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[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to have a closer look into microGMS if it serves my needs as I only have pico OpenGApps on my device to allow some of my favourite apps to run.

No, I didn't and won't ever try Greenify. I and my device don't suit to anything coming from PR China that wants such high permissions, root, and probably even a Xposed module (tried to be diplomatic).
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] musicisuniversal:
Need help...

Hey guys,

I would be really considerate if any one of you can help me with this, there have been some problems with my phone. I noticed that after using it for long hours and once the battery goes down to 20%, the screen would suddenly freeze and it would be impossible to try to turn it off or click on anything, so what i would do is leave it for some few seconds until it shuts by itself or try to take out the battery and then plug it into a charger and then it would work fine. So I didn't think that it was a serious problem but lately, the same thing happened and I took out the battery, then i tried to turn it on but it just stuck on the logo screen and it wouldn't turn on at all.Also, if i try to charge it, it would show a grey battery icon with a loading picture on it and it doesn't show the usual green battery loading, I tried taking off the battery for some time and put it back on but it's always the same problem. I also erased the cache on the recovery mode but it's always showing no sign of working. I've been wondering if I rooted my phone, would the data be erased? and is there any chance of it working afterwards or maybe I should try something else? and what is the best solution to try: rooting the phone or doing the factory reset? I don't want to loose data...

I'll be honestly so grateful if anyone can recommend me something because I tried looking everywhere for this problem but with no results.

By the way, my phone is samsung s3 gt i9300 and I posted a thread earlier but still with no replies :confused: .

Thank you a lot in advance.

Best regards,
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
[MENTION=6311143]Trafalgar Square[/MENTION] You do still own a i9300 right? Could you help to answer?

Also, please refer to this thread and post a more detailed post, that way we can help you easier
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] musicisuniversal:
Thank you so much for answering.

By the way, the error message i'm getting on the recovery mode is "Failed to mount /system", the problem here is i want to recover the data that i had in the phone (I didn't use an external sdcard) so i'm trying to find a way if it's possible to get at least some data before doing a factory reset. I would be really really considerate if you can help to find a way to get back to the data before wiping it completly. I'm new to this so i don't have many experience when it comes to android phone problems.

Thank you soo much for taking the time to read my post and sorry for bothering you.

Best regards,
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Do you have experiences with microG GMS Core? I have it installed but I don't get any location service or the "market place" to run. I definitely have to scan through all the respective threads if I can find any hint. Market place always gets FCs; and I'm told that I've the wrong UnifiedNLP installed but the others available do simply not install.

P.S. I'm now on RR v5.7.3 Sammy.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
[MENTION=7018227]limjh16[/MENTION]: I'm thinking about saying good bye to [STABLE][2016.09.01] SuperSU v2.78 formerly developed by [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] and now obviously owned by [MENTION=7678190]SuperSU Release[/MENTION], a xda junior member since 01 SEP 2016. The above linked thread replaced the legacy one: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68481079&postcount=7

My decision for replacing SuperSU are driven by these thread respectively postings in conjunction with other news available:

Chainfire Makes Important Announcement About SuperSU’s Future

SuperSU and CCMT - clarifying privacy questions

Dirty Unicorns "SuperSU, the fear and the plan"

As I can see from your signature block (post) you're on phh's SuperUser/ OpenSource SELinux-capable SuperUser. May I kindly ask to share your experiences and personal impression!

How does it manage root access? Any issues? Interface? Did you flash through recovery? Any issues in doing so? Do you personally see other alternatives?

Looking forward to learning from you. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
Privacy-mania eh?

jokes aside, I would suggest sticking to SuperSU for now being my usual lazy self, as if you read this thread Chainfire still checks its code and I wouldn't worry about it. Even if you did, I would say keep with the last version by Chainfire officially, which is 2.76. If you need the zip I think it's still on Chainfire's site.

However, I personally have faced problems with SuperSU compatibility-side, such as it not being able to boot (WAY TOO MANY TIMES) thats why I chose phh's superuser instead. If you really do want to change SU though, I can provide you with my steps since I also was confused by the 1st post. It's essentially flashing the update.zip (ignore the first chunk of first post) and installing phh superuser app from Play Store. If you're lazy, flash this zip https://superuser.phh.me/superuser.zip and install the app from play store. Before doing that, remember to do a full unroot from superSU app. Then, just go into the settings and tweak all you want. This is where laziness comes in, because you need to re-authorize all the different root apps you use. Sometimes it will FC some apps, but most of the time it won't.

Hope this helped.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Oh yeah - privacy mania. YES! Reason is most likely experiences from my (former) job. Guess, same applies to my suspicion and reservation to everything coming from VR China. I did read the above linked information, which I had linked myself in my initial post. Unless I go for PHH's one I'm certainly reverting to SuperSU v2.76!

I'd appreciate if you provide my with your steps unless they're the below mentioned ones.

See screenshot, and please confirm: "Full unroot" and not only "Switch superuser app"! If you used the full unroot, hadn't you to re-root your device prior to flashing PHH's superuser.zip?

I don't mind to re-authorise i.e. laziness isn't an argument. Your answer already helped a lot! Thanks!
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
1. Yes, the below steps are the mentioned ones.

2. yes full unroot, the update.zip roots it already. I think switch superuser app also works, i've never tried both. If laziness isn't an issue then why not try both? ;) (I switched to phh on a clean flash because new ROM)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
As you used "full unroot" and it worked I'm going to use "switch superuser" and report back.

Did you change anything in the "config.txt"-file?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
nope, no need to.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Sam Nakamura:
Right, I commented because I thought it was worth to mention, following former chainfire's super su thread he confirmed that due to Google "incapability" (what ever that means) ccmt's updates and maintenance is spread through chainfire's own channel, for the time Google needs to change the accounts.. As there's no official notification about this condition but was absolutely confirmed by the now closed thread of chainfire's supersu (they instantly open another one) and surely still can be found by digging thru this threads.. The only hint is the donation key is registered on ccmt's account.. (it has maybe now changed but I talk about the situation Ca 10 ago)

I switched at this time to Phh's Superuser or only use inbuilt root, I mean everything could be perfectly fine with the ccmt situation but for me it was a good reminder to move on.. Open source is the future, Phh's support is fantastic and therfore I'm done with this..

Peace guys, nice to read you again :)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
PHH's SuperUser

PHH's SuperUser incl. the former troublemaker AFWall+ (Beta) now succesfully working!

Only to minor issues.

Initial post updated.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
What ROM are you on now? I faced this problem before. Try to reflash agni after dirty flashing ROM again
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
Damn you move quickly eh? ;)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Still on RR v5.7.3 Sammy as indicated in the hidden part of my signature.

I used this procedure:

Didn't I do what you just recommended? Or do you mean, I'm supposed to go again thru the whole procedure?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
If you're on agni 4.5.5 try the 5.x.x one. When on nameless that was the problem for me.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Sam Nakamura:
Not really, I loved and still love my i9305 it ran smoothly to its last day.. But sometimes opportunities come along which one can't resist, 120 bucks and my old i9305 for month old 64gb/4gb op2 was irresistibly.. to me :)

Actually I now come to realize [MENTION=4613083]rodman01[/MENTION] great work I only can dream of here, still on RR.. But situation improves every week.. But, enough off topic - have a good time - we'll hopefully meet elsewhere again..

Bye
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Just converted to AGNi v5.10.3 but same behaviour as with AGNi v4.5.5. Going to revert to my backup (with 4.5.5).
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
Could you please try the init.d perm fixer in link below? Maybe it could bring back the agni tweaks in control app. I didn't test myself.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/deve...14-agni-purestock-i9305-t2602380/post66363903

Thanks
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
I certainly will. Just downloaded the tool. I realised it was in the "Pure Stock" thread but I hope it's going to work on "Pure CM", too. I'll report back.

Edit: Just unsuccesfully applied the fixed on AGNi v4.5.5 pure CM. Do you want me to convert again to v5.10.3 to give it a try?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
Sad to hear it, sorry. Thanks for test.

No, I don't think it's necessary to try with 5.10.3.

Maybe the problem is not AGNi kernel / AGNi control app but more PHH's SuperUser? Just like an issue I had related to an AGNi control app settings which didn't work with an older version of SuperSU reported in THIS POST (from me). With previous version and newer version, the problem was solved. so it was not related to AGNi.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Roger that. I'm already in contact with PHH via his thread, and I'll make him aware that a version of SuperSU showed a similar or same behaviour of AGNi Control. I realise that PHH has "only" a LG and a Google device therefore I don't know if he's able to test himself.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
Your problem is bigger though but it still could be related to SuperUser as I suppose. In my case, every tweaks were displayed, it was just the backup/restore feature of AGNi contol app which was failing. It seemed to be related to permissions.

just subscribed to PHH's thread to follow this issue. I've seen you already updated your post and mentioned my post. :D

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
[MENTION=4613083]rodman01[/MENTION] please try this commit https://github.com/YAOSP/external_sepolicy/commit/73e8979dbf6a271191d7ee8c2302e0b7f3649cab

but instead of su2.te apply changes to su.te or su1.te i forgot which

edit: also use userdebug builds instead of user builds if you didnt do that alrd
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
[MENTION=7018227]limjh16[/MENTION]: Currently, my phone is sucking fuel like hell, charging is sh^t, too. Guess, my AGNi settings are totally tits-up.

I'm now pretty close to convert to your boeffla-kernel. I know I need to convert /cache and /data back to ext4 prior to that. But otherwise, how is your experience with RR v5.7.3 Sammy and PHH's SuperUser?:cool:

I discovered two files called "boeffla-kernel-v5.1-beta7-CM13.0-i9305.recovery.zip" in your AFK, however different dates, same size. What's the difference?

OP states: "Ensure you update to latest Boeffla-Config App 2.3.1 BEFORE you flash the new kernel!!!" but http://kernel.boeffla.de/bcv2/shows a "2.4.07-boeffla-config-v2.apk".

Please be aware, again already out of thanks. The available amount is only good for someone being only occasionally on XDA.:crying:
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
Lol uhh

It won't work with Sammy. Full stop. Haven't got around to finding a fix for AOSP based roms unless they use cm blobs. In this case Sammy uses AOSP blobs which means it wont work. Though if you really wanted to, you could convert to normal RR version.

The naming is screwed up because derpidy derp. The latest beta7 is supposed to be 5.1 stable but I forgot to change the name in build script, so that's that. Also I don't really care about thanks, so I'm not offended by a lack of thanks :)

I would say that you revert back to supersu 2.76 and stay with that till rodman merges commit and tests whether it works (because that was the problem why I wasn't able to get theme working, maybe same problem since masquerade is a platform app, so is agni) but for now try to use kernel adiutor. It does the job well enough. At least for the time being.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks for the advise despite already having assumed that. I'm going to wait with the conversion still a few days to see if I can support PHH with this issue.

Afterwards, I'm going for RR regular with your kernel and back to SuperSU 2.76. All the necessary zips are already on my extSD.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
Wow you are committed :svetius:

But don't take action so soon, I'm pretty confident despite having not tried it yet that the commit will solve problems :) (note to rodman don't need a clean build) and when it doesn't solve the problem, you can then try boeffla. Just a word of caution, mdm wakelocks vary from device to device (cuz Samsung) and regular RR may give problems over Sammy that has been documented before. So it's up to you. Time doesn't seem to be a factor for you anyways :)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] limjh16:
Whoops, got to update THAT...

Well at least you read OP thoroughly :) :good:
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
PHH's SuperUser

My post #90 updated for completeness.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
Stable firmware & CM13 Samsung s3 i9300

Hi guys,

First of all, I am new to this forums and my English might not be very good but I'll do my best.

So, a few days ago I ordered a new Oneplus 3 but that'll take up to 5 weeks before I'll recieve it. I sold my Nexus 5 and now I am using an s3 i9300. Ofcourse it was slow and I am not used to all the preinstalled Samsung apps, since I was used to the clean Nexus software.

I read about how to root and flash the phone, I decided to go for CM13 NIGHTLY (Android 6.0.1) whiched I flashed with TWRP (newest verison). It worked and the phone is now a lot faster than it used to be. But, I have had some random reboots and my GPS is not working at all. It takes forever to calculate it's position. Though, I need the GPS since I used my phone as navigations. I read about flashing custom roms a bit more. I believe I need a recent version of the firmware, as someone advised me.

I have been looking for some time to find the right firmware and a STABLE version of CM13. Could someone help me out to get me the right stuff? I am from The Netherlands As I said, I have been searching for a while now but I don't seem to be able to find it. Probably because I am new to rooting and flashing :laugh:

EDIT: I have been looking a little further and found a firmware update for Android 4.3 released on 03.11.2014. Is this the newest firmwire for an s3 i9300? Or should I just look for firmware that is for Android 6.0? (Galaxy s6) And install in on my s3 i9300?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Welcome to XDA! I'm convinced you're going to feel very comfortable in this forum. English skills aren't any problem as most of the xda-users aren't native speakers. As you're a newbie here, I suggest to read this as well as the four "Must Read"'s in my signature.

Android 4.3 is the latest stock firmware for the GT-I9300, that's correct. If your carrier is PHN, 03 NOV 2014 is really the latest. Vodafone's dates from 16 SEP 2014, and T-Mobile 22 JAN 2016. More details here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9300/TNL/.

Our godson holds a GT-I9300, and I flashed Resurrection Remix on his; the same ROM I'm using very happily. Latest version is v5.7.4, available via this RR thread: http://forum.resurrectionremix.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=prtsikt0k4ejnvk508afaejra2&topic=2037.new#new; the actual download is here: https://basketbuild.com/devs/resurrectionremix/i9300.

As you see in the hidden part of my signature block, I replaced the stock ROM kernel by a so called AGNi kernel. I did the same with our godson's device. If you also want to go for AGNi, please be aware there are kernel for the GT-I9300 and the 9305, as well as pureSTOCK and pureCM. You should obviously go for GT-I9300 pureCM. Here's the respective thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/kernel-13-06-2014-agni-purecm-v2-8-0-t2231393. Download is here: http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/?id=2502#downloads. You'll find two versions. I'm using the v4.5.5; my experiences with v5.10.3 aren't as good as with v4.5.5.

If you want to use some Google stuff, find it here: http://opengapps.org/; just choose whatever suits you the best.

I understood, you're already rooted. I'm now assuming you know how to flash everything. Please advise unless I'm wrong or in case of more questions.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
Outstanding help as usual, with members like you noc.jfcbs, we can relax and rest easy ;)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
Thank your very much for welcoming me and giving me such a good response. Actually, I was just reading the RR M topic in order to flash RR Rom. Are you on the newest version (20160920?) and what gapps are you using (platform/variant)?

Can I flash the kernell after flashing the rom and gapps or is there a particular order?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
Better order IMO (to avoid bootloops):

1- ROM + Gapps (without reboot in between).

2- 1st reboot

3- Go back in recovery and flash custom kernel.

4- Reboot and done.

I think you can flash the kernel just after ROM + gapps without reboot but I didn't really try.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
I often read your have to reboot and go back in recovery to flash something else. But how do you reboot? I mean, do you reboot into operating system and then boot to recovery again. Or do you reboot from recovery directly back into recovery? (if so, how do i do that?)

And how do I flash both RR and Gapps without rebooting? I thought my phone would reboot automatically after installing any custom ROM.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] woodman:
You have to reboot into OS and then back in recovery.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
Oke looks like I nailed it :)

I only see I picked the wrong Gapps, too many standard apps imo. I think I'll just wipe everything and reinstall with another Gapps. How do I do a "full wipe & factory reset" in TWRP btw?

Ofcouse I go to 'wipe', but which boxes should i select to factory reset? I doensn't look smart to me to wipe 'internal storage' am I right?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Actually, I always flash ROM, GApps and Kernel one after another in this order. Actually, SuperSU also after kernel. And then I reboot into OS. If I experience a booting time more than about 10 minutes, I long press the power button until the booting process starts again. Normally then boot is about 2 - 3 minutes including the optimisation of the applications.

Important, if coming from a different ROM: Clean flash! This means, wipe dalvik, cache, system (and data if you want) prior to flashing the ROM. Do a factory reset.

More important: Prior to wipe and flashing, do a NANDROID backup!

I'm using GApps pico, as I want as little Google on my device as possible. You need 6.0 and ARM.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
Most of the things you mention here I found out! :)

1. Still now sure how to do a factory reset in TWRP. Wiping dalvik, cache and system is not a factory reset yet?

2. Do I HAVE to reinstall SuperSU? Installation guide on page 1 says it is not nessecary right?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
per Q2: No, not necessary.

per Q1: Let me remeber, otherwise I need to go into recovery to take some screenshots.

If you are on wipe, for the wiping of dalvik, cache etc. you would go to advance wipe. Do that all but return to the first wipe page then you should see a "swipe" button called factory reset.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Purperz:
I9300 vs 19305

Noob question Which has more support/rom/ development
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
I guess best is to check the forum and its threads. Get your own feeling how active and up-to-date they are. I'm convinced you'll find the answer pretty easily.

Personally - and within the family, we're using both devices, I'm very satisfied with the support mine is receiving.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Legenbaery:
You are right, I never saw that hah. But if I remember correctly I did a factory reset. RR + Gapps is now installed and everything seems to work. GPS works ALOT better than it did in CM13. Still not perfect, but not bad either. Is there any way to improve GPS location? I use maps to navigate when driving my car.

Furthermore, the OS seems to be slower than yesterday. I had the same issue with CM13. Any options to improve ROM speed so it runs more smooth? I flashed AGNi v4.5.5 Kernel as FloodW suggested.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Oswald Boelcke:
Good to hear. I hope your first impression of XDA is positive, and that you're satisfied with the support you got. Regarding the GPS: Please check post #3 of this thread. No. 9 is related to GPS issues. Maybe, it improves your GPS handling.

AGNi v4.5.5 as [mention=4752536]FLooDW[/mention] suggested is certainly the best choice in my opinion. Did you take the pureCM version? Above mentioned post #3 also contains a link to a guide regarding CPU governor etc. I had to play with my kernel settings till I achieved a suitable system performance. You might want to experiment with your kernel settings, too. My daily device is the GT-I9305, and I'm only in contact with the GT-I9300 when I update our godson's device; however, I definitely experienced performance differences between the two. The GT-I9300 has simply the worse hardware than the GT-I9305 i.e. don't blame the OS or RR, it might be hardware related. Please advise if you like screenshots of my kernel settings but please be aware:

AGNi Control slightly differs between the i9300 and i9305.

My settings intend to improve battery duration and aren't focused on performance.

I neither listen to music nor play games i.e. not using boeffla sound etc.