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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ingenious247:
Whatever the case may be, it is vitally important to be able to trust the source of any kernel you use.

Can you? Probably not. I mean, who has the oversight here? Unless you really know what you're doing.. and let's face it, most users don't - they just install some kernel because another user said "use so-and-so's kernel, it's the best!"

There is waaay more to be concerned about when it comes to kernels than the clock speed (not to take away from those concerns, they are also valid, just not a major security risk).

I never use custom kernels. Just no way for me to tell what's really going on under the hood. Think about it.. call recording, statistical/data stealing such as Carrier IQ.. those sort of things tend to be implemented at the kernel level because

a. they have complete access to the entire system

and

b. it's undetectable to the average consumer, and even some of the most savvy individuals.

Not to say any Dev named here or otherwise is dishonest. I have no idea. But to act like we should just shrug our shoulders and "hope for the best" is idiocy.

If it were me, and I were the Dev, I think I would have moved very quickly to put any misinformation to rest and explain.

But I'm not a Dev
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
I for one am also interested in this. I am using ktoonsez's KT747 kernel because it integrates faux sound which REALLY improves the sound experience. However, my SGS3 is brand new and I paid quite a bit of hard earned $$$ for it, so I am not really interested in OC'ing it just yet until I'm ready.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zander21510:
I'm no developer but I know in Ktweaker there is an option to enable & disable overclocking steps. I have them disabled. While disabled, CPU Spy shows 6 different "1512" frequencies being unused. When enabled, CPU Spy shows the 6 steps above 1512.

It's probably just the way he coded his kernel to be able to enable/disable CPU steps (because I haven't even seen a kernel before where you could enable/disable overclocking steps before). I think there is way too much being made of this.

They aren't criminals or some masterminds bent on world destruction...I feel like if you had just brought it up as a question in faux or ktoonsez development thread like "hey i noticed this in the code does that really mean it's not clocked at what it says its clocked at?" nicely they would have responded to it with an explanation. They are genuinely helpful and answer everyone's questions no matter how rudimentary or repeated they may be.

And I'd bet money on it being a coding quirk, like a shortcut or workaround or a creative way to give us, who remember do not pay these guys a cent, awesome software for our phones. I think Google or Samsung should pay them serious money to develop kernels for them. They should be rich men with the talents they have.

Ktoonsez, faux, if you read this, I'm behind you guys 100%. Don't let some witchunters and attention whores bring you down. My battery life doubled with Ktoonsez's kernel and I thank him for his hard work. Thank you both so much for your work!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

No ones on a witch hunt and I'm far from an attention whore....just want to know when I set my CPU controller to a certain frequency that's what it set to. I'm running ktoonsez kernel right now and really appreciate all the dev here in our forums.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Still don't understand why anyone would want to overclock this phone. There is nothing to be gained, except higher benchmarks scores.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] benefit14snake:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

This thread is complete fail. No one deserves any kind of answer for anything. Both of these devs do this for free. Both do it in their spare time. Both create amazing kernels that I've ran on my phone flawlessly for months.

Even if the clock speeds were inaccurate, who cares? Don't use it. Move on. Whatever. Why so much drama on a development site? These threads are 100 percent disrespectful and if I was smart enough to do what these guys do I would stop sharing my work.

Sent from my T999 GS3 @ 2. 1GHZ
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zander21510:
I didn't mean you in I actually meant cobraboy85. (sorry! :P) It's indeed a legitimate concern, but the way cobraboy85 went about figuring it out was just plain disrespectful.

When somebody finds something that doesn't make sense or seems wrong, the first step is to privately contact the person, even politely on the development thread, about what they find.

If the develpoer tries to cover something up or hide guilt or dodge questions, they bring it up to an admin or another developer to get a second opinion.

If they determine with other people (with experience) in agreement that something wrong is going on, and administration is unable/unwilling to do something about it, only then do you post something like he did.

Instead he just posts a thread and makes accusations. I think that's cowardly and rude and wrong. Now everyone is wondering what's going on and now the reputations of two developers are being dragged through the dirt for no reason. It's just ridiculous to me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

The OP is asking a simple question. He is not accusing the developers of anything. If you don't have the answer, feel free to move along. No need for argument. If you really feel that a thread is out of line, use the report button and let the mods decide.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

I still think it's not cool to mislead people glad this thread got created. No one is witch hunting and devs already have enough cheerleaders, they should be held accountable too, without consumers there's no devs and vice versa.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
I have this to say. I absolutely do not stand behind forum trolls who are out to make names for themselves, and cause trouble for those who spend of their free time to make our devices better and free from the grips of the garbage software they are released with.

At the same time, I also will not blindly (note the word blindly) follow what developers do and say. This is the reason why we have things like nightlies for CM; so that code is constantly reviewed to ensure they are not only clean, but optimal.

Having said that, I absolutely TRUST 100% more the word of a developer than a troll. And as for ktoonsez and faux, all I know is that their work has made a real-life difference for me. The sound on the SGS3 out of the box is TRASH. I'm a musician and I'm a pure stickler for sound quality; believe me when I say that their work has made the sound 200% better than it was. And for that, I am grateful.

Although it would be nice for the devs to pitch in this thread and just let us know what's up (they really don't have to), I am apt to believe the cobraboy85 is just a whole lot of hot air. If the kernels were indeed overclocking like he claims, my phone would not get better battery life than with stock; it would get magnitudes worse, because the ROI is just not there for 300Mhz more.

So all in all, either our phones are magical enough to stay with the same battery life AND enhancements with these custom kernels, or someone is just looking to make a name for themselves.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shahkam:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

So you ask a question in general section. Inb4move or lock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KennyG123:
Please read forum rules before posting

Questions and help issues go in Q&A

Thread moved

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator

Just to add my 2 cents here...does not all CPU checking apps report 1512Mhz when you set to no overclocking? Kernel source has ALWAYS been freely available as per GPL so no one here on this site is deceiving anyone. Also I have never had a problem with kernel devs answering my questions. If you post a question and in general no less, do you really think the developer is going to see it? As pointed out earlier, a respectful post in the kernel thread would have gotten you the same answer I got from KT last night...no...when set to 1512 your phone runs at 1512.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
Re: Is the issues cobraboy85 brought up about some kernels in the closed thread true?

Please read the original thread so you would know what I am talking about....it was brought up that the cpu controller app will show 1512 is running but in reality the kernel is really running a higher frequency. Thanks.;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KennyG123:
So there is no app that can measure the true speed?

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
I don't know I guess that's what I'm asking is can you spoof the controlling apps? And if you can I'm just saying I'd like to know what my phone is really running.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KennyG123:
Sounds like a great question sir. Hopefully someone can tell us how the apps measure speed and if there is a true test app. I do know that Samsung hugely underclocks these phones to give a compromise between battery life and speed. Personal experience is that I get better battery life on the Sprint KT TW kernel than I do on stock. That wouldn't happen if I was at 1.8Ghz instead of 1.5.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
I feel the same....by far best battery life with KT's kernel. And it would make sense if it was really running at 1.8 we probably wouldn't be getting such great battery life.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clninja:
Cobraboy has always been a troll and a douche so don't take what he says too seriously

He doesn't even own a gs3. He comes here to troll and cause trouble.

Your going to trust a guy who's profile pic on a phone forum is him with his shirt off?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ktoonsez:
KT747

Ok guys, kenny brought this and the SUPER rude thread to my attention so I am responding. Let me start off by saying I NEVER knowingly mislead anyone and sorry a bunch of you feel I jipped and mislead you!

The table the original thread posted about is only about 1 tenth of the code. Here is snippit of code that regulates the table size (again only a little piece)

int get_the_freq_table(int cnt, int steps[]) {
if (acpu_freq_tbl == NULL)
return 0;
int real_cnt=FREQ_STEPS;
int i= 0;
//if (isenable_oc == 0)
//	real_cnt = real_cnt - FREQ_TABLE_SIZE_OFFSET;
for (i = 0; i < real_cnt; i++) {
steps[i] = acpu_freq_tbl[i+1].speed.khz;
}
return real_cnt;
}

Important piece here is FREQ_STEPS = 24 thus not using the other steps which are mearly placeholders for people that are gonna use the OC steps.

As far as the math on the OC, that is my bad for not checking the math. To be totally honest, we were all new to the QCOM chipset back in June/July of last year and kanged from the same XDA dev, not gonna put blame on that person. So in conclusion, yes the 2106mhz after I examined it after seeing that post was indeed lower due to following the original incorrect math. Also it turns out the Sammy original 384 Mhz is not even possible when you try the following simple math:

384,000 / 27,000 = 14.2222222222222222222222

So again, let me reiterate, I NEVER knowly lied to say its going faster or going faster than it is telling you and sorry for the confusion on the OC :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
Thank you for the clarification... I never was suggesting you or any other dev were purposefully deceiving anyone..I just wanted to know if there was a chance the CPU apps could display a spoofed frequency. I appreciate your work and hope this thread isn't taken then wrong way. I by far have had the best experiences with your kernels....please keep up the great work my friend.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ktoonsez:
Your all good, it was some of the other comments in here and pretty much every post in the other thread :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Valhalla_:
KTK kicks ass, bottom line.

+Bound for Valhalla!

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
Thanks so much for responding. You've already done enough for my phone for free, and I thank you, so just keep doing what you're doing. :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Neonfire:
So I've been trying to use this guide to unlocking the phone but I haven't been able to get the phone to upgrade to 4.1. I've been trying to use Kies to update it, but it always stops downloading at 69%. I do plan on rooting it anyway, so would I be able to download a stock image or custom stock image to do this? Also i've heard some problems about 3g on cincinnati bell, does that effect this phone?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014982

the guide ^

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1524308

the other topic about cincy bell^

Any help would be appreciated. thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
for starters, you are using a guide for a different device. i'm sure you know this. things might not always get hairy, but when you're doing anything to these phones, be sure you are using proven techniques specifically for your make and model.

also, i'm assuming you purchased your device outright as unlocking subsidized/contracted phones became illegal january 26th (and that's why you've dug up unlocking material for a different model). if you bought the phone for full price, call your carrier as they will provide you an unlock code.

to respond to updating your android version, this link will allow you to download the latest stock firmware for your device: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1968625

cheers
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juan El Sobado:
Actually I have the same issue as this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1190227

the differences in my case are:

I´m using

Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4

HBOOT Ver. 6.02.1002

Is ok if I decide to follow the same method due to solve this issue? or Do I need to look for another path?
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sifat3d:
Try

...Devided by zero
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juan El Sobado:
I did try and works great, no battery issue anymore, post solved
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Just came across this site, they have more parts for our phone then any other place I have been to. Pricing is a bit higher then if you looked around on eBay, but for a one stop shop its not bad.

http://www.etradesupply.com/sony-ericsson/xperia-series/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-z1i.html
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
Ya only problem is shipping is like 23 bucks but they have every part
[Xperia Play General] 216Monster:
This is awesome !
[Xperia Play General] shyboi122:
Useful site but idk if I want to pay that shipping though. Thanks anyways.
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
DAM!!! Its basicly a build-a-play workshop!! :eek: :p :p
[Xperia Play General] 216Monster:
They have everything in stock and shipping is only 19$, just bought some parts.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foulmouthpoet:
My nexus 10 is freaking out all of the sudden. The keyboard is disappearing after I type a few keystrokes. I thought maybe swift key was the issue. Tried two other keyboards and it is still happening. In addition, my browser is force closing so much. It started last week after watching lots of video on it. Not sure if it's related. I thought the specific browser may have been the issue so I tried surfing in dolphin, Firefox, chrome, etc. It is crashing every few minutes. It is very frustrating. It sometimes seems related to the keyboard issue and sometimes seems totally independent. I literally had to post this from my phone because the tablet force closed the browser on me 5 times while trying to post. Sorry if this post is redundant but I couldn't find anything in my searches. Any suggestions would be welcome or help in pointing to where I might read about troubleshooting in a different thread.

Thanks!

Update: this doesn't explain the keyboard thing but I have noticed that when the app crashes, the wifi bars go from blue to grey. Is there a fix for that?

2nd update: it's quickly getting worse. Every app is crashing every few moments. Even gallery! Ahhhhh! Someone please help me!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jshannon22:
I have been experiencing the same issue. Just recently started about a week ago. I have stock nexus 10. My browser of choice is Dolphin. I'm thinking the issue is with the keyboard not the browser.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIK516:
I have the same problem with my nexus 10 same issue with wifi also, when the keyboard drops out so does wifi. I also still have issues with Youtube refreshing half way through a video. Love this tablet but if it keeps it up iI'm selling it.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brightlite:
Same here. I'm having the exact same problems. All of them. The keyboard, apps crashing, Wifi bars going grey. I'm even get problems with YouTube, Play Store, and Feedly saying, "Tap to reconnect", and I have to press it like 3 or 4 times then it works. I think I know what the problem is though. If anyone is using Flash player. That might be causing the problem, because when I was using Adblock. I was getting horrible internet connecting then I disable it and then worked fine.
[HTC Amaze 4G] coolboy6332:
Hey there,

kind of new at this, so i have been trying to use nightmare sense version 1.6 with recovery 4ext. the ROM boots up ok and every thing works as far as i have seen. but when i try to connect to my mobile data, it does no work. It just says "turning on" then after a short period of time it says "disconnected".

side notes:

-been using cyanogenmod 10 nightly with no problems

-tried re-installing the rom multiple times with same result

-only nightmare sense version 1.6 seems to boot up, with the other versions i get stuck in a bootloop

-i am with mobilicity

-i get the signal from my carrier for calls but no data
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Put in your apn
[HTC Amaze 4G] coolboy6332:
how ?, sorry noob at this
[HTC Amaze 4G] coolboy6332:
i got it

thanks for your help, i feel kind of stupid now
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] chocodough:
Anyone else having trouble with the SD card slowly corrupting the data on it?

I am running ROM 4.00.11 and noticed after awhile there will be a program that will no longer work, then the folder will disappear from the card.

I don't recall this happening when I was running AT&T's A20 ROM.

It makes me wonder if it is something I included when I cooked the ROM or what.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chilols:
I have developed none of the software involved in these links. I just found them incredibly useful, so I am consolidating them and sharing them.

I, nor anyone else on these forums, is responsible for you bricking your phone

This Guide is for Samsung Galaxy S3 for AT&T

SGH-I747 (d2att)

Backup Tools, optional

(Install these from the play store)

*** Titanium Backup (Great to back up your apps, I didn't use)

*** Rom Manager (Back up existing image)

*** SMS Backup (I backed them up and decided not to restore)

EASY ROOT GUIDE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2042775

HOW TO FLASH ROMS

*** Put the ROM and GAPPS into root directory on External SD card ****

*** Links for ROMs and GAPPS are below ***

*** Once that is done follow these 7 steps***

1. Once rooted boot into recovery (Home, Power, Volume Up)

2. Hit "Factory Reset/Wipe" (whatever it's called)

3. Hit "Advanced > Clear Dalvik Cache"

**** Steps 2 and 3, optional, but they seem to help, also feel free to "Fix Permissions"

4. Go Back, then "Install from SD Card > External SD Card"

5. Install your ROM > Yes

6. Install GAPPS > Yes

7. Reboot Device and you're Done.

ROMS

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27745461&postcount=4

Also check http://goo.im

******** Our device is d2att

I hear cyanogenmod (CM) is extremely stable and pretty good. Most ROMs are based off CM

I FOUND THESE ONES TO BE GOOD

LiquidSmooth

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1965641

Currently using this, very fast but battery dies quick. Might be a bad rom or a bad flash.

PAC Man

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2015607

Tried this out briefly last night, it was my second choice after LiquidSmooth

I also tested

ParanoidKANGdroid, seems good, LONG BOOT though

ROOTBOX, has bloatware.

AKOP, Didn't flash for me, I got error code 7

******* NEED TO FLASH GAPPS AFTER FLASHING NEW ROM, EVERYTIME

Make sure your gapps match your rom. Useful chart is useful.

http://goo.im/gapps

***** IF VOICE SEARCH CRASHES JUST UPDATE GOOGLE SEARCH APP FROM PLAY STORE *******

Be sure to thank the authors of all the posts that I linked to, they did all of the work, not me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommymac1039:
Hey guys I was wondering how to Jack up my phone speaker and headphone Jack volume. I like to plug my phone in at work and play music through speakers. Everyone else's phone plays music way louder than mine any suggestions??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihatelolcats:
two apps

"Speaker Loudness & Amp Control"

"FauxSound Audio/Sound Control"
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbeebe24:
A little further clarification... He also needs to be rooted and running a kernel that supports fauxs sound mods.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommymac1039:
My main concern is the head phone Jack
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbeebe24:
The apps mentioned above will get the job done. Specifically faux sound control
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caaznkid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2025486 this is a free solution..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahabk818:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYXZlbi5wbGF5ZXIzIl0.

get this player. it'll solve your problem
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Volume + works great for me, both for the speaker and (bluetooth) headset. Look in Google Play. No root required.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommymac1039:
Got the application and it didn't work no application has solved my volume problem
[General Questions and Answers] Winudert:
Hi guys,

I had Xperia Go, but my device was defected, so I now have full compensation. I'm very worried about Sony software problems, so maybe someone can help me decide. Sony Xperia Go and Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 have same price point.

Xperia Go advantages:

1. Small and light

2. Water proof

Disadvantages:

1. Only official Android 4.0, no Jelly Bean

2. Headphone jack is covered

Galaxy Ace 2 advantages:

1. Official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, maybe 4.2 in the future

2. 480x800 resolution

3. Normal headphone jack

Disadvantages:

1. Lame design

2. Larger and more heavier
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slavkinxxx:
How do i access Omega Setting ?

I have looked everywhere!

HELP ME! =)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ask in the omega thread maybe?...or even the Q+A section? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Woolf:
He's already posted same thread in q&a.

C'mon op, wise up.