Full instructions by firmware Samsung phone Galaxy S3 on CyanogenMod 11 with Android 4.4 KitKat.
Follow the instructions exactly and you will succeed! At the beginning of the process, make sure that your smartphone is charged more than 50%! Those who already have custom recovery installed can immediately proceed to point No. 8.
1. Immediately create a folder on the disk with English letters or numbers for
the necessary files (for example: C/:i9300).
Download touch recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.4-i9300.tar.md5
Download Odin PC Odin3_v3.09.zip
Download Google app kit gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
Download SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.29.0.exe
Download the rootkit CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5
Download the standard recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-i9300.tar.md5
Download latest firmware CyanogenMod 11
3. Disable everything unnecessary on your computer:
If the Kies utility is installed, then you have 2 methods:
Remove Kies
Go to the application manager (ctrl+alt+del) and end all processes that say Kies
Disable the installed antivirus.
4. Install the programs needed for the firmware:
Install drivers SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.29.0.exe.
Unpack Odin3_v3.09 (Extract to Odin3_v3.09).
5. Switch your smartphone to Download Mode:
Turn off your smartphone completely, everything should go out.
Press three buttons at the same time - Power, Volume Down and Home
A warning will appear, you must click "Volume Up"
"Downloading" will appear with green robot in the middle.
6.1. Install root rights for Galaxy S3:
CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5, which you downloaded to the i9300 folder
6.2. Rooting
The installation process will be quick
Then you will see the message “RESET” and the smartphone will reboot into root installation mode
Then the smartphone will reboot into normal mode.
Disconnect your smartphone from your PC
7. Install recovery (cwn) on Galaxy S3:
Follow step 5!
Launch Odin3 v3.09, which should be in the Odin3_v3.09 folder
Click on the PDA field and find the file recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.4-i9300.tar.md5 or recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-i9300.tar.md5, which was downloaded to the i9300 folder
Connect your smartphone original cable to the PC, the first ID:COM field will turn blue.
If all previous tasks are completed and completed successfully, click "Start"
Once completed, you will see the message “RESET” and the smartphone will reboot.
8. Install CyanogenMod firmware 11 on Galaxy S3:
Turn on your phone
Connect your smartphone to your PC in disk mode
Copy to internal memory smartphone:
Firmware cm-11-20140123-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip
Google application kit gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
Turn off your smartphone completely
Press three buttons at the same time "Power + Volume Up + Home"
The smartphone should boot into recovery
In a loaded recovery, do the wipes in order:
Wipe data/factory reset
Advanced -> Wipe dalvik cache
Wipe cache partition
Mounts & storage -> format/system
Then install the firmware and utilities in this order:
Install zip from sdcard, find the firmware archive cm-11-20140123-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip
Install zip from sdcard, find the archive gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
Reboot your smartphone. If you do everything correctly, you should see an animation of the loaded Cyanogenmod 11 and then the phone itself will load with the new firmware. The download itself will take longer than usual!
If your smartphone is already several years old, and you are already tired of it, is it possible to breathe into it? new life? Make it so that he pleases you again for some more time? Most users will most likely say that no, the smartphone is outdated, there is not enough RAM, the processor is no longer “cake”, there is not enough built-in memory, and the screen resolution has begun to hurt the eyes. I won’t even say anything about the lost battery capacity. But if you have a popular flagship from previous years, then you can still do something.
Battery replacement
In most cases, the battery starts to fail first. A year, a maximum of a year and a half, and we notice that our smartphone hardly survives until the evening, but even better until lunch. If the battery is removable, then the problem is minimized.For some smartphone models it is not difficult to find an original battery. True, the price will not be entirely humane. A good alternative would be Craftmann batteries. Finding such a battery will not be a problem.
Again, there are many alternative options, let's consider one of them. This is a monstrous battery, with a stated capacity of 6400 mAh. Comes with back cover for a smartphone, instead of the original one. When installing all this, the smartphone is completely disfigured, but you get a guaranteed two days of work.
Of course you can take it with you everywhere portable accumulator, or at work constantly keep your smartphone on charge, but you must admit, each of us wants more autonomy from our smartphone, therefore, replacing the battery cannot be avoided, in any case.
Bored or lagging firmware
Now we come to the most interesting part. Most users of Samsung's early flagships sooner or later encountered the problem of “brakes” on their smartphone. Desktops were scrolled through with noticeable slowdowns, the dialer opened for several seconds, the camera took a long time to start up... All this began to irritate, and some users decided to reflash their smartphone to custom firmware. In our case, there are very, very many different options. Perhaps the most stable and supported firmware is Cyanogen Mod. Samsung stopped updating its 2012 flagship SGS3 for a very long time. Last official version Android seems to be 4.2.2 there. or 4.3.1. But the Cyanogen Mod firmware is already available on Android 6.0.1. Of course, there will most likely not be an Android 7 for this smartphone, but still thanks to the developers for that. But as of this year, to the great regret of fans of this firmware, the Cyanogen Mod project has been closed... Perhaps enthusiasts will release their modifications for some time, but officially, we will no longer receive Cyanogen Mod. But there is good news, instead of Cyanogen Mod, we got LineageOS, and thanks to it, our SGS3 still received Android 7.1.1!!!
Brief overview of LineageOS for 3rd Galaxy.
Firstly, I want to say that interaction with the smartphone interface does not leave a depressing impression, as with stock firmware. But still, you shouldn’t expect much either, the hardware is old. The smartphone works quite quickly, but turns on with some delay. The dialer opens faster than on stock, desktops turn over smoothly. Applications open in different ways, some quickly, and some take 2-3 seconds to complete. But we have Android 7.1.1! True, the assembly is “nightly”, that is, some functions of the smartphone and programs may not work correctly. On Cyanogen firmware Mod, there were already stable builds, and in general, the operation of the smartphone was satisfactory. But enough about Cyanogen Mod, let's explore the features of the LineageOS firmware. In the smartphone settings, in the “About phone” section, we can see information about the phone’s status, device model, Android version and firmware: 
And this is what it looks like main screen:
A few words about applications from Google, after installing LineageOS, they simply do not exist, and we will have to install them ourselves. It's as simple as installing the firmware itself. When you have flashed LineageOS, without leaving recovery, install GApps (a package of programs and services from Google). You can download them. And after installing all this, we will see the following picture: all Google applications will appear on your smartphone! 
Unlike, for example, MIUI, our firmware has an application menu: 
The notification shade, as on all smartphones, is called up by swiping from the top of the screen down; if you make a short swipe, notifications will open; if you swipe long, then icons for various switches will open: 
In general, the LineageOS firmware is close to “naked” Android, only there will be more settings. For example, you can change the color of the indicator for different events. In stock, there are only three colors, but on LineageOS you can mix these colors the way you want. 
What else can you tell about this firmware? The camera interface is very primitive. List of recent running programs looks like a bare Android.
Here are some more screenshots of the battery menu: 
This is what the settings menu looks like: 
In general, everything is simple and functional, it doesn’t even have its own themes like the Cyanogen Mod, but over time, I hope the developers will fix this. It remains to solve the main question, how to install all this? Yes, so that the smartphone does not turn into a “brick”?
Install LineageOS firmware on SGS3
Now we come to the most important thing. If you already have custom recovery installed, for example TWRP, then everything is very simple. Let's do everything in order and without fuss:
1.Download and copy the firmware to the smartphone, to the memory card (Micro SD Card) in the root directory. Download the corresponding Android versions Gapps and copy Gapps to your smartphone, to a memory card (Micro SD Card) in the root directory.
2. Turn off the smartphone
3. Simultaneously press the “volume+”, “home” and “power” buttons, when the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo appears, release the buttons, and after a few seconds we get to the main recovery menu. 
4.Select “cleaning”, then “selective cleaning” 
5. Check the items Dalvik/ART Cache, Cache, Sistem, Data. Item “Int. The memory “can also be cleared, but not necessarily. IMPORTANTLY DO NOT CHECK THE “Micro SD Card” CHECK! 
6. With a casual swipe to the right, we give the command to clean. 
7.After successful cleaning, we return to the main menu and select the “Install” item, then the item (parent directory) and finally we reached the “external_sd” item. Click it and select the file with the firmware. 
8. Swipe to the right again and wait for the firmware to finish. Upon completion of this operation, you will be prompted to clear Dalvik and Cache. This can be done, but it can also be ignored.
9.Select the “Install” item again, then the (parent directory) item and the “external_sd” item. Click it and select the file with Gapps. 
10. Swipe to the right to confirm the installation.
11. After installing Gapps, you can agree to clear Dalvik and Cache one more time and then, in the main menu, select “Reboot” and click on the “System” button. 
The download process will take quite a long time. When everything is installed, you will be asked to select a language, set the time and enter your Google account. After that, you can familiarize yourself with and evaluate LineageOS.
Firmware images:
Instructions for installing the firmware:
Firmware rules:
- Follow the instructions carefully and clearly, all steps must be performed strictly as indicated and with the attached files or links- If you have questions, please use the " " section by asking a question through " ")
continuation of the rules...
You can install the firmware only on the model indicated in the description, the model must match down to every number and letter
- Everything you do with your smartphone is done at your own peril and risk! Accordingly, the author is not responsible for a negative result!
- Charge your smartphone at least 50%
- During the firmware installation, your smartphone should lie still, it’s better not to even breathe!
- If in doubt, read it again!
- If it doesn’t work out for you, repeat the firmware again, reading the instructions again!
- The installation of the firmware was tested on the files listed below for download, you can use other files at your own peril and risk!
Required files:
1. Create a folder in the root of your hard drive with English letters or numbers (for example: C:\i9300)2. Download everything needed for the firmware into the created folder using the links below (it is recommended to download the latest versions)
Firmware I9300XXUGMK6 (single-file, for Russia)
Preparing for firmware:
3. Disable unnecessary things on your computer:If you have Kies installed, then you have 2 options:
- Remove Kies
- Go to the application manager (ctrl+alt+del) and end all processes where it says Kies
If you have an antivirus, disable it
4. Install the programs necessary for the firmware:
Install drivers Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones
Unzip Odin PC (Extract Here)
Unpack the Firmware (Extract Here)
5. Put Galaxy S3 into Download Mode:
Turn off the phone completely, everything should go out.
Press three keys simultaneously " Power + Volume Down + Home"
A warning will appear, you need to click " Volume up"
6. Installing firmware via Odin:
Run Odin3 (.exe), it should be located in the folder of the same name
Click on the field PDA and find the firmware file in .md5 or .tar format, which was saved to the i9300 folder
Connect the phone with the original cable to the computer, first field ID:COM lights up blue
If all the previous steps are done, click "Start"
After successful completion you will see the message "PASS!"
Disconnect your phone from your computer
7. Booting the phone after flashing the firmware
- If everything is done correctly, you will see a boot animation and then the device itself will boot with the new firmware. Loading takes longer than usual!
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For the current generation of people, the smartphone has become an indispensable assistant and an extremely useful apparatus that combines hundreds various functions. Taking a photo, counting the number of ingredients, setting reminders, checking the weather, reading the news, chatting with friends - this is not a complete list of everything that you can do. modern smartphones. Sometimes we simply forget that they do not last forever and are subject to gradual wear and tear.
The firmware process is quite interesting. QS has an installer where you can select installation and application options. The first time I did not install the firmware with the desired parameters (also, the phone froze when loading, on the Samsung logo). I had to choose more modest - stock parameters. After that everything worked.
QS-3.3 with stock parameters is very similar to the official Galaxa S3 firmware, except that several options have been added (for example, a grayscale screen mode, like on the Galaxy S5). So far there are no complaints about its performance. Of course, in this regard, the CyanogenMod interface is much nicer, but even with this, familiar interface you can live.
How to flash Galaxy S3?
Very often, owners of a Korean smartphone from Samsung strive to increase the performance of the device and its functionality due to flashing. Updating the software helps improve the technical characteristics of the gadget. In this article we will look at how to flash a mobile phone using the Samsung Galaxy S3 as an example.
How to flash a smartphone yourself
Before starting work, charge your phone (preferably to maximum) and make a backup copy from it important information. To follow the instructions, you will need a computer or laptop with access to the global network, as well as a USB cable.
- The first thing you need to do is download a flashing program to your computer (this article involves using the special Odin program), the latest firmware version for the phone model you are interested in, and a set of drivers for your smartphone (for example). For convenience, place all downloaded files in one folder.
- To avoid unexpected situations during the update software, we recommend disabling Anti-Virus for the duration of the procedure.
- It is also worth disabling the Kies program (if it is installed).
- After downloading, install all the necessary programs on your computer. Unzip the firmware file.
- Next, you need to manipulate the smartphone, namely, switch the phone to download mode. To do this, turn off the device and simultaneously press the following buttons - Menu (Home), Power and Volume with the slider up. Wait for the information message to appear on the mobile phone screen and press the volume key (up slider) again.
- After these steps, connect your mobile device to your computer using a USB cable.
- Launch the Odin program, then click on the PDA button and select the firmware file.
- Next, click the "Start" button and wait for the software installation to complete. Typically the firmware process lasts about five minutes. During this time, it is important not to disconnect the phone from the computer.
- Once the operation is completed, a “Pass” or “Reset” message will appear on the smartphone screen, and then the phone will reboot.
- Disconnect your mobile phone from the computer, close the program and use the flashed smartphone.
It is worth noting that contacting to update the software will entail considerable costs.
Self-flashing mobile phone It should not be difficult if you strictly follow these instructions. However, we warn you that if you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better to entrust the operation to professionals. Please note that the editors are not responsible for incorrect actions taken by the user.
You can find it in our section.
Instructions for installing the official single-file firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I930x).
Drivers and programs
Attention!
To install the official stock firmware on the Galaxy S3 and return the phone’s status (“Settings” > “About device” > “Properties” > “Device status”) to “Official” after switching from custom firmware and thereby returning the ability to receive updates over the air, just follow the instructions provided.
Installation instructions
Unpack the downloaded archive into a folder with Odin PC for convenience. The file in the ".tar" or ".tar.md5" format must be left, but the "SS_DL.dll" can be deleted.
Reset your device.
To do this, go to the settings tab " Accounts
" to the section " Archive and reset", select the item " Reset device" and press the button " Delete everything" The phone will reboot.
Run Odin PC as administrator.
Put your device into download mode ( Download Mode).
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Down key, the Home button and the Power button. Then wait until the phone reboots and agree to the warning by pressing the Volume Up key.
In this state, connect the smartphone to the computer. In Odin the message “ COM».
Click on the button " AP» and select the TAR firmware archive.
Items " Auto Reboot" And " F.Reset Time" must be activated, A " Re-Partition"if active - must be disabled.
Click on the button " Start" The firmware installation process will begin.
At the end of the operation, if everything was successful, the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)". The phone must be rebooted manually by holding down the power button until the screen turns off. It may take up to 5 minutes for your device to boot up initially.
ATTENTION!
If the device does not boot for a long time or the data has not been reset, it must be performed from recovery.
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Up key, the Home button and the Power button. After downloading, select " Wipe data/Factory reset", and then - " Reboot system now" If after these steps the device also freezes when loading, you need to reflash it again.
Articles and Lifehacks
The firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be suitable for you to update to the latest version, as well as to correct old errors in operation and, of course, introduce new versions of them.
It often happens that good old bugs are much more familiar and nicer than new evil glitches in the operation of a smartphone, so think carefully before changing the firmware.
And if you think about it, then make a backup previous version, so that later you won’t be excruciatingly painful for the aimlessly destroyed smartphone, which still has life to live.
Preparing for firmware
To prepare, you will need new firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S3; the official release can be obtained from the official website, and the unofficial one from many unofficial ones.
And the CWM Recover program, with which you can easily install new firmware.
Step-by-step instruction
- Install the firmware update program from the CWMManager.apk file. We boot into recovery mode, to do this we simultaneously press “Volume up”, “Home key” and “Power button”.
- We definitely do backup copy, if the update fails, you will be able to roll back to a previous working version. For backup, select “Backup and restore”.
- Then, to prevent colds, you need to clear the cache virtual machine dalvik, to do this we do the following: click “WIPE cache”, then “Wipe data”, select the “Advanced” item, and then boldly click wipe Dalvik Cache.
- The phone is almost ready for flashing. Then, with even hands, in the update program, select “Install zip from sdcard” from the list, select your firmware and, confirming your sanity, wait for the miracle of the update.
- After installation, select “Reboot system now” and enjoy your wonderful new Samsung Galaxy S3.
- If your phone suddenly freezes while updating, then turn off the phone, and not against the wall, but with the power button, press and wait for the power to turn off.
- Next, we boot into recovery mode again, read how to do this above. Again we clear the cache and select “Backup and restore”, and then confirm the restoration from the backup.
