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Can't Install CM11 on my S3

Can someone tell me what is going on with my phone... I have the latest MJC modem and I cannot install CM11 ROM?

Do you have custom Recovery installed ? If so is that latest version ?

yes the RECOVERY is the latest version, also I experience some bad CALLS meaning that when somebody calls me they cannot understand what I'm talking can someone tell me how I can flash the latest bootloader and modem without damaging my phone in any way?

Please post the exact Recovery version and error message you get when flashing CM 11.

Unable to flash CM 11 using TWRP

Hello
I am currently running the latest version of TWRP (openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-d2att) and I am trying to flash CM 11, but I get an error in red "Failed"
I am even getting a failed error as well when flashing the bootloader in the thread below.
I have successfully been able to flash SlimKat 4.4.4 and Dirty Unicorn with no problems. I think I had the same problems as well when trying to flash Paranoid Android.
I have tried flashing the files from both the external SD card and Internal. No go.
This is the thread I am following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682905
Here is the error I get when flashing:
You cannot flash from your current bootloader. Current version: I747MVLUEFNE6
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/Flash/CM/1/boot_CWM_I747MVLUEMK5.zip'

Try using the latest version of Philz Touch for the d2lte to flash files.
You can flash the most recent zip from TWRP.
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/

audit13 said:
Try using the latest version of Philz Touch for the d2lte to flash files.
You can flash the most recent zip from TWRP.
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/
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Ok, so I flashed the latest zip using the TWRP App rebooted into PhilZ Recovery and tried to flash the bootloader ( boot_CWM_I747MVLUEMK5.zip) from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
Still got an error: Please upgrade to latest binary...You cannot flash from your current bootloader. Current version: I747MLUFNE6
E: Error in /storage/sdcard1/Flash/CM/1/boot_CWM_I747MVLUENK5.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted

Do not flash any bootloader to your phone. It is good that it did not flash mk5 over ne6. This will brick for phone.

audit13 said:
Do not flash any bootloader to your phone. It is good that it did not flash mk5 over ne6. This will brick for phone.
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Ok thanks. Where can I find the latest boot-loader for my device? I was trying to follow this guide to flash CM11 and it told me to download the latest boot-loader and update it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682905
I guess the thread I wrote above is an outdated guide to flashing CM11. Would you happen to know the steps I should take to flash cm11 for my device with my current bootloader?
BTW I still can't flash the CM11 Rom in Philz Touch Recovery.

Iv never had any issues using philz touch to flash.

drakemiller40 said:
Ok thanks. Where can I find the latest boot-loader for my device? I was trying to follow this guide to flash CM11 and it told me to download the latest boot-loader and update it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682905
I guess the thread I wrote above is an outdated guide to flashing CM11. Would you happen to know the steps I should take to flash cm11 for my device with my current bootloader?
BTW I still can't flash the CM11 Rom in Philz Touch Recovery.
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You have the ne6 bootloader. Do you have an i747m or i747? It will make a difference when it comes to flashing an updated bootloader and modem.
Are you downloading the latest CM11 from the cyanogen site?

audit13 said:
You have the ne6 bootloader. Do you have an i747m or i747? It will make a difference when it comes to flashing an updated bootloader and modem.
Are you downloading the latest CM11 from the cyanogen site?
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Thanks for helping out so far. My Model number that shows up in "About Device" in my phone's settings say SGH-I747M. Yes I am downloading the latest CM11 Nightly build here : http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
P.S.
Will I bay able to go back to stock if I don't like CM11? I heard that it will brick my phone from rolling back the boot loaders. What if I restore from a nandroid backup, will that work to restore to stock without bricking my device?

With a custom recovery, you can create a backup, flash your ROM, and you can restore the backup if you don't like cm11.

audit13 said:
With a custom recovery, you can create a backup, flash your ROM, and you can restore the backup if you don't like cm11.
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Ok thats good. Though I still have the problem of flashing CM11. It still fails on me on TWRP or Philz Touch Recovery. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

What error are you getting? What cm11 ROM are you flashing?

audit13 said:
What error are you getting? What cm11 ROM are you flashing?
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Never mind, found out that I had to run the factory reset in PhilZ Touch first then flash the rom. Alls good, but didn't like CM11.
Though why didn't it work on TWRP?

I had issues with TWRP flashing ROMs too. Once I switched to Philz which is based on CWM, I had no issues flashing the same ROMs that TWRP would not flash.

How to flash roms not based off 4.1.2 JB?

Hi, I'm having issues flashing roms which aren't based off of 4.1.2 firmware. I am rooted on 4.1.2 JB and have flashed a few of the 4.1.2 roms on my tmobile s3 t999, when I attempt anything else it fails with "error 7" for example cm10 and 11 or 4.3/4.4. Please Help? Thanks.

1. Make sure you're on latest version of recovery.
2. You may need to ODIN to a newer version/bootloader.

ShernDog said:
1. Make sure you're on latest version of recovery.
2. You may need to ODIN to a newer version/bootloader.
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I tried flashing over the bootloader update found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282603
and am receiving a "status 7" error once again. I restored a backup which contained no mods, downloaded rootkeeper and booted into cwm tried flashing the updated zip, it returned a status 7 error. I'm not sure how to proceed. I am currently using 4.1.2 axis with trinity kernel. I cant seem to flash anything whatsoever aside from roms based off 4.1.2. Can someone help me step-by-step?
thanks

Update recovery

thanks guys. Success!!!

[Q] Error flashing S3 4.3

hello im tring to flash roms for my s3 t999 when going to the process of root I install cwm and then I was installing Update-SUperuser.zip but it failed it says (bad) installation aboarded but the wiered thing is ive done this in the past its not only the superuser cause I have root it but when I tried installing any rom for the t999 4.3 it stopeds in the same error. Em I missing something??

neutech15 said:
hello im tring to flash roms for my s3 t999 when going to the process of root I install cwm and then I was installing Update-SUperuser.zip but it failed it says (bad) installation aboarded but the wiered thing is ive done this in the past its not only the superuser cause I have root it but when I tried installing any rom for the t999 4.3 it stopeds in the same error. Em I missing something??
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Are you on the latest version of CWM? If not update to latest versions of CWM.

what would be the latest for s3 4.3 I tried CWM_6.0.4.7 but it didn't work it stays in a black screen

ok I used a couple of them even the one im running now its cwm 6.4.7 same error it doent take anyroms at all none. its rooted so I have no clue what else to try any ideas?

Being rooted won't make a difference. Download and flash latest cwm or twrp if it still doesn't work. Check their site for the most up to date recovery version

on the cwm website the version is 6.0.4.5 and I have CWM_6.0.4.7 so its not the recovery its gotta be be something else

neutech15 said:
on the cwm website the version is 6.0.4.5 and I have CWM_6.0.4.7 so its not the recovery its gotta be be something else
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Try different methods to download the rom. Could be bad downloads. If it still doesn't work, use twrp

Firmware Update

Hello,
I have been reading the forum trying to find information on how to flash a custom rom to my phone to upgrade my current firmware. I am currently on stock firmware 4.3 and my phone is rooted.
I am attempting to to upgrade my phone's firmware to a stable release (if possible) of firmware 5.0 or higher. Preferably the most stable release, as long as it is a minimum of 5.0.
I was reading several threads in the development section. However, a lot of the links in the threads are dead due to the age of them. When I do find a download, I am also unsure of what download type to use for my phone. My phone model is SGH-I747M (a Bell Canada phone). I see things at times referencing the AT&T I747 phone d2att downloads. But, I was unsure if any of that related to mine.
If anyone could point me in the right direction on where to go to begin flashing my phone to at least 5.0 it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

I recommend flashing your phone to the latest ROM from sammobile.com. This will update both the bootloader and modem to the latest release. Then, flash TWRP and any custom ROM designed for the d2can, d2att, or d2lte.

audit13 said:
I recommend flashing your phone to the latest ROM from sammobile.com. This will update both the bootloader and modem to the latest release. Then, flash TWRP and any custom ROM designed for the d2can, d2att, or d2lte.
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Thank you for your response.
When coming back to reply to your post, I just noticed that you said to flash TWRP. I was reading so many different threads on here that I ended up flashing clockworkmod (version: 5.5.0.4).
I went to the sammobile site and downloaded the ROM package for the ATT phone. I hope that was the right one. However, upon attempted installation it says that the instillation was aborted.
I also tried flashing a ROM from the "[ROM][OFFICIAL][Lollipop 5.1.1][D2ATT] PAC-ROM LP MR1" thread. However, upon attempted installation a message pops up that says:
Warning: No file_contexts . This package is for device: d2att, d2lte, d2tmo; this device is d2spr.
Any assistance on this? My device definitely said SGH-I747M for the model number.
I performed all the factory reset steps before attempting to flash. So, now my phone doesn't boot up. I created a nandroid backup before doing all this. But, I'm not sure how to proceed with flashing a ROM.
Thanks!

You need to flash the stock rom for an i747m as the att s3 is the i747 if you want to return to stock.
CWM is outdated.

audit13 said:
You need to flash the stock rom for an i747m as the att s3 is the i747.
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I apologize. I was mistaken from reading so many things over the last couple days. I double checked and it was the stock rom for i747m that I attempted to flash from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I747M/
I downloaded the "Bell Mobile" package.
I also just flashed TWRP to my phone instead of clockworkmod. I attempted to flash the stock ROM package through TWRP and I now get this error message:
It says it is installing the zip file that I specified and then says:
Checking for md5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found
Verifying zip signature....
Zip signature verification failed!
Is there something I'm overlooking? So far I've rooted my device, flashed TWRP, made a nandroid backup through both clockworkmod and TWRP and backed up both to my computer, downloaded the stock firmware from sammobile, inserted the zip file into my SD card, and attempted to flash through both clockworkmod and TWRP.
And thank you very much for your assistance. It doesn't seem like this forum gets much activity anymore. So, it is greatly appreciated.
Update: I also just verified that my version of TWRP is the most up to date release.

Sammobile ROMs must be flashed via Odin.

audit13 said:
Sammobile ROMs must be flashed via Odin.
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I was actually just about to come back into this thread to ask if I had to flash using Odin.
My phone showed up fine in Odin prior to flashing clockworkmod or TWRP. However, with TWRP flashed, Odin no longer recognizes my phone.
What could I do about this? If I need to remove TWRP and revert to stock recovery, I'm not sure how to.
I hope this is the last piece in solving this puzzle. :good:
Thanks!
Edit: I figured out why it wasn't being recognized in Odin. I was entering into recovery mode instead of download mode upon starting up the phone. That's my mistake. I'll be attempting the flash later in the day and will report back if everything goes fine, or if there's any issues, so this thread can be resolved in case any future users stumble upon it.

Are you in download mode when connected to Odin?
Have you tried different USB cables and USB ports?

audit13 said:
Are you in download mode when connected to Odin?
Have you tried different USB cables and USB ports?
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I got it all working now. I updated via the sammobile website and then flashed one of the ROMS found on this site in the development section.
So, all is good now. I've lost root after flashing one of the roms from the development section. But, I'll have to figure that out later.
For the most part, it is all resolved.
Thank you very much for your assistance. :good:

Depending on the rom, enabling root access may be found under developer options.