I just received a refurb I535 from ebay.
Thought it would come with 4.3, so I was planning to use saferoot..
Lo and behold it came with 4.1.2 build MB1.
Now I'm faced with more choices.
Here's the thing.
It's going to be flashed to Page Plus Cellular, so no rom changes or updates ever again (without a $45 reflash I'm told)..
So.......update to 4.1 MF1 and call it a day or go up to 4.3 and live with a locked bootloader and saferoot?
Just want the best / stable factory rom that I can safely root, then disable OTA, & kill bloatware.
*EDIT* what about modem / reception tradeoffs?
What would you do?
OK so considering you want a fully stable ROM with 0 bugs and you don't mind touchwizz then look no further then CleanROM. The most stable TW ROM ever made IMO.
If you want to go AOSP but still want to be as stable as possible. Go with LiquidSmooth. But go with the more stable Jelly Bean builds. I don't think the KITKAT build are 100% bug free yet.
Do NOT go with Cyanogenmod. I do not care what the fanboys say. That ROM is always having issues. For me anyway. If you must have CM then go with Milestone release as those are more stable. But generally for you I would say stay away from CM
You can flash the ML1 modem (4.3). But flash the modem only. NOT the firmware. I'll try to find a working link. I may host it myself. Edit: I went ahead and uploaded it myself
CleanROM: http://goo.gl/pC0Yw
LiquidSmooth 4.3: http://goo.gl/cZobd
ML1 Modem: https://app.box.com/s/ce5hw86hl0uz4783no73
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Sandman-007 said:
OK so considering you want a fully stable ROM with 0 bugs and you don't mind touchwizz then look no further then CleanROM. The most stable TW ROM ever made IMO.
If you want to go AOSP but still want to be as stable as possible. Go with LiquidSmooth. But go with the more stable Jelly Bean builds. I don't think the KITKAT build are 100% bug free yet.
Do NOT go with Cyanogenmod. I do not care what the fanboys say. That ROM is always having issues. For me anyway. If you must have CM then go with Milestone release as those are more stable. But generally for you I would say stay away from CM
You can flash the ML1 modem (4.3). But flash the modem only. NOT the firmware. I'll try to find a working link. I may host it myself. Edit: I went ahead and uploaded it myself
CleanROM: http://goo.gl/pC0Yw
LiquidSmooth 4.3: http://goo.gl/cZobd
ML1 Modem: https://app.box.com/s/ce5hw86hl0uz4783no73
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I just got off the phone with the guy who is going to flash my phone.
He said to do some research and find a way to do exactly what you suggested.
Your links just saved me hours.
Thank you so much!
SpinKix said:
I just got off the phone with the guy who is going to flash my phone.
He said to do some research and find a way to do exactly what you suggested.
Your links just saved me hours.
Thank you so much!
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You are welcome [emoji106]. Let me know if you have any more questions.
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I would like to flash to the CleanROM 2.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
But it says it's based on G7.
My current baseband for my GS3 is the VRALHE.
Can I still use it?
I know there is another CleanROM Ultra Lite, but I would like to aroma features.
Yes you can do that. No problem.
Your modem and RPM will still be HE, but kernel and system will be G7.
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Which ROM would you pick?
Synergy, Clean, or Bean
emckai said:
Which ROM would you pick?
Synergy, Clean, or Bean
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I've only used CR of those three but am a happy camper and have no reason to switch.
Using CleanROM and I think this is better.
Less crap to deal with.
I like the clean-ness lol
I use cleanrom 2.1 soley for the kernel and love it. I will upgrade to 2.5 once the source code is released so cleankernel can be updated to work with it correctly.
Ive pretty much have tried every rom and kernel for this phone and always comeback to cleanrom if that helps you to choose. Its pretty much personal preference so try all of em. Just make sure if the rom comes with a kernel to flash back a stock kernel if the next rom isnt compatiable with it.
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I throw a vote in for CleanROM as well, works flawlessly. I have had no reboots, problems, etc.
Also its easy to throw on add-ons. Superfast.
emckai said:
I would like to flash to the CleanROM 2.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
But it says it's based on G7. My current baseband for my GS3 is the VRALHE. Can I still use it?
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Yes. I'm using it with all HE based firmware/kernel/radio. Once you flash CleanROM 2.5 it will install the G7 kernel. I went ahead and flashed the HE kernel back afterwards, and it's been running great for me. Not everyone has the same results, so you may want to keep some nandroid backups of various combinations until you find one you are happy with.
I've tried most of the current ROMs out there, and of the 3, I like CleanRom. However, my fav right now is Liquidsmooth.
Is there any benefit for Verizon s3 owners to run cm9 over cm10 until an official jellybean rom is released, or have the leaked roms provided enough for code for the Verizon version of cm10 to no longer be a port from another carrier's rom?
I'm having maps flickering issues that are on the official cm10 bugs list, but I need something that works in the meantime.
Thanks!
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tomster2300 said:
Is there any benefit for Verizon s3 owners to run cm9 over cm10 until an official jellybean rom is released, or have the leaked roms provided enough for code for the Verizon version of cm10 to no longer be a port from another carrier's rom?
I'm having maps flickering issues that are on the official cm10 bugs list, but I need something that works in the meantime.
Thanks!
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Bumping the thread a bit. Nobody has any input? Also, if I'm phrasing something incorrectly please let me know. Thanks!
As far as I'm aware, there was no CM9 release for the Verizon SIII.
tomster2300 said:
Is there any benefit for Verizon s3 owners to run cm9 over cm10 until an official jellybean rom is released, or have the leaked roms provided enough for code for the Verizon version of cm10 to no longer be a port from another carrier's rom?
I'm having maps flickering issues that are on the official cm10 bugs list, but I need something that works in the meantime.
Thanks!
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As previously stated there was no official CM 9 release for the Verizon Galaxy S3 because at the time when CM 9 was still current our phone still had a locked bootloader, however there was an unofficial CM 9 using kexec to circumvent the locked bootloader at the time (But that is very outdated now and shouldn't be used). I recommend you try the latest CM 10 nightly that fixed a lot of bugs since the CM 10 Stable release. If you really need something absolutely 100% stable I would recommend running the stock ICS Touchwiz ROM with root.
shimp208 said:
As previously stated there was no official CM 9 release for the Verizon Galaxy S3 because at the time when CM 9 was still current our phone still had a locked bootloader, however there was an unofficial CM 9 using kexec to circumvent the locked bootloader at the time (But that is very outdated now and shouldn't be used). I recommend you try the latest CM 10 nightly that fixed a lot of bugs since the CM 10 Stable release. If you really need something absolutely 100% stable I would recommend running the stock ICS Touchwiz ROM with root.
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Sounds great. Thanks for the info!
Hi, its been a while since I've flashed anything, I rooted my S4 months ago but never put any recovery or rom on it.. I have cwm on it right now but would like to try twrp but goo manager is having some issues my build number is jdq39.1337mvluamg1.. What can I Flash is anything.. there's just too much info and a lot of post with no or little direct answer..
Thanks... And yes I did search
Flash kangabean ROM if you're looking for AOSP experience. If you want to remain on touchwiz try GoldenEye. It has 4.3 software and is smooth as fk... Unless you're Canadian then you'll experience data drops during calls. I'm using kangabean right now and I'm enjoying it.
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Youngbloodx said:
Flash kangabean ROM if you're looking for AOSP experience. If you want to remain on touchwiz try GoldenEye. It has 4.3 software and is smooth as fk... Unless you're Canadian then you'll experience data drops during calls. I'm using kangabean right now and I'm enjoying it.
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Thanks for the reply, yes I have a Canadian phone.. My cousin is using paranoid on his nexus 4 I was looking at that. Now that I know my ver can be flashed I'm very open to flashing again :laugh:.. what rom should I start with before flashing any of the new stuff?
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Thanks for the reply, yes I have a Canadian phone.. My cousin is using paranoid on his nexus 4 I was looking at that. Now that I know my ver can be flashed I'm very open to flashing again :laugh:.. what rom should I start with before flashing any of the new stuff?
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Good info on flashing roms with different carriers--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
I am att so not up on flashing process for you--
But, I like iB's Goldeneye 4.3 rom and the CM 4.4 nightlies
Nightlies:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/unofficial-cm/files/Nightlies/
Gapps needed for Nightlies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
rugmankc said:
Good info on flashing roms with different carriers--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
I am att so not up on flashing process for you--
But, I like iB's Goldeneye 4.3 rom and the CM 4.4 nightlies
Nightlies:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/unofficial-cm/files/Nightlies/
Gapps needed for Nightlies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
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Like I said I rooted the phone months ago just didn't want to flash anything until now (I was flashing every week with my other phones lol) Goo manger was not working so I used odin to flash Twrp 2502 for now.. My mean question is it ok to flash my build ver and should I flash a older rom then the new ones for kernel and other things..
am not familiar with your build as i am att
2.5.0.2 is what i use no issues, there is a flashable zip you can keep on sd if you want
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yhrq0tia8512rj9/FCjN8C9RMT/TWRP_Flashable-2.5.0.2.zip
on att some roms required having taken at least the mdl version. not sure if that is something that would apply to Canadian builds. that's why i posted first link. it may have some useful info. someone with Canada will reply here also--
My G2 broke last week and I am using this Galaxy S3 until my G2 gets repaired.
It is currently running a VERY old version of CyanogenMod - CM10.1 20130713 EXPERIMENTAL version and ClockworkMod Recovery V6.0.3.1 which I know is quite old version.
I was wondering what steps I need to take to get this phone running a 4.4.x ROM? What should I flash first? Also any recommendations on 4.4.x ROMs - AOSP vs. TouchWiz?
Thanks in advance.
Stigy said:
My G2 broke last week and I am using this Galaxy S3 until my G2 gets repaired.
It is currently running a VERY old version of CyanogenMod - CM10.1 20130713 EXPERIMENTAL version and ClockworkMod Recovery V6.0.3.1 which I know is quite old version.
I was wondering what steps I need to take to get this phone running a 4.4.x ROM? What should I flash first? Also any recommendations on 4.4.x ROMs - AOSP vs. TouchWiz?
Thanks in advance.
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My recommendation would be to update ClockworkMod Recovery first. I think they're on to version 6.0.4.5 now, not sure though since I'm using TWRP instead.
In regards to choosing a ROM I think that depends on what you're into. Since you're already running CyanogenMod and you want 4.4 then you should probably take a look at CM11. I had mobile network/signal problems using the "Official" build so I'm using a Mastamoon unofficial build, it works great. Search for: cm-11-20140709-unofficial-mastamoon-d2lte.zip
CrustyMcLovin said:
My recommendation would be to update ClockworkMod Recovery first. I think they're on to version 6.0.4.5 now, not sure though since I'm using TWRP instead.
In regards to choosing a ROM I think that depends on what you're into. Since you're already running CyanogenMod and you want 4.4 then you should probably take a look at CM11. I had mobile network/signal problems using the "Official" build so I'm using a Mastamoon unofficial build, it works great. Search for: cm-11-20140709-unofficial-mastamoon-d2lte.zip
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Do I need to flash anything before going to a CM11 ROM from CM10?
I see in a lot of ROM threads about locked bootloader or certain baseband, etc.
Any advice on that? Anything I should be weary about?
Stigy said:
Do I need to flash anything before going to a CM11 ROM from CM10?
I see in a lot of ROM threads about locked bootloader or certain baseband, etc.
Any advice on that? Anything I should be weary about?
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Yeah you should probably upgrade to MF1. There is a link to it on the page for that particular ROM i had recommended. I don't think a locked bootloader will be an issue at this point since you've already got CM10 on there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569769
Ok I'm lost. I've been reading around for the past few hours & I've been out of the loop for too long to make sense of this.
I have scrosler's [ROM][1/27/14] - Stock Rooted Knoxless - VRUCML1 - Android 4.3. I have the unlocked bootloader because I have TWRP installed (right?). I did NOT take the OTA to get to 4.3.
With baseband VRUCML1 can I jump to any other ROMS still? Or what should/shouldn't I be looking for?
I'm thinking of trying CM11 or SlimKat
If you can list the version then that would be great. If you do have TWRP installed, yes your bootloader is unlocked and you can flash any Touchwiz rom up to 4.3 or any AOSP rom.
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Darn, only up to 4.3...
Versions:
Android: 4.3
Baseband: I535VRUCML1
Build #: JSS15J.I535VRUCML1
TWRP: v2.6.3.1
Finch32786 said:
Darn, only up to 4.3...
Versions:
Android: 4.3
Baseband: I535VRUCML1
Build #: JSS15J.I535VRUCML1
TWRP: v2.6.3.1
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I think you misinterpreted me. You can flash any AOSP rom that you want since you have TWRP installed. You're limited to 4.3 roms for Touchwiz. CM and SlimKat are ok.
Word of advice, if you're looking to use KitKat AOSP, the S3 has unified builds. One zip for multiple carriers. KitKat AOSP roms will be listed as "d2lte" when you search for recently updated downloads.
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As you told you have custom recovery and unlocked bootloader...
I have tried many ROMs and personally will suggest you to go with cm11 .
Slim is also cool but cm has good features and gets updated quickly as there is a Professional team working on it.
Where as on slim if some one ports or adds some more stuff then u will get update which won't be ota ( cm will have some ota update )
Cm is cool ASOP is also cool.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
I think you misinterpreted me. You can flash any AOSP rom that you want since you have TWRP installed. You're limited to 4.3 roms for Touchwiz. CM and SlimKat are ok.
Word of advice, if you're looking to use KitKat AOSP, the S3 has unified builds. One zip for multiple carriers. KitKat AOSP roms will be listed as "d2lte" when you search for recently updated downloads.
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THANKS SLIM!
Next time I'm dropping the $ on an unlocked phone so I don't have to "think" about what I can & can't do (Stupid Verizon).
Finch32786 said:
THANKS SLIM!
Next time I'm dropping the $ on an unlocked phone so I don't have to "think" about what I can & can't do (Stupid Verizon).
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You're welcome, always here to help out :good::good:
Also, I'm thinking the same as well in terms of an unlocked phone. Tired of worrying about which OTA is not for my phone or things like that.
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( cm will have some ota update )
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This is actually a question I've had for a while. What sorts of things have OTA updates on CM? Does CM update "OTA" often or rarely? I used CM years ago on my OG Droid, but they didn't have updates back then. I keep hearing there are some kinds of updates on CM, but I can never find out what this really means... can you elaborate for me, please?
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schwinn8 said:
This is actually a question I've had for a while. What sorts of things have OTA updates on CM? Does CM update "OTA" often or rarely? I used CM years ago on my OG Droid, but they didn't have updates back then. I keep hearing there are some kinds of updates on CM, but I can never find out what this really means... can you elaborate for me, please?
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It depends actually if the developers will fix and update your device ... its on luck ... for example if the developer has the device and he will update for himself. Also it depends on device if it is capable of running the new android , means the hardware capablitity .... You can install cm11 as they are fast in fixing stuff and if you have some problem , xda will help you as cm is common on xda...
I had used cm11 on galaxy tab 2 and it worked like charm ... i was update ( android version v4.4.4 where as on stock they use v4.2 ) f***ing nice.... thanks to xda and cm.... love you all....