The gps problem on my Samsung galaxy phone only got better when the develpers
pulled out the various modems from the leaked Roms so they could be flashed.
Some modems worked much better than others depending on the ROM.
Would our winderfil developers, whose shoes I am not worthy to wipe, consider doing this?
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Vote here and maybe we can find the safest firmware for bell's i9000m
I'm getting my phone back (finally) from repairs and i don't want it to die again.
you can choose multiple if your phone died more than once
Has anyone found a definite link between firmware versions and the failures? I think it is a hardware issue or something on a different level than the firmware. I had problems with JH2 and JK4.
If only Samsung would come out and detail what the problem actually is, I might have faith that they actually fixed it. Is it related to the i9000 roms? Does this mean I'm stuck on vanilla roms lest my phone die horribly? Will the forthcoming Nexus S port exhibit the problem? What about AOSP roms like CM?
Because Samsung won't actually tell us what is going on it's impossible to tell.
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Has anyone found a definite link between firmware versions and the failures? I think it is a hardware issue or something on a different level than the firmware. I had problems with JH2 and JK4.
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I think it is hardware problem, but it seems that certain firmwares boost this problem, like jk4
Not another one of these poll threads, we have too many as it is. This one is pointless anyway.
For those not keeping up: if your failure is hardware-related, no firmware is any better than the others. Your i9000M will die at some point, granted flashing firmwares will accelerate the process.
If your failure is software-related, JL2 should have fixed the issues, and if you're using any other Froyo build (including custom ROMs and ROMs for international variants) you may want to consider jumping to a JL2 build or a JL2-based build when they become available so your phone won't brick on you.
I'm very interested in switching from my stock Verizon Note 3 ROM to CyanogenMod, but after a great deal of research I cannot tell with absolute certainty if http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Hlte_Info is the correct ROM for use with my Verizon Note 3. Is it the correct ROM?
Additionally, if http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Hlte_Info is the correct ROM for use with my Verizone Note 3, how do I work around their posted notice as follows? Such as, are there specific instructions for using ODIN?
"If you've applied the 4.4.x update to your hlte device, it is possible heimdall will have communication issues with your device. This is a filed bug already on the heimdall page and this warning will be removed when it is resolved. In the meantime, ODIN still works."
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I'm very interested in switching from my stock Verizon Note 3 ROM to CyanogenMod, but after a great deal of research I cannot tell with absolute certainty if http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Hlte_Info is the correct ROM for use with my Verizon Note 3. Is it the correct ROM?
Additionally, if http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Hlte_Info is the correct ROM for use with my Verizone Note 3, how do I work around their posted notice as follows? Such as, are there specific instructions for using ODIN?
"If you've applied the 4.4.x update to your hlte device, it is possible heimdall will have communication issues with your device. This is a filed bug already on the heimdall page and this warning will be removed when it is resolved. In the meantime, ODIN still works."
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If you are on RETAIL VZW N3, there is NO WAY to have anything but a stock or cutsom stock ROM.
If you are on a DEV EDITION VZW N3, check here.
I have the retail Verizon Note 3, and all other resources I've encountered indicate that the link I provided is a universal ROM for all Note 3.
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I have the retail Verizon Note 3, and all other resources I've encountered indicate that the link I provided is a universal ROM for all Note 3.
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That is universal for the international versions, which there are many. Without an unlocked bootloader, we cannot flash aosp, aokp, or cm based roms.
The bootloader issue is what prevents compatibility with the CM installer, but I don't believe it prevents ROM flashes through other means. And I've seen several threads that specifically state that universal covers Sprint, Verizon, etc.
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The bootloader issue is what prevents compatibility with the CM installer, but I don't believe it prevents ROM flashes through other means. And I've seen several threads that specifically state that universal covers Sprint, Verizon, etc.
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Ok. And why isn't this info blowing up the Verizon Note 3 forums? If I'm wrong, I'll admit that. But many smarter people that me have stated time and time again that it's not going to work. And I have seen no information that will lead me to believe otherwise. Can you provide links to where it's being stated we can flash this?
That's why I'm here, to sort whether it will work as all the information available seems unclear and split.
Ok, I got ya. There is info burried here. But as I understand it the ability to install custom roms requires an unlocked bootloader. When we got that leak of kk nc2, we obtained a locked bootloader the had a few "holes" in it (for lack of a better term). With that bootloader, there is the possibility of some exploits that can be applied in order to give us the ability to flash a cm rom amongst other things. But we're not there yet.
Best I can give you is to watch this thread for any news or development:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2812650
Many thanks for the link.
I'm gonna back up Lefty here.
The retail version has a locked bootloader, which means we can't install a custom recovery or an alternate kernel, both of which are required to install non-touchwiz ROMs. (Not the case for the dev edition, which you would know if you had)
This is Verizon's doing. Samsung will provide phones with unlocked bootloaders to cellular companies, but verizon wants them locked down. I believe the only US company that sells bl-unlocked phones is T-Mobile. Lots of international carriers are bl-unlocked.
CM is mostly "universal" across ALL devices, because its based on AOSP straight from Google, and just has to be tweaked slightly for hardware differences. That's why CM builds for a note3 are "universal" -- the hardware is all the same. This comes at a price... last I've heard, the s-pen is just emulated as a mouse input, which is a bastardization of the technology. This is just an example. There are several compromises to running AOSP roms.
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Thanks for the great information. It's a shame that Verizon or anyone else locks the bootloader. It should be no matter to them what ROM I run.
Hello everyone,
I'm a long-time member but seldom poster; owned several Samsung/Android devices in the past and rooted/installed custom ROMs in all of them, so I'm a not a newbie, have read the FAQs, searched, etc. I just got an I337M on my Fido renewal and was somewhat overwhelmed by warnings about requiring different approaches to rooting depending on the basebands, etc. Anyway, I have a couple of questions I did not find adequately answered and I hope you guys would be so kind to help.
In the course of composing this post, I took the plunge to root using CF-Auto-Root and install TWRP 2.8.3.0 - I guess Knox is now tripped and the warranty on my week-old phone is gone - oh well. Next on the agenda is to:
1) Unlock my phone;
2) Try to improve cell reception with a different modem (I have noticed I seldom have more than 2-3 bars while I have 2 other different devices in the same room on Koodo with full signal strength);
3) Flash @Danvdh's awesome 5.0.1 Lollipop GPE ROM.
My questions:
1) To unlock, it seems I have to downgrade to 4.2.2. first. @veryluckyguy suggests to get the MDJ ROM and only extract/flash the modem.bin and follow the rest of the instructions. Does the modem.bin get flashed over with any new complete ROM I flash or are they separate things? Will I lose the unlock when I flash a new ROM?
2) Are modems generally interchangeable across Android versions? For example, can I flash a 4.x modem in 5.0?
3) Anyone have experiences with poor reception on Fido/Rogers and solve it by flashing in different modem? If so, which?
Thanks for all help.
Like you I was on Fido and switched
1) To unlock I simply used online service for SIM unlocking. Cost $20
2) I am using a 4.x modem in 5.0.1 GPE ROM
3) I cannot answer your 3rd question as I simply switched service.
Hope this helps
I'd recommend you to not try any software related unlocking methods, they tend to give problems with some sim cards lately. requesting an unlock code with your imei is the best and safest way to unlock.
Thanks for the advice guys. Part of my wanting to do this was as a learning and tinkering experience. I could take my car to a garage to have it repaired or hire someone to do home reno work, but like most members of the site we are tinkerers. I don't have an immediate need to unlock my phone, so I'll wait for now until I have more time and maybe unlocking procedures/tools become more mature and robust. I'm happy that my phone is now rooted, TWRP'ed and 5.0.1 GPE'ed without having bricked it .
I'm still going to try to flash a different modem to try to get better reception.
Thanks to all the amazing help here!
1) To unlock, it seems I have to downgrade to 4.2.2. first. @veryluckyguy suggests to get the MDJ ROM and only extract/flash the modem.bin and follow the rest of the instructions. Does the modem.bin get flashed over with any new complete ROM I flash or are they separate things? Will I lose the unlock when I flash a new ROM?
2) Are modems generally interchangeable across Android versions? For example, can I flash a 4.x modem in 5.0?
3) Anyone have experiences with poor reception on Fido/Rogers and solve it by flashing in different modem? If so, which?
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If you're still willing to unlock, consider flashing stock MDJ, rooting, then unlocking with RegionlockAway. From there, you can work your way back up to GPE 5.0.1 and the unlock will remain. I'm my experience, modems can be Odin flashed across Android versions, but compatibility discrepancies may subject the device to overall instability (ie. bootloops etc). I have found though that the modem from stock NC1 allows for Rogers LTE in 5.0.1.
Long story short, I was in a similar boat, but thanks to the help and advice from the members and contributors on this forum, I managed to find the solution. Here is a step-by-step. Good luck
Hey XDA I have rooted and installed custom roms on various android devices in the past, and am now working on my Note 4.
I have it rooted and TWRP installed , but am now unsure if I need to flash a different modem or bootloader. I understand that the Canadian variant uses the T-Mobile Roms.
I am looking to install CMRemix http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/rom-cmremix-rom-v2-5-12-23-14-t2981479 which is a T-Mobile Rom.
Will I simply download and flash it or do I need to do extra work first?
Thank you, and I apologize for posting this question. I was slowly going crazy after searching the forum for these things to no avail!
I figured it out. I checked by bootloader and it was up to date. I was having issues with Odin, but after reconnecting the USB cable 6 different times it finally picked up my phone in Downloading mode!
No worries. It seems that the N910W8 is basically the same hardware as the N910T3.
In the same way the Note 3 T-Mobile was the same as the Note 3 Canadian variant.
No need to worry about modems assuming yours is up to date.
Although, I must admit that while CM Roms tend to have interesting features, they lack support for some of the built-in hardware, and the battery life has been inferior in my own experience.
You should check out Temasek's CM versions.
Have fun
Hi all,
It's been a long, long while since I tinkered with roms, I think my last one was either a Samsung Galaxy Tab (the original one!) or an HTC Sensation.
So I've recently acquired a Note 4 n910F and can't stand all of the Samsung bloatware, and I'd like a newer version of android for compatibility with newer apps.
So remind me... What does 'stock' mean? Is this as Samsung intended, or as android intended? I'd just like a vanilla as possible android experience that works well.
Help please!
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Hi all,
It's been a long, long while since I tinkered with roms, I think my last one was either a Samsung Galaxy Tab (the original one!) or an HTC Sensation.
So I've recently acquired a Note 4 n910F and can't stand all of the Samsung bloatware, and I'd like a newer version of android for compatibility with newer apps.
So remind me... What does 'stock' mean? Is this as Samsung intended, or as android intended? I'd just like a vanilla as possible android experience that works well.
Help please!
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Hey! I don't know if you've already found your answers but I thought I would respond in case you haven't.
In almost every reference you see in this section of xda "stock" is referring to the TouchWiz OS that Samsung phones are shipped with.
True android stock is referred to as "vanilla" like you said.
I use a different model Note 4 than you have but from what I've read it's fairly easy to flash TWRP (custom recovery) on the F model via Odin and from there you can pick from whichever rom suits you. Just be sure you're in the Snapdragon section. There are many different models of the Note 4 and some of them have a different processor called Exynos. The roms are processor specific and you can only use the ones built for your type which is the Snapdragon processor.
One other thing I wound suggest, because of the different variants of the F model, is to take notice of your CSC code. Once you start flashing other roms it may be hard to track down the original code. Use this app to see what it is and that way you can flash the appropriate modem file (or if you need to reflash your stock firmware) instead of just using whichever modem file is provided in the OP of the rom you're flashing. There are many different variants of the F model with many different country codes, just remember that just because the firmware has a newer release date doesn't mean it's the correct version.
TWRP- Found here
Samsung USB drivers for Windows. Needed to connect your phone to your PC- Found here
Odin download- Found here
Development section for Snapdragon- Found here
Fantastic response, thank you. I think I'd like to do without TouchWiz... Pretty much all of my previous phones have been HTC, which either had the HTC skin over it, which was fairly unobtrusive, or barely anything at all. The current version of android and TW on the note 4 is messy.