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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] acedik:
Hello,

I've searched the forum and tested other kernals. I'm back on a fully stock, no apps installed CarbonRom. The issue I'm having is the significantly longer boot time with any rom other than Stock Samsung. I'm also noticing that when apps are installed, it can take up to 5 minutes to fully load the phone from cold start.

Any tips on how the boot can be shortened?

Thanks!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] thomas101:
Does anybody have google text engine problem with version 5.10? Every time i try to use speech recognition it keep on pop google text engine have stop
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Xx_silenzer_xX:
How do you get location working
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AndyinHD:
Has anyone had issues with SMS working on this rom? I went from Carbon from July 2013 to the newest version and all went well with flash and gapps install but phone would send one text then all future texts would not send until a reboot is done.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tozo3:
Wifi indicator missing

When wifi is toggled on and successfully signed into a Wifi network, the wifi icon does not appear in the status bar
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
It seems to me a lot of these forums are falling dead..

Since the S5 release, and soon to be S6 in the coming year, I have seen less and less updates to ROMs like, Carbon, PACMAN ROM, and lots of others... I can understand the need for a new toy, but the S3 still has the power and capability to battle with the best of the newest devices..

The Pacrom forum is dead... I feel that this is the last of the support for our beloved S3s..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
Agreed but it's time to upgrade buddy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
The S3 WAS my upgrade..

Its pointless in buying into brand new stuff that does EXACTLY what the older devices do..

The CPU and GPU can still handle 99 percent of the stuff out there and is still considered a premium device.

It's the developers that get distracted when a new toy comes out, and instead of sticking with what they have, we buy into the bull**** of a new device that has a slightly larger screen, and a slightly faster CPU.. whoopie..

I still have my Asus TF101 Epad, and Katkiss still develops for it, and it works like the day I bought it.. In some ways even better..

So if you think by upgrading is going to make it all better, your mistaken.. How old are you anyway? 12?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
Calm down sir, seriously.. My age should be none of your concern. Now this is leading towards a whole different road. So It's probably best if we move on from the discussion or continue it via pm but definitely not here.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
The Latest nightly while using the lastest DKP kernel broke my Wifi..

reverting to stock of course fixed it.. I tried Lean Kernel as well and it also broke the wifi..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EXV:
I'm loving the latest nightly but for some odd reason my music won't repeat. i've tried different music players but it persists. any idea why this is so?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
hello!

I cannot see D2TMO rom in Downloads, will the D2LTE work on older T999 (not the T999L)? will I still have 4G after flashing D2LTE onto D2TMO model? thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] boybill:
D2LTE is the name of the unified builds for the US carriers. It will work just fine on your T999. 4G will be as it was with D2TMO builds. :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EXV:
I reverted to the 07/13 nightly and my music repeats. Just can't access any Google sites. Small price to pay, I'm a music lover and need that repeat to work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
Thanks a ton for confirmation! Will flash carbon tonight :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Is that Google issue still around in the newest nightly?

GS³: Carbonized, LeanKernel'd, Philz'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
running Carbon on my T999 and so far I can say it is awesome! Pretty much everything works and I had some doubts based on CM issues, but hey, this is only based on CM, and I see my camera works beautifully, GPS works fine, mobile hotspot works, nice!

I have only 1 question which bugs me a bit. How do you add more home screens? I see the "default home screen" option has selector going from 0 to 10, but I have only 2 screens and can't find where to add more.

Last question, is there WiFi Calling in this build and I can't find it ot it's not there? not that I need it, but would like to know :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saotua:
No wifi calling for sure. . Wifi calling is only available in stock Roms.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
You can add new home screens by adding a new app or widget. Just drag it all the way to the right when it goes to the overview of all your current home screens. You'll see a new blank home screen at the end...

There is no WiFi calling. That is a TouchWiz only feature. And it cannot be added to Carbon or any AOSP ROM for that matter.

GS³: Carbonized, LeanKernel'd, Philz'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
Downloaded the Latest DKP AOSP 4.4 Kernel 7-26, it fixed my broken Wifi that came about when I updated to the 7-24 Nightly build..

all seems good again in the Android world!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
OK, thanks for confirmation on WiFi calling. For some reason I thought that was android ROM feature (just disabled in other carriers devices), didn't know it was a TouchWiz feature. Anyways, I won't cry without it, started hating TouchWiz since the stock upgrade to 4.3 (very laggy and choppy) ;)

Was wondering also, if maybe Internet Calling was a WiFi Calling, but that must be what Google Voice added (I use it as a visual voice mail app).

Thanks for the widget trick to extend home screen space, worked like a charm! :laugh:

This build is a beautiful mod and so far extremely stable, looking sleek (have yet to change themes, icons, navigation and such, one day...) and it uses much less RAM than the stock 4.3 ROM! My T999 phone reports now 1.77GB RAM while on stock ROM it was around 1.42GB

On a side note, I wrote down APN from stock ROM and I was locked to using epc.t-mobile.com while now with this build I see I am assigned to fast.t-mobile.com (capable of LTE speeds) and actually my 4G speeds went up by significant margin, not sure if thanks to this ROM (baseband build is unchanged in my phone) or maybe to the change in APN I use, a big plus either way! :)

Great thanks for the help and I wish best of luck to developers working on this ROM, so far I am impressed! ... also mind, this is my first custom ROM on any phone done by me personally :o ... I actually used Odin for the first time today hehe. all went smooth tho! :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
[MENTION=4474827]fenixus[/MENTION] Glad I could help. You might wanna try a custom kernel too, they help on battery life and performance... You'll be even more impressed.

GS³: Carbonized, LeanKernel'd, Philz'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
One step at a time :)

I'm sure I will try a custom kernel too. Any links to download and how to? :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Custom kernels are flashed just like ROMs. Just wipe cache and dalvik after flashing.

As for kernels themselves, you can find 5 of them in the Original Android Development section... DKP, BMS, Harkness, KT747, and Quantum... LeanKernel can be found in the AT&T GS3 forums in the Original Android Development section as well. You have plenty of choices. Pick one and flash away. ? Just remember to make a nandroid before flashing in case something goes wrong.

If you want a suggestion, I use LeanKernel. That is one awesome kernel... Great on battery life and just as great on performance. Be warned though if you do decide on that one, WiFi will break with the current version of that kernel. I'd suggest not flashing it if you are on the 7/24 build of Carbon.

GS³: Carbonized, LeanKernel'd, Philz'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I'm not having that problem with the 7-24 Nightly with DKP..

The lastest CM variants like Carbon are having issues with older Kernels and breaking Wifi..

My Carbon S3, is testy at best and somewhat unstable.. I'm hoping its a voltage issue..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EXV:
Not with the latest, but reverting back it certainly was.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I recommend using DKP. I may be a little bias since it uses the Faux Sound, and Faux Kernel mods..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
Thanks people! I made my decision to try out DKP for AOSP, since the LeanKernel showed issues with WiFi. Going with latest 7-26 release dkp-aosp44-d2-20140726.zip

Still trying to figure out nandroid part - that is part of CWM, correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
The new and recent builds that use CAF code, and non AOSP Builds will not work with the older Kernels, the WIFI will break..

Carbon is not AOSP which confuses me since it uses code right from CM mod if I'm correct... DKP has never let me down though..

I believe that DKP works with both CAF and AOSP.. I could be wrong..

If you want to make a backup aka Nandroid, I suggest flashing TWRP via Oden...

Read up before playing with Odin.. you can permanently brick your device
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
I flashed TWRP with Odin while rooting my stock 4.3 ROM yesterday, that's what I use. Package was called openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-d2tmo.tar

I think I backed up Kernel by selecting Boot partition only (10MB). Flashed latest DKP, WiFi cut off first after reboot, but I disconnected it and reconnnected and now it sticks fine.

I think tho that WiFi is kinda slow on that Kernel, I top out around 8-14mbps (will try repeating Speedtest later maybe servers are crowded now), that's half of what my 4G is speed is LOL! will see about the battery life (biggest problem of this phone) and performance later during day. So far looks good!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
Pretty cool things here! Battery seems to hold longer despite heavy use today (I am playing with phone like crazy), using BT, GPS running many SpeedTests and all, it lasted the whole day, just putit on charger for now ... and ordered extended Samsung 3000mah battery kit with genuine blue cover ;) ... BTW they still sell them on amazon at $47 + free s/h ... had some gift cards to spare LOL.

anyways, I toggled APN to fast.t-mobile.com but IPv6 this time and guess what, speeds seem to go up further up on my 4G (HSPA+). I also retested WiFi speeds in evenings and sure enough they are good (morning testing must have been skewed due to load on servers).

I have run Antutu Benchmark, but got around 15.5k score, seems like 1-2k lower than stock average (not sure, lost my stock screenies for comaprison)?

Also discovered DKP Kernel offers CPU overclocking (not there yet) and performance/power-save governors, they advertise one called "free lunch" as the best for good battery life and decent performance so I turned it on for now and will see.

Gee, I feel like I got myself a new phone last night! one happy camper here :good:

... can't wait the next build of Carbon and DKP Kernel, so far I've been running on Nightly builds, want to see how the stable releases perform.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SovPanda:
is the carbon website down? I keep getting 502 error on mobile with different browsers and on laptop
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
yeah, same here.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
The other Kernels will catch up likely by their next Nightly release.. Its that so far from what I can see, is DKP got their first..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
Regarding performance of carbon ROM and dkp kernel. Which governor and I/o are using?,so far I get below average scores in all benchmarks versus stock ROM and kernel. E.g. 17000 in atutu on stock vs 14500-15500 with carbon + dkp.

3dmark gives me 3300-4200 while avg should be over 5000.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I tend to use Freelunch or Inteliactive personally
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vyrus69:
Does this ROM have the Bluetooth issues? Or BT is working fine?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
Freelunch is not bad, quite good performance score while saving battery at idle.

Hey, there was a Carbon ROM update yesterday, delta-updater didn't pick it up on my phone, so I reflashed it from TWRC with latest full zip (plus gapps package that is).

Just noticed in phone settings that I am now back on CM kernel now (3.4.99), I guess I'd need to reflash dkp after every reflash from TWRC, already missing the freelunch governor and CPU OC options ;)

From good news is that AnTuTu benchmark score (on CM kernel 3.4.99) went up for me to over 16,050 on my T999, using default governor (interactive) and i/o (row). Flashing dkp 7/26 again to see if I can get the performance to match up.

EDIT:

with latest dkp kernel and same governor (interactive) and same i/o scheduler (row) I get now 16,166 score in AnTuTu, cool! seems like there was something in former Carbon ROM that was messing things up, now seems fixed :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I always check for updates manually from their download site..

I could never get the updaters to work like PacRom, Carbon, or CM..

I just do a manual download, and dirty flash when needed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
yeah, didn't work for me either. will see, maybe next update will come via delta. I did the dirty flash too.

hey, the wifi speed has been fixed in last night release, no more fluctuation (8-14mbps) for me, a steady 20+ now, sometimes spiking to 30mbps. very good! I like this 7/27 Carbon build very much, feels snappy :cowboy:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
BT works fine.

GS³: Carbonized, LeanKernel'd, Philz'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
The links to Carbon Rom in the OP are all dead. Id really like to try this on my tmobile s3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
does anybody know which Performance settings (CPU governor mode and I/O scheduler type) the stock Samsung ROM uses? I'd like to do some direct comparison in benchmarking of Carbon ROM 4.4 vs my formerly benchmarked stock 4.3, but can't find anywhere what performance settings the stock ROM used...

is there a thread about it, please point me to it if you know the way around here, I don't. thanks!

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they are doing website overhaul, it will probably come back to live later, it was same thing yesterday, worked in morning tho.

EDIT:

regarding stock ROM governors and i/o schedulers, I think I found the answer with best so far listing and explanations (based on galaxy S2):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1420742

seems that "ondemand" is the default CPU governor for stock ROM+Kernel and CFQ seems to be the default i/o scheduler for such.

however ... results when I run it as such on Carbon ROM + dkp kernel are quite lower than on 4.3 stock rom + kernel ... could be that 4.4.4 ROM is a bit too young yet for winning such benchmarks like Antutu or 3dmark ... after all we are all running Nightly builds, none was marked Stable yet.

My findings based on GS3 (T999) examples:

a) on stock 4.3 ROM+kernel @ 12-20-2013 :

Antutu = 17002

3Dmark IceStorm 1.2 @ 720p = 6080

b) Carbon ROM 4.4.4 7/27 + dkp kernel 7/24 running ondemand governor and CFQ i/o scheduler @ 07-28-2014

Antutu = 16509

3Dmark IceStorm @ 720p = 5545

hmmm ... 4.4.4 still slower than 4.3 despite performance kernel?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
Yep.. it appears that all the Carbon links are down..

Maybe for maintenance hopefully..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Could anyone possibly upload the Carbon Rom and Gapps? Im not sure when the website will be fixed, but I had hoped to flash this week. I usually dont have time to do modding stuff to my phone but right now I finally do.... I already had everything backed up and ready to go last night, but realized the website was down.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I'm uploading the 7-27 build on my Dropbox, but there are no other nighties available.. that is the last and most recent build.

You can get your GAPPS from Paranoid..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
But I want to make sure I have the most recent stable build, with everything working.... I dont want the experimental.... What other Gapps could I use? Not sure I want Paranoid.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
I'm using the 7-27 build as we speak, its my daily driver..

I'm currently not experiencing any problems at the moment..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Alright. what other Gapps could I use? Dont really want Paranoid.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
Why not?

There are others, but Paranoid installs in your System partition instead to taking up space in your data partition..

I have been using Paranoid GAPPS for years.. Never a problem except I have to uninstall the Gmail app manually through Titanium Backup, and then reinstall from Google Play.. There are Bankapps, and others if you google it.. Try Cyanogenmod gapps
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
same here, it's a very good ROM, I also run this on my daily phone, along with latest dkp kernel for AOSP, no probs!

I can upload gapps package for 4.4.x from carbon, that's what I use/flashed and I have a copy of it if you want, PM me the link to your dropbox Public folder, can upload for you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
Here is the latest Nightly for Carbon.. 7-27.

Its my daily driver, and haven't run into any issues as of yet.. The previous nightly was a nightmare, the 7-27 fixed everything

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5b0cpphdsn0ec7/CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20140727-0903-d2lte.zip
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
I just dont like that much Google apps on my phone. I really dont need google bank, drive, etc... and would rather not have to Disable or delete stuff I dont need.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
There are different versions of Paranoid GAPPS, some Try the Modular, or Mini Packages..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Sent you a PM
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EXV:
The latest nightly still doesn't allow me to repeat single songs even with different music apps. That's the only bug I noticed. For now, I reverted back to the 07/13 nightly and all is well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
If thats the only problem with this rom, then im ok with that. As long at Bluetooth and GPS locks on quickly, and there are no other performance issues....

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What are the exact steps to flash? What exactly needs to be wiped/formatted? Havent done this is a year or so...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
replied. you have it (150MB) on my public dropbox, let me know if you can download without issues.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
I was able to download it, but I forgot what steps are needed to do a clean flash. I could usually check the website for instructions but the links are down... When is gapps flashed?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] patcal:
Same as most roms. Flash gapps after flashing the rom.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Does this come with DKP kernel already in it?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
if you have backup of your data, then just go with clean install from TWRC and wipe the whole thing (all mount points except for external SD card), then tap Install, select Carbon zip package and add more zip and select gapps package, then flash them together, on the end just wipe cache/dalvik and reboot :good:

later on you can flash dpk Kernel for AOSP (then wipe cache/Dalvik and reboot), it will unlock more options in Performance settings tile. :cowboy:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Any way to change the DPI or screen resolution?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fenixus:
nope, it comes with "generic: CM Kernel.

you can get latest DKP for AOSP from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2226907
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
How do I know which version of DKP to use from that website with this version of Carbon Rom? Under the download links there are multiple 4.4.4 ones. And any way tpo change the screen resolution or DPI? Every background is blurry and all the icons look huge. Only like 4 icons per page...
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
Hi guys.

I need some help. I updated to KK beta. I then tried to revert back to B125. somehow in the process i formatted everything and now i can not load any version of software. I only have the huawei recovery console. it keeps on telling me "installation aborted" when i try and install software.

Please help.

I do not have any software on the phone. what can i do to fix the problem?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
Eject you sdcard, put a ROM in it and flash it through recovery. You have recovery right?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
i get a installation aborted error when i try and recover. I have tried b111 b118 b120 and b125. same error. Which folder must the data be in? zipped or unzipped?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
On the root of the sdcard, as a zip but flashable. Do you have stock or custom recovery? If it's stock put the update.app file in a folder called dload.Extract the update.app, put only that file in dload and press power and volume up/down all at once for a few seconds until it starts updating. Do not put the ZIP, only the file update.app.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
tried and still not working. any other suggestions?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
Do you have stock, custom or both recoveries?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
Only stock revoery. had twrp installed but install the b118 stock recovery software. now im not able to install any software. phone is clean. no OS.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
Well if you have stock recovery the update.app method must work. Do not put the zip in dload, only the update.app file. And repeat the 3 button method until it works.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
Tried everything. nothing works :(
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
Dont connect usb when installing :rolleyes:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
He's right, unplug your phone while doing all of the above.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
not connected via usb. is there any other way? any other roms to try?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] mr.f:
Phone is fixed. thanks for the help :)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
With stock recovery, not really.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
what went wrong ?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ZuperStyler:
Good.You are welcome.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] coolicool:
how did you fix it?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] isaac clarke:
how did u fix it coz my phone has no os now and cant seem to install anything from recovery
[Nexus 5 Accessories] superjelly31:
Any tip on how to remove spigen slim armor from nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] PsychDrummer:
I usually keep the two pieces together, just take it off starting from one of the sides.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] t1.8matt:
Is that how you put it on too, keep the pieces together? I should be getting mine today.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] PsychDrummer:
Yeah, it's easier that way.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] t1.8matt:
Thanks man, can't wait to give it a go. I'm actually excited to get this case. Fedex can't get here fast enough.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] PsychDrummer:
No problem. The only issue I've been having with it is that it tends to collect dust on the phone. Along the edges and inside the cutouts. Let me know if you experience the same issue.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] t1.8matt:
I kinda like keeping my phone clean so I wouldn't let dust collect anyways but we'll see what happens. For some reason I don't think it's getting delivered today even though it says it's in transit.