[GUIDE][FAQ]Guide and FAQ for Everything OTA (Over-the-air Updates)

[CNexus]

Will update this for MD4 soon...

 

[g_money]

I just realized it was volume up haha my bad...sorry for all the questions. Thanks for the help!!!!

I was so worried about getting the whole "boot into download/recovery thing right" when I first read the guide. But after comparing it to Window's F8, or going into bios, I figured it out before I actually did it. After I got root, I downloaded the best app I have. Called Quick Boot. Got it on google play...
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[CNexus]

I was so worried about getting the whole "boot into download/recovery thing right" when I first read the guide. But after comparing it to Window's F8, or going into bios, I figured it out before I actually did it. After I got root, I downloaded the best app I have. Called Quick Boot. Got it on google play...
g_money

Haha, most of the time "su" then "reboot download" will do the trick (run from a shell on the phone)

 

[g_money]

Haha, most of the time "su" then "reboot download" will do the trick (run from a shell on the phone)

Lol. Listen to you. Running a shell on a cell phone! What's wrong with you? The last time I remember getting that geeky, was when I was running CDBURN from a term in SUSE. That was a long long time ago. Maybe I really am getting to old for this s**t?
:cyclops:

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[CNexus]

Lol. Listen to you. Running a shell on a cell phone! What's wrong with you? The last time I remember getting that geeky, was when I was running CDBURN from a term in SUSE. That was a long long time ago. Maybe I really am getting to old for this s**t?
:cyclops:

g_money

Lol, shell, terminal, command prompt, bash shell, whatever you wanna call

That's where it's at man. Shell and scripting

 

[npsiwak]

Laggy scrolling after MB4 update

e: Wrong thread, sorry

 

[g_money]

Lol, shell, terminal, command prompt, bash shell, whatever you wanna call

That's where it's at man. Shell and scripting

Nah. I'll leave that up to you experts. I imagine that on some ota down the road I'll learn all about adb, busybox, etc. Just hope it's not at 4am while I'm frantically trying to fix a bootloop before my wife wakes up and finds out what I've done to my phone
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[CNexus]

Nah. I'll leave that up to you experts. I imagine that on some ota down the road I'll learn all about adb, busybox, etc. Just hope it's not at 4am while I'm frantically trying to fix a bootloop before my wife wakes up and finds out what I've done to my phone
g_money

Lol. It's not very hard, once you know the commands you can start building and putting stuff together

 

[Devtodi]

flash sequence

cancel please wrong thread

 

[EpicPro]

How can i get back to stock (md4) by odin and how can i root and install CWM ?

 

[CNexus]

How can i get back to stock (md4) by odin and how can i root and install CWM ?

Easiest way is to just ODIN stock rooted since your gonna root it anyway

Here's a direct link to the folder: http://rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)/Stock ROMs/JB/MD4

After you choose your data restore type (doesn't matter, full restore if you wanna wipe everything), then choose "Rooted" and download either the .exe or the .tar.md5.

The tar.md5 is for using in ODIN, and the exe is for running by itself.with.your phone connected

 

[EpicPro]

Easiest way is to just ODIN stock rooted since your gonna root it anyway

Here's a direct link to the folder: http://rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)/Stock ROMs/JB/MD4

After you choose your data restore type (doesn't matter, full restore if you wanna wipe everything), then choose "Rooted" and download either the .exe or the .tar.md5.

The tar.md5 is for using in ODIN, and the exe is for running by itself.with.your phone connected

How can i install CWM ???

 

[timmetal6669]

Excellent, excellent post!! Great job!!

 

[CNexus]

Excellent, excellent post!! Great job!!

Just saw this, thanks

 

[CNexus]

Updated for MD4 and also with a new surefire method (thanks to @rocket321 !).

 

[smoshua]

This thread is helpful!

I am pretty novice when it comes to knowing anything AOSP and android, but when I do learn something useful, CNexus is always around sharing his vast knowledge. I hope one day I can understand what he does.

Thanks, CNexus!

 

[thegameksk]

Hey all. I am rooted but need to take my phone in to get it fixed. I keep trying to accept the OTA but it keeps failing on me, Any advice as to how I go about making it work? My charging port is busted so I cant even use odin to go back to stock. I have to hold cord a certain way and even then sometimes it doesnt sense the usb cable.

 

[CNexus]

Download the correct file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

Then boot into recovery and flash, and you will be on 100% stock with flash counter reset to 0 as well

Note: MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FILE FOR YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE SIZE (16GB OR 326B) OR YOU WILL HAVE A BRICK FOR A PHONE.

 

[thegameksk]

Thanks for this. My only question is I have the hack installed that makes the phone think my SD card is my internal and my internal memory is my SD card so I have 64 gig internal and 16 gig SD. Will this file still work providing I used 16 gig? Thanks

Download the correct file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

Then boot into recovery and flash, and you will be on 100% stock with flash counter reset to 0 as well

Note: MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FILE FOR YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE SIZE (16GB OR 326B) OR YOU WILL HAVE A BRICK FOR A PHONE.

 

[CNexus]

Thanks for this. My only question is I have the hack installed that makes the phone think my SD card is my internal and my internal memory is my SD card so I have 64 gig internal and 16 gig SD. Will this file still work providing I used 16 gig? Thanks

No, it will brick your phone. I'd suggest to just grab freezas stock rom and flash that.