Just got a verizon s3. It seems to be rooted and is on CleanRom 8.1 on android 4.3. It has the baseman i535VRBMB1.
Can I flash a rom that says I need ML1? Is it safe or do I have to install ML1 first? And is the phone unlocked?
kill00 said:
Just got a verizon s3. It seems to be rooted and is on CleanRom 8.1 on android 4.3. It has the baseman i535VRBMB1.
Can I flash a rom that says I need ML1? Is it safe or do I have to install ML1 first? And is the phone unlocked?
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If it's already rooted and has a custom ROM, I assume so. Have you tried booting into CWM?
Nope, haven't tried. Im sure it has a custom recovery. This is the rom I want to install:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608639
What should i do? How do I install ML1? (do I even need it? or can i flash the rom as is?)
Try booting into recovery mode (hold Home Vol Up and Power), and see if it's stock or CWM. If it's CWM, it should be very easy to install that ROM.
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Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?
bibihtc said:
Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?
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Yes you can run stock rom with s-off and root access however I am not sure if OTA updates will still work. Even if they did work I would imagine you would lose root access once the OTA update has been applied.
So when I flash stock ruu.exe nothing happens with S-OFF neither root?
You will need the stock recovery to get OTA updates to install, they won't work with CWM
and with stock recovery I'll be able to create backups of installed roms? And how do I reinstall stock recovery?
thx
You can't backup with the stock recovery, no
Got it, thx.
And how do I install stock recovery?
Get it from an RUU, then flash it using fastboot commands
Android Recovery Manager
There is a much easier solution: Android Recovery Manager
I need advice on what you would do in my situation. I am on stock rom LF2, rooted, CWM recovery and bootloader unlocked and I want to upgrade to JB. What would you recommend be my upgrade path without wiping data? Just doing a dirty flash using CWM or upgrade via OTA and then rooting using the ODIN packages? As an added complication, I recently acquired the copy/paste bug. Thanks for your input.
Use the pre-rooted no-wipe version here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436. Then you can just boot up the phone and flash CWM recovery using EZ-Recovery and unlock with EZ-Unlock version 1.2. There is another guide stickied at the top of the development section but I think it is a little more work to get the same result. Make sure to take a backup first of course. Then if you want the latest CWM recovery you can flash it with ROM Manager. I used this method to go from stock rooted and unlocked VRALG1 to the J1, K1 and then K3 leaks all without wiping data and everything has worked great. No media drain or anything else.
Thanks, I was confused about which method to use. I just finished flashing and everything seems to be working.
Do I have to Odin back to stock to update? I am currently on a stock rooted rom with CWM 6.0. I thought i could so i tried to install and it just came up to CWM boot and threw a few errors.
I really just need to know what to do at this point. and i couldnt find a definative answer to if i should or not.
Hi friends,
I am having Verizon Samsung galaxy S3 I535.
hardware version is i535.10.
Using in india aircel gsm sim on it n works very fine 3G data,call and sms.
I don't know phone is unlocked by some method or factory unlocked phone. ( but in start up screen it shows SAMSUNG CUSTOM WITH UNLOCKED ICON)
I am not able to update to 4.3 update in my phone via Verizon utility software application.
Only OTA Update package is downaloading, update is not installing,
Pls help me to update 4.3
If u want further details i can send you screen shots
uvankarthik said:
Hi friends,
I am having Verizon Samsung galaxy S3 I535.
hardware version is i535.10.
Using in india aircel gsm sim on it n works very fine 3G data,call and sms.
I don't know phone is unlocked by some method or factory unlocked phone. ( but in start up screen it shows SAMSUNG CUSTOM WITH UNLOCKED ICON)
I am not able to update to 4.3 update in my phone via Verizon utility software application.
Only OTA Update package is downaloading, update is not installing,
Pls help me to update 4.3
If u want further details i can send you screen shots
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Download this full stock firmware http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196 then use Odin to flash, once done take the OTA and it should be fine. BTW, once upgrade to 4.3 your bootloader will be locked permanently meaning you can't flash custom firmware (rom/kernel/recovery), the only thing you can do is root with saferoot. can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
buhohitr said:
Download this full stock firmware http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196 then use Odin to flash, once done take the OTA and it should be fine. BTW, once upgrade to 4.3 your bootloader will be locked permanently meaning you can't flash custom firmware (rom/kernel/recovery), the only thing you can do is root with saferoot. can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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If i use Odin to flash and installing custom firmwares, what will be the my phone status?
Again it will work with Gsm? bcz its basically verizon phone i dont want to mess up with basic features.
uvankarthik said:
If i use Odin to flash and installing custom firmwares, what will be the my phone status?
Again it will work with Gsm? bcz its basically verizon phone i dont want to mess up with basic features.
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If you still want to install custom firmware then DO NOT TAKE THE 4.3 OTA UPGRADE. If you decided to flash custom rom then after flash stock MF1, you need to unlock bootloader, root, flash recovery then flash custom rom (most custom rom already rooted so you probably don't need to root). Your phone status will be CUSTOM.
buhohitr said:
If you still want to install custom firmware then DO NOT TAKE THE 4.3 OTA UPGRADE. If you decided to flash custom rom then after flash stock MF1, you need to unlock bootloader, root, flash recovery then flash custom rom (most custom rom already rooted so you probably don't need to root). Your phone status will be CUSTOM.
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okay i will not upgrade to 4.3 OTA. i will go for custom rom now my question is,
if am using custom rom on my unlocked i535 will it be locked again to Verizon??
uvankarthik said:
okay i will not upgrade to 4.3 OTA. i will go for custom rom now my question is,
if am using custom rom on my unlocked i535 will it be locked again to Verizon??
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Yes you can relock again if you want.
buhohitr said:
Download this full stock firmware http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196 then use Odin to flash, once done take the OTA and it should be fine. BTW, once upgrade to 4.3 your bootloader will be locked permanently meaning you can't flash custom firmware (rom/kernel/recovery), the only thing you can do is root with saferoot. can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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Haviing only used Odin when I initially rooted my phone a year ago, I need to ask some specifics on your instructions.
1. Do I boot the phone into Download mode when flashing?
2. Do I flash it by selecting the PDA box and selecting the file there?
3. This will make my phone basically "out of the box" and back to stock recovery, correct?
Thanks in advance.
mkuhl2000 said:
Haviing only used Odin when I initially rooted my phone a year ago, I need to ask some specifics on your instructions.
1. Do I boot the phone into Download mode when flashing?
2. Do I flash it by selecting the PDA box and selecting the file there?
3. This will make my phone basically "out of the box" and back to stock recovery, correct?
Thanks in advance.
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Your memory stills serve you right...YES to all three.
buhohitr said:
Your memory stills serve you right...YES to all three.
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Thanks for your quick reply...I hope this solves my issues and gets me back to pure stock Verizon where I can blame then if I have any problems my phone and/or service. :fingers-crossed:
buhohitr said:
Yes you can relock again if you want.
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kindly share some step by step tutorial guide for installing 4.3 based custom rom
pls suggest which is good custom firmware too
uvankarthik said:
kindly share some step by step tutorial guide for installing 4.3 based custom rom
pls suggest which is good custom firmware too
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The stock root rom is probably the most stable one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591895 just follow the instruction on this link.
I used rom manager to install cwm. It said it was successful, but now i get the "Verizon has detected unauthorized software" when i try to boot into recovery. Can i safely install stock recovery. If so, what is the safest method?
ahiredgeek said:
I used rom manager to install cwm. It said it was successful, but now i get the "Verizon has detected unauthorized software" when i try to boot into recovery. Can i safely install stock recovery. If so, what is the safest method?
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I think this is caused by bootloader, locked by 4.3 update. I do not know the answer to your question, however I have an additional one to whoever knows the answer: is there any custom recovery at all, which is known to properly work on 4.3+?
galets said:
I think this is caused by bootloader, locked by 4.3 update. I do not know the answer to your question, however I have an additional one to whoever knows the answer: is there any custom recovery at all, which is known to properly work on 4.3+?
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If your on the locked bootloader 4.3 ML1 the only custom recovery option you have is safestrap, no cwm, twrp or philz
From my CM11 S3
but i actually used rom manager to flash the custom recovery and it said ti was a success. but when i try to enter recovery i get the Verizon error. i need to know if i can use safestrap or any other method to flash the native recovery back, so i can use the stock recovery.
or am i getting the Verizon error because i rooted my phone?
ahiredgeek said:
but i actually used rom manager to flash the custom recovery and it said ti was a success. but when i try to enter recovery i get the Verizon error. i need to know if i can use safestrap or any other method to flash the native recovery back, so i can use the stock recovery.
or am i getting the Verizon error because i rooted my phone?
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If you have Odin installed on a Windows computer, flash the VRUDNE1 tar in the PDA slot. This should restore your phone to stock, VRUDNE1 4.4.2 stock firmware. You also will lose the data on the phone itself so choose your download wisely.
Download Odin from this post. Run Odin on your Windows PC, select PDA, then find the VRUDNE1 4.4.2 tar that you should have downloaded. Odin only flashes .tar or .tar.md5, it will not flash any files with anything else.