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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
I currently have xs magical rom on my girls phone but its real outdated... Want to update it but want to kno from opinions which is less buggy and good battery life.. Any suggestions, please note that she doesnt want it for performance, only a full functional phone with less bugs as possible as shes coming from an iphone but aint goin back!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] wisconsindesi:
ViperXL... You could help her with the tweaks but it's stable and smooth as installed
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] omario8484:
I'd say put her on the new caulkin rom!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Thats what i was thinkin..ive used his roms on my old e4gt...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bloodrain954:
Wtf does gender have to do with using a rom?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] omario8484:
Girls usually don't need a highly tweaked Rom with tons of choice .. they just want one that they can use and know how to use and without or with the least amount of bugs
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
ViperXL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Ill try this one and give her a quick lesson on tweaks..thanks...im running aokp in gs3 and have none to lil bugs..hows aokp in this phone? Daily driver?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] WarRaven:
I'd say CleanRom V.

Close to stock, so a normal user experience an runs cleanly instead if OEM garbage.

WR

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
I'd also recommend viper. Really stable, quick, and the ability to customize without having to flash mods, change icons on the fly, or all that.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] omario8484:
Remember this is for a female who is probably not tech savvy and won't understand anything in there ... I feel viper wouldn't be the one cuz sometimes you experience lag..I'd suggest calkulins or clean Rom close to stock
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Oh...thats y i want to install another rom, one she has is a couple of montths old and its real laggy...calkulins sounds like a winner..i kno for a fact that his will be a real batt saver
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
AOKP it has a girly pink unicorn mascot. ;)

JOKE people.

Gender matters not.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nbunn:
I'm with some of the other guys. I would NOT go with Viper. I love the from and its customization abilities, but it can be soooo laggy. The people who use it swear its fast but they obviously never installed cleanrom. Cleanrom is as quick as cm 10 almost. Cleanrom would be fine for her, or maybe Calkulins new from, I plan to try it when I get wifi again myself. Viper is just too heavily tweaked to keep the speed of the roms that are closer to stock. Let us know what you decide to do! Cheers!

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
Assumption based on gender stereotypes. The vast majority of male Android users don't need tweaked ROMs either (or even know what a ROM is).

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Exactly. Poorly executed OP. It would have made more sense to discuss more specifically what was being looked for in a ROM, rather than the gender of the user.

Even then, at its core its just another "what is the best ROM" thread. There have already been about 3 different suggestions, so you see there is no "best" answer, and there never is for this type of thread.

And I'll throw another answer in. If the user doesn't need a tweaked ROM, why flash a custom at all? If the person is not into mods, flashing, etc., they would probably be fine on stock 2.20, or other stock 2.XX ROM (flash a pre-rooted one from Development, not an RUU or OTA). 2.XX stock ROMs have good battery life, and if the carrier is AT&T, everything is already properly setup. And any difference in performance is likely not going to be noticed by a casual user.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] pak-stars:
This is like asking what should i eat for lunch today, since i cant make up my own mind let me ask a bunch of strangers.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Was asking for opinions, not familiar with one x but do kno its pros and cons...if i didnt root it how will i get tethering, get links to work properly or even give the multitasking issue a lil boost??? If uwouldve read some posts you couldve seen what i wanted which wasnt perfomance theming tweaks kernels, just less buggy and good battery..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Depends on what u like, are you on a diet? You wanna eat healthy? You wanna eat fatyy food? You really hingry or want a quick snack? I can help you just tell me what u looking for like i did!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] memoerdezguey:
Im trying to convince her for aokp but she really likes sense:)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
I read all your posts on this thread, and this is the first you've mentioned of any of this things (aside from "less buggy and good battery") and would have been much more valuable and informative stipulations then "ROM for a female".

I've spend a good amount of time on stock ROMs, as well as customs. The stock ROMs aren't really "buggy". Custom ROMs just have more features. And I got close to 2 days battery life with low usage on stock. Seem to be getting a bit more battery life on ViperXL, but its not a huge difference. Battery life tends to do more with radio version, than anything.

I also think you are confused, I suggested a pre-rooted stock ROM; did not suggest that you not root.

Tethering, linkify, and multitasking are legit reasons to flash a custom ROM, if they are truly needed and you don't want to apply the fixes manually. But I think all updated custom Sense ROMs fix these. The ROMs are are all "good", just different features to each. Which is why you've gotten several different answers to what is "best".
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mremale:
Ok I am not new to the forum but I am having issues finding Odin with root and cwm. I twice tried to flash the clean blue ROM in el26 and even from recovery on calk's 3.0 and doing full wipes x2. The ROM has gotten my phone stuck on the galaxy screen twice with no way to get to recovery but thank goodness I was able to successfully use download mode. If there is one on this forum.... Can someone please link me to a one click that has root and cwm? It is hard searching this using my phone for some reason. It would greatly appreciated! I am back to rooted EL29 but in desperate need of clockworkmod. This stock rooted stuff is killing me. I need my Nandroid backups lol. Please help. I'm sorry because I can sure this is in the forum but it's very difficult to find on my phone for some reason.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
So you're stock rooted.. Okay

Go here and grab the el26 kernel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1662295

Odin or mobile Odin that

Boot into recovery.. Manually wipe (don't use the scripts) make sure you have a good download of the clean blue rom (by checking the MD5) and then flash away

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

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If you absolutely need a one click as well.. Here is the latest one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1932032

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mremale:
Thanks! I do already have the EL26 Kernel... I really need a link to install a customer recovery. Had to start from scratch and now i'm in a area when the computer I have to user only stays on for ten minutes. I am rooted on stock EL29. Just need a one click or the e4gtauto link to get custom recovery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Kernel and recovery are all on one on this phone. Can't have one without the other.

And here's a link to the auto root..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19269878

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
I totally forgot about those.. I haven't used that in months.. Whoops :o

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
:D I just used it yesterday from checking out the ota at work. Only time i ever need it lately. :)

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mremale:
Same here... nothing like soft bricking in a place without internet and a half ass laptop! Translation... 32 gig external SD... now with full rooting tools onboard the phone! Thanks again guys
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mremale:
How can I check the md5 after downloading clear blue? Hope I don't brick for the third time. At a bad house to brick again lol. I won't use format all x2. I will do it manually and use either EL26 or EL29 since it has direct boot through mobile odin
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Providing there is an md5 posted in the OP to reference, just download md5 checker from the play store.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mremale:
Found out i had to manually wipe all and NOT use format all scripts thank you all for the help! Rom.is great! Oh yeah. Am i the only one who doesn't have the email icon on my home screen and app drawer?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Lol in my first response I suggested to wipe manually.. Those wipe scripts have been a torn in a lot of people sides lately & what did you flash?

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
If you meant that you flashed Clean Blue, you said clear blue before, I went to the OP and it says it's extremely debloated. Without flashing, I would guess that _dan removed the email app.

Not sure if it's a solution, but you could get gapps, edit and remove the apks you don't want/need and try adding it back that way. Or find the email apk and push. Might want to ask _dan as I'm not sure if it would work without reading that thread.
[Galaxy S II General] bbcmad:
Good morning,

Can someone please re-upload BGKJ3 rom and kernel

The links in the "[ROMS]Official i9100 carrier branded firmware download for Odin Flash" thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14506206&postcount=4) are dead.

>> BGKJ3: http://www.multiupload.com/DKXEKP8HU6

>> Firmware info: PDA:BGKJ3| PHONE:XXKI4| CSC:XECKJ2

>> BGKJ3 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/H2F054ICEK

>> Password: intratech@XDA

P.S. I cannot post directly in the "[ROMS]Official i9100 carrier branded firmware download for Odin Flash" thread because of forum´s "10 messages" limitations.

Thanks,

B.
[Galaxy S II General] bbcmad:
ROM Found - Kernel Missing

Looking a little bit more, I found a working link to the ROM:

hotfile.com/dl/146332982/9e20c5a/I9100BGKJ3_I9100XECKJ2_XEC.zip.html

However, I am still missing the kernel.

Could someone please upload the kernel?

Thanks,

B.
[Galaxy S II General] lockev30:
Cannot find insecure kernel BGKJ3

Me I can't find anywhere the insecure kernel I need for GINGERBREAD.BGKJ3 to soot my SGS2.

Any one could please tell me where to find it to root my phone with Odin and S2Root .. .. pleeeeeeeese

:crying::crying:
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
Hello everyone,

Upon waking up this morning, I found that my phone was stuck on the (very first) Samsung logo. Before going to sleep, I was already booted and everything was stable.

I attempted to enter CWM recovery, but it would not work. It would continue to show the Samsung logo.

Entering download mode, I see the following -

Product name:

Custom Binary Download: No

Current Binary: Samsung Official

System Status: Custom

This is strange, and pretty wrong. My product name is empty, custom binary download is "No" instead of at least "3" (I never have used TriangleAway), and I wasn't using an official Samsung ROM before the problem.

The very first thing I tried was flashing the Siyah .tar file. I get this:

"<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed."

If I attempt to flash a full, multi-part .tar.md5 file in PDA, ODIN v3.04 shows a "There is no PIT partition." error and fails. Re-partition is not ticked.

Therefore, I've tried to flash each of the following, with re-partition ticked:

GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit

GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit

GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit

Each of them fail with a "Re-Partition operation failed." error.

If I try to flash a .pit file and the full .tar.md5, I get the same "Re-Partition operation failed." error. The same happens when I try to flash the .pit and Siyah at the same time.

Once a flash fails, I need to turn my phone off and on into download mode again, or else ODIN will stop on "<ID:0/004> SetupConnection.." and not continue for every type of flashing attempt.

The same thing happens for both ODIN v1.85 and v3.04, I've taken my battery in and out, I've tried this on two different computers, I've used every USB port, my Samsung drivers are up to date and Kies it not running in the background.

I've searched Google and XDA for hours, and I'm pretty sure the the problem I need to resolve is the "Re-Partition operation failed." error. However, almost no one on the internet has ever had this error.

The absolute very last abnormal thing I did with my phone was use the app "GetRIL" app as recommended on page 857 of the Siyah thread. The process said it succeeded, but the RIL didn't match the Baseband in the end. My phone was completely functional after, and I don't think the app even asked for root privileges at any point, so I'm not sure if it could have been capable of causing an issue this dire.

Is there anything I can do? I just can't imagine how my phone could have broken itself overnight while charging...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Go back to CWM and do a full wipe.

If that doesn't work I would suggest you find the nearest service centre.
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
CWM is completely inaccessible!

I'll try a service centre after I've tried absolutely everything with this phone... I don't think I'm covered by warranty after rooting (Although they maybe won't be able to tell given how messed up the download mode seems to be right now)
[Galaxy S III General] nicoroldan1:
Same problem here!

I have exactly the same problem! I've tried everything and I couldn't fix it.

People that are genius at this stuff:

PLEASE HELP! I am going crazy about this and I don't think that here in Argentina somebody can offer a solution!:crying:
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
If you can't get to recovery then you must return to Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] nicoroldan1:
The international model has international warranty? I bought this phone abroad (in the US) and i'm from Argentina, the warranty will cover the repair?
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I don't know, it would depend on your terms of warranty.

If you are stuck you could try to unbrick it yourself.
[Galaxy S III General] kaynpayn:
Mine woke up to the exact same thing. Sadly I don't have a solution for you, this happened 1 week after being bought so I just had it replaced. I had not modified it in any way nor I tried any repair on my own (no reason to).

Sorry for your phone bro... id still try sending it to Samsung, if it's that screwed maybe they won't try to figure what happened.
[Galaxy S III General] kart_y_26:
I dont think you need to flash use a pit file at all tbh. Try getting a fresh stock image from sammobile.com and flash the tar file without clicking the re-partition box. I use to use .pit files all the time with the galaxy s and sii but for i9300 i've never had to. hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
It's not working, even with an enormous 1.59gb tar which matches my country and carrier... Same old "<ID:0/003> There is no PIT partition." error.

If I use ODIN v3.07 I get a freeze on "<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping.." when attempting to flash the .pit. I've also tried flashing mx.pit.

I've even tried moving every file directly onto the root of C:\, but nothing is changing.

It's surprising that my phone could get so bricked by itself. :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] omega_:
I would suppose the nand chips are damaged for whatever reasons, which makes a trip to the service center inevitable.
[Galaxy S III General] kart_y_26:
I know. It is strange. Actually after posting in this thread i was reading around in the q&a section and one of the users was told by the service centers that its a motherboard issue. The tar file that you downloaded. Is it ics or jb? Just asking cause because ics might be a safer bet to try and restore.
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
It's a stock ICS taken from sammobile.

I've tried running ODIN v3.07 on my 32bit Windows 8 tablet, and my 64bit Windows 8 notebook across both 1.5.4 as well as 1.5.5 Samsung drivers, in both XP compatibility mode and default. Nothing.

Windows updates the drivers after my phone enters download mode, so I've tried flashing both before and after the driver download and installation. Same result.

I haven't tried running ODIN v3.07 on my Windows 7 computer (But I have for v3.04), so I'll give it a go later. I think I know what the result will be ;)
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
I've given up, and will contact Samsung to get the phone repaired by them. I'll edit this post or bump the thread later with details of how the warranty was handled. I'm hoping that the end result will be favorable for me.

Thanks for the help, everyone. :good:
[Galaxy S III General] jakc112:
Same thing happend to me :/ Tried to flash PIT partition via odin again and it failed! Official service center voided my warranty. My phone is now at the unofficial service and i am waiting if it can be unbricked! He said if the phone gets to DL mode it should be OK!
[Galaxy S III General] speedyjay:
Good luck buddy :)
[Galaxy S III General] aegixnova:
I took my phone to an unofficial phone repair shop, 'Fonebiz'.

They replaced the entire phone circuit board within the hour, and Samsung was billed due to my phone still being under warranty. I don't know whether they were unknowledgeable of warranty checking procedures, uncaring of warranty procedures, or simply could not tell due to the extent of the phone's brokenness. Needless to say, I lost the contents of my internal SD, but thankfully most things were backed up.

Either way, I recommend unofficial repair centres which can be funded by Samsung, and my few days without the phone really let me appreciate the quality of the product and service I received.

I'm guessing that the problem was either a pure hardware fault, or Siyah kernel's dual-booting functionality messing up how partitions can be flashed to the phone. I'm not placing blame on anything, however.

I'm very pleased with both Samsung and the end result. :good:

I wish the very best of luck to everyone. This seems to be one of the few ways these solid phones can be bricked, and it's heartening to see that it can be resolved under warranty.
[Galaxy S III General] DorinAlex:
hey,

thanks for making this thread.

it is indeed devastating to find that other people experience my same problem and how they needed to replace the phone :(

i did nothing to my phone, no root, original firmware.

maybe dropped it once or twice but it worked fine afterwards for plenty of time.

last night i went to bed after putting it to charge as i usually do, while it was on and perfectly working.

this morning it was showing the s3 logo (weird thing is that the led was flashing as if the phone was still on and notifying about new emails)

then everything happens as in the OP

- no stock recovery abailable - reboot loop showing only the logo and nothing else

- normal boot stuck only showing the logo

- people haven't been mentioning this but: with the phone completely off, if i connect the charger it shows the battery empty with just the "in progress" circle and nothing else happens..

- download mode accessible but no "product name", and the unseen before "system status: custom"?

- what does that mean? anybod with a working s3 can tell us what they have in download mode? much appreciated

- all the while firmware is "samsung official" and custom binary is "no"

1. are people certain i cannot bring this back to life?

2. can anybody suggest a way to maybe retrieve at least some of my data? :(

3. warranty is a little tricky - bought on ebay.... anybody claim warranty in this situation? or have any pointers how to go about it?

4. if not, anybody know a repair shop it the UK that would handle it the way it was mentioned here? i.e. replace the motherboard and bill samsung since still in warranty?

thanks all for help in my time of despair
[Galaxy S III General] qavro:
http://www.freesamsungrepairs.com/
[GT540 Optimus General] fredcn:
Hello all, I hope this post can help you with the same or similar problem I had.

My LG gt540 started having a problem 2 months ago, the touchscreen got offset by 2 centimetres(1 inch) verticaly down, this was very annoying specially texting and couldnt access the top panel. Ex: to unlock the phone I had to press 1 inch above the green button.

Sometimes(I dont know why) it went back to normal, but about a week since the problem started it just got permanent, I tried rebooting, taking the battery, etc, nothing worked... Even tried to go to the calibration option but the offset was to much so it said out of range...

Then I read something online about the heat caused touchscreen problems, so I was thinking... hardware dont really like heat, and I always carry my phone on my pocket, the body heat could be damaging the touchscreen, lets try cold, it could solve it, long shot but what do I have to lose?

Left my phone in the freezer for 10 minutes, turned on, and it worked! for 1 month now its back to normal!

Hope it helps you, but try first freezing it powerd off, may be safer.
[GT540 Optimus General] thebest11:
i have got my phone 2,5 years and i havent got any insue with the touch screen
[GT540 Optimus General] Varrasco:
Hi

My phone started doing the exact same thing a week ago...

This is the only thing I haven't tried, lets see if it works for me....

Thanks
[GT540 Optimus General] mseebass:
I've had screen calibration problems since i started flashing custom roms.

In my case the screen positions are slightly off at the right side of the screen. When I want to type an "p" i have to touch where the "o" is on a german keyboard.

I'm trying your solution right now.
[GT540 Optimus General] josewds:
I have problems for the outer 4 sides. :(

It's worth to try. :)
[GT540 Optimus General] Varrasco:
Didn't work for me, it was only fine for 5 minutes....
[GT540 Optimus General] mseebass:
Also didn't work for me.

Besides, after puting it in the freezer the display protection foil now looks a bit strange.
[GT540 Optimus General] lord_mrchi:
I vave thar problem too, but I didn't find any solution...
[GT540 Optimus General] righteous818:
hope you fixed it
[GT540 Optimus General] Xenoxda:
Hi, sorry for waking this thread up.

I also have the same problem, press 'o' to get 'p'.

I want to ask you guys who already tried this method. Did it work?

It's tempting, but it might be better to know more info.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackstard:
Never had this problem before,my Ace reboot when i put off the charger/usb both ways it reboot when i disconnect them,whats the problem?

Im on SGS II V9 rom for 2 months and this are the first problem that i have

I recently flashed SlaidFastMod v2.5

And i had Adrenaline Boost script before slaidfast.

Any help will be thanked..

Sent from my iPhone
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RawnyRom:
Did u delete the adrenaline script before flashing slaidfast?? Make sure to delete the script as problems may occur with 2 scripts running.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackstard:
No,will do it and see whats occurs

Edit:Still rebooting after remove adrenaline

Edit 2:Reflashed the rom,solved the problem,thanks !