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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
Hi there, im using S3 and ive been curious about the signal quality (network / call) most of the time i see that I'm on "For Emergency Calls Only" on my notification. I didn't have this one when I was using HTC Desire.

I also tried to compare the signal side by side with HTC Desire and S3... It seems that S3 most of the time it shows "For Emergency Calls Only".

Any one here have the same experience?

Additional Note:

- I notice disabling Power Saving Mode makes my cellular/network signal stable at least (good for 2-3 days before going to "Emergency Calls Only"

- There are times that people cannot call/text (or delayed text messages) me. Even in Power Saving Mode Disabled.

- I have a stable Mobile Data/Internet connection, but people says that my cellphone is unreachable, but im connected on Mobile Data./Internet. Text Messages are received after turning off Mobile Data (all of them are delayed)

I hope someone could help me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Something wrong .

Post has no details so lets guess.

Bad network

Wrong network connection set up by user or wrong CSC .

Modem not suitable for location flash another .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badger1000:
Mine sucks too, usually 107dbm, only 1 bar. Thinking of flashing another modem.

XXLF2 maybe.

UK London Vodafone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dybbuk68:
i see your from the PH. flash the xxlf5 modem and siyah kernel. it works best for me using sun network
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
I dunno what kind of details.. hmm maybe ill post screenshots..

I dunno if its bad network.. my HTC Desire have signal and they're on the same network. My network is set on automatic.

Using Stock Rom (rooted)..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
Hi there! yes im from PH. Using Globe Telecoms.

What is XXLF5? I found its a modem..

What is SIYAH kernel? i read about it.. but i want a simple explanation what is it.

Where can i flash that XXLF5 and SIYAH kernel? does it really works?

sorry for the questions.. i was a HTC user going from samsung
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegeta1:
you can use search for details about kernals

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19780267/Modems/modem_CWM_I9300XXLFB.zip

here is the link for the modem

download it

reboot into recovery and flash it :)

there's a link in my signature , click on that and you can anything you want for your s3

roms , kernals and modems :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
i have a few questions:

if i flash this, my flash counter will activate right?

is this modem is like the "radio" thing in htc? same time if i flash this modem.. is it compatible with my country?

it looks like flashing siyah is interesting but after reading some forums here i found out that other people are having problems..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
bump!

added Additional Notes on 1st post
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
I flashed XXLF5 modem on my SGS3

After flashing, i really had a fast internet connection..

Problem is, Im unable to make calls, and text...

I have a good signal quality here
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Senascript:
swery ms

Always use only the CRC/Modem to your region/country.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:


Yes I downloaded/flashed the right radio based on my country...

I downloaded it on the [ref] modem on sgs3 post...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
I tried to reflash the radio DXLF3 modem...

Tried to make calls which is a success...

and did some bandwidth test....

Ill try to post updates based my experience...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
I too have bad signal and delayed internet.. its so bad.. I see 1 bar all the time
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randolph2000:
i did have the same problem, but after flashing the radio/modem i did have some good signal.. almost on par with HTC Desire (cyanogenmod 7.2) but im still evaluating the modem/radio...

maybe ill give this a few days/weeks before complaining to globe telcoms
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakhri:
I tried to flash XXLQ5 I9100 leaked ICS 4.0.4 rom to our device. Changed a kernel and the modem from UCLE5.

Changed keyboard layout. Everything works perfectly.

One minus, bluetooth doesn't work. No switch on. Any suggestions?

I tried to change all files relating bluetooth in system/app,lib and others from UCLE5 but no luck. :crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Yeah, shoman94 was working on the 4.0.4 base for his rom, but had to put it on hold due to kernel imcompatibility. He said "using a custom kernel borks BT and the camera." May have to wait for source to drop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakhri:
Camera working fine. Only blue tooth. I flashed UCLE5 stock kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
I assume you're aware that kernel has been confirmed as having the EMMC brick bug. And could brick your device if you wipe with it installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
With lack of reading I've seen lately, I would not be surprised if another thread was started by this guy.."Help! I've bricked my phone! "
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakhri:
I'm aware about that and before flashing i change kernel with UCLE5 and modem UCLE5, deleted boot.bin. It was no problem with flash and wipe. Now i flashed Pure SGS3 rom from I9100 and no problem.

I tried XWLPM for Russia but same problem fnd now camera also not working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slavestate:
You don't have an i9100 you have an i777. Stick to the roms in the forum for your actual phone and you might find it magically works all of a sudden.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Prophet16:
Thats not true. Roms from the i9100 work just as well once they are hellraised. Ive tried many of them myself and they all work fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slavestate:
True but from the sound of it he just grabbed the rom straight from the i9100 forum and flashed it.. I could be wrong though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Prophet16:
If that's the case then yeah don't do that. You won't just flash the wrong ROM, you'll end up flashing the i9100 kernel that was packaged with the ROM. Also the touch buttons won't work properly.

---------- Post added at 02:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 AM ----------

Actually nevermind, the OP said he changed the kernel and the modem. The ROM sounds hellraised to me. I've also tried to hellraise the XWLPM 4.0.4 ROM but the camera wasn't working on that on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakhri:
In 4pda.ru mythtrandyr find solution for camera. With CWM should be flashed fix.zip (attached). :laugh:

Thanks to him.

Now on ICS 4.0.4 XWLPM camera working fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fakhri:
Here is the link how to solve problem with bluetooth on Galaxy Note for ICS 4.0.4. There developer hardcore showed patch for bluetooth.

May be our developers can do same to our device to flash ISC 4.0.4 XWLPM to I777.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] gopanthersgo1:
I am wanting to download odin, but cannot find the link, can anyone tell me where to get it(this is a really newby question i bet), thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] slim1991:
Here u go is a xda direct link

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=925569&d=1330549534
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyr07:
Whenever I attempt to boot up the phone with a custom rom on it, the first boot seems normal and all, but then it will suddenly freeze and not do anything. I have seen threads with this issue but with no answers, and I was hoping I could get some help here. :( Sorry if I'm lacking details, I'm not super Android savvy. Thanks.
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fd1999:
Do you deleted all user data (Factory reset)?

If no, do that! If the problem appears again, restore your NANDROID backup (You did a backup, didn't you?)

And if the problem isn't gone reflash your firmware using KDZ Updater (Your LG will be unrooted)

Sent from my LG-P500 running JBOne Alpha 2
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyr07:
(Sorry for the late reply)

I've already recovered my phone and apps. When I have the defaut Froyo (rooted) on my phone, it boots fine, but whenever I try to load a custom rom, the first boot-up lasts forever.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royisher:
Hi,

I tried searching - but couldn't find any answer about this issue.

My iMac doesn't seem to charge my S3. Whenever the USB is connected, it is showing as if it "charging" but it barely charges the phone, rather it keeps discharging.

Is anyone experiencing this aswell?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFschizoid:
USB provides lower voltage than a wall charger, so depending on use it could be at a standstill, discharging at the same rate its charging. Plug into a wall for much faster charging
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royisher:
Thanks.

I thought that it might be it, but the iMac sure charges the iPad and iPhone 4s easily.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFschizoid:
Might be the 40-whatever pin charger the i-stuffs use is parallel charging different cells of the battery which wouldn't happen with android (most batts have 4 pins, 2 for temp and 2 for use, while the microusb has 5 pins, 2 for power, 2 for data, and one isn't connected I believe). Idk BC I don't like apple lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bordikun:
you can flash custom kernel and change the default(475mA) USB charge to 800mA, tested and charge fast on USB mode
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFschizoid:
So long as he's rooted. He didn't say if he was
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bordikun:
Well that adds one thing good about rooting(if he's still reading and knowing what are the pros and cons in rooting) :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFschizoid:
Rooting to fast charge from a laptop? I'd keep my warranty :p jk lol but seriously stick the damn thing into a wall lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Note that you can badly damage computer motherboards if they do not provide the necessary power if you decide to configure the phone to use >500mA charging.

Most computer manufacturers have got rid of current limiters, so if the hardware cannot handle over 50%overload the weakest part will blow - which might well be a power conductor within the layers of the board, potentially damaging other components too.

Best case your usb plug just dies.

Even if the iMac support fastcharge, you'll always have to remember to lower it again before plugging it into other computers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bordikun:
it will not damage your phone, but on your pc/laptop. make sure it supports.

(see post above)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royisher:
Thanks guys. I'll just stick with wall charging.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pauliebb:
Will any usb otg cable work or any from s2? Or will I need to buy another specific like the mhl?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
my same OTG works for both
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Delete
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Get your facts right first.

Rooting =/= Bootloader unlocking
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] missxtee:
So I am one of the people that hard bricked their Note by stupidly flashing a CM9 kernel while on ICS repack leaked kernels. :( Here is my problem:

my Note's EMMC chip is completely broken (sent it to mobiletechvideos to be fixed) and I contacted Samsung but apparently because I live in Canada and my Note is a European model there's NOTHING they can do to help me replace the motherboard. So I then called Samsung UK....and they stated they couldn't help me either because even though my Note is European model I live in Canada, they do not service phones outside Europe. ›:( frustrated I began to look up on Google for places that sells the Notes motherboard with NO luck.

so if anyone who has a solution to this could please help me, I'd greatly appreciate it! :)

Sent From My Paranoid Powered Note Baby!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @denny:
you wont find a mobo online i tried b4 , you could try getting in touch with companys in uk or usa who advertise to fix gt-n7000 and arrange to pay the postage fees there and back tho will be costly , would probably be cheaper to buy one on ebay and get it shipped and either keep your old one for spares or sell it for spares
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] missxtee:
that's really discouraging :( I've purchased another Note already spa I guess ill just hold onto my.old paper weight till it becomes of use......my...dammit Samsung!

Sent From My Paranoid Powered Note Baby!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbh87:
I would just hang on to it. You at least have a replacement screen if you ever break the one on the new Note. Those alone are $180+ online :eek:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] yulianov25:
Hi, I'm a bit noob on these issues, a few days ago my phone brickied, but I solved it, after that when I connect the phone to my laptop recognize the SD card like internal memory and storage of the phone recognizes it as the SD card ....

I also like that I recommend an unofficial ROM

without bugs and stable for my phone, if possible

having bootloader

I hope someone can help me

see this imagie to understad..

***s2.subirimagenes.com*/otros/previo/thump_7825344screesnhot.jpg

(to see ir just remove the *** & add Http// )
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
So the laptop does see your phones drives....?

Since you mentioned it, look thru my links in the infuse section....just for some good reading....:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] OvaHex:
Do you have any roms installed? I know of one that has an issue with SD cards..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
Not sure what you are asking sir, I have installed these, which means I have either tested or ran the ROMs in the Dev. as far as sd card issues, there is none, now for CM9, the mount is different than Gingerbread...EMMC which means: Embedded Multi Media Card, vice the GB "ext SD" label.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1161
[Samsung Infuse 4G] yulianov25:
the laptop does see the phone units, the problem is that it shows the wrong way .. shows the phone's internal storage like a removable card (SD)

the laptop does see the phone drives, the problem is that it shows the wrong way .. shows the phone's internal storage like a removable card (SD)

hope u understand & can help me
[Samsung Infuse 4G] yulianov25:
i have instaled a stock rom

GINGERBREAD.UCLB3 2.3.6
[Android General] meckanoid:
this is actually pretty helpful words kinda like a mini dictionary for newbies coming into the modding world of android thank buddy
[Android General] T-Macgnolia:
This should be stickied! :good:

I will see if I can not get mf2112 to add a link to this in his new user thread here.
[Android General] reaper_07:
Kudos for the effort & the great thread. Voted for sticky!
[Android General] stempox:
is a good idea, it would be useful
[Android General] ganeshp:
Couple of people asked me to direct them to a guide or something else which explains these terms and I literally searched pretty hard to find a good one

Now I have no worries :D

Thnx stempox

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
[Android General] stempox:
Thanks man, I'm writing 'cause today I finished shots thanks :)
[Android General] mikef:
Very helpful, great work, added it just now. :D Rated it 5 stars and added a couple of thread tags. Stempox, you might also want to add more thread tags to make this more searchable.
[Android General] stempox:
very nice thanks, good idea, because it is often difficult searching for material:)
[Android General] realsis:
Great guide ! Nice job!
[Android General] stempox:
for new users is very useful:)
[Android General] stempox:
if you suggest other terms to write
[Android General] stempox:
updated
[Android General] stempox:
new updated
[Android General] borillako:
Very helpful indeed...took quite a while to read and I had to subscribe to it since I won't remeber everything...but now I have something to go to when I have doubts...as a newbie, I sincerly give my thanks...
[Android General] Mattix724:
This is a great guide for those transitioning from iOS to Android... In other words, noobs.
[Android General] borillako:
In did it is...I am one of those!!

Sent from AT&T Galaxy S3 SGH-i747, just in case you were wondering...
[Android General] blonde90:
thanks!!
[Android General] 77777772:
I can only say the same as in thread "What does * mean? - GLOSSARY" by benjamingwynn...

I have some problems to understand all of this, because my English is not so good. But the parts I understand, are very helpfully for me. So many thanks for this informations and spending so much time for it.

Greetings, 77777772
[Android General] Roadboss2:
What is virtual SD ?? I read on some instruction to place the "ROM and Gapps" in your virtual SD .

There is no thanks button for the author of this list .
[Android General] The_Real_H8r:
Lots of info!

Wow that is some well needed info ... Thank You

I would recommend this to any new user! It does make reading for troubleshooting or modding seem so much easier to understand!
[Android General] U12+:
Good job to help everyone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cammykool:
a friend of my dadfs has a evo 4Ga nd needs it rooted on 2.2 system updates wont take her any further so i wanna root it and take her stright to ICS

anty help?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
Wrong thread. Check in Q&A

coming soon! 'Bar-o-Soap' tweaks! don't get your hopes up, its all a joke. :cool:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v5HMeca:
Wrong forum.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652

Try reading the sticky in that forum as well. Might be useful.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MBQ_:
Check out this link, it'll help you: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695878

:)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mazda:
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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
There is a thread that is stickied in the dev section that reads......READ THIS TGREAD BEFORE CREATING A NEW THREAD IN DEVELOPMENT. I recommend u head over there and read it with a quickness...either that or click the link that someone posted in here cause it leads to it...yeah they did the work for you...if I were u I'd thank them while ur at it

xda moderator/recognised contributer
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calydon:
To be honest, at this stage I'm willing to pay for expert advice, since I'm a noob, and probably always will be, and I really just want a fast, functional phone. I don't have a lot of time to experiment and recover from bricking errors. I do have a job and PayPal though. :)

I am looking for opinions on ROMs, easiest methods, as well as technical advice.

I've read a lot of threads, some of which have contradictory opinions so I'm looking for maybe a combination of some free advice, and a paid step-by-step for my particular situation?

So what I have is a rooted Xperia arc. LT15a

I believe the bootloader is still locked.

Android: 2.3.3

Baseband version: 7X30A-AAABQMAZM-1290_21-22

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-perf

Build: 3.0.1.A.0.145

I used DooMLorD's Zerg Rush script to root the phone. That was great. It was simple enough even I could do it. I was able to use Titanium Backup and to remove some of the crappy stock apps. However, over time my phone has become sluggish and I want to:

-clean it off

-upgrade to ICS

-gradually add back my most commonly-used apps

-have all google apps working (important)

I am looking for stability, and less hassle. I have even considered unrooting the phone and trying to do an OTA update, because things would be safer that way. I tried doing an OTA update but it didn't work ("could not update software"). I'm assuming because the phone is rooted?

I am open to trying a better performing kernal or ROM, even a beta, if that's the only way to get ICS and keep root. Please assume I am really dumb and need every step written out in order (or links to guides will work).

Please only offer an opinion if you know it works with the phone I described above.

So, what do you think? If you want the bounty, just PM me.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Download the flashtool, download a stock ROM, follow flashtool instructions, flash ROM, done. Stock ROMs can be found in stickys in General and the flashtool has it's own sticky in Development.

Advice here at XDA is free btw.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calydon:
I can probably follow this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133650&page=30 to do most of that, but what ROM do you recommend?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] link-in:
i use jj's hybird rom with shirkay's kernel . it's very stable, with great ui ad extremely battery efficient. in idle mode it just discharges as low as 0.5% per hour (measured using battery drain app from play store)

and as XperienceD mentioned, advice is always free
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sejas:
Yup JJ Hybrid rom is amazing and stable for ICS
[HTC One S] vanillaladiee:
I know i know...who the **** uses T9 anymore? I DO! So I had this problem with my HTC Sensation 4G and now I am having the same problem with HTC One S. I have predictive texting on while using T9 and it won't recognize simple words like "it" or "am." When I type out "it," it turns into "gt." I've tried adding those words into my personal dictionary to see if it would change anything but it doesn't. I have the open of clicking to see more predictive words but that just takes up so much time. I know this is such a small issue but does anyone have this problem too? And has anyone found a solution to this?! It's annoying the crap out of me! I know i can just switch to standard qwerty keyboard but i like T9...easier to text while driving and my fingers won't **** up the words as easily. RAWR! anyway...suggestions and comments are welcome and much appreciated!
[HTC One S] frdd:
Find the mirror app, activate it. Then find the lever on left side of steering wheel, tilt it upwards, check rear view mirror and pull over ffs.
[HTC One S] frdd:
Also if this happens only on short words check if you have maybe by mistake added some short words like gt to your personal dictionary and this is why they are picked first?
[HTC One S] vanillaladiee:
What's a mirror app? >.< And where can I get it? I saw literal mirror apps at the google play store but I'm assuming you weren't talking about that kind of mirror app.

I did check my personal dictionary and there was no "gt" added in there, but thank you for the suggestion!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopDroid:
How To Bypass Android Lock Screen

What You Need:

- Your phone should be registered with a Gmail Account

Instructions:

- Download THIS App From Google Play Store From PC

- Now The App Will Be Installed On Your Registered Phone.

- Now Install Another App (ANY APP) From Play Store.

- Now The App You Just Downloaded Will Run And Screen Lock Will Be Disabled :good:

Notes:

- This application will also run each time the device is booted so you can always bypass the lock screen.

- This application does not remove or reset your pattern/PIN, it only temporarily disables the lock screen so you can access your device and backup your data before resetting it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kayworks:
link not found

I was hoping to use this one, but it's not found.

I tried the one from THOMAS but it doesnt seem to work with my LG C800 ;(

Looking for answers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brady_4love:
Link not working!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jguldekar:
Link Not Working Mate

Link Not Working Mate plz help if you hav any other way 2 do it ..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chivat87:
it says not found