Hey there!
I used the German t-mobile rom but soon became pissed off. so I upgraded to Helmi's AKU 3.3 Rom. Sadly, the german icons stayed (Contacts, T-mobile services etc.) Does anyone know how to get rid off the old symbols & icons, is it probably connected to extended rom and does anyone know how to unlock & delete it?
Thx for ya help!
Yes, if you search for the extended rom unlocker, you will be able to unlock this, and delete the things inside.
Or another way would be to search for a blank extended rom, or a cooked one from the ftp server, and add this to the folder containing the flash files, and reflash the device, or even just flash with the extended rom, leaving the rest alone.
AlanC is right, you need to bypass the stuffs in your Extended ROM which customize the device.
The other thing you can also do is to hard reset your Universal, and the first time when it comes up a message appears on the screen saying it will start customizing in 3 seconds something like that. Use the stylus to soft reset the device before that 3 seconds run out and you will bypass the customization.
i've decided to go back to the official OEM ROM.
none of the ROMs i've installed from here (schaps, tnt, black) give me a notification if someone leaves me a voicemail message, and i keep missing important (business) messages because of this, and losing work & money as a result
i do like the speed and stability of the ROMs ive downloaded from here, but i cannot afford to lose another £1000+ job because i missed an important voicemail
(i have posted on the various ROM threads about this problem but nobody ever seems to notice or reply to them)
however my understanding is that because i've upgraded to hardSPL then the exe supplied by Orange will not work. this exe also includes a radio "upgrade" which will knock my radio back by several versions, which i don't want to do
so how can i get the official Orange ROM back onto my hermes without downgrading the radio as well ?
Look in the offical rom thread (sticky on the top of the page) or go to the orange site and look for the upgrade rom. As a note have you changed your notifications (settings) to notify you when you get a voicemail/email. I flashed schaps 3.60 and had to go in and reconfig my notifications because they had been changed (not notifying for missed calls/new emails).
Although I am not as familiar with "orange" I can tell you I have never had the issue that you mention in regard to vm. As far as reverting to the official shipped rom, I have done so a number of times with perfect success. If you have hard spl on it than why not give it a shot and if it fails go from there. If reverting to the official rom works simply reload the radio of your choice after and you should be happy.
I personally feel it has to be a settings issue on your phone rather than a the os. Maybe check, and double check your settings to ensure they are correct before giving up on the wonderful cooked roms we have all grown so fond of. Additionally i can appreciate using your phone as a part of your business as I do mine but if your experiencing problems why risk it and just stay stock.
I would agree that it must be a configuration or network problem. Never heard of a ROM causing this.
However, the answer to your question is:
1. Download the ROM as instructed above (from Orange, HTC or here)
2. Using WinRAR or similar, unpack the .exe file
(You should get a an .nbh file and a RUU.exe file)
3. Using "dutty's good nbh tool", unpack the .nbh file that you got in step 2
(You should get a small collection of .nb files - radio, os, mainsplash, secondarysplash)
4. Still with dutty's good nbh tool, build an nbh file from the os.nb.
5. Place the newly built os.nbh in a directory alone with Custom RUU (available in here somewhere - search should find it - any post from Olipro has it linked in his sig)
6. Run the RUU.
Done!
Please be carefull when you give these kinds of advices!!!!
With dutty's tool he will extract nb files and not nbh.Afterwards he will have to recompile the ROM choosing the parts that he wants (OS.nb,....) and make a new RUU_signed.nbh which will flash with the RUUWrapper.
It's very pity to brick your device because someone did NOT know what ADVICE to give.Please be careful next time.This time I saw it on time.
Static,
Just before you go bac to the OEM rom consider this: I was on Virgin, then o2, both using Schaps 3.54c, not exprienced the problem you have indicated. Has got to be a network setting.
With my setup I get o2 to notify me of voicemail messages via a text rather than ringing and voice. Why don't you try that option before you jump ship?
Get another phone and call your number to make sure it works.
Good luck.
WB
I have used schaps and black and the only voicemail bug I had was the funny text message with the @ symbol bug, which is easily cured by running rabdo's orange cab.
I have run Black Satin for ages now and always get the voicemail symbol come up.
Make sure you clear all old voicemails and start from scratch for it to work...
that's the voicemail bug - i get the @ symbol thing
where's this orange cab you speak of. i've searched the hell out of these forums, and indeed, this is the 4th time i've posted about it (and the first i've received a response)
i've installed one orange cab i found somewhere, and also before i erased the shipped ROM i opened up the extended_rom and saved all those cabs to my storage card. i've tried installing all of those too and seemingly to no effect.
ok i think i found it - searching for rabdo found it. could have done with this one being in the wiki somewhere, seems everyone on orange had this problem, seems i'm not the only one who got annoyed enough to go back to the shipped rom too !
I wish I'd seen this earlier could have saved you a bit of hassle..
if you have any problems let me know as i've had it working fine on all the wm6 Roms i've tried using the non cab manual method (the cab sometimes fails for some reason)
Just for info: Its not a setting that you have to change its a change to the sms_providers.dll file to handle the weird way orange send the alerts in a text message, theres nothing you can configure as such to solve it without running the cab or installing the file and the devcerts manually.
You can also cook the fix in with a bit of tweaking if that would work better..
I have never had this problem of missing voice messages, both with the official WM6 ROM as well as all the other ROMs from Black and Dutty. I doubt if that has anything to do with the cooked ROMs. I am on Telstra network though.
Hi
I have been using WM devices for a long time but have never actually changed my ROM before. However, I have decided that it is time to start!!! and I want to change to teh latest HTC Rom for my Diamond (Orange UK). I have read the various threads on this forum, but before I start would like confirmation that the process I should follow is as follows.
For info, I have decided to use the official 1.93 HTC ROM (I know that some of the swift/dutty ROMS appear better - but I think I would prefer to stick with an official ROM for my 1st time!!)
1. Download Hard SPL, ROM and Radio files
2. Backup data etc (settings also?) using sprite backup
3. Install Hard SPL
4. Install ROM
5. Install Radio
6. Use HTC settings tool to restore settings
7. Re-install data using Sprite backup
In case this goes wrong..... is there a version of the stock Orange ROM anywhere that I can always re-install?
Also, 1 last question..... given that my Orange Diamond has an HTC ROM (no customisation)..... am I right to assume that once I have updated the ROM I will not lose anything (e.g. HTC apps/Opera etc) from my original ROM??
Thanks very much for your help
Rossy
You don't really need to update your radio if your handset is working fine.
You WILL need to reinstall your additional apps after a flash.
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7. and you might get big problem if you made a backup from a stock rom and put into a cooked rom, the registry get very messy. And vice versa if you made a backup from cooked rom and use that backup in a stock rom. So I adwise to make a backup..sure, but use it only with that rom you made the backup from!
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You don't really need to update your radio if your handset is working fine.
You WILL need to reinstall your additional apps after a flash.
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Thanks
By additional apps do you just mean non HTC things like TomTom etc
I assume Opera/google maps etc will be included with the HTC ROM?
Salut Rossy,
I'm thinking about doing the same, meaning flash my Orange Diamond with the latest official french ROM from HTC.
Actually Lommag made a dump of the Orange ROM here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405481
I didn't try it yet but let me know how things goes for you.
Good luck.
Which manilla theme do i use for touch HD i have tried a number from the thread but it did not work i downloaded it put it in storage card turned off touch flo on phone opened up cab file ran it then soft reset but it ws not in settings -toay - items. What am i doin wrong.
huggybear01 said:
Which manilla theme do i use for touch HD i have tried a number from the thread but it did not work i downloaded it put it in storage card turned off touch flo on phone opened up cab file ran it then soft reset but it ws not in settings -toay - items. What am i doin wrong.
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WOW man, you gotta give more information than that or nobody will know what your talking about
1. You need to know what version of manila you are running, 2.1, 2.5 etc.
2. Then you need to tell us what you are downloading?
3. With any theme that you apply to TF3D, regardless of the version, you will need to "Install to Device" and not to storage card.
Please give more info and we can help!
Currently i dont have manilla on the phone thats what i am trying to put on, when i went on the thread there are so many to choose from. I put the file on my storage card then opened up through the phone but i did install to device not storage card. Is there somthing i need to do first. sorry if not too clear i bit new at all of this.
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Currently i dont have manilla on the phone thats what i am trying to put on, when i went on the thread there are so many to choose from. I put the file on my storage card then opened up through the phone but i did install to device not storage card. Is there somthing i need to do first. sorry if not too clear i bit new at all of this.
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You do have manila on your phone. Touchflo (or TF3D) is manila, and so is Sense UI which you may have seen in these forums. They're HTC's proprietary UI. Touchflo is what came installed on your phone. It is being fazed out by HTC and replaced with Sense UI, though they are both made up of manila files and look very similar.
You need to tell us what you are trying to install (cab name?) and your manila version (look in Settings tab, About Phone, Software Information, Manila Version). I suspect you are running the stock rom, which would be Touchflo 1.3.
Most of the users here are using custom roms which include the latest versions of Sense UI - themes and modifications for Sense UI will not work with the older Touchflo. In other words if you want your phone to have all the functionality and look as cool as the pics you might have seen here you'll need to flash a custom rom There's a couple of excellent guides in the rom forum if you choose to go that route...
It says Touch flo for pocket pc version 3.0 is this what you mean
Found it you are right it is a 1.3 says touchFLO 3D 1.3 so are you now saying i am better to change this
Could you piont me in the right direction to flash my rom to sense UI just a point will i loose my data on the phone when i do this. Thanks
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Could you piont me in the right direction to flash my rom to sense UI just a point will i loose my data on the phone when i do this. Thanks
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your best bet is to have a look in the rom sub forum
I particlarly suggest you read
this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377
Gary
Thanks read it is this the one i need or where you just showing me what is involved.
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Thanks read it is this the one i need or where you just showing me what is involved.
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That's the guide on how to flash. Take a look at the rom forum and look in each thread to see which one you like the look of. Bare in mind there are 2 different versions of Sense as well - 2.1 and 2.5. The difference is that 2.5 has quicklinks (program shortcuts on the home tab) and is more processor intensive than 2.1 (slower, potentially, though it's never bothered me). I'm using miniterror's Ravage rom myself, though I'm fond of Balaji's roms too. Ultimately it's very much a case of personal taste though. Yes you will lose all your data though you can back up texts and contacts etc with various apps like PIM backup and My Phone. Flashing custom roms can be very addictive, so be prepared to flash a rom today, decide it doesn't have everything you want, or has more than you need, and flash a new rom tomorrow. Make sure you read that guide and you can keep flashing til you land on a rom you really like
Basic concepts, how-to'sThis thread is a work in progress. If you would like to contribute information or have ideas for what should be added please PM me.
Disclaimer "just because i am trying to be helpful does not make me responsible for anything that you do to your phone. playing with any of this stuff could destroy your phone"
I am not a dev, but I have been flashing on Samsung phones since the international S2 came out. I also spend a ton of time reading the forums and researching what I don't know. I would like to give back to the community in some way and I hope that this post can help the noobs not brick their devices, as well as keep them from being overly annoying to the members and developers here by posting in the wrong places and asking dumb questions.
Some basic rules if you are a noob and don't want to turn your phone into a brick.
1. be patient. don't be the first or even the tenth person to flash anything. wait until you see others using whatever Rom or kernel with success.
2. If you have any doubts about what you are doing, read more. don't flash.
3. make sure you are in the forum for your device, not some similar or related device.
Some basic rules for these forums
1. If you have a question, the first thing to do is look it up yourself. that means searching the forums first, then searching Google.
2. If after searching you can't find an answer, then post in the q&a forum
3. don't report bugs unless you are using an intact version of whatever Rom, if you have changed kernels, installed a ton of apps etc it probably isn't a bug, it's a bad combo or its you.
4. don't report bugs unless you are 150% sure that no one has reported it yet.
5. if you report a bug, make sure you can duplicate it first, then get a logcat of the problem so you can help (see below for logcat info)
Why flash?
by flashing your device you can make your phone act differently, look different, and enable new or disabled options. you could ,for example:
enable native tethering
enable call recording
change the look of your phone
add custom toggle buttons
overclock or undervolt
increase battery life
etc..
Kernel vs Rom vs Recovery vs Modem
Kernel is the layer between the phone hardware and the rom. it controls things like Wi-Fi power, touch sensitivity, possible range of screen brightness, phone logging, and processor max and min speed. kernel must be designed not only for your device but also for the type of rom you are using (Sammy rom or Aosp) some kernels support all roms, others are specific.
Rom is the operating system of your phone. there are three main categories of roms.
roms that are based off of the Samsung stock rom (Sammy rom)
roms that are based off of Android open source project aka AOSP (AOSP, AOKP)
roms based off of the miui project (these used to be a branch of AOSP but recently they have also used Sammy base for miui)
recovery is a partition that you can access at boot by holding down a combination of keys. (volume up and home button in the case of our sgs3) every phone has recovery stock but it doesn't do much. you can replace stock with clockwork mod recovery which is extremely useful for flashing all kinds of things and making backups before you do. There are other alternative recoveries besides clockwork but that seems to be the most common. TWRP is also gaining popularity these days, especially on the sgs3. You can easily switch between recoveries and or upgrade your current recovery. All that needs to happen is for a new image to be flashed onto the recovery partition. See the rooting guide for more info on how to flash a custom recovery.
modem is a file that controls the cell radio of the phone. helps determine what frequencies to use and settings for a particular network. It is important when flashing a radio that you flash a radio that is for the AT&T sgs3 as flashing the radio from another carrier has been known to cause problems with the IMEI
Methods for flashing files - Odin vs mobile Odin vs. clockworkmod(cwm) vs adb
Odin is the internal Samsung tool for flashing. I believe it only exists on Windows platform. This tool is mostly used to initially flash an insecure kernel or rooted kernel, OR to return to completely stock rom. This tool can effect your flash counter (see below). Files for flashing in odin generally should end in .tar or .tar.md5 although sometimes they come zipped and the tar is inside the zip. Read more about Odin before using it as it can easily break your phone. !!!as a general rule make sure you never check the "partition" checkbox EVER!!!
Mobile Odin is a phone based version of Odin made by the very talented developer Chainfire. It can be installed on a rooted phone and used to flash the same .tar based files as the desktop version. Mobile odin has a few advantages. 1 you can use it from your phone. 2 it does NOT effect the flash counter on your phone, 3 it can auto root a stock rom (nice if you want to try out a brand new update that has not been rooted yet)
clockworkmod(cwm) is recovery based tool that can make backups of your entire phone, flash new roms, kernels etc.., and do many other useful tasks. Once you have this on your phone my guess is that most of your flashing will be done through this tool. The files for flashing through clockworkmod are .zip files. Clockworkmod will NOT effect your flash counter.
ADB is the android develpment bridge. It allows for command line interface with your phone through it's debugging options. ADB can do most anything as I understand it. In my several years of flashing I have only had to use it once, and i could have waited for someone to come up with another solution. In general as a noob i recommend you stay away from ADB.
open source vs Samsung based roms vs miui
Open Source Roms such as AOSP/AOKP are built using Google's open source android code as a base. The developers then add functionality specific to the device. The advantages of these builds are that they often have tons of options built in to the rom that change the behavior and look of the phone. They usually allow you to change the toggles in your notification pull down, change the battery display, make all kinds of adjustments to sounds, vibration etc... Some people also prefer the "vanilla" android look and feel. These roms often provide "bleeding edge" concepts, design, and modifications. The Disadvantages of these roms is that some of the hardware coding is done closed source by the phone manufacturers, which means that things like bluetooth, camera, video recording, and MHL video out often don't work or take much longer to get working by the developers. Basically anything that relies on the Samsung framework will not work in an open source build. This means Svoice, Snote, and the Samsung camera app will not work.
Samsung based roms are taken from the Samsung original phone software and modified by the developer. Usually, these roms are modified in order to be faster and to make changes to some of the features. Expect to see changes to the stock rom like: debloated (ATT and samsung software removed), de-odexed (explained later), enable tethering, unlimited sms recipients, added notification toggles, etc. Most of these changes are made to: make the phone faster, improve battery life, make the phone easier to theme. The advantage of these roms is that they still use the Samsung framework so all the proprietary stuff like camera, bluetooth, MHL still work, the disadvantage is that they will never be as customisable as open source roms.
MIUI is a rom that focuses on theming. Official MIUI (Chinese) gets updated weekly on Friday and then there are lots of miui developers who adapt it to other languanges and make some tweaks to it. MIUI can be built from AOSP source or Samsung source and depending will have different features. The first MIUI rom for our phone just appeared in these forums and it is based off of AOSP. MIUI has a unique look and is also highly customizable through theming. There are tons of themes available for download through the rom itself and you can mix and match any part of any theme you want. This includes icons, lockscreen style, etc.. Some people criticize while others praise MIUI for being very "iphone like". This is because the icons look more iphone like and there is no app drawer in the MIUI launcher. However, you can still use any launcher you like within MIUI.
odexed vs de-odexed
odexed is how the phone comes stock from Samsung. Odexed means that system files and apps are split into two pieces and kept in different places on the phone. This is done to speed things up a bit. However, it makes it harder to theme the phone because the apps are split up. Most custom roms choose to de-odex (basically regroup the files back into one) so that custom themers can make themes more easily for the phone.
download mode and recovery mode how to access
(Copied from mskip and his toolkit thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665)
How to get into Download Mode (For Odin)
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.
How to get into Recovery Mode
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.
STEP BY STEP how to flash your phone for the first time
A. get root
first off, you need to gain access to the root of your phone. there are several ways to do this (thanks to all the talented devs).
I recommend using mrRobinson's method as it will not trip the flash counter on your phone.
1. you will need to have odin from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686 remember to hit the thanks button, download and install odin.
2. Kies (on Windows, not on your phone), Samsung's sync program, can interfere with Odin. Either make sure Kies is closed and close it out of background processes using the task manager in windows...or better yet, uninstall it completely.3. make sure you have the proper samsung drivers installed. you can get the USB drivers directly from Samsung here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
4. you need to download the right image from mrRobinson's thread. to find out which one hit the menu key from your home screen, select system settings, select about phone at the bottom, and look for the build. it should be either UCALEM or UCALG1. Once you know, go to mrRobinson's thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 download the matching image, and dont forget to thank him.
STEPS 5-7 COPIED FROM mrRobinson's THREAD
5. Extract the .tar file from the .7z file you just downloaded from the thread in step 46. Put your phone into download mode (see how above)
7. Start Odin, connect your phone to your PC, you should see the box under ID:COM change color to show your device is connected. click on PDA and select the .tar file you just extracted. Hit the start button and wait for the file to flash to your phone. When done your phone will reboot automatically. One word of warning about Odin: DO NOT TOUCH THE CHECKBOXES!!! WHATEVER YOU DO>>DONT TOUCH THE RE-PARTITION CHECKBOX!!!!B. installing clockworkmod
the next step is to get a working clockworkmod recovery on your phone instead of the default recovery. Again, there are many ways to do this and there are several different versions of CWM recovery available. I recommend using the one from Rom Manager as it seems to be compatible with most roms. Note that currently most versions of CWM can only see your internal SD card and not your external if you have one.
1. Go to the Google play store and download Rom Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...anager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd)2. Open Rom Manager app, flash clockworkmod recovery (first option), choose the appropriate phone..in this case galaxy s3 att, grant it superuser privileges, it should say install successful. NOTE: some users have reported not seeing the S3 ATT in the list of devices in Rom Manager...this is a bug and hopefully will be fixed. It may be that you need the purchased version instead of the free version for it to work? Not sure why this is but if it gives you trouble there are other ways to flash a recovery image. The next easiest way once rooted is to use the tool in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 from there you can flash both cwm or twrp whichever you prefer. Alternatively you could also use goo manager to flash TWRP link to goo here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager&hl=en
C. Test out your new recovery and make a backup of your phone
1. turn your phone off, then turn it back on while holding the Volume UP and home key. (more detailed instructions above) You should see Clockworkmod Recovery at the top.2. Use your volume keys to navigate to the backup option and select backup, then wait for it to complete. You now have a backup of your phone you can restore to at any time.
D. downloading and flashing a new rom
now its time to decide what rom to flash. when choosing a rom read the first post of the thread (the OP) carefully and take time to read through most if not all of the thread. At the very least go read the last 10 pages of the thread so you are familiar with any current issues people may be having. Once you have picked a rom:
1. Download the rom you want to try2. Make sure that the rom ends up on your internal SD card and that you know where it is3. Get into CWM recovery4. As a general rule it's a good idea to wipe data/ factory reset from CWM recovery (this will wipe all your data on the phone except any photos/videos you may have taken)5. It is also good practice to wipe cache from CWM recovery6. Lastly, from the advanced menu in CWM choose to wipe Dalvik cache7. now go back out to the main recovery screen and choose "install .zip from SD Card" option and navigate to your rom, select it and confirmnote that a new rom may take longer to boot the first time.
Flashing "dirty" vs flashing "clean"
Clean
Doing a clean install of a rom means erasing or formatting all the data from the previous rom before you flash the new one. This is the prefered way to flash a rom to ensure that it will run smoothly. It is necessary if you are switching from one rom type to another (CM to Samsung base). In order to do a clean flash you need to boot into recovery and select the following options: wipe user data (this wipes all apps and personal data, but not your photos/videos), wipe cache, advanced>wipe dalvik cache, storage/mounts>format system. This will ensure that no trace of the former rom is left on the phone. Beware that at this point your phone will not boot until you install a new rom. I suggest using titanium backup to backup apps and smsbackup+ for texts to make getting your new rom configured easy.
Dirty
Doing a dirty install means just flashing a new rom right over the top of the old one without wiping any data. The advantage to this is that you don't lose any apps or account info. The disadvantage is that you open up the possibility for problems. Generally you only want to flash this way if you are upgrading a rom (CM10 nightly to the next nightly, or from one samsung based rom to another). If you decide to flash over the top and have any issues, you should not report bugs, but try flashing clean first.
backing up IMEI
There have been some issues with people losing their imei number when flashing roms. *It appears to be limited to the old imei software version 2 but the evidence is not yet conclusive. *If you lose your imei, you will not be able to connect properly to the data network. *Luckily some devs have figured out how to re-inject an imei number into our phone and get it working again. *It is certainly a good idea to back up your imei info before flashing just to be on the safe side. *There seems to be two main threads dealing with backing up and restoring your imei. *you can check them out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
huge thanks go out to these devs for figuring this out!! as always make sure you thank them.
I have yet to try either of these methods out myself so if one seems much easier or clearer please let me know.
tethering (for stock Samsung based rom)
you can use a mod to enable wifi tethering from your phone to up to ten other devices and share your data connection. If you are running a custom rom you probably already have this enabled and don't need it. It is already included in any AOSP roms also.
Make sure that you use the version of the mod that is for your software version number (UCLEM or UCLG1 see beginning of rooting guide to figure out which one you are on).
The original mod for UCLEM is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732262
The mod for UCLG1 is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768826
The Flash Counter
The flash counter is an internal counter that ticks every time you install a non-samsung firmware through Odin. This allows Samsung or AT&T to see if the phone has been flashed with custom roms. custom recoveries such as Clockworkmod and TWRP as well as the mobile version of Odin DO NOT change the counter. Only flashing non-Samsung files through the desktop version of Odin does. You can see your flash counter when you enter download mode on your phone. Luckily, Chainfire has developed an app that allows this counter to be reset, so there is really little concern anymore about having the counter trip. If you do need to send your phone in for repairs, you will want to reset the counter and then flash an unmodified stock rom through odin to get your phone back to factory state.
Link to Chainfire's app through this post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
Logcat
Logcat is a way to access the android system log for everything that is going on behind the scenes. This tool is used to help developers pinpoint problems in a rom. If you want to actually be helpful to a dev when reporting a bug, you should really learn to use this tool. I am no expert on logcat but you can find some good information in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726238
APN settings
This is the apn that comes on stock at&t phone. It allows you to connect to LTE as well as hspa+
Name: ATT PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
NOTES BELOW ARE COMING SECTIONS. Feel free to pm me questions you would like to see answered or suggestions for other info:
theming
unlocking sim
returning to stock
What info is stored in each area: system, data, cache etc...
Looks good.
Stuck
FNM
I now know more about Android OS! Thanks for the info.
Good thread! In your step by step guide I suggest you add installing adb and adb basics. IMO, this is essential for anyone flashing, has bailed me out of trouble on more than one occasion.
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MORE ! MORE ! Very nice work thanks, this is shedding some lights on the terms we see floating around
excellent information, much appreciated, so what is de-odexed and odexed? thanks again!!
I got my s3 when it first shipped, and soft bricked it a month later. Even if you do everything right, it can still mess up. So waiting for a USB jig to come in the mail since my homebrew jig didnt work or I hard bricked my phone... Be warned...
Very helpful thread, thanks a lot!
Thanks for this guide!! Very helpful. Coming from a very different phone, everything about the S3 is foreign to me! Could you maybe talk about backing up nv stuff and imei?? I know there's another thread that explains it, but, this being the noob helper, I think it'd be good for anyone new to this phone.
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Thank you for making this! I'm sure this will help a lot of people out. I've flashed quite a few times and having a guide like this is definitely helpful.
I sure hope I had this guide when I flashed for the first time a few days ago, but at the time you only had part 1 done and the guide had not been completed yet. Glad to see it finished and it'll definitely help out others.
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Thanks for all the invaluable info on flashing ROMs. I've been a BB user for years so Android is still new to me. I'm looking into rooting and trying out some custom roms, but I had a question. When it comes to Mods can you just add those individually?
I want to use Team Sonic's FreeGS3 Rom mainly due to it's Sony Bravia engine Mod and the Awesome Beats Mod (or at least when they get it working on apps other than Google Music). However, they don't have a fully supported Rom for AT&T just yet.
Trying to have the best of both worlds....I may just need to try out something else and wait for the full ATT version.
This is a great thread you've created OP. However, I'm a tad confused. You mention in the guide that Kies interferes with Odin and you say to close and close it out of the backround, but you also mention "better yet, uninstall it completely." One of the reasons I'm rooting my new phone is to be able to delete this bloatware. Are you implying this is possible without first rooting the phone?
Thanks a lot in advance, this is very helpful.
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Thanks for all the invaluable info on flashing ROMs. I've been a BB user for years so Android is still new to me. I'm looking into rooting and trying out some custom roms, but I had a question. When it comes to Mods can you just add those individually?
I want to use Team Sonic's FreeGS3 Rom mainly due to it's Sony Bravia engine Mod and the Awesome Beats Mod (or at least when they get it working on apps other than Google Music). However, they don't have a fully supported Rom for AT&T just yet.
Trying to have the best of both worlds....I may just need to try out something else and wait for the full ATT version.
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I would wait to flash any ROM that isn't specifically for your device. However you may be able to flash the mods you want like the bravia mod on top of an att ROM. You need to find the original post for the mods you want, and do some research to see what they require and if anyone has used them successfully. Be extra careful of mods written for the international version of the phone.
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This is a great thread you've created OP. However, I'm a tad confused. You mention in the guide that Kies interferes with Odin and you say to close and close it out of the backround, but you also mention "better yet, uninstall it completely." One of the reasons I'm rooting my new phone is to be able to delete this bloatware. Are you implying this is possible without first rooting the phone?
Thanks a lot in advance, this is very helpful.
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I can see why you are confused. I am referring to kies on your windows PC. (If you installed it at some point) Not the version that runs on the phone.
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OP, are you sure you can install CWM through ROM Manager after rooting? I remember trying to do this on my SGS2 last year and my phone soft bricked. Tried it twice, and still soft bricked.
Why not just use Robinson's method?
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OP, are you sure you can install CWM through ROM Manager after rooting? I remember trying to do this on my SGS2 last year and my phone soft bricked. Tried it twice, and still soft bricked.
Why not just use Robinson's method?
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I tested it out myself and it works fine. I figured this was the easiest way to get it done and not have to get adb up and running. Also, the official cwm is supported by all the new roms like cm10 and some other recoveries have had issues flashing those roms.
Thanks for putting this together! Very Helpful!
One question, you say flash CWM , first in list choose Galaxy S3 ATT, when i open Rom Manager and choose Flash i don't have the S3 for a choice ?I have Galaxy Note, Skyrocket and T-Mobile Galaxy S2, no S3....
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One question, you say flash CWM , first in list choose Galaxy S3 ATT, when i open Rom Manager and choose Flash i don't have the S3 for a choice ?I have Galaxy Note, Skyrocket and T-Mobile Galaxy S2, no S3....
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Try scrolling down the list
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