[ROM/RESTORE][!MD4 OTA!](5-10)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT RESET

[billard412]

DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)!!!! IT WILL CAUSE A HARD BRICK!!!
If you are not sure what this means, boot to download mode. If it says "Knox warranty void" or 'Warranty bit" as pictured below then leave this page. This will not work for you.

I'll try to keep this simple.
So here it goes, short but sweet...
You know it, you love it. Single recovery flashed file restore to UNROOTED STOCK with STOCK KERNEL, STOCK RECOVERY, MODEM, and Normal System Status with a Flash Counter at 0. Basically a replacement for the odin tar method for a quick on-the-go restore. This is the go-to file for a last minute trip to the sprint store or for unbricking without the need for a pc or ODIN. This will do what odin does with the addition of resetting the flash count during flash. To keep a custom recovery flash one from below after rom flash before rebooting into the system. To keep root access flash this after install BEFORE rebooting into system.

As with just about any rom you'll find posted on these forums, FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK as I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. Special thanks to @deviant.one, @Maddhadder90 and most recently @decimalman for the assistance in making the flash count reset possible for the 32gb Model.
** These zips contain full firmware flashing. Checking the MD5 is highly recommended
FOR THE SPRINT S3 (SPH-L710) ONLY!

INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS ON ANOTHER CARRIER/DEVICE? CLICK HERE! AND LET ME KNOW.


################16gb-ONLY###########################16gb-ONLY#################16gb-ONLY##########16gb-ONLY###########
NEW MD4 WITH COUNT RESET 16gb ONLY
MD4 MD5- 4a1d2bcd0f3ea0e5b41fb4d91fb7802b
__________________________________________________________________________

OLD MB1 Stock With Count Reset 16gb ONLY
MB1 MD5- 61175cc8043c3e2a274ca55aae4d57aa
####################16gb-ONLY###############16gb-ONLY########16gb-ONLY######################################################

#######32gb-ONLY#########32gb-ONLY##############32gb-ONLY######32gb-ONLY#####################################32gb-ONLY#######
NEW MD4 WITH COUNT RESET 32gb ONLY
MD4 MD5- 4e0d0b2c8121aaa059384cd8c520d7ac
_______________________________________________________________________________

OLD MB1 Stock with count reset 32gb ONLY
MD5- 671bc316e4344262a8a24d267ac80466
#######################32gb-ONLY####################32gb-ONLY###############32gb-ONLY############32gb-ONLY#######################


Flash one of these to keep a custom recovery

Flash to keep root

STILL CONFUSED?
THANKS TO @wwjoshdew for the awesome vid and crazy-fast mirrors! ​

 

[TheManiac]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

Rooted Evo dead
Rooted Evo shift dead
Rooted Galaxy s3 alive and well!

 

[krewblink]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

Rooted Evo dead
Rooted Evo shift dead
Rooted Galaxy s3 alive and well!

how the hell did your evo phones die? It makes me scared

 

[musclehead84]

This is great to have. Thanks.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

 

[Neil Fruit]

This is awesome. I have been looking for something like this for a long time. This is a valuable contribution to the SGS3 community, and will save a great deal of time and hassle.

 

[Naddict]

Good work, thanks billard.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium

 

[B5Z]

Very much appreciated! Thank You!!!

 

[jjjjayd13]

Thanks much,

Always handy to have!

jjjjayd13,

 

[LouRock]

Nice!!!

Thank You

 

[auau465121]

This is great I have been looking for something like this for awhile propz

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Duce HD2]

Beautiful! Finally someone that makes an unrooted version for back to stock. Saves a lot of time. Thanks a bunch man!

 

[TheManiac]

how the hell did your evo phones die? It makes me scared

Well a long story there was a hammer and acid all I can say haha jk just use of figurative speech!!!

Rooted Evo dead
Rooted Evo shift dead
Rooted Galaxy s3 alive and well!

 

[Jadigy]

Thanks!

This is excellent! Thanks for putting the work into this. Any chance the mods would sticky this for easy access later?

 

[hoopsdavis]

has anyone tried it yet?

If we used this along with the root flash and TWRP can we flash back to our previous rom without issue?

 

[jmelick07]

Do you have to have a custom recovery to flash this? Or can it be applied through the stock recovery?

I am currently running blazer rom but have stock recovery.

 

[jkrough0728]

i am 100% stock, can I run this through normal recovery? I have been waiting for the OTA but havent received it yet.

 

[musclehead84]

I don't think this can be flashed with stock recovery. Must have custom recovery to flash

Sent from Galaxy SIII

 

[jmelick07]

I don't think this can be flashed with stock recovery. Must have custom recovery to flash

Sent from Galaxy SIII

How would I get the custom recovery back? Can I flash CWM rom Rom Manager?

 

[raineyland]

Use Rom Manager to get recovery back...

That's what I did, worked like a charm...

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jmelick07]

That's what I did, worked like a charm...

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

So you had a custom rom and stock recovery and used rom manager to get CWM back?