yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Please could someone help explain a nuance with the SGS3 memory allocation?

I am used to seeing on other devices, 3 main partitions:

/system

/cache

/data

and then

/sdcard

On the SGS3, I am aware that now /sdcard is internal and removable media is mounted as /extsdcard.

Thats fine it itself.

What I don't understand is how /data and /sdcard appear to share the same space allocation. If I look in /data or in /sdcard, they both have the same used and free space.

as the /sdcard is not ext format, that removes the easy explanation of symlinking.

Could anyone help me understand please?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No one knows?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
This has been discussed like a million times already.

The S3 uses a shared ext4 Storage partition for both the sdcard an data partition since one otherwise wastes a lot of capacity and is prone to have one of both fill up while the other one is (mostly) empty.

And yes the sdcard is ext4, however Samsung uses fuser (a userspace filesystem provider) trickery to achieve their goal while still providing the necessary protection, security and capacity.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Thanks. I hadn't found the other threads.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
Help!!! Have a Galaxy S3 rooted and CM installed. I installed Omega rom coming from stock ICS. I did not wipe cache or factory reset. After install it will not boot whatsoever. Tried using odin to recover with no luck. I'm afraid I bricked the phone already. How do I boot from power of to at least get to CWM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
well its almost impossible to brick a phone by doing what you said...

so, to boot to download mode its volume down, home and power

to boot to CWM directly its volume up, home and power.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Wait,

When you say stock ICS, do you mean the stock Samsung ROM or do you actually mean Vanilla ICS such as AOSP / AOKP / CM9?

When you say Omega ROM, do you mean the Stock Samsung based one, or teh AOKP one?

Be aware that system settings stored in /data for a stock samsung rom will not work well (probably preventing boot) on a vanilla AOSP/AOKP/CM rom and vice versa.

Please clarify exactly what ROM you are coming from and what ROM you have flashed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
i failed to mention I tried both button combinations and nothing is working
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Have you tried starting fresh from a battery pull?

Take the battery out for a few minutes then re-insert it. See if the combinations work then.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
well if you phone is giving you no sign of life at all the nits not looking good.

Tell us exactly what you did, because from the little you told us above there is no way you have bricked.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
I was coming from the stock Samsung ICS 4.0.4 to Omega v3 rom if that helps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
i'll try the battery pull. I tried it earlier similar to the Droid X recovery from power off
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Please give us a step by step of what you did, exactly - including what buttons you pressed and when.

Please try not to leave anything out.

Also try removing the battery like I said.

...and.... When you sya it does nothing, do you mean nothing? No scvreen, no button back lights, no vibrations?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bootx1:
Have you tried pulling the SD card?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
what happens when you put the power cable in?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
Got the Galaxy S3 on thursday. Left completely stock until yesterday. Yesterday I rooted the phone and installed CWM using odin. The phone was working fine. Downloaded Omega rom v3 overnight. Before installing the rom did a nandroid backup. Installed the rom but without doing a factory/data reset or partition format. Clicked on the radio button to finish install where is said it should reboot. Waited a while as I know new roms can initiallly take longer to boot. Then the phone never rebooted. Next I tried both button combinations several times with no response from the phone. Now I can get the LED to light up while attached to a charger that's it. My PC doesn't even see it as a drive or as a device now. I had a HTC EVO before this and installed many ROM with no problem like this and felt comfortable enough to do the S3.

Any help would be greatly appreciated at this moment.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
if i plug the cable in the computer recognizes something put still doesn't see the device
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
keep trying the download mode combo

hold volume down and don't let go

hold home and don't let go

hold power until you see life - don't let go of the other two!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
if I ever do see life again then what next?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
when your in download mode you can flash a stock rom back with odin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
okay thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bootx1:
I've had stuck boot and no recovery and had to remove micro sd before I could get into recovery or download mode.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
no life...looks like i'll have to return it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
yeah i removed the sd card thinking the rom was on it. No luck. How'd you get yours to recover?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bootx1:
Pull battery, leave for five mins. Replace battery and fully charge before trying download mode again.

What OS are you using? Is it bootlooping or just dead screen? How much charge did it have before flashing? How long (longest) have you left it trying to boot for? If it doesn't loop, do you wait to connect to PC after switching on, or connect before powering up? If the latter, try the former and watch device manager.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
It had a full charge while installing the rom. I have no activity at all no bootlooping nothing. When plugged into pc device manager shows a yellow esclamation mark next to the driver. I have waited 30 min before trying to restart. Have left the batt out for as long and then tried to restart. I will again try batt removal and full charge before trying to boot into dl mode.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baryyt:
Your trucked try take it back and get a replacement :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroG42:
Did you install Omega using Odin or CWM ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince24L:
Same exact situtation right now. Tried to install omega. Now I get no response except when i pull the battery plug it into computer it makes the noise on and off but doesnt show up on odin or on computer. also the led light with come on red when i power on if plugged in.

Im getting insanely upset.

I wiped all my data clean before i flashed Omega. I did a back up but obviously cant get to recovery screen.

I rooted with Odin but flashed Omega with clockwork as thats how it was done in the video installation on omegas post.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
Sounds like something is corrupting when omega is flashed, you need to warn the dev of that rom asap!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daniel.96:
Last solution would be maybe a usb-jig if ther isbsomething like this for the s 3 ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paolonicus:
Try this trick

Or you can try this little trick I've learned from Samsung Galaxy Ace

You'll be needing another person to do this...

First remove the battery for a few minutes, then have yourself or the other person push the buttons for Download Mode and hold it. Then you or him/her slowly put the battery back into place with the copper connector going in first.

Hopefully this will force the phone into Download Mode, that is if your phone is not a dead unit yet.

Haven't tested this trick yet with my phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
same as you vince. Rooted with odin flashed with CWM but forgot to wipe/data reset. Cant get to the back up made. Tried galaxy s3 v2 toolkit but it cant communicate with the phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince24L:
yaaaa this sucks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ulashaksu:
Are you sure omega roms support US Galaxy S3? As far as i know Sprint is not GSM but CDMA so different structure is possible. if thats the case you phone is probably bricked.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
Reminds me when i jailbroke the first gen iphone similar situation. I might try the usb jig. Looks like a trip to radio shack. I tried holding the buttons for dl mode and sliding the battey in trick. Didnt work for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
I was just about to post this myself after seeing the badge on the OP (not sure how I missed that earlier today, tapatalk maybe)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotallydubbedHD:
more so coming from CM base....is never an easy thing to do.

By that I mean, I had problems on S1.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
Sprint in the U.S. is cdma/lte but i dont understand why that matters. This rom issupported by xda developers and says nothing about being a international rom only
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
You hawe section whit all I9300 versions ATT,SPRINT ......
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smoothface:
If you flashed this rom on a U.S variant this is to be expected. The sprint gs3 is completely different except in looks and screen. What happened if you have the sprint version, is that you installed a kernel that is for a completely different chipset and so when you rebooted the new kernel took control from the previous one and tried to run as if it were an international variant with the exynos setup.

You will need to return your phone and get a new one as this is likely unrecoverable.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
makes since snapdragon vs exynos. Yes the sprint white 16gig version. Thanks everyone for your help. First time i had to post for help!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smoothface:
Good luck with the replacement, and make sure you go to the proper forum next time! It makes me sad to hear about a bricked GS3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
You haw i9300 Sprint section unbricking mod go and try
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrasr3:
Where do i find this unbrick mod?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroG42:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudaltsov:
same story :(

Tried to install latest Omega (JB, stock) from microsd card on I9300 (Ireland Vodafone). The process of installation, started from CWM recovery, went just fine. Then reboot and Samsung title. After some while, one screen flick - and Samsung title again. Then CWM recovery again!!! And no Android. Tried 3 times. Of course, wiped user data and cache. What else can I do? I do not have ODIN ATM, only linux machine.

Anything I can do till I manage to get to ODIN and try to restore stock firmware?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THE.W!ZARD:
Try Flashing New Kernel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickoslyder:
Tried factory reset yet?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glennd:
Try flashing from internal sd
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noobkilla:
sprint galaxy s3

i tried to put the latest omega v37 mod on my s3 and it seemed to be going fine i got through the set up and all that was left was the reboot and i started the reboot and the screen went black and i waited for about 5 10 mins took the battery out and tried to turn it on didnt work ive tried every way to get it to turn on on this tread execpt the one that you need two people for has anybody else had this issue or know if my phone is just messed up and i need to get a new one :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Go in recovery and do a data facory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache and reboot. If that doesn`t help do a full wipe and reflash the rom.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noobkilla:
i have tried but i have no life in my phone sorry forgot to mention that the only time i get anything out of it is when i plug it into the computer it makes the noise but it never comes up on in the computer folder
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainmed:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Bricked

I have rooted multiple phones and installed many custom ROM's. I thought I had done my due diligence when finding a custom ROM for my brand new Galaxy S3 from Sprint when choosing Omega ROM. It came highly recommended from several reputable threads and I had seen no negative reviews about the installations (until I ran across this thread). I used Odin to wipe user data/factory reset and cleared my caches ahead of time just for good measure. Per the installation video I used CWM to install the ROM which was successful then rebooted. On reboot my phone was completely dead. It powered down then nothing. Black screen, no activity lights, nothing. Even when I plugged my phone in to charge or into a computer it was black and would not even attempt to power up.

I spent $150.00 to replace the phone (that was only 2 days old) using my total protection coverage. Hard learned lesson. I don't know that I will ever install another custom ROM, and if I do it will not be associated with Omega. I would have expected them to offer information by now about not installing on a Sprint GS3, but I saw nothing although I thought I had read in depth about the installation before proceeding.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Why this is I9300 forum not Sprint or any other variation .

Sticky top of the page

American or Canadian SGS3? Read this before posting!

Plain and simple user are expected to read the basics .

You totally failed to even read the heading of this forum Samsung Galaxy s111 I9300 . I9305 .

No point blaming Omega dev or anyone but your self .

Hello everyone and welcome to Omegas Thread for Samsung Galaxy SIII I9300

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
It's your responsibility to read the basics before doing anything, not the dev's
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbrown8767:
A single line wouldn't hurt in the description...

It wouldn't kill them to put "NOT FOR CDMA/VERIZON/SPRINT" like almost every other responsible ROM developer out there. I was having horrible issues with CM10.1 and did this from my phone based on a news article that said "Omega is the most popular out there". I didn't see any notice about GSM only. I downloaded and have the same problem as most of the other posters have.

So it's not only n00bs and morons that can make this mistake. So yeah, thumbs down to the developer for not adding a sentence to their long-ass description.

EDIT:

Looked at the download page that I used - there is NOTHING about I9300.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26325777&postcount=4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mputtr:
the rom is in the i9300 forum, not the sprint/Verizon forum. what the hell did you expect when you go into the wrong forum to download the wrong rom for your phone?

What's the model number for the verzion and sprint s3? SGH-I535 and SPH-L710 respectively.

so the fault lies in the fact that you didn't read the first post of the thread carefully.

If someone told me NRG ROM is the best and I find out it's on the HTC Raphael, should I go and try to flash it on my s3? no.

You have to do your research and read carefully. :indie: is a respectable dev who did specifically said his roms are for the i9300. The sticky in the rom forum also says

The first highlightable line in the Omega thread says:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26325740&postcount=1

Lastly, the link to the 4th post that you provided actually says it's for the i9300. it's at the end under "::indie's:: Omega Roms Series

it says: Samsung Galaxy S III I9300: Samsung based: JB 4.1.2 - Omega AOKP - Android 4.2.2

no where did it ever mentioned verizon or sprint or the model number associated to the verizon and sprint series phone. Instead it explicitly states I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbrown8767:
I do not deny that there were things I should have picked up on. I am also not questioning the technical work of the developer.

Again, I was having issues with my phone while on a business trip and was reading from my phone screen.

Also, in almost every ROM posting that I have looked at (for the Sprint models) - it usually has a disclaimer somewhere towards the top - even though you are in the Sprint forum - that says "Not for xxx....etc".

If I were to develop a ROM, I would try to idiot-proof as much as I could, including putting what to you is a redundant line - so that no one could point a finger. People will point - that's life. There are idiots out there. And people will make mistakes. But why give them an extra excuse?

As a developer, you want people to like your product. You want the thumbs up and thanks. As this is an unpaid effort, it is usually as a labor of love or as a resume builder. Why take the chance to not be overly and abundantly clear and risk getting negative feedback?

I'm not arguing your point. You are correct in everything that you said. It doesn't mean that adding a clear line at the top would be a bad thing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
If I were to develop a ROM, I would try to idiot-proof as much as I could,

But the idiots will find a way around that .

Your suggestion will have XOGO rom v 2.2 for I9300

NOT FOR sprint not for I9305 not for

SGH-T999 SGH-I1747 nor for SC 06D nor SCHR530 not for SGH I535 SPHL710 .

Do not use on SHV E210 nor SC 06D not for use on SHW M440S SHV 210S.

Please do not use on fake or cloned SGS3 .

yes all possible not made up numbers

Note if you have blindly followed a link from another forum it may lead you to the wrong firmware

Be f**** if if i would bother posting a rom developed that has entailed hard work and is passed on for free .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mputtr:
the point is that it's ridiculous to ask a dev to say what device this rom is NOT for.

it specifically stated which one it is for and you should never assume that it might work on another device. ever.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laura almeida:
I was going to Flash Omega v46.1 Jelly Bean 4.2.2 On my i9300

Now I'm a Little bit afraid.

Could you please Clear some of my doubts ?

My Phone I9300 is now on stock Samsung I9300XXUFME7 – Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean leaked firmware

I have Philz Touch v5.08.5 Recovery

I have downloaded the Omega Rom file

It says I9300_Omega_v46.1_XXUFME7_md5.zip

Can i flash this Rom from Philz Touch Recovery ?

Do i need to Wipe data & cache ?

Am i going to Brick my phone ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mputtr:
you're using the i9300.

the other member here was using a us variant of the s3 which is not compatible with omega. you're fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laura almeida:
Thank you very much..

But you didn't answer these Questions..

Can i flash this Rom from Philz Touch Recovery ?

Do i need to Wipe data & cache ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mputtr:
philz is a modified cwm so yes.

you can flash it via philz

and it would be best to wipe/flash since this is not a flash from omega to omega and not from 4.1 to 4.2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] systym:
xda is awesome

:good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No. I've read your whole post. YOU "bricked" your phone by flashing the wrong rom for your model.

Well if the fact that you're browsing roms in the international forum wasn't enough for you....

It says:

"Hello everyone and welcome to Omegas Thread for Samsung Galaxy SIII I9300"

..which are the first words in the thread. If you haven't got this phone, don't flash stuff from here.

By the sounds of it, even that wouldn't have saved you.

Everyone, this is a prime example of what happens if you jump in blindly. Please everyone READ before doing anything!

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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gromet:
Hey everyone. Just wondering if anyone switched from a One X to the Sq? If so what are your thoughts so far...

..Gromet
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] robstunner:
My galaxy s 3 should be here within three hours. I'll report back soon :-)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Mentalmuso:
^^^^^^^^

What he said
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Arcadia310:
I've had the One X since launch and got my Galaxy S III two days ago.

The Galaxy S III in pebble blue is classier and more interesting looking device. The pebble blue color just looks incredible. However its slippery and hell and really feels cheap when it gets covered with fingerprints and feels all greasy. Happens even with clean hands.

The One X feels a lot more premium to hold but the GS III is more comfortable to hold.

The S III is fast as hell. I prefer Sense but Touchwiz is amazingly fast. It's ridiculous how Sense stutters and lags so much. Just opening up the damn app drawer will cause it to stutter momentarily. It's silly how HTC can't fix such trivial issues. Not to mention the terrible multitasking on it.

The unified design across all models makes it worth it to own this phone. If you're looking for accessories for the LTE One X its tough because that phone is ever so slightly different than the int One X.

The screen on the One X is far superior to AMOLED, although the GS III's display is an improvement over the One X. The One X is sharper, clearer, brighter, true whites and every color is realistic. The GS III might have blacks but the One X has every other color including white.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Not yet......

I am running out of patience though, waiting for Best Buy to fill my preorder which I placed in store on 6.5.12. The latest word is they aren't expected to do so until 6.28.12, which pisses me off cause people who preordered as recent as 6.21.12 are expected to get theirs today :confused: If I can convince the manager at my BB to waive the activation fee and exchange fee I think i'm gonna pick one up to hold me over until my GS3 arrives. It's getting more and more painful to hold on to this Atrix 2 as the days go by :crying:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] galaxyjeff:
Does the gps work? Samsung phones never had a working gps. That alone would make me regret buying it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bobbydsiu:
My GPS is spot on and locks very quickly. Having said that, I think that out of the box the One X was better for me. I cant stand Touch Wiz, especially Samsung's sms/mms app. Once we get some dev support I have no doubts it will be superior but the One X definitely held its own as well.