yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Having read the updater-scripts for multiple OTA's, I'll chime in on this one.

Firmware partitions (aboot, sbl1, sbl2, sbl3, tz, rpm, and NON-HLOS) get flat out overwritten with new versions via package_extract_file commands.

The kernel is always patched up to the new version using a binary patch.p file.

System files sometimes get renamed or moved around, but on the partition itself. New files for /system get extracted as necessary, and existing files get moved/renamed/patched up to the latest version as necessary.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
Just an update for the folks patiently waiting.

I found another method for creating the stock rom and we're testing it out to see if it resolves the no Data issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
If you don't mind me asking, what launcher are you using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
It looks like we have a working rom folks.

Please standby while we continue to test things out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrquaid:
Sorry if this is obvious and that there are so many questions, but I'm better safe than sorry.

Currently on Rooted 4.3 Stock, w/the latest Philz recovery.

My first step will be get the requirement to "Flash the ND8 stock tar".

Won't I lose root flashing the unrooted TAR?

Will I still have Philz recovery installed, or does flashing the tar via ODIN re-install the stock recovery?

What is the sequence of steps before proceeding to the "Steps for Flashing"? Just a reboot? Should I let it come up to the usual android setup and wizard and reboot into recovery mode to flash the rooted rom?

Thanks again for the great work, it's been exciting following the threads
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Sorry, check the misc requirements section again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
Yes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nyfl2004:
You've done it once again. Thanks very much for all your hard work CNexus!! We all appreciate what you do..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
If you go back and skim through the threads you've been following the answer to all your questions are in those threads.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
I am already running the stock nd8 rom.i rooted installed philz and bebloated it .clean flashed and double checked md5.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dman918:
First, thank you for all your hard work. I really appreciate it.

Second, I was just wondering work is being done to try to avoid having knox. I have a certain level of patience, and was just wondering if I should stay away from KitKat until something comes about or if it was just going to be a necessary evil if I wanted to go to Kit Kat.

Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It looks to be a necessary evil.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Thebear j koss:
Finally. Jeez. I was wondering why it was taking so long. Lol. Nice job Cnex. Hopefully this will steer clear of vzw.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY- eliminate white backgrounds and any form of ics/holo blue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi all, and thanks again for your work [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION].

Before I do this, could someone tell me exactly at what point after I Odin the ND8 tar my Knox bit would be flipped? When I Odin the custom recovery? When I flash the rooted zip?

Thanks, just good to know what to expect.

I think I'm going to have a hard time resisting the urge to upgrade and be rooted, I'll probably just have to give up the surety of warranty service. I'm actually paying for Best Buy's Geek Squad warranty for my wife's and my phones. I might have to just go in and ask them what they would do if I brought the phone in with the Knox bit tripped.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
When you Odin a custom recovery, that's when knox will be tripped

About the geek squad thing, they will literally fix your phone no matter what in my personal experience.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Beejis:
I'm having issues with obtaining any sort of data. WiFi and mobile data are not working at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 1brainsurgeon:
Dial ##72786# and allow a soft data reset to run its course. You won't lose any data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Working fine here. Did you flash the stock tar first? Make sure your baseband says ND8
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Beejis:
Already tried that, it stayed at the scrt or whatever screen for 5 minutes without doing anything. Tried rebooting and doing it again and it did the same thing. Wifi won't even connect.

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Yeah I came from stock nd8 rooted and flashed through Phil's recovery doing the clean install wipe first.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Did you check the md5 of your download?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Beejis:
Yes it matches.

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It did tell me after flashing that philz recovery didn't detect root and it asked me if I wanted to install su and I said no. When I tried flashing it again to see if selecting yes would change anything I had the same issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
I can vouch for the comments above, flashed the deodexed version and get no data, WiFi doesn't connect, so can't really do anything.

Flashed this with twrp, after flashing the stock tar thru Odin and running it for a couple hours, data and WiFi were working great until flashing this. :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
I've got that message before while being rooted with Philz. Just uncheck the 'detect root on reboot.'
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nyfl2004:
Thanks again CNexus for all your efforts. I'd like to report. Running PhilZ's latest. Coming from ND8 stock tar. Did factory reset, wiped cache and dalvik. Installed deodexed version. Phone boots fine, but no data, no wifi connect. Data reset gets stuck. I'll keep tinkering around with it..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nyfl2004:
Awesome. Thanks for all your hard works fellas!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
KT Kernel available now as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52557372&postcount=6012
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
Gentlemen, I think we've cracked it. Just sent the link to [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION] for some rigorous testing, but from my own testing, looks like we may have a working stock, rooted, deodexed ND8 zip coming very soon :) Odex soon to follow :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
Great job guys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] slickdaddy96:
Hold off on flashing that. Still in testing and it is bootlooping right now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
Yes, bootlooping for me too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Nova prime
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] slickdaddy96:
Hey CNexus or someone, is it possible for someone to produce a flashable zip file of the stock kernel? I think you had done that in the past. I and I think others would be greatly appreciative.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
OP UPDATED

==============

Working deodexed + rooted version is up, along with odexed + rooted. Huge thanks to the following people:

[SIZE=+1]YES, RADIO NOW WORKS

Flash away. And let the rom rebasing begin ;)[/SIZE]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nyfl2004:
Once again, thanks to CNexus and all involved!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
It's it deknoxed? (Apps of course.)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
It's stock because we wanted to get that out first. But you can always run bilgerryan's tool on it after you flash.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
That's cool. Great job all of you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2224083

Someone please try the hotspot hack again in case I need to ask CrawRJ to release another one for the working rom release. Backup before flashing! ;)

Tnx- TD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CaktusJack:
Do I still have to flash the ND8 stock tar then a custom recovery through Odin, since you guys have just put out the deodexed rooted stock ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
If you're not in ND8 boot loader, then yes, you have to flash tar to get modem and boot loader, then flash recovery, then clean install the deodex
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Read the OP. It is a mandatory prerequisite. Not optional.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] spirithandler:
I Odin the tar but went back to moars do I need to Odin the tar again to install this zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
No, shouldn't need to, but back up first
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
Edit: Nevermind
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdeon:
Awesome! Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrWBucket:
I flashed the odexed version on my stock rooted ND8. It worked great!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
working on a ported blue pcb theme... this is a taste of what i have so far... keep in mind it is still a WIP :cool:

TEST PCB BLUE THEME... ITS A WIP.... BE KIND!!!

blue statusbar and custom carrier text on the pulldown and advanced reboot menu is from WANAM xposed module

EDIT 5/11/2014 : Updated pics and download link.

themed samsung calendar camera and keyboard with the wicked sensations theme

themed framework-res, twframework-res, systemui, keyboard, camera, calendar, wanam xposed (must be in system/priv-app, contacts.. thats where the screenshot and screen record icons are on the reboot menu), mms, phone, contacts, settings, alarm clock and calculator.

thats all for now.. more to come when i get time...

THIS IS STILL A WIP SO IF YOU SEE AN IMAGE THAT IS MISMATCHED PLEASE TAKE A SCREENSHOT AND I M ME THE PIC SO I CAN FIND IT EASIER.

PLEASE ALSO THANK [MENTION=329612]scar45[/MENTION] FOR ALLOWING ME TO PORT HIS PCB THEME

PLEASE ALSO THANK [MENTION=3533781]dazednconfused[/MENTION] FOR HIS WICKED SENSATIONS THEME THAT I PORTED A COUPLE APPS FROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bbrita:
Have a quick question if i flashed stock tar then ran the deknoxer and deodexer from bilg is there any difference in this rom other than being in zip format or is what i already have pretty much the same. TIA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Cnexus, deodexed rooted version is updated? Date says 5/4. I'm getting an error 7 every time I try to flashed. Md5 is good. Tried from root of external sd, and internal sd...

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Date says 5/10?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GTOJim:
The file on your new site doesn't show 5/10, has older files

Download Mirrors

All files are mirrored here on my new site! Click me!

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Flashed and working good so far, keep up the great work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
So sorry, my bad. Downloaded it from your mirror site. I'm an idiot. Just got the right one....

Again, sorry:confused:

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Whoops sorry, I removed that link now as I haven't had time to upload the fixed zips to my site yet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
Great work on the theme!! Installed and working great!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
How'd you get the data toggle back?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Flash this

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407593098

He probably took the ota so ll his settings were preserved, one of which includes the current toggles. The code for the mobile data toggle is there on 4.4, but it's not part of the default toggles AKA it won't show on a clean flash
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thank you for everything to you and all who helped.

Is the data toggle mod for both Odexed and DeOdexed?

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
Actually i used odin and took dr cdma's tar

somehow my settings stayed LIKE i took the ota... not sure how it happened but it did....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
It will work on this stock rom and on any other future rom there may be, it's a script that runs an sqlite database edit to add the toggle
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Well your data was preserved is the main point in what I was saying, which is why you still have the data toggle as the list of your current toggles get stored in a database /data
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
hey cnexus... think you could implement the 100% battery mod into your stock deodexed rom?

ive tried but my skill with smali is not very good at all lol...

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sorry.. i could have said that to where it was a little nicer lol... i wasnt trying to say you were wrong or anything just saying i took odin but somehow my settings stayed.. but was also agreeing that ya my settings stayed from my previous rom.... sorry if i came across rude at all man
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I didn't detect any rudeness at all, you're good

As for battery mod...I'm planning on looking into it at some point but right now I'm busy with rebasing MOAR to 4.4 :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chad The Pathfinder:
I took my first shot at the battery mod today but theres a lot more to it now. Heck I can't even change the stock battery color.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kalala:
I no longer have a Windows machine in my household, which I used to originally root my S3 back in 2012.

I have a Mac running Mavericks, so what are my options for using ODIN (which isn't for OSX, according to Google) and trying to flash the firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
i'd be happy if ya incorporated it into your moar rom... the theme im making is vrtheme so it should work on that too... ill just wait patiently til it drops :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Look up jodin, by Adam outler

It's a java based odin-like program

And it's cross-platform
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shinesthru:
What about Heidmal? Is that still supported?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I'd suggest jodin over heimdall

I don't think heimdall has been updated in a while
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shinesthru:
Thanks. I've never heard of Jodin. I appreciate the suggestion.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xosux:
Hi,

I installed the ND8 stock tar and checked my download mode and i do not have knox listed but my binary and status says original and warranty bit is 0 plus my bootloader ap swrev is 2. My question is am i safe to install twrp and flash this to get root back or will it mess with future knox or warranty bit? I will be getting the new S5 in 20 days so i'll be selling this phone and want it to be like new then.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
If you install a custom recovery you'll trip knox... it'll say custom instead of original.

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
If you root put a custom recovery on it you will trip knox... And if you're on nd8 you have knox, so if you don't want to trip it before you sell it don't install a recovery (which means don't root)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xosux:
Yeah i figured it would that's why you ask before doing. Thanks for the heads up on it and i'll leave it stock it makes it easier to sell.

EDIT:

Is there a way to root without tripping anything like you can with the note 3 with kingoapp? Kingoapp does not support the s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Not that I know of... Every known method to root will trip knox
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
[MENTION=5184388]the_original_teknikl[/MENTION] [MENTION=4549997]Chad The Pathfinder[/MENTION]

Saw you posting in the Note 3 thread.

I'm taking a look at the true 1% battery mod. I'll do the best I can as I don't have an SIII right now. :rolleyes:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
Has anyone figure out how to write to or delete from the internal SD card? I can't download anything to it or copy any files to it without getting an error about permissions. It was the same with the external SD card until I flashed a fix that chadthepathfinder had in his thread for it, but it doesn't help for the internal SD card. There's gotta be a fix for this, just doesn't seem right!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
I meant to post this here instead of the full restore OP. Sorry for the double post [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION].

Has anyone tried this?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-android-4-4-kitkat-with-sdfix-root-required/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I'm having the same issue.

I tried to see if it did anything different, but it left my platform.xml a lot smaller than the original, so I just did the change manually
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
Did the change stick when you manually changed the platform.xml?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yeah

Using a root browser of course
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
Of course. Glad you got it working. You must have been up late last night lol. I'll probably do that today while the Mrs is out spending her Mother's Day money
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] marcran75:
Has anyone tried reverting to MK3 modem? After what I've read I'm scared to try. When I was on MK3 I was getting a strong LTE signal 90% of the time and I just installed this yesterday on my primary device and now I seem to only be getting 3G the majority of the time. PRL and PROFILE updates were the first thing I did. I also tried ##72786# followed by PRL and PROFILE updates to no avail.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
There are apps in the app store that will do it if you prefer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I've tried those apps and while they fix they

external

storage issues, I am unable to copy from external to internal, and none of my apps can write directly to the internal storage now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
This is for everyone. I'm always willing to take a dive, and tried it because so many have asked about it. Here's what I know: I was on ND8 with modem, flashed MK5(I'm on Boost), but the results will must likely be the same regardless, and it broke radio. No phone signal, no data, just the red "x" that [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] was experiencing early on when creating the zips for this, as well as making baseband version "unknown." Additionally, one would assume that flashing a working MK5 nandroid would fix the issue and reflash the modem, right? Wrong. No dice. It's broken. Only fix will be for me to reflash the stock tar and start again. My advice(that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee,lol) is to NOT flash an MK3 or any MK3 or any other modem if you have the 4.4 bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aviara:
So can I flash this ontop of cyanogenmod 11(running mk3) and have it working correctly?

also, does custom recovery work for 4.4.2? I need to flash back to stock to activate my device, but I plan on flashing CM11 right after I do that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
I use ES explorer and have no problems copying from external to internal. And vice versa. I couldn't make TI backups to external until I ran sd fix by jrummy. But everything works now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Read the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Could you upload your current platform.xml? I want to see if that will fix the issues I am having
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chad The Pathfinder:
Thanks man.

I got the SystemUI to compile but it FCed. I have a few ideas. Hopefully the 1% battery mod and custom icons are close for us. *fingers crossed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tdunham:
It wasn't that simple. I had to hunt down a bunch of public values to change and the smali addons had to be converted to work with our version.

I just sent you mine in a PM to try.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GTOJim:
I also can copy files between internal and external SD cards. Here is my platform.xml file zipped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enzoevo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i5c91zw8fyix3ye/platform.zip

Zip contains before and after files.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mholloway:
I've been reading here but don't fully understand.I flashed the stock deodexed Rom and use root explorer .I can download something then move it to my external sd card with no problems.my backups for TI always go to internal.which I don't care.am I missing something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chad The Pathfinder:
Yea. I was up till after 2 this morning working on it. I dled what you pmed me. I have a motor mount to wrestle with today but I'll let you know whats up as soon as I can. :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_original_teknikl:
If chad hasn't got to it you can send it to me to test... I'm free today... kids at his moms so I'm just sitting here theming anyways...

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Shadefactor:
Still messing around with battery settings. But here's my setup.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
I flashed Chad's SD fix, and I also then restored and tried SDFix from the Play Store (it does the same thing). In Titanium Backup, it still says I don't have write permissions. I just want to be able to debloat it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Shadefactor:
Why not use [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION]'s debloater/ deknoxifier?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxyman635:
I probably will, but in the meantime, I still want to get TIB working.

Edit: Also, there is a few things that I wish to keep.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
Love the speediness of this ROM compared to MK3, but gotta go back to mk3 or an aosp based ROM until the issues with the internal and external SD cards are fixed. Not being to download anything from Dropbox or even export anything is a humungous issue for me, and I would think for anybody.

Is there anybody using this ROM who can successfully save something to their external or internal SD cards from apps? This is a horrible choice by Google and/or samsung to do this. :mad:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamikon:
I have had zero problems with the sd card. Not on the Rom but the stock tar. Let me know what you need [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] to get this sorted out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] naterz:
Having the same issues with writing to the internal sd. The thing I'm really curious about is that Snapchat is refusing to view received videos and stories. Could this be related to the storage issues?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I'm also having the same issue with Snapchat so probably.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamikon:
DO NOT go back to 4.3. You WILL have problems. Read through the thread man there are many examples and explanations.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
When you say save something from apps what exactly are you referring to? The reason I ask is because I'm pretty sure I'm not experiencing this issue, but I'm not completely sure I understand what the problem actually is.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jwigley24:
I'm not talking about restoring to MK3 firmware/modem... I've been on ND8 firmware/modem since it dropped, but I've flashed restored back to 4.3 ROMs without issue, which I just did just a bit ago after that last comment, only cuz I've done it 3 or 4 times now when I flashed back to ND8, realize there's another issue that I don't like, so then I restore back to my 4.3 backup.

All is good! :D just hope the SD card issues get fixed on 4.4 so I can flash it and stay there!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] naterz:
I had a feeling that was contributing as I'm pretty sure snapchat holds it's received snaps somewhere sneaky (i forget where) on the internal sd and then deletes when the timer runs out. What's odd to me is that it has no issues viewing received pics...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
YES. We're having the same issue then as my snapchat is acting the exact same way.