yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
I'll try and check the IMEI when I get home, I'm In work at the moment.

I noticed a clear efs option in Odin, would this make my situation worse or better, i know some people have cleared a corrupted efs and then edited the nv_data.bin to fix it. Woukd this help.

Assuming the IMEI is corrupted, I did a nandroid backup and the first thing I did was try to restore that, but that didn't help. Should that of restored the efs folder.

Thanks. ....John....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravyface:
Party. Hard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Try using ks tools restore efs

Capt. Chaitanya Patel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
I've checked the IMEI, and as far as I can tell everything seems ok, but it could be a different number and I wouldn't know, but at least it's not all zero's.

I tried using the GalaxSimUnlock app, but it tells me that it is unlocked, and I've tried various Sims in it just in case, but no luck.

It's really starting to baffle me now, although that's not very hard. :)

It works fine when manually or automatically selecting the network, it even says 'registered on network', but then when I try to dial something it says 'not registered on any network'.

Thanks ...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricey1986:
Does the imei match the one under the battery?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Please check your IMEI number and confirm with the one on your box or under the battery...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
Follow the instructions on this thread to get your original firmware back.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1838480
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
I forgot about that, I checked under the battery and the two IMEI's are different.

So it is just a question of how I can get it back. It's illegal here in the uk to change an IMEI, but would it be illegal to change it back to the original one.

Failing that could I register the new one somewhere.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Download KC-kTool app from the play store. it is free and you will be able to restore the IMEI number IF THE BACKUP EXISTS, because if you installed the OMEGA ROM than there will be the backup of the EFS folder in your internal memory card. if you cant restore than give me a call. I will explain how to restore it from the backup manually...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
The ktool program wanted a efs backup in either bin or tar format, which I don't have. I new I'd probably regret doing it, but when I first realised that I couldn't get any signal I tried messing about with the apn settings, but when that didn't work I restored my backup from clockworkmod. This didn't work so I did a superwipe then tried to install Samsung firmware. So I've lost the majority of what was on the internal sdcard.

I did however, have the sense to copy my nandroid backup to my computer first, and since this was a backup of the original stock rom I don't get why it didn't solve the problem.

What I do have in the efs folder is, a nv_data.bin with today's date for the last edited timestamp, and a nv_data.bak dated 27 August. So this must be a backup of the original file, so would it be safe for me to rename, replace & reboot.

Is my IMEI in the nv_data.bin or is there a bit more to it than that.

Thanks ...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
I ended taking the phone back to the shop I bought it from, and they fixed it overnight. I'm not really sure how they did it, because when I asked them they just said "we flashed it", but when I got it back it still had the same changed IMEI and somebody else's apps, Photo's, Messages, Google Play account, Email Accounts and even Barclay's Banking Apps.

It's like they took a CWM backup or something from someone else's phone and transferred it to my straight onto my phone.

Anyway, I factory reset it and now It's OK...

Thanks for the help... ...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
I have a temporary solution for you. if you still have the backup of the the EFS folder in your internal or external sd card than follow the following steps,

1. copy ALL the files from the EFS BACKUP FOLDER.

2. go to the root of your your phone with root explorer of ES file explorer and find the folder EFS. it should be with all the system folders like acct, config,data,dev,efs,etc so on and on.

3. now paste all the copied files in to EFS folder. tap on REPLACE THE FILES if ASKED...

4. close the app. and go to the home screen and wait for few seconds.

if your simcard have pin than it will ask the pin after few seconds and if it doesnt have any pin than it will just get the network.

good things is you have your IMEI number restored and can use the phone like regularly. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.

bad thing is NEVER LET YOUR PHONE SWITCH OFF. If it will switch off than you will have to follow all the steps again... :) annoying but works... let me know the progress buddy... best of luck...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
Sorry I didn't respond earlier, I've only just seen your post.

I'd had the Guy in the shop repair the phone once, and it seemed to work ok, although I still had the changed IMEI. Then I tried to flash an official Samsung Firmware from the SamMobile site and the same thing happened again. Althought I had backed up the efs data this time around, trying to restore from this didn't seem to work. I thought I would be able to restore the new IMEI, but I guess restoring corrupted data is only marginally better than not restoring at all.

I Brought it back and luckily they gave me my money back. So I bought a brand new one instead from O2.

Now I'm a bit nervous about trying to flash it again. Any ideas as to what might causes this problem (bad practice, etc)..

Is it safer to unlock my device with an unlock code or GalaxSimUnlock. (Seems obvious, but I guess a bad unlock code could be just as damaging).

Is it safer to flash through Odin or CWM.

Is there anything else I should take into account besides doing a nandroid backup and an efs backup.

Thanks ...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Make the back up of efs.and than do anything you want. This phone is extremely hard to be breaked.. the world is yours buddy.... :.)

Capt. Chaitanya Patel

---------- Post added at 04:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:17 PM ----------

I am fishing new roms almost every 3 to 4 days.keep trying new mods... Nothing happened yet.

Capt. Chaitanya Patel

---------- Post added at 04:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:18 PM ----------

I also sim unlocked with galaxysimunlock.

Capt. Chaitanya Patel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
Sorry, I didn't respond earlier, I've been busy with work, and any spare time has been filled with trying to repair a Desire HD for someone (Broken Screen, Digitizer and Trying to root and Debrand it with a v2.00.029. HBoot).

Anyway, I've rooted the phone using Chainfire's CF-root kernel, made a nandroid backup, and I'm trying to make as many efs backups as I possibly can (taking no chances ;)).

I've made one using busybox to tar the efs directory (although I don't think this will work).

I've made one using EFSPro.

I've use the HC-KTool program that you recommended.

I've also used the GalaxSim Unlock app to unlock & backup the efs data.

Now I was just just wondering how can I verify these backups, because something has happened that has made me question the validity of all my backups.

I tried the built in 'reboot nvbackup' method and the phone rebooted, but I didn't see anything happen. As far as I was aware you're supposed to see some blue writing as it copies the data.

Anyway, no big deal and I got on with what I was doing.

I then tried to use the Synergy Rom backup, where it said 'Backing up EFS if unlocked' and 'Not Unlocked Skipping Backup'.

Any ideas what this means, and how do I get and unlocked efs folder/partition.

An if Synergy can't back it up, how can I be sure the others are ok, too.. I know I'm probably being a bit over cautious this time round, but I don't want to be at the point where I need to use them to find out they are no good.

Thanks ...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Your EFS backup should be in two formats depends on the application used.

some apps use TAR.GZ and some use .IMG.

There is one way to confirm the data of EFS backup.

Go to HC-KTools>backup EFS to /sdcard/efs.img

when complete it will ask to SWITCH TO EFS BACKUP CHECK. tap on YES and than on the next screen tap on RUN CHECK.

The result should be last line saying 100% (0 BYTES DIFFER)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
Actually, I had noticed that after I'd used it. So at least I can count one of the backups as reliable. Although when I scanned it just after making the backup it said 100%, but when I scanned it a day or so later it was about 98%. I didn't think the efs data changed.

Thanks ...john...

Edit: Actually I've just checked it now and it's same, 99%
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Don't worry that will not be a problem.. just keep updating it...

Capt. Chaitanya Patel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0hn0n1:
OK, I will do.

Thanks for your help

...John...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Anytime buddy...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stalker182:
Help please..

I buy samsung SGIII 16GB but when i check the space there is only 8GB??can anybody explain me where the other space??

Thanks before..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
From 16 GB 5. something GB is separated for the ROM and the other things. the remaining is used for the applications and the memory for sms, contacts and so many other things. so there must have installed some apps in the phone when you bought it...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Journyman16:
In [Settings] [Storage] you can see what is using your memory. Mine has never shown more than 11+GB of the 16GB for the internal card - I'm presuming that it's the system using that. Currently Apps is about 650MB and ClockWorkMod is at about 1.5GB of the rest and I have about 8.5GB free.

Below that is extSDCard stats.

Long press on the categories will take you to a more detailed view for that category...

(*grins* - that's part of the reason there are so many ROMs to flash - people trying to make the free space figures better)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grimdog25:
Frustrated and out of options

I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong thread but I have run out of ideas and have spent the last 4hrs trying to find information on my issues so any help answering my question or pointing me in a better direction would be greatly appreciated. if you have not figured it out I a noob when it comes to these forums, I have a rooted vzw galaxy s3 running synergy rom r484 (I have tried posting in the roms forum but it wont let me cause I am new) I am having issues with sending files to my tablet using wifi direct which both are capable of doing, also dlna feature on the s3 will not turn on (option is greyed out) any info would be greatly appreciated thank you for your time
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
This is I9300 forum do you have I9300?/

jje
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
We Are Proud To Introduce Our Latest Efforts

AoCP

CP 4.6

Jelly Bean

~

Its a new source that we have put together based from CM10 and AOKP.

~

It is Android Open Collective Project.

~

Many thanks goes to:

Google for the base

-> Cyanogen-mod and AOKP<-

for all the time, and efforts into showing us the way.

And lets not forget the work on the lovely mods included here.

With out you, our eyes would still be closed.

This Is Jellybean 4.1.2

This is compiled from source.

It is for i897

It is...

Rooted

Deodexed

Zipaligned

It has....

OTA

Lots of customizations

toggles

weather

Custom apps

New Features

Wallpapers

Themes

[Changelog]

3.

Remove asserts from updater-script

4.

Updated to Android 4.1.2

Added Screentimeout toggle

Lots of new mods

Added datadata

4.2

Fixed notification wallpaper fc

Fixed kill all button in portrait mode

Fixed screen timeout toggle advancing after reboot

Fixed no volume on first boot

Other enhancements...

4.4

Added autohide for quick toggles

Added clickable clock and date in notification panel

Various bug fixes and updates

4.6

Fixed toggle/weather alternate hide

Enable/disable QuietTime

Added a couple of themes

Some updates...

***Make sure you are on gingerbread bootloaders before flashing this rom***

HOW TO INSTALL

1. Factory Data reset

2. Wipe Dalvik

3. Format System

4. Install Zip from Sdcard

5. Boot up

6.Install GApps

7. Enter google info

(May have to remove external sdcard if coming from gingerbread)

(Do not flash gapps for ics, or you will lose your camera)

Download

AoCP - CP 4.6

Credits

Cyanogen-mod

Team Kang

TheCollective Team

Johnsondr80

Robm1911

DMAN3285

Mortem Tuam

Ruger94

Fezzy102

ee23hd2

flappjaxxx

joedv

LiquidSmooth

(For the propmodder source)
​

Source

As Always, We are not responsible if it messes up your phone

​
[Captivate Android Development] robm1911:
Download Mirror

AoCP - CP 4.6

Mods & Updates

Updated gapps

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/44679379/gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip
[Captivate Android Development] nygfan760:
....and I just flashed a rom.
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
Yeah right, you are a flash-o-haulic like the rest of us :laugh:
[Captivate Android Development] Johnsondr80:
Seriously?

Bombtastic!
[Captivate Android Development] fezzy102:
I see that I'll be running the cappy for a few days.great work.
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Feature list?
[Captivate Android Development] 4-2ndtwin:
Oh yeeaah !! Big Thx !! :thumbup: Lookin forward to tryin this out......after i get home from work......dang job :/
[Captivate Android Development] RDI:
So far, so good. TiBu the last 2 upgrades noticed that my Android ID had changed, and put it back to the original. Not this time. I had to use Android ID changer.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate running ICS 4.1.1 AoCP CP v3 w/KG3 Modem
[Captivate Android Development] john9:
Awesome post! Thanks for your contribution .
[Captivate Android Development] tallsilver:
Themes Again

Will this version accept cm10 themes?
[Captivate Android Development] Mortem Tuam:
Woot!!!

Great job guys!!

Be sure to follow The Collective on Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook....links in my signature! :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] robm1911:
Still no theme chooser. We still build our own.
[Captivate Android Development] tallsilver:
Got'a red or crimson that will work yet? :fingers-crossed:
[Captivate Android Development] 305Freak:
Could some one post a mirror? I can not d/l. The proxy recognizes the posted link as a P2P. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] robm1911:
Got a red that i started for ics prolly start on porting it this week.

I'm mobile right now I'll hit up crt60 see if he can upload a mirror to media fire.
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
Edit... nevermind. Just saw that the link in the OP is at d.hst. Oops.
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
Ok, got a mirror up.
[Captivate Android Development] tallsilver:
Great, I'll keep an eye open for it. Like to try your rom.
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
Quick question - what version of CWM is included in this ROM?
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
For any interested the Devil Kernel HellyBean Edition (yes that's what I'm going to call it) seems to be working with AOCP. Just flashed it and the phone booted up currently going through that Optimizing thing...

*edit*

Well using sio with the max frequency set to 1400 seems to have helped the lag. It's not 100% gone but a lot less noticeable.

*edit 2*

Not sure if it was flashing Devil Kernel HBE or something else that happened to my phone, but it seems a shared library got misplaced... Could I get someone to send me a flashable zip with just AOCP's kernel. Not sure if the updater-script in the Devil Kernel HBE zip is a good one to use...
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
I'm just guessing because i was watching a logcat when it happened but it might not be the problem. There has to be some kind if conflict going on. Memory, dalvik cache, partition issue, i don't know, but I do know there are permissions issues that exist.

Hope to figure it out soon.

I know the other devs are trying different things to solve it, cuz every jb rom is having an issue.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
I see. Well I was just trying to point out that it's a known issue and it's being looked into. On that note my phone seems to be virtually lag free I don't know if it's because of the kernel, the missing shared library(ies), or something else I did. Makes me a little reluctant to reflash and start over, but two of the apps I use fairly daily -- the Compass Bank app for mobile banking and TweetDeck (don't judge me =P) -- are not installable now because of it(them). Here's what I did.

Installed Devil Kernel HBE 1.1.3

Let the phone boot

Rebooted into recovery and cleared cache, Dalvik, and fixed permissions

Rebooted

At that point I noticed my TweetDeck widgets were missing and TweetDeck as well as the Compass Bank app were no longer in my drawer or showing up under Manage Apps. Of course I attempted to redownload them but when it goes to install it gave me the missing shared library error.

I provide this information in hopes it helps the devs narrow down the lag issue and squish it.

*edit*

Thought I'd add that I'm was using the sio scheduler and ondemand governor and have the Max CPU freq set to 1400 MHz.

*edit 2*

Just reflashed AOCP and fixed permissions after installing the gapps. So far no issues with shared libraries nor any issues with lag. Will edit post if I run into lag issues though.

*edit 3*

Yep I'm running into lag issues again...
[Captivate Android Development] Bane99:
Anyone having success with a kernel that is not Devil kernel in terms of less lag?
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
The only other JB kernel I've seen is Semaphore. I think TC needs their own kernel dev...
[Captivate Android Development] dman3285:
The "lag" is a hardware rendering issue. And, as of 5 min ago, I pushed the fix to girhub..
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
Syncing now ... :good:
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
Guess I should say that while I did have a bout with lag it was only with the Amazon app... While I do still get lag sometimes, it's no where near as bad as it was during my first flash. Phone was almost useless... Now I can use it and generally only struggle with hiccups of lag every now and then.
[Captivate Android Development] 305Freak:
Avoiding Future IMEI Problems

I just thought I would copy this post I made on a different thread. Although no one here seems to have suffered this fate because the current ROM does not use these partitions, they may suffer it in the future/different ROMs, I figured it wouldn't hurt to share some knowledge...

Avoiding IMEI problems, ie Phone lockout from Carrier!

I have a couple of suggestions to avoid all this. Both involve always replacing the EFS after a flash before you install the SIM card. One way, obviously, is to keep a copy of your EFS folder and then replace the folder after you flash! Use can use software such as Root Explorer as suggested by most.

Or, and this is what I do,

If you are certain you currently have a correct IMEI, go to the Play Store and download the free version of Galaxy S Unlock. Open the app, go to the second tab and choose the second option which is to save the efs folder. Before flashing, back up the app with Titanium Backup along with your other apps and remove the SIM card. After flashing, re-install Titanium Backup then restore Galaxy S Unlock. ALWAYS restore saved EFS folder, the last option under the same tab in the app, before inserting the SIM card.

Since ROMs don't usually come with Titanium Backup installed anymore, a couple of ways to do this is if you have a WiFi connection then download Titanium backup or have the apk for Titanium Backup handy on the SD card. You only have to do the backup the first time and then just restore EFS after flashing any JB ROM. Happy flashing!

P.S. I read somewhere in the past that Titanium Backup picked up a change in the EFS folder and gave the option to correct it but this has not been my experience.

I hope this helps some folks.

Link just for reference http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31663571&postcount=770
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
Any Collective members making roms over in the AT&T SGS3 forum? I poked around a little bit but didn't see one.
[Captivate Android Development] robm1911:
Actually we have added the sgs3 to our device tree on github. I belive ee23hd will be heading up the project for that device. I'm sure its in the compiling/development phase now but be watching for it.
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
Sounds good - thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
How's it panning out so far? Any improvements?
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
Be honest, I haven't messed with it yet, been busy working on other code for the ROM, I'm sure dman did a great job fixing the lag, but will check it out soon though and will let you know.:good:
[Captivate Android Development] dman3285:
A Lil something....:D
[Captivate Android Development] :
Running great! Gave life to my cappy. I only and have only use collective. Have not used cappy in 2-1/2 years....now my backup.
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
Very zippy and fast. Dman did good as usual. Working out a few bugs but should have a killer rom coming for you guys soon.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
Good to hear. The lag is starting to drive me more bonkers then I already am. No hurry though because I don't believe a ROM you're not confident in is worth releasing.
[Captivate Android Development] crt60:
So are you still messing with kernels?
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
I was thinking about giving Semph a try, but no I haven't done anything since attempting to flash Devil Kernel HBE and losing those libraries.
[Captivate Android Development] bigbadwolf311:
Bump. Don't want this thread to get lost.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
I'm still eagerly awaiting AOCP CP4 or whatever they're going to make it :)
[Captivate Android Development] waslost1:
Me too! ICS was nice but the EU thing scared me back to Mosaic. I am ready to come back with JB, but it sounds like your next release is just around the corner. I think I will wait and save a flash. Thanks for keeping this old phone alive!
[Captivate Android Development] dru1226:
I got a boot loop and can't figure out why I'm not new to flashing installed as written maybe just a bad DL
[Captivate Android Development] :
I love Boot Loops with ice cold milk.

Oh.... Boot Loop not Fruit Loops...sorry.

Yes prob bad download.:D
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
What kind of boot loop are you getting? Like does it look like it's trying to copy files and then reboot?

What kernel did you flash from?

Did you attempt to boot back into recovery and flash again?
[Captivate Android Development] LighthammerX:
I got this rom working and its working fabulous.

The only downside is I'm not a fan of all the orange everywhere (system memus, system select, system icons).

I tried using Nova Launcher's universal system recolor tool and it doesn't work.

Is there any way to pull this out ?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] robm1911:
Crt60 is working on 3.1 right now which will have the theme chooser. Right now I'm trying to finish up a rebuild on my PC and hopefully be able to start working on some themes soon.
[Captivate Android Development] LighthammerX:
Thanks. Is this thread best to keep up to date on details or should I be following you on a blog some place?