yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Exacly I've had none of the above problems either. However, there is so many things that can drain battery - it might even be a user installed app that has nothing to do with the core rom! ;)

Alot of crap files and other stuff can also cause these problems if coming from another rom without wiping.

Its not fair to judge the rom if the user didnt do a full wipe and did not start over fresh and clean. :cowboy:

Have a nice day everyone! :cool:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Added Colletion 2 with wallpapers I think look nice :)

http://lunsarn.se/vikingway/?dir=wallpapers

All are high-res and look very sharp on the S3 screen!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] smohanv:
Hi OP

It is few years now I have been using Android phones and have been flasing new custom ROMs every week. I think your ROM is the only one I have been using longer (more than a month). Though in between I have been switching to Pure Android ROMs (like CM, AOKP etc) but came back here again..

Good work... Keept this up..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Sandrioni:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

+1!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] n33:
Very nice Rom.

Tackar så mycket.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] lalo_il_pugile:
Please make a rom for note 2 !!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] twe69:
I am still on your VIKINGxROM v9!

Didn't want to update due to wedding, honeymoon, christmas etc....

Nows the time to upgrade though and will be sticking by your rom! :)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Haha nice, what an story ;)

Anyways, do a full wipe when coming from VIKINGxROM!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Some news of today.. :)

I "ported" the JKay battery style to use on VikingWay.

All credits go to JKay for the original battery mod!

From VikingWay Files news:

* Added 1% JKay battery mods! (Battery style from JKay Deluxe framework, does NOT need JKay Framework.)

* Schoolsux's Digitized Battery now includes 1% battery mod and install & work properly.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] F3nr1s:
Thanks for those news !

Could we hope a grey_schoolsux's_1-100_Digitized_Battery_Mod ?

Anyway thanks again for the Rom and all the schoolsux touch you add .
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
That seems pretty nice. So how does v6 look like for now. Even more optimized, bear bones just with the Jkay battery mod in green or blue? If more moding, than please a small package to revert mods to stock except for the battery. I can't wait for it to arrive.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Nema problema! :)

Made 2 types: Standrad Grey Digitized battery (grey charging icon), and a type B with Green charging icon as well.

Enjoy, the gray digitized battery looks really nice.. thx for the idea :cool:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
v6 is only imagined. I'm very satisfied with v5 and Samsung haven't released any new firmware with new stuff that makes it worth updating.

I expect v6 to be released shortly after Samsung releases 4.2 firmware to rebase on! :good:

I also plan to stick with the light grey/white theme. Grey toggles is much more natural to the "Samsung blue" theme.

The green toggles doesn't look as good in my opinion, they successfully adds to the bad "Clown UI" feeling ;)

EDIT: There is a "stock everything" package for v5 at VikingWay Files and v6 will probably have one too!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
Thanks for the info, I prefer the toggles and notifications to be colored because I often switch Bluetooth and use the phone under strong sunlight (at the equator) and it is somewhat easier to see the effects compared to the grey.

Quick question, how can I go back to the stock increasing ring volume in v5.2? I know some would find it strange, but I actually like that feature because it causes me to notice my calls in a noisy environment.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Added stock Phone: http://lunsarn.se/vikingway/?dir=mods & apps/v5 :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Conceptunlimited:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

School : Me always on 3G - India. The signals fluctuate sometime.

I guess that generates the heat. I'm on DDDLJ1modem (India).

Does flashing perseus kernel solve this heating problem?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] jnr21:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Try and see, no one can say it because every phone is different.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Conceptunlimited:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Can I flash perseus on v2.2?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] BossStang:
Yes, as long as its samsungbase jellybean according to perseus release thread.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
Thanks schoolsux. All perfect now.

On another note. What are you guys thinking of the Vanila Root Box rom at:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1898798

It surely looks stylish and the rom is just about 160mb with another 90mb for the gapps.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Conceptunlimited:
ofcourse me on Viking 2.2 which is a sammy JB
[Galaxy S III Android Development] djshorty:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

What about new firmware ZSEMA1?is there something new/big worthed to make new version?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] strix75:
Sv: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

No it`s not.

---------- Post added at 09:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 PM ----------

That is CM/AOKP rom this is pure samsung firmware. Not the same.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
Oh.. yes strix75 I know that. I was not implying any relation between the 2 roms. I was just asking if someone has experience with that rom because it looks very silk and light, but than again some of the peripherals like the radio, wireless, bluetooth, GPS might not be stable or not work at all due to the universal nature of CM/AOKP. Just checking opinions.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] F3nr1s:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Not sur the vikingway thread is the good place for that :)

Ask in the post of this Rom or if you want aosp and slim rom try the cyanway is the aosp rom of schoolsux :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] jnr21:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

@schoolsux: Can you post some list of apks/files which are removed from your rom?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Isn't it better to ask in that rom thread instead then, no matter how I try I can't find it releveant to this thread. ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
It was just an innocent question to begin with, but because so many feel disturbed by it.. well. What refers to viking rom it seems for the time being the subject is quite exhausted. As per schoolsux own words there will be no significant improvements and changes until Samsung decides to put out at least a preliminary version of JB4.2 And let's face it that ain't gonna happen any time soon, if at all. As soon as the Galaxy S4 comes out, all efforts will be concentrated towards it and S3 will be just forgotten as S2 was a year earlier. So, the current thread and the interest in the rom can be kept alive by exploring things related to it, or that distinguish it from other roms of the class. Which might even lead to new ideas of how to do things even better. I mean Viking v5.2 is a lightweight rom and very stable almost stock, alright. Now, I went ahead and installed the day before yesterday the latest nightly of the vanila root box with the default settings, and the stock XELLA kernal and modem. The rom is very light, stable, it has a slightly better ram footprint compared to the viking. The new quick toggles are significantly better compared to Samsung's default once and also compared to raubkatze mods and the jkay framework. So out of functional standing point that rom (which represents JB4.2 as a whole) is better. On the other hand there is no way to modify the contacts saved on the SIM card as is in the viking 5.2 (stock Samsung). Also the notifications on the lock screen are not as good as the bubbles on viking (stock rom). There is no native audio player, or at leas I did not find one in vanila root box, but there are plenty third party out there and I can report very reliable bluetooth performance with phone calls and music, the rom has its own equalizer system. I have not tested yet GPS and also many of the call options as for example the choice of the phone network protocol used, are unavailable and stripped from the settings. As is to be expected FM radio and presence sensors and possibly other sensors are not functional because they depend on Samsung's own frameworks and need proper drivers if nothing other. With the experience of both roms I do find many similarities and just a few differences. So as you can see the experiment brings plenty of material to think about what could be tweaked or bettered in viking rom. Why a smaller ram footprint is possible on the vanila root box? Is it possible to optimize even further viking 5.2? All valid questions. If nothing else just have a taste of what might come with JB 4.2, issues to consider and what not. I thought we all gather here with the desire to have our phones work better and more productive. Such a comparison can only aid to the subject. I wonder what the people in this thread are going to post about, once they have spent a few weeks with the now still freshly released viking v5.2
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tsw_sweden:
Wow... I want to read it, but I just can't.. :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] drakester09:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

I did. My mind is full of... :screwy:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Conceptunlimited:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

I second you... Since the rom is without bugs and all versions are rock stable and more or less of same nature, the thread moves pretty slow. I've noticed no posts at all for couple of days.

But as I posted before I keep coming back to Viking rom. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] boomboomer:
Anyone else having issues with the media scanner running for hours? I know this is a common problem with Samsung based ROMs but I can't seem to cure the problem.

Battery life is otherwise excellent on an unmodified 5.2 Viking Way, with the included stock kernel. I'm getting two days use from an Anker battery with 6 to 8 hours screen on time, but the wake locks from the media scanner irritate me everytime I check the history details.

I have used Rescan Media Root app to disable the scanner, but each time I listen to music it seems to re-enable it, which then goes on to run for hours until I disable it again.

Reading all the 'cures' in the Q&A forum I've swapped Nandroid to .tar format, checked the integrity of the SD card and the next step is backup 32GB of data and reformat the card followed by a superwipe of the phone and fresh install - which I'd rather avoid as I suspect it won't make any difference.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] djshorty:
I don't know the cure, but i know that not one but two micro sdhc 32gb class10 verbatim cards burned in my SGS3 in les then 2 months. Luckely i have warranty. But i wanna ask if media scanner is causing this?anyone else had problems with sdcards?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Simple is epic. Making a clean & fast rom and staying true to the stock experience, and improving the small details was always the idea!

If some revolutionary mod shows up and I enjoy it, I will probably add it.

This is how I like it, and thats what I plan to continue doing when Samsung releases new firmwares.

I just wanna make it clear that this is my hobby, I do the rom I like, when I feel like it.

If I feel satisfied with the current rom and don't update anything for a while, the activity naturally drops - well thats fine by me!

Don't get me wrong tho, I appreciate that people like my rom and use it and everyone is free to say what they think! :cool:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Kemby13:
XXEMA2 is out on sammobile, Singapore unbranded..

Just for info ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Nice, I will have a look at it :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
It really disturbs me SamMobile only uses hotfile.com as mirror!

I don't have a premium accont nor will I get one since I don't use hotfile more than getting the firmware...

And don't expect anything, I'm just downloading and checking out new firmware as usual ;)

Might be a v6 coming, or not!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Conceptunlimited:
Re: [ROM][19Jan] ¤¤ V I K I N G W A Y v5.2 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Roms with more problems have more threads :p
[Galaxy S III Android Development] juicer.:
Thanks! Simply the best ROM.

GDrive Mirror for XXEMA2: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37284387&postcount=11
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Thanks, I love you :)

Just have to validate the package so its intact! ;)

EDIT: 3 minutes instead of 2,5 hours download time, thats nice.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Haha yeah, I guess :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] twe69:
I have noticed my MediaScan is in my battery stats too, have had to force stop it but hoping for a better way to fix it. I haven't listened to any music on the phone just switched it on with no such widgets enabled.

Also has anyone tried another kernel besides the stock one to improve battery life? Feel like I am getting a little less juice than when I was on Viking Rom v9 with stock kernel....

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
VikingWay v6 out!! :)

Please read the changelog before you switch. v6 is somewhat different and future versions will be like it!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Lucas_Skyline:
V6 has kill app by pressing menu and torch pressing home? Can I install %battery mod from Viking Way files?

Thank you.

EDIT: When screen just turn off, does home button exit current app?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] exitmood:
excellent! yes!!

thank you for new version schoolsux

so nice and beautiful! i love that graphical theme!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] F3nr1s:
Yeah time to test the new clean V6 :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
No mods exept extended power menu. JKay framwork has all these goodies if you use them :)

I'm currently working on a separate fix (previous was linked with torch in lockscreen.), fixing the home button wake thing.

Also, JKay framework includes a fix for the "home button wake thing".

I contacted him as well but he does not reply how he fixed this little annoying problem ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] F3nr1s:
V6 installing without any problem i themed it with tthe % mod in vikingway files .

if someone want i mod the secphone apk for have non increase ring tone ( credit here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1748462 )

https://lh.rs/HMR3EDKwer7a
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Madlisboa:
Re: [ROM][28Jan][MA2] ¤¤ VikingWay v6 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

This rom is very very smooth man, good job.

Sent from some place of the world
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svetloslav:
Sweet... v6 rocks!

schoolsux how did you manage to replace Samsung browser for Chrome? I mean I remember you saying it was for stability reasons that the rom needed the stock browser.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Thanks! :)

Well, havent had any problems with Chrome in forever now, so I changed my mind.

Chrome is also set to be the default Android browser in the future.

If you have noticed the Chrome browser zoom in correctly on text etc.. ;)

Also, Samsung nowdays includes both Chrome and their own browser in their stock firmwares. Maybie they even remove their own browser in 4.2 firmware update, who knows :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] stanley08:
Here! Try my Media Scanner Fix! :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2016202
[Galaxy S III Android Development] strix75:
As always the rom kick as.

Thank´s shoolsux.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sam77744:
I just want to know , if I flash v.6 rom, after that on mobile status will normal or modified?and on download mod will officle or costam?kindly reply frieds.have a gud day
[Galaxy S III Android Development] boomboomer:
Best go and research and read a while so you fully understand what you are doing to your expensive phone, flashing a customized ROM certainly modifies it and stops official updates, also warranty in some countries.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sachs:
All works...V6 + jkay+jkay aosp= perfect.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Using this comes with NO WARRANTY, and disables offical updates and if phone breaks you CAN NOT return it with modified software,

However, I use this rom on my phone daily and I'm always testing VikingWay before release.

The unofficial rom builds is months ahead of the official firmware some people have in certain countries.

For example, my home country Sweden is still on XXELL4. It works fine but to the geeks its stone-age now... ;)

Also, the SGS3 seems hard to brick and if something goes wrong, restoring with Odin have you up and running again in no time in most cases :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] dule2303:
once a viking ,always a viking
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gadgetcraze:
Re: [ROM][28Jan][MA2] ¤¤ VikingWay v6 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Have been using this ROM for sometime now and also having fiddled with a few roms I can say that this is one of the best and most stable roms around. Thanks ss. Still on 5.2. Don't feel the need to update except perhaps for the battery life.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] darenas:
what about Kies support in v6?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] adamski123:
Re: [ROM][28Jan][MA2] ¤¤ VikingWay v6 ¤¤ The Smooth, Clean & Epic Way!

Noo why did u get rid of the samsung browser?!?! Chrome is awful lol :/
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sachs:
How change build number VikinkWay V6 for VikingWay V6 XXEMA2?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] BossStang:
Do you want to edit the build number yourself? In that case check /system/build.prop
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
Haha, just because I'm in nice mood today.. ;)

Stock browser: http://lunsarn.se/vikingway/?dir=mods & apps/samsung apps
[Galaxy S III Android Development] schoolsux:
I'm sorry, I should write "VikingWay v6 | XXEMA2" in the build prop. I do in some versions just to make clear wich build you are on, but since it obvious to me I forget it sometimes ^^

Anyways, I'll try to think of it...

Use Solid Explorer or ES File Explorer and go to: root dir/system/build.prop and edit the file.

Change this line to: ro.build.display.id=VikingWay v6 | XXEMA2

Save and reboot phone!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rTek:
i just came back from best buy trying out the galaxy note, it worked amazing in the s-note. But when i opened up the polaris i wasn't able to write like you can in s-note in pdf or powerpoint. so my main question is

Is there any other office apps configured for s-pen or for polaris is there a way to write or edit pdf, and power point files. I have to do this a lot for my classes and have to do alot of printouts for taking notes for classes. so just want to know if something like that is possible
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikF:
Writing on pdfs is easy. I use EXPdf or Adobe PDF. Both work well with the s-pen. For powerpoints, just convert to pdf!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rTek:
do you mean ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form app for android. and that's great if it does work sort of solves my printing problem and at the same time never have to go nuts looking for notes during finals.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyland:
use Soonr Scribble

Soonr Scribble turns your Samsung Galaxy Note into a state-of-the-art productivity tool for annotating and sharing any document when you're on the move.

With Soonr Scribble you can quickly capture your ideas and easily markup and share documents. It works with any type of file, on any mobile device or computer, across teams, across networks, and across the globe in real-time. Whether you’re working on spreadsheets, presentations, proposals, expense reports or just taking notes, Soonr Scribble on the Samsung Galaxy Note is the annotation solution you’ve been searching for.

Soonr Scribble is specifically designed to turn the Samsung Galaxy Note and other Samsung S Pen (Advanced Smart Pen) stylus enabled mobile devices into powerful productivity tools. Soonr Scribble lets you:

• View and annotate over 35 different types of files including MS Office Word (doc), PowerPoint (ppt), and Excel (xls) documents as well as traditional PDF files.

• Use the touch-sensitive S Pen technology built into the Galaxy Note to create high-resolution annotations.

• Create arrows and freehand drawn shapes, and add highlights to documents to fully illustrate your annotations.

• Create projects to categorize your documents, and create lists of people to share your documents and annotations, whether they're internal to your organization (members) or external partners (connections).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
I use RepligoPDF - faster than ezPDF. (but not yet with Note 10.1 - I'm waiting for it to arrive)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toenail_flicker:
Sounds like an ad.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rTek:
Do they let you free draw in the pdf file or no because that is one of my main concerns at the moment i had some time to mess around with polaris and turns out i can do little bit of free drawing in the word and powerpoint so thats not bad and also tried the ezpdf its pretty nice sucks that you can undo the pen and change the size of the pencil but still its pretty awesome so far hopefully they come out with something better
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redviper666:
Maybe but its a really amazing app. Super insanely difficult to figure out how to use. But brilliant once you get going.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdude5:
On S-note go to the menu on the top right and click import, the select PDF. It imports the PDF and lets you write on with full functionality and palm rejection. Soonr sucks. Laggiest pos app I have ever used
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahjabin:
Most of the time I can import pdf on S-note. But some pdf files show blank pages though they are visible in adobe reader. I dont know what to do with those files...:(
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sledgie:
i use .ppt and .pdf files in S-note. for the .ppt files, i use the android converter by this company. They have other convert programs to pdf so it's not entirely limited. Then i use cloudprint or canon print to print the pdf out, which works pretty well. Be advised it does upload the .ppt or .pptx to their web server and then redownloads the .pdf to the directory of your choosing so you do need an internet connection.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.thinkti.android.powerpointtopdf

As for the blank pages, there seems to be a bug if you switch between writing mode and moving (or non editing mode, top button on left) while editing large pdfs. I'm still trying to figure it out but it seems if i switch to a page in non editing/drawing mode, and then click the pen, sometimes it switches to my previous page i edited on. If you go to the bottom of the page and press the arrow key going up or down in the pages, then it works. Its a little wonky sometimes
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swingmanx:
I can't open any pda in the snote program. When I select a pda file it ask me to choose a program to complete action.. This list doesn't includes snote.