[RECOVERY][DISCONTINUED] TWRP 3.5.0_9-0 [I9300] - Galaxy S III Original Android Development

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Team Win Recovery Project 3.x, or twrp3 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. Its a fully touch driven user interface no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.​
Code:
* [B][U]Your warranty is now void.[/U][/B]
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or your getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
Odin
- Odin3 v3.13.3
Heimdall
- Glass Echidna
TWRP for Samsung Galaxy S III (International Exynos)
How to flash TWRP with Odin​1. If your phone is turned on normally, turn on Advanced reboot in Developer options and select "Download" from the Restart menu. Alternatively, power it off and press the Power, Volume Down, and Home buttons simultaneously. When the blue screen appears, release all 3 buttons and press Volume Up.
2. In Odin, import the appropriate twrp.tar file for your variant with the "AP" and press the "Start" button.
3. Pull the battery as soon as your phone vibrates.
4. You can then boot directly into TWRP by pressing the Power, Volume Up, and Home buttons simultaneously. Release all three buttons as soon as you see the boot screen ("Samsung Galaxy S III").
How to flash TWRP within a previous version of TWRP​1. If your phone is turned on normally, turn on Advanced reboot in Developer options and select "Recovery" from the Restart menu. Alternatively, power it off and press the Power, Volume Up, and Home buttons simultaneously. Release all 3 buttons when the boot screen appears ("Samsung Galaxy S III").
2. In TWRP, tap "Install" then "Install Image".
3. Navigate in the folder structure to the location of the appropriate twrp.img file for your variant and tap it.
4. Select the "Recovery" radio button.
5. Move the slider to the right to flash the TWRP image.
6. Tap "Reboot System" or, alternatively, tap the back arrow 3 times to return to the main menu, then tap "Reboot" and "Recovery" to reboot into the TWRP image you have just flashed.
Changelog
- See post #2.
Bugs
- You tell me!
Credits
- Option58, rgib, stek-kravari, and every other open source developer and user who contributes directly or indirectly to the TWRP community in the development of and in providing feedback for the i9300.
Sources
- Option58
- rgib
- i9300 repository
- TWRP repository
XDA:DevDB Information
TWRP 3.5.0_9-0, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300
Contributors
ripee
ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 3.5.0_9-0
Stable Release Date: 2020-12-28
Created 2019-12-22
Last Updated 2022-12-09

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Official Preview Build!
Bigbiff has run a preview build with TeamWin's builder: https://build.twrp.me/twrp-3.3.1-0-i9300.img
Please compare this one to the one linked in the OP.

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Wasn't i9300 already supported by offcial twrp?

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theandroid02 said:
Wasn't i9300 already supported by offcial twrp?
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The original official 3.3.1-0 was built from an old source branch that was a modified rom source. It was pulled because it didn't work.
I adapted my pure i9305 twrp source branch for i9300. My 3.3.1-0 build is confirmed to be working. Once enough users test it, I will tell bigbiff at TeamWin to run a production build, ie. to make it official.

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ripee said:
Official Preview Build!
Bigbiff has run a preview build with TeamWin's builder: https://build.twrp.me/twrp-3.3.1-0-i9300.img
Please compare this one to the one linked in the OP.
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i confirmed that this one is stable in my s3 i9300. i use this recovery now. :good:

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Changelog
OP link has been updated with the new official 3.3.1-0 build on TeamWin's page.

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Updated to twrp-3.3.1-0-i9300.img and got this error when installing this rom [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][9.0.0] LineageOS 16.0 [BETA][3.12.2020]
"Failed to map file (Directory/Filename such and such) Error installing zip file (Directory/Filename such and such)
Re-installed twrp-3.2.3-0-i9300.img and rom [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][9.0.0] LineageOS 16.0 [BETA][3.12.2020] installed fine.

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mbdroidsony said:
Updated to twrp-3.3.1-0-i9300.img and got this error when installing this rom [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][9.0.0] LineageOS 16.0 [BETA][3.12.2020]
"Failed to map file (Directory/Filename such and such) Error installing zip file (Directory/Filename such and such)
Re-installed twrp-3.2.3-0-i9300.img and rom [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][9.0.0] LineageOS 16.0 [BETA][3.12.2020] installed fine.
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That's because 3.2.3 was built from a modified rom source, whereas 3.3.1 is built from a pure twrp source. In order to make the switch, please delete the hidden twrp settings file in the TWRP folder in your internal storage. If that doesn't help, I'm afraid the only way to move forward is to wipe Data first, then all the other partitions, except internal storage, and flash again.
This issue appears often when going from a twrp built from a rom source, which is the dirty way of doing it, to one that is made from a dedicated source. If you don't want to go through the hassle of clean flashing, 3.2.3 will work well for you until and unless Q or a future version is developed for i9300 that will no longer be compatible with 3.2.3.

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ripee said:
That's because 3.2.3 was built from a modified rom source, whereas 3.3.1 is built from a pure twrp source. In order to make the switch, please delete the hidden twrp settings file in the TWRP folder in your internal storage. If that doesn't help, I'm afraid the only way to move forward is to wipe Data first, then all the other partitions, except internal storage, and flash again.
This issue appears often when going from a twrp built from a rom source, which is the dirty way of doing it, to one that is made from a dedicated source. If you don't want to go through the hassle of clean flashing, 3.2.3 will work well for you until and unless Q or a future version is developed for i9300 that will no longer be compatible with 3.2.3.
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Good to know, thanks

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On version 3.3.1.0 there problems, when I click "wipe data" appears "E: Unable to decrypte FBE device". And nothing is installed, it gives an error.
I did a full reset, nothing helped, returned 3.2.3

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Robert\ said:
On version 3.3.1.0 there problems, when I click "wipe data" appears "E: Unable to decrypte FBE device". And nothing is installed, it gives an error.
I did a full reset, nothing helped, returned 3.2.3
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Encryption is removed by formatting data partition.

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kurtn said:
Encryption is removed by formatting data partition.
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I did (Advanced wipe) all sections, and (Format Data) this does not help, he still writes (E: Unable to decrypte FBE device), and when I click install something, it gives an error.

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Help me out here, i installed this, and it no longer asks for password, and i can't mount the data partition. clicking mount just results in nothing

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postafoa said:
Help me out here, i installed this, and it no longer asks for password, and i can't mount the data partition. clicking mount just results in nothing
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Is there data of value? If not, simply format data.

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nothing of value, i just need to flash some ROM and gapps pico so i can download an app from google play that is necessary for KYC/AML hell
I hate the bankers, and i hate google, and it's amazing how this one private american company has all the data of all the people on earth and nobody is allowed to even buy food without a damn google account. This is a nightmare
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anything i do in recovery just results in 'failed to mount'
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failed to mount /data (invalid argument)
no matter what i do
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unable to format to remove encryption

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postafoa said:
nothing of value, i just need to flash some ROM and gapps pico so i can download an app from google play that is necessary for KYC/AML hell
I hate the bankers, and i hate google, and it's amazing how this one private american company has all the data of all the people on earth and nobody is allowed to even buy food without a damn google account. This is a nightmare
---------- Post added at 20:59 ---------- Previous post was at 20:57 ----------
anything i do in recovery just results in 'failed to mount'
---------- Post added at 21:00 ---------- Previous post was at 20:59 ----------
failed to mount /data (invalid argument)
no matter what i do
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Next steps:
1 try older twrp / custom recovery
2 flash stock ROM

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i tried installing older twrp, same thing, it can't do anything
funny thing is i can boot the system etc
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i'm ready to grind this phone into dust, i just need to use it for gapps pico one time tonight
but i had to go installing this TWRP, and now i can't do anything at all
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failed to map file gapps.zip etc etc
everything is wiped, formatted, repaired, factory resetted
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why did i have to install this twrp..

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postafoa said:
i tried installing older twrp, same thing, it can't do anything
funny thing is i can boot the system etc
---------- Post added at 21:11 ---------- Previous post was at 21:09 ----------
i'm ready to grind this phone into dust, i just need to use it for gapps pico one time tonight
but i had to go installing this TWRP, and now i can't do anything at all
---------- Post added at 21:24 ---------- Previous post was at 21:11 ----------
failed to map file gapps.zip etc etc
everything is wiped, formatted, repaired, factory resetted
---------- Post added at 21:25 ---------- Previous post was at 21:24 ----------
why did i have to install this twrp..
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I hope you have a PC for Odin or heimdall