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[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] evilRafael:
I don't understand, I flashed several ROMs, ICS and Jelly Bean, I believe the one I'm using now is a custom based on the stock ICS Samsung Tab from a different region (actually might be a different model like the 10.1 Tab I'm not sure). Anyway I had no problem. What did I do right ?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Henu:
I´m a bit confused as well. Long story short:

Tab is 7300. Rooted, running CWM 6.0.0.10 (...which was, in CM9 thread wrongfully marked as 6.0.0.8)

Installed CM9 two weeks ago with that.

Battery calibration got screwed, restored stock HC.

Flipped back and forth with both, left with stock HC finally.

Installed Tracid´s stock ICS.

So stock HC -> CM9 -> stock HC -> CM9 -> stock HC -> CM9 -> stock HC -> Stock ICS.

Does that mean that if I now do anything in CWM 6.0.0.10 I´m bricked as I´m now running that stock ICS?

Thanks for help,

Henu/ Finland.

EDIT: Using Got "Brickbug?" I got the unfortunate verdict that "This eMMC chip is *KNOWN* to have the brick bug!".

So, what now? :( I´d love to try CM10 but am I now stuck with the stock ICS for the rest of my life or am I just stupid?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] vladev:
The battery bug has nothing to do with the recovery you have. It has to do with the particular ROM and calibration.

The ONLY one recovery that triggerd the eMMC bug was 6.0.1.2 I believe, but it was taken down by kalt_kaffe (the one who complied it).

So, you're ok with 6.0.0.8, don't worry. Feel free to try CM10 and share your feedback.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Henu:
Pheew, thanks. :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] carmobileproject:
Confirm, the 6.0.0.8 recovery is safe! I make several restore and factory reset . This is the step:

stock HC -> AOKP 4.0.4 -> CM9 -> stock ICS -> CM10

Bye!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] shiko80:
Is it also safe now to use 6.0.2.7 for ICS or CM10.1 ?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] mTOOKIE:
I'm glad I came across this thread, save me the headache down the road. Whew!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] _kankea:
Just bought myself a P7320, updated to official ICS (Sweden/Telia release) with Odin and nearly sh*t my pants after reading about this bug and verifying that I have a brick bug... :eek:

I didn't get a definitive answer after searching the threads, so just to clarify things a bit, what is the correct procedure to flash e.g. some JB ROM safely?

EDIT:

I was blind. Found it:

"Flashing recovery.img and boot.img from honeycomb, after installation done reboot to recovery and flash the ROM you desire..Remember, your ROM package must have boot.img and recovery.img too.. "

Sent from GTab LTE
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jay2the1:
Right I think I understand, I am completely stock my Gt-P7300 came with Honeycomb and I flashed the stock Open Austria ICS using Odin, does this mean if I power up into recovery (hold down power and vol up) and restore my Tab that way I might brick?

If so what is the procedure for erasing the Tab for changing the main user or selling it? Is there any problem erasing using the option in Settings or with encrypting the device in Settings?

EDIT: OK I just tried to get into recovery via Power and Vol Up and nothing happens, I don't seem to be able to get into it, so I think the only question now is, is the 'Restore' setting in Settings safe to use to erase the device?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jay2the1:
Anyone? Is using the built in restore using the Factory Data Reset option safe on stock ICS?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] deton24:
P7320 / Android 3.2

I have a P7320 with Android 3.2. I'd like to change ROM to custom 4.0.4.

Is this topic is also a warning for mine device/OS? App says that chip is vulnerable.

I just want to change ROM, and leave it alone.

Whether the problems will start during overwritting 3.2 (HC)? Or only after changing ROM to this 4.0.4 during doing anything in CWM ?

Is it safe to apply custom 4.0.4 ROM on this device?

According to post above, it seems like he cought a brick, yes?

But I have P7320.

edit

Ok. Everything works fine. It not involves this case.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joederp:
I flashed the injected stock ROM, and this might not be related to the ROM, but I can't post in this thread, but it seems like the hacks to the ROM might have messed up the multiprocessor support? Am I just crazy but CPU0 has all the processor time if you look by apps. Does the kernel support that reporting? I noticed in the logs lots of ERROR messages about E/MP-Decision

In Android System info I only see a listing for CPU 0, in AnTuTu CPU it lists CPU1 then removes it.

Going into a shell I have confirmed that

/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/online is set to 1

/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online is set to 0

Am I missing something in 4.0.4? Is this normal power save behavior? Is this possibly a script like from the CPU sleeper (which only works when screen is off...)

Is there a CPU monitor that show both CPU usages? Does ICS sleep unneeded CPUs??

I see there are Core2 Management and 2nd core which let you chose the CPU1 active or not. Unfortunately, they don't really work with the stock kernel. They appear to, but in a Stability Test program, they are active.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joederp:
I see that the error messages are related to dynamic hotplug mode. And this script http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1798765 seems to enable battery life by forcing Dual Core all the time (which I'm not sure that would be better other than two cores at lower clock is more battery life).
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Heartlessangel2001:
had anyone gotten a ext4 format system. not rfs. i have data and cache as ext4. but not system

To be forgotten is worse than death.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Heartlessangel2001:
anyone?

To be forgotten is worse than death.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] da1writer:
Alright, I really would like everyone's opinion on this or at least as many as possible, devs especially! I used my Juice Defender app for battery Saving (still is) but I believe the CPU function is broken as it caused tons of freezing on my Galaxy Player 4. I honestly believe it's just not functional to do such a task (the app I mean). So I grabbed nofrills since I hear about it so much on this part of the forums here on xda but had bought setcpu that applied undervolting to the CPU frequencies automatically, I have no clue if nofrills is doing undervolts. So what does the community here use? I'm open to any suggestions, no criticisms.

I also read up on schedulers but don't know which one is the best to us for our Galaxy Players. I'm using the terrasilent Kernal, so I'm using that governor. The schedulers have been narrowed down to to vr, bfq, and sio after my research - there is a thread here in the galaxy nexus portion of xda that explains everything very well. Which scheduler do you use for you Galaxy Player.

All suggestions, opinions, and comments are extremely appreciated! Thanks for reading, looking forward to hearing from you guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanjosep:
Tegrak overclock can overclock to 1300 MHz, but volt control needs the full version. Maybe the kernel disables this functionality tho, cos it only works on galaxy products.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] exodus454:
I use tegrak ultimate. It'll handle over/underclocking and over/undervolting and will allow you to set frequencies not specified in the kernel. I have mine at 1444mhz (1360ma) right now, with 100mhz (825ma) at idle. I also use setcpu for the profile switching so I can control what frequency it's running at as the battery discharges. I usually use noop or cfq as a scheduler, but that's only because entropy doesn't feel the need to include other governors.

You just have to make sure when playing with this stuff that you have ONE program controlling the function - don't go into one program and adjust something, then go adjust the same in another. I don't really find the need to run juice defender.. these things get pretty decent battery life as it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] da1writer:
I mainly use the Juice Defender now for automatic wifi turn off schedules, and only having certain apps use wifi (screen on or off only). Some apps/games pop on wifi for no reason and at weird time frames. Plus the tint feature really helps at night for an insomniac like me.

Besides that the reasoning behind this thread is to help others but to also find out why my Poweramp or anything audio related stutters when I turn off the screen and I'm thinking either it's the scheduler (using sio right now), Rom (using ethereal), clock speed (100mhz with screen off), overclocker (using nofrills), or is it the wifi being on in general still pulling data...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Warren87:
thanks for the tutorial.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
it's kinda missing HOW to get internet working if whoever flashed it for you didn't do it right. I'm still learning what programs we can use with the Galaxy phones. I was very good with the Evo line of phones...but QPST doesn't recognize the Galaxy phones apparently....everything else should be solid and work, as it did fine for my two Galaxy S3s :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
figured out how to edit the DATA settings so you can set up your phone to have internet access if you didn't already have it. I will be updating the guide this weekend.

anyone on Metro able to use Pandora on 3G? mine keeps skipping from song to song (but never starts the song) and I can't use it unless i'm on WiFi. everything else works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpgorbosjr:
O god this makes me want to cry. I tried getting a Sprint Nexus S over to Metro and could never do it :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
confirmed that MMS are coming in and out while ON WiFI and OFF WiFi, so I removed that limitation from the OP. also tested with HandCent, GoSMS and the stock SMS app...so it should work with most other apps as well!

and as of today Pandora was updated and it now works with MetroPCS's 3G. At least it's working great for me where it wasn't working before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] diazf09:
What are usual 3G speeds on metro? I'm new to sprint been with tmobile. So its like a culture shock switching to sprint and their slow speeds. Thinking about switching to a prepaid carrier that has better speeds
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] li2mn007:
I paid someone on ebay to add my Sprint Galaxy S3 ESN to the metropcs inventory. Problem is, that he states LTE phone's ESN's are not supported for metropcs. Is there anyone that can add this ESN?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
unfortunately sounds like he's trying to just take you for a ride. if he can add the ESN, then he can add the ESN. i think it's obvious it can be done just fine since there's so many of us that got our ESNs added.

my best advice is to search on craigslist for a local independent retailer that will add it for you. then come back here and follow my instructions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] electropyro:
are you guys using a stock rooted rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
this worked both on my wife's stock rooted rom and on a few variations of Blazer's Rom with and without the JellyBomb theme. I just moved to an AOSP JB rom today, will be testing if everything works and will report.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] electropyro:
what version of the stock rom is it? i have 4.0.4 on mine and installed the seMms.apk with the right permissons and everytime i try to go to pictures to send mms the app FC. i tried fix permissions on recovery but still same issue. also does the stock rom need to be deodexed.?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
she has 4.0.4 and completely stock, meaning it's still odexed. but if you follow the instructions you won't have a problem. the instructions say to remove the .odex file that is there if you're still odexed. you can't expect to run a deodexed mms apk while the odex file for the old apk is still there!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] uzumakinaruto28:
I did all the steps and it works great but I get 1x speeds. In the grandfather plan. But other than that, I keep getting data loss or roaming symbol atop the bar signals. What can cause this? Should I use the newer prl? Using 3022. Any help? Just using stock rooted 4.0.4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] electropyro:
i did those exact steps and the app keeps FC. and yes i deleted secodex thingy.. what else could it be?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
i'm always using the latest. right now it's 3031. get it from the link on the OP.

honestly, I don't know. i'm telling you what worked for me. on my wife's stock, rooted 4.0.4 the mms apk works fine. on Blazer's Rom it works fine, and on Codename Android (non TW-based) it's also running fine. must be user error. what, i don't know.

on a side note. I have NOT been able to get MMS working on Codename Android (is this AOSP or AOKP? one of the two). The apk itself works fine, but mms won't come in). i'm pretty sure it's down an APN issue, i'll post if i can figure it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blackhand901:
I have a question. I have a sprint s3 flashed to verizon. What are the steps to return it to sprint? Change to a sprint prl and then ##786# code and reset?

Sent from my galaxy s3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] radrian92:
Would my Sprint s3 be fully functional on metro or should I buy the one metro offers?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QBANBOY407:
Only thing missing would be LTE. I have it flashed and everything works perfectly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] johnbibbs:
Can someone help me with figuring out a way to update the PRL? I have a Verizon GS3 and everything else works including 1x data I just can't figure out a way to update the PRL so I can get 3G data on my S3?

I've tried the below instructions but when I type ##3282# nothing happens. I realize this is the Sprint section but it's the only section that has instructions on flashing a GS3 to Metro.

Thanks in advance for any help.

3G SPEEDS

MetroPCS has upgraded their towers in most areas of service to include 3G coverage. If your area doesn't have it yet, it probably will get it soon enough.

You need to have PRL 3022 or newer for this to work (i'm using 3031 as of today).

So here we go,

Latest MetroPCS PRL

1. Download the latest .prl file.

2. Copy the .prl file to the root of your internal SD card and name it test.prl

3. Open your dialer and dial ##3282#

4. Click on View

5. Click on PRL Write

6. Your phone will reboot and that's it. You got the latest PRL and access to 3G service if its available in your area!

NOTE: some roms do not correctly show the difference between 3G and 1X service. You will notice the speed difference between 3G coverage and non-coverage areas.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
you need to figure out what code on your phone brings up the Data Programming menu. in this phone it's just that, ##DATA#. once you get in there, you go into View, and Write PRL if you followed my instructions and named it test.prl and placed it in your sd card.

UPDATE

added a custom metropcs jelly bean splash screen and a custom eri.xml file in the OP so your carrier name will say MetroPCS rather than Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JeffATL:
Now that MetroPCS offers LTE is there any possibility of getting it to work in the near future?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
honestly I have no clue. never had LTE or dealt with it, so I don't know how it works. if someone else figures it out for another device I will keep an eye out for it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
read this someone posted it in howardforums:

" I got bad news for everyone. I don't know if I am not well informed, but today I went over to my friends store to see if I can purchase a metropcs 4G LTE sim card. With that card I would be able to start working on the 4G connection on my HTC THUNDER BOLT 4G LTE. So bad news is my friend told me that for every metropcs 4G phone that they made comes with their own sim card. If you take it out or try to tamper with it. The 4G will no longer work on that phone. The worst part is that the 4G sim card that you take out that metropcs phone gets deactivated FOR EVER!!!! So the phone will be technically another simple android phone after that. Metropcs will not sell sim cards seperately and like I said every sim card is designed to work with that same cell phone. My first guess was that they have programed the 4G LTE sim card to work only and only with that certain ESN number. If placed on a cell phone with a different ESN the sim card will automatically deactivate.*this is not good news!!!! I have a 500 dollar phone on my hand and it's just as good as just keeping my evo 4G on 1x".
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcjay:
MMS

I've dabbled like everyone else for an MMS.apk to work for awhile now. By far this is the best one for me. No need to download GO SMS or Other Messaging App. Also no more changing filenames or replacing files in your SD Card. One thing I would suggest is to disable notification on your stock messaging app (and do not delete this either) . Go to the website below on your phone, and it will automatically give you what version you need. Enjoy!!!

mms.flashingtools.com

*I did test MMS with and without WIFI, both works!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
BIG LIE! mms.flashingtools doesn't work I ve tried before,what r u you trying to sell something?

go somewhere else...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
Everything you need is in the OP. I have everything working on two Galaxy S3s using only my guide.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII on MetroPCS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trinijstn:
What does it mean when asked in step "12. Set permissions to RW-R--R--" I completed to steps exactly and i am still not able to send or recieve pix messaged. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
same way as you replaced the mms app,with root explorer navigate to system/apps/mms. apk

(tap hold,rename Mms. apk, set permissions as rw, r, r, before exit root explorer delete any

mms. odex and reboot,

enjoy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trinijstn:
^^^ Thanks!! Worked like a charm!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Im glad it worked! enjoy...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheEndGame7:
Waiting for a Stock ROM of the MetroPCS S3??? If anyone has one that could do a system pull, etc.. from the device that'll be Grrreat!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] geomatiq:
would the 3g moddifier work on the galaxy S2 epic 4g touch??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
everything that is on this guide worked on the Evo 4G, the Evo 3D and now the Galaxy S3. I don't see why not. just keep in mind file names might be different and how to access your MSL/SPC code might be different. but the settings you need to change are the same across phones I believe.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] geomatiq:
can u direct me on how to change this on the epic 4g touch galaxy s2?? pls..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
I'm sure you noticed I mentioned Evo 4G, Evo 3D and Galaxy S3...I did not mention your phone. I have no clue.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII on MetroPCS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rpk4712:
Hey how can I get youtube working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
it works fine if you follow the directions in the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rpk4712:
I did follow everything in the op and its still not working. What should I follow?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
I don't know what to tell you other than to closely, carefully, and thoroughly follow the directions in the OP.

I have YouTube working on two Galaxy S3s. One on a custom LJ7 rom and the other on the stock LJ7 rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
##data#/enter your msl usually(000000)/edit/others/multimedia/

and change values to:

all zeroes ex:

0

0.0.0.0

0

0.0.0.0

This should fix it...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] J_apa_n:
has anyone tried using a doner to try getting the 4g working, since you can buy a micro sim
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
First No way to make lte work on flashed devices,

Second you can NOT buy LTE sim cards.

Do your reseach.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Exleh:
Mine is flashed working good but I have a question. Why in the HELL does my internet keep going from 3G to 1X to no data and back to 3G? It never used to do this lol.

Also, is there an easier way to edit the APN on CM10 Jellybean?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
don't know what's going on with your internet. I'm on PRL 3032 and never drop 3G, always streaming Pandora just fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Exleh:
I'm on 3031 that may be why. I have to flash back to a stock ROM to flash a prl don't I? :<

PS.. I'm on Pandora right now :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] earauza7:
how to get the msl code to edit multimedia settings?

has anyone found out a way to get the msl code to edit multimedia settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
there are a couple of ways to get your MSL number found on this board.

why do you need to edit your multimedia settings? if you follow the steps in the OP, everything works. it does for me without any manual editing beyond what's on the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jrtran:
by any change, u guys have 16 digits password for verizon S3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] revized:
I didn't know you could add them man, I have been stressing for months since my guy lost his privelages(how even you spell it) then I wanted the s3 ever since I got a meteor email stating they have one ,I really didn't believeit at first, metro actuallyhas a good phone now, since it cost WAY to much . So then of course I started to search for a used Sprint or Verizon s3 and some way to change the prl and get the esn in. Then tadaaaaa I found a tutorial on how to simply do it all! Yes without needing to add the esn to metrodata base!!! Except except finding a good used phone of course ;). I was scepticalfor a few but I decided to give it a try. So I got a like new Sprint and with a small crack on the glass for three bills, (almost covered by the otter box case ) the only thing I cringed on was getting the driver for it. To connect to cdma-ware :) was a hassle for me. So after a quick swap everything was working fine ,well I was concerned about accidentally turning on/ using my old cell phone because I thought what if I turned on my old phone and didn't know what would happen so I tried to change my old phones prl back to Sprint and i dialed 611 and even though it called Sprint , the phone could still send and recieved calls! Weird huh? Well then I changed the mins and dir # to all zeros and just took the battery out. Then I powered on my s3 and immediately it worked again. So anyways to make a long story short this is where I am now , my s3 misses calls all day long , this never happenedon my 4g or any other cell I have used on metro ,oh and mms don't work so I was going to try this tutorial. Does anyone else miss calls all day long? My cell just won't ring or show missed call and sure enough I call vm and I will have a message! Happens about 3-4 times a day.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] enotime:
I'm hesitant to ask, since no one else did, but regarding "the stock SMS app" are you saying that you can stop following the MMS specific instructions at step 10b or that all steps must be followed THEN re-install (or copy) the original stock secMMS apk/odex back to the /system/app folder?

TIA (I'm sleepy and a bit goofy at the moment, I was thinking I should wait until I got some sleep, but then thought I might get lucky and have an answer by then)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
sorry for the poor wording.

I meant to say you can use the "stock sms" app, that being the SecMMS you install as part of this guide.

I highly recommend using aftermarket apps like Handcent and GoSMS just because they have more functions and look nicer. I use Handcent, my wife uses GoSMS, both of them work flawlessly with the SecMMS file I posted in this guide.