yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrayJack:
I have formatted cache and data partition to f2fs.

Now I want to update my firmware. The update file has Odin tar format.

Usually I used Mobile Odin and it was OK. Now it is obvious I cannot use it because Mobile Odin kernel cannot see f2fs partitions.

Any idea? (Sure I can convert back to ext4, update and then back to f2fs - but it's not quick way as you can understand).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bel911:
Unit only detects one sim...

Hi Guys,

Im sure this is an easy one. but my phone only recognizes only 1 sim card. even though i tried different sims of the same carrier. also tried sims from different carrier.

Rooted

Custom ROM - Android Revolution HD 52

did a soft and hard reset. still didnt do anything. it can only detect one sim card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
There is an options,not sure where,maybe in security settings where you can lock sim card so the phone only see that one sim but i don't think it is a default setting in custom or stock roms. You did something by accident:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bel911:
Im sure i did... just cant seem to find where i made that mistake. anyone who can point me in the right direction? :D thanks for the help man. :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
settings-security-sim card lock-set up sim card lock;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Flash stock firmware with Odin...you can download it from sammobile after free registration

Inviato dal mio GT-I9300 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTRSkyR34:
I'm on Neat ROM 4.4.4

I want flash stock ROM 4.3

I founded firmware on sammobile, is this instructions okey for flash?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Yes, before flashing I suggest you to do a wipe data/factory reset from recovery. After this, you can follow that instructions

Inviato dal mio GT-I9300 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTRSkyR34:
I have a problem.

I tried to flash stock firmware, but when I press Start in Odin nothing hapens. I tried restarting computer, killed kies in task manager, but odin don't wanna start flashing..

EDIT: It works now, delete post please
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentProx:
CM11

Hello,

I was wondering if installing CyanogenMod 11 M9-M11 on a metropcs Galaxy S3 (d2mtr) is a possibility. Some tutorials didn't make it clear enough whether the international files worked for the different carriers.

I have CyanogenMod 10.2 installed on my s3 already but was interested in CM11.

Thanks in Advanced.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4desh:
Can we change the splash screen.......??? Of international galaxy s3 i9300..???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racz41:
Guys I had a failed to connect camera error on paranoid android 4.46 beta 2 rom. Is that normal?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bel911:
i checked that one sir. i used the sim that works. and the security is off. could it be on the recovery side of things? any ideas? i tried using a dozen different sims. new and old. still it only recognize only one sim card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FireBlazeGT:
help please!

In My laptop(windows 8), Odin is not recognising my s3 in download mode! :(

tried all methods like

trying different versions of odin.

Kies

usb drivers.

still not recognising

please help! :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
Try different usb ports on pc
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FireBlazeGT:
still not workin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
Uninstall Keis and usb drivers,restart pc,install this drivers and try with all usb ports

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhimf3vi737by0n/Samsung-Driver.exe?dl=0
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SKullman:
NM, was a TWRP issue
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentProx:
Hello, Can someone answer my Metro Galaxy S3 CM11 M9 compatibility question?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Massacre21:
I need help with rooting my device with ODIN.

I am totally new to rooting and when i try to root my device (Galaxy s3 (Sprint)) i set PDA, all is well, until i get a popup on my pc with the device not recognized on it, and when i click start it just says "(succeed 0/failed 0)"

One time it kept spamming

the added & removed ID/COM

I have developer mode on as well as usb debugging

I really have no clue whats next, i am also running KitKat 4.4.2 if it helps.

How do i get it to work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Catbuster:
Anyone?

If I'm in the wrong, can someone point me to the right one please?

Thanks. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
In cwm to flash a rom you usually just wipe data/factory reset, clear cache and dalvik cache and sometimes if i remember to, format /system (not really neccesary though). Then go install .zip find your rom zip file then go yes install and all shall be good, simple.

As for best battery life regarding roms, well thats something your not really allowed to ask considering it is all personal preference and every uses there phone differently with different apps. Tip though, stock roms usually have better battery than aosp
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentProx:
(3rd time) Hello, I have asked if the Metro variant of the s3 is compatible with the international files for CM11 M9? I have CM10.2 already installed but I was wondering If I can upgrade. Can someone please answer, thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
was the version of cm 10.2 for the i9300 or a different model? the general rule of thumb is you should only flash roms for your specific model or you'll brick your device
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetalG:
Hello,

I bought an Xperia Z3, now I want to do everything to stock on my phone.. How do I do this :D! I'm running S5 custom ROM.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
You do realise you are in the galaxy s3 (i9300/i9305) forums and not the z3's?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetalG:
Yes, my question was a bit misleading :D! I want to put my galaxy S3 back to stock rom ! : )) Where can I download this, and if I flash, is the bootloader locked etc or do I need to do more steps?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
To put it back on the stock rom you will find it on www.sammobile.com search for it on there, flash in odin and you will have it. As for a locked bootloader, im not sure, sorry
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetalG:
does it have to be ODIN? or is CWM also good?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentProx:
For cm10.2, I installed the files respective to the metropcs variant of the gs3: d2mtr.

Does this mean I can't update to CM11 M9 using the international gs3 files (i9300)? Thanks for taking the time to answer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imerer:
hey guys, i flashed

[CAM-MOD] ["Note 2 Camera"] 24.09. 30Mbit/192kbit/Hardkey-Vol.UP/SLOW/FAST-MOTION

(http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/cam-mod-24-09-30mbit-192kbit-hardkey-t1691145/page125)

this to cmod 10.2(boeffla kernel) and now its stuck on loading. Any help ? I dont wanna wipe everything
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbux:
Root & Unroot Galaxy S3 GT-I9300; Safest method?

Hi guys,

Just two weeks ago I bought my Galaxy S3. As the title of my post suggests, I'm planning to root my Galaxy S3 GT-I9300(International Variant) soon. It's running in the latest official update of Android, the JellyBean 4.3. I want to install any other ROM with a pure Android experience, which also gets me to latest, KitKat version. I googled the tutorial for rooting this device and I found these methods,

Method 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZ7D2zjJdA

Method 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gYjoW22h7c

>>both of them says works for JellyBean 4.3 also says it won't void warranty.

Coming to the point. I want you suggest method which won't void my warranty and also whenever I want to claim warranty I should be able to,

*unroot

*reset flash counter

*make the device status to 'Official' not 'Normal'.

[Note: I'm will be flashing and trying custom roms]

Can you help me with these? My device version is I9300XXUGNB6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
From what ive read, most do it in Odin. I've never done it because im happy to never go back. If the file you download is a tar.md5 file then you will have to use odin, not sure if they are in flashable zips, sorry.

I dont have knowledge of your s3 variant but i found only the m3 was the latest milestone and 17th of February 2014 is the latest nightly for cm11 and that was on the Cyanogenmod website. You could always flash one of them?

Yeah dont use files not meant for your phone, thats how you will brick it. No worries, glad to help.

Hit thanks if i helped :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam Spade1:
metro s3

I have Cyanogen Mod installed on my s3 cdma everything was ok until it took a nightly update (10.1)

I have lost service and can only connect with wifi

I searched a lot of threads and seem I am not the only one with this problem

also under settings>more networks> access point disappeared

flashed back to latest firmware and modem still the same problem

someone told me it could it be my sim card

any suggestion
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faithraze:
Odin flash failed

Hi! I am not new to XDA but I am new to Samsung. My wife has her Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 since it came out but now it just shut down. I was trying to fix it via Kies-failed. Then I tried Odin, it gives me this message:

<ID:0/014> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9300XXUGNA7_I9300OJVGNA1_I9300XXUGMK6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> sboot.bin

<ID:0/014> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/014> tz.img

<ID:0/014> boot.img

<ID:0/014> recovery.img

<ID:0/014> system.img

<ID:0/014> FAIL!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Can anyone interpret this language? Please? Sorry I tried reading here but I cannot understand properly.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam Spade1:
fixed

did a full wipe

installed latest rom from cyanogen

reboot service back
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deracmilan:
Hi :D

I have the latest nightly PAC man ROM installed on my gt-i9300 and I saw some new features come with the new update...

Everything is fine but now there is a option when I set up my lockscreen I can pick whether I want to enable "bypass lock screen" or not.

My actual question is what does it???

Because when I enable it nothing changes in my opinion.

As explanation it says "bypass insecure lock screen with smart covers"

I have absolutely no idea what it does so please tell me

Thank you!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
Have you tried setting a passcode on your phone and activating the setting? Seems pretty self explanatory to me, "bypass lockscreen". I dont use PAC rom but i assume if theres a lock on the phone and you set that setting on, it will bypass it.

Bypass insecure (which would be slide to unlock) with smart covers im not too sure what they are, sorry.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bringonblink:
I'm looking for a rom for my mums galaxy s3.

I want something as close as stock as possible (aosp) (4.4.4). Basically just trying to get rid of touchwiz, but it has to be rock solid stable (no issues with camera or anything)

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deracmilan:
OK thanks for your help!

But also with a pin set up nothing is different...

If I have any new news I will tell you!

Hopefully I will find it out soon
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Egli.Kasa:
New acc :3 Anyone has any idea how to tweak s5 sensation rom for better battery
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salman45:
no mobile services

Hello . and thanks for this thread . I have i9300

Everything was perfect I was using liquid smooth ROM from months but suddenly my mobile signals has vanished . I rest my phone . wipe data and flashed again ROM . but still same problem . i dont have efs backup . is there any solution ? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James.iksdi:
i know that it's forbiden to ask best roms , but i want to try good roms , I need camera quality , and speed and the most important i get engouh of CM theme , ON paraindroid and evrey thing , anything nnew pleasse thank u
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentProx:
Hi,

I have CM 10.2 on my Metropcs S3 and I haven't had any problems with it so far. However, It is based on Android 4.3 so it is probably not what you are looking for. I'm personally looking to upgrade to CM 11 M9 but it isn't stable and only available for international only.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
Pa 4.6 beta3 has been stable for me. Camera works great, no reboots, runs smooth. Although battery with the stock kernel is horrid for me, went to boeffla then arter97 and now its fine for me

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You probably wont get the m9 either, seems to have stopped for metropcs at m3 and nightlies in february
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mujtaba rko:
Hi , i have galaxy s3 but i don't know what model it is . Imei says sgh-i747 but under settings it says gt-i9300. I wanted to go to stock firmware so could anyone help me out
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooljay5:
Is it safe to format internal memory from within the mobile after taking backup?

Dear All,

It's almost a year, since I bought my s3. I think, it's time to do a little clean up, so I wanted to full format my internal memory(16GB), not the external SD card.. I want to format the phone's internal memory 13gb or something from within the phone's format option after taking backup. Is it safe to do like this or should I use philz recovery to full format the internal memory?

Please advice.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannabgeek:
Help getting the phone fixed

Hello Sir,

I'm just a beginner. I am in India and I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 as a gift from the UK and I tried to root it by my self. I was partially successful as the phone is working well just that I'm not able to send text/sms using the stock messaging app and at times I'm able to make & receive calls but at times I'm unable to do so. I am wondering if I flash the stock Rom again will I be able to use the phone as normal??

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
CM11 M11 installed on my S3. Camera functionality is not good. Flash is disabled.

---------- Post added at 10:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 PM ----------

Backlight was selected in scene mode. Now it is working. Sorry friends.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James.iksdi:
I'm just wondring whether flashing a lot of costum roms will hurt my SGS3 ? and thnks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bel911:
Hi guys. :D still cant figure out why this thing cant recognize another sim. could it be a kernel issue? i placed it back to stock. unrooted it. flashed another Rom, currently using Revolution HD.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
No.. Its just software. Nothing is going to happen in doing that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JurkyZg:
Hy there

I just wonder, wich rom is ok to my model of samsung?

I have GT-I9300, XXELLA.

My phone is root, so i have 4.1.2 jelly bean i wanna update to last version of JB
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
Try CyanogenMod
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JurkyZg:
where can i find this CyanogenMod? He must work with my version
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
Mine is gt-i9300 international version. I m using CyanogenMod 11 version in my s3.

Go to first post in this thread. You can find the procedure.

Or

this is how to manual http://www.android.gs/root-galaxy-s3-i9300-using-cf-root-tool/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aijazji:
Need Help

Hi All,

I have a problem regarding IMEI null..

Well I was On ArchiDroid Then I Flash blekota's S5 Rom

Using S5 Rom Since Few Days Without Any Problem But Today I flashed official Firmware 4.3 ( Indian ) After Flashing Official rom my IMEI goes Generic like 0004556000, I have Efs Backup, Tried To Restore Backup And Backup Restore Successfully But After Restore IMEI goes to null/null Tried Several Modem But Still Same Problem

So any One Help me to Get Back My IMEI

Thanks..!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srv.abhishek:
Although I have opened a separate thread for this but this looks like an active thread and I am little desperate too..

Of late I am facing a strange issue: My Windows PC is not able to recognize my phone as USB while Odin shows device as connected and windows harware remover also shows the device; it just does not appear in the explorer. On phone also prompt shows that the device is connected as media and MTP is enabled.

I have been using Sensation S5 ROM and there was no problem; nor any with Liquid smooth.

Yesterday I flashed the latest QS-KK and the issue has occurred. After flashing, phone was accessible as USB but after restoring apps, again the same problem. I am not restoring any system app but all user data only.

Please help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titus1001234:
Echo issue

Hello! I've currently running stock firmware on my SGS3. I've tried many custom roms, on every one of them there is one issue: everythig seems to be working great, but the reciver of any call hear himself like an echo, on my side its perfect, when i come back to the stock firmware problem goes away. It shows up every second time i tried to flash a custom rom, PLEASE help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aijazji:
No one??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jainpritesh:
Help S3 India Official Flash rom need

I crashed my s3 last day its screen black and reblink can anyony reply link of Samsung S3 India Official Flash Rom besause i didn't have my iemi no backup

Thanks in advance:mad::crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ussser:
Hi,

I am on QS-i9300-KK.

Anyone experiencing strange torch behavior? Torch goes off with screen everytime... when I unlock the screen it goes on again.

Flashed with full wipe and formatted system partition before flashing.

Any idea?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Try custom torch app?! Maybe it helps.

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Don't worry! Just do clean install and you can flash them as much as you want!

Btw, backup your efs and original rom just in case you do something wrong.

:good:

---------- Post added at 11:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 AM ----------

I'm currently on MIUI V5 rom for galaxy S3 and this thing is woooow, lots of themes,very good camera,liquid smooth... Try it on your phone if it is supported.. :fingers-crossed:

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Try using custom kernel. I preffer Boeffla. Flash it, download boeffla congfig and adjust cpu governor on zzmove yank battery.

Btw try switching off your location in settings. Or install better battery stats and see what keeps your phone awake and try to terminate or uninstall that app. Another solution is to install greenify pro and hibernate apps... :good::cool:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockman6:
I want back to stock android for my Galaxy S3 (international) and keep clockworkmod recovery AND root.

I dont have access to computer where I can install Odin so i need do it via CWM :silly:

Can I do that?

What kind of ROM i need?

I has rooted latest JB and got problem with home button witch didn't wake up my phone, so i install 4.4 based custom rom 'ArchiPort-Preview5' (just to test "ultra power saving battery mode" :P ) and now i want stable TouchWIz.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freexrythem:
HELLO HELP NEEDED

My sisters S3 i9300, never been rooted just got stuck on the Samsung S3 i9300 logo..

How do I go about it since I cant confirm the stock Rom or firmware to download since I cant get to the screen to check the country specific code. I can get to download mode and all it shows is

Odin mode

Product name: Gt-i9300

Custom binary download: 0

Current Binary:samsung official

System status: official

Please what is the way forward:(:(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krisshp:
My Phone Restarts if I change my walpaper? ROM Liquid Smooth
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lehem:
simplegx kernel question

hello everyone, i just want to ask if it is ok to use the POWERSAVINGMODE on SimpleGX kerne. is it better to be turned on or off?

im using stock 4.3 xxugna5 firmware and i want to flash this kernel.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Go into recovery and wipe cache, then reboot. maybe it helps. Or ask question on L.Smooth rom page.

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Sry I can't help you. But maybe you try asking on different forum threads, because on this one you will not find any answers :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troy20:
I just flashed Sotmax Ultimate Stock Rom v23 (4.2.2). All the apps are not showing the old media from the internal storage. However the new added are shown. I tried switching folders and manually scanning media. Also this problem arised when I installed pursues kernel on 4.1.2. I'm thinking it's a kernel problem. But I can't find any kernel for tw 4.2.2. Please help me with this problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prasath.B:
net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE errors with browsers

Hello,

I'm using Samsung Galaxy S3 - I9300 (International Variant) with Cyanogenmod Version 11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-I9300

I have tried in different browsers (Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Next Browser) with all these I'm getting the errors (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE). Sometimes it is way to frequent making the mobile unusable.

I have searched for solutions but nothing has worked for me till now. Have raised a ticket with CM and link for the same is https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-5628

If you are having the same issues, please share your comments on the jira.

If you were able to fix the issue apart from doing things like clearing Dalvik cache, turning off 2 step authentication, editing access points, reinstalling CM or using a different browser please let me know.

I have done the above said things but still encounter the error randomly on multiple webpages, even some pages images or videos not get loaded. Have to do multiple refresh.

Will appreciate any help.

Cheers,

Prasi