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Hey guys, I really have this only thing that urks the living hell out of me.. I am having issues (like that's new lol) when downloading apps from the market, once they have downloaded they dont install, some do, some don't. I have checked this with other roms and this just happens on 2.2?
Is there a fix for this, does have to relate with the 1.40 PrL(pri)? I just can't understand it.. I have been running Cal's Rom's but on others I have seen the same effect... I just don't understand why this happens, is this a theme thing, Manup456? I am running his latest of everything... I doubt it! Like highly doubt it.. cause with or without this seems to do this.
Any insight would be amazing please, thanks..
Edit: Pardon for not placing this in the themes and apps section, I just think this more development than issues... Since this has only happened to many of us on 2.2 released or leak!
Thanks...
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Sorry, I think this has to do with the entire 2.2 RUU... I have done this and it still does so on those.. as I stated, I didnt mean harm or confusion, but WE need to resolve this.
If I am correct, as the app downloads it settles in a cache until installation. Then an echo is used to start the installation. As it would to uninstall or start/stop an app. The issues lives when it goes to install.
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it still belongs in QA even if you feel that.
what specific roms have you used, Are you restoring things via titanuim back up or is it doing it from a stock install with no restore as well?
I know a lot of people having issues is because they doa a titanium back up restore and dont remove the 2.1 settings from the restore causing issues when they restore on 2.2.
if you did do a titanium restore try doing a fresh flash then d/l and install ont he apps you ahd problems with if they are ok then its not the roms. if they still ahve issues then let us know (make sure you fully wipe.
omegasun18 said:
it still belongs in QA even if you feel that.
what specific roms have you used, Are you restoring things via titanuim back up or is it doing it from a stock install with no restore as well?
I know a lot of people having issues is because they doa a titanium back up restore and dont remove the 2.1 settings from the restore causing issues when they restore on 2.2.
if you did do a titanium restore try doing a fresh flash then d/l and install ont he apps you ahd problems with if they are ok then its not the roms. if they still ahve issues then let us know (make sure you fully wipe.
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This is from the market. The apps have issues with market installation. In reference to back ups I use My Backup Pro. I never use data backup unless I have to, so not that.
Thanks for all who jumped in to help.. I hope you all can see what I am trying to say.
Edit: I just went on to check 3 different roms... DC, Ava and Steels deodexed stock, seems like they're not having it as much.. but do..
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PlankLongBeard said:
This is from the market. The apps have issues with market installation. In reference to back ups I use My Backup Pro. I never use data backup unless I have to, so not that.
Thanks for all who jumped in to help.. I hope you all can see what I am trying to say.
Edit: I just went on to check 3 different roms... DC, Ava and Steels deodexed stock, seems like they're not having it as much.. but do..
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Before you blame anyone's ROM for this problem, install the ROM and don't apply the theme. BY no means am I disrespecting the manup456 theme. However, manup456 theme replaces 3 very important files in your /system/framework/ (services.jar, framework-res.apk, and com.htc.resources.apk) as well and 29 apks in system/app/ dir (such as htcsettings.apk, mail.apk, mms.apk, Rosie.apk, vending.apk[which by the way is the Market!]. If the framework files of your ROM are different than manup456's source, or signed with different keys, then you could get all kinds of funkiness.
People have reported issues in my stock deodexed ROM, all of which have either been user error on their end(you should always wipe!) or resolved at this point. I have installed 42 apps onto RevE, no issues. Additionally, a user just installed a ****pile (20+) apps from the market onto my base ROM and had ZERO problems.
All those writing ROMs, and all those writing themes, put a great deal of time and effort into their projects to make them happen. When you start customizing anything, bugs are going to surface. When you mix parts from one software with another, even more so.
SteelH said:
Before you blame anyone's ROM for this problem, install the ROM and don't apply the theme. BY no means am I disrespecting the manup456 theme. However, manup456 theme replaces 3 very important files in your /system/framework/ (services.jar, framework-res.apk, and com.htc.resources.apk) as well and 29 apks in system/app/ dir (such as htcsettings.apk, mail.apk, mms.apk, Rosie.apk, vending.apk[which by the way is the Market!]. If the framework files of your ROM are different than manup456's source, or signed with different keys, then you could get all kinds of funkiness.
People have reported issues in my stock deodexed ROM, all of which have either been user error on their end(you should always wipe!) or resolved at this point. I have installed 42 apps onto RevE, no issues. Additionally, a user just installed a ****pile (20+) apps from the market onto my base ROM and had ZERO problems.
All those writing ROMs, and all those writing themes, put a great deal of time and effort into their projects to make them happen. When you start customizing anything, bugs are going to surface. When you mix parts from one software with another, even more so.
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Steel never would I go off blaming anyone! LoL I can promise you this. I have been at since the nexus days porting over sense, so yeah, in with ya! Now, I did find a very interesting display if answers since I started this quest. While we all searched and discussed high and low, the answer was actually right in our face! Just wipe the data from the Market! D'Oh!
I hope this goes to help anyone who see this little thread about the little hicks that happen with the apps. I am so happy to have seen this conclusion!
Thanks Everyone!
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PlankLongBeard said:
Steel never would I go off blaming anyone! LoL I can promise you this. I have been at since the nexus days porting over sense, so yeah, in with ya! Now, I did find a very interesting display if answers since I started this quest. While we all searched and discussed high and low, the answer was actually right in our face! Just wipe the data from the Market! D'Oh!
I hope this goes to help anyone who see this little thread about the little hicks that happen with the apps. I am so happy to have seen this conclusion!
Thanks Everyone!
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Good to know. I tell people to wipe data when they flash my ROM. Then they don't and wonder why things like this happen.
good thread to see
Hey, I flashed to stock 2.2 & netarchys kernel. I did a titanium backup , but forgot to backup 2 days later before reflashing, and had just a couple new apps (the onion news, among them) not backed up. When I went to market to reinstall the onion, ran into trouble. It showed it was downloading, in 2 queues even, in the market UI. But neither progressed to 'installing'. Looked through file explorer and Ti backup to look for any remnants of the onion floating around anywhere. To no avail. However, tried again today, installed just fine.
When you say 'wipe market data', you mean thru Settings->manage applications UI ? (Just in case I run into this again and it doesn't resolve) Thanks in advance.
SteelH said:
Good to know. I tell people to wipe data when they flash my ROM. Then they don't and wonder why things like this happen.
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I flashed your ROM this morning after a full wipe. The "Live TV" app won't install. Any suggestions? Everything else I've tried has installed fine.
What 'Live TV' app? If you mean the SrintTVWidget, that does work as well as the main SprintTV app itself.
SteelH said:
What 'Live TV' app? If you mean the SrintTVWidget, that does work as well as the main SprintTV app itself.
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In the market. If you search for "Miguntu" it comes up. It's basically Justin.TV for our phones.
wrxlvr said:
In the market. If you search for "Miguntu" it comes up. It's basically Justin.TV for our phones.
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Installed fine on RevE and RevE.1, not the ROMs fault.
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Q- can I use this ROM on my F180 and have it be fully functional here in Korea?
Optimus G Vanilla RootBox not working?
im at 4.04, clean install flash rom and gapps but phone stuck on black screen for 30 mins, am i missing something?
did you wipe after flashing but before restart?
mk_ln said:
did you wipe after flashing but before restart?
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followed these directions to the T
Wipe Data/Factory Reset (This does not affect your Internal/External storage)
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flash RootBox
Flash JB GAPPS
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Reboot
I am currently now running this rom: Stock 4.1.2 Jelly Bean LG-E973/1/5/0 Canada / At&t / Int'l Edition
when I triy to load Vanilla its a no go, black screen forever after boot, when i try to boot rom from the stock rom and the 4.04
Why are you on 4.04? Check out my sig for the process to get this rom working, staring with a kdz up to a base rom of 4.1.2.
Just wanted to say thanks for this rom, seems stable so far and finally my battery lasts more than 4 hrs max. In over one hour I am still at 98%
houstonns roms of the lgog have been the best that I have tried.
Anyone else get a crash when you try to use the voice keyboard?
Anyone found a way to turn off pie controls??
2nd the question about pie controls. I'd prefer to turn it off.
Also, anyone know why CM10/10.1 themes don't seem to effect the signal icon in the status bar? The Wifi icon changes but for the all the themes I've tried the signal icon seems to stay as a default JB one.
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2nd the question about pie controls. I'd prefer to turn it off.
Also, anyone know why CM10/10.1 themes don't seem to effect the signal icon in the status bar? The Wifi icon changes but for the all the themes I've tried the signal icon seems to stay as a default JB one.
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Houstonn posted a workaround in the rom thread. It's a few pages from the end. I'll try to find the link later, but you should be able to find it with no problem.
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now the cm10.1 for E975 is out,so can you fit this rom for e975 or f180l
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Bluetooth audio
Just wondering if anybody else is having issues with streaming audio over Bluetooth. I can pair fine and play music over Bluetooth but it makes a constant clicking/popping sound. It's like that for all the rom's rb, cm, carbon. I don't think it's the receiver either as it works for all my other devices.
sixaxis controller not working
Anyone had any luck using a sixaxis controller with this rom? I notice in the sixaxis controller app (by dancingpixel) that the bluetooth MAC is different than with my stock rom... so after setting the new BT MAC address on my controller (using their provided sixpair tool) it never connects... reverted to stock and I get my regular BT MAC back and the controller/application connect and work fine.
I adore this ROM and this is the only deal breaker for me... any insights would be greatly appreciated!!
This is with a Rogers E971 btw...
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HI Guys,
I just flashed Vanilla Rootbox and it rocks. But i have a noob question, the device does not show when i plug into my computer. I do have the LG drivers installed (only way i can root and i used it to copy over the roms and flashed using KDZ, etc).
However i do not see USB options in settings menu. Am i missing something? With other roms like Optimus Z or just the stock Optimus G unbloated, it just shows up but not for this rom. I haven't tried other AKOP roms yet.
I have tried multiple known good cables and different usb ports but nothing shows, although it does charge the phone. I'm sure its something simple but for the life of me i cannot figure out i did wrong/differently
i'm using a Rogers Optimus G E971
Thanks in advanced.
EDIT - Nevermind. After reading through 20 pages in the Rootbox thread, i found the answer. Turn off USB Debugging for others that are in the same situation.
This is probably not ROM related, but I've searched and messed around for 2 hours and cannot find a solution.
I came from stock 4.1.2 E973 Bell, it was rooted, and now unlocked, and running this latest ROM and Gapps. I followed all guides, it installed fine, everything runs fine...
Except my files are not visible by the ROM, my music is gone, pictures gone, flashable ROM files gone, etc.
But really, they are not gone as I can boot into recovery and all my files are there, ROMs, music, everything. They show up under default "/sdcard" if I were to pretend to flash a file. So it's like the ROM is just not seeing the folder structure. No matter how I search, or use ES file explorer or whatever, it will not find any of the files in question.
If I connect to my PC, I also cannot browse to the files, yet they are still there in recovery.
Thanks!
orellius said:
If I connect to my PC, I also cannot browse to the files, yet they are still there in recovery.
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I had that same problem and all I was left with was a backup file I couldnt open. I walked away from it all, and in the end I did the kdz to jellybean and followed the recommended install for this rom. The problem was caused but the old version of recovery that was installed by FreeGee. Once you update everything, you will be fine but save anything you want to keep to your PC. Your software is way out of date, do the kdz and get a fresh start.
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I am using swype and I have a touchscreen bug that is driving me crazy. I rarely use my phone, so the hardware is in mint shape. The problem is when I type (swyping) the phone freezes for a micro second and it causes my line to break. So instead of the word
"developer"
what gets inputted is something like
"D. Envelope person" instead of "developer"
It gets to be a chore editing these blips which happen once in every 2-3 text messages.
I know there are so many options in the rom, any one of them could be causing the freeze pause, but does anyone have idea what could be an obvious cause?
brownsmell said:
I had that same problem and all I was left with was a backup file I couldnt open. I walked away from it all, and in the end I did the kdz to jellybean and followed the recommended install for this rom. The problem was caused but the old version of recovery that was installed by FreeGee. Once you update everything, you will be fine but save anything you want to keep to your PC. Your software is way out of date, do the kdz and get a fresh start.
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A bit confused, as the last time I tried a ROM and had trouble with it I ended up just using the LG tool and reverting to original ICS, then upgrading to Jellybean, isnt that the same as a KDZ to Jellybean, I mean its the same ROM. And also, I upgraded my FreeGee before I used it so wouldnt that install the latest (or at least somewhat updated) CWM? Your comment of "your software is way out of date" bothers me when I take care to be up to date if I can
Thanks for any clarification and help.
Just to point out though, I had backed up before using this ROM, so it was a backup of stock Jellybean. My files were not retrievable with this ROM, but when I reverted back, they were there, when I again reverted to this ROm, files gone, I have since gone back yet again just to backup my files and try again. But now it's long weekend and beer time lol
cfoucher said:
Just wondering if anybody else is having issues with streaming audio over Bluetooth. I can pair fine and play music over Bluetooth but it makes a constant clicking/popping sound. It's like that for all the rom's rb, cm, carbon. I don't think it's the receiver either as it works for all my other devices.
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I had the same problem. I'm on a bell e973. The only rom that won't do that for me is aokp. I have no clue why. The dev (chadouming) was stating that it works well for him. I wonder if it's device specific... I believe he's on Telus. B
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Install question.
Hello, I'd like to know if I absolutely must kdz before flashing? Seems this phone does not like to be flashed...
Thanks.
orellius- I thought you were on ICS, I havent had that problem since ICS. However, since I lost all my backups and any phone specific info as a result, I dont care anymore. No backups for me, recovery mode is all I need
mathsz- you shouldnt have any trouble doing the kdz once you have been thru it once. It is only necessary when you are upgrading from ICS to Jellybean, and if you do not do it you will run into trouble eventually if not immediately.
hey all,
I picked up a 2nd hand E4GT on Sprint from a buddy for my wife. figured AOSP might be a little much for her to tinker with so i put the stock rooted GB27 on it. Battery tanked on it so bought a new one. Now she gets anywhere from 12 to 16 hours on it, but she still gets frustrated with it doing wonky stuff like hanging, not waking, not sleeping, etc.
I'm not a noob by any means but every device is different. (i'm on an HTC Evo 4g lte myself) I'm just trying to figure out what ROM to jump her to that's a) not bloated with crap to make it slow and b) has great battery life. I guess i could take her back to AOSP if need be provided it's stable. She's not a tweaker at all. if something doesn't work for her i'll hear about it. close to stock but debloated with some tweaks and goodies would be perfect.
after all that, what's the best (easiest) way to get a good recovery on this thing from the stock ROM i loaded so i can switch to the aforementioned ROM?
i could sit here and read the forums until my eyes bugged out (and i do for my own device) but i just want to give her something she'll be happy with, so i defer to you all who've been around the block with the thing.
TIA
I'll shamelessly send you to my ROM, it seems to be the most popular right now-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320041- I'll let you be the judge, just read the features and see if it sounds right for her.
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hey all,
I picked up a 2nd hand E4GT on Sprint from a buddy for my wife. figured AOSP might be a little much for her to tinker with so i put the stock rooted GB27 on it. Battery tanked on it so bought a new one. Now she gets anywhere from 12 to 16 hours on it, but she still gets frustrated with it doing wonky stuff like hanging, not waking, not sleeping, etc.
I'm not a noob by any means but every device is different. (i'm on an HTC Evo 4g lte myself) I'm just trying to figure out what ROM to jump her to that's a) not bloated with crap to make it slow and b) has great battery life. I guess i could take her back to AOSP if need be provided it's stable. She's not a tweaker at all. if something doesn't work for her i'll hear about it. close to stock but debloated with some tweaks and goodies would be perfect.
after all that, what's the best (easiest) way to get a good recovery on this thing from the stock ROM i loaded so i can switch to the aforementioned ROM?
i could sit here and read the forums until my eyes bugged out (and i do for my own device) but i just want to give her something she'll be happy with, so i defer to you all who've been around the block with the thing.
TIA
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I suggest the gb27 rooted full restore ( wipes sdcard ) one click from rwilco12's repo....flash with Odin..After its up and settled in.You can flash a different kernel/recovery( they are tied together on this device )if you want. But I wouldn't think she would need it. Also..after its up. Just debloat to you're liking...I take everything out I don't use..down to widgets I don't use.
If that's not what you want to do...since you're rooted. Use mobile Odin to flash a custom ROM. If you'd like...I can link you to a guide I put together for mobile Odin.
As for what will be the best ROM...all ROMs run a little different on each device. You know that. So it will be a little back and forth until you find one that works for her. I really like project x...but im lucky, in the fact that all the touch wiz based ROMs run great for me. I can also run about any other cm/aosp/aokp ROM..but dirty unicorns. My device doesn't like it..and its an awesome ROM.
Let me know if you want the mobile Odin link or if you have any questions...
FYI...we have a Q&A thread for this forum...for these questions..Good Luck. And Welcome to the Epic 4G Touch Forum.
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bilgerryan said:
I'll shamelessly send you to my ROM, it seems to be the most popular right now-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320041- I'll let you be the judge, just read the features and see if it sounds right for her.
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Ha...you ninja'd me...I just mentioned you're ROM to him...Lol.
Gil81 said:
I suggest the gb27 rooted full restore ( wipes sdcard ) one click from rwilco12's repo....flash with Odin..After its up and settled in.You can flash a different kernel/recovery( they are tied together on this device )if you want. But I wouldn't think she would need it. Also..after its up. Just debloat to you're liking...I take everything out I don't use..down to widgets I don't use.
If that's not what you want to do...since you're rooted. Use mobile Odin to flash a custom ROM. If you'd like...I can link you to a guide I put together for mobile Odin.
As for what will be the best ROM...all ROMs run a little different on each device. You know that. So it will be a little back and forth until you find one that works for her. I really like project x...but im lucky, in the fact that all the touch wiz based ROMs run great for me. I can also run about any other cm/aosp/aokp ROM..but dirty unicorns. My device doesn't like it..and its an awesome ROM.
Let me know if you want the mobile Odin link or if you have any questions...
FYI...we have a Q&A thread for this forum...for these questions..Good Luck. And Welcome to the Epic 4G Touch Forum.
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Ha...you ninja'd me...I just mentioned you're ROM to him...Lol.
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Thanks, can you shot me towards the mobile Odin info? I'm not familiar with it at all and you're right, she wouldn't need recovery except for me to nand back if she likes it worse afterwards.
Also, is there a safe to remove list someplace? I've had sammys before but never a tw device. Figure worst case i just go on a terror spree with root explorer uninstalling junk system apps lol
dangle79 said:
Thanks, can you shot me towards the mobile Odin info? I'm not familiar with it at all and you're right, she wouldn't need recovery except for me to nand back if she likes it worse afterwards.
Also, is there a safe to remove list someplace? I've had sammys before but never a tw device. Figure worst case i just go on a terror spree with root explorer uninstalling junk system apps lol
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Post 5... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418320
As for the bloat ware...I'll look around. But I usually just start freezing stuff and then run it for a few days...if all is well. I make a back up of the frozen apks and then delete them.
There is a de - bloated boost ROM ( you'd have to change the apns to get MMS working and flash a sprint modem...gb27 is the newest ) and there are some light gb27 ROMs that are debloated, for the most part...project x is one of them.
Let me know if you need any help...FYI..make sure you get the el 29 direct boot kernel...not the stock el 29 kernel...This will make sense once you read the mobile Odin guide and go to rwilco12's repo...all links are in the guide.
Spreadsheet on what is safe to remove on 4.1.2 TouchWiz-https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
bilgerryan said:
Spreadsheet on what is safe to remove on 4.1.2 TouchWiz-https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
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that is absolutely awesome, thanks 1000 x's
Battery life you say? Then Caulk's GB is what you're looking for....seems to be the only GB ROM that works right now
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[SIZE=+1]Q7: Can I use my SGN3 on other networks?[/SIZE]
At this time you can request a sim unlock from T-Mobile and use on networks with a sim that have same network towers.
[SIZE=+1]Q8: Can I flash a new recovery without rebooting my GNOTE 3?[/SIZE]
Yes. Place the recovery.img on your sdcard root. Open a terminal emulator and type "su flash_image recovery /sdcard/xxx.img". (Note: The x's are the name of the recovery as some may hold a different name. If not on the sdcard root folder, specify the folder /sdcard/xxx/xxx.img!)
[SIZE=+1]Q9: Will rooting my device void my warranty?[/SIZE]
Yes. If you have a T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 it will void your warranty. If you have another variation in other countries, then you will need to check your Terms Of Service with your provider.
[SIZE=+1]Q10: How do I use the Sideload function?[/SIZE]
Install a recovery that has sideload functionality.Choose Sideload in recovery. Update the Android SDK to the newest version. Use the command " ADB Sideload (path to where the .zip you want to install is).
[SIZE=+1]Q11: How do I get to the Developer options to enable Debug mode?[/SIZE]
On your handset, click on menu>settings> General Tab > about device. Then scroll down to Build Number and keep tapping. It will give you messages like "5 more steps until you are a developer" Then it will open the developer option. Back out and click developer options and then USB Debugging.
[SIZE=+1]Q12: I'm having a problem rooting with Odin. What is the easiest way?[/SIZE]
If you are having issues, try updating your version of ODIN and also downloading the .tar file from an alternate source".
[SIZE=+1]Q13: What is a "logcat" and how do I create one? [/SIZE]
For setting up ADB see What is ADB (above) logcat allows us to log what the OS is doing, and possibly offer information if things are not working. its quite simple to create but may be difficult for most to understand. This is a tool a Developer may ask for in detecting issues your device may be encountering.
To use logcat
Code:
adb shell
logcat
To logcat to a certain file do
Code:
adb shell
logcat -d > /sdcard/whatevertexfileyoulike.txt
For a full explanation follow the link in What is ADB
[SIZE=+1]Q14: What is KNOX, and how does it affect me?[/SIZE]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2478391 This is a thread by Lawalty explaining what KNOX is.
[SIZE=+1]Q15: I have gps issues. Why can't I lock onto GPS?[/SIZE]
Some roms have "time" issues with getting a gps lock. This is a known issue with all custom Roms.
[SIZE=+1]Q16: How do I get the best out of my Rom?[/SIZE]
Depending on what Rom you choose. Once you go to the "THEME" sections there are many more mods for your selected rom. Always try different Roms to fit your liking.
[SIZE=+1]Q17: Titanium Backup ask if I would like to restore my original ID Code after I flash roms, what should I do.?[/SIZE]
Do to the mass amount of custom roms, some internel phone setting get changed by default. You should always restore ID codes and native handset information when possible.
[SIZE=+1]Q18: How loud is too loud?[/SIZE]
That realistically is up to you. Rule of thumb, if your sounds is distorted, even the least bit, then lower the settings. Distortion is a warning sign, and prolonged use can damage your hardware.
[SIZE=+1]Q19: I have about 4gb of data missing from internal storage I cannot find. Where is it?[/SIZE]
Recovery uses a large amount of data for backups. TWRP saves by default, backups to the /sdcard/twrp or /sdcard/0/twrp directory. Make sure you delete old or unused backups.
[SIZE=+1]Q20: I need to return my rooted phone for a replacement. Does returning to stock work?[/SIZE]
Yes. Follow the instructions on the forum for unrooting and flash the Odin stock file. If you flash an earlier version, make sure to accept updates to get your phone back to factory. Knox 0x1 will affect rather your warranty will be honored
[SIZE=+1]Q21: What is so different about the Galaxy Note 3 that should get me to upgrade from the Note 2?[/SIZE]
Other then the hardware and screen upgrades, you can read the the 45+ Ultra-Advanced Features of the Note 3 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441935 Thread by Ipsuvedi
[SIZE=+1]Q22: While restoring using Titanium Backup, I get constant FC's. How do I fix this?[/SIZE]
The TB Team is working on a fix for the SELinux links in the new system. For the time being, everytime you restore apps using TB you will need to run TB Restore Fixer found here
[SIZE=+1]Q23: Does restoring in recovery break my phone? I fear the "brickloops"!?[/SIZE]
Not with TWRP version 2.6.3.5 <<CLICK - problems existed with earlier versions but basic restores (boot, system, data) are now working as they should. Thanks to dwitherell for the Q&A
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Q5 should be updated now! Lmao I kid I kid. But this should be stickied!
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Might be worth adding in some info on the initial recovery issues with restores, resolutions if you suffered them, and versions that no longer have those issues (or at least not to the same extent)
Nice FAQ.
I knew the answer to every question but one, so hey, I learned something. Namely, I had no idea that the "flash_image" util was so prevalent. I assumed it was a touchwiz-only thing, but I just checked and it's also present on my CyanogenMod 10.2 ROM as well. Doing a "flash_image recovery /sdcard/twrp_foo.img" is certainly easier than having to remember the correct partition to manually 'dd' to (though still not as easy as just using GooManager).
One other Q for the FAQ:
Q: Is it too big?
A: No.
Does it perfectly work with AT&T's network? (including LTE)
Yes!
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Guys I'm trying to figure out from what application this notification is coming up from? I have never seen it before when I had the S4 so I'm just wondering if someone knows, thanks!
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s4sanchez said:
Guys I'm trying to figure out from what application this notification is coming up from? I have never seen it before when I had the S4 so I'm just wondering if someone knows, thanks!
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It's the annoying space-wasting notification that TouchWhiz shows when you have NFC enabled. Stock Android doesn't do that.
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zmore said:
It's the annoying space-wasting notification that TouchWhiz shows when you have NFC enabled. Stock Android doesn't do that.
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Not just Touchwiz, HTC Sense and I believe Sony's software show it as well
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Hi peoples I was wondering where to get the necessary things to flash lets say a jellybean rom or a aosp based rom im to used to flashing sgs2 phone im used to fl24(aosp based) and gb27(tw based)...im kind of confused as to where everything is...I read an instruction on how to flash a particular rom through twrp or cwm it says to wipe everything then flash the rom..but im used to sgs2 instructions telling me which modem to use fl24 or gb27...help please
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Thanks
Upgrade to KitKat
Just a suggestion...Maybe you can add on the Q&A on how to upgrade from Jellybean to Kitkat especially to new ones like me and others...
kuroy301 said:
Just a suggestion...Maybe you can add on the Q&A on how to upgrade from Jellybean to Kitkat especially to new ones like me and others...
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Thread over this one.
good stuff
Thanks for this !:good::good:
What version of TWRP for TW kit kat. I rooted and tried 2.6.3.9 no luck. Flashed Philz it works. I am just a TWRP fan.
TIA
lmarranzino said:
What version of TWRP for TW kit kat. I rooted and tried 2.6.3.9 no luck. Flashed Philz it works. I am just a TWRP fan.
TIA
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2.7.0.0
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lmarranzino said:
What version of TWRP for TW kit kat. I rooted and tried 2.6.3.9 no luck. Flashed Philz it works. I am just a TWRP fan.
TIA
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http://http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo
Here is the list of recoveries that you can download using odin
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Anonymous777 said:
http://http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo
Here is the list of recoveries that you can download using odin
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This is their main paige http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/198
After Kit Kat on stock Note 3 I noticed I now have my own wi fi is unstable message that i never got before? Well not on my own Wi Fi router that is.
Limeybastard said:
After Kit Kat on stock Note 3 I noticed I now have my own wi fi is unstable message that i never got before? Well not on my own Wi Fi router that is.
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Yep, welcome to the KitKat bug club.....
hello i have a question,
ive been on att for ages and im use to safestrap so thats why im asking this question with any tmo roms to u have to flash the kernal after the rom or flash it at all.
thanks in advance
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ALL GALAXY S III ANDROID 4.3 RELATED TROUBLESHOOTING AND ANSWERS
OTA UPDATE BUILD VERSION: UVUEMJC
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Been seeing a lot of Android 4.3 related question threads popping up all over the place, please use this thread for all your questions and troubleshooting instead.
What to ask/discuss in this thread:
Questions you may have about Official 4.3 OTA Update
Questions you may have about any 4.3 TouchWiz ROM (StockMOD, PureStock, HardKNOX)
Questions related to the Galaxy S III 4.3 Update
Issues you may be having with either official or ROM updates
What not to ask/discuss:
Anything else that's totally unrelated, Please don't clutter the thread with nondevelopment related chatter, this thread was created for that exact purpose.
And with that said...Ask away!
ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE RELATED THREADS:
OTA Update Thread
.::StockMOD ROM::.
PureStock MJC Leak
PureStock MJ4 Leak
HardKNOX
Ehhh...one more
Great idea, thanks!
Question: is there any significant difference between the OTA Update and the Leaked ROMs by Saranhai and DocHoliday77?
LOL! You read my mind!! Thanks for starting this!
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Okaham said:
Great idea, thanks!
Question: is there any significant difference between the OTA Update and the Leaked ROMs by Saranhai and DocHoliday77?
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My roms are stock. Changes in the OP. Saranhai's Rom is customized. Changes in the OP.
You don't get screwed by security with the roms.
DocHoliday77 said:
LOL! You read my mind!! Thanks for starting this!
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My roms are stock. Changes in the OP. Saranhai's Rom is customized. Changes in the OP.
You don't get screwed by security with the roms.
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so i should stick with you guys' ROMs and away from official? or at least until rooted right? i was just wondering which one's more stable haha
We may want to explain why the fact that Stock Bootloader update is one way street to the user.
Is 4.3 a real upgrade?
Other than the problem of rooting, which I do not, is 4.3 better / as stable or a downgrade from 4.1.2. I am having a lot of difficulty deciding what is best for me. I saw one post that suggested reception was not as good. That would be a big deal to me. And battery would be another. Also, the memory issue where you need to shut down programs so you don't crash putting things on the clipboard.
I have the T-Mobile S3 if that makes any difference.
Question is why aren't you all Nexus 5 yet? Lol kidding.
But my question which is a question that I actually don't know is can you use CF Autoroot on 4.3?
Verhouze said:
Other than the problem of rooting, which I do not, is 4.3 better / as stable or a downgrade from 4.1.2. I am having a lot of difficulty deciding what is best for me. I saw one post that suggested reception was not as good. That would be a big deal to me. And battery would be another. Also, the memory issue where you need to shut down programs so you don't crash putting things on the clipboard.
I have the T-Mobile S3 if that makes any difference.
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Read this post of mine please.
TheLastSidekick said:
Question is why aren't you all Nexus 5 yet? Lol kidding.
But my question which is a question that I actually don't know is can you use CF Autoroot on 4.3?
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cf auto root will work with 4.3. btw, congrats on the RC!
my question: are there plans to rebase the roms previously created with the leak? is it possible we can inject root, remove knox and create an odin flashable tar with the ota?
mrmako777 said:
my question: are there plans to rebase the roms previously created with the leak? is it possible we can inject root, remove knox and create an odin flashable tar with the ota?
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Did you read Post 2 of the OP ? For the second part of the question, check this post. MrRobinson is patiently waiting for someone to try Root66 for 4.3
Perseus71 said:
Did you read Post 2 of the OP ? For the second part of the question, check this post. MrRobinson is patiently waiting for someone to try Root66 for 4.3
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there are 5 links. did i read each post in each of the 5 threads? no, but thanks for the link you posted. at least someone is working on it
I like 4.3
Verhouze said:
Other than the problem of rooting, which I do not, is 4.3 better / as stable or a downgrade from 4.1.2.
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I'm running StockMOD and have found great improvement around bluetooth and audio. My plantroinics BT headphones aren't as laggy. My external DAC doesn stutter any more. My BT remote control doesn't tell me the Samsung Keyboard has been made default again (but I think I fixed this when I removed the samsung keyboard).
The only thing I've lost is Google Wallet tap to pay (and now that the Sprint 4.3 update is out, I hope to get it working again).
4.3 was worth it to me, but I use a bunch of stuff that most don't.
random superuser requests
So i flashed the deodexed knox free zip, as well as tried my hand at debloating (mostly from the list on doc holidays leak post) and since then random system apps (factory mode, rilNotifier, wssyncmlnps, MTP application, and oddly android system) has constantly been asking for root rights, its not a huge deal, as I've hidden the notifications from them but it is kinda perplexing... does anybody know what would cause this?
kamontryst said:
So i flashed the deodexed knox free zip, as well as tried my hand at debloating (mostly from the list on doc holidays leak post) and since then random system apps (factory mode, rilNotifier, wssyncmlnps, MTP application, and oddly android system) has constantly been asking for root rights, its not a huge deal, as I've hidden the notifications from them but it is kinda perplexing... does anybody know what would cause this?
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it's possible during your debloating process, you accidentally removed something that would cause problems
Any of you have had camera issues? Whenever I set some settings it freezes up on me..
I'm not rooted ...
How is wifi after the update? Saw one report it was not as good.
CF-AUTO-ROOT does NOT work with 4.3
mrmako777 said:
cf auto root will work with 4.3. btw, congrats on the RC!
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CF-AUTO-ROOT does NOT work with 4.3 after factory reset.
I had stock 4.1.2 rooted with CF-AUTO-ROOT. I upgraded to 4.3 using Kies. For the most part everything seemed to work after the upgrade. I had some weird behavior with download notifications but was fixed after clearing the app data in application manager. As expected, I lost root. I then re-rooted using CF-AUTO-ROOT. This worked! I initially got the KNOX security notifications but after clicking through all of them, root was still there. I ran this for about a day, restarted the phone a few times and root was kept. All was good except the GPS wouldn't start when starting Waze or Maps. I would have to disable and re-enable GPS to get it to work. I've had weird problems before after a firmware upgrade which were all fixed after a factory reset. I proceeded with the reset.... this is when ALL THINGS WENT TO HELL!!!
After the factory reset, I lost root. SuperSU will not start. I get the KNOX notifications and clicking through all of them this time did not work.
I honestly didn't check after the initial successful root of 4.3 but now I get
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
...
Warranty Bit: 1
I think the 1 count is from the second root attempt after the factory reset.
Bottom line. DON'T UPDATE TO 4.3 IF YOU WANT ROOT. And if it do have it, DON'T DO A FACTORY RESET. At least not for now.
tnee said:
CF-AUTO-ROOT does NOT work with 4.3 after factory reset.
I had stock 4.1.2 rooted with CF-AUTO-ROOT. I upgraded to 4.3 using Kies. For the most part everything seemed to work after the upgrade. I had some weird behavior with download notifications but was fixed after clearing the app data in application manager. As expected, I lost root. I then re-rooted using CF-AUTO-ROOT. This worked! I initially got the KNOX security notifications but after clicking through all of them, root was still there. I ran this for about a day, restarted the phone a few times and root was kept. All was good except the GPS wouldn't start when starting Waze or Maps. I would have to disable and re-enable GPS to get it to work. I've had weird problems before after a firmware upgrade which were all fixed after a factory reset. I proceeded with the reset.... this is when ALL THINGS WENT TO HELL!!!
After the factory reset, I lost root. SuperSU will not start. I get the KNOX notifications and clicking through all of them this time did not work.
I honestly didn't check after the initial successful root of 4.3 but now I get
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
...
Warranty Bit: 1
I think the 1 count is from the second root attempt after the factory reset.
Bottom line. DON'T UPDATE TO 4.3 IF YOU WANT ROOT. And if it do have it, DON'T DO A FACTORY RESET. At least not for now.
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im pretty sure he was asking if it worked on 4.3 in general, which it does. this is still good to have feedback from your experience though