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The "Sudden Death" issue is caused by firmware on the (16 GB) VTU00M, revision 0xf1 eMMC (Embedded MultiMedia Card or internal memory if you like). Samsungs Kernel Source Code (Update 7) has been identified as the fix. There is still no evidence that the latest sboot bootloader addresses this issue.
Although we are still not quite 100% Certain this will prevent all S3's suffering the SDS (Predisposition to the fault etc), to the best of our knowledge it does. Even if it does not fully fix it, its closer to a fix and safer than older versions, so if its within your means to do so, an update would be advised. Please don't panic. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen and that's that. It will be repaired under warranty. I had to use a Bold 9000 for 7 days whilst mine was repaired
How do I check my eMMC?
Using the
EMMC check app from play, you can see if your eMMC is the VTU00M 0XF1 (affected chip).
Please note:
1) this app is for the S2. Use it ONLY to check the version.
2) nothing you see in this app will change once you apply a fix. It simply gives you the version. If you expect 0xf1 to change to something else, you are mistaken. Only replacing the motherboard will do that.
Further to this, Technical (rooted) users who don't mind flashing a kernel and running terminal commands can additionally check their firmware date, to see if they are 100% accurately affected (returning result "2"). Please can people who do this, post their result along with their production date (date of manufacture) found in the EMMC check app?
See this post
HERE by XDA Member Oranav
Recap
So to recap, if you checked you have VTU00M 0xf1 with
EMMC check , you need to ensure:
- If unrooted (never rooted / modded), you are on one of the "Stock" ROMs listed above
- If rooted, you have one of the "Custom Kernels" OR "Custom ROMs including kernel" OR rooted "stock" with original kernel AND one of the "Custom recoveries" from the lists below