/location, click disagree on the pop up. It will use gps only. If gps still doesn't want to work, use gps status to clear all gps data.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OKAstro:
Thanks but, not sure if you understood my GPS issue.

Under 4.3, maps and everything that needed location worked with data and wifi. When I wanted to turn on GPS, I just pulled down the notification bar and clicked the GPS icon on the menu bar. That was it.

Under 4.42, the similar setup is called power saving mode (data and wifi used only). The "gps icon" is on when you pull down the notification bar, even though GPS itself is not on. When you want actually turn on GPS, you have to go to location settings and click high accuracy. There are more clicks and steps than in 4.3. Not saying it's a ROM thing, probably a Kitkat thing.

Try it. Use power saving mode, and you'll see GPS icon is on in the pulldown menu. Then open Maps, click the icon to locate you. It should find you. Then if you want to use navigation, you have to go to location under settings and click the high accuracy icon.

What I would prefer is that data and wifi find me, that GPS icon is off in the pull down menu, and that GPS (high accuracy) turns on when I click the GPS icon in the pull down menu...no dialogue or having to go through settings.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidJay123:
Ok this sounds lame but Odin is not recognizing the file? I unzipped the original file to then get the tar.md5 and when I try to open the file in ODIN via "PDA" button it doesnt show me the file as an option? Please help with what I am doing wrong?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Is the check box next to the PDA slot checked?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbtiger:
I just used Odin v.307 and the tar file from the link and I just bricked the phone :(. Any help to unbrick this one. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Do you know what bootloaders you were on? you will need a debrick.img of your bootloaders.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbtiger:
I was running Cyanogenmod 10.2 so it must be 4.3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Not necessarily... OK when you got your phone what version of android was on it?

With what happened in the sprint forums and here, we have a lot of bricked phones. So it seems with the success and failure of the tar I've come to the conclusion that you must be on the mjb bootloader or the tar will cause a brick.

In the s3rx thread I have bootloader packages for mjb. I got several requests to add their bootloader to the assert check because they had such and old bootloader my script would fail. So I wouldn't be surprised if it never got updated because once you root and ROM a phone you tend to forget about updates to bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbtiger:
If I recalled correctly, it got JB 4.1.1 with one intermediate update. So you're right, it still is on 4.1 bootloader :crying:

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Hi enewman17,

Using the debrick method from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068, I was able to put my SGH-I747 into download mode. I just wonder what rom with bootloader 4.3 that I can use to odin flash my phone. Thanks. --BBtiger
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Ok so if you get into download mode then you can flash a recovery with Odin. So long as the you leave the sdcard in you should be able to boot into recovery. Or maybe you can take the sdcard out... I don't remember. Then you will need to flash a bootloader package. You will be able to use MJ2 or MJB but if you wanna update to 4.4.2 I suggest MJb

bootloader packages are available in the S3Rx thread.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tailgunner9:
Stock Recovery

Is there an easy way to get back my Stock Recovery on my rooted AT&T S3 on 4.3?? Think I need Stock Recovery to install the OTA Update I get to 4.4.2. It downloads it but on reboot will not Install, says Interrupted. Can you help me???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Najuto9tail:
Why not flash stock rooted in twrp recovery 4.4.2?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tailgunner9:
Can you tell me where to get this .tar above? I have CWM not TWRP recovery in it now on 4.3. So do I need to use Rom Manager and install TWRP from it in place of CWM Recovery? Do I boot into recovery and do wipe before I Flash stock rooted 4.4.2? Thanks for help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Najuto9tail:
You can flash the rom in cwm as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2789751

[SAFE] TW 4.4.2 | 06.20.14 | NE4/ND8 Hybrid | AT&T StockROM

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bbtiger:
Just did with correct steps, Bootloader, ROM, kernel and modem. Wipe cache and Dalvik after each step... It works now :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tailgunner9:
Lots of problems it seems with this install

Sure seems a lot of people having trouble with this install on page 1. Bricking etc. Think I will pass on it. Think he would test it more before he puts it on here for people to try to install and mess up their phones. My Opinion...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Its not the ROM.... I had posted the modem without knowing that it wasn't compatible with the 4.3 bootloaders. That alone caused the bricks. Other then that its user error. That and nobody wants to update their bootloaders. The ota's patch files so if you don't go back to stock to take updates not much I can do. Those trying to update have to be on the mjb bootloader everything else will cause bricks. I test as much as I can but when my phone is updated there is only so much testing I can do. Besides I've had bricks testing for this community, I've been in that boat. Last thing I want are people to brick.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tailgunner9:
Keep up the Good work then and keep testing. I know a lot do not follow directions to the letter and read up enough before they flash firmware.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] greysonofusa:
Anyone get the 4.4.2 ota updates after flashing this?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ddeschenes:
Im not able to get the update it fails
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Deadpool253:
Am I able to do this after running a 4.4.4 rom like Paranoid android? I'm trying to restore so I can unlock my phone and the odin just boot loops at the samsung splash screen.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tomemen707:
im on the s3 with the 4.3 att update. what program do i use with odin? there is no .tar md5 file associated with these? and how does one flash a pit file?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] krazedout:
If I'm on a NE4 bootloader with a custom ROM, would it still be possible to use this to restore my S3 back to 4.3 without bricking?

Thank you!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
NO!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gpino001:
unable to get OTA as well

Flashed this using instructions provided..but it fails at 24% when trying to upgrade to 4.4.2 OTA..any suggestions are appreciated.