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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ghost Protocol:
Hello.

Here is my two cents...

I believe you should not backup and try to restore any Rom that you were having issues with right after flashing it.

I would restore my backup of my previous Rom.

Backup my SMS, Call Log, and Apps.

Download the new Rom on a computer (Desktop/Laptop).

Make sure I have a good download of the new Rom (Match the MD5).

Make sure to download the 4.3 ML1 Modem file if you need it.

Move or Copy the Rom (and Modem file) to the external SDCard, via the mobile phone connected to the computer.

Restart in Recovery (Latest version of TRWP or CWM).

Wipe ALL (Factory Reset/Delvik/Cache/System). Not Internal Memory.

Flash/Install the new Rom

Enjoy!!

:highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] capt730:
+1.... The only thing I also do (since all my goodies are on External SD) is also wipe internal. But, I imagine that may not always be necessary. I just do it to eliminate possible issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gordo1603:
I have had the same issue too. It doesn't happen every time, but is really annoying when it does... I am hoping that it is fixed in the new maps update that just came out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
You can try disabling Google access to location, and enabling it again. Good find reason maps show you if gps is on even if you set Google not to get your location but navigation doesn't. I've had issues with that permission before and resetting it helped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Question: if u name a folder i.e., #root, can that cause the folder to open spontaneously and seemingly random? And, i have the aosp mms app (v1) and touchwiz launcher doesn't put a notification count badge on the aospmms icon that is on my homescreen. It shows on all the other apps that get notis. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

And for you guys having Wi-Fi issues on Safestrap... Do a custom wipe and wipe all but sdcard, flash rom, then go back and wipe cache and dalvik then install the module to its respective slot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pimpmaneaton:
My zip fixes the contacts fc with a line change in the feature.XML.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ¿GotJazz?:
I'm getting this android.process.acore problem any time my phone is trying to sync my 500+ GMail contacts. Is there a fix? If I can't use my phone as a phone ... well, you know what I'll have to do. :(

¿GJ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
How do I change my toggles in my pull down I would like to put hot spot up there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shug2oo6:
Is there a way to get onscreen navbar on this rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
system settings/display/notification panel. or from the notification panel tap the button to show all the toggles and then tap the pencil.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vudugan:
Hopefully, as said, the new update will fix it. I had to use TB to change to user app and uninstall to a previous save then update, that worked for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ecltech:
I had the same issue with this build as well. I went back to the old build and I did not get the message. After reading through the thread, I decdied to try it again. If you continue to sync after the errors, you should get all your contacts sync'ed and the error goes away. I sync with Outlook.com and corporate exchange. Did not matter which account I add first, it generated the error. After a full sync was done, I could update and re-sync without getting the error.

So my advice is to continue syncing only you get a full sync and the error should go away. Hope that helps. The ROM is worth it! :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pyrite123:
When it fails to boot passed the logo screens you should pull the battery out and go into recovery. Then rewipe both dalvik and cache and reboot to system. It should boot up within ~5~ or so minutes. Also as others mentioned it can be related to twrp 2.7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
Does anybody know of any cool looking themes for this rom? Like theme the pull down toggles?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
There are 6 Toggle themes included in the ROM. Go to Alliance settings > Statusbar & Toggles > Toggles > Toggle icons

Alliance23-afide SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joe_blow_xbox:
Where is the fix? I have the same issue.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
Is there anyway to get the hotspot toggle in the pull down I don't see it any were in settings?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
In Alliance Manager > Scripts > add toggles. it adds several toggles.

Alliance23-afide SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
Hey beans do you think you will be updating to kit Kat if we get the update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aescbrya:
Thanks Beans and Beans Community

Just wanted to throw a shout out to all of you developers and community and ESPECIALLY BEANS for making my S3 experience the best. Unfortunatley I went to the S5 and am coming to the realization it may be a long time before the bootloader gets unlocked. Beans you're the man with your talent, keep it up!

If anyone is interested I have my phone on sale on ebay @ S3 Unlocked Bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pyrite123:
Is it bad if I say the s3 is better than the s5? :eek:eek:O

Personal preference but I'd rather keep my s3 and I may try to snag up yours. Looks like excellent condition in your video.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aescbrya:
Definitley not bad. The S5 has been great but the s3 was just incredible for customizing. Got the S5 for free so I couldn't pass it up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sshafranko:
S5 is just as great for customizing if your using TMO service. Unlocked bootloader. Its where Beans is at now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
yeah, I cannot hear you now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LiRa89:
try this post

i included download links

hopefully it works for you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
I just want to say just came from clean rom 7 and this is by far my favorite rom you can do so much customizing thanks for all the hard work Dev you guys are the reason we still love are old phones!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Confused about Alliance Manager

Hey!

It looks like I don’t understand how Alliance Manager works. After a clean install, I tweaked the stock settings on half a dozen things or so and saved to My Stock Theme and My Stock Settings. I then jacked around with some of the cool themes that came with it, customizing them some to get what I like in them. Then, I tried to restore My Stock Theme/Settings and I have a conglomeration of things, colors, icons, settings of various kinds, that are not what I saved but from the theme I installed mixed up. Also have menus I can’t read and toast messages that show up in different colors at different times.

After reading through this thread I was able to fix some of these things and I could fix them all, likely, but it would mean going through every single setting and changing it to leave a stock theme.

How come my saved theme didn’t institute the theme I saved? I was really enjoying this ROM when I thought I was in control. Now I am afraid to change anything without a Nandroid backup to fall back on.

:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
Does anyone know if there is a way to use a custom back round or photo in the pull down menu?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sshafranko:
Im sorry this is pointless other than telling you for sure that there is. I did it on my wifes phone last night but she is not here for me to look at it. Sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Dude, yes, and there are 200 other things! Many of them are right there under Custom Settings. Go on the treasure hunt and discover the magic! That's the only way to get to know this ROM.

PS - That's called the Notification Panel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
Alliance Settings > Statusbar and Toggles > Statusbar Options > wallpaper

Be sure to set the wallpaper alpha all the way to the left for it to show up.

Alliance23-afide SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Well I guess it depends on what he was asking for. I was thinking he wanted to do the same thing I always want to do first thing and that is put in a custom image for the Notification Panel Wallpaper. I figure custom wallpaper for the Status Bar isn't nearly as popular, but, I guess he'll have to try them to find out which one he was talking about. Some ROMs can have a custom wallpaper for the Notification Panel Header, which I kind of like also.

Also, on my build it's Settings>Custom Settings>...

PSS - You might want to right away go to Alliance Manager and create a "Stock Theme" and "Stock Settings." For instance, if you change that Status Bar Wallpaper and it ain't what you want then you can't change it back! You can put something else in there or make it transparent, or reinstate your "Stock Theme" or whatever theme your working from and it will be gone. (as you go along you might make additional "Themes" and "Settings" setups in there.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funkpod:
Hello, love this Rom.

Question, whenever entering the camera, it's slow, and then entering gallery, it's really slow.

Everything else is pretty fast.

Any ideas? I have a ton of pictures, But I dunno.

Like, when in camera, and then I hit the preview button on the lower left, it takes a while to even see the preview.

Any thoughts would be great! Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
Yep, in my tired stupor, I went the wrong route. should have been:

Alliance Settings > Statusbar and Toggles > Notification Panel Options > wallpaper.

And, alpha slider should be to the right.

Man, I messed that one up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Goldie:
Here is the problem....

The settings are read by the mods. The settings are stored in a database. The app looks through the text file in alliance folder named theme.txt. That holds all thr custom setting entry keys. It then finds that key in your theme, looks up the value and updates the database. Now...if it finds something in your theme.txt that you havent set and therefore dont have in the database it skips it. So the stuff you found different was stuff from another theme that you hadnt set on your original one.

This is an interesting point. Perhaps I could have another list of defaults. If it doesnt find then it sets default. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Excellent! Thanks Goldie, I was hoping you would answer that post! That makes perfect sense. Yes, it does appear that it defaults to whatever was last set. So, if a person only changes a few things and not every single one, you can never really go back to that state.

I got frustrated after applying a few themes and then losing complete control of the whole ROM so I did a clean install (after taking a week off from it to recover my equanimity!) It seems very quickly one can get back to that unfortunate result.

I'm still gonna experiment with using Alliance Manager and those themes, etc ...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lieffring:
Thanks guys for all the help you guys are awesome!

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------

OK one more thing I changed my status bar back round and wanted to go back to stock from my backup in theme manager but nothing changes back anyone know how to get back to stock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
From the previous page: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52544617&postcount=14516
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I installed this Rob and it is AWESOME! I am having issues with my data connection and can't seem to find the MODEM DRIVERS. Can someone post the link?

Thanks!

---------- Post added at 06:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:26 PM ----------

If anyone has the ML1 modem. please email it to jimmyd6 @ yahoo.com

THANKS!

---------- Post added at 06:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 PM ----------

I think I finally found it here https://www.copy.com/s/VViDURisSmgZTGj/d2vzw_ML1_modem.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Could you edit your post? Cuz nothing you quoted pertains to what you wrote. Plus, it's bad forum etiquette to quote the first post unless its to address a concert.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LegoFarmer:
Where can I find the wallpaper location?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulty on getting touch Wiz unread notification badges to show up on AOSP MMS icon? In home screen or in app drawer ...boggled ?? POW!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrMeeseeks:
It won't work with aosp mms. You will have to use another launcher such as Nova, apex, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KevinGee:
That had always happened to me while using touch wiz. That's why an easy solution for me is to use a third party gallery app like quikpic which is WAY faster at opening and loading pictures.

As for the camera preview, I can't do anything about that. Perhaps a third party camera app as well?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funkpod:
Thanks for the suggestions! Will try quicpik with this Rom!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
What about the BadgeProvider? Is there a way to add and/or edit the code to work with aosp mms?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] burntrat:
I'm getting an "Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped" message whenever I click on a contact.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
Sounds like you chose the AOSP messaging.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrMeeseeks:
I don't know as I'm not a Dev. I just know it only works with stock MMS. How to do that if it is even possible would be way beyond the scope of my knowledge.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Nope or it would have been done a long time ago. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Wow.... OK... True. I'll live with it cause i love this mms app. Super customizable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] burntrat:
Yeah, but I never had issues with Beans 20 and under. I could've at least chosen which numbers I wanted to call. Now when I just click on a name, it just says it stopped. Oh and I'm not even using the contacts with the messaging app. I'm trying to use the contact app in the app drawer. I don't even use the aosp messaging app anyway because I started to use hangouts. What can I do to fix this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
Well....I had the same problem, and I tried to fix it manually, but the only thing that eventually worked was when I rewiped, then reflashed the ROM, choosing the TW messaging the 2nd time of course!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hobart!:
Over the last couple of days my calculator has been acting up. I had a wicked calculator and all symbols turned to plus. Now I changed back to stock calculator an my symbols are ok like +-x but when I type 6x7 it gives me 6+7 =42 and 8x7 is 8+7= 56 Everything is +....all out of the blue??? Any ideas??? Cleared data and cache
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funkpod:
Do you get the slow preview while using camera as well?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LiRa89:
you can also give a shot to a method i posted before you dirty flash or completely flash

see if this helps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Oh my gosh! What a pain in the butt THAT was! You don't know what kind of trouble I went to to try and fix this, including re-flashing, changing recoveries, etc ... Is the true for everyone? If so, it's an oversight I would say in the ROM build because no ROM I've ever flashed had this problem.

At least now we know how to fix it if it does. Crikey!

Edit: Or it could be an option in Aroma.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] OnceAMatrixMan:
Hi guys had something odd happen to the phone saturday. I was using Nav on a trip and the phone locked up (3rd time that happened with new version of maps). So I did a battery pull. Restarted but maps would not work - no connection. Got home and started working to resolve the issue. Nav gave a message that there was no data connection, so did play. But browser and mail worked fine!

Cleaned cache, dalvik - nothing. Fixed permissions nothing... Cursed a few times - which didn't fix it either. I was stumped.

Put it aside for a while and maybe an hour later picked it up to see the time. It said something like 2am March 23rd, but it was more like 5pm May10th! Went to time/date in settings checked sync time and BAM everything worked! The few seconds of battery life saved was not worth unchecked time sync. My little tip for the day.

Now is there a fix for the rotation lockup yet?

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
I'm looking for a little help adding extra toggles. Whenever I run the script, my toggles remain the same. I'm using the red theme that came preinstalled in alliance manager if that makes any difference. Looking to add the data and torch toggles
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
go to notification panel settings and hit the reset button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
I don't see a reset button in those settings. It's that on build 23?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
In notification panel click the button at the top right corner.

Then you should see this :

Click the pencil to edit which toggles are in view or to reset.

Alliance23-afide SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Thanks a ton. Helped me get my data up there but I'm missing a few toggles. Even ran the script again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LazerDino:
Are you on 22? I'm not positive, but I don't think it had as many extra toggles. maybe someone else will weigh in on the subject.

Alliance23-afide SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
I'm on 23
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
You have to go to Settings>Display>Notification Panel and choose which ones you want to show up, just like on stock. (I forgot, too.):good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
As far as I can tell, there's no setting to add torch.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
Here's what mine looks like after running the add toggles script:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
You doing anything special when you run the script? When i go to settings> custom settings> scripts, I can T choose between add& reset. I'm assuming it's defaulting to reset. Can't long press it either. Both the arrow and the text both do the same thing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Cylinder:
I don't remember. I've had to install this ROM about 3 times and I just tapped that script label. It may have given some kind of notification but I can't remember.

EDIT: Are you using Xposed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ¿GotJazz?:
Now that I have turned off screen rotation, the v23 ROM seems fairly stable (I did have the phone get crazy hot once for some reason - not sure why).

I have a few configuration questions ... There were a number of configurations I have used in the past on other ROMs, and I haven't found them yet on A-ROM.

1) For some reason, A-ROM has some pop-ups where the text is white-on-white. Here is an example of 2 identical screens, where I use a dark (readable heading) and light (nearly invisible heading):

​

How do I adjust this?

Solution: While not a true solution, I found a "good-enough" fix by going to System settings >> Rom Customizer >> Alliance ROM OTA >> Alliance ROM Themes >> Themes >> BlackGlass_Theme_V1. It is a more attractive theme, and lessens the White-on-White title effects.​

2) My battery level is usually set to "Show percentage" in the Status Bar, with a different percentage color displayed for when the phone is charging. How do I set this in A-ROM?

3) I usually put a "Torch" function as one of my Notification Panel selections. Is there a way to do this on A-ROM?

Solution: To fix this, I went to: System settings >> Custom settings >> Scripts >> Add Extra Toggles. After installing the extra toggles, I went to: System settings >> Display >> Notification Panel to get to the area that allows you to modify the Notification buttons​

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
I haven't ran any xposed modules. I'll just have to download a torch app and add it to the lock screen unless maybe beans or Goldie can chime in. Thank you for trying to help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
Under scripts you touch the "add extra toggles". There are no options associated with it, it links to the added toggles and resets the toggle setting then restarts the UI.

After that in settings -> display -> notification panel you should have additional available buttons, including the torch. If it's not showing up then either something is wrong with your install or you have something installed that conflicts. You can try dirty re-flash (only wipes cache) and see if that solves it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Thanks man. I did those exact steps and still no torch. I believe I ran the Crystal clear script and operation killjoy, no other mods or scripts. You guys think the theme I'm running is conflicting? One of the preloaded themes in alliance manager
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ATGkompressor:
Would there be a way to make soft keys blink when u have a notification? This rom has a lot of sick customization options... Didn't know if that would be doable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
So i have a replacement s3. I want to restore a backup from my old phone i was using philz recovery. I put safestrap on my new phone. I flashed philz from there. But everytime i go into recovery (3button) it hits me with the "unauthorized software.."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Bootloader is locked. Must use Saferoot and safestrap. Can't flash custom kernel. Not sure but may need to odin 4.3 again. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
Thanks...I cant find 4.3 any where quickest one is an hour download...Im not familiar with saferoot. This is all new to me again...I will boot it up and see what happens..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Try each mirror till find the fastest one tonight. Just start download if slow cancel and try another mirror. It varies daily on which are faster. Yesterday it was Illinois and Florida the fastest. Search XDA for Saferoot and Safestrap. Have to use Safestrap recovery. You have no other options now. :cool:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407566573
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
Awesome. Much better. So im a noob all over. Once I get this file what section do I put it in Odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Open zip and take out .tar. I usually just put on desktop. Use PDA. Leave all other settings default. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
Since safestrap is clearly not the same as CWM is it safe to say I have no shot of restoring my backup from my other phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Nope. Only Philz does both formats I think. Would have to restore without boot image if could restore it at all or would not boot because of custom kernel. Cannot use custom kernels or flash AOSP roms now. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
Damn. Starting from scratch all over again..well besides titanium. All due to my power button taking a crap..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
HaHaa. Should have spent the $40 to fix power button. :rolleyes::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SwaySwayJoy:
So no word on the extra bar added on top of Snapchat? If there is a fix or not?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
really? didnt even know that was an option...2nd power button to crap pout on me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-power-button-repair/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ashtro:
I am having zero luck with this odin process. I really dont understand. I have never had an issue with odin in years past..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
What is the problem. Open Odin. Put in download mode. Connect to usb. Will show added. Check pda and browse to tar. Will check md5. Then hit start. :cool: