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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Hi all, I'm newly registered here, however, I have been coming here to XDA for over two years now as unregistered to browse and become more knowledgeable regarding rooting, unlocking and ROMing my phones. I would like to use the Casual Root/Unlock/Recovery AIO Toolkit and finally have more freedom over my locked down Verizon Galaxy S3. I am currently running MF1 and I'm completely 100 percent stock. I've downloaded Casual, have all the Samsung drivers installed and am anxious to pull the trigger. I just want to confirm I'm on the right page and do diligence first. After I run Casual and Root, unlock the bootloader and install TWRP, would it be wise to immediately boot into recovery and then backup the rooted MF1 firmware and then back up my imei by copying the efs folder to the SD card and my PC? Is this method correct for backing up the imei or is there a specific program for it? I have searched through many custom ROM's and I am planning on flashing Beanstown106's Jelly 'Beans' Build 19 ROM, as I love the fact it's AOSP themed but has a lot of features from Touchwiz. Does this ROM happen to back up the imei automatically by chance? I've already backed up my contacts and important information, so are there many things I'm missing or am I on the right track? Before flashing Jelly 'Beans', would I need to wipe the cache / davlik at all? Or is that only when coming from a different ROM? Any help wouwould be greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance for your time!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
To backup your imei/eri check the synergy rom thread. They have a zip to back them up. It's in the attachments. It only takes a few seconds but will save you a world of headache. If you want my opinion that's the first thing you should do once you root, unlock and have your custom recovery. Store that zip on your SD card, PC and cloud(Dropbox, Copy, Box, Mediafire, etc).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
I greatly appreciate your insight and input TheAfroSamurai. I will check that thread out and get that zip to backup the imei / eri.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
Here you go : http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1281376&d=1345868740
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nomad1600:
Once you get root and unlock the bootloader, backing up your EMEI is recommended (I did not until I flashed my first ROM). There is a great

thread that the previous poster may have pointed you too (if so, sorry for the repost): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852255

Previously you were pointed to the Synergy method (B). But A is very easy too, requiring you to have a terminal emulation app on your phone (I have Rom Toolbox Pro, which has a terminal emulator). Type in the two commands as instructed and it reboots. I then did B and hopefully I am doubly covered.

After that, flash your preferred ROM (lots of really good ones, I use BoneStock 3.4) and you are ready to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Ahh, thanks very much for the link, even easier to find.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
I greatly appreciate your help and advice as well, it's nice to know of other possible options backing up the imei. Something else I just thought of, once I root, unlock and get recovery using Casual, should I expect to see a message from Verizon stating that the software running is not official and to visit one of their stores? I have seen others mentioning this, but I'm not sure if and why that pops up. If it does, does it continue to pop up or stay on the screen at all? Or is it something that you can dismiss and you don't see it again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Do you guys know if terminal emulator comes already installed on the Jelly beans rom by chance? Because that seems the easiest way to do it just by typing in those two commands. However, I would still download that .zip tool from Synergy as backup. Or would that not be needed at all if I was to use terminal emulator?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
After using casual, do I just place that zip on my sdcard pc and cloud and then run it if and only when the imei is lost? Or run it prior to placing it on the SD card and such? Sorry for all the newb questions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
After you finish casual place the zip on your external sd card. If you haven't flashed a custom rom with boot to recovery menu you'll have to get to your recovery the hard way. Power down phone, hold vol up and home button at the same time you press power. Keep holding home and vol up key and let power button go. Phone should boot to your custom recovery, either CWM or TRWP depending on what you choose to use. Next go to install and navigate to the Synergy zip and choose install just like flashing a rom, kernel,etc. It will place a Synergy folder on your external sd. That folder will contain the backup zip you'll need in case you lose your IMEI/ERI. Make at least a couple backups of that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Awesome! I really appreciate the help and quick responses. So once I've done that, if my imei should become lost, I would open that synergy folder and use the backup to restore the imei?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
If you should ever need to just flash the zip in the Synergy folder, hopefully you won't ever need to. Once I got mine restored I haven't had to yet...fingers crossed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Ok, perfect. That really sums it all up for me. Yea, hopefully you won't ever need it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] geoffalldred:
Man i was right there with you. Not quite two years, but maybe two months of reading, researching, watching vids, etc. I downloaded the casual too because i am not great with adb commands, etc. I will tell you from personal experience exactly what my opinion is of what you should do. Someone else more experience may have a better way but now that i have become a serial flashaholic hindsight is always 20/20.

1. Find the stock firmware for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 any version whether is be VRBMF1 or older and download Odin. That way if anything happens short of a hard brick you can ALWAYS Odin back to stock if you are completely out of options.

2. Run CASUAL to (a) Root (b) Unlock the Bootloader and (c) download TWRP ; I have used Clockword Mod and TWRP and I personally found TWRP much easier to use

3. First thing I would do is download the Synergy HWkeys backup zip and flash it while you are still stock rooted to backup the imei. Thank God i haven't lost the imei before i backed mine up but that way you have plan b and plan c, etc.

4. Make a TWRP Nandroid backup of your stock rom that way you can always restore back up stock.

After you do that you are good to flash away my brotha. And a note too, remember that for most roms you need to flash gapps separately. I freaked my first flash and thought i broke my phone because i had no google apps but that was noob stuff on my end.

I hope this helps but all these roms and everything are really cool. the reason i came to android in the first place. and i dont donate as much as i should but you gotta give it up to these developers. anyways. later man

happy flashing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Juice3250:
Synergy backup works. I recently lost mine and had to restore it. It was super easy to do, but I wasn't sure at first if it was going to work. Couldn't tell you what caused it because I am super careful to download all the correct files to flash Roms. Also all AOSP Roms require you to download the GAPPS for whatever version of android it is running. All TW based Roms already have the GAPPS included in the ROM zip file. Just be careful when switching back and forth between AOSP and TW Roms. A good practice is to wipe everything 3 times to make sure you got everything. Sometimes also there are residual files and/or folders left over from AOSP Roms when switching back to TW so I have a practice of wiping internal storage before I switch back to TW. Just move whatever files you want to save to your external SD card. I switch Roms often so I usually don't have to move very much. I also don't restore apps or data from titanium backup. This most likely can cause problems if you're restoring data from a different ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nilism:
Hi,

I'm looking for some advice on gettings CIFS working so I can mount network storage to my phone. The phone is connected to the network full time as a gaming platform and requires in app access to network files (ROMS) to play various games. The only way I can figure out how to access the ROMs is through mounting.

So, I've played around a bit with CIFS apps and haven't had much luck. I've tried CIFSmanager and Mount Manager.

The phone is running Android 4.2.2 AOKP milestone 2 and 3.0.85 lean kernel 7.1-00041 gc1d5b9c. The phone is rooted of course and running busybox.

I'm guessing the problem is a lack of CIFS modules. When I check system/lib/modules/ none of the cifs stuff is there. Getting the CIFS modules for the correct kernel seems somewhat challenging.

Can someone point me in the right direction or alternate paths I can take?
[One (M7) General] absynte:
this is the last RUU 4.2.2 from htcdev.

select "one" and "4.2.2"

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

:good:
[One (M7) General] Maichel:
Eh, are you sure? I only see the source files for making kernels...do you maybe have a screenshot?
[One (M7) General] absynte:
maybe your right ...i was thinking ...with fastboot rebootRUU and fastboot flash zip name.zip ???i have allready instal other rom zip like this
[One (M7) General] Maichel:
....no....

Think...the files you mention are less than 100 MB. RUU's are around 980MB....
[One (M7) General] absynte:
...i say ruu because it's same utility ,name it like you want but it's the rom ,just to flash
[One (M7) General] absynte:
wait for a dev master !!!!!!!!!! maybe you're right but....
[One (M7) General] milad407:
This is the Kernel Sources... Nothing to see here people, move on..
[One (M7) General] jerrylzy:
You shocked me. I was thinking if htc really changes itself to be more user and dev-friendly. All of those are obsolete kernel sources( except the GE ones), and htc, it seems, will never release RUUs of regions other than Developer Edition.
[One (M7) General] Maichel:
There is one now...check the AT&T section. I hope the normal ones for non branded phones will follow soon!
[One (M7) General] assasin34:
i wanna lock bootlaoder again and turn to stock rom but i cant also ruu files for htc one..how can i get it?
[One (M7) General] Maichel:
Not. They are not available yet for 4.22 / hboot 1.54. Keep waiting for RUUs, or keep waiting for new s off solution.
[One (M7) General] CNexus:
RUUs are never posted by HTC. They are always leaked in some way or form.

Htcdev only provides kernel source and other software as required by the GPL. It does NOT provide RUUs.
[One (M7) General] cc999:
RUU

Not totally true, I have downloaded from the HTC site the RUU for my Developer Edition.

CC
[One (M7) General] intramorph:
Wheather it's true or not. I installed the update for AT&T and am now on h-boot 1.55. I'm a noob at android and didn't know how hard it it is to get s-off considering how easy I got it the first time. So i Locked my bootloader and got S-On to install the update. Now i'm stuck on custom rom and can't get s-off. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Yung:
Has anyone tried to edit the BT registry settings? There are two which look interesting:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\sys\

DisableAutoSuspend: REG_DWORD

Determines whether or not suspend mode is enabled on the device.

1: AutoSuspend is disabled. If the Bluetooth device is currently connected the stack calls SystemIdleTimerReset periodically to ensure the device does not go to sleep.

0: AutoSuspend is not be disabled by the stack.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\AudioGateway

PowerSave : REG_DWORD

Configures the audio gateway to conserve power when establishing audio connections.

0 - Keeps the service level connection active for the Hands-Free profile in between calls.

1 - Closes the service level connection between calls.

This page provides the BT registry keys under WM5:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ecomm5/html/wce50constackregistrysettings.asp
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] GerooTech:
BT disconnect

Do you know whic values should i change to prevent the bluetooth from turning off after a while speciall when the device is not connected to the cradel
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Yung:
I don't have WM5 loaded, but it looks like the first key prevents the device from going into autosuspend when the BT is connected. I checked with my M2000 and my MDA Compact, both running WM2003SE, and they have this key set to 1.

The 2nd key is not present in my WM2003SE devices. Of course my M2000 has the 3900 stack, and my Compact has the MS stack. Can you check to see if you currently have those keys on WM5, and what they are set to?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ThExSenatoR:
It is also set to 1 in wm5 ...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] hdbueller:
Well then maybe we need to change the second value to 0 ? I would try it,but I had to downgrade to 2003SE again,as I need reliable b/t. Even a somewhat reliable b/t is better than the wm5 b/t for now.

Later..........
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Yung:
It looks like the 2nd key may keep the audio gateway active...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] odie3:
The first on is there and and is set to 1

The second one does not exist in my WM5 Registery. I would assume no REG_DWORD at all would be defaulted to Zero or not even used.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ThExSenatoR:
The second value is on 0 if i remember well...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] GerooTech:
Back to WM2003SE

i think i will be back to wm2003se, as i tried the two switches but nothing happened.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smithisize:
My power button is faulty and is rebooting my phone frequently. So I want to disable it. I've searched around quite a bit, and can't find a way.

Does anyone know how this can be accomplished?

Thanks

Smith
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] salman hussain:
Hello friends

I am very noob to upgrade my samsung galaxy gio.Last day I upgraded my phone to 2.3.6 via kies. now today i tried to install cyanogenmod 10.1 and my phone stick on logo of samsung..... I followed these step

1)boot into Android Recovery mood by home and power button ... voloume+ home power not working (not CWM recovery i didnt install any thing like it)

2)wipe all data

3) install update from SD card and select the cyanogenmod 10.1..... it installed fine and reboot the phone then stuck on spalish logo.

I tried to install cmw recovery but installation error /tmp/sideload/package.zip status 0
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Locthe:
redownload the recovery zip and put it onto your sd card and try again. also which cwm you are trying to flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] formula01:
1. Download cwm 5.0.2.8 or 6.0.3.2 by mmb team

2. Flash it

3. Reboot to recovery

4. Download ext4 formatter script and put it to your sd card

5. In cwm choose install zip fr sd card, choose zip from sd card, and flash it(you must do it, because you have rfs file system already

6. In cwm choose install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, and flash the rom what you want to use

7. Reboot your phone and wait...

Tapatalk 2-vel küldve az én GT-S5660-ről
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] talha746:
Hey guys, i tried using the free method several times with no luck. Now im looking to pay for an unlock code. Anyone here know what the cheapest option is?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deron37129:
Search online I paid 25 for mine nd that wss goin into a cell shop
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sikewrdpryznr:
How long have you had your phone? I bought mine in May and I just called up AT&T and they gave me the code without any hassle. If you have had it 90 days and are not behind on bills then they have to give it to you, says so if you look at their page for doing it online. Mine said not able to but I called them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] scott14719:
After trying the fee method many times and it not working, you will be lucky if the code still works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] distortion:
Just saw some on eBay that went for less than $10
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dwd3885:
Easiest way is to chat with ATT international. If your account is in good standing they will send you the code. Took me 5 minutes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tamkhanh:
Call att. They will give you an unlock code for free. That's the cheapest way.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lyinelriche:
It may be that I am not entering the right keywords, but I can't find the answer on the forums here. It's not a big deal, but I'm curious. When I connect via VPN on 2.3.6 through L2TP ipsec, I get a warning in Gmail saying that someone from a different IP was trying to sign into my account and google prevented it. (Because suddenly a different ip address from hundreds of miles away is attempting to sign in). I don't care that it's not letting it sign in (this isn't my daily driver, I just use it as a media player basically), but the choices I get are to click " No it's not me, change password" or " yes it's me" ( which I don't really want to say either). So is there some simple solution that I am totally missing? Or do I just ignore this everytime I connect to vpn?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Theraze:
The simple solution is, if it's you, tell it that it's you. Why wouldn't you want to say it's you if it is?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lyinelriche:
Point taken. I suppose my first impression is that since Google services pretty much thrives on its users data, I don't necessarily want to admit that I'm encrypting it. I mean it's obviously legal, but I somehow feel that there will be a red check mark next to my account now.:rolleyes: Or.... Maybe I should just take off the tin foil hat.

I put this out there to see if I'd get a response from anyone else who came across the same thing in the past.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Theraze:
Well, if you want it to work, tell it that it's okay to work. If you don't want it to work, then you can keep telling it not to work. :) But if you tell it not to work and it does... that's a bug or security flaw.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
No one posted this and it was in the news last week so I figured I would post it. Here's a link:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.3-coming-to-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-and-S4-in-October_id47103
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deron37129:
Well that may be even later unless u have an international version or the google version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
No, it was posted a couple of times.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deron37129:
What I meant is aside frrom the version I listed tmibile nd att take longer to push ota because the

Have to add there bloat where the other versions dn mt hve bloat where therefore get there ota straight from samsung
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] REDFOCZ:
I'm sure once it's released to an international model, one of our Devs will be able to whip up a custom rom in no time.

Powered by Kangabean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
They actually have to push it fast because the smartwatch doesn't run without it. It needs Bluetooth 4.0 which android 4.3 supports.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deron37129:
That doesnt mean that the smart watch wont b pushed by carrierd untill there version of 4.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] warriorking:
Being my S4 is through ATT I don't look for the update anytime soon...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] REDFOCZ:
Vzw just started it's pre sale of the smart watch today. Att will not be far behind
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] adenault:
My brother is a Samsung rep going through Note 3 training and gear training today. Said S3 and S4 to be updated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Rab2cab:
I went into best buy to the Samsung experience center to have them flash mf3 cause I jacked mine up and the guy told me as soon as the note 3 is released they will have the ability to push the new 4.3 update to the s3 and s4 he said it'd b awhile before att gets it ota but to bring it in and he'll do it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
You better wait until someone (Devs) have a chance to take a look at it and see what the positives and negatives are.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Rab2cab:
Good call! I'm already running mf3 can't imagine I can get any worse lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deron37129:
I am curious to c what 4.3 brings to our phone
[Moto X General] mtoomey79:
Couple observations from a guy coming from a S3 (VZW) running CM 10.2 nightlies (previously ran 10.1 nightlies as well) to the Moto X...

BLUF - I can deal with the lack of customization based on the feeling I have a better device in my hands.

Having grown accustom to tweaks of CM/AOSP I am missing the following...

1. Pressing the clock in the notification bar does not bring up the alarm, it brings up the date/time settings.

2. Quick settings. a.) to bring up the quick settings pane in the notification bar is done with a two finger swipe versus having one side set aside to do that. b.) unable to change any of the settings in the quick settings pane. Currently locked to "user profile, brightness, settings, wifi, network, battery stats, airplane mode, bluetooth toggle, (and if you have an alarm active it appears here too)." Three wide set up.

3. Sound. a.) quiet settings in CM/AOSP are more specific, i.e. I can allow phone calls to ring, through versus Moto X only if the same number calls me twice in five minutes does it ring. b.) I prefer to have more control over notification sounds, i.e. on CM 10.2 I can separate the SMS and phone call volume, keeping SMS on vibrate/silent and calls on vibrate/sound.

4. SMS quick reply from notification panel is not existent ATM on the Moto X. For those who liked the pop up notification on SMS with CM 10.2 it is not there either. No dark theme available yet. (Yes, I am starting to dig at this point, but I am sharing)

Overall software runs smoothly. Obviously nightlies carry their own special risk in use, but 10.2 I feel were pretty rough compared to 10.1.

Using QuickPic you can actually see moving .gif files in SMS - a huge deal for me, not having had that in any CM nightly 10.1/10.2.

If you have any questions about these little things on the Moto X, feel free to ask.
[Moto X General] ericizzy1:
few questions:

1. is it worth the upgrade

2. any lag when playing videos

3. if youre on verizon, do you find the RF to be better or the same

4. are you a heavy one hand user? if yes, do you feel a difference between the two?

thanks
[Moto X General] mtoomey79:
1. My GF had an upgrade available, so I didn't pay full price. For me, on VZW, it's the best phone for me (read near to stock Android). My S3 will be my backup device as soon as a I get my nanosim cradle.

2. I haven't had any lag watching stuff on youtube. There was a weird volume issue that I can't replicate nor could I fix without closing out of youtube.

3. Reception seems better than S3 w/ CM. E.g. better switching between 4G/3G in areas I know 4G doesn't exist. Previously it would take a good 30-60 seconds to make the switch but now almost instant. 4G strength seems better and the ability to pick up wifi seems better (using the word seems a lot, I only monitored S3 from the perspective of "did it work" or "was it strong", didn't get into actual dbs or wifi strength).

4. I am a two-handed texter, so far the same typing mistakes I had on S3 are still there with Moto X. E.g. "thanks" often becomes "th Nks". It feels closer in size to my GNex.

Good questions, thanks.