Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 Modding Thread

evolutionqy7

madmoe wrote: »

Is this a stock Samsung JB ROM mate? Where you get it?

Cheers,
M

I dont think so, the only way I get close to those figures is turning off data during work and leaving the phone idle and just picking it up for a random message and call.

I would probably lose 10% during a full work day that way, but then again its minimal use.

MuppetCheck

Fancy a new rom to try out. Have supernexus on the phone at the moment. Any suggestions? The less bloatware the better too.

RangeR

madmoe wrote: »

RangeR wrote: »

Right, here is a close comparison. Today at 11am, I was at 97% battery. At approx 5pm, I was at 77%. A 20% difference.

So, it's about an hour longer than my figures yesterday and the power drain is only a little bit more.

Power saving doesn't have THAT much of an effect. It looks like JB is just a BEAST at conserving power.

Is this a stock Samsung JB ROM mate? Where you get it?

Cheers,
M

Alliance ROM. I linked to it in my first jb post.

MuppetCheck

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Fancy a new rom to try out. Have supernexus on the phone at the moment. Any suggestions? The less bloatware the better too.

Anyone?

I should add that I want as much working as possible.

PogMoThoin

Build 4 of SuperNexus is out tonight

MuppetCheck

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Build 4 of SuperNexus is out tonight

Ok I'm staying put then! Been having a lot more force closes on chrome today too which was annoying me on build 3. Will there be any significant changes?

PogMoThoin

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Ok I'm staying put then! Been having a lot more force closes on chrome today too which was annoying me on build 3. Will there be any significant changes?

No idea, he doesn't really give much info, doesn't post it in the thread but if you follow him on Twitter he announces things and gives updates there
https://twitter.com/faryaab

PogMoThoin

Changelog http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32469517&postcount=1581

Only 2 relating to S3, Fixed RIL Wakelock and Fixed Battery Drain

kenyard

tbh it seems to be the main rom for the s3 besides CM...
i haven't ventured into rom territory as of yet

PogMoThoin

Just flashed build 4, silky smooth like before. Some here complained about wifi problems, it's listed as one of the fixes in the changelog

SuperNexus I9300 BUILD 4 (07-10-12) Changelog:
I9300: Fixed RIL Wakelock
I9300: Fixed Battery Drain
I9300: Reverted back to old WiFi Driver (New one was causing major wakelocks which was also causing battery drain)
I777/I9100/N7000: Fixed RIL Wakelock
I777/I9100/N7000: Fixed Battery Drain
I777/I9100/N7000: Fixed Memory Leak
I777/I9100/N7000: Made VSync uevents optional (Current HW Composer doesn't need this and by disabling this we save A LOT of Battery)
I777/I9100/N7000: Updated Mail GPU Drivers (Not butter but Ultra Smooth!)
I9100G: Fixed RIL Wakelock
I9100G: Fixed Battery Drain
Framework: Tweaked Animation Values (Animations are now 2x faster)
Phone: Fixed Proximity Sensor issue while in-call
Browser: Added option for Incognito Tab
Browser: Added a menu item in Browser called Close other tabs

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817345

evolutionqy7

Raged. Would have loved to try out Super Nexus against. Flash alliance ROM yesterday so too much effort to set up the phone again. Maybe next week

MuppetCheck

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Just flashed build 4, silky smooth like before. Some here complained about wifi problems, it's listed as one of the fixes in the changelog


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817345

I'll flash it this evening.

I have been noticing the last few days that Chrome is not working correctly on Build 3. This happened on Build 2 also so I hope it wont happen on Build 4.

jenno86

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Just flashed build 4, silky smooth like before. Some here complained about wifi problems, it's listed as one of the fixes in the changelog


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817345

Did you wipe beforehand?

Im on Build 2 and I'd rather just install it without any bother!

PogMoThoin

jenno86 wrote: »

Did you wipe beforehand?

Im on Build 2 and I'd rather just install it without any bother!

I did a no wipe, I'll wipe again sometime I have more time

threein99

What do you guys use to wipe the phone ?

PogMoThoin

threein99 wrote: »

What do you guys use to wipe the phone ?

Clockwork Mod Recovery, it's a Rom manager you boot to to install custom Roms

threein99

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Clockwork Mod Recovery, it's a Rom manager you boot to to install custom Roms

Yea thats what I use too, thought there might have been another way.

PogMoThoin

threein99 wrote: »

Yea thats what I use too, thought there might have been another way.

Wiping is doing a factory reset before flashing, non wipe is just wiping the cache and clearing dalvik in advanced before flashing, you keep all your settings and apps, but it's always better to wipe.

lewis

threein99 wrote: »

What do you guys use to wipe the phone ?

Usually me t-shirt...

PogMoThoin

Still no hotspot, it's a function I use :mad:

MuppetCheck

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Still no hotspot, it's a function I use :mad:

That's annoying alright. I'm hoping the battery drain is sorted - I leave my phone in the car at work and when I go up at lunchtime it's usually down to about 60%. It will be interesting to see what it goes to when I go up later.

Also hoping it fixes the bluetooth glitch where when calling some people all you hear is a loud bussing.

kaimera

Any preferences on a kernal to run on stock JB (LI8)?

Just installed speedmod k2-1 myself

Hurricane Carter

Any flashed using heimdall on OS X?

Also, I want to flash an unbranded firmware - can I do this via Clockwork recovery?

jenno86

I Am Kong! wrote: »

Any flashed using heimdall on OS X?

Also, I want to flash an unbranded firmware - can I do this via Clockwork recovery?

Done it last week, handy enuf!

I followed this guide!

Hurricane Carter

jenno86 wrote: »

Done it last week, handy enuf!

I followed this guide!

Ah yeah did that, cheers.

Was looking for a guide on flashing ROMs. Doesn't seem to be anything current out there.

jenno86

I Am Kong! wrote: »

Ah yeah did that, cheers.

Was looking for a guide on flashing ROMs. Doesn't seem to be anything current out there.

AFAIK you put them on the phone or sd card and use clockwork to install. you prob need to install Google apps too (play store)

kaimera

I Am Kong! wrote: »

Ah yeah did that, cheers.

Was looking for a guide on flashing ROMs. Doesn't seem to be anything current out there.

Pick a rom on XDA.

Check the pre-reqs and then double check them

As a general rule:

Have CWM installed.

Put rom zip file in the root dir of your sd card.

reboot into recovery.

wipe all the options that say wipe xyz.

install zip from sd card.

reboot.

^^ its a rough guide, some roms may have more/less steps

PogMoThoin

Just to add, you should always use the internal SD, using external can cause problems especially if there's a reboot needed during the flash, some Roms do this. I usually remove the external SD and the sim card while flashing.

Hurricane Carter

jenno86 wrote: »

AFAIK you put them on the phone or sd card and use clockwork to install. you prob need to install Google apps too (play store)

Ah yeah, I was just wondering if that was only for custom ROMs or if I needed to use Heimdall/Odin for stock.

Thanks.

Hurricane Carter

Flashed SuperNexus, but couldn't connect to WIFI, so back on stock.

With a few modifications, Touchwiz is fine (looks wise).

Wouldn't be bothered with anything other than AOSP if I do flash again.