yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kano45:
I had the exact same issues with "1.2.2 new release". I got the contacts FC'n to stop by dirty flashing the rom again. Upon reboot, i had my contacts back. BTW i'm using CWM. I also had the battery drain issue. I always read that when flashing a new JB rom that it needs to settle. Now i fully understand why. Has somewhat to do with creating new indexes. If you use CWM, there is a folder on the SDcard in the clockworkmod folder called blobs. In that folder there are a couple thousand files. The system is trying to index them and is using alot of processing power doing so. I deleted the blobs folder and my battery drain went away instantly. I read this information in another SGS3 thread. The info makes sense to me, as to weather that's the only cause or a coincidence that happened to eliminate my issue idk. I've been using this rom off the charger for 1hr45min and down to 88%. Thats with moderate to high use. Hope that helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Look in your efs folder. Is it empty?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
How can I disable that annoying weather thing that runs as soon as I unlock My phone? Similar to that htc sense interface.....?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Well, bought haxsync, no free version available, but still no connection with calendar widget and facebook. Did dirty flash, fixed permissions, so not sure what to make of it. AOCP is the only other Rom I can think of where this happened. This is not a deal breaker, but man, I use that calender and the birthdays a lot. Contacts still force close, but I did notice that I have access to my favorites in the phone app, so the loss of the whole contacts list is not something i can't live without until a fix hits. All in all, rom is running smoothly and is real easy on the eyes. next release i might wander into that Anakonda theme, but the blue is so nice I have to stay here for a while.

Well done kalisjr!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bori1030:
all versions
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
If Having Contacts Issues Please Respond

I've been going through the issues here and the contacts one is the most menacing here. Also I am working on a fix for those with IMEI issues so stay tuned on that note.

I need everyone to check there systems for the existance of a file found under /system/csc called feature.xml

Those dirty flashing are vulnerable to this but NOTE THIS APPLIES TO EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTACTS ISSUES.

Please delete this file if you have it showing up it is messing up the core functionality of your ROM builds.

If you don't have access to that folder then I would say to check the Market/Play and find a root level file manager to find and delete this and your issues with contacts should be fixed. Also this will address correcting some of the random errors you all are having with MMS.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] caspersfi:
Thanks man file deleted.

:)

Dazed just dropped version 1.3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
File deleted. Fixed my problem of being unable to sync Facebook with the calender widget by bypassing out all together and linking my calenders in Gmail. Long way around but it works. Everything else butter smooth
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kano45:
Is rebooting necessary after deleting? And just to be clear...delete even if contacts isn't FC'n?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Yes delete even if your not fc'ing and yes reboot after. Although if your not fc,ing you most likely don't have file that is the main culprit for this issue but not the only possibility for this issue.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kano45:
Can some post the wallpaper for Wicked Sensations of the tree with the blue foggy backgound? Please and thank you :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
All,

The goal with this port was not just to get it working on ATT like carriers but to also make it run as smooth and buttery as jellybean v4.2.1 which I have my Son running stock on his new Nexus 4 phone because the original build was laggy and I hate lag more than anything.

So my phone runs with this ROM as smooth and buttery as JB 4.2.1 and is in my opinion one of the best things in JB 4.2.1 and I would like to hear from others on this issue specifically as that was the most time consuming task in reverse engineering JB v4.2.1 and building that capability into this ROM along with testing of this port.

My son will testify this ROM runs exactly as smooth as JB v4.2.1.

FYI to all on these builds.

Thanks

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Once that feature file was deleted, I rebooted and the were my contacts. Thanks for your hard work and hunting down the issue. Now everything works! :thumbup:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
All,

Those who who are having IMEI issues I have a solution to the problem what you need to do is you need to restore your phone from your nandroid backup use some kind of root file manager you can grab it off the market for free.

Browse your file system and find the EFS folder and copy it to a folder on your SD card then go ahead and proceed to flash using the instructions on the site.

Then after you have restored the ROM take the EFS folder copy that folder from the SD card to the same location that you had copied that folder from and choose yes to overwrite this will restore the files for the encrypted file system and in that folder contains all of your information including your serial number and IMEI data.

Note this occurs on phones that have not been properly unlocked. Many people don't unlock their phones they just root them and you can only properly unlock when the intended phone is using the factory configuration and many don't understand the importance of that step prior to flashing custom ROM's.

To help you understand this I'm going to explain the reason so it is clear to all who have this issue. That folder is encrypted from the factory by the carrier for the purpose of protecting the IMEI and the serial number of the phone so when you flash a rom without unlocking the phone you can potentially delete files that are necessary for successful decryption.

With any encryption scheme you need to have keys to unlock files so now I think you can easily see why it is important you make a backup prior to doing a ROM flash so that you will be able to restore the files necessary to unlock encrypted files which contain critical configuration data your phone needs to allow access to the carriers Network. There are files the carrier reads over network packets when you establish a data or internet connection to your carrier's Network which are also encrypted for your protection against IMEI cloning.

So to fix your phones simply restore from nandroid backup use a root file manager copy your EFS folder to your SD card and flash according to site instructions then use the same root file manager how to copy the folder back over overwriting the existing one and reboot so that you will be able to use custom ROM's without any problems going forward in the future.

And remember the importance of unlocking a phone when you get a brand new 1 from the factory as a first step before rooting and by doing this you'll remove the need for encryption and at the same time allow your phone to access to any network which can have its downsides from security perspective but I won't get into that as I'm only concerned about fixing your problem.

The whole concept of the FS folder relates to security mostly for the carrier do you have access to the phone when needed.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alekos:
Are you saying to Network Unlock the phone? Here in Canada (at least for Rogers) it's $50.00. So 99% of the phones in Canada are locked.

I did perform the new free unlock procedure that recently came out a few weeks ago but I haven't tested the phone with a different SIM to verify that it is fully unlocked. This is the procedure I did: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xtwo:
Strange. I'm unable to use the phone's data any more. I tried to go into the Network mode but it says "no sim detected, insert the sim". But sim is already in the phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] imdatslaya:
Anyone else having problems receiving pictures via sms with this rom?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
I need more information about what got you to that point please share steps you took which lead to this problem so a solution can be given.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Which version of this ROM do you see this occurring on?

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ragz:
Thanks,that has to be the best explanation of the imei issue I've read,takes it from a ghost related problem to a do something about it deal.I've backed up Efs file to my SD and now feel a lot more secure about resolving imei loss if it ever occurs.Thank-You!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
Question about the IMEI ...if its just as easy as backing up your folder then why is there a whole thread dedicated to this and the app tools to back your IMEI to your computer ? :what:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] VanYul:
I love this rom but i can't get it work for Canadian APN. I wipe data cache system and flash the ROM. After i try to install the APN fix but it doesn't work. Sorry for my bad english
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] splxtreme:
Exchange Sync

Hopefully I didn't skip over this, but I get as far as accepting the certificate for our mail server and then it just sits there and spins. I let it sit for 10min and it still sat there. Usually only takes a couple seconds and then gives me the options for the exchange account.

Anyone else experiencing this on the normal ROM? I deleted the file that was messing up contacts too.

Thanks for the help. I think other that this issue, everything else seems OK, except for having to pull a MMS apk for a messaging app.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jroyalty7:
+1 its not as simple as backing up efs folder on s3 read the imei threads!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AxAtAx:
You CAN NOT just copy and paste, it will NOT work.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
Yea...that's what I'm saying...although that would be pretty sweet..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] skatin707:
Nope, never said I had boot issues. Everything FC's, that's my problem :(

I'm running twrp like the OP suggestions.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] imdatslaya:
I upgraded to 1.3 and my market doesn't work and it constantly says preparing network in the notification bar.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
OK soooo I was pretty nervous about flashing this rom because of all the perceived issues! Well I finally took the leap of faith and I am so glad I did. Its running super smooth and contacts are fixed after removing that feature.xml file..and the best part is this rom looks FREAKING AMAZING! Couldn't be happier with all the tweaks to every aspect of this beast...thanks again :thumbup::D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] splxtreme:
De-Bloated?

Is this being re-uploaded or is there issues with this one? I could always de-bloat myself I guess.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
I debloated myself..easy'nuff... one thing that was a slight problem...no mms after I flashed... so I just pulled the sec.mms.apk from black jelly and fixed permissions and its all good now! :cool:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Wow. That just happened. He even pointed out my noobness in big words in the 4th paragraph or so, and I don't think I even care. Amazing...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
You took that waaay too personally.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Lol !!!

I didn't take anything too personal I can assure you of that, and this was not directed to you bro for sure it was simply an explanation of why I suggested the route I did, and that's all for the historical value in it.

The people here are in service to one another, we are stonger as one I understand that. All that was said to document the steps and thoughts behind what was suggested as this thread will maintain it's historical reference as we go forward with these builds and onto the 4.2.1 branch coming our way..

But it's all good for sure..

Let's get on with the show, I have new builds coming tomorrow, A Full build for Ana, one for Pink and New Blue Release...

Also a special build just for Canada..

Thanks for your honesty love it,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
Thanks for the info ...glad it worked!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Unhived__Mind:
Hey anyone know if this rom is deodexed? Looked in the OP and didn't see it mentioned but...who knows?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AxAtAx:
Everyone having contacts not showing up with this rom, all you have to do is go into phone and change 1 item in settings, and wait 1 min, get out, and go back in, contacts will appear....wow, I try EVERYTHING before searching some of these worthless posts for an answer, most issues can be fixed just by doing simple things. Had a missing IMEI on one flash, went to the thread and READ IT. Guess what it worked. I keep seeing all post asking the same questions over and over. READ people. BTW, this reply is in no way directed at you Kano45, just a quick, get it outta my system post....sorry.:) Another thing, this rom ROCKS period. Very GOOD battery life. Only thing eating my battery is the display, from me looking at it all day.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Seriously dude, that was meant as a joke with admiration for one of the most thorough, intelligent, well spoken explanations and historical defenses of a position I have ever seen. I think anybody would feel like a noob after reading that. In no way did I take that personally. As I said the first time, "amazing". :thumbup:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
Hahah, I totally misread your comments. :)

Your internally directed sarcasm needed a second read from me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Lol it's all good brother. :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
GROUP HUG!!!!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
For a rom called Wicked, there is a lot of love in here :p:D:beer:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] splxtreme:
Camera and Phone

I just realized that I cannot take a picture while on the phone. I actually have not tried it on other ROM's to see if it is just this one, but is there a way to do it or do I need to find a mod?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
i just tested and it works for me...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AxAtAx:
Ok, with all this love spreadin:) can someone help my brain dead a$$, how do you turn off the message or call notifications on the lock screen. Damn annoying. They still come up with the help unchecked.

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] G1Master:
This is the exact rom I would love to have. Anyway to port it over to the T-Mobile side? Or could I just simply update the Update script with d2tmo?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
That is in the works for Tmo
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
I almost have that ROM ported will be in Tmo thread with a new topic. I will be the OP for that one as well need to get this one finished first.

I don't recommend installing on Tmo will not work have a friend with Tmo S3 and he asked me to port.

Sit tight on that note should be out before Christmas but that depends on how much time my wife will give me she gets irritated that I'm always doing this sort of thing and competes for my time if you know ehayI mean.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] G1Master:
Awesome sounds like plan! Thanks for the heads up!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bori1030:
I do believe you can't turn those off just part of the system... the help is the words on the bottom of lock screen that say "swipe to unlock"... someone correct me if I'm wrong
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
4 NEW RELEASES v1.3 NOW ONLINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a ton of hardwork it's here.

Happy Holidays, My gift to you all hope you all have a great holidays, and for those of you in Canada a special gift a custom ported Candian ROM for you...

These releases are De-Odexed and Zip-Aligned in case someone is curious I forgot to mention that in the OP.

Also included extra files just in case you all still have issues losing root or MMS, I have not in the testing of these ROM's so who knows???

Better safe than sorry plus I would rather everyone use the themed MMS instead of the standard apk for it.

These should all be 100% working as expected.

Enjoy,

And Thanks To Everyone,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
One More Thing.

All,

You should not delete the feature.xml file on these ROM's that was a work around and is fixed in these releases but you now must flash the post morph to prevent locks and freezing due to using some of the Kuban Updater mods.

This is because those mods alter system files which effectively hose your phones over the course of normal use and the feature flash for post morph is there to restore the original configuration. Always flash the post morph fix right after any Kuban Update you decide to install then reboot and you should be able to enjoy those smooth Kuban's you all love so much.. LOL

Also I would clean install these ROM's as you may find they run better and no need to format system, or data just follow the standard process we are all used to. I did not test dirty flashing on these so do so at your own risk.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Port Request.

All,

I want to know if you wanted a debloated version on this ROM what would you put on the list to be chopped? I am planning another attempt at slim version of this but would like to take all of the feedback I get from you all and put one together.

By the way v1.3 ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this ROM man it's incredible how much fun this ROM is, and I have been flashing ROM's for years and this one just captivates in ways no other ROM can.

Later,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeeper11:
Ok, flashed the Canadian version...used most recent TWRP, Still having the "insert SIM card" issue.Everything is still "unknown" I'm contemplating trying to flash one of the AT&T builds.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] grkmaster:
Being on att on 1.2.1 still, do I need to update to 1.3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ScorpionKnight:
On the Canadian version, and still the invalid sim error occurs.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Not unless you want to, the new version has everything in place and newer theming thanks to Dazed.

If your happy with that version there is no reason to upgrade, many others had issues so this build should resolve those.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kalisjr:
Restore to a version of your phone which is running jellybean and copy the system folder and efs folder to your external sd card or PC's hard drive and then zip each folder from a working Jellybean factory source and I will give you a link to upload to my mediafire account, so that I can port this ROM to your working source.

Problem solved.

Thanks,

Jk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ScorpionKnight:
Ok, I copied the folders and zipped them, how do I send them to you?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bori1030:
looking goood man MMS still not working even using the fix still no go... blue 1.3 & Anaconda 1.3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
kalisjr ,

i have a question.

since your ROM is themed including GAPPS. whenever there is an update to one of the GAPPS like gmail, youtube etc it failed to upgrade due to "incorrect filze size, or, mismatch" and the only way to fix it is by uninstalling the app via titanium and re installing from market.

any ideas on how to overcome it?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] skatin707:
That's pretty much the only way to overcome it. The theme alters the size and gives the mismatch that's causing your error.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
thank you.

in that case,

are you sure you wana theme the gapps?

giving the fact that its useless if there will be any update to the gapps?....

also, now i am unable to signin to my youtube,

still undecided rather its caused by the ROM or something else.

but i did had to delete utube and reinstall from the market since i couldnt update.

maybe you can not add them all to the actual rom but then provide all the GAPPS in a zip to flash after flashin the rom so we may have a update'able gapps :)

its just a thought, no disrespect.

you have done an amazing job.

i am just trying to help perfect the ROM :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] louvass:
thank you for 1.3, contacts now work.. all looks good but no root ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
look at post # 1.

there is a link to download the root fix.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] louvass:
Thank you
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Nvm. Beat me to it :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
does anyone have these issues:

1. unable to login to your youtube account from youtube app (error occurred)

2. when connected to a computer (any computer) USB mode is not detected (only charge)

3. unable to add shortcuts to lock screen .(whenever you try settings close with error: "settings had to be stopped"

?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlbjmb35:
I can't seem to find the "Kill app back button" option. It used to be under system settings/developer options/Kill app back button. Is it available?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AxAtAx:
NO

NO

and NO

What version of the rom are you running, 1.3? If 1.3, did you do and update from 1.2? I had issues trying to update, alot of FC, but I did a clean install, and everything is working perfect.

This rom is awesome battery wise. And is smooth. Other than the bloat apps, (I removed over 20+) it rocks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
ugh....

i was hoping to avoid clean....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] skatin707:
I did a clean wipe, but my issues persisted. I'm going to try again though, I'm very interested in this rom.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] m.a.s.e:
have anyone noticed a change in speed when copying files from a computer to the external SD card after this ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawen:
flashed the canadian 1.3 on rogers, get no signal or data, imei shows unknown.........also try to flash the LK4 modem still shows imei unknown with no signal

sooooooo lucky i made a nandroid backup everything is back to normal
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] garcia_jx:
Does anybody know how to get titanium backup to work?