yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 General] spiderio:
LOLLIPOP 5.0 UPDATE

Flash This via TWRP for Medium Sound Update

without hassle, first of all, backup your default file,

backup mixer_paths.xml, mixer_paths_auxpcm.xml, mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml

for LG G3 Lollipop Stock

Download spiderio-lollipop-sound-mod.zip

md5 : 202445fdaa1dc7f9c1ee6212e0e642cd | size : 147.3KB
[G3 General] marvinalex24:
Here are the files sorry
[G3 General] marvinalex24:
4 Your information

I have tried them both on lollipop and kitkat with much success, but i noticed that it sounds much louder on lollipop. Hope you guys enjoy.
[G3 General] pahlerc1:
Safe to flash via Philz? Looking forward to it! Perfection on the G3 coming soon

Update: Well it flashed and no bootloop, but no sound/audio
[G3 General] spiderio:
well, this is the first...

What is your devices? what firmware are you?

could you send me your original mixer_paths.xml, mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml?
[G3 General] pahlerc1:
first off my apologies

on not providing any details. I was busy at work while also trying to give the file a shot and post my result. I am running CM12 11/25 build on the Verizon variant VS985. I will try to pm you the stock mixer_paths.xml and mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml in the morning. I think I have noticed that on stock VS98510B and 11C it is the one ending with qcwcn and on custom roms (CM, pac, LS, etc) it is the first. I have normally been copying and setting permissions but just flashed lollipop and wasn't sure if files may be different and so forth.. But I did flash your version on philz recovery.
[G3 General] Charleswess:
Just wondering is it possible to flash or port cyanogen DSP manager for deep bass while playing music on lollipop?
[G3 General] llvllaster:
Tried yesterday but the app doesn't appear on the Phone. I had no problem on KK.

Edit: i found a zip file and it works very well.

Here is the link: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3014986&d=1415987461

I installed the 5.0.2 version
[G3 General] ploreal:
i flash on Lollipop via TWRP and it's working awesome and thanks sir for make it flashable zip :D
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
guys, by mistake ive changed mixer_paths.xml

on my 855

anybody have the original please?

---------- Post added 28th November 2014 at 12:06 AM ---------- Previous post was 27th November 2014 at 11:49 PM ----------

doesnt matter , flashed xyanogenmod again , without loosing anything got my sound back :D

---------- Post added at 12:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:06 AM ----------

guys , i dont have this

//IMPORTANT mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml (for D855 and Verizon)

i have only mixer_paths.xml

and im on 855.

any ideas?
[G3 General] Charleswess:
Wow thanks for leting me know but Does it work with the stock music player? Downloading.......
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
hi. im on cloudy3g 1.2

and when im about to change the values , some of them arent exactly on the same line of the code . ( only the first two )

so i changed some of them that i though was the same and bootlooped myself .

reflashing rom right now , but what is the solution ?

i'll upload the xml file so you'll see :(

wait a second!O_O

i have mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml

in 2 locations !!

device/system/etc

and

device/etc

???

---------- Post added at 11:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 PM ----------

heres the file

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0g3pB42TaDdWjRiZUhSSk9OZVE/view?usp=sharing

UPDATE :

well .

just downloaded different app for text editing ( 920 )

and the lines where with the same line numbers as the tutorial .

so ive changed the exact same line as in the tutorial , saved it , checked the permissions ( they didnt change ) , stayed rw-r-r

tried to reboot and bootloop again .

is it the ROM issue ?

( always edited the /system/etc/mixer_paths_qcn)
[G3 General] workdowg:
I am old school Linux, I use Terminal Emulator from the Playstore. Open it and enter the following:

su
chmod 644 /system/etc/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml

Exit and reboot.

If your still in a bootloop, you can mount the system in TWRP and run that second command from the command line in TWRP. Been there, done that. ;)
[G3 General] paratox:
on the lollipop mod earpeace distorts on higher volume steps and speaker is also too loud.

a headphones mod only would be nice because the other volumes are ok like they are stock.
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
well , im going in for another try . god help me ;D

in the meanwhile , can somebody please upload edited mixer_paths.xml to the highest volume settings?

and yes , mixer_paths.xml ! im on d855 and this is the only file i have there . on paranoid rom ;.

---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:15 PM ----------

well , after a bumpy trip through the xml valley , without much help of yours , i decided to help you , because after tons of test i've managed to change the right values and bumb the vol to the max .

Headphones values set to 75

speaker amp to 5

and rx1\2 to 75 also

this leaves you with atomic blast in your ears on 75\80% of the vol . ( WITHOUT DISTORT ! )

and there's always another 20\15% for some ****ty song or two that decided that they play with extra low vol .

this is the edited mixer_paths.xml

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0g3pB42TaDdM1FsVkhPWGp5ZGM/view?usp=sharing

NOTE ! :

i have D855 , and i edited the mixer_paths_xml !
[G3 General] meyerweb:
What line(s) in the file set the headphone volume and speaker amp?

Thanks.

NVM. Found them.
[G3 General] cap1tal1sm:
Hey, so anyone know how it works with the VS985?? Stock ROM particularly. I see some people are getting boot looped. Had that happen to me with a build.prop edit, and I'm done with the guesswork despite having backups.

A flashable zip would be beast. It seems to be in demand, i just wish I knew how to do that stuff xD

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it says my device is supported, but when I download and install it says it's not supported...da fuq?
[G3 General] workdowg:
I wrote that dev and got no answer also. I have a decent boosted file I can share. The most important thing is making sure permissions are set correct. A zip is easy,but not everyone will be happy with my/others changes so you still need to play around yourself.

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Here is my vs985 file. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9iqlbyeo5o2gejl/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml?dl=0

Copy your original /system/etc/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml and then copy mine to /system/etc/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml. Then I use android terminal emulator to do the following.

su
chmod 644 /system/etc/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml

Then exit and reboot.
[G3 General] jreink01:
I have a sprint g3 that is rooted. I tried to do the volume mod but ran into some problems. I did exactly what it said. I edited it with es file explorer. In your last section labeled speaker and headphone, there is no section on my g3. I went through the whole text file 3 times and there is no such section. I did find and change the other changes exactly as you specified. After I was done, I rebooted and it got stuck on the sprint boot screen. I took the battery out and tried starting back up but each time it gets stuck on the sprint boot screen. I did a battery pull 4 times and each time the same thing happens. Now when I do a battery pull and hold the power button, nothing happens, it doesn't even turn on. Please help.
[G3 General] TheImmortal1983:
if someone knows the lines to update for BT volume sound, i'd appreciate... :)
[G3 General] workdowg:
Still would like to know that myself...
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
BTW , i was thinking maybe the thread creator might want to change some insturctions , because i've went through a bunch of different roms in the last couple of days , and realized that some of them didnt have mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml

so i tried to edit mixer_paths.xml instead ( even tho im on D855 )

and it worked .

then i swapped to another rom , which had mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml , and i still edited mixer_paths.xml instead , and it still worked !

---------- Post added at 02:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:25 PM ----------

+1

also what is the command line for HEADPHONES only ?
[G3 General] jreink01:
Anyone have any suggestions on this??

I had to try to do a full wipe by reinstaling the OP through the LG website because I didn't have a custom recovery installed to back up. Somehow that didnt work and ended up bricking my device. I was within the warranty period so I just exchanged the phone. I would like to try the vol mod again (this time with twrp installed) but don't want to run into the same issues. Is there anyone that can help me with this? Thank you
[G3 General] jreink01:
This is a update. Just to refresh, I am on a sprint phone rooted with custom recovery, model # LGLS990, first off these are the only two files thats similar in system-etc mixer_paths_auxpcm.xml and mixer_paths.xml. Which mixer paths do I use? I used the mixer_paths.xml. I found a file that someone had saved and is in one of the posts here with the modified changes so I downloaded that file, moved it to my phone, copy and pasted it, overwrite the orignal file, then changed permissions and when it rebooted, I had no sound at all. PLEASE HELP
[G3 General] Bramton1:
So I tried this with my VS985, and it seems to be working with with regular sound volume. But does this also increase call volume? Something got spilled on my phone and while I initially thought I caught it in time, it looks like the front speaker was affected. The call volume is really low. So I wanted to see if I could increase the volume with this mod. Is there a setting I can change that might help, or so I just bite the bullet, unroot, and take the phone back to Best Buy and complain about the call volume (probably not mention the whole liquid thing).

I got the phone on Black Friday, so it's pretty recent.
[G3 General] srdjanLeo:
After flashing mod on my device, sound on headphones was perfect but speaker had strange and horrible sound. Is there a way that dev make an zip just for headphones, if I am not asking too much? :)

Some guy made a zip here for KitKat for D855 and it was great, but it doesn't work on Lollipop.

Edit:

Nvm. Found an app Volume Booster for G3 on Play Store. Speakers untouched and headphones rocks. :)
[G3 General] sinosuke:
Flash on my G3 F400K :

+ The speaker sound became tiny and cracked.

+ The headphone is great

:)
[G3 General] d0ggy:
There's a different path for AUX: "headphones-aux". This path is used when connected to ie. a car AUX input (you can see the jack icon in the status bar in place of the headphone icon). The thing I don't get is the difference between the HPHL/R Volume and RX1/2 Digital Volume. It seems LG has slightly increased the digital volume, but decreased the HPHL/R volume. The latter is the left & right balance volume, I guess?

I've tried increasing both the left & right volume (from say 17 to 22) and the digital volume (from 60 to 70) in the headphones aux path. I tested it out in my car, but the sound became very distorted without an increase in volume. I'll probably need a portable amp to fix the low volume, since the impedance of my car's radio is so high...

Anyone care to explain the difference between the RX1/2 and HPHL/R volumes?

Thanks! :)
[G3 General] ayohyejin:
vs985 stock files?

Hi, does anyone happen to have the original mixer_paths_qcwcn_c.xml and mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml files for the VS985 variant? I didn't backup my stock files, so now my volume isn't working. :(

Thank you!
[G3 General] workdowg:
Only have this one:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/etk6lx8e68gihd6/mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml.orig?dl=0
[G3 General] razrlover:
My process, similar to my LGG2 and N5 process. This time I just stole mixer_path.xml from this thread, instead of editing myself.

For D851, I used the file from OP and eith rootexplorer or

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm, both

if you have root then enable root

Copy that mixer file to system, etc,

and paste

say yes after copying mixer_path.xml for mount system

Then exit after the success popup. Reboot and turn down volume cause its freaking loud.
[G3 General] workdowg:
Sorry for beating a dead horse... Did you find the bluetooth volume settings?
[G3 General] sigmaphi:
thanks I found the app you were talking about

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.laransoft.volumeG3&hl=en

works perfectly
[G3 General] nickswe:
Week this only work with the LG lollipop version or will it work with Cyanogenmod 12 on the D855 too?
[G3 General] LifeAsADroid:
Thanks for this much needed mod and tutorial. The stock max volume level was one of the few complaints I've had with this phone. Now crossed off the list.
[G3 General] cowsquad:
Yes it does. I have my speaker up to 66 and I think is enough lol
[G3 General] droidbits:
It does exactly the same. Yes you can put it back to default (Headphones=54 Speakers=60 Handset=60). It has a simple UI. It modifies exactly the same file but with a click of a button. ?

Edit: You can modify, then go to the same file and you can observe the changes you have made. You can change the values to default and then look at the file again. That easy!

I have Headphones at 70 and it BLOWS my head lol...the others are default still.
[G3 General] lexluthor:
Actually the app discussed here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.laransoft.volumeG3&hl=en

doesn't work on my phone.

I have a Verizon LG G3 running current stock/rooted and i get an error message saying this tool doesn't support my VS985 4G. That's in the list of supported devices though.

Strange.
[G3 General] droidbits:
Try and email the Dev. I would definitely do it.
[G3 General] nickswe:
Anyone know if this is compatible with Cyanogenmod 12 on d855? I have sent an email to the developer but no answer
[G3 General] droidbits:
Yes. I can confirm that it is compatible. I have the same model phone and ROM.

Enjoy.
[G3 General] cowsquad:
I think this app only works on lollipop. I have the Verizon lg3 vs985 and it works fine.
[G3 General] nickswe:
Just did it myself and works like a charm! Just had the app freeze the phone once when trying to open it.

I think it happened something when the app tried to get root access. I just pulled the battery and tried it again without any further issues.

:good:
[G3 General] lexluthor:
You have a custom ROM then?
[G3 General] workdowg:
Same here. I just used the op and it made it loud!
[G3 General] cowsquad:
Y es. I use vanir lollipop. If you want 4.4/stock experience. I suggest you to try skydragon ROM. It is stock rom
[G3 General] danfalcas:
Never mind I found out wich ones. This phone is STUPID loud, so the only values I tweaked are
[G3 General] tarroyo:
Been using your mod on my d851 for the past couple months, Can you make a flashable zip file for the 5.0 update?
[G3 General] jojobans:
How back to stock lollipop
[G3 General] kxs783kms:
Replace it with your original file that you should have backed up, using the same instructions.
[G3 General] mindstorms54:
I am using lollipop rom on D855

I have serious hissing sound when listening to music with my XBA-H3

And of course, I had checked that the problem doesn't related to the music file and player

After all, this didn't happens on my previous phone Z1

Today I see your mod and immediately flash it, hoping that the problem will be solved.

But.. not only the problem didn't solved, the hissing sound even got much bigger.

So I started to think that maybe it will be a solution by decreasing my headphone volume in this way

But I after trying for two hours, I still can't get how to set the proper volume

Would you please made a mod for me?

Thanks a lot!
[G3 General] michalpro:
Help anyone.

Trying to figure out which setting is for:

1. Line OUT, when connecting to the stereo set via 3.5 mm (jack symbol appears on the notification panel)

2. For 96kHz files.

In both occasions, the audio level is standard, regardless of headphones levels.
[G3 General] Green_Ranger:
staying alive

At first i got bootloop.. I used es file before to edit there directly but as the other members said, i was successful using the editing from pc then back to phone and rw-r-r.

Now i was overwhelmed on how loud it is.. Im trying to experiment on what values should use. Can anyone share their settings? It seems my sound is a little bit distorted. :p

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Ok i found the solution and it works for me. Its loud but not distorted and check line 789 namely, "SPK AMP VOLUME" Set it to 3 then change the remaining settings depending on what you want. Well [MENTION=1989166]spiderio[/MENTION] has 70 on some of his settings but i made it just 65..well you get the idea.. Just a little bit lower.

Thanks again bro for this mod. I like it :)
[G3 General] Rapooo:
My sound bad :( does anyone have the original files from v20h --- l mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml (D855)?
[G3 General] workdowg:
nice find! I was getting too much distortion but now i can almost raise the volume to full... This mod helps me because a lot of the podcasts i listen to don't have enough volume...
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0g3pB42TaDdYzZPT2JhNUY5VDQ/view?usp=sharing

can you please tell me why everything is on higher volue ,exept the ringtone or music on speaker , which is not playing at all .
[G3 General] subwoffer13:
delete post
[G3 General] DrugsBunny:
also having same problem with an external speaker headphones are boosted but the little jack thing isnt :(

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I had same problem easy fix just look for the part that says headphones-aux and edit the two paths for RX1 and RX2 from 60 to 75 and you will have a massive boost for AUX 3.5mm jack my external speaker is now kicking like it should!
[G3 General] workdowg:
Works great now! Thanks! BTW, can you find the Bluetooth volume setting?
[G3 General] workdowg:
Okay so I updated to lollipop. I applied the lollipop zip and my volume went down. using the app from the Play Store I was able to increase the volume of the speaker and the headphone but not the audio jack. where is the setting for that in lollipop?
[G3 General] SyCoREAPER:
Is there a way to boost in call volume too? I tried the app but it didnt do a thing except take up space on my phone.
[G3 General] workdowg:
So on Lollipop by using the Volume Boost for LG G3 from the playstore I was able to increase the speaker, headphone and handset(in call) volumes easily. And then searching mixer_paths.xml for headphones-aux I raised the 3.5mm aux volume. Thanks everyone.

From my VS985 - Jasmine 5.0.2

---------- Post added at 05:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 PM ----------

App didn't work for me on kitkat. Search mixer_paths.xml for voice-handset, change RX1 Digital Volume from 60 to 70 and see how that is.

From my VS985 - Jasmine 5.0.2
[G3 General] dazspy:
Root access issues [noob-ish]

OK so page 20 point 196 I think, well that answered my issue anyway. thnks

I'll be brief in hope that someone with a bit more xp might be able to help me.

LG G3 D855 [Korean 32GB vers]

Rooted with purple drake and confirmed with root checker and SD card writing fixed etc.

All backed up nandroid etc.

I am able to get to and edit the mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml file, but I can not get it to save at all [I Have tried this in various editors]

I have tried to save it to the ext sd card - 'cannot save'

I have edited the values I want [headphones] on my pc and saved to ext sd card, but trying to c+p to system fails

I have run the terminal string to mount the system drive/path before editing - fail

920 text editor is not available, so can't try the 'run as root' type attempt.

I have to admit to being a bit confused with the whole chmod 644 process too. I have tried running this in terminal and I have tried adding the full path /system/etc/mixer_paths_.... etc. and it comes back

'tmp-mksh: can't execute: P126|root@g3:/ #

I'm sure that I am just too inexperienced and unfamiliar with the tools and language involved.

Please help

I want to practise playing my drums but the headphones output is too weak!

D
[G3 General] mister_no:
Did you also tried ES Note Editor (built in ES File Explorer File Manager)?
[G3 General] Steelhog:
Awesome! Thank you for the easy tutorial, now my D855 is how it should have arrived.

:good::good::good:
[G3 General] midyat47:
worked for me.

Perfect

LG G3 D855 Lollipop
[G3 General] Faakarna:
I have Dreamed about writing buttocks in this group
[G3 General] munishluther:
Hi everyone..i renamed permissions folder without any other changes..and today on reboot i am stuck on a blank screen with just the led light blinking on the top..please help
[G3 General] workdowg:
I don't know what you mean by "permissions folder". Do you mean the "/system/etc" folder?

From my Nexus 9
[G3 General] Deagles:
I guess this doesn't work on lollipop this was the reason why I root my g3 on kitkat it worked flawless but on the lollipop it doesn't made any difference for me i changed every possible line which related headphone and includes original 54 value but nope sounds stayed same...

I also tried that app on the store it didn't work too. :(
[G3 General] midyat47:
sound boosted but bluetooth headset not working anymore and camera recording sound is corrupt :(((:crying:
[G3 General] DrugsBunny:
it does work on lollipop its the exact same only thing i found is that its not the file for d855 mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml its just mixer_paths and sound is boosted!
[G3 General] brunomoreno71:
my D690 does not have those files
[G3 General] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
if you have the new LG G Stylo and tried this refer to here http://xdaforums.com/general/help/help-t3143567
[G3 General] Antaroo:
Is there any mod like this one for LGG2 Lollipop 5.1.1 ? Or maybe this one for LGG3 will also work on G2 ?
[G3 General] mjones73:
Thanks for this, now if I can only find an editor that can handle the file size. I guess it's adb when I get home tonight. :)
[G3 General] karlos65:
Or get better headphones?
[G3 General] regubs:
silent ear speaker

Hi.

I have quite silent ear speaker.

Could Speaker Volume Booster mod help me to rise ear speaker volume?
[G3 General] workdowg:
If you are rooted, yes it can.
[G3 General] regubs:
Thanx.

But which line number or tag is responsible for ear speaker exactly?

I have posted below all lines from mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml that shoud be changed for volume boosting.

So, what line is responsible for earpiece speaker?

29 | <ctl name="RX1 Digital Volume" value="70" />

30 | <ctl name="RX2 Digital Volume" value="70" />

783 | <ctl name="RX3 Digital Volume" value="75" />

784 | <ctl name="RX4 Digital Volume" value="75" />

789 | <ctl name="SPK Amp Volume" value="5" />

864 | <ctl name="RX1 Digital Volume" value="75" />

865 | <ctl name="RX2 Digital Volume" value="75" />

1001 | <ctl name="HPHL Volume" value="18" />

1002 | <ctl name="HPHR Volume" value="18" />

1003 | <ctl name="RX1 Digital Volume" value="64" />

1004 | <ctl name="RX2 Digital Volume" value="64" />

1007 | <ctl name="RX3 Digital Volume" value="65" />

1008 | <ctl name="RX4 Digital Volume" value="65" />
[G3 General] workdowg:
Try the app in the playtime first.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...+g3&pcampaignid=APPU_1_RLueVb76MsHr-QGU6ISQBQ

It does speaker, headphone, handset(phone volume) and aux jack. If that doesn't work for you I'll look at my setup. Right now I have to nap before work. ;)

From my LG-G3 running Jasmine7.0/SkyDragon kernel 4.1
[G3 General] regubs:
Thanx. I have already seen the “Volume Booster LG G3” app in Playmarket with same functionality like this mode of Mr. spiderio.

But this app has only two parameters for adjusting:

- Headphones

- Speakers

I can't understand if does parameter "Speakers" is responsible for both external speaker and ear speaker?

Or only for external speaker?

If for both - why should we set one volume level for external and ear speaker?

Or is just one tag or line number in mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml responsible for both external speaker and ear speaker?
[G3 General] workdowg:
From my LG-G3 running Jasmine7.0/SkyDragon kernel 4.1