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If you want to apply Clockwork Mod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.2 on your Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, in this article I will present a guide about “how to Update Galaxy S3 I9300 with Clockwork Mod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.2.”
For make this update, please notes this tutorial could only have applied on rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 device. When you will install this recovery, you’ll be able to use custom ROMs firmware.
For be able to guide you need quick pre requisites to follow:
Warning

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with Galaxy S3 GT I9300 smartphone International version.
• Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements

• This custom recovery image is only for Galaxy S3 GT I9300 smartphone International version, and we will apply only for this model. If you apply on the network / boot loader locked devices.

We always recommends creating a manual full backup for your precious data present in your Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 smartphone; you can use the next instruction below mentioned:
For SMS-you can use SMS backup and restore tutorial;
For contacts, you can use Sync with your Gmail tutorial;
For Call Logs, use Download Call Logs Backup & Restore App For Android;
For all Images, Video, Files, Songs- Should Copy to internal/ External SD card;
For save your APN and MMS Settings -“Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names” or you can use this tutorial for save your internet settings.

• Check your battery on your phone and charge it at a minimum is not less than 40%.

• Go to access this path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, and there verify if you’ve enable the USB Debugging, if not enable it.

• Turn off all the antivirus protection and firewall tools, these can interrupt the proccess of firmware update.

• Check if your device is rooted or not, for make this, please download the “Root Checker” application from here.

• Verify again if you made all this prerequisites above mentioned and now you can forward the next instructions where we have detailed a guide on:

Guide to Install Custom Recovery Image in Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300:

1. Download the Latest Clockwork Mod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.2 Image.
2. Download Odin from here to your computer.
3. Connect your phone on your computer with your original USB cable.
4. Place this recovery file on your external SD Card, not in internal memory
5. Now disconnect your phone from your computer and turn off the device, to enter in the Download Mode.
6. To enter on Download mode, please holding the Volume Down button+ the Home Key button which it is in the middle.  Note: If your phone starts in “Normal Mode” retry the process to enter in Download Mode.
7. Open Odin app, from your computer, and connect your device on “Download Mode”. Now check if the ID: COM section in Odin becomes Blue that indicating drivers have been successfully installed.
8. Click on “PDA” to select “CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar” file.
9. Press “Start” after the file was selected to start the process of custom recovery installation.

Now you will see a progress bar that will indicate you the status process of custom recovery installation.
The device will restart, and the home screen will be displayed on your device, now you can disconnect your phone to the computer.
Attention Note: If your Samsung Galaxy S III doesn’t turn ON(just in a rare case) or say gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Logo, in this case you need to long press the power button to power off the device, or re insert the battery to start the process from the begin.