yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
The zip and individual files are there in their respective folders, as well other backup data. You sir, are my hero of the day.

The zip method is extremely smaller than individual files...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drc13:
That's great news, glad I could help!

I've been wanting to post it in the development thread as a few people had asked something similar but unfortunately I don't meet the post count requirements to help them out! :(
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
I quoted your post over there.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terhiha:
I'm not able to move "EFS_backup" anywhere. I try, but moved folder stays empty. It shows "efsbackupflashable.zip", "efs1.img" and "efs2.img"

But they all are 0kb.

I found EFS_backup from data/media, all 3mb large.

Whit root explorer, I copied Efs_backup folder, to another folder in my sdcard, with root explorer I can see it there, but I cant copy it or to my computer.

How do I get it to safe place???
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
The other zip works too for individual files. I used ZArchiver to zip them up. Sent a copy to my PC with ES File Explorer over lan and uploaded another copy to Google Drive. You should be able to grab anything from SD to PC when plugged in USB. I replaced su with SuperSU a while ago. Actually get prompt permissions now. The OG SU on this phone with root method didn't play well. Also, make sure you show hidden files, PC and Phone explorer.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terhiha:
Thanks!! Via Root Explorer I emailed this for me and uploaded to Google drive. Size looks fine.

Now i have my EFS backup and I can continue my search for best ROM for me! :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demigodnz:
sorry for being dumb but do i use the zip from EFS Partition Backup and More [All G2 Variants] *Fixed* link and just flash it in cwm for the efs backup
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terhiha:
Yes :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kalaidos:
And what if I just root my g2, download ES-Explorer then go to the root of the internal and just copy and paste the efs folder?

Shouldn't that work too?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bachera:
stick to proven methods......

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lipenosis:
Ok thank :crying:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahmmy:
Hi guys.....like a complete $$$$$ i did a factory reset before backing up my pics....Anyways to recover my pics? thanks in advance. running 4.3 not rooted .
[Galaxy S III Mini General] robimhod:
Hey guys, i've called Samsung Brasil and they told me that our S3 Mini will get the 4.2.2 update in the upcoming weeks, they are planning to make it before december 20th. Great news for us!!! They complete it with what's new: Some apps will have the s4 look, lockscreen with camera widget... So, let's wait.

This is NOT a joke, i've really talked to Samsung Brasil, try calling yours country's Samsung.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Pro100Nikto:
Thanks for share! :))
[Galaxy S III Mini General] robimhod:
Ur welcome bro!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] aluk4rd:
I8190, or the strange new one? ^^
[Galaxy S III Mini General] EL_BELLACO:
Strange new one already have 4.2.2 :D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] eswarvf:
Did they finally updated drivers
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tickmaster:
WHile the other deviced got directly 4.3 we will have 4.2.2? At least something.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] blake2893:
4.2.2 ...? i dont want to be negative but... 4.2.2 is already old, now we have 4.4 wating for OEMs to update his own skins... :silly:

At least samsung should update our device to 4.3 since they skipped the 4.2.2 as the normal S3, plus, our device have never received an android update beyond android 4.1.x.

Every update is cool, I know, but come on, other samsung devices are getting 4.3, why ours not?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] alexischino:
Because they want us to buy new phones :mad::thumbdown:
[Galaxy S III Mini General] eswarvf:
No its because of our processor STE
[Galaxy S III Mini General] everreadybattery:
Is this real? I don't believe it very much but anyway 4.2 is good because in 4.3 weren't actual changes. I hope we get these s 4 apps they are just awesome:D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] exwan:
Why use use official whwn we can get 4.3 easily via cm.

Sent from GT-I8190N Running Maclaw Panda Rom.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] everreadybattery:
Cauze its bugfree and official ;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] JackoMJ:
official yes - bugfree NO

NO ROM IS BUGFREE
[Galaxy S III Mini General] everreadybattery:
Yes but it's bearable. In cm there are variate bugs as random reboots etc. Also stock ROM has Samsung apps and Touchwiz which I personally like it. I will probably go back to stock update if it comes and when cm 4.4 kitkat is released by maclaw I will return to it...:)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] joelalmeidaptg:
I really doubt they are going to release a update to our phone... But obviously I would love that to happen :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] everreadybattery:
+1 I agree
[Galaxy S III Mini General] alonsoch:
f**k you samsung.... my hope is in Maclaw
[Galaxy S III Mini General] zetazeta2:
Can't really believe in this, sorry.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
I'd like to see some proof about this 'upcoming' update.. if it's possible.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] wtx1033:
that's what i wanna see, too. otherwise (most probably) bogus claim.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
I would be very glad if it were real. Samsung update our phone as you had promised! :(:(:(
[Galaxy S III Mini General] robimhod:
Easy, call your country's Samsung support, that's what i did.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
I emailed Samsung now I'll see what happens with the update...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] ztandroid:
It is better than no update at all.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
I emailed Samsung and they replied that our device will be updated!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] robimhod:
Told you guys.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
Well, i contacted Samsung Finland (my country's Samsung support), and they told me that they don't know anything about upcoming firmware updates. Too bad.

BTW lefterios, did they reveal any planned release dates or new features on the e-mail you received?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Well I contacted with Samsung Greece. They told me that the update is coming and I will be able to update via ota. But they didn't tell me anything else ,no version , no features... We'll see...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Kpoch:
The Goof this is if they release the source code for 4.2.2 we can get 4.3 maclaw fixed with better performance

is a win -win situation
[Galaxy S III Mini General] peter_baz:
do they mean the AMJ2 update? :\
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
They referred to google so I think it's a new android version...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] peter_baz:
could you post the whole email plz?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Use google translate:

Σας ευχαριστούμε που επικοινωνήσατε με τη Samsung Electronics Hellas, σχετικάμε το αίτημά σας, σας παραθέτουμε τα παρακάτω,*θα θελαμε να σας ενημερώσουμε πως είμαστε εν αναμονή της αναβάθμησης της συσκευής σας από τη κατασκευάστρια εταιρία του Android, τη GOOGLE. Μόλις αυτή γίνει διαθέσιμη θα σας ενημερώσει η συσκευή σας απευθείας να τη κατεβάσετε, μέσω του παρόχου τηλεπικοινωνιών σας.*Αν χρειάζεστε περισσότερη βοήθεια παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε πάλι μετη Samsung και θα είναι ευχαρίστηση μας να σας εξυπηρετήσουμε.*Με εκτίμηση,*SEGR ERMS Q*Τμήμα Εξυπηρέτησης πελατών Samsung Electronics Hellas.*www.samsung.com/gr*
[Galaxy S III Mini General] sprkrt:
this email is typical answer. Google has nothing to do with our phone update, Samsung has to do it. I doubt they know what they're talking about...

anyway, 4.2.2 is ages old. Thanks CM for 4.3.1 and 4.4 coming soon.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] joelalmeidaptg:
The s3 already received the 4.3 update. Do you think we will get it? :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] koerner367:
I think we'll never get official 4.3 .

But Maclaws 4.3 is working great and i think in a few days his 4.4 also will be good for daily use.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
I will say it again OFFICIAL IS BUGFREE. And touchwiz too ;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Just wrote to the german " chapter " of samsung. Let's see what they know. And what they say... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Gabhain:
Seems strange that samsung arent updating the s3 mini considering they relaunched the phone yet again, this time in Germany.

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/15/samsung-unveils-galaxy-s-iii-mini-crystal-edition/
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Incredible. Enough money for a new design which is totally useless - but not for some smart guys ( or ladies) to give us some new candy.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] rapunzel11:
A 4.4 (KitKat) update could be much better for our device. Because 4.4 is optimized for devices with lower specifications. But i think this is a wish dream. My only hope is the community here
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Bad news from Samsung Germania, they answered finally. Use G-translator or similar...

Guten Tag Herr K***e,*

vielen Dank für Ihre Anfrage.*Wir freuen uns, dass Sie Ihr GT-I8190 aktiv nutzen und Sie dieses auf dem aktuellsten Stand halten wollen.*Unsere Entwickler passen die Software sorgfältig auf Ihr Samsung Galaxy S 3 mini an. Um ein Höchstmaß an Zuverlässigkeit zu gewährleisten, durchlaufen neue Firmware Versionen einen aufwändigen Entwicklungs- und Qualitätssicherungsprozess. Dieser stellt sicher, dass Sie Ihr Samsung Produkt optimal einsetzen können.*Leider haben wir derzeit keine Informationen vorliegen, ob ein Update für Ihr Smartphone geplant ist.*Die PC-Software „Kies“ oder ein Hinweis auf Ihrem Mobiltelefon informiert Sie, sobald ein Update für Ihr Modell zur Verfügung steht.*Bei weiteren Fragen sind wir gern für Sie da!

*Freundliche Grüße aus Schwalbach*Constantin M****n

Some parts deleted, not important.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
I got same kind of answer from Samsung Finland. They don't know if our phones receive a firmware update or not. It's so unfair that AT&T version has official Android 4.2 and SGS4 looks.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Why crying about 4.2, try 4.3 on S3 mini with CyanogenMod 10.2
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
I would not like to lose my phone's warranty for just that 'update'.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
My personal opinion - i prefer a heavy debloated and customized stock rom, maybe with a custom kernel. CyanogenMod WAS great in the past, in times of cm7.2 - no question - but nearly every optimization in cm you can reach trough scripts or apps. I've tested various cm's on various devices, and ONLY ONE WAS REALLY FULL WORKING AND BUGFREE :p - on my lovely Xperia E10i. It was cm10 and it was simply great. Smooth and fast for this old phone. I think nobodyAtall was the developer but i can be wrong. Had Xperia Play, Arc, Arc S, Sammy 5830, 5830i, Ace II 8160 and a Moto Backflip and all cm's iv'e tested had various bugs. Actual devices don't need cm in my opinion, they are good enough as they are - just root it, choose the right governor and scheduler, use link2sd, debloat it, play with some scripts, customize it - and that's it. Antutu score of my Mini? 9921 pts. Stock Rom.

That's why is a cleaned Stock Rom better than a buggy cm nowadays, and that's why it is so sad that samsung will not support our phone in future. Very short livetime dear 8190. :banghead:
[Galaxy S III Mini General] leenukes:
Are there any tutorials for doing this?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mattiawhite:
whel, i dont know, im used on cm, and more or less original android expirience. Samsungs FW i never liked, an this Touchwiz, it simply makes my stomack wery sick! with htc an sense on other hand i like it i like it a lot and i would stick to it...

mather of bugs in cm... shure as long as they dont reach M release or stable, than tey are better than any stock around

for example i'm with s3m already on CM11 and this is so to say early alpha... and i'm lovin it, few bugs that will be corrected soon, we are waiting new featers also, but thats the jorney we take and waiting gladly for each new release...

mather of warranthy, that somebodey mentioned?? what about warranties? did u even once had to send phone to repair and that warrantie covered it?? if screen is scratched - warrantie avoided etc... custom rom is smalest problem there, and there is full back to stock procedure with triangle away... so there is no worries... my was rooted and CMed out of the box ;)

after that phone touth he is invincible so he jumped on asphalt: now its screen is cracked, there goes my warrantie, after just 30 days;)

botom line... its matter of taste, but thanx to such communities we have choices

so best luck to all ya
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Why did you buy a Samsung phone then? I think that you paid for the software and the hardware. And you don't like software? You could have bought a nexus ,real android experience. I bought this because I liked TW but I didn't know that no updates were coming!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] acid032:
This video confirms 4.2.2. for the S3 Mini

search on youtube "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini AT&T 4GLTE review Best entry-level Android $1 can buy" is a video from C Net
[Galaxy S III Mini General] wtx1033:
we might get the 4.2.2 update soon, maybe. right now i am getting "General Access to the software update services is provided to users in the order in which they request it" message when i try to check for updates.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Dani26:
The S3 Mini from AT&T is completly diferent to our S3 Mini.

Forget any update for our S3 Mini
[Galaxy S III Mini General] joelalmeidaptg:
That's not GT-I8190, it is another model...

Enviado do meu GT-I8190
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
I only got the normal ''All recent updates have been installed''*-message. I think you're not from Europe though.

*= Translated from Finnish version of S III Mini..
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
I think Samsung should take care of us! We are Little people with little phones and little android version :(
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mattiawhite:
i did not buy it, i would never buy it, espetialy not s3m, i got it from my company, so i have to use it, again thanx to this community i can use it without stomack sickness ;)

but i disagree with your statement, what if you buy laptop you have to stay on fu***n OS that come with it? no you chose whatsoever you want... i want freedome even if i got somethinhg i would like to customise it

em i right? or em i right??

all that beside, i'm tottaly supporting you guys and your wish for new offitial FW. dont get me wrong here, we all can only benefit from that
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Generally it's a nice looking phone with the features of s3. But s3 is being updated to 4.3 and will have the new TouchWiz version too. With S4 features and look. So we have to complain for our rights! We are little but we are many....
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mattiawhite:
i tottaly agree on that, and my fingers are crossed for summys update... but its really low chance imo... thats simply the way this industrie goes...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mauam:
I had the same problem with my last xperia mini (smultron). Xperia don't give a f*ck with costumers with old phones. The secret is don't give a sh*t, so you can buy a new phone. Money man, always the money.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Soy Sauce:
As far as i know most of S3 Minis came with 4.1 out of the box. That means not one major update, and that is ridiculus considering it's a mini verson of a flagship model. I understand that specs are not even similar, but if they named it as they did, they could've put some more software support to it.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] wtx1033:
especially when s3 mini is probably one of the most selling models of samsung. when i was in turkey i saw boat loads of it discount baskets of techno-markets. i'd probably try maclaw's cm port when i saved some money to buy a new phone (since the risk of bricking the phone)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
I totally disagree with you. You can't compare a laptop's OS with an software Update for a smartphone. The OS is just the "cherry on the cake" , the main prob would be a bios update for the laptop or the mainboard, if you dont get one from your manufactorer you could'nt install f.i. a new cpu, more ram or a newer OS. You would write emails to asus, dell or where ever your board is from, like we to samsung, and you would request this f*ck*ng bios update instantly to upgrade your machine. That is comparible. Sorry for the english, hope you understand what i mean.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mattiawhite:
kein Problem mit dein English mein Freund ;P mein ist auch nicht viel besser,

some how i understand you, your idea, but you have to understand i'm repairing my laptops on my own, (to upgrade memory or to replace hard drive, thats something anybodey can do, i even replaced once MBO in one laptop of mine, i broke power jack so i have to solder a new one etc.)

Desktop PC, i completely make it from a scratch, i newer have buy OEM, i buy components and built it my self... why is flashing a Bios tabu?

damn i even repaired my old iphone 3g (replaced battery, and digitizer)...

so now you see why i like to experiment with ROM on phones etc

and i don't see/understand your comparison with laptop and smartphone, i did not tell something about replacing processor on laptop's MBO (even i know how to do it and on most laptops i can do it) i'm telling about OS replacement, for example i buy new Toshiba laptop, with pre-installed windows 7 (license included in OEM) but i dont like to use Windows, i install f.e. Linux Mint

same thing with Samsung Phone: i'm not talking about soldering new quad core chip onto board, i'm talking about replacement of ROM

ROM on smartphone = OS on laptop

i still think my comparison is way better than yours

don't you agree?

kannst du mich jetzt verstehen?

liebe gruesse

p.s. and sorry guys for this total off-topic, but still, i think its not rubbish?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
It's not the same as laptop update because Asus or HP or any other laptop company lets you install any OS you want eg Linux. But Samsung doesn't let you do that she obliges you to have its own OS and if you flash a custom ROM your warranty has gone. So she SHOULD release an update or then just let us have custom ROMs without loss of warranty or warning triangle or whatever she does to prevent us from installing custom ROMs... That's what I think ;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Ok, will try to be more clear. I don´t talk about any

hardware replacements in our phones, but for me the OS of a pc is just only

like the apps that we can install on our phones, it´s just easy - WHEN - your

system matches the minimal specs. If your new OS needs 4 gigs ram and you´ve

only got 2 gigs and your 4 banks allready are used by 4x512, because the max

module size is 512mb, your won´t be able to get the new OS working. You only

can hope that your manufactorer provides a bios update which will support a

higher single module size - if no update available - no chance for your new OS.

The same: you´re on android 2.3.6 and giant google says "not compatible with

your device" you have to update your phone to ics or whatever. If no update

available - no chance.

Finally, for me the whole stock rom for an android device is just like the bios

of a pc, and if there´s no update available you won´t be able to profit from new

features, software, etc. We all paid for our phones and also for the support, and

goddamn - it´s samsungs function to support us, and not the job of oli, mac or benz,

and it is a shame that samsung is totally ignorant in this point. Our mini is

now about 1 year old and already dead. This is the incredible point.

Anyway - various opinions - great international community here at XDA.

Have a nice day...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] baprangbo170196:
Really ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] zatrzask:
Hope it will bee soon
[Galaxy S III Mini General] themetester:
Throw away that..

Throw away that touchwiz sheet use cm 11 :p
[Galaxy S III Mini General] eswarvf:
its not about touchwiz in case for me i just need samsung to update drivers so we can have sources (maybe) because we cant have 4.2 without kernal update [as novathor doesnt exist]
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
Man I think they were joking...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] eswarvf:
I agree with you
[Galaxy S III Mini General] bart416:
I got an update today, but not version 4.2.2 ...

Android version: 4.1.2

Kernel version: 3.0.31-1435708 dpi@DELL218 #2 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 21 20:53:32 KST 2013
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Hmm, seems to be this little security/stability update.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] bart416:
Not only that, but it seems it also messes with your mobile network settings. I had to reconfigure mine at least, so there's that as well!

Can't say I've noticed many differences otherwise other than some Google stuff being re-branded once again, and the update is fairly sizable considering the minor improvements (90+ MB).
[Galaxy S III Mini General] s3mini.jim:
i can confirm, i talked with samsung few days ago for a problem with my 8190n, they told me will be ok with the new incoming update.... to 4.2.2 :D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
My first phone and Im very disappointed with Sammy... :( Even if we get the update :(
[Galaxy S III Mini General] dsaklein:
Did they said when we can expect new update?!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Sam_90:
Are you sure they confirmed 4.2.2 update? And did they tell the possible release date?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
I don't want be negative, but i personaly don't believe that an update will come. Samsung country X says yes - Samsung country Y says no. Just curious.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] brun0ww:
My update process failed. Not sure if it's because my device is rooted (I have done that One Click Root method). I tried to update by OTA and Kies and I got no luck

It reboots, the process starts to increase the percentage status, but suddenly an Android icon with a red exclamation point on its chest appears, the operation is aborted, the phone reboot again and a message saying that there was a failure in the update process appears.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] ztandroid:
Since your phone is rooted it means the original OS files is modified/deleted/add, custom recovery added etc..and OTA updates will not work..

If you want to receive and get OTA update installed, yoy need to go back to your old stock ROM and run KIES or simply download latest stock firmware and flash it via ODIN.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Ramsespta:
поне да беше 4.3 ве ....

4.2.2 huh joke with those of our gadgets at least 4.3 were thought ....
[Galaxy S III Mini General] rockknee:
I think samsung is just one big joke from our perspective. I mean I've had one update in one year and that was from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. Now latest version is 4.4. I put my s3mini on sale, this sucks.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Have exactly the same opinion, i wait until end of january then i'll give it away. What are your alternatives for a new phone? Have a new Xperia Z here as a christmas gift for the son and i must say it's a really powerful and nice phone. Thinking about to buy another one for me.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] rockknee:
Well as cyanogenmod fan I was considering some of officially supported devices, but NOT sammy device. I have to agree that sony has some nice phones too so I believe it will be a good choice. But for futher support nexus phone would be the best, just too bad that nexus 4 and nexus 5 have extremely bad battery life :/
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mattiawhite:
i agree with both of you!

i mean i said i got this little preak for 0 money, and somehow i learned to love it,

if i hat to buy low budget phone now, one and only solution would be for me: Motorola Moto G @ mediamarkt.de for only 170 eur:

4.3 out of the box, 4.4 coming for Christmas, its quad, likely it will have much custom Rom possibilities... consider that guys