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[Mussels]

oh and just to be clear - you dont need to root to install the custom roms. people always seem confused on that issue.

custom recovery is the magical all in one tool, and you simply flash it via odin.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

So i wake up this morning and decided to flash Echoe rom over to my S3, Only for my efforts to be thwarted because my MicroSD became corrupt - Some people say its a hardware issue with the S3 itself and some others say its happening since 4.1 days but got a lot lot worse with jellybean. Memory card corruption has been reported on the Note 1, Note 2, S3 (i9300), S3 LTE (i9305) & S3 Mini.

Lots of reports of S3's 'frying' MicroSDs, or having some sort of unmount bug which means the handset will not accept or read from the memory and the only thing you can do is use the microSD with a computer or another device with supports it. the reports mainly seem to be about Sandisk Class 10 MicroSDs though about 10-20% of reports are about other brands like Kingston or Lexar etc etc.

I think the memory card corruption has been mentioned about a month ago on this forum but it honestly seems to stem from android updates rather than a hardware issue unless it was a ticking time bomb waiting to happen from the start.

Like ive mentioned before - Ive had my S3 for close to 3years now and I have experienced no such problems with memory cards in the earlier years. Ive used a 32gb class 10 lexar before moving on to this sandisk ultra class 10 and while i have experience no problems with the Sandisk in the first year of plugging it in, corruption just seemed to start happening when i updated to 4.2, with 4.3 the 'corruption attacks' have become more frequent.

So i dont know what to do -____- though for many of you it might sound like im just looking for an excuse to upgrade to a different handset

MicroSD has just finished running chkdisk. I still have time to flash echoe rom but i cba with it now.

 

[Mussels]

use the internal card, not external. 4.3 fixed the SD card death issues by enabling TRIM support.


yes, the phones internal memory is just a soldered SD card. its always referred to as internal SD, and not internal memory.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

*sigh* Ok... re-attempt the flash to Echoe. worst case scenario i will be without a phone for a few days....

 

[Mussels]

*sigh* Ok... re-attempt the flash to Echoe. worst case scenario i will be without a phone for a few days....

you can ALWAYS use download mode on the phone to re-flash a stock rom or custom recovery via odin. samsung phones are super hard to brick.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Well, I seem to have problems getting to step 4 Ive flashed philz using odin but when i try to flash over the echo rom i dont get the option to use internal microSD - only recovery cache or external source - I tried installing from my microSD but it says 'install/MicroSD..." then the screen goes blank and says "No Command"

 

[Mussels]

Well, I seem to have problems getting to step 4 Ive flashed philz using odin but when i try to flash over the echo rom i dont get the option to use internal microSD - only recovery cache or external source - I tried installing from my microSD but it says 'install/MicroSD..." then the screen goes blank and says "No Command"

well, bugger. the i9300 might only recognise external SD. my i9300 has no LCD at the moment and i sold my last i9305, so its hard for me to give a step by step.

theres no 'install from .zip' option that defaults to the internal storage?

edit: oldest i have on hand is a note 1, it has "install zip" and after choosing that, i get "choose zip from SD card" and "choose zip from internal SD card"

 

[NationsAnarchy]

I thought I should share this over here

Spoiler: Here's some screenshots from my Korean Galaxy Note LTE running CM11 ;)

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Is it possible to directly flash the rom over using ODIN?

 

[Mussels]

Is it possible to directly flash the rom over using ODIN?

sadly, no.

it might be possible to flash within an existing rooted rom using rom manager (its an app) but i've never done it that way before. you might have to wait til you replace your SD card.

 

[micropage7]

for anyone that want easy way to send files from your android phone, you may try superbeam

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam

 

[FreedomEclipse]

well, i dont know if this would help but according to this guide a rooted handset was part of step 1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516912

Process:

Prepare Phone:
1: ROOT YOUR PHONE like described above (if it´s not already rooted)!
2: Flash Philz Touch Recovery with Odin (as "PDA" or new Odin as "AP") or SGS4 flasher APP!
... Look at the above line "RECOVERY MODE" in this Guide how to start!
... If Philz Recovery asks you to fix ROOT (after you choose Reboot Now) choose NO !!!

so it could be the answer to the whole thing not working

 

[Mussels]

well, i dont know if this would help but according to this guide a rooted handset was part of step 1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516912




so it could be the answer to the whole thing not working

nah, thats honestly ridiculous. the custom recovery is HOW you root the phone - those instructions are backwards. bear in mind this was the first ROM made by that team (well V1 was) so the instructions were extra fussy.

you must be able to install from the internal SD tho, causethey do say this "hit the option "Install ZIP" then hit "choose zip from/storage/sdcard1" or internal SD and choose the EchoeRom ZIP"

 

[FreedomEclipse]

nah, thats honestly ridiculous. the custom recovery is HOW you root the phone - those instructions are backwards. bear in mind this was the first ROM made by that team (well V1 was) so the instructions were extra fussy.

you must be able to install from the internal SD tho, causethey do say this "hit the option "Install ZIP" then hit "choose zip from/storage/sdcard1" or internal SD and choose the EchoeRom ZIP"

well, theres always cyanogenmod installer

 

[Mussels]

well, theres always cyanogenmod installer

i hope you mean CWM, clockwordmod. you dont want cyanogen mod.

 

[GreiverBlade]

ahahah .... Toshiba Folio 100 under 4.2.2 stable and smooth ... i knew i should keep that oldie

looks like they solved the rotation problem and almost no SOD

 

[FreedomEclipse]

i hope you mean CWM, clockwordmod. you dont want cyanogen mod.

I was kidding at this stage i really dont know what to do with my S3, even with the data/cache wipe etc etc and my regular apps more or less installed I still get around 242mb ram left while idle which hasnt improved at all.

I think i'll just have to say it is what it is and 1GB of ram is enough for a device you just want to make calls with and surf the net once in a while. Android is 'outgrowing' the handsets with lesser specs, though I think theres still a lot of junk in the background which i cant disable, Like the default video player etc etc.

I'll be looking for a decent price for a Note 3 if i cant get an Oppo Find 7. Im not a super heavy user - I dont really play demanding games on my phone, maybe some solitaire, and Jewels Star (blatant bejeweled rip off ) when im on the shitter or bored at work when i have time.

just music, surfing the net & google hangouts - Note 3 would be great. only thing thats not great is that its a samsung.....

 

[Mussels]

I was kidding at this stage i really dont know what to do with my S3, even with the data/cache wipe etc etc and my regular apps more or less installed I still get around 242mb ram left while idle which hasnt improved at all.

I think i'll just have to say it is what it is and 1GB of ram is enough for a device you just want to make calls with and surf the net once in a while. Android is 'outgrowing' the handsets with lesser specs, though I think theres still a lot of junk in the background which i cant disable, Like the default video player etc etc.

I'll be looking for a decent price for a Note 3 if i cant get an Oppo Find 7. Im not a super heavy user - I dont really play demanding games on my phone, maybe some solitaire, and Jewels Star (blatant bejeweled rip off ) when im on the shitter or bored at work when i have time.

just music, surfing the net & google hangouts - Note 3 would be great. only thing thats not great is that its a samsung.....

once you're rooted you can remove/disable all that bloat, and the echoe roms remove most of it.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

gotta work out how to root this damn thing first


Bleh time to get ready for work, Might try to root when i get home if not than my next day off.

 

[Mussels]

gotta work out how to root this damn thing first


Bleh time to get ready for work, Might try to root when i get home if not than my next day off.

look up chainfire auto root. one should exist for i9300... and you flash it from recovery! yay!

go buy another SD card lol.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

look up chainfire auto root. one should exist for i9300... and you flash it from recovery! yay!

go buy another SD card lol.

googled CF-Autoroot and found something for my phone, I could pretty much have it rooted tonight if it works.

as for another MicroSD card i dunno - I used a Kingston and a sandisk while attempting to flash with echoe. even with another 64gig microSD card from another vendor the same problems could still happen.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

tried CF root... Nope didnt root my S3 - I tried twice and every time it says its successful but root checker says no.

I think im boned, im stuck with this phone for better or worse (unless Note 3 happends)

 

[Mussels]

tried CF root... Nope didnt root my S3 - I tried twice and every time it says its successful but root checker says no.

I think im boned, im stuck with this phone for better or worse (unless Note 3 happends)

damnit man, mail it over to me and i'll have it done in like 15 minutes

 

[Doc41]

tried CF root... Nope didnt root my S3 - I tried twice and every time it says its successful but root checker says no.

I think im boned, im stuck with this phone for better or worse (unless Note 3 happends)

Weird, for me i just used TWRP custom recovery, and upon exiting the first time it said "phone not rooted do you want to root now?" if you click yes it would root the phone and install superSU .
that worked for me on several i9300's and a n7100

 

[Mussels]

Weird, for me i just used TWRP custom reovery, and upon exiting the first time it said "phone not rooted do you want to root now?" if you click yes it would root the phone and install superSU .
that worked for me on several i9300's and a n7100

thats why its so weird when people try and root BEFORE the custom recovery XD