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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
Odin back to F2 or G1 (which ever your phone originally came with) and then take the G7 OTA update.

After that, root it, unlock the bootloader, flash recovery, wipe it, and then Flash CR 2.5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morrichad:
Do you really want to know ...also a piece of advice download phoneinfo from the playstore and backup this app .it can come in handy during times of lost cellular connectivity:good:

P.S. dirtytweaks doesn't currently work with Cleanrom 2.5 yet!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] midnight assassin:
Eclipse? Where?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stang6790:
I don't think Dirty Tweaks has been updated to work with 2.5 so that is probably the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ljbrenes:
Is $10 dollars the regular price at the Verizon store for a new SIM card? or where are you getting them for that price?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eakeller:
Usually a VZW corporate store will provide you with a sim at no charge if they suspect it is causing a problem. It's different at an authorized reseller however, they can do whatever they want. I've heard of people being charged $25 as well. Don't know how widespread it is, but I try to only stick with corporate stores if at all possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] homephysician:
Sorry Scott not trying to push other products just answering midnights question.

Eclipsesroms.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ljbrenes:
I ask because I rather just pay the $10 dollars and buy the new SIM no questions asked instead of having to ODIN back to stock before I bring the phone back to the store for them to check it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdk2:
Wal-Mart sells them for $10-no questions asked if the store has a Cell Phone department..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] miguel11691:
How come sometimes the screen goes black for about a second and comes back on... it's annoying when I'm playing games
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ljbrenes:
link please.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wmaudio:
Oh. I thought it had...it indicates "Should work for all 2.x versions of CleanROM" in the OP of the DirtyTweaks thread, so I assumed it would work with CleanROM 2.5. Either way, that settles the issue...I must have call recording for legal reasons so no call recording = no CleanROM 2.5. :(

Thanks for the help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guthrien:
Mikey7 offline Google Now package works perfectly. As does pushing the non-gimped local google search. I can't do without either on a rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rfranken:
Google Now is working pretty bad if you ask me. Won't close .... Ever ... and notifications come up every minute for the same junk over and over.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nnyan:
Just curious but what legal reason would require you to be able to record cell phone calls?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
Has anyone used a sim card other than from corperate/reseller? If I get one sent, I'm wondering if I'll need to activate it somehow. Any word on using 3rd party sim cards? Do they need to be activated?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eakeller:
As long as it's a Verizon micro sim, you're fine. Activation can be done by calling VZW customer service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Hey guys, just checking in...

Been busy with new Tablet...

Everything seems OK here...

Be back in a day or two.

PM me if anything urgent or bad happens...

Check out my new tablet here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1919851

Hit thanks on that post too :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
Dammit Scott! You're gonna make me sell my Prime now and get an Infinity! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morrichad:
Yawn ...old technology now! Hope gps works for you without an add-on piece? Ha! Ha!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnten:
i will thank you for this cause i am using your asus infinity 700 rom too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pschatz12:
Does anyone know of any bloat that I can delete to get the android system down from using up battery? It's at 20% and everything else is low...is this normal to be at 20%...I saw Scott's killer battery stats and his was at 20% also so maybe there's nothing you can do about it...I also odined back to stock and took the OTA after getting a new sim and the battery has been amazing...great work Scott!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fadac:
Unistalling/Freezing VPN Services helped me tremendously. I was above 40% for Android System, I'm now under 10%.

I wish there was a guide like blackviper.net for android that showed what each service does and if it's safe to kill em, etc.ANYBODY? :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brb198:
So is there any fix for the 'Google Location Services' issue? When activated this keeps my phone awake constantly and drains the battery at a rapid rate - falls under 'maps' usage. I was leaving just GPS on and that caused GPS to search and search indoors and drain my battery as well. I since have disabled both GPS and Google Location services.

Any fix?

Also - can't wait for long press volumn for track skip!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flash_27:
DirtyTweaks should take care of the long press to skip track but DT does not support 2.5 at the moment, only 2.1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morrichad:
I found this post that reference list of most apps that can removed if it helps out:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1782988

Also it has been discussed in great detail that the gsiff dameon bug can cause high Android System usage as well. Just a little research in how to change the file name might help. Scott may better to assist in this answer when he reads the above comments.:o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
Yea, me too.. I went back to 2.1 just for that feature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Excessiveidling:
Went back to 2.1 for the call recording feature myself. I'm wondering if PARTS of dirty tweaks work with 2.5? Aka make no changes to some things but just do the dialer change? Is the dialer that closely related the the baseband or kernel or what have you? Last I knew atleast from droid eris days, you could use different dialers regardless of rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tricknasty:
I am using 2.5, and flashed dirtytweaks last night without fully reading. Now my phone wont go past the samsung loading screen and I cant get back into recovery. Did I just brick my phone??? Any ideas to get past this? :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rfranken:
odin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tricknasty:
Yea woking on that now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kimsj756:
I got on the board with rooting and stuff after the unlocked bootloader.

I always wondered what odin meant.

If you don't mind, can you explain what it means when people say odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
Odin is Samsung's tool for flashing/formatting/etc their phones. It's a powerful (and therefore potentially dangerous) tool. You can read some info about it in the " [HOW-TO] Unbrick your soft bricked Galaxy S III" stickied thread in this forum. Also, the link to download it is there.

If you decide to use it, be careful to follow instructions to the letter and don't click any boxes you're not told to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] springsyeti:
Odin is the program used to flash/root/restore Samsung phones. Not to be a dink but search Google and read. Helpful to know how to use if you are rooting, has saved me in the past. Heimdall is the mac version, never had luck with it so I am always in search of a windows machine when I have a issue. Also read the rooting sticky of this forum for other rooting info and programs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
OK, so all this discussion of additional firmware in the G7 OTA drove me to dig through the zip file and see what's there.

First of all, the updater-script is an entirely standard edify script just as is used in any recovery-flashable zip. It doesn't appear they do anything exotic and in principle it looks to me like this zip would be flashable in a custom recovery (not that I recommend trying that.)

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First updater-script mounts /system and does a ton of integrity checks (apply_patch_check). If all that passes, it applies binary patches to a ton of files under /system and to the modem (/dev/block/mmcblk0p1) and kernel (/dev/block/mmcblk0p7). It then adds a bunch of new files under /system and saves a copy of the new recovery under /system (obviously one can't flash recovery while in recovery, so that gets done by a shell script on reboot.) Then it sets correct permissions on all the new files.

Note that (except for the bootloader and recovery, which we replace anyway when we unlock bootloader and flash a custom recovery) the only things affected by the above are the kernel, modem and android system - all of which we already have available to flash.

Finally, it uses package_extract_file to install the following:

sbl2.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 (secondary bootloader partition)

sbl3.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 (secondary bootloader partition)

aboot.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 (primary bootloader partition)

rpm.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 (resource and power manager partition)

tz.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 (trust zone partition)

(partition assignments are from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1892901 )

Of those, it seems to me the secondary bootloader and trust zone stuff is irellevant to us as it all has to do with the stock (locked) bootloader.

That leaves the resource and power manager, which would appear to be something we probably actually want updated. It seems to me the thing to do would be to create a flashable zip that only updates that. I'm willing to give that a shot later tonight when I get home from work but I've never done this before so if anyone has any "don't do this or you'll brick your phone advice I'm all ears.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ljbrenes:
Thanks for your research, I'll be keeping an eye out for your zip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbdan:
Very informative thx xyno!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
yeah thanks xyno. I was getting ready to odin back to stock and go through that but I was hoping to not have too. I don't like playing with it too much an risk something happening. So I will keep an eye out on your work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brb198:
So for those of you that flashed the HD radio - what is your course of action? I flashed this and have had no problems but it looks as though the dev thinks this is a bad move.

Can I just carry on and do a CMW wipe for the next ROM and be all good?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nyjumpman:
If you have no problems, I'd leave it.

If you do have problems, odin back to stock (I used both G1 and VRALF2, both are fine, use only one of them obviously), then flash your next ROM (optional to take the OTA before flashing, some people like it, I don't like it because it nixes universal search)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
The folks on the HTC Sensation did this all the time. They made flashable packages of all the firmware (not ROM, just low level hardware stuff) with the Recovery and Bootloader removed (so as to not screw up your unlocked phone). Here's a link to one of the threads so you can see for yourself what they were doing. [Firmware][July 23]User-Friendly Firmware 1.17/3.12/3.24/3.30/3.32/3.33 Universal .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jbdan:
I've flashed and run each of the radios for roughly 3 days each on 2.5. The only differences I've ever notice between the 3 are 4g to 3g handoffs and vice versa. The signal strengths are all comparable. Having said that G1 is the most reliable/consistent for me and my area. So I'm back on G1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
Following up on my previous post, here is a flashable zip of the resource and power manager partition from the VRALG7 OTA:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21561294/VRALG7_RPM.zip

MD5: 2a64f54a0e3915b754cbeb68ebbbd660

This updates rpm.mbn to /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 only.

I flashed this in TWRP about 45 minutes ago and verified that the partition is updated. It's too early to say if anything has improved, but at the very least it hasn't broken anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ponyboy82:
Thank you for doing this! So do you just flash this over CR 2.5? I'm currently on 2.5 with HD radios (no problems here, btw). Also, I assume that if there are problems, we just ODIN back to stock and start over?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pschatz12:
For anyone looking for a tremendous sound improvement to this rom try this!!! I can't believe what l am hearing!!! The sound is incredible... I found it a couple days ago and thought I would share.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1883262
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
Right. My setup is exactly the same - CR 2.5 with HD radio and HD kernel. This doesn't touch any of those things - only the resource and power management partition.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ljbrenes:
Do you recommend wiping any of the caches after flashing your zip?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
I didn't bother to do that. I suppose it's possible that something from that partition is stored in cache ...

Just to be sure, I just now went into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik cache and then rebooted back into system. Everything still functioning fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Seems to be an issue with the VRLAG7 base from what I've read.

Scott, if you're reading this, I'm pretty certain it's not just an issue with the MtpApplication.apk/odex files. I pushed those files from both Clean 2.1 (which Android File Transfer worked) as well as the odexed HD release you put out. Neither would connect to my Mac.

I also noticed that TWRP (2.2.2.0) doesn't have the "Mount SD Card" that I remember seeing previously, so I can't even transfer files there either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ponyboy82:
Is there any way to tweak the auto-brightness levels? I know it kind of comes with the territory, but Screen usually seems to use a lot of the battery when I'm using the phone, and often times it's brighter than I would need, especially in lower-light environments. The other thing is that even in a completely dark room, the brightness will drop quite a bit if I disable Automatic Brightness and turn the slider all the way down. Basically, I think I just want something that can enable that lowest-brightness level when using the Automatic Brightness setting. I found a couple apps on the play store that seem to suggest they can do adjust it, but wasn't sure if they could override the different automatic levels.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] idelgado782:
I went back to stock completely and took the ota for G7. I was able to get it on the first try with no issues. I flashed the stock kernal in odin, then stock rom files. I checked for the update and was able to grab it while on 4g. I then rooted using casuals app for mac, and then unlock. I flashed 2.5 and now installing all of my apps all over again. I'll post back in a few days with battery life etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XRSTOY1:
No mine is way off as well by about 20 feet or so depending on how it feels, once and a while it gets it right on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slimc84:
i did the same thing except for the utilization of mac...i flashed hd kernel and hd radio following flashing CR2.5 and I am going nearly 2days between charges with moderate usage...Scott is an absolute animal and makes the battery charger nearly obsolete...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fadac:
Two things I've noticed. One I've known about for awhile but happens so rarely that I never deemed it an issue. Once in awhile when I send a text it will display that it sent it at a different time than I actually did. For example a friend will text me at 5:00pm, I'll reply to him at 5:02pm (and he receives the reply) but on my phone it will say I sent it at 3:45pm and chronologically list it that way in the conversation (eg. above the text he sent me first). Also seen it happen on an incoming text once.

Secondly, I just noticed today, that when in a group texting conversation (a friend texted me and someone else in one message) the message came through as downloadable MMS with a 1KB filesize and there is nothing to download or view. But on my friends GS3 is came through as a normal readable text. The entire conversation carried on this way, me not being able to see anything said while theirs was fine.

I recently uninstalled/froze some Samsung services. Could that be the issue and does anyone know which one could be the culprit?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Straitup27:
i couldn't get a lock to save my life,i tried the agps patch and have faster and more accurate lock's since the first day i got the phone,simply dl the sgs3 test 2 file and follow the directions in post #2,i haven't had a issue yet and by following the directions i now get locks within 5-10 seconds within 5 feet of actual location

link to the thread: CLICK ME!!!!

link to directions to follow: READ ME AND FOLLOW STEPS!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eersfanpilot:
Question. After flashing to 2.5 the sound changed when capturing a screen shot. The original sound file is called Shutter and still in the system/media/audio/ui

There is no option, that I can find, to change the screenshot notification sound. Can someone tell me how to do this? Can I do anything in terminal emulator?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonesj8:
Is it seriously reccomended not to flash a different kernel. I miss having a custom kernel. Is anyone else using a different one that is stable and works well. I know a few make the screen invert upside down. Thanks for the input guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ponyboy82:
From what I can tell, it may work, but it's not recommended since the base code is different. If you really want a custom kernel, you may want to revert to CleanRom 2.1 and use CleanKernel. I'm not sure what's next, but I believe a new CleanKernel is in the works if you want to be patient, and we also have that new HD base.

FWIW, 2.5 has been a-ok for me and I don't really miss the custom kernel, aside from having something to tinker with.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x-y-no:
Unfortunately, Samsung has yet to release the G7 kernel source, so no custom kernels exist with that base. Using any existing custom kernel is unlikely to be stable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
It kicks ass. I had to put so much work and revisions in that RMO it wa sick but I finally got it fast.

If your on the Prime I have an O/C kernel that some o fthe devs use that is blazing fas too.

Your so confused silly man. Infinity is new, Prime is old, lulz. :silly:

Nice!

Good info. I told you there was a reason why I always run the official firmware with the ROM base. It does make a differnece.

Looks good!

Very well, let us know!

Animal! Makes me thing of a Def leopard song, lol

hahaha!

Could be. Not sure. I dont get text messages. No one likes me.

Bastards need to hurry up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guyd:
Scott, what's it called, and is it posted in the Prime Dev forum ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daddyscooltv:
Scott.... I just bought a nexus 7 are you still doing roms for it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdg1:
Mine never locks less than 30 meters. My rezound was always within 3 meters. Always!!!! Also the direction is sometimes flaky. The odd thing is when actually using navigation it is not so bad. Meaning it never makes me miss turns due to being way off. I guess misery loves company, I was trying to not let this bother me.

Edit: Did the GPS fix in the forums and it did the trick. Locking now within 4 meters and dead on with compass direction. Wonder why Sammy didn't incorporate this from the beginning :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonesj8:
So I have the new HD modem. What else do I need to update? Firmware? If so where are the files. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kujayhawks77:
I like you. I'm pretty dull but I'll text you if you like.

---------- Post added at 08:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:22 PM ----------

My GPS has been pretty flaky as well. Sometimes it locks quickly and accurately and other times it takes up to 10 minutes and can be up to 100 meters off. It can be pretty annoying especially since the speedometer in my jeep is out and I use the GPS and an app for my speedometer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
No, sadly its only used in one ROM.

Nah, I stopped on N7. I can only afford one Tab at a time. So when I got oneI woudl return it or sell it and buy the next on up with donations. I fianlly reached my goal of TF700 so I am happy there!

Donations go a long way!

Please dont :silly:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdg1:
+1 This!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morrichad:
[srcosler]Your so confused silly man. Infinity is new, Prime is old, lulz:silly:

Scott you maybe right, but the way Asus is pumping out these tablets like Samsung pumped out the Galaxy line last year. Samsung was pumping out a dam phone new every 2 months, Asus has pumped out 2 tablets in less than 6 months apart. So come Christmas holiday rush my original statement hold true " yawn ....old technology" by their means like any current manufacturer is doing.

Still enjoy your your old rusty ermmmm ... I mean new super old performance Tab! Lol!:crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
You either have the latest technology or you are waiting for it...

Which one are you?

Also, I change up phones and tablets every 3 to 4 months so I am sure when the holidays DO get here... I will be on to something else.

I encourage to click myname then click find all threads started by me... And it may shock you how fast I hop thought devices. Already got my eye on the Note 2 ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morrichad:
Yes I very aware how go thru devices, your an Ho' man! A tech Ho'!!!

Ha! Ha!

Also remember you don't always go forward with technolgy. Remember your Thunderbolt Rom?:eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
No, someone requested that so I built it. They gave me a free phone to do it. I never pass up ANYTHING free, even if its older.

So if you or anyone else wants to donate hardware for me to tinker with then send me a PM with what you have.

Also, donations go towards hardware and site costs so I appreciate all donations!

You guys treat me well!

Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ltbakken:
Scott, you jumping to the Note 2 will be the last convincing I need to throw the s3 on ebay.

Oh and btw

If you want to have google now capabilities right from the play store, try maluuba. Saw it on android police today and its pretty impressive for a free app. Advertised as Siri for android. Potentially one less zip to flash?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Why, you dont like S3?

May not stay with VZW though... Bastards are locking it down like they did S3. I may go back to AT&T to get it. But I hate AT&T Data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] midnight assassin:
Anyone have a link for a working inverted Google now for this Rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ltbakken:
S3 is the best phone I have ever used, hands down. I do have this problem of chasing the lastest and greatest. Me loving the S3 is part of the problem. In my mind, the Note will be an enhanced S3 with a bigger screen and stylus, plus ive heard some pretty amazing things about the battery on the international versions. Hopefully LTE wont nuke that too much. Im completely happy with what I have though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eakeller:
I have a Palm Pixi sitting on my counter. That's available for free, will you take it? How about writing a rom for it? ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Scott:
Yeah, I am too but like a meth addict chasing a high, I have to have the latest and greatest. So I am saving all my donations from here until launch and will make my choice then.

But honestly, 5.5 might be too big!

Have one of those already, sorry, lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kujayhawks77:
I gotta find you a HP Touchpad. :rolleyes: It would help if I wasn't poor and could afford new devices.

Between my and the wife's student loans I feel lucky to eat!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JCSIII:
Md5 sum isn't matching