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just started asking me to install OTA 2.3.6 ATT

IT WONT LEAVE ME ALONE!
Does anyone know if this is worth it at all? I dont have the voice search bug (i have MANY others).
Is there a way to stop this thing from asking me. I keep saying later but there is no "leave me the hell alone" button.

either do it or root it. I for one would never let a carrier push any update to *my* phone.

thats the weird thing, i am rooted since day 1

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okay dont mean to keep bumping this but at least maybe someone else has taken the update already.
Im on stock rooted 2.3.4
My phone is trying to go 2.3.6
I currently have no interest in this and as of 10pm tonight i am leaving on vaca for 4 days. directly after work (3pm) i am going to dmv where i will prob rot for about 3 hours.
My main question is at least this. If i just take the update to stop the constant nagging its doing to me (like i am doing to this forum right now) will i lose my root? I CANT lose root right now because without tethering I will be FORCED to actually talk with my girlfreind while away instead of tethering her phone and letting her play on the web. This to me is like having my nuts squeezed in a vice!
If I take the update and my phone screws up I will have NO time to redo it until I get back. If it wasnt of this kind of importance I would have already tried the update and just restored if it didnt work. I have an image of my phone in CMR BUUUUUUUUUUUUT I have had CMR break down on me before trying to restore and cant risk it. Dont want to have to press later for 4 days lol.
Thanks

3rdcoast said:
either do it or root it. I for one would never let a carrier push any update to *my* phone.
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Its Google pushing it not the carrier.
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tevil said:
okay dont mean to keep bumping this but at least maybe someone else has taken the update already.
Im on stock rooted 2.3.4
My phone is trying to go 2.3.6
I currently have no interest in this and as of 10pm tonight i am leaving on vaca for 4 days. directly after work (3pm) i am going to dmv where i will prob rot for about 3 hours.
My main question is at least this. If i just take the update to stop the constant nagging its doing to me (like i am doing to this forum right now) will i lose my root? I CANT lose root right now because without tethering I will be FORCED to actually talk with my girlfreind while away instead of tethering her phone and letting her play on the web. This to me is like having my nuts squeezed in a vice!
If I take the update and my phone screws up I will have NO time to redo it until I get back. If it wasnt of this kind of importance I would have already tried the update and just restored if it didnt work. I have an image of my phone in CMR BUUUUUUUUUUUUT I have had CMR break down on me before trying to restore and cant risk it. Dont want to have to press later for 4 days lol.
Thanks
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If you are on stock rooted do yourself a favor and flash stock rooted of 2.3.6 and be done with it. Don't update via ota.
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Rem3Dy said:
If you are on stock rooted do yourself a favor and flash stock rooted of 2.3.6 and be done with it. Don't update via ota.
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Is there a 2.3.6 rooted update file or do i have to start from scratch? Im hesitant to try and CMR a new version and have issues right before i go away. I guess Im stuck with the nagger for 4 days.......

Returning VZW SGS3: Unrooting for Exchange...

Background Information:
I need to return my Verizon SGS3 for an exchange (within the first 14 days) because of a battery problem. My battery is draining WAY too fast and getting too hot. To the point where the battery cover is melting.
- I have flashed root66 to my device using Odin and installed the CWM via the CWM App.
- I have already went to the Samsung Site to obtain the Stock VZW software and flashed it back to my phone via Odin.
- The CWM is gone and the there is no trace of SuperUser that I can see (meaning the app is not installed).
- When I boot the device, the "Unlock" symbol is no longer their, and only the Samsung logo is visable (like it was when it was stock).
So I called Verizon to setup an exchange and the lady asked me if I had altered the phone in anyway. I told her no, but then realized I needed to find out more so I told her I had another call and would call back later. She said that the Warehouse would be checking the phone upon arrival to check and see if the phone's software has bee altered in any way.
Question(s)/Issue(s):
I wanted to make sure that what I did (in regards to returning the phone to it's factory state [to my knowledge]) was sufficient enough. Because I don't want to get charged $299 for returning an "altered" phone to them.
Has anyone successfully returned a Verizon SGS3 that was rooted and then flashed back to the software from the Samsung Support site and returned/exchanged the phone without a problem?[/B]
-h3llsdr0id

Sorry not answering your question, but do you have to send the phone? Can't you just go to Verizon store and exchange it?

[email protected] said:
Sorry not answering your question, but do you have to send the phone? Can't you just go to Verizon store and exchange it?
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It's just that I live 4 hours away from the closest Verizon Store...
So I kind of have to send it. Am I cool sending it back the way I did everything?
I mean is Verizon gonna know it was rooted?
-h3llsdr0id

If you can use triangle away and non root stock software they should not be able to tell. Not sure about triangle away for Verizon, but for tmo it works.
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jjlean said:
If you can use triangle away and non root stock software they should not be able to tell. Not sure about triangle away for Verizon, but for tmo it works.
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It works on all the US variants now
So flash stock in Odin and make sure reset flash counter if it's above 0(depending on how you rooted) and ur golden
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I was wondering if the stock Verizon ROM from the "samsung-updates" site quill bw efficient enough. It's not an officially recognized site that is connected to Verizon or Samsung, but it is all I can find. And the Triangle problems do not apply to the root66 roms as far as I can see. I am a perfectionist and have flashed these more times than needed and have never had a triangle problem...
-h3llsdr0id
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I was in the same situation two days ago. On Route66 with custom recovery. All I did was install the latest stock rom via odin. I got the stock rom from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755386
After I ran it, my phone still showed as custom and modified. I had to do a factory data reset under settings. Once I did that, the phone was completely stock with a "normal" status just like the day I got it. That's how I took it to verizon and had no problems exchanging it.

Thank you. That's all I needed
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i535 Rooting/ROM'ing level of difficulty/risk

So I had a Galaxy S1 Captivate for about 2 year and my wife has a Fascinate and I rooted/flashed them both like it was my job for the last couple years. I never once hard bricked either and for the most part knew what I was doing. I have a couple home made jigs so DL mode or (soft bricks) were never an issue. My question to you guys is I'm trying to gauge how difficult/risky is it to root and rom the GS3 (Verizon model specifically). The reason I'm wondering this info is because I personally don't own my GS3, it is property of my company and I don't want to chance bricking or not being able to easily flash back to stock unless it has gotten easier or less risky since the original Galaxy lineup. I mean if you had 2.3 bootloaders on your GS1 and you had access to a jig, there was pretty much a 0% chance of hard bricking unless you do something really stupid. Sorry for rambling on!

jayjr1105 said:
So I had a Galaxy S1 Captivate for about 2 year and my wife has a Fascinate and I rooted/flashed them both like it was my job for the last couple years. I never once hard bricked either and for the most part knew what I was doing. I have a couple home made jigs so DL mode or (soft bricks) were never an issue. My question to you guys is I'm trying to gauge how difficult/risky is it to root and rom the GS3 (Verizon model specifically). The reason I'm wondering this info is because I personally don't own my GS3, it is property of my company and I don't want to chance bricking or not being able to easily flash back to stock unless it has gotten easier or less risky since the original Galaxy lineup. I mean if you had 2.3 bootloaders on your GS1 and you had access to a jig, there was pretty much a 0% chance of hard bricking unless you do something really stupid. Sorry for rambling on!
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I came from the Fascinate and this phone is just as easy to flash. Just make sure you read the OP and only flash things made for the US versions and you'll be fine. If something gets hosed, you can always odin back. Here is a great guide to get you started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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Deliquified said:
I came from the Fascinate and this phone is just as easy to flash. Just make sure you read the OP and only flash things made for the US versions and you'll be fine. If something gets hosed, you can always odin back. Here is a great guide to get you started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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I haven't checked that link out yet but how easy is it to go back to the Verizon stock ROM if need be?
Does the ROM procedure go something like this?...
Power Off, DL mode with jig, ODIN a CWM or Kernel package with CWM, mount SD, drag and drop ROM, Flash, win?

well...
well the good news is that you don't have to flash a custom rom for root. I just rooted and unlocked my phone while still running the stock rom. =) i'd post my tutorial but I'm a new member and I have 8 more posts to do before I can post in development.

eorly420 said:
well the good news is that you don't have to flash a custom rom for root. I just rooted and unlocked my phone while still running the stock rom. =) i'd post my tutorial but I'm a new member and I have 8 more posts to do before I can post in development.
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There is already an in depth tutorial for that as well as one for those who have the recent OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
The above link is those with the jelly bean OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
This above is the in depth guide I was talking about. It was posted on 7/10/12. So there is no need for another tutorial unless you found a new way to do it. If you are talking about RootDebugFS then there is a tutorial for that here as well as the SuperSU version here as well.

I also came from a fascinate which was super easy to flash. As long as you read up on your homework this phone is cake to flash.

You shouldn't have many problems. If you need help, PM me. I'm glad to help.

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So I'm wondering one last thing. I hear about a "flash counter" on the GS3... anything I need to be really careful about to not trip this "counter"? Will Verizon void the warranty if tripped?
Thanks again guys!
Also, I'm going to be using this phone a lot for work and I ported my old personal number to Google Voice so this will be my personal phone as well, so I need the phone to be pretty solid and stable, should I be looking to flash Original ROMs or from the regular development section?

jayjr1105 said:
So I'm wondering one last thing. I hear about a "flash counter" on the GS3... anything I need to be really careful about to not trip this "counter"? Will Verizon void the warranty if tripped?
Thanks again guys!
Also, I'm going to be using this phone a lot for work and I ported my old personal number to Google Voice so this will be my personal phone as well, so I need the phone to be pretty solid and stable, should I be looking to flash Original ROMs or from the regular development section?
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Once your rooted, you can download Triangle Away from the App Store and that will restore the counter to 0.

lvgdgts said:
Once your rooted, you can download Triangle Away from the App Store and that will restore the counter to 0.
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Thanks! Do you need to run the app every time you flash or just right before you would need to take it in to Verizon for warranty/service?

jayjr1105 said:
Thanks! Do you need to run the app every time you flash or just right before you would need to take it in to Verizon for warranty/service?
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If you unlock bootloader before you flash recovery you will not trip flash counter. If counter is tripped must use Triangle Away while still on stock rom. That being said flash counter does not affect anything except warranty and requires you to Odin stock root, run triangle Away then Odin full stock so best to fix as soon as you root and unlock to avoid extra work at time of return to Verizon.

prdog1 said:
If you unlock bootloader before you flash recovery you will not trip flash counter. If counter is tripped must use Triangle Away while still on stock rom. That being said flash counter does not affect anything except warranty and requires you to Odin stock root, run triangle Away then Odin full stock so best to fix as soon as you root and unlock to avoid extra work at time of return to Verizon.
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Is there a way to just see if you tripped the flash counter without Triangle Away?

Prepping for warranty

I need to send my Blaze in for warranty work. This is what I've done so far.
Reset the flash counter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955273
Used Odin to return to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
Reset to delete data
Right now my Blaze is back to running 2.3.6. I have already told the warranty department that I updated to 4.0 using KIES. Samsung is obviously expecting me to do a reset before sending it in, but I assume that if I was running 4.0 and did a reset it would still be on 4.0.
Should I update to 4.0 before sending the phone to Samsung or should I leave it at 2.3.6? If so, how? Right now I'm getting a message from KIES which says Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via KIES
Should I use Odin to update to a different version that I can download from Sammobile.com? If so, does anyone know which version I should use?
Any help that anyone can offer would be great. I don't want to raise any red flags when I sent it in to Samsung. Thanks.

d73805 said:
I need to send my Blaze in for warranty work. This is what I've done so far.
Reset the flash counter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955273
Used Odin to return to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
Reset to delete data
Right now my Blaze is back to running 2.3.6. I have already told the warranty department that I updated to 4.0 using KIES. Samsung is obviously expecting me to do a reset before sending it in, but I assume that if I was running 4.0 and did a reset it would still be on 4.0.
Should I update to 4.0 before sending the phone to Samsung or should I leave it at 2.3.6? If so, how? Right now I'm getting a message from KIES which says Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via KIES
Should I use Odin to update to a different version that I can download from Sammobile.com? If so, does anyone know which version I should use?
Any help that anyone can offer would be great. I don't want to raise any red flags when I sent it in to Samsung. Thanks.
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Do whatever you want... All they do is a root check and boot it once. If even that. They are looking for cracks and other things you may have left out.
I've sent back 4 phones now, all were rooted and customized. Only 1 did I do what you did. The rest I said F it. They didn't care because nothing was wrong with it hardware wise. ||
they just Re-flash their stock on it and go from there. Keep in mind they can always check. Just is super rare. You are good. They don't care what version it is as long as it's stock.
(also that count reseter doesn't reset the custom binary, they still will know you installed a custom recovery)

That's good to hear. I ended up using the August 2012 from sammobile.com then used KIES to update to 4.0. Hopefully everything works out.
chjema said:
Do whatever you want... All they do is a root check and boot it once. If even that. They are looking for cracks and other things you may have left out.
I've sent back 4 phones now, all were rooted and customized. Only 1 did I do what you did. The rest I said F it. They didn't care because nothing was wrong with it hardware wise. ||
they just Re-flash their stock on it and go from there. Keep in mind they can always check. Just is super rare. You are good. They don't care what version it is as long as it's stock.
(also that count reseter doesn't reset the custom binary, they still will know you installed a custom recovery)
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chjema said:
(also that count reseter doesn't reset the custom binary, they still will know you installed a custom recovery)
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Reset counter doesn't reset the custom binary, but Odin flashing a stock firmware will.
Also this belongs in General.
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I have reset flash counter and I have gotten it to say IM running Samsung official but I still have a custom recovery...will they care?
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Jserrano56 said:
I have reset flash counter and I have gotten it to say IM running Samsung official but I still have a custom recovery...will they care?
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from what I've heard (and take that with a grain of salt, because I have no personal experience, dont hit me if I'm wrong), they dont care if you have a customer recovery, as long as you have Samsung Official binary with 0 flash count (and often times the flash count is ignored).

Well IM also running a stock ROM... You can't tell the difference only way I could get it to ICS to use triangle away since kies wouldn't recognize my device
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[Q] bricked and terrified 4.3

okay i upgraded to 4.3 OTA and tried to revert back and soft bricked my phone. I still have access to download mode and the stock recovery. I know now that i can not revert but is there any way of getting it back to 4.3 so i can have a phone again?
thanks for the future help.

This is similar what happened to me. I have never done anything with my phone as far as rooting and I tried reverting to stock 4.1.2. In Odin I kept getting the "Nand Start! Fail (Auth)" because of the locked bootloader I guess. I flashed some other firmware that was unofficial with the locked bootloader and now I get the "unauthorized software detected" and I cant do anything but enter Odin download mode. What should I do?

that is exactly what is happing to me. same error and all.

Once you took the OTA 4.3 you got locked in. No way of going back.
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I dont want to go back just get rid of the soft brick so i can use it

im having the same problem and need to get it fixed please help anyone???!!!! im leaving for florida in two days and have nothing else. HELP!!!!

If you took the OTA and tried to flash 4.1.2 Odin or unlock bootloader you are Hard bricked , no method or recovering it yet.
If you have stock recovery and download mode , only hope is wait for 4.3 .tar file

Theres no custom recovery I can flash and flash some other software or something?

Elemt said:
Theres no custom recovery I can flash and flash some other software or something?
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Nope , once you take 4.3 OTA you done , no flashing anything. And once you try to flash recovery or revert to older software you are bricked.
Sorry to be the bear of bad news.
There is a full thread of why and how so many devices have been bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661

jlyle said:
Nope , once you take 4.3 OTA you done , no flashing anything. And once you try to flash recovery or revert to older software you are bricked.
Sorry to be the bear of bad news.
There is a full thread of why and how so many devices have been bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
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Do you know if anyone is working on a fix? or a .tar file of 4.3?

dvdavid2 said:
Do you know if anyone is working on a fix? or a .tar file of 4.3?
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Thanks for the info. hopefully a fix will be done soon. And do you know how i should keep to see when the work around is finished .
thanks in advanced guys.

This might give you a chance to unbrick.... possibly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166

I got the "unauthorised software detected" on my phone like 3 days ago from messing up on a recovery and all I did was go into the Verizon store and said idk what happened and they called technical support and they asked me if I flashed software on my phone and I just said "no, I just plugged it into my laptop and it did this" so they said they will just send me a new sgs3 and I just got it today.
Pretty simple.
And I don't have insurance .
Hit thanks if I helped
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ScubaSteev said:
I got the "unauthorised software detected" on my phone like 3 days ago from messing up on a recovery and all I did was go into the Verizon store and said idk what happened and they called technical support and they asked me if I flashed software on my phone and I just said "no, I just plugged it into my laptop and it did this" so they said they will just send me a new sgs3 and I just got it today.
Pretty simple.
And I don't have insurance .
Hit thanks if I helped
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Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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jlyle said:
Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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Any break throughs????

dvdavid2 said:
Any break throughs????
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None that I have seen
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jlyle said:
Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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Not to mention it is basically fraud, and is the main reason Verizon decided to start locking down phones in the first place.
I understand everyone is taking risks when flashing custom, and flashes can go wrong even when you do everything right, but there is VERY little chance of bricking your phone if you take your time and do a bit of research before you hit any buttons. And if you do manage to brick your phone, man up and pay for a new phone or pay for it to be fixed. Otherwise stop treating your $600 piece of technology like a toy.

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Not to mention it is basically fraud, and is the main reason Verizon decided to start locking down phones in the first place.
I understand everyone is taking risks when flashing custom, and flashes can go wrong even when you do everything right, but there is VERY little chance of bricking your phone if you take your time and do a bit of research before you hit any buttons. And if you do manage to brick your phone, man up and pay for a new phone or pay for it to be fixed. Otherwise stop treating your $600 piece of technology like a toy.
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The first time I ever rooted, I was worried about bricking. So i read everything I could find relevant.
Why in the world anyone would flash without reading is beyond me. Every single thread in Verizon Galaxy S3 at least mentions, if not totally devoted, to how bad 4.3 is and if you flash something on it you will brick.
I just don't get it.
Sent from my Last Ever Samsung Device.

If you do a battery pull and start back up in download mode (might take a couple of times to get it to work) then use the Verizon software upgrade assistant it should fix it but you will be stuck with 4.3. Worked for me