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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] arkady2k:
GPS Issue

Hi,

I have been on this Rom from the start and Prior to this i had Clean Rom 5. Not sure how it happened, but my GPS stopped working on CleanRom 5 It just wouldn't lock. I tried to reset data for Maps and Google Services and that didn't help much. I did a complete wipe, factory reset and installed Cleanrom 6R2 it was working fine in the begging, but now it's very random. sometimes it locks and some times it does not lock to any satellite. Not sure if it's a software issue or a hardware issue.

I read somewhere if i backup and then do an ODIN to factory image and then root and restore from backup rom could work for CM10 Roms, but haven't gotten there, hoping there is another way without doing that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Did you try tightening the screws. That is first option for intermittent GPS problems. :cool:

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Note 2 Gallery>pick wallpaper>menu button>set as> lockscreen>either gallery>adjust box>done at top. Must use Note gallery in first step. 4.2 gallery doesn't work. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Weioo:
toolbox questions

Sorry if these questions were already asked but I had a hard time searching for answers. These are all in regards to the new synergy toolbox. Im trying to figure out what each item does exactly.

What does clean app caches do? Whats fsck check do? Fix data permissions? Fix system permissions?

Also when is it best to zipalign data and system files? Once im happy with my setup and customization?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TrevE:
Clean App Caches - runs through and deletes all associated /data/data/[appname]/cache data. Same as going to settings and clicking clear app cache or using one of the apps on market to clean caches. Caches are usually a good thing to have as it speeds up access times to things. Once and awhile though caches get built incorrectly or contain stale data and will cause slow performance after time. Run it first if things slow down gradually, no real adverse effects.

Fsck Disks - File system consistency check - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fsck - This basically checks your partitions for errors and optimizes the structures of files on disk for faster access time. I've ran into a few weird problems with corruption on the GS3, im sure many of you have seen it and not known what it is as well.

I can reproduce a corruption bug 100% of the time, adb push a file to system and CTRL+C kill it half way through. Enjoy your now corrupted. Now keep pushing to overwrite the same system file and youll notice they keep taking additional space on system instead of actually overwriting the file. Eventually you will get an out of disk space error, fsck is the only way to fix this. Good to run every once and awhile, especially after an unexpected shutdown or some weird system issues

Fix Data Permissions - This is Cyanogens script(?) modded by Ziggy(?), this things been around forever in android. sourced from http://blog.elsdoerfer.name/2009/05/25/android-fix-package-uid-mismatches/ it will fix UID mismatch errors in the /data/ partition. If you get a bad dirty flash or something this might save you, it could also make things worse. Kinda goes either way.

Fix System Permissions- I quickly wrote this out after pushing a bad permissioned build.prop and raging when it wouldnt boot. If you push files or mods and get a nonbooter due to perms this will fix it

Ziggy Kernel Control- Settings only available if you flashed the rom and chose Ziggy kernel in aroma. Clocks/Voltage control, recommended settings are explained in aroma

Zipalign Zipalign optimizes the way apps and framework sit in memory. https://developer.android.com/tools/help/zipalign.html SynergyRom is ran through Ziggys build process on release so everything is zipaligned outa box. If you apply mods or themes afterwards they might not be. Even some apps on the market sometimes are not zipaligned for whatever reason, so I usually do this once I get setup or after I do updates. Its not needed if you use zipalign each boot option when you flashed the rom, this will catch non-aligned files each reboot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Weioo:
Awesome and thank you! Last question: Why fix data permissions over restoring a previous device ID? What are advantages/disadvantages?

Another note, I lost all my pictures and a bunch of other stuff. I had saved some on my PC back in December but that goes back before the first pics of our first born child, just last month.....Any chance of recovering what I lost, after I did a superwipe? I'm still learning and I think I just learned my first tough lesson...that Nandroid backups do not backup items on the SD card, AKA photos, videos, etc.?

Thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Fix data permissions is only required as a possible fix for apps that FC after a dirty flash. No dirty flash, no need to fix permissions. I myself have never used fix permissions. Haven't had a need for it. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stealth111:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

Thanks for such a great rom!

Sent using Tapatalk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] snofrandy:
Does anyone's IMEI show Hex instead of numerical digits (mine is A1xxxx1Exxxx3F [x used to block out other parts of my IMEI])? It only shows 14 characters which maybe the reason why Llama can't read my location.

I tried many method

1) Going back to stock - IMEI back to numerical with 15 digits, but once Synergy is flashed, it goes back to Hex with 14

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35892905&postcount=1

2) NVbackup/NV Restore Part A and Part B, doesn't put it back to numerical. Backup done prior to flashing Synergy

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852255

3) Samsung MEID Repair Tool - ERI Found, tried flashing IMEI, still shows hex

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867442

Anyone else found a way to fix this? I love Synergy except for the location polling/IMEI problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
It's broke. Mine shows numerical just one digit short. The numbers are all there the OS just doesn't report them. If they weren't would not have signal. Supposedly fixed in next build. Llama and Tasker will not work correctly till fixed. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dman089:
new to the S3 love this rom but battery isnt great im on cpu rev4 currently on ziggy kernel but want to get better battery life what is some other good choices for kernel on this rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

Stock, KT747, or lean kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dman089:
Thanks Which one would be best for battery life
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] toosurreal01:
Hey eschelon I noticed that on stock and stock rooted I consistently pull down 25-30mbps on 4G.

After I install synergy (v1 through 1.4) The most I can get out of 4G is 8-10mbps.

These tests are from the exact same spot the only change is the software on the phone. Is there anything in your ROM that would cause this issue?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
the SIII splash screen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 760hacker:
Thanks for the tips but still not working for some reason. I get the Custom unlock screen first then the GSIII splash, let go of buttons and just loops again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tedkord:
I had the same issue. No amount of fiddling with the buttons would boot me into recovery. I finally had to ODIN back to Root66. I was at work, but fortunately I keep a copy of ODIN and Root66 on a flash drive in my work backpack...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PJnc284:
You need to add the home button in there. With the device off and unplugged, hold Volume Up + Home + power until you see Reboot Recovery in blue letters at the top.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
In some of the scripts there is a bunch of TCP related buffer stuff/tweaks made

so those may be causing an issue

although on 1.4 they didn't run at all, so unless you ran them manually, nothing from stock should have changed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SightSeeker:
Just 1.4. I would like to get rid of the brightness slider since I use lux. Is there a flash for that? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TechBSwift:
Recovery = Up button + Power+ Home button to enter recovery..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lynneddington:
Did u run busybox?

sent from my rooted verizon S3

if I accidentally helped u, hit the thanks button
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanf:
You say "All motion features work", Why cant i get the "wave hand for screen shot " to work.... actually it hasn't worked on ANY rom I have tried. just curious. I would like for this to work. does it work for anyone else?

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+1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
it's not "Wave hand for screen shot" it's "swipe/slide the side of your hand across the screen for screen shot"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pinhead875:
Are you waving at your phone? Lol

You're supposed to swipe your screen with the side of your hand from left to right.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Put the side of your hand (pinky down like karate chop style) and slide it left to right or right to left across the screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pyrostic:
I'm laughing on the inside hoping that someone caught him on video trying like hell to get a screenshot waving at his phone. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanf:
thanks. everytime i have tried this just barely touching the screen it switched screens or selected something etc. direct contact with the screen the whole time is what it needs. thanks again, I will be pressing the thanks button. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clambert11:
What he said. You actually have to physically touch the screen with your hand. The camera is not watching for the motion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wrippel82:
+1 its swipe/slide across the screen.. and can confirm that it has worked just fine for me..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanf:
lol, no not waving like saying "hello" more like swiping the side of my hand in front of the phone just not touching the screen. but I still felt like a dbag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PJnc284:
You can also take a screen shot using the home+power button
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanf:
Thanks, confirmed that both methods do work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] silver1882:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

What kind of battery life are you getting now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
+1 and how long did you let it settle. I get less than 1%/hour drop on Ziggy at idle. Was 2-3% before this build. As long as screen is on will not see any difference in any kernel. Idle and deep sleep is where the battery savings are. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dman089:
yeah deep sleep is great my battery seems to drain very quickly anytime screen is on. I have auto brightness on but wow it drains fast even on a call. I was hoping there was something i could do. I really do like the phone just came from the bionic

i get more like 4% drop on battery per hour on idle made some changes with android tuner will see if i can get it better using smartass v 2 currently
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Smartass sucks. Keeps core 0 wide open. Use ondemand. If you watch all the governors on system Tuner will see what they are doing. You have more screen now. As long as screen on it will drop. Takes up to 2 days for kernel to settle. Even right after flash I only see 1.5%/hr drop on Ziggy. Running 1.72/384-875 voltage. 384 screen off. Should get 14 hrs or more wuth 4-6 hours screen on time. Idle should get 2-3 days. If you just got new phone may have Rev 4 CPU so don't worry about voltage as long as don't have reboots. Set to stock 1150. It is gonna reset to that anyway everytime you reboot. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobcaruso:
Use Leankernel, hands down better kernel, more stable, especially for rev 4 cpus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
That is your opinion and shouldn't be stated on another dev's thread. That is bad etiquette and I have seen no better results with Lean or KT747 or I would be using them. There is nothing wrong with Ziggy's kernel. If you even knew the history they have been waiting for years for Ziggy to release HIS source code. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dman089:
Thanks alot yes i am rev4 and i not sure on changing voltages but I rarely reboot my phone if i knew a liitle more about voltages I might try to make some changes. I let it run and post my result after a couple days
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
If you were to drop voltages all the way down you might gain 30 minutes battery life per charge on idle. It is not a lot. Rom and kernel settled, CPU frequency, Governor working correctly and battery calibrated go a lot further. Charge to full. Let drain completely and recharge to full. Then start looking at battery life. You may only be charged 80% to begin with. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

Flash the K3 modem. That fixed mine from hex.

Sent from my SGS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
+1 Or upgrade to 4.1.2 OTA firmware and get ready for next build. ;):cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] holytotemic:
I have been using this rom for roughly 4 months and besides the occasional force close I have had no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheMainCat:
Is there an easy way to just install Ziggy's Kernal without flashing everything?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Can only dirty flash. There is no flashable version. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobcaruso:
If you'll check, the poster asked and I responded, don't know where etiquette comes into play here, many here have stated their kernel preferences. I always leave Ziggy's kernel to test with each new rom rev, and I don't have much success with it on my rev. 0 S3, as soon as I flash LK, the problems go away. That's my experiences for the last three versions of the rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybfmv96:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

Okay I've looked and looked, but I can't find anything in forums. I googled but didn't find anything. It didn't work from a clean install with no data restore. Clean install of xda from play store too. I have no ad blocking on my ROM and nothing that should conflict with xda. Pictures do not load in the app more than the ones that are onscreen when I load a thread. If I scroll, they are unclickable and are just the static image of a picture for the app.. I've asked twice already and have yet to find a solution. This is the only instability I can find with this ROM too. Its disappointing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Looks like the XDA app to me. Not all pics show on mine but if click placeholder box pic shows up. All pics show up fine on TapaTalk XDA forums. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yarsh:
I have had the same exact issue. I noticed that if you scroll within the XDA app to where the image is supposed to be (but is blank), just rotating your screen into portrait/landscape will cause the images to appear.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
+1. That also leads back to the app as the app is using data to pull pics and is independent from the rom. If it was the rom would happen on all apps as well as browsers. I also use addblock both built in and 3rd party with no problems. My experience with forum apps built off of TapaTalk and ForumRunner is that they are never as stable as the full apps. For that reason I just use Tapatalk and have all forums in one go to app. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wingtytn:
hopefully 4.1.2 is coming out within the next 2days
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Makes no sense. 4.1.2 is already out and the devs are on no timeline to build to it. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
We're just finishing up the loose ends and some last minute bug fixes and adding a few more features :good:

We wanted to have it out this past weekend, but some stuff broke that we've been fixing up the last couple of days
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Do what yall have to do. We're all good here. :rolleyes::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TrevE:
Def some amazing stuff in our next 4.1.2 build, some esc and I have teased already in screenshots. For another teaser besides those, we found some amazing ways to increase performance and even created a whole "Synergy Optimization Toolkit" our rom has been run through. It's nothing you guys will be directly interacting with, just some awesome stuff we have done to dex's which you will be hearing more of post build :) These changes are nothing I have seen done on XDA before so it required additional testing to get everything right along with a good chunk of processing power. Builds flying now, we have ran some pre/post benchmarks with impressive results along with a general better feeling out apps.

Start getting excited Up to rev 415 now and just polishing her up now :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Go guys. Do what you gotta do. Some of us have faith in our devs and deal with what we find. Although I have found it hard to find very many flaws and none that could not be overcome with a little bit of knowledge and logic. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TrevE:
without giving out too much info yet, part of our new SynergyRom optimization kit we built is strict dexcode error checking :cool: We spent the time and even caught some errors that exist in base code (dunno its bad output from deodexing or samsungs actual error, but their fixed) Sure things can still happen like null pointer exceptions or overflows as its hard to check for those, but we have created all new methods to validate and optimize code :cool::cool::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Now we got to get the noobs to run and trust optimizations instead of blaming them for problems. I run all available optimizations so far since I understand them and why they are there and have had no problems. I have seen some dex code errors while decompiling. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rusticoar:
Ok so my nissan audio system is not A2DP capable. However, when i listen to my visual voicemail (phonefusion), the audio streams through the bluetooth connection. Which gets me thinking why can't an app do the same for the music on my phone? Is there already something out there?

I'm running r326 on my verizon GS3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] VirusZer0:
Hmmm, it seems like it is just doing voice audio, I'm not sure if there are music apps capable of that myself. You should post a question like this in General, as to not derail this thread, plus, you will get answers/responses from more people, not just people running/interested in this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Sorry. That belongs in the Q&A, General or App sections. You are talking 3rd party apps. Phone fusion is neither Synergy or Verizon based. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rusticoar:
Yeah, sorry if it derails, I was hoping someone would have a quick answer. I have tried in General Q&A, it's now been a couple of days and no responses. Besides this thread really has the most knowledgeable people checking in on it on a daily basis.

I know Phonefusion has nothing to do with this thread, but I wasn't posting to discuss that app. I only mentioned it to make sure people understood what type of communication I was referring to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
We help when we can but unless someone sees it that is using the same not much we can come up with. Search for connect to car ect. Will take some time. All the cars are working with different blutooth software and what works for some doesn't work with others. From what I have seen you are actually better off with a 3rd party sound system in cars so that they are compatible with all. When I buy car I turn down the factory sound system and have an aftermarket sound and navigation system installed for 2 grand less. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rusticoar:
Thanks, I'll keep looking
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wingtytn:
i do know the team stop releasing updates every so many days so they now do it once a month around the 20th or the 21 but its coming
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

Pictures have never worked consistently on the xda app. I've been using it on multiple roms and multiple phones and pictures have always been hit or miss. I wouldn't say it's a rom issue. I think it's just random crapiness with the xda app.

Sent from my SGS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
+1000000 :cool:

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They release as stable. There is no time limit or release day. Apparently you haven't been around here long enough to realize that. It can be anywhere from 24 hours to 6 weeks. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Skubacb:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

I did get better battery usage with Ziggy's kernel. However, I had various other problems, I would lose access to the extSD card. Lost access in the phone to my data usage I and settings. Plus I was no longer able to turn data on and off.

So I did a dirty burn but kept the stock ROM. This fixed the problems for me. Still want to use the Ziggy kernel but I guess next time.

SCH-I535_XDA-Developers App
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybfmv96:
Re: ☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | JB 4.1.1 | Multiwindow | PDroid | 2-24-13 r373 |★

That worked perfect. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Still not seeing any of that. Sd card fine, data usage fine. Data on and off fine.Everything works like stock. If did not know I flashed Synergy could not tell any difference. Ziggy's kernel should have no effect on those parameters. If you wiped dalvic and cache when flashed different kernel that is what fixed it. If not you are running a different kernel with both kernels conflicting scripts. :cool:

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Sounds like a cheap workaround to me when could buy the real app and not have any problems or have to flip your phone to see the pics. If it's broke I do whatever it takes to fix it. Can't deal with broke. :rolleyes::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BillBauman:
Go read my previous posts. My point is that not all phones are equal and it CAN indeed be the kernel. There are plenty of people that still have problems with Ziggy and not the ROM itself. Plenty and plenty of posts to that affect. I don't hate Ziggy, I'm not Ziggy bashing, I actually love to run his kernel on some of the builds. On the latest build, it isn't working out for me and the 4 other phones that I deal with.

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Did you guys have any luck addressing the AT&T dialer issues that some of us were seeing? I basically can't use the current build on my unlocked AT&T GSM phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Yea you GSM guys should be good to go with this next build. Dialer and contacts issues all fixed up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
You can use whatever kernel you wish including stock. If your device can't handle the rom or the kernel then there are several out there that might. Still does not give you the right to say that Ziggy's kernel is bad. And there is no need for me to quote you which I can.

Now you finally come up with the goods. You are on AT&T. There are known issues with cross platform that we don't have on Verizon. There are plenty of roms on AT&T forum, :rolleyes::cool:

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Might as well quote your post. Sounds like dev bashing to me. :cool: