A friend has been having issues with reception on his GS3. He is on BMB1 while I am on BLK3 but I am on a 4.4 ROM and he's still using 4.1.2. Is there something he can safely upgrade to from BMB1? Is it limited by running JB or KK? I was reading somewhere about the GS3 modems file signature and that you can brick your phone if you flash the wrong one. We are both rooted running custom ROM's.
I'm comfortable flashing from odin or recovery.
Thanks in advance guys.
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I was wondering if I could downgrade form 4.2.2 PA3 to Stock LP10 Verizon OTA. Is there anything special I need to know, I don't want my partitions to be corrupted again.
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The Doolster
I have the SCH-I535 and I took the OTA and I'm running 4.3 with a locked bootloader. I've downloaded safestrap and have successfully got a recovery and even flashed the Alliance Rom and used it for over a month. I decided to switch over and try the M.O.A.R rom and everything seemed to go smoothly. I flashed the appropriate modem that the download instructions told me to use and then flashed the rom, all after doing a clean wipe first of course. But after I rebooted I now have the dreaded System software not authorized message. Has anybody figured out how to fix this without going back to stock unrooted?
Which modem did you flash? Because there's a two fold problem that you're likely facing:
a) you flashed the Sprint modem that is mentioned in the MOAR OP, cuz the rom is a port from Sprint. If you did this, you may have semi-hard bricked your S3.
b) you flashed the Verizon modem, which you aren't supposed to do with a locked bootloader.
Being on the 4.3 OTA, literally the only things you should be concerned with flashing are TouchWiz roms and also kernel modules which enable WiFi.
You're going to need Odin flash VRUCML1 if you cannot access the rom or Safestrap.
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I have been basically flashing KitKat ROMs this whole year and due to life events have gotten fuzzy on the ins and outs of flashing OTA's. So here's my question/favor...
Can someone please tell me what I need to do to install superlite ROM? I THINK I have an unlocked bootloader because I am on ML1 firmware. I just keep seeing warning signs saying if I'm unlocked then do not install the NE1 based ROMs... I truly just want to get back to touchwiz and am thinking I will brick my phone if I even try ...
I figure this has been answered, but I'm so confused that I am asking for simple step by step instructions to go from SlimKat 7.0 stable on my Verizon S3 to the SuperLite rom
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You would need to be in the stock, VRUDNE1 4.4.2 OTA before you could run any VRUDNE1 based rom. The firmware on the VRUDNE1 update actively prevents it from booting on mismatching or older firmware. So you'll need to 1) Odin VRUCML1 4.3 and OTA to VRUDNE1 or Odin VRUDNE1 2) use Towel root to get root access 3) use unofficial Safestrap tool 4) flash Super lite using unofficial Safestrap.
Once on VRUCML1 stock OTA or higher, there is no bootloader unlock. There is no more using AOSP. There is no flashing custom kernels.
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Can anyway tell me how to update from 4.0.4 to 4.4.2? I just bought a rooted s3 and I unrooted it back stock with odin back to stock 4.0.4. It has always had a custom 4.0 rom running on it so it has never run anything above 4.0. I would like put the stock 4.4.2 firmware on the phone and leave it stock. If I flash 4.4.2 in odin will it be a problem with the older bootloader? Thanks to Anyone.
divhandyman said:
Can anyway tell me how to update from 4.0.4 to 4.4.2? I just bought a rooted s3 and I unrooted it back stock with odin back to stock 4.0.4. It has always had a custom 4.0 rom running on it so it has never run anything above 4.0. I would like put the stock 4.4.2 firmware on the phone and leave it stock. If I flash 4.4.2 in odin will it be a problem with the older bootloader? Thanks to Anyone.
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I'm almost sure you have to update to each version before you can move on to 4.4.2. If your bootloader unlocked based on your Android version why would you want the locked bootloader?
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm almost sure you have to update to each version before you can move on to 4.4.2. If your bootloader unlocked based on your Android version why would you want the locked bootloader?
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really i just wanted the latest version of stock firmware on it. but I cant do any updates through Verizon. after returning to stock recovery and stock firmware. I thought it would update through software updater, but doesn't, So i was trying to do it manually through odin.
divhandyman said:
really i just wanted the latest version of stock firmware on it. but I cant do any updates through Verizon. after returning to stock recovery and stock firmware. I thought it would update through software updater, but doesn't, So i was trying to do it manually through odin.
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Best bet is the Q&A forums within the VZW S3 of course
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Hello,
I dusted off my old GS3 and was hoping to flash the 4.3 AllianceRom.
I am currently unlocked/rooted on 4.1.2 (beanstown rom), and want to update to a 4.3 variant, but wanted to be sure I have my steps right.
My assumption is that I can just flash the proper modem, update my TWRP, and install the rom, but I want to be sure I am not missing anything.
Can anyone point me int he right direction?
Would I just ODIN a new modem on there, or is there a better way?
Thank you
ectokooler said:
Hello,
I dusted off my old GS3 and was hoping to flash the 4.3 AllianceRom.
I am currently unlocked/rooted on 4.1.2 (beanstown rom), and want to update to a 4.3 variant, but wanted to be sure I have my steps right.
My assumption is that I can just flash the proper modem, update my TWRP, and install the rom, but I want to be sure I am not missing anything.
Can anyone point me int he right direction?
Would I just ODIN a new modem on there, or is there a better way?
Thank you
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If you want to update to a new modem you would just flash the zip on twrp. Just be careful to look for the right version of Alliance and not the one for the locked version.
And yes update your twrp also
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