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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
So I just flashed my first kernel to my phone after installing vanilla rootbox ROM. I flashed KT1747 (ktoonsez) kernel and I am basically a little confused about using the Ktweaker options. I noticed several different governor options.

I am basically looking to set my phone up for a good balance of performance (maybe overclocking a bit) while in use and battery conservation (underclocking). I hear Ktoonservative thrown around a lot in these forums.

Any input or suggestions on this would be great.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
Heres a good thread that explains the different schedulers and governors....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1687578

For UV Values, here's a good thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886233

I personally use Deadline / Ktoonservative and Swiftks' UV settings
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
Thanks for the tips on kernels. One more random stupid question and im going to bed for the nite :silly:

I am just curious if anybody can suggest a 4.2.1 rom that allows customization of the status bar colors such as clock time, battery bar, wifi signal, and data signal?

I have only tried 2 maybe 3 4.2.1 roms thus far and they all showed the option to change color on that but did not work correctly it seems. They remain blue even after changing. Unless I am missing something.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] busarov:
Task 650s ROM seems to have that ability
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
Why not try morphology:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2093095
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
Here's my issue. When I was running stock unrooted, I tried pairing my phone with my old bluetooth headset. It paired, but the headset didn't work. All I heard was static. I assumed it was a broken headset and moved on. I'm now on tasks newest build and the same headset still doesn't work. I kind of figured that would be the case. Today I bought a rocket fish bluetooth car speaker and I have the same issue. It pairs no problem. But all I hear is static.

This makes me believe my device has defective bluetooth hardware. What gets me though is that I can tether to my tablet via bluetooth no problem. Does anyone know if the two scenarios would use the same hardware? Or would it be possible to have defective hardware that only effects the headsets vs tethering an Internet connection?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
Im still a bit of a newb so anyone feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but from my recent reading I believe this is an issue with all 4.2.1 firmwares at this time. I read there is some sort of bluetooth issue with this firmware. I also read a post by Task650 that 4.2.2 is up. Whatever that means. I assume on like a dev wiki or something, so i can only assume that their will be updates to come on that. Again I may be wrong, this is just what I have been gathering from my reading.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
There should be some bluetooth fixes with 4.2.2 but exactly what I really don't know...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
You are right in the sense that there have been bluetooth issues with 4.2. But most people can at least hear some audio coming out of their bluetooth device. They just hear static on top of it from what I gather. Task apparently fixed that issue. I think my issue is a complete different story though because I do not hear anything come out of my bluetooth device except static and popping sounds.

And like I said I had this issue with my old headset when I first bought my phone which was running stock 4.1.1.

My last option will be to go to best buy and ask them to test their most expensive bluetooth headset on my phone just to make sure it's not a quality issue with the headsets I'm trying.

I'm pretty sure it's my hardware that is causing this issue, I just can't understand how bluetooth tethering can work if I have faulty bluetooth hardware.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
Do you know what version of bluetooth the headset uses?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
Funny you ask that. I just got off phone with Samsung and they told me the s3 is only compatible with bluetooth version 4.0 and later. The headset I just bought says bluetooth 2.1 + ets on the box. If that is the case, does that mean that everyone on these forums who successfully use bluetooth all have headsets using version 4.0 and later?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
I kind of would expected for it to be backwards compatible to a point, but ONLY 4.0? Boooo Samsung, and I don't even use a headset... I guess you'll have to try pairing with a 4.0 headset and see if it works...

That probably warrants some spam on their FB page...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
Yea I completely agree. I'll drop by best buy after work today and test a bluetooth 4.0 device on it. I still think samsung is feeding me garbage. 4.0 and later is hard to believe for a flagship phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tj_ona:
Will we see 4.2.2?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SolidSnake33:
How do I backup my current kernel and modem?

Sent From My Slim Samsung Galaxy S3 - Slim Bean 4.2.1
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mumbo jumbo:
themes

once you flash a rom and then flash a theme to go along with it, do I need to re-flash the rom again to override the theme I just applied or do most make a backup before flashing the theme? thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mikecantreed:
I'm currently running Task's 2/10 build along with ktoon's 2/8 kernel and everything is running great except my wifi shuts off periodically and then won't connect back unless I restart. It gets stuck on 'Obtaining IP'. I've flashed both the ROM and the kernel mutliple times (after full wipes). Any advice would be much appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
As far as a stock Samsung ROM ? I highly doubt it we are still waiting for 4.1.2. I see getting a 4.2 of some iteration down the line but with GS4 seeming close to announcement it might be a while. For AOKP or CM then yes but it will be a few months as always until it is fleshed out and stable. I am sure Task is on it but it takes time.

Just keep a nandroid on hand before you flash the theme and restore if you don't like it. Always backup before you flash something. You never know
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
After flashing the rom, make a nandroid before flashing the theme. In the event you don't like the theme, either restore your backup or wipe cache/dalvik and re-flash the rom

*always 10 seconds ahead of me, hednik...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
So Im gonna edit my original question(s) since noone got to it yet...

Are their any specific advantages to using 4.2.1 versus a 4.1.1 ROM? So far I am not finding any for my needs

Any AOKP ROM I flash. I lose the following:

1. Call rejection list (and the ability to add numbers to this)

2. Favorites list under my phone app

These are not huge things but are inconveniences to me nonetheless since I do use them. Any advice or input is appreciated. I am just trying to see what I am missing here besides having the newest version of the OS.

Thanks in advance
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
So after trying 3 different 4.0 headsets it is confirmed I have a defective device. Samsung has told me to send it in for a replacement. Now I need to find the thread for Canadian users to revert back to stock. This was a telus phone so I assume I need the Telus unrooted Odin image that I flash in Odin, then run triangle away, then factory reset, correct?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] curry67:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1968625 :laugh:

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i find it runs better in general that may be to me running a rom without bloat vs stock. Its pretty sweet its much better then jellybean on telus stock there's so much bloat. im using cyanogenmod monthlys they are pretty sweet and there's alot of support
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lathamc:
Android System/OS are taking up 35% of my battery!! I think it might be a corrupt file. I used to have a Sprint Galaxy S3 and have reflashed the OS numerous times, but I don't remember how to do this. Would this help with my battery issue?

If I want to just reflash the OS (without doing a factory reset), how would I do this? Would I download the latest ROM from above? What radio buttons do I hit in ODIN?

Thanks!

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Whenever I switch apps (that's not the only time it happens, just the most apparent), the whole screen will flicker black for a split second. Is there a fix for this? I think its a software issue (like RAM mismanagement), but I'm not sure what to do.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
4.2.1 is faster in general. Faster camera with more options, better notifications, more under the hood stuff. Drawback is that its only on custom ROMs and no stock ones.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Question I am coming from a sgs2 with with voodoo louder u could but up headphone volume by 20 db thru the Yamaha sound chip is there anything like that for this phone all I can find is info is a about a sound hack for the international version.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
triangle away first...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] PhxDroid86:
Just trying to verify the easiest way to get a regular sim to work in a microsim slot...

If I want to buy a N4 for a friend(microsim) but he owns a MyTouch4G (regular sim) can he buy a microsim (w/ adapter), keep the same number, and be able to use either phone whenever?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
In the triangle away app description though it says it may not work on certain firmwares and for gs3, it will only work on stock firmware. So I would think I do the flash to stock in Odin first, then triangle away right?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
After thinking about it I realize I wouldn't be able to run triangle away after flashing to unrooted stock lol. So I guess really I should try triangle away now, if it doesn't work, restore my rooted stock nandroid, run again, then flash back to unrooted stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Keep their zips on your external micro sd card
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tr1ggerhappy07:
What's the difference between aosp, tw, aokp. Also how can you tell if you're running jellybean, ics, or any of those. Relatively new to the Android world and I must know more!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
TW is stock Samsung software

AOSP is pertty much vanilla android not made by a handset manufacturer

AOKP is custom ROM based on a lot of open source APP and firmware like cyanogen mod and AOSP, and other areas. Completely custom

ICS is version 4.0.whatever

Jelly Bean is 4.1.whatever

You to go settings -> about device -> and android version
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tr1ggerhappy07:
Ok so they are just changing the names as the versions increase? So if there's going to be a 4.3 it would be named another delicious snack?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
All versions of Android are named after sweets

Donut

Eclair

Froyo ( Frozen yogurt)

Gingerbread

ICS (Ice cream sandwich)

Jelly Bean

Key Lime Pie
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
When using CWM for recovery, it is saving my backups in a strange location. Somewhere like /mnt/shell/emulated/... instead of just the main cwm folder on the sd card.

What is the proper way to backup your backups to PC from my phone and also when it comes to restoring them? Do you just move back and forth between this folder as needed?

I used android commander and it seems to work okay for this. I just wanna make sure I am doing this properly cause I already noticed that backups are a bit finicky when restoring if you changed the name of the backup folder. I got an md5 checksum error because of this I assume. 2nd time i tried removing spaces in the folder name and it restored without an error but the phone would not boot. Luckily I had a working 4.2.1 nandroid backup and i flashed back to that and all was okay.

Any advice is appreciated
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
to backup to pc, you can use adb (if you're familiar) to transfer files back and forth or just plug your phone in to your computer and transfer the nandroid backup to a pc folder that way. of course there are programs like airdroid that allow you to navigate your phone as well. i keep a recent nandroid on my external sd card. do not rename the backup file or folder. cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
Thanks for the reply.

Last question on this. When I originally rooted using Team Epics root from recovery zip and Odin, it had installed CWM touch (not sure what version, I assume 5. something), once i was rooted and up and running I had installed ROM manager. Being that the app was a bit buggy or seems to be...

It kept recognizing my phone as not having CWM Recovery installed (even though it obviously was) and it would not allow me to proceed to the manage backups page without installing it again. So long story short i had to overwrite the touch version with the latest 6.something version.

My question is this. Can I safely downgrade back to the version 5 touch CWM without running into problems? or should I just stay put to avoid the hassle? I did like the touch version a lot better.

I heard a lot of good things about TWRP, but the drawback sounds like that you cannot restore nandroid backups made with CWM.

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
You should stay with CWM 6.0.2.3 because it corrects issues from previous versions. You can get a touch build of this version, but I think it's at an additional cost.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
cwm/twrp are personal preference. i'm a cwm guy...and a non-touch cwm recovery guy at that. if you want to revert, locate the touch recovery .tar file and flash in odin. 6.0.2.3 is a better option though. the touch version can be purchased.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] busarov:
And they go up one letter each time ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SolidSnake33:
Where would I find the zips for the modem and kernel?

Sent From My Slim Galaxy S3

Slim Bean 4.2.1
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
when you make a nandroid in recovery, it saves everything related to the rom. it will backup your current system setup, including your modem and kernel.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tr1ggerhappy07:
What's the difference between cwm and touch cwm? Also kernels. What are they and what's the reason for changing them?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Cwm requires you to use the physical buttons on your phone to navigate in recovery mode. "touch" cwm allows you to do just that: touch your screen. Info about what a kernel is and how it's employed can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=ROM-VS-Kernel#The_kernel

Read up. It's good info
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droid_funktionz:
I have tried out a few different various 4.2.1 - 4.2.2 aokp roms and I have found a few that I like a lot.

Question is I have noticed in many of the screenshots for the various roms the lockscreen shows more than 5 lockscreen targets. How do you make more than 5? Mine only seems to allow 5 by default.

I am currently on task 650 btw. I appreciate the help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
I don't know if its been added back in to tasks aokp since it just went to 4.2.2 but I can make 8 targets on slimbean

sent from the samsung galaxy airplane (i747)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ariestotle:
You could also try Widgetlocker. It satisfied all my lockscreen needs.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oilers2010:
Went back to stock after trying tasks AOKP and thinking about trying CM 10.1 M1. But I'm curious how stable it is in terms of LTE with Rogers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pkimkpop:
developmental settings

Hi can you please help I some how enabled developmental settings in liquid smooth rom and I want to disable it. I was pressing on the "build number" box
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bdithug:
Go into settings, scroll to the bottom where you see developer settings, click it, the first option should be to disable them. If not, just un check every option in there to disable all developer settings.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SRTGS300:
I'd like to go back to stock or find a ROM that has a functioning multiwindow other than Synergy, I flashed the wrong version and it gave me a headache with all the different versions. Ive been searching but I cant find a way to go back to stock without unrooting. Can someone send me a link? TIA
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2098526
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cholerabob:
I did a backup today with CM and i noticed the name of the backup was wrong ... It was give the name 1970-07-25 ....Isn't it supposed to be the date it was done on ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
That's how cwm has worked on both of my phones. I don't sweat it too much. Some people have reported errors when trying to get restore a renamed backup, if that's what you want to try. You can make backups in rom manager with the correct date
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bubba:
You can rename it whatever you want .. just DO NOT use any spaces in the name.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] C2Q:
Hey guys. I'm currently on cm 10.1 and considering trying out another ROM. What's the best way to backup all my apps and/or data to restore quickly once I flash the other ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Tibu does it all apps data recent calls list sms

sent from the samsung galaxy airplane (i747)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
It depends. You can use CWM to back up everything, then use advanced restore to just restore apps and their data, or you can use Titanium Backup for this purpose. The problem is that not all ROM changes are compatible with these. Some are and some are not. I'd say the most critical aspect is staying within one source -- AOSP or AOKP -- when changing ROMs and restoring.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dazzilla:
Help with root/heimdall

Hello,

I am on a Macbook pro & I am trying to use Heimdall-suite-1.3.2 to root my Samsung Galaxy SIII [AT&T i747 Jellybean 4.1.1].

I keep getting this error:

"Checking if protocol is initialised.....

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol.....

ERROR: Failed to initialise protocol!"

[they can't even spell initialize right... dammit]

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Does anyone know about an easier way than this? Being on a Macbook Pro, I am somewhat limited [don't have Windows installed on my Mac] so can anyone help this newbie out??

Any ideas would be grateful.

Thanks,

Noob.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aes623:
Microphone issue during call - cutting off with strange icon

I am new and apologize if I repeat a question but I searched and didn't find an answer.

I just received a warranty replacement of my SIII and when I made a call, the person on the other end complained that I was either muted or the sound came up slowly and was distorted. There is also a strange icon on the left side of the call screen, across from the hold button, that looks like a squiggle with a line going through it. I even did a factory reset and that still did not help. Has anyone seen this symbol and how might I be able to fix it? Thank you in advance for your help.

My phone is rooted but is not running a custom ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] curbcrete:
removing files

I am wondering what files I can remove without altering my phone. I am running liquid smooth 4.2.2 and like it and don't want to change anything, but my card is almost full of a lot of O files and I don't quite understand what keeps making these, I started with 1, now I have like 10. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colemac:
On battery on AOKP tasks. How can I see the percentage number in task bar for battery?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
I haven't run tasks aokp in a while but its under ROM control battery and change it to percentage

sent from the samsung galaxy airplane (i747)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Danny 0311:
file change?

I'm getting ready to root my AT&T SGSIII, and i would like to know if there is a rom that will add a setting in the Sounds & Notifications section of my phone. I would like to have a "sent mail" option(with the ability to add a sound), added to my phone, and from what i've read, i should be able to accomplish this only with root. Thanks for any help that you can give.:)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
I would try task 650 aokp. Highly customizable and a robust help thread in the general section
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jxs1984:
so i wanted to try a new rom. i went into cwm and accidentally wiped everything... including internal sd card. so i have no rom to boot into, no rom to flash... i can only be in CWM. i tried to do the adb method but i can't get adb devices to detect my device. i have the correct driver installed as well. tried using the toolkit also.

any other way to transfer the rom onto the internal/external sd card?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
Copy a ROM to your external SD with the card reader...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jxs1984:
dont have that lol. i just remembered odin and flashed a stock rooted rom via odin. im all good now thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] John453177:
can't root galaxy s3

I guess this is where I ask stupid questions....I am a senior who is trying to root my first smart phone. (samsung galaxy s3 on att mod. sgh-1747) I have downloaded Mr. Robinson's root66_att_1747UCDLK3.7z and ODIN. He says that I must extract file root66_xxx_.tar.md5 from it. I have tried for 2 days to do thisGRRRRRRR.......Please can some one tell me how to extract this file? I guess I qualify for a stupid question.

Thanks

John453177
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
With 7zip
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
The file you want is inside the 7z file. Just right click and select extract here or extract to the folder of the file's name. I use WinRAR, which opens 7z files, but you can also install 7z utility, which is free.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colemac:
Is there a app root method for Telus s3 doing everything from phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
nope. i can only imagine it being a matter of time though...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colemac:
Ok so what is the easiest method that you can provide me for my non tech saavy friend :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
This thread is the easiest way I found http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...ter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]

sent from the samsung galaxy airplane (i747)