[SGS3-R530M] Return to stock & reset your flash counter

[Pacmanmode]

sorry i need to edit the file, rename it to remove the md5 at the end off and it will flash fine

wtf?!? how did you find that site?

I just did a search in google for the firmware hope it helps !!!!

I tried rename the file before finding this link and didn't work, so I think is best to use this one it work PERFECT ... phone is back to stock " Normal "

 

[Shabbypenguin]

nuttmeg was able to flash back to stock just fine once he removed the md5 filename, i already removed it on my server so any suture downloads will be fine

 

[n4zty]

I just did a search in google for the firmware hope it helps !!!!

I tried rename the file before finding this link and didn't work, so I think is best to use this one it work PERFECT ... phone is back to stock " Normal "

Same file just shabby forgot to rename the tar file from .tar.md5 to .tar which anyone can do by right clicking and renaming.

 

[pjax]

I registered just to say this


Shabby's TAR file keeps failing, even after removing the "md5" extension
Pacmanmode's link did the trick. Thanks Pacman! almost done flashing!


UPDATE: Pacman's link got me stuck in the Metro PCS logo

 

[nuttmeg]

I registered just to say this


Shabby's TAR file keeps failing, even after removing the "md5" extension


Pacmanmode's link did the trick. Thanks Pacman! almost done flashing!

Don't know why it wouldn't work for you, but work for others andyou may have had a bad download.

 

[pjax]

Pacman's link got me stuck in the Metro PCS logo

this is probably just me
will try redownloading Shabby's TAR

is it possible to do a "checksum" for these things?

Don't know why it wouldn't work for you, but work for others andyou may have had a bad download.

 

[nuttmeg]

Pacman's link got me stuck in the Metro PCS logo

this is probably just me
will try redownloading Shabby's TAR

is it possible to do a "checksum" for these things?

odin does a md5 checksum, just remember to take off the .md5 and it will warn you about changing name, just ignore it and proceed and it should look like a zip file after you rename it. You should now have a .tar file.

 

[pjax]

thanks for the help everyone

I entered stock recovery, did a factory reset and wiped the cache

got everything to work

 

[Pacmanmode]

Pacman's link got me stuck in the Metro PCS logo

this is probably just me
will try redownloading Shabby's TAR

is it possible to do a "checksum" for these things?

that happen to me and what I did was remove the battery and it work.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

i removed the md5 extension the other day so if you are re-downloading it its just a tar..

 

[Pacmanmode]

Listen to the big boys I just got lucky with that link cause I got a little desperate and found that , I don't know nothing about this... I'm a graphic designer

 

[n4zty]

Listen to the big boys I just got lucky with that link cause I got a little desperate and found that , I don't know nothing about this... I'm a graphic designer

oh perhaps we can use your skills with some custom boot animations

 

[Pacmanmode]

oh perhaps we can use your skills with some custom boot animations

Anything I can help Magno Rodriguez || web design - graphics - illustrations - logos - animations that's my portfolio I haven't updated lately but there you go, that's my style and I will gladly help.

I guess Print is where you need to look and illustrations

 

[jrpepper]

Thank you very much shabbypenguin.

I thought I had it working but I guess not. Odin won't flash the tar. It gives me this:

<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> PK
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


And on my phone, it says "Unsupport dev_type" in red. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

I've tried different USB ports and the phone will restart just fine.

 

[pjax]

That's exactly what was happening with mine

I used the TAR file from pacman's post and it worked fine



I also noticed that shabby and pacman's files are not exactly the same. Shabby's at 690+ Mb. Pacman's at 700+ Mb

Thank you very much shabbypenguin.

I thought I had it working but I guess not. Odin won't flash the tar. It gives me this:

<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> PK
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


And on my phone, it says "Unsupport dev_type" in red. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

I've tried different USB ports and the phone will restart just fine.

 

[Boomkid]

Okay for some odd reason while I was installing metropolis rom it didn't work so I tried to restore to one of my backups in TWRP but all my TWRP backups decided to delete themselves so without panic I remembered shabby put this thread up. I ran into a little snag while using this method and file so before saying thanks to shabby I would first like to detail my problems so that those with my problem can try what I did instead of asking the same questions over and over.

I downloaded the .tar file shabby put up but like everyone else I had problems. First being the .md5 attached at the end of the file. So I right-clicked the file, clicked on rename and removed the .md5 that was there.

I then went to odin and did all that was asked of me in the first thread by shabby but it still didn't work. I did a little investigating and noticed that within that .tar file was a 1GB file! So I extracted that file and right-clicked on it, clicked on rename and removed the .md5 that was attached to it's name.

Tried again with odin but still no cigar. Out of desperation I then renamed it again but this time adding another .tar to it. So it looks like this:

R530MVQALJ1.tar.tar

Looks foolish I know but it worked1 Thanks shabs.

 

[ewok896]

Thank you so much, I was just about, to be quite frank, f%#&@d up the ass over this semi-brick issue I was having. Then after a couple hours of searching when I was nearly about to give up, TA DA, I found this thread and it was quite surprising because nobody wants to support the oh-so-great Metro PCS for anything, so thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, YOU LORDS OF COMPUTERS. Where'd you guys learn how to do this stuff, anywho? Sorry for claiming dorkdom of newbs. Ok, so the rom finished installing, but I still have my initial problem. I ran a clockworkmod rom on my phone and when I updated to another nightly, my phone cdma capabilities stopped working. I can't make calls or send texts, but I can still use data. When I go under my phone info, it says my number is 000-000-1729, which is definitely not my phone number. Any help?

 

[nuttmeg]

Thank you so much, I was just about, to be quite frank, f%#&@d up the ass over this semi-brick issue I was having. Then after a couple hours of searching when I was nearly about to give up, TA DA, I found this thread and it was quite surprising because nobody wants to support the oh-so-great Metro PCS for anything, so thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, YOU LORDS OF COMPUTERS. Where'd you guys learn how to do this stuff, anywho? Sorry for claiming dorkdom of newbs. Ok, so the rom finished installing, but I still have my initial problem. I ran a clockworkmod rom on my phone and when I updated to another nightly, my phone cdma capabilities stopped working. I can't make calls or send texts, but I can still use data. When I go under my phone info, it says my number is 000-000-1729, which is definitely not my phone number. Any help?

You have to call metro to get your MIN/MDN number.

1. In dialer enter *#22745927

2. Enable Hidden menu. Exit back to dialer

3. In dialer enter **772

4. Select Edit option in the NAM Info screen

5. Enter phone number in the MDN field.

6. Enter MIN in the MSID field.

7. Press back key. Select Done. Device will reset.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

updated post #3

 

[airtioteclint]

Worked perfectly for me my flash counter is now at zero. I have no fear now, bring on the motherboard glitch.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

Worked perfectly for me my flash counter is now at zero. I have no fear now, bring on the motherboard glitch.

hahah i had this method sort of figured out back before i even got my phone but i didnt wish to have anyone risk bricking in fear of crap going wrong (man oh man am i so glad too as my original plan was to use anothe rphoens file which would have bricked) but the flash counter reset will work on ANY metropcs SGS3 16GB model. if they ever release a 32GB model one will have to be made for that one

now... who wants to help me get a custom downloader count of 9001 so we can say it is over 9000?!!?!?!

 

[ruthlessnature]

Where exactly does it show you the flash counter?

Sent from my SCH-R530M

 

[nuttmeg]

Where exactly does it show you the flash counter?

Sent from my SCH-R530M

when you go into download mode you will see a counter, and also in about phone you will see it says modified.

 

[ruthlessnature]

Thank you sir.

Sent from my SCH-R530M

 

[Gam3r 4 Life]

Sorry for the confusion but is this working now or not? Ive read the whole thread and there is conflicting info on what download to use. I am currently downloading the one from #3 and it is still .md5. So are we suppose to just remove the .md5 to .tar and flash in odin? Or are we suppose to use the other download thats in this thread. Thanks guys.