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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
Can someone here help me to root S3 I9300 without pc?

The android version is 4.3.Framaroot and Towelroot doesn't work.The problem is that I can't access the phone via Odin because the usb port of the phone is broken.Is there anyway I can root it via stock recovery.I can access stock recovery.

Any help is appreciated.Thanks

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blak24:
Screen is broken.. I can't access the phone

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mufrad:
Sorry, didn't read the whole post, my apologies, here is what you can do.

Reboot the phone to the bootloader (fastboot):

Code:

adb reboot bootloader

Check to see if the phone is in fastboot mode.

Code:

fastboot devices

If it doesn't show anything, wait a few seconds and try again.

Wipe the user data/cache:

Code:

fastboot -w

[Galaxy Note 3 - Dr.Ketan's K6 ROM]

[Galaxy Note 2 - DN3 v4 RC2]

[Xperia Neo L - Customized Stock ICS]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blak24:
Ok thanks... But:

1) the phone has stock i9300 ROM WITHOUT root access;

2) I need to completely erase internal SDcard, not only data such as apps, etc... I need to completely remove photos, videos, etc.. Basically I need to reset the phone to its original state as if I just bought it and I'm powering on as the first time.

EDIT: I suppose I should do this:

1) Flash with ODIN a rooted ROM with custom recovery;

2) Use some ADB commands to completely erase data on the phone (maybe losing also the ROM I've just flashed)

3a) IF ADB command erases also the ROM ---> flash another stock ROM with ODIN (and then sell the phone as broken)

3b) IF ADB command erases data as requested but keeps the stock ROM (but with no apps, etc...) I'm done.

The problem is: which ADB commands should I use and how to do the trick? I know how to flash a Galaxy S* phone, I used it into my S2, I suppose an S3 would be basically the same. And I may also search for guides here in the forum, my main problem is the ADB part which I completely don't know
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiran187:
Phone stuck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no0bfuRy:
custom beanstalk ROM keeps rebooting

I have the latest beanstalk ROM and love it. However it will occasionally reboot on its own. The scary thing is I just got this phone replaced because the last one got stuck in a constant reboot loop. What can I do to fix this? Has anyone else had issues like mine?

Tmobile SGH-T999
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ovejox:
HELP Soft Bricked samsung galaxy s3

I need HELP!

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/problem-updating-firmware-4-1-1-to-4-3-t2733512

Please!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benko111:
Find out if it's software or hardware related by flashing a fresh stock ROM via Odin and performing factory reset via stock or custom recovery, whatever you have installed. Don't install apps for a few days and see if any reboots happen. If yes, you can assume this is a hardware problem.

If not you can start setting up your phone subsequentially.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuywr:
I'm used Rom JustArchi 2. 4 3

Setting--> Animatin control-->reset--> Setting FC !!! how to fix it ,please help me

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and bluethoot not stable
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minullamahewage:
galaxy s3 battery life

Is it normal for the galaxy s3 to last only around 2 1/2 to 3 hours of screen on time when on 3G? :confused:

Thanks in advance. (I hope this question is related to this thread)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nic2215:
for me almost 3-4 hours. and also depending on your usage pattern...like downloading or streaming video on 3g does certainly use more juice than just wifi.. on wifi I can last about 6.5 screen on time.

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reboot into recovery.. remove ur battery put it in and hold power home and volume up button at the same time then release it when u see the Samsung s3 word.. u should be able to boot into recovery mode go to mount and do those cleaning.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blak24:
How do I get into recovery, go to mount and clean phone if the screen is broken?!? I can't see anything on screen
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thisguy64:
Messed up :/

Hi all bit of a noob to the forums so pardon if im posting in wrong place...

I recentley rooted my S3 and wanted to install CM11. I was in the process of deleting my previous ROM when i realised i didnt habe the rom installed for CM11. I can Access twrp but not my system. Any ideas? I have a mac/No access to a pc. I am kinda freaking out is there any way to get back to stock android or even root?.

Thanks:good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nic2215:
oops my bad...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benko111:
Download the custom ROM you want and try to get it on your devices external SDcard, then flash it from TWRP.

Your Mac probably won't read the file system Samsung uses, not sure how to get the files transferred without a PC.

You could try USB-to-go feature in TWRP/advanced section, you might be able to flash from an external USB device.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuywr:
Pin?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mufrad:
Last option for you :

1. Download pit file for your device (check and recheck to be sure it's for your device) 2. Download stock rom

3. Open odin, put pit file in PIT and stock rom in AP.

4. connect device in download mode

5. Flash.

[Galaxy Note 3 - Dr.Ketan's K6 ROM]

[Galaxy Note 2 - DN3 v4 RC2]

[Xperia Neo L - Customized Stock ICS]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blak24:
Flashing with a .PIT file will completely erase all of the data from the internal memory?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mufrad:
Yes.

[Galaxy Note 3 - Dr.Ketan's K6 ROM]

[Galaxy Note 2 - DN3 v4 RC2]

[Xperia Neo L - Customized Stock ICS]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blak24:
That sounds GREAT! Thank you! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hossein.rahmati95:
Pie

Hi..

How can I have 'pie' function on custom roms like CM or Omni roms??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baltics:
There is a version of Odin on play store which you can install and run on your phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
I think you're mentioning MobileOdin.It requires root to work.

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baltics:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-root-android/

Look for towelroot.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
There are currently no apps to root S3 I9300 with 4.3 installed Towlroot Framroot do not work on 4.3 and nobody as come up with a app yet that works:crying: People may post saying this app and that app but they don't work ( Believe me If the apps worked it would be all over the forum):) The only way at the moment is via pc.

No you can't use stock recovery ( Stock recovery is practically useless apart from a factory reset)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
This is driving me crazy :banghead:

Can't root.Can't flash a rom.

Its my friend's device.He is not so familiar with these kind of stuffs.So he gave it to me.And now I'm screwed :screwy:

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
I know i've seen quite a few problems on here with same problem as you..... Its a catch 22 situation there are apps to flash stock roms etc without a pc (like Mobile Odin) but you have to be rooted to use them:crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
I can't find a way to root without PC.Can't ask Chainfire to root this thing LOL :D:D

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuggy:
Yeah, I know about that Gapps package but as I said, it's not what I want. I'll make sure to do more research about the removal of bloatware. :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugbyfreak:
I heared sonethink about towelroot. Try it. I rooted my old lg phone with "Z4Root". Give it a try!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
Already tried Z4root :(

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilalS3:
hello XDA DEVELPOERS

i want some help

i have some problem with my SGS3 gti9300 i recently buy a used s3 about 4 months ago my phone is working good but few days ago i have charging issue my phone stops charging i tried to change cables or plugs but nothing happens then i restart my phone (i never do anything with the phone like custom roms r flashing etc ) and it stuck in factory mode like this

FACTORY MODE

CUSTOM BINARY: INSTALLED YES (1 COUNT)

CURRENT BINARY :SAMSUNG OFFICIAL

SYSTEM STATUS :eek:FFICIAL

and this stucks in this i tried to pull out the battery and when i put back after few min it works fine and my phone start charging but after 1 day this problem is again occured i repeat these steps and this works well but only a short period of time when i restart my phone it goes to factory mode and stops charging i do factory reset by keys and from menu also but my problem not solved

heeeeeelllllpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lansitta:
Hello, I want to sorry for my bad English. I use Google translator. Let me find out. I have SG s3 - i9300 with CM Mod 12. So, because my camera sometimes does not bind you to reboot my device I sought a solution to the problem and found a video on YouTube but it was for custom ROM -,- . in that video the guy was install in recovery mode one zip which was a fix for the problem.

So I installed this fix, but then I saw it was a Custom ROM. But my phone now does not want to include. If only to sign on Samsung and there. Can you help me how to solve my problem? Again sorry for my bad English!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soundacer:
Well I could not beleive it an update from Samsung arrived on my phone the reason I know is when I powered up I got a message somthing like "Updating" then "inisializing apps" then messages dissapered it was a bit strange so powered down the S3 then powered up and message came back but when I went to my home screen and other screens I noticed a lot of apps had dissapered, gone, so opened up Link2sd and did a check on caches it was sitting at 5Mb cleared this then checked dalvic cash it was at 200Mb cleared that then checked 2nd partition it was about 150Mb cleared that.

Then checked my apps and there was about half a dozen apps (user apps) gone I could see this when I opened Titaniam to check the state of the apps and the apps that were missing had a score through them so decided to re-install all the missing apps all now working.

Why my S3 tried to update I do not know, I checked the files that was recomended to rename: fwupgrade.odex and .apk also fotaclient.odex and .apk all renamed with a .bac added BUT I think I made a bloomer I did not FREEZE "software update" in system apps ( /system/app/Syncom/DM.apk ) I think it was mentioned when I was seeking advice on stopping updates may have been members yusuf_adsa or r25txe and I over looked this. I have now frozen this app and looks like my S3 is back to normal and Android version is still at 4.3 and did not update and got the update message disabled, so far all ok lol

Just thought I would pass this on incase other members had similar problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnthonyMooreDevices:
omg need help!

I really need to kno how to switch out My sd card for a new one, I have a rom, kernel, patch, and root file onMy current one, how do I go about switching? Will My phone blow up if it can't read the files on My SD card even if I put the same files on My new SD card and boot into recovery? Wut do I do?:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlayobs:
Rooted mine last week with king root.search for it on google

Make sure u have working internet connection...the app is very easy to use

Takes about 10 mins
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yusuf_adsas:
You did great and it is exactly how people here will learn including myself from feedbacks like yours.

For the "android is upgrading" and "initializing/starting apps" messages during startup; usually happens when:

1) You wipe dalvik and cache

2) There is system file(s) can be .odex file (s) that need to be deleted and I think you found it! The apks that we mentioned to be deleted had nothing to do (not necessarily) with that upgrading message coz they are related to OTA upgrade of OS version.

Apps gone missing can be due to the rom you are using or something else I believe.

Add note: if encounter "android is upgrading/initializing apps" mssge, best not to interfere with the process, it could also be the reason why you lost your user apps.

Sent from my handphone, not yours

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The safest and ideal way to treat the external sd card is opting for "remove sd card" when removing and "format sd card" when inserting a new card. It is normally found in storage menu.

Then you can place all your files on the new sd card no problem.

Sent from my handphone, not yours

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Stuck in factory mode? You sure?

Note that factory mode means you have some YELLOW letters on home screen. If so, follow this..see post #8 for solution

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45428411

Sent from my handphone, not yours
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WartuneBteam:
Hello everyone,

I actually have a headache with this phone,

My gf had her phone with some issues that were really weird, the phone was charging too slow and the battery was dropping too fast, I decided to change the battery and the charger port, it didn't help, I tried sending it to a store where another person could check it, everything was working good (except for the battery problem) until I did that, after I went again to the store I noticed that they told me that the screen was damaged(not working, the screen is in black and doesnt display anything) I was like WTF but it was working before..

So.. I was about to lose my mind and I prefered to leave from there..

Now, the problem is, my gf wants to restore her information and her photos , etc,

I tried connecting it to my computer but it seems like it doesnt recognize the phone, it hadn't any lock or patron, I can't remember if I enabled the usb debugging in her phone, so.. not an option.

*What I found weird is* : The touch is still working as I can hear something when I try to push anywhere in the screen, the led is working too ..

I'd really appreciate if anyone knows a way to restore the internal memory info that it has, or what else could I do instead of changing the screen? She wants a new phone and that's why I won't change the screen, maybe I will have to sell it later but she wants her photos..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
Can you tell me which android version you have?Is it 4.3?

Tapped from my furious ZR ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilalS3:
hello

hello i am not geeky and i don't want to root my phone can you please solve my problem without root because i don't know how to root and i don't want to take risk to my device in failure off this perhaps i will dead my phone or something like that if i root to fail my device

hellppppppppppp

(sorry if bad english)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeeX:
When I connect to any WiFi AP with my phone it connects normally but when I try to download big files either from the Play Store or using the Browser the WiFi just stops sending and recieving data. As you can see in the Image when was pain in the a** to upload the WiFi bar doesn't show data being sent or received by the arrows. This problem really annoys me for example while downloading a game from Play Store it stops somewhere in the middle then I have to go back and browse to a website which brings the connection back to life and it finishs downloading the remaining.

I'm on Archi's CM12 Weekly 9

With Boeffla Kernel Alpha 12

Is it a problem with my WiFi AP? Or any AP I connect to? Or it's a problem with the device itself?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joerg294:
brick ESF, IMEI lost, no connection to Odin

Hello everyone,

at first i'm from germany and have such problems with the english language, so appologize about wrong grammar.

After i repair the microphone of my GT-I9300 i had not GSM connection. I read to check my IMEI, but my IMEI is lost.

So i think i brick the ESF Folder. So i read a "how-to" about repair the ESF Folder without SU and Backup. I download Odin to flash for root, but i have no connection in downloadmode with Odin. I read the whole last day about troubleshoot problems with odin connections and tried every "how-to" i found. I also ask at a german forum, but no one can help me there.

I hope here are some people who can help me :crying:

Thank you for help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yusuf_adsas:
Well if you are saying you're stuck in factory mode it should look like this:

It can only be solved from a Terminal command thus you need to be rooted.

If you have other problem than that above, I suggest you flash an official ROM for your country again. You can find your official ROM in sammobile or samsungupdate. It should fix your problem.

Sent from my handphone, not yours
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilalS3:
i think you don't understand the picture you upload is not the problem which i face i am sending you a pick which have my problem hope you could help me

http://postimg.org/image/785em9jt3/

and when this occurs my phone stops charging and i have to put out my battery for few minutes and then put back and it works fine but after one dau same problem occurs phone stops charging etc

now tell me the best and easy also safe solution of this thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yusuf_adsas:
That is Download mode.

(Pressing Power+volume down+home buttons alltogether) and you cant charge in this mode. Could be something wrong with your hardware (key buttons).

Sent from my handphone, not yours
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phat0074:
I have a sprint s3 with no os the charging port is broken and no recovery. Is there a way to flash a recovery in this circumstance or is this a lost cause
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josephiskandar:
If you are rooted, download "TWRP Manager" from the Play Store, you can flash TWRP directly from the app.

If you're not rooted, you can't because you need to connect your phone to a computer in order to root it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilalS3:
bro

my hardware buttons are okay bro and it stops charging when it is in normal use i know in download mode i can't charge

check this and tell which egion is this
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You need to be more specific about what you have tried to fix it, so we don't go over the same things
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phat0074:
Yes its rooted but I cant get to the play store because there's no OS and I can't flash one without a recovery
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josephiskandar:
What do you mean by "there is no OS". If you can't boot your system, you're gonna need to connect your phone to a computer to flash a stock firmware with Odin before doing anything else. So make sure that your micro usb port isn't just dirty or full of dust (try to clean it with a needle, a toothbrush, an air duster or whatever you can), then if it really damaged you'll need to replace it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuggy:
I flashed Kruzzle's stock Gapps but I'm getting an error. Unfortunately he build it so it survives every new ROM install. How do I get rid of it then?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josephiskandar:
Select a smaller Gapps package, whether from TKruzze or someone else.

You'll find many packages here: [GAPPS] The Gapps Central - Consolidated Gapps

Then do a clean flash (factory reset + wipe cache & dalvik before flashing) of your ROM + Gapps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnthonyMooreDevices:
So do I do that while its off? Or in recovery? My ROM and stuff is all on My SD card, does it jus register the same way or will it still work properly without the old SD card? Thank you in advance, I'm learning every day but I paid money I didn't really have for this phone so I really jus don't wanna fk it up!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuggy:
I've been trying to flash minimal gapps 5.0 onto Archi's CM12 ROM but I keep getting an error saying that some of the changes failed and thus the instillation got aborted. I decided to try out Archi's 12.1 experimental ROM but that one also throws up an error stating that "operation not supported on endpoint set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed" and the installation gets aborted as well. I also tried to flash the bloatware linked in the minimal gapps thread but that also throws up an error and won't install.

There seems to be a problem with simply installing stuff from my end yet Archi's CM12 does install for some odd reason. I thought maybe the files got corrupted so I downloaded them again and transferred them to the SD card but it still won't work. I'm utterly confused. Does anybody know what could be causing this problem?

My stats:

Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300

Android 4.3

Kernel 3.0.31-2788584

Baseband I9300XXUGNA8

Buildnumber JSS15J.I9300XXUGNJ2

Rom: Haven't flashed another rom on the device yet

Recovery: CWM Touch 6.0.3.2 GTI9300 from this thread.

Steps I took:

After I made all the necessary backups I booted in recovery mode did all the wipes (data/cache/dalvik), chose the install from ext. sd card option and flashed Archi's CM12 ROM.

Then I rebooted, didn't do any of the settings and reboot in the recovery again (someone in a thread said this worked for them) and proceeded to flash the minimal gapps.

I chose install zip from sd card --> ext. sd card and the installation started but I got an error so I decided to try these steps again.

When I got another error when trying to install minimal gapps I decided to wipe dalvik and try the bloatware removal script which also didn't work. I did another full wipe, did a full nandroid restore, placed the 5.1 files on the sd card and repeated the steps.

After the wipe I tried installing Archi's CM 12 .1 experimental ROM but that gave me an error. So I did another full wipe and installed his CM 12 and that installed just fine. I have no idea why the other stuff won't install. :confused: :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alfie94:
Yesterday I installed Boeffla Kernel and Android Revoloution HD. But then I found out the microphone/receiver wasn't working during calls, it worked elsewhere like for Google Voice/Google Now. So I decided to just reinstall CyanogenMod which is what I had before boeffla and Android Revolution HD.

During CM installation it said it was having troubles connection to my device and to try another usb port, usb cable and restarting system. I did all of these and now when I launch the installer, it does not recognise my device, and when I boot my device it shows samsung s3 splash screen, then the little CM man. It won't let me boot into recovery mode if I hold power + home + vol up. I'm stuck at this point and don't know what to do. If you need any additional information to help debug this, let me know.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugbyfreak:
Is there any way to root my i9300 without an computer?