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The title pretty much says it all. This has been going on for a while now, and it's starting to annoy me. Does anybody have a fix for this? I couldn't seem to get any of the fixes from other Galaxy S devices to work.
did you revert to stock from cm7?
SpaceToast7 said:
The title pretty much says it all. This has been going on for a while now, and it's starting to annoy me. Does anybody have a fix for this? I couldn't seem to get any of the fixes from other Galaxy S devices to work.
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The only time I have seen this happen is when returning to stock from either the CM7 betas or any of the ROMs built off of it, and the reason for it is you lost your EFS data and unless you have a backup of that (CWM backups DO NOT have this backed up).
If you do indeed have an EFS backup then you can use Zaclimon's recovery thread and just add the EFS to that, that is the proper fix.
If you where a total newb like I was and completely lost it because you thought a CWM backup was enough, the only "temporary" fix is to flash Klin's IcyFusion, Han's Etheral or Dream Ultra then reboot into CWM recovery and "wipe data / factory reset" then reboot player, this will restore the boot menu and lockscreen for aslong as you run any of those ROM's but if you go back to stock it will vanish again.
Well, I somehow lost it when I wiped data on klin's klassic. A restore of data fixed it, and I haven't wiped my data since or gone back to stock so idk if it is still there.
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Thanks. I guess i will be using one of those roms you mentioned.
UPDATE: Ethereal did not fix EFS. As a matter of fact, it broke my home button.
SpaceToast7 said:
Thanks. I guess i will be using one of those roms you mentioned.
UPDATE: Ethereal did not fix EFS. As a matter of fact, it broke my home button.
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Using Zaclimon's recovery method to go back to stock is the only way i've been able to fix the home button when Ethereal broke mine (this seams to be another side effect of losing the efs). restore to factory with zac's method thru heimdall (using a different usb port other then the one used for Odin) then Odin flash to Icy Fusion and Terrasilent kernel and follow previous instructions.
I did go back to stock rooted, and i think i will be staying there for the forseeable future because it seems that there arent any mature kernels or ROMs for this device - too unstable.
At any rate, am i correct in assuming that my EFS issues are related to (the abomination that is) TouchWiz, and that AOSP builds of Android do not have this issue? Ive never heard of this outside of Samsung devices.
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SpaceToast7 said:
I did go back to stock rooted, and i think i will be staying there for the forseeable future because it seems that there arent any mature kernels or ROMs for this device - too unstable.
At any rate, am i correct in assuming that my EFS issues are related to (the abomination that is) TouchWiz, and that AOSP builds of Android do not have this issue? Ive never heard of this outside of Samsung devices.
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I don't think so, what happened to me was I flashed one of the CM7 beta's and since they convert every partition from rfs to mtd it messed with my efs partition and so since I didn't have a backup of the EFS it was lost (CWM backups DO NOT backup the efs), from what I have gathered it holds your serial number and stuff like that which is why the deviceID hack implemented in Icy Fusion is able to "fill in the blanks" and that is what causes it to come back while on that ROM, I don't see how it can have anything to do with touchwiz, I use LauncherPro myself.
Icy Fusion and Dream Ultra are stable ROM's I haven't had any problems with them (other then Dream Ultra coming up in Russian after doing a wipe data/factory reset, but thats easy enough to fix) and the Terrasilent kernel is totally functional as long as you don't reboot into recovery on a ROM where you've converted all partitions to ext4, just load up a program like Tegrak or my choice of No Fills CPU tuner and change the governor to smartass V2. I couldn't conceive running stock at this point.
Hey guys,
I just got a few questions with this,
Will i lose my apps, theme and such when installing only a ROOT?
Also what do you guys prefer as ROOT method goes, Chainfire and Odin?
I've seen a ROOT BAT program a while ago that realy did everything for you, i just can't remember the name at the moment...
With that i would also like to ask what happens if i update my device? Will i still be able to update it when Samsung pushes a new update ?
Would i need a custom flash recovery? I used to have a phone wich i did it on, But as this is more of my expensiver phone i aint looking to realy risk it. and due all my apps info etc, has well over 150 apps.
Thanks everybody
Bump,
Sorry if nagging but i'm kinda in a rush, if anyone could help me a little?
I basicly know how you most likely root and stuff, just wanna be sure about a few things and what program/apk is best to get into the S3 at 4.3 firmware
Dr.Luigi said:
Hey guys,
I just got a few questions with this,
Will i lose my apps, theme and such when installing only a ROOT?
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You might lose data.
Few things can be saved, because you have an official (so unrooted) device.
Also what do you guys prefer as ROOT method goes, Chainfire and Odin?
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Odin is needed, Chainfire root is the most famous method.
I've seen a ROOT BAT program a while ago that realy did everything for you, i just can't remember the name at the moment...
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Personally I did root with an automatized software, called Unlock Flash.
The better one is Framaroot, but I don't know how it works.
With that i would also like to ask what happens if i update my device? Will i still be able to update it when Samsung pushes a new update ?
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You'll lost Samsung warranty (no more assistance support, excluded mine and use for software problems [emoji6]), update check and the access to some proprietary apps (You shouldn't be able to download/update from Galaxy Apps).
Normally when you root the device, a CWM custom recovery is included, otherwise you can simply flash via Odin the excellent Philz Recovery, so you'll be able to flash a new Samsung-based rom (ARHD, ArchiPort, Omega, Imperium... aborting the limited stock) or try the greatful AOSP roms (CyanogenMod, Omnirom, PacRom, etc.).
Also custom kernels (BOEFFLA, Googy Max, ArchiKernel and some others, I prevent to cite you outdated ones) and mods (everything!).
Would i need a custom flash recovery? I used to have a phone wich i did it on, But as this is more of my expensiver phone i aint looking to realy risk it. and due all my apps info etc, has well over 150 apps.
Thanks everybody
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Highly recommended, as I said you need this to install a new rom and any other zip file.
For the rest... I haven't understood you.
Can you explain better last things?
Simone98RC said:
You might lose data.
Few things can be saved, because you have an official (so unrooted) device.
Odin is needed, Chainfire root is the most famous method.
Personally I did root with an automatized software, called Unlock Flash.
The better one is Framaroot, but I don't know how it works.
You'll lost Samsung warranty (no more assistance support, excluded mine and use for software problems [emoji6]), update check and the access to some proprietary apps (You shouldn't be able to download/update from Galaxy Apps).
Normally when you root the device, a CWM custom recovery is included, otherwise you can simply flash via Odin the excellent Philz Recovery, so you'll be able to flash a new Samsung-based rom (ARHD, ArchiPort, Omega, Imperium... aborting the limited stock) or try the greatful AOSP roms (CyanogenMod, Omnirom, PacRom, etc.).
Also custom kernels (BOEFFLA, Googy Max, ArchiKernel and some others, I prevent to cite you outdated ones) and mods (everything!).
Highly recommended, as I said you need this to install a new rom and any other zip file.
For the rest... I haven't understood you.
Can you explain better last things?
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Well i would only be intrested in ROOT if i can keep all of my files, apps, widgets and such,
I would have done a new ROM if i wouldnt have had so many apps, it would take hours if not days to get everything back as it used to be would be a rather pain in the ***.
Thanks for your help!
Been a while when i unlocked my old device and rommed it undervoltaged it etc etc.
Dr.Luigi said:
Well i would only be intrested in ROOT if i can keep all of my files, apps, widgets and such,
I would have done a new ROM if i wouldnt have had so many apps, it would take hours if not days to get everything back as it used to be would be a rather pain in the ***.
Thanks for your help!
Been a while when i unlocked my old device and rommed it undervoltaged it etc etc.
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My same problem: too many apps to be restored.
With MyBackupsPRO, the only working without root permissions, you can only keep some settings, contacts, SMS and MMS, then all your apps and games... but without any relative data.
Because as I said you're on an unrooted/official system.
I think you are using an external SD for documents and multimedia files, when you run the first start of your custom rom (highly recommend for the updates, instead the limited stock), be sure that the "Restore data from Google" option is checked.
A discrete help for you, better than nothing.
You have to think that when you did root, backups will be complete, via the greatful Titanium Backup or via recovery with Nandroid backup (my words should be useless if you already have experience with an old device).
Good hacking
As Samsung-based roms I suggest you Android Revolution HD 4.3 or ArchiPort to get the new and officially unsupported 4.4 system.
Pro:
-Compatibility with other Samsung devices;
-Much better camera stabilization than AOSP roms.
Con:
-Touchwiz is heavy for RAM memory and CPU performance;
-Many AOSP functions are completely removed or altered.
As AOSP rom I suggest you CyanogenMod 11, the M builds to have a more stable system, the nightlies for daily updates and less (but always enough) stability.
Pro:
-Latest updates daily/monthly available;
-Many features, AOSP and Cyanogen specific;
-Fully configurable, launcher can be completely replaced, at opposite of Samsung-based roms;
-Greater performance than Samsung-based roms.
Con:
-Some little bug;
-Poor compatibility with Samsung devices and proprietary apps.
As custom kernel, no better one than BOEFFLA: obviously OC and UV support, then lots of functions such "Touch to Wake", a great audio engine, zRAM support, a rich choice of governors and schedulers... it's available for Samsung and many AOSP roms.
Simone98RC said:
My same problem: too many apps to be restored.
With MyBackupsPRO, the only working without root permissions, you can only keep some settings, contacts, SMS and MMS, then all your apps and games... but without any relative data.
Because as I said you're on an unrooted/official system.
I think you are using an external SD for documents and multimedia files, when you run the first start of your custom rom (highly recommend for the updates, instead the limited stock), be sure that the "Restore data from Google" option is checked.
A discrete help for you, better than nothing.
You have to think that when you did root, backups will be complete, via the greatful Titanium Backup or via recovery with Nandroid backup (my words should be useless if you already have experience with an old device).
Good hacking
As Samsung-based roms I suggest you Android Revolution HD 4.3 or ArchiPort to get the new and officially unsupported 4.4 system.
Pro:
-Compatibility with other Samsung devices;
-Much better camera stabilization than AOSP roms.
Con:
-Touchwiz is heavy for RAM memory and CPU performance;
-Many AOSP functions are completely removed or altered.
As AOSP rom I suggest you CyanogenMod 11, the M builds to have a more stable system, the nightlies for daily updates and less (but always enough) stability.
Pro:
-Latest updates daily/monthly available;
-Many features, AOSP and Cyanogen specific;
-Fully configurable, launcher can be completely replaced, at opposite of Samsung-based roms;
-Greater performance than Samsung-based roms.
Con:
-Some little bug;
-Poor compatibility with Samsung devices and proprietary apps.
As custom kernel, no better one than BOEFFLA: obviously OC and UV support, then lots of functions such "Touch to Wake", a great audio engine, zRAM support, a rich choice of governors and schedulers... it's available for Samsung and many AOSP roms.
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Thanks for the great help,
I aint realy sure yet realy,
But isnt there a way you can simple backup almost everything with the PC?
I thought that was faster, then root it and get those back up on the phone with the PC?
Youve made me thinking realy as my phone was getting slower, Samsung OS isnt that great quiet slow indeed,
I might just drop a few games i dont play realy, so i can get my faster phone back as it used to be.
I used to love tweaking my phone realy, till it broke due rain, was a quiet cheap phone 150e or so.
Do you mind giving your SKYPE or Steam? so i could ask you there, Its been 2 years when i did this, some are kinda floating around in my head but i just cant remember it all anymore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...msung-galaxy-s3-unified-toolkit-v8-0-t1979290
This is what i meant, Its simple and all in 1, just aint sure if its still up to date?
Via ADT Development Tool, you can do the "adb backup" command, but I think it will include the bootloader, so you'll restore the official and unrooted device state.
But I'm not sure, I never used to backup via PC.
Games are almost innocue, except for notification services who consume a bit of resources.
Can you tell me the heavier apps you're using?
According to your words, having too many apps you're not very satisfied about your performance... or I'm wrong?
Simone98RC said:
Via ADT Development Tool, you can do the "adb backup" command, but I think it will include the bootloader, so you'll restore the official and unrooted device state.
But I'm not sure, I never used to backup via PC.
Games are almost innocue, except for notification services who consume a bit of resources.
Can you tell me the heavier apps you're using?
According to your words, having too many apps you're not very satisfied about your performance... or I'm wrong?
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Ye it used to be quiet a bit faster, Might be Samsung OS i forgot the name of the OS but anyhow, wizard or something,
Oh well, i will just do it i guess and i will see on the road what apps i need, the rest clearly seems that i dont need em if i never use em.
I'm guessing that the best would be Clockwork recovery and the SUroot? together with cyanogen ROM and buffalo.
As apps goes its basicly my home screen wich has quiet some widgets and such, all diffrent apps, in some folders like 100 apps etc.
Dr.Luigi said:
Ye it used to be quiet a bit faster, Might be Samsung OS i forgot the name of the OS but anyhow, wizard or something,
Oh well, i will just do it i guess and i will see on the road what apps i need, the rest clearly seems that i dont need em if i never use em.
I'm guessing that the best would be Clockwork recovery and the SUroot? together with cyanogen ROM and buffalo.
As apps goes its basicly my home screen wich has quiet some widgets and such, all diffrent apps, in some folders like 100 apps etc.
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SuperSU is included in CF-Root and so is the most known, but Superuser (from Clockworkmod, the other Superuser is obsolete!) is a great open source alternative.
The best recovery is Philz, always based on CWM, but with extra and TWRP functions.
CyanogenMod yes, is the better choicr and also the easiest choice for root newbies.
Ps Buffalo is a kernel? If it's true, try BOEFFLA, is considered absolutely the best.
Simone98RC said:
SuperSU is included in CF-Root and so is the most known, but Superuser (from Clockworkmod, the other Superuser is obsolete!) is a great open source alternative.
The best recovery is Philz, always based on CWM, but with extra and TWRP functions.
CyanogenMod yes, is the better choicr and also the easiest choice for root newbies.
Ps Buffalo is a kernel? If it's true, try BOEFFLA, is considered absolutely the best.
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Well i meant boeffla of course, Well i cant get it to work, What are the keys to get into TWRP recovery?
As in download mode it tells me its custom, but i cant get into it..
tryed quiet a few combis already
Dr.Luigi said:
Well i meant boeffla of course, Well i cant get it to work, What are the keys to get into TWRP recovery?
As in download mode it tells me its custom, but i cant get into it..
tryed quiet a few combis already
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Edit:
Tryed again, i cant reboot if i did it would get the old recovery back, so in a push method it worked,
Now SuperSU, i might get a ROM but aint sure yet, Do kernels work on the stock rom aswell?
Dr.Luigi said:
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Tryed again, i cant reboot if i did it would get the old recovery back, so in a push method it worked,
Now SuperSU, i might get a ROM but aint sure yet, Do kernels work on the stock rom aswell?
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Yes, BOEFFLA works also on stock rom (make sure to flash the correct zip file)... but I haven't understood your problem: can't reboot, old recovery back... what?
Simone98RC said:
Yes, BOEFFLA works also on stock rom (make sure to flash the correct zip file)... but I haven't understood your problem: can't reboot, old recovery back... what?
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Ye nevermind that,
The problem is when i flashed my recovery, that when i reboot it switched automaticly back to the orginal stock recovery,
Only way to repair this was to not reboot, but goto the Philz recovery directly and reinstall the recovery program,
Also rooted it now,
So i can simple install Boefflo on my S3 international, With stock rom and ROOT, philz recovery?
If so that would be sweet ^^
As it should be more sufficient as far as battery goes, and a small overclock to like 1.6Ghz is reasonable ive heard,
1.8 is to high if i can believe those on some forums.
Since the last stable release you can overclock up to 1704 Mhz... and no more 1.5 Ghz step, I don't know the reason.
As I said, BOEFFLA works almost on every rom, but you habe to flash a different zip file for Samsung and AOSP roms.
Why can't you get a custom recovery? Are you sure to flash them reproducing properly the reported Odin guide (what to check in app, where to write file, etc.)?
It's a strange problem, rom "might" be cause by replacing the new recovery with the stock one, I think, but I'm not absolutely sure.
Simone98RC said:
Since the last stable release you can overclock up to 1704 Mhz... and no more 1.5 Ghz step, I don't know the reason.
As I said, BOEFFLA works almost on every rom, but you habe to flash a different zip file for Samsung and AOSP roms.
Why can't you get a custom recovery? Are you sure to flash them reproducing properly the reported Odin guide (what to check in app, where to write file, etc.)?
It's a strange problem, rom "might" be cause by replacing the new recovery with the stock one, I think, but I'm not absolutely sure.
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Well like i said i've fixed that,
The standard way to flash doesnt work, As once i get booted in Samsung ROM, It fixes it, So you have to goto your Recovery immeaditly when youve flashed it, and flash it again in the custom recovery, and then it does work.
Well i will see, aint sure yet if i will do it the kernel and romming.
Thanks for the help
Dr.Luigi said:
Well like i said i've fixed that,
The standard way to flash doesnt work, As once i get booted in Samsung ROM, It fixes it, So you have to goto your Recovery immeaditly when youve flashed it, and flash it again in the custom recovery, and then it does work.
Well i will see, aint sure yet if i will do it the kernel and romming.
Thanks for the help
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Here is also a great kernel. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...04-googy-max2-kernel-2-3-1-cm-camera-t2517875
Anyone tried it?
Its possible to use Great Devs KK or LP (or other LP kernels) with TWRP which allow to change FS. Additionaly GD supports F2FS.
I just dont want to hard brick my phone, so if anyone tried it, please share. I think i will try it in few days even without any answers here, as at least on my tab it seems a lot faster - it can be placebo, but if placebo "works", its worth trying
So i tried and always got encryption error with AICP and Great Devs. By always i mean clean flash, restore system and boot only and restoring whole backup. Unfortunately nothing worked
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Currently I'm bumped and rooted on a 23C rom with TWRP flashed. I'm considering trying out CM12.1 since I'm fed up with the bugs that verizon caused on the device.
What should I do in order to make my migration back to where I am as smooth as possible in the event that I don't like CM12.1?
Will I be able to flash back to a nandroid of my current ROM or will I have to flash back to stock or something using LG Flash?
For that matter, do I need to do anything special to flash CM12.1, or can I just flash the zip from TWRP?
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Currently I'm bumped and rooted on a 23C rom with TWRP flashed. I'm considering trying out CM12.1 since I'm fed up with the bugs that verizon caused on the device.
What should I do in order to make my migration back to where I am as smooth as possible in the event that I don't like CM12.1?
Will I be able to flash back to a nandroid of my current ROM or will I have to flash back to stock or something using LG Flash?
For that matter, do I need to do anything special to flash CM12.1, or can I just flash the zip from TWRP?
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I would just make a backup of your current ROM/setup using TWRP, then wipe/flash CM12.1. You can restore your TWRP backup if you decide you don't like CM. You should be able to just flash CM12.1/Gapps/Root and be just fine.
^^What he said.
Make sure you are using the most recent bumped version of TWRP (currently 2.8.6.1).
Don't forget the Gapps. I recommend the most recent version of Slim's at this point; they include the calendar sync adapter and they were the first to resolve a bug that was mucking up the Gallery. They also have a Multi-DPI add-on if you like to adjust that like many of us do.
I think that you'll really like 12.1-based ROMs. The only thing that I am really missing from stock at this point is the badass camera, but you have plenty of other options as far as that goes.
Thanks guys. And yes, that camera is pretty sweet. I just found out about the 60 fps / slow-mo feature today. Not that I use the camera often...
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III that I purchased on eBay. It have TWRP on it, and I know absolutely nothing about it except how to open it and get back to the phone. I'm looking for someone who can be patient enough to answer questions and give advice
Ok, to help you with this, in case you haven't fully understood TWRP yet.
It is a very powerful tool that has many features. It can create(backup button in TWRP) and restore(restore button in TWRP) backups(most important feature), it can save those backups to whatever storage location you choose, you have to find the option and select where you want the backup to be stored. You can also choose to backup other partitions along with the default partitions.
It can install(Install button in TWRP) various recovery flashable .zip files including ROMs, Kernels, Modems, newer recoveries, and various other mods/tweaks such as the Xposed framework. It can flash .img files also, provided those .img files are for your device.
It has the ability to wipe(format) the various partitions on the device to clear all data in the selected partition(s), these include the normal wipes when flashing ROMs and such, To do the normal wipes, select the Wipe option in TWRP, you'll see at the top it says Factory reset/wipe data, wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik/ART cache(newer ROM and recoveries use ART, dalvik is older stuff(swipe the slider to wipe). In addition to the normal wipes there are the advanced wipes(select Wipe option, then select Advanced Wipe), typically the advanced wipes are only used when doing a "clean install", it is used to wipe only the System partition and the Data partition to clear any junk that might cause issues with a new ROM you want to use, some ROMs even require a system wipe/clean install to use the ROM. You must be careful when using advanced wipes, if you wipe the wrong thing you'll be screwed. To be safe, only wipe System, Data, Cache, Dalvik/ART, and maybe internal storage(this erases everything you have on internal such as pictures, other media and other downloaded content). Also, when you wipe system partition it removes your OS completely and will have to be flashed with a ROM before rebooting, if you reboot without flashing you'll have nothing to boot to and in some cases it is difficult to revive the device.
It has a file manager that you can use to browse through the folders and files on your device while in recovery.
It can be used to connect the device to ADB where you can do all manner of things with the device. ADB can be used to boot the device to whatever mode you want, it can be used to push or pull files to and from the device, it can be used to capture logcats from the device that give technical live data of what the device is doing below all the layers of software to pinpoint bugs and issues. ADB is used to flash .img files to the device and even pull .imgs from the device using the dd command line, it has many, many things it can do, its all pretty advanced though.
There are other minor, rarely used features as well such as fix permissions, mount and unmount various partitions, etc. You can learn all of them by googling the various features to find descriptions of them.
If you have questions, just ask.
Where were you 4 months ago lol. I searched and begged and googled this with no answers. I didn't know anything about ROMs or kernals or recovery until this phone wanted to update. I followed the instructions and found myself in TWRP and thought my phone had been infected with a virus. That was around October 2015. It took me months more to find XDA, months more to figure out where to post a question, and months more to get information. I manged to flash the MOAR rom in July, but didn't see that it was from 2012, so the developer won't answer any questions I have. I couldn't figure out how to restore what I had before and subsequently deleted the files from my exSd.
My frustration is that I didn't get into this because I was interested in it or knew about the workings of operating systems and wanted to make my phone awesome. I thought I had to in order to make it work right. I was seduced by ideas of having an awesome phone when I read about custom ROMs while trying to find one. The problem is, I don't understand the power I have in order to use it.
Sorry to ramble. I do thank you for your information. I also welcome ( beg for) any help or suggestions about what works with what devices.
Thank you again
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Mablemae said:
Where were you 4 months ago lol. I searched and begged and googled this with no answers. I didn't know anything about ROMs or kernals or recovery until this phone wanted to update. I followed the instructions and found myself in TWRP and thought my phone had been infected with a virus. That was around October 2015. It took me months more to find XDA, months more to figure out where to post a question, and months more to get information. I manged to flash the MOAR rom in July, but didn't see that it was from 2012, so the developer won't answer any questions I have. I couldn't figure out how to restore what I had before and subsequently deleted the files from my exSd.
My frustration is that I didn't get into this because I was interested in it or knew about the workings of operating systems and wanted to make my phone awesome. I thought I had to in order to make it work right. I was seduced by ideas of having an awesome phone when I read about custom ROMs while trying to find one. The problem is, I don't understand the power I have in order to use it.
Sorry to ramble. I do thank you for your information. I also welcome ( beg for) any help or suggestions about what works with what devices.
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You should be able to flash any of the sprint S3(d2spr) ROMs, recoveries, kernels and mods for d2spr and of course the general mods that can be used by virtually any device such as the Xposed framework for ARMv7 devices. I have an S3 that uses the (d2vzw) stuff so I can help you a lot with your S3.
Actually all of the US variant S3(d2vzw, d2spr, d2att, d2usc, d2tmo, etc..)devices can use the d2lte ROMs, on top of that, the d2 devices can all flash each others ROMs without harming the device, they just won't have signal or buttons will be backwards and little things like that, the S3 ROMs can easily be converted from one device to another, the d2 devices are 95% the same.
You could easily flash the newest TWRP and then choose a d2spr lollipop or marshmallow ROM from the Sprint S3 forum as these are the most up to date and readily available ROMs, there's very little support for Kit Kat and older stuff.
And of course, you could always go back to full stock with no root or TWRP if you just want the device to work and would rather avoid all of this custom stuff and its complexities.
For that you just need to do a google search for:
"Return to stock (your model number)"
Or you can go to Sammobile .com or samsung-updates .com and use your model number to find the stock firmware for your device, download it then download the newest version of Odin and install it on PC then boot your phone to download mode(volume down+home+power, press up at the caution screen to enter download mode), connect to Odin, if you get a blue or yellow comm# box you're connected. Click the AP button then browse to your stock firmware .tar.md5 file, select it, back in Odin click start and it will flash the device and reboot into the restored stock firmware, sometimes it bootloops and you have to boot to stock recovery(volume up+home+power) then factory reset and wipe cache in stock recovery then reboot.
I can help you any direction you want to go, just say the word and I'll get you there. Do you want custom or stock? If you want custom, do you want Kit Kat(4.4.x) lollipop(5.x)or marshmallow(6.x), maybe even a Nougat(7.0) ROM?
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You should be able to flash any of the sprint S3(d2spr) ROMs, recoveries, kernels and mods for d2spr and of course the general mods that can be used by virtually any device such as the Xposed framework for ARMv7 devices. I have an S3 that uses the (d2vzw) stuff so I can help you a lot with your S3.
Actually all of the US variant S3(d2vzw, d2spr, d2att, d2usc, d2tmo, etc..)devices can use the d2lte ROMs, on top of that, the d2 devices can all flash each others ROMs without harming the device, they just won't have signal or buttons will be backwards and little things like that, the S3 ROMs can easily be converted from one device to another, the d2 devices are 95% the same.
You could easily flash the newest TWRP and then choose a d2spr lollipop or marshmallow ROM from the Sprint S3 forum as these are the most up to date and readily available ROMs, there's very little support for Kit Kat and older stuff.
And of course, you could always go back to full stock with no root or TWRP if you just want the device to work and would rather avoid all of this custom stuff and its complexities.
For that you just need to do a google search for:
"Return to stock (your model number)"
Or you can go to Sammobile .com or samsung-updates .com and use your model number to find the stock firmware for your device, download it then download the newest version of Odin and install it on PC then boot your phone to download mode(volume down+home+power, press up at the caution screen to enter download mode), connect to Odin, if you get a blue or yellow comm# box you're connected. Click the AP button then browse to your stock firmware .tar.md5 file, select it, back in Odin click start and it will flash the device and reboot into the restored stock firmware, sometimes it bootloops and you have to boot to stock recovery(volume up+home+power) then factory reset and wipe cache in stock recovery then reboot.
I can help you any direction you want to go, just say the word and I'll get you there. Do you want custom or stock? If you want custom, do you want Kit Kat(4.4.x) lollipop(5.x)or marshmallow(6.x), maybe even a Nougat(7.0) ROM?
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Wow, you are my hero! I don't know how to thank you enough.
First off, I promise I have put in lots of work on my own trying to find answers. Also, I may be underestimating my own understanding.
As far as ROMs, I haven't worked this hard to give up now! Not only do I want custom, I want to know what kernel does, what a governor does, what mods are. I think everyone else thought I wanted to be told what system to install while I only wanted to be educated so I could decide for myself. Basically, I'm asking for a teacher
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Where were you 4 months ago lol. I searched and begged and googled this with no answers. I didn't know anything about ROMs or kernals or recovery until this phone wanted to update. I followed the instructions and found myself in TWRP and thought my phone had been infected with a virus. That was around October 2015. It took me months more to find XDA, months more to figure out where to post a question, and months more to get information. I manged to flash the MOAR rom in July, but didn't see that it was from 2012, so the developer won't answer any questions I have. I couldn't figure out how to restore what I had before and subsequently deleted the files from my exSd.
My frustration is that I didn't get into this because I was interested in it or knew about the workings of operating systems and wanted to make my phone awesome. I thought I had to in order to make it work right. I was seduced by ideas of having an awesome phone when I read about custom ROMs while trying to find one. The problem is, I don't understand the power I have in order to use it.
Sorry to ramble. I do thank you for your information. I also welcome ( beg for) any help or suggestions about what works with what devices.
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Here, may I suggest the ROM linked below?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033797
This is OctOS Marshmallow, OctOS is pretty much the most stable custom available, they don't try to cram it full of every feature they can, it isn't featureless, its just that their focus is stability and not the bells and whistles. I've used OctOS on my d2vzw S3 for 2 years without a single issue. In fact, I've liked the ROM so much I joined the OctOS team as a beta tester(kinda pointless because even the test builds are rock solid, takes the fun out of testing). I've even built a system for one of the developers on the team to use for developing ROMs. Anyway, that's all unimportant.
Try the ROM, I think you'll like it. It requires using the advanced wipes in recovery to wipe System and Data partitions before flashing the ROM to do a "clean install". I'll help you with that if you need it. I hope you enjoy.
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Mablemae said:
Wow, you are my hero! I don't know how to thank you enough.
First off, I promise I have put in lots of work on my own trying to find answers. Also, I may be underestimating my own understanding.
As far as ROMs, I haven't worked this hard to give up now! Not only do I want custom, I want to know what kernel does, what a governor does, what mods are. I think everyone else thought I wanted to be told what system to install while I only wanted to be educated so I could decide for myself. Basically, I'm asking for a teacher
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Kernels are what integrate your hardware with your software, the kernel is what loads all the software that is installed and the kernel has to be made to work with your specific hardware.
Custom kernels can be used to do things like overclock your processor and your graphics processor to increase performance. Governors do just that, they govern how your processor responds to your usage, such as you can set it to run full speed at all times or you can set it to only respond with full speed when you need it. There are different governors and they each perform differently, it just depends on which ones were included in the kernel. I could explain it all but you wouldn't understand it until you've used it a while and gotten the feel for what they do. There are other things you can do with kernels but its pretty technical and you'll probably never use/need most of what it does. The OctOS ROM actually comes with its own Kraken kernel and the Kernel Auditor app built in. Other ROMs don't have their own kernel, they typically use the stock CM kernel. There are also other stand alone kernels for d2spr that you could use, you just have to verify which kernels work with which ROMs(kit kat kernel for kit Kat ROMs, lollipop kernel for lollipop, etc..., some kernels can be used with kit kat, lollipop and marshmallow, you just have to read about each kernel to see what they work with).
Mods are modifications, not all devices can use all mods, mods can be all kinds of things major and minor. A mod can be absolutely any part of a ROM that someone modifies for whatever reason. There isn't any one thing I can put my finger on and say "this is a mod" that would help you understand what they are. Just know that there are mods that only work on specific devices and mods that can be used by many or even all devices, you just have to know which are which.
By the way, I figured you'd stay with custom, everyone does when they get bitten by the android bug, lol.
Thank you. My dilemma in finding one is that I read where you need a certain firmware or modem. How do I know if I need it? I looked at the section in my phone that I sent the pic of. Where is the information I need, and how do I know if I can install something?
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Mablemae said:
Thank you. My dilemma in finding one is that I read where you need a certain firmware or modem. How do I know if I need it? I looked at the section in my phone that I sent the pic of. Where is the information I need, and how do I know if I can install something?
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I don't know of the d2spr devices requiring flashing a modem. Can you give me a link to see what you're talking about? If not I'll see if I can find what you're talking about. Or I might get in private chat with the d2spr guys on the OctOS team to see if they know.
You do know that there is a d2spr device and the d2spr refresh device, don't you? You can't use the d2spr refresh stuff, that's a different variant. I think it is the one with the certain modem because it is a tri band device I think.
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I don't know of the d2spr devices requiring flashing a modem. Can you give me a link to see what you're talking about? If not I'll see if I can find what you're talking about. Or I might get in private chat with the d2spr guys on the OctOS team to see if they know.
You do know that there is a d2spr device and the d2spr refresh device, don't you? You can't use the d2spr refresh stuff, that's a different variant. I think it is the one with the certain modem because it is a tri band device I think.
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I am going to try out the one you sent me the link for. If I think I want more bells and whistles, I'll let you know and see what else is available. I have no reason to look elsewhere. I'm just so thankful for your help. Do you have a link where I can send money to your team or an address where I can send a pie? Lol
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Droidriven said:
Here, may I suggest the ROM linked below?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033797
This is OctOS Marshmallow, OctOS is pretty much the most stable custom available, they don't try to cram it full of every feature they can, it isn't featureless, its just that their focus is stability and not the bells and whistles. I've used OctOS on my d2vzw S3 for 2 years without a single issue. In fact, I've liked the ROM so much I joined the OctOS team as a beta tester(kinda pointless because even the test builds are rock solid, takes the fun out of testing). I've even built a system for one of the developers on the team to use for developing ROMs. Anyway, that's all unimportant.
Try the ROM, I think you'll like it. It requires using the advanced wipes in recovery to wipe System and Data partitions before flashing the ROM to do a "clean install". I'll help you with that if you need it. I hope you enjoy.
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Kernels are what integrate your hardware with your software, the kernel is what loads all the software that is installed and the kernel has to be made to work with your specific hardware.
Custom kernels can be used to do things like overclock your processor and your graphics processor to increase performance. Governors do just that, they govern how your processor responds to your usage, such as you can set it to run full speed at all times or you can set it to only respond with full speed when you need it. There are different governors and they each perform differently, it just depends on which ones were included in the kernel. I could explain it all but you wouldn't understand it until you've used it a while and gotten the feel for what they do. There are other things you can do with kernels but its pretty technical and you'll probably never use/need most of what it does. The OctOS ROM actually comes with its own Kraken kernel and the Kernel Auditor app built in. Other ROMs don't have their own kernel, they typically use the stock CM kernel. There are also other stand alone kernels for d2spr that you could use, you just have to verify which kernels work with which ROMs(kit kat kernel for kit Kat ROMs, lollipop kernel for lollipop, etc..., some kernels can be used with kit kat, lollipop and marshmallow, you just have to read about each kernel to see what they work with).
Mods are modifications, not all devices can use all mods, mods can be all kinds of things major and minor. A mod can be absolutely any part of a ROM that someone modifies for whatever reason. There isn't any one thing I can put my finger on and say "this is a mod" that would help you understand what they are. Just know that there are mods that only work on specific devices and mods that can be used by many or even all devices, you just have to know which are which.
By the way, I figured you'd stay with custom, everyone does when they get bitten by the android bug, lol.
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I just want to be sure I'm doing the right thing. I went to the link you sent and clicked the link for "stable", then "Samsung", then s3 lte, then sprint gs3. I assume that since you have my current phone information to know what I'm running, you gave me something that is compatible and doesn't need me to modify any of my current settings in order to install, but I'm just double checking. Also, how important is gapps if I use titanium to backup any apps I want to carry over? I've never downloaded gapps before a wipe
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Droidriven said:
Here, may I suggest the ROM linked below?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033797
This is OctOS Marshmallow, OctOS is pretty much the most stable custom available, they don't try to cram it full of every feature they can, it isn't featureless, its just that their focus is stability and not the bells and whistles. I've used OctOS on my d2vzw S3 for 2 years without a single issue. In fact, I've liked the ROM so much I joined the OctOS team as a beta tester(kinda pointless because even the test builds are rock solid, takes the fun out of testing). I've even built a system for one of the developers on the team to use for developing ROMs. Anyway, that's all unimportant.
Try the ROM, I think you'll like it. It requires using the advanced wipes in recovery to wipe System and Data partitions before flashing the ROM to do a "clean install". I'll help you with that if you need it. I hope you enjoy.
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Kernels are what integrate your hardware with your software, the kernel is what loads all the software that is installed and the kernel has to be made to work with your specific hardware.
Custom kernels can be used to do things like overclock your processor and your graphics processor to increase performance. Governors do just that, they govern how your processor responds to your usage, such as you can set it to run full speed at all times or you can set it to only respond with full speed when you need it. There are different governors and they each perform differently, it just depends on which ones were included in the kernel. I could explain it all but you wouldn't understand it until you've used it a while and gotten the feel for what they do. There are other things you can do with kernels but its pretty technical and you'll probably never use/need most of what it does. The OctOS ROM actually comes with its own Kraken kernel and the Kernel Auditor app built in. Other ROMs don't have their own kernel, they typically use the stock CM kernel. There are also other stand alone kernels for d2spr that you could use, you just have to verify which kernels work with which ROMs(kit kat kernel for kit Kat ROMs, lollipop kernel for lollipop, etc..., some kernels can be used with kit kat, lollipop and marshmallow, you just have to read about each kernel to see what they work with).
Mods are modifications, not all devices can use all mods, mods can be all kinds of things major and minor. A mod can be absolutely any part of a ROM that someone modifies for whatever reason. There isn't any one thing I can put my finger on and say "this is a mod" that would help you understand what they are. Just know that there are mods that only work on specific devices and mods that can be used by many or even all devices, you just have to know which are which.
By the way, I figured you'd stay with custom, everyone does when they get bitten by the android bug, lol.
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Ok here goes. I'm about to do this. I will be back shortly with how it went either from this phone or my backup phone.
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Mablemae said:
Ok here goes. I'm about to do this. I will be back shortly with how it went either from this phone or my backup phone.
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Tell me what you are flashing first and I'll verify it for you if you want.
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Tell me what you are flashing first and I'll verify it for you if you want.
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I flashed this and the screen flashed the whole time with the TWRP screen and the file images over it. I could see an "ok" option and pressed it. When I went to reboot, TWRP said there was no os installed, so I went back and wiped and reinstalled MOAR. Now I can't install titanium. I get some kind of error. Did I lose root?
Droidriven said:
Tell me what you are flashing first and I'll verify it for you if you want.
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I didn't download the md5 file because I didn't see one
Mablemae said:
I didn't download the md5 file because I didn't see one
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The file may have its own md5 sum attached to it instead of a separate md5.
As for the issue with Titanium Backup, you don't need root to install it but you do need root to restore the stuff you backed up in Titanium Backup.
When I asked about what you flashed, I was asking for links to what you used so I could go there to where you got it and see if its for your device or not and what might need to be done with it to make sure it comes out right, in other words, I'll check to see if requires the modem you spoke of.
If you think you lost root, download SuperSU.zip and flash that in recovery like you did the ROM and you should have root.
When I ask you questions I need the answer, not partial responses. If you don't give me the answers I need about exactly what you're using and what you're doing, it makes understanding any issues you might have a little harder to understand and troubleshoot. Work with me and I'll work with you.
Mablemae said:
I didn't download the md5 file because I didn't see one
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That screenshot you gave me is not a ROM. That is a flashable zip to fix your APNs so you that your mobile data works.
This should be your ROM.
https://www.teamoctos.com/download/M_release/d2spr/OCT-M-R2-6.0.1-20160812-d2spr.zip
For the gapps you'll need, do a google search for:
Open Gapps
When you get to their page, select ARM(not ARMx64), then select 6.0, then select mini, pico or nano packages then download.
You have to flash the Gapps with your ROM, they are system apps, apps you install aren't system app, they're user apps, different animal. When flashing a ROM different than what you have you can't use Titanium Backup to back up system apps because they won't restore properly in your new ROM, especially when going from one android version to another.
Flash the Gapps and then only restore apps that you downloaded from Playstore.
The link I gave you was to the thread for your ROM, it should the info you need to know to flash it.
By the way, when you flashed and it said you had no OS, that's because of the advanced wipe when you wiped system partition in recovery, I told you that it removes your OS and that you'll have to flash the ROM AFTER doing the wipe, you can't flash and then do the wipe, that wipes what you flashed.
Droidriven said:
That screenshot you gave me is not a ROM. That is a flashable zip to fix your APNs so you that your mobile data works.
This should be your ROM.
https://www.teamoctos.com/download/M_release/d2spr/OCT-M-R2-6.0.1-20160812-d2spr.zip
For the gapps you'll need, do a google search for:
Open Gapps
When you get to their page, select ARM(not ARMx64), then select 6.0, then select mini, pico or nano packages then download.
You have to flash the Gapps with your ROM, they are system apps, apps you install aren't system app, they're user apps, different animal. When flashing a ROM different than what you have you can't use Titanium Backup to back up system apps because they won't restore properly in your new ROM, especially when going from one android version to another.
Flash the Gapps and then only restore apps that you downloaded from Playstore.
The link I gave you was to the thread for your ROM, it should the info you need to know to flash it.
By the way, when you flashed and it said you had no OS, that's because of the advanced wipe when you wiped system partition in recovery, I told you that it removes your OS and that you'll have to flash the ROM AFTER doing the wipe, you can't flash and then do the wipe, that wipes what you flashed.
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Yes I wiped, then flashed. This is the path I took that got me to what I flashed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033797.
On the first page in the thread, I found a link that said it was stable and followed it for my phone.
I only backup user apps to titanium because I did read that system apps can cause problems when carried over to a different rom. Sorry about the lack of information.
Mablemae said:
Yes I wiped, then flashed. This is the path I took that got me to what I flashed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033797.
On the first page in the thread, I found a link that said it was stable and followed it for my phone.
I only backup user apps to titanium because I did read that system apps can cause problems when carried over to a different rom. Sorry about the lack of information.
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OK, I'll check out some details and see what might have happened when you flashed. Doing the wipes a d then flashing ROM then Gapps should have worked with no issue, let me do some digging to see why it didn't.
Droidriven said:
OK, I'll check out some details and see what might have happened when you flashed. Doing the wipes a d then flashing ROM then Gapps should have worked with no issue, let me do some digging to see why it didn't.
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Stop digging. The apps started downloading, but I'm going to try what you sent me tonight when I get off
Mablemae said:
Stop digging. The apps started downloading, but I'm going to try what you sent me tonight when I get off
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Ok, I'm chatting with my OctOS colleagues, some of them have had d2spr, hopefully they remember whether there is anything special you need to do. I have helped others with d2spr but its been a year or more so I don't remember details.