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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Ok...you are not ready to do what you are asking. Are you even rooted? If you have no idea then you need to stop because you are not even close to being ready to install custom roms. You need to do some extensive reading. Everything about installing custom roms has been covered beyond extensively on this forum and many others. XDA is not designed to hand you the answers on some quick and easy to use instructions and for good reason. You need to know what you are doing and to do that you need to search and read...a lot. If you have a specific problem that has not been addressed in these forums then we will try to help you but don't expect a step by step walkthrough to your post here.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] May82:
This can't be real...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
LOL...I am thinking the same thing. Noticed the OP only had 9 posts and figured WTH and answered.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] alltechinside:
Oh boy.... where can I start... Welcome!! Now, The reason why you can't update to 4.1.1 to 4.3 is because currently, 4.1.1 is the latest update on your phone. But you should be able to update to 4.1.2... I am guessing you are using an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3.

In order to get 4.2.2 (or later 4.3), your phone has to be rooted and you need to have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod or TWRP). Rooting basically enables root directories so that you can modify your phone.

Here is a place to get you started.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

Keep in mind that rooting your phone WILL VOID your phone's warranty.

And take a look at this to understand more about rooting or custom recovery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1728824

Hope that helps! :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
OK...Now for me not to sound totally like an @$$. Welcome!!! These are definitely some of the best places to start but please do not let it be the only ones you look at. Before you plunge in to root and install custom roms please read peoples experiences and issues they have had throughout the various threads. This will aid you in resolving any problems you may have during the processes you are trying and helps you get a better understanding of your phone. Please make sure that prior to trying to root, you look up information about losing and restoring of your IMEI and tripping your flash counter. As stated above, rooting will VOID your warranty so this is done at your own risk. If you follow instructions closely you should not have any major issues.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ciberious42:
I'm sorry gentlemen, this was typed so quick I may have sounded ignorant to the "rooting world".

I know how to successfully root and install custom roms, but my question was so distorted and didn't make sense because I had just got off a 17 hour shift.

I am currently running Cyanogenmod 10 on my SGH-I747, with 4.1.1 gapps. I was having an issue installing Cyanogenmod 10.1 because my phone was 4.1.1.(why it wouldn't work) I was trying to question the fact of, is it possible to upgrade to a 4.2.2 rom and keep the latest version of Cyanogenmod?

Just hearing rumors about a 4.2.2 ROM excites me, but it being a ROM in its self, how can I run Cyanogenmod with it?

I love the feel of mod but if 4.2.2 is better, flexible and faster... I would love to have it.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
I'm still a little confused as to what you are asking. There are several versions of Cyanogenmod. CM 10.0 is a 4.1.2 ROM. CM 10.1.2 is a 4.2.2 ROM.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] alltechinside:
I don't really understand what you are trying to say. You can't install CyanogenMod 10.1 at all? What does the error say exactly? Please be a bit more clear so I can help you out :D

Are you installing the wrong gapps version? If you are flashing Cm10.1 (4.2.2), you need to flash gapps 4.2.2, not gapps 4.1.1.

link: http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ciberious42:
That clarifies everything I needed to know...

I was trying to install 4.1.1 gapps with 10.1 cyan...

Thanks man, I have to try it out!

:)
[Networking] fatboyslimfast:
It should be so simple but I cannot get my XDA2 to sync with the PC over BT. It has set-up a partnership but when I go into BT and try to start the set-up, the XDA asks to bond with the PC but goes no further - just round and round. Has anyone a foolproof walkthrough? Thanks.
[Networking] Rudegar:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=3163

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2417
[Networking] fatboyslimfast:
Thanks, I've already found this site - thorough but the com port is unavailable (com 5). I think I may have to uninstall the dongle and start over.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] s3alon:
I already search at forum about the problem for my menu button that suddenly not working only at home screen only, it works just fine before, I already tried to fix permission before but the problem still exists. Can anyone provide a solution.. ?

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Just found the solution, clear the laucher data and iit's done :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] danielazinhas:
hey! how did you do that? can u explain please?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] s3alon:
Just go to setting > Apps > search "touchwiz launcher" select it just force stop that. and that's done :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] dec0der:
1st :

2nd:

on 1st quote, u said u solved it by clearing launcher data but in the 2nd post you just said force stop :D

how to clear data/ cache:

go to Settings>Apps>All look for your launcher name (ex. touchwiz), tap it, scroll down and tap clear data/ cache
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] s3alon:
My bad then., at first I thought it can be solved by clearing data and stopping the launcher.

but stopping the launcher already solved the problem.. :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] danielazinhas:
Thanks you :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] marduj5:
I had the same problem on my i9000,rebooted in recovery and cleared cache worked for me.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronreedious:
I just flashed the newest daily build of cyanogenmod on my nook HD+, via a wipe/flash from clockworkmod. That works fine. However when I attempt to flash the Gapps, the procedure goes through as if they are installed, but they do not show up as apps on the system. I have tried wiping data and flashing again, wiping the dalvik cache and flashing, but nothing seems to be working. Any ideas?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
What do you mean as apps on the system? Which apps are you expecting to show up?

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crazy Chuckster:
I just put the latest CM 10.1 on my Nook HD+ a week or so ago and I think (and I may be wrong) but it only installed Google Play in order for me to get the rest of the apps (gmail. youtube, etc.)
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronreedious:
None of the google apps appear. Not Playstore, not gmail, I don't even have the ability to add a google account. I tried the 8-12 nightly build, so now I'm going to try the 8-13 build to see if maybe it will work....if not any ideas?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crazy Chuckster:
I followed the steps to the letter in this thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317500 except I used the 8/1/13 build and it all worked flawlessly. Maybe wipe it and try starting over.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pablobhz:
Hello.

I've just installed CyanoGen mod 10.1.2 , running android 4.2.2

The camera microphone isn't working - i can record the video but the sound just "struggles" - do you guys remember when a computer was playing any mp3 then it hangs , and you had to reboot ? Thats the idea of what kind of sound i get from the camera.

Should i reflash, its a rom problem...

My phone is an Droid RAZR XT910, rooted.

Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] neo.ank:
What about sound recorder.? Does it record sound.?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] imEdu:
I am having the same issue! When i record a video, i get no sound at all, then i tried to record a voice note with different programs and it didnt work. Im using CM 10.1.2, the stable one if im not mistaken! Could it be a hardware problem??
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pablobhz:
Sorry for taking long to reply.

Yeah sound recorder works - i can hear what i said.

But camera mic not.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rizahnst:
Hi,

I have same issue here, no hd quality video recording and very low sound volume when video recording, can we have a fix, please?

My unit is xt910 (umts_spyder) with cm-10.1.3-umts_spyder.

Thank you.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flashben:
Hi,

I am not able to update my XZ to the latest .244 firmware. Here are some info of my Phone.

1) locked bootloader (it is unlockable)

2) current on .423 firmware.

3) rooted

4) install superSU (with survival mode on)

5) install OTA rootkeeper.

I saw some post stating that they are able to keep root after OTA, so i am hoping to keep my root too after OTA.

please advise.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wahad:
I have exactly the same problem. Cant do OTA and im states scared to update through PC companion since my friend bricked up the phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baga255:
Are you running stock .423 odexed? I had this issue when I flashed a deodexed ROM then tried OTA update

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hutilicious:
Hi,

It is not possible to do a OTA Update after deleting one or more system apps (even stuff like partnerbookmarks).

There are, however, 2 ways to get the Update.

1.) Follow some of the instructions here like this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287149

There are some other ways posted here at xda. They use the flashtool to flash current firmware.

2.) Use Sony PC Companion, this will work ALWAYS,but: Root will be gone. U can use Doomlords rooting method to get Root again:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2386405

Good luck
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flashben:
I flashed mine .423 using flashtool, so guests I needed update using pc then...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hutilicious:
PC Update will never fail, the only thing is that you lose root access, which can be easily recovered though.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flashben:
Yeah, just updated and rooted
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flashben:
It could be brick....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diz_007:
thanks for responce, so what i can do now?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hutilicious:
Hi mate, dont panic. Just follow the instructions on how to flash a stock firmware with flashtool. This is already described here at xda, try searching for it. It will repair your phone but data may be lost.

Look at this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diz_007:
thanks.. i tryed repaIR OPTION FROM pc companin, data lost! but updated to latest and good now!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flaminsane:
Pretty straightforward here. In looking for some way to remap the long press back button to a long press menu button to bring up the multi-window sidebar. I think it just makes a bit more sense than back, to prevent accidental exits, because nothing bad really happens if you accidentally press menu. Maybe an Xposed framework module? There had got to be a simple way to do this. I've tried some hardware button remapping apps, but they only have general Android functions in them, no proprietary app stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Radsolutionz:
lost MMS when i updated c6606 to 10.3.1.A.0.244 with flash tool. how can i get mms to work so i can send and receive picture messages??? everything else is working flawlessly. i think it has something to do with the apn settings? anyone with T-Mobile c6606 can you help me out??? thanks!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
Go google search: "carriers name" apn settings.

From your phone go to settings /more/mobile networks/ access point names/ new and input the required fields and save it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
Who in the world uses MMS nowadays lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Radsolutionz:
I need it so I can continue sexting lmao. Jk I have to be able to send and receive pics for my business. I tried APN settings can someone show me what they are currently using for T-Mobile LTE?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2236735
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
I'm trying to root my Rogers One X running 4.1.1 using these instructions, howtorootandroid.org/2013/05/28/how-to-root-htc-one-x-step-by-step-tutorial/ (as a new user I'm restricted from posting actual links).

I've got everything completed to the point where it says to disconnect the USB cable and select Recovery from the HBoot menu. When I select that, the phone reboots to the home lock screen. The next step says to go to Backup and backup the system partition. Problem is, I don't know where they mean when they say go to Backup. The only Backup function I know of is in Settings and that just backs up the Google user account data. How does one backup the system partition? Is the phone supposed to reboot to the lock screen from the Recovery prompt? Or is something going awry in that step?

After that it says go to install and install the SuperSU.zip file. Using a file manager I can locate the apk for the Superuser app and it installs but when I open it I get a message saying "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" That last part seems obvious. ;)

Thoughts appreciated on how to resolve.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
Stop what you're doing, you're using a root process for the wrong device. That's for the quad core One X, if your phone is a Rogers phone then it is the dual core version. To be sure, go into your bootloader and tell us what it says there, only the top four or five lines. To get into the bootloader, simply power the phone on by holding the power button and the volume down button at the same time, keep holding until it boots into a white screen, that's your bootloader.

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
Thanks. Don't need to go into bootloader, just checked the device hardware information and you're right, it's a dual core. Using the volume + power buttons won't go into bootloader. I can get there with the Hanson2000 utility. The items in the Fastboot USB menu are Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader and Power Down.

Through the process I used last night, the bootloader is unlocked and I haven't bricked the phone.

What's the process to root a dual core version, then?

Another question. Since the bootloader is now unlocked, do I need to continue to finish rooting the phone? With the bootloader unlocked, I can install custom ROMs, right? That's, ultimately, the goal. I'm trying to be able to update to 4.2 or 4.3 which, I've been led to believe, will also enable full USB host functionality on the phone.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
Essentially you've done the hard part now. All that is left to do is install a custom recovery, and then you'll be able to flash custom ROMs from within that recovery. The AIO kit only has the ability to install TWRP 2.5 I believe, and that version is riddled with faults. So below I'll outline how to install a stable version.

Download TWRP 2.6 from here. You'll need to flash it manually using fastboot. So once you've downloaded it, put it in the same directory that adb and fastboot reside in on your pc and connect your phone. Now you need to open a command prompt from within that directory (shift + right click opens the menu, then select open command prompt here). Enter the following command:

fastboot devices

This will make sure you're connected properly, hopefully it will return your device serial number. Now you want to enter the following commands:

fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"

(the exact recovery filename, minus the talking marks)

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot-bootloader

Now you'll have a custom recovery which you can enter by pressing the recovery option on your screen. Now it's time to select the ROM you want to try and download to your pc. Once you've done that, select mount from the recovery menu, then select mount usb storage. Your phone memory will now show up as a removable drive on your pc and your can copy a ROM across.

Before you flash a ROM, make a backup of your current setup, you can do this by entering the backup option from the main recovery menu. It's essential to backup the system partition in case something goes wrong in the future, you can easily restore it.

In terms of ROMs, only EVER download ROMs you find in our forum. Never download from a different device forum or from another site, that's a surefire way to brick your phone. Your two options are Android Development, where you'll find Sense based ROMs, and Original Android Development, which is where you'll find aosp ROMs.

Once you've copied a ROM to your phone, simply perform a full wipe in recovery (cache/dalvik cache/factory reset/system), do this by going to the wipe option, then advanced wipe. Just don't wipe sd card. Then you can select the install menu, and find the ROM on your sd card, and install it.

Your phone is s-on, so you'll need to perform one extra step. When you download the ROM, within the root folder of the zip file there is a file called "boot.img", you need to extract this and copy/paste into your adb/fastboot directory. After the install process has finished in recovery, go back to the main menu and select reboot, then select bootloader. When the phone reaches bootloader, make sure it's connected again and issue the following command:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Now you can reboot your phone and enjoy the ROM. Please note, you will need to flash the boot.img from each ROM you want to install. Unless you decide to get s-off, which removes that need.

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
Actually, AIO allows you to use the TWRP, ClockWorldMod or your own file. I downloaded the file you linked and WinZip says it's an invalid archive. Can I use CWM instead?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
It is suggested that you use TWRP, other recoveries are known to have bugs. Don't worry about what WinZip says, just check the md5 and as long as it matches the md5 listed on the download page it's fine.

I'd also suggest doing it the manual way as you actually learn something during the process. The time will come when one day you need to do something manually, and it's better to have a little experience than have to learn at zero hour.

Sent from my Evita

---------- Post added at 11:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------

Don't get me wrong, AIO kits are convenient, but they're also a big part of the reason why people have absolutely no idea about what they're doing to their phones, or how to recover if something goes wrong.

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
Problem is that WinZip shows no file when it opens the archive. Can't do anything with it.

I understand your point about doing it manually. I'm a photographer and an end user, not a programmer and don't do code well. I can likely manage getting the recovery installed but took a look at a couple of the custom ROM threads and have no idea what the people posting the threads are talking about insofar as some of the instructions. I just want to get the phone able to operate as a USB host.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
It's not a zip file, that's why. You're not meant to be able to do anything with it on your pc. Check the md5 like I said and you'll know the file integrity is good. Then you just need to flash it as per previous instructions.

Sent from my Evita

---------- Post added at 12:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 AM ----------

What do you mean by usb host? In what kind of application?

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jacobas92:
Sounds like he wants a rom with OTG support
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
Yeah that's what I was thinking.

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
Yes, I do want a ROM with full OTG support. It's getting there that's the thing. :o Stock, it has USB storage capability and some devices (mouse/keyboard) but not broader for things like cameras.

I'm sorry for the problems. Remember I'm not a coder or a deep 'inside baseball' guy. When a file shows up on my computer as a zip file, I think I need to unzip it. I don't have the first flying flipping clue what md5 is, other than some sort of hash function, and have no idea how to check it.

It seems there are utilities to check it. Based on what the WinMD5 utility I downloaded tells me, it seems that the file is fine. I'll try to load it and see what happens.

EDIT: OK, I think I need to just do a factory reset and forget about it.

I downloaded ADB and fastboot, put it on my desktop. There are two nested folders inside the main folder. I put the recovery file into the Android folder which has the fastboot application. Opened a cmd window from within that folder and typed 'fastboot devices'. Nothing happened. It just came back to the same command prompt. The serial # wasn't returned. Nada.

EDIT II: I booted into bootloader manually and tried 'fastboot devices' again from the command prompt. It worked this time, returning the serial #. Next I tried to flash the recovery file and got the following message - "error: cannot load 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita' : Unknown error. I decided to try the AIO kit and see what happened. Selected Your Own Recovery and started the process. The window opened to select the .img file and no file was showing that had that file extension. I think the problem is that the downloaded file is being seen by my computer as a zip file. Can I simply change the file extension to .img?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
That's a bit odd, it shouldn't download as a zip, it should be a file with the ".img" extension. Did you download it from the link I posted? Are you able to check the extension type in file properties?

Also I noticed you had a command return saying 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita', did you make sure you put the ".img" extension on the end of your fastboot command?

Sent from my Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RFPhotog:
I did include the .img extension. Tried it again now and it worked. I must have made a type when I tried the first time.

So, I have a custom recovery process installed. Now, what ROM would you suggest?

By the way, I do appreciate the help.