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4.3 is here

Anyone know if the boost mobile version will be updated along with Sprint seeing as how it's the same network?
 
Slightly tempted to try TW again but only to play about with the S4 camera features, if they actually made the port. Hmmm mm decisions!
 
Lol i might flash Sale's neat rom version tonight if im bored bro. Think this is askin for EFS loss?
Everyone back up their EFS just in case. If you dont know what that is, dont flash a TW rom :D
 
Lol I really need to do a back of it. I have got back ups somewhere on my phone but only ones that have been done by kernels automatically, nothing I've ever done off my own back!
 
funkylogik said:
Lol i might flash Sale's neat rom version tonight if im bored bro. Think this is askin for EFS loss?
Everyone back up their EFS just in case. If you dont know what that is, dont flash a TW rom :D
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I'm real interested in getting this rom up and running on my i9300 but not very experienced with flashing custom roms. I've used Odin before to flash leaked "official" roms.

You've been a great help to me in the past funky. was wondering if you can point me in the direction of some idiot proof guides for this kind of thing?
 
obzilla said:
I'm real interested in getting this rom up and running on my i9300 but not very experienced with flashing custom roms. I've used Odin before to flash leaked "official" roms.

You've been a great help to me in the past funky. was wondering if you can point me in the direction of some idiot proof guides for this kind of thing?
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Sure bro. Tomorrow if im free id love to help :beer:
 
obzilla said:
I'm real interested in getting this rom up and running on my i9300 but not very experienced with flashing custom roms. I've used Odin before to flash leaked "official" roms.

You've been a great help to me in the past funky. was wondering if you can point me in the direction of some idiot proof guides for this kind of thing?
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Hey bro,

Before i start, i must add that i'm no flash a holic by any means but i use NeatRom and have had no troubles doing the following when i flash NeatRom.

By all means wait on Funky who is a Flash o holic :p and he will guide you through it or maybe say this post will meet your needs.

1st make a Nandroid back up, very important.

2nd back up your apps, if you want to of course :p

3rd back up your efs folder, maybe someone can enlighten you as to why you do it. This is also very important but i don't know why :p

Download the new NeatRom 4.3 Full here http://androidforums.com/international-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/671882-s3-neatrom-10.html ( scroll to bottom of screen )

Or NeatRom 4.3 Lite ( no bloatware ) here http://androidforums.com/international-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/671882-s3-neatrom-10.html ( Scroll to bottom of screen )

Put which Rom you want to flash on your phone / ext SD card BUT you need to wait for Sale, who is the NeatRom dev, to put up the new Aroma Mods which you also need to flash, he hasn't put that up yet but will soon i imagine. Aroma Mods are options for what kernal you wish to flash, battery icon you wish to use etc, i use siyah kernal which works well. Maybe someone can tell us both what kernal is best and why?

Anyways, this is the post i got from CDPlant when i 1st wanted to flash this Rom. I follow this every time and i've had no problems when i've done it.

Hope this helps, but by all means wait till the funkmeister posts as he is much more knowledgeable about flashing than i am.



CDPlant said:
Bear in mind a factory reset from the phone settings is different from a factory reset/wipe data in recovery. A factory reset from the settings will delete everything, including pictures, files, folders, music, the lot. Doing it from recovery will let you keep images etc, but will delete the ROM so you can flash another one. (I'm sorry if I haven't explained that very well!)

Basically, flashing a custom ROM is the following process:
> Boot to recovery and make a nandroid backup
> Wipe data/factory reset
> Wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache
> Install new ROM

This way, you get to keep all the pics and music etc that was on your phone, but get an updated ROM :)

Personally I think you should go the custom ROM route, as it's much less hassle and you will get updates and features far quicker than the stock ROM. You have already made a nandroid and TB backups so it's really quite easy to do :) As dynomot has said above, NeatROM is a really good one to go for, it looks identical to the stock ROM but is much better! :)
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EDIT - After you follow the above instructions from CDPlant you need to boot into recovery again and flash the Aroma Mods that you download separate from the ROM. It should also be put on your phone / ext SD.
 
I think you only need the aroma installer if you install the Lite version (uless you need the kernels but they can be installed separately).

Personally when I was running TW I found Perseus to be a better kernel. Found it smoother than siyah but that might just have been me :thumb:
 
Excellent guide Viral. I forgot to get back to this thread sorry but what youve written is all right. Yeah i found Siyah kernel excellent with Neat but no need to worry bout that yet. To backup EFS use Ktool by Hellcat from playstore.
Get back with any questions and ill subscribe to this topic.
CDplant is the expert here though. Im pretty sure he held my hand through rooting the s3 :):beer:
 
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