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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I am having a few issues with CR 2.1...

When I have low signal, like 1 bar/0bars/no signal, the entire phone runs very badly. Apps hang, the OS hangs, the camera app hangs, etc. The phone also gets very hot on the back at the bottom. Is this normal?

Sound frequently dies, requiring a reboot of the phone. It seems to have something to do with the camera, but I can't verify that yet. And when I say all sound, I mean ALL SOUND - even when I go into Settings and act like I'm changing the ringtone, selecting from the list doesn't play. I've tried re-flashing Dirty Tweaks both with Beats (which didn't affect audio on any of the three outputs) and without Beats (and now I can't find stock EQ settings).

About three times per day, the entire phone will lock up for about 15 seconds randomly, even when I have a full signal. If I try to gesture or press any buttons, nothing happens. However, when it unfreezes, it does all the actions I tried to do while it was frozen really fast.

Signal quality is low. In places where I had a 4-bar signal on stock, I have 1-2 bars on CR 2.1. I also cut out a lot (according to the person I'm talking to) even when I have a full signal.

I've tried re-flashing the ROM, clearing all caches, fixing permissions, everything I could think of. Any ideas? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1Android:
Is here a file that we can flash that will enable use of camera while on the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Stay Awake feature?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
It's a feature of the S3 that uses the camera to disable the screen timeout as long as someone is looking at the phone. I don't use it as I was worried that the use of the front camera would drain the battery quicker. I haven't tested that theory out though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] danperde:
I use it and it makes no difference regarding battery consumption. The front camera turns on for 1 sec to check if you're still looking at the screen. If it doesn't see your face, the screen immediately dims and in one more second turns off. Pretty neat feature, I don't have to keep tapping on the screen if I read something for a long time, or when I play Word with friends...lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
So are you saying that its gettin better now? I always say a ROM needs to take acouple days... Here is my current usage after not flashing for almost an entire week...

Signal is the single moszt important function on the phone.

Are you on the correct radio?

IM a jerk for making this ROM, what can I say :p

Are you on the correct radio???

Yeah, blew me away but kinda freaks me out!

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
So when it turns on for that one second and sees someone is looking at the phone, does it then reset the time-out timer and then check again when it's up again, or does it start checking at specific intervals that aren't related to the screen timeout setting?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
Scott, do you plan on releasing a new ROM based off the soon to be I535VRALG7 OTA Update?

If so, I hope that you will "clean" this new verizon spyware, I mean feature, listed above.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ilogik:
Cell standby process is on 100% of the time. If I've been on battery for 5 hours Cell standby process also shows 5 hours, is that normal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1Android:
Yes it seems to be running strong today. thank you for your patience with me.

so, you didn't use your phone for phone calls at all? no web??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] danperde:
It's related to your screen time-out setting. When the time is up, it checks if you are still looking at the screen. So it does not disable your time-out setting, it just doesn't allow it to turn off the screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Oh - Smart stay. Yes, I'm familiar with that and do use it. It's quite useful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Link??????!@?!?!?!?!?!!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!

No, I dont call. Just txt. No web either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
http://support.verizonwireless.com/system_update/galaxys3.html

If you download the Benefits of Software Upgrade PDF file, you can read what some of the changes in VRALG7 are. I quoted one of the (clears throat) features of G7 in an earlier post. Call me paranoid if you want, but I don't want Verizon to have remote access to my phone, period! Since Verizon posted this online, I'm sure it will start rolling out as an OTA soon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
hey scrosler, do you OC your device to 1.9 ghz? I know the popular demand probably drove home to a certain extent the idea of you making your kernel OC'ed. But do you actually do that? This rom on my phone is faster than anything at 1.5ghz so curious to hear what you do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Ohhhh... So no actual files then?

I do run at 1.99 and low end of 192. The screnshot above is 1.5 though... Only because I was testing differnt things. Im sure it would have been lower had I been push it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Looks useless to me. I thought maybe it was like a new version of osmtehing but it looks like they fixed all the crap I take out of the ROM anyways, lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] silver04v:
The fix for no sim error is huge for a lot of people. So that would be good. I've had it happen to me twice in like 3 months now... Not huge for me, but some face it every day.

Sent from my Unlocked and Rom'd VZW SGS3!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ULEWZ:
I found T-swipe pro in the market, but no SWIPE. I assume it is different?

If so, are you using the SWIPE Beta found online?

Thanks,

Lew
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Can you share a link to the Google Now you installed? I see about 5 versions in the Android Apps and Games forum, but each has a bug of somekind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Oh, Ok. I never had the issue so yeah, then thats certainly something we can look at when the files come out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I have tried multiple radios, and kernels. It seems like the issues pretty much disappear when I flash the stock G1 kernel. I have tried CK1.0, IMO and KT747 kernels, and they all seem to have the issue. Perhaps it's in the overclocking process or settings I am using? I just flashed CK1.2 and will test out some more.

Quick question though...with any custom kernels I've used, Deep Sleep used most of the CPU as reported in CPUSpy. However, with the stock kernel, Deep Sleep isn't even listed. Am I to understand that Deep Sleep is a feature of an unlocked kernel or should I be seeing some deep sleep usage even on stock?

(By the way, the G1 kernel I flashed was from your thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1835731 - is that the same as CleanKernel?)

Thanks.

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I think they are referring to the SWYPE functionality built into the ROM/phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Yes try it works great.

http://beta.swype.com/

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New modem in the update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
It is entiurely possible that your device doesnt like the kernel. Its not unheard of. My first two iterations would refuse to OC on some devices. So i made some changes. Maby your device just refuses to get good battery? Nothing is impossible. Although, I beleive its more thna likely a combination of things and not just one single thing.

Maybe!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Oh I have no complaints on battery life. It has been quite acceptable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Oh, Ok. I think I am just confused.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
Yeah I'm currently running the g1 kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
I was the one who's apps were hanging and the phone was getting hot when I didn't have a good signal (even though I had a full signal on WiFi), and who's sound disappeared randomly, forcing a reboot of the phone to get it back. I've got CleanKernel 1.2 flashed now, and re-flashed the G1 radios, and things seem better, still testing and will report if issues persist. I think it's awesome that you are around to help people. Just thought I'd throw that in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nyjumpman:
Jumped around from Beans to Synergy to ParanoidAndroid to CleanROM to ParanoidAndroid and now looking forward to trying this again!

Had a problem last time getting TiBu to restore all my apps so I'm going to manually reinstall all my apps this time, looking forward to some great stability! :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Ok man, let us know. Im sure its something we can figure it out!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] springsyeti:
As soon as I logged into play store all my apps started downloading. Didn't have to use TiBu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Glasairmell:
Going into recovery and fixing permissions sometimes fixes TiBu restoring.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guthrien:
That's your Google backup that it asks you about when you setup your phone. It doesn't work well if you own a few different devices or flash a lot I find. Gets confused! Still love how they save all my other cloud info in their growing marketing profile of me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
What I hate is when it restores the wallpaper. That is just too freaky for me, lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] millwood:
Any chance this gets update after the newest OTA gets figured out. I use this for a daily driver and love it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ripken204:
The new OTA is out... I really hope that this can get added in quickly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hilbe:
Wife's S3 on CleanROM 2.0 rebooted into recovery to do the update last night while we were sleeping. Update failed of course.

I froze FWUpdate previously, so that didn't work. Any free suggestions? OTA Blocker isn't free :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] quattr0:
I could be wrong....remove updater...apk fr /system/app
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Freeze sdm 1.0 in titanium backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
Update to 2.1.

All that crap is removed...

Sent from my S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
The "No SIM" error is a big bug fix in VRALG7. Many people have seen this error from time to time, myself included.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] goodwidp:
I'm currently running Beans, but have been following this thread closely and am thinking about making the switch as I've been very impressed by the overwhelmingly positive comments by the users as well as the great dev support, which I love and appreciate.

I did have a "request" of sorts that I wanted to run by the dev to see if its even doable (though I'm afraid its not): Would it be possible to figure out a way to route the phone call audio through the car speakers when using a car dock with integrated audio? I use the Infuse dock which has integrated audio via USB. All music, ringtones, sounds are channeled through my car speakers, and sounds great, but whenever I receive or make a call, the audio automatically gets channeled through the phone's external speaker and it's very difficult to hear anything. If I plug the 3.5mm audio cable directly into the headphone jack at the top of the phone, then the phone call audio is properly channeled to my car speakers but that sort of defeats the purpose of having a dock with integrated audio. I've read that this also occurs with other docks with integrated audio (iBolt) so I don't believe the specific dock is the issue. If there's any way this could be resolved with this (or any) ROM, I would be eternally grateful, though I also certainly understand if you can't or if its simply not worth the trouble. Thanks very much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Is there any other way? I'm running 2.0 for battery experiment an Dont want the update to occur. I use mybackup pro so I Dont have the paid version of titanium so I can't freeze SDM. Anything else I can do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] burpootus:
I'm also still running 2.0. I cleared data and force stopped SDM, then renamed /system/apps/sdm.apk to sdm.bak and rebooted. No update notices or anything in the 3 or so hours since then.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rfranken:
Neither in this rom or synergy can I change contact pictures. No matter what picture I choose it will always put the same picture in its place. even if I choose to take a picture it still sets the contact picture to the same image.

I've wiped data and cache. Rebooted. Don't know what else to try. Driving me nuts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Okay maybe I'll try that. It hasn't tried to do anything but just rather prevent it from happening in the first place.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] springsyeti:
Change in dock settings in settings. I bought same one and desk for my s2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Download root uninstaller. Then disable it. It then shows up as frozen in TiBu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] goodwidp:
Thanks for the reply. The first thing I did when I bought the dock was change the Dock Settings to "enable external speakers when device is docked" which allows music to play through my car speakers, but its the phone call audio that only goes through the phone's speaker. Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] felixm477:
anyone having trouble receiving mms? I get the notification in the sms and a download button, but the image never downloads.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Have you turned on data when receiving mms?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Just downloaded and installed the newest modem G7 from over on RootzWiki.. Baseband still reads G1 in settings? Tried twice with Odin still no change.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-officialmodems-vrlg7-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigmook:
did you download the cwm version and try it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Just did and worked fine. Don't know why it failed in Odin? Thought maybe for a minute the ROM or unlocked bootloader didn't like it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigmook:
there are two versions one for cwm one for Odin they are not interchangeable I believe
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Turns out Invisiblek actually loaded the VRLG1 radio initially so that's why you had the wrong radio. Hope you caught his re-uploaded radio file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbeelzebub:
Oh wow, this is the very first ROM I've ever flashed and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to get the courage to root and flash. Everything seems so zippy. I was a lil' too scared to use the custom kernal, but I hope to inch my way into doing more. I can't stop using the CRT animation. I think that is my favorite part. LOL (Sad, but true.)

Awesome work and very much appreciated!

(Edit: Actually, looking in the About section, it shows "CleanKernal" listed. So does that mean I did flash it? I just followed the directions and downloaded the full ROM, checked MD5 and flashed. I figured I would have had to do something else. If that's the case, then even better.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
Thanks for the info. I will download and save it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yea, the rom (all roms actually) install a kernel along with the rom. I think the kernel Scott posted in his separate thread is more recent than what's included in this rom btw.

No problem bud, glad to help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike420:
Hey I just installed this rom today. Just got the phone the other day after leaving my previous galaxy s3 on sprint. So it was a concrete stock phone that I have been using til today. After flashing it this morning my battery life seems to have decreased and idk why. Any tips or help would b great don't wanna go back to stock with all that bloatware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] arkard1:
Just flashed today. Awesome rom and kernel man. I came from synergy. I just don't think nightlies is my thing. I was getting to many random reboots. But this is rock solid. Keep up the fantastic work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ULEWZ:
Charge and discharge a few times before coming to any conclusions. I find the battery discharge issues settle after a few days. Good luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbeelzebub:
Thanks! That was super simple to install too. I sorta regret not taking the jump earlier!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dave_k605:
I installed this, missing many stock apps such as gallery, music player Anand others....is this normal or maybe a bad download.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus2297:
I don't want to start a "bad battery war" but have more of a question.. I am running this ROM so that why I ask it here.. My battery life is actually really good, but it seems if I enable standalone GPS location Google Maps is one of the worst battery drainers even if I never open the Maps application.. If I don't enable GPS location then my battery is noticeably better.. also when I turn GPS on the little GPS icon appears in the notification window a lot even though AFAIK I don't have any apps that monitor my location regularly.. I have HD widgets but turn the auto locate feature off, I don't use latitude or any auto check-in type apps either.. It really doesn't bother me that much to leave GPS off but I have always left it ON for all my other phones and don't remember having any issues like this... I also don't recall if my phone did this when it was stock.. nor do I really care to go back to stock to test it...

any input or ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Yeah, those should be included. Check md5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonesj8:
OK so what are the best audio mods for this device. I miss beats and I've tried the app in the play store but still doesn't sound the same. Any suggestions? I don't like the awesome beats DSP. Just looking for others experiences and preferences. Thanks a ton
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
so i had my phone on 4g all day today, even though i spent alot of time in the basement so not the best coverage. not bad i think..i probably would have gone 22hrs atleast before my phone died...

one thing i noticed now though, and was wondering what was the solution..if i go to the phone app and try to use the...voice command button in the bottom left of the screen, it crashes the app. anyone have that happen?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbeelzebub:
I had a similiar issue with battery drain when I first flashed it. However, I was able to alleviate my issues by flashing the kernal from the CleanRom Kernal thread which was a newer version. (I noticed the kernal I flashed initially with the ROM was overclocked to 1.99). The newer kernal was defaulted for 1.51. Additionally, I went into developer options and unchecked "allow mock locations" (not sure if that had anything to do with it or not) but since then then recharged the phone. Since then, I've been at 100% for over three hours. I also have LTE Mobile Data on and GPS on.

Might be worth a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eman3316@optonline.net:
So the kernel in this Rom is overclocked to 1.99ghz on flash?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
I didint even know you could do that, lol. But for real, I am not sure. Maybe someone else can shed light.

Damn, I was about to ask him to send me a dock for "testing" purposes, lol.

Do you see any worthwhile improvement?

No, The ROM flashes the kernel. Glad you enjooy it.

Hard to say. Would need some screenshots of battery life and signal strength, etc...

Nightlies are cool to play with but they are not my thing. I like to build a solid ROM then let it ride for a few weeks until something worthwhile comes out and makes me want to update.

Yeah, something is certianly wrong. Try to download again and reflash. Thats a bad flash or download.

A few people have noted that GPS / Maps is causing them battery drain. I personally leave GPS off as it adds no value unless I am using it.

There is a beats audio mod. Check my second post for the link.

I'll need to take a look at that. Are you sure you installed all the correct files during install?

Some say yes, some say now. Its set to 1.5 but some apps show it as 1.99 other show it fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
invisiblek accidentally packed the G1 modem in the G7 odin tar file. Download it again as he has since fixed it.

I've seen a small increase in average signal strength (dB) as compared to the G1 modem.

The "No SIM" error is supposed to be fixed in G7, which is likely the best benefit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SAHARAT:
FYI.....

"Real Icon Theme" is compatible with CR.....

[Theme CLEAN ROM ICS] Real Icon Theme by JBEITEL INFO

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Scott, I have been running CR on my SGSIII from the moment you released it...

The ROM/kernel combo has been running flawlessly; and I am appreciative of your hard work. :good: Great job, man!!!

A 6-pack will be heading your way sometime in the not-so-distant future..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XRaptor29:
Verizon apps don't work. Anyway to get them to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Verizon apps don't recognize your sign in credentials or something else? Did you download "Verizon Log in" app and sign in before using any of those apps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
I have noticed a small increase also and it seems to keep my 4G locked in little better in low signal area. I never had the "No SIM" error so can't comment on that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XRaptor29:
Thank you slim. That fixed it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
I got duplicate provider authority when trying to install Verizon log in. This has never happened before. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
Actually I wasn't too sure which app that would be related too. If it is s voice I chose not to dl it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Best I could suggest is to uninstall that Verizon Log In app, clear data for the market, then re-download that app and try again. I have no need to download it since I'm not the primary account holder.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
so i feel like i have an issue today...to cover everything..yesterday i charged my phone to 100%, and had also realized i didnt have the newest cleankernal, v1.2. so i downloaded it to my phone and flashed it and went to sleep, leaving it unplugged and 4g on. the whole time i slept it went down at a very slow rate, and then when i woke up i had used it for a while (you can tell in the graph when i first start using it) and also thought that i should probably have done a cache and delvik cache wipe, so i did that and reflashed the same kernel. after that through the day i used it sparingly, and can see points where the battery goes down faster, and then stabilizes again...but then a few hours ago it just started an almost consistent downhill fall, even when i wasn't using it. couldn't figure out why.. i attached some screenshots from GSam battery, showing android system was seemingly acting up...and when i go to app manager for it, it was showing the version as "VRALF2", but from my device info, i see it should be G1 radio...are they supposed to be the same thing? and any reason my battery hit such a downhill rate? only thing i can think i didnt do was recalibrate the battery, and i figured i would wait for the battery to get very low, then charge it to 100% and then calibrate...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] burpootus:
I had the same problem. Went into Manage Apps - All and cleared data on one of the verizon apps, can't remember which one. I'm running Clean 2.0 BTW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
That looks like the gsiff_daemon bug. Do a full reboot when you see that happen next time, and it will go back to normal (until the bug hits you again).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
Does Google now work on this ROM despite it being odex?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y2jasper:
You mean after renaming the file it can still come back? I thought for bow that was the workaround with no foreseeable downsides