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Not sure if I should update?

So I still have original radio and everything from when this phone 1st came out, should I update and if so, what's the newest and how do I go about it without borking it? Holy run on lol, thanx in advance...

jr71x said:
So I still have original radio and everything from when this phone 1st came out, should I update and if so, what's the newest and how do I go about it without borking it? Holy run on lol, thanx in advance...
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how are things running for you now?

Find the calkulin thread in dev and dl it and flash whatever one u want. Do it with full battery tho so u don't brick n no battery pulls.
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eg30 to xwkdd NO GOOD

I rooted my phone and flashed it to gingerbread.XWKDD from gingerbread.EG30 i would like to put it back to gingerbread.EG30 cause my home button on the bottom doesnt work anymore....Does anyone know how i could put it back to EG30 ? ? thanks

if it didnt flash your modem and your baseband is still eg30 you just need.......
to flash the stock-eg30 filesystem which we have
at ::http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
if your baseband version isn't eg30 and you get no signal we have a fix but.
nope there is no eg30 modem.bin we could never pull one from a phone.
however we do have a fix an eg12 modem pulled from a dev phone.
here's the tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1284602

Jcorteo5750 said:
I rooted my phone and flashed it to gingerbread.XWKDD from gingerbread.EG30 i would like to put it back to gingerbread.EG30 cause my home button on the bottom doesnt work anymore....Does anyone know how i could put it back to EG30 ? ? thanks
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Ohhh boy ... here we go again.
Sent from my mothapluckin' phone!

slick4mitch said:
Ohhh boy ... here we go again.
Sent from my mothapluckin' phone!
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You're not alone in that sentiment.
There's a thread in the Dev section for our phone. It's right at the top - you should read through it and I promise between the links and info in the OP you'll figure this out. People need to stop taking rooting and flashing ROMs/partitions so lightly. You can really screw up your phone.

I can't believe people are flashing things from another phone. Why? If you aren't smart enough not to do that then you shouldn't be roofing and flashing. I can't believe this.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!!

This is the reason why we nandroid BEFORE the rom gets flashed... well... I thought thats why.

Q about wifi calling

Hey I'm switching from an infuse w att to an s2 on T-Mobile tonight.
I'm excited for a new toy and all but mostly BC of the wifi calling. I read somewhere earlier this phone does not have wifi calling? I'm kind of confused. Its not a Problem if I have to root and install a rom to get it to work I just need to know. Thanks!
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It supports wifi calling as of the latest ota update. It works great.

2.3.5 does not have WiFi calling
2.3.6 does.
Just flash a ROM if you are stuck at 2.3.5.

kvizz said:
2.3.5 does not have WiFi calling
2.3.6 does.
Just flash a ROM if you are stuck at 2.3.5.
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sick. I click update and it says no firmware. I just got this phone two hours ago. Does this only update via kies?
And...now for the direction of roms and all...coming from an infuse, I have no idea where to start beyond doing the root with odin as stated in the big root thread. I'm used to putting the rom on the card and flashing. nothing else. Never added kernels and such. I'd like the best battery life and to keep my wifi as good as possible (Ive heard some rome stop the wifi calling and all)

Yeah the thing that sucks is you have to wait till the firmware is pushed to your phone.
Odin is only used to flash the recovery and kernels.
After flashing the recovery, you can put ROMs on the SD card like normal and flash it.

kvizz said:
Yeah the thing that sucks is you have to wait till the firmware is pushed to your phone.
Odin is only used to flash the recovery and kernels.
After flashing the recovery, you can put ROMs on the SD card like normal and flash it.
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hmmm kies said I could update it through there...so the phone is on the charger now before i start.
I havent rooted yet bc I wanted to get the 2.3.6 to make sure wifi calling works. I'll update, then root...oh...the HOW TO ROOT section has whatever PDA in it to use, will that work with 2.3.6?
Glad i remembered to ask that now lol
Ohhh and the UNROOT newer "easy" link doesn't work. says to tell an admin...not sure about that.

u also need the newest simcard for the wifi calling to work as well

katiecakez said:
hmmm kies said I could update it through there...so the phone is on the charger now before i start.
I havent rooted yet bc I wanted to get the 2.3.6 to make sure wifi calling works. I'll update, then root...oh...the HOW TO ROOT section has whatever PDA in it to use, will that work with 2.3.6?
Glad i remembered to ask that now lol
Ohhh and the UNROOT newer "easy" link doesn't work. says to tell an admin...not sure about that.
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yes when you flash the recover in odin you select it under pda and let it finish and reboot.. the oneclick rooting method doesnt work with the new 2.3.6.. also not sure which easy unroot method youre talking about but if its the zedomax rom i suggest staying away from it because others have reported that after flashing it the phone was no longer recognize by the computer or odin best way to go back to stock is to flash the stock 2.3.6 md5 with odin found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350360.. Good luck hope you enjoy

foreverloco said:
yes when you flash the recover in odin you select it under pda and let it finish and reboot.. the oneclick rooting method doesnt work with the new 2.3.6.. also not sure which easy unroot method youre talking about but if its the zedomax rom i suggest staying away from it because others have reported that after flashing it the phone was no longer recognize by the computer or odin best way to go back to stock is to flash the stock 2.3.6 md5 with odin found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350360.. Good luck hope you enjoy
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alrighty so just to clarify for my silly girly little self here, i can just use the same links provided in the OP for how to root. No extras or different versions of recovery or SU needed for 2.3.6?

mightymike889 said:
u also need the newest simcard for the wifi calling to work as well
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Yea thanks. I called and hounded them about it and she kept saying i have the most recent....but we all know just how much reps know....so do you know if there are any ways to tell?
I shall google that in the mean time while i wait for replies

katiecakez said:
Yea thanks. I called and hounded them about it and she kept saying i have the most recent....but we all know just how much reps know....so do you know if there are any ways to tell?
I shall google that in the mean time while i wait for replies
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take out ur sim card the back ull see the the gold square is small and dont take up half the sim card...and there should be a code on it that says tm with numbers if it has that ur all good

mightymike889 said:
take out ur sim card the back ull see the the gold square is small and dont take up half the sim card...and there should be a code on it that says tm with numbers if it has that ur all good
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sweet I'm golden

Aaaaand now it says no server found when it gets to about 14% downloaded. wtf

katiecakez said:
alrighty so just to clarify for my silly girly little self here, i can just use the same links provided in the OP for how to root. No extras or different versions of recovery or SU needed for 2.3.6?
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yep u can still use the same files in the how to thread the clockwork recovery and superuser might be older versions i think but you can update the clockwork recovery with rom manager just make sure you choose the 1 that says samsung t-mobile galaxy s2 and can update the superuser in the market.. oh and when you first flash the su file in recover it might not stick the first time but dont worry just keep flashing it til it completes some ppl have said it sticks even if it doesnt complete but i just keep flashing til it did ive gotten it to finish on the second or third time whenever it didnt stick the first try

woot. rooted and su installed and running. Now to find a rom I like...

katiecakez said:
woot. rooted and su installed and running. Now to find a rom I like...
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use dewizz...they r going to have a nice update soon too

I'm actually trying to decide between zombie and seanster...
I need wifi calling and wifi mms and sms and basically everything wifi with awesome battery life. I keep hearing there are issues with mms with most rome except for zombie but seanster might have better battery life.
::confuzzeld::

Whoever said odin is just used to flash recovery's and kernels doesn't know what they are talking about. I would say use odin to do the 2.3.6 update because it will update ALL of your firmware and not just the rom.

xsteven77x said:
Whoever said odin is just used to flash recovery's and kernels doesn't know what they are talking about. I would say use odin to do the 2.3.6 update because it will update ALL of your firmware and not just the rom.
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Well I already let kies update it last night and it rooted now. I'm just searching for a rom I like.
Is it a problem I let kies update me to 2.3.6?

Which is the correct Stock ROM for att GS3?

Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.

pwned101 said:
Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.
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Just use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
The LG1 rom is the latest for AT&T G3. The second one in the thread is stock from initial release I believe. Download and flash. Since it's stock, it won't bump your counter. Will lose root though.

reaganSMASH said:
Just use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
The LG1 rom is the latest for AT&T G3. The second one in the thread is stock from initial release I believe. Download and flash. Since it's stock, it won't bump your counter. Will lose root though.
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Ya I saw that thread before posting here. But the links are from samsung-updates.com. I was thinking I'll download it from the official site thats all. I guess you dont have the answer then?

pwned101 said:
Ya I saw that thread before posting here. But the links are from samsung-updates.com. I was thinking I'll download it from the official site thats all. I guess you dont have the answer then?
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Uuuh, those roms are straight from Samsung Kies (their official roms). They are safe. I have used it to ditch root and go back to my stock kernel prior to flashing new custom roms. They are official roms from Samsung. If you want to get them from Samsung directly, install more bloatware on your pc (Kies). Have fun.

I really don't care about a few apps being there (even if I don't use it).. So are u saying that if I install either one of the three (in the green box in the picture) I should be fine? Do u happen to know why they have different numbers in them?
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pwned101 said:
I really don't care about a few apps being there (even if I don't use it).. So are u saying that if I install either one of the three (in the green box in the picture) I should be fine? Do u happen to know why they have different numbers in them?
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Nope. I got my stock roms from the thread I sent you. Use the thread. Like I said, they are official roms straight from Samsung. It wouldn't be a main sticky on the development forum if it wasn't legit. Or you can just download Kies from the Samsung.com website and use that to flash newer stock roms to your phone. Or you can pull your hair out wondering which one to use until someone who knows their serial scheme to answer it better than I can.. The choice is yours. Chances are, anyone else would just link to that same thread I sent you already anyway. I've used them and they are just fine. I keep the latest stock on my ext_sd for backup just in case, which I downloaded from that thread. Works like a charm every time I have flashed it to go back to stock.
If you are already rooted and just trying to get back to stock to take your phone back for warranty, I also suggest you look into the app Triangle Away. Just do a forum search, it's in the development section. It resets your flash counter to zero. You will want to do that *before* you unroot. Assuming you've already rooted. Since I don't know your situation, I can only offer some suggestions. Hope this all helped.

Hehe.. Thanx for replying so elaborately. I have indeed tried the ROM posted on the thread earlier to go back to stock from CM10. They do wrk fine indeed. I just thought I'd get it from the official Site. That's all. I'm a little new to this but not a uber noob
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pwned101 said:
Hehe.. Thanx for replying so elaborately. I have indeed tried the ROM posted on the thread earlier to go back to stock from CM10. They do wrk fine indeed. I just thought I'd get it from the official Site. That's all. I'm a little new to this but not a uber noob
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No worries, everyone here was new to Android and flashing at some point as well. I completely understand you wanting to make sure what you are about to flash to your $500 phone is clean and safe. I have used the roms linked from that thread from the samsung-updates.com website myself with no problems. Anyone else here on XDA will tell you the same thing, they are safe and straight from Samsung Kies.

Question .
I downloaded one of the original stock rom from the link , currently I'm rooted but if i wanted to go back to stock how would I do it?
Flash the file i just downloaded ? How with CWM? Odin? this part is what's confusing me.
Thanks if anyone can explain , I guess I mainly want to know how to go back to stock and how to unroot.

1st Download the Triangle away app and reset ur flash counter if it's not zero already.
2nd Put ur phone in download mode(volume down+home+power button) and use Odin to flash the Stock ROM from your computer.
3rd This should have removed all root from your phone. But do go into settings-> About device->Status->Device status(in ur phone) . If it still shows 'modified', goto recovery menu(volume up+home+power button) and do a factory wipe.
Ur good to go after that.
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make sure you flash stock kernel or else you get boot loop....

whit3gh0szt said:
make sure you flash stock kernel or else you get boot loop....
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I thought when u flashed Stock ROM with Odin, it flashes the kernel and modem too? At least when u flash it with mobile Odin it happens by default.
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pwned101 said:
Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.
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go to your phone settings "About device" the information you require should be here

pwned101 said:
I thought when u flashed Stock ROM with Odin, it flashes the kernel and modem too? At least when u flash it with mobile Odin it happens by default.
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Last time i used it, it does. System, modem, kernel, bootloaders, cache, everything.

icedragon24 said:
go to your phone settings "About device" the information you require should be here
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I did check the 'about device' to see if there is anything that'll help me narrow it down(before you even replied). Yes, it helped me narrow it down to the green box in the picture.
Before you type some random **** like this why dont you check it out on your phone and give a reply. Let me know if you find out anything useful.

At the risk of sounding like an ass, did you look under the battery?

pwned101 said:
I did check the 'about device' to see if there is anything that'll help me narrow it down(before you even replied). Yes, it helped me narrow it down to the green box in the picture.
Before you type some random **** like this why dont you check it out on your phone and give a reply. Let me know if you find out anything useful.
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watch what you say around here! we mods are all around here.

mrhaley30705 said:
At the risk of sounding like an ass, did you look under the battery?
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yes i did check under the battery. All it says is SGH-i747.

Only thing left i can think to do would be to call the number listed for further assistance
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Look under your battery again. Notice under the imei barcode. You see 2 letters there? Mine was mb. That might have something to do with it. Might not.

mrhaley30705 said:
Only thing left i can think to do would be to call the number listed for further assistance
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Look under your battery again. Notice under the imei barcode. You see 2 letters there? Mine was mb. That might have something to do with it. Might not.
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Wow..good catch. I thinks that's it. Its just two letters printed just like that not part of anything else. Mine is RW. Dont know what the difference b/w them are though. Thanks again. :good:
Update:
Called them up. Its all the same...the MB,RW and ZR refers to the different colors.
MB refers to Pebble blue
RW refers to Marble White
and ZR refers to Garnet red.

[Q] what files are right to flash?

so i have been working on my friends phone for a while now and cant get anything to flash to it.after an ota update it bricked.i tried to redo his phone because he did not have insurance and it wasnt under warranty.but i tried everything on here and i get nothing odin says no pit partition sometimes so i tried finding a fix for that.but after reading on here yesterday im wondering if im flashing the wrong sprint s3 files.are the files the same for the android it came with and the ota it got 2weeks ago? im guessing it was 4.2 and the ota was 4.3 since thats what was rolling out to the phones

gjmath01 said:
so i have been working on my friends phone for a while now and cant get anything to flash to it.after an ota update it bricked.i tried to redo his phone because he did not have insurance and it wasnt under warranty.but i tried everything on here and i get nothing odin says no pit partition sometimes so i tried finding a fix for that.but after reading on here yesterday im wondering if im flashing the wrong sprint s3 files.are the files the same for the android it came with and the ota it got 2weeks ago? im guessing it was 4.2 and the ota was 4.3 since thats what was rolling out to the phones
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Have you read THIS thread about Knox?

yes i can get to dl mode at first when i got it that was all i can do then i flashed files with oden and it went away i guess it soft bricked it but i built a jig and it was now without the jig.... just wondering if i need to use mk3 files not md4

If mk3 OTA was accepted Knox will not allow any previous versions to install... as I understand it
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Saiya69 said:
If mk3 OTA was accepted Knox will not allow any previous versions to install... as I understand it
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Correct

yes just from getting caught up in reading all the thrds and post about rooting and flashing and sd booting s3 it did not cross my mind that 4.3 changed how it all works.for some reason it hit me so i asked him if it took the update and he said yes it worked for 3days..so im back to square one just different version but ill find it all i think i spend more time here and i do at work lol @ joey thanks bud looking at i now

gjmath01 said:
yes just from getting caught up in reading all the thrds and post about rooting and flashing and sd booting s3 it did not cross my mind that 4.3 changed how it all works.for some reason it hit me so i asked him if it took the update and he said yes it worked for 3days..so im back to square one just different version but ill find it all i think i spend more time here and i do at work lol @ joey thanks bud looking at i now
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Keep up with that thread, Once CNexus gets the tar, he'll get it going

thanks a lot it explains exactly what is wrong with it.i seen post about knox but never really gave much info. sounds good to me ill wait for CNex to release his fine work

gjmath01 said:
thanks a lot it explains exactly what is wrong with it.i seen post about knox but never really gave much info. sounds good to me ill wait for CNex to release his fine work
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Did this phone have custom recovery or stock before he took the OTA?
EDIT: nevermind, it doesn't matter.

no it was stock unrooted.