[Q] Can not get rid of stock recovery despite ODIN successfully flashing device - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I recently got a used Galaxy S3 I9300. I wanted to install temasek's UNOFFICIAL CM12.1. I already installed CWM on my old Galaxy S2.
Now I got a ridiculous problem; I cannot get CWM or TWRP installed via Odin. This is what I did, in every detail:
a) Turn on USB Debugging (not even sure if necessary)
b) Started in DOWNLOAD-MODE by Voldown+Home+Power
b1) Funnily, it already confirms that I tried to install "Custom Binary Download" 4 times but otherwise is unimpressed. Current binary is still "Samsung Official".
b2) I connect via USB and start ODIN 3.10.7 in Admin mode.
b3) It recognizes the telephone, I have "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" selected, nothing else. Then I select the .tar I want (i tried "twrp-2.8.6.1-i9300.tar" and "CWM_6.0.4.7_Touch_GT-I9300.tar"), AP box is checked.
b4) I press start, Odin says that everything is fine and signals "Pass".
c) Now, when I start into recovery mode by Volup+Home+Power I still land in the default recovery. This is really annoying.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks a lot in advance
Greetings
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Well, my Galaxy S 2, after uninstalling a program, got an error (black screen, need to restart...) and so doesn't start anymore (freezes at "Samsung Galaxy S II" screen) or enter in recovery mode (freezes with the robot on background, without letters). I have the download mode yet.
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You get into the download mode. That's good. The flashing fails. That's not good.
We need more info to help you. The fact that you had some error and now cannot flash some firmware does not really help us. At least me...
Here are some questions I have:
What firmware did you try to flash?
What Operating System are you using?
Do you have KIES installed?
or
Where do you got the drivers from?
Did ODIN work in the past or did you never use it before?
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Thank you for answering.
I've never flashed any firmware before on this phone (it has the original one). I tried to flash the stock XXKI1, using just the PDA field. So, Odin still at "NAND write start" part.
As I said, I had an error after uninstalling an app (launcher error), that I've forced to remove the battery. After that, the phone didn't start anymore (freeze at "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen), and I can't enter in recovery mode.
I don't have Kies installed (got the drivers separated).
Sorry that it took me so long to answer you.
If you still have the problem, I'll try my best to guide you through the process of restoring your device.
What do you want to install on your device?
-A stock rom
-A customrom based on TouchWiz
-CyanogenMod
-MIUI
Just let me know and I'll help you asap.
A stock rom...
Okay, where do you live? Or more accurate, what language do you want to use later?
Your first step is to get the "Heimdall Suite" up and running on your PC.
Download it from their homepage. Extract it somewhere where you can easily find it later. Then you'll need to install the drivers.
Put your phone into download-mode and plug it in. If they aren't installed yet, Windows will now start the installation. When completed, open the "drivers"-folder in the Heimdall folder. Run "zDiag" as administrator.
Enable the show all devices option and select either "Samsung USB composite device" or "Gadget serial" (depending on what's available in your dropdown-list). Install the driver and ignore the warning from Windows (install it anyway).
Now that everything is set up, your first step is to get the ".pit" file for your device. I'll check whether yours is valid. Open the Heimdall frontend as administrator and go into the last tab. Click on detect device and, if your device gets detected, click on print pit. If you get errors in the output, disconnect your phone, shut it down and enter download-mode again. Retry.
Please post the output here.
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