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Hi!
We can fix a lot of S3 Mini bugs like poor battery life or low audio quality and much much more, but only with your help.
These bugs are caused by OS kernel which is not up-to-date with stock ROM’s and Samsung is refusing to update it. Our previous requests have been ignored by them, and the point is that Samsung have to update it, they are just forced by law and licensing terms of Linux, however they just don’t want to do this because of some unknown reason.
We think that the only way to get an updated source code is to… Show the power of our community and spam them with request messages. That’s the only way to fix A LOT of S3 Mini bugs still present. Ace 2 community have done this before with a great success, so we can do this too!
It’s a nasty way, but it’s the only thing we can do as a community, because our previous requests had been ignored.
We’d be very pleased if you want to help us. It’s easy, just send them the message provided below:
Contact form: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=inquiryView
Inquiry type: Request for Source Codes
Sample message:
I’d like to request the most recent Linux kernel source code for Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini i8190. Source code already available on Samsung Opensource is very outdated and not up-to-date with Samsung internal source code, which can be proved.
According to GNU GPL license you are obliged to publish any source code you had changed in Linux kernel, and you are violating law by not publishing it.
Please, stop pretending that current kernel is up-to-date and just update it. Community have had enough waiting for you to even answer to our requests.
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks, email sent
done
Hey! And S Advance? :O
S Advance have the most parts of kernel shared with Ace 2, it’s not as affected as S3 Mini
when will they release it after we all ask?is their a specific number of requests required?what will i take?
It all depends on Samsung.
done!!!
Done! 😀 I really hope that we will succeed and they will update it.
HECHO
Sent 🙂
Done!! 🙂
done 😀
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Ok, let’s do this!
Email sent. Asked to send my friends too.
done
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Sudah sent , done
done and done!
RESPUESTA DE SAMSUNG…
Opensource Request 21 de julio de 2014, 21:06
Responder a: [email protected]
Para: [email protected]
[SAMSUNG OSRC NOTIFICACIÓN COMENTARIOS DE ENTREGA]
Estimado señor o señora,
Gracias por su continuo interés en nuestros productos.
Hemos recibido su solicitud en OSRC.
Vamos a proporcionar la respuesta lo antes posible, si su solicitud está relacionada con el software libre.
(Este sitio es sólo para proporcionar el código fuente del software libre software que hemos utilizado en nuestro producto.
Puede ponerse en contacto con otros tipos – ex. firmware -. en tu página de inicio Samsung local de mantenimiento)
Gracias.
Sinceramente tuyo,
Done!
lets spaming!!! :3
yeah, lets kick their asses ! done
done..even though i have Core 😀 😉
Yeah, i like people like you, care each other
Done, lets sort this out for good.
Done
Done!
Done
Done.. We hope something good will happen..
Done
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thanks for your continuous interest in our products.
We received your request on OSRC.
We will provide the response ASAP, if your request is related to FOSS.
(This site is just for providing source code of FOSS Software we have used in our product.
You could contact with other types – ex. firmware – on your local Samsung support homepage.)
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
You guys are amazing!
The best community we could have ever imagined.
And that’s just a beginning! I hope the will notice us.
thanks for notice us.
Bro you guys are the best for creating such an awesome ROM.
Done. Let`s hope they`ll publish the code 🙂
Fact ! 😀
Nicely done! What rom should I use not yet having issues with this older kernel, is 10.2 ok?
Every single custom ROM as well as 2012 stock ROM’s are affected. They fixed it later but didn’t update source code, so we are stuck in 2012.
But why kernel breaks with every Android update?
So that is the reason why custom kernels for stock rom has 1ghz bug? They didn’t update the source code?
Done!
M&M doing great things for us.. This is the time to help them back. And the will give us more stable roms. Lets show the strength of our community. Plz do if u respect their’s hard work.
Done!
Sent!
Done ;D
Done!
Done! we all stand with Novafusion, you are doing great job guys!
Done,
done
send
Doneeee papis!
Done 🙂
Rone
Done
Done
We would get much more out of spammage by redditing or just poast on 4chan too, at least 1000 would do it just because theyre bored.
alas, done.
Oh, and thanks for removing Wi-Fi direct as working in your working list. 🙂
Done! Done! Done!
Me, my wife and son (3 S3 minis in the family) 😉
Done!
done 😛
Feito!
Done!
Go go go Community +1 Done /o/
Done
Done 🙂 Thanks Maclaw, and good initiative!
Keep up the awesome work!
Done.
Done!
All done
Donas de chocolate 😀
Consider it done. I’ll spam the link through social sites and so on. May the S3 Mini be with us!
Done.
Send as many as you can ((:
Sent. Think we could start asking for the code behind the i8190N’s NFC hardware while we’re at it? 😛
tambien esperando para el NFC de mi i8190N
And WiFi direct
email sent
Dane. 😀
Done *
done
http://im68.gulfup.com/dZmNoN.jpg
Feito!!
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done plz everyone that allready had send a message send it again
They probably have a spam filter… 😉
Rather something like “waiting for a moderator to be approved” or something like that 😀
done
Done!!
Thanks for your roms, especially Carbon Rom
Done
Done
Done!!!
Feito!
Done. May the force be with us…
Sent…
Your request is sent to the agent in charge of Open Source Software used in Samsung product.
If you don’t get any response in 24 hours, please send again.
Your email address : ***************@gmail.com
Thank you.
Done!
Challenge Accepted.
Done 🙂
done…..
Done 🙂
done……..
Done!
Done.
Did it
Hey, i’m from Brazil and it’s my first time posting here. Love your work and i’m really happy knowing i can do something to help.
E-mail sent.
Done 😉
Done! 😉
Done 2 times with different emails.Will work with any variant of i8190, the (L) one?
Done
Done :>>
Done
I’m glad that finally after asking the same questions for months, this is the first time developers talk about these issues. Email sent as requested, but I still hope for a less vague answer on what is wrong and what we could possibly do (or not) to bypass some issues. (H/W+, random reboots, battery, streaming video in a lot of apps, some problems with going into airplane mode, processor stuck at 1GHz, no data/wifi until reboot, youtube HQ)
Done, thanks for ask our help
done!
done
Done!
done and done!
Done! Yes, if no samsung answer in 24h resending!
Good work & unlimited tnx Novafusion.
Done!
Done, thanks for your work nova! You are amazing!
Done!
Gotcha, let’s feel the latest kernel….!
Done, go NovaFusion go go go!! 😀
Done!
Its done !
Please, contact the other developers so, by example, making Slimkat community help us
Thanks all. Its nice to learn this bugs who is responsible of this. OF COUSE SAMSUNG
Done!
sent!!
Done sent with my 3 email addresses
It is done!
Send
Done !
Done
I think Samsung has devised a way to avoid message posting. I entered my full name separated by a blank (7+1+8 chars) and received the message ‘Name must be between 1 to 12 Characters.’
Next I entered name and family name connected by underscore, same denial message was issued.
First attempt was with Firefox 30.0. Same problem arises when trying to post with Chrome 36.0.1985.125 m.
Finaly done: post accepted when entering only my given name.
Done
Done! 😉
Done sent with all my email addresses
Done!
done
yeah lemme join this spam thingy, sent.!
EAT the mails samsung .
Dont forget salt and pepper
Sent from 3 private emails and 2 work emails.
Forwarded this post to my friends so they can help spamming
Done, only we have to wait their answer. Regards from Argentina !
Vamos Los Pibes 😛
Enviado. Vamos los pibeesssssssss!!!!!!!!!!
Done! Hecho! 😉 Argentina is present!! “Vamos los pibes!”
Done
Done!
done :3
done! 🙂
Well this deserves the help of everyone! I’ve done my part!
Done
Desde Colima Mexico Ya Lo Mande 2 Veces Animo Que Pinche Samsung Suelten Eso Pinche Codigo!!!!
If its not a problem for admins, I have posted a threat with a link on google+ to this site, with a request to do the same.
I shared this on a FB group all about S3 mini with much more than 300 members 😉 this is a Latino group
done
Done with 3 different emails from Mexico! i hope they answer:)
Ya esta hecho. Asi deberian de participar en el paypal para hacer grilla se pintan solos xD
Done, sent from my 3 emails and 1 from my Job (sorry for my bad english i’m from Mexico)
Mexico esta presente, animo gente!!!!
Done!
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hecho 🙂
Done.
Done
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Done!
Done.. Greetings from ecuador
PLAN SUCCESSS…..
Factum est
That’s good? http://postimg.org/image/jadie1bcx/
We have all received, or will receive the same email. I posted the email here but moderation decided not to publish it, do not know the reason.
I just hope this really happen and fast.
They do that because no one should think work is done. Everybody still have to spam =)
It’ll be fine!
Hmm Kernel problems.. i got also a i9001 phone and there is a kernel developer (Christopher83) who helped alot and now i have KK 4.4.4 with ION memory alocation with posibility to use 413mb free ram.
Maybe you guys can try to ask Christopher for help.
Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580112
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thanks for your continuous interest in our products.
We received your request on OSRC.
We will provide the response ASAP, if your request is related to FOSS.
(This site is just for providing source code of FOSS Software we have used in our product.
You could contact with other types – ex. firmware – on your local Samsung support homepage.)
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
3 emails to spam samsung
Done !
Reply:
[SAMSUNG OSRC COMMENTS DELIVERY NOTIFICATION]
♦ model name : S3 Mini i8190 ♦
Dear customer,
We are sorry that you are waiting for Linux kernel source of GT-I8190 for a long time.
We are now planning to upload source code for GT-I8190
Sorry for your inconvience.
We will email you right after uploading source code.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
OK, done!
Done again.
Done
Done, but i would know if it is only for I8190 or also for the “N” and “L”
DONE!!!
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done done and done
Done….lets hope they listen!
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Erledigt.
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Sent request yesterday, got the reply today from Samsung.
Nice work.
done
done too
done
Done, but I have a question: is that only for I8190 or also for the “N” version?
Done.
Meanwhile, have you looked at the S3 Mini Value Edition (GT-I8200)? It seems to have different hardware, but it comes with Kernel 3.4.5, which I think is even newer than the latest stock kernel in the I8190. Maybe backporting some parts would be possible?
Done, but I have a question: is that only for I8190 or also for the “N” version?
done
Done!!!!
Done
Done!!, i don’t even have a S3 Mini hahahahahahaha
i have a friend who works for samsung london office he said the email we all recieved was automated
they have one for every phone source request.
whats with all the awaiting moderation ive been posting for long enough, getting boring now.
Danke an McL.
y para el I8190 N ? :c
!Done, two days ago 😉
I got an email that they already updated the source code today
Anymore, is it possible double tap to wake? Please maclaw team. Do it
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