yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] dragon135:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

I need EMB5.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] theantilag:
where did you get it from its not on sammobile or samsung-updates.
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
Try this

MB5
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Perka. Zapto. Org for fast d/l of firmwares. Or support Perkas work and buy his stash app from Gplay.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] dragon135:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

This.

Resumeable link :good:

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Sorry guys..

SwiftKey by default inserts a space everytime I enter a ". '

But enter the above in ur browser and remove the spaces. Or better still.. Go to Gplay and download perkas stash app.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] amosolidu:
MR7 is comming on samfirmware.com ;))
[Galaxy S III General] craig1965:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMB5 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [07-03-13]

Also MC2 is coming out via Sam Firmware twitter feed
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Already got it from here
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
downloading... and ...MR7 changelist is lower than hong kong MC1
[Galaxy S III General] olavopb:
GT-I9300 Galaxy S III

PDA: I9300XXEMC2

CSC: I9300DBTEMC1

Added: 2013-2-19
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Hello, hello. What's going on? Conflicting changelists for upcoming releases?
[Galaxy S III General] olavopb:
Wake up! DeadSOL!

European version of XXEMC2, let´s let's test it!!
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Perka, can you download the British MC2 and upload it, please? That'll be really helpful. Thanks! :D
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
XXEMC2 BTU (United Kingdom) is up

Build date: 11.03.2013

CL:1042335

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/201063145/bc56995/I9300XXEMC2_I9300OXAEMC2_BTU.zip.html
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
where?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yuuuuuuuuuuuup. I accidentally clicked on the German MC2, cancelled my download, and went back for the British MC2 buuuuuuuuut Hotfile says that I've reached my hourly traffic limit. Darn!

I need it uploaded on Google Drive. :p

---------- Post added at 12:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:41 PM ----------

You mentioned it, mate. :D

I'm going to download MC2 as soon as I can. I haven't reviewed a ROM in ages. :p
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
Almost downloaded, was hoping the work internet would speed it up, however Hotfile without Premium is slow everywhere.

---------- Post added at 09:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 AM ----------

Uploaded to Mega

I9300XXEMC2_I9300OXAEMC2_BTU.zip (836.8 MB)

https://mega.co.nz/#!JgwRlYCY!NcnYXn-4ZNIwy6JYGxTL607sbC4yt5cMf_b_qH1qD0o
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
@Deadsol - dude, whats up with you nowadays? flash the latest UK rom soon and put a review here asap...!

you are being a slow joe off late!!:cowboy:
[Galaxy S III General] 30adi:
****...tryed update via Kies, now it's stuck at downloading firmware for more than 30 min, at 14%. Can i unplug phone now? or should i better wait? :(
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

He will review it presently, I'm sure.
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
better wait, it usually takes a lot of time even with good internet connection,

even if you unplug, it should not harm the phone as you can do firmware recovery...so not to worry !
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Re: [ROM][XXUFMB3|XXEMB5][26Mar] Omega v44.3●►JB 4.2.1|4.1.2◄●Omega Files●►12 Themes◄

deleted :P
[Galaxy S III General] SYRX:
What's new in XXEMC2?
[Galaxy S III General] edgarf28:
Which one is better/newer; XXEMC2 or XXEMR7?
[Galaxy S III General] Dean-xXx:
XXEMC2 should be.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah. I was completely satisfied with MR2. ;)

I'm currently downloading MC2 and I'll post a review. My ROM-senses indicate that it will be a good build with nothing visibly new in it. :angel:
[Galaxy S III General] tharghan:
Is there a changelog?
[Galaxy S III General] Mohdmks:
so What's new in this update guys ? pls anyone can make review for it ?

waiting you ^^
[Galaxy S III General] Dean-xXx:
Samsung doesn't release changelogs, just changelist numbers...

I don't think that will be any visual/big changes, just some performance/under the hood improvements.

When we will get official 4.2, then we will get new features.
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
also in stash.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Fear not, my dear Mohdmks, our beloved resident DeadSOL will review it soon enough.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I'm currently backing up my data the old fashioned way (without root). Slow, slow, slow. :p I guess it will take around 6 more minutes. Then, I'll flash the ROM. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
# Samsung Specific Properties

ro.build.PDA=I9300XXEMC2

ro.build.hidden_ver=I9300XXEMC2

ro.build.changelist=1042335
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Go ahead and root while you're at it. It's super easy flashing with Mobile Odin :D
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Modem_XXEMC2_I9300.PFS.CWM.zip also in stash
[Galaxy S III General] oae08:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

For what region is the new modem? Is it working good people did anyone try it?
[Galaxy S III General] TigerCourage:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

First impressions are that apps launch faster. Dialer takes less than MB5 to launch RAM usage seems better and there are no estetic changes.

Higher Quadrant score but lower Antutu one although the 3D fps reached 60 (it never did before on the knights place). I can't tell you about the battery or the drawer because I use Nova Launcher and the official 3000 mah battery.

EDIT:

Still lags with Power Saving on (unlike the leaked 4.2.1)
[Galaxy S III General] brainimpact:
have they added cloud integration in this BTU yet like on some other variants?
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
nope
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I was on the German MR2 and I just flashed the BTU MC2. No wipe. Contacts and Contacts Storage data will need to be wiped for those coming from MR2.

Those of you coming from MB5 or MC1 might not notice these differences.

Differences

:

Camera: Camera starts up faster.

Gallery: Pictures load up faster and pressing the back button results in a slightly faster and smoother animation.

Touchwiz: Even after clearing RAM numerous times, Touchwiz is staying in memory.

Recent Apps Tab: In landscape mode, the three choices now have their names next to them (Remove All, Google Now, Task Manager).

Cloud: The Cloud option is missing from Settings.

Gaming: Does anyone else notice slightly smoother frame rates? NFS Most Wanted definitely seems smoother.

Issues That May Be Resolved

:

Here are some issues that may have been resolved but I cannot know for certain until I test the ROM out for a few days.

Shadow redraws: Shadow redraws on app-drawer icons aren't occurring yet.

Recent Apps Tab: It doesn't seem to be forgetting the most recently opened application.

Touchwiz: The launcher is staying in memory.

Negatives/Unresolved Issues/Bugs

:

Home button to prevent screen timeout still tied to S-Voice.

Widgets drawer still has the initial loading lag.

Multitasking with games is still broken. You can't run two or more medium/heavy games in the background. One of them eventually restarts (if not instantly).

One finger expandable notifications are not present.

Contacts and Phone don't open instantaneously.

When recording a video, left and right audio is switched.

During Pop-up Play, clear type text is turned off and you can see jagged edges everywhere.

Recommended or not?

:

Yes. If you're on MR2, it is definitely time to update. Those coming from MB5 or MC1 might not notice these differences but I still recommend that you upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] shaq89:
DeadSOL,

Thanks for the review!

I'm on MR2, why is needed to remove contact storage and contacts data?
[Galaxy S III General] DSA:
genuine question: Why would you have 2 or more games running in the background? i don't see the point in that at all?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
When you flash another ROM, you'll see process.android.acore.com force closing all the time. It won't let you do anything. So, you'll have to clear data for Contacts and Contacts Storage. It can be done even after flashing the new ROM but just be patient and don't worry when you see the force close dialog. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
If you do not, you will have android.process.acore force closes.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I completely understand your point but what I wrote was just an example for an instant preview of the problem! :)

You see, multitasking with gaming is broken so badly that even if you have one game running in the background, it will shut itself off at one point or the other. Recently, I was playing Super Stickman Golf 2. I had nothing else open. I pressed the menu button when I received an SMS. I opened GO SMS Pro. I turned the screen off for less than thirty seconds and when I tried to bring my game back up, it had restarted.

This happens to me every day which is why I've put off reading text messages until I finish a level on any game.
[Galaxy S III General] DSA:
thanks for the explanation :highfive:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
You're absolutely welcome, mate! :highfive:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
What I will never understand is how a BTU firmware has KOR as the default CSC.
[Galaxy S III General] Fygaroo:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Yea, is there a way to flash the firmware and BTU CSC at the same time?
[Galaxy S III General] shaq89:
Thank you both.

I'm using Titanium Backup.

Do you know what is the name of this backup?
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
It happens after flashing different fw than the one for your region. You can get it back by restoring your original efs folder (if u have a backup).

And btw the new MR7 should be the same branch as the MR2 fw, so DeadSol go ahead and flash it. :D
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Just use the CSC Changer app on Play (beware, it'll wipe your data)

Contacts storage and contacts provider, I think.

Bull. It's just a matter of changing CSC with the CSC changer or flash a firmware with the default CSC as BTU.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yeah, MR7 and MR2 should definitely be related. This time, I think I'll stick with the world-wide update instead of the one-off futuristic MR series. :D

What I've noticed about the MR series is that they're experimenting with new features (Cloud storage). The MB and its continuing MC series are mainstream. The developers for these series seem to be trying to iron out bugs and make everything more smoother and faster.

That's why I reckon it's better to stay with the mainstream updates. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
But instead those so-called devs mess up and still can't fix the bugs still haunting us. If they would just ditch TouchWiz, the multitasking would be through the roof.
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
Well after I restored my efs folder and then flashed BTU fw (I have SGS3 from 3UK - originaly provided with BTU fw) my CSC stayed as BTU. After you flash different fw the csc changes to different CSC and then probably cant go to the default one (for example to BTU after flashing BTU fw).
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
lock screen

Does anyone know if the lock-screen bug is fixed in this update?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
If you look inside the BTU firmwares, the default CSC is indeed KOR. I opened it up inside the rom kitchen. It's as easy as 1 2 3 to change it to BTU and reflash the rom.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Absolutely true. :cowboy:
[Galaxy S III General] TigerCourage:
Wow the games are totally smoother. Modern Combat 4 doesn't lag at all and before it used to have frame drops! I recommend this update, great job Samsung!
[Galaxy S III General] DSA:
Won't that be the case in 5.0? No ui skins allowed.. they will have to be uploaded to a hub for user choice (I could be completely wrong)
[Galaxy S III General] 30adi:
damn, i got my phone bricked. tryed firmware update through kies and failed. firmware emergency recovery gets stuck at 0%

odin gets stuck at flash boot

what else schould i try?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Are you talking about Key Lime Pie? :p

Well, all the rumours for Android 4.2 turned out to be completely wrong. Remember Project Roadrunner? Worst. Rumour. Ever! :p
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I would love it if OEM UI's were prohibited by default and make each user choose if they wanted it or not.
[Galaxy S III General] t0kgrumps:
Nope never heard of project roadrunner. Google's android versions are alphabetically arranged and all of them has names of food (froyo, gingerbread, honeycomb, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, key like pie) I guess android 5.1 or 6.0 would be lemon
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Actually, they're named after desserts. Which means that "lemon" is not a viable option.
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Today I can assure that it will never happen. :p

On topic: Unreal Citadel looks really really smooth.:D There's a real improvement in games. At least the fluidity, even if the avg frames remained near the same. :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] enigma1981:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Lemon Meringue Pie maybe?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I feared as much. :p

Hmm. Not really liking running things stock. It feels... weird, to say the least.
[Galaxy S III General] AinsCrowbar:
Hahaha I don't think they'd name a major Android release as 'Lemon'. If something is called a lemon, it's thought of as being faulty or dead haha.

Also about the MC and MR releases, I personally wouldn't try the MR series. On SamMobile, the MR download don't have the Kies icon, meaning they're not official updates. Some people may like leaked firmware and such, but I personally don't. Everyone's own opinion, of course :o
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
I would say sweet stuff, as JellyBeans are not a dessert ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I don't think so. If Android 5.0 (I'm making the assumption that it will) will be called Key Lime Pie, I doubt that the next iteration of Android will have a Pie name.
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
what MC2 will your recommend me? Germany or UK? or those are just exactly the same rom ?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I only recommend BTU firmwares, so the UK one. ^^
[Galaxy S III General] rodrigorp:
does anyone have alternative gdrive mirror?
[Galaxy S III General] t0kgrumps:
Then I guess the android version after key lime pie would be lollipop. Speaking about key lime pie I think there would be the pie function from aospa since pie was integrated since android 4.0's browser
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39841262&postcount=11177
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yuuuuup. The fluidity is pleasing. :)

Lemon Meringue, sure! :D

Weeeeeell, you can put them on your desserts. :D
[Galaxy S III General] rodrigorp:
thanks :good:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
You're welcome, but don't thank me, thank Fauert ^^
[Galaxy S III General] borjaag:
Which kernel are u using with new MC2? :victory:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Stock MC2 one for the time being.
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
BTU is it then ^^ Cheers !
[Galaxy S III General] Barton82:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Well, you can put lemon on your dessert too. :D
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
is this the name the new BTU has after unzipping ? KIES_HOME_I9300XXEMC2_I9300OXAEMC2_1042335_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
[Galaxy S III General] ballsofsteel:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

What are the differences between the prefix 'zse' and 'xee'?
[Galaxy S III General] estebitanpn:
If you can get into download mode, try to flash trought ODIN
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
ZS is Asia

XX is Europe
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
who can extract moden file from xxemc2? thanks
[Galaxy S III General] Faryaab:
Can anybody extract libMali.so from I9300XXEMC2 ?
[Galaxy S III General] Bidshelf:
Here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1381863/libMali.so
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Attached

EDIT: Bidshelf was quicker.
[Galaxy S III General] Faryaab:
Awesome, Thanks guys! :)
[Galaxy S III General] nitr00:
I9300XXEMC2 Modem + RIL (CWM)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Already in stash, check my sig for link
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
Thats definitely weird. I am gona do some test when I get home. :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
is this really increases fps in games ?
[Galaxy S III General] aise:
how to root EMC2? same like EMB5?
[Galaxy S III General] TheZero-0:
Can i use I9300XXEMC2 Modem + RIL (CWM) for CM 10.1 Based ROM like Slim
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

And so it begins...
[Galaxy S III General] dovah:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Very noon question here guys, but I hope you can help: I am currently rooted and have installed 2 mods and running siyah kernel. Do I have to wipe all data to be able to update to this rom or can I just flash it in odin with no problems? I am currently on XXEMB5. Any help is much appreciated :)
[Galaxy S III General] Seicer:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Just flash the new firmware and it will automatically clean all trash installed before including mods modem kernel bootloader etc.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] dimkit:
Απ: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

Deadsol I am waiting for your review in order to install

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9300 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] cammel:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

@deadsol how do you back up your apps without root? I'm just curious...

Thanks!

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] Barton82:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMC2 (4.1.2) - United Kingdom (BTU) [02-04-13]

You should look a few pages back.
[Galaxy S III General] :
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39841609&postcount=10475
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
For those of you who've missed my review, here it is; http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39841609&postcount=10475

Weeeeeell, the only legit way to backup without root is to use Carbon - App Sync and Backup. Since I can never get it to work (no matter how many times I re-install the drivers), I do the only thing that makes sense; I copy the Android folder from my internal memory (and any other apps/games folders that I need) to my hard drive. The Android folder contains both app data and the applications themselves. That way, I have a backup copy of my saved apps/games data.

The things that matter to me the most are my save data for Subway Surfers, Temple Run 2, GTA 3, and a couple of other games. All their save files are in the Android folder. Cut The Rope has its own save folder and that can be copied as it is. All that needs to be done to restore the data (once everything has been wiped) is to copy and paste them back.

'tis tedious, I know, but I'm sticking with it for now. :)
[Galaxy S III General] -error:
Hello, guys.

I wonder, what is the preferred way to update firmware on rooted device: via kies or odin? Kies tells me that if the device is rooted then update process might fail. Is that so?
[Galaxy S III General] d.m.s:
update via mobile odin and u can preserve root everytime...
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Hmm, let's recap what's been said previously. If you have everything necessary (odin, root-tar and proper drivers), it takes at max five seconds to gain root, then there's wonderful little app on Play called Titanium Backup for only 4 quid which can backup not only apps and their data, but also texts etc.

Seriously, five seconds, and there are a ton of handy root apps, many of which are free. ^^

You never use OTA anyways so you have no excuse for not rooting. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Samsung have never cared that much for their LTE phone, truth be told. IIRC, the GS2 LTE was just as "dead".
[Galaxy S III General] arsalanaly:
is it wipe or non wipe firmware... becoz i don't want to lose my all installed app ? can anyone confirm it ASAP
[Galaxy S III General] Aerys:
non wipe
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Depends. Coming from the MRx series, you will need to wiped Contacts Provider and Contacts Storage data or you'll face repeated android.process.acore force closes.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I will, I will. You know I will do so, eventually. :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
But we have a different perception of "eventually", especially in the time measure department. ;)

Eventually, for me, usually means at most a week. What's "eventually" to you? ^^
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Eventually for you means every other hour. :D

Eventually for me means ... when I grow weary of Touchwiz and it takes Sammy too long to update the S3! :)
[Galaxy S III General] cathome:
The OXA CSC firmware offered by samobile is identical to the BTU CSC one (same download link for both). OXA is a multi CSC which supposedly includes the following CSCs: BTU CPW DBT ITV KOR XEF and XEO.

Now I've read quite a bit about CSC codes and I'm getting rather confused by this new 'default' business ... I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I can't seem to find a clear answer anywhere, and normally I'm pretty good at finding things...

1. How can a BTU firmware have a default CSC of KOR? Based on the title, isn't that meant to be a BTU firmware? I guess it would make sense for an OXA firmware to have a certain default setting, but not for a BTU firmware? Is is just a case of 'imprecision', i.e. using the term BTU when in fact people are meaning OXA?

2. Some devices clearly report an OXA CSC. If an OXA firmware like the latest one in question has a default CSC, shouldn't then the device indicate KOR or BTU or whatever the default CSE is after the device is flashed? How can it stay as OXA, and what exactly does that mean? Does it mean that an OXA CSC is both BTU CPW DBT ITV KOR XEF and XEO all at the same time?

3. My mobile was bought as sim-free and originally had (and still has) the XEF CSC. I'm rooted and currently on the latest XEF firmware: XXEMA2. If the latest OXA firmware also contains the XEF CSC, why is this firmware not reported to be available for my mobile (either on KIES or by samobile)? If an OXA firmware works on a BTU device which appears to be the case, shouldn't it also work on an XEF device, since supposedly the XEF is part of the OXA firmware just like BTU is?

Since XEF firmwares are not released as often as BTU ones and since I'm based in the UK anyway, I plan to use the new method of flashing a CSC without loosing any data, and flash my device to the BTU CSC, then update it to the latest firmware from this thread. Again, the key factor for me is not to have to do a factory reset and loose any existing settings/everything (call me lazy, but I don't want to have to restore everything back after a factory reset).

The question is (after I do the above), since this OXA/BTU firmware has a KOR default, will it change my CSC from BTU to KOR? Some replies in here suggest it might others suggest the opposite... does it only change the device's CSC to KOR if it doesn't find a device already set up as BTU CPW DBT ITV KOR XEF or XEO, or it will always set the CSC to KOR irrespective of what the original CSC of the device is?

Many thanks in advance for shedding some light on the above!