CyanogenMod rocks

I connected the S3 to the PC and the PC can't seem to pick it up...

I also formatted the memory card in the phone as well but the phones complains that it is blank and I cant see F### all.

What gives?
 
CamiKaze said:
I connected the S3 to the PC and the PC can't seem to pick it up...

I also formatted the memory card in the phone as well but the phones complains that it is blank and I cant see F### all.

What gives?
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LOL... cyanogenmod rocks? :p
 
CamiKaze said:
I connected the S3 to the PC and the PC can't seem to pick it up...

I also formatted the memory card in the phone as well but the phones complains that it is blank and I cant see F### all.

What gives?
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Which memory card did you format? The external or the internal? I think I read somewhere on XDA where formatting can lead to SD card corruption.

If its external SD card, plug it to your computer and in go to windows command prompt and run it as administrator.
Then type: DISKPART
Then type: LISTDISK
Then look at the list and see if your SD card shows up.
Then type: SELECT DISK #
The # need to be the number of the SD disk from the list that came up
THen go: CLEAN
This will wipe everything.
THen go to disk management and format the SD card. It should be usable now.

Or follow this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
It got pictures

If it is internal. Then use ODIN -> flash CWM -> In CWM wipe everything and install ROM AND Flash GAPPs


Also When the PC can't see the phone its usually down to 2 problems:
1) Driver
2) USB 3.0 port. For some reason, mostly drivers, Android phones don't really support USB 3.0 in fastboot mode.

You can install KIES or google around for samsung drivers.
For 2nd problem plug it into usb 2.0 port.


And I also saw in your previous post of using Heimdall.
Failed to access device could mean:
1- You are not in ODIN mode. : "boot the Galaxy S III (International) into download mode by holding Home & Volume Down & Power. Accept the disclaimer on the device. Then, insert the USB cable into the device."
2- Driver is not installed properly or not working
3- USB 3.0 port


Seriously, Heimdall is for people who been using linux since 1990s.
Use Odin to flash CWM recovery and boot into CWM to install rom.

Android has 3 thingys: Flashing mode (Samsung calls it ODIN mode), Recovery and Rom.
Recovery is where android tries to recover itself.
CWM replaces this recovery with more awesome recovery mode with more functions where you can do back up and flashing roms.
Google how to boot into recovery because its device dependent. Usually power button + volume down key.
 
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Adoxographist said:
Which memory card did you format? The external or the internal? I think I read somewhere on XDA where formatting can lead to SD card corruption.

If its external SD card, plug it to your computer and in go to windows command prompt and run it as administrator.
Then type: DISKPART
Then type: LISTDISK
Then look at the list and see if your SD card shows up.
Then type: SELECT DISK #
The # need to be the number of the SD disk from the list that came up
THen go: CLEAN
This will wipe everything.
THen go to disk management and format the SD card. It should be usable now.

Or follow this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
It got pictures

If it is internal. Then use ODIN -> flash CWM -> In CWM wipe everything and install ROM AND Flash GAPPs


Also When the PC can't see the phone its usually down to 2 problems:
1) Driver
2) USB 3.0 port. For some reason, mostly drivers, Android phones don't really support USB 3.0 in fastboot mode.

You can install KIES or google around for samsung drivers.
For 2nd problem plug it into usb 2.0 port.


And I also saw in your previous post of using Heimdall.
Failed to access device could mean:
1- You are not in ODIN mode. : "boot the Galaxy S III (International) into download mode by holding Home & Volume Down & Power. Accept the disclaimer on the device. Then, insert the USB cable into the device."
2- Driver is not installed properly or not working
3- USB 3.0 port


Seriously, Heimdall is for people who been using linux since 1990s.
Use Odin to flash CWM recovery and boot into CWM to install rom.

Android has 3 thingys: Flashing mode (Samsung calls it ODIN mode), Recovery and Rom.
Recovery is where android tries to recover itself.
CWM replaces this recovery with more awesome recovery mode with more functions where you can do back up and flashing roms.
Google how to boot into recovery because its device dependent. Usually power button + volume down key.
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Thanks, I'll do this as soon as I get home.

Is there a CM for the Note 3? I prefer something simple over this X-Note thing with all this useless apps like Intelli3G and other random ****.
 
I use the best custom rom for the S3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...elopment-gt-i9300-resurrection-remix-t1815285
Love it

Shayd said:
So I went online to see when my galaxy S3 will get KitKat and was unhappy to find out that the answer was never.

The most recent update was such a bloated monstrosity that I continuously ran out of memory.

I looked into CyanogenMod and they have made an idiot friendly way to ROM the phone.

Within a couple of minutes the phone was back up and running and I have set it up just the way I like it. No bloatware and it runs buttery smooth. As it stands with all the app's I used originally, the phone is using under 500mb.

I highly recommend CyanogenMod to anybody who wants their S3 to run like lightning again.:D
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Using the USB2 port, and installing kies didn't fix the issue.

I played around with zadig as well.

Guess I have to reinstall Windows.
 
I plugged it into my laptop now as well and nothing.
 
CamiKaze said:
I plugged it into my laptop now as well and nothing.
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Than its the driver problem.
It's not compatible or old etc
When the phone is connected to PC -> go to device manager
From there look for your phone and delete the driver and the phone.
Then replug it in and windows should automatically find and install new drivers.

Also you need to go enable USB debugging on your phone.
settings -> developer options -> usb debugging

PM me and I will give you my number, I can help through whatsapp or something.
 
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can i join the CM party?

Heya, i have a galaxy ch@t (gtb-5330) is there enough spec in the phone to try a custom rom?
 
kingrob said:
Exactly my reasoning as well.

It's always poorly written apps, or gazillion sync operations that causes a phone to "slow down or not buttery smooth".

The funny thing is that owners install any crap app they can find on their phones (with official rom) and then complain how slow and stuttering it is.

Then they install a custom ROM and almost no apps, and say how "smooth" and responsive the phone is. :p
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No, I use custom rooms all the time, keep on all the same apps. Use titanium to do rapid restores of all my apps so I can say with absolute certainty that custom roms can work better than the manufacturer official.

Have owned a number of Samsung devices already, I use either cyanogen or omnirom.

Also, I root my phone on day 1 and run through titanium and delete most if not all non essential manufacturer apps, so that performance comparisons are as on pay as reasonably possible.

Yes there are terrible roms out there that are worse than the manufacturer rubbish, but that's to be expected, or just need to research the rom properly and also expect problems.

Many of the novices will also install a custom rom and simply people perceive it as being better based on an expectation, it's along the lines of post purchase justification, or however it's referred to in psychology. They wanted it so badly, that no matter how suit or useless it may be, they will not see it, it will be requir d or essential or better.

Like I hen you buy a tablet you don't actually need, you just want it, when you get it, you go out of your way to use it and if d uses for it.
 
I would love to upgrade my S4 to Cyanogen mod or AOSP, but there are still bugs with the device, namely call audio quality. So I won't be changing until that is fixed.

I don't really have any complaints with my S4, just that Cell C is a terrible network.
 
Ancalagon said:
I would love to upgrade my S4 to Cyanogen mod or AOSP, but there are still bugs with the device, namely call audio quality. So I won't be changing until that is fixed.

I don't really have any complaints with my S4, just that Cell C is a terrible network.
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It is possible that a custom rom will fix that. The kitkat source from Huawei has a screen delay but in it, screen takes 3 seconds to activate on incoming call so you can't answer.

This was also a problem for OmniRom, who was building off official source, they however fixed that bug in their update a week later. As far as I know Chinese users still have that bug when officially upgrading to kitkat. It was fixed in the EU release though, but this was only 2/3 months later.
 
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