[Q] SII froze and wont start back up - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

hey so i was using my SII and it just froze for no reason, then i took out the battery and turned it on but when i turned it on only the notification light would show up. please help me thank you?

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WTF did you get a notification light!?!?!

Pirateghost said:
WTF did you get a notification light!?!?!
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OP has some explaining to do.
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I hope the OP did some Nandroid backup, because often time depend on the roms, my phone would do this. Always remember to do Nandroid backup once in a while. Personally I backup every Sunday, but then again I am just paranoid

silence911 said:
I hope the OP did some Nandroid backup, because often time depend on the roms, my phone would do this. Always remember to do Nandroid backup once in a while. Personally I backup every Sunday, but then again I am just paranoid
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+1. Always backup. & +1 to everyone else too.
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*Help With Blur*

Can anyone help me out getting rid of blur in my phone or pointing me to a thread that has these instructions? Looking forward to having a blur-less DX2.....thanks
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Eclipse! New version will be coming out soon. Blurless and simply wonderful
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I've heard a lot about it.....the only thing is that I really don't wanna do a factory reset.....Im assuming there's no way around it eh?
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whiplash473 said:
I've heard a lot about it.....the only thing is that I really don't wanna do a factory reset.....Im assuming there's no way around it eh?
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Nope...if you start flashing roms and playing with this kinda stuff get used to factory resets...not trying to put you off but when you start getting into roms ect..the benefits outweigh having to redo your phone. Its a pain and it always seems like once you have your phone just the way you want it a new rom or something comes out. Just do a nandroid backup in recovery that way if you don't like it you can revert back to the way your phone was setup the way you had it. That way you always have a backup.
Try titanium backup. It'll let you backup your settings before you wrote your phone.
RacerXFD said:
Try titanium backup. It'll let you backup your settings before you wrote your phone.
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Don't listen to him. Never restore settings. This causes a lot of problems. You can do it for Apps, but not the Apps and their data. That sometimes causes problems too.
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dust. said:
Eclipse! New version will be coming out soon. Blurless and simply wonderful
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Eclipse is super clean and super fast.
Well there's very few things that im worried about losing but my calender (pure grid calender) is one that I don't wanna lose.....I emailed the dev and asked if there was a way to back it up so im waiting for an email back on that.....I have my apps backed up via titanium backup free and sticky notes I can just write down or something.....I ran minimal x immediately when it came out so I have some experience with Rom's but no where near calling myself a pro.....so with eclipse will I flash it the same way as I did with MinX?
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I use Pure Grid Calendar... have for over a year.. across the D1 and the X2 I have flashed my phone so many times I couldnt even begin to make up a number.... NEVER.. lost my calendar info. Its synched into google. Auto restores when you go thru setup after flashing the ROM
ilovesoad said:
Don't listen to him. Never restore settings. This causes a lot of problems. You can do it for Apps, but not the Apps and their data. That sometimes causes problems too.
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Bah, Hog wash.
xkape said:
I use Pure Grid Calendar... have for over a year.. across the D1 and the X2 I have flashed my phone so many times I couldnt even begin to make up a number.... NEVER.. lost my calendar info. Its synched into google. Auto restores when you go thru setup after flashing the ROM
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Is that a setting in pure grid or something?
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no, pure grid, if you will remember, asks you on setup which calendar you want to use. By default, its set to the google one. SO, you set your phone up and the calendar syncs.. then you install pure grid again and it grabs the already synched google calendar.. thats all google.
L2_n19h7m4r3 said:
Bah, Hog wash.
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I agree. I 've been backing up my apps and their data with Titanium Backup since I started flashing roms and have had no problems...
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@xkape - yeah I haven't had to reinstall it in so long I just forgot I guess.....thanks tho
@dust - I haven't had any problems with TB so ill continue to use it.....might use nandroid as well just as a safeguard and cuz I've heard a lot about it
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dust. said:
I agree. I 've been backing up my apps and their data with Titanium Backup since I started flashing roms and have had no problems...
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Apps and data across updates to these rom has always been fine. Going across versions (froyo/gb etc) has been known to causes issues, as well as settings. The settings issue is widely accepted as a way to introduce bugs. You'd know this if you'd been flashing roms for longer than a few weeks.
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I don't want to start a whole thing here...yes titanium is a great program but i have run into problems with it not restoring properly and causing some problems. I always prefer to just do a fresh install if im backed into a corner, but Titanium works great but i ran into some issues with it not restoring settings/accounts causing FC and ghost email accounts that could not be removed. Maybe its just me i used it a couple of times and it worked but it just didn't seem like a clean restore for some reason. Again just giving opinion here not trying to start anything...**Opinion Only**
whiplash473 said:
@xkape - yeah I haven't had to reinstall it in so long I just forgot I guess.....thanks tho
@dust - I haven't had any problems with TB so ill continue to use it.....might use nandroid as well just as a safeguard and cuz I've heard a lot about it
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Nandroid is seriously best thing u could EVER do before flashing or at any point for that matter. If there is ever a point where u say damn I really like how my phone is righteous now. Wish I could get back here if something ever messes up. Then just go into recovery using system recovery app and make ur nandroid. I keep em on external sd card cuz there's more space for plenty of em. And then I use root explorer and rename or add on something to the name of the backup so I don't forget which one it is when im restoring it. When u male a nandroid it automatically puts the date and time of creation as the file name.
Trust me. Nandroid will save your butt on occasion if u flash ANYTHING. Its awesome to just press restore and presto your right back where u were.
Not a TB fan here... just a personal preferences...
Best way I've found to get back up quickly is... having the rom auto download your apps and when its done, go into recovery and do an advanced restore. Then choose data only. That's assuming you made a backup of course.
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Would it be too much to ask for someone to walk me thru flashing this?
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Check the stickies.. theres instructions for flashing stuff... also, just so you know, the Eclipse ROM is not one of the ROMs that auto downloads your apps. You will need to do that yourself then do the data resotre.. if you are going that route. If you are using TB, you can restore it all but.. I dont use it so I have no clue how to do that.

[Q] Clean Rom 4.1 Google Play Force Close

I came from Clean ROM 3.7 to 4.1 tonight and so far it is working great, only question is that my "google play store" keeps force closing. It will work fine for 10-15 min then it won't work again until I clear the cache and data for the app and start all over again.. Anybody experience this or have an suggestions??
Thanks
Troops2990 said:
I came from Clean ROM 3.7 to 4.1 tonight and so far it is working great, only question is that my "google play store" keeps force closing. It will work fine for 10-15 min then it won't work again until I clear the cache and data for the app and start all over again.. Anybody experience this or have an suggestions??
Thanks
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Did you install anything from a backup?
who_mike_d said:
Dude you install anything from a backup?
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I used titanium backup for a few apps but not for the store.. I manually went through and restored data for certain apps but that is all
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Troops2990 said:
I used titanium backup for a few apps but not for the store.. I manually went through and restored data for certain apps but that is all
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I had the same problem when I was messing around. Personally I think it has something to do with restoring apps using TB. I don't know if this is recommended by people who know a lot more about Android thn I do but I fixed it by uninstalling the Market with TB and then restoring a backed up copy in TB. Maybe give it a try and see if it helps. The copy I had backed up might not even have been from ICS but everything is fine now!
Thanks as of right now it has been working fine since I posted but time will tell I guess... If it still gives me problems ill try your idea
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motenak said:
I had the same problem when I was messing around. Personally I think it has something to do with restoring apps using TB. I don't know if this is recommended by people who know a lot more about Android thn I do but I fixed it by uninstalling the Market with TB and then restoring a backed up copy in TB. Maybe give it a try and see if it helps. The copy I had backed up might not even have been from ICS but everything is fine now!
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Yeah titanium backup is the biggest problem when it comes to ROMs
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who_mike_d said:
Yeah titanium backup is the biggest problem when it comes to ROMs
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Ohhh but I like it sooo much
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Troops2990 said:
Ohhh but I like it sooo much
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Hahaha yeah, im sure it saves you a lot of time
who_mike_d said:
Hahaha yeah, im sure it saves you a lot of time
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Yeah it actually hasn't froze since I posted this so I'm hoping 5 reboots fixed the problem
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Troops2990 said:
Yeah it actually hasn't froze since I posted this so I'm hoping 5 reboots fixed the problem
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If we keep this conversation going you will have enough post to be able to post in the developer section lol
who_mike_d said:
If we keep this conversation going you will have enough post to be able to post in the developer section lol
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Ha that's the only reason why I didn't post my question there
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Troops2990 said:
Ha that's the only reason why I didn't post my question there
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Shoot, its your thread... Just post three more things in here and your good to go lol
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who_mike_d said:
Shoot, its your thread... Just post three more things in here and your good to go lol
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guess this makes it two more, eh?
Hopefully people are taking a look at this thread, if not I'll start my own, but is anyone having the issue of MediaScannerService starting at start up and keeping your phone awake? Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I know to just go in and end the process every time I start my phone, but it's annoying.
Thanks,
Joe_T
Here's another possiblity, I've used MyBackUp Pro forever. I used TB when I first got my EVO 4G but once I found out about MBP I've used it on my 4G and 3D. It's not 100% flawless as some apps don't backup well. I've always had problems with Soundhound and Netflix to name a couple. Those always are fresh installs. If you have rooted your phone they have a free version if you wish to try it. Just an option for you.
TB is definitely the issue. I did the same thing, I tried to restore a few apps instead of downloading fresh copies, and Play started FC'ing until i deleted the apps and rebooted.
Play worked fine after I deleted what I installed from TB. Just FYI
Joe_T said:
Hopefully people are taking a look at this thread, if not I'll start my own, but is anyone having the issue of MediaScannerService starting at start up and keeping your phone awake? Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I know to just go in and end the process every time I start my phone, but it's annoying.
Thanks,
Joe_T
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So far I have not had this issue, it has been sleeping fine
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poppajules said:
TB is definitely the issue. I did the same thing, I tried to restore a few apps instead of downloading fresh copies, and Play started FC'ing until i deleted the apps and rebooted.
Play worked fine after I deleted what I installed from TB. Just FYI
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Thanks ill keep this in mind, it weird because so far it has not had an issue since I originally posted but before I posted it fc'd 3-4 times
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Nandroid backup

Quick question, I searched but just want to be sure. I recently come over to ics but might want to go back to stock with root. Will doing a nandroid backup take me there if that's when I did it?
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ZephCr said:
Quick question, I searched but just want to be sure. I recently come over to ics but might want to go back to stock with root. Will doing a nandroid backup take me there if that's when I did it?
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Yes. If you made your nandroid when on stock rooted that's what will be restored
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ZephCr said:
Quick question, I searched but just want to be sure. I recently come over to ics but might want to go back to stock with root. Will doing a nandroid backup take me there if that's when I did it?
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I suggest flashing UnNamed if you want a stock rom feel & look with a few extra benefits.
Also ShoStock but its more beefy with nice additions but still stock base.
LiLChris06 said:
I suggest flashing UnNamed if you want a stock rom feel & look with a few extra benefits.
Also ShoStock but its more beefy with nice additions but still stock base.
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I'm on ShoStock, it's not bad but it seems to get really hot & drains the battery even when plugged in when I'm playing games or watching stuff.
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ZephCr said:
I'm on ShoStock, it's not bad but it seems to get really hot & drains the battery even when plugged in when I'm playing games or watching stuff.
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Just FYI. you will get worse battery life on stock.
ZephCr said:
Quick question, I searched but just want to be sure. I recently come over to ics but might want to go back to stock with root. Will doing a nandroid backup take me there if that's when I did it?
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U have to have made a nandroid backup when u had the stock rooted rom if u wanna go back to that state. If not u will have to go back to stock and re root
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Nandroid Backup will get you back when you did that nandroid backup.
ZephCr said:
I'm on ShoStock, it's not bad but it seems to get really hot & drains the battery even when plugged in when I'm playing games or watching stuff.
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Well I am talking about Gingerbread though.

Weird problem: When I reboot, phone won't turn on

This is a really weird problem. I started to notice it around last week, but considering I never really turn my phone off it must be explainable.
Whenever I turn my phone off, it won't turn back on unless I reinstall the ROM. Which is extremely odd... Anybody able to think off an explanation?
tjw345 said:
This is a really weird problem. I started to notice it around last week, but considering I never really turn my phone off it must be explainable.
Whenever I turn my phone off, it won't turn back on unless I reinstall the ROM. Which is extremely odd... Anybody able to think off an explanation?
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Which Rom
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
Android The Greek said:
Which Rom
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
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Originally it happened on Flappjaxx ICS 4.0.4 (Stock/Rooted/Deodexed) and I thought it was that ROM's problem, but I switched over to Objection ROM and it is happening there as well.
Weird thing is: this never happened when I was on Gingerbread, or even noticeably a few days ago. I don't know why this is happening.
Hmmmmmmmm try flashing stock Rom thru odin see if it works then redo flash of Rom
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
Could I do that but instead of reinstall, I'd do a CWM backup? Or would restoring CWM negate what I did with odin?
Its quite an obnoxious issue having to reinstall everything, especially when the phone hangs, considering most people restart by taking out the battery.
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Could I try going into CWM and reformatting emmc our something?
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You probably already tried, but i would try clear cache and dalvik and fix permissions. If you already done this, just ignore this post lol.
Yayodroid said:
You probably already tried, but i would try clear cache and dalvik and fix permissions. If you already done this, just ignore this post lol.
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Unfortunately, I did already try that. I wish I knew the root cause of all this. I can't send it back anymore, I'm it of the period. I'm afraid to go make a naindroid backup because I don't know if I'd be able to turn the phone back on.
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tjw345 said:
Unfortunately, I did already try that. I wish I knew the root cause of all this. I can't send it back anymore, I'm it of the period. I'm afraid to go make a naindroid backup because I don't know if I'd be able to turn the phone back on.
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Calm down. Back up wit titanium. The odin stock. Then root again. Then flash rom. The titanium restore. As long as cwm backups are on your sd which they probably are you can restore you nandroid backup instead after you restore stock firmware.
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
Android The Greek said:
Calm down. Back up wit titanium. The odin stock. Then root again. Then flash rom. The titanium restore. As long as cwm backups are on your sd which they probably are you can restore you nandroid backup instead after you restore stock firmware.
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
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When you say Odin stock, do you mean GB or ICS?
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tjw345 said:
When you say Odin stock, do you mean GB or ICS?
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Stock gb rom
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
Android The Greek said:
Stock gb rom
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
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Doesn't using Odin wipe the internal SD?
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Doesn't using Odin wipe the internal SD?
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Only internal data files
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!"
try wiping cache..it worked for me, i had a similar issue when i flashed a ROM.
read towards the end of this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26848369#post26848369
mejori said:
try wiping cache..it worked for me, i had a similar issue when i flashed a ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26848369#post26848369
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If it's that simple....thank you so much. But that's really weird. I thought I did everything.
sorry homey..hope you get it figured out
No problem. It's working now, but I did have to go through the whole process of stock Odin tar. It's worth it though, considering I got a new battery today,
Thanks everyone who helped/tried to help!

Who's Got Root!?

I just rooted my gs3. Who else?
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Skunk Ape1 said:
I just rooted my gs3. Who else?
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Rooted on Friday.
Rooted mine as soon as I got it home
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ILA970JOSH said:
Rooted mine as soon as I got it home
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Ditto bit yesterday haha
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Rooted mine sometime in the future if a new nexus is not out soon.
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Doing it now!
Skunk Ape1 said:
I just rooted my gs3. Who else?
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why ask?
friday
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nabbed said:
why ask?
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Just curious... Once development really kicks in I will be spending a lot of time in the development forums and was getting a head start getting good idea who was going to be there with me.
Taking roll. You might say.
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I had root the day before it was 'official'
Just rooted yesterday. Just worried cuz there is no unroot method to date. If there is an update, we may not be able to take it. Is it true that it might brick our rooted phone if we take an update?
gingson said:
Just rooted yesterday. Just worried cuz there is no unroot method to date. If there is an update, we may not be able to take it. Is it true that it might brick our rooted phone if we take an update?
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Do you mean an ota update? No your phone get bricked so long as your not s custom ROM that heavily changes the phones internals your good for an update
Did it the same time i saw the first how to post......I just wish all my saved wi-fi locations got restored from my old epic4g titanium backup....no luck so far. All my other titanium backed up apps restored just fine except Launcher Pro I had to start clean with that one....lol
hofs1 said:
Did it the same time i saw the first how to post......I just wish all my saved wi-fi locations got restored from my old epic4g titanium backup....no luck so far. All my other titanium backed up apps restored just fine except Launcher Pro I had to start clean with that one....lol
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I had problems restoring saved WiFi access point data on my Nexus S when going from Gingerbread to ICS. If you're up to the challenge, you can easily open the backup in a text editor. If you hadn't set the backups to be encrypted that is.
Then on the GS3, with WiFi off, copy and paste the values into the following file:
/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
You can use Root Explorer or something similar. If you run into any issues, just go ahead and delete the file. It'll get recreated automatically on reboot. Good luck!
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I just rooted my gs3. Who else?
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So you're over here now? See ya in a couple of days
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Done and done.
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Did it Sat night lol 3AM.....Is there a way to stop ota from automatically happing.
I havent but its only because I really dont see a reason to at this point. As soon as there are some nice custom ROMs, Ill be hanging in the dev section as well. I just dont see the need to root for the sake of having root at this point.
Did mine on Sat. It is nice to be able to remove a bunch of the bloatware.
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Root S3
Where are the instructions to root the s3, all i found were the ones for the non usa s3
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Herp derp, found it
Hooked on phonics and a little bit of tinkering worked for me

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