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Okay, I admit, I am a little gun shy about flashing a custom ROM... I just came from a G1. I had no fear, I was flashing everything I could get my hands on to find the fastest and least laggy set up I could find. Sometimes things were great, sometimes not so much(all better than stock, i assume)... but there were nights that I was reflashing multiple times just to get it back stable enough to be usable again.
Now I have the G2x and I LOVE it. Mine was so quick and stable right out of the box that I don't want to lose that... I know I could make it quicker and more user friendly. Part of me wants to wait to see what happens when the OTA update comes out... annnnd part of me wants to flash away(I am all rooted and have CWM going and Tweezit's Dark sinister is poised and just a button press away)...
maybe I should start off small and try faux's stock kernel... but the whole undervolt thing is lost on me...
could use a little talking into or out of flashing now...
do it!!!!!! flash fauxs now!!!! u need to flash rite now what are u waiting for click the button now!!!!! lol nah listen bro i kinda felt the same way u did fauxs kernels are top notch really the only ones i wasnt having problems with morfics are awesome to but im pretty sure he does that for better battery life n stability .....good stuff
so did i talk u into it, or out of it???
In to... But stupid questions first... If the kernel doesn't work for me... Is there a way to flash back the crappy stock kernel? And what under voltage settings should I be looking at?
Thanks
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question1, thats y u make a backup of stock this way if u dnt like anything u can restore back, n 2 its undervolted across the bored -50 i think u will most def get battery life with the kernel vs stock n like i sd if u dont like it u can restore ur backup ,to backup go into cwm power dwn n vol dwn n scroll down to backup and restore and hit backup
wait assuming u installed cwm with nvflash then do last part
Of course I did...no fake flash for me... So just so I am clear... I did a nandroid back up this morning... If the new kernel doesn't work out for me the back up will get me back? Last question...does the same hold true for ROMS as well? If I flash bionix and I want to go back to stock will my nandroid get me there? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE... I should have been a computer science major... I realized waaaay to late that I love this stuff... I am learning as I go...
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lol no prob man n yes if u restore back to ur stock nandroid it will be exactly how it was before u backed it up kernel and all so u can stick fauxs rom on there and his kernel if u dont like it go into recov and erase data and cache and hit restore backup n u r back to stock....and if u want to make a backup of the new rom u put on do that too u will just have two backups the new rom and stock.........have fun flashing
Awesome! The button has been pushed! Somewhere my wife just cried out... She won't know why untill she gets home and I am sitting in front of the computer with a bag of chips ahoy and a mr pib...
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hahaha she'll understand
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hahaha she'll understand
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yea she'll understand the first few days until your in front of the laptop like a meth monkey waiting for your next fix of flashing a rom asking the dev numerous times in thread the eta of the next release. up till the wee hours of the night cause the dev said that he or she would release it tonite yea she'll understand.
hahahaah he said meth monkey.....awesome
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yea she'll understand the first few days until your in front of the laptop like a meth monkey waiting for your next fix of flashing a rom asking the dev numerous times in thread the eta of the next release. up till the wee hours of the night cause the dev said that he or she would release it tonite yea she'll understand.
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Lmfao +1
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i smell smoke
thats not your phone is it.
Yeah ive been kinda shy too. even though not only did i flash a ton of roms i developed one. but that was on the droid. by the time i started it was pretty clear you just couldnt brick the thing
but im past my 2 weeks so no return now. and this one does seem to work so maybe thius weekend
I say go for it... It took barely any arm twisting from sarni84 for me to jump blindly into the abyss. Faux's kernel is great...
I can already feel my refresh finger getting twitchy...updates...uuuuupdates...
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lmao...^^^^^
Honestly dude, I'd wait a little bit before starting to flash ROMs on the g2x. Development is fairly new, and everything is still pretty buggy. I've had to do like 3 or 4 battery pulls today alone and it's not very practical for daily use. If you're happy with the stock ROM, do yourself a favor and keep it. Keep up to date on the ROM development, though, and in due time, they'll be more stable and you'll have a better experience. I had my phone rooted and a new ROM flashed within the first hour I bought the phone. I haven't had much time to really enjoy it since I jumped right into custom development. When the bugs start appearing and stop me from using my phone to its maximum capability, I start to question that decision. Just my personal opinion on the matter.
Where were you 8 hours ago? Lol...that's exactly why I have only flashed faux's kernel... So far... I am going to stay in a holding pattern for the time being... best of both worlds...
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I held off. The phone is good now but the real stable stuff will come after the gingerbread release.
Themes and battery life aside there is no reason or need to flash a rom yet on this phone.
It is pretty open and you can do most everything you need to out the box.
I'm waiting for gingerbread. If that doesn't suite me I'll wait for the gb roms.
Source roms. Full source. I mean.
And I'd only do it to theme. I do alot with my phone.
I trip out a lot of android users with my phones.
Vets.
And I do it all stock. You just gotta know how, and where, and you can do some amazing things.
And it is like pringles.
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Well not to play devils advocate but I've been flashing CM since the first nightly. I haven't loaded any custom kernels aside what comes with CM7.
I have jumped around the board a few times but always landed back to CyanogenMod.
While stock worked well for me, and CM7 is not a stable release, it has provided several fixes and benefits over stock. I've been running the last #34 build and it honestly works pretty good. Their server died, so you'll have to use Fitsnuggly's Gigglebread KANG for anything more recent then that.
CM7 = Wiimote + HDMI Out = Win
Honestly, I would do a Nandroid of stock and go for it. Worst case you restore back to stock and continue your life. Best case you never go back.
Her phone has horrible internet connection even though it has full bars +4g icon,and its freezing up constantly and I'm at my ends wits... is anyone else having these issues with their sgs4g its completely stock not even root(she won't let me root/install custom rom because she likes her lock screen puzzle piece lol)
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Have you called T-Mobile and see if it's a network issue?
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She might have gone over the limit even if she has unlimited... i have unlimited voice and data and text but if i go over 5gb of data then i get slower connections
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Root it an see if it fixes it an if not then go back to stock check 3G use also if not at limit then get replacement
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I've done everything that you guys have recommended except for root I've called tmobile so much they know me by name lol they're sending a replacement out now should be here by Monday, I'm hoping its a hardware issue, I had one with my G2, they sent me a new one and it works great(although I'm running cm7 now) but if nothing else and the problem persists ill try rooting, she's just so against having anything done to her phone and refuses to get a custom rom because of the loockscreen puzzle piece lol
Either way thanks you guys, you've been a big help anyone have any problems like this?
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Wait, so she's refusing to try a custom ROM because of her puzzle piece lockscreen?
Valhalla has that. Get her to GB, and she'll love you forever, haha.
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Wait, so she's refusing to try a custom ROM because of her puzzle piece lockscreen?
Valhalla has that. Get her to GB, and she'll love you forever, haha.
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Lol so valhalla has it? What all works and what doesn't any big issues better yet do you have a link lol
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Lol so valhalla has it? What all works and what doesn't any big issues better yet do you have a link lol
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Judging by your post, you're new to this community? Be sure to read up on how to flash on this phone and everything. You wouldn't want your girlfriend to snap your precious friend in half when you brick her phone!
Here's Valhalla by Whitehawkx. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243826
Yep I'm new to the sgs4g community not new to the xda community I'm a proud owner of the g2 lol
I checked out the rom and my only question is when you get a message does it pop up as another puzzle piece like it does on stock that's what she loves so much lol so if I can find a custom rom that has that stock lockscreen feel I'm set, I know that stock lockscreen is because of touchwiz right?
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Yep I'm new to the sgs4g community not new to the xda community I'm a proud owner of the g2 lol
I checked out the rom and my only question is when you get a message does it pop up as another puzzle piece like it does on stock that's what she loves so much lol so if I can find a custom rom that has that stock lockscreen feel I'm set, I know that stock lockscreen is because of touchwiz right?
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Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work. I just texted myself to test it out. I don't use that lockscreen on a regular basis, so maybe if someone else texted me, it would show up. *shrug*
I would say try your best to convince her to try out GB. The speed difference between GB and Froyo is MASSIVE.
FYI, wifi is not quite up to par on GB. Weaker signal, shorter range.
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Well here's to hoping the replacement fixes her problem just gotta wait until Monday also if they send her a new one instead of a refurb(happened with my g2) I can get a 16 gig microsd lol
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If it's your GF's phone, I wouldn't flash gingerbread just yet. It can be tricky, and it has weaker wifi connection.
I would root the phone, uninstall some bloatware, and then get the cwm recover files in place (DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER). Then flash drhonk's bali3.3UV kernel from here, and enable voodoo lagfix ext4 partitions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080871
I ran this setup for a while on my phone, and it was great - oem, fast, and stable. If she wants a bit more options and flare, you can flash the ICBINB froyo rom also.
I'm gonna have to try that when she gets the replacemnt Monday thanks again everyone you been a tremendous help
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If it's your GF's phone, I wouldn't flash gingerbread just yet. It can be tricky, and it has weaker wifi connection.
I would root the phone, uninstall some bloatware, and then get the cwm recover files in place (DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER). Then flash drhonk's bali3.3UV kernel from here, and enable voodoo lagfix ext4 partitions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080871
I ran this setup for a while on my phone, and it was great - oem, fast, and stable. If she wants a bit more options and flare, you can flash the ICBINB froyo rom also.
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Sorry for the dub post
So if I follow what you said to do right here, she have the original android that came on the phone(puzzle piece lockscreen and all) with less bloat and what seems to be a better kernel?
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yep!
unroot with superoneclick. then you can install titanium backup and remove a lot of bloatware that comes on the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025610
Then you can install cwm recovery.zip and the recovery file - you'll need to push the files into the correct directories using a file explorer that has root access (I use "root explorer").
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099374
From there you boot into recovery (turn phone off, then hold volume up + volume down, and press the power button while still holding the volume buttons). choose "reinstall packages" and you then have CWM. At this point, it would be a good idea to backup your rom, using the backup feature. Then you can "install from zip file" and flash kernels, roms, and modems that are on your SD card. Here's the Bali UV kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080871
when you are done, you can even go back to superoneclick, and UNroot to lock the phone down again.
good luck!
Valhalla has the puzzle piece but its only to unlock the phone it wont tale you to messaging or missed calls
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Well after alot of fierce battles with tmobile(and i mean, me fiercely cussing out alot of annoying people LOL) i have finally reached a break through with this phone, my break through is they are selling my girlfriend a SGS2 for 200 dollars even which means, i now own a sgs4g , so if someone would please direct me to a guide to get this thing running the works(custom kernel, and ICBINB GB) id appreciate it
NOTE:this phone will not be my daily driver(G2 still holds my heart LOL), ill probably only us the sgs4g at work, because everyone has a vibrant and i want to shove my new piece of joy in there faces
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Well after alot of fierce battles with tmobile(and i mean, me fiercely cussing out alot of annoying people LOL) i have finally reached a break through with this phone, my break through is they are selling my girlfriend a SGS2 for 200 dollars even which means, i now own a sgs4g , so if someone would please direct me to a guide to get this thing running the works(custom kernel, and ICBINB GB) id appreciate it
NOTE:this phone will not be my daily driver(G2 still holds my heart LOL), ill probably only us the sgs4g at work, because everyone has a vibrant and i want to shove my new piece of joy in there faces
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Download ODIN (DL and Instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759)
Flash any gingerbread rom for the bootloaders (I used this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413)
Flash the corresponding kernel here, for Voodoo, and CWM - (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032&highlight=drhonk's+KH2+voodoo)
Flash Valhalla via CWM (here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243826)
I think that will pretty much cover it all man, Thank me later
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Well after alot of fierce battles with tmobile(and i mean, me fiercely cussing out alot of annoying people LOL) i have finally reached a break through with this phone, my break through is they are selling my girlfriend a SGS2 for 200 dollars even which means, i now own a sgs4g , so if someone would please direct me to a guide to get this thing running the works(custom kernel, and ICBINB GB) id appreciate it
NOTE:this phone will not be my daily driver(G2 still holds my heart LOL), ill probably only us the sgs4g at work, because everyone has a vibrant and i want to shove my new piece of joy in there faces
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Selling her flat out for 2 bills or did she have to renew her contract? Only asking cause I've gone to bat with TMOB for the past few months and they finally let me out of contract(after many many many elevated voice commands on my end((sorry to the poor csr)). Man I really hate the new TMOB. Rant over.
Back on topic. Look up FBis251 guide to converting to GB. Do it. Deal with weak wifi, great battery life and insane quad scores. And for the love of all thats holly Root your girls GSII.
I am interested in potentially owning a G2X and I have been doing research on it.
I hear that it freezes all the time, text don't come through, and it is just a pain.....and then i hear people have no problems with it at all.
Is it really that bad? I don't really care about specs or else i'd get a sensation, amaze or galaxy s2.
It is free right now(Along with the Sidekick 4g...which i was considering getting but i've heard even worse stuff about that one)
But is this phone truly that bad?
It really depends on what you are going to do with it.
If you are planning on rooting it and installing a custom rom, kernel, etc then a lot of those issues will be fixed and the phone will operate very well.
On the other hand if you arent going to root it then it has got some serious problems. The code on this phone is ****, so that potentially leads to a lot of problems. Basically if you are not going to root it, i would not suggest it.
In the end this phone has serious potential and that potential can be unlocked if you root it and add roms, but if not it has too many problems and just isnt worth the hassle.
I've never had a single problem with my g2x. I think most of the issues are in the early production ones.
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I had mine for over 5 months before i rooted it and installed CM. The issues were minimal for me and i loved the device. Why did i end up rooting it and putting on a custom rom? Not to fix issues, but to be daring (using the term loosely here), and have fun with my device. I actually liked it so much, I bought a second. What were my issues? Lockups now and again, but it seemed to be heat related (ie when plugged in while driving my car), causing to remove the battery and turn it back on. Never had an issue with texts not coming through.
I also got my original for free...and to me, the random battery pull wasn't a show stopper (my palm running WebOS would lock up too now and again) and was easily overlooked due to the specs and capabilities of the device.
On a side note...I still see a random battery pull with CM installed, so custom roms isnt a fix all for this device either...but i still love it(them). Other roms may address other issues, but I havent tried any others so i cant say from personal experience. I have also played with a Sidekick 4G...negative captain...it drove me crazy.
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You'll be fine man. Most of those problems occurs in the first batch of G2x' when it first came out. Good luck.
I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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So you are saying there's no bad productions of this phone and they all have no issues despite all the reported common problems people have experienced?
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I will put it this way, if I had the chance to get this phone for free with my past experience with it, is a yes. Would I pay 200$ and re-up on my contract... not a chance in hell. With the SGS II out right I would go for that or an HTC phone. For free this phone is more then good enough though.
Free G2X? Worth it.
Making bad decision's one at a time.
I would say if you get the phone and put Cyanogenmod on it, it's awesome, when I stuck with the stock ROM, it would freeze overnight, now that I have Cyanogenmod I have no problems whatsoever
My g2x is very stable overclocked to 1.6 with morphic's kernel. Cyanogenmod with the Trinity kernel is stable, fast, and very fun.
I paid for mine and it was worth every penny.
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If you are getting this phone for free DO IT! In the end the phone works great and plays every game I load up, rooting and adding a custom rom is a must, I find that weapon is a good rom for the average user, the only thing I didnt like was the back cover but thats just me being picky
i think i was one of the lucky ones to get the first of the 2nd batch of the g2x. i did not have any problems with my phone but i rooted it after about a week. I have to say that the custom rooms are buttery smooth. You have so much more flexibility and it just creates for a much much better user experience. The stock was choppy, not as smooth, and was not very customizable. so i would say if you intend to put custom roms on it, this phone is perfect. if you want to keep it stock then i would go for the galaxy s2.
Every phone will have its issues. If its free, sure get it. If u got the dough to spare then go for the s2
the funny thing is i ask myself the same question when i bought mine your answer well i would buy it again i have had no issues im running a quadrant with phoneixblood rom trinity 15 kernal ext 4 at 6120 my battery last all day with moderate use with juice defender i think you would be totally happy with it its so simple to root like 5 minutes several very good roms for phone cyanogenmod eaglesblood phoneixblood miui you wont be dissapointed if you get it and you need help rooting flashing or anything just inbox me on here i gladly help in any way
Coming from someone that still has a release day phone, the only issues the stock phone ever gave me was stone random lockups, like 10 in the 2 months i had it stock. And for me that issue was fixed completely fixed with a flash to cyanogen mod. I'm really happy with this phone, and i honestly would buy it again even with the original $200 price tag.
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I had a lot of issues with this phone stock but once i rooted and did all the stuff to it its running fine now.
I got my phone about a month ago. And yes, those lock ups or screen of deaths occurred a couple times in a few days. Rooted it and flashed a different rom/kernel and now it works wonderful. I believe it is the stock kernel that causes the issues.
My friend had this phone before and he hated it because of all the issues. He then went on to get another phone and told me not to waste my time.... It's unfortunate he didn't read up about rooting the device. This phone has awesome specs, and for the price of $100 that I got it for, I wanted to give it a try.
No problems for this phone whatsoever. Its a good phone I'd say.
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thanks for the comments, you have made up my mind. upgrading from a optimist t to the g2x in 3 days (when my tax return comes in) already downloaded all the rom's i'm going to flash....
I recently got an SGS3 as a present from my wife for my bday last month, but prior to the SGS3, I had the Gnex Toro with DroidTheory's latest Non-JB, AOKP-based rom and either IMOSEYON's Lean Kernel or Franco kernel. Now, coming to the SGS3, I haven't stayed up to date with the modding/rom'ing scene due to a death in the family, and until now, have only rooted the phone just to install TBU to restore my apps and settings.
So - I need some advice. I know that there's probably over a thousand posts about roms and kernels for the SGS3, but I was wondering if anyone had any personal experience/advice they'd like to throw my way for getting the most (ie battery, speed, features) out of my new phone.
Where do I begin? I thought the bootloader was locked and encrypted, but then I saw a one-button (and it was the entire screen size, but I can't remember the name) app to unlock the bootloader. I did that, but haven't experimented with any new kernels cause I'm a little dense when it comes to what all these new options are and what they mean. Anyone have a quick, high level overview and some pointers?
Thanks for your help
Jesse
First things first BACK UP your IMEI use terminal "su" then "reboot nvbackup" it backs up your imei to one of the phones partitions. The gs3 has a bug and this hopefully will fix it. TreveE also released a zip that makes a backed up zip I'd do that too. Just search for it.
First off, let me welcome you back to not only XDA but the modding/romming scene! Second off, my condolences. I hope all is well with you now though.
First things first though, rooting and unlocking the bootloader. Seems you've already taken care of that using mmmeff's app in the Play Store. This one, correct?
After that, it's all about installing a recovery (duh!). I'm using TWRP 2.2 which you can grab here.
We got recovery setup? Good? GOOD! Okay, so, something that was found as KennyCap up above said is that IMEI (how Verizon identifies your phone as being cool for school on their network) seems to disappear somewhat randomly when flashing custom roms. Luckily, most of us are reckless enough to not care, so, we've ended up with so many people losing theirs that a solution has been found! Several, actually. Here's a thread with EVERYTHING you need to know about IMEI, backing it up, and knowing how to not be that guy who ruined his present from his wife, who now despises him for wrecking his present.
After that, you're golden man. Nothing can bring you DOWN. So, we've got a bunch of options as far as performance goes. Me? I've been using CyanogenMod 10 as a daily driver since that released. Had some strange incidents on certain builds, but the 09/06 build was fine. I just switched over to ParanoidAndroid a couple hours ago, myself. Battery life seems fine so far, as good as it was on CM10 (which by the by, is freakin' insane) so I'd recommend it if you like further tweaking your phone. I'm, unfortunately, a rom kind of guy. I, by nature don't flash kernels. Because quite frankly, I don't know.. if you flash them. So I can't help you there. But, I hope that I've been of some help! Welcome back, and have fun!
until all the kinks..well most of the kinks you can never get them all.. are worked out i am sticking with a stock based. Since you wanted battery, and features i would recommend CleanROM (Current 2.1), CleanKernel(Current 1.2), and the add on pack for the rom to get some other features.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850495
Add-on: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854060
I agree with a stock based ROM from your described needs, but the latest cm10 is solid for me with KT kernel.
Also this post would have been better suited in the q&a section, just a heads up before people come in here flaming you.
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Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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Flamers haven't had their morning coffee yet that's why. Also, "Forrest Gump" is on tv right now so they may be distracted.
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Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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I'm here....
Did you notice the section you posted in? Releases and development only. You didn't know, but now you do!
Sorry for the death in the family, my condolences as well.
Enjoy that new S3!
P.S. I haven't had my coffee and I'm not watching Forrest Gump
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Hurr I'm a mod, move to general or die durr
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Sounds like everyone's given pretty good recommendations so far, especially ZServ, props to you on that writeup.
I also came from Toro to SGS3, and I was a little gunshy to flash anything while the IMEI thing got worked out. Currently running a test build of AOKP from Xoomdev (www.blamexoomdev.com) and it's been pretty solid for me so far.
One thing to note, there are still RIL issues with AOSP roms (such as CM9/10, AOKP) that cause very ugly 3G coverage. 4G seems unaffected, but if you're in a low signal 3G area, you'll get drops like mad. Touchwiz based roms such as paranoidandroid, cleanrom, Synergy, etc don't seem to have these issues. Keep this in mind if you're in an area that doesn't get reliable 4G coverage. If you use an AOSP rom and have to rely on 3G you might get frequent data drops.
Otherwise welcome back, my condolences as well, and go have some fun.
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Hurr I'm a mod, move to general or die durr
/Flaming
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You familiar with sarcasm and/or humor?
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I could have missed this as I read through the thread quickly but even if it's been said I will say it again for emphasis:
NEVER EVER FLASH A ROM OR KERNEL FOR THE i9300 (INTERNATIONAL) GS3.
Whew. Okay, I emphasize this because you said you used Franco kernel in the past. There is no version of that kernel for our phone. Flashing it will result in brick that can only be reversed by a JTAG.
Oh, and wrong section RAH BLAH ANGRY WORDS!
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First off, let me welcome you back to not only XDA but the modding/romming scene! Second off, my condolences. I hope all is well with you now though.
First things first though, rooting and unlocking the bootloader. Seems you've already taken care of that using mmmeff's app in the Play Store. This one, correct?
After that, it's all about installing a recovery (duh!). I'm using TWRP 2.2 which you can grab here.
We got recovery setup? Good? GOOD! Okay, so, something that was found as KennyCap up above said is that IMEI (how Verizon identifies your phone as being cool for school on their network) seems to disappear somewhat randomly when flashing custom roms. Luckily, most of us are reckless enough to not care, so, we've ended up with so many people losing theirs that a solution has been found! Several, actually. Here's a thread with EVERYTHING you need to know about IMEI, backing it up, and knowing how to not be that guy who ruined his present from his wife, who now despises him for wrecking his present.
After that, you're golden man. Nothing can bring you DOWN. So, we've got a bunch of options as far as performance goes. Me? I've been using CyanogenMod 10 as a daily driver since that released. Had some strange incidents on certain builds, but the 09/06 build was fine. I just switched over to ParanoidAndroid a couple hours ago, myself. Battery life seems fine so far, as good as it was on CM10 (which by the by, is freakin' insane) so I'd recommend it if you like further tweaking your phone. I'm, unfortunately, a rom kind of guy. I, by nature don't flash kernels. Because quite frankly, I don't know.. if you flash them. So I can't help you there. But, I hope that I've been of some help! Welcome back, and have fun!
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Thanks for the info. First, I have been done everything up to the nvram backup, but I just took care of that. It'd be nice to know from the post where the backup is kept so I could keep it offline. Hell, it'd be nice to be able to hot-swap one phone to another. I mean, with an IMEI backup, it wouldn't even matter if you bought a illegitimate phone from CL or something since you could always swap in your IMEI.
I really have never been an CM fan. I toyed with it back on my Droid X, even my GNex Toro, and just felt it was not as feature-rich as the AOKP or the custom variants. I mean, its lean, its quick, but so is AOSP, and I'm not looking for just plain vanilla. I want the bells and whistles. I like the built in rom control of AOKP as a separate settings menu item.
As far as kernels go, I'm really looking for something that gives me better control of the OC'ing and undervolting, but isn't so complicated that I need to bust out my TI calculator just to figure out settings. I like the rom control of the Franco Kernel app. I bought the app, drank the Kool Aid and have been a fan ever since, but have been skeptical, because, to be quite honest, I leave my SGS3 in Power Saver mode and truthfully, I am blown away with the battery life. The one big feature of AOKP I definitely miss is the Fast Charge option. I have 2A chargers in my car and home and would love to get back to charging the device from ~10% to full in 30 min or less. That was freakin' awesome. I'm waiting on my Anker battery, so I'd love to see a little more time squeezed out of the stock, cause that would just make the Anker 2200mah even more "yummy" :laugh:
My phone wasn't this bad before I flashed the jellywiz ROM. After that, my phone began to heat up with any ROM I used. Anyone know why this happened?
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I've tried some ROMs that made my phone run hot and others that didn't. It seems there is not rhyme or reason as yo why your phone might be getting hot.
I'd say flash another ROM and see of its still hot.
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try a different rom... beans, eclipse, and pa all run great for me. Remember ported roms based off of leaks tend to have wierd issues like that. Part of the reason I deviate from those types of roms. point is; stick with roms that are built from source.
mpetruzz said:
I've tried some ROMs that made my phone run hot and others that didn't. It seems there is not rhyme or reason as yo why your phone might be getting hot.
I'd say flash another ROM and see of its still hot.
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Flash a brand new ROM? I've tried flashing Synergy and it's still hot (though I suspect it's because of the kernel inside.
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try a different rom... beans, eclipse, and pa all run great for me. Remember ported roms based off of leaks tend to have wierd issues like that. Part of the reason I deviate from those types of roms. point is; stick with roms that are built from source.
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I'm gonna another ROM. So far, the Jellywiz ROM is just warm every time I use it. It's good as a DD, but the warmth can be disconcerting sometimes. I'm gonna try a new ROM out soon (probably by the end of today.
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So far, I wemr back to a deodexed version if the latest verizon OTA and my gs3 still feels warm. I'm thinking of returning it if it becomes too much for ke to bear.
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I had the same issue. It wasn't hot until I flashed a Rom. Then every time I did anything it heated up. Also I heard if u disable media storage then restart your phone and turn it back on. It will be better. It workerd once or twice. But I had to get a replacement. Dont want to root now
Well, so far, I've already dome the methods and it's working well, but you never know what happens.
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Well, I decided to unroot my phone and reroot it and so far, it seems to be holding up a lot better than before now that I haven't flashed the jellywiz ROM. I just flashed a deodexed version of the stock Verizon VRLHE ROM and it's holding up really well. GPS however, isn't working, but that's something I don't really use so I'm good with the root. Still thinking of getting a replacement though to be on the safe side.
Wonder if its the devs removing something making it act up.
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Wonder if its the devs removing something making it act up.
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Well, my phone is back to normal again and I didn't have to return it in the end. GPS works well too. All is well. My power button is a little loose, but it still clicks well and there is no problem with it now. Apparently, the Jellywiz ROM has some RIL issues that causes it to heat up. Unrooting it got my phone back to normal.
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