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[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
you can use the toolkit to debloat ur rom, but if u want to flash a rom that is already debloated u will have to go custom like cm10 or omega

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1703488

http://kitchen.indieroms.net/blog/?page_id=487
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
if you say every new rom, sounds like you have your phone backed up via Google and it is restoring it from Google?

If so, you can always disable it from settings.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
yea that is a good idea, backup stuff like contacts, emails, messages etc through google and leave the actual ROM backups to CWM, nandroid, titanium
[Galaxy S III General] Simmo3D:
Yes. Its the CSC. You can flash any CSC you want. If you want no bloat, get the UK (OXA - BTU) CSC and flash over your current ROM. You may need to reset to factory settings when done for changes to take effect.
[Galaxy S III General] rizky77:
yes u can use the uk one.. very fast and much better performance, and 3g will be stronger hopefully u will get h h+ good luck

ps the only thing u wont get is ota updates from samsung but who cares u can alwyas update faster firmware from here
[Galaxy S III General] Simmo3D:
You will get OTA updates if you flash the entire LG8 ROM and change your CSC to BTU
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
I've already rooted and am running a custom ROM (Omega) but each time I update it to the latest version, it installs the apps again.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
meh just let them sit, if its not chewin battery life dont worry abt them.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
another thought is maybe google and learn how to cook the roms. then u can get hold of the rom and tweak it before u install it. ive just opened the latest omega zip and can see the apps located in indie\samsung . im sure u can delete them out of there. have a play around with this and see how it is.
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
I am pretty you it is because you have chosen to backup the phone to Google.

Omega doesn't have Optus stuff.

Next time when you flash the rom, during startup wizard, choose not to backup this phone to Google.

It is a nice feature if you want it, but seems like you don't want it.

And those apps you should be able to remove from the app manager.
[Galaxy S III General] duskdevilza:
Has anyone got any news on the vodafone release date for jelly bean? I tried getting it out of one of the techs, but no luck.

By my estimate I reckon it will be Christmas or around there.

Thanks...
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
Quickflix is installed on my Telstra S3 running omega. Looking through the apps in the Omega rom zip, i see video hub but not quickflix. Im assuming that quickflix is video hub. What apps specifically apart from quickflix are there that you wanna get rid of?
[Galaxy S III General] Skyburn:
QuickFlix is

NOT

Video Hub. I've seen QuickFlix get installed on my phone after doing a full factory reset (through settings, NOT CWM) regardless of what custom Samsung ROM I was using.
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
I watched the apps get installed after the first reboot, after doing the 'optimizing applications' it does the 'installing applications' and installs the Optus TV & Movies guide, Quickflix, and a few other programs (don't remember, I delete them straight away). I haven't done a wipe so I am fairly certain it's not Google backup as it only does it after an install. That's why I thought CSC.
[Galaxy S III General] Quozl:
What modem are people using on a 9300T Vodafone with Omega 12? I'm getting shocking audio with the included modem on all calls since the upgrade from 11.1. Just tried the XXLG8 from Omega files with no improvement, have 5 bars of signal and tower at the end of street so not a network issue I don't think.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers Q
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
my apologies, just did a quick google and what i found was that video hub is referenced mostly in UK sites. im thinking that maybe video hub is something european based as the omega rom originates from europe. quickflix is an australian version of netflix i believe. i havent googled in depth im just on my lunch break. ill look more into this when i get home. but i can definately guarantee that it is not just an optus thing as i have it on my s3 also and on telstra
[Galaxy S III General] Simmo3D:
Quickflix is apart of the CSC not the ROM
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
awesome, so according to http://androidromupdate.com/2012/05...i9300-stock-rom-original-ics-firmware-update/ I9300XSAALE6 is an unbranded CSC. im downloading I9300XXALE8/I9300XSAALE6/I9300XXLE8 now, 1GB file, tomorrow morning i will extract the CSC file from it, replace the I9300EURALE3 in omega v12 and see if it comes with all the region specific junk on it.
[Galaxy S III General] ADUBZ:
Just picked up my Telstra Unlocked S III today, installed CWM and flashed ARHD 2.1.1. Couldn't be any happier and definitely a big step up from my HTC Sensation, now time to pick a case XD.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
have u had a look at this page? ive tried a few but since im on telstra my results would vary.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740061
[Galaxy S III General] Quozl:
I didn't think modem_CWM_I9300TDULF2 (Australia - Telstra / Vodafone, Thailand ) for the T would work with the current version 12 of Omega? I noticed from your sig you're using Baseband Version - I9300XXLH1 on Telstra how do you find it?g

Cheers Q
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
im not to sure if the modem will work with Omega 12, i will just have to do some testing. Being very fresh to Android dev coming from iPhone dev im learning everything from scratch. There seems to be nothing in common with Obj C and the structure of iOS. Here is a screenshot of my S3 running Omega 12 with I9300XXLH1. Generally im happy with it at the moment but im thinking to go back to Omega 11 as i think it was a bit more stable. Since 12 i have had 1 or 2 force reboots, but then again i didnt do a clean install, just did the no wipe rom upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] rxw:
My mobile data speed w/ i9300T, cm10, LH1 on Telstra in Adelaide is absolute rubbish, about 1/3 the speed of the stock modem. Very strange how some phones seem to do so well and others are crap... I've seen it over and over in this thread.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
yea its definately not cut n dry, very random. I always run a few tests and just take the best test as the result as there are many outside factors in speedtest like network congestion etc. best to run tests at night when theres less traffic. u cant run 1 test at peak times and consider that ur final result. sometimes i can run 4 or 5 tests and just get 5Mbps DL and .5Mbps UL but that is not a true representation of what the phone/modem is capable of. also do u get the H+ symbol when running ur tests? this equates to 3.5G speeds i believe, should be optimal up around the 14Mbps.
[Galaxy S III General] rxw:
I run my tests the same as you mate, many tests late at night or early morning and always back to back. I still haven't found d a modem anywhere near as fast as the stock modems. They are usually at least half the speed... I'm using cm10 so I don't get the h+ icon but I am connected at h+ as I can see it in the phone connection status. :)
[Galaxy S III General] ruinwmd:
All those apps are on a hidden partition called /preload Anything inside it gets installed by default on Samsung based ROM.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
Hmm, bugger.. have u tried any other roms? i havent done enough of testing with different roms and modems to be able to make a firm conclusion. guess i just lucked out with going Omega, Siyah and I9300XXLH1. but that being said, alot of people dont like the carrier roms with all their bloatware ****, but at the end of the day, that has had a whole company (samsung) working on that rom, and then telstra with their tweaks so they had to get some things right aswell. (mainly the reason i havent gone AOSP or AOKP as yet, as i believe a modified samsung rom like Omega will be better at the beginning, need to wait for some more dev before AOSP and AOKP will mature and overtake in leaps and bounds.) samsung have had quite a while to work on the S3 where as the dev community havent had that long at all. to bad they just stick it full of commercial crap also.. :S
[Galaxy S III General] Acesi7:
Hey guys. I've been reading through and haven't really found what I'm after to here's hoping someone else is in my situation.

I'm on Telstra in Melbourne using CM10 and want to know the best modem to use. I've got the i9300t obviously.

Currently using the LG8 modem.
[Galaxy S III General] nineworlds:
CSC has nothing to do with Optus bloatware

For anyone that wants to remove Optus bloatware, this works for me...

Make sure you are rooted first and have CWM (i.e. flash CF-Root via Odin beforehand)

***Perform a nandroid backup of your phone's original firmware + EFS backup if you haven't done so already***

If flashing a custom ROM, connect to PC and put your_rom.zip onto SD card

Boot phone into recovery (Vol Up + Home + Power)

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache

mounts and storage

format /cache

format /system

format /data

format /preload (this is what removes the bloatware)

If flashing a custom ROM,

install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > your_rom.zip

If flashing a stock ROM,

Pull battery out and then back in

Boot into download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power)

Connect to PC and flash via Odin
[Galaxy S III General] dat_guy123:
Does anyone know if i9300T will work well with just calls and texts if I'm using an Optus SIM, or would another modem be required?

Sorry as I'm new with this stuff
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
So it's the /preload that causes it then?
[Galaxy S III General] nineworlds:
Yep.

On a side note, you can safely set your CSC to OPS if your ROM has a multi-CSC with it included. But even this isn't required. Just as long as you have the correct APN settings, your phone will work fine. My Optus phone is currently using the latest official BTU firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
Hey, have you tried to make use of the pre load to pre-install our own apps?
[Galaxy S III General] rxw:
I'm using the latest build of cm10 with the stock TDULE6 modem on my i9300t... just try lots and find what works best for you, everyone seems to be different.
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
Formatted /preload and no more annoying Optus apps, thanks!

HTC phones never had the /preload so it's new to me.
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
if I flash stock optus firmware, will the /preload reappear?

Just wondering, for warranty purpose.
[Galaxy S III General] Skyburn:
Try it out :) If youve flashed a custom ROM then you know the steps for flash back and root etc hehe
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
oh well, just wondering if anyone wants to be the guinea pig, (i.e those who don't care if they can't get back to 100% stock).

For me, if I format my /preload and when I flash the official ROM back, and found the /preload not back, I lost my warranty, right?

Or maybe someone can help unpack the stock tar.md5 and see if it contains the preload ?

So far it seems it only has

system.img

boot.img

cache.img

hidden.img

recovery.img

modem.bin
[Galaxy S III General] nineworlds:
Yes, /preload will be restored by a nandroid backup and if you still have trouble, you can flash the stock firmware (for example, Optus ROM) from sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=OPS&os=1&type=1#firmware

I have successfully tested and restored to stock Optus using both methods (including carrier bloatware & boot screen)

See this guide if restoring to stock from your nandroid backup:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1721380
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
Can't Walt my pebble blue 32 gb baby is in the post... Its just like Christmas except I'm 45 can't wait to root this baby. Am I able to flash CWM via SD card ?mand flash CWM using factory recovery then just flash SIYAH kernel with CWM ??

Thanks Guys
[Galaxy S III General] XdividerX:
Am hoping someone can help with this..

I have flashed current ARHD rom on LG2 base over my stock rom but have tried flashing LF2 modem with no success... (I have no audio during call).

I want to restore my original LF2 modem plus CSC as I have better call reception.

I have now re flashed ARHD rom and have got audio during calls back, but have very poor reception.

Am I missing something here? Do i need to flash something else to restore LF2 modem plus Vodafone CSC?

Sent from my GT-I9300T
[Galaxy S III General] Milz136:
Arhd is based on lg8. If you get any rom with lg8 or newer baseband, you can't install older modems on it. Sammy changed something in the files.

You can install cm10 and use lf2 if you want
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
Has anyone tried the new Jelly bean build rom? Does it require a wipe?
[Galaxy S III General] sids911:
Heya all! I just got myself a spanking new S3 from Kogan and there's a few things bothering me.

First a standard disclaimer - I am coming from IP4S. So a noob in S3 right now. Now thats aside, the problems;

1. The device seems to be from Saudi Arabia - although it shipped from Hong Kong. It came with CSC which says its a KSA version, will I be able to update firmware OTA in Australia? It currently has XXLFB.

2. The device box said warranty applicable only in saudi arabia!!!! I will clarify with Kogan but I am guessing it will only be monday before I get an answer. Anyone had any experience with Kogan before? They said I would get 12 months Australian warranty! - but the box and the manual says otherwise!!!! I feel a bit cheated for saving some money!

3. Again back to ROMs - Is the XXLFB the latest official ROM? (I need official unrooted device because I need to connect it to our IT network - BYOD :( ) If not, where do I get the latest ROM with the correct CSC?

Thanks all!!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
I also have the blue 32. Had all galaxy versions and they just keep getting better and better.

Anyway, this is what you'll need to do. Or what I always do when stock.

1) Download cf root and flash in Odin. This will give you root and most importantly cwm recovery.

2) Download siyah kernal via phone or PC. I prefer downloading from the phone.

3) flash siyah kernal with the cwm app that will be on your phone after flashing cf root.

You can flash any cwm files from either internal or external. And you can also do nandroid (cwm) backups to either as well.

I love the backups because they give an really quick and easy way to test new / other roms. If your not happy you just restore the backup. Only thing it doesn't restore is the MODEM but I have all the ones I need on the phone in zip format for easy flashing.

Personally I use checkrom + siyah with a heap of mods and couldn't be happier. No animations on and the phone flies. I've used so many kernals on S1, S2 and now S3 but siyah on S3 is the best I have ever seen. The additional tweaking is amazing, from audio to OC / UV and more.

Anyway, look forward to seeing you here soon. Good time as well with JB just around the corner. Tested the latest no-wipe leak last night and was very impressed. Stable + Checkrom is what I'm waiting for.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
GPS on GS3 on modded Rom & Kernel (Foxhoud rom/Siyah Kernel)

Ok guys Im using Vodafone, and I changed the Rom to Foxhound Rom and Siyah Kernel I like it very much very stable and all. There is only one problem My GPS keeps loosing satellite position. Now I did quite alot of searching and i read somewhere to change the modem.. Now because I put in the new rom It changed the baseband number. SO I did a search and flashed the base-band that I had before which apparently is used for vodafone/telstra etc it ends in DULF2 something like that..

So this is what I am upto, first of all when I first flashed it and rebooted it did the same problem, it would connect then dicconnect but this time it was doing it faster connect 30seconds disconnect 5 seconds later connect and so on ............. So I got out of the navigation program and reloaded it and now its been connected for the last 10-15 min and its still connected. I really don't get this , can someone shed some light

Has anyone had similar issues and been able to resolve it?
[Galaxy S III General] yldlj:
Flash lg8 modem.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Thanks for the tip.....Ok I Flashed it now it connects im inside my house, If I move to certain points of my house like the middle of the house downstairs it discconects, when I go near the windows it seems to connect, You think I should wait til I jump in the car and drive ?
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
My personal experience is no to the wipe, but if things go funky then you may have to. I know that everyone is saying to do wipes, but I did none. If you are coming from a custom rom then you may need to wipe. I was on sammy flb. Here is how I went

Started on LFB

Flashed LG8 (the earlier version of it) via Odin

Rooted with cf root via Odin

Flashed LH1 modem via cwm

Flashed JB OTA update (the second one) via cwm

Rooted with cf root via Odin

Everything was preserved and working fine. On it for two or three days now with no issues I can recall.
[Galaxy S III General] jamsori:
Just bought this phone outright from JB Hifi, and it seems that the latest ROM i can get is XXALF2... is that right? There seems to be a fair few new international ROMs out. :/

I know i can flash the ROMs myself through ODIN, but that needs i have to jump through quite a few extra hoops in the process (triangle away etc.)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
the ALF2 itself is pretty good if you don't want to use Odin.

The S3 stock ROM is amazingly well done.

The rumour is Jelly Bean will be released for S3 on 29 Aug.

You may want to hang on to what you have for a while.
[Galaxy S III General] jamsori:
Yeah, i have no issues with it at all - just wanted to make sure it's all alright. Seems like it is anyway. :)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
Installed it without wipe... went from Omega 13 to Omega 14, all good so far.
[Galaxy S III General] BennyT83:
I've rooted my S3 using CF-Root and frozen a handful of apps using TBP and now for some reason every time the screen goes off, the phone auto-dims when i wake it up again.

i dont even have to unlock it or anything, just turn the screen on and it dims to minimal brightness.

ive got auto-brightness turned off and its on maximum brightness.

ive checked the Internet app and changed that to maximum brightness and no auto-brightness as well.

it was fine earlier so im not too sure whats going on here.

has anyone else had this occur?
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
New T-modem added to my modem thread

New T-modem added to my modem thread collection

Download from wuala.

Modem: TDULH1

Firmware: I9300TDUBLH1

Region Thailand

Build date: 01/8/2012

I'll be definately giving it a try, being on a 850MHz network in Thailand. Just hope it's compatible with the latest XXB... ROMs and audio issues are OK etc.

Please post results of testing, some of which are mentioned in the modem thread OP. Cheers :good:

Enjoy :D
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
That's the first time I've had over 3mb download. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
Trying this modem and it's very fast at the monent
[Galaxy S III General] matust:
I tried it this morning twice with both modems. With stock modem got about 1mbs with new one 1.9mbs so seems to be much quicker.
[Galaxy S III General] Milz136:
Got up to 8mbs on lh1. This one's a keeper! :D
[Galaxy S III General] gger123:
Modem is working great

Flashed Wanamlite v2.2 LG9, and flashed TDULH1 as the modem, and no call issues!
[Galaxy S III General] sparky_boi:
Yup on Wanam 2.2 with the new modem and after enabling forced 850mhz (http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...rk-frequency-your-samsung-i9000-galaxy-s.html) *Note for Galaxy s3 users it's * # 1 9 7 3 2 8 6 4 0 #

Got 8Mbps whereas was only on 5Mbps in the same location previously.

Cheers for the upload!!
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
I've heard from someone else that if you go to LH4, you won't be able to restore back to ICS without wiping.
[Galaxy S III General] hrtrulz:
Will the new lh1 modem work with the leaked jb firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Not sure if that's true. I tried wanam's no wipe rom and was able to restore my checkrom ics backup just fine.

Mind you I usually wipe system / data / and cache when restoring a different version. Can't remember though if I did or not. But it's a good idea to do so anyway to ensure a clean restore. By clean I mean nothing left over from the old rom.

Anyway, even if a wipe is needed it only takes 30 seconds to wipe all anyway, and no data is ever lost. Just don't format sd card :D

Haven't tried but I suspect it would be OK.

Other than the recent change in modems where audio was lost if using older versions on new roms, older modems have usually always worked even on major firmware upgrades. Basing this on experience with S1, S2.

I could be wrong thought but either way it would be an easy fix if it didn't.
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
You need a B rom modem. Fortunately the first T model B type modem has become available. TDULH1
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
By restore, do you mean A Nandroid backup? That would work because you are restoring your data as well. I mean just installing the ICS ROM over the top, like going from ICS to JB.

I'm not sure which rom he was using.
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Yep that's what I mean. I thought that's what you meant as well in your earlier posy. Unless you actually meant you won't be able to flash back to ics.
[Galaxy S III General] rippernz:
Can anyone tell me where i can get the "Rom cleaning script" to get rid of all the bloatware.

I did a search and i wasn't able to find it.

thanks
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
I've never used a rom cleaning script but there are a few ways to get rid of bloatware. I use the Titanium backup app and uninstall unwanted system apps.
[Galaxy S III General] wackyD:
Yeah requires a wipe.. Waiting for the official release - maybe a no-wipe version will come out.. I have to much **** set up now to have to start again..
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
Wiping is never an issue and makes for a much cleaner setup.

I rarely have any bugs, and recommend it in my own ROM (P6810) if coming from another base or build. Saves allot of hassle in the long term.

Not sure if your rooted, I think (not 100% sure) that Titanium backup now has support for JB. I thought it was mentioned on one of the change logs. If you don't have already, Pro version is well with it. Just don't restore stiff in RED (system apps or data) and make sure to "restore device id" when prompted, for google pat compatibility. Also, you may experience google play issues if you restore "accounts" with TB.

Hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Usually when there are big updates like JB, I like to test them to check out any new features etc. That's the beauty of cwm nandroid backups. Once you've had a bit of a play, your back to where you were in 10 minutes.

Btw, I've only tested the 2nd leak. It was from wanam and it was no wipe. It booted and everything was still there. I was quite impressed by JB actually.
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
I went from bhl to lg8 (Odin) to lh4 (ota) to lh6 (Odin), cf root after most of those, without a wipe yet. So far very thing is still working. No WiFi issues, never had the help issues on the lock screen. Nothing yet (touch wood)
[Galaxy S III General] poida97:
new OTA update today?

hmm, using a rooted stock VF S3, currently with 4.04 and LF2. I just received an OTA message to update the firmware... before I go ahead, does anybody know what this update is?

Thanks,

Anthony
[Galaxy S III General] Juicy07:
I just updated getting all excited thinking it was JB. Still 4.04, i can see some small changes here and there but nothing that stands out.