yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] abelenki:
you didn't wipe everything then. when you wipe system, dalvik, internal storage, then flash latest LineageOS, everything works fine.

or you probably don't have latest TWRP.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] strayhero92:
I have latest TWRP, wiped everything, it's just that preload error showing, and I can't mount preload using the mount function. Does the preload caused the bootloop?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] abelenki:
yesterday, i flashed boeffla-kernel, then my battery died. the phone went into bootloop. what i did:

1. charged the phone to 100%.

2. booted into latest TWRP via holding power+home+volume up.

3. wiped everything except external-sd and otg.

4. rebooted into recovery.

5. flashed lineage-14.1-20170131-nightly-i9300-signed.zip.

6. rebooted into recovery.

7. flashed addonsu-arm-signed.zip, ignoring the error.

8. rebooted into recovery.

9. flashed open_gapps-arm-7.1-micro-20170131.zip.

10. rebooted to system.

11. set up the phone.

12. enabled developer options.

13. enabled root access for apps + adb.

14. rebooted into recovery.

15. flashed boeffla-kernel-6.0-beta8-Lineage14.1-i9300-anykernel.recovery.zip.

16. rebooted to system.

17. set up kernel with boeffla_config_2.4.29.apk and rebooted several times.

worked like a charm.

now i have awesome working phone (again).
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] minealex2244:
https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/full/i9300/20170131/lineage-14.1-20170131-nightly-i9300-signed.zip

Use this link to get a "backup" of the whole system including camera.apk :cowboy:

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How much did you waited in bootloop? For me the first boot after an update takes 15-20 mins.

Preload is just a collection of 2 files: Over_the_horizon.mp3 and Wonders_of_nature.mp4
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] baltics:
It is understandable that everyone has stopped complaining about battery drain. The last nightly appears to have fixed that.

On my device battery life is much improved using the Lineage kernel.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] strayhero92:
I waited for about an hour, leaving the phone at home while grab something for dinner.

I wiped preload using cwm and now it's working fine.

Don't really know if it's a coincidence or a solution actually.

Thanks btw :D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] baltics:
Why are you not using TWRP 3.0.2-2?

Problems will arise if you do not.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] strayhero92:
Can't mount preload using TWRP, so I mount preload using CWM, wipe it and flash TWRP back and flash rom, taa daa

Working fine
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] hasanfares:
May I ask how did you that the switching of recoveries I'm using philz touch and its creating problems with gapps and su zip add-on
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] abelenki:
the full stop sign is second after letter M.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] doubleb@ss:
slow performance

hi, i am new to use linage os. I managed to install the firmware and latest updates. my problem is that the os runs very slowly; apps, galery browsing etxc... is that normal or did i something wrong?

thx
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Robert-R:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76068876&postcount=4332
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
S3 Slow? Speed Up Tips #2

1- Don't compare the 2012 S3 i9300 with 827 MB available RAM to your "Huawei P9 (4GB RAM) or your Samsung Galaxy A Series 2017". :eek:

2- Go here: S3 Slow? Speed Up Tips

3- Long press Power button > long press either Power off or Restart > Reboot to safe mode. If the S3 is faster then you installed too much cr@p on it. ;) Or use link in #2 to optimize & limit stuff running in the background.

4- Are you running LineageOS 14.1 100% stock (no custom kernel and/or Magisk)? Which Open Gapps variant (package pico or nano recommended) did you install if any? Did you do a Lineage Clean Install?

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] shahamk34:
In stock 4.3 jb , we are able to transfer files via wifi direct.But I can't use wifi direct in lineage 14.1 to share files . Can you please include wifi direct share feature in next update? There is no problem with wifi direct. It connects easily, but can't accept or send files.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] BasilSkrnk:
Hello everyone!

Yesterday’s night I decided to turn on encryption on my secondary Android Phone (SGS3, obviously) running the latest — April Fools’ Edition — LOS 14.1. It said me it will take about an hour and requires to be connected to power and the battery being charged. The conditions were met so I confirmed the encryption process.

I was getting to sleep approximately 30 minutes later, by the time the phone vibrated and asked me for my lock code, which I entered. Then it started to load (the animation of the circled line and the circle clumsily moving from right to left) and still loads.

It is about 12 hours since the process started and I wonder if I should wait any longer or do something?

Losing the information is not a big deal since I use the phone only for my bedtime, having just few applications installed there. (Which gave me the thought it should finish maybe even earlier than an hour.)

Bricking the device is not a big deal as well, since it is a secondary device, but I should say I got used to it: having a basic smartphone with no distractions for mornings and evenings is a good idea.

So what is the process and either I should wait any longer or do something? Say, taking my battery out and trying to turn it on.

Thanks!

P.S. Eh, should I add the system Lineage OS works perfectly fine on my SGS3 and sometimes I even wondering if it will ever be a subject of LOS 15.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
Hi everyone.

I just flash the last build with gapps and root file, and from the beginning at the first boot i had the error "MTP Host stopped" and can't enter to the phone with the instoppable error.

How can i fix this problem ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Robert-R:
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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] BasilSkrnk:
It was about 24 hours since my starting of the Encryption Process, and it was still ’loading’ (showing the LOS animation).

I turned off the phone and it started just charging, showing me 2% of the battery. I've charged it till 7% and tried to start. It started to load Lineage OS again: the clumsy booting animation. It asked me for the pattern, giving the options of 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6: I picked mine and entered the pin, letting the whole thing to load again, leaving it for another night.

I've made a quick googling and found there might be a problem if the TWRP is old, so it cannot decrypt. I'm not sure which version I have, I've been installing my LOS back in September 2017 and never did anything with it. I assume it isn't updated too often, so I should have not-as-obsolete version. I guess if I've got to the point of entering the pattern then my TWRP is fine.

I have the two sensor buttons being lighting, while they were turned off before and they are turned off in the system.

So where the issue could be hidden? Do anyone have any suggestions?

My only idea that something went wrong the last time and now it'll finish the job by itself. (But I know that won't happen.)

Is there a way to reset everything and load into the system? Factory reset is fine, since I have only few apps I need to use.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
Hi,

The solution of the bug given is for explorer, but mine is on the boot i can't do anyithing to fix to problem.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
Hi

You can get the answer here:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75614746&postcount=4117
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
I have already viewed the solution, but my problem is on the first boot of LOS (last build) and without doing noting, i have this error.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
Use the latest version of TWRP 3.2.1-0

You encounter bugs with the old version,and also do it advanced wipe Full cleaning
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
I use 3.2.1.0 and wipe with the 4 first options till Data.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
LineageOS Clean Install
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
Thanks for the link.

Yes, the mistake that i did is i made a clean install not over the stock rom, but with the ported 4.4.4 rom.

Is this can make problem ?

Now being on stock, i will try to do a clean install.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] shahamk34:
Is there anyway to use wifi direct sharing in lineage os 14.1? The phone is connecting via wifi direct, but is unable to send or accept files.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] LazyGuy1:
No, there is no way to share files via WiFi-Direct in LOS based ROMs (AOSP), use 3rd party apps like ES File Explorer to do this job.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Yes You should be in stock Rom 4.3

good luck
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] tdcfpp:
Little more than that: I researched/ reverse engineer hwc for about 1 year and then released the sources that were pushed by Simon to LOS gerrit.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] shahamk34:
Why?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Robert-R:
I didn't try it myself yet, but perhaps you can share files directly via bluetooth, using Google's Files Go -app :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] shahamk34:
There is no need to use Files Go app by Google to send files via Bluetooth.It can be done within the Lineage OS.

My problem is with sharing files via wifi direct. For bigger files, it is better using wifi direct than Bluetooth.

In stock 4.3 , we can use wifi direct for sharing files.But lineage 14.1 os hasn't the that ability.

Wifi direct is working, but can't share the files , Can you please include that feature in the future updates of lineage 14.1?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sonvegeta:
Hello people, long time no see! I'm anxious about the marvelous work of forkbomb coming from the oven, but until that I have a problem that hunts me like a ghost.

I bought a new screen and fixed (for the second time, even having athene) my i9300. I also bought a brand new battery, hoping to fix the ghost battery problem: every rom I use it normally, and it turns off at 0% (or I put it in the charger with 1 or 2 %). When the charging begins, puff, I find 45% battery left magically. I had the problem since CM11, and I thought it was the older battery, but it wasn't, since it's with a juicy one. What can I do to fix this problem?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] LazyGuy1:
That feature is not present in the AOSP sources and may never be. Just use 3rd party apps (e.g. SHAREit, ES File) and stop discussing about a non-implemented feature all the time.

Kind regards,

Lazy.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Robert-R:
You could try Superbeam -app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
Thank you [MENTION=5405215]forkbomb444[/MENTION]. I've got a used s3 today. And flashed with the help of lineage wiki page. In contrast to other devices the s3 page is straight forward. Only question: why do we flash twrp to boot AND recovery?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
i have the same problem even i bought 3 types batteries!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Robert-R:
Did you try calibration?

https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-calibrate-the-battery-on-your-android-device
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] jcolell:
Mirrolink working?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sonvegeta:
Yes, I tried MANY times, but all those methods didn't work.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Oh Noooo

i can't play The Room: Old sins game part 4

i am already played 3 parts using the same ROM

i love this game too much.

is this issue related to hwc :confused:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] forkbomb444:
If you only flash to recovery, the phone will reboot into the stock firmware and overwrite TWRP unless you're very fast. It's easier to install TWRP to boot and recovery so that when the phone auto-reboots you go straight to TWRP.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] LazyGuy1:
I mean.. [MENTION=7907521]A$teroid[/MENTION] has done some great job...

Oreo booted on the S3 with NFC, Bluetooth, and brightness slider working. Everything else seems to be broken. And also, there are graphical disortions on screenshots. :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] GalaxyMaster_P:
I had the same problem when trying to run bridge constructor portal on the official builds. Ever since I switched to my unofficial experimental build it has been working perfectly. I suggest you give it a try.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Niko0207:
Work on gt-i9300i ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
NO,Here belongs to GT-I9300

You are welcome to visit this site > https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-neo
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Thanks for reply

No Way! i am checked help center of The Room Game site and it's require OpenGl ES 3.0.

Our devices is OpenGl ES 2.0 so sad.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mountainguan:
boeffla kernel is maintained by other developer and no evidence show to us. So we could talk about it with nothing. But LOS15.1 is supported xposed, so nothing need to be worried. S3 will always be fun.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Hi guys

i want someone help me about TWRP backup dircetly to PC via adb

i am using Windows 10 Pro 64bit and installed adb drivers and i can see my device listed in cmd but when i try to backup my rom to pc by select shift+right click on folder and typing this command "adb backup --twrp" i am facing error

[COLOR="Red"]PS F:\twrp backup i9300> adb backup --twrp
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
adb: unable to connect for backup: device '(null)' not found[/COLOR]

please if anybody have a time to test this on his PC reply to me

thanks
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Simon_29:
Use a proper cable (some cables only deliver power or are broke) and if you did everything right your device ahould appear if you type in "adb devices".
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Hi mate

i wrote already that i can see my device listed when i use command " adb devices"

my problem starts after typing command "adb backup --twrp" it says

adb can't connect to device "null" not found.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dejanxxxx:
Did can flash this rom from system 4.3,and instal TWRP 3.2.1-0 same from 4.3 system? or must update first on Lollipop or Marshmallow then flash Lineaage 14.1?, or can from JB 4.3?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Hi new Lineage OS user

At first You need download Odin to your PC and then download the latest Lineage ROM 04/10/2018 + Open Gapps nano or pico 7.1 and place them into your external sd card

Now flash the twrp.tar file to your device by Odin in the download mode.

For more info.

"READ THE FIRST POST BY THE ROM DEVELOPER'S"

The last and easy help by this guy :D

[youtube]n6hlfncQESM[/youtube]
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Install LineageOS on i9300 | Backup: "adb backup --twrp"

Yes on S3 i9300 you can go directly from stock Samsung 4.3 to TWRP & LineageOS 14.1.

Simplified guide if on Windows PC: LineageOS Super Clean Install

Overcomplicated Wiki Install LineageOS on i9300. My comment about it & known bugs workarounds.

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Using adb & TWRP to backup

Even if you get that working you will end up with a backup.ab file & it's not obvious to restore.

See this search: restore backup.ab site:xdaforums.com

IMO it's much easier & safer to use TWRP > Backup, choose the partitions you want, backup to external SD card (Select Storage > shown as Micro SD card in TWRP, see attachment) & connect to a computer after it's completed to copy that backup.

If you have problems in Windows Explorer to copy paste: disconnect & reboot the phone in Recovery > connect to PC and TWRP has MTP enabled by default (as well as adb bridge). It's then easy to copy/paste.

To make the Data partition (apps) backup smaller while in System go to: Settings -> Storage -> Internal shared storage -> Cached Data -> Clear cached data (...for all apps) and obviously uninstall all the apps you don't really need.

If you backup all partitions (no need to select Cache but always include the important EFS partition) in TWRP then when restoring that backup you will have the option to choose which one you want to restore instead of having to type paths & partions in adb CMD.

Note that your personal data in internal storage (sdcard or 0) is not included in the TWRP backup and you must do that separately.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mikelsson70:
edit i found answer myself.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mantvydas:
Does playing HD WEBM files work for you? If I play a video that is at least 720p or higher, the phone freezes. If you are lucky to close it, after minute or more SystemUI and everything else crashes and it takes you back to the lockscreen and it works fine again. You can reproduce it in VLC, MX player, Mimi, Clover and other apps which use HW encoding. The only way to avoid this issue is to play it in Chrome or force SW encoder in MX player.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] lollo.21:
guys there is the possibility of watching YouTube video at 1080px?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] MrDSM:
Hi,

Making a clean install of LOS (0410) from Stock 4.3, everything is good, but the phone didn't detect the sim, i installed LOS twice and the same problem.

It shows in Preferred network type: invalid network mode (-1).ignore.

The sim worked well on 4.3.

Did i forget something?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] g104:
Cast on your FHD 1080p TV. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Deleted
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Invalid Network - No SIM After Lineage Install

Define "clean install". ;) See LineageOS Super Clean Install

The solution is to backup the EFS partition while in stock Samsung 4.3 firmware after installing TWRP and to restore it using TWRP when LineageOS is installed after first rebooting in System for the first run then rebooting again in TWRP Recovery. See this post for more details: S3 How to do a very important EFS Partition Backup - No Service Fix

Or to restore the EFS partition from a backup you made when the S3 was working fine.

For S3 i9300 users currently running LineageOS 14.1 or other ROMs without any SIM problem do a EFS partition backup now using one of the methods described in that post in case you get that problem in the future.

You are not the first one to report that No SIM problem in this thread after installing LineageOS 14.1 for i9300 from stock Samsung 4.3 and that's why I asked the OP & maintainer for LineageOS 14.1 i9300 [MENTION=5405215]forkbomb444[/MENTION] to include it in post #1 of this thread here: Overcomplicated Wiki Install LineageOS i9300 - Windows & Known Bugs

Please report back if it works for you or not. :cool:

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aldrin3010:
Add this line to build.prop and reboot

sys.display-size=1920x1080
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Hamx5:
[MENTION=4122877]curiousrom[/MENTION] have you ever created a custom Rom for galaxy s3? I'm curious because you seem very very on the crest of the wave:good::good:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] lollo.21:
works, thanks very much :)

in addition to 1080 it is impossible that the s3 works, right?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aldrin3010:
Sorry, I don't understand your question
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] lollo.21:
I'm Italian and I speak little English, I'm sorry :) I ask, is it possible to use even bigger resolutions? 1440px ecc ecc?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] slonioo:
Does this make any sense, as the S3's screen is only 720p? Don't think so. The only thing you have with the higher resolution is a bigger battery drain?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] lollo.21:
perfect, thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
HWC fix have been,Thank you very much [MENTION=5405215]forkbomb444[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
How do you know? An what exactly was wrong with display HardWareComposer?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
Apology,I've got apps like Instagram and WhatsApp and Telegram and Imo I use them too much Until the last update, I had trouble playing video and having problems with the pictures,Fortunately, with this new update, I did not have these problems,And I do not have a problem with YouTube this time,The problem with the weakness of the sound is that it's normal to the point of the phone,Friendly offer of the app ViPER4Android Audio v2.5.0.5

I use this app to speed up my phone, L Speed android optimizer | Increase performances, Extend battery life.

Thanks to everyone
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Hamx5:
Someone else confirm this?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
Yes, I confirm, perhaps because friends from different kernel reflect the outcome
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Noobkid77:
So does this mean the HWC is finally fixed ???? We definitely need more confirmation anyone who has the update please share
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] acroreiser:
It's a lie. Lineage's Gerrit has NOT any new HWC-related changes.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
HWComposer & Security Patch Update

"lie" is a bit over the top here. I think it was just an honest mistake by [MENTION=7759563]dana.marivani[/MENTION] which we all do from time to time.

Edited to add:

From post 1 of EXPERIMENTAL 7.1.2 LineageOS 14.1 for i9300 by forkbomb444:

So it's only half working in that out-of-date experimental build.

A HWComposer search in Logcat in my S3 i9300 running stock LineageOS 14.1 updated to 2018-04-19 using the free MatLog: Material Logcat Reader returns 0 results. So it is not implemented in the current official LineageOS 14.1 for S3 i9300.

BTW that update has a bunch of stuff including Bump security patch level to 2018-04-05 and i9300: audio: fix bt sample rate handling commit by forkbomb444 (Simon Shields). See https://download.lineageos.org/i9300/changes/

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] acroreiser:
It isn't looks like mistake...
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Ah come on, his video is working better now according to him and he thought that is was related to HWComposer. It's not a big deal:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
hi all

I apologize to all friends,Thank you for explaining them [MENTION=4122877]curiousrom[/MENTION]

I'm sorry for you too [MENTION=7907521]A$teroid[/MENTION] Speak to a tone rather than a tune. Talk with the tone of tranquility and mastery of a perfect reason

My video is better performance, I thought it was related H.W.C
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] tasky_yo:
[MENTION=5405215]forkbomb444[/MENTION] will you build LOS 15 too for this device? Just curious.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
http://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/ was added to Bunch of Links: S3 i9300 LineageOS, Developer & Oreo Project
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] tasky_yo:
Fork is the bomb
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] orgert:
it's not out-of date anymore ;)

You should check the thread:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/experimental-lineageos-14-1-i9300-t3696500/page24