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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jason2678:
GPS issue

First, thanks for all your great work enewman!

Second, somewhere between Paranoid Android 4.45 and SlimKat 4.4.4 I lost my GPS signal too. I was on some pretty old firware, so I followed enewman's instructions in this and another thread and got my bootloader and modem all the way up to NJ1. I checked my GPS function every step of the way, but it never came back.

Then i found this thread about GPS problems over in the CM forums:

http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/99965-gps-issues-with-latest-nightlies/

Post #8 in the CM forum thread describes how to rebuild your NVRAM once you're in a stock AT&T ROM; appropriately enough, part of their solution links back to an older enewman post for an NE4 stock update. I followed their procedure exactly except I flashed the rooted UCUFNJ1 ROM from this thread. Once I rebuilt the NVRAM, voila GPS came back! I use an app called GPS Test that sometimes seems like it has an easier time getting a fix than others. Throughout the whole problem, it reported no satellites visible. Once NVRAM was rebuilt GPS Test sees 23 satellites and fixes in a few seconds.

Next, I restored SlimKat from a TWRP backup, and sure enough the GPS fix stuck. Now everything is working again :laugh:. I did have to have GPS Test clear AGPS data to get more than 4 satellites visible at first in SlimKat.

Hope this helps you! As always read carefully, do your research, and follow all the steps carefully. Good luck!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StoneyJSG:
ODIN?

Is there an ODIN file for this? I want to update my bootloader and modem to NJ1, but I don't have a custom recovery installed due to wanting to leave my warranty bit at 0 until the warranty is up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ismellburnttoast:
Anything new worth noting in this vs. earlier KitKat builds (NE4, NE6, etc)?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kenetix:
Stuck @ ATT Logo

Flashed the NJ1 rooted zip coming from Cyanide v4, and it has been sitting at the logo for 10 minutes. Any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
Did you flash the NJ1 bootloader & modem? If so then you need to backup your internal SD to a PC or ext sdcard, & (manually) wipe system, data, cache,dalvik, & internal SD in recovery (manually wipe everything but extSdcard) & then flash again. When coming from AOSP back to TW or TW to AOSP you should always do this. The data on internal SD is causing the issue! Make sure you back it up & do a 100% clean flash, you'll be surprised how fast it'll boot afterwords!! Need to be on NJ1 bootloader & modem, & never skip any when upgrading for example- MJB to NE4 to NJ1, If you skip you'll have trouble, & not the kind easy to fix!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yoonietang:
I am also in desperate need of an ODIN version of this. I can't get into my bootloader or recovery right now =(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StoneyJSG:
You should be able to go back to stock by flashing the file in the OP with TWRP or phil touch recovery. Of course, you will probably lose all your stuff though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Since you are on the NJ1 baseband in all probability your bootloader is NJ1. If they both are do as Stoney said and flash the zip from the OP, pick the NJ1 zip. If it stops at the boot logo, even though you fully wipe cache and dalvik-cache you may to wipe/format the internal sdcard. This will definitely cause you to lose everything that is not backed up off of the internal card.

Sometimes it takes even more to get the stock TW ROM to boot after coming back from 5.x.x. The something more is a factory reset from stock recovery. enewman17 provided it as a flashable zip in the OP. Of course after you are up and running you would then need to Odin back into a custom recovery. If root is lost then you would need to flash the supersu.zip from within the recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] insaneghost17:
Thank you so much I just needed a proper tutorial on what to do.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Hope it works for you. Let us know what it takes for you to get it working. That info may help some future someone with the same problem when they search the forums.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mukarram marikkar:
Can someone show me the steps of doing it for the j1 bootloader
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
All zips are flashable in custom recovery TWRP, CMW, Philz.

If you are not sure about that I suggest stopping and taking a little time to search/browse the relevant forums first. And make sure you read all the sticky threads as well.

You'll understand more of what you are doing a will generally get better results without having to ask for help.

But If there is something in particular you are having trouble with or don't understand, let us know. I and others will be happy to try to help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] badbambam:
Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy S III i747 on the Bell Network in Ontario Canada and I would like to Root my phone. I did it before with Mr Robinsons Root however I can't find his pages anymore and I don't know it it's possible to do anymore. I'm not familiar with the new builds and don't know if they work with my phone.

Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Thank you ..

BBB
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
If you have a custom recovery installed, the simplest way to root is to flash the SuperSu.zip file after booting into recovery. Links to the SuperSu file and to a Odin installable custom recovery (if you do not already have one installed) can be found in the OP of this thread by enewman17.

BTW, are you using an i747 or an i747M? The Canadian carriers typically use the i747M. It doesn't matter as far as the answer goes, but they are different concerning bootloaders and modems that can be flashed. Just mentioning in case you are planning to upgrade bootloader and modem in pursuit of a newer ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] badbambam:
Correction I have a SGH-I747M On Bell network... it's the Canadian version. I lost root with update. Is there a way to flash a Rooted 4.4.2 or better with Odin?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
The only rooted stock 4.4.2 ROMs I have seen are those by enewman17 and they are all zips intended to be flashed from a custom recovery.

The Odin flashable stock roms for the i747M that I have seen are not rooted. I see five different 4.4.2 stock roms on the Bell network when checking sammobile. Since you lost root with an update I would guess that would be to the most recent firmware, the OB3 release.

mrRobinson's page I checked the OP but do not use the files in that post. The newest for the Bell variant is for a 4.3 ROM, using that will brick your device. I did not search that thread. If you can find where he updated the method to work with your bootloader you are in luck.

Otherwise, there is the CF-Auto-Root It does not install a custom recovery, but it does increase the flash counter. TriangleAway is a method of returning the counter to 0. Read the first couple of posts in the thread carefully before using.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lego126:
ucufnj2 hotspot help

Hello I'm trying to get my wifi hotspot working. Can anyone direct to an appropriate thread? I've searched the MASSIVE library that is Xda but slot of times I'm unsure of what I'm reading.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lego126:
fnj2 sgh i747 root

I'm trying to fix my wifes hotspot, and.I've found something I think will work but I need root access first. I tried towelroot last night w/o pc. And finally I was able to temp root, but after re boot I lost root. Now I can't member which mod strings I used for root. Everything I've tried so far says phone not supported. I rooted my sphl 710 with Odin and twrp so im some what familiar with the process, just afraid of messing up her phone like last time and it took me weeks to figure it out. I may only need temp root so I can change the tether provisions. Anyhelp appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Just get twrp recovery flashed via Odin, and then flash the SuperSU zip by chainfire from recovery.

That's pretty much it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] strat6:
Great Success

I have cm13 running fine but I wanted stock to unlock the phone. I've had this issue in the past where aosp roms were fine but touchwiz was...touchy. heh

I got it to boot by

1. erased and formatted everything...no good

2. flashed stock recovery and did factory reset....no good

3. rebooted to stock recovery and selected "apply adb update" or whatever the stock recovery calls adb sideload, and sideloaded rom. It loaded to 100% and then failed. I rebooted the phone again and BAAANG,it loaded

Now I'm trying to unlock. I want to give cricket a try. Hope this helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dildano:
Back to stock?

Hey guys, how do I get my phone back to stock? I have NJ2 installed as well as the stock NE2 recovery that was posted. I have also completely unrooted via SuperSU. However, the Current Binary and System Status still show "Custom" in download mode. How do I get them back to "Official"?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Do you still have a custom kernel in place, that could cause what you are seeing, even if everything else is stock (rom, recovery, etc) There was an app by Chainfire called TriangleAway. But I am not sure that it supports this device since Android 4.3. It would be something to look into.

The Warranty Bit counter can not be reset.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dildano:
I don't believe I have a custom kernel. It's whatever was included with the NJ2 update. Is there something else I need to flash?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Not sure what it would be if your device is completely stock.

Maybe go to the PlayStore and get the "Phone Info *Samsung*" app by vndnguyen. Use that if you see anything non-stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Give Triangle Away a shot like dawgdoc said. It can't reset the warranty bit, but by resetting the counter to 0 it may also reset the status. Can't hurt to try anyway...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dildano:
Thanks guys. I'll try your suggestions this evening and report back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dildano:
Triangle Away took care of it. Thanks for the suggestion!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
It's good to know that TriangleAway will work with stock KK roms.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ark42:
I have NJ1 that was rooted with TWRP, and suddenly today it keeps asking to install NJ2 from OTA but reboots and fails. How can I update to NJ2 with these files and TWRP without losing any of my data on the phone? Do I need "Flashable Rooted NJ2 system.img and boot.img" or "Flashable NJ2 Bootloaders and modem." or both?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chitown835:
Just the nj2 boot loader and modem
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] heliumballoon:
Need help...

Hi,

Can anyone please help with this:

My friend has AT&T galaxy S3 and got an OTA update and now on: I747UCUFNJ2.

Since the update, settings application crashes, like others had here. I suggested root, then custom recovery then flash either the stock rom provided here by enewman17 or the rooted stock by enewman17 , but he did not want root, just everything fixed on the stock rom, no rooting.

I downloaded the stock rom by enewman17, then wipe cache, wipe data/factory reset in (stock) recovery, then flash from sd card (the stock NJ2 rom provided by enewman17). It failed with signature verification error.

Now I can get into download mode and also stock recovery. The phone boots up into the OS, but cannot get past the setup process as settings app keep crashing.

I tried using odin to flash CWM (latest) but even though it succeeds, on boot to recovery it always goes back to stock recovery. So I can't get into CWM to disable signature verification.

Also tried to flash 4.1.1 from sammobile, but it failed doing check version, saying the rom im flashing is older. (maybe that's a good thing, since it might have bricked it if it did...)

Tried using "SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 UNIFIED TOOLKIT V9" from here in XDA, but it seems to require the OS to be up and running, but now I can't get there...

Any ideas how to install the CWM and prevent the stock recovery from running on boot?

Thanks for any help!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Yes, it is good that the 4.1.1 rom failed to flash, for the reason you stated.

Flash CWM again but do not let the phone reboot. (Turn of the Odin auto-restart option.) Once the flash is complete, unplug the usb cable and then pull the battery. Next replace the battery and boot into recovery mode. This procedure will not need to be repeated.

It was a known problem that some of the OTAs caused soft bricks. The CWM not taking and the stock recovery restarting was a problem also, another fix was removing two specific files from a working device - not an option for you at this point. After getting CWM installed, or TWRP, you should be able to flash enewman's stock rom.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Yeseshvi:
I'm running it on cm12.1 right now. How do I ckeck my bootloader? Bcz to update to cm13, I need NJ1 or NJ2 bootloader.

Even if my phone is on a version just prior to NJ1, I can safely flash NJ1 bcz it'll be a valid update. But I wanna confirm b4 I do so. Help :(

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Nm. There's this Root Checker app which shows the details. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] heliumballoon:
I did the battery pulling thing after flashing CWM recovery, and from then on it was good and I was able to flash the rom afterwards.

Thanks a lot for the quick reply and big help here!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] JoshReuben:
Just read through most of the thread and searched as well, but am trying to catch up from years ago - bootloader & modem are MK5, baseband i747MUMUEND3.

Does anyone know the upgrade path to get my modem & bootloader current? Better yet, I've searched but can't find a page that contains a chronological set.

Help?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enewman17:
Looks like you have the Canadian / Mexican variant. Sammobile.com should have the latest Odin file for your i747M

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/I747m/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KingHaye:
Hey everyone am a bit confuse my current Bootloader is i747UCUEMJB should i downgrade to one of the other ? if so which would best for me.

d2attt S3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
No you cannot downgrade.... Ever!! What are you trying to accomplish exactly?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
+1

"err on the side of kindness"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] NWLONEWOLF87:
anyone having issues installing xposed framework?

NVM... forget and them remembered the cause.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kenetix:
I did just that. I went from MJB to NE4 and then NJ1. I am getting another sd card, cause my old one was shot. Then, i will try again. Thanks for the info.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sian23:
Questions

If i was to upgrade to NJ1 am i stuck to NJ1 or i could still downgrade to NE4?

And it is optional to flash the Flashable S3 Stock Recovery right..?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] melvinaury:
The recovery is optional.

Yes you can go back to NE4 less bootloader anf modem. You can find a zip NE4 ROM rooted without bootloader and modem and flash it in recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
There's also a NJ1 rooted zip as well.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sian23:
Thanks for telling that since the NE4 bootloader can't downgrade to previous bootloaders

And can someone take a screenshot on what is New to the NJ1..

Since in the AT&T official site it says Android OS Enhancement,i tried to search it on google but i saw nothing related to NJ1's OS Enhancement

And also how's battery life in NJ1 Bootloader and modem..?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] melvinaury:
In what I read it's more related to modem and security.

The is don't had a mayor change.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sian23:
Hmm..

I think i wouldn't flash this yet since a lot of people are getting issues to update on NJ1
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OKAstro:
As an alternative you could flash just the NJ1 modem/bootloader. That's what I did...still running Enewman17's last S3Rx kitkat ROM with no problems.

Just remember if you flash NJ1 bootloader/modem you cannot go back to an older bootloader/modem.

Some have reported better modem performance with NJ1.

Good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] melvinaury:
That's correct I use the same combination.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sian23:
Hmm..maybe i should do that,since NE4 is killing my battery

Thanks for the information though
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] l3gionn:
If I'm already on ucufnj1 which of these should I use to restore to stock? I need to do a fresh reset and factory reset isn't working
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2985006

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] l3gionn:
but which one should i use? the recovery or the boot.img and system.img?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] l3gionn:
I have the system.img and boot.img zip on my sdcard, now how do i flash it using cwm? i only find posts saying i need programs to do this, but op says cwm flashable. help?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
if you downloaded the first file (the first blue letter file) , it is in .zip format.

actually , they're all .zips.

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RayEdmondson:
Using TWRP I did a factory data reset, wiped dalvik, cache, and system, then flashed the rooted zip. When I tried to reboot, TWRP flashed a warning stating I didn't have an OS installed. I reinstalled my old rom until I could get an answer. I have the NJ1 bootloader and modem installed and was trying to revert to stock from a 5.02 rom.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravysheckler:
I just upgraded my samsung s3 ne4 to nj1, the sdcard is not writable, and i just flash the kernel.zip

This is work, but why my pda&csx version back to ne4?

now iam on s3rx cusrom, anyone help please
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
You may have a bad download, try re-downloading, and when you wipe you need to wipe internal SD card too, just make sure you back it up b4 wiping. also you should check the md5 sum & compare it to the one in the OP
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
I haven't double checked, but I seem to recall that the PDA and CSC come from the ROM, not from the borrower bootloader or modem.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RayEdmondson:
I'll give it a try. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravysheckler:
Can I update the pda and csc to the nj1??
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
I've done a bit of reading, but not enough to be confident in giving advice on this.

Yes, the CSC comes from the installed ROM. If you updated firmware/modem without changing ROMS this could explain why there is a difference between your firmware/modem versions and that of your pda/csc. I didn't find anything saying this would be the cause of your sdcard not being writable, as long as you are using the correct firmware, modem, and ROM (and therefore CSC) for your phone. There are ways to edit the CSC, you can also change CSC files without changing ROMs. I don't think I would suggest doing either of these yet. At this point I would suggest fixing permissions, or then reflashing your ROM.

You are on the AT&T i747, correct?

Which kernel did you flash?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RayEdmondson:
TWRP still told me I didn't have an OS installed, but I rebooted and it went straight through to the setup screen. I did follow your steps and wiped the internal sdcard as well, and it sailed right through. It stuck in at the AT&T globe the first time, but I hadn't wiped the internal. Wiped internal as well and installed with no problems.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
Good deal! Glad you got it bro!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravysheckler:
Yes s3 at&t i747, iam on s3rx and i flash the ibuddler kernel

I think the problem is on stock nj1 , why the sdcard isn't writable? Therefore i just flash the kernel.zip on enewman17 post, but while flashing, the cwm says " installing kernel ucufne4 sdcard r/w blablabla "
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
It sounds like you were on NE4 bootloader and modem at some point and then updated to the NJ1 bootloader and modem.

After on the S3Rx rom with the ibuddler kernel you flashed back to the stock kernel.

Your sdcard ( internal or external ?) is not writable, I think.

You said CWM recovery gave a message about the kernel being r/w. Normally I would take this to mean you can read and write. The rest of the error message would help.

At this point I would still suggest going back into your recovery and correcting permissions. If that does not solve the problem, then I would suggest reflashing the ROM. If still not solved, then help froom someone with experience in this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
+1

1).what was blablabla ?

2).what is your current bootloader and modem version ?

3). did you make a nandroid backup?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OKAstro:
There are play store apps that might fix the SD not writeable problem. Samsung/KitKat needs this kind of fix. Enewman17's ROM has the fix built into the ROM
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ravysheckler:
My curent boatloader and modem is nj1

Yes i have a nandroid backup but i don't know why my backup file can't be restored

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That's apps is not working on my phone
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
there is an xposed module , KK sdcard r/w fix that you might can try. DL exposed installer and you can find it in list of modules and install.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Robert417919:
I was having a problem with Tethering. I followed this link and it works fine now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2535141
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] santij07:
Stock recovery I747UCUFNJ1

Enewman I need the new stock recovery for I747UCUFNJ1 if you know about it please letme know.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] canodroid15:
So you're saying there's a newer one than the one in the op? If so I've not seen nor heard of it, one In op should be fine.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tawcw:
I tried to flash NJ1 system.img and boot.img ,NJ1 Bootloaders and modem in TWRP 2.8.5.0 but it's always FAILED

TWRP says Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/UCUFNJ1_Rooted.zip'

Any ideas?

I'm on NE4 and Slimkat 7.0