I used KINGO to root my 4.3, it said it rooted, but it didnt. It installed a custom recovery, but doesnt look like root is sticking . I am getting all sorts of app closes now ( you tube, super u, google maps )
Is there a ODIN flashable 4.3 full download? I see only a thread to restore to stock if you have a working flashable recovery...
Any tips???? on getting back to stock
I assume your on a s3? What model?
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droodski said:
I used KINGO to root my 4.3, it said it rooted, but it didnt. It installed a custom recovery, but doesnt look like root is sticking . I am getting all sorts of app closes now ( you tube, super u, google maps )
Is there a ODIN flashable 4.3 full download? I see only a thread to restore to stock if you have a working flashable recovery...
Any tips???? on getting back to stock
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You are posting in the wrong forum, only developers are allowed to post topics here for their releases. You should be asking in the Q&A forum.
Anyways, I am assuming you are here because you have a i747 or i747m and not one of the many other versions of the s3, but make sure before following my instructions, or you might brick your phone. There are several options for getting a stock rooted 4.3 rom, such as downloading a stock image from sammobile installing cf autoroot over your rom, downloading a prerooted rom, using mobileodin to root inject a stock image, etc. forget kingo.
I would recommend using the i747 tools in the android unified toolkit to flash and root your phone since it provides step by step instructions during the semi-automated process, which is helpful for beginners. you can download the toolkit here: http://www.skipsoft.net/?p=1347
Alternatively, you can download a pre-rooted ("root66") odin flashable 4.3 image, and then flash it in odin. i would still recommend using the toolkit alongside that process though. Here are some root66 stock roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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Hi,
I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy S3 on T-Mobile, to replace my Motorola Droid X on Verizon. Love the new phone, but miss my root capabilities - aka there's a bunch of bloat. There's an OTA not being forced for 4.1.1, but when I tried to root that, I soft bricked and got stuck in a boot loop at the pulsing Samsung. I grabbed ODIN and was able to push the stock 4.0.4 back into it and get it working again, baseband T999UVLH2, Kernel 3.0.8-925100, build IMM76D.T999UVALH2. Is there a way to root this phone, or a stock rooted ROM I could push up with ODIN?
I'm not looking to load custom ROM's, just have some of the abilities I had on my DX when it was rooted and get rid of some of the stock crap that I don't need.
I originally tried to do this with Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit v6.0, and soft bricked the phone. I followed the directions online, and did it as instructed, but yeah. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
All you need to root is the touch 6.0 clockwork mod recovery tar file which is available on xda as zip file and the odin version 3+ and follow instructions thats all thats needed to root, make sure you also put the superuser app inside the root of your sd card meaning connect your galaxy s3 to computer then open the root sd card and put it inside there, i believe there is a clockwordmod touch that already comes with superuser so you may not have to worry about putting superuser in root. here i'll grab links for you now. u dont checkmark anything on odin except select pda and browse for the tar file. Here is guide for your device with download links.
The clockworkmod touch recovery version is by far best and always works well with almost all roms.
I would also recomend you use liquidsmooth rom or if you want to test out the new android 4.2 cm but camera doesn't work on 4.2 cm10.1 now however it's a very nice custom rom
Btw, make sure you flash the superuser.zip file that you placed in your sd card while you are in clockwork mod recovery otherwise you wont comlete the root. to get into cwm you gotta hold volume up home button and power button at same time.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-install-cwm-touch-recovery-6-0-for-t-mobile-galaxy-s3/
Or even easier you can go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
[Firmware/OTAs] T999(V) Official, Leaked & Root66 FW & OTA Updates!
Just flash the root66 udljva file and it is just pure stock prerooted. Just follow the doc's instructions and all will be good.
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rawdaddymagraden said:
Or even easier you can go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
[Firmware/OTAs] T999(V) Official, Leaked & Root66 FW & OTA Updates!
Just flash the root66 udljva file and it is just pure stock prerooted. Just follow the doc's instructions and all will be good.
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Thanks to both of you, I'm rooted, exactly the way I wanted to be. I couldn't get CWM to flash in stock recovery, nor could I get Root66 to flash in recovery, so I just pushed it with Odin. All I need to do now is get CWM Touch on it, and I'll be set. I'm reinstalling my root apps as we speak.
Thanks again!
Odin cf auto root is the quickest and simplest.
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Thanks to both of you, I'm rooted, exactly the way I wanted to be. I couldn't get CWM to flash in stock recovery, nor could I get Root66 to flash in recovery, so I just pushed it with Odin. All I need to do now is get CWM Touch on it, and I'll be set. I'm reinstalling my root apps as we speak.
Thanks again!
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Flash cwm via Odin uncheck auto reboot. Then go straight to recovery then reboot. I'd wipe cache and dalvik while in there though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809307
[RECOVERY]TWRP 2.3.1.0 touch recovery [2012-10-15]
I wish to return to a rooted stock JB ROM from CM10.1 . CM10.1 is too buggy for me, and CM10 had one bluetooth bug in the final release that was kind of a game killer for me. I'd like to go back to stock JB but keep my custom recovery. The only files I've found for stock jellybean are full stock in that they'll flash over my recovery as well as my system. Does anyone know where I can find a root stock image that will let me flash just the system and keep my recovery like any other rom, so that I can flash back to CM10.1 when it is more stable. PS I am also on Linux and do not regularly have access to a windows machine so I do not have access to Odin, or Kies.
after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
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I searched and found only "One click" stock roms, and the "Fully Stock" roms. Neither of which solve my problem. Did you even read the portion of my post where I say I don't have access to Odin, or Kies or any of that? My only option for flashing is CWM. And I'm not sure how well overwritting CWM while CWM is flashing would work, but I don't think it would go well.
cehf said:
after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
sent from my I747
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find a cwm flashable zip of a stock rom. it doesn't need to be a current version. flash that. then find the cwm flashable ota zips and flash those. you've retained root, and cwm. i have done this process as well.
i'd link you to the threads you need but i'm on my phone and it's difficult to find this way.
edit: one of the otas is here. i haven't found anything about updating to jelly bean, though. i know there's a tutorial somewhere about making cwm flashable zips, i might try making one for you after i get my sister to sleep.
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go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.
Russ77 said:
go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.
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i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
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When you're back to rooted TW, flash the recovery you want with Mobile ODIN.
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cehf said:
i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
sent from my I747
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my mistake. OP, grab mobile-odin and do that since you're already rooted
I recently took the ota update to 4.1.2 mb1 and lost root. My question is can I use odin to flash [ROM|Stock Rooted] 3/3/13 Sprint Touchwiz Jelly Bean 4.1.2 (L710VPBMB1) Odex/DeOdex? And If so do I use the full ROM odex? And Do I have to flash anything besides the ROM? Or can I keep everything else stock?
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I recently took the ota update to 4.1.2 mb1 and lost root. My question is can I use odin to flash [ROM|Stock Rooted] 3/3/13 Sprint Touchwiz Jelly Bean 4.1.2 (L710VPBMB1) Odex/DeOdex? And If so do I use the full ROM odex? And Do I have to flash anything besides the ROM? Or can I keep everything else stock?
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Hey there buddy, welcome to XDA (I see this is your second post).
Anyways, do you still have a custom recovery? I'm assuming you don't, since it sounds like you went all the way back to stock unrooted in order o get the update (in the future, Freeza typically has the update for Root users a week or so after the OTA release, so no need to go back to stock unrooted).
Anyways, back to your current situation. Since you most-likely have the stock recovery, you'll have to go back to being rooted with either CWM or TWRP (I prefer TWRP, but they're both good). I personally use mskip's toolkit, it's fairly straightforward. You could also follow qbking77's rooting method. He does a good job explaining how to root. Samsung hasn't locked their bootloader and don't try to in their updates, so these rooting methods stand the test of time (and updates).
Once you have a custom recovery installed (or if you already have one installed), FIRST THING to do is perform a nandroid backup. THIS IS KEY. Once you have one done, go ahead and flash Freeza's Stock Rooted ROM. I'd recommend doing a clean flash, as it's the best way to minimize the chances of errors and bugs. Just wipe system and cache and dalvik cache, and then flash the downloaded ROM. And speaking of downloading, be sure to check the md5 sum of the download before you flash. Most problems with the stable ROMs here on XDA stem from bad downloads.
You can also check out other ROMs. I won't go too crazy on advertising here, but scroll through these two sub-forums, Android Development and Original Android Development. I've enjoyed most ROMs I've tried.
Hope this helps!
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Hey there buddy, welcome to XDA (I see this is your second post).
Anyways, do you still have a custom recovery? I'm assuming you don't, since it sounds like you went all the way back to stock unrooted in order o get the update (in the future, Freeza typically has the update for Root users a week or so after the OTA release, so no need to go back to stock unrooted).
Anyways, back to your current situation. Since you most-likely have the stock recovery, you'll have to go back to being rooted with either CWM or TWRP (I prefer TWRP, but they're both good). I personally use mskip's toolkit, it's fairly straightforward. You could also follow qbking77's rooting method. He does a good job explaining how to root. Samsung hasn't locked their bootloader and don't try to in their updates, so these rooting methods stand the test of time (and updates).
Once you have a custom recovery installed (or if you already have one installed), FIRST THING to do is perform a nandroid backup. THIS IS KEY. Once you have one done, go ahead and flash Freeza's Stock Rooted ROM. I'd recommend doing a clean flash, as it's the best way to minimize the chances of errors and bugs. Just wipe system and cache and dalvik cache, and then flash the downloaded ROM. And speaking of downloading, be sure to check the md5 sum of the download before you flash. Most problems with the stable ROMs here on XDA stem from bad downloads.
You can also check out other ROMs. I won't go too crazy on advertising here, but scroll through these two sub-forums, Android Development and Original Android Development. I've enjoyed most ROMs I've tried.
Hope this helps!
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Ok, just out of curiousity... Before I took the OTA i was rooted 4.1.1 stock with stock recovery. Is there any way to do it the same? The method I used before was this [HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter [SPR L710VPBLJ7] JB 4.1.1. It was super quick and easy.
Monoclypsus said:
Ok, just out of curiousity... Before I took the OTA i was rooted 4.1.1 stock with stock recovery. Is there any way to do it the same? The method I used before was this [HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter [SPR L710VPBLJ7] JB 4.1.1. It was super quick and easy.
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Yeah, that same method should work. I personally like the custom recoveries, but understand your desires to leave it at stock recovery (not triggering the flash counter).
Like I mentioned before, Samsung hasn't (and most likely won't) locked their bootloaders, so any rooting method that has worked in the past should work in the future. Just make sure to read the last 3-4 pages of the thread for whatever method you're trying to use to see if there are any issues. I know an earlier version of mskip's toolkit was having issues with JB for a little bit (it's updated now).
Well I'm gonna give it a shot. Ill let you know how it turns out.
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Just went with cf autoroot. Worked fine.
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I've got a problem I installed the OTA and now I cant boot into android. Its stuck on starting apps. I have the stock recovery. How can I fix this?. What do I do? I can get to ODIN download mode. *edit** can get into safemode too. And I now have a custom recovery installed.
I still dont know what to do from here. How do I flash the downloaded rom because the new file I downloaded seems to be a zip and can only be flashed with CWM not ODIN. I cant place it in the right directory of my phone to do that.
jkj said:
I've got a problem I installed the OTA and now I cant boot into android. Its stuck on starting apps. I have the stock recovery. How can I fix this?. What do I do? I can get to ODIN download mode. *edit** can get into safemode too. And I now have a custom recovery installed.
I still dont know what to do from here. How do I flash the downloaded rom because the new file I downloaded seems to be a zip and can only be flashed with CWM not ODIN. I cant place it in the right directory of my phone to do that.
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I replied to your thread. I hope it works for what you need.
Ok,
So I recently updated to the stock 4.1.2 image, and I wanted to root because I have always read it was best to have the latest base before rooting. I was able to root using the guides on here, but everything kept force closing and i was unable to do anything with the phone, so i went back to stock because of the problems. What i think was happening was that the rooted image I was using was 4.1.1, and i need 4.1.2.
Could anyone point me to where the 4.1.2 image is that i need to root is so that i can root correctly?
Well, I don't know which method you used before or how you plan on rooting now, but on 4.1.2,
Cf auto root still works.
Casual root still works.
Flashing recovery through Odin then supersu through recovery still works,
I've done them all.
What doesn't work is the No Tripping the flash counter (by flashing the root injected image) root, rooting with motochopper, or the root your phone with your phone root.
You probably know that you need Odin (3.07 preferably) no matter what you do, except I think for Casual;
and also yes you probably flashed a 4.1.1 image over your 4.1.2 data, but a factory reset should have fixed that.
They also have a rooted stock Rom somewhere in the development section if you want it, once you have a custom recovery.
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Hello,
I have some questions regarding installing custom roms on a Koodo Galaxy S3 i747M currently running stock 4.1.2 rooted. I'd like to try a custom ROM such as AOKP to get more out of my device, but I'd like to know a little bit more before doing so.
I heard backing up with titanium backup saves a lot of stuff, but if I don't like the rom/battery usage how can I go back to stock 4.1.2 rooted?
Also, how can I install and which version of AOKP should I try to install?
How can I reset the flash counter if i switch roms?
Will installing a custom rom wipe everything such as my music (external sd card) my games, app data, roms, videos etc?
Thanks for taking the time to help me, I've been searching for 3 days now, but I'm always finding either outdated informations of informations about different galaxy s3 models or informations about different carriers. I just want to take no chances since this cellphone is important for me.
SterneSchreien said:
Hello,
I have some questions regarding installing custom roms on a Koodo Galaxy S3 i747M currently running stock 4.1.2 rooted. I'd like to try a custom ROM such as AOKP to get more out of my device, but I'd like to know a little bit more before doing so.
I heard backing up with titanium backup saves a lot of stuff, but if I don't like the rom/battery usage how can I go back to stock 4.1.2 rooted?
Also, how can I install and which version of AOKP should I try to install?
How can I reset the flash counter if i switch roms?
Will installing a custom rom wipe everything such as my music (external sd card) my games, app data, roms, videos etc?
Thanks for taking the time to help me, I've been searching for 3 days now, but I'm always finding either outdated informations of informations about different galaxy s3 models or informations about different carriers. I just want to take no chances since this cellphone is important for me.
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First of all if you rooted already probably switched... for resetting counter you need triangle away app.
Second for installing custom rom and for backup/restore roms (including your stock rom) you need to install CWM or TWRP.
Third as long as you install CWM(or TWRP) make nandroid backup!
Fourth all operations using CWM (or TWRP) is not device specific.
Fifth flashing roms does not increment counter.
4b3ck said:
First of all if you rooted already probably switched... for resetting counter you need triangle away app.
Second for installing custom rom and for backup/restore roms (including your stock rom) you need to install CWM or TWRP.
Third as long as you install CWM(or TWRP) make nandroid backup!
Fourth all operations using CWM (or TWRP) is not device specific.
Fifth flashing roms does not increment counter.
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I used a method which does not trigger the flash counter, so flashing roms won't trigger it? How can I install CWM or TWRP? And how can i just take all my data from stock 4.1.2 to AOKP? Sorry for all these questions I'm just not sure .
SterneSchreien said:
How can I install CWM or TWRP? And how can i just take all my data from stock 4.1.2 to AOKP? Sorry for all these questions I'm just not sure .
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Most references to initial installs of CWM or TWRP I have seen involve using either Odin or Heimdall to install the custom recovery. When I have done this it was with the installation of a kernel that included the recovery. Subsequent upgrades to the recovery are often done from a flashable zip within the custom recovery. You can find the downloads for the recoveries in the forums.
You can use Titanium Backup to save user apps, ones you installed, and their data. This will make reinstallation on the new ROM much faster than downloading the apps again. It is also possible to backup system apps and their data. Everything I have read says it is a bad idea to restore the system apps to a new ROM. Restoring the data from system apps from your old ROM to the new one may be a hit or miss thing. At one time you needed to backup SMS/MMS data and contacts with something other than TiBu. I'm not sure if it will do the job on it's own now. It wouldn't hurt to backup the info with more than one method.
How can I install it using Odin? I can never find info about the i747m and is it carrier specific version? Like Koodo I have?
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SterneSchreien said:
How can I install it using Odin? I can never find info about the i747m and is it carrier specific version? Like Koodo I have?
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If the it you are wanting install is AOKP, I just cruised over to the AOKP thread in the original development forum for the AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III and learned that they provide the ROM as .zip files. Such a file would be installed/flashed from a custom recovery. Links to download the .zip is in the initial post as are their limited instructions. Most ROMs will have similar links and instructions in the first post, if not it seems they are in one of the first three posts.
If you are referring to a custom recovery; decide which you want to install, CWM or TWRP. I have seen references to installing a custom recovery using the PDA slot of Odin. I can not state that I have done this, I only have Linux and have been using Heimdall for the past year. The custom recoveries I installed using Odin were several years ago and were injected in the kernel I installed. My Captivate has a custom recovery that came with the kernel, my SGS3 is still on stock recovery. All I have seen says that you can use same recoveries on the i747M that are used on the i747 for AT&T. The AOKP FAQ page has links to the ClockworkMod page, which links to downloads for their recovery.
HTH
SterneSchreien said:
I used a method which does not trigger the flash counter, so flashing roms won't trigger it? How can I install CWM or TWRP? And how can i just take all my data from stock 4.1.2 to AOKP? Sorry for all these questions I'm just not sure .
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I think easiest ways is installing Goo Manager from play store. Then install TWRP using menu.
dawgdoc said:
If the it you are wanting install is AOKP, I just cruised over to the AOKP thread in the original development forum for the AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III and learned that they provide the ROM as .zip files. Such a file would be installed/flashed from a custom recovery. Links to download the .zip is in the initial post as are their limited instructions. Most ROMs will have similar links and instructions in the first post, if not it seems they are in one of the first three posts.
If you are referring to a custom recovery; decide which you want to install, CWM or TWRP. I have seen references to installing a custom recovery using the PDA slot of Odin. I can not state that I have done this, I only have Linux and have been using Heimdall for the past year. The custom recoveries I installed using Odin were several years ago and were injected in the kernel I installed. My Captivate has a custom recovery that came with the kernel, my SGS3 is still on stock recovery. All I have seen says that you can use same recoveries on the i747M that are used on the i747 for AT&T. The AOKP FAQ page has links to the ClockworkMod page, which links to downloads for their recovery.
HTH
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I looked in the play store for rom manager since I read somewhere that it could install the it (clockwork mod) easily but it just told me i747m is not supported. I'll try to see the aokp FAQ. So i747m Koodo is the same as i747 ATT? it won't brick my phone if I install the Att gs3 clockwork mod?
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SterneSchreien said:
I looked in the play store for rom manager since I read somewhere that it could install the it (clockwork mod) easily but it just told me i747m is not supported. I'll try to see the aokp FAQ. So i747m Koodo is the same as i747 ATT? it won't brick my phone if I install the Att gs3 clockwork mod?
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I have never seen a differentiation between bootloaders recoveries for the i747 and i747M in the various ROM threads I have read in the SGS3 forums. The biggest difference between the devices will be bootloaders and modems. Use caution if you are updating/changing these.
It may be best for you to verify what I have told you in the ROM thread, if you are able to post there. I have seen how some have posted to the development forums with low post counts so maybe you can. If not on the post thread, possibly raise the question on the AOKP site. (I don't have a lot or experience modding my devices, presume to have all of the answers, nor to correctly recall all that I have read.)
dawgdoc said:
I have never seen a differentiation between bootloaders for the i747 and i747M in the various ROM threads I have read in the SGS3 forums. The biggest difference between the devices will be bootloaders and modems. Use caution if you are updating/changing these.
It may be best for you to verify what I have told you in the ROM thread, if you are able to post there. I have seen how some have posted to the development forums with low post counts so maybe you can. If not on the post thread, possibly raise the question on the AOKP site. (I don't have a lot or experience modding my devices, presume to have all of the answers, nor to correctly recall all that I have read.)
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Looking at Wikipedia and it appears the s3 i747m is the same model as the ATT one. How can I flash clockwork mod recovery? And if in the end it does not work with my phone will it become bricked?
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SterneSchreien said:
How can I flash clockwork mod recovery? And if in the end it does not work with my phone will it become bricked?
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You will most likely trip the flash counter when you install the custom recovery, it may matter to you. If it does you can use the Triangle Away tool to reset. [Howto] Install a Recovery discusses manually, using either adb or terminal emulator, installing a recovery and links to other threads with automated installations. The most recent CWM for the SGS3 is 6.0.4.7 you can get it from http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager Using the manual method you can install recovery without using Odin or Heimdall.
Since you are rooted, GooManager would work for you. A number of people with Canadian versions of the SGS3 have reported that they used GooManager to flash the d2att version of CWM with complete success.
To install with Odin or Heimdall you will need a version of the recovery packaged as a .tar.md5 or .tar. Be sure to get the most recent version of CWM. It can be found with a search of the forums. There are tutorials available about using Odin, in short put the .tar.md5 into the PDA slot. Bear in mind that I don't use Odin, read about it for before using. Caveat, some older ROMs may require an older version of the recovery.
(I edited my previous post to correct a misstatement on my part, I changed bootloader to recovery)
I used the Terminal Emulator method this thread showed and it worked without problems, thanks a lot!
Just another queston : Can i flash a 4.2/4.3/4.4 Rom (such as AOKP) without updating the "bootloader" and installing Knox on my cellphone and still be able to return to 4.1.2?
SterneSchreien said:
Just another queston : Can i flash a 4.2/4.3/4.4 Rom (such as AOKP) without updating the "bootloader" and installing Knox on my cellphone and still be able to return to 4.1.2?
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You would have to check the requirements of the ROM you select for flashing.
There are two 4.3 bootloaders discussed in the ROM threads. Either will work with ROMs requiring a 4.3 bootloader. If the ROM you choose requires a 4.3 bootloader you can still go back to 4.1.2 IF YOU CHOOSE WISELY.
The MJ2 bootloader is from the leaked version of the 4.3 update. It will not prevent you from going back to 4.1.2. It does not have Knox.
The MJB bootloader is from the official 4.3 release. It will prevent you from going back to 4.1.2. It does have Knox.
(Both of these are for the AT&T 1747, Canadian variants use different bootloaders. Particulars for those devices are unfamiliar to me.)
dawgdoc said:
You would have to check the requirements of the ROM you select for flashing.
There are two 4.3 bootloaders discussed in the ROM threads. Either will work with ROMs requiring a 4.3 bootloader. If the ROM you choose requires a 4.3 bootloader you can still go back to 4.1.2 IF YOU CHOOSE WISELY.
The MJ2 bootloader is from the leaked version of the 4.3 update. It will not prevent you from going back to 4.1.2. It does not have Knox.
The MJB bootloader is from the official 4.3 release. It will prevent you from going back to 4.1.2. It does have Knox.
(Both of these are for the AT&T 1747, Canadian variants use different bootloaders. Particulars for those devices are unfamiliar to me.)
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Ok, how can I find out the bootloader version from the rom? I found multiple ones for instance here and here. How do I know if they need updated bootloader? And are these roms version-specific unlike CWM which was device-specific?
SterneSchreien said:
Ok, how can I find out the bootloader version from the rom? I found multiple ones for instance here and here. How do I know if they need updated bootloader? And are these roms version-specific unlike CWM which was device-specific?
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I found references to the updated MJB bootloader in the AOKP thread to which you linked. A search and close reading of that thread may tell you if it can also use the MJ2 bootloader. Likewise, you could check the AOKP faq linked to in the ROM thread, also, be sure and check the faq comments.
If a ROM is 4.3 or 4.4.x based it will probably require either the MJ2 or MJB bootloader. If it is 4.2.x or earlier you should be able to use the 4.1.1 (LK3) or 4.1.2 (MG2) bootloaders. It would be best to read and ask questions in the thread of the ROM you intend to install. Don't forget that current requirements of nightlies may vary from those of milestones from a couple of months ago.
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Looking back at some of the stuff you have posted I see that you are on a Canadian device.
The MJ2 and MJB bootloaders probably don't apply to you. You should currently have a different one on your device, updates will not be to MJ2 or MJB. Some of the Canadian bootloaders don't prevent you from going back to earlier stock ROMs. I don't know if all of them are this way. Meaning I recall seeing that the MK5 bootloader for the Rogers (?) will allow people to go back to 4.1.2 ROMs. Other Canadian bootloaders may or may not let you go back.
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This thread may help [Canada][Bell/Telus/Rogers/etc] i747m Android 4.3 Jelly Bean available + root method