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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ghostyroasty:
Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Only if you are on 100% stock rom with stock recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You can flash any recovery from your custom recovery. The first one is just Odined because you can't flash that from stock recovery.

Old Philz had separate SPR and LTE builds. The SPR ones aren't built anymore and you can flash the latest LTE one just fine, that's what I use.

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] TheBarkeep:
You may try philz touch 6.26.6 d2lte.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Nd8 sd permission fix.zip and nd8 tether mod.zip works for my virgin phone by the way.

Sent from my SPH-L710 VM ND8 (Sprint Rooted Modded Stock 4.4.2 Kit Kat Rom)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mandingo823:
Thank you CNexus for all your genius work. Had to pop my cherry to thank you. You and other devs have help me unbricked my hard bricked phone. Now Im as good as new with KitKat running. Now to a flash this Wicked Rom. :laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
You are going love wicked x v6.5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mandingo823:
Running it already. Love the entire feel to it.

Sorry if I went off topic, cnexus
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] troyernet:
I am rooted Odex and have been looking everywhere for the stock Knox MK3 boot loader, kernel and recovery. Any pointers on where to find it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Scratch my original response, I didn't realize I was talking to you two pages ago. :)

Edit: You can try here http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)/

At least some of the files might be available there.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] troyernet:
Great link, thanks. My thought is that I could install the stock, full OTA MK3 on top of my current configuration: Rooted Odex MK3 with MD4 bootloader. After that I could do the OTA ND8 and I should be able to root from there. Has anyone else tried this? I can be the guinea pig, but I'd love to know how it went for anyone else before I step in too deep.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lou0611:
updated from 6.2 to 6.5 and lost root, any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
I updated to 6.5 and I'm still rooted but, If you need to root again.. try flashing superuser.zip/supersu.update.zip in recovery. It's how I got root on stock 4.3 and 4.4. Hope this helps

Sent from my Virgin Mobile SGSIII - Running smooth on Bilgerryan's 4.4.2/ND8 Wicked X Rom v6.5 - Ktoonsez's KT747 Custom Kernal - Philz Touch Recovery(D2LTE)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Or use Philz Recovery's option to re-root.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killerhz:
cheers m8 had some bumps along the road but got it all sorted and and finally on ND8.

+1 on the phil recovery too. dat stuff is da bomb...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theTrashcanMan:
Hey guys, I need some help with this and didn't want to start a new thread since I think this one covers my needs pretty well. I'm currently running the stock rooted 4.3 rom with the MB1 bootloader. I used to be heavily into having the latest ROMs and would constantly be flashing new things but haven't been interested in it for a while. At this point I'm leaning towards unrooting my phone but don't want to wind up with a brick and I'm really not confident in my skills anymore. So, if I wanted to unroot my phone, could I just stop after step 2? Or is there another process I'd need to follow entirely?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Step #2 is actually all you need if you want to be unrooted stock KitKat
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
Requisite dumb post of the day...

I'm running CNexus's MK3 rooted, odexed stock with TWRP and MD4 bootloader.

My question is this... Is there ANY reason not to move on to ND8?

With all the KNOX talk since 4.3 I've poo poo'd even considering it.

I see there's root'n and rom'n going on so I guess it's really no big deal eh? Other than going back?

I'm stuck on the fence about this one...

BTW, thanks CNex for all you do! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theTrashcanMan:
Thanks a ton! I'm just gonna unroot at this point. I might get back into it whenever I end up getting a new phone, but I'm probably more of a liability to myself right now since I don't keep up with things.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
If you don't have a warranty there is no reason not to.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
Thanks, appreciate it... Downloading!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlaDouche:
Thank you!

I spent probably 6 hours yesterday trying to get my phone out of a bootloop. Thanks to this site (and specifically this post) I was able to revive it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisc8107:
I cant seem to find and post on why this tar nd8 will not show up in odin 3.09 or 3.07 but other tar files show up just fine any ideas?

---------- Post added at 12:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:19 AM ----------

nvm i just extracted the file in my stupendousness lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rickmatic:
I think it's time for me to make the move to 4.4.... just wanna make sure I get this right (odin the nd8.tar reboot, odin recovery.tar reboot, then flash any nd8 rom?)

I dont have to flash any autoroot or rooting .zip at any point?

Or does the rom I flash (3rd step) root the device?

I remember 4.3 I had to flash autoroot.zip(or something) after I odin the recovery to get superuser.

someone asked this question and didn't see a straight answer or missed it. Thanks guys in advanced.

Been such a long time since I rooted. Any recommendations on which version of odin to use? Last thing do I need samsung device manager for odin to work? I really dont wanna brick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Flash tar Odin 3.07 pda reboot unchecked, pull battery when odin finished. Flash recovery tar same thing pull battery, reboot recovery. I flashed the Knox removable, supersu zip, superuser update zip first rebooted phone normal. Reboot recovery backup for future failure! then you can flash any Rom you want just not baseband modem boot loader (downgrade from nd8 w/odin) but any rom will work, 4.4 4.3 4.2 etc. Don't change baseband = no brick if your careful about what you flash.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rickmatic:
Thanks. Noob-xda

The superuser you speak of is it the chainfire .zip?

And did you flash the Knox removal and superuser in the same session?

Other than that thanks again for the clarifying.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Search how to root stock 4.3 - go to last page download sprint package. Works for 4.4 2 as well. Its what I used to 4.3 and 4.4. Hope this helps. Yes I flashed superuser and knox remover in recovery one after another rebooted. I was rooted with no Knox apps. Good luck with flashing roms ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Swamphound:
I just updated my device and am about to do the same with the wife's. I didn't flash an additional zip to disable Knox. After I odined the ND8 tar and philZ I flashed Chainfire's SuperSU 1.99. When I rebooted and opened SuperSU I was prompted to allow it to disable some residual Knox software. All has gone very smoothly thanks to the great developers that I hope are reading my profound thanks and appreciation.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
You should check out the wicked x kit kat rom. A lot of good features c nexus toggles, bilgerryan fluidity package, and nice theming options to.

Sent from my Virgin Mobile L710 SIII running smooth on Bilgerryan's 4.4.2 Kit Kat build - Ktoonsez's custom kernal - Philz Touch Recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Swamphound:
Ty sir but it's already downloaded and as I'm updating my wife's device I'm about to flash 6.5 in my device. I'm an old disciple of the Wicked and Team Noobz crowd. I was crushed when rompnit bricked his phone and thought it was over!

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] olufadi1:
This might be a silly question, but I just wanted to make sure. If I stop after step 2 will the phone be fully stock (or do I have to flash a custom recovery and a custom ROM in order to use the phone)? I have been wanting to go back to fully stock unrooted for my friends phone for a while now so this seems like a good time if I am understanding correctly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
No need to double post, I answered you in the other thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] olufadi1:
Sorry for the double post. Thanks for the response.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hmgrepper:
Silly question... I am taking the plunge to ND8, and want to format my SD card at same time. Is there a "better" time to erase SD? Prior to installing ROM? After install, but before system boot? Or does it even matter?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Internal memory will be wiped out. I'd wait until you get nd8 setup and you need files on your external to flash afterwards anyways. Just backup your files. If your card is corrupted format before or obviously it won't function right.

Sent from my Virgin Mobile L710 SIII running smooth on Bilgerryan's Wicked X v6.5 4.4.2 Kit Kat build - Ktoonsez's custom kernal - Philz Touch Recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Doesn't really matter, but there's nothing like a completely clean install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] brokenmouse:
Some noob questions.

I'm rooted primarily for the hotspot and the various extra features some apps offer for root users. I'm still on 4.1.2 and the OTA notification has been driving me absolutely nuts. The Odin flash is supposed to wipe everything. I've backed up my current stock rom through TWRP and I've backed up through Titanium Backup and copied those backups to one of my computers. My concern is after the upgrade to KitKat, will I be able to restore my app settings, data and importantly, the SMS and MMS? There are apps I used for work and various tasks like S Memo and important MMS that I really cannot lose. I've avoided doing this but the OTA alerts are crazy...interrupting video capture and other applications.

Can I simply use Titanium to restore all this stuff or will it really goof up my phone? The MMS and SMS are the most important. There aren't any programs that can properly back up and restore MMS that I have found other than an android transfer program and I've heard Titanium Backup can somehow.

If something goes wrong or if I am unable to, can i reflash my TWRP backup and revert? From what I've read, it looks like I can't.

I never had to worry about losing my data when I was updating my rooted HTC devices. This procedure having to sidestep KNOX is annoying.

Thanks to any replies.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes and yes. I don't know where you read you can't restore a nandroid but tell them to quit spreading lies.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
I can't remember if nandroids include the boot loader... Because that would be one very good reason not to restore a pre-Knox nandroid after updating to the Knox boot loader, wouldn't it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Nandroids are safe, when your on nd8 you can flash/nandroid any rom version you want. Just don't downgrade through odin and you should be fine. If you go to custom backup you can see what partitions are being backed up. Hope this helps bro.

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums...f-1145-4404-8c04-3460628ca1bf_zps4f663980.jpg

Edit wow that was a bad typo mistake. NEVER downgrade using odin. Flash/nandroid is fine(without bootloader)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] koop1955:
Thanks

Took the plunge yesterday, followed all instructions and was done in less than an hour.

Flashed the ND8 stock tar and rebooted.

Flashed Chain Fire Auto root and rebooted.

Philz Recovery and rebooted.

De-bloatifer flashed via recovery.

I have a mostly stock ROM that is fast and responsive and seems to be getting excellent battery life.Expect that I will try Ryan's WickedX a bit later.

Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JeffATL:
I am a little confused.

I was rooted and on TPR. Decided to try Wicked X. Followed the prerequisite warning in the instructions which directed me here. I flashed the stock rom in this thread via Odin.

Do I need to root before flashing Philz ? Or can I just install Philz and then flash Wicked?

I have been having trouble Odining Philz - not sure if I have the right file for Odin. Should it end in .tar ? I see .tar.md5 and .zip in the link from OP. ? Should I install Chainfire first like mentioned in post right before?

Please help :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
You can just install Philz and flash Wicked X and you'll be rooted... It should end in .tar, try unchecking Auto Reboot and just do a battery pull and go straight into recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JeffATL:
Thanks. I keep getting an error in Odin trying on the Philz install. MD5 invalid. Do you have a link to Philz tar file?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] koop1955:
Download the Chainfire zip; inside you will find Odin 3.07 exe and two dll files (which you don't need, you already have Odin) and CF-Auto-Root-d2spr-d2spr-sphl710.tar.md5 which is all that you need. Extract that and run it, and you will have root on your stock ROM. It also, I believe, includes stock recovery, so you should run this file before Philz. Reboot. Run Philz and then you will have the same set up that I had. You'll now be able boot into recovery (Volume up, home and power) and flash away. I would make a nandroid first, then wipe and install your ROM.

Regarding Philz, there are multiple versions. If you are going to use Odin (and you should, you are already familiar with that) this is the Philz version for you: http://d-h.st/tes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AthieN:
Anyone know if there are any issues running AOSP based ROM's on ND4? I've been thinking of moving to it, but am more of an AOSP kinda guy than TW.. Just want to be sure I'm not stuck with it if I take the plunge..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2743554

Answer 2A.

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[MENTION=5836662]n00b-xda-disciple[/MENTION]'s Wicked X Video review

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v2.2, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] koop1955:
Really Working Well

I followed this guide and the process was painless. Really took less than an hour from start to finish, including time wasted when I found I had an old version of Odin. I also wasted time rooting as a separate process; I later found that I could have done that through Philz.

I ended up with a clean stock install, now rooted and with custom recovery. I used Philz to flash the Debloatifier, which gave me a nice clean starting point. I have since used Titanium to get rid of anything else that I don't use or want, I run Greenify and Wake Lock Detector. Wanam Xposed for tweaks. (Especially the extended Power Menu.) Might mess around with Trickster a bit, extend battery life.

If you like TouchWiz, you really couldn't ask for much more. Snappy, great battery life. I really was concerned the Knox was going to ruin my experience, but that hasn't been the case.

Thanks, CNexus, for your guidance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I don't think Trickster will do anything on the stock kernel, but you could try ktoonsez custom TW 4.4 kernel with KTweaker.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] koop1955:
With the thought "nothing ventured nothing gained" I gave it a shot with stock kernel and the settings did not hold.

I have used Ktoonsez before; I guess I go back.

Ryan, still have the latest version of your ROM queued up; just waiting for a rainy day. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It's got KT747 and KTweaker baked in[emoji6]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wilberfan:
Pardon my noobishness, but I'm confused: My bootloader on my Sprint Galaxy S III [SPH-L710] came up as L710VPAMG2--but I've been flashing 4.4.4 Carbon & LiquidSmooth & C-RoM & Slimkat ROMs for a few weeks now without any bricking.

Are ALL kitkat ROMs this ND8 of which you speak, or just some, or....?

Why haven't had any issues--even though I have made no effort to convert my phone to this ND8 thing...?

Sorry if this is a beginner question!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b-xda-disciple:
Flashing a rom doesnt change bootloader unless specified. If you want kit kat touch whiz on your s3 you need to odin nd8 stock tar and nd8 philz d2lte tar. Knox in bootloader. Cant downgrade bootloader via odin or recovery but you can flash any rom you want in recovery.

You can backup the rom your on now and nandroid back in recovery once your on nd8. (Recovery doesnt affect your firmware when flashing roms. If it does it is usually noted in the original post.

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums...f-1145-4404-8c04-3460628ca1bf_zps4f663980.jpg

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PCB Wicked Blue Theme

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Mean Wicked Green Theme

Wicked Pink For Breast Cancer Theme thanks [MENTION=5379458]porkyhontas[/MENTION] for helping out.

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Themed Apps

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Plasma Battery Mod
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
TouchWiz ROMs are based on what Samsung puts out, AOSP ROMs are based on what Google puts out on their Nexus line. Two completely different things. And as mentioned above, ROMs do not flash firmware (Bootloader and Modem are firmware, they don't change unless you change them... "Firm"ly in place). ND8 is the KitKat version of Samsung's UI/ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wilberfan:
Ohhhhh.... Well, see? I *am* a noob! I never knew what TouchWiz was--nor that it was different than AOSPs. I had an online mentor walk me thru the initial steps of getting rooted, and getting my first Carbon ROM loaded. I've just kind of followed that paradigm since...

No wonder I'm confused! I suppose there are advantages and disadvantages to TouchWiz vs AOSP... Time to start huffing up that Learning Curve again... :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] megan23247:
I just wanted to say that I just finished doing this and I am now on ND8 running wicked. Wanted to say thanks everyone for all the easy instructions and for all the help! And so far Im loving this new setup and I feel like the internet it so much faster!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Good... Don't forget to check out post #3 of my thread for all the extra goodies.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Methos013:
Sorry for asking, but I just wanna make sure I do this right since It's been awhile since I've done anything with root and flashing. Currently on MOAR 9.0.1 MK3. 1. Flash L710VPUCND8_L710SPRCND8_L710VPUCND8_HOME.tar.md5 through Odin

2. Flash philz_touch_6.26.6-d2lte.zip.md5 through Odin

3. Power down device

4. Restart into Recovery

5. Flash ND8 ROM

Will I need to do any battery pulls between flashes in Odin or Philz? Am I missing any steps or files? I'll still be rooted after I do this as well?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
seems right just use Philz 6.48.4 tar.md5 its the latest one :)

and also ad step 1.5 let ND8 stock boot up then pull battery or hold power button then use button combo for download mode

and you loose root when flashing stock rom and if the ND8 rom your flashing in Philz is rooted then you will have root but if it doesn't Philz has the option to root your phone :) hope this helped
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phinz54:
Any suggestions how to get into recovery without a power button. Mine is broken. I think I can get through the Odin part because I can get into download mode by plugging in my device and holding volume down and home button. It doesn't seem to work holding volume up and home button. Any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If your ROM is working, try QuickBoot in the Play Store. Might require root.

[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors

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Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v6.3, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Methos013:
Alright, so...

1. Flash L710VPUCND8_L710SPRCND8_L710VPUCND8_HOME.tar.md5 through Odin

1.5. Let device reboot itself. Then turn off and go to Download mode.

2. Flash philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.zip.md5 through Odin

3. Power down device

4. Restart into Recovery

5. Flash ND8 ROM

Before I do this, just one more question. How easy is it to unroot from this? I'll be trading in my SIII within the next few months.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
pretty easy you just Odin back to stock and

don't

add a recovery and everything will be good :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TavisC:
Can I flash a different modem/baseband if I'm on ND8/NDC? Or will that cause a brick?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you're on ND8 or NDC you can flash either the ND8 or NDC modem safely.

Recovery FLASHABLE version now posted near the bottom of the first post of the 3Minit Battery Mod for Conquest-Singularity and both Stock ND8 and NDC with 1000+ animated battery icons..

[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors

Charging still shot

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v7.0, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lorrdvader:
Hi, sorry for this lame question and it's quite clear from your statement above the answer to what I'm about to ask, but just to be REALLY clear, updating the bootloader to ND8/NDC does NOT preclude a user from flashing an older android version as long as the bootloader is not downgraded, correct? For instance, maybe I'm missing something but I find Kitkat going more or less the iOS direction, and would love to just stay on/go back to 4.3.

In short, can I install a 4.3 ROM with an ND8/NDC bootloader?

Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yes. Just to be clear, Android / KitKat has nothing to do with Knox. That's a Samsung thing.

Android L is supposed to contain certain elements of Knox, but from what I read it has to do with aspects that wouldn't necessarily concern those that Knox on Samsung are concerned about.

Recovery FLASHABLE version now posted near the bottom of the first post of the 3Minit Battery Mod for Conquest-Singularity and both Stock ND8 and NDC with 1000+ animated battery icons..

[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors

Charging still shot

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v7.0, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.