yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] Pep71:
Thanks, I have flashed different modems without changing roms, but have never really found one to be better then the other.

I'm wondering if it would make a bigger difference out in the country area where reception is not as good?

Pep
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
If you with telstra or vodafone try the latest T model modem TDUELL2+RILS from my thread
[Galaxy S III General] Pep71:
Thanks Kamalmawa.

I'll try TDUELL2+RILS and see wat that's like.

Wat about Fast Dormancy, which is my real confusion?

Pep
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
I have posted a link last page where XDA TV explains what Fast Dormancy is...Then It's up to you.. You can download FastDormancy Toggle app by Ghokanmoral and disable it to test your battery life then enable it again and test it. Post your results here so it will help others.. Best of all you will learn something for yourself

PS: during test perioud make sure not to connect to Wi-Fi .. because once you connected to Wi-Fi it will go to IDLE status
[Galaxy S III General] Black Dawg Down:
Interesting... so Vodafone also doesn't go lower than URA_PCH.

Did you manage to get around this by flashing a different ROM/CSC/Modem?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Vodafone never supported the IDLE mode since I got my s3. They starting change it couple years back.... I remember 2 years ago when I had my S1 vodafone had few towers around northern suburbs supported IDLE mode where you can see your phone switches to '3G'(UMTS) mode when you not using data... but they all now stays on H (HSDPA)... I already tested this on stock Vodafone firmware. ..

But telstra still does and it supposed to use IDLE mode when you not using data... does your phone goes to 3G mode from H when you not using data for a while ?
[Galaxy S III General] Black Dawg Down:
Yes it does go from H to 3G when I'm not using data for a while..., but the weird thing is it doesn't go to IDLE. The lowest state is URA_PCH and it just remains there for god knows how long.

So Fast Dormancy seems to be working, but only half way.
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
I concur with Black Dawg Down, been lurking the past few days and decided to have a look at FD myself. When using mobile data the lowest state it goes down to is URA_PCH... the only time I recall ever seeing it in IDLE is when I am using wifi.

At any rate, going to trial a few days/week with FD disabled and see how I go
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Im gonna test this when I see my brother next time as he has a telstra sim with his 4G S3 model... downloading latest Omega ROM now so I can test this between stock telstra ROM & a custom ROM

Update: OK guys I tested my brothers I9305T (stock Telstra ROM) and my I9300T with Telstra sim, I can confirm that it does not go to IDLE mode. It satys on PCH

So it's look like Telstra changing it..
[Galaxy S III General] swan14:
Hi I was referring to changing the csc to Australia. Will it make a difference?

I flashed TDUELL2 you recommended - I have noticed better 3g already!
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
If you using custom ROM such as omega you dont have to and no point.. It's only better if you using stock rom that made for another country or carrier. Just make sure you have the correct telstra APN settings
[Galaxy S III General] neonlight8:
Just wondering what everyone is usng for Kernel and Modem for good performance and battery life on I9300TDUDLJ2.

I'm on Vodafone, just using stock kernel unsure waht's the better
[Galaxy S III General] omniwolf:
I have tested on a bunch of combinations:

i9300T with custom ROM and modem - never goes to IDLE

i9305T with custom ROM and telstra modem - never goes to IDLE

N7105T with stock telstra ROM and modem (unrooted too) - never goes to IDLE.

i think this one is a no brainer.

regarding RILs, i know they used to be a thing you had to be careful with, I remember reading up on it when i had my HTC desire, but i thought with these newer samsung phones it wasn't really a consideration anymore. I have nothing really to back that up, except that this is the first time i've heard someone talking about RILs, and i do vaguely recall reading that they weren't important anymore..
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
The getRIL app will allow you to download and flash RILs for different basebands on different devices. It does matter even on newer Samsung devices because, for example the Note 2 N7100 uses a Samsung RIL but all other models use a Qualcomm RIL (hence no FM radio on those models).
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yeah tested it yesterday with my I9300T & my brothers I9305T.. it doesn't go to IDLE mode...looks like it's telstra changing it...

About RILS lot of people reported specially on CM thread regarding battery life...im guessing you don't hang around these threads much. I even have a thread for RILs in general section here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857..thanks for the info
[Galaxy S III General] Erasec1963:
Thanks in Advance

Hi Kamalmawa

Can you kindly post the Bootloader for installation via Odin
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
I9300T only

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nyxpneb5czjkrr9

I pressed the thanks button for asking so politely... nice to see some people still out there know how to be polite :)
[Galaxy S III General] Erasec1963:
Politeness costs nothing but always appreciated

Habit for this old timer, thanks for posting.
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
Thanks for the bootloader link :) Just a quick question though... I assume you just load the bootloader into the bootloader section of Odin and just flash like that?

I've flashed many firmware's, just never the bootloader by itself.

By flashing the full Thai 4.1.2 firmware, will that still overwrite the ELLA bootloader?
[Galaxy S III General] Erasec1963:
Hi Electrotune,

yes just load in Bootloader Section of Odin, just did it myself last night. Works like a charm

and yes flashing full thai firmware through PC Odin will overwrite the bootloader but not if you flash it with Mobile Odin
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
Thank you.

Worked easy just like you said. I didn't even have to hold my breath that long :p
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
That bootloader is for the I9300T, correct? I've got an international I9300 unbranded, can I just ignore the bootloader you linked to?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes this bootloader for I9300T... International version I9300 bootloader can be found with latest XXLLA, XXLLC firmwares
[Galaxy S III General] no1bossman:
Issue has been resolved. Vodafone didn't activate the SIM correctly.
[Galaxy S III General] JohnnyGT:
just released:

GT-I9300T - Australia (Telstra)

PDA: I9300TDUELL2

CSC: I9300TTELELL2

Version:4.1.2

Date: 2013-01-02

Regions:

Download: SamMobile
[Galaxy S III General] ballmead:
New Optus XXEMA2 4.1.2 released too.
[Galaxy S III General] x3n0g3ar:
is the new telstra 4.1.2 available OTA? is this fixing the sudden death issue?
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
Hey Kamalmawa, would this also apply to the newly released EMA2 optus firmware? I've never delved too far in regards to editing .xmls within the system, but im willing to give it a try once i update to this firmware later tonight! Like many others, this is the only thing that turned me away from running a local firmware. But since i went to the ELLA rom, the GPS and Location features are way off or play up, and i have never had dramas with other roms before. Maybe it's me, i dunno. But now im looking to return to an Optus rom again and debloating. Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes...This apply to all Australian firmwares.. Don't know who came up with idea to lock the dock in all Aussie firmwares for no reason :confused:

PS: Vodafone also released LL2 firmware... too bad I had this for weeks from Thailand release ;)
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
Awesome thanks for your reply. I'll give it a crack. Im reverting back to ICS, then letting Kies update to the latest, just sick of Hotfile being so slow to download from :(

As for the locked dock idea, worst idea ever. I can't remember which one it was, but i stumbled across a forum, where the moderator (being an official rep from the carrier, again, forgot which one) but they said carriers are doing it for security reasons. That im calling BS! What is the risk??? Especially since the unbranded international versions aren't locked at all.
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I've got the unlocked, unbranded i9300 from DSE, the dock icons were locked.
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
Yes it will be. Anything sold within an Australian retailer, Branded or not, will have the locked dock icons. However, retailers such as Mobicity etc, while based in Australia get their stock from OS, which doesn't have this annoying feature. But it's good to see there is a way around it though - Love XDA.
[Galaxy S III General] OrangeRafi:
I have the unlocked/unbranded S3 (bought it in the Philippines). Can I flash the Optus EMA2 4.1.2 firmware? I'm currently on ELLA 4.1.2 (XSA).

btw I just moved here in Australia, I'm from the Philippines.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
You can flash the Optus EMA2, but it will be full of Optus branding. Do you use their network? If you're after EMA2, there are some unbranded versions available.

Welcome to Australia ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
You can strip their branding out, which is what I intend to do. Of course I am also going to remove all the normal bloat as well! :)
[Galaxy S III General] OrangeRafi:
Thanks! I'm on Optus right now. So I could flash any stock EMA2 based rom will work if I don't like the Optus branding & bloatwares?
[Galaxy S III General] Spoony.dan:
I just updated my 9300 to the unbranded Aussie 4.1.2 (Previously was on a carrier Bulgarian firmware, but no 4.1.2 available)

However I've noticed the lack of auto rotation in the gallery! Very annoying. Can anyone recommend another factory 4.1.2 firmware/region that has this feature? UK for example?

Reading it seems it's due to dirty Apple and their nazi control issues.
[Galaxy S III General] XVI™:
I'm on Aussie unbranded 4.1.2, and auto rotation works from me for me. Have you allowed auto rotation in settings?

Sent from my GT-I9300T
[Galaxy S III General] ralliart3:
Does it rotate a picture when it is being viewed in the gallery? Auto rotate works on just about everything else except for when viewing a pic fullscreen in gallery.I think this is what spoony dan is talking about.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
This is another stupid CSC feature.. You need to edit the \system\csc\others.xml

<CscFeature_Gallery_AddAutoRotationIcon>TRUE</CscFeature_Gallery_AddAutoRotationIcon>

change the Value to FALSE

and restart your phone.. you'll have the gallery auto rotation feature back ;) .. You can still have the rotation without this but you have to press the stupid rotation button in Gallery everytime you rotate..I really wonna shoot the guys did this to Aussie firmwares :D

if you guys need a CWM flashable zip for this fix let me know I'll upload a fix for this & dock icon lock for all Aussie firmwares separately
[Galaxy S III General] chromesphere:
Hi guys, excuse a noob here, im a bit lost. Wanting to update to 4.1.2, aussie unbranded i guess (kogan phone, originally french). I have updated it once but cant remember what with. In about device ive got this:

i9300

v4.1.1

baseband i9300XXDLI5

Kernel 3.0.31-142414 (bunch of other stuff)

Build Number JRO03C.I9300XXDLI5.

Edit: Thats right! It was the leaked jellybean!

Im downloading the 4.1.2 firmware (australia unbranded) I9300XXELLA. It's 1.10 gig. Can i just flash it with Odin? I cant remember what i did the first time, and i dont want to hose my phone :)

Thanks for any help, its apreciated!

CS
[Galaxy S III General] aussiesausage:
If it's a official update you don't use Odin it updates on the phone automatically.

Or am I mis-reading you're post :-$
[Galaxy S III General] electrotune1200:
That's about it.

Load the .tar file into the PDA slot of Odin, put the phone into download mode and connect to PC. Start your flash.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
[Galaxy S III General] chromesphere:
It originally had french firmware, i've updated to leaked jellybean, so it wont auto-update anymore.

Thanks electrotune! Ill give it a go!

Paul
[Galaxy S III General] aussiesausage:
Oooo ok sorry about that, missed it :P
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
I think this might be a good idea if you could please. Both for rotation and the dock editing for the latest EMA2 rom. Ive tried to edit the csc.xml file but im getting no luck with the system taking it. Tried various apps to save what ive edited but no go.....unless ive missed something in the process.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
ES filemanager has a text editor in it, it asks for root access once you enable root features. This should allow you to edit the file.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
CSC Features

here is CWM flashable zips for All Australian firmwares to enable editable home screen dock icons & Gallery full screen Auto rotation

OPS - Optus

TEL - Telstra

VAU - Vodafone

XSA - Unbranded

Just flash them in CWM if you on rooted stock above branded latest ROMs.
[Galaxy S III General] ralliart3:
Ipgrade

Help! I am trying to update to 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 have never rooted or flashed phone.Have only updated before by official means e.g through wifi. I keep on getting the message "Access to the software update service is provided to users in the order they request it.Try later".I have had this message for three days now and have noticed that the update shortcut widget on my screen has a orange circle with a N in it does anyone know what the symbol means.I am in adelaide SA.

P.S I tried updating with kies but it hangs when trying to install the firmware to the phone. I know how to flash with odin (had gs1) but dont want to lose my warranty.

I am with optus.
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
Yeah thats what i was using, and i gave it root access, but when i went to save it, kept saying cannot make changes or something like that - strange!

Much appreciated :D you've made my absolute S***house day, better!

---------- Post added at 08:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:29 PM ----------

Try installing via kies on a different computer if you have one. I have this issue with kies on my computer, just freshly installed win7 on my pc, and still kies will hang and do nothing, when ive never had problems with previous versions in the past. However, on my laptop, it works just fine and now thats where i do the updates via kies. Give it a try, i normally stay away from updating via wifi due to stability. For some reason the latest releases of Kies seem to be playing up. Every time i start it, i get some error about Ordinal something or other cant be found!
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I actually prefer it this way because sometimes you bluetooth a picture with a different orientation onto the phone and when you rotate the phone, the image also rotates but it's still the wrong orientation. So you end up having to leave the phone and tilt your head to one side. The way the gallery sticks to whatever orientation it's currently in is actually a great way to do it, I think.

Did you tick the box to mount /system as read/write?
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Hi Guys,

I have a Vodafone purchased I9300T and I've lost the ability make calls.

I have downloaded the latest Vodafone firmware from Samfirmware which is VAUELL2 (I9300TDUELL2_I9300TVAUELL2_VAU.zip)

I have run a few tests (by using *#0*#) and all tests pass include the reciever test but when I make calls, I cant hear the other side.

I originally thinking this is a baseband issue, but no matter the baseband the issue still exists.

I am currently on the following:

AP: I9300TDUELL2

CP: I9300TDUELL2

CSC: I9300TVAUELL2

which seems to be correct but ive also tried pretty much all other recent basebands and the issue still persists.

The most bizarre thing is that 1 in 70 calls works fine.

Any ideas?

edit- by the way, I have an efs backup but the IMEI number shows as you would expect it to so I'm not convinced its a EFS thing.

I am on the original bootloader, surely this cant be the problem?
[Galaxy S III General] ballmead:
Did you try a full wipe after installing it?

Maybe it's a bad download?
[Galaxy S III General] KonTemPt:
Try running kies as administrator on your computer (right click kies icon then select 'run as administrator'). That worked for me.

SGS3 ftw
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
This happened to me on my i9300 (not T, but it's the same exact phone). It turned out to be a hardware issue. The Wolfson DAC chip (audio chip) crapped out and I needed a motherboard replacement. No matter what I flashed, it wouldn't work. I live in the US, so I had to send the phone to Germany to be repaired. They replaced the entire motherboard. Happened 3 months into ownership. Then it happened again on New Year's Day, 3 months after it was fixed, but it randomly went away. So although I know it's a hardware issue, there's a small chance it will randomly fix itself. Honestly though, go get the phone replaced or send it to a service center for board replacement. Save yourself the trouble of trying to fix it.

Someone told me the code for the chip that craps out is U604.
[Galaxy S III General] Damo8:
Hi all

New to all this rooting stuff and just wondering if anyone has the stock rom for s3 vodafone australia.

got a problem with sending and receiving sms and not sure if it's due to me deleting/unistalling stuff, thought I had a backup but noticed it was 2 days after I rooted so yeah not sure if it's me or the phone,

thanks for any help

Damo
[Galaxy S III General] Bluephantom3:
They are similar but the Optus is got branded apps and usually a branded loading screen. Virgin uses the Optus network but uses an unbranded ROM/firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] CheezyMeister:
So if I'm trying to return my phone to however Virgin sent it to me for warranty purposes I'd have to be installing an unbranded ROM right? Cool, think I followed
[Galaxy S III General] Bluephantom3:
Yes the XSA version. If you can get it let me know.
[Galaxy S III General] CheezyMeister:
Oh crap, you saying that makes it sound like there's no way to return it to the stock version is there? I may have gone and voided my warranty? Yay me
[Galaxy S III General] Bluephantom3:
I think if you have a code Kies has an emergency restore to original ROM. Not sure how it works or where you can get the code from.
[Galaxy S III General] CheezyMeister:
Wouldn't the files be located within the Kies software? So it'd be possible to extract the unmodded ROM and flash that directly onto the phone? Unless Kies downloads the package, then I'd have no idea
[Galaxy S III General] yeehaa:
was anyone able to get a stock optus rom?
[Galaxy S III General] SirRufio:
Hell I have no idea now, doesn't matter what I do ! Tried the works from formatting all cards deleting old backups and making new ones, restoring one by one, different roms etc etc etc

For whatever reason after I install a new Rom TB just locks up when restoring.... any other ideas out there ??!!
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
what do you mean it 'locks up'? if it's what I think is happening its because you haven't enabled USB Debugging - under development options in settings (phone settings that is, not TB)
[Galaxy S III General] SirRufio:
Usb debugging is enabled before I even install tb from the market.

Locks up - does not restore - restore screen shows and nothing happens. Need a better definition ?
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
hmm righteo, i have no idea then... that usually happens for me if usb debugging isnt enabled. Must be something else on your side then as none of us seem to be experiencing any issues.
[Galaxy S III General] yohanevindra:
I just go my S3 and I'm on Live Connected which piggy backs on Optus. I'm thinking about rooting and putting a custom rom. Probably CM9 or AOKP.

Does anyone know what the best baseband/modem is for Optus? I'm guessing it would be the same as the one for Virgin.
[Galaxy S III General] Bluephantom3:
Usually unmodded stock ROMS are available for download which means you can flash it back to normal for your warranty but at the moment for some reason the Australian versions aren't available for download but that may change in the future.

:cool:
[Galaxy S III General] zziggy:
Stock Optus modem is LE8. I'm currently using LF2 which seems good.
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
I'm with Virgin using an I9300T and the LF2 modem which is meant for the I9300. Reception is no worse than the stock T modem.

Btw, I'm using Checkrom + siyah kernal and the phone hasn't missed a beat.
[Galaxy S III General] SirRufio:
Got it sorted finally after a few days of this n that. Moved my backup files from external sd to the internal and found a setting I've never played with before in TB 'restore to' and changed it to default location (was set to external ?!?!) and finally it worked :) Now that's sorted time to play with roms !

Thanks all for the suggestions :D
[Galaxy S III General] yohanevindra:
Thanks for that. I'm still on stock. I was thinking of flashing AOKP or CM9, but I think they have a few issues at the moment.

My main concerns on rooting and installing a stock ROM are losing battery life...I think I can manage without touchqiz and other features.. the photo tagging option sounds cool though. are there APKs for that?
[Galaxy S III General] yaggy85:
Hey guys quick question.. if i buy an optus branded handset i can use my vodafone sim in it right?

it will just have optus software on there right?

it will work on 850mhz network like vodafones yeh?

thanks,

chris
[Galaxy S III General] Jenna2308:
Does any one know where I could pre-order the s4 here in Brisbane?
[Galaxy S III General] omniwolf:
are you trolling?

the S4 hasn't even been announced, let alone available for (pre)order.
[Galaxy S III General] Jenna2308:
Its expected march/april.
[Galaxy S III General] jeffnz:
Trolling my guess check the posts made
[Galaxy S III General] Jenna2308:
profyou all

What is trolling? I an asking a serious question.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Unofficial specs:

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iv-5125.php

Don't know how accurate these are. But I'm seriously considering getting Xperia Z over S4
[Galaxy S III General] Jenna2308:
Why Xperia Z what make you consider that? I am looking as specs they seem a little better but galaxy s3 is proven great so far!
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
anyone find anything exciting in any of the latest nightlies? i like the new call statistics in the menu when you have contacts or call-log open. apart from that i havent noticed any benefit in flashing the last few weeks worth of nightlies..
[Galaxy S III General] jeffnz:
Trolling is an Internet slang term used to describe any Internet user behavior that is meant to intentionally anger or frustrate someone else. It is often associated with online discussions where users are subjected to offensive or superfluous posts and messages in order to provoke a response.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
TDUEMA1

There's a new T model firmware out for Thailand TDUEMA1

PDA: I9300TDUEMA1

CSC: I9300TTHLEMA1

Modem: I9300TDUELL2

If you guys interested I can repack this Odin package with Vodafone & Telstra CSC separately so you can flash them with Odin... It will just like your stock Telstra & Vodafone firmware with all the carrier apps etc with updated base to EMA1

Telstra users will have:

PDA: I9300TDUEMA1

CSC: I9300TTELELL2

Modem: I9300TDUELL2

Vodafone users will have:

PDA: I9300TDUEMA1

CSC: I9300TVAUELL2

Modem: I9300TDUELL2

I need at least 5 people to request it otherwise no point doing it and uploading 2GB of data :)
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Thanks.

I bought my phone from a Vodafone customer who got it on contract. I have the receipt, lets hope they'll honor it.

now to unroot/triangle away.
[Galaxy S III General] sabaramo:
Hi Guys,

Does anyone have the old pre XELLA bootloader for vodafone?

I am trying to go back to stock but it seems like the new bootloader is invincible....

The binary counter shows 1 because I have to root to install triangle away. grr.