yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Randy3011:
Any real advantage??

Hey Folks:

Is there any real advantage to dl'ing this? What exactly is the "security update"? I am on Tribute 2.0. I use Cheetah Mobile (CM) products - CM Security, Clean Master, CM Boost and do not have any issues.

I have not seen any OTA notices on the phone (yet).

Just wondering....

TIA :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
There's also a new modem. In the end it's up to you. This tar doesn't wipe data.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Soooperstar:
Yea I saw that but to my opinion the modem is about the same. I see no difference. I wish we could go back to the MK3 modem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I've actually been having problems with my data the last couple weeks and this seemed to have fixed it.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Also looking at the OTA the main focus of the security update seems to be Wi-Fi.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chad The Pathfinder:
I have been look online for a change log but Samsung hasn't made it easy to find. Just "Changelist: 2851177" :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
A detailed one is usually hard to find. The one on Sprint's site says:

"-Google Security Updates

-HD Voice Icon"

That's it.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spark91:
Yeah, but the new update also seemed a bit more fluid, dunno if its a placebo, but when I done stock ND8, there's always this lag when loading onto apps or transitioning between them via multiwindow. And this was on a full blown clean wiped and odin flash stock .tar,

Did the same doing NJ2 the second time knowing the first didnt wipe data, went into Philz Recovery, wiped System, Data, Cache then Odin flashed NJ2, the welcome screen never lagged, and loading into TW Home for the first time ( Help Dialogues Pop ups ) never showed any slowdowns nor skipping lags like stock ND8 has.

Even though my device is de-activated but still trying to connect to sprint towers, checked my signal status, I'm getting -80 to -90 db instead of -60 to -80, so the new NJ2 modem is better in Minnesota. Dunno about other states.

Wi-Fi seems the same except connection dropping range, haven't lost connection when connected to my note 4 hotspotting. Even tried moving away from my hotspot and it doesn't drop until it literally shows no bars in the Wi-Fi ( I have "Don't Connect to bad Wi-Fi Signal" on! )
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes, I can confirm this works with NJ2.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spark91:
Vulnerability fixes. Towel Root doesn't work anymore if you're going stock without ticking Knox.

So people who updated and lost root. Will need to do the root method that trips Knox.

:/ Which is a bummer because the NJ2 kernel is more stable and enhanced now as well as the NJ2 System itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] internetpilot:
Does it matter anymore? The S3 is ancient in phone years. Does anyone even have one that's still under warranty?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spark91:
I guess it isn't. Just saying that that's what the security update was, just fixing vulnerabilities
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Note2? Did I miss something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] internetpilot:
Sorry, got my phones crossed but it goes doubly so for the S3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Randy3011:
So then.....

Okay...I odin'ed this, then dl'ed and installed Chad's deodexed rom file. Reloaded Philz. Baseband says version NJ2. Can I use KT747? Can I go to AOSP if I want?

TIA :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes and yes. Not sure if KT747 works on the full NJ2 ROM, I didn't try. I'm using Wicked S5 with no problems though.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Randy3011:
Thanks and doing the same now

Thanks Ryan. I installed Wicked S5 and running well. Gotta learn to keep fingers away from sharp objects. My bro-in-law cut sh*t outa his finger trying to cut a frozen bagel!! Love the new sig pic.:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cteq1:
thanks for your post. I got my phone back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
Flash Without Wiping Data?

"Keynote: When I restored using the tar myself, it did not remove data, so wipe beforehand as a necessary precaution."

To clarify this, what if I were to flash this with Odin over my current (stock TW, rooted) ROM? A few people in this thread seem to say that they haven't had a problem, but I'd like to verify that at the most all I will need is a backup - just in case.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes. I didn't wipe anything. No problems, restored my nandroid afterward because stock is so drab.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
Simpler for Stock Rooted?

Actually, since I'm on the stock TW ROM - and my device is still automatically downloading OTA updates - shouldn't I simply restore the stock recovery, and unroot, in order to complete the NJ2 update? No flashing of the entire tar needed in my case, or is that oversimplifying it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
You could do that, but I couldn't get the OTA to flash (status 7, never seen it in stock recovery... A few others reported the same) even after fully unrooting. And in reality it will be faster to flash the tar and save yourself some steps. The OTA won't flash period unless you are fully unrooted and stock recovery.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
Force Closes In

After flashing the full NJ2 tar, deleting /data and attempting to restore from my ND8 backup, I ended up with an (unsurprisingly?) broken install - with many issues. There must be an obvious action which I am missing in the process.

What is most concerning, however, is that force closes were introduced for apps like com.google.process.gapps, Google Play Services, and countless others. What I assumed to be /system conflicts - which could be resolved with reverting to a backup - in fact survived a full ND8 stock recovery + /system format + restoring most recent ND8 backup + dalvik/cache wipe. What am I missing that could have brought on these force closes; perhaps a conflict with a partition, or an incomplete backup?

I should note that solutions discussed for the force close issue did not resolve this for me, and so I'm hoping the root cause is only a simple step which I've glanced over.

Edit: I used clockworkmod 6.0.4.5 to create and restore the backups. Perhaps this is the root cause of the issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
I highly recommend Philz Recovery over all the others.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Why are you trying to restore your nd8 backup? Just factory reset then Odin nj2 and do fresh installs of apps. Restoring broken backups is likely going to keep breaking it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
For Those Eager To Update

More than agreed! To steer those who may be coming to this thread because of the OTA notification, indeed: your best bet may be to simply make a Titanium Backup and selectively restore.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Exactly. And don't flash nj2 tar and then try to restore an nd8 backup. That won't put you back to nd8. Recovery backups don't change your baseband back. You might as well discard your nd8 backups now. Or maybe just do custom restores of only data. But stop trying to restore system from nd8 after you already Odin flashed nj2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
Any feedback on its stability with custom AOSP-based ROMs, KK or L?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It's basically the same as ND8, new stock kernel, new modem, and some security updates. On AOSP the only difference would be the modem which seems to be a little better.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] internetpilot:
I'm running the NJ2 modem with CM11 and it's running great.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] PS4AndroidHacker:
Sorry to ask some dumb questions here as my daily is my S5. I powered in my old S3 from Virgin Mobile to find an update available. It won't take the OTA as I'm unrooted but still have a custom recovery. So...is there a tar for the Virgin Mobile update and what would be the best way to flash it and stay rooted? Any help is greatly appreciated and I've being doing my reading FIRST and haven't really found anything pertaining to the VM S3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
If your still on Ndc, just Odin the stock ndc tar. Then take the ota to nj3. There is no nj3 tar for Virgin Mobile. Even on sammobile it's just an update zip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fullydeveloped:
A couple of tips: use philz recovery not CWM, and custom backup everything. Don't expect a clean transition after flashing the NJ2 ROM, although users here have reported it. Make sure to have Titanium Backups, and expect time restoring everything if necessary.

If you're not interested in potentially starting from scratch, I'd recommend long-pressing the OTA notification from your drawer, and simply hiding the notification. :victory:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] unclescary:
Thanks

I have a rooted Sprint S3. I have unrooted and rooted it for updates. Each time I root it I have a panic attack. I have been getting Android System Update notification for a week or two. It annoys my OCD. I tried many ways to remove the notification but to no avail. I thank you for this information you have given. Everyone here is an angel one way or another. I am not the brightest person. If I can do it anyone can. Read and and be patient. I downloaded the L710PUDNJ2 tar file. I used ODIN 3.07 to install it. I went outside and shoveled snow. Came in and my phone was updated but unrooted. I downloaded the CF Autoroot for my phone. It has a small tar file. I used ODIN 3.07 to install it. It is a quick install. Phone rebooted. I ran rootchecker and it is rooted again. Thanks again for all the information here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bstangs1:
Hey guys I know its a long shot but is there anyway of getting this update without a PC, my charging port is not working, thank god I have 3 batteries and a external charger. Just thought I'd ask. TIA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Not really.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] PS4AndroidHacker:
Here's an idea for anybody updating,don't know if it's been tried yet. What if we Odin the NJ2,downgrade the kernel to older ND8 or NDC,root the device,then upgrade the kernel to the new one? We've been having to do this with AT&T Galaxy S5's to root without tripping knox. Any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
What's the point?

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] PS4AndroidHacker:
Rooting the new NJ2 without tripping knox. Downgrade kernel,root with towelroot or something,then upgrade kernel to the new one again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mattzeller:
Rooting doesn't trip knox, installing a custom recovery does

*edit* besides it doesn't work like that for the S3 like it does for the S4 & 5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] PS4AndroidHacker:
Gotcha,I'm falling out of touch with my S3 and the S3 community,I'm trying to get back on track LoL.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
If you've already installed a custom recovery Knox is already tripped.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gtuansdiamm:
hi, i odin'd this on top of my s3 that was running beanstalk

and its not going past the screen that says samsung with a glowing led

i used odin 3.10 and put in the ap slot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
It doesn't wipe data, do a factory reset and it will boot.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gtuansdiamm:
worked like a charm thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alemosman:
so how exactly did you re-root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] internetpilot:
CF Autoroot:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963812
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Or Odin Philz Recovery and hit Reroot in Philz Settings, then you'll need to download SuperSU from the Play Store.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Is this a 4.4.4 tar file?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
There is no 4.4.4 for us. It's still 4.4.2.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
I'm getting a system update when I'm on stock. Didn't wanna update it because I didn't know what it was. I'm currently on PUDND8. What update is it then it keeps notifying me with, this tar in this thread?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yep. NJ2. It's an 80MB Google Security Update, focusing mainly on Wi-Fi.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Is it worth updating?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Maybe for the new modem.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
When I try to do the OTA update it gives me a cache error.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Just use the tar from the post, I got the same thing.

My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lensmonkey:
What are you using to set up a wi fi tether / hotspot

Edit: I replaced the "Services.odex" in / system>framework with this one http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3167067&d=1424024709 It works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techdog:
Has anyone pulled just the modem update out into a flashable zip?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Phone isnt booting after i Odined back to stock. Just hung on the Samaung screen with the blue light flashing. I odined twice. Any suggestions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Boot to stock recovery and wipe cache and do a factory reset.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
I was able to take it to the Sprint store and they got it to boot. But i have no 4g now. I updated my profile and PRL. I forgot got code to restart my data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
##72786#
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
How do you get to the IOTHiddenMenu setting?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
*#0*# I think.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Yeah it brought me to some other screen with LED, mega camera, touch, etc. I tried googling it but couldn't find it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
##DATA#, you'll need your msl to change anything. My ROM, Wicked X, has the msl check disabled.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] congaman59:
Okay I did this I got a pass but now the phone boots to the black screen with SAMSUNG in white on the screen and then the blue swirly thing then the white and yellow sprint logo and then back to the black screen with SAMSUNG in white and that's it. Either that or download mode.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Boot to stock recovery and wipe cache and factory data reset.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] congaman59:
not too sure what you are telling me to do. could you baybe hive me some instructions on what files & assume you mean to do this in Odin? I was rooted in a 4.1.2 stock rom MK Rom I understand you have to go back to that ver. to get that to work. I'm about ready to use this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2369125&page=1 If someone can't tell me something that will actually work. I've tried bootloader in Odin . I've tried .tar file in In Kies and still can't get the phone to boot past eh samsung screen or to download mode.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Just power off, then boot to recovery (hold power+home+volume up) then using volume keys go down to "wipe cache" and tap power to select it. Then using volume keys go down to factory reset and tap power. Then try to boot up phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ahjee:
Can someone help me out.. I rooted my phone using the cf auto root by chain fire which went well but I tried flashing a new radio and now I get no signal and in android system info it says baseband unknown so I've tried restoring to stock and Odin reads my device but fails and nothing else will get my signal back...I can flash custom ROMs no issue but no signal and can't return to stock...restoring nand didn't help the signal issue either
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
You didn't need CF autoroot, just odin and a .tar of twrp. And don't go flashing radios, as you found.

But as for the failure, it may be as easy as a different cable or port. Also make sure you have the Samsung drivers installed. Make sure you have the correct .tar. Either nd8 or nj2.

If using the file in this thread, make sure you unzip the file into the Odin folder on your computer, don't try to flash the whole zip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
hey not to sure if its been noticed or if its just my phone but the camera doesnt work anymore but it works great thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Your camera should be working. If its not, its definitely just your phone. Try clearing the data and cache for the camera app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
i did that a bit ago..it might just be the phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
You can try a different camera app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
tried and it didnt work either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That would point to there being a problem with the hardware camera. I would try Odining again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
what just odin the file again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That would be the first thing I tried if my camera wasn't working.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
tried that and still isnt working sadly...maybe a physical problem with it ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That's what I said it was looking like, and that pretty much confirms it being a hardware problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] herpderp454:
alright well thanks for the help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lonelyskatter12:
I have a Sprint SGS3 and I get this error any help?

By the Way I have this In Odin Mode

"Could not do normal boot

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SPH-L710

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

CURRENT STATUS: CUSTOM

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE

WARRANTY BIT: 1

BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2

ODIN: flash read failure"

NJ2 bootloader = is 4.4.2

I don't understand why, I was running Exodus it was running perfect but it rebooted on its own and did this after a day or 2...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aaiah2017:
Please help me

I had flashed nj2 after that i had downgrade to ND8 it works but my megacam doesn't work and get warning camera failure. so i tried return to NJ2 it doesn't flash again. I need some help please.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aaiah2017:
please
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mydian:
You could flash the NJ2 TAR with Odin instead.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/stock-l710vpudnj2-pc-odin-flashable-t3007847
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhcomputerguy:
Trying to download the zip file and when extracting, it is saying that the tar file is corrupted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
What is saying that? Your PC? Odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nwinge08:
Can confirm. Got stuck on second second Samsung screen with flashing blue light, but followed these instructions and was able to boot after that.

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So... I updated to NJ2 with Odin, then rooted with CF Auto Root, then installed clockworkmod recovery. Everything working fine up until this point. Then, I power off to reboot into recovery mode, and now it is completely unresponsive. No boot (normal, recovery, or download), no charge light, no response at all.

Any ideas on what I should do before I try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2369125&page=1?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
How did you install Clockwork?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nwinge08:
I installed the recovery through their ROM Manager mod on the play store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
That's what I was afraid of. Many a bricked phone from that app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nwinge08:
Live and learn I guess. I'm going to try and make a brick-fix sd card to get it to boot into download and revert to stock with Odin again. Any tips/suggestions?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madbat99:
Forget cf auto root. Just flash a .tar of the recovery you want with odin. Personally I think twrp is way better than cwm.

Then flash a zip of SuperSU in recovery.

Get twrp here

Get SuperSU from the SuperSU thread.

That is if you get the brick fixed.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlSimm0ns:
Hi guys,

I need some hints on what has changed from Android < 5 to Lollipop when it comes to internal storage.

I have booted my Nexus 4 running Lollipop into ClockworkMod recovery and mounted the internal storage.

Then I did an "adb push" of files that I have backed up before to restore those onto the internal storage.

Once that was done I have opened a shell and changed ownership back to media_rw:media_rw and also

checked POSIX permissions to be correct.

Basically this is what I have done so many different times on different Android devices.

Once I have booted back into the system ...

I could not access any of those files and directories

.

I assume that there was something added on top of plain POSIX access control. A SELinux thing or something

like ACL or stuff, or maybe a database referring to files stored on /sdcard.

Anyway what can I do in recovery mode to make manually copied files and directories available in the system?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

/Al
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GorfDroid:
I had this problem too but all I could do to correct it was to reflash my ROM.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlSimm0ns:
Well finally I went back to 4.4.4 and copied the files back to SD card via adb. I hope the OTA will do everything for me.

But still I would like to understand how it work. This is what I am looking for.

If you are running Lollipop and create a file on SD card it looks exactly the same in Recovery mode. Same user, same group and same POSIX permission ... but still different in some way. How? :confused:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahsan362007:
HELLO

i have smT805 but that is not start after upgrade with odin i have also try to recover emergancy firm with kies but failed to get that code after i try with odin and pick firmware of UK from sammobile and upgrade with odin 3.9 but somehow i was able to get into download mode but after instrallation it keep restart at point which shown in picture...

Any body who can help me i will be very thankfull to you . Plz Guyz
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
I think its trying to boot into recovery. Well I do see that knox isnt tripped either. Try holding power, home, vol up and down buttons at the same time and it should force a reboot
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahsan362007:
Thanks for the reply buddie

I Have Tried evrythng but cant get into recovery mode too but keet restart in that logo
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahsan362007:
any body please help me am very worried about that any senior member who can help me....
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
The only thing I can think of is flashing a custom recovery. But you still have warrenty as knox isnt tripped. Perhaps you can take it into samsung service center or call one? They should fix it for free as you havent tripped knox.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porcelana:
To solve this problem there is option (requires much time can be several hours):

1. Updating to the latest version of KIES

2. Run the KIES

3. Turn on your Tab and connect it to PC with KIES.

4. KIES Menu Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation -> Model name SM-T805 -> OK -> S / N (Serial Number of your Tab) -> OK -> OK -> OK

5. Next step by step according to the instructions KIES