newest gadget info: Galaxy S III Original Android

August 11, 2012

[SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V4.0] Drivers, Backup, Root, CWM, BusyBox + MORE [GSM]

INTRODUCING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE THIS TOOLKIT TO ROOT OR FLASH CUSTOM RECOVERY ON A SNAPDRAGON MODEL SGS3 AS THE INCLUDED IMAGES WILL NOT WORK ON IT.

INTERNATIONAL [I9300] SUPPORT THREAD HERE

AT&T US [SGH-I747] SUPPORT THREAD HERE

SPRINT US [SPH-L710] SUPPORT THREAD HERE

TMOBILE US [SGH-T999] SUPPORT THREAD HERE

FUNCTIONS OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V4.0 [GSM][24TH JULY 2012]

Install drivers automatically
Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
Auto Update ToolKit to latest push version on startup (donator feature)
Backup/Restore your /efs partition
Dump selected Phone Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
Install BusyBox binary on phone
Root any public build (different options available)
Flash Stock Recovery
Flash CWM Touch Recovery (thanks to TeamEpic) or CF-CWM Recovery (thanks to Chainfire)
Rename Recovery Restore files if present
Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
Create tar file to flash via Odin with 1-click process
Download, Extract and Flash Stock Rom (full DETAILED steps) ESSENTIAL FOR WARRANTY RETURNS
SIM Unlock phone to any Network (thanks to Adam Lange)
Rip cache.img to zip file in CWM format for editing and flashing (thanks to Adam Lange)
Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone
Push Files from your PC to your phone
Pull Files from your phone to your PC
Set Files Permissions on your phone
Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
Help, Information Screen for various tasks
Mods Section to Modify your phone
Reboot Phone options in adb mode
Change background, text colour in ToolKit
Activate Donator features from within the ToolKit

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[MOD][ROOT] Audio Hacks and Modifications + New Insanely Loud Volume Hack!! Galaxy S III Original Android

PART 1

File: 'System/etc/default_gain.conf'

Hey everyone!
For those who remember my old volume hack on the T-Mobile G1, this is essentially the same thing! For some bizarre reason, Samsung decided to map all the maximum volume levels to an easily accessible file (system/etc/default_gain.conf), which is different to 99% of Android phones out there because it's usually built into the kernel or something harder to modify. Cheers Samsung!

THIS MOD WILL MAKE THE PHONE'S SPEAKER AS LOUD AS THE OS ALLOWS. ANY LOUDER AND THE AUDIO BREAKS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Things this modification can achieve:

Quote:

Louder Speaker Volume (Ringtones/Messages/Videos/MusicPlayer/etc.)
Louder In-Call Volume (Earpiece and Speakerphone)

Louder Headset Volume (Perhaps - untested)
Louder Bluetooth Volume (Perhaps - untested)
Louder Analogue Dock Volume (Perhaps - untested)
Louder Digital AUX Volume (Perhaps - untested)
Louder FM Radio Volume (Perhaps - untested)

There are a few others in that file too. It's weird that instead of defining the Headset Volume for everything, things like 'incall' and 'FMradio' are all separate.

How To Modify
Any text editor will do but I strongly recommend Notepad++ because it's just awesome!

How To Apply
1) Download attatched file ('default_gain.conf' inside 'VolumeMods.zip')
2) Use a file manager or ADB to push it to "system/etc" (back up existing file first!)
3) From ADB or the Terminal do:

Code:

killall mediaserver

or reboot your phone!
4) Enjoy

PART 2

File: 'System/etc/Volume.db'

This isn't really an audio hack as such, it simply allows you to disable some irritating sounds you cannot normally disable.

What this mod disables:

Quote:

Camera Shutter Sound 1
Camera Shutter Sound 2
Camera Shutter Sound 3
Boot Sound
Camcorder Sounds
AutoFocus Sound

All this is so far useful for is to disable the camera sounds without modifying the camera itself.
There are most likely other things this file can do but I've not had chance to play with it properly yet, I'll keep going and update this post if I find anything else.

How To Modify
I strongly recommend using the free "SQL Lite Databse Browser". Any program that can open .db files should work just fine though.

How To Apply
1) Download attatched file ('Volume.db' inside 'VolumeMods.zip')
2) Use a file manager or ADB to push it to "system/etc" (back up existing file first!)
3) From ADB or the Terminal do:

Code:

killall mediaserver

or reboot your phone!
4) Enjoy

Quote:

All the usual warnings apply: I am NOT responsible if this breaks your phone, speaker or ear-drums and I am not responsible for anything else negative that may occur. If you rooted your phone you should know how to recover from potential soft-bricks, etc. It's your responsibility, not mine.

Flashable Zips

Many thanks to Jesus_c and GadgetCheck

Quote:

Originally Posted by jesus_c

Based on update.zip by GadgetCheck

60_sound_mod - max vol = 60 (boot sound on, camera sound off)
63_sound_mod - max vol = 63 (boot sound on, camera sound off)
63S_sound_mod - max vol = 63 (boot sound off, camera sound off)

Backup_sound_mod - original unmodified files

all zips CWM flashible

Zip Downloads can be found here.

Attached Files