i was just wondering why is there no work on a501?
there is only one person that dose work for the a501, thats moscow. he dose great work, but i find it hard to believe that no one else has one to work on.
yes i know i can flash a500 roms but i lose some features.
i know that we dont have whats needed for ics on the a501 but there arent any hc roms other than alaxandrea. witch is great im not complaining, but cmon we need some more devs/chefs for this device!!
I think its the same reason there aren't many 3g integrated tablets out there, according to everything I have read, wifi tablets outsell 3g tablets 5 to 1, probably because nobody wants to sign up for yet another contract. So there are considerably less A501 users and therefore considerably less developers.
I have a crippled A501 from ATT and I am running Alexandra III which as a rom I am quite happy with, it actually is the best rom I have ever ran (I have run many on my Nexus One and never found one as stable as Moscow's).
My big issue with my A501 is the lack of bluetooth capabilities, I want to make bluetooth calls with Skype, and better yet have a dialer so I could use my phone sim card to make calls from my A501 over 2g or GSM. I also want bluetooth SPP capabilities so I can control devices...
To that end I downloaded the source and setup an ubuntu environment to compile the kernel source but so far am getting lots of errors and can't figure out which toolchain to use for cross compiling.
At this point I am ready to start a bounty thread....
i guess thats tru.
but even if they are out sold 5-1 there are still thousadns apon thousands of a501's out there and we have only have one guy doing work.....
i love moscows rom too, probably wouldnt switch if there were more. but thats kinda the point the more people working on something, the better the chance better and cool stuff could be made to happen. poor moscow, all alone in this forum lol.
cmon acer and realease us some ics so moscow can hook us up!!
Here in Oz you can bu the A501 without any plan... You can put any simcard in and know you have the carrier working. We don't have CDMA anymore...
I don't know why other countries don't do this too, it certainly generates sales for Acer if the tabs are sold wild to be used on any carrier....
The a501 is actually pretty cheap without contract at an AT&T store. Ultimately most a500 rooms will work fine on the a501 as the only difference is the wireless card. Even with that aspect taken into account all that would need made to include full functionality for the a501 on every a500 ROM is a flashable zip with updated build.prop values and the 3g driver. The kernel base should be nearly identical but would need some slight modification for multiband support. As long as the kernel wasn't compiled before the initial ROM flash any modifications would fall under the original GPL for the a500 kernel.
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Alright lets get the record straight. Has anyone tried the kernal patch that puts your mem on a partition on the sd card. Supposidly this boosts performance out of this world. Please post here if you have tried this.
Secondly, we need to attract some developers. I'm willing to donate if anyone wants to code for us. We got a great user base and a really good product. Im conviced the captivate is by far one of the better phones from the galaxy s lineup. If any one knows some developers, introduce them tot his godly beast and let them know there are people out here willing to pay for good quality fixes and roms.
I was thinkin about asking for help from the guys running international s. We could post and ask in the xda area and also modaco and androidforums which have big communities as well.
Any other ideas on how to attract developers? Post here.
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Alright lets get the record straight. Has anyone tried the kernal patch that puts your mem on a partition on the sd card. Supposidly this boosts performance out of this world. Please post here if you have tried this.
Secondly, we need to attract some developers. I'm willing to donate if anyone wants to code for us. We got a great user base and a really good product. Im conviced the captivate is by far one of the better phones from the galaxy s lineup. If any one knows some developers, introduce them tot his godly beast and let them know there are people out here willing to pay for good quality fixes and roms.
I was thinkin about asking for help from the guys running international s. We could post and ask in the xda area and also modaco and androidforums which have big communities as well.
Any other ideas on how to attract developers? Post here.
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I'm down to donate as well and do anything I can to add to the cause. I really hope this phone takes off cause it is great. I think we have a good chance that a lot of the N1 devs might just come over to this phone and if not they should be getting the Vibrant and I doubt that it will be much trouble to port over to Captivate.
Err why is it better lol? all the samsung galaxy S phones are exacly the same internaly...none its better than the other, the only difrence is the lack of flash/camera and keyboard from the other variants.
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Err why is it better lol? all the samsung galaxy S phones are exacly the same internaly...none its better than the other, the only difrence is the lack of flash/camera and keyboard from the other variants.
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Image, Image, Image. If the galaxy lineup were real life siblings, the captivate would be the only one going to the prom. It also sports fewer gps issues than the vibrant and galaxy s. Ive also seen way less people complain about lag in these forums than the ones for the vibrant and galaxy s (and we have more viewers here than on the vibrant page).
When devs see this device they should be seeing potential.
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Image, Image, Image. If the galaxy lineup were real life siblings, the captivate would be the only one going to the prom. It also sports fewer gps issues than the vibrant and galaxy s. Ive also seen way less people complain about lag in these forums than the ones for the vibrant and galaxy s (and we have more viewers here than on the vibrant page).
When devs see this device they should be seeing potential.
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All of these so called "issues' are software based, its samsung ****ty touchwiz UI that lags like ****ing hell, not the device hardware, and yes i do agree that the captivate is the sexiest of them all.
Im pretty sure it would be painless to port over Vibrant or Galaxy S fixes to the Captivate. Internally they are the same except for a few minor differences like rafyvitto said which wouldn't be that hard to fix. I'm brushing up on my Java skills and learning about the internals of Android right now. Ive been a iPhone person for a while. Hopefully soon I can be of some help and get hacking on Captivate. From what I've seen and read we have a good phone to develop for because its easily rooted and has an unlocked bootloader. I've also heard that the drivers for the Galaxy S lineup are encrypted, but I haven't seen any confirmation of that. What we need is a dump of the current ROM and also we need a better recovery system like Amon_RA's recovery. The source for his recovery system is on GitHub so we could try and port it over to the Galaxy S lineup.
shouldnt samsung be releasing source for drivers any day now? I thought the word around town was that they were being open with the community on this jazz.
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shouldnt samsung be releasing source for drivers any day now? I thought the word around town was that they were being open with the community on this jazz.
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They have already released the source code for the Galaxy S here. They don't have to release the source for the drivers because they are proprietary, but from what ive read the binaries for the drivers are in that download so all someone would have to do in link them in. I just don't know if the drivers are encrypted meaning that it has to be an official samsung ROM for them to work. Hopefully not because that would make cooking new ROMs a hell of alot easier.
we should ask the modaco guys for help and info. I dont think we can use the source or drivers from the galaxy s international. I think someone tried doing stuff that way and bricked.
i could be wrong tho
Would also be willing to donate to the cause. The only reason I didn't buy an iPhone 4 is the developers for this phone.
@wesgarner is on the CyanogenMod team / TeamDouche and has ordered a Vibrant.
We might be able to encourage him to port the latest CyanogenMod build once he has the Vibrant's build completed.
He purchased a Vibrant and I think a laptop to do the work. I've already sent him an email about being a beta tester for the Captivate.
Just remember the devs have a life outside of working on phones! Don't ask for timelines - whether you donate or not!
Wes is working on a port for the slide and then he'll be working on the Vibrant.
While the hardware is similar - the software isn't exactly the same. I was messing around with the MMS.apk today and tried to replace my corrupted one with the one from the Vibrant - did NOT work.
Also, the device is capable of having a REAL FMRadio. The Euro versions have an FMradio.apk. I pushed it to the Captivate - but, the Captivate will need the drivers (to build into a kernal) for the FMRadio to work. But, this is entirely possible.
So, yes the hardware is basically the same or similar - it won't necessarily easy. If any of you remember, LOL - this will be akin to porting the N1 build over to the Desire - I think.
The first thing to go should be that awful samsung UI lol. I think the challenge will be porting ROMs for all these different Galaxy S models. I saw this coming when I read the device would make it to all four major carriers in the US plus.
thanks shane, i also heard another dev recently purchased a captivate, do you know anything about this? i'd like to support his endeavors.
Yea I read over in the Vibrant forums that a dev just got a captivate and is working on a recovery. They also have wes working on the Vibrant so hopefully they get cookin on some ROMs. It won't be that much of a hassle to port them over to the captivate. I would advise not fooling around too much with your phone because someone has already messed up his/her phone. They will either have to take it into ATT store and replace it or wait for a dump of the original ROM to come out.
I have tired the MoDaCo rom and it does (kinda - not brick) work with the SGH-I897 (captivate model), I was able to use it to remove the ATT crapware and nearly everything seems to be working. Phone reports its self as Model Number: GT-I9000 in the about phone tab.
One very IMPORTANT problem - I am having difficulty making outgoing phone calls.
Things that I can confirm work:
Bluetooth file transfer
3g data
GSM phone calls (incoming calls work)
Camera
Audible app, pandora ect.
SMS outgoing and incoming messages
Pretty much everything I have tested on the phone except making outgoing phone calls (important as it is a phone after all). So DON'T use this ROM yet, and if you do make a backup.
Hope this helps.
I am getting my T-Mobile Tab on Friday and have a few questions. Based on what I have read, my desire for flexibility, oc ability, and conservative battery use when needed are met pretty good if I use the Overcome rom and kernel.
I am not married to that idea, but it looks good. One of the many tipping points for me when choosing the Tab over the Streak 7 was the Samsung customized calendar app and the ability to make calls on the Tab with the rotohammer modem switcher.
So, my questions are -
1) Is it possible yet, in any rom, or by some method, to make voice calls on a T-Mobile Tab and keep the 3G data capability? I dont care if I can surf and talk at the same time, but do I have to look forward to calls and EDGE or no calls and 3G?
2) What service plan do I need to be sure I have if the answer is yes I can now have 3g and voice calls without a reboot
3) If I can only have 3g or voice, where should I look for tweaks to make the Tab reboot as fast as possible?
4) Does the Overcome rom specifically, or any rom, keep the customized Samsung apps, especially the calendar?
5) What is the best way to do a test of measurable battery life? Some way to keep the display on while streaming a movie or something, until the device shuts off on a low bat? I want to measure the actual battery life under the same conditions with the stock rom and some custom roms. This summer I will be camping and may not have charging capability when the Tab needs it, so I'd like to know positively that the changes I make are really improving battery life in measurable ways, not just subjective guesses.
Thanks
Keith
P.S. I'm not a dev, but nowhere near a n00b either. My current device is a Droid A855 with Simply Stunning 5.1, and the only reason I haven't flashed on something else in the last 2 weeks is because I knew this Tab was gonna go thru, so I have focused on learning what to do to make the Tab a reasonable replacement for my tablet PC, an IBM Thinkpad x41T running Lubuntu 10.10. Just so whoever responds knows, I'm just new to the Tab, and not opposed to gutting an OS and replacing it with another one
1) In regards to this question, I believe CDMA version by Sprint has some tweaks done to it. How good is it and if you have to do switch roo on it I am not too sure....I suggest research CDMA version in XDA forum
2) None that I am aware of as I am looking for the same. However, I have a international version which supports both CDMA and GSM network and I am wondering if I can use a prepaid sim and then sign up with Sprint or Verizon on their data plan...dont have answer to this yet personally
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So what do you think, the users on this forum ( I hope ) use Adams, should i go for pre order of an iconia tab for a more plain hardware powerful device, or should i be extremely patient and wait for the adam to go back on pre-order for the UI?
All help is appreciated!
I would never ever buy an Adam again. Half of what was promised either doesn't work or is not build in and when you ever get to need the support (which you definetly would) you are fu.....
I wish you the very best with your new tablet. I am a very happy adam owner
see, im just having such a tough time, they are so similair except for eden ui but i cannot decide if thats what i want in a tablet. Would you guys rather have software or hardware?
Hardware, software can be updated and changed, IE xda! So I love my adam, though I've had to mod it alot it still has alot of potential without alot of work, most people at work are asking me to get one for them, mod it and make it ready for our deployment.
So I love it!
I'm in the market for a used 7" Galaxy tab. I want to be able to flash ICS on it so naturally I looked at which devices have ICS ports already posted in the development section.
It looks like those that have ICS support also have cellular data (which I don't need.) so I started looking for used Galaxy Tabs with a cellular modem.
I found some decently priced Sprint Galaxy Tab 7" and the Tmobile Galaxy tab 7". but it looks like these are not considered to be P1000 so will they work with Cm9/ ICS?
Also, how is the GPS chip in these units? I have a Galaxy tab 8.9 and the GPS is the best I have ever seen in a tablet/phone with a full lock in under 3 seconds.
Tmobile galaxy tab 7" is SGH-T849
I am using one that I flashed with Overcome 4.1 ROM with JPZ modem and using it in Australia
It becomes exactly like a P1000. I can get 3G/HSDPA speed, I can make and receive phone calls, everything like a P1000.
thank you for the response. Have you tried cm9?
CM9 has been ported to the Sprint Tab, (in fact to the Verizon tab as well,) the kernel is not perfect at the moment, so while the Tab won't be bricked, you may experience a few more issues than if you had a GSM tab. Bear in mind, both of these are in alpha, so they have issues. As with any Alpha, Beta, or work in progress, things will not be nearly as smooth as they will be once the rom is in RC (release candidate) or final. Also, you will probably want to keep tabs, (no pun intended,) on the rom's progress and keep flashing newer versions to get enhanced functionality and stability.
Here are the two posts in the dev section about ICS on the Galaxy Tab. They are both the same rom, they are created and worked on by the same devs. They just represent different stages of development. I would suggest reading through both:
The Current Work in Progress:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385153
(This seems to be the more current build)
The Alpha 3 Version of the above ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1322059
(This is updated with each new Alpha, rather than on a rolling basis like the thread above)
I've never had any trouble getting a GPS lock in my Sprint GT7, I have on occasion used it as a GPS navigator (via Google Maps Navigation,) while in rental cars. It never steered me wrong, (pun intended.)
I hope this info makes your choice easier. Good Luck!
Thank you. Lots of good information.
If you haven't bought one, and don't mind paying a little bit more, I think you should get the GSM version (usually the T-mobile one is a bit cheaper?).
You see there are a lot more custom ROMs on GSM than CDMA, so more choices.
I think mainly because GSM is widely deployed worldwide, so we get more devs participating in that hardware.
I haven't used CM9 on my T-mobile tab, but I am 100% sure it will work. Just haven't taken the plunge.
Yeah, I'm trying to find the GSM version but the cheapest I've seen is $275 used.
The Sprint version is readily available for around $200.
This is going to replace my Pioneer navigation unit in my car so audio out via the dock is important. It will connect to a 4 channel amp. Reliable GPS is a must.
I have an 8.9" Galaxy tab which I love but it's too big and expensive to put in the dash permanently and there is no easy way to make it removable at that size while still making it look decent.
A 7" original galaxy tab is the perfect fit. Even the 7.0 plus is slightly too big.
Anyway, I'll keep looking for a cheap SGH-T849, one is bound to pop up at some point.
Hi guys,
I think it's worth starting a separate topic for running CyanogenMod on the N7105 since we're clearly not getting our own section any time soon. I think there is a LOT of push behind getting CM10 running on the N7100 and this seems to be now progressing nicely with only a few bugs remaining. The problem is, us N7105 owners (LTE version) have been left running TW which I don't know about you but I absolutely DETEST!
As such, I figured it would be worthwhile getting all of the N7105 owners in one thread and see if we can hack together a method of getting our radio working properly on this wonderful ROM! There is another topic regarding creating a 'flashpack' but this focuses primarily on TouchWiz which isn't something I'm interested - switching TW to TW? Why bother? What I want is to run AOSP/CM on this wonderful device and enjoy the wonders of 4G with that lovely screen without all the samsung bloat and hopefully in tablet mode!
My current thinking on this is (and I intend to try this a little later today):
- Flash CM10 (N7100) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968949
- Flash our stock radio - backup original radio before flashing any firmware
- Flash Perseus N7105 kernel - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927852
It would be interesting to get a complete list of what we've tried and what has/hasn't worked - that way we make it easier for both ourselves and any developers who decide to take a look at this and they can at least save some time! I did talk to 'imilka' (dev of the CM10 port) and he said he will take a look when he gets the time so that's promising at least!
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My current thinking on this is (and I intend to try this a little later today):
- Flash CM10 (N7100) -
- Flash our stock radio - backup original radio before flashing any firmware
- Flash Perseus N7105 kernel -
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Won't work as Perseus isn't an AOSP compatible kernel
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Won't work as Perseus isn't an AOSP compatible kernel
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Sadly that's the conclusion I came to too - ah well, was worth a shot. It looks like part of the problem is the build.prop differences which is easily fixed. There was also mentions of differences in the paths for certain files as well as missing files for LTE usage. It does sound like this should be a very simple fix if we can compare the differences between stock N7100 and stock N7105 - surely combining the two should produce a working ROM. Then it's just a matter of finding out which specific parts are needed to get AOSP rocking.
It's a shame the stock Samsung kernel for the N7105 wont work with CM10. Any kernel devs fancy helping us out with this one?
I will compile an AOSP kernel for N7105 soon, however, it's not just the kernel, and i'm not really sure there's an easy way that you would expect to exist
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I will compile an AOSP kernel for N7105 soon, however, it's not just the kernel, and i'm not really sure there's an easy way that you would expect to exist
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Well the current N7100 kernel does work for us - its likely just missing a few modules for LTE (if at all.)
certainly appreciate you looking in to this though!
I assume that the fact our network lock details are stored differently, and the associated dialer hidden functions don't work are link to the fact that a n7100 leaves us without signal even with our radio. I also imagine any fix would help in identifying what files needs to be changed to remove network lock.
Overall I get the imprssion our device is more similar to the USA lte versions which would be unsurprising.
I was looking into how to root, deox, etc the stock rom but I dont hace Linux running atm.
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EmptyArea said:
I assume that the fact our network lock details are stored differently, and the associated dialer hidden functions don't work are link to the fact that a n7100 leaves us without signal even with our radio. I also imagine any fix would help in identifying what files needs to be changed to remove network lock.
Overall I get the imprssion our device is more similar to the USA lte versions which would be unsurprising.
I was looking into how to root, deox, etc the stock rom but I dont hace Linux running atm.
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That makes sense! Hopefully we can 'rally' the devs to help out - we already have one helping! It's just a shame that all we need is a few tweaks (possibly in the form of a flash-pack) and we'd be good to go and start enjoying CM10! If there's one thing I can't stand it's TouchWiz, bloated junk IMO!
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I was looking into how to root, deox, etc the stock rom but I dont hace Linux running atm.
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You can root and deodex stock roms in Windows with cygwin and to make it even easier, you can use dsixda android kitchen.
Have to admit, I do find it extremely strange that Xda Developers forum has opted to ignore the existence of the N7105. It's very popular over here in the UK and elsewhere in the world and is set to get even more popular as LTE is adopted in more places around the globe. Would make getting developers to notice us a lot easier if we had our own forum IMO! >_<
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Have to admit, I do find it extremely strange that Xda Developers forum has opted to ignore the existence of the N7105. It's very popular over here in the UK and elsewhere in the world and is set to get even more popular as LTE is adopted in more places around the globe. Would make getting developers to notice us a lot easier if we had our own forum IMO! >_<
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Yeah man. sad case is that development for this phone model is zero to none. We are able to root n use perseus kernel bt for the only difference btween n7105 and n7100 is just the LTE and none of the roms are available to be used. Felt so left out coz of the issues in the radio firmware just coz one is lte n the other is not.
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There is a custom rom out for the n7105
Its just not hosted on xda
Im running it with no issues
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Got a name or URL?
Here is the link to the rom http://bbs.gfan.com/android-5285960-1-1.html
Here is the link to the download http://www.multiupload.co.uk/BZY1HLBX53
And here is its feature list
Features:
. Production based on N7105ZHALJ4 Hong Kong version of Android 4.1.1
Firmware uncompacted app
The. Using N7105ZHALJ4 original kernel
Boot Simplified Chinese
System language to Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong & Taiwan), Korean, Chinese and English
Smart dialing retrieval
. IP dialing
. Call recording
. Calls attribution
Lunar calendar
. Blocking mode
Signed information
Support emoji expressions
. Shutdown alarm clock
Advanced Power key
Overall Deodex
With Root and Rights Management
The the Chinese access point and Chinese operators
Status bar drop-down button 15
. Lifted SMS and MMS limit
Camera selectable silent pictures.
. Join optimization script
Cancel Ringtones three seconds from weak to strong
. BusyBox
Call log removal and multimedia messages
. Shutdown sound
Join the restart tool, R.E Manager, a key lock screen
Update the Google play and Google map
. hosts file acceleration
Custom multi-window program
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While I do appreciate that - I'm not really keen on running any form of TouchWiz on my device. I just absolutely detest the modifications Samsung made to AOSP - CM is really the ideal setup for this phone. It also means we can run true tablet mode which on a Note 2 is a fantastic experience.
I'm sorry to burst your bubble but unless N7105 becomes the only Note2 available and distribution exceeds that of N7100 the development for this device will be as limited as it is for the I9305 compared to the I9300.
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I'm sorry to burst your bubble but unless N7105 becomes the only Note2 available and distribution exceeds that of N7100 the development for this device will be as limited as it is for the I9305 compared to the I9300.
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With the i9305 there is a flash pack as far as I'm aware which allows you to flash i9300 ROMs and simply flash a flash-pack and i9305 kernel to allow you to run custom ROMs. This doesn't yet exist for the Note 2 and I'm not really asking for anything outlandish here - I'm just asking for CM10 on the N7105 *and* I'm even willing to throw money at this to make it happen. May be worth raising a thread for us N7105 owners to donate to developers who are supporting our device actually since while N7100 development is wonderful it doesn't benefit us in the slightest until we have a patched kernel, etc. to support AOSP/CM10 on our devices.
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With the i9305 there is a flash pack as far as I'm aware which allows you to flash i9300 ROMs and simply flash a flash-pack and i9305 kernel to allow you to run custom ROMs. This doesn't yet exist for the Note 2 and I'm not really asking for anything outlandish here - I'm just asking for CM10 on the N7105 *and* I'm even willing to throw money at this to make it happen. May be worth raising a thread for us N7105 owners to donate to developers who are supporting our device actually since while N7100 development is wonderful it doesn't benefit us in the slightest until we have a patched kernel, etc. to support AOSP/CM10 on our devices.
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I'm not aware of such thing unfortunately...maybe I missed it in the I9305 forum?
I think the case was with the S2 I9100T variant where you could just replace the modem with your T modem and still flash any standard I9100 rom.
There are many similarities between the two variants I bet, but as it turned out the I9305 doesn't have FM radio. It might not be the most important thing in the world however it points to how different the devices might actually be.
That's the same difference as the N7100 and N7105. The FM radio was replaced with an LTE radio it seems.
Have to say though, its a small price to pay for the 26Mbit speeds I'm getting from mine!
No updates on this?