yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
well another fellow is also having same issues and is asking for my rom ..

while i cant proceede as u mentioned above .. because many fellows after doing factory reset had lost imei and had faced a host of issues .. and then its a viscous cycle of bricking and test pointing and what not ..

so i have decided to upload the backup which i took of my device using mtk droid tools with all my personal data in it . and share that with u 2 ppl .. and i hope u will not share it with otheres .. and not use my personal data whatsoever ..not share my rom with others in the state it is now with my personal data . though if u clean it from that then u are most welcome to share it .. and i encourage u to share it here .. to help others .. .. i beleive u are facing real issue .. so i can trust u if respect my points above ..

i am currently uploading it to media fire .. hope that works for u as well ..

else tell me where to upload it ..

currently its uploading at snail pace of 20kB/s .. so it will take some time .. as its approx 550 MB.

thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnsource:
Original Rom

Link for the Original unrooted rom with all fixes :

http://dl.vmall.com/c0kbc62q5q

You just need to register and download :)

Hope it help you all guys...

For translating website use google chrome ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
well trying it .. leme download it ..

well can u say its for me ?

mine is mt6575 dual sim. 480 X800 resolution.. 2 cameras .. dont know resolution .. stock app gave 5mp .. didnt checked front camera resolution..

also i have just flashed it with some other roms from this link

http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=24482

i tried both the roms on that link .

the romv16 is giving imei issue and camera not working

so far

..

and the v4.1.19 version though camera is working but the imei is not working ..

so far

.

since i have a working backup can i use some files from that to solve the issues in above two roms .

as these above two roms are not having as many issues as the one which came with it ..

also when i burned the above two roms using sp flash tools .. i deselected the preloader and dsp_bl . i did not flashed those two .. heared they cause nasty problems .. ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
Hopefully a GPS fix

Hi everyone

I hope that his might help someone and perhaps also help me.

I have the same kind of phone – I was in China two weeks ago and saw these knock offs and decided to buy one. I knew I was taking a chance but thought it would be worth the risk.

So I get back to the States and plug in the sim and it connects to my service provider.

I am not sure what rom it is – I am not familiar with rooting (yet) but would like to find out.

Don’t know what the megapixels are on the camera but seems to be quite good.

Everything on the phone works fine except for the GPS.

So this is what I have done which hopefully will give someone some ideas and help fix them (and mine):

I saw some posts somewhere (Can’t find it anymore – too much searching) about a hardware fix for the gps. (Might have been for the S2).

I decided to open my phone up and kinda messed up the signal for the service provider – the forums were talking about using tin foil strips to improve signal

I landed up breaking the thin tape for the connections by mistake and then just stuck a piece of foil there and it worked, actually my data download improved but it still shows as E (edge) and not 3/4 G like it should – don’t know why or how to fix that.

Now onto the GPS.

I downloaded GPS test from the play store and have been trying to get a signal for a couple of days to no avail.

Last night I tried again next to my car and all of sudden 11 satellites were in view however, there was no signal strength. I left the phone on the hood of the car and suddenly had signal strength – very strange. Every time I touched the phone, the signal strength disappeared. Then I installed “Waze” (a gps app) to see if it would work – don’t have any other gps apps on the phone. To my surprise it actually worked.

So this morning I ran the GPS test software again and could see the satellites but no signal strength. So what I did was take a piece of tin foil, about a 12” x 12” and lay the phone on the foil and again I got signal strength. Every time I touched the phone the signal became weak.

So far that is all I have done, I am going to open the phone up and see if I could attach a piece of foil somewhere to fix this issue.

The only other thing I would love to fix is the fact that the data is not 4G or even 3G – if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

I would be willing to help anyone who needs a copy of the rom if that would help them – only thing is I would need detail instructions on how to do this.

Hope this helps someone.

Thanks and sorry if this was long winded.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
as far rooting is concerned .. google it what it means .. now how to root ur device may vary from device to device ..

what andorid version u are on ?

where are u set details ?

if its ics i.e. android 4.0 or plus ... (its kernel version should be 3.0.13 or of the like ) .. then head to this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2046161

and follow it .. hopefully u will root it ..

now u must create a backup of your device .. who knows what may happen and u will be left in bewilderment .

to do that .. install mtkdroid root tools version 2.3 .. by rua1 . the link is at russian forum ..

and then click the root on that program and follow all instructions ..

within half hour or 15 minutes u will have the backup which u can later use to recover ur device ..

as far as ur experiment with gps are concerned . i realy like them .. i will also try something similar ..

u mentioned of breaking a wire .. can u post some pics on how u went by ?

just removing the screws at teh back lifts the cover and reveals the board .. or is it tricky to remove the cover ? any precaution . i may try it .

thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
Thanks for your reply - will certainly look at the website you provided. I am a little skeptical of rooting the phone as I don't want to brick it - unless of course I can't get it to work, then I will try to root it.

As for opening up the phone, I will certainly post some pics for you. Just can't do it right now, will have to do it later tonight.

It was not difficult opening up the phone, once the screws are out, the cover comes off. There were no wires attached to the cover so it was pretty easy. Be sure to take out the battery and sim before doing so. Found that when putting the cover back on, the sim would get in the way as there seems to be a little clip that goes just underneath where the sim is - you should see what I mean once open. On mine, the bottom right (if looking from the back) is where I found 3 little pins that when the cover is closed, make a contact with a thin piece of tape - the tape is conductive underneath - don't pull the tape off as you might break it - I have heard of some people scraping gently with a knife to reveal the copper contact. I am not sure if all 3 pins were touching the tape or if they were individual. When I put the foil in, it seemed too difficult to make 3seperate strips so I just covered all 3 pins and put the cover back on - of course the different length if foils affects the signal strength so I kept it open, put the battery back and cut the foil when I found the strongest signal.

The tape is black and looks like part of the cover - not on the inside of the cover but the outside. - Well I landed up breaking the tape on mine so I just put a piece of foil there and taped it back up. I actually think that improved my data transfer - still on edge network though - wish I could get it to 4G

As for the GPS - I am going to try some things later one tonight - I am not sure where the wire or connectors are for the GPS but did notice on the left side of the phone (looking from the back) that there were 2 contacts there with also the same kind of tape - I want to try the foil thing and see what happens. I went to Radio Shack in the hope they had some adhesive foil but no luck - I did find however some conductive wire glue - never seen that before but I am going to see what it looks like and perhaps that would work.

I hope that helps for now until I post some pics - let me know what you find out and if you manage to get anything working.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
hi

after flashing wrong rom and preloader and dsp_bl .. i had totally bricked it ..

now i have unbricked it ..

but camera and imei is not working..

can anyone help me find some rom for it ?

how should i know if certain rom is for it or not ?

what hardware/spec similarity i have to look in both sets for rom compatibility ?

number of sims ?

display resolution and screen size ?

amount of ram / rom and sizes of other partitions should be same ?

what specs should match i order to have that rom compatible with mine ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toni0815:
Take it all works

http://www.4shared.com/zip/LiR2BxHn/GT-I9300_OS_411_camera.html

it takes only one CWM
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boybakat:
hi.. i have purchased the same model as the original poster.. but mine is single sim./. does this

http://www.4shared.com/zip/LiR2BxHn/...11_camera.html link also applies to my s3 clone?

how do you install cwm to this model.. i tried the tutorial on the first page but it doesn't work i still got the 3e stoick recovery..

TIA
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
the link you pointed is not cwm its a rom .. and it needs to be flashed onto the set..

i wont recomend that ..

until u have some issues with ur set ..

as far as that cwm is concerned that u pointed out .. i have tried it but it doesnt works for m .. also another master there sewed one for me .. which worked when i used other roms .. but didnt worked with my current rom ..

i tried half a dozen recoveries but non work.

can u share the following details ?

1: turn off the set and press volume up and power button at the same time .. keep them pressed until u see a screen which says factory mode .. with volume down go to version menu .. and open it .. paste all the info here.. or take a pic with good camera..

2: in android go to about phone and post the screen shot .. of your system info .

since u came here on this thread . can u tell me if u face any of the above issues ? thanks and also if u could use the system info tools i mentioned above in original post taht will help in finding suitable rom ..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
look at my above post ..

i dont have cwm .. i tried a lot of them .. but they just corrupted my recovery . i am on stock recovery ..

can that firmware be flashed using spf ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
first post massivly edited as i got most of the issues corrected after new rom. but still if someone has any updated version of rom .. do share with us ..

mine is now 4.0.4 and

kernal version

3.0.13

1212 v16 [ on the board its printed as SW 1212 v23 ]

Wed Oct 10 14:58 CST 2012
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boybakat:
hi buddy.. sorry was super lazy too post details.. but to cut it short mine is same model as yours.. the only difference is it only have single micro sim

manage to update some rom, bricked it and with the help of good ellas i managed to unbricked it..

right now i can't flash any CWM to my device hopefully someone can help me out..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
the one shared in the thread on cwm on mtkxx devices didnt worked ..

try this one .. its working flawlessly with my device .. at your own risk ..

http://www.mediafire.com/?acbbhu7lq1lrq8v

i have pulled it for u from my working device and the flashed stock recovery and then this again and confimed its working n my device . i also flashed gapps through it and i talk gtalk .. pretty ..

-------------------------------------------------------------

EDIT ON 24/01/2013

some people report this one to be stock 3e recovery .. please verify if its cwm or 3e stock one .. it seems i am posted wrong link..

here is the cwm link .

http://www.mediafire.com/?ze0dt144op95rca
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boybakat:
nice.. ill try this later.. thanks man
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
do update us on the results..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boybakat:
Man you're a genius!!! cwm worked for me.. thanks a lot..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boybakat:
does anyone knows how to remove the colored simcard background on the notification bar?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acid@Burn:
firmware

I used firmware from first post. And I got don't working touch screen with touch buttons. Please help me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mose_pe:
I want it :) can i buy online?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
We're they working earlier.?

I hope u have a the backup.

What is your screen resolution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acid@Burn:
Yes, before it worked.

I don't have a backup.

I don't know the screen resolution.

Also I used a backup from the same phone, but the result did not change.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acid@Burn:
is there the solution to my problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
why u used this one .. ?

what was the condition when u used this rom ?

and what is the condition/situation now ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pull007:
i have the exact phone and problem as yours.

i will try the new firmware u posted..

can u tell me hows ur GPS so far? is it any good?

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:18 PM ----------

can u tell me how to flash the cwm step by step please? does flashing cwm mean rooting the phone? i want to remove some chinese app

---------- Post added at 01:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:30 PM ----------

ok, i have downloaded the firmware, unzip it.. now, what should i do? how to flash it??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
first create a backup of your device:

first root using this method.

then download mtkdroid root tools 2.3 by rua1 .. and then click on the root button there in that program .. (this is another type of root .. different from the one already gained above .. this is shell root ... and is needed even if u are rooted and it is temporary after reboot of teh device u will lose it ..

once u get shell root .. click the second tab in mtkdroid tools and click the backup .. thats it . .will take 20 minutes or so .. then procede as follows ..

regarding gps .. it is working in clear sky .. but signal strength is very weak..

if u flash the above rom .. u dont need cwm .. that has it by default ..

u need spf tool latest version to flash it ..

open spf and click load scatter and go to the directory where u unziped and selecte the scattter file ..

and do not flash DSP_BL and Preloader uncheck them

.. and click download .. at your own risk .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
Hi again

Sorry for the delay with the pictures - I have not been able to post them yet but just to give an update of what happened.

I tried with foil to increase the signal of the wifi / gps but kept running into problems - I would get the wifi working well but then the gps would not work too well and the service provider signal would become weak.

So this is what I have done thus far:

I bought a new antenna - wifi - and soldered the inner wire to the same wire I found on the phone - so now I have two antenna wires and this seemed to help with the service provider signal. The other end of the wire I installed I just cut and left it along side the existing wire which is connected with that tiny clip.

Then the antenna on the bottom of the phone - the one that looks like a piece of tape - I just added in some foil to try and boost that signal.

Did the same with the one on the left bottom of the phone - if looking from the back.

This seemed to improve my signals all round - wifi / gps and service provider.

I was able to browse the internet without wifi - was not extremely fast - I would say about 3G to 4G (on the odd occasion 2G) For some reason my phone does not show if the signal is 2G, 3G or 4G.

I then decided to try and root the phone - which I think I have done successfully. Found a link for updating the GPS.conf file, which I did.

Then I used GPS test from the play store to see what happens - I managed to get the sats in view and finally got a lock. Moved around inside the house and still had lock - was very happy.

Unfortunately I then installed GPS Fix and it seemed to have messed everything up and I can't get it back so I don't know where I went wrong.

I tried to restore the phone to factory settings, reinstalled the GPS test to no avail.

It takes very long to lock on if at all - I tried to reinstall the .conf file but still no luck.

I am stuck at this point.

What I would like to do is make a full backup of the phone and try to install different software/firmware but I have not idea how to do this.

I would very much appreciate it if someone could provide me with details instructions on what to do.

I did install Titanium Backup but not sure if that is the correct software to use for the backup.

Please, please can someone help out with making a backup before installing or flashing (not sure what it is called) new / different software?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince_touve:
GPS improvement

the hardware modification can improve but also the software.

try to play with the file gps.conf (you can find it in /etc/ )

try to open it with file manager

by default it's like this :

XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

SUPL_PORT=7276

but we can modify it like this :

## example for france : server 0.fr.pool.ntp.org

##	server 1.fr.pool.ntp.org

##	server 2.fr.pool.ntp.org

##	server 3.fr.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=COUNTRY.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=0.COUNTRY.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.COUNTRY.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.COUNTRY.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.COUNTRY.pool.ntp.org

## example for europe : server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org

##	server 1.europe.pool.ntp.org

##	server 2.europe.pool.ntp.org

##	server 3.europe.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=0.REGION.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.REGION.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.REGION.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.REGION.pool.ntp.org

XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

# DEBUG LEVELS: 0 - none, 1 - Error, 2 - Warning, 3 - Info

# 4 - Debug, 5 - Verbose

DEBUG_LEVEL =0

# Intermediate position report, 1=enable, 0=disable

INTERMEDIATE_POS=0

# Accuracy threshold for intermediate positions

# less accurate positions are ignored, 0 for passing all positions

ACCURACY_THRES=0

# Report supl ref location as position, 1=enable, 0=disable

REPORT_POSITION_USE_SUPL_REFLOC=1

# Wiper (wifi positioning), 1=enable, 0=disable

ENABLE_WIPER=1

################################

##### AGPS server settings #####

################################

# FOR SUPL SUPPORT, set the following

SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

SUPL_PORT=7276

SUPL_NO_SECURE_PORT=3425

SUPL_SECURE_PORT=7275

SUPL_TLS_HOST=FQDN

SUPL_TLS_CERT=/etc/SuplRootCert

# FOR C2K PDE SUPPORT, set the following

C2K_HOST=c2k.pde.com

C2K_PORT=1234

CURRENT_CARRIER=common

DEFAULT_AGPS_ENABLE=TRUE

DEFAULT_SSL_ENABLE=FALSE

# TRUE for "User Plane", FALSE for "Control Plane"

DEFAULT_USER_PLANE=TRUE

you can found the code for each country and region here : http://www.pool.ntp.org

when you modify the file, each time you need to reboot the phone to take in account the change
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
Quick edit to this:

I figured out that I could send the file via e-mail to myself and then edit it - I was then able to make the changes, load it back to sdcard/downloads and then copied over to /etc.

I did notice that when I went outside, I was able to get 11 sats in view (using GPS Test) and 7 showed in use - this is a first as I have only been able to get 5 in use.

Now the weird part.

I layed the phone down on a piece of tin foil and the reading was good. The minute I took it off the foil, the signal got lower.

I picked up the phone and still had signal but it was not so great - around 17 to 20.

The minute I put it back on the foil, the signal increased to 24+.

So now what do I do?

I thought about making a glove made of foil :)

Thanks for the information

At the risk of sounding stupid - how do I edit the file? I can view it through my phone using Root Explorer, I can also copy it to the sdcard/downloads but when I connect the phone to the PC I cannot see it in the downloads.

When I connect the phone to the PC, I only have the option to view the files as media device - how else can I connect the phone to view the files?

What software should I use?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
This is so confusing.

I took the gps.conf file and the SuplRootCert file from my old MyTouch phone and loaded it onto my S3 - then had 11 sats in view - after about 5 minutes, I had good signal on 4 sats.

Then I started playing with the inside back of the case and started adding some thin strips of foil to try improve the signal - which I managed to do.

After closing the back and putting on the phone cover, I still had the same signal. All good thus far but no perfect.

Then I decided to try and put back the original gps.conf and SuplRootCert files. Rebooted the phone and now I don't get any sats in view.

So I thought I would put back the files from the old MyTouch phone - did that, rebooted. Managed to get 13 sats in view but now I have no signal strength on any of them. I am so confused and lost.

I am ready to get rid of this phone for whatever I can get for it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince_touve:
GPS improvement

Thanks for the information

At the risk of sounding stupid - how do I edit the file? I can view it through my phone using Root Explorer, I can also copy it to the sdcard/downloads but when I connect the phone to the PC I cannot see it in the downloads.

When I connect the phone to the PC, I only have the option to view the files as media device - how else can I connect the phone to view the files?

What software should I use?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

first you need to be rooted of course;)

the gps.conf is a text file , you can found it in system/etc/

you can with ROOT EXPLORER copy it to the external SD card and after connect the phone to the PC and modify it with word pad ,or text edit.

Save it on the external SD card and after with ROOT EXPLORER move it to the previous location (system/etc)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouger1:
first you need to be rooted of course;)

the gps.conf is a text file , you can found it in system/etc/

you can with ROOT EXPLORER copy it to the external SD card and after connect the phone to the PC and modify it with word pad ,or text edit.

Save it on the external SD card and after with ROOT EXPLORER move it to the previous location (system/etc)[/QUOTE]

Now I am even more confused - I thought that the GPS.conf file needs to be in /etc and not /system/etc ? Please can you verify this for me as I am sure I read somewhere earlier in this post that is is in the /etc folder?

Thanksl
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince_touve:
sorry my fault before i forget to write the full path

the file is in system/etc

in attachment the file in the zip but with setting for france & europe
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khankll:
@kouger

can u post pics of the device back where u did the aluminium foil trick ?

i tried but no result ..

also the aluminum foil was conductive on one side and there was no conitnuity on the sticky side ?

in ur case is its conductive side attaching some part ?

also i noticed that the stock anttenna which seems like a tape is actually a tranclucent tape wiht the antenna wire inside it .. that anteena is like

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