Always check your Md5 sum after you download a ROM to make sure it matches. Or if that's not the problem you could try using TWRP to install it. CM10 doesn't always play nice with CWM recovery.
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How to Root and install JB on your AT&T S3
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Always check your Md5 sum after you download a ROM to make sure it matches. Or if that's not the problem you could try using TWRP to install it. CM10 doesn't always play nice with CWM recovery.
What he posted isnt just jailbreaking. Most of that was installing a ROM. The Rooting is just the first thing you do and it was just installing a Zip file and flashing it... though ive installed ROMs that rooted the phone for you so you didnt need to root it first.
Its only complicated if you cant follow directions. Not saying you cant, but some people just dont want to read anything.
I dont see a quick guide.Here is another quick guide. It is really easy to install Google Now on your ICS S3. Just follow the instruction to root your phone. Download the Google Now file here
and install it via ClockworkMod Recovery. Then you will have Google Now on your stock ICS.
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The advantage to rooting separately is that you can uninstall bloatware and install software such as Google Now while leaving the stock rom and radios in place. As I mentioned, follow the rooting procedure to the point of flashing the upgraded ClockworkMod Recovery via Rom Manager. Then download the zip file, which contains the files for Google Now. Save that to your phone and install. Obviously, you install it via ClockworkMod Recovery. Really quite simple.
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One thing that gets people is that the phone will overwrite ClockWorkMod Recovery and revert back to the factory Android Recovery. You cannot install unsigned rom's or software with the factory Android Recovery. So, make sure you are using the right recovery. This will be obvious when you boot into recovery mode. It will say at the top either Android Recovery or Clockwork... I hope this is not too confusing... lol
Also, you need to do a factory wipe via ClockWorkMod before installing the rom. (not so if you are just rooting) That way you have a clean install. Flashing a rom without wiping is called a dirty flash and can lead to old code being left behind and conflicts.
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Yeah i know ive done it many time on my other Android and that is interesting to be able to get Google Now but im just going to wait to get JB since it is close. I dont feel i need to flash a JB ROM now. Then ill root after that to get rid of more bloatware and install Titanium Backup and ROM Manager.
I hope At&T does a good job on JB. I have been reading some reviews from owners of the international version in Poland and their JB release seems to have quite a few problems. Battery life issues and serious degrade in gpu performance among other things. Don't know if it's carrier related or Samsung. One thing to consider, is that if root now you can make a backup of your existing setup just in case the first JB release turns out to be a dud. I don't think this will happen but it does give me peace of mind.
Google Now works great on ICS by the way. Personally, I really like the speed and many aspects JB, well, at least the JB I experienced from the Cyanogen Rom. The downside is that it is not everything works with Cyanogen. Like some of the notification don't activate the LED and a few other little things here and there. Battery life seems worse on the Cyanogen as well. Not by much but a little. I reverted back to ICS today and installed Google Now. I think I am going to wait a little bit as all the JB rom's are still pretty beta. Looking forward to official release.
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