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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] a.demarco:
still learning all about this, i will have to search what a nandroid is. i am doing a backup currently using titanium backup (free version right now), and it seems to be working well.

i want to flash either the cm 10.1 or jellybeans v.15 i think, just gotta read more about them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Ahh, you'll see a lot of terms thrown around like that haha here's a glossary of common terms taken from DroidStyle's guide in the dev section.

Basically a nandroid is a complete system or rom backup akin to a computer backup. You perform a nandroid in custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) however its labeled as "Backup" in both recoveries. "Nandroid" is just the common name for it. The reason you perform a nandroid is to have a safe point to restore your phone to if you flash a rom, kernel, or mod and your phone begins to misbehave. Before flashing your first rom, it's highly recommended that you perform a nandroid in your custom recovery and even save a copy on a computer so you always have that in two places. It may take about 1.5-2 GB's of space per backup so I wouldn't keep too many on your phone at a time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] a.demarco:
good to know... should i bother with titanium backup at all? or just boot into cwm and do a nandroid from there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Perform both actually. Backup apps with TB so when you flash a rom you can restore apps at once if you actually like the rom. I typically restore a few apps when trying new roms then if I like the rom, I'll restore more apps. Backup with CWM so that in case you dislike the rom you flash, you can completely restore to your previous rom. They serve two similar functions yet distinctly different as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] a.demarco:
awesome, thank you for the help. doing the nandroid backup right now through cwm, backing it up to the external sd card so i can then save it to the computer.

so i should only use the tb to back up the apps? oops, i backed everything up on it, was wondering why it took so damn long!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
No problem! Yea, TB is useful for a lot once you have a grasp of the basic functions. Only backup user apps and do not backup/restore system apps. Depending on the number of apps and their storage size, backup time varies. You can always delete the previous TB backup files cuz its stored in the Titanium Backup folder of your internal or external sdcard. Doesn't hurt to copy that to a computer every once in awhile too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jricks:
So when I start up terminal emulator, next to where it says "u0_a153@android:/ $" I type in su right? Then hit enter? Then on the following line I type: "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/storage/sdcard0/aboot.img"

After I type this a copy of aboot.img will be saved to my external memory card and from there I can match it up with the unlocked md5 and if it matches this garuntees that my bootloader is unlocked. Is this correct?

I'm a noob, please forgive me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Correct.

It will save to your internal sdcard. sdcard0 = internal storage, sdcard1 = external sdcard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jricks:
Much appreciated my friend.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
Let us know what your results are and which method you used to unlock.

I confirmed it on my phone that used the ez unlock app but multiple trials by others would be beneficial. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jricks:
I did everything mentioned above and it saved to my internal card however im unable to view it. What program do i to install to view it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
You don't need to view it. You just need to run the file through a md5 checksum app or check the md5 with terminal or adb using the command I posted earlier
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jricks:
I missed that part. Thank you. I installed MD5Checker and loaded the boot.img file, and checked it. I compared to code 0ba9ad45fc15cf3d62af7dd363686b3f and it is a match.

So all in all, over the past couple of days, I have read through tons of threads, spent hours researching preformed the following. I did a complete phone wipe on my unrooted stock phone. After that, I follwed the instruction video listed here, http://phonerebel.com/how-to-root-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s3-4-1-1-install-cwm-recovery/, as well as used the files in which he provided to root my phone.

I had an issue with CWM Touch, it wouldn't stick and would reset to stock after boot, figured out the problem there and moved forward. I preformed an IMEI backup using Terminal, then flashed CWM Recovery Mod. AFter flashing that, I preformed a ROM backup, and backed up my stock ROM. Just to verify I did indeed unlock my bootloader, I preformed the task listed in this thread using terminal and saved the MD5 file to my internal memory. From there I verified the code with the already verified unlock MD5 code and they matched. I preformed this using MD5 checker installed from the play store.

I think I am ready to flash my first custom ROM. Any steps that I may be missing?

I've litterally learned all of this over the past 2 days. My brain hurts. lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
rooted? check

custom recovery? check

bootloader unlocked? check

nandroid (backup) made? check

seems like you're good to go. just be sure to verify the md5 of whatever ROM you download before you flash (usually the md5 to check against is posted on the download page). ROM's are big files and any hiccup in downloading could give you a bad file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xanderdeuce80:
Just sideload EZ Unlock v1.2 and press the unlock button. You'll hear an audio confirmation and boom, unlocked.[/QUOTE]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 from Verizon. My flash counter is now reset using EZ Unlock 1.2 and phone was unrooted successfully. Before I take back to Best Buy or Verizon do I need to lock the bootloader again using EZ Unlock 1.2 or will that no longer work since I am not rooted anymore? I want to make sure I cover every angle so I don't void any warranties. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NB2A:
I saved the file as stated following the command. I used MD5 check app but still not sure what I am supposed to check the result and compare it with.It does show the code in red after it reads if that means anything. Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hellasleeper:
Still can't tell if I have an unlocked bootloader

Is there a sure fire way to find out if your bootloader is unlocked? Verizon S3 4.3 I535
[Motorola Atrix 2] razorinc:
Hi to everyone! I rly like this phone, but it s hard to buy it... on ebay sellers with lowest price don t send it to Europe :crying: Is there any other way to get this beautifull phone? Sry for my bad english....
[Motorola Atrix 2] lkrasner:
Don't buy one honestly. Not that we don't want you around, but the phone is old, and like you said, not very popular. You'd be much better off picking up something like a gnex that is a bit newer if you don't want to spend much.

The other option is to buy two broken phones. to elaborate, buy one that has a dead motherboard, which will cost next to nothing, then buy one with a broken screen or something that has a working motherboard and swap them. you can do any combo, but the point is get one broken one, then another that has what you need to fix it. often this is a great way to save a ton of money.
[Motorola Atrix 2] radu990:
You can buy an other phone, this is already an old and not so popular one

Nexus 4 makes all the money
[Motorola Atrix 2] Aceofzeroz:
Well if you're like me and want an atrix 2 for how well-priced it usually is for its specs and features, then maybe you can try Amazon. That's where I got mine (used) at a reasonable price and if you have any friends/family in the States or try the UK version to have it sent to you. :)

Newer phones are too overrated and my Atrix 2 has been an awesome first smart phone for me so far. :thumbup: Get what you want to be happy and all the best in your search! :D

Sent from the Ace's MB865 using xda app-developers app
[Motorola Atrix 2] razorinc:
i allready buy it before your posts :silly: when it comes i will sold it and buy something else....
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Hi devs, have tried many ROMs recently only to discover that Stock Based ROMs have the best Battery Backup but lack the customization provided by CM based ROMs. Can somebody please suggest me any ROM which offers CM like customization? Further for battery Life which Roms should i try out? As CM 7 based, CM 9 based or Stock based?

Am currently using StockLite V8, but it's again the Stock feel which irritates me. :confused:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chintan Shah:
You can't have CM like customization and an amazing battery life together atleast for now. You can try JB Revolution Light V3 rom that has BE kernel that will give you an excellent battery life. Talking about CM customization you can always try latest CM10.1 RC2, PAC and AOKP roms etc.

Hope that helps!:good:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Is it's performance better than StockLite V8?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Can u pls give the link to JB Revolution light u mentioned above?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jumper62:
Battery life depends on usage. You cant really tell which rom has the best battery life coz people use their battery differently
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venomous Viper 119:
Try out ultimatum rom. It has a great battery standby time.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unnamed.Ace.User:
+1

The Ultimatum+Ondemand governor (CPU frequency of 200-600 Mhz). Awesome Battery Life!

Hit thanks if I helped.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Thanx for your suggestion buddy, I first tried Ultimatum only.Battery drained like anything. In fact found Miracle V4 better. now i'm using Stocklite V8.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unnamed.Ace.User:
You can still use the governor hint. It will work.
[HTC One X] androidino95:
So, ive flashed my one x with arhd 21.0 (stock kernel) and my wifi signal randomly cuts and reconnects in a matter of 1-2 seconds, not a huge problem, but, when streaming video or music, it stopps loading until i refresh (has to load everything again)

I think its not the popular wifi problem because it doesnt drop signal strength, just, like, turns it off and on.

Is there a way to fix this?
[HTC One X] androidino95:
Deleted.
[HTC One X] MosesTheTool:
I assume you did not have this problem before flashing the ARHD 21.0 (?)

Try re-flashing.
[HTC One X] Guich:
Try with a custom kernel or change the rom :)
[HTC One X] JClikesVIDEOGAMES:
I've tried like all the roms that are out there. And all of them have ****ty wifi. So I can't do else than blame HTC
[HTC One X] Guich:
Whick radio do you have?

The latest?
[HTC One X] JClikesVIDEOGAMES:
Yes. No matter what I do I always get those annoying deconnections when I'm trying to watch vids etc
[HTC One X] Guich:
Umh, it's strange, i don't have any prob with teh wifi...
[HTC One X] maxilick:
Set your ip to static and fill in your router details.

Sent from...... The Milky Way
[HTC One X] androidino95:
My problem seems to be gone after i've set wifi frequency band to 2.4 ghz only.
[HTC One X] androidino95:
Update: Rom reflash fixed it completely.

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackster137:
When I first got the phone, I could make the bars disappear on the gallery app by just tapping and now I can't make them go away for the life of me. Any help? Thanks

Here is an example below

http://www.imgur.com/FNlXru2.jpeg
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackster137:
Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
For me, just not touching the screen for a couple of seconds makes them disappear.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
I've got the same problem :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NinjaOne:
Sometimes I have the same problem, and sometimes they disappear from just waiting...

It's really annoying...

Sendt fra min GT-P7500 med Tapatalk2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
No one knows a fix? Even if i dont touch it the bar will not disappear :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Maybe try updating the firmware? Maybe it's a bug they fixed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
I'm running the XXUAMDM version and i think that this is the latest firmware which is available.

Maybe i will try to flash a stock rom from the development section.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Well I'm using XXUAMDN, which I'd expect is newer going alphabetically.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
My galaxy s4 is not able no find a newer version than my current one. I'm from germany so maybe I'll have to wait :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Mine couldn't either, even though it was on XXUAMDC. I assume it's because it gets the update through your network provider, and you'll only get the newest one they'd let you get, especially if it's locked to their network like mine was.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
I probably found out what was causing that bug. My gallery is working fine again.

Please test the following:

Enable all sounds on your galaxy s4 and get into the Gallery.

now select an folder with your pictures and long press on a picture. in my case the phone had read out loud that i've selected a picture.

Then i removed an app called Notify-Me and some other apps which could cause the problem and now the gallery works again :good:

I'm sorry for my english but I hope you can understand it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262790&highlight=gallery

There I found my solution.

Hope it works for you !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NinjaOne:
Actually my gallery was also doing talkback at some point. I had just frozen a bunch of bloat apps, so I thought that was the thing causing it.. So I unfroze them again..

Sendt fra min GT-I9505 med Tapatalk2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halo0:
My phone is a completely stock US version and I have the gallery problem. You can never view a picture fullscreen no matter what you do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
Do you have an app installed which is enabled in accessibility? Disable it and try again in landscape mode
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halo0:
Wow, it's Lightflow that's causing it! Well, maybe I should say Samsung's gallery sucks and can't coexist with lightflow. I've been using an app from the market called Gallery ICS which works fine with lightflow enabled. So odd. I don't get what would cause this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
What is lightflow?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halo0:
...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow&hl=en
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
Yeah pretty annoying that no notification app works with the stock gallery. I hope this will be fixed soon :banghead:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fstorm:
Thanks for the info! I've just disabled the Tasker accessibility service and the problem went away. Looks like the bug occurs when you have at least one active accessibility service.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benni_1994:
I'm glad that I was able to help :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] imitenotbecrazy:
Anyone have a detailed list of apps that are safe to freeze on the i337? I keep finding myself questioning whether an app is safe to freeze and then ultimately do not freeze it because I don't want to brick my phone without recovery options. TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] freemeech:
Im waiting on this too..I have froze alot I remember from the s3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hyghonryce:
It depends what you freeze. but i think the OTA updates and ect should be fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] raqball:
Here is what I have deleted (deleted not frozen) with no issues whatsoever.

Deleted apps / processes:

Active Apps manager

Adapt Sound

Alarm

AllShare ControlShare Service

AllShare FileShare Service

AT&T Drivemode

AT&T FamilyMap

AT&T Hot Spots

AT&T Locker

AT&T Messages

AT&T Navigator

AT&T Smart Wi-Fi

Blutetooth Share

BlurbCheckout

Briefing

Bubbles

ChatOn

ChatOn V

Clock

com.sec.android.app.sbrowser

Com2uSPoker

DioDictService

DirectConnectionManager

DirectShareManager

Downloads

Dual Clock (digital)

Easy Launcher

Easy Settings

Exchange Services

Face Unlock

Favorite Apps

Favorite Contacts

FW Upgrade

Gmail

Google Play Books

Google Play Magazines

Google Play Movies & TV

Google Play Music

Group Play

Google Search (search bar, not the Google Now One)

Help

HP Print Service

Internet

Kies via Wi-Fi

Live wallpaper picker

Match3VS

MobileTV

MobilePrintSvx_CUPS

MobilePrintSvx_CUPS_Backend

myAT&T

Nearby devices

Nearby Service

PageBuddyNotiSvc

Phase beam

Photo Screensavers

S Health

S Memo

S Nore Provider

S Translator

S Voice

Samsung Account

Samsung Apps

Samsung Apps Widget

Samsung Books

Samsung Games

Samsung Hub

Samsung Keyboard

Samsung Link

Samsung Print Service

Samsung Push Service

Samsung SBrowser Bookmark

Samsung SBrowser Tab Sync

Samsung SNote SyncAdapter

Samsung text-to-speach engine

Samsung WatchOn

SamsungHubUpdater

Screen Mirroring

SensorService

Share Music

SNS

Story Album

Story Album Widget

Swipe

Tags

Talk

Talkback

TouchWiz Home

Travel

Travel wallpaper

TripAdvisor

Try air move

Voice Recorder

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo News

YPMobile
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hyghonryce:
^ thanks for the list.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] imitenotbecrazy:
Awesome! Thank you! Can't wait till we have this BL unlocked and get some great ROMs. Haven't used a stockish phone in years
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dwestall:
Thanks for the list...very helpful.

Maybe this is obvious to others, but I'd like to point out that Bluetooth share is needed for Bluetooth to work, at least it is for me. I recently upgraded to 4.3 MK2 and rooted using saferoot. I froze most of these apps using Titanium Backup, but noticed my Bluetooth wouldn't turn on. I un-froze Bluetooth share, now it works fine.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tevinwade:
Is there any kernel or mod that completely disables the software menu button that shows up in ****ty apps like Facebook. logo2menu works fine enough for me.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
Try faux kernel lots of options in there
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Assis Brandão:
Hello, everybody.

In this tutorial we draw our One Package Samsung Rom format. Tar.md5 to get it in parts, the necessary files in Odin so that allows passing the full rom, change, or remove portions of it, before the flash, as CSC and MODEM . In the example, I will work with the Galaxy Ace S5830B.

Required:

1) Cygwim;

2) Rom file in .tar.md5.

Tutorial​

1º) Download and install Cygwin from the link above. See the video tutorial to help you install:

[YOUTUBE]aUhxOyqwO9w[/YOUTUBE]​

2º) Get rom servers: SamMobile, Samsung Updates ou Information 4 All/

3º) Go to the folder C:\cygwin\home\Assis¹ and create a folder called ROM.

4º) Extract the zip and move the rom tar.md5 to the folder C:\cygwin\home\Assis\ROM:

5º) With everything ready to go work. Open a terminal and type Cygwim:

5.1) Let us create the first package, APBOOT:

6º) Creating CODE:

7º) Creating MODEM:

8º) Creating CSC:

Okay, now just go on Odin and put each file in its place and flashing.

Let the tests:

[YOUTUBE]gvv3335YxrY[/YOUTUBE]​

Credits:

Adaptation of these posts: [HOW TO] Extracting baseband from .tar.md5 and Custom Odin images

Obs. :

You need to know what files make up each package. You can use any ROM already extracted to base.

¹Folder name must match the Windows user.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Assis Brandão:
Note:

To Moderators

Since I'm not a good English and used Google translator to transcribe the Brazilian forum post where I created, I ask kindly make corrections of spelling and grammatical English to entedimento best of all.

This tutorial is for all Samsung rom in tar.md5 therefore evaluate the best location for posting.

Thank you.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dhunkde:
nice tutorial dude:good:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] welshdroo:
this was very useful ty
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] SMZulqurnain:
Hi, I'm Ace Plus user and I have two questions. Sorry, if I post in the wrong section. :(

I'm using Gingerbread stock rom.

First, I wanna ask about bootanimation. I already install "samsungani" and "bootanimation" to enable the change of boot animation. Then, I use Root Explorer to push bootanimation.zip but when I reboot my phone to see it work or not. At startup, animation didnot appear, sometimes it appear black screen and white screen. Please, how to make it appear.

Second, I already compile the system APK, "framework-res.apk". How I gonna push it to system? Can I use Root Explorer or APK Replacer to push it?

Thanks for your answer and sorry for my bad english. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] lokeshsaini94:
1. Change boot animation... The one you are using is heavy for your phone... Maybe...

2. Use root explorer and replace it with the one in system/framework folder... Keep in mind to make a backup first or use adb to push files to make it easy...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ozsmac:
Should I stick with 1.66.00WWE or move to the 1.7X ROM??????

Also what type of Bluetooth head sets are you all using, any specific recommendations or success??

Thanks!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] rodney:
I'm still using the 1.66.00WWE that came with my device.

I'm using the O2 Bluetooth headset and have had no problems with it at all - voice quality is fantastic, battery seems to last for ages and I've never lost bonding...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ednap:
I've been working in Malaysia for the past 4 years and about to return to Sydney. I have the 1.66.00WWE that came with my device and will probably keep it.

I'm using a Logitech BT headset and thought it is bigger than the SE-HBH 60 I had previously it is a lot more comfortable to wear, sounds clearer (to me and the person on other end of call) and has a longer battery life.

Very happy with it.

Ed
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ozsmac:
Thanks guys, appreciated.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Believer:
Im in Melb, using 1.72.00

I havent had any problems with it, but I dont use BT headset, I do use a BT GPS quite a lot and have had no problems.

But I havent noticed that upgradeing from 1.66 really added anything worth while either. As I havent had any problems Im not going to downgrad either, but I would not recomend upgrading unless you are having some particular problem until the SE version finally comes out.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ChaoZ:
Just remember you are using Optus network, and I think after you upgrade you do require some patch in order for you GPRS to work.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] farnold:
Gee, guys, you're all well ahead of me... I'm still runnning mine with the 1.60.00WWE (ex. ROM 1.60.44)... wonder when I'll see an upgrade...

Besider the older version - everything's fine
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ozsmac:
I ended up trying both a Belkin and also Motorola head-set. Both had very poor quality for the inbound direction of the call, filled with crackle and echo.

My outbound direction is fine........

Anyone got a suggestion?
[General Questions and Answers] Rezakorn:
Hi! I've xperia U with unlock bootloader and I can't find the tutorial for this bootloaders, only with locked bootlader. Someone can help me?
[General Questions and Answers] Rezakorn:
I found the answer here, sorry! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2244015