November 19th, 2014
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RELEASE for S3 Mini
Carbon 4.4.4
New release (20141119) of Carbon 4.4.4 for S3 Mini is available!
For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!
If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free 😉
Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).
If you’re updating from older Carbon version, you don’t have to perform a wipe!
You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.
Changelog:
- Carbon sources update
- major cleanup
- media patches optimization due to porting them to Lollipop
- minor bugfixes
- fully fixed clock freee (thanks golden-guy)
- updates in device, removed unused patch, overall cleanups etc. due to preparing to Android L first release
- Odin package update
Features
- 2D/3D HW Acceleration
- audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
- GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
- Glonass navigation
- compass
- sensors
- Wi-fi
- Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
- all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
- Google Play
- Carbon functionallity
- CPU sleep mode
- MTP
- ADB
- no tearing
- tripple buffering
- YouTube HQ
- Wifi direct
- 3.0.101 kernel
- external storage
- full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
- native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
- camera
- video playing
- SELinux (temporary disabled)
- BLN (backlight notifications) support
- offline charging
- auto EFS backup
- New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
- built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
- no 1GHz bug
- also flashable via Odin
Issues
- none
I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors 😉
Thanks.
If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free 😉
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Do you plan to release AOSPA with the clock freeze bug fixed soon? Thanks.
Peet is happy now 😀
Haha yessssss very happy! Thanks Nova!!!!
Do you know if Instagram video upload is working and did carbon merge dynamic system bars?
peet how’s the release?. i don’t have the power to download anything right now. bet you’re enjoying it right now. no problems?
No issues so far and pretty fast 🙂
@Andres: I Don’t have Instagram and don’t know what dynamic system bars are?
They are a navigation bar at the bottom (triangle, circle and square touch buttons) and a status bar which can change colors as apps’.
Dynamic system bars consist on the top bar of the screen color changing according to the application that you’re using, this happens in android L but PA team made it for kit Kat they made open source the code for this and well is up to the teams if they want to add it or not PAC team did it and seems that carbon team haven’t still I would use carbon if Instagram worked lol thanks for replying anyway 😀
I get along with peet, i love carbon too
THANKS, downloading now
is it good?
Google Chrome still opening in floating mode!!! Fix that please
That is not a bug. It is the new chrome. Many people complain about it in the play store.
Workaround: open chrome, open recent apps (hold middle button) and tap on chrome again.
Or don’t update 😉
That is a janky as hell UX, couldn’t figure out how to fix it for the life of me and uninstalled.
I started using Chrome Beta, it doesn’t have htis problem
Rollback to an older version (September). Its an app problem not a ROM problem.
Just download newest Chrome Beta. There is fix for that
Its a bug by Google
yeessss, lollipop, we love you team <3
If I change from cyanogen mod 4.4.4 to this carbon update I need to do factory reset cache and etc or only flash the file on recovery?
When are we going to be able to access dinamic system bars on carbon?
That’s up to carbon team
traffic netwok on status bar was buggy for me, it work for some minutes and freezy
If you want over clock CPU & GPU features on your phone,you can flash Cropol Kernel. I’m not responsible any error on your phone
Or TenshiXP’s PAC kernel.
Before OC:10700, after OC:11100. CPU:1,1GHz, GPU:600 MHz,governor: interactive, scheduler: SIOPLUS
WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS!!
Thanx Nova! Works fine so far.
did a clean installation formatting the whole internal storage tool (after backup)
at the moment governor abyss and sio. very fast, reactive and smooth. because of complete app reinstall i can’t comment on battery life. i’ll come back after a re-normalizzation.
How is battery life? My governor (abyss) does not stay it keeps changing to ondemand
Probs with Google Calendar? There is no Sync 🙁
using Google Calendar with third-party calendar-app “aCalendar+” with perfect syncing.
It Works… Think it was a Google Server Error…
Problems with the Calendar Sync and I cannot get ART working with f2fs 🙁
I tested a long time with this KitKat ART and saw more problems than significant speedup. My advice would be to stay with Dalvik on KitKat.
Or a suggestion for NovaFusion to take the ART-code from Lollipop and insert it into KitKat? Haha.
Thanks! probably you are right… I just wanted to test it
+1 for the suggestion 😀
I didn’t test ART with this release but previous release worked. Kind of… 🙂
Traffic Netwok Meter on status bar was buggy for me, it work for some time and after some time gone don’t show kbps
+1
Peet, what governor and I/O do you use?
I find Pegasus and SIO the best for performance.
And when I need to save juice, I switch to Zeneractive and Zen.
I use TenshiXP’s PAC kernel hehe 😀
Is it fully compatible with f2fs?
Yes 100%. It is based on NF kernel.
Thank you, Peet! I’ll give it a try!
i cant find it, and i dont want to download a wrong one. Can u give me the link plz?
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1p645cfjai7l9zj/GT-I8190-KERNEL-3on.zip
How do you change kernel? I tried but just keep getting an error message.
Eliane Marley is definately the best governor!
Thanks Nova!!!
… Testing…
since 2 last releases, profiles don’t work anymore. i can’t manage volumes, they are locked on 2,2,2 as values.
Indeed!
is it a common problem?
I didn’t notice because i don’t use that option but as you said, it happens.
We’re waiting for Lolipop with nonissue
Hiii Dev…Update TWRP V2.8.2.0 / 2.8.2.1 to S3 MINI Device pleaseee…
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2946534
i cant conect my s3 mini via usb to my pc, i fund some archives named .cookieid
i think that was a virus, some one can help me?
i am new here and new at using s3 mini. can i flash this through odin without rooting and installing cwm o twrp on my phone? please answer and guide me. thank you!
Yes you can do it!… just download the md5 file and flash your phone with odin… when you start your phone it will start with carbon and trwp installed also rooted… sorry by my english…
http://novafusion.pl/tutorials/installation-guide-golden/
Sorry about the question, But you will compile new rom with fixes to S Advance?
Thanks in advice!!!
Keep the good work!!!
We want ASAP to D Advance, please make a realease of this for us.
LoL! Didn’t you mean AOSP?
ASAP – As soon as possible
I know, but his words didn’t make sense with the phrase ‘ ..asap to… ‘
We want ASAP to D Advance, please make a realease of this for us.
Since few months, when I switch on the device it appears a glitch screen, like a broken screen and then it appears the boot animation. I tried to re install the recovery but it still appear. Does anyone have this problem?
Try flashing the original Bootlogo from novafusions Download area (Extras/original bootlogo)
i’ll try, thanks!
Why Chrome always opens in Floating Mode ? And can someone tell me how to disable floating mode for notifications.
is a problem from google, download Chrome Beta. and the floating notifications are at carbon fibers->status bar->notification panel
Thank you! Works great with Chrome Beta. As for the route to disable notifications Floating mode, do not appear in: Settings / Carbon Fibers / Status Bar / only shows me Battery Bar settings.
On my phone, heads up notification is disabled for every single app in each app’s details per default. I don’t exactly know why, but I remember once blacklisting a specific system app from hovering, when there still was hover instead of headsup. Maybe the updated Carbon version with headsup interpreted this like default to ‘disabled’…
Still you could go to app list and disable heads-up for any app giving you notifications in the app’s details.
Unistalling…
Hey I just tried to update from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 but apparently now my Google accounts and other google apps are not there/not working.
Should I wipe and reinstall? or is there other options?
The device works perfectly since 60 hours. Thank you.
Hello
loading with the car charger cable is no longer possible. After connect to open the music player and plays music.
With the orginal software to load in the car is no problem.
Same problem here (and with some wall chargers too). I think it’s a problem with the voltage applied to the data pins while charging.
Anyone knows what is a proper value to charge mit 1 A? I just know that Apple devices somehow need 2 V at the data pins but could find a proper link to figure out the right numbers for android.
Is there a way to fix this? Alternative kernel? never changed the kernel before.
Can you please make an cm11 room por the S3 mini I8200L VE? I need a rom for that cellphone please :'(
On my phone, heads up notification is disabled for every single app in each app’s details per default. I don’t exactly know why, but I remember once blacklisting a specific system app from hovering, when there still was hover instead of headsup. Maybe the updated Carbon version with headsup interpreted this like default to ‘disabled’…
No, the default is disabled
Cruzeeeeeirooo
I have issue with volume on calls, its very very quiet. I upgraded from stock rom, did everything as instructed. Is there any solution to increase the volume since its annoying to up it every time i get a call?
BR and thanks for this nice upgrade!
Igor
I had same problem, fiddles around with “volume steps”, my settings:
– alarm : 7
– DTMF : 15
– Music : 15
– Notification: 7
– Ringer: 7
– System: 7
– Voice call: 5
No idea if these are optimal, bus they work for my and increased my ringer, notification volume. Good luck
Was the 1ghz bug fixed in the kernel or in different part?
Today around 14:00 my phone bleeped that the battery was low. The CPU was maxing out for no reason; phone quite warm…
I didn’t have 1GHz Bug since I installed this app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483351
Disabling WiFi whiel booting at least decreased chance for 1GHz bug vastly from what I’ve experienced. But still there where some cases, where this stubborn phone won’t let the clock go down at all, not even after rebooting and togilng any possible option for twenty times. This happened for current version, also, but I flashed tenshi_xp’s kernel and this got me rid of that bug (’til now..)
Thanks for your reply! I am using the latest TenshiXP kernel… That’s why I though, hey, perhaps Nova fixed this bug in their kernel.
Buena la ROM me encanta pero la batería dura muy poco y sin uso con la versión anterior me duraba todo el día ahora solo medio día espero lo solucionen .
Saludos
No puedo recibir llamadas ni mensajes. Solo me anda el 3G.
Me di cuenta que después de flashear, no tengo los archivos .nv_data.bak y .nv_data.bak.md5
Y no tengo un backup de estos.
Y si borro la carpeta EFS, no aparecen devuelta…
Alguna solución por favor ?
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I can not receive calls or messages. Just go my 3G.
I realized that after flashing , I have the files .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5
And I do not have a backup of these .
And if I delete the EFS folder, do not appear these files back..
Any solution please?
Sorry, I DONT HAVE THE FILES .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5 in my phone.
I hope you got one full backup of your phone including EFS. From what I know, deleting EFS has the effect like driving a drill straight through your phone.
No, i havent a full bakcup of the folder efs.
What can i do ? Please, help me
gracias
Does this rom support NFC?
Hi !
I am goint to coment about my problem.
I have a backup of the folder EFS, but it isnt a full backup, because o dont have the hidden files, which starts with a “.”
When i was flashing my phone, ocurred an error, and appeared a black screen with red letters that said “rst_stat 0x0000000000000”
Well, the phone goes well, i have 3g, but i cant do or receive any call, y cant send o receive messages.
I realise that i dont have the files .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5
I think this is the reason why I can not use the cell
If i delete the folder EFS, that files dont reappear.
What can i do?
can someone send me these files for private or mail , I really need some help. please.
Thanks to all.
Regards.
Hello again.
I’ve once read somewhat about EFS regarding S3 mini. If I rememver correctly it’s kinda normal for this phone to not have nv_data and the other files visible in /efs folder. This phone got a hidden partition called the trusted zone, where that data is stored instead. This partition contains certification data (kind of a key) for using your phone with it’s individual IMEI, so just copying this data from another phone would not work, even If anyone had managed reading or writing to this trusted zone, yet.
If your phone still got an IMEI there probably is a chance for recovery (have a look at: settings->about the phone->status->IMEI).
If it doesn’t have an IMEI anymore i think it’s a brick, only chance might be genuine Samsung service, but they for sure won’t make this easy and cheap in case of a device modified with foreign firmware.
Anyway, that’s a really serious problem you have there and it’s too complicated for some random comments in a blog. You should register at http://www.xda-developers.com/ or a Samsung mobile related forum.
I still get the IMEI number , but these files do not have them .
Hola !
voy a comentar acerca de mi problema .
Tengo una copia de seguridad de la carpeta EFS , pero tampoco un respaldo completo , porque o no tienen los archivos ocultos , que comienza con un “.” (PUNTO)
Cuando yo estaba flashando mi teléfono , ocurrido un error, y apareció una pantalla en negro con letras rojas que decían ” 0x0000000000000 rst_stat ”
Bueno, el teléfono va bien , tengo 3g , pero no puedo hacer ni recibir llamadas, y tampoco enviar o recibir mensajes.
Me doy cuenta que no tengo los archivos .nv_data.bak y .nv_data.bak.md5
Creo que esta es la razón por la que no puedo usar el celular
Si elimino la carpeta EFS , que archivos dont reaparecer .
Qué puedo hacer ?
alguien me puede enviar estos archivos por privado o por correo , realmente necesito un poco de ayuda . Por favor.
Gracias a todos .
Saludos .
Si que tienes un gran problema.
Yo creo que en definitiva debes verificar que tu imei sea el correcto si el numero en pantalla es exactamente igual al reverso del teléfono al sacar la batería.
Si ese numero esta bien verifica que tu sim este en perfectas condiciones, si es posible en otro teléfono.
o en su defecto ensaya el teléfono con otra sim
Si el problema persiste instala en tu teléfono la rom stock de samsung que se encuentra en la pagina http://www.sammobile.com/ aqui encontraras el firmware que corresponde a tu pais, debes antes registrarte, luego de esto si funciona
rooteas el telefono e intentas nuevamente instalar paso a paso la rom de Novafusion
los archivos que tu mencionas los crea el mismo móvil al iniciar.
has lo que te comente antes descargate en tu equipo la aplicacion hxeditor y reescribes el imei en tu celular, ponle cuidado a este hilo.
http://www.htcmania.com/archive/index.php/t-481074.html
Lo primero que me dijiste ya lo hice y no funciono. A la noche voy a probar lo segundo que me dijiste. Y despues comento a ver si me funciono. Valoro mucho tu respuesta y tu atencion. Gracias.
El galaxy toolbox me dice que no puedo hacer el backup, porque no soporta esta version.. :/ tendrias algun mail, asi podria comunicarme directamente con vos para que me des una mano ?
Nice ROM, I liked it !!
Hi, I’m new to Carbon, had Cyanogen before. Wanted to try because of the great responses here.
Now, I installed and everything, just as in Cyanogen. Everything works fine, except I can’t get into the advanced startmenu anymore. Thus can’t restart into recovery. Advanced menu is activated…
Does it support HD Voice?
rom is quite ok. battery is at the same level of previous version. The clock freeze is gone
BUT
the low incoming call audio is back and need to press vol down and up to get loud again.
also if i’m using headphones, then i remove them and i receive a call the speaker is not working, and i only can insert back the jack or activate the back speaker. after reboot everything go back right.
60 hours?!??!?! how the hell you’re doing that?! Even with almost no use i dont reach more than a day.. just a few apps installed, auto updates everywhere turned off, google services almost disabled and so on and so on… i’m getting very frustrated with my phone right now. finding one battery drainer and disable it just gets followed by another one who wasn’t there before.
hey guys. i’m having problems with the proximity sensor. i can’t enable it. i see the option to enable it, i check it, but it doesnt work. during a call the screen is always back.
help?
I have a problem with weather widget when i try to put on home everything disappear from home
so whats the different between cm11 and carbon? i mean there are differents like the otg support etc..
Hi, everyone. I got a doubt. I want to install the ‘SuperSu Pro’ but I don’t know if this have problems with the Superuser integrated in ROM. Can I install the apk without any problem? I don’t want incompatibility problems…
No problems using the supersu. matter fact you’ll need it. i tried to use lucky patcher only with the superuser integrated in the rom and it didnt work.
ok after trying it myself a few days i got to say is a pretty good rom, it has nice features and all….BUT….the battery life is awfull at least for me, i really dont know what are you guys doing to extend it so much but for me is terrible. disabling everything manage to maintain the battery, but when i turn on wifi or 3g just for 2 mins drains the battery in a second for like 10-15% WTH…so im going back to AOSPA for now.
Hello, I am new to custom ROMs, Could anybody confirm that wifi-direct is working in this version as it is mentioned in features. I am not able to detect my wifi-direct device, but I am not sure if I did everything correctly. My wifi-direct device worked with stock ROM but I need also BLE for my development. Thank you.
try to use Samsung Kies, it has troubleshoot feature for USB connection, i had a same problem like you, and Kies fixed it. but on standard Rom 4.1.2. Im not sure if other feature able to comunicate with custom ROM, but i think it might be help you with USB connection problem.
Issue: a LOT of random reboots, multiple times per your. Anyone having this issue as well?
Hour*
Viber does crash after installing the new Carbon ROM.
Is the same install the rom with CWM than with TWRP?
i’m using s3 mini. when i installed custom carbon. it’s failed. set_perm:some changes failed.
what’s solution for this failed.
please help me.
if anyone can solve it, please reply in my email: [email protected].
Thanks very much