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[HOWTO] Install CM10 from Stock for Captivate Glide

BEFORE YOU START. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR DATA LOSS ANY OF THESE STEPS MAY CAUSE. ALWAYS FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Note: Suggestions, comments & questions are welcome. Will improve as much as needed.
1. BACKUP. There are many apps you can find to backup any data. Backup all data you'll want to keep until you're 100% satisfied then move it to a folder on your PC. Personally, I use Titanium Backup Pro and backup everything to Google Drive.
2. DOWNLOAD. A GB kernel, rooted AT&T ROM/Rogers ROM, stock ICS leak, CWM, and then go to the CM10 thread and grab the latest build of the ROM & Gapps. So you should have 6 files total. To make your life easier, put them all in 1 folder.
3. ROOT. Turn off your phone. Hold the top part of the volume rocker and turn on the phone. It should boot into download mode if done correctly. Connect phone to PC via USB. On your PC, install & open Odin. Click on PDA and locate your GB kernel. Then click start & wait. If successful, you should see green and you'll be rooted. I believe whenever you use ODIN, it is called a 'flash.' I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway, go back into download mode and now place the rooted ROM in the PDA section followed by clicking start again. When the phone is done booting, go to the Play store and get Superuser app. This allows you to give permission to operations that require root. Make sure it is updated!
4. CLEAN. Now you'll want to wipe your phone to minimize the chances of anything going wrong. Instead of holding the top part of the volume rocker, you'll hold the bottom. Then hold it as you start the phone. This is the stock recovery menu. I don't remember precisely what the options are called but you will want to wipe cache, dalvik, data and system.
5. UPDATE OS. Time to open up that stock ICS leak. When open, it should appear similar to Odin. Make sure your phone is in download mode again, connected via USB and click start again. You'll notice that your phone might take a while to boot up. It'll be updating files and apps so be patient.
6. CWMR. After it's all booted up, time to go back to download mode again. In ODIN, you'll want to click on PDA again and this time flash the CWMR file. Click start and you're done in no time. CWMR replaces stock recovery with the same options plus extra goodies.
7. CLEAN AGAIN. Now you'll want to turn off your phone and boot the phone holding the bottom of the rocker. You'll boot into CWMR. Time to wipe and format again. You'll find the first 2 wipe options on the first page. The wiping of dalvik cache will be in the ADVANCED menu. Then you'll want to go into the MOUNTS AND STORAGE menu. Format system, cache & data.
8. CM10. Now while still in CWMR, you'll need to go into the MOUNTS AND STORAGE menu and select MOUNT USB STORAGE. You'll want to connect your phone to your PC with the USB. Place the CM10 and Gapps files in the main directory of your PHONE'S INTERNAL STORAGE. Select UNMOUNT on your phone, disconnect from USB and now you'll want to go to the option INSTALL ZIP FROM SDCARD.. then go to the CHOOSE.. option and select the final fruit of your labor, CM10. When it's done doing it's thing, REBOOT SYSTEM. Be patient and let everything load.
9. GAPPS. After everything has loaded, you want to turn off the phone and boot into CWMR one last time. Go to INSTALL ZIP FROM SDCARD, CHOOSE ZIP and flash that Gapps file. Then REBOOT SYSTEM.
10. RESTORE. Reinstall the app you used to backup your stuff, move your backup files you put on the PC back to it's rightful place and restore. You should be good to go.
Credits in no special order:
dman3285 (CM10)
CarpeNoctem (Root Guide)
ardatdat (Kernel)
designgears (Stock ICS Leak)
utkanos (CWMR 5.0.2.7)

Someone said doing this is a good idea so..

rogernizzLe said:
Someone said doing this is a good idea so..
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You've made the same mistake as in your previous post. Step 6 for cleaning up the phone should be after you copy the cm10 and gapps to internal storage or otherwise from cwmr you'll have to mount storage and then copy the files from your comp. If you format system then you won't be able to boot at all.
And after the copy you can do all the format and cleaning and install cm10 and then gapps together and reboot finally.
This guide would be a good help to the new users. Hopefully you can incorporate the changes to correct it.
Sent from my SGH-I927

ninthsense said:
You've made the same mistake as in your previous post. Step 6 for cleaning up the phone should be after you copy the cm10 and gapps to internal storage or otherwise from cwmr you'll have to mount storage and then copy the files from your comp. If you format system then you won't be able to boot at all.
And after the copy you can do all the format and cleaning and install cm10 and then gapps together and reboot finally.
This guide would be a good help to the new users. Hopefully you can incorporate the changes to correct it.
Sent from my SGH-I927
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Sorry, really wanted to play AC3. Fix'd the cleaning stage. I realized I actually did mount the storage. Looks okay, I hope?

Hey, I followed these steps and it worked.
Didn't run into any major problems, except for having to download the CM10 file using my phone itself, I couldn't download it from my computer (found this out in the CM10 post, pg 29).
It really helps to follow OPs instructions, but also read up on all of the individual threads he links to before actually doing anything.
Thanks rogernizzLe!

Glad it helped. Enjoy!

So all the features of the phone works? Physical keyboard, 3G, GPS, WiFi?

Do you have to use the 1 click?
I have ICS installed via CLock work Mod and Have the Lite Kernel.
Should I not just be able to install JB from Clock work mod? I have never used the 1 click installer but I am on ICS with an ICS Kernel.
Waiting for everything to work before I flash JB. Heard there were still issues with the camera.

r0bot said:
So all the features of the phone works? Physical keyboard, 3G, GPS, WiFi?
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For a list of what works in the CM10 ROM, check it's thread's OP. dman updates it as bugs are being fixed/found.
dudejb said:
Do you have to use the 1 click?
I have ICS installed via CLock work Mod and Have the Lite Kernel.
Should I not just be able to install JB from Clock work mod? I have never used the 1 click installer but I am on ICS with an ICS Kernel.
Waiting for everything to work before I flash JB. Heard there were still issues with the camera.
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The method is how I got to JB. There's probably other ways but this worked for me. And yes, currently camera doesn't work.

If I may suggest ... some post updates would be useful ...
Post #1:
rogernizzLe said:
... and then go to the CM10 thread ...
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- could you update with a link to the thread? (There are so many!)
Post #2:
rogernizzLe said:
Someone said doing this is a good idea so..
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- didn't and don't understand this at the time.
- perhaps a "(reserving a message slot)" in the middle would clarify.
- my guess was, this post was saying doing the things in post 1 was a good idea.
- only later did I realize you were probably referring to the reservation of the message slot.
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rogernizzLe said:
... For a list of what works in the CM10 ROM, check it's thread's OP. dman updates it as bugs are being fixed/found. ...
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- a link to the thread you mean, for later readers, would also be useful here.

thx so much
it's really helpful for a fisher like me

[Q] I soft bricked my phone...

Last night I soft bricked my phone. At least from what i have read it is a soft brick. The phone will power up to the Samsung Galaxy s3 screen. I can also get into download mode and cwm. I am hoping this means that phone has been soft bricked.
As far as why my phone did this...I booted into cwm and i did a restore through the menu options. I'm not sure if i hit the wrong one, or what exactly happened at this point. Whatever it was loaded and i was unable to get past the gs3 screen.
I tried loading a .Tar file from a tutorial provided by "Theexcel". The tutorial was to flash the new tar onto the phone through Odin. However, in the tutorial, it says to make sure that the flash counter is set back at zero. How can i do this when my phone won't power on. I am not aware of how to reset the counter without getting an app from Playstore.
As you can see, I am new to the forum. I posted here because this seems to be a similar topic.I have ready many other instances of bricked phone. none of them seemed to match my exact scenerio. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I tried to address what i think my be wrong with the phone and some of the steps I have done to try and repair it already. I will gladly provide answers to more specific questions.
Just to clarify Tmobile Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999)

Flash counter not relevant in your case.
Factory reset through recovery should fix your issue.

Aerowinder said:
Flash counter not relevant in your case.
Factory reset through recovery should fix your issue.
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I may have done this wrong. I think I have tried this though. home+volume up+power, this brings me to my cwm recovery. I did the full wipe and factory reset. after this it still didn't allow me past the gs3 screen. Should i somehow be using android recovery? if so, how do i get that to work again? Thanks

Weird. Try Odining a stock rom.

Aerowinder said:
Weird. Try Odining a stock rom.
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Thanks Aero! I have tried this already as well. the file i used was T999UVALH2_T999TMBALH2_T999UVALH2_HOME.tar.md5 . I believe this is the stock 4.1.1. Also, I have just heard of md5 checked. I am not sure how to use that solely on my computer. I found a tutorial for doing it on the phone. As you know...not an option right now. I am keeping my hopes up that I don't need to send my phone off for Jtag. Like i said, i can still access cwm and download screen.
I have searched around the forum quite a bit. Do you know of any good instructions to walk me through flashing the stock rom that also includes links to the rom and gapp?

Hold on....you can get into recovery? Once in recovery you just do a factory reset? Do you have a micro SD card? Do you have a micro SD card adapter so that you can connect it to a computer?
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Sounds like a boot loop, not a brick. Boot to recovery and wipe data then try to restart the phone.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

707BeastMode707 said:
Hold on....you can get into recovery? Once in recovery you just do a factory reset? Do you have a micro SD card? Do you have a micro SD card adapter so that you can connect it to a computer?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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I do have a card reader. Not exaclty sure where it is right now....what should I do once i have located it?
I have done the factory reset through recovery. Just to make sure i'm not misunderstanding this would be cwm? (sorry, i am still a noob!) haha

nickcross88 said:
I do have a card reader. Not exaclty sure where it is right now....what should I do once i have located it?
I have done the factory reset through recovery. Just to make sure i'm not misunderstanding this would be cwm? (sorry, i am still a noob!) haha
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Don't worry about being a noob. Everyone on this forum is or has been a noob. You'll learn though.
Just follow these steps:
1.) Download this ROM on your computer (the latest from T-Mobile, stock rooted):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126679
2.) On your SD card create a designated folder for ROMs (just to make it easier to find the ROM when it comes time to flash it), then find the ROM you have just downloaded and put it in the folder you have created on the SD card
3.) Power on the phone, Boot into recovery which is also known as CWM by (volume up, home button and power button)
4.) Once in recovery do the following:
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-wipe date/factory reset
-install zip from external SD card
-navigate to the folder where you placed the ROM in step 2 and select it and and select yes to flash it.
-when finished flashing go back to the main menu and select reboot device
(Device may take a few minutes to fully boot so let the phone sit and do its thing)
5.) When phone is booted up, go through the setup process with your email and what not.
6.) AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SETUP PROCESS, REBOOT DEVICE BACK INTO RECOVERY (CWM) AND SELECT RESTORE/BACKUP, THEN SELECT BACKUP, WHEN FINISHED REBOOT THE DEVICE
7.) AFTER YOU HAVE REBOOTED YOUR DEVICE GO TO THE PLAY STORE AND DOWNLOAD THIS APP:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tore/apps/details?id=com.j.y.daddy.customizer
8.) ONCE DOWNLOADED, OPEN THE APP (should ask for root permissions, hit accept) SELECT TOOLS, SELECT IMEI(S) BACKUP/RESTORE AND SELECT BACKUP.
You are now good to go, you may now flash and experiment with other ROMs. Stay away from the international s3 forum, just flash things that are meant for your S3 model, if you are not sure just ask the dev.
Sorry for the caps lock but steps 6, 7 and 8 will prevent you from major headaches. Especially 7 and 8. If you flash a ROM and your stuck on 2g/edge and your imei is zero, just download that app and open it and restore your imei. Step 6 is helpful just in case if you download a ROM and you run into your current problem you can just restore your backup and your phone will be fine.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

If you have Odined a stock rom, how is it that you still have CWM? Did it fail? If you were able to successfully Odin a stock rom, then doing a factory reset should fix your problem.
UVALH2 is 4.0.4. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-T999&pcode=TMB#firmware
Try using mrRobinson's root66 of UVDLJC. root66 is identical to the official firmware .tar file in every way except that root has been injected into the system image.

707BeastMode707 said:
Don't worry about being a noob. Everyone on this forum is or has been a noob. You'll learn though.
Just follow these steps:
1.) Download this ROM on your computer (the latest from T-Mobile, stock rooted):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126679
2.) On your SD card create a designated folder for ROMs (just to make it easier to find the ROM when it comes time to flash it), then find the ROM you have just downloaded and put it in the folder you have created on the SD card
3.) Power on the phone, Boot into recovery which is also known as CWM by (volume up, home button and power button)
4.) Once in recovery do the following:
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-wipe date/factory reset
-install zip from external SD card
-navigate to the folder where you placed the ROM in step 2 and select it and and select yes to flash it.
-when finished flashing go back to the main menu and select reboot device
(Device may take a few minutes to fully boot so let the phone sit and do its thing)
5.) When phone is booted up, go through the setup process with your email and what not.
6.) AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SETUP PROCESS, REBOOT DEVICE BACK INTO RECOVERY (CWM) AND SELECT RESTORE/BACKUP, THEN SELECT BACKUP, WHEN FINISHED REBOOT THE DEVICE
7.) AFTER YOU HAVE REBOOTED YOUR DEVICE GO TO THE PLAY STORE AND DOWNLOAD THIS APP:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tore/apps/details?id=com.j.y.daddy.customizer
8.) ONCE DOWNLOADED, OPEN THE APP (should ask for root permissions, hit accept) SELECT TOOLS, SELECT IMEI(S) BACKUP/RESTORE AND SELECT BACKUP.
You are now good to go, you may now flash and experiment with other ROMs. Stay away from the international s3 forum, just flash things that are meant for your S3 model, if you are not sure just ask the dev.
Sorry for the caps lock but steps 6, 7 and 8 will prevent you from major headaches. Especially 7 and 8. If you flash a ROM and your stuck on 2g/edge and your imei is zero, just download that app and open it and restore your imei. Step 6 is helpful just in case if you download a ROM and you run into your current problem you can just restore your backup and your phone will be fine.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Finally got home. Ready to try this. My freaking phone is dead. I have plugged it in...It doesn't seem to be recharging while my phone is turned off? Do you have any ideas for what i should do here?

re: charging issue
nickcross88 said:
Finally got home. Ready to try this. My freaking phone is dead. I have plugged it in...It doesn't seem to be recharging while my phone is turned off? Do you have any ideas for what i should do here?
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First thing I would do is to remove the battery and put it into the freezer for a couple hours,
then put the battery back in the phone to charge. (wipe the moisture off the battery first).
I know this sounds like a weird thing to do, but it's an old school trick which works most the time.
Once the phone starts to charge leave it alone until it has a full charge, don't play with it til then.

nickcross88 said:
Finally got home. Ready to try this. My freaking phone is dead. I have plugged it in...It doesn't seem to be recharging while my phone is turned off? Do you have any ideas for what i should do here?
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Wait before you follow my post.....when you boot into recovery, what color is the background and what is the color of the text?
|When Emotion Goes up, Logic Goes Down|

707BeastMode707 said:
Wait before you follow my post.....when you boot into recovery, what color is the background and what is the color of the text?
|When Emotion Goes up, Logic Goes Down|
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recovery mode is 5.5.0.4 CWM Black background with blue text. also has the top hat logo in the middle of the screen.

nickcross88 said:
recovery mode is 5.5.0.4 CWM Black background with blue text. also has the top hat logo in the middle of the screen.
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Ok, i have loaded the provided .zip file to my sd card. however, it isn't showing up on my sd card when in recovery. It shows other files, but it won't show the new zip file or the new rom.
I see there is a setting under mount that says "mount external SD card" could this be the reason?

No. External SD mounting is broken on 5.5.0.4. Update it.

Aerowinder said:
No. External SD mounting is broken on 5.5.0.4. Update it.
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I have fixed it. I was able to odin a stock .tar file on it 20 minutes ago. The only thing i am wondering about its that system info says i'm running 4.0.4. I am running the system update for it.
Thanks to everyone that helped me with my mistake. You guys are awesome!

Thank you sooo much!
707BeastMode707 said:
Don't worry about being a noob. Everyone on this forum is or has been a noob. You'll learn though.
Just follow these steps:
1.) Download this ROM on your computer (the latest from T-Mobile, stock rooted):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126679
2.) On your SD card create a designated folder for ROMs (just to make it easier to find the ROM when it comes time to flash it), then find the ROM you have just downloaded and put it in the folder you have created on the SD card
3.) Power on the phone, Boot into recovery which is also known as CWM by (volume up, home button and power button)
4.) Once in recovery do the following:
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-wipe date/factory reset
-install zip from external SD card
-navigate to the folder where you placed the ROM in step 2 and select it and and select yes to flash it.
-when finished flashing go back to the main menu and select reboot device
(Device may take a few minutes to fully boot so let the phone sit and do its thing)
5.) When phone is booted up, go through the setup process with your email and what not.
6.) AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SETUP PROCESS, REBOOT DEVICE BACK INTO RECOVERY (CWM) AND SELECT RESTORE/BACKUP, THEN SELECT BACKUP, WHEN FINISHED REBOOT THE DEVICE
7.) AFTER YOU HAVE REBOOTED YOUR DEVICE GO TO THE PLAY STORE AND DOWNLOAD THIS APP:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tore/apps/details?id=com.j.y.daddy.customizer
8.) ONCE DOWNLOADED, OPEN THE APP (should ask for root permissions, hit accept) SELECT TOOLS, SELECT IMEI(S) BACKUP/RESTORE AND SELECT BACKUP.
You are now good to go, you may now flash and experiment with other ROMs. Stay away from the international s3 forum, just flash things that are meant for your S3 model, if you are not sure just ask the dev.
Sorry for the caps lock but steps 6, 7 and 8 will prevent you from major headaches. Especially 7 and 8. If you flash a ROM and your stuck on 2g/edge and your imei is zero, just download that app and open it and restore your imei. Step 6 is helpful just in case if you download a ROM and you run into your current problem you can just restore your backup and your phone will be fine.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Thank you so much! this happened to me this morning, I've been looking for answers for 2 hours! I came upon yours and this helped me! I just wanna thank you so much, I thought I bricked my phone, and had to buy a new one. Thanks to you, I won't have too, just wanted to say this one more time, thank you! c:

Aerowinder said:
No. External SD mounting is broken on 5.5.0.4. Update it.
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Could this be part of the reason i was unable to flash cm 10.1 onto the phone in the first place? Should i update to the touch version?

nickcross88 said:
Could this be part of the reason i was unable to flash cm 10.1 onto the phone in the first place? Should i update to the touch version?
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What you have to do is go to the play store and download ROM manger, open ROM manager and install the updated version of cwm, then you shouldn't run into any more problem when flashing ROMs, just make sure the recovery is always up to date.
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Installing CM 10.1 help

Hey guys, so I'm deciding to try to put CM 10.1 stable onto my AT&T galaxy s3 obviously. I'm rooted and the superuser file is on my phone sd. Am I suppose to put CM 10.1 and the gapps onto the phone SD as well or am I suppose to put all of them onto my ex.SD card (p.s. It's only a 2gb :/ )? Also, should I try using goomanager or ROM manager or should I just put the files onto my SD and go into recovery and do it that way then? Sorry for the noob questions again, I'm just really knew to all of this stuff

alextric96 said:
Hey guys, so I'm deciding to try to put CM 10.1 stable onto my AT&T galaxy s3 obviously. I'm rooted and the superuser file is on my phone sd. Am I suppose to put CM 10.1 and the gapps onto the phone SD as well or am I suppose to put all of them onto my ex.SD card (p.s. It's only a 2gb :/ )? Also, should I try using goomanager or ROM manager or should I just put the files onto my SD and go into recovery and do it that way then? Sorry for the noob questions again, I'm just really knew to all of this stuff
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It's always good to put them on your external SD that way if you wipe your internal by accident you'll still have your ROM and hopefully your backup to gall back on.
If you don't have clockwork mod recovery or twrp installed yet you'll need to take care of that first. Decide which recovery you want, download the appropriate program (goo manager for twrp or ROM manager for cwm)
It'll install your recovery.
Reboot into recovery and you'll want to back up your current setup in case you make a mistake. Than you'll wipe than flash your ROM and gapps and reboot and you're done.
This guide should help you with anything you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Let me know if you need any clarification.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

KorGuy123 said:
It's always good to put them on your external SD that way if you wipe your internal by accident you'll still have your ROM and hopefully your backup to gall back on.
If you don't have clockwork mod recovery or twrp installed yet you'll need to take care of that first. Decide which recovery you want, download the appropriate program (goo manager for twrp or ROM manager for cwm)
It'll install your recovery.
Reboot into recovery and you'll want to back up your current setup in case you make a mistake. Than you'll wipe than flash your ROM and gapps and reboot and you're done.
This guide should help you with anything you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Let me know if you need any clarification.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?

alextric96 said:
Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?
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Ok so let's answer the last question first. 2gb is fairly small for anything other than 1 backup (depending on what you are backing up) and a ROM and Gapps. I have a 2gb sd that I keep my stock backup and a couple recovery files on for an emergency and a 32gb in my phone for everyday use.
I'm a little concerned about the SuperUser.zip you have floating around, have you installed it yet?
How did you root? I'm curious to see what steps you take. Because once you root, you than flash custom recovery and install SuperUser.zip IN your recovery. So either you already have recovery installed or you aren't 100% rooted yet.
Once SuperUser.zip is installed you can delete the zip, if you want to. It's merely an install file.
Go to your apps, do you see an app labelled SuperUser or SuperSU?
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alextric96 said:
Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?
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Ok I re read that again and noticed you mentioned that you got into recovery and you can see the logo for Clockwork Mod.
That's great. If you haven't already installed SuperUser.zip you'll want to do that. Also download ROM Manager if you haven't and make sure your recovery is up to date. The latest CWM is 6.0.3.1 you'll see the build number while you're in recovery.
Once that is all done, in recovery you'll want to make a backup.
After that you'll need to preform a full wipe and than you can flash the ROM and Gapps.

KorGuy123 said:
Ok so let's answer the last question first. 2gb is fairly small for anything other than 1 backup (depending on what you are backing up) and a ROM and Gapps. I have a 2gb sd that I keep my stock backup and a couple recovery files on for an emergency and a 32gb in my phone for everyday use.
I'm a little concerned about the SuperUser.zip you have floating around, have you installed it yet?
How did you root? I'm curious to see what steps you take. Because once you root, you than flash custom recovery and install SuperUser.zip IN your recovery. So either you already have recovery installed or you aren't 100% rooted yet.
Once SuperUser.zip is installed you can delete the zip, if you want to. It's merely an install file.
Go to your apps, do you see an app labelled SuperUser or SuperSU?
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Yeah I have SuperSU installed and it grants me root access for like titanium back up and triangle away and that stuff.
Here's the steps that I used to root:
*Plugged my phone into my computer and copied the SuperSU.zip onto my internal SD
*Unplugged my phone and turned it off and booted it into download mode.
*Then I pressed Vol. Up to continue and then I plugged my phone back in and opened odin.
*I clicked the PDA button and chose the .tar file that I downloaded. (The whole thing that I downloaded was called RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada)
*I then clicked start and waited till it said passed.
*It passed and then I took out my battery so it would be off and then put it into recovery mode I think. (Vol. up + home + power)
*Then it booted into a menu and I clicked install from SD card and then install zip from internal SD card and then I chose the SuperSU.zip and clicked yes and then it loaded and all that and then I chose to reboot it. It rebooted and then I had the SuperSU app and then I downloaded Titanium backup to make sure I was fully rooted and it loaded and backed it up.
That is all the steps that I did to root my s3. It was a video that I found on galaxys3root.com
*Here is the link to the site and video that I followed:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/

alextric96 said:
Yeah I have SuperSU installed and it grants me root access for like titanium back up and triangle away and that stuff.
Here's the steps that I used to root:
*Plugged my phone into my computer and copied the SuperSU.zip onto my internal SD
*Unplugged my phone and turned it off and booted it into download mode.
*Then I pressed Vol. Up to continue and then I plugged my phone back in and opened odin.
*I clicked the PDA button and chose the .tar file that I downloaded. (The whole thing that I downloaded was called RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada)
*I then clicked start and waited till it said passed.
*It passed and then I took out my battery so it would be off and then put it into recovery mode I think. (Vol. up + home + power)
*Then it booted into a menu and I clicked install from SD card and then install zip from internal SD card and then I chose the SuperSU.zip and clicked yes and then it loaded and all that and then I chose to reboot it. It rebooted and then I had the SuperSU app and then I downloaded Titanium backup to make sure I was fully rooted and it loaded and backed it up.
That is all the steps that I did to root my s3. It was a video that I found on galaxys3root.com
*Here is the link to the site and video that I followed:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
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Are you on AT&T or a Canadian carrier?

KorGuy123 said:
Are you on AT&T or a Canadian carrier?
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I'm on AT&T but it worked for AT&T and I think most of the Canadian carriers as well.?

alextric96 said:
I'm on AT&T but it worked for AT&T and I think most of the Canadian carriers as well.?
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No I was wondering because if you were on a Canadian carrier we would have extra steps.
Download ROM manager and make sure that your recovery is up to date it should be 6.0.3.1
Once its up to date you're ready to backup and flash.
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KorGuy123 said:
No I was wondering because if you were on a Canadian carrier we would have extra steps.
Download ROM manager and make sure that your recovery is up to date it should be 6.0.3.1
Once its up to date you're ready to backup and flash.
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Oh, alright thanks a whole bunch man! I really appreciate it! Just wondering, would you recommend this sd card:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...SDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0
or this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NCA6RO
And one last thing really haha
I tried to use Rom manager a few days ago and I downloaded cm 10.1 rc5 and the gapps for it and I followed all of the steps from a video I think I found on here somewhere and it was working and all that and then it rebooted and it had the cyanogenmod logo thing loading and then about 1.5-2 minutes later, it said something like, "Setup Wizard has stopped working" and something else like "apps.google" has stopped working. I rebooted my phone after that and it was the same thing again. Have any idea why that happened?

alextric96 said:
Oh, alright thanks a whole bunch man! I really appreciate it! Just wondering, would you recommend this sd card:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...SDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0
or this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NCA6RO
And one last thing really haha
I tried to use Rom manager a few days ago and I downloaded cm 10.1 rc5 and the gapps for it and I followed all of the steps from a video I think I found on here somewhere and it was working and all that and then it rebooted and it had the cyanogenmod logo thing loading and then about 1.5-2 minutes later, it said something like, "Setup Wizard has stopped working" and something else like "apps.google" has stopped working. I rebooted my phone after that and it was the same thing again. Have any idea why that happened?
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Either one looks fine.
Did you flash the ROM with ROM manager?
That and goo manager are no good for flashing anything other than recoveries.
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KorGuy123 said:
Either one looks fine.
Did you flash the ROM with ROM manager?
That and goo manager are no good for flashing anything other than recoveries.
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Yeah I did flash the ROM and gapps with ROM manager. Then what am I suppose to use ROM manager for then?

alextric96 said:
Yeah I did flash the ROM and gapps with ROM manager. Then what am I suppose to use ROM manager for then?
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Rom manager causes a LOT of issues when flashing with it. Same with Goo Manager. Some people have had their devices bricked because of thos programs. They are good for just updating your recovery.
Making a nandroid will allow you to try out new ROMs while still keeping a safe backup in the event you experience issues during or after the OS installation. Be sure your device is fully charged before proceeding onto the backup and flashing procedures.
These are the steps you need to backup/wipe/flash manually.
It will become second nature to you quite quickly.
This is from xBeerdroidx's guide I sent you.
Backup all your pictures and music to your computer before doing any of this so you don't lose it.
1. Power off your device.
2. Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
3. Release the power button when the device vibrates and you see the blue script in the top left corner
4. You are now in custom recovery.
5. In CWM go to Backup and Restore and select Backup.
6. After backup is finished, select reboot system now or stay in recovery to continue with this guide.
*NOTE: Be sure to save a copy of this backup to your computer and/or micro sd card. Having a recent backup saved to your computer and micro SD card can be useful if something happens to your phones internal memory.
1. If you are not already in recovery, boot in now (Vol Up + Home + Power. Release the power button at vibrate and when you see the blue script in the top left corner).
In CWM:
2. Select Wipe data/factory reset
3. Select Wipe Cache
4. Select Advanced and Wipe Dalvik Cache
5. Select Mounts and Storage and format /system
6. If you are transitioning from 4.1 to 4.2 or 4.2 to 4.1, you must also format /data. You will lose all personal data so back it up first.
7. From the main recovery screen:
>>CWM - Choose the "install .zip from SD Card" or "install .zip from external SD card" option (depending on where you placed the files) then navigate to the ROM file, select it and confirm.
8. If you need to flash gapps, repeat step 5 and select the gapps package.
9. Reboot system. It will take several minutes to load so be patient and don't worry. Once the phone is booted, let it sit for 5 minutes, reboot and enjoy!

[Q] Newbie needs Recovery help

Need help fixing my phone asap. I have messed it up & it won't boot.
Ok, here's what I have done so far. I have Galaxy S3 T-Mobile that was running CM KitKat 4 when I bought the phone. The version I had was built Nov. 2013 & was mostly stable except my gallery would crash & could not open video files. So I tried several times checking for updates for stable releases, none to be found. I installed CM installer on phone & downloaded the portion to run on my PC, but I would ever time I tried to run the file I got an error code 2275. So after numerous attempts I gave up, yes, antivirus & firewall was turned off.
This morning I when into my phones update CM feature & chose a different download but still stable. There were several & I chose the newest one listed. I think it was 10.2.1 Download began, message came up about manual recovery, I chose to do the download, which it did, just don't know where it put this download. After it completed it rebooted my phone & then it got stuck in the logo bootup mode & would not go past this screen. I removed the battery several times, did reboots etc, nothing.
Got home & finally found how to get into recovery mode using the home, vol. up & power button & am not in CWM v. 6.0.4.3. I have looked at several YouTube vids on how to use this & I did a backup to SD Card. I have looked in the install zip folder for the ROM, but I can't seem to find it.
So how do I find it? what is my next steps to do?
I understand that I am suppose to do a factory reset/wipe data, wipe cache partition, wipe Delvik cache & then install zip of the ROM. But like I said, Don't know where else to look. The only files I see or my photos, Andriod/data. Nothing called CM 10.2.1 etc. I did download this ROM from CM.org onto my pc, but the only now that I can get it onto my sdcard is I will have to buy an SD card adapter so I can plu the card into my PC & then copy the zip file to the card. Being the state my phone is in right now, I don't think plugging in the USB cable will allow me to drag/drop the file onto the phone Sd card.
Can anyone help this lost beginner?

Check to see if you need to mount the sd card in recovery. You said it is not cwm recovery, what do you see instead?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Check to see if you need to mount the sd card in recovery. You said it is not cwm recovery, what do you see instead?
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Sorry that was a typo. I do have ClockWorkMod Recovery & that is as far as I can get at this point. I can see my photo files listed when I open the zip file, I just don't see the CyanogenMod ROM which I chose to download & it appeared to download & run, but after it rebooted the phone shows Samsung Galaxy SIII CyanogenMod splash logo & then the boot logo which is the blue monster head & has a arrow that spins clockwise around the Cm logo head & that is all the phone will do. Will not go past that.
I looked at all the choices given in the recovery mode for the zip file & I don't see any. Even tried the sideload, nothing. I just did a mount SD card from recovery mode. Still no files showing a CM zip, still only files are the data/ photos.
I am guessing that I should not have to wipe cache, data/factory reset or anything in order to find the zip file? It should be there somewhere.

Maybe try a different recovery like twrp?
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If you factory reset, you may get it to boot again. If you choose format data, internal sd will be wiped as well.
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Got phone back to working
Thanks docHoliday77,
I removed my SD card & did a factory reset & it rebooted & shows the update. I now have version 4.3.1 with Kernel 3.4.66 from Monday 2/3/2014 CyanogenMod version 10.2.1
The phones shows 2 updates available,Snapshot M2 & M3.
Should I go ahead in install those?
Do I need to do both or just the M3 (latest)?
Thanks again. One Happy Newbie & now I think I know how to do this upgrade stuff. I have learned a lot.

Not sure about the updates you mentioned. I dont use cm or aosp roms so I know very little about them. Sorry.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Not sure about the updates you mentioned. I dont use cm or aosp roms so I know very little about them. Sorry.
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Ok, Doc. Thanks a bunch, you have been a great help.

[Q] Boot loop + Blue LED Flashing on rooted device

Hey everyone so I took my phone out of my pocket and it was stuck in a boot loop. I tried taking the battery out, volume up + power + home, volume down + power + home but nothing. I've tried booting it also without a battery.
I have Quantum running on my phone, and have never had any problems. The occasional restart but now my phone won't even get to the home screen. I get just a boot loop with normal sounds, and then my LED begins to flash. Then it just loops again ..
Don't really know what to do.
UPDATE: Update: After reading some more I decided to use this tutorial to flash back to factory: http://gs3.wonderhowto.com/how-to/r...sh-stock-roms-using-odin-for-windows-0142713/
Now that I have flashed to factory, I am stuck on the glowing samsung logo.. I have to tried factory reset / wipe but still nothing. Download mode is still working.

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StoneyJSG said:
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Why ?

Rovon said:
Why ?
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Will your computer detect it if connected? (Odin, Heimdall, adb)

dawgdoc said:
Will your computer detect it if connected? (Odin, Heimdall, adb)
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Yes computer is detecting it with Odin.

Rovon said:
Yes computer is detecting it with Odin.
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What is on the phone's screen while the device is detected by Odin?
There are a couple of notn-standard images that will actually function as download mode, allowing you to reflash a custom recovery. And then, hopefully restore a nandroid of your rom.

dawgdoc said:
What is on the phone's screen while the device is detected by Odin?
There are a couple of notn-standard images that will actually function as download mode, allowing you to reflash a custom recovery. And then, hopefully restore a nandroid of your rom.
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I get two options for either volume up and volume down. After pressing volume up I got the android with "Downloading Do not turn off target"

Rovon said:
I get two options for either volume up and volume down. After pressing volume up I got the android with "Downloading Do not turn off target"
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Update: After reading some more I decided to use this tutorial to flash back to factory: http://gs3.wonderhowto.com/how-to/r...sh-stock-roms-using-odin-for-windows-0142713/
Now that I have flashed to factory, I am stuck on the glowing samsung logo.. I have to tried factory reset / wipe but still nothing. Download mode is still working.

Rovon said:
Update: After reading some more I decided to use this tutorial to flash back to factory: http://gs3.wonderhowto.com/how-to/r...sh-stock-roms-using-odin-for-windows-0142713/
Now that I have flashed to factory, I am stuck on the glowing samsung logo.. I have to tried factory reset / wipe but still nothing. Download mode is still working.
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I agree with dawgdoc. Use Odin to reflash the latest version of TWRP, or the custom recovery of your choice. Uncheck auto reboot before you flash. Upon successful flash when it says reset in the status window unplug USB then pull the battery. Replace battery and try to boot to recovery with vol up + home + power; keep holding all three for a second or two after it vibrates until you see the blue text for booting to recovery (hopefullly)...
Then restore a nandroid backup, or load CM 10 or 11 on a microsd and flash that.

jason2678 said:
I agree with dawgdoc. Use Odin to reflash the latest version of TWRP, or the custom recovery of your choice. Uncheck auto reboot before you flash. Upon successful flash when it says reset in the status window unplug USB then pull the battery. Replace battery and try to boot to recovery with vol up + home + power; keep holding all three for a second or two after it vibrates until you see the blue text for booting to recovery (hopefullly)...
Then restore a nandroid backup, or load CM 10 or 11 on a microsd and flash that.
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Using the same battery but now I can't get into recovery at all. I get the little blue text in the top left hand corner but I can't get to recovery.
Edit: Just realized I used the wrong TWRP for my phone. I redid everything and now I can get into Recovery mode. Going to try and put a rom on my device. Will be back shortly with an update.

Rovon said:
Using the same battery but now I can't get into recovery at all. I get the little blue text in the top left hand corner but I can't get to recovery.
Edit: Just realized I used the wrong TWRP for my phone. I redid everything and now I can get into Recovery mode. Going to try and put a rom on my device. Will be back shortly with an update.
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So I keep getting a bunch of errors with TWR. I tried installing AOKP but got stuck at a boot screen again, and after trying to wipe my phone I get an error message saying "Failed". Now I'm trying install Quantum again but get an error message saying "Zip file is corrupt". T__T
Going to try another rom..
Update: I've tried Quantum again and it finally installed but now I'm stuck in a bootloop again. This is so frustrating ...

It seems like you are on the correct track. Don't give up.
Hopefully it is not a matter of the internal sdcard going bad.
If you continue to have trouble you might consider reflashing the bootloader and modem that the phone is currently on, or a newer one.

dawgdoc said:
It seems like you are on the correct track. Don't give up.
Hopefully it is not a matter of the internal sdcard going bad.
If you continue to have trouble you might consider reflashing the bootloader and modem that the phone is currently on, or a newer one.
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Installed Clockworkmod to see if TWR was the issue and still I'm getting boot looped. Is there a clean start from scratch method I can do that guarantees a fix for this ?Although I didn't get any errors with Clockworkmod just getting looped again. I haven't tried anything with the bootloader and modem. Is there a updated tutorial on this? I can't find anything

Rovon said:
Installed Clockworkmod to see if TWR was the issue and still I'm getting boot looped. Is there a clean start from scratch method I can do that guarantees a fix for this ?Although I didn't get any errors with Clockworkmod just getting looped again. I haven't tried anything with the bootloader and modem. Is there a updated tutorial on this? I can't find anything
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Couple of thoughts:
Is there any chance that following the tutorial in your original post you tried flashing a ROM image using Odin that had a bootloader different that what was on your phone when it was working normally? If so was it an older or newer version.? If older, then reflash the newer one that was previously on the phone, along with its matching bootloader.
It could be that a full wipe before trying again to flash the ROM would be what you need.
If the wipe doesn't work you may need to flash a stock based ROM and then go back to Quantum, or whatever you choose.

dawgdoc said:
Couple of thoughts:
Is there any chance that following the tutorial in your original post you tried flashing a ROM image using Odin that had a bootloader different that what was on your phone when it was working normally? If so was it an older or newer version.? If older, then reflash the newer one that was previously on the phone, along with its matching bootloader.
It could be that a full wipe before trying again to flash the ROM would be what you need.
If the wipe doesn't work you may need to flash a stock based ROM and then go back to Quantum, or whatever you choose.
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I honestly don't remember .. Any tutorials on doing a proper full wipe for my device? I did try initially flashing a stock based rom, but I'll try it again with Clockwork.
Also, how do I know which bootloader is correct and which files to flash if I can't access the info through my phone. I swear half of these damn tutorials have broken links and only spam files. I don't know what to do since there's so many damn options... I'm ready to throw my phone against a wall.

Rovon said:
I honestly don't remember .. Any tutorials on doing a proper full wipe for my device? I did try initially flashing a stock based rom, but I'll try it again with Clockwork.
Also, how do I know which bootloader is correct and which files to flash if I can't access the info through my phone. I swear half of these damn tutorials have broken links and only spam files. I don't know what to do since there's so many damn options... I'm ready to throw my phone against a wall.
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You still have download mode and recovery working, so there's still some things you can try. Don't smash it just yet.
I know how feel about searching for information on this phone. It's either fragmented and spread across a dozen forum posts, or you find stuff from tech websites and whatnot that is really dated. To make matters worse, some of the changes Samsung made to the more recent bootloaders made those dated articles and forum threads downright dangerous (stupid Knox and efuses). There are plenty of landmines and some bear traps out there.
Since TWRP is still functioning you can check what bootloader you're using; it's good to know if you aren't sure. I think you could do this on CWM too, but you'd have to use a computer and adb shell. Might be easier just to flash TWRP 2.8.5 back as your recovery if you don't already have adb and drivers set up on your computer. Boot into TWRP and go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> the Select. In the command line enter:
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
That will output your bootloader. Report that back here. It is not safe to flash any firmware updates with Odin or custom recovery without knowing your current bootloader version. Flashing wrong, downgraded, or mismatched firmware is the #1 way to brick this phone and it can be hard to recover from.
Was your storage encrypted when you were running normally?
The usual clean flash procedure for TWRP is this: Pick Wipe -> Advanced then tick dalvik cache, cache, system, and data then slide to wipe. These wipes will not touch files stored in your internal sdcard. Once those wipes are complete you're typically set to flash your new rom and Gapps, but...
If the rom zip you're going to flash is loaded on an external SD card you can also format the internal SD, also under Wipe. This will erase all your pictures, user data, etc stored on internal sdcard (you've been warned); it will also erase the rom you're going to flash if it is stored there. Do not format the internal SD if you aren't using an external SD card, or you'll have a blank phone with no rom to flash. You can recover from this with adb, but it can be tricky if you aren't familiar with it so just don't do it . The way your phone is behaving (spontaneously bootlooping in your pocket) I would consider formatting the internal storage, provided you have an external SD available to flash files from after formatting your phone. Any files that you must save on internal storage you could move to external SD with TWRPs file manager.
If a good clean flash and possibly fixing up your firmware doesn't cure it, I've heard TWRP and Odin just aren't as thorough as a full wipe in the stock recovery. Loading stock recovery and doing a factory reset in it might not be a bad next step, but check on the firmware and make certain you do a proper clean flash before you resort to stock recovery.

jason2678 said:
You still have download mode and recovery working, so there's still some things you can try. Don't smash it just yet.
I know how feel about searching for information on this phone. It's either fragmented and spread across a dozen forum posts, or you find stuff from tech websites and whatnot that is really dated. To make matters worse, some of the changes Samsung made to the more recent bootloaders made those dated articles and forum threads downright dangerous (stupid Knox and efuses). There are plenty of landmines and some bear traps out there.
Since TWRP is still functioning you can check what bootloader you're using; it's good to know if you aren't sure. I think you could do this on CWM too, but you'd have to use a computer and adb shell. Might be easier just to flash TWRP 2.8.5 back as your recovery if you don't already have adb and drivers set up on your computer. Boot into TWRP and go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> the Select. In the command line enter:
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
That will output your bootloader. Report that back here. It is not safe to flash any firmware updates with Odin or custom recovery without knowing your current bootloader version. Flashing wrong, downgraded, or mismatched firmware is the #1 way to brick this phone and it can be hard to recover from.
Was your storage encrypted when you were running normally?
The usual clean flash procedure for TWRP is this: Pick Wipe -> Advanced then tick dalvik cache, cache, system, and data then slide to wipe. These wipes will not touch files stored in your internal sdcard. Once those wipes are complete you're typically set to flash your new rom and Gapps, but...
If the rom zip you're going to flash is loaded on an external SD card you can also format the internal SD, also under Wipe. This will erase all your pictures, user data, etc stored on internal sdcard (you've been warned); it will also erase the rom you're going to flash if it is stored there. Do not format the internal SD if you aren't using an external SD card, or you'll have a blank phone with no rom to flash. You can recover from this with adb, but it can be tricky if you aren't familiar with it so just don't do it . The way your phone is behaving (spontaneously bootlooping in your pocket) I would consider formatting the internal storage, provided you have an external SD available to flash files from after formatting your phone. Any files that you must save on internal storage you could move to external SD with TWRPs file manager.
If a good clean flash and possibly fixing up your firmware doesn't cure it, I've heard TWRP and Odin just aren't as thorough as a full wipe in the stock recovery. Loading stock recovery and doing a factory reset in it might not be a bad next step, but check on the firmware and make certain you do a proper clean flash before you resort to stock recovery.
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also to confirm modem , type in ...
getprop | grep version.baseband
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

jason2678 said:
You still have download mode and recovery working, so there's still some things you can try. Don't smash it just yet.
I know how feel about searching for information on this phone. It's either fragmented and spread across a dozen forum posts, or you find stuff from tech websites and whatnot that is really dated. To make matters worse, some of the changes Samsung made to the more recent bootloaders made those dated articles and forum threads downright dangerous (stupid Knox and efuses). There are plenty of landmines and some bear traps out there.
Since TWRP is still functioning you can check what bootloader you're using; it's good to know if you aren't sure. I think you could do this on CWM too, but you'd have to use a computer and adb shell. Might be easier just to flash TWRP 2.8.5 back as your recovery if you don't already have adb and drivers set up on your computer. Boot into TWRP and go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> the Select. In the command line enter:
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
That will output your bootloader. Report that back here. It is not safe to flash any firmware updates with Odin or custom recovery without knowing your current bootloader version. Flashing wrong, downgraded, or mismatched firmware is the #1 way to brick this phone and it can be hard to recover from.
Was your storage encrypted when you were running normally?
The usual clean flash procedure for TWRP is this: Pick Wipe -> Advanced then tick dalvik cache, cache, system, and data then slide to wipe. These wipes will not touch files stored in your internal sdcard. Once those wipes are complete you're typically set to flash your new rom and Gapps, but...
If the rom zip you're going to flash is loaded on an external SD card you can also format the internal SD, also under Wipe. This will erase all your pictures, user data, etc stored on internal sdcard (you've been warned); it will also erase the rom you're going to flash if it is stored there. Do not format the internal SD if you aren't using an external SD card, or you'll have a blank phone with no rom to flash. You can recover from this with adb, but it can be tricky if you aren't familiar with it so just don't do it . The way your phone is behaving (spontaneously bootlooping in your pocket) I would consider formatting the internal storage, provided you have an external SD available to flash files from after formatting your phone. Any files that you must save on internal storage you could move to external SD with TWRPs file manager.
If a good clean flash and possibly fixing up your firmware doesn't cure it, I've heard TWRP and Odin just aren't as thorough as a full wipe in the stock recovery. Loading stock recovery and doing a factory reset in it might not be a bad next step, but check on the firmware and make certain you do a proper clean flash before you resort to stock recovery.
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Thank you for the information. It's good to know that me being unable to find a solution wasn't just due to my frustration.
My bootloader is: I747UCDLK3
I did do the same type of wipe but all of my roms are on an external SD card. I was under the impression the internal storage was wiped completely. I currently have Quantum / Gapps / Kernel all stored on the external SD. At this point whatever it takes to get my phone working again will do.
mrrocketdog said:
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also to confirm modem , type in ...
getprop | grep version.baseband
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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Hmm .. that command didn't seem to pull anything up for me.

Rovon said:
Thank you for the information. It's good to know that me being unable to find a solution wasn't just due to my frustration.
My bootloader is: I747UCDLK3
I did do the same type of wipe but all of my roms are on an external SD card. I was under the impression the internal storage was wiped completely. I currently have Quantum / Gapps / Kernel all stored on the external SD. At this point whatever it takes to get my phone working again will do.
Hmm .. that command didn't seem to pull anything up for me.
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LK3 is a pretty out of date bootloader, and in this case that might be a good thing.
You can go to sammobile.com and download the full firmware for your phone and flash it with Odin: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I747/
For reference the newer firmwares (MJB, NE4, and NJ1) cannot be downgraded, any attempt will result in a brick. On LK3 you are safe. Repeat, don't try this at home unless you know what bootloader version you have.
This will Odin your phone back to pure stock Jellybean. This used to be the go to method for fixing screwed up S3's before Samsung started bricking us for downgrading the firmware at version MJB.

jason2678 said:
LK3 is a pretty out of date bootloader, and in this case that might be a good thing.
You can go to sammobile.com and download the full firmware for your phone and flash it with Odin: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I747/
For reference the newer firmwares (MJB, NE4, and NJ1) cannot be downgraded, any attempt will result in a brick. On LK3 you are safe. Repeat, don't try this at home unless you know what bootloader version you have.
This will Odin your phone back to pure stock Jellybean. This used to be the go to method for fixing screwed up S3's before Samsung started bricking us for downgrading the firmware at version MJB.
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Alright I'm downloading this now. Assuming this works, should I do an OTA update then root or am I safe to root the device from odin as soon as this bootloader is installed?