I was Updating the firmware via Odin to MG8 but got the NAND write failed error while flashing the sboot.bin file, unfortunately i checked the NAND erase all and got stuck into the boot logo. I then downloaded the 4.2.2 version Russian Update from samsung-updates.com and flashed it via Odin. Everything went right and the phone is alive again.
I was surfing through forums about the 4.2.2 updates and it was all around that 4.2.2 includes performance issues but i doubt that. The firmware is sometimes laggy and even the Benchmarck score has fallen from 11k to 10k which obviously is not a good thing after a "performance" update. Apps seem loading slowly but every other thing is fine. There were also sayings that the TouchViz will create some issues with 4.2.2 update and that the Galaxy S2 Plus I9105 is the first Galaxy Device to get this update.
Anyone of you experiencing some same? and if any developer know some bug fixes please do contribute...
I have no problem with the 4.2.2 rom. Still on MG8. Was the first build that came out. But first think i do was root and debloat the stock rom. And i also install xtreme core and xtreme booster. Very good work for ram management like v6 supercharger but easier to use. So every time i have used only the half of ram. That means the device is very responsible and snappy. And battery live allways over 3 days. (Not so many 3G use, or music, most use it like a PHONE)
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there are issues with some apps, force closing on facebook and facebook messenger... RAM is doing good in 4.2.2
MG8? That's only for the P version. Lucky you it didn't hardbrick your phone, mate
No issues with the Russian MH4 for me. In fact, the 4.2.2 totally eliminates the slight laginess I had with 4.1.2. Battery life is definitely better.
I don't care about benchmark scores as it doesn't reflect real life usage but according to a thread here, users have posted about their scores increasing compared to 4.1.2.
But, like digitaliban, I am rooted and I've debloated a lot of preinstalled stuff.
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Perhaps you should wipe and reflash the firmware again
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i soft brick the phone while flashing MG8, i then flashed MH4, it is causing some problems....
Sorry man that you flash MG8 it is only for P Version. I don't check that you are on non P Version. Flash again with the right rom for your device. I hope it works for you.
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MG8? That's only for the P version. Lucky you it didn't hardbrick your phone, mate
No issues with the Russian MH4 for me. In fact, the 4.2.2 totally eliminates the slight laginess I had with 4.1.2. Battery life is definitely better.
I don't care about benchmark scores as it doesn't reflect real life usage but according to a thread here, users have posted about their scores increasing compared to 4.1.2.
But, like digitaliban, I am rooted and I've debloated a lot of preinstalled stuff.
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Perhaps you should wipe and reflash the firmware again
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How to debloat?
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How to debloat?
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Same as freezing but you uninstall completely. Via Titanium Backup or Root Uninstaller. Or you could just use a root file explorer and go to system - > app and delete the apks and odex of the stuff you want to remove. A lot of the Samsung stuff run at boot, so it does make a difference removing them. Otherwise, just freeze them.
I use this spreadsheet as a guide: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
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after flashing 4.2.2 again and a reset factory about 250 Mb is missing
it's like the ram thing
web sites say it have 1GB of ram but when you buy the phone it's about 700MB,so what happened to 300MB? "it's used by system" they answer.
OK,but 500MB of this 700 MB is always full.
i don't care about amount of ram as long as my phone works fine and don't know how much is good for better performance and i know these task killers does nothing.
but what is about this 1GB of ram so important?this is not a PC, it runs it's OS or not?
There are quite a lot of write ups you can find explaining how Android manages it's processes and RAM management.
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So this morning i rooted my 5.0 player. Still has factory rom/kernal and runs on gingerbread 2.5 or whatever the stock firmware and os is. Anyyywaaayy. Its rooted. I have all in one tools and memory cleaner to optimize performance. I am usin an ics theme but i feel like im missing something. What kind of things can i do to enjoy the rootness on my mini tablet? Or could some of you guys help a noob build confidence about flashing. Idk i saw a mobile version of odin. Not sure what to think. I would love a jellybean os or something better than gingerbread.. It sucks. Lol what can i do now?
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Well my friend, we do have our own forum, and recently we got jellybean on our devices thanks to medorval. But here is what you should do, first, get the newest version of Odin on your computer. I use 1.85 i believe, then go download and flash entropy's kernel, which is overclocked for speed and, well, tech stuff. If you need more clear steps, contact me or go to our forum. Just type in galaxy player in the search your device and it should pop up for the 4.0 and 5.0. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you can't find them, I can help.
That is only the start of what you can do.
DO NOT USE MOBILE ODIN. DO NOT. IT BRICKS OUR DEVICE.
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Very helpful thank you! Im so strung out on information overloaf that some links might be even more helpful lol => with your pep talk im craving jellybean more and more. Thank god you steered me way from mobile odin!
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Rodger that, will post links soon, gotta gather them real fast.
Gunna be posting these as soon as I get them,
Link 1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30990567
its an old guide but go to the attached files at the bottom of the first post and ONLY download the one that says Odin 1.7! Open the zip on your computer.
Link 2: (Almost)
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Ok right now I'm going to leave you hanging because I'm falling asleep trying to do this. It's the fact that I'm taking finals this week and I'm exhausted. Right now I recommend you do some reading on our forum and get to know the device. Sorry bout this but I will continue posting links tomorrow. I promise!
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Lol no problems i certainly wouldnt want you strung out on account of me lol thankbyou for your help. Ill probably flash jellybean on.here in a few moments ill get started.
Good looken out friend and look luck with your academics!
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Haha thanks. And just a heads up so there is no frustration, you have to be on an ICS rom to update to jellybean. For some reason, you get errors while trying to do it on gingerbread. And flash jellybean through CWM.
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Rodger that, will post links soon, gotta gather them real fast.
Gunna be posting these as soon as I get them,
Link 1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30990567
its an old guide but go to the attached files at the bottom of the first post and ONLY download the one that says Odin 1.7! Open the zip on your computer.
Link 2: (Almost)
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Was'nt sure. but ive already rooted my phone with superoneclick. or not my phone rather, my galaxy 5.0 player. should i still download odin? the entropy kernal? and the ics rom? if i follow the guide youve given me will it still work for my device?
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besides, do you NEED an sd card to flash kernels and roms? i dont have one =P
Hi guys probably the wrong place to post this so please tell me if I'm wrong.
I'm currently using my GT I9300 with the omega v44 rom 4.2.1 I feel like I may be using a lot of ram compared to stock.
My ram is currently always around the 500mb mark and always clear cache and memory and keep it nice and clean in terms of unwanted apps.
It would be interesting to see what the others are experiencing and whether they have a custom ROM or stock?
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I just received a 20mb update what is this update ?? Has anyone installed it yet I wanna know what is it before installing it.. Just received it an hour ago?? I'm already using the latest on my droidcharge so I'm confused did Samsung just release a new update for the droidcharge ?
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http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/droid_charge.pdf
Hummmmmmm, Face Unlock is a 4.+ feature.... Could it finally be? I'm not holding my breath.
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Any news? My wife sure could use an ics update...
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POST THAT ZIP
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I just rebuilt this thing two weeks ago when it blew up after installing app updates. wonderful!
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So has any one did the update is it ics or what is it
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From the ss posted it looks like new radios
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And kernel
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Am new to Droid charge I was on Droid x2 I wish eclipses would make another from
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Holy crap - very interesting. And I agree - post that zip
I am not getting my hopes too high, but definitely excited to see if anything gets improved. I figured VZW had long forgotten about the Charge and we wouldn't see any more updates... Hopefully someone can post the zip!
All of a sudden the dying charge forums see some life and activity!
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Holy crap - very interesting. And I agree - post that zip
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I may go stock so I can get it and post it.
so they debloat and remove all those apps long after i quit using this thing? figures.
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so they debloat and remove all those apps long after i quit using this thing? figures.
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Probably because they need more room on /system to hold the new stuff
Or more RAM so the phone isn't unusable stock
So I installed it and seems like they didn't remove the bloat and added two new apps but it very fast now idk what they did but my phone always died so fast n now it actually lasts a while so I'm not exactly sure what just happend but now I can I'm more Happy but I'm still gonna upgrade to HTC one or gs4 what ever comes first on Verizon I just need to upgrade this thing even thou its faster now n battery last longer its still not processor good enough....
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So I installed it and seems like they didn't remove the bloat and added two new apps but it very fast now idk what they did but my phone always died so fast n now it actually lasts a while so I'm not exactly sure what just happend but now I can I'm more Happy but I'm still gonna upgrade to HTC one or gs4 what ever comes first on Verizon I just need to upgrade this thing even thou its faster now n battery last longer its still not processor good enough....
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I believe that in order for the bloat apps to go away you have to uninstall any updates to them and clear data/cache but not sure if you may have had to do that before you took the FP8 update
To make sure I'm posting the correct update.zip I'd like to ask a quick question. My phone has asked me to update and is at the restart & install point. Does the update.zip file contain everything you want? If it does I'll go ahead and upload, if not, let me know what you need and I'll get it for you.
Thanks,
Mathias
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To make sure I'm posting the correct update.zip I'd like to ask a quick question. My phone has asked me to update and is at the restart & install point. Does the update.zip file contain everything you want? If it does I'll go ahead and upload, if not, let me know what you need and I'll get it for you.
Thanks,
Mathias
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That zip is all that is needed. The zip should be in /cache and say something similar to SCH-I510_FP5E_to_FP8 in the file name.
What Paul said....
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Hey guys!
I'm using stock 4.2.2 for a week almost. Flashed it with Odin, absolutely no problems.
The rom works fast, smooth and the battery life is great ..
BUT
My phone is using about 500-600 RAM and that leaves me just about 250(+-) free ...
Is this normal? And if not, what coud be the problem?
The phone is not rooted but I think if i root it and get rid of all bloatware ram will be released.
Here are the apps installed by me:
Facebook
Ebay
Lookout
Livescore
Messenger for FB
MX player
Shazam
Skype
WhatsApp
Clean master
Blackmarket alpha
Sine Mora
Advanced Task killer
Real Racing 3
Juice defender Ultimate
WiFi File transfer PRO
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Hope you help
All the best!
celticbg said:
Hey guys!
I'm using stock 4.2.2 for a week almost. Flashed it with Odin, absolutely no problems.
The rom works fast, smooth and the battery life is great ..
BUT
My phone is using about 500-600 RAM and that leaves me just about 250(+-) free ...
Is this normal? And if not, what coud be the problem?
The phone is not rooted but I think if i root it and get rid of all bloatware ram will be released.
Here are the apps installed by me:
Hope you help
All the best!
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Usually its enough, but you can remove bloatware from samsung for example game hub, samung apps but you will find more
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Usually its enough, but you can remove bloatware from samsung for example game hub, samung apps but you will find more
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So, you are saying that this RAM consumption is totally normal?
celticbg said:
So, you are saying that this RAM consumption is totally normal?
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Yes
Is normal yes but I use supercharger v6 and I dont have lags.
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JonisskylineE said:
Is normal yes but I use supercharger v6 and I dont have lags.
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Um, I used supercharger V6 on my LG L3 E400 ( :laugh: ) and I remember that i needed to flash it with CMW. Is the procedure the same with SGSII+ ? How can i supercharge my phone?
Jajaja I have an lg e400 no isn't the same. Just google it and find the official topic on xda. Then follow the instructions. Thats all.. and use the option 5 (multitasking)
Rooted device need
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With Android, too much free RAM is wasted RAM. You don't really have to worry about it unless you're constantly down to, like, 20mb or something. The way Android manages processes is different from a PC.
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as long as ur battery improved,i don't seems to see any problem with ram increased. i have same amount of ram usage as yours,yet playing dungeon hunter 4 not a problem for the device.
like corduroy84 said,free ram is wasted ram,unless you're dealing with battery drain,then u have to debloat/freeze some apps.
JonisskylineE said:
Jajaja I have an lg e400 no isn't the same. Just google it and find the official topic on xda. Then follow the instructions. Thats all.. and use the option 5 (multitasking)
Rooted device need
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I tried supercharger now too
I ran antutu and i got a better 3d graphic performance
I have had installed real racing too and it freezing all the time. I got lag too. Ram was free about 150mb. When I removed it my phone running better. I think is the way you use your phone. If you have a lot of apps installed am totally sure about that you will have lags.
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Thank you for all answers guys! I uninstalled some apps I don't use and my RAM is about 350-400 now So I'm happy with it
Cheers!
celticbg said:
Hey guys!
I'm using stock 4.2.2 for a week almost. Flashed it with Odin, absolutely no problems.
The rom works fast, smooth and the battery life is great ..
BUT
My phone is using about 500-600 RAM and that leaves me just about 250(+-) free ...
Is this normal? And if not, what coud be the problem?
The phone is not rooted but I think if i root it and get rid of all bloatware ram will be released.
Here are the apps installed by me:
Hope you help
All the best!
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I think you should remove all the samsung's apps
Currently downloading a hefty 689.51 update!
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thanks
downloading now :good:
Downloading now, UK - BTU, yay...!
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Is being uploaded to sam firmware now.
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Cool, going to flash this over the German version I've been using.
MJ7
Installed! Love the new keyboard. Also Samsung wallet is available. But KNOX is an optional install:s
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Anyone keep getting knox unauthorised app message? ?
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UK Vodafone downloading now
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oxfordmark said:
Installed! Love the new keyboard. Also Samsung wallet is available. But KNOX is an optional install:s
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Wait a minute... Is that KitKat???
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Terr20114 said:
Wait a minute... Is that KitKat???
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Lol, i just read it, sorry my mistake
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Installed - no issues.
No full wipe either, still got all my apps and settings as before.
So far so good, looks nice and smooth - as we knew though, not many major noticeable changes on the surface.
Thanks for posting this, downloading now!!
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oxfordmark said:
Installed! Love the new keyboard. Also Samsung wallet is available. But KNOX is an optional install:s
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Just finding the changes to the keyboard, yes, much prefer this keyboard! Also includes full set of unicode pictures/icons in colour too! Cool.
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can anyone tell me what BTU means?
googled it and finding 10000 threads how people want BTU but no explanation -.-
BTU is the firmware csc code for the United Kingdom unbranded firmware...
Blezz said:
can anyone tell me what BTU means?
googled it and finding 10000 threads how people want BTU but no explanation -.-
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Its just the code for the unbranded (not carrier/provider specific) UK firmware, dont think it stands for anything as far as I know (British Territories Unbranded?? :silly.
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crash_194 said:
Thanks for posting this, downloading now!!
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nniicckkss said:
Just finding the changes to the keyboard, yes, much prefer this keyboard! Also includes full set of unicode pictures/icons in colour too! Cool.
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Are you guys rooted or not? I'm tempted just to go back to untouched stock, as there are still issues here and there with rooted/custom 4.3. The only thing that would bug me would not be not being able to remove bloat. I had tried flashing a custom 4.3 ROM which had the data screen off bug, so then tried going back to 4.2.2 but got a bootloop. Flashed rooted 4.2.2 MGA via Odin and tried flashing custom 4.2.2 again but still got bootloops. So currently on rooted stock 4.2.2 which is working perfectly, so I suppose I should really just sit tight for now.
I've got intelliring installed. Just updated and now I'm having talk back issues again while using stock internet app. Seems fine in chrome.
Any ideas how I can stop it?
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I'm running totally stock everything. I think the bloat is all part of having a samsung device. Nexus devices are so plain jayne in comparison, I came from a Nexus 4. I wouldn't get too hung up on it to be honest. I think the S4 is a real solid performing device with stock 4.3.
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Are you guys rooted or not? I'm tempted just to go back to untouched stock, as there are still issues here and there with rooted/custom 4.3. The only thing that would bug me would not be not being able to remove bloat. I had tried flashing a custom 4.3 ROM which had the data screen off bug, so then tried going back to 4.2.2 but got a bootloop. Flashed rooted 4.2.2 MGA via Odin and tried flashing custom 4.2.2 again but still got bootloops. So currently on rooted stock 4.2.2 which is working perfectly, so I suppose I should really just sit tight for now.
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crash_194 said:
I'm running totally stock everything. I think the bloat is all part of having a samsung device. Nexus devices are so plain jayne in comparison, I came from a Nexus 4. I wouldn't get too hung up on it to be honest. I think the S4 is a real solid performing device with stock 4.3.
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I'm totally stock too, have been since the most recent 4.2.2 update (since it got secure by knox). Before that I ran djemby's stock rooted ROMs to allow tinkering, but I couldn't be bothered with the flash counter/knox fuse etc. risk of flashing custom ROMs, so I just went stock while I still could.
As for bloat - I can live with it. some of it I actually use, some of it I never touch, but it's on there and its not doing any harm.
4.3 is nice and smooth, my phone is functional. I just have to live without the tinkering - it was minimal but I liked to have the choice... (I only added CRT off, symbols on keyboard, and one or two other bits anyway).
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I'm running totally stock everything. I think the bloat is all part of having a samsung device. Nexus devices are so plain jayne in comparison, I came from a Nexus 4. I wouldn't get too hung up on it to be honest. I think the S4 is a real solid performing device with stock 4.3.
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Cheers, I'm in two minds at the moment. I agree that it is a great device and enjoy having the extra features (would just like option to remove some of the apps). To be honest Im not looking to constantly flash a lot of different ROMs, happy with stock if its smooth and stable. I've got a Nexus 7 as well, so it satisfies my 'having the latest update' fix! The rooted apps I would miss would be adaway, multi window manager, root explorer option on file explorer and titanium backup (not much use for this anyway if I'm not flashing). Will think about it a bit more..
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