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[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
Ok first of all I apologise for my noobish questions in advance, different forums are telling me different answers to the same questions so here goes -

Situation: I am getting a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 (4G) soon and as far as i am aware it has Android 4.3 on it, I'm confused about the knox bootloaders etc but here is what I want to do

1. Unlock Phone for Free using Debug Menu (Some people say downgrading to 4.1.1 allows free unlocking, other's dont)

2. Install Custom ROM

I don't care about warranty voiding, I just want to unlock my phone for free and have a custom ROM & Recovery

Can you please lead me in right direction? Thanks

Update - Here is a quick tutorial:

Use this to downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.1 - flash using custom recovery

http://mediafire.com/download/9y2xo8a16w41eyr/Firmware_4.1.1_Modificado_for_fzeta.zip

Then use these instruction to unlock your phone.

Put a different SIM to your own into the handset and then turn off the handset and switch it back on with that SIM inside.

Go to the dial pad on your phone and then type in *#197328640#.

Head over to the Main Menu of the device > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > and wait for around 30 seconds.

You should then head to Menu and choose Back, where you will come across the Network Lock. Choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ.

Enter *#197328640#.

That's it your phone is now unlocked. You can now use any sim card.

You can update, Root, flash custom rom and everything you want. It will stay unlocked
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] spiderman07:
1. You can't downgrade to 4.1.1 to use that method...phone won't boot...

2. Installing custom rom is easy...install CWM and happy flashing..
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
So there is NO way of unlocking this phone for free? This user says it's possible to downgrade to 4.1.1 from a knox-bootloader...http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/sim-card-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-t2185866

I am getting confused now, sorry I own a Nexus 4 atm, I know the insides and outs of putting custom roms on that but Samsung is a new experience for me
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] spiderman07:
a link to a modded 4.1.1 with 4.3 bootloader?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] twedie:
Yes, I want a dowgrade bootloader version 4.3 to 4.1.1 and 4.1.2

My phone is in original Version 4.3
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] spiderman07:
i also want a link to a modded 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 with the 4.3 bootloader to unlock my phone...

maybe someone will post it.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
Use this to downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.1 - flash using custom recovery

http://mediafire.com/download/9y2xo8a16w41eyr/Firmware_4.1.1_Modificado_for_fzeta.zip

Then use these instruction to unlock your phone.

Put a different SIM to your own into the handset and then turn off the handset and switch it back on with that SIM inside.

Go to the dial pad on your phone and then type in *#197328640#.

Head over to the Main Menu of the device > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > and wait for around 30 seconds.

You should then head to Menu and choose Back, where you will come across the Network Lock. Choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ.

Enter *#197328640#.

That's it your phone is now unlocked. You can now use any sim card.

You can update, Root, flash custom rom and everything you want. It will stay unlocked
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] spiderman07:
so just to be sure this firmware is for Samsung Galaxy I9305? (S3 with LTE and 2GB RAM)...
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
Yes I have I9305 and this worked !
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Clapfish:
I got really excited when I saw this, coming from a new thread I made after discovering the inability to downgrade to 4.1.1 after Knox is installed.

However, I ran into a snag (I'm trying to downgrade from 4.4.4, i9305 with CWM 6.0.4.7):

format() expects 5 args, got 4

E:Error in /data/media/0/stock411.zip (I renamed it and copied it again to internal phone storage in case it was a bad transfer to ext SD card previously)

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

Any ideas?

Did your 4.3 phone definitely have Knox installed before?

Is this issue occurring because I'm coming from 4.4.4?

Thanks for your input.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
Hi, does the ZIP file open on your PC? If not then re-download
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Clapfish:
Yep it's fine, also downloaded again for good measure... still no joy I'm afraid :(
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] pcwiztech:
Have you tried using TWRP recovery instead?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Clapfish:
No, that may well have been my next move, but oddly enough I managed to seemingly very flukely flash a stock 4.1.1 ROM with Odin just now, download link here:

TBA (can't post links yet)

Wasn't expecting it to work at all and almost didn't try, given the previous 'Unsupported Version' messages when trying to downgrade to other stock ROMs with Odin, but there you are, this time it worked, somehow...

The rest of the trick with the dialler menu worked a treat and I now have a SIM unlocked (though faulty, GPS doesn't work) SGS3 :)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] human-being:
Hi,

I have a Samsung I9305 LTE, with official 4.3 rom. I don't care about warranty (as it's expired anyway), and the unlocking stuff (I can use whatever SIM card, so I guess it is an unlocked version?), all I want is to flash a custom rom. What do I need to do?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Glenn2:
Hi,

I have some questions too. I am a new I9305 owner.

I have the 4.3 bootloader, I don't care about Knox as I have no warranty (phone was 2nd hand). I've already tripped Knox anyway after flashing Philz recovery and rooting with it. :)

I have two requirements really, which I think are more kernel-dependent than ROM-dependent.

1) White balance/colour calibration. I hate the blue-green tint to the whites.

2) Wolfson/Boeffla sound controls for the Wolfson DAC.

I don't really care if it's Android 4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4, AOSP, CM or stock.

So far I still have the Samsung stock 4.3 ROM but I've flashed the AGNI v3.8.5 kernel which has given me some sound controls, but nothing useful regarding the display. Ideally, colour multipliers, black level, gamma etc.

The Perseus kernel+Stweaks looks like it might fit the bill, but I think it's 4.1.2 only and I'm not sure if it works with the 4.3 Knox bootloader? I'm happy to switch to a 4.1.2 ROM if I can, I just REALLY want to be able to fine-tune the screen!

Maybe there are other kernels that support this for 4.3 or 4.4? Or do any CM builds have the screen controls in the ROM itself?

Thanks!

Glenn
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Glenn2:
I came back to answer my own question, having figured out an acceptable solution, in case one day it's useful to someone else.

I went with CM11 and AGNi CM kernel. It supports MDNIE hijack and although the AGNi kernel tweaks tool doesn't have any useful screen controls, I set the white point via an init.d script. The AGNi tool's MDNIE hijack setting must be left off, but the MDNIE hijack sharpness can be turned on and off as desired.

I think there is large batch variation with screens, as I see people reporting yellow tint, pink tint and green tint. My particular screen has a green tint, so I pulled the white_green down from 248 to 225, lifted the black from 0 to 10 (remove black crush) and lowered saturation from 24 to 15 which is probably still a bit oversaturated but not as cartoon-like as the defaults. The white_red and white_blue values are still the default values.

#!/system/bin/sh
echo 1 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/hijack
echo 15 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/cs_weight
echo 10 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/black
echo 255 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/white_red
echo 225 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/white_green
echo 241 > /sys/class/mdnie/mdnie/white_blue
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] illllo:
do you know Xposed Framework?

I think this is what you are searching for.with that framework preinstalled in many roms

you are able to change almost everything for your screen, exept colours,buttons,mods,ect. and also a lot of soundmods are available for download.

just google or have a look in xda for it you will see there are a lot of options for changing.

Sure you can also adjust it with kernel options but xposed is more easy to use with a high level of options and mods.

Greetz.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Declick92:
Thanks Guys

Thank you very much for your help installing custom 4.1.1. from 4.4.4. and then sim unlock !!!!!

The method works very fine for official 4.4.4 i9305 phone !

Thanks a lot to spanish guys, I used their 4.1.1. custom rom.

I struggled long time with this sim unlock problem as I was with UK EE network.

Now my phone is free !
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] tissot73:
please help. did u flash it with odin or with cwm recovery?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Declick92:
Did not try odin. I flashed with trwp 2.85 version. I had some trouble with more recent version.

Did not try cwm recouvery.

Don t hesitate is other questions arise
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmazOuz:
Hello guys :)

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Duos GT-s5302. I installed a ROM that has a bug for external storage (USB) and other bugs. I want to install another fine ROM. When i placed my external sd card in the phone, i entered the recovery mode and i do not find the option for update from external sd (i find only 4 options). When i placed the USB in the PC, i get "Please Insert a Disk into Drive E:" I tried some fix methods but nothing new :(

Can you do me a favor please ? I can't use my phone now :(

Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmazOuz:
Some changes are made ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmazOuz:
Hi !

I cherched for a solution and some people told me that adb is a good one. To resolute the problem i need to send a rom from PC to internal SD Card. So, i tried the push function and i got permission denied, i cherched over the forum i found that i need to activate the USB debugging in the phone (i can't do it because the ROM 'im using has a bug), run as Root (it told me that adbd can't run as root in builds production) and give permissions with "su" function (i got a text saying the permission is denied). Then i cherched again and i found that i need to run adb in recovery mode, but my Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos GT-s5302 is listed on device only in boot mode.

Can anyone give me a solution please ? :(

Please Help

Thank's ;)
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] sjouni:
me too my storage (flash) show 0.05MB total size

i thing this cause an fdisk for humilaya to install wm5

i found a wm5 on the net i make rom unlock and rom unhide then fdisk, when i start rom update their was an eror because the wm5 was'nt for alpine it was for humilaya

now the date of rom and storage is 1/1/1998 and my storage is lost

what i have to do?

regards
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] andy-c1:
go here and decide which 1 you want download and run there is no wm5 for the xda2i

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=43054

hope this is right if not sorry
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] sjouni:
thanks

my problem was solved when i use blueangel_DOC_receize.exe and put the new size 63000 kb

thanks to you andy_c1 i tryed to upgrade my rom but this was not solve my prroblem
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbolivar:
Could anyone tell me if the newly released 4.4.2 ROM has native multi-user support?

I can't test it right now because I gave my tablet to my parents, and they would make good use of this feature. AFAIK it's something native in KitKat tablet ROMs, but perhaps Samsung removed it.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PremiumMediocre:
It's there.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] animelover:
It's fully implemented and works as expected. You can even add an restricted profile where you can permit selected apps for this particular user.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiSiD:
This is available in the native (TouchWiz) rom? I just got one and its android 4.1.2. I installed custom recovery and rooted for the purpose of finding a multi user rom. If I take the upgrade, I'll have this? This is a gt-n8013
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] animelover:
Yepp, official 4.4.2 KitKat by Samsung with Samsung TouchWiz UI. But I don't know if it's officially available für your N8013.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jika23:
Today was released the 8010 version wich is pretty much the same.

Enviado do meu GT-N8000 através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znx:
I was using slimkat 4.4.2 and restored the official samsung rom 4.3 to try a mhl cable. The result as you may know is that I couldn't install any custom rom that wasn't based on samsung's after that.

Searching here in the forums I found some people saying that it was because of a layout change on partitions, others because of knox, or the update in bootloader...

I installed the twrp-2.7.1.0 recovery and tried to install omni rom with pa_gapps, cm11 etc and I always get an error for gapps (couldn't find build.prop or something...). Tried Omega v58 (based on sam) and it worked, then I tried slimkat 4.4.3 weekly and slim_AIO_gapps (advanced wipe, everything but extsd, format data) and it installed everything fine.

It's almost perfect but now I have only a small problem... when I plug the headset the audio is really bad and sometimes I can't hear anything ... I tried another kernel with the same result. Tried slimkat 4.4.2 stable, same.

Does it make any sense to anyone here? any sugestions on how to fix? flash something somewhere maybe :x

and what is the real problem after the 4.3 official update? if slimkat is working maybe we can make other roms work too.

Thank you in advance :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Do a full wipe, all your previous issues were due to files left over from other firmware.

On the headset, go back to stock firmware after a full wipe. If still the same then it is hardware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znx:
I still can't install most roms even with full wipe (gapps error) after the 4.3 official update but I'm happy with slimkat. I think maybe it works because it just copies the gapps files to android without doing other checks, maybe editing the scripts we can "force" the install of other roms too. If anyone have any info, please tell me.

Oh, I think it was just a series of bad coincidences. Tried the stock firmware and the headset did not work. Seems like my headset broke the same day all that stuff happened, and I tried the one I use on PC but it didn't connect firmly on s3 so the sound was bad too... just tried a new phone headset and it's working fine.. thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] grimreaper786:
The game (Modern Combat 4) works fine last night but today it wont alk the game work fine except when I search for online multiplayer games or join multiplayer it hangs in searching and nothing happens not even the ring moves. I uninstall and reinstall the game many time nothing happened.

Is this is happenong from the gameloft servers that they are blocking unlicensed members.

Please help ke and thanks in advance. :cowboy: :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] MinorPro:
Is your game downloaded from the internet, means pirated or illegal? If so, there might be a new version out there. But I do not know. Maybe reboot your phone after uninstall and then install the game again.

Gesendet von iPod touch mit Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] Irwenzhao:
Probably. Gameloft has tons of security enhancements to stop pirates.

If there's a new version the game won't allow you to play and force you to update.

N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,

Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
[General Questions and Answers] Chandi lokka:
Did u find a solution?
[General Questions and Answers] davidred7697:
Did you?
[Sony Xperia M] luki30210:
Hi. I want to make a backup of TA, but I can't root my phone - I tried to use "DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit_v17_perf-event-exploit". Is there any way to do root? I have stock Android 4.3
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
Go check the general sub-forum. You'll find the nicki root toolkit there.
[Sony Xperia M] luki30210:
Is there any way to root without downgrading?
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
The only way to root without downgrading is to unlock your bootloader, install a kernel with CWM embedded and then install the SU binaries through CWM.

The guide for this is in the general sub-section too.
[Sony Xperia M] luki30210:
But I will lost chance to backup TA?
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
That is correct, yes. The only way to root without downgrading is to use the nicki root toolkit. This is because all exploits used in roots on previous firmwares have been patched by Sony.
[Sony Xperia M] luki30210:
But if I will downgrade, my TA backup will be good? Or useless?

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 7 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
I have no clue, some users have reported that you can restore your 4.1.2/4.2.2 TA on the 4.3 firmware however. I would suggest downgrading, rooting, use the nicki root toolkit to upgrade to the newest firmware (whilst also rooting it), taking the TA backup from that firmware and then unlocking your bootloader (if you wish so).
[Sony Xperia M] luki30210:
OK. I just downgraded my phone, but I can't install root by Nicki Root (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2709911):

EDIT: I found solution. Killing old ADB.exe

EDIT2: Everithing is fine. Now I have CM11 ^^. Thank you gamer649
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shizdan:
I can't fix this thing for the life of me. I've tried installing drivers with luck in Windows 8.1 and when you go to "Device Manager" it is recognized but when you try to use any of the tools listed to access the kindle...it says no device found
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ixthusdan:
I struggled and succeeded with windows 8.1. First, when you plug the kindle into a USB port, it must do something in windows. If it shows up wrong, then we switch drivers. What is it in the device manager?

Also, be sure that your kindle is cycled off. The button must be held in for quite some time.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] abn.geek:
Hi,

My first Jump is coming up in a few weeks and as I'm something of a phone whore I'm starting to look at my options.

I really like the Note 3, but I use literally none of its whiz-bang features (auto scrolling, s-pen, hovery finger crap, etc.). The reason I like it so much are its display, speed, and battery life. I used to think a lot of its camera features were silly and gimmicky, but after putting many of them to use on a trip to the Caribbean side of Mexico a couple months ago I found a whole new respect those as well. The only thing I can point to that I really don't like is that it's plastic, and the faux-leather is really cheesy IMHO.

Has anyone gone from the Note 3 to the M8? What are your impressions of the M8 by comparison, specifically regarding the display, speed, battery life, and camera functionality? Is Boom Sound all it's cracked up to be? Zoe? How is the IR blaster and associated software compared to the N3 solution?

I'm not looking for someone to tell me the M8 is "better" per se, more along the lines of whether anything about the experience is disappointing coming from the N3.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] fredrick1213:
I decided to make the transition from the Note 3 to the M8. I honestly can't begin to describe how happy I am with this phone.

The only noticeable difference for me in the display is when viewing the color black. On the Note 3's display, black is just turned off pixels, so it's a true black (kinda miss that). In every other regard, I think the displays are comparable.

The M8 is definitely faster than the Note 3 IMO. Touchwiz was so bloated and laggy, whereas Sense seems more lightweight and optimized. Apps open faster and the overall performance is beter.

Surprisingly, I don't notice much of a difference in battery life. HTC must have really optimized their software in this device because it seems about the same as the Note 3.

The camera is the main downfall of this phone, but not a huge one. I really enjoyed the Note 3's camera quality and took it for granted. The M8's camera isn't bad, but the quality just doesn't compare except for when using the front facing camera. There is a plethora of options available in the camera app, though, so having the features shouldn't be a problem.

To wrap this up, I'll just say that boom sound is amazing (seriously the best speakers I've ever had in a mobile device), I've never used Zoe, and my experience with the IR blaster has been about the same as with the Note 3
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] PunishedSnake:
I did merely cuz I was tired of touchwiz. Also the big screen novelty worn off. Better battery life too
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] JUSMEJOSE:
Same here got tired a little of TW .... Both are great phones ...
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Prod1702:
I changed as well because I wanted the speakers. I had the HTC one before the note 3 as well. I will also get the note 4 when that comes out. so you might want to wait for that shouldn't be much longer.
[Nook Color General] glockman4519:
I was going to flash Pacman on my nook color and keep getting an error when flashing. I get this error even if I try to flash an update to CM 11. I'm running from the internal memory and not an SD card. My recovery is CWM 6.0.4.7 . I tried to locate a more up to date recovery either TWRP or CWM and am hitting a wall.

Is my issue with the recovery or the rom download? The fault I'm getting is a status 0.
[Nook Color General] leapinlar:
You cannot use v6047 on pacman. It and older ROMs require a version older than v6045. You can get older versions in my NC Tips thread linked in my signature.
[HTC Sensation] Far_SighT:
Is there anyway to put Sensation XE's Wi-Fi card BCM4329 in monitor mode? I tried bcmon, but that is not working (I tried it on both CM11 and CM9). On CM9 the app works, but the chip gets disabled, so I can't use reaver. Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] Far_SighT:
Bump.
[HTC Sensation] Far_SighT:
Last bump. Any idea, guys?
[Micromax Canvas 4 A210] valency007:
So, I switched from Speed Rebirth ROM to Micro note ROM v2. Here are my problems...

1. Since I switched Roms, my splash animation is still "XPERIA SONY SMARTPHONE"

2. Also, the boot animation and shutdown animation is of "Samsung"

3. When I try to charge my phone powered off, the charge animation doesn't move and never times out...but the red led is on.

Can someone please tell me how to get back all the stock animations and fix the phone off-charge problem ?

Also, how to overclock my device ?(optional)

Any help would be greatly appreciated !!! Please help me asap...
[Micromax Canvas 4 A210] valency007:
I dont want to go back to stock rom

Hi, thanks for your speedy reply... I really like the micro note ROM and don't want to go back to stock. Can you suggest some other alternative such that I get to keep my current ROM and the above problems are solved. Perhaps, replacing the ROM files with stock ones,... Pleas help me !!! My phone works perfectly except for these issues...
[Micromax Canvas 4 A210] alok singh:
Flash stock rom & then flash micronote, this is how u can solve this problem as far as I know.... Keep a backup of ur internal memory while flashing stock rom