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[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
EFS Folder Backup & PhilZ Touch Recovery

A note maybe, I just checked a Nandroid backup made with PhilZ Touch 6.48.4 (latest currently) > Backup and Restore > to internal memory: > Backup to /sdcard OR to external memory: > Backup to /storage/sdcard1 and it does not include an EFS backup.

On must choose Custom Backup and add the EFS selection.

But since the EFS backup itself is so small (25 MB) it's worth doing a specific extra backup just for it IMO. As per the main PhilZ Touch thread:

Attached is a screen capture of the free Play app Nandroid Manager that shows the backups.

One annoyance, the S3 connected to a Windows 8 laptop in MTP mode does not show the .efs_backup folder in the clockworkmod/backup/ folder even with the show hidden files in the folder options so had to disconnect the S3 and switch to Mass Storage mode with SG USB Mass Storage Enabler to see it and be able to copy it to my laptop.

My Files also does not show the .efs_backup in the clockworkmod/backup/ folder on the phone or card but Root Explorer does.

There are other ways to backup the EFS as per this thread for example [REF] IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff (i9300) - including "no network" but I figure that a backup made with PhilZ Touch Recovery itself makes it easier to restore using it afterwards.

EFS Backup Tool in Play also works & creates an EFS.img & also a copy of the entire EFS folder to the external SDCard which are not shown in Nandroid Manager because they are not created in the clockworkmod/backup/ folder by default.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
Actually it's not as big deal as you've described above because this whole inability to recognize this folder by any computer is caused by.. a dot. Literally. :)

To be more precise - dot before the name of the folder makes it invisable/hidden for a common file explorer. You can easily find also an explorer for android which won't show it, the same as mentioned default (crappy) windows explorer.

Anyway, there is an easy way to omit it - while being in root explorer just delete the dot in folder's name. That's all. No more pain.

:)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
Hidden Files in MTP

Thanks for the pointer. :) Selecting Show hidden files in My Files > settings reveals the .efs_backup folder. And renaming it to efs_backup makes it visible to Windows Explorer via MTP protocol.

Digging a little bit it seems that the problem is not in Windows Explorer per see as when in USB Mass Storage mode it shows the .folder & allows copying it.

As per [GUIDE] MTP and PTP (Media Transfer Protocol) vs UMC (Mass Storage Class): "...In MTP mode, the android device controls the input/output to the filesystem, so there is no risk of data loss because of cold disconnecting the device from USB. You work on a layer over the filesystem. With UMC you must be careful....". So it's Android that hides the .folder from Windows Explorer via the MTP protocol.

Too bad the development of PhilZ Touch is stopped because 2 suggestions would be:

1- Backup the EFS folder by default in the simple Backup option because it's useful & so small anyway.

2- In custom backup > EFS, don't hide the EFS backup in a hidden folder.

P.S. I just tried to Custom Backup almost everything + EFS & PhilZ Touch refused to do it & responded EFS must be backed up alone!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] _Sale_:
Cheers buddy

hvala

congrats buddy on your 3k tm :beer: very thankful for your support here :good:

extra lite - full :)

10 seconds?? hmm i'd say its time for a full wipe. or maybe kernel causing your issue
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gordonthegopher:
Dirty flash from 7.9 should be safe as it's the same base, right?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] _Sale_:
yes. dont forget nandroid backup
[Galaxy S III Android Development] broken920:
Updated to 8.0 with dirty flash and it works great :)

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] insane2103:
maybe it´s a stupid question, but, here it goes... when I had stock sammy rom, I used to share pictures, and videos, to my TV (dlna enabled), in aosp roms this option wasn´t even there, I know.

now, using this stock based rom, I do get the option to share to "other devices", but, it won´t find my TV, do I have to download some of the sammy apps for this to work?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] _Sale_:
what rom? extra lite, lite or full?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] boomboomer:
I have a horrible feeling that my S3 is developing a fault in its GPRS hardware. Data connection randomly stops receiving, even though it has full bars and H+ connection. Airplane on/off may restore normal operation, as might swapping APN, everything is good for a while then I notice the outgoing data arrow is flashing but not the incoming.

Tried a full wipe and reflash of 7.9, also the last four modems for my country, still the same.

It seems to be worse when I move between cell towers, the further I travel the more times I have to reset.

Anyone have an idea or suggestion please? I have one month left of Samsung warranty.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] insane2103:
hi there Sale, I´m running the extralite, since the lite one was a bit laggy on my device.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] _Sale_:
hmm. weird. can you please try v8.0 and report back? also check again your apn settings

reflash the rom again and select

Music Live Share

Music Player

Samsung Link

Samsung Push

AllShare

Samsung Direct

Share/Connect

Remote Control

Samsung Service

in aroma
[Galaxy S III Android Development] insane2103:
AH Ok, thanks them. I guess I´ll stick to my extra lite rom, since, for me, it´s best to have a realiable and fast phone, than a very full of gadgets one. :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Scytheb:
I have some problems with the mobile data connection, same behavior as you, although a bit less flimsy.

Still haven't found what's causing them, I live in Greece, but they happened on a selection of Modems, and on both this and Archidroid (1.7x) .

If you find a solution, and it's not a hardware issue, please, please let me know!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] insane2103:
mine was taking too much juice, i flashed the latest brazilian modem and everything is back to normal now, as good as it can be.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] aSpirit81:
Respect Volks, whether it is worth to install an application for cleaning cache ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Scytheb:
Reporting back with the mobile data situation. So far the newest modem works well. However it did delay to get a data connection once so far, for about 1 minute I couldn't get a response from any server.

Maybe it is inherent in some networks? Also, I noticed that during times with data connection active but not responding it seems to "flip" between towers. Can any developer comment on possible causes?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Quuki:
I9300XXUGNH4 NeatROM v8.0

Mirror..

Q

btw: Sale has publish 4 roms today!! yre the MAN! THX! :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] broken920:
I use SD Maid Pro and it works fine: you can also enable/disable automatic boot of some apps and clean rests of apps like empty folders or app data!

I haven't data problem with latest modem. My provider is TIM (italy) and data connection is stable and fast.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
Flaky Mobile Data?

It could simply be problems with your cellular provider or quality of signals in your location. Did you call them to see if they changed APN or if problems were reported by other users in your region? Or compare to an other phone next to yours using the same provider? You could try apps like Connection Checker which logs the connections drops or speedtest.net for example.

Today in my village there is no wired internet since 8 hours so far & while I can see a cell tower through my window @ 500 meters there was no mobile data for 6 hours also. Toggling through Airplane mode on/off and Mobile data it would always revert to Edge, same for my neighbor. What works for me sometimes like 1 hour ago is in > Settings > Connections > More Networks > Mobile Networks > Network mode > instead of the normal WCDMA/GSM auto connect which saves battery when data signal is weak, I force the WCDMA only and it reestablish the data connection.

It could also be that you did not find yet the best modem for your country/provider combo. Did you search the web in your language with: I9000 modem Greece to see if other S3 users have better luck with specific modems in your region?

Or try the modem that comes with the stock ROM for your region?

"it seems to "flip" between towers..." - How can you determine that? :confused: What I can see today because the network is problematic is the H on the status bar with some flickering to 3G every minute or so.

Sorry for the long post guys, I had urgent work to do on the web today & I was going nuts w/o connections. This is therapy.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] stoianmitkov:
Can I make a direct flash over v.7.8 with boefla kernel?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
Yep, you can. ;)

Just perform nandroid backup before.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] stoianmitkov:
Thanks. Is there any difference between v.7.8 and v.8.0
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
Added Quad MultiWindow

Added Floating MultiWindow

Added selectable CSC Codes (130)

Added Option to Full Wipe from Aroma

Added Call/Message Block
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Scytheb:
I was about to try an old modem, from a stock rom, but noticed that a local provider, although not mine, has issued the latest update, with the new modem, which is also in NeatRom. So I will keep it and test it for now.

Also, when I mentioned flipping between towers, I meant flickering between 3g , H, and H+. Probably that means same tower, different options/hardware, but it was late and I typed and slept :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] techcrazy101:
Hi

Can anyone tell me how do I activate quad windows? And when I try to add a specific app to multi window another app is added instead is that how it supposed to work?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
Modem Testing & Dirty Flashing?

Modem testing is voodoo science because there are so many variables. :(

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The changes made by _Sale_ are in red characters in post #1. But that does not say anything about the tweaks made by Samsung from one version to the other as they don't publish changelogs.

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Dirty Flashing?

I don't flash often so always did full wipes to avoid any problems. Curious to try a dirty flash from NeatROM 7.8 to 8: is everything preserved like SMS, user accounts, home layout, downloaded apps, etc?

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] broken920:
Dirty flash not erases apps with data, sms, settings, etc...

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] mike710_0:
I'm currently running 7.9 but want to dirty flash 8.0 so I don't lose settings, messages etc

Do I leave all options unticked when flashing?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
You can do whatever you want just don't wipe data,everything will remain the same
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mike710_0:
Thanks for that

I'm from united kingdom. Which CSC do I choose when flashing?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
BTU
[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
CSC Codes

CSC Codes thread.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] iefie:
I had that too. You have to tick the app below the app you want. Its strange but thats the trick.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
For me it always does a trick:

P.S.1. If you don't have wanam xposed than just omit point #1.

P.S.2. If you have other module with this feature than disable this module or turn off multi window in its settings.

Report back. :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] techcrazy101:
Thanks installing the module seems to do the trick
[Galaxy S III Android Development] osouto:
Governor and scheduler

What governor and scheduler has been implemented on 8.0 ?? Because I feel the phone extremely fast but a little high battery drain. Just to know it.

Thx !!!

Edit: I answer myself, pegasus and cfq but I don't know why (maybe Sale's tweaks) my rom is flying !!!! With faster battery drain as well.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] eazx:
Hi, i got this error when i try to install v8 rom

Extract: /system/bin/bootanimation

Extract: /system/media/bootsamsung.qmg

Extract: /system/media/bootsamsungloop.qmg

Simlinking ...

symlink(): created [/system/fonts]

symlink(): created [/system/lib]

Setting permissions ...

set_perm: chown of /system/etc/.installed_su_daemon to 0 0 failed: No such file or directory

set_perm: chmod of /system/etc/.installed_su_daemon to 644 failed: No such file or directory

script aborted: set_perm: some changes failed

set_perm: some changes failed

Installer Error (Status 7)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
Status 7 shows usually when you're using outdated version of recovery. Update your CWM to the latest available. :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] eazx:
Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Scytheb:
Why should I want to change my CSC with a custom rom? Isn't that supposed to be only for OTA updates and some unimportant country-specific changes?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
Indeed, it is.

Untill you'll be moving around custom world, correct CSC won't be needed for anything I would say. Changing it is just a kind of tidbit. :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] boomboomer:
I'm not sure the csc changer is working, I had to do a full wipe anyway so I tried to change mine. Ticked the wipe data box but after reboot the csc is still wrong. Tried a factory reset also, afterward, but still no change.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mikrokatevas:
battery draain

its a really fast rom but the wake up governor its on all the time that wy there is so battery drain to it...i tried to change governors or profilied it with other governor but didin suceed yet...i will try with some other kernel maybe boeffla or something else.......we will keep in touch.......

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does anyone else has this problem.....?????(battery drain?)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
No,man. You can try another kernel but no governor is responsible for draining you battery and wake ups. Did you clean install the rom? Instal BBS and then we can help you(in case it was dirry install in your case.)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] osouto:
Yes I said the same yesterday, incredibly fast rom but with high battery drain, but I checked that the governor and scheduler are stock ones (pegasusq and cfq) so I don't know what happens. BTW, I did a full wipe.

And of course, governor is a main responsible for draining battery. In fact you can choose between performance or battery save profiles when you install a custom kernel. From the Boeffla site:

"2.1 Governor

Default: pegasusq

Expected impact: Differences in performance and battery life

A governor defines the "strategy" how to scale CPU cores up and down across frequencies, based on system load."

Maybe Sale has the answer.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
Yes, governor "uses battery" not "draining battery". Big difference. Everything is using battery.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
Generally speaking, in terms of any drainage..

I do hope it will turn out to be the very last BBS polite reminder from me. :)

Regards
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mike710_0:
I'm sticking with 7.9 for now. How do I permanently turn off the 8.0 reminder as it keeps reappearing after I clear it
[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
How To Disable NeatROM Update Notifications & Battery Life

Settings > My Device > NeatROM Update > Settings > Disable ROM auto-checks and Check new ROM on startup.

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Battery Drain?

Battery life is excellent for my S3 on the stock kernel that came with NeatROMlite.

Got ripped off recently by a local reseller that sold me a fake S3 Chinese battery for $24 & it was dropping like 20% in the first hour after a full charge. :mad: While this app crashes just a few seconds before the benchmark is completed, it showed me that the battery capacity was 1500 mAh (instead of 2100 mAh printed on it), a tad lower than my 2 year old OEM I wanted to replace: Nova Battery Tester (Follow instructions in the Description of it's Play page: "How to use the application" as the short test is too inaccurate.) Attached screenshot.

Before blaming the ROM or the kernel for battery drain:

Use BetterBatteryStats: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809

Use Greenify http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155737

Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone’s Battery Life

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] nosediger:
I tried Nova battery tester too with my old battery and it shows that my old Samsung battery only has around 1,000mah.

Now I just got a 4,200mah battery from Smart cell. They got free shipping charges to anywhere in the world :D

Battery lasted for 2 days even with high usage.

I'm still backing up my data before trying the 8.0, but saw many complain about battery drain.

Will give update and hopefully I can feel (if) the battery drains now that I'm using a huge capacity battery :p
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malachow:
I'm wondering when you battery-drainage-guys will understand that posting such complaints without any BBS log/screens is just a disrespectful for our beloved dev?

Lol you even didn't attach screens from settings/battery (which is completely not enough in comparison with BBS detailed info, but still..!) as some of you used to in the past.

Keep these words above in mind, please. More respect & precision.

Regards
[Galaxy S III Android Development] curiousrom:
Define many. :)

Everything is relative.

There are 2-3 users complaining about battery life in the last 10 pages while there is 1,338 v8 downloads so far since it came out on Sep. 19 not counting the mirror: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712473653

Type battery in the Search this thread box.

All were asked by malachow to post BetterBatteryStats (BBS) screen shots so he could help them troubleshooting their problems & none did so far.

The last one who did post screenshots had a WIFI always scanning on setting problem, if I remember correctly.

Anyway if you use Recovery to make a full Nandroid backup + an EFS backup before flashing the ROM, you can always revert to your current S3 state after trying NeatRomLite for a couple of days.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] ad_ek:
i was coming from 7.9.. flashed v8, and realized that the phone was slightly slower. like a slight lag when open settings. and the crt off looked distorted. the nova launcher was acting weird too. so i decided to reflash v8 with clear dalvik and cache. yet still the same. have those small issues. nothing major, just didnt feel smooth. so i reflash v7.9 , and now its all back to perfect for me.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] broken920:
You could do a full wipe before upgrade to V8 and all should work fine.

I've done a full wipe and formatted system and preload partitions and my S3 flies with boeffla.

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] Sargos76:
WTF buy an old 3310 frm nokia, will have battery for 2 weeks, stop winning and complaining, dammmm

SGS3 GT-I9300 / ArchiDroid 1.7.18
[Galaxy S III Android Development] broken920:
XD buy a 3310 with 2100 mAh battery: infinite life battery!

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] NaminatoR1254jaime.sier:
Are there any other mirrors beside the original link, the android file host mirror and the dev host page? I cant seem to download the file with any of them. It gets stuck at certain % or it doesnt download at all.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] konohanz:
have you try to download from mirrorhttp://goo.gl/sSTPuk
[Galaxy S III Android Development] nosediger:
Better tell them then.... :D

I've been using it a day and this new ROM is fantastic!

So fast and responsive.

I never face any problem even with wifi anyway, due to always doing a full wipe perhaps.

Battery wise, still I can't tell precisely as I told you that I'm now using a 4,200MaH battery and don't have the time yet to do anything other than further removing some extra bloat here and there.

Ohh, I always make a full (even the data folder) backup :P

Sale, you are always making a ROM with perfection :good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NaminatoR1254jaime.sier:
But this is the mirror in OP. I was talking about other, non mentioned in OP, because the 3 links are too slow.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Spannaa:
They're both fine from here and there won't be any more mirrors unless [MENTION=3690986]_Sale_[/MENTION] uploads ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NaminatoR1254jaime.sier:
Thanks anyway, I found a solution and now Im using a download manager to resume :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Spannaa:
Great - download managers are always a good idea for d/l sites that take a hammering :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mirskym:
Thanks to Sale!

Just wanted to publicly thank Sale for continuing to support our S3 and continuing to give it life!

It might be already two generation behind the latest and greatest Galaxy phone but it still is a great phone! :good::good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] konohanz:
as far as i know there is no other mirror mate without sales permission :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Jymsogr:
Hey i dont if its me only. But i flashed v8 after full wipe.. But i have fraphic glitches in chrome and the device slows down as if i have a dual core not a quad.... Used stock as well as boeffla kernel.. Any help.?

P.S The new multiwindow is awesome thans sale :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
Graphic glitches in Chrome is not rom related,something's wrong with Chrome.

Clean flash and problems? No idea or maybe flash wasn't so clean after all?;):D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Jymsogr:
I always flash clean.... But i do restore apps from titanium backup.. also does every body has that blank screen in multitasking...?

I mean when i click an app from recent apps tray... screen goes blank for a split second and then the app comes up
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andjeomilosrdja:
i don't use Titanium,it can cause all kind of problems. I only have 20-30 apps so i install them again and again after every rom.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] BenG7:
Hi Salesale,

hmm, just read this article:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36678558

any chance of having this as an option in the aroma please?

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S III Android Development] wicked wizard:
Re: [ROM][Feb 10] XXEMR2 NeatRomLite/Themed/Aroma/Full/Mods

Mmmmm I can smell the cooking from here :beer:

sent from NeatROM,d S3
[Galaxy S III Android Development] red.hat:
Re: [ROM][Feb 10] XXEMR2 NeatRomLite/Themed/Aroma/Full/Mods

I found this cool app for you Neatrom comrades. It is a lockscreen notification widget. You can try it out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36733275

[App] [4.2] Lock Screen Notifications Widget 0.47
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MatangaChanga:
I don't know in the s3 but my old s2 always has had a black status bar and indeed it has left a blueish type of burn in. I can see it when I open the stock browser with a blank white page and turn it to horizontal viewing. In the left side, where the black status bar would have been in vertical view, now I can clearly see a blue mark. :mad:

I´ll try to take a picture of it once my wife comes from work as now she owns the s2.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] chikencito12:
I have lag in video recording :S
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Quuki:
Re: [ROM][Feb 10] XXEMR2 NeatRomLite/Themed/Aroma/Full/Mods

I don't. Chance kernel. I use yank555 kernel.

Sent from my SGS3 with NeatRom XXEMA2 Lite
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Arde:
Hi, does Nexus 4 camera have wide photo?