yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
No they won't. In my opinion it's always good policy to wipe, and I can guarantee that I wipe more than 99% of you (probably wiped 60-80 times in the past week) :)

Here's the secret: There really is no exact science on when one should wipe and when they shouldn't. There are certain ambiguous policies that can help, but there's no way to define when it's always necessary, and there are endless occasions where I may need a wipe while you don't. Typically a dev will require a wipe on a full re-base or if other significant changes are made to the ROM.

It's best to get yourself an app like Titanium Backup and maybe write yourself a small write-up of how to get everything set back up the way you like it (widgets, screen, settings, etc). After a flash it only takes me maybe 15 mins to get my phone all the way back to the way I like it, which isn't too bad considering I rarely experience issues that some experience from dirty flashing.

That doesn't mean that I require you guys to wipe with every flash, but I do a full wipe every time myself so take that for what its worth :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PetRiLJoe:
When I flashed ROMs on my Motorola Droid 1 I was able to press all four corners of the screen- top left to bottom left- to skip initial setup and restore via Titanium Backup. Can I do that on the S3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xXJay_RXx:
Hey Esch, I dont mean to bombard you with questions. But I'm still having GPS issues. I did a clean flash. I thought it could be my phone so I flashed Beans just to check it out and I get perfect GPS. Is there something else I need to do besides the clean flash? I'm still with this rom since the GPS isn't a deal breaker for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Metfanant:
frankly ive always made it a habit of wiping for every flash i do...a few times ive "dirty flashed" even when the developer says it should be fine...and always with in a few days i find myself doing a wipe and a fresh install anyway figuring there may be something in the background that COULD be off from the flash...

personally i rarely restore any app data as well...only one or two apps in which i change a BUNCH of settings do i restore app data...oh and texts...i always back up and restore my texts lol...

so as with the upcoming nightlies...i will most likely pick and choose which nightlies to install...maybe once a week...or if there is something i particularly want that is pushed...since im just not going to wipe on a nightly basis :laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jrac86:
I don't even have that information section in mine.... Everything syncs for me, only issue is that one menu item not showing correctly..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stam2000:
I'm with you. I have always full wiped and never have any problems other then General bugs.

Probably gonna do the one a week nightlies as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KINGDROID25:
Been reading ard haven't really read very many bugs gps seems hit and miss for sum.. Are there really any bugs i should worry abt??.. Im new 2 the rom and thread im actually downloading now so haven't flashed.. Thanx for any help...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djisia87:
DIAG port hidden menu is not working:

Open the keypad and dial *#22745927

Enable hidden menu

Go back to the keypad and dial *#7284#

Click Qualcomm USB Settings

Select RMNET + DM + MODEM and click ok

I use for Cricket and I need to enable diag port . Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Glasairmell:
ROM is super for me . Running fantastic on two phones for me. Also ROM support is top notch.

Hope you enjoy Synergy!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TechSavvy2:
Sorry about that crap on Rootz Eschelon. They just lost by far the best rom for our device. I guess I'll be spending MUCH more time on XDA now....:p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KINGDROID25:
Thanx.. Idk y but i 4ever get unsuccessful dl when i try and dl this rom.. Gonna keep trying im itching to try this rom

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
For the time being I would like to request that anyone NOT post our ROM on their site. Not as a way to get at them, but rather because we like to be the OPs of our own threads. I would also request that you guys not troll or flame them. Be upstanding internet citizens :)

Active development will still occur here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PetRiLJoe:
Way to be mature about the situation. Some people take their applications way too seriously. It's just a Dev title.. And some stupid forum rules. You don't have to prove anything to them. Don't let any of it stress you out because it's not worth the energy, effort, or time.

Back to ROM topic stuff. I think it would be pretty nifty if I could somehow use the stock gallery app in 1.7 to upload pictures to Picasa as I already have them sync to my phone. Upload doesn't work. Can't select album (new or existing) and couldn't upload (only cancel). Was this feature removed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cgulliver:
I use a pattern for security and sometimes instant lock with power button doesn't invoke the pattern unlocker. Other times instant lock works fine with the pattern unlocker. This may be in the Samsung base somewhere but thought I would ask.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lblacklol:
Please excuse any of these questions if they are particularly newb-ish. I just want to make sure I know what I'm getting into. I come from a Droid X which I never did anything with besides rooting. I then went to a Galaxy Nexus where I became a certified crack-flasher and would flash every version of AOKP that came out, sometimes not able to wait until I made it home, I'd flash in the car on the drive home from work, lol.

I haven't done anything with the SGS3 except to root it by flashing the rooted rom. I've been a little gunshy to try anything else due to the bootloader, but I think I'm ready to take the plunge and just want to ensure I know what I'm getting into. With the Gnex it was all very easy. After CWM was installed, just download the rom and G-apps, reboot to CWM, wipe data and dalvik, flash both, good to go.

I just wanted to make sure it's that easy here, not just for the first installation of the rom, but for updates as well. Is that process the same as what I'm used to? Do whatever backups I need, download rom, boot to recovery, wipe data, wipe dalvik, flash rom, reboot, restore backups?

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Look in play store for an app called ez recovery . It will help u(: and yes its the same process. Unless your trying cm10/9, aokp, paranoid android, and Liquid jellybean, that's a little different.

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boynamedstacy:
Everything is the same bro unless of course you switch to a ROM running a K-exec kernel. In that case, its still the same except you run a K-exec recovery which only adds an extra boot. I would start by getting the ez recovery app so that you can install any recovery with ease. This rom doesnt have a custom kernel (yet) so you can use either TWRP or CWM. Any further questions send me a PM.

Sent from my Glazed-over Nexus 7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lblacklol:
Thanks for the quick reply. Sounds like my addiction is coming back. Time to go start backing up my apps!

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Thanks, much appreciated. Phone's already backing up apps, trying out that app you had recommended a few (many) pages back called App2zip, sounded pretty sweet so figured I'd give it a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanf:
sorry for the re-question... my question got buried on page 363.. any way, I was wondering if anyone knew why when clicking "photo" in Facebook app it opens the camera? it didn't seem to do that on the last builds or is this a problem with Facebook? Thanks for the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
mine does not do this. trying uninstalling and reinstalling facebook
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mkintop:
This was bugging me as well. I just got the Ibolt car dock and was having the same problem. Here is the fix: pair your device, go in to Bluetooth settings, click the settings button to the right of your device name, uncheck the Media Audio option leaving only the Call Audio option checked.

This worked for the car dock so I assume it would also work for a 3.5mm jack.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] saucyzest:
Sorry if this has been covered but I tried searching this massive thread and was not getting any results. I flashed last night and I love the ROM but have a couple of questions:

It says it's based off the newer VRALG1 kernel but mine still says VRALF2 in settings > about. Reason I'm asking is I'm having Office 365 email issues - the device gets locked out from the server due to too many sync attempts (documented problem w/ the S3) and people with the newer stock version have reported the issue is resolved. Would it make a difference if I had the newer kernel or would I need to full stock software? I'm still pretty new to this.

I'm also going to try flashing the exchange file they posted to see if that makes a difference, right now it ironically works but I get bombarded with requests to adjust my security settings since the email app doesnt have full admin rights. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] travazz:
I am getting the following error while trying to install 1.7, I am currently using 1.3. This is the error message I get while trying to install the rom via ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.4.8

Finding update package. . .

Opening update package. . .

E: Can't open /sdcard.Download/SynergyROM_d2vxw_v1.7.zip (bad)

Installation aborted.

/tmp/recovery.log was copied to /sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery.log. Please open ROM Manager to report the issue.

Couple questions. The new rom partitioned a part of my on board memory and named it sdcard, and my actual sdcard is named external. Why is that? Also do I need to update to a later release after 1.3 but before 1.7 to get the proper update? I've downloaded the .zip file 3 times to make sure it was the correct file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jfranks0987:
Does anyone know why the stock gallery will not auto rotate? This worked fine yesterday. Whenever I rotate the phone I to landscape I have to manually press the rotate button at the top of the screen. I have tried clearing data and cache on the gallery app but this has not worked.

Thanks in advance!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PJnc284:
Maybe try flashing a newer recovery using EZ-Recovery from the Play Store. Latest on there should be 6.0.1.0. Also part of the internal memory has always been labeled SDCard with the external being extSdCard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jaymattt:
This ROM did not partition your device memory and name it 'sdcard'. That's how it is stock -- out of the box. So 'sdcard' is your device memory and mnt/extsdcard is your external memory. From the error you're seeing it looks like you have a bad file. Re-download the installer and check the MD5 before you try flashing again.

Edit: If you're on a version prior to 1.4 and you're updating to 1.7, it's best to wipe data and cache and then flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prenedo:
Is Bluetooth share needed for Bluetooth connectivity? It is keeping my phone awake when connected to Bluetooth. Is that normal? I don't remember it being such a large battery drain...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
The only failures I have had during installation were due to lack of sdcard space.

Edit: on the s3 your sd card has always been you extcard and internal memory labeled sd card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] -SmithTech-:
Lost in GPS issue

Just wanted to repost this as I think it got lost in the GPS issue discussion.

First let me say thanks for the ROM. It works great, haven't had any issues. I appreciate all the hard work.

I have a couple of suggestions\requests if its possible to get them included.

Can we get rid of the transparent background\bottom image on the notifications pull down?

Is it possible to add a volume up to take pictures option to the camera?

Is it possible to add the share image option to the browser?

Can the boot animations code be rewritten\merged with cm9 to support "standard" boot animations?

I know its been said many times a supporting kernel is needed, however the stock kernel clearly supports boot animations but the stock image uses a different format so I am hoping\guessing that the code could be rewritten\merged from cm9 to work.

Thanks again for all the hard work on the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] travazz:
PJnc284, jaymattt, & voodoomanx thanks for clarifying about the sdcard and extsdcard, I just wasn't sure.

Downloading EZ-Recovery now, and hoping it will work now.

I did factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvich cache before installing the rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jaymattt:
Glad to help. It's a good habit to check your MD5s before flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
The only time I ever had this problem it was because my version of CWM was too outdated. Update to the newest version, if you haven't already, and retry.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] herbiehusker2608:
You have to turn your phone then the rotate button will light and then you push the button and now its landscape. You have to do that when you go back to
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] travazz:
jaymatt, how do I check the MD5? I've installed 6.0.1.0 from EZ-Recovery and am redownloading the zip now directly to the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigee1212:
Hey man. It is based of the newer VRALG1 but it doesn't flash it for you. Head over to the modems page:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788313

Download the VRALG1 modem and flash using ODIN in the PDA section. Good luck and as always be careful with what you do in ODIN.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GTvert90:
Anyone having deep sleep issues? Anyway to track them down?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jaymattt:
I use this app -- MD5Checker. The site you download the ROM from has the MD5 sum to the right of the download link. Copy that text and then compare that to the MD5 of the download within the app. It's pretty straightforward but let me know if you have any questions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] taeksoo:
Is anyone having this problem downloading new apps? If so how do you fix it?

I haven't had this problem until I upgraded to 1.7 of this Rom.

Can someone please help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d1ez3:
I think I'm getting more power usage when listening to podcasts now. I used to average drain about 3-4% per hour while listening to beyondpod with all data off. Now I'm getting around 8-11% per hour doing the same thing. I don't know if any changes in the rom would cause this but I will try a full wipe tomorrow so I can make it through a full day if that fixes it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jfranks0987:
I know to press the button to make it rotate. I was wondering why it will no longer auto rotate. This worked fine yesterday. I tried to show someone a picture earlier and that is when it started. Does anyone knows of a fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jaymattt:
I'm not sure if this is relevant but did you install the Google Wallet mod after installing 1.7? Just wondering if you did and then forgot to flash the original build.prop (or manually edit it back to what it was).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
i get this every once in a while. happened completely stock and also on my rezound so its not a rom issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
You can just turn on instant upload on google+ and that puts them in your Picasa account.

I also use a program called Picasa tool from the play store and that displays all my Picasa photos and even shows my local content instantly when I take a photo and let's me upload.

Either of those work for me. I like option 2 as I have more control over what gets uploaded. Never know when you might take some photos you don't want going online lol.

Sent from my Synergy GS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jfranks0987:
Yes this is correct and that is the work around I am using. I am asking why it no longer AUTO rotates. This just started today. It must be a weird bug or something. It has always auto rotated on any version of this ROM and on complete unrooted stock. Auto rotate works perfectly fine in other apps so it must just be a bug with the gallery app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
Not too shabby. :D

1.7, stock kernel, standard battery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hitman3984:
After wiping cache and dalvik and re flashing smart alert still not working. What's the easiest way to provide a list of my apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cpetku:
Had to back this rom out. On two occasions three of my four my e-mail accounts disappeared. The only one left was Hotmail and it was not syncing properly either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] saucyzest:
Thanks - is there any reason why it wouldn't have flashed in the first place? I did a complete wipe and hte whole process went smoothly. Does the newer modem only affect signal quality?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clambert11:
Are you doing this in ROM Manager or in recovery itself? Try manually in recovery and see what happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ufjay5:
How is battery life compared to stock? Mine seems to drain quicker. Also, is any one else getting a high stay awake time from android os?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PetRiLJoe:
Thanks. Yeah I forgot that uploads to Picasa. I kind of like choosing existing albums and making new public ones instantly. This method makes them all private by default (the way it should be if all photos are going to be uploaded).

I'll try organizing the photos with Picasa Tool after they are auto uploaded. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t0adman:
Just a quick comparison between 1.5 and 1.6 battery use. Any ideas on what's chomping down my battery in 1.6 (aside from the obvious "Android System")? Does this get better in 1.7?

v1.5

v1.6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy25:
I'm sorry, but how do I get the Google now? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rpenkar:
Have you restored any system data? I had the same problem with Android System on 1.7 but reflashed and carefully restored only data from certain apps. Problem hasn't come back! If that doesn't work might want to try eschelon's suggestion and send him the info.

Good luck with the fix :)

Edit:

Just realized you didn't ask for a fix...you probably know what's going on. I'll leave this here just in case I'm wrong!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
In that case I would actually suggest a full wipe and then starting over from scratch on 1.7. Then install your apps one at a time and see which one is breaking it. I just texted myself right now on 1.7 and it did the quick double vibrate (smart alert) when I picked up the phone, so I know it's working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rpenkar:
It should show up as "Google" in your app drawer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t0adman:
I did a simple cache and dalvik wipe then upgraded to 1.6. I didn't backup or restore any app or system data. I don't actually know what's going on since I just flashed the update and saw this major change.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jaymattt:
gsiff_daemon?

I understand that this is way off topic but just thought I'd respond to t0adman and confirm that this sub-par battery life is

not

rom specific (at least in my case).

I had pretty horrible battery life yesterday. Easily my worst battery discharge cycle yet. I found that the gsiff_daemon process was going nuts and a look at my battery stats showed Android OS consuming 58% while the Screen was at 11% (and this is with screen time of around 4 hours and 10 minutes). I rebooted the phone and it appears to be back to normal now. I know that the process is used by the gyroscope and accelerometer but I have no idea what is activating it since I have all motion turned off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hitman3984:
I actually did a full wipe. What's odd is it was working with stock root before going to synergy 1.6. I don't remember if it worked with 1.6.

When I hit the try feature to make the vibrate happen settings hangs then crashes/I get an error message, "unfortunately settings has stopped".

Haven't added many apps since the change except root apps for system control.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Hmm, that's frustrating. But the fact that you are getting FC errors when opeining settings means something has gone abnormally wrong. Also, this line stands out to me:

"Haven't added many apps since the change except root apps for system control"

Just try to full wipe and then flash 1.7 again and see if the issue persists. If not, then start adding your apps back carefully :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
its a shame so many people are having issues with this rom. Its been fantastic for me since day one. GPS locks on instantly and battery life has been incredible. And whatever adjustments team senergy made for 4g speeds have been incredible.

I Odin back to stock, re rooted, flashed 1.7. Gave it 30 minutes to settle, flashed dark horse theme, restored everything, flashed IMO beta .1 kernel and CPU script. The fastest and smoothest my phone has ever been. Huge Thanks to team senergy for the baddest rom on the planet!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy25:
Thanks I guess I had a bad flash so I wipe n reflash now is there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
A whole day and no phone calls!! Your the third to post with no phone calls. Still is insane battery life but does anyone use their phones to call people anymore?? Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djisia87:
any idea how to fix this error (attachment)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Glasairmell:
Hi!

IMHO there really are not that many complaints about this ROM if put into perspective. It is that so many people are using the ROM that the problem posts have increased and makes it seem like more complaints. The S3 is a giant seller so we are having high numbers of users customizing the this phone.

The odd thing about forums is that happy people do not post as much and you end up seeing mostly the problem posts.

Regards!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] taeksoo:
I'm not sure if this is relevant but did you install the Google Wallet mod after installing 1.7? Just wondering if you did and then forgot to flash the original build.prop (or manually edit it back to what it was).

Nope. I've never installed it or used it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
Yep I get the same thing. Going to try a delete a few apps that may be the culprit. I'll report back.

I'm not running the stock kernel either so that may be the cause too.

Sent from my Synergy GS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Aquila76:
This happened to me, too, and I was completely stock (VRALF kernel/baseband). I found a link to fix this by user dr3do on Android Forums.

Worked great for me. I notice that the /data/clipboard folder NEVER clears out. ANYTHING I've ever copied & pasted stays there in it's own separate folder (snapshots, pics, text, etc.). Not a good thing for the super privacy paranoid. This is not a ROM issue, as I'm still stock and it does this. Must be a Samsung / Verizon 'feature' to data mine their customers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
Hmm, it's funny because I don't make many calls lol. But I did make a few short calls yesterday, don't know why it's not showing up? Maybe it was at the bottom of the list that wasn't pictured lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xraytedjim:
I got this problem today for the first time. I recalibrated the Gyroscope and it then began working properly.

* Settings

* Display

* Gyroscope calibration

Place phone on flat surface and 'calibrate'

Done.

Might help? Worked for me

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I have the same problem trying to access the 'hidden' phone utilities section