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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Most roms wipe/system when flashing, so it most definitely should remove by reflashing your Rom

Sprint GS3 FAQ THREAD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] klijah1:
help with 3g speed please

Good day, I have a blu dash 3.5, i can live with the low ram to an extent, and i like the phone.i use the 3g slot on a 1900 band the problem is my 2g data speed is way faster than the 3g speed. it is not a network problem as far as i know because i actually work with the network i use for my 3g slot, also the 3g speed is fine in other phones. has anyone experience this??? i desperately need help with this!! i read on other blogs about a trick where you root your phone and manipulate settings to increase the speed but i dont know how to root any phone and it seems this is the hardest to root. can someone pleaseeee help me, i just want reg 3g speed!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Go to the forum for your phone. This is the forum for the Samsung Galaxy S3, someone in your phones forum would be able to help you better.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jbryan817:
Awesome worked for me.

sent from my liquidsmooth gs3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Bacardi222:
Speeds at home with my Airrave when from ~1000kbps download on 3g to ~2100kbps download. Simply awesome! Can't wait to try it when I'm out and about.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yahia700:
Can this work on Galaxy Mini too or just SGS3 ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Its a general Linux hack, so it will work on any Android device
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
This ^^^ it will work on any Linux run device......
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yahia700:
Yay i will try it right now how it work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Make a backup first so if it makes data slower (which is been known to do for some) you can go back
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yahia700:
Zip dont wanna flash in CWM why ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ok, the zip is specifically for the S3. But you can apply the build.prop edits to any Android manually, just follow the link to the original thread
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yahia700:
I just added sysctl.conf to /etc manually

Will it work like that or should i do something else please help me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Wait whoops, wrong mod. Ignore the part about the build.prop

But yes, what you did should work. Make sure to reboot after saving the file and changes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Yahia700:
Haha and me ho wos saying why is he talking about built.prop Hahahaha , anyway i did it and am not sure if it really work but what i real notice is the ping it has become lower a lot lower so i guess it really did something thx :D

Sent From My Evolved Mini Galaxy

Android 4.2.2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yup no problem :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sevenpioverthree:
Sorry for asking this question but I'm just looking for a yes or no, so I went to the original thread, and from what I've read, I create the sysctl.conf file in /system/etc/ and paste the lines inside of it, save and reboot?

I'm not gonna flash the zip, it sounds too sketchy for me imo, I like to do things like this by hand
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yup, thats correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Humoxxx:
Fecha de la prueba: abr 22, 2013 2:08:58 p.m.

Tipo de conexión: Hsdpa

Servidor: Pilar

Descarga: 4416 kbps

Carga: 1163 kbps

Ping: 75 ms

I love you all, thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
Nice your first post ever on XDA is in Spanish.

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Just did the Mod, on LTE right now. But will be on 3G later on. Will seebif it works for me.

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inMindAndroid:
Hello developers from XDA!

I have three questions that I was hoping you guys could answer.

First off, I own a Samsung Galaxy S GT i9000 and I'm currently running on 2.3.6 gingerbread XXJVU rooted.

I have been searching EVERYWHERE for a stable jellybean 4.1.2 ROM for my phone, but there are so many and the instructions are very complicated, resulting me into not really understanding how to flash it..

I have earlier tried to flash and ICS ROM which hugely failed. Flashing the stock rom & rooting it went succesfully, but after trying to install the rom from the recovery menu it didn't work. The result was that it was taking nearly up to an hour to start up. I had taken the battery out the phone and restarted before I waited so long. (Yes, believe it, or not. I have seriously waited an hour for it to start up. It just didn't want to.)

So my questions:

Do any of you from XDA developers know a STABLE jellybean rom which has most of the features available? For instance; calling, SMS, Wi-Fi, 3G, Play Store, USB acces etc.

I've heard that "Cyanogenmod 10" was a good one..

Second question is: IF any of you could provide me with a link to a rom (hopefully as I mentioned before Cyanogenmod 10) can you please provide a link with instruction on how to flash it? I really don't want to spend around 30 minutes to find out what I must do.

Also, I've heard that it's not a good idea to go from 2.3.6 to 4.1.2 instantly. I actually want to take the chances and go to Jellybean instead of first flashing and ICS rom.

And as for my last question: I will of course do a nandroid backup in recovery. But, if the jellybean rom fails to flash will I still be able to use that backup? As I mentioned before, I failed flashing an ICS rom. But when I did my recovery menu changed? It went from ClockWorkMod to a different one with a different colour. I haven't really looked at the backup files in the new recovery menu, but if I flash the jellybean mod I assume my recovery menu will change from CWM to CM, and resulting (I think) removing the backup files?..

If neccessary I'll post my entire device information:

Device information:

Model number: GT-I9000

Android version: GINGERBREAD_MR1 2.3.6 (SDK 10)

Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-i9000XXJVU-CL851880

Buildnumber: GINGERBREAD.XXJVU

I hope these questions could be answered!

Thanks in advance.

P.S.: Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueFlame4:
Hey,

so first of all I'd recommend Mackay ROM 1.5.9 which is based on CyanogenMod 10 but tries to stay as close as possible to stock Jelly Bean. You can find it in the development section.

To your second point: Go on CM9 first (twice!) then flash a clean CM10 and afterwards finally Mackay. If you got questions regarding that, you can ask me ofc :) But to be honest you have to read and try a bit to get into these things. I can explain a lot but you have to think yourself before doing something ;)

Best regards

Sent from my Gameboy Color
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donovan662:
:thumbdown:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kingo64:
Alternatively you could just do a factory reset and flash CM10 Fishears since it uses the same partition layout as stock, avoiding the need to flash middlemen and format drives.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albsat:
Help me guys. Android doesn't support n many languages and I am interested to import a custom language. I have already a word list.

Where should i look about implementing a custom locale and language? Is there an app for this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Extreemator:
Up. I was looking for a localization into latin language but didn't find one. It should be there, it's a quasi dead but omnipresent.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uristocles:
Does anyone know if the GN2 will fit in the Samsung Desk Dock (EDD-D200BEGSTA) with a case on?

I have a pretty slim Body Glove but it seems like if it's meant to be a tight fit it might not jive. (The USB cable fits ok.)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
What are the benefits of installing JB on an i9000?

I'm aware the FM radio on JB doesn't work and some other function too....then, it seems that all the sleek design of the new ROM will slow CPU speed - surely, is it worth bothering to install the latest ROMs on near outdated smartphones like the i9000?

I've stumbled on the JW4 stock and represent a worthy alternative to Gingerbread 2.3 - then for the sleek look I'm considering some themes....

Have I missed some relevant facts about the JB 4.2 on the i9000? Right now, I wouldn't bother.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerCourage:
Try it and see everything run at 60fps most of the time. It's smoother than my Galaxy S3.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vindikleuk:
For as far as I know, Cyanogenmod never really got Project Butter off the ground on Samsung devices running Exynos processors, like the i9000. I'm running 4.1 Cyanogenmod as well, and it does seem a tad more smooth, but I've no idea if that's because of Project Butter, or just the fact that it's a very nice android version.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
I've just tested JB 4.2....nice and sleek look but not Swipe and what happened to my external SD? no "My File" is found so I can't search...no wonder when I check Storage on Settings gives me an error. The Camera also seems very limited (have I missed something?).

Exactly as I initially thought....

All this hype to get the latest ROMs are mostly superficial fads with no substance - good only for greedy developers and bored teenagers in search of new trills to impress their mates - nah, I like using Swipe and FM radio (and searching my files) - back to JW4.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kingo64:
Yeah. They came up with a neat intuitive interface with 4.2 but stripped out so many features. Honestly who in the right mind thought it was a great idea to get rid of the timer option. I used the 4.2 camera for about a day before I just rolled back to the 4.1 camera
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KonTemPt:
You're comparing a ROM that's barely even alpha. Try CM10 4.1.2 stable. That will give you a better idea of what cyanogenmod is capable of. And you can still install Swype. I'm using it right now.

And don't be a troll, it's not very nice ;)

CM10 powered by Mackay kernel
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueFlame4:
So what's the intention of this thread then?

Try Mackay ROM or CM10. Both are stable and fluid and you will be happy with them. But if you don't even know how to install Swype you should probably stick to stock.

Sent from my Gameboy Color
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warwolf_1:
Android jelly bean is fantastic because it is faster and smoother. To solve the problem of radio you should download spirit fm radio light that is NOT a streaming app, but uses the FM radio receiver installed by Samsung on Galaxy.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
in fact I've bothered to install swype by myself - never had to do before the "upgrade"?

An upgrade should include all the best functions - swype represents in my opinion the best way to input text - go figure why the developers forgot about it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
ok, if the FM radio isn't lost then this might save the bacon...the future is radio via data or podcasting but when traveling abroad it might be useful to use FM radio to save data roaming (and power too).

I've tested 4 new ROMs (in 2 days): aosp, aokp, xbean, cm10 - the camera has lost many functions - still, the Galaxy doesn't even offer a flash - so, no big deal there.

The JW4 I'm using right now seems faster than any of the JB tested, but I agree about the new ROMs being smoother and more stylish.

The DSP on offer might be worth upgrading...

There are too many new functions which are a bit too geeky and many customizations are a bit OTT (reminds me of some linux distros)...so, I might be tempted to opt for Slim Bean (jelly bean without the fat)....still, I'll wait a few months ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TEEKEYEMS:
no videocall facility

I belive the custom Roms not support videocall fascilty, (correct me,If I am wrong). :confused: But rest everything is OK in JB Roms.

I have tried more than 4 ROMs including latest 4.2, None of othem having videocall button not integrated with .:confused:

But there are improvements in audio & video perfomance compare to Stock GB ROM. :cowboy:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
Video calling is fine for me on JB.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hr Kristian:
Seriously the sms quick reply function is by itself reason enough to go JellyBean.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] O-T:
GoSMS supply the same functionality since long ago.

Can JB camera save to external SD? Try saving HD video on limited 8 GB internal storage :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
U should try "c-rom Mix v8" or "mckay rom build158 or 161,in my opinion its the two best roms available in JB,in McKay's build there is a small difference in smoothness between the two builds..

C-rom v8 is my favorite,its d... good
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jman_131:
Just Because...

Because we can. You, good sir, are asking the wrong question..LOL Why wouldn't you want the latest version of android on existing hardware? It is like having the best of both worlds. New Software, same phone.

Imagine putting windows 8 on a 486, and having it run smoothly. That will never happen.... with android on the other hand...;) okay, perhaps a little exaggeration there, but you get the idea. (Unless you are to young to remember a 486,)

For me personally, it negates the need to buy a $500 - $600 phone, just to have the latest version of software.

I do however, understand your point of view. I hope that I have answered your question thoroughly.

My swype on 4.2.1 works fine. I do have an sdcard 0/1 bug. I consider that perfectly acceptable, in this scenario.

Panorama camera feature is neat. Although it is not something that I can see myself using a whole lot.

Jeremy
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phiphi374:
I think the choice belongs to everyone to flash JB...or not.

I tried but i'am back on GB with the sauRom V2. The BEST rom ever flashed on my phone ! ! !

I have tried Miui, Cyanogen, Ics, JB...... None of those roms compares to SauRom in my opinion.

Really worth a try ! Smooth, fast, stable, Very good battery life ! !

Since i'am using it, no need to flash anymore !

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9000 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hr Kristian:
Last I checked the Go apps have ads or cost money. This is free, lightweight, and imo, perfect.

Yep, my 4.1.2 cam had external save location, silly my upgraded to 4.2.1 cam and lost it though x)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chipsi:
Curriosity

Simple!

How much longer can our I9000 still be alive with the newest Android version?

That's most peoples reason for keep on flashing - or at least mine;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billydrak:
JB drains battery so fast!

My experience, the battery drains so so fast. I tried some ROMS with JB and I went back to ICS.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiize:
The problem only affects those Exynos with Mali GPUs because Samsung never really shared the sources for devs to work on. Only now are they considering to release part of the source. The Project Butter on i9000 is working perfectly fine as far as I know.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twili9ht:
I get 2,5 to 3 days of battery on one charge with 4.2.1.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burakgon:
Sure, since you are chick norris.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chipsi:
Can't wait for CM10.1

...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
You can what exactly?

You can't use a proper FM Radio for a start (I've tried Spirit FM and is a joke).

You can't Swype that well (I've managed to install it but the stock version is far more responsive and reliable)

You can't use external cards - trying to figure what's wrong and apparently there is a solution...but I expect some hiccups

You can't use certain useful camera features like timer and scenes (to name a few)

I might go on and on...and that's only the surface - guess what other bugs I'm going to find when I test these Roms with my favorite apps....

Bottom line is - these latest ROMs are flogging an half dead donkey (our beloved i9000) - so, better to get real and accept that having the sleekest and ultimate look at the expenses of functionality is just bonkers.

Some people have the time to go and fetch the solutions to these bugs - I'm not one of them...it seems getting the latest Roms has become a game in itself where people waste countless hours to fix and tune their smarphones rather than using them more productively...

Right now I'm back to JW4 - stable, fast and including the basic improvements I was looking for (e.g. folders in the app screen) - only 2 weeks ago I was using Gingerbread 2.3, but the improvements on 2.6 are very relevant and fit for our Galaxy S.

There is only 1 really positive improvements I've experienced in the new Roms which I like to import in my JW4: Voodoo sound (which is embedded in various Roms).

I'm figuring out how to install it safely on my rooted JW4 - then I'm up and running....any help appreciated (thanks).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
What about audio quality? Does it come with Voodoo preinstalled?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
Voodoo sound is a kernel module, its not in the ROM as far as I know. Install a custom kernel that supports it.

---------- Post added at 08:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:26 PM ----------

To be honest the things your talking about are mainly bugs with JellyBean 4.2

FM radio is not a feature I use so I can't comment on that. Can't imagine many people using it today though.

Swype, External SD cards and camera features are fully working on 4.1

All these bugs are on a ROM that has literally just been released, like all development you just have to wait and lets these get bugs get fixed. If your not happy just rollback to a ROM that doesn't have problems etc.

The i9000 is far from a half dead donkey. There is so a lot more to Jellybean than just a sleek look. I can do so much more on Jellybean compared to Gingerbread and that things I used to do are now more simple and easy to use.

Also your not a developer so it's not your job to spend countless hours fixing bugs and finding solutions. People/developers take time out of their lives to create ROMs for us as a hobby so it is not a game as you say. This is how all development is, you create a project and then spend time fixing bugs. Not to be rude but if everyone had your attitude, I doubt XDA would even exist.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
You don't use FM radio?...well, I do (very useful tool when traveling abroad - and save batteries too) - maybe you don't travel much or you must be loaded enough to afford a roaming plan (and if you are loaded get a proper phone for those Roms) - at this point I don't see why you bothered to answer my message cos' we can go on and on in circles....

The Swype and external bugs aren't resolved in 4.1 cos' I've tested them Roms by myself (and 4.1.2 and more)...some users are lucky and get away with no troubles while others have to find solutions which are available but it takes time and no guarantee these issues are resolved (e.g. FM radio as it stands is no reliable unless you use stock rom).

About the camera then - have you ever tried the Gingerbread 2.6 (JW4) and see by yourself? cos' I'm inclined to believe you've got no idea of what you've been missing as you rely on customized Roms so much you stopped testing stock roms cos' aren't cool (dude?) - anyhow, have a go....the many settings on offers are far more comprehensive and reliable than those found on any customized ROMs I've tested and challenge my 12 megapixels Kodak digital camera bought only a couple of years ago.

Now, since I'm no a developer - let me see how much time it would take for me to find out a solution for installing voodoo sound safely on my "boring" and "uncool" JW4...if possible, I'd like to hear from direct experience not from "hints" or "rumors" - e.g. the suggestion about the FM radio seemed genuine (yeah a massive red herring).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xelaris:
then about the Voodoo sound...

I know there is a kernel available and then I'll have to install the Voodoo app from Google Play...but maybe there is already a useful rom which has everything ready in place. A rom with voodoo sound + FM radio and swype and no external sd issues would do the job (of course I expect all the rest - camera with limited functions as found in custom roms aren't an issue for me).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
Lol why's that?

---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 PM ----------

Nope, haven't gone abroad in while lol. & and just wanted to voice my opinon :) FM radio won't work without the touchwiz framework if I'm correct, so less a bug more just unsupported.

What do you mean by swype exactly? I'm not sure i'm thinking of the right thing as I'm using SlideIT keyboard which is working fine.

As for camera I was actually comparing it to the 4.2 camera not stock. Stock camera is actually one of the things I missed when I jumped to custom ROMs but I realized I didn't use many of the features that it had so it didn't affect me that much. The only feature I use in custom roms is using the power button as the shutter button.

Hey stock roms aren't boring or uncool, everyone has their own preference :) Sorry if it felt like I was looking down on you or something lol

Also just to clarify JW4 is a stock ROM exactly the same as JW6 etc. Only difference is the modem.

I'm gonna flash a new ROM later so I'd be happy to try out a few things to see if I can get Voodoo working on JW4 for you?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hr Kristian:
Since you obviously know how to flash, why don't you just flash the stock camera version that you want in recovery?

Not all i9000's are the same, maybe you got unlucky, but the vast majority of people who upgrade properly don't have the issues you're describing, aside from FM Radio...

And that's where you should've just drawn the line instead of going postal on the other posters, you want FM radio, you stick with 2.3.5 ICS, simple, because you're right; Spirit FM blows compared to the stock radio.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiize:
I've only made the leap to 4.1.2 from 2.3.6 recently and am not going back. Don't get me wrong

, 2.3.6 was and still is good and is still a viable version to be on. Sure I had to sacrifice the FM radio and native video call feature as well as options in the camera to name a few, but it's really a small price to pay. On JB, the Project Butter is one of the most important feature. You're going to notice the smoothness and responsiveness right away. Multitasking feels more practical, Notifications are far ahead of GB in terms of usability, Browser performance is a lot more quicker. You also get some nifty features like Google Now and Offline voice typing. Along wigh a high API level, you get to have Android 4.0+ exclusives apps like Chrome and Nova launcher to name a few as well as more features of the same apps in Maps and Gmail.

So my advice is, if you want to make the leap to JB while staying close to stock as possible, get a JB rom with TouchWiz framework built in, that way you can get some of the compatible Samsung apps found on the stock roms as well as retaining the looks and some features. To top if off, you can also get some nifty camera apps, Swype-like keyboards, SpiritFM and a decent File Manager on the PlayStore to compensate a bit of the lost features. So all in all, it's your choice, I sure didn't regret making the leap though.