yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Follow the guide I linked in my original post about rooting your T-Mobile Galaxy S3. It's VERY SIMPLE to do using that method. Watch the included YouTube video and then follow the guide carefully. Trust me it's totally worth it. You won't brick your phone if you follow that guide I linked. It's just so easy to do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
If you're too scared to root or flash any roms than just stay on stock. If you follow all the instructions correctly then you got nothing to worry about. I've rooted everyone's phone in my household(we all have different ones) out of boredom lol but I followed the instructions and had 0 issues. Yes you lose your warranty if you root or install a custom rom but it's very easy to revert back to stock in case you need to for warranty purposes.

And for the guy asking about CM10 just try it out and see if you like it or head to the CM10 thread and read up on it. You'll lose most of the touchwiz features but there are some other roms based off touchwiz
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
I've been reading it over but I would honest prefer some straight answers to my questions. I'm more of a direct person. Reading can only answer so much.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Just try it out and see if you like it. Make a nandroid backup of your current rom in case you wanna switch back
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
What is a Nandroid Backup? Could you offer me a link? Sorry I am really new to this. :( Rooting and unlocking is the furthest I've ever gone before. Baby steps here. I'd like to know the potential of me possibly being satisfied before making this leap. Lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
It's a backup of your entire phone that you can restore anytime. If you flash cm and don't like it, you can restore to whatever you had before without losing any of your data. It'll be exactly the way it was before you flashed cm.

here's a link I found on google: http://www.vikitech.com/10347/perform-nandroid-backup-restore-android-device
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Can I do this without an SDCARD? And... how do I get Clockwork again to do such a backup? I thought it may still be there after I rooted but its not?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Download ROM Manager from the playstore and it should flash clockwork for you just follow the instructions they provide and yes it should save it to the phones internal memory if you don't have an external sd card
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Okay awesome. Once I do that I obviously transfer the backup to my PC for safe keeping. What Cyanogen should I install? Latest Stable or nightly? Like I said I am a total noob to this.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
You might encounter a few more bugs if you flash a nightly so I would probably go with stable just to test it out
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Okay. Can you give me relevant links please? Install guide for Cyanogen, etc? You've been a huge help to me so far.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
first make sure you back up your imei. A few people have lost theirs when flashing roms and not just the T-mobile variants all the SIII's have had this problem. Check out this thread on how to do that: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29461950

the cyanogen thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1778217

download link for stable cm: http://get.cm/?device=d2tmo&type=stable

guide to flashing roms: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1946701

just read the threads and they should answer most of the questions you have
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Thank you! What is an IMEI exactly? What does it do? I am reading the thread now but...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
It's like your phone's serial #. If your phone gets stolen or something your service provider can block it from being used on their network thanks to the imei. Unfortunately it can get reset to 0 due to some minor bug that the SIII's have. If it gets set to 0 you wont be able to connect to tmobile's network. Luckily if that happens you can fix it by following the instructions on that thread. It's happened to me once and I was able to restore it without any issues.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
It it common or rare that this happens?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Pretty rare I guess. It happens randomly so it's always safe to have your imei backed up in case it ever does happen. I've flashed several roms including cyanogenmod without any issues and I've only lost it once randomly but I was able to restore it without any problems
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Ok I am completely confused. You told me to make a backup of my IMEI but after review those all seem to be "what to do if IMEI is lost". How do I make a backup of the IMEI? Is there a fool proof noob guide somewhere for doing this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
you can use that tool in that guide to backup your IMEI also. It's for backing up/restoring
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Ok so I backed up my IMEI and it is saved safely. I downloaded "ROM MANAGER" as suggested in the link you gave me earlier and went to flash Clockwork Recovery. It asked me to confirm my phone model. Samsung Galaxy S3 (T-Mobile) [D2TMO]. However it says it is an UNSUPPORTED DEVICE when I try to flash ClockworkMod Recovery. What do I do now? Will I brick my phone trying to do this nandroid backup? Is it safe to proceed???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Ok so I did a backup as you suggested and it is only 23MB. Whats wrong here? I followed the guide you linked for Nandroid backup.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Ok I wanted to elaborate a little more in hopes that you can either verify I did this right or not. I am attaching screenshots of course.

I backed up to my SDCARD. See images below. It gave me two folders inside of a CWM folder. "Backup" and "Blobs". The "Backup" folder is 22MB in size. The "Blobs" folder is 1.6GB in size. Is this a proper backup? All of this content is on my 8GB External SDCARD. Screenshots below.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
were you able to flash clockwork at all? if you dont have a custom recovery like clockwork you wont be able to flash any roms or restore any nandroid backups. To be honest I've never had a problem using rom manager to flash clockword mod. I've never gotten that unsupported device message or had any issues. And as for those two folders(backup & blobs) those are apart of the nandroid backup
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Those two folders appeared on a blank SD card on my phone after I flashed CWM and followed the instructions you provided through Recovery for a backup. It was a temp CWM flash but I was in it for the backup. Judging by the images I attached to the post (backup being 22MB and Blobs being 1.6GB, etc)... was the backup successful? Do those sizes sound about right? Only 22MB for the actual backup folder tho? o_O

PS: Do you have Skype by chance so we can talk via voice? Perhaps an alternate method you'd feel comfortable sharing through PM? Makes things easier sometimes. Lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
When you restore from a backup it'll restore from both those folders. And do you have clockwork recovery installed? And nah I don't have skype
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
I flashed it via Rom Manager. It was temporary I think. I flashed it through the app and rebooted through the app into recovery. I did the backup that way. Is this no good?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S-III using the infamous XDA-Developers application! :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
If you can reboot into clockwork than yeah it's not temporary and you have it installed. You can reboot into recovery by using rom manager or if your phone is powered off hold down the home button, volume up button, and power button at the same time and it should boot into recovery. If you boot into clockwork recovery than it is installed and it's not temporary.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Okay I just tried and it went to the default recovery for Android. CWM was temporary. Is this a problem? What should I do?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S-III using the infamous XDA-Developers application! :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
I've never had that issue before so I don't know what to tell you. You can try flashing it again using rom manager and see if that works
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
So I take it that CWM needs to be permanent? Not temporary? Before I move to Cynoagen?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
yes you need cwm in order to flash any custom rom
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Ok. Can you link me to a viable method to make CWM permanent on my T-Mobile Galaxy S3? I assume you're using one as well.

Note: When I flashed CWM just now and rebooted into recovery... I was in CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2! However when I go to exit and restart the phone I get this message.

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ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix? THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE

- No

- No

- No

- No

- No

- No

- No

- Yes - Disable recovery flash

- No

- No

- No

- +++++Go Back+++++

---

I hit go back, the phone reboots, and all is as normal. However if I reboot into recovery (without flashing CWM through Rom Manager) it goes back into the normal Android Recovery. Now I don't want to brick my phone so I have not clicked on the "YES" option. What should I do?

Also... are you using a Galaxy S3 through TMO?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
Yeah I'm using a tmo s3 & I've never had that issue honestly. Even when I was on stock. I doubt hitting yes would brick your phone but I'm not sure to be honest.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
The method you sent me... is that the method you used? I rooted using the method linked in my original post. Did we root differently?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
yeah I used that other method I sent you but I've also used rom manager without any issues and yeah I used a different root method: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1949687

that thread contains tmobile's official firmware and pre-rooted firmware that are flashible using odin. if you wanna use that method to root follow the detailed instructions on that thread
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Okay so I figured it out. I forgot to modify two system files during my initial root and they kept overwriting CWM. I resolved that and was able to permanently flash CWM onto my phone. So now for Cyanogen mod... unless I am forgetting anything?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
yup now that you have CWM, a nandroid backup, and have backed up your IMEI you can now finally flash a custom rom lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Phew! That was a learning process! So okay lets say I flash Cyanogen tonight. I probably will. What is the difference between a STABLE and NIGHTLY exactly? Are the nightly builds better? Also... what do you use for a ROM if I dare ask?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j_smith305:
nightlies are updated daily and probably will have a few more minor bugs than the stable version. are the nightlies better? maybe but you could encounter a few more bugs than the stable version.

the current rom i'm using is paranoid android which is based off CM10 stable and can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1872599

if you flash cyanogen don't forget to flash the gapps(google apps) right afterwards in order to get the playstore, gmail, etc.: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
I suggest that before you flash any custom ROM, you do just a bit more reading on how to do all this (maybe some YouTube vids too).

I've left this thread open because you are getting some quality help, but everything that you have asked is/are fundamental Android questions. I know you are a new user, but if you ask these types of questions on the Dev threads they'll flame you for sure.

Good luck and hopefully your first flash goes much better than your first Nandroid.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Caliburn:
Thank you Woodrube. The truth is I am reading. That's how I learned to root and unlock my phone. Some of the threads about these subjects have been hard for me to follow. I initially started this thread to learn more about Cyanogen as I couldn't find any answers anywhere to my specific questions really and it's grown into something different. I have learned quite a bit so far. I've got the Nandroid thing worked out now as far as I can tell.

I will be researching everything in much more detail as far as the ROM installation goes.

Do you have a better place for me to inquire on my questions, Woodrube? :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Duran187:
Just took the leap and loving the six axis app for demon hunter, emus, and everything else!!!
[General Questions and Answers] BohArie:
can anyone help me on how to change the color of font, screenshots are at attachment..

please help me.. also on add contact.. the color same as the screenshots..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] HickHick:
hi. i was flashing xxkpq before and touch screen wasnt responding. today i flashed xxkpq again and it didnt respond. then i flashed vurrut kernel. it is working well. but i want to use custom rom(like cm10, remics-jb ...). Can these custom roms work with vurrut kernel ? What should i do ?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sh7adeh:
no it doesnt support any new AOSP ,, try to reinstall ur rom maybe it was jenny in your mobile !
[Android Apps and Games] zetsui:
I have a number of apps I want my cousin to download. What's the easiest way to share my app list with him?
[Android Apps and Games] Tribulattifather:
I've done this too for my brother; I used this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.funnything.list_my_apps&hl=en

It's cool to see the icons, the down size is the language barrier.

There is also this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boots.MyAppsList

I say give both a try and see what works for you..
[Android Apps and Games] dannysk89:
You can also use titanium backup to send an app list as a txt file. Worked great for me.
[Android Apps and Games] Tre Lawrence:
App brain is another...
[Android Apps and Games] zetsui:
Aptoide uploader is really nifty. You make yout own private app store for your friends. I liked it over a competitor appsfire
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rault18:
So here it is winnah winnah chicken dinner...Thanks to my xda family for all the support..Brandon B if you are on XDA holla at me!!!!

[youtube]eeq8kNvkFl4[/youtube]

http://youtu.be/eeq8kNvkFl4

Christmas giveaway coming soon!!!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ejatds:
grats to brandon :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rault18:
yep that lucky bastard got an 80 dollar case for freezy lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
I know what you're thinking "We already have root, why do we want and/or need this?". Well, if you followed the root thread, you would have seen that the package posted was built off of two images. There was the early firmware posting that it was first made from, then a system pull in a rar archive that was used to put the root package on the latest firmware. In the processes, there were issues with permissions and other items missing. The people involved did a great job with what they had, but I don't like hacked up solutions to problems.

So, to fix that, I had a stock system.img for the release firmware. This allowed me to build a fully stock root package with no missing files or incorrect permissions. While it took some time to get this tested and verified working without having the device, I was able to get it. Thanks goes to Adrynalyne, Mibix, and AstainHellBring (and anyone else) from IRC for testing several packages (Freenode, #galaxy-note-2). This is only the start of things to come, and I plan on slowly working on a ROM based on this then. I also made a deodexed version of the same package. Download and flash that if you wish, but it was more to verify that nothing broke in the deodexing process and to get a working base for a custom ROM.

DOWNLOADS

Stock Rooted Image

Mirror 1

Mirror 2

Deodexed Stock Rooted Image

Mirror 1

Mirror 2

INSTRUCTIONS

Download one of the above packages for flashing.

Extract the file (7zip works to extract).

Open Odin (download that elsewhere), and put the extracted tar.md5 in the PDA spot

(Re)Boot your phone into download mode and plug it in to your computer

With it recognized in Odin, press start

Once the phone boots up, all should be well. If you notice issues, boot into recovery and wipe data and this should fix the problems.

If you still have issues after wiping the /data and performing a factory reset, please post here.

NOTE: I am not responsible for any ill effects caused to you, your loved ones, you phone, or anything else as a result of flashing this. Do so at your own risk as I won't be held responsible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Saving this one too, just in case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suzook:
I'm nuts about imnuts! Its great to have you here! Can't wait for one of your ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mazz0310:
So just for clarification, this is a newer version of system than what the other root package was?

I will probably flash the deoxed version anyone, but just checking.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Same "version" as the last one created by Mr Robinson, just that it was built off of a system.img of the shipping firmware that preserved all permissions on the files. Functionally, this should be basically the same as what was done earlier, just put together in a less hacked up manner.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
What would be the advantage of deodexed version?

sent using my apple assassin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
I do believe that's really for doing themes etc. (Makes it easier, that is)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vileSpyderPig:
Thank you. I ran your droid charge roms. Do u plan on get a note2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
Oh I wasn't sure if it litened it up or sped it up in any way. Would u see any reason to flash this over or in place of the first one I have now? All seems to be working fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
What happens to all the mods that we have used on our phone, e.g. replacing files. I have changed my status bar and changed it so I can use MW with all apps.

Is this like the other one where are apps are not deleted?

Could yuo explain the advantages of the deoxed version vs. this one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RaptorMD:
I will d/l both to keep on hand and thank you imnuts for putting this together. Does this address the lag with the screen turning on. I did of course wipe cache, etc, etc. when I rooted the first time. Remember kids, always wipe when you're done :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suzook:
Its a true latest rooted system image. You will have to redo all your mods. If your happy with what you have now, I wouldn't worry about it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
It is significantly easier to theme and modify deodexed versions compared to what ships.

If/when I get enough money, yes. For the moment, I have a few people I know that are testing things for me.

If you already have root and/or have done other changes to /system, then there isn't a need to flash this. It is meant more for people that haven't yet rooted. If you have only done root, this shouldn't change anything for you. If you have rooted and made other changes (deleting apps/etc.), then it will undo those changes, and possibly force you to factory reset. Nothing has been deleted from either package, just root and busybox being added.

Deodexed v. stock is mainly for ease of modification. After the first boot, there is no speed difference in the two, though you may save a little bit of storage on the stock version. Functionally, they are identical, just that if one was looking to theme or make other changes, it is easier to do on the Deodexed version. I plan on starting a ROM then, maybe with the help of a few people, and this will start with the deodexed version and will get its own thread if it comes.

Just to answer any future questions, if you're already rooted, you don't need this. It was created as a better starting point for anyone that has not yet rooted their phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
Thanks for clearing that up imnuts. So seriously though, no performance differences between the two? I find that weird if the permissions are all messed up in the original. I'm planning to root my sister's phone tonight, and it wouldn't be hard for me to do mine again tonight either if there is some reason for it, from the sounds of it, there isn't

Looking forward to your future stuff, +1 anyways.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ronaldheld:
I may have to try both and see which is is best for future efforts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
Just curious how much money do you already have for the Note 2? I don't know much about you, but I already donated to Adam & Beans, I don't see why we can't help you get the phone as well. I'm willing to donate if we can get a thread together. It only helps the community..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
I don't know if there are permissions issues with what was out, but given how it was made, it could be possible that one or two of the items with special permissions was missed, and without hitting a specific usage scenario, you'd never know. I think that given what MrRobinson was working with, he did a great job :good: I haven't actually compared what I have with what was previously out other than to verify that all files were present, I wasn't looking at permissions.

As for what's best for future efforts, it's going to be easier to theme and mod the deodexed version.

I do plan on building a ROM then starting next week, but progress will be slow (this alone took a week to get everything sorted properly).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sasquatch080:
+1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
there is no issues with mrRobinson's root image...that article is misleading. The very first image had issues but was quickly revised and fully functional!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abovebeyondgal:
Hello , my laptop has a feature Wi fi Direct .

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/centrino-advanced-n-6235.html

I cannot open connection between phone and laptop

Any one has an experience with intel wifi direct?

Thanks ..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abovebeyondgal:
Anyone?
[Motorola Photon 4G] dragontology:
Does it hate our phone in particular or just an unlucky combination of hardware and software issues?
[Motorola Photon 4G] InsanePostman:
It force closed on me a few times already. I switched back to the standard SwiftKey 3. It's a beta version so what yah expect.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dragontology:
True. But SwiftKey has always been problematic for me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Akhileshjj:
In which rom you are facing the issues.? I don't have any issues with stock rom and swift key flow. Using it since yesterday.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dragontology:
AOKP. Running Jelly Bean.
[Motorola Photon 4G] InsanePostman:
I'm running peetr's hybrid and I've never had a force close from standard swiftkey. It might be a conflict with that particular rom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] knG333:
It's force closing for me on CM10. I can't even try it.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Stensfie:
Link

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-P6810&pcode=0&os=1&type=3#firmware

ics 4.0.4
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] DrLlama:
.

Finally a real Australian version, now installed and working, can't see any difference except that my cifs.ko etc no longer work (expected that)

kernel version 3.0.15-1175775

Neil
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] UpInTheAir:
I will possibly release a SkyHigh v4.0 for this firmware when time permits and home in hopefully a couple weeks....

Things aren't going that well at work, so could be longer....