Tips, Tricks, Tweaks, Mods and Fix for Tinji i9300 Part 3

Tips, Tricks, Tweaks, Mods and Fix for Tinji i9300 Part 3

1. Swapping memory space to 2gb (vold.fstab) credits to inamie
2. Changing the boot logo to samsumg logo credits to inamie
3. Engineer mode for Audio,baseband etc credits to jimmykar and russian forums
4. Test menu
5. Deleting chinese and other system apps
6. No service or lost or other IMEI problems
7. GPS Fix credits to umangsagar
8. GPS and WIFI Mod credits to jimmykar and garyo
9. Entering recovery mode
10. Gtalk app
11. Home button tweaking as original S3 credits to pinotuning and jimmykar 
12. Battery saving and correction credits to chinamobiles.org
13. Backing up your rom

more to come...guys comment below if you know any other tweak ?? i shall add that too



1. Swapping memory space (vold.fstab)

Edit this file /system/etc/vold.fstab to below lines
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.1/mmc_host

2. Changing the boot logo to samsumg logo

rename the bootanimation2.zip & shutanimation2.zip to bootanimation.zip & shutanimation.zip in system/media then you can get the samsung boot animations.

3. Engineer mode

*#*#1478963#*#*

Please use with caution i wont take any responbility if anything goes wrong you may brick the mobile if you dont know what are you changing.

Increasing Volume for speaker
Audio
Normal Mode
Type Select Sph
Below is an example
Level 0 below the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill and then press the Set button to save
Level 1 below the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill out the 80 and then press the Set button to save
Level 2 below the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill 100 and then press the Set button to save
Level 3 below, the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill out the 128 and then press the Set button to save
Level 4 below, the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill 136 and then press the Set button to save
Level 5 below, the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill out the 148 and then press the Set button to save
Level 6 below, the Value is 0 ~ 160 fill out the 160 and then press the Set button to save

Exit and restart.

Increasing touch sound
Audio
Normal Mode
Type Select Media
---------Change the values---------
Exit and restart.


Increasing the mic dound
Audio
Normal Mode
Type Select Mic
---------Change the values---------
Exit and restart.

4. Test menu

To enter in to test menu switch off the mobile and press Vol up + Power button

5. Deleting chinese and other system apps

Pls use this this with caution i wont take any responsibility 

To delete china apps use of the following and your phone must be rooted
Titanium Backup
Root Uninstaller
SystemApp Remover
Root App Delete (uninstaller)

6. No service or lost or other IMEI problems

Please refer my guide for detail idea of backing up, restoring, creating imei etc

7. GPS Fix

NTP Server List (for GPS Fix)

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Hello friends, I am pasting below the extensive NTP server list that you can use on your Tinji S3 or any other rooted mobile.

Source is : NTP ORG
Using Root explorer or other applications browse to /system/etc/gps.conf
Edit it and set any of the following servers based on your individual location.
For more details you may visit the link provided above as Source.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Global — pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Europe — europe.pool.ntp.org
Asia — asia.pool.ntp.org
Oceania — oceania.pool.ntp.org
North America — north-america.pool.ntp.org
South America — south-america.pool.ntp.org
Africa — africa.pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Europe — europe.pool.ntp.org

Austria — at.pool.ntp.org
Switzerland — ch.pool.ntp.org
Germany — de.pool.ntp.org
Denmark — dk.pool.ntp.org
Spain — es.pool.ntp.org
France — fr.pool.ntp.org
Italy — it.pool.ntp.org
Luxembourg — lu.pool.ntp.org
Netherlands — nl.pool.ntp.org
Norway — no.pool.ntp.org
Poland — pl.pool.ntp.org
Sweden — se.pool.ntp.org
Slovenia — si.pool.ntp.org
United Kingdom — uk.pool.ntp.org
Finland — fi.pool.ntp.org
Ireland — ie.pool.ntp.org
Russian Federation — ru.pool.ntp.org
Belgium — be.pool.ntp.org
Portugal — pt.pool.ntp.org
Greece — gr.pool.ntp.org
Hungary — hu.pool.ntp.org
Bulgaria — bg.pool.ntp.org
Romania — ro.pool.ntp.org
Czech Republic — cz.pool.ntp.org
Yugoslavia — yu.pool.ntp.org
Estonia — ee.pool.ntp.org
Belarus — by.pool.ntp.org
Slovakia — sk.pool.ntp.org
Ukraine — ua.pool.ntp.org
Lithuania — lt.pool.ntp.org
Macedonia — mk.pool.ntp.org
Moldova — md.pool.ntp.org
Latvia — lv.pool.ntp.org
Croatia — hr.pool.ntp.org
Republic of Serbia — rs.pool.ntp.org
Bosnia and Herzegovina — ba.pool.ntp.org
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Asia — asia.pool.ntp.org

Philippines — ph.pool.ntp.org
Malaysia — my.pool.ntp.org
Turkey — tr.pool.ntp.org
Singapore — sg.pool.ntp.org
India — in.pool.ntp.org
Hong Kong — hk.pool.ntp.org
United Arab Emirates — ae.pool.ntp.org
Japan — jp.pool.ntp.org
Bangladesh — bd.pool.ntp.org
Israel — il.pool.ntp.org
Korea — kr.pool.ntp.org
Thailand — th.pool.ntp.org
Iran — ir.pool.ntp.org
Taiwan — tw.pool.ntp.org
China — cn.pool.ntp.org
Indonesia — id.pool.ntp.org
Vietnam — vn.pool.ntp.org
Pakistan — pk.pool.ntp.org
Oman — om.pool.ntp.org
Uzbekistan — uz.pool.ntp.org
Sri Lanka — lk.pool.ntp.org
Kyrgyzstan — kg.pool.ntp.org
Cambodia — kh.pool.ntp.org
Qatar — qa.pool.ntp.org
Saudi Arabia — sa.pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oceania — oceania.pool.ntp.org

Australia — au.pool.ntp.org
New Zealand — nz.pool.ntp.org
New Caledonia — nc.pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

North America — north-america.pool.ntp.org

Canada — ca.pool.ntp.org
United States — us.pool.ntp.org
Mexico — mx.pool.ntp.org
Guatemala — gt.pool.ntp.org
Panama — pa.pool.ntp.org
Bahamas — bs.pool.ntp.org
Costa Rica — cr.pool.ntp.org
El Salvador — sv.pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

South America — south-america.pool.ntp.org

Brazil — br.pool.ntp.org
Chile — cl.pool.ntp.org
Argentina — ar.pool.ntp.org
Venezuela — ve.pool.ntp.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Africa — africa.pool.ntp.org

Tanzania — tz.pool.ntp.org
South Africa — za.pool.ntp.org
Angola — ao.pool.ntp.org
Madagascar — mg.pool.ntp.org

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8. GPS and WIFI Mod

Use a almunium foil tape as below 

and stick to improve your GPS and wifi signal. Left is for WIFI and right for GPS.

9. Entering recovery mode

1. Switch off your mobile and connect the usb cable to charger and wait for the charging message to disappear and then press Vol up + power button together for few secs (The key combination may vary on different mobile models and usb cable is required only for tinji i9300)

2. Using MobileUncleTools

3. Using MTKDroidTools and selecting the button reboot to recovery

10. Gtalk app

http://www.gogi.in/dwnload/Talk.apk
or this 
https://www.box.com/shared/6bbf163e230089c8a6aa
or this
copy to sd card, recovery mode, install from zip....
http://www.mediafire.com/?meqci90hacq5056

11. Home button tweaking as original S3

Open root explorer and go into path: /system/user/keylayout ( you make a backup of the file mtk-kpd.kl )
Push on "button" "install R/W"
Click and hold click on the file mtk-kpd.kl and choose “open with” command
Choose “text editor”
A window opens
You must be go into code 172 line that is HOME default command and to change and insert “WAKE” string  
Save changes (Root explorer automatically saves a backup copy )
Now change file permission: check all boxes into “ administrator”, “group” and “others” and push “OK”
Reboot the smartphone
Now HOME key is same POWER key function

12. Battery saving and correction

Battery saving

Use any of the app in your rooted mobile:

SetCPU
AnTuTu CPU Master Pro
CPU tuner(Rooted phones)

Using this app you can control and minimize or maximize the CPU for battery saving

Battery Correction (Many users at chinamobiles.org say they had good improvement using this trick)
1.Install battery calibration.
2.Allow your phone to charge until 100% 
3.Then open the app can click calibrate button.
4.Allow your mobile to discharge completely to 0% till its gets powered off.
5.Now again follow step 2 to step 4 upto 5-6 times

13. Backing your MT65XX rom

There are three ways for mediatek phones to achieve this

1. Using the CWM recovery and selecting the backup option.

2. Using the MTKDroidTools (you should be rooted first) and selecting the backup button.

3. Using SP Flash Tool v3.1222.00.7z credits to hardi75

Tell me you if you want more detailed guide for this.

Start the flash-tool -> load the scatter-file -> click on 'Read back' -> click on 'Add' -> double click the new entry -> give a name for your backup -> enter start-address and length -> click OK -> click on readback button -> connect your phone.

IMEI Problems, Backup, Restore, No service etc

IMEI Problems, Backup, Restore, No service etc

What is IMEI?
source:wikipedia
The International Mobile Equipment Identity or IMEI ( /aɪˈmiː/) is a number, usually unique,^[1][2] to identify3GPP (i.e., GSM, UMTS and LTE) and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. It can also be displayed on the screen of the phone by entering *#06# into the keypad on most phones.

Checking valid IMEI and other info?
http://www.imei.info/

Three parts :

• Backing up IMEI of your MTK phones
• Restoring your IMEI
• No Service Problem/Invalid IMEI

Backing up IMEI of your MTK phones
Credits:cybermaus

On Mediatek based phones (MT6516, MT6513, MT6573, MT6575 and MT6577) when flashing using flash tool, sometimes people loose their IMEI number.

Luckily, putting the IMEI back is not hard on Mediatek based smart phones. Though better yet is to back up your IMEI first. To backup, there are in fact several options:

Method 1) Use RootExplorer to copy file /data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/MPOB_001 to your external SD card. (or if that folder does not exists, try /nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/MPOB_001)
Personally, I would backup the entire /data/nvram/md/NVRAM/* just in case. I believe your WiFi and BT MAC are in there too, maybe some other stuff. I advise to have the entire directory snugly in a zipped file on your SD card!

Method 2) Back up using Mobile Uncle utility (actually, that did not work for me)

Method 3) Write them on a piece of paper. Very low tech, and very reliable
You need to first locate your IMEI of course:

IMEI 1 can be found inside battery compartment. It can also be found in menu Settings->About->Status->IMEI (ICS) or Settings->Status (GB). Or it can be found be entering *#06# into the phone.
IMEI 2 is sometimes listed alongside IMEI 1, but sometimes it is a bit harder. It may be visible from the phone's FACTORY bootup menu, if it has one. On my P700 based phone, it was also shown with *#06#
Also, some phones have the same IMEI for 1 and 2, and it may work, especially if the two SIM's are from different providers. It is my hope that in the posts following this one, people will be kind enough to post where to find IMEI 2 on their specific brands and models

Note that if you use someone else's IMEI, you will not benifid, your call cost *do not* magically appear on his account. All that will happen is that your phone may disconnect every time he turns on his phone. Additionally some countries like India block all 'made up' IMEI numbers. And some providers may push settings based on what they think is your brand/model phone based on its IMEI. So best to stick to the number that you were given!

Restoring your IMEI

Method 1) Use RootExplorer to copy back that backup MPOB_001 file from your external SD card into folder /data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/. (or if that folder does not exists, maybe /nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/.)
Afterward, set permissions to 0660 or rw-rw----

Method 1b) You can also generate your own MPOB_001 file on a PC, using this set of programs created by some clever russians called f_mulder & pvsurkov, and copy that file to above location. Generate using these commands on a PC:

Code:

imei.xxx <15digit_IMEI_1> <15digit_IMEI_2>

Method 2) Restore using Mobile Uncle utility (actually, that did not work for me)

Method 3) Install a cli terminal app, for example Android Terminal Emulator, and enter these commands:
(replacing IMEI_1 and IMEI_2 with the actual IMEI of course)

Code:

su
echo 'AT +EGMR=1,7,"IMEI_1"'> /dev/pttycmd1
echo 'AT +EGMR=1,10,"IMEI_2"'> /dev/pttycmd1

Method 4) If you have ADB running, the same as above, from windows adb:
(replacing IMEI_1 and IMEI_2 with the actual IMEI of course)

Code:

adb shell
su
echo 'AT +EGMR=1,7,"IMEI_1"'> /dev/pttycmd1
echo 'AT +EGMR=1,10,"IMEI_2"'> /dev/pttycmd1

No Service Problem/Invalid IMEI

1. Make sure you have rooted your mobile and have root explorer installed or similar in your mobile phone.
2. Next download this tool
3. Open a command prompt
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-Press windows key + R
-In the run box type in cmd
-press enter
-A black window will appear with writing

-Enter the following text:
imei.exe <15digit_IMEI_1> <15digit_IMEI_2>

You can use a valid IMEI or IMEI generator to generate random IMEI's using this tool

(eg: imei.exe 123456789111111 123456789111111)

Press Enter          


If both IMEI you gave are in correct format the file named MP0B_001_NEW will 
be created. Now you can put it on the sd and insert that in to the phone.

Run root explorer
Copy it to - system need r/w need to be on: 
/data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/MP0B_001
and make sure you rename the file "MP0B_001_NEW" to " MP0B_001"

And finally REBOOT your phone.
Done.