yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espionage724:
Yeah that's true, I just need to figure out which device I would want sooner then possibly later. I like the thought of a larger screen for some gaming, and I feel it might be more useful around the house, and nice to take to bed to do some reading and stuff.

Not sure how gaming would really be on the Nexus 4; I mean it would be possible of course, I just don't know if I would quite enjoy it as much on a smaller screen.

With NFC, I did like to pay for things at a fast food place and pharmacy downtown when I had my Nexus 7, and people found it pretty cool :) The factor of paying with NFC exists for both the 4 and 10, although I do wonder what people's initial response would be if I tap a 10-inch tablet to the pay pass lol. Taking pictures outdoors in public is probably another case where a phone might be a more "acceptable" device to use, instead of a 10-inch tablet :p (there was some pretty funny picture posted on xda on N7's forums I think with someone using an iPad to take a picture in a group of other people with phones and cameras)

Kinda wish I had both devices to test before buying lol... maybe I should just make cardboard cutouts for both and see how convenient each would be for some tasks

Nexus 10 (16GB) is still available for me to buy from Play Store:

And I have the funds for it now on PayPal, still gotta wait for the card though

I had the Nexus 7, but idk. I mean it was a pretty nice device, but both the 4 and 10 have better hardware. Plus I kind of wanted to try out a different form factor other then 7-inch :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mybeshoo:
Hello ALL :)

As i Remember in linux there is a saying "Every thing is a file " even proses , it stored as files in /dev/proc

Now i think about can i increase my phone ram by allocating a SWAP partition from my Micro SD card ?

So i can add 1GB of swap !

My devise is :Gt-I9300 S3 - ICS Stock

Please advice.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galactus:
There are a few swap mods floating about but it just causes the device to get slower to be honest. It used to be in Siyah's kernel as a default mod but after testing, was found to be KAK and he removed it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBuzman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29767703

save you some work.

Yank555 has this working well. If you use his kernel (JB only though) you can even choose between hard-swap or zram plus choose the level of swappiness.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33121707

Sent from another Galaxy...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] more2come:
Keep in mind that Swap memory is capped to the SD-Cards' read/write performance, which is, compared to the built-in RAM, very slow. The benefits come at a price.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbo77:
Can you read? The title of the forum says: Original Android Development so your Question doesn't belong here....

Thread Reported...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayharper08:
Please post in the correct section. Questions belong in the Q&A section only. Moved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ibm9001:
Please delete this thread. I found my answer and realised this thread was stupid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
This guide is going to show you how to port ROMs to our Sprint GS3!

Before we begin, please download the programs 7zip and Notepad++ as we will need them. And get a Stock JB ROM for our Device(Preferably DeOdexed)

So lets get started!!!

1) Download the ROM you want to port

2) Open it using 7zip

3) Replace the kernel/boot.img with ours

4) Go to /system/lib/modules. Delete everything and replace with ours

5) then go to /system/lib/hw. Delete and replace everything with ours

6) For the Hard keys and soft keys to work go to /system/usr/keychars and delete and replace then go to /system/usr/keylayout and delete and replace with ours

7) Now go to /system/etc and delete the following and replace with ours:

- vold.fstab

- /wifi

- /ppp

Congrats! You have ported your first ROM! But please do the devs, and myself a favor and don't spam the Development Subforum with ports! :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jayton:
At the risk of sounding stupid.... is it really this easy???... LOL

Sent from my Wicked Sensations in the 3rd Galaxy!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steven1pc:
Gonna try soon with the SlimBean Rom for the Verizon Galaxy s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rimgarciag:
You might want to check this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33925957
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] .Bambino:
Interesting. Might have to try this out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Smac7:
I'm thinking the same thing. If so, somebody should start a single thread (idk which section) that houses all of these types of ports. This just sounds too simple to work though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mnhertz26:
I believe that there is a program that allows you to link a rom to port with a rom from your device.. It processes it.. And spits out a supposed, ported rom. I don't remember where I read it. Maybe this is the manual method... But, I agree.. It sounds too easy

Sent from my Jelly Bombed SGS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steven1pc:
That was close, thanks so much. I should start checking the Q&A section more.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Warren87:
A nice guide for the noobs, Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ceelos09:
Yes, it's that easy. But porting,to me, is like the simplest form of creating a custom ROM. Next is theming and modding, then comes building from source.

Nonetheless, hopefully this motivates some people to get their hands dirty with some work :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ghostzyden:
This is good for cm based roms or roms for same device but separate carriers (sprint, Verizon, etc.) But for most others it would take much more. Just have fun and don't go trying to port htc sense right away lol If you're lucky you won't have to edit framework or anything :D:eek:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] .Bambino:
If we did this would we be able to you the mods/morphs that the ROM comes with? This sounds cool and all but Sprint I believe and I could be wrong are the only one with JB Final others are leaks. Don't want to go down that road again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Humzaman:
It was on the homepage news a couple months back.

_____________________________________________________

Sent from my SPH-L710 running FreeGS3 v1.0.0

"Wake me... when you need me." -Master Chief John 117
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Humzaman:
www.xda-developers.com/android/port-any-us-galaxy-s-iii-rom-to-other-us-variants/

Bam!

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Sent from my SPH-L710 running FreeGS3 v1.0.0

"Wake me... when you need me." -Master Chief John 117
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bmxchampga:
I did all of this just as you said, in attempting to port an AT&T gs3 rom to my Sprint gs3. It gave me an error when I tried to flash it in CWM. I think it was error code 6? Any idea what I did wrong?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Humzaman:
Try the link above.

_____________________________________________________

Sent from my SPH-L710 running FreeGS3 v1.0.0

"Wake me... when you need me." -Master Chief John 117
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wramos93:
I tried porting the gnote 2 sprint rom to my gs3 but I keep getting a status 1 error in cwm. I guess its not that easy. But I did notice that there wasnt a modules folder in the gnote 2 rom that I downloaded but I still added it in there. Any thoughts??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ceelos09:
I guess the OP forgot to mention this would only work with ROMs similar to our phones, for example, other GS3 variants. The Note 2 has an Exynos chip, not a snapdragon S4 like ours, so porting will require a bit more effort than what the OP stated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
This is where i started or, i ported a rom from the tmo s3. It may seem difficult at first but trust me when you're done you'll think its a cakewalk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sinnerz2000:
I wanna port a rom of another device to my phone, the main hardware is similar except that, that phone has a wvga resolution and mine has a hvga. Will this method still work?

Sent from my A7+
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Should work. And for those who are getting those "Status" errors, go check the Updater Script
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] burghfan3:
Used up all of my thanks today, so I'm going old school.....THANKS!

Out Of The Ground I Rise To Grace
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Haha thanks much! even the ghetto style thanks is awesome! :) I had no idea there was a limit on thanks lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TuscaloosKen:
How do I edit the build prop?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
You can use notepad++ to open and edit it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
I recommend Notepad+ too but you can also just use the stock Notepad
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] exynos5250x:
You mean Convert...not porting....porting is when you port other OEMs framework to X or Y device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bmxchampga:
So, with this method, would porting a rom from AT&T to Sprint actually have working data and calls? Or would there be other edits that had to be made? I got a rom to boot, but calls and data weren't working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
It should all work, data and calls,etc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tyler1037:
Would there happen to be some amazing person out there that would port one of the International roms with multivew (and not entirely blue) for me? I am scared to do it myself because this goes beyond my competencies. I really want to multiview and it works for them so why not us??? Thx guys! Great thread!!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
I'll see what i can do.. :) I'll see if i can extract it and just make a flashable .zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tyler1037:
Is it possible to port this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Its possible
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steelers_exe:
tried porting that and i totally bricked my phone. but im sort of a beginner so it was probably a little too much for me to start on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
International roms require more work to get it working/ported
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steelers_exe:
I just rushed into it. also I was told it may be the aroma installer also that may be causing problems. Could you point me in the right direction? I dont want to just give up on it after this, haha.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
Im not sure how it is really for international roms(dont even want to mess with them not risking a brick)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steelers_exe:
youre telling me! haha :p good thing i have black tie insurance, ive heard its a lifesaver
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingJDuB34:
can you post a link of stock jb rom thats deodexed cause i dont know where to get that rom and i know i have to get the devs permission to port there roms so do i just pm them and say hey can i port your rom to the sprint gs3?? (noob questions lol)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fluk321:
Details?

I tried this and it doesnt work, and where the details and or stock rom where you refer to "ours" ? I mean if were taking from the SGS III and replacing into the ROM we want to port, what SGS III ROM did you use?

This literally bricked my celland i used stock deodex rom! This post should be removed immediately
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] w8setter:
These instructions work perfectly, I have ported 3 different roms using these steps...no problem here....I didn't try to port an international rom...2 from verizion and one from at&t...and I used freeza's stock deodexed rom...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
Porting roms to verizon?!... Will using this guide but replacing all the Sprint files with Verizon files work?! I've ported a couple Sprint ROMs and am having trouble with sending MMS messages... I tried another method for porting though...

Sent from another Galaxy using XDA Premium HD app
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Yeah it will work. As long as you replace the right files. It's easier to port ROMs from Verizon to Sprint than other carriers because theyre both CDMA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
OK thanks for the info I'll give it a shot this afternoon...

Are you having issues with losing MMS after reboot?!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fluk321:
Well glad it worked for a selected few,I see,I didnt try Verizon roms, but I exchanged the right files, A caveman can do that ,its simple but the fact still stands that my SGS IIIis hard bricked and im waiting 4 days for a new one, luckily it didnt cost me a dime.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmims:
Has anyone tried porting AOKP?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shane6374:
Why would you port a ROM that already has source builds for it on our device?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
I tried porting an international ROM and got it to install and get too boot screen but got stuck on boot animation. I didn't brick phone or anything.

But then again I used a different port method.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
see what will brick is if you use the rom your going to port and you add files. Its better to add the files to your base rom. The partition where the kernel is stored in the International s3 is the Partition where our Bootloader is so it wipes your bootloader
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingJDuB34:
Is there any guides for porting international roms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ceelos09:
You might have to reconfigure the apn settings to get it to work properly on Verizon. I'm don't remember exactly which files have to be modified tho :confused: maybe someone with more knowledge in this will chime in
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmims:
As far as I knew... it didn't. i9300 is not the same as d2spr.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingJDuB34:
will this work with i9300 roms and if not what other steps are needed to port a i9300 rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
It may. Haven't tested it on i9300. I will update the OP with a list of devices I've tested it on.

Sent from my BAKED GS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KingJDuB34:
Got a question why do devs not port alot of international ROMs they have the best ones??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
Because they will require alot of work to get certain things working like LTE sms splitting and a few other things

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This will %100 brick your phone if you try and use it to port international roms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Yes exactly, because itl roms lack the lte, theres lots of work to get the lte working along with others. I should probably edit the OP and make a warning NOT TO TRY ON INTERNATIONAL ROMS
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lord dredd:
awesome

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
Ill like to test a port i did for Rootbox but how can i do it with out risk of bricking my GS3 in the case something was switched wrong?

Edit : Worked perfect put my ROM up today
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dalmus:
Anybody happen to try this between Sprint and US Cellular ROM's? Both are CDMA, but I wonder if the SIM card would cause problems?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Deliberate:
u dont do anything to build.prop???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
That's because you ported wrong you switch the files stated with the files already made for your phone like CM
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Not if it is between different variants of the same device. This was posted in the GS3 FORUMS for a reason

Sent from my BAKED GS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] krazy_smokezalot:
Your missing other key information! Edit the op and try again! :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dalmus:
So I'm looking at running Free3GS on my USC phone... But I don't know if this can be done with a ROM zipped with Aroma. I believe the .zip file is CRC'd?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
Anyone happen to have that step to open build prop so i can change Verizon logos to Sprint and Build number name
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdeloach:
Just sent you a pm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
This tutorial was designed for ONLY the GALAXY S3 VARIANTS IE. VZW, ATT, TMO, AND SPRINT. Please dont complain if you do not have any of these devices.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
We arnt , am talking about the Verizon tags and changing them to sprint
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dunjay:
Notepad++ is what I use to change build props
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
Am working on this ROM and a few other projects today hopefully I should have the fix up later today
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
Yeah Notepad ++ is tops for editing scripts, code, etc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
My PC won't let me use that as a option when I right click over build prop I can only see it with the full zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Did this how-to work for any porters?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
It worked for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] madizmo:
Works great, just got a d2vzw rom working flawless so far on my d2can. Thanks OP :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModder:
awesome! if you plan on releasing the rom, please let me know, I'll Add it to OP so people know its been tested and worked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
OK I did orca from Verizon how do you get rid of the network name showing Verizon I'm new to the sg3 I have done 2ports for the OG Epic but didn't have that problem before
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
Using a program like 7zip or winrar open framework-res. apk and go to res/xml delete apns. xml and Erie.XML and then open a framework-res.apk from our phone take Erie. xml and apns. xml and add it to the franework-res.apk you deleted it from
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Thanks worked I guess I learn more every day:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
Anybody know were I can find were to change model number
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Notepad++
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Notorious:
model number is in Build.prob
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] interhawk1:
after i change the things i need to for the rom i wanted to port, i compressed it via mac osx default compression and i tried to flash it... it just says checking MD5 sum... then i says cant find MD5 sum and then fails... anyway i can get this to flash? using newest twrp
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blacuda:
Can I rip the stuff from a sprint touch wiz ROM? Or aosp? Or any working sprint ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
I did a cut and paste on the build prop to change the d2vrz orca ROM you change all d2@@@ to d2spr and I changed all the phone specs also booted just fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexus11:
am trying to do a port but 7zip keeps saying i cant becuase of same name with Boot. image and i deleted the Boot.img to from the rom file amd trying to port it shows A for one then a for another
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zeruth:
LOL HELL NO.

1st off, didn't even cover the build.prop, or the updater-script, to even let it install if porting from a different phone (even from other US variants of d2)

2nd. you shouldn't just replace all of the HW files. there is a script on the cyanogenmod wiki that will pull ALL required drivers (If you are on a cyanogenmod of the same base android version as what you are porting to)

3rd. Didn't cover signing of the zip, so yet again it wouldn't install anyways.

This is just I don't know. not anywhere near enough to actually port a rom. no offense.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] loumoli:
do you think this will work for porting roms from gs3 to s4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Most likely not
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
To my knowledge if your trying to port from different carriers they have different variants. Can I just follow this thread without taking that into consideration?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Just tried flashing a port I did of a MIUI ROM from AT&T to sprint. Said failed band once I tried rebooting it anyway it said no OS installed and said I wasn't rooted. Can't figure this out man!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Miui ports are about the hardest but you didn't change the updater script to match for d2spr
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
U thought I did. What would it be under?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
In the main root of folder

If you look at the screenshot you can see the path from the root of zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Yes I know where it's located. I changed the set perm from base to port. Don't know what I missed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
Did you change the get prop for device also
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Can't remember honestly. Not in front of my computer. Been at it for like 3 days trying to port man!!! Frustrating..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
I gave up on miui ports I got the att one to boot but miui home kept fc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
I've took various steps cause there so many methods and ways you can go about porting. Just realized from someone that I had to transfer the boot.img from port to base before I even begin. Didn't know that at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ghostzyden:
Porting any ROM worth it is pretty tough. CM and stock are fairly simple but if you want anything with custom apps or launchers it can take forever to diagnose lol I got several ROMs to boot back in my Nexus S days but there was always a list of broken items lol! If you're going to learn Android without much experience it takes a lot of time and patience which is why we appreciate the many talented developers here. I wish all learners the best of luck ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Yeah the get prop is changed.

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May be a silly question buy I'm trying to attract my updater script and I don't see how I can do it. It's in a zip file.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Wired0980:
You can extract it on device with root explorer (or any other root file manager) edit it to say d2spr
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
I use ROM toolbox
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Trying to port a Verizon miui rom to my Sprint s3. Not able to download miui themes from the miui theme market. Also in the nav bar still says Verizon wireless instead of Sprint, heres my logcat. Appreciate the help thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I bet [MENTION=4229751]Notorious[/MENTION] would be able to help you better than I can since you're doing MIUI
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
copy content-types.properties file to /system/lib

copy invoke-as from miui rom to /system/xbin and give it permissions on updater-script

set_perm(0, 0, 06755, "/system/xbin/invoke-as");

(for backup & themes app work)

Now for the Verizon issue swap the apn.XML and eri.XML from frameworkres.apk from the CM base to the miui frameworkres.apk also change the apnconfig in etc folder
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
To give it permission I just type that command in? Also what your saying about the framework is decompiling right? I also use winrar for that as well?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No need to decompile, just open or framework then the port framework and drag those two files over from res/xml into the miui framework/res/xml
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bthorne79:
You put it in updater script the invoke thing

Now the framework I use 7zip you go to framework folder than framework-res.apk go to XML folder and you will see apn.XML and eri.XML swap those for CM ones
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
Have a question though. Initially when you set you base ROM up your deleting app, media, framework and another file just can't remember. Your replacing the framework file from the port to base if I'm not mistaken. So what's the purpose of bringing those framework files back to the base ROM? Unless I'm just replacing certain files within the base framework and not the whole framework file.