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[Q] Having trouble accepting OTA update on 4.1.2. (Assert Failed)

Hello. I have a rooted GS3 which I want to update. I was on CM11 but was getting bad battery life so I went back to stock via a Nandroid restore. I then installed the stock recovery again. Now when I try to do the OTA update, I get the following message
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Is there any way to make this work? I am on 4.1.2 (MB1?) and would love to get to the latest stock version. Thanks

master4g said:
Hello. I have a rooted GS3 which I want to update. I was on CM11 but was getting bad battery life so I went back to stock via a Nandroid restore. I then installed the stock recovery again. Now when I try to do the OTA update, I get the following message
Is there any way to make this work? I am on 4.1.2 (MB1?) and would love to get to the latest stock version. Thanks
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you could have left custom recovery on it, and flashed THIS from CNexus. Its stock 4.3, no KNOX, and you get to keep root access.

joeyhdownsouth said:
you could have left custom recovery on it, and flashed THIS from CNexus. Its stock 4.3, no KNOX, and you get to keep root access.
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Thanks for the reply. Is that stock touchwiz or stock jellybean? Also what's the latest version which sprint has pushed out for the gs3?

Stock jellybean with touchwiz launcher. Touchwiz is the stock launcher. This one is the latest update, in zip format, but with KNOX removed.
sent from my GS3

joeyhdownsouth said:
Stock jellybean with touchwiz launcher. Touchwiz is the stock launcher. This one is the latest update, in zip format, but with KNOX removed.
sent from my GS3
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One thing which stock Touchwiz has that I can update my prl etc from the rom, whereas I wasn't able to do that in Cyanogenmod. Do you know if this stock rom allows it? Thanks

master4g said:
One thing which stock Touchwiz has that I can update my prl etc from the rom, whereas I wasn't able to do that in Cyanogenmod. Do you know if this stock rom allows it? Thanks
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yes tw roms will allow updating prl

[Q] VM S3 Issues on CM 10.2

Hey all, this is my first post so be patient with me. A while back I decided to root my Galaxy s3 with Virgin Mobile so that I could play around with different ROMs and such. I followed struckn's guide using Philz and it was working fine. However I did not make a full backup using recovery while still on the stock ROM (first mistake). I used online nandroid to make a backup and once I flashed cyanogenmod 10.2 I made another online nandroid backup. Everything was going relatively fine, enjoyed new root access and all, but then when the KitKat update started rolling out, CGM rolled out the CM11 update which never worked right on my phone. 3G and 4G never seemed to work. I then went back to my 10.2 flash and tried again to no avail. I wasn't too upset as I was fine with the 10.2 ROM, but now I've grown tired of random bugs and CM recently deleted all of my texts for no apparent reason and the camera is having issues being recognized by other apps (instagram/snapchat/etc). Thus, I decided to flash back to my nandroid backup of the stock rooted ROM, to now get the MD5 mismatch error message everyone hates. After looking it up, none of the guides seemed to work for me as there was no backup file in the location they suggested. Using ROM manager I could see that the backups I had made were in /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup, but when I tried using root file browsers to locate this in order to fix the MD5 error, the location did not exist anywhere. Obviously this sucked as I could not reflash my backups, and I could not update to KitKat either. I have been thinking about it for a while anyway and am considering just wiping my phone (losing data but I'll survive, I backup everything important, just have to re-download apps from Play) and using Odin to flash the new 4.4.2 stock ROM that jdsingle76 posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2774333 and I'm pretty sure that it means I'll start with a fresh slate with no root.
tl;dr Is going back to stock at this point and starting over my only option to fix the MD5 mismatch error at this point? I cannot browse to fix the backup files and have no full cwm backup to go to (though I did just make one today in case whatever I do now goes wrong). Also, will this .tar file be a true "stock" ROM in that Knox and everything Kies is back on my phone with the Samsung apps that we all know and (don't) love?

Yes that's what you should Odin, what you linked to.
Yes it'll be completely stock.
I suggest to you that you first do that, because it's a necessary prerequisite and then Odin the very latest Philz Touch Recovery, and use that to flash Conquest: Singularity, which is when you install it'll ask you if you're on Sprint, Boost or VM, and it'll set it up correctly.
Or Wicked X v7.1 or Tribute ROM. You'll like any of these even better than completely stock.
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[Q] Can a S3 be returned to stock?

Greetings,
I am very new to the sprint S3 and i have only owned it for a few weeks now. I love the phone and its a huge upgrade from what i have been using. I have rooted a couple of phones and have used custom rom's and such but never on this device. I had a lg optimus T that i rooted and flashed.
I am thinking about rooting and flashing this device to cyanogenmod ( and i think the automated installer will work from the looks of it so far anyway ) but i have seen several times over the internet that some features of the phone might not work properly after the flash. Would i be able to return the phone back to stock rom if i flash over to cyanogenmod? Mind you right now i have no way to backup the nand or factory rom.
My phone has been updated to kitkat also if that matters.

TdiGuy said:
Greetings,
I am very new to the sprint S3 and i have only owned it for a few weeks now. I love the phone and its a huge upgrade from what i have been using. I have rooted a couple of phones and have used custom rom's and such but never on this device. I had a lg optimus T that i rooted and flashed.
I am thinking about rooting and flashing this device to cyanogenmod ( and i think the automated installer will work from the looks of it so far anyway ) but i have seen several times over the internet that some features of the phone might not work properly after the flash. Would i be able to return the phone back to stock rom if i flash over to cyanogenmod? Mind you right now i have no way to backup the nand or factory rom.
My phone has been updated to kitkat also if that matters.
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To go completely back to stock with stock recovery and everything you would use Odin. You say it has been updated to KitKat. I assume you mean stock OTA ND8 so if that is true make sure you DON'T Odin anything lower. You will be able to start over on a shiny new phone if you do because this one will be toast.

Yes, you would just use Odin on a PC to flash the stock ND8 tar file and it would be fresh as a babies bottom. Well, maybe not but it would put everything literally back to how it was when it was brand new.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533
It would also wipe your internal storage, so make sure you save pics, videos and downloads off of it (move to the MicroSD card) first.
Just NEVER ever Odin anything older than ND8, or try to flash an older modem than ND8 or you'll brick your phone.
It's a great phone, especially with KitKat! Enjoy and have fun!
P.S. FYI, questions go in the Q&A section.
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Simple question and looking for simple answer

Hi, I would like to ask you about something so confused about it ?
I have done my homework searching ? about a simple answer.
I have international note2 n7100 running carbon rom 4.4.4 and my question is " can i downgrade to 4.1.2 to be able to flash miui rom that based on Android 4.1.2 ?! And if that possible how can I do it?!
Thanx in advanced
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Xperia000sola said:
Hi, I would like to ask you about something so confused about it ?
I have done my homework searching ? about a simple answer.
I have international note2 n7100 running carbon rom 4.4.4 and my question is " can i downgrade to 4.1.2 to be able to flash miui rom that based on Android 4.1.2 ?! And if that possible how can I do it?!
Thanx in advanced
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That depends. Are you on any bootloader that supports downgrade. If yes, then you can.

How should i know?

Apparently, if you ever updated your note II with stock rom 4.3 and up, then you'd end up with a locked bootloader. on the other side, from the looks of it, you are currently running a custom carbon kitkat rom, i dont see what prevents you from flashing miui 4.1.2. have you had any failed attempts or does miui requires you to be on android 4.1.2 before you install it. Unless I'm missing something, please elaborate why you think that you need to downgrade to 4.1.2 ?

bobfbaby said:
Apparently, if you ever updated your note II with stock rom 4.3 and up, then you'd end up with a locked bootloader. on the other side, from the looks of it, you are currently running a custom carbon kitkat rom, i dont see what prevents you from flashing miui 4.1.2. have you had any failed attempts or does miui requires you to be on android 4.1.2 before you install it. Unless I'm missing something, please elaborate why you think that you need to downgrade to 4.1.2 ?
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when i download the miui V5 official rom and goes for flashing guide it tells me to download zip file called N7100_tools.zip and after downloading it and extract the file it contains this file N7100ZSALJ7_N7100OZSALJ7_N7100XXALJ2_TGY.TAR and seems to be 4.1.1 official firmware
that's why i want to downgrade to 4.1.2

full tutorial from miui site

[Q] Data dropping at random, any help?

Hey, this is my very first post here, so hopefully I'm in the right place and not repeating questions already asked, however my searches are turning up zilch in regards to the specifics of my issue.
I've had this problem follow me from rom to rom. I don't know if it started while I was still on Jellybean roms or after I hopped onto KitKat, but it has been with me for a while now.
When I'm going about my day, data will suddenly drop. The icon still displays 4G or LTE, but apps that need data won't connect and the browser just hangs. After rebooting, nearly always, the phone will be in 3G, even though the location has great 4G. It will work from here on out, or until it decides to crap out once again. It has done it with 3G too, though, the problem is not only with 4G.
In fact, I've noticed, especially as of late, that my service is awful. I can be in areas where I've usually had full bars, now I have just one bar.
On stock, I could just click PRL update or whatnot, but that's not an option anymore. Could it be that these sort of things are out of date? I'm really only familiar with flashing roms, not flashing kernels or radios.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
Carbon Rom (Nightly - released 07/07/14, I believe)
KitKat 4.4.4
Previous KitKat roms, same issue:
SlimKat
CyanFox
Carbon
Cyanogenmod
Paranoid Android

Make a nandroid backup, flash an MK3 (TouchWiz 4.3) ROM temporarily, if you're on the MD4 bootloader.
Then in the stock dialer, ##72786#.
After, update PRL and Profile. Then restore your nandroid and find out if that helped. You could also check to see if Sprint is working on upgrading your area.
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Great
Thanks, I'll give it a go.

Limbsy said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go.
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You're welcome. Hope it helps, let us know.
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