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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xebu:
Hi, I usually dont write, but I read a lot here.

about 2 weeks ago i bought my S3, and everything was great. about 2 days ago I bought a 32GB MicroSD card (Sandisk Ultra Mobile CL10)

and put it into the phone, when I try to connect it to the computer via the USB cable, the transfer rate is extremely slow!!!

It usually just freeze about the middle and just pop-out a message that "The File could not be copied", and its the same to every file I try (regardless the type/size etc).

the strange thing is that it does the same to the internal memory!

if I take out the the MicroSD and put it into a card-reader and into a the computer it works great and transfer rate is about 20Mb/s!

is there anything I can/should do?

I know that on my old Motorola I could plug it into the computer and the SD card was shown as a "Removable Disk" and I could just copy and paste, and the S3 is either shown by a Camera or a media device... is there a way to make it as a Removable Disk?

I'm with a stock rom is that's matter.

hope I could get your help.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey jojo:
Sound like a problem i had when i got my 32gb card. for me it turned out that i had to change the usb port as the one i was using decided to be a usb1.0 port, changed port, installed drivers for a different port and it fixed my issue, dunno if it will work for you but worth a try.

also try formatting your card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xebu:
I just tried on another computer, the problem didn't occur but the transfer rate is still VERY slow...

I format the card within the phone and when I looked on the properties of the MicroSD card, under File System is written "generic hierarchical" - is that normal? is there anyway i could format it to NTFS or even FAT32? the phone will still recogsize it if i do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey jojo:
Thats what mine says too, not sure which format it uses by default.

I have heard that you can format to ntfs or fat32, but i havent tried it, too scared to damage it and loose 32gb from my phone accidently, lol (ive done this before. ) but search and see. :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
Hello

I was going through the system folder (stock deodexed UCLF6) in root explorer and came across this file :

/system/lib/libxt_native.so

What caught my attention is that ALL the permissions for other files in this directory are set to "rw-r--r--" exept this one ... which has the full permissions rwrrwwrww "or such"

Can somebody check the permissions for this file in their ROM ?

Is it normal for this lib file to have all pemissions ?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] crashpsycho:
here is a screenshot of mine it on the 5th line starting from the top. dont know s normal about the permission and im running embryo 5.1

att Skyrocket XDA premium

Be kind hit thanks where it apply
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
Thanks brother ... The permissions were right in my device ... This file has all the possible permissions ...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bronevaya:
I am returning to the states this weekend and I need to get prepaid cell service but it seems that I cant find any service that has unlimited data. I was thrilled at first to read about virgin mobile but then i found out that it is only cdma. Does anyone have any recommendations? best i found so far is H20 wireless at $60 for 2 gigs
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisw_2003:
I have had VM for almost 3 years and I use the internet fine all the time. Hell I used to play EVE Online through my phones hotspot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
I hear good things about StraightTalk. $45 a month for unlimited (within reason) everything, and uses AT&T's network.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Virgin Mobile in the US uses Sprint's network. The i9100 doesn't work on that network.
[HTC Desire S] skim0322:
Hey.

I've been on jb roms since they came out for desire s and have been using ics before that. However... ics roms have been in beta stage since ever and have not really advanced in terms of having stable or even working main functions. Well this is because of the fact that our devs did not have kernel sources. There have been words that kernel source release would solve all our major issues like front cam and others. But kernel source has been released and I'm seeing a decline in our forum's traffic and in development. I know i's partly due to many original members leaving. But I also hear that devs are facing difficulty in making the kernel. So I want to ask, will we ever have fully stable ics or jb roms or is this not a possibility?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Sorry for the tone, but this is a pretty pointless thread (IMO) there are already several others in a similar vein that exist and as we don't have a time machine and can't see into the future....although speculation appears to what the majority of threads contains these days....

This is now unfortunately an old device and as you rightly pointed out lots of the forums previous users have moved on to bigger and better new devices so the forum traffic was always bound to fall. We still have several devs that are developing for this device so don't do them a dis-service by suggesting that no progress has been made. Just look at the CM, AKOP and JB source build threads for examples.....

Since the release of the kernel source - progress has certainly been made, just look at the tweaked kernel we can now use, in which we are now able to UV & OC not to mention that the wifi tether issues are now resolved... everything takes time, so be patient....or learn to code yourself and help out!
[HTC Desire S] skim0322:
I fully understand the devs' hard work and their dedications. That's not what this thread is asking. It seems to many devs that they are still having a hard time adjusting ics and jb to our device even upon kernel source release. Despite the prior speculation that things would be much easier with kernel source. So I was bringing the problem forth to see if it is possible for us to have stable ics or jb roms. No need to be all defensive. Just want an objective discussion
[HTC Desire S] toxic-hero:
custom roms are rearly FULLY stable. there is always a little bug here and there. but since the release of the official ICS and the latest kernel source ICS roms are getting mature at last. and if you're still not satisfied, wait a month more. or flash the official ICS and have a really stable rom now.

JB is another story. there is no native kernel source for it and i doubt there will ever be.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I totally see where you are both coming from. The kernel source was released over a fortnight ago.

I agree with Ben, in respect we should appreciate what the current devs have given us etc etc,

But I also agree with skim, I am quite surprised that with the kernel source released, AOSP still hasn't got a functional kernel based on our Saga build. (Andromadus is using a kernel port)

I was hoping for at least ICS AOSP to be working by now, but I guess that is not the case :(

The forums have certainly gone a lot quieter now, and I suspect by the end of the year, even more of us will leave :(

But back to the original point, I wish that things could pick up like they were this time last year, but sadly that will never happen.

I have no intentions of insulting any devs, I truly appreciate the work they have provided us, and I haven't contributed anything particularly useful, so I am in no position to do so, but this is just how I feel.

When I look through forums like the S2, I envy the development... even after a year, ROMs are still on full scale, with so many choices to choose from...
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Unfortunately Oly I don't think that you can compare the DS to the SGS2. We unfortunately were never a main stream device (like the SGS2), we sadly missed the boat, with the Sensation coming out shortly after our release, I reckon that the focus went from DHD to Sensation and the limelight never really shone on us long enough to get a main stream following.

The Samsung onslaught appears to unbeatable currently sadly even the One series hasn't really made a dent.
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
We must all accept the inevitable that our device (Desire S) is by fact outdated with the phase of how fast mobile technology comes. That said, sooner or later, our thread will surely die.

It is with great appreciation that our devs are prolonging the inevitable. Most will surely be having new devices comes these coming months. I too will be leaving the scene as a new device is surely coming at hand in two months time.

Everything in our life changes. One must be oblige to flow with it. If not, one will be left alone and at lost.

P.S.

For an answer for the OP. THERE WILL BE a stable JB/ICS ROM as long as a dev will be willing to still work on it. If not, then THERE WILL BE NOT.

Long answer short: we will never know unless there will be one.

Moral of this post: learn to accept the truth that you have to move on to a new device if you really want to have a stable up-to-date ROM, even past JB.
[HTC Desire S] outsidetown:
Well, that was philosophical!
[HTC Desire S] skim0322:
Haha I don't know about you man... but I'm a student and learning to move on to a new device is not as easy as it sounds. I'm stuck with a contract until next April. So ill be sticking around here till then xD
[HTC Desire S] SteveO_:
I think custom roms have advantages, but it's not easy for the devs to make them perfect.

If i compare the stock ROM of x10mini/pro with custom cm6/7 ROM, the stock ROM sucks...
[HTC Desire S] anazhd:
htc stock rom ( sense ) , indeed, the best stock of all android. I've been using samsung, motorola and sony, but nothing is better than sense.
[HTC Desire S] SteveO_:
At the moment i'm using stock rom (sense) too, cause my prefered custom rom has still a problem with battery drain...

As soon this is fixed, i'll go to ICS DS again...

But at all, the ICS stock rom is working very nice...
[HTC Desire S] tarekmoha:
Fallout v4.4.0 is pretty stable to me, been using since a while now.
[HTC Desire S] SteveO_:
Tonight i'll try Fallout 5.0, let's see how it is... :highfive:
[HTC Desire S] nikhilpatil:
MIUI 2.8.x or 2.9.x

I recently flashed MIUI 2.8.17 and its been a joyful ride! It is very very stable. I had to reboot only once so far and that is an intermittent bug. BT/WiFi/Tethering/Camera etc. etc. everything works! (hard to find that in an ICS ROM)! Its my daily ROM now.. :good:
[HTC Desire S] Ragey:
Fallout 5.0

I got myself S-off and rooted 2 days ago.

The first custom rom Ive tried is Fallout 5.0. Only one day into my test and it's very stable and fast compared to stock gingerbread.

I'm very pleased with it so far :good:
[HTC Desire S] cdx47:
My Gingerbread stock rom experience made me root my phone. I kept getting the white screen with the green HTC logo and no matter what I did it always came back. I have now tried out about 5 or 6 custom roms and this issue no longer appears. Of course there are other issues, some of which are serious. But there are ROMs which are in general more than good enough for day to day usage. I currently use ICE-DSv5 but for example Fallout v4.4 is stable (v5 is not stable for me but it is for a lot of people).

If you are interested you can look at my other thread here called "My First Rooted Phone" for an overview of my experiences so far.
[HTC Desire S] naresh_gp:
Blindbean and Codename are great JB roms, not fully stable, but good to work with.
[HTC Desire S] skim0322:
Yes. I flash every recent roms so I know how they are. I started this thread to get an idea of if it is possible to have a stable rom. The devs have been struggling with major bugs since early this year and we're still stuck with the same bugs we had prior to the release of the kernel sources. I do know it is a difficult process. But wanted an answer from a dev. Is it possible for us to have working front cam, proper video playback, etc. ? This isn't complaining btw just wanted an answer other than "be patient. Be thankful. It's good enough"
[HTC Desire S] toxic-hero:
if you want stable flash rooted stock. it has everything you mentioned. combine it with tweaked kernel and you have even more... ;)
[HTC Desire S] Kun42:
MIUI

Yesterday I have tested ICE DS, Ice Cream Saga, CyanogenMod 10, HTC Stock ICS (official) and MIUI, and read threads of many others.

I was on CyanogenMod 9, but I now want a stable rom: a working camera & now reboot on heavy loads (like with GPS).

After testing all these ROM, I really like:

* HTC Stock (ICS 4.0.4 - Sense 3.6 - really fast & stable :)

* MIUI (ICS 4.0.4 based on Stock ROM - MIUI GUI) - fast, beautiful, stable too!

Links:

* HTC Stock ICS filefactory.com/file/5dcojf284iq5/n/RUU_SAGA_ICS_35_S_HTC_EU_14.01.401.2_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_275068.exe

* (unstable) MIUI miuiandroid.com/community/link-forums/roms.73/

I chose MIUI because it's really nice to use, but if you prefer Sense you should go with the stock ROM :)

Edit : after using MIUI 4 days, I had several crash with Spotify, I will now use the official HTC Stock ICS.
[HTC Desire S] kesh_33:
totally agree with u
[HTC Desire S] alessandroroccia:
I'm using ICE DS the version 5.0 and not 5.1 because i think that it have some problem.
[HTC Desire S] premsrj:
I'm on CM10 by nk111 build Sep 17th. Its stable enough to use as a daily driver. Front Cam doesn't work, and I don't use it anyway. The last 6 days that I've been using the ROM, I have had no major bugs or performance issues.
[HTC Desire S] msat1891:
anyone try this JB??

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1903496

quite awesome!:good::good:
[HTC Desire S] spiaggefredde:
take a look to the latest JellyTime, based on cm10. i find it the most stable rom ported by blindndumb (camera works -even with instagram which always gave me problems--, fast and smooth)
[HTC Desire S] ratzer:
I have a question. It is correct that each rom that I download has a kernel which is flashed automatically with the rom, isn't it? I often read in several development threads that you have to flash a specific radio or kernel so that everything works (for example kernel 77n). Why is kernel and radio not included in the rom?
[HTC Desire S] ParanoidHack:
HTC Stock: Improved

Agree, however you are free to tweak a bit using the android kitchen by dsixda, and you get a customized, stable rom :)

I went that way, deodexed, rooted, removed the stupid app selector, removed some bloatware and patched PDroid - still a very stable ROM ;)
[HTC Desire S] cdx47:
Just delete :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
this isn't a thread for questions, but...

if you're s-off (not unlocked via htcdev) then yes kernel is flashed when you flash the ROM.

If you're still s-on then yes you must always flash kernel separately.

The threads you've read that state specific kernel etc are experimental builds in which frequent versions and builds are released and each may have dependencies or compatibilities issues.

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] hankovsky.david:
Sense is best for me, too...

I think the same - Sense is full with great stuff and I was trying other ROMs without Sense, but I was missing Sense things...

I am using Project X v4.1 By Nikhil007 a.k.a Nikhil Dhayatkar and I found it stable and I thing when the developers improve som bugs, it can be very good ROM for DS
[HTC Desire S] msat1891:
jellytime, there's a bug while playing video.anyone notice?
[HTC Desire S] Ragey:
I saw the same glitch in video using this rom but I think the latest version may have fixed this issue - downloading as I type.
[HTC Desire S] Marcoevich:
How do you flash rooted stock? I didn't know that was even possible...

My dad has a brand new Desire S (previous owner send it to repair center for mobo replacement) and I am very very much surprised how fast and stable that android 4.0.3 icm sense 3.6 is. With fallout 5.0 I am getting lag and spontaneous reboots so I am a bit jalous of his stable rom now ;)

Is there any ROM atm that can compare to htc stock rom? JellyTime? NikProject? If that's not the case then I will deffinitely try to flash rooted android 4.0.3 stock rom ;)
[HTC Desire S] toxic-hero:
Ice Cream Saga v1(!) by Skanob.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
I find fallout 5.0 at least as stable and considerably faster than stock ICS. Lag and reboots? On fallout? I doubt its the ROMs fault.
[HTC Desire S] Ragey:
My phones the best its ever been on fallout 5.0 very stable and faster than stock gingerbread.
[HTC Desire S] hankovsky.david:
+1
[HTC Desire S] revlito:
painful but true, our wish is that no matter what, a dev will always work on their previous/existing ROMs for the sake of finishing what they have began. My sincere thanks to all who made our device updated with the latest android platform. God bless you.
[HTC Desire S] Marcoevich:
In the beginning I found it fast & stable too but it got worse and worser... Stock ROM is definitely faster than Fallout freshly installed imo..

I am now on BlindICE ROM. It's very fast and stable and the battery life has improved at least 50%! I have restored all apps & data from the fallout install so I don't know what's the difference now except for the ROM..

Anyway everyone has positive and negative things about a ROM. As long as it works good for you then there's no reason to switch hey ;)
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
By the way, which ROM is currently THE smoothest out there?
[HTC Desire S] reversehead:
JellyTime is best

After tried many ROMs, I ended up with JellyTime by Blindndumb, but i'm currently on Release 15.0

Fastest, most stable so far, you will be notice when you play 3d games.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1903496
[HTC Desire S] cdx47:
Sense 4 smooth then lag. Sense 3.6 smooth

ICE DS is probably the smoothest for me, although I am currently checking out Sabsa Prime 6.5 which potentially has the speed of Project X with the stability of ICE DS. We will see! Virtuous Infinity like Project X and to a lesser extent Fallout is also very smooth but I always get lag problems with Sense 4 ROMs after about a day or two of use.
[HTC Desire S] msat1891:
sure can? can play fifa2012? before this cannot..it'll close automatically.
[HTC Desire S] b3rus3t:
the better ROM working with JB at now is MIUI, isn't?
[HTC Desire S] msat1891:
I'm currently using pacmam gom, have some bug, but it's ok.. not a big deal, just sometime my ds reboot when using camera 360..:thumbup:
[HTC Desire S] b0urne83:
Currently on Sabsa Prime 6.5, very stable, working (after fixing wifi with custom kernel and gps with very simple fix), smooth and fast ROM compared to stock ICS ruu, in particular when multitasking or doing more than 1 thing at once (i.e. there'a a lag when switching on wi-fi/3g via widget on home and changing home page before wifi/3g have been switched on).

miss something of sense stock rom on sabsa prime, such as notifications number on lockscreen or too small font on lockscreen notificaitons.

My daily rom, my frist flashed ROM and not a reset since a week I'm using it!
[HTC Desire S] serggpolo15:
:good:
[HTC Desire S] mongonx71:
first:

ICS - I'm currently using ICE DS 5.3, very very stable (as stock) but working smooth and faster compared to stock ICS ruu. Overclocked with antutu cpu master free to 1,2Ghz with no problems and good battery life. Camera, camcoder and front cam works well (as stock).

second:

JB - I'm was testing Jelly Time (JT) but few bugs still in this build - Most important for me: camera, camcoder and front cam not work still on build R.21 - I'm waiting for solving this issue. Rom ultra fast no lags - project butter is fast like hell.

I don't like gallery in JT. Can't hide folders - but may be this is a Jelly Bean problem. I don't have any device with JB to check this issue.
[HTC Desire S] vanogrid:
I'm currently on Sabsa Prime v8.0 + v8.5. I can say this is THE smoothest rom I have ever tried. I was running CoolDroid v8.0 for a week - it was ok in the beginning but became really slow and laggy after some time. I reinstalled it two times (full wipe) but it made no difference. I don't know, maybe I mess up something, or the full Sense 4 just can't run smooth on Desire S :rolleyes:

I have also tried Fallout and JellyTime for a quick run, but when I installed Sabsa Prime I was like "daaamn, look how smooth it is" :silly: So I'll keep it for now.
[HTC Desire S] sarcome:
Is it really smoother than JellyTime? I'm impressed by the smoothness of JB roms.

Talking of JB roms, has anyone tried AOKP JellyBean (Build 5)?

I'm having so many problems: videos working 1 on 10 times, their thumbnails randomly disappearing, weird artefacts when using chrome (switched back to default browser), gallery force closing when opening camera, no video camera...

These bugs are not mentioned in the rom description, am I the only one having them?
[HTC Desire S] vanogrid:
Well, I'm not really sure. I didn't keep JB for that long. I sometimes need to use the speaker in calls so I decided to wait for a more stable version. But I, too, think it's a really smooth rom. I would definitely consider it as an alternative on some later point.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
I tried aokp build 5 yesterday, and didn't have any problems. Then again, every jb Rom has worked really well for me, maybe partly because I always do a full wipe and am careful what I restore (especially no system data).
[HTC Desire S] nikhilpatil:
Oh no you're not the only one..for me the camcorder does not work at all, sound cracks in earphones sometimes. Even the port maker shrome has been having sound issues. And he advised me to flash the kernel mentioned in his signature, which I did try but for some reason it didn't get flashed on my device. All this discussion was on PM since I didn't have privileges to post in dev forums yet..:p but I'm still using the ROM as my daily.. have seen nothing like it before :)
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
We have so many ICS sense Roms and almost none ICS non sense. Why? Why nobody have interest to give us a pure ICS rom?
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
Probably because jb was out before we had an official (3.0) ics kernel and source. And there are some cm9/aokp ics roms (look in the index thread), but the devs have mostly moved on to jb or a new device, and most of the users too, I think. And it probably wouldn't have taken much less work to get stable ics, than stable jb, so I think it makes sense (or even non sense :D) to focus on jb.
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
Frontcam working on CM10,nk111 fix it :)
[HTC Desire S] thepowerofone:
Exactly, now everything in flinny's Andromadus and nk111's CM10 roms works. I've been using flinny's builds for quite some time now as a daily main rom without issues. I'm blown away by the smoothness - no non-JB rom could do that for me. Not only smooth, but also fast. To quote a member from the forum - the rom feels like it was really intended for that devices - it's that smooth and fast. Try any of these two roms, guys, you won't be sorry.:good:
[HTC Desire S] bubi90:
I'm currently on ics stock and i think it's too laggy compared to old 2.3.5 stock. I'd like to try one of these: ICE DS, Fallout, Sabsa Prime and nk111's CM10. Which of these do you think is smoother than ics stock? I know CM10 definitely is, but is there any ics+sense rom as smooth as jb?
[HTC Desire S] abhilashpro:
I'm new to rooting and flashing ROMs, but I think I've found the best ROM for my Desire S. Go for Andromadus Build 125. Everything is working well - camera, general Android UI, everything. It's JB, not ICS, so you get to enjoy the benefits of Android 4.1.2... (Why settle for ICS when JB is here?)
[HTC Desire S] bubi90:
Do you mean this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776256

or this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1805450 ?
[HTC Desire S] zihinsiz:
Second one is Flinny's build 125 from Andromadus.
[HTC Desire S] bubi90:
Too bad the video camera doesn't work on Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] zihinsiz:
Camera and camcorder work on this build. Even the frontcam. Cam problems mostly fixed on JB roms including this, Nk111's CM10 and JellyTime.
[HTC Desire S] goodhoko:
Camera bug is in the kernel 3. Isn't it?