[Q] SGIII firmware Modification - method Suggestions? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a Samsung Galaxy III, and I LOVE it, there is only one Problem, it is not eXfat/SDXC compatible, I've heard there are a number of ways to fix this (one person suggested Rooting it, another suggested some sort of unofficial Patch, there were few other suggestion suggestions that I can't remember )
I was wondering if someone could advise me as to what the best option would be and/or point me to a how to guide
Much Appreciated...

Son of Kalas said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy III, and I LOVE it, there is only one Problem, it is not eXfat/SDXC compatible, I've heard there are a number of ways to fix this (one person suggested Rooting it, another suggested some sort of unofficial Patch, there were few other suggestion suggestions that I can't remember )
I was wondering if someone could advise me as to what the best option would be and/or point me to a how to guide
Much Appreciated...
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AFAIK the only way you can make any modifications is to have root permissions, so you would need to root. All the guides and tuts are in the General thread.

squ89r97 said:
AFAIK the only way you can make any modifications is to have root permissions, so you would need to root. All the guides and tuts are in the General thread.
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And what about after rooting? do the guides also explain how to add SDXC compatibility for larger sdxc micro cards (I have some custom made 256gb ones coming in from China that i plan to start selling with a couple left over for me to put in my phone)

Son of Kalas said:
And what about after rooting? do the guides also explain how to add SDXC compatibility for larger sdxc micro cards (I have some custom made 256gb ones coming in from China that i plan to start selling with a couple left over for me to put in my phone)
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what about after rooting? go to the development section and take a look at some roms/mods - the general section has a few mods too, there are some regarding exfat/SDXC, not sure about 256gb ones!

squ89r97 said:
what about after rooting? go to the development section and take a look at some roms/mods - the general section has a few mods too, there are some regarding exfat/SDXC, not sure about 256gb ones!
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Thank you so much for your help

Son of Kalas said:
Thank you so much for your help
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don't forget to press thanks and not just say it, as my signature suggests, it makes me angry
Just so you know, most of the roms come with mods and customizations. happy hunting

squ89r97 said:
don't forget to press thanks and not just say it, as my signature suggests, it makes me angry
Just so you know, most of the roms come with mods and customizations. happy hunting
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There you go

Son of Kalas said:
There you go
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Thanks for Thanking

Holy moly.......256Gb?!....I want one!
....hmm ....from China....maybe not!

slaphead20 said:
Holy moly.......256Gb?!....I want one!
....hmm ....from China....maybe not!
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don't worry, I'll stress test them for a few weeks before I start selling them, at this point SDXC micros only go up to 64gb on the "official" market so this is the only way... Want me to let you know when/if they pass the stress test? I'll give you a special deal.

Son of Kalas said:
don't worry, I'll stress test them for a few weeks before I start selling them, at this point SDXC micros only go up to 64gb on the "official" market so this is the only way... Want me to let you know when/if they pass the stress test? I'll give you a special deal.
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I'm certainly interested, any idea what kind of price they are?

slaphead20 said:
I'm certainly interested, any idea what kind of price they are?
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well the 256gb standard size by lexar is 900$
but i would say for these
how about 400$
assuming of course they pass the stress test

Son of Kalas said:
well the 256gb standard size by lexar is 900$
but i would say for these
how about 400$
assuming of course they pass the stress test
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Ah....way out of my price league then! Global recession and all that!

slaphead20 said:
Ah....way out of my price league then! Global recession and all that!
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i see, too bad, how about $300. that's about as low as i can afford to go

Son of Kalas said:
i see, too bad, how about $300. that's about as low as i can afford to go
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Take a peep at my profile and you will see why I can't afford anything like that

slaphead20 said:
Take a peep at my profile and you will see why I can't afford anything like that
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oh i see, that's unfortunate, tell you what, I ordered a shipment of 50 so i could make some money selling them, if they pass said inspection, I'll make an exception give you one
I'll let you know when/if they pass

Son of Kalas said:
oh i see, that's unfortunate, tell you what, I ordered a shipment of 50 so i could make some money selling them, if they pass said inspection, I'll make an exception give you one
I'll let you know when/if they pass
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That is incredibly kind of you, I really don't know what to say but don't put yourself out of pocket on my behalf........all I can say is Thankyou and may you be blessed with good fortune

slaphead20 said:
That is incredibly kind of you, I really don't know what to say but don't put yourself out of pocket on my behalf........all I can say is Thankyou and may you be blessed with good fortune
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Don't worry about it

Related

Really? Is this legit? SGS2 for $249

w3..besteway.com/productinfo.asp?id=7115
Thoughts please.
dr_w said:
w3..besteway.com/productinfo.asp?id=7115
Thoughts please.
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Read this!
http://www.scamfreeinternet.com/scam-list/fraudulent-online-retailers/comment-page-2/
China Scam...
I'm half suspicious you are the scammer responsible for that page, and you've only posted to get more hits, since I can't believe anyone with even an iota of critical thinking would need to actually ask that question.
If you do pull the trigger on that one, then I know this nigerian guy who will be keen to be in touch with you, could be quite a lucrative opportunity.
if it looks to good to be true.......chance is this is like many sites in china......con, I used to get loads of ads of these kinds of companies with stuff mega cheap, just google them and see, other chance is that it is a cheap copy.
NZtechfreak said:
I'm half suspicious you are the scammer responsible for that page, and you've only posted to get more hits, since I can't believe anyone with even an iota of critical thinking would need to actually ask that question.
If you do pull the trigger on that one, then I know this nigerian guy who will be keen to be in touch with you, could be quite a lucrative opportunity.
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I can assure you I am not. how do I delete this post then before more people click on it? Trust me dude, I'm just like the rest of ya'll trying to get my hands on one.
Yeah, I know you are desperate to have the phone like the rest of us. You're not the only one here to have rational thought overtaken by gadget-lust, you should see the number of guys here who purchased 32GB microSD cards for "amazing prices", only to receive fakes.
When you're buying electronics you should really only ever stick to reputable sellers - anything online that looks too good to be true is a sham.

Locked Phone

Guys I have a question, my friend works in carnival and he found a Fascinate but the phone is locked.
If I root the phone and install a custom rom then I should be able to unlock it right?
Thanks.
palomosan said:
Guys I have a question, my friend works in carnival and he found a Fascinate but the phone is locked.
If I root the phone and install a custom rom then I should be able to unlock it right?
Thanks.
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Cool question bro. Why not be honest and try to return the phone to the carrier? So they can contact ACTUAL owner.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Cool question bro. Why not be honest and try to return the phone to the carrier? So they can contact ACTUAL owner.
good day.
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agreed.
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Unbelievable! This should be in the same thread as " I just downloaded five different versions of titanium pro and none of them work on my phone"
PWGB,TKSGB10-05, adren shot xv, honeycomb2.03, ec09 radio.
Can't really compare a $6 app to a device.
But now that I've gotten in a couple aftre work beers in and time to think about this.
F U op, did you ever consider that device might mean someones business and livelihood? Or what about the countless family memories that might be contained on the sd card? Gone because you wanna be a jagoff and come to a respectable website and admit you are in possession of a lost which now you have basically stolen device and want to make it your own. Karma can be a *****, and I hope she f&@ks you hard if you don't do the right thing. Your user name is burned in my head and I will troll you to hell if you ever ask another question about the fascinate.
good day.
Agreed! Op find the closest tree and run into it head first!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_l5ntikaU
honesty is in short supply these days. what happened to the days when people put the needs of others before thier own?
chopper the dog said:
Cool question bro. Why not be honest and try to return the phone to the carrier? So they can contact ACTUAL owner.
good day.
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I would but the phone it's not mine, I'll just tell the guy to return it or do whatever he wants, he found it not me, thanks anyways.

Where are the developers?

So far, only xboarder is really working on this (with some possible help but not posted), and he does not have a phone. Appears someone reneged on a deal.
When the MT4G and G2X came out, there were a lot that jumped in - what is the issue here?
I don't think you know but the device dropped on 10/17 i'm pretty sure & alot of people are viewing thread's just not as much developers , there are about 2 developers here now .
Developers are having hard time to decide which device should they buy..
they got multiple choices now...
Samsung Galaxy 2
Samsung Nexus 2
Htc Amaze
Plus all the devices are expensive to its gone he hard for them to get all....
Same , i just bought the amaze as a temperary , once the Galaxy Nexus come's out i'm purchasing that . The SGS2 has a terrible screen .
ikm19 said:
Developers are having hard time to decide which device should they buy..
they got multiple choices now...
Samsung Galaxy 2
Samsung Nexus 2
Htc Amaze
Plus all the devices are expensive to its gone he hard for them to get all....
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Team Whiskey will be on board soon--the phone is VERY new and we need to give people some time to buy the phones before they can start cooking.
Nevermind that the bootloader / s-on is still an issue...
Revolution said:
Same , i just bought the amaze as a temporary , once the Galaxy Nexus come's out i'm purchasing that . The SGS2 has a terrible screen .
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The nexus will only come out on Verizon for the foreseeable future - and switching carries for the phone of the moment is ------.
As for Samsung, I have only had bad experiences with their software/policies - so not going there anytime soon. LG for same reason is also an issue.
How about buying all the developers this phone at full price so we can get the roms out? No? Bad idea? Why not? Too much money? Oh... didn't think of that.
LOL
Binary100100 said:
How about buying all the developers this phone at full price so we can get the roms out? No? Bad idea? Why not? Too much money? Oh... didn't think of that.
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that's what you think , it might be coming to sprint & t-mobile & at&t also , it had it on the carrier list then they took the page down
gaww said:
The nexus will only come out on Verizon for the foreseeable future - and switching carries for the phone of the moment is ------.
As for Samsung, I have only had bad experiences with their software/policies - so not going there anytime soon. LG for same reason is also an issue.
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Binary100100 said:
How about buying all the developers this phone at full price so we can get the roms out? No? Bad idea? Why not? Too much money? Oh... didn't think of that.
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Wasn't necessary for those - why here - you missed the point?
gaww said:
Wasn't necessary for those - why here - you missed the point?
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I made my point. Simply put there are few developers because there are few developers with the phone. I'm a bit sarcastic at times.
Binary100100 said:
I made my point. Simply put there are few developers because there are few developers with the phone. I'm a bit sarcastic at times.
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The point was - is there some consensus that this phone is not of interest for some reason? I am in the remorse period and so not want to stick with a no-interest phone.
gaww said:
The point was - is there some consensus that this phone is not of interest for some reason? I am in the remorse period and so not want to stick with a no-interest phone.
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There sure is. It's expensive as hell! How many other phones are out now and how many are on the horizon? From a developers perspective they have a lot to chose from. Odds are slim that we'll get dozens of developers that are going to get this device immediately after it's release. We might get one or two at first and that's about all we have. For f#@k sake the main developer doesn't even have the damn phone! Give it time or return it. It's up to you. I am sticking with it because I see the potential and I believe that development will open up in the near future.
Examples:
MT3G didn't start getting support for about a week after Cyanogen got it.
MT3G 1.2 didn't start getting support for MONTHS because of driver conflicts and the lack to crack the bootloader (which still hasn't been done).
Vibrant... still doesn't have a stable CM rom release and it's been out for over a year.
These are just devices that I know about for certain. I'm sure there are many more.
So we've had the phone for less than a month and people are getting impatient? Why? Did you think that we'll have root BEFORE the phone was released? Just be patient. It's very unlikely that this will be the only phone that isn't going to have ICS, CM7/CM9, etc.
Anyone would like me around?
|Melvin| said:
Anyone would like me around?
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If you can help, sure. Do you have the phone yet?
Binary100100 said:
If you can help, sure. Do you have the phone yet?
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No i don't. And im kind of broke but would love to bring >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204912
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235582
To this phone. If anyone could help me get the phone since i have no job.
|Melvin| said:
No i don't. And im kind of broke but would love to bring >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204912
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235582
To this phone. If anyone could help me get the phone since i have no job.
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Looks nice!
Start cracking on it and you'll have testers before you know it!
Guess I'll join the blind dev party too
Romanbb said:
Guess I'll join the blind dev party too
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i guess we will. Unless the users help me get one of this beautys..

Nexus 6 Google fi case

Hello all, does anyone know if the case that comes with the Google fi welcome kit is for sale anywhere? I really like the look of that case but can't find it anywhere. Thank you!
I'm a new Fi user. If they send me a welcome kit case, you can have it for the cost of shipping.
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mem4720 said:
I'm a new Fi user. If they send me a welcome kit case, you can have it for the cost of shipping.
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Wow, that'd be awesome! keep me posted. Let me know if you want to sell the headphones also. I'd even buy the whole thing from you if you want for a price, I don't care much about the battery but just as a collector of google things, I like their stuff .
backdown00 said:
Wow, that'd be awesome! keep me posted. Let me know if you want to sell the headphones also. I'd even buy the whole thing from you if you want for a price, I don't care much about the battery but just as a collector of google things, I like their stuff .
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If I ever get an invite I'll let you know. I signed up the second it went live...
I have 50+ Android figures and about 70 Android pins among my Android key chains and other things. My wife collects them more than I do but yeah I like Android just a little bit
That's the whole reason I want an invite [emoji14]
I got an invite... but honestly never really had any interest in signing up. lol
I mean... the plan would be fairly cheap.... if it were just for me. But I'm on a family plan with my parents with 10GB of shared data (which we don't use much of, though it's nice to have).
But.... i REALLY want one of those kits! Too bad there probably isn't any way to gift the invite to someone who wants it.
elementaldragon said:
I got an invite... but honestly never really had any interest in signing up. lol
I mean... the plan would be fairly cheap.... if it were just for me. But I'm on a family plan with my parents with 10GB of shared data (which we don't use much of, though it's nice to have).
But.... i REALLY want one of those kits! Too bad there probably isn't any way to gift the invite to someone who wants it.
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I do think that you can give the invite to someone else. Just have to call them. I would like to have have an invite. Mine says 4 to 8 weeks out
shamelin73 said:
I do think that you can give the invite to someone else. Just have to call them. I would like to have have an invite. Mine says 4 to 8 weeks out
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You really shouldn't talk about things you know nothing about.
You CAN transfer your invite to someone else. You just need to call Fi Support and give them the email address of the person you want to transfer it to.
pr0ndigy said:
You really shouldn't talk about things you know nothing about.
You CAN transfer your invite to someone else. You just need to call Fi Support and give them the email address of the person you want to transfer it to.
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I shouldn't talk about things I know nothing about...... I stated the same thing you just said. Just that I thought instead of what you said they will.
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shamelin73 said:
I shouldn't talk about things I know nothing about...... I stated the same thing you just said. Just that I thought instead of what you said they will.
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My bad, i read it as i DON'T
Ignore me, i'm on 3 different types of pain killers for my back
pr0ndigy said:
My bad, i read it as i DON'T
Ignore me, i'm on 3 different types of pain killers for my back
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Lol
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mem4720 said:
I'm a new Fi user. If they send me a welcome kit case, you can have it for the cost of shipping.
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Any change you got the N6 case and still willing to giveaway?
I did receive the kit, but already gave it away. Sorry.
Erik Rye said:
Any change you got the N6 case and still willing to giveaway?
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I'm sure you could find one on eBay.
Looks like they are going for at least $30 on eBay right now.

Question Find N shipping to UK, is it worth it?

Very interested in buying the Find N, either through Giztop or WondaMobile, (shipped to UK) just wondering if those who've done the same would recommend doing it?
My main concerns are security and reliability, of the device and the store itself (after all it's A LOT of money to hand over)
Also, I know it's not going to be 'out of the box ready', so what issues would i be expecting and what are the must-do's when setting up to make sure everything works?
Advice appreciated
I used Giztop. I love my Find N. But there are lots of China-centric issues you can find on this forum...
the 512gb version has recently dropped a lot in price, taken on Wonda, I can't wait!
Cheers for heads up. Let me know how it goes!
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I used Giztop. I love my Find N. But there are lots of China-centric issues you can find on this forum...
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Did you get any customs fees from Giztop? What shipping method did you use? Thank you
geovass said:
Did you get any customs fees from Giztop? What shipping method did you use? Thank you
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No didn't get customs fees, and I remember choosing the quickest option, whatever that was...
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No didn't get customs fees, and I remember choosing the quickest option, whatever that was...
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Oh that's good to know.
By the fastest option do you mean the "Express $29.99 (8-15 days) ? I assume your experience is post Brexit right lol ?
Yeh I believe so.
I might consider selling mine though... If you are interested?
Yeh I believe so.
I might consider selling mine though...
lombrozo said:
Yeh I believe so.
I might consider selling mine though...
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Thanks but I was looking for the Mix Fold2 that was announced yesterday!
Guys does 5G work on this phone here in the UK? I am with EE

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