yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frits9000:
Hey guys, short question. I got a standard GT-I9300, running stock ROM. I've rooted other Android devices before, but I'm stuck with the S3. I downloaded CF AutoRoot, fired up Odin, loaded the CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 file and hit Start. Odin logs the following:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

I get the CF Auto-Root screen, and the telephone reboots, displaying some info:

Custom Binary Download: Yes (4 counts)

Current binary: custom

System status: custom

So it appears I succesfully ran CF AutoRoot. Now, whenever I start the telephone using the voldown + menu + powerbutton mode, and enter the download mode, it just hangs in download mode. It keeps displaying "Downloading, do not turn off target", and after 10 minutes I just reboot the phone and it boots normally. Any ideas on what's going wrong with my S3?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Just root your phone (there are instructions here on xda for I9305 ),download CM installer and follow instructions.

Oh btw,after root backup your EFS with Ktool before installing custom roms. After that you can choose lots of roms for your S3, just be sure it is for S3 LTE. Installing of custom rom is easy and there will be instructions on every rom page. reboot into recovery (hold volume up+home+power button), wipe cache,wipe dalvik, choose install from zip, reboot and you are done.

15mins of work :good::fingers-crossed::victory:

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Try with CM installer, just follow instructions. It worked for me just fine. That is if you want Cm on your phone :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themulvster:
Hi :)

I am going to sell my i9300, it is rooted and I have just wiped data/factory reset in CWM recovery.

I've reinstalled the stock Sammy Rom 4.3 but when I go to storage it shows I have 6GB used space on the internal memory.

Does anyone know how to totally clear it without deleting important system folders?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
Factory reset.

Or

It is bcaz u have back up saved in internal storage. U can't access that files using default file manager. Install the es file explorer file manager and try to find that back ups and delete.

--Jeevan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troy20:
They are not backups. And are showing in my files and es file explorer. I tried to move them to ext sd. They are recognized. But not on internal storage..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
Then factory reset would be better.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r25txe:
Hi all

Just wondering if bootloader locking is a US/Canadian only thing on SIII? My searches around seem to indicate this.

I am looking at a couple of UK 2nd hand phones and while most are SIM unlocked there is no mention about bootloader lock status on any of them. My hunch is that bootloader locking is not on UK handsets, but wondering if that is peoples' experience here?

Would it also apply to the UK I9305 models, too?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magamionet:
S3 9300

White lines and lags - it's problem with ROM(Official rom) or with hardware?

Problem:

After boot in 2-3 min starting white lines and all lagg, that why reboot again.

What it's can be?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlado2910:
Hi there, two days before I putted Philz touch 6.48.4 and rooted my phone, but I have some problems since thеn. I can not charge the phone's battery, sometimes do not charge, but if it stands many hours (overnight for example) is charged to about 80%. Moreover, when the charge reaches 15%, the screen is starting to flicker , and the phone blocks.

I should add that I've tried 2 different batteries with several different cables, charging with a charger, through computer, but same results. I've tried also calibration.

I will please someone to give me eventual solution. Looking for some here in XDA and in some other forums, but to no avail.

:( :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meppolan:
Downgrade Samsung S3 from 4.3 to 4.1

Hi Guys,

I've just bought a second hand S3, but found out it's locked to a network provider (Orange UK). I looked around about unlocking the phone and saw that it can be done for free if I was on 4.1 firmware.

Is this something that'd be safe to do considering I am on 4.3 at the moment? If there's no chance of unlocking it if I still do this, then I'd probably start hunting for cheap unlock codes, all the ones I've seen though at the moment are about £15 :(

Cheers!

EDIT: Found my response after a bit of searching again this morning here.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasterzYuri:
Root -> Consequences

First of all, hi everyone!

To be straight: I have a galaxy S3 i9300 ( international version ), I bought it 1 year ago <- back then it was working pretty smooth but then I updated it to 4.3 and things started to go "SLOW". I'm pretty sure that many S3 owners have the same problem regarded the delay -> power button / opening any app (gallery / dialer...) -> process that takes around 3 seconds) <- it should be instant!

So, the final solution would be to root my device and install a custom rom so I will get rid of all the pre-installed apps and the lazy touchwiz from sammy.

I know that there are tons of topics about "Should I root my device?" -> my decision is to do it BUT I still have a tiny question:

Let's say that I root my device right now. ->In time, will I experience any issues with my device? like software issues or something? <-- I want someone who already has a rooted S3 to answer me please :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salman45:
I hace faced the same issue and tried everything that is written on internet . Only one method worked which I found in another site . It was first to flash stock 4.3 rom then the kernel and modem which I am not sure if I am allow to share that kernel and modem over here.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlado2910:
So, I've tried with Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik and installation of the original stock rom. Also tried few different cabels and battery chargers, bought a new battery also. But all this things without success.

I need help, please! What should I do now, USB port change or....? :(:confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
Did you plug it directly in the wall socket?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rat99:
Boot LOOp

Hello Guys,

I flashed a rom on my s3(SHV-E210K).Iuni os for i9300.I flashed the proper kernal and rom was booting up.but it was stuck on the boot logo.normaly most of the i9300 roms are boot up on e210k without any problem if we flash the proper kernal.i apologize i have to post my problem here but unfortunately there are not a lot of developers around e210k thread.i am hoping anybody can help me to figure this out.I have attached the logcat

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlado2910:
Yes, I've tried directly in the wall socket and in the PC USB ports, but same result.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexter 01:
Android lollipop

Hi, it is possible to port a android 5.0 lollipop for nexus 5 to galaxy s3 ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
Then it,s a hardware problem,you need to change micro usb port on the phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccsvchost:
Does anyone know of a recovery that will allow me to mount the data partition so I can view it on my PC? The recovery also needs to be a non-touch version. I tried cwm from the original site, but it doesn't seem to have this feature.

I need this to copy contacts and messages, since my S3's digitiser is dead.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwong:
Flash counter reset

Hi Friends:

Before today I flashed numerous Roms but my flash counter remain on 1. Today I flashed stock 4.3. Before flashing stock 4.3 I reset the counter to 0 with the help of triangle away app. Now my counter is increasing with every rom. So can u guys tell me why it is increasing now, after flashing the stock 4.3, while before it was remain on 1.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
Hello guys.

I decided to buy the s3, as it still is a mid-high end phone. The main reason for choosing it were the s5 rom ports.

And the question is: Which s5/n4 replicating rom is the most stable(calling, camera and occasional gaming are priorities)?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
HELP!! My samsung galaxy s3 is lagging hard and rebooting everytime :( I tried flashing UK official 4.3 firmware but its till the same!

What should I do? I'm freaking out...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grimzee:
I used blekota s5 v7 for awhile and it was great for everything. It's now on v8 so give that a look and see if you like it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Hi, root your device and remove bloatware like video, music and games hub or Samsung apps.

Disable automatic startup of some applications with SD Maid or other similar.

You could try another kernel like boeffla and set lmk values of my config that you find in my signature.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
I'll try that,,, I just hope it works. Does flashing different firmware change the kernel? So do I have to root with CF auto root or different method?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Yes for both ;) good luck dude

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
I did it and used another ROM :D Not much lag anymore but... It seems like me can still won't work and the speaker. Do you think its software or hardware problem? ... If it is hardware... Any idea if it'll be fixed even though its connected to the motherboard? :(

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Which rom do you use now? Before flashing this rom the speaker works fine?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
It seems like its hardware problem. But weird enough because of the hardware problem, my YouTube app or any video app won't work o.O is it really like that? If your camera and speaker hardware is broken, will it affect video and music apps?

And my phone is having deep sleep. As in when I lock it, after 5 min or so it won't wake up anymore. I have to hold the power button and it will boot up. But it doesn't deep sleep like that when my phone is connected to a USB port... Do you think its connected to the hardware too? :(

So many problems..

Help.

Thank you so much.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Try another rom like NeatRom 8.0 based on Sammy 4.3. I use it and it works great: no issues, good performance and battery life!

Hardware problem like broken speaker or camera shouldn't affect apps but if your motherboard is fault you could have issues.

Before flashing new rom have you done full wipe (wipe data+wipe cache+wipe dalvik cache)?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
Sure I'll try out NeatRom and post back the results :D

Now I'm scared. I don't understand, I think its hardware problem now. Whenever I open cam, its says cannot connect to camera, when ever I open YouTube or Browser Videos, it will load but the video won't play.

How much do you think it cost to get the cam and speaker fixed? :(

If its the motherboard, wouldn't it affect all not only the cam and the speaker? :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
A faulty motherboard should affect all but I'm sure that these problems are related to the rom.

Camera error depends to kernel...before flashing custom kernel you must take almost 1 photo with stock kernel.

Don't worry: do a full wipe, format system and preload partitions, flash NeatRom, reboot and enjoy yourself! ;)

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
Any Idea how to fix deep sleep? I have already tried 2 4.2.2 stock android roms and both have deep sleep :(

Am still going to try NeatRom... Downloading
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Deep sleep problem is related to rom or some apps...check in Battery Stats which apps or processes drain your battery!

I suggest you to install Better Battery Stats and verify what consumes a lot of battery under wakelock or partial wakelock tab.

It's possible that is a bug of 4.2.2!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
Ok.. Tried out NeatRom v8 and.... I think theres no more deep sleep (Ithink) but within 3 minutes of screen off (locked phone) my phone reboots... >.> ...

Camera still doesnt work and speaker still doesnt work. Seems like my phone is broken or deffective now. I dont know I think its because of the continous dropping the phone or what..

I might try to get my phone diagnosed in a samsung service centre and check how much it wou'ld cost to fix the problem. Hoping it wont go over 50$ :"<

I'm ok with the not working cam and speaker... but the reboots and deepsleep is making me crazy :( Such a beautiful phone this is..

Thanks for the help! If you know how to fix the rebooting every 3 min (if phone is locked) then tell me :D Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
*Update: Phone still deepsleeps and sometimes just reboots... I don't know what to do anymore.

Ok... The thing is, I'm ok with the broken camera but the rebooting and not being able to play videos just makes me feel bad.

I think it has something to do with the codec?

I tried playing a movie format .avi and .mp4 videos saved on my phone and it worked using MX player but whenever I play .flv or any other video format, it won't work. I have attached a screenshot of the error occurring whenever I try to play a FB video or YouTube Video.

Any ideas how to fix this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Have you flashed Aosp version of NeatRom (4.4.4)? I was referring to 4.3 Sammy version that you can download from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35760601

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ionut_Hw:
Strange behaviour on charging

Hi!

I've had my Galaxy S3 plugged in all day and the lightning bolt indicator is still there. The LED is green and the battery level is 100, but the lightning bolt should go away when fully charged but doesn't. :(

I know in the past the lightning bolt disappear when the battery was fully charged. My phone is rooted and is running CM11 (last snapshot).

This problem appeared for the first time about 3 months ago.

Thanks and sorry for my bad english. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
I'll try out 4.3 NeatRom :D Hopfully it will be a good experience. I'm just scared because official samsung firmwares makes my phone lag so hard and makes it worse.. But I'll still try this one.

Thnaks~
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Do a wipe cache+wipe dalvik from recovery

Official firmware are plenty of bloatware...you can remove it with titanium backup but I prefer NeatRom: fast, no lag and good battery life.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClarkOwen:
Is it possible to flash stock firmware of GTi9300 to a Samsung Galaxy S3 SHV (Korean model with antena) ? wIll flashing a stock firmware of I9300 to a Korean Model S3 change the boot screen (The Samsung Galaxy screen the first comes on when you turn on the phone with the I9300 or Model no.) Change?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
No, you can't! you can flash porting (if exists) like 4.4.4 Korean porting for GT-I9300 or 4.4.2 note 2 porting for GT-I9300.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Have you tried custom kernels?

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Have you tried custom kernels?

GT-I9300 on MIUI Rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ionut_Hw:
It doesn't work! :( I still have this problem.

No. I just flashed CM11 without making any changes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Try other battery icon like circle with percentage, maybe is only a bug.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrMcErrors:
locked S3

My brother recently upgraded and left his old S3 behind, I've been trying to re-purpose it but can't get past the sim lock. It originally came with an Orange (UK) contract which has now long lapsed, Orange says they can't unlock it without an active contract.. I've tried secret codes, Cyanogen, apps, all kinds of things to release it but nothing is working.

Please tell me there's something else.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exwan:
I just got an s3 i9300 from my brother, With 0xf7 FwRev. Im using PA 4.44 rom now with latest twrp.

My question is. Do i need to update the bootloader? And how do i check which bootloader version i have and is it on the safe list in regard of the eMMC brick bug.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scousejimg:
i9300 international 4.3 XXUGMK6.

Hi' i'm totally new to rooting but have read up an a lot of different sites and have noticed there are "one click root" apps for almost all variants of the Slll even jellybean 4.2 (i think was the highest ive seen) but i haven't come across one for the 4.3, as i only want to root my phone and not go into custom ROM's till i know more about it does anyone know of a "one click root" app for jb 4.3 ?, or is there an easy way to downgrade back to 4.2 for me to use an app ?, apologies for the long question and also if it's a bit of a dumb question to people who know all about rooting but as stated i'm totally new to all this, Thanks in advance for any replies.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Then try custom kernel and let the kernel (like Boeffla) take control of your led icons. There is an option it its control app (Boeffla config v2)

btw. take backup before flashing just to be safe nothing bad happens ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Hi! I guess "towelroot"-app could work. BUT as you need to install a superuser-app of some kind anyway I would suggest you just go with this thread, flash Chainfire's ZIP and be done with it. I think it's less of a hassle.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scousejimg:
rooting i9300

Ok thanks a lot .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scrioss:
Hello,

I have a Galaxy S3 i9300 with Software:

PDA: I9300XXUGND5

CSC: I9300ATOGNE1

MODEM: I9300XXUGNA8

Rooted with CF Autoroot and latest Triangle Away is installed.

In Triangle Away under current status it says that the status cannot be determined, need to reboot....

Then i tab on Reset flash counter and it boots in the special mode.

There i select Volume Up to reset counter and status and after that it says Done.

When i now check the custom binary download it says Yes 6 counts so nothing happend.

Is there a way to reset it anyway?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gun47:
hello

how to deodexed 4.3 stock rom i9300?

thanks....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molland:
Change phone modem for better cellphone signal?

Hi

At my work there is very bad signal for my s3, and I was just wondering if its possible to change the phone modem to get a better signal from my phone company?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raeshabu:
Hey guys,

I need some help about the touchscreen of our S3, I've created a thread about it. I hope someone could help me out.

Thanks in advance!

Here's the link:

Samsung Galaxy SIII Touchscreen compatibility

Cheers,

Rae
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
WiFi signal? Modem won't help you if it's about WiFi signal.

GT-I9300 on MIUI Rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James.iksdi:
I 'm lokking for a rom , well i have a GT I9300 , i want the same update which is in the neo , 4.4.2 but with the same theme of the neo i mean STOCK pleaase answer me ,
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molland:
No cellphone, calls and sms, I dont know whats its called in english. Wifi is ok :)

Frode
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
How to stop getting pop up messages. When I click OK or cancel or whatever , some apk file starts downloading. Let me know how to restrict such downloads or pop-ups.

I m using galaxy s3 international version. Cm11 m11 ROM

Thanks,

Jeevan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andjeomilosrdja:
Clear cache and cokies from the browser
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
You can change modem to your area. Like India, Germany, Adriatic region,... There is a whole thread here on XDA about s3 modems. Just search for it. But pls do a full backup before doing modem change. Even your EFS backup(x tool app on Google play).

GT-I9300 on MIUI Rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeevanreddy58:
I m using cm11 m11 in my S3 i93000.

Why HDR mode is missing in cm camera app. ? HDR mode is present in video mode.

Defect or removed for some purpose ?

-Jeevan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syed Muneeb:
GT-i9300

I Have Galaxy s3 4.3 Gt-i9300 I Tried All Roms Aokp Panaroid Resurrection All Install Perfect But In EVery Custom Rom I Have No Service And Baseband Unknow.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Just use custom camera app like Snap camera. It is way better then CM cam.

GT-I9300 on MIUI Rom

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Check do you have IMEI. If so, do EFS backup with x tools and full nandroid backup. Then try to reflash your modem for your specific region.

GT-I9300 on MIUI Rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syed Muneeb:
My Imei Is Null And Baseband Unknow :(

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I Have Twrp Backup Of Stock Rom...

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I Want To Install Custom Rom On my GT-i9300 But In Every Rom I Get No Service Imei Null No Baseband.. Then I Flash My phone To Stock Rom... Phone WOrks Perfectly. But i want to use Custom Roms :(. Thanks For Ur Answere
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Flash phone to stock, do EFS backup and then install custom rom and restore IMEI. I think that will work...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syed Muneeb:
I Try This But Not Worked. I have Twrp Backup. I Install Custom Rom Then Restore Efs Backup from Twrp Still No Service
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
:confused: weird. Try asking that question on that rom's page. Maybe somebody had similar issues. I really can't help you much with that problem.Sorry :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andypandiiee:
Hey, I was wondering where I could find the STOCK rom for my i9300GT Rom where I can just flash in TWRP. I can't find it anywhere... cheers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syed Muneeb:
sammobile.com
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andypandiiee:
Thanks, just to clarify, firmware is completely different from ROM right? How does it effect the phone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broken920:
Usually we defines firmware the stock rom which restores factory status but are the "same" thing.

You should use ODIN or mobile ODIN to install stock rom/firmware...as I said, firmware restores factory status and you lose root and custom recovery.

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