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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] oaaaz:
+1
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
I plan on perhaps - getting a team together and building a 4.1.2 ROM for this device. The whole idea to me is brand new, so, please don't expect any major developments soon. If you can help me (with kernel development and such), that would be great!

Again, in terms of unlocking: I can 100% confirm that the FastGSM service for the SGH-S730m works! I am using a Virgin Mobile SIM card. If you really wanted to get deep into thing. De-compile the FastGSM USB Unlock code extractor from their executable. If you can find where the data is stored on the phone, then we can generate IMEI specific unlocks!

I tried adding a custom boot animation through a script I found (I am not going to post the link since it doesn't work properly), and it worked... But it never ended. The boot animation would hang after boot, and it wouldn't disappear.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
Right now, I am working on making a flash-able deodexed ROM for this phone. All of the apks have been deodexed, now, I am trying to deodex the framework.

Its taking some time, though, I hope to have a working ROM by the end of the summer. It shall be called:

Ice Cream Sundae
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Cool, it's great to hear that there is work being done on a lower-end model such as this, with my Samsung Galaxy Q T589r there wasn't even this amount of work being done unfortunately even though it's such a great phone ._. I guess the higher-end models are the ones that get all the support and everything while the actually affordable lower-end models don't? But this, this sounds pretty awesome! Thanks for you guys doing all this work so far, this looks great : D

The first thing that I looked for when I got my phone was to see if cyanogenmod was compatible with my new phone, and to see if I could unlock it so that I could use it..unfortunately I couldn't find a way to unlock it for free, so for now I have to use my Samsung Galaxy T589r. It still works, but has a big crack in the screen.. :\ Still a great phone though in my opinion ^_^

So, in the search for a new phone that I could afford, I had the options of buying the LG Optimus Net, LG Optimus L3, Samsung Galaxy Ace, or the Samsung Galaxy Discover. I didn't want to be limited by internal memory again and have Google Play prevent me from receiving text message, so it was between the L3 & Discover for me ( though you can partition the sd card and use Link2SD to overcome this ). I opted for the Discover though because of its larger screen, a bit more internal memory than the L3, and the fact it came with Ice Cream Sandwich.

Incase anyone wants to know, here is some of Johnny's work that he's started I think with porting Cyanogenmod to the Discover:

https://github.com/JohnnyGalto/android_device_samsung_amazingtrf/

Another useful link might be:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265503

Also, I'm not sure if this will help anyone ( most codes that can be dialed don't work for some reason on the s730m..) But if your Discover can use this, you can be unlocked for other carriers.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/archive/index.php/t-1266487.html

On my Discover anyways if I use the code *#197328640# it doesn't have the option 'umts' ..so then I can go straight to the debug screen, then phone control, and network lock. But, there are no options after network lock. Mine just says 'menu not exist, press back key, current command is 186'. So, I guess I'm stuck for the time being. Keep up the great work though guys! =)

~Snow Katana. ^_^
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
You're very much welcome sir ^_^~

If you need something tested because you don't currently have an sd card, I could help if you wanted. =)

~Snow Katana
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] miyoki:
Succesful rooting but battery problems

Hello, I have read your thread and did a restore to the SGH-S730M with the custom ROM that you provided via Clockworkmod recovery. However before hand my phone was unlocked prior and it had a battery problem afterwards. It keeps on decharging to 1% even though the battery is fully charged. :confused: So I decided to flash the phone to get it back to its original state.

After restoring, I see that the phone is rooted successfully, however I am still having the battery issue, I know its not due to the battery as this was not so before unlocking the phone prior.

I am also not getting network signals where I am at. I just need to know if this is an O.S issue or a hardware issue. I have the phone for 3 months now. Need your help thanks. :crying:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Hey guys.

I just purchased this phone to replace my old one (P500h)

I make CM7 builds for the optimus one. I also have experience in apk mods(smali etc..)

I understand clearly how the build system works and I do have a development machine setup and everything.

If there is anything I can do to help, feel free to send me a PM. Seriously though, this device needs a pick-me-up. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Found the source for S730M It can be found Here under SGH-S730M.

SGH-S730G_TFN Is also available. Time for some kernel work I guess
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
Sounds like a hardware issue. I have had a simular issue with this phone (you can read about it here).

Thanks so much!!!! I had no idea where to look!

Thanks for your support (wise and mysterious one). I saw one of your posts on another website, cant remember which one. Just got a new sdcard, and some CWR scripts are available in the OP (including deodex).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
okay so, got some news.

I just compiled the zImage with some overclock :) upto 1000mhz and I'm unsure of how to flash it.

Since I'm new to this device(actually any samsung device) I would need some guidance. I want to test before I post it.

EDIT NVM Flashed it.

Works :D

Just for everyones reference. mmcblk0p8 = boot.img

you can write a boot.img with dd
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Here it is.

Overclock Step Upto 1000mhz MAX(For now)

put boot.img on sdcard

adb push boot.img /sdcard/boot.img

-THAN from adbshell

su

dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8

then reboot device.

test it out please

I will make a flashable zip soon
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
And to make things better: The exact same thing happened to me last night! :D It was at 40%, put the phone into sleep - and - it refused to turn on! turns out the phone (thinks) it is at 1% charge. I am somewhat unsure now about why this is happening, but, I have my guesses. Hopefully, its a software bug, and not a hardware problem.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Try clearing battery stats
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Just wondering if anyone has been working on a Rom?(cm9 etc..) I've been working on kernel everyday .
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
I've been working on stock. I've removed a lot of bloat, and the ROM seems a lot faster than before.

In terms of actual ROM development, I have no idea. Kitchens don't support this phone, and I am still learning how it works.

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
You gotta start somewhere :P exactly where I started.

Status update - Currently syncing CM9 source to my build machine. Still need to setup a device folder for this, but im feeling pretty confident in getting this going :)

Note - Im pretty new to kernel development, (just spent the last couple days studying the kernel source) don't expect much kernel side updates for a little bit.

Would be great if I had some help doing all of this.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
???

When should we expect the update and how is it so far? :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Well I setup a device folder. I needed to take a break so I'm taking a rest.

Btw I compiled cwm 6.0.3.3 (touch) from source so I'm just gonna fix up sizing. Touch and everything works perfectly so I'm happy
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Great

Keep up the good work
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
When will it come out? (Whats your closest guess)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
I honestly have no idea as of yet. I haven't tried building yet as I'm at work still.. but I need to edit some things in the device folder then I will give it a try.

Like I said, I'm pretty confident since I was able to successfully compile cwm 6.0.3.3 which is the newest recovery :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Well here it is CWM 6.0.3.3 everything seems to be functional, please test it out and report back.

put recovery image in root of usb storage.

---Howto Flash---(Optional Way)(Doesnt Increase Flash Count)

from adb shell

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12

ALSO just so you guys know, triangle away does work completely on our device (well it did for me atleast :P)

it is a paid app in the google play store BUT there is a free version in the xda thread.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Device folder is now on github.

PS.This is for CM9 for now, Please If anyone can give me some help feel free.

Send a pull request etc...

https://github.com/FitAmp/-android_device_SGH_S730M

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Thanks would I use pc
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
You can right now yes. I will make a flashable zip right now though
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
so with the flashable zip ill be able to flash it from my phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
If you already have a custom recovery installed yes. If not follow the odin guide in the op
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Your the best what a relief my computer is being repaired :D

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Oh yea and people with battery issues try using battery calibration I think its on the android market give it a try it might work

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Where is everyone?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Just_Another_N00b:
Drain Culprit is SIM

As I posted in your other thread, my guess is the SIM acting up. Not only the battery, but the cpu (and/or SIM) get hot while the phone is OFF!

Drain is fairly normal when in use, but when you switch off it goes off the track. When you remove the SIM you will notice that the drain is gone (sun-shiny-day)... And battery stays at charge when you remove it from the phone... Airplane mode does not help.

My guess is firmware (attempting to connect to cell-towers when switched off). Actively searching for carrier-signals when it is not supposed to do that.

For the rest it is a good (albeit somewhat slow) phone, and maybe I will buy a second one to just test whether it is a symptomatic issue (some of my contacts have the same issue with this phone but the from Bell Canada; mie is from TELUS).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
It's the fact that people don't have good reception.

When you don't have reception on a celular, your device constantly searches for signal until it obtains it, which in the end results in battery drainage. As I have terrible reception in my house (living in a concrete house at the base of a mountain) I have some bad battery at times. When I go into town (which usually gives me full bars) I get way better battery life.

Blaming battery consumption on a single sim-card is kinda silly.

Placebo or what... I don't know :P
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Just_Another_N00b:
This is happening when the phone is OFF! And I have very good reception here... When the phone is on battery life is OK-ish, but when you shut down the phone (i.e. power off), that is when things get odd. In a few hours the battery is R.I.P, the phone is hot to the touch on both the back (battery) and the front (SIM or CPU), when there should nothing be happening as the phone is switched OFF (shut down).

It never charges to 100% in that 'mode', and stays hot to the touch, whether it is on of off.

Resetting does not help. The only thing that helps is to let the phone drain the battery, wait a while, and -while OFF- charge the phone. Then it will reach the 100% charge (even mentions it on the screen) and behave in a normal fashion, i.e. drain a few percent in a week, while still off.

Only when you want to use the phone and shut down again afterwards will it fall back to the drain-when-fully-off behaviour.

When I do remove the SIM all is clear, but phoning might be a problem.

Mind you: not all SGH-S730M phones have this issue, just only about 10 that I personally know about, that all do the same thing. Most people have returned the phone, some have gotten a replacement (out of which still some are 'bad'). I kept mine to see if I could find out what it could be. Hey, it is not that expensive a phone (cost me CAD 79 including CAD 20 prepaid balance), so in the worst case I will be using it as a mini-tablet...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Huh weird. Probably just a hardware issue some are facing. Battery life seems pretty good to me so far. I noticed as it gets down to 15% it starts draining abnormally fast then just shuts off. Battery probably just needs to normalize I guess :p

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Does any one have the stock recovery that they can post here please?

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Does any one have the stock recovery that they can post here please?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Actually, I had this problem too at first with the battery. . But, I don't have a sim card in because I haven't found a way to unlock my phone yet. My phone is very hard to charge. If I try to charge it, it comes up charging normally, but then after a bit vibrates, and goes to this screen: A yellow triangle with a battery and diagonal strike through it.

It refuses to charge after that. When I can actually turn on my phone though, it says 'not charging' when plugged in under the battery menu. On an app like nova charger, it says that battery health is in 'critcal condition.' This error didn't seem to be searchable at all on google though except for the one page where I originally got that image from, which didn't help at all.

If I put my battery from my Samsung Galaxy Q (T589R) into my Discover though, it at first has an empty battery sign with a question mark, but then starts to charge and work normally as it should. It even shows as charging under battery menu, and the battery in 'good' health in nova charger unlike the battery from my s730m. So, I guess I ordered 2 new batteries for my Discover..and hopefully these ones will work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
There is a backup zip in the op. Take a look
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Ah, yes, acronyms are wierd things I find as well. What they had meant was the original post/poster I'm sure, the first post in this thread. Was your phone rooted and had clockwork mod on it prior to it becoming dead? If so, you might be able to follow the directions under Rooting, Custom Recovery, and Unbricking Guide > 'Soft Brick Recovery'.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
I just created a complete fixed recovery.fstab. my next recovery build will have all mounting fixed and internal memory won't be wiped with data wipe.

External sdcard and .sd-ext mounting will be there as well.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
I have never seen that before. How did you manage to do that?!?

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
I have had that exact same problem. My phone was off (at maybe %80 battery charge when I turned it off), and not connected to any networks. It definitely got really hot. And when I turned it back on, the battery level was at 7%.

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
You need to go to the very first post on the thread, and flash a custom recovery for your phone using Odin (the first post can teach you how). Once you have that, all you have to do is restore one of the backups I posted, and that should fix your phone. If it does not, it is hard bricked, and I cannot do anything about.

May I ask how you broke your phone?

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
That is exactly what I needed! How did you do it? (You can PM me the details if you'd like). I've been reading the init.rc and volds files, and trying to figure out how to remove the symbolic linking between data/media and mnt/sdcard (since /sdcard is a virtual mount made by the system). I am really fascinated by how easy this is for you to do!!!!

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
I noticed that your S730 is not the same as the Telus S730M (because mine has no hard button on the front). Mind you this thread is only meant for the S730M (since, I'm sure there are some differences between hardware/software).

Anyways, my point is that maybe the kernel for the 730M may not be optimized for any other variant. This may be the reason for your battery problem. Since, the kernel is meant for the 730M, not the vodaphone variant.

Sent from my SGH-i777
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Ah, actually that isn't my photo, it's just the only picture that I could find on google that had that battery problem. I think it was a galaxy ace? I was too lazy to take a picture myself I guess, and I can't seem to find the solution to this on google. I do have a Telus s730m though , so prior to this clockwork mod and everything else was working fine. Hopefully the new battery I'll get fixes things though, thanks for your concern. ^_^
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
To find mmcblk devices type cat /proc/partitions from adb shell (type .su first) you can also do this in the terminal on device. It will out the devices and block#'s. Typing mounts also shows some useful info.

Most devices with larger internal memory mounts the internal user space as a fuse filesystem to /data/media. While external scard is mmcblk1p1 (mmcblk1p2 for sdext etc...) you are able to change the actually mount points in vold.fstab I believe.

Vold.fstab is located in /system/etc

There are guides around about changing internAl sdcard mounts etc. . I can't send you my recovery.fstab right now but I can in the morning if you need it. Goodluck friend :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
So what's gonna happen now?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
I got 4 different things I'm working on so gonna finish some stuff up and push it all to github.

I'm gonna be building twrp from now on. It's more configurable and I like the ui.

Starting tomorrow I'm going on vacation for 10 days. I might be developing more or less. I really need some time off work :P

I started to work on cm10.1 now instead of cm9.

Can anybody get me a list of some proprietary files? It will help a lot.

I get frustrated comparing to find them lol
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Take a break you deserve it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sdfg2345:
SIM Unlock

Is there any progress on a sim unlock method. All these on going effort to develop new ROMs is great....but lets keep the fire burning on a SIM unlock too.

Has anyone tried running "strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0pX" where x is any integer from 1 - 10. The command only works after installing busybox in the phone. This method worked on HTC desire C phones.

I know it only cost a few bucks to unlock the phone from any one of many websites, but its just so satisfying to do it yourself. I hope someone is up to the challenges and is willing to share.

Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Githib link is down
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Ah, it has a new link: https://github.com/FitAmp/S730M-Kernel
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Will take a look.

Free is better that's for sure
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Got some bad news guys. My phone was stolen :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] (Dominix):
Nooooooo!!! D :
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Can you try the app 'Plan B'? Or did you have a different anti-theft installed already? Avast? Lookout? You could also see what the police say about what they can do about finding or tracking your phone for you too. Plan B though is a good app for tracking your phone if there was no apps that could do that installed prior to it being stolen. Apparently 'Andrid Lost' (http://www.androidlost.com/#getstarted) can do this too. I hope this helps at least somewhat. ~Snow Katana ^_^
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Battery was completely drained so I had not much I could do. I had reported it stolen and deactivated it. Hopefully it turns up as I might've misplaced it uptown
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
Ah, I see, that doesn't help much then. :/

If you wanted, if you don't find it, I could ship you a new one if that would help? ^_^

I also have an unlock code for my phone now, would uploading my phones locked state & unlocked state to compare them both using this help in finding the unlock code for everyone else too you think?

~Snow Katana ^_^
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] deathblade:
Any clue on how to root the sgh-s735c? This was the only discover rooting guide I found that hooks useful info
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
So generous but not needed :)

I'm sure I'll get it back. Either way i still will probably develop some things. Might just need some testers :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SnowKatana:
No problem, I hope everything goes well for you. =)

Do you know if comparing the carrier locked and unlocked state by dumping roms and comparing them would help in finding the unlock code method for everyone else for this phone at all?

You could try Unlock Root Free or apparently there was another method of rooting the discover in this thread but I'm not sure if either one will work for yours. I can't seem to find any information on your model phone anywhere on google either.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
I am unsure about sim unlocking. It's a whole new topic for me. I could take a look at it though. Need to read up on it first
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pedropenduko:
hi i get my SGH- 730M Samsung galaxy discver from Canada and i would like to root it, is it safe to use the instruction found in the 1st page or there is a update how to root it w/o bricking it :) and is there any updates in how to Unlock Network this for free? thank you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
You can root with the method in OP I'm in Canada as well and it worked fine
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vinceleg:
I couldn't open unlockphone after I installed it, what should I do?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FitAmp:
Run as administrator. If thatdoesnt work reboot and try again or turn off antivirus
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
Sorry its been so log since I've been here. I lost yet again another micro SD card, and my development for the phone has since ceased.

Do the deodex zips work on your guys phones? Haven't been on XDA for a while, so I need to get up to date with what's happened.

Sorry to hear about your phone FitAmp, I hope you can find a way to deal with that.

And finally, it is safe to remove the CSC, but not as sec features.

And if this helps, I am reading a book about Linux system programming (not kernel development, which is something totally different). Learning tons about how Linux works, and its structure. Hopefully, I can develop more useful things for android this way.

Sent from my SGH-i777 (my real phone)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andronald:
Did you install the drivers for Samsung devices? It gives unlockroot "more access" to the phones filesystem.

Sent from my SGH-i777