yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
Ok .. so i tried updating firmware by flashing I9300TDUEMB1_I9300TTHLEMA1_I9300TDUEMB1_HOME.tar.md5 with odin. Odin said pass.

Now im stuck in bootloop with the samsung logo.
[Galaxy S III General] andrewbat:
Hey,

No stress...it happens often.

Just pull the battery, then put it back in and restart and wipe Dalvich cache...fixed
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Just wipe cache in recovery...otherwise just do a full wipe since you coming from CM10.1
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
yeah back on track now... boy, this updating firmware is like pulling teeth.

eeik! touchwiz!

Q: what is the red "!" in the top left corner on the splash screen I have inherited since doing this?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
It's the new bootloader thing to say that your device is modified... if you wanted to get rid of it you must reset your flash counter using triangle away app & un root with stock kernel & recovery(flashing stock firmware through odin will get you stock recovery & kernel)... don't worry about it untill you returning it for warranty....

Lol once you get used to flashing firmwares it will be easy as changing your pants ;) I've done it couple of times a day :D
[Galaxy S III General] kitkatmel:
Hi guys,

Just recently obtained a blue S3 from Voda... I already use an extended battery from Samsung, the problem is with the case cover. Has anyone who been in same condition like me got a fitted case or flip cover with this extended battery? Please advise :laugh:

Another thing is... if I want to flash a stock fw instead of branded fw, how I will do it without losing my personal settings and data? Excuse me noob is here ... :(
[Galaxy S III General] BillGoss:
The simplest option is to flash a stock ROM of the same android version you are currently running in recovery using either CWM or TWRP after wiping system, wipe the cache and Dalvik, and you're done. This way your data doesn't get touched.

If you are changing Android versions it's more complicated because you must wipe /data.

Backup your applications using Titanium Backup. Then in recovery wipe system, data (but not data/media) - in TWRP this is a factory reset. Flash the ROM, wipe cache and Dalvik and reboot. Then restore your applications using TB.

My preferred ROM at the moment is the leaked XXUFMB3 (http://wanamlite.com/2013/02/23/romcwmxxufmb3jelly-bean4-2-1-deodexed-stock-rom/).

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] KMino:
Good luck with that :) hated it and went back to XXEMB5 here. Smooth again and no surprising bugs. S Planner is bugged (not that I care), it's harder to change fonts and the alarm is bugged when it feels like it (like other parts).

Worst part was doing the init.d shuffle and tuning it with scripts to make it smooth. Due to there being no kernels, as no sources have been released.

Yes wiped it, tried two releases original stock odex and then Wanamlite :( Hopefully the next release is good or we get 4.2.2 :) nice base but all the Sammy stuff is eek bugged on it.
[Galaxy S III General] FelixCited:
Heres some testing I've done on a few different modems.

Details are in the excel sheet.

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I don't know what that file is but Office 2003 can't open it.
[Galaxy S III General] hornet63:
You need to get the office 2007 viewer, that will allow you to read it, but not update it.

Sent from my cm_tenderloin
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
edit: nothing to see here, it's late, replied to a 2 month old post thinking I was on the last page but wasn't.

I guess for some actual content. Looks like XXELLA modem is the better modem from that spreadsheet. Kind of confirms what I found (but I had no actual proof). Although TDUEMB1 seems to be serving me quite well at the moment.
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
Been running stock samsung for ages and had a brief stint with slim before coming back to stock. Now thinking I might be adventurous and jump on CM10.1. Any advice or comments about which nightly to flash?
[Galaxy S III General] BillGoss:
Just flash the latest nightly.

I've been a longtime CM user and recently bought this S3. I keep trying cm 10.1 but I keep coming back to XXUFMB3. Since I don't use the Samsung apps, this leaked ROM is like a solid implementation of 4.2 so I like it better than CM.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] rexinu:
So just got my repaired s3 back from vodafone.

Going to upgrade the firmware from the branded one currently on there, is the latest XXEMB5 the way to go? I will be using it on a telstra sim card
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
I think you will loose things like Telstra HD voice without the Telstra CSC.. give me couple of days ill upload the latest T model TDUEMB1 firmware with Telstra CSC and branding... I made a separate one for Vodafone as well. I might upload it tonight.

PS: This is not a custom ROM. I just added the carrier branding to stock T model thai firmware. It will just like the one you get from kies. So flash it with Odin..
[Galaxy S III General] rexinu:
Cheers mate, appreciate it. :good:
[Galaxy S III General] jofes2000:
Hey

Just upgraded from my i9000 to an i9300T. I flashed the i9000 a lot trying out all sorts of different firmwares.

I'm on Virgin but the mobile is Vodafone branded. I'm thinking about flashing it just to get rid of the Vodafone stuff. I want to stick to stock firmwares, so assume getting rid of the VF rubbish is really the online benefit I'm going to get from flashing?

What Firmware / Modem would you guys recommend for Australia?

I found the I9300TDEL2 modem which it currently has on it and was thinking about flashing the I9300XXEMB5 firmware which seems to be the latest at the moment?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Stock XXEMB5 firmwaer would be the best for both Optus & Virgin at the moment.. Just make sure you have the correct APNs
[Galaxy S III General] naathaanb96:
is it possible to have the csc and modem without the telstra branding!? :)
[Galaxy S III General] jofes2000:
Cool thanks. What modem would be best to use? Just the one I mentioned earlier which I currently have?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
X

yes

if you with Optus or Virgin use XXEMB5 modem.. T model modems are optimized for 850band which only use by Telstra & Vodafone
[Galaxy S III General] jofes2000:
Just flashed XXEMB5 and was expecting it to factory reset my phone which it didn't. Is it recommended to do a factory reset after? Still have all apps and setting.

It's also changed the CSC to match so does that mean I'll be able to receive OTA updates?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
TDUEMB1 for Telstra & Vodafone

Here is the latest T Model firmware TDUEMB1 branded with Telstra & Vodafone

Telstra ROM

PDA: TDUEMB1

Modem: TDUEMB1

CSC: TTELELL2

File: I9300TDUEMB1_I9300TTELELL2_I9300TDUEMB1_HOME.tar.md5

Download: Mediafire

Vodafone ROM

PDA:TDUEMB1

Modem: TDUEMB1

CSC TVAUELL2

File: I9300TDUEMB1_I9300TVAUELL2_I9300TDUEMB1_HOME.tar.md5

Download: Mediafire

Download All 6 parts and extract using WinRAR. Flash with Odin in PDA

This firmware will also update device bootloader to TDUEMB1. This is not a custom ROM. I just added Telstra & Vodafone branding(including Navigon Australia Maps) to Thai T model firmware since both Telstra & Vodafone very slow with device updates. If you wanted receive OTA updates flash back to your carrier released firmware

Once you rooted you can remove unwanted carrier apps. Use this to fix CSC restrictions only applied to Australian ROMs such as Launcher dock icons edit & Gallery full screen Auto rotation

As always, remember you are flashing your phone.. not me.. do it at your own risk
[Galaxy S III General] adityasen:
Hi Guys - I have a Telstra S3 which is randomly freezing on me, requiring me to pull out the battery to get it back going again. I've spoken to Telstra and they've asked me to send the phone in as its still under warranty.

Only problem is I had CWM 10.1 installed on it running 4.2.2. I installed triangle away, reset the counters, re-flashed the Telstra ROM, but unfortunately I still get a "System Status: Custom" show up in ODIN.

Is this normal on a Telstra ROM? Or should it show System Status: Official?

How do I fix this?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] hornet63:
If you have not tried mb5, try that before sending it back.

Sent from my cm_tenderloin
[Galaxy S III General] limbot:
OK

I'm a bit confused now:

Am using Android HD Revolution 23.2 with Telstra and have just done some searching around.

Have changed the modem/ril and CSC from various packages found

*#1234#

Now gives me:

AP: I9300XXEMB5

CP I9300TDUEMB1

CSC:I9300TELALF2

Is this where I should be to get "ultimate" reception ?

Thanks in advanced.
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I just flashed the XXEMB5 BTU rom last night, didn't bother changing the CSC and flashed the TDUEMB1 modem only (no RIL), no complaints so far.
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
Anybody on the Optus network running the UK MB5 rom? Curious to know how it runs in general and how the stock modem within that rom goes on the network (performance and signal). Im currently running Optus's MA2 rom, but before hand i was on UK LLA rom. Just trying the get feedback if it's worth the switch from MA2 to MB5 (i know updates will be more reliable, for one, and there's much more mods/add-ons supported). Would be good to hear opinions on this :)
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
No problems here in Perth, stock ROM, debloated but no changes to modem or RIL.
[Galaxy S III General] wasubi:
That's good to hear. Thanks for the feedback kangaburra. I found with LLA, it did tend to hang a bit with loading (webpages) in comparison to the original Optus rom, which was the 4.1.1 at the time! Pretty sure i kept that stock modem and ril too, and also de-bloated! But ended up reverting back to optus once the 4.1.2 MA2 rom was released! May have to give it a try!
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Is it possible to use an i9300T modem on an i9300? As far as I know they're the same phone with a different modem. I'm on an AT&T-based provider here in the US with my i9300, and AT&T uses 850/1900 MHz. Would you recommend flashing an i9300T modem, and if so, can someone point me to the latest version?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
I have posted them here with RILs http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
Whats the best modem for optus? I use to get H+ at home now I only get H. I currently have the XXEMB1 modem which came with omega V43
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
ELLA works for me.
[Galaxy S III General] maatsby:
On Optus stock rom I have ELLA
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Have you guys tried the XXEMB5 ? lot of people who said ELLA was the best for them saying EMB5 better now ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I am on MC1 but the modem is ELLA
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
ok thanks I will give XXELLA and XXEMB5 a go.
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
I definitely experienced noticeably faster data rates in busy Manhattan after flashing the MB5 modem.
[Galaxy S III General] Moby58:
Sudden heavy battery drain in last 2 weeks - Help!!

Hi Guys,

Have an international version i9300, running stock ROM, unrooted, as updated over the air from time to time.Current version 4.1.2,

For some reason in the last week or so, the phone is now draining the battery at an extraordinary rate. It is at least 3 times quicker than 2 weeks ago, in that the phone doesnt last half a day, and is getting warm.

I have not installed any new apps, or made any changes than what I have been using in the last 12 months.

I suspect that one of the apps has updated, and that is the problem. But how do I find out which one???

Settings/battery shows that at times of high drawn (which is almost all the time) the device is constantly awake.

This morning, the phone drained normal for a couple of hours, then suddenly went down hill quick. When down to less than 10% I put phone into airplane mode, and drain slowed down.

Before the sudden drop, and after in airplane mode, shows awake at various time. Between drop and airline mode, awake all the time.

So, what is the best way to find the wayward app??
[Galaxy S III General] maatsby:
There's an app called Better Battery Stats, it will tell you which apps are keeping the phone awake with partial wake locks
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
Let me guess, XXEMA2? Same thing happened to me, I Odin flashed back down to ELLA until a better rom came out. I'm now using MB5 and get much the same battery life as I did with ELLA. EMA2 is just plain broken IMHO. The "app" that held my phone awake was listed as the main process that pretty much every android service was running in.
[Galaxy S III General] Moby58:
Baseband is XXELLA, build is ZSEMC1
[Galaxy S III General] sirs2k:
Hey mate, I can flash this on I9300T right?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes..its for I9300T
[Galaxy S III General] sirs2k:
Also, I don't know if I understand the RIL thing yet but I wanted to ask, does your release above include the RIL or do I have to flash that seperately? :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
read the second post on my RIL/Modem thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857
[Galaxy S III General] RsPhotoHut:
Hi!

My bro is currently living in Australia, and is going to buy a second hand S3.

He told me it's locked on Vodafone.

My Q is, does it have different hardware like Verizon, Sprint ext.?

Is it going to be a problem making it sim free?

And what about roms? What does he need to check before buying it?

Thanks. :good::laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
You can easily unlock it buy going to https://unlock.vodafone.com.au

No it's pretty much the same International S3 I9300.. Only difference is if it's I9300T, it's optimized for 850band..
[Galaxy S III General] RsPhotoHut:
Nice!

Thanks, that helped a lot :highfive:
[Galaxy S III General] sirs2k:
Is it necessary to fully charge the battery before flashing? I'm on around 60% and can't wait to flash it :)

I'm still a little confused about the RIL thingy, when I flash the file you posted, is there anything RIL that I need to flash after? Or is it all included in your the ROM you made?

I'm on Voda :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
60% is enough.. The ROM comes with the correct combination of Modem & RILs
[Galaxy S III General] BellerophonM:
Which modem would you suggest I flash for a Virgin once I go to 4.2.2?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
XXEMB5
[Galaxy S III General] heath_AU:
custom ROM

Has anyone had any issues running the i9300 with 4.2.1?

I have tried Omega's version 44 (v 1,2 and 3) and they all have problems.

44.3 has crashes in most apps even when i have plenty of free RAM.
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
Any 4.2.1 roms are based on unofficial leak. So you cant expect it to be perfect. I ran it for a while, but in the end have gone back to official. I needed it stable during some time away. Some people may have no issues, others little ones, others big ones. But leaked versions mean you get what you get.

If the issues are a problem for you you may need to go back to official to get stability.
[Galaxy S III General] BillGoss:
I've run the leaked odex version, the deodexed version, and now I'm on wanamlite 6.0.

They have all behaved well for me and I get better battery life than on cm 10.1.

I don't use the Samsung apps and have deleted them from my phone.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] sirs2k:
Hello again, I flashed your Vodafone version no problems, thanks for that.

Fortunately I have now changed my service to AldiMobile which use some of Telstra's network.

I'm wondering if it would be better if I now flash the Telstra version?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] ididnt:
Looks like Google Play Music is a goer down under: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music
[Galaxy S III General] TassieMenace:
awesome!! Been waiting aaaages for this. And it's cheaper than itunes it seems
[Galaxy S III General] omnikam:
Yeah you can install it and play your music on your device, but cannot use the cloud features, so pretty much useless for me. I personally use cloudaround, I can link multiple box accounts to it and stream all my music for free, Box cloud gives you 5gig free, but you can always create more accounts and just link them to Cloudaround. I've got 10 accounts linked for 50 gigs offer free music streaming :D
[Galaxy S III General] TassieMenace:
Cant use cloud feature??? I have all my music uploaded to it and can play it from the cloud or download some to my device... then only new feature is the ability to buy music through it...
[Galaxy S III General] omnikam:
Strange I get feature unavailable in your county message.. Hmm must be my rom
[Galaxy S III General] japjit100:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2228961

play store 4.0.25 themed black
[Galaxy S III General] neonlight8:
Hi mate, how do we extract the modem file to flash with other ROMs? I want to use the modem file off the Vodafone ROM ELL2 as above
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
Here to get modem+RIL

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740061

look for "TDUEMB1"

the ROM isnt ELL2, it is EMB1, and so is the modem.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
I have posted both TDUELL2 & TDUEMB1 modems+RILs here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857
[Galaxy S III General] samppl:
I usually just thieve the modem.bin file from the rom and flash it with odin. tar.md5 files open up with 7zip ok, haven't tried any other archive programs though so your mileage may vary.
[Galaxy S III General] cokebotle:
So I randomly decided to manually check for updates on my S3 and I'm now getting a message saying "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." I'm still running stock, but I rooted my phone a while back and lost it when I updated to 4.1.2 on Telstra.

Anyone else seeing this?

Edit:

Hm... it seems that rebooting my phone made the Status go back to 'Normal'. Odd...
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
New T model firmware TDUEMC1 available for Vodafone :)
[Galaxy S III General] Barracuda77777:
Can someone please post Vodafone MC1 modem with RIL?

Thank you

Sent from my GT-9300T
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Vodafone MC1 firmware came with TDUEMB1 Modem, which is already posted ;)
[Galaxy S III General] heath_AU:
NFC issue - i9300 OMEGA ROM v42 XXEMR2

Hi all

I have just realised that perhaps since rooting my phone my NFC has not worked. I know NFC worked when my phone was new (and running stock generic s/w) as a friend was able to send files using Wifi Direct but it has not worked since i rooted it and/or installed custom ROMs

Does anyone know if there is an easy fix to this?

And i should add that by saying NFC does not work, the option is still in the menu but when activated it simply does not detect/recognise any NFC device (tags, phones etc)

Wondering if anyone knows of any custom ROMs that allow NFC functionality on the i9300?

Cheers

HeatH
[Galaxy S III General] dantheman122:
Search the CM thread but from memory you need to flash back to an ICS rom, turn on Wifi and NFC then flash back to JB custom rom and it should work. Or I've attached a dirty fix you can flash and it should work.
[Galaxy S III General] Davidralc:
Hi,

I'm thinking if i should buy the GS S4 or S3 LTE

Currently i am still using blackberry :p and it sucks really bad in terms of performance

Moneywise, i can force myself to afford S4 but will need to save up for months ( still in uni )

I don't think the new specs in S4 will impact me that much, so i'm thinking of getting the S3 LTE

The S3 LTE price is only 400 bucks as well at kogan.

What do you guys think?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Get Xperia Z which also supports LTE and way ahead of S3 specs wise and performance. Only $549
[Galaxy S III General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
Strange MMS attachment options problems

hey all

Ive tried searching all over for a solution to My problem but no one else seems to have it

I have been able to attach pics to sms/mms for ages

Im running 4.1.2 JB on SGS3

However ....

I noticed today when I tried to send a pic to a friend that the usual list comes up ... picture, video, locations etc ...

but when I selected picture My options where limited to gallery and es file explorer ... before it used to show My files but this option has now vanished

I tried to attach the pic using es file explorer but it said this format is not supported ...its a jpeg pic (taken with the phones camera) so shouldnt be a problem.

maybe its a bug in the latest version of es file explorer but that still doesnt explain why My Files has vanished from the attachment options (complete this action with)

if anyone has an idea how I can make it show My Files again it would be much appreciated

Many thanks in advance

Hope that all makes sense lol
[Galaxy S III General] cooma7:
Hi guys,

I am currently using MIUI-3.4.12.. I have tried about 5 different versions of MIUI and all of the work perfectly apart from one major and irritating issue haha.

Calls are distorted to some mobiles (my sister and my Boss) .. it happens every single time and sounds like the speaker is blown.. so I cannot understand them.. It happens every time on every ROM... I actually think it may have happened earlier as well when I used Paranoid Android and CM10.

I have read it is something to do with the Modem, I am with TELSTRA and using the GT-I9300.

I really love this ROM, so much over anything else.. its just this isolated problem..

has anyone had any experience with this or any info? I have searched High and Low to try to find an answer but cannot find one anywhere....

Thanks in advance!... hopefully the Aussies can help me out :)

Ryan
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
[MENTION=1228754]cooma7[/MENTION] - make a nandroid backup of your current rom/setup and flash a stock rom - if the problem still exists it may be a hardware issue
[Galaxy S III General] cooma7:
Hey.. thanks for the reply.. I have flashed a stock rom back in the past and the issue goes away.. it seems like it is a modem issue.. or maybe something to do with the 850mhz network.
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
ah hmm, we'll at least it's not a hardware problem then - in saying that though, I have no idea how to resolve it.
[Galaxy S III General] h3ndofry:
I'm currently using a stock BTU build of 4.1.2 on my S3 (firmware XXEMC2) - was unbranded, so I'm wondering if there's anything else that I should do to ensure that I get the most use out of my phone. I also should mention that my phone was one of those which suffered from the freezing issues on 4.1.2 related to the SDS issue, and that's why I'm using the BTU firmware currently.

Currently, with *#1234#, it returns the following information:

AP: I9300XXEMC2

CP: I9300XXEMC2

CSC: I9300OXAEMC2

Should the CSC be changed to XSA, or is it better just to leave it as is? Also, would it be worth flashing a different modem (like the XXEMB5 suggested earlier) or should I just stick with the XXEMC2?

I'm using an Optus SIM in an unbranded S3, though I'll probably switch to Telstra at the end of this year as I've been less than satisfied with Optus's data speeds in my area over the past year.
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
I don't see any value in changing CSC to be honest. Unless you want HD voice but I don't know if optus has it... and personally (on Telstra) I haven't noticed the difference between HD voice on or off.

As for modem, it's all experimentation but I was originally on XXEMB5 for a while because I was happy with battery performance however I find that EMC2 just as good with no compromise to connectivity.
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
I've had the same problem before, like you thought it is a modem problem. If you go back through these post a page or two someone posted a link to the latest T model modem. Download that and flash with CWM and that will fix your problem. Everytime I flash a new rom I flash this modem and don't have that trouble anymore.

I have been using MIUI V5 since it was released with that modem. I'm also on Telstra.

Cheers. :)