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2nd Note from the rootsu I am moving on to the N5 now and ditching my S3. I will continue to maintain this
thread, however - please do PM me if you think that something needs to be changed or
updated in this thread as I doubt I will be answering questions within the thread as
much. Please don't PM support questions to me. Only PM updates that need to be made
in the thread.
It's been a blast!
Regards
Dan
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Here we go guys with the Odin flash guide for the Galaxy SIII and official firmware
thread. Oldest firmware are listed first and newest will will be the last/bottom of the list.
These can be found in the second and third posts of the thread.
This thread will also double as the TECH SUPPORT thread. Please post issues in here and
WE will try to solve your problem.
PDA refers to the build version of the software/firmware
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and
carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and
also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will
not add keyboard language support either.
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your
partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the
partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything,
pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
If it has multiple .tar archive then:
If this is the case you will need to put these .tar archives in the specific areas of Odin to
flash the update. Refer to the images below.
You do not need to root or unroot the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray! Kies
doesn't like Odin, it's like the big brother who's always jealous that his little
brother is getting to flash all the phones so he starts to flash block.
Regarding change logs. Samsung thinks firmware should be like a box of
chocolates, you never know what youre gonna get and that all a big part of
the surprise user experience program so they don't publish any change logs.
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You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or
volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin
4. If your ROM is a single .tar.md5 package click on the PDA button and browse to the
.tar or .tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 1 and select it. This should like like the
image below
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA/Code,
Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin like below
5.
REPARTITION.
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for any required drivers to install and the ID:COM
section to turn blue like below
7. Click start to flash. If Odin hangs at setting up connection just unplug the USB
cable and re-attach it, Odin should now resume
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it will
reboot when it finishes.
If the firmware is from this thread it will not wipe your phone if you flash as
recommended UNLESS I state that the firmware is a "WIPE" version.
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Quick Root
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Recommended methods to "root" depending on your requirements...
1) You want root only. No custom ROMs, kernels etc. Just root, just to use root
apps.
CF Auto Root Via Odin
Why? Tried and tested method, simple to use. No need to choose what exploit you want
to use as it's tailored for your device.
What does it do? It gives you a stock recovery (so can't flash things) and roots the
Android OS
The Steps:
1) Download the Latest Odin
2) Download CF-Auto-Root for your model
3) Follow These steps to root
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