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Unbrand New I9300 purchased in China

Hello everyone,
I just got a new Galaxy S3 from China today, but it came with many preloaded chinese apps. It is not really branded, only preloaded with several things. I tried restoring phone from configurations, but the applications didn't dissapear.
I would like to flash a clean international versin with no added chinese things. Could you please point me to the right direction?
This is my first Android phone, but I had a Tablet before which I flashed a couple times, so I'm not a complete noob.
Thanks a lot in advance!!!
Cheers,
C.S.

You might go to I9300 International for better specific help over there :good:

Your probably the only one on this forum with one so I don't think anyone knows if any ROMs are compatible with it.. But the root method may still be the same so you can try rooting it and than installing Root explorer (paid) or ES File Explorer (free) to remove them from system/app or just get Titanium Backup (paid) after rooting and remove them that way (best option IMO)
So just head over to the international forums and read their easiest root method.
Best of luck, be careful, those things aren't covered under any warranty if you brick it huh :what:
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pakxelaos said:
You might go to I9300 International for better specific help over there :good:
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Oh, sorry! Maybe an admin can move the thread to the proper location. Thanks!
SemiGamer said:
Your probably the only one on this forum with one so I don't think anyone knows if any ROMs are compatible with it.. But the root method may still be the same so you can try rooting it and than installing Root explorer (paid) or ES File Explorer (free) to remove them from system/app or just get Titanium Backup (paid) after rooting and remove them that way (best option IMO)
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Thanks for the advice. Is there any way to know what "version" I have? I mean, the phone came from China, but knowing the market, it could be Chinese, Hong Kong, Vietnamese or who knows what.
Cheers

cjsegninir said:
Oh, sorry! Maybe an admin can move the thread to the proper location. Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. Is there any way to know what "version" I have? I mean, the phone came from China, but knowing the market, it could be Chinese, Hong Kong, Vietnamese or who knows what.
Cheers
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Vietnamese doesn't use those weird letters, it uses French alphabet.
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cjsegninir said:
Oh, sorry! Maybe an admin can move the thread to the proper location. Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. Is there any way to know what "version" I have? I mean, the phone came from China, but knowing the market, it could be Chinese, Hong Kong, Vietnamese or who knows what.
Cheers
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Hmm pretty much the only info about its build you could compare to others would be under Settings > About device, screenshot that and post it up over on the international forums and ask them if it resembles theirs in any way. Personally I'm pretty positive the ROMs won't be directly compatible and definitely wouldn't flash any of them, but if I personally can't use an Android phone without root so I'd personally try the root method and pray to god my phone booted afterward lol
Tough situation man, curious as to how it goes for you so post back if you try !
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From what I read about those Chinese knock-offs they only have like 512MB RAM and almost just as bad in storage capacity.. how can anyone use a phone like that nowadays?
I don't think any ROM will even "fit" on it, sorry to say

ingenious247 said:
From what I read about those Chinese knock-offs they only have like 512MB RAM and almost just as bad in storage capacity.. how can anyone use a phone like that nowadays?
I don't think any ROM will even "fit" on it, sorry to say
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Some people can only afford what they can afford man. No point in discouraging what they buy. Obviously OP knew it was a knockoff before buying.
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SemiGamer said:
Some people can only afford what they can afford man. No point in discouraging what they buy. Obviously OP knew it was a knockoff before buying.
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It's original. I might be dumb to buy from China, but not so dumb to get a knockoff without knowing...

cjsegninir said:
It's original. I might be dumb to buy from China, but not so dumb to get a knockoff without knowing...
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Really? Not to be a ****, but mind showing us a screen shot under the "about device" section in settings?
Because as far as I know, there are no legit GS3's coming out of China on direct sales..

Do you know the model number? It's in Settings -> About
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Check out the rooting sticky's to learn how to root the device.

ingenious247 said:
Really? Not to be a ****, but mind showing us a screen shot under the "about device" section in settings?
Because as far as I know, there are no legit GS3's coming out of China on direct sales..
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Weird......most of Sammy's stuff is rolling out of china, including my T-999

I said on "direct sales"
Having a factory in China is not the same as selling unbranded GS3s from China. Plus it's known that they're selling knockoffs
Sent from the current Heavy Weight champ GALAXY SIII

ingenious247 said:
I said on "direct sales"
Having a factory in China is not the same as selling unbranded GS3s from China. Plus it's known that they're selling knockoffs
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Sent from the current Heavy Weight champ GALAXY SIII
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It's not unfathomable that a few slip out and on to the streets

You have to confirm your model number, there are many Galaxy S3
models (international,japan,korean,US) selling in China.

Come on, I'm telling you it's good...
Here is the About device:
Model Number GT-I9300
Android Version 4.0.4
Baseband Version I9300XXLE8
Kernel Version 3.0.15-554452-user [email protected] #1
Build number IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
*#1234#
AP: I9300XXALE8
CP: I9300XXLE8
CSC: I9300OJVALE7
My best guess was that it came from Hong Kong, but I searched the forum with this info (1234) and got Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and UAE.
What should I do? :silly:

cjsegninir said:
Come on, I'm telling you it's good...
Here is the About device:
Model Number GT-I9300
Android Version 4.0.4
Baseband Version I9300XXLE8
Kernel Version 3.0.15-554452-user [email protected] #1
Build number IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
*#1234#
AP: I9300XXALE8
CP: I9300XXLE8
CSC: I9300OJVALE7
My best guess was that it came from Hong Kong, but I searched the forum with this info (1234) and got Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and UAE.
What should I do? :silly:
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I would personally try to flash a standard i9300 ROM onto it. Then you wouldn't have to worry about any sketchy apps that have been added.
There's no guarantee it will work, but if it really is a legit i9300 (which it seems to be), I would imagine the standard international ROM would work on it.

ExodusC said:
I would personally try to flash a standard i9300 ROM onto it. Then you wouldn't have to worry about any sketchy apps that have been added.
There's no guarantee it will work, but if it really is a legit i9300 (which it seems to be), I would imagine the standard international ROM would work on it.
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Thanks Exodus, that is what I wanted from the beginning, but the I got confused about which one to flash and where to get it. Could you help me pointing in the right direction?
Cheers

cjsegninir said:
Thanks Exodus, that is what I wanted from the beginning, but the I got confused about which one to flash and where to get it. Could you help me pointing in the right direction?
Cheers
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

I want an unlocked device, n7100? Or should i wait for n7105?

I definitely want an unlocked Note II. I'd like LTE, but is it really necessary? Not sure if it's worth paying for a higher priced data plan?
What are others thinking on this?

Well, LTE is along way off in my area. I just ordered the n7100 tonight. I'm not much if a data hog and figure HSPA+ is plenty fast enough. Honestly, I'd rather have faster updates than a chance to connect to LTE. The carriers in the US are so slow to roll out anything new. Different strokes for different folks though.
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LTE, on ATT anyways, doesn't cost extra.
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americasteam said:
Well, LTE is along way off in my area. I just ordered the n7100 tonight. I'm not much if a data hog and figure HSPA+ is plenty fast enough. Honestly, I'd rather have faster updates than a chance to connect to LTE. The carriers in the US are so slow to roll out anything new. Different strokes for different folks though.
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Well, both the N7100 and the N105 are both unlocked so you wouldn't have to worry about carriers either way..

As far as I know N7105's not supported on this forum right? ROM, CWM are all not flashable?

Well, it's not out yet, so the ROMs here will not work on it. But, the name of this forum is 'Galaxy Note II' not 'N7100' so I assume that when the time comes, you will be able to find roms for the N7105 here.

do you know when the release date?

steve07 said:
do you know when the release date?
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15th here in the UK i believe... although i was told by a couple of 3 reps that there phones are 4g so possibly 3 have got some already?

Three have been telling some customers incorrectly that the 7100 is 4G capable.
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I hope that N7105 will turn out to be supported by this forum. I sure do...

htc6500uk said:
Three have been telling some customers incorrectly that the 7100 is 4G capable.
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Yep. Don't rely on what the networks tell you, their knowledge is limited at best.
I'm going to get a 3G one - In the UK at least it looks like LTE is going to come at a premium to start with. Look at these prices from T-Mobile

htc6500uk said:
Three have been telling some customers incorrectly that the 7100 is 4G capable.
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Well look at this..wt do u think??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925072
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Worked for me
mix1987 said:
As far as I know N7105's not supported on this forum right? ROM, CWM are all not flashable?
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Well, I have an N7105, and I flashed it using Odin and CWM both of which I got off this forum and it worked fine for me. Now I am just waiting for more people to get this phone so the Stock ROM can be released on this forum as well. I'd like the option to un-root it for warranty reasons. Anyways, the flashing definitely worked.
SHV-E250L, N7105, 32gb Samsung Galaxy Note 2

bpwsource said:
Well, I have an N7105, and I flashed it using Odin and CWM both of which I got off this forum and it worked fine for me. Now I am just waiting for more people to get this phone so the Stock ROM can be released on this forum as well. I'd like the option to un-root it for warranty reasons. Anyways, the flashing definitely worked.
SHV-E250L, N7105, 32gb Samsung Galaxy Note 2
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Can you post an AnTuTu benchmark? Yours is the LTE enabled version right?

N7105 AnTuTu Test Results - confused...
exparanoia said:
Can you post an AnTuTu benchmark? Yours is the LTE enabled version right?
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Attached are my AnTuTu benchmark test results. And, yes, mine is the LTE enabled version (SHV-E250L, N7105).
What is weird is that the top phone listed on the Bar Chart part of the AnTuTu test results is the Galaxy Note II but my test results, as you can see, came in 4 below - even below the Galaxy SIII. Anyone know any possible reasons why? Did I do the benchmark wrong? Should I have closed all my background apps and processes? I am really confused now...

What was your benchmark on stock?
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bpwsource said:
And, yes, mine is the LTE enabled version (SHV-E250L, N7105).
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ho'w battery life when LTE is on? does it last a day on moderate usage?

Xstop said:
What was your benchmark on stock?
SGH-I717 Galaxy Note | CyanogenMod 9 via Tapatalk II
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Good question. I didn't benchmark it on Stock. But I would love to. Do you know any sources where I can find the stock ROM so I can un-root and benchmark to compare?

@bpwsource you got a PM from , hope you can help.

tanjeraldyne said:
ho'w battery life when LTE is on? does it last a day on moderate usage?
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Pretty good actually. With moderate to high usage (Netflix, Web searching, etc.) the Battery lasts me at around 8 - 10 hours. When it gets to about 15%, I usually just switch out the battery for the fully charged and included second battery. So far, I've never really had a problem with battery life.

[Q] i900 vs 1905 vs 1905G

I have been give some of the answer to this previously, but can not find where the answer is.
What is the difference between the three and which do I have on US Cellular?
Thanks.

jshaw42 said:
I have been give some of the answer to this previously, but can not find where the answer is.
What is the difference between the three and which do I have on US Cellular?
Thanks.
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Settings > About Device. That's what one you have.
The i9505 and i9505g are the same HARDWARE. The g version runs almost stock Android (but a little touchwiz in there for the S-View cover). The i9505 runs Touchwiz. It's a matter of preference. If you have touchwiz, airview etc you do not have the Google Edition.
The i9000 has 2 sets of 4 cores for power saving and is the non-international, non LTE version also running TouchWiz
For more differneces just google it and you'll find loads.

RossFixxed said:
Settings > About Device. That's what one you have.
The i9505 and i9505g are the same HARDWARE. The g version runs almost stock Android (but a little touchwiz in there for the S-View cover). The i9505 runs Touchwiz. It's a matter of preference. If you have touchwiz, airview etc you do not have the Google Edition.
The i9000 has 2 sets of 4 cores for power saving and is the non-international, non LTE version also running TouchWiz
For more differneces just google it and you'll find loads.
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Please forgive my ignorance, but I am still somewhat confused. I have LTE but not international. Would that mean I have a i9505 unit?

Go to settings, more, about and it will tell you your model! And when you boot it should say galaxy s4 i9xxx whatever you have.
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RossFixxed said:
Go to settings, more, about and it will tell you your model! And when you boot it should say galaxy s4 i9xxx whatever you have.
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Tried your suggestion. However, it is not the case (either one) on my unit. My device shows Model number SCH-R970. There is no indication what-so-ever of the model on booting.

jshaw42 said:
Tried your suggestion. However, it is not the case (either one) on my unit. My device shows Model number SCH-R970. There is no indication what-so-ever of the model on booting.
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It looks like you have a carrier branded cellphone. I believe it was based on the I9505, as you got LTE. There's probably a forum for your specific Carrier S4.
"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)
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Samsung S5 - Safe Overclocking speeds??

Just rooted my S5 and now want to use SETCPU to overclock, but I can't
find any information as to what the reliable speeds have been tried. Does
anyone have a reference for this...Its the Snapdragon 801 with the Krait 400.
Thnx

rpoorvin said:
Just rooted my S5 and now want to use SETCPU to overclock, but I can't
find any information as to what the reliable speeds have been tried. Does
anyone have a reference for this...Its the Snapdragon 801 with the Krait 400.
Thnx
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ALL QUESTIONS GO IN THE S5 Q&A FORUM
but to answer your question, no you can not over clock the cpu because the bootloader is locked (assuming you have a att or Verizon phone). For that you need a custom kernel which we currently lack due to the locked bootloader.
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GDofWR420 said:
ALL QUESTIONS GO IN THE S5 Q&A FORUM
but to answer your question, no you can not over clock the cpu because the bootloader is locked (assuming you have a att or Verizon phone). For that you need a custom kernel which we currently lack due to the locked bootloader.
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If the OP's phone is TMOBILE or any of the International Verisons - they certainly can overclock the phone - what is a safe speed? I have no clue - but I do know that the Koontze Custom kernel for the S5 comes with a TWEAKER ap that also has built in profiles you can download and several of them are OC up to 2680 or something like that. I don't have much luck with that High of an OC, my phone reboots, but your Mileage may vary. I suggest you play with it to see how the phone deals with the OC _ whether it gets really hot - whether it Reboots - and so on. maybe there is a more scientifc method - but I don't know what it is - Good luck and like the prevous post suggested, next time questions should be in the QA section...good luck...

mocsab said:
If the OP's phone is TMOBILE or any of the International Verisons - they certainly can overclock the phone - what is a safe speed? I have no clue - but I do know that the Koontze Custom kernel for the S5 comes with a TWEAKER ap that also has built in profiles you can download and several of them are OC up to 2680 or something like that. I don't have much luck with that High of an OC, my phone reboots, but your Mileage may vary. I suggest you play with it to see how the phone deals with the OC _ whether it gets really hot - whether it Reboots - and so on. maybe there is a more scientifc method - but I don't know what it is - Good luck and like the prevous post suggested, next time questions should be in the QA section...good luck...
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That's why I said I "ASSUME" , he had att or verizon, I know you can unlock t-mobile bootloader. But that's the only one other than the international version. But your right, I should never assume cause it makes a ASS of U and ME. :thumbup:
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GDofWR420 said:
That's why I said I "ASSUME" , he had att or verizon, I know you can unlock t-mobile bootloader. But that's the only one other than the international version. But your right, I should never assume cause it makes a ASS of U and ME. :thumbup:
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your right -and I wasn't really meaning to say anything against your post -ATT and VERIZON are the only two that are locked I beleive - Canadian Users are not locked - I don't think US Cellular is locked either = but obviously the greater number of users are on ATT and VERIZON and they have been badly effected by ATT and VERIZONs locked bootloader policies..
anyway - good luck to all -

rpoorvin said:
Just rooted my S5 and now want to use SETCPU to overclock, but I can't
find any information as to what the reliable speeds have been tried. Does
anyone have a reference for this...Its the Snapdragon 801 with the Krait 400.
Thnx
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I think undervolting will have a better effect performance wise then overclocking as the 801 is basicaly allready a overclocked 800. Undervolting gives you lower temps and thuss less throttle and better performance imo.

Let's relax with the OC. Of course everyone has a right to do as they please with their phone. Ultimately though smartphones are not computers, the change will be negligible most likely a placebo affect. These phones on custom ROMs are beyond fast enough.
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GDofWR420 said:
I know you can unlock t-mobile bootloader. But that's the only one other than the international version.
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Not the only one. Or two or three. You don't have to unlock the TMobile 900T bootloader, it's unlocked to start with as are the 900W8, 900F, 900H, 900I, 900K and other S5 models.
Most S5's do not have locked bootloaders. It's only ATT and the N.A. CDMA carriers that lock S5 bootloaders.
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Did someone try to unlock LTE bands?

"The Helio X10 will be the first chip, which support all bands wordwide"
I really need band 20 for EU LTE but I need to wait for my Redmi Note 2 prime. So did someone try to unlock more bands?

How do u know it is support all bands?
[I saw at enginering mode, band 20 currently not support

I think he wanted to quote it from some sites.
Many Blogs/Shops have that sentence included, they have to do some advertisement.
But as far as I know some reviews also claimed Band 20 (which is very important in Germany) is not supported.

MediaTek sad "Our new chip will be the first, which support LTE worldwide, over 47 bands".
It support all bands but Xiaomi just buy 3 bands.
We need a tutorial, how to unlock other bands.
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Klanac89 said:
MediaTek sad "Our new chip will be the first, which support LTE worldwide, over 47 bands".
It support all bands but Xiaomi just buy 3 bands.
We need a tutorial, how to unlock other bands.
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I think we are kind of far off for a tutorial. From what I've gathered, there are very limited phones with this chip in them at this time, which means we have very little developer support.
Hopefully there are some people reading these forums more advanced than I, but from what I've gathered we wish we had some sort of diagnostic tool like the Qualcomm Diagnostic Tools, but it doesn't appear that MediaTek has something like this. (That has been released anyways)
If the chip supports all bands, then one would think that bands could be restricted at the Baseband. The Baseband gets commands from RIL and Vendor RIL Drivers (That should be located in some of the system driver folders. I have one of the RIL files pulled to my PC, but haven't had time to try and check it out. I'm guessing because its been compiled, it probably wont have anything that is readable or makes any sense to me. Would be pretty sweet if it was as simple as hexediting some flags to turn bands on.
Also, I'm sure the baseband is compiled, and protected, so I'm not sure how easy it is to pull from a rom, or from a phone for that matter... and then once its pulled, if anything will be easy to read for clues reguarding Radio Interface, or Modem Bands...
Anyone available to lend me some knowledge on the subject? I would love a little primer or some reading information to help with this quest.
Thanks!

http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
Nice
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If someone can unlock this LTE bands, it would be awesome, because I need band 5/850 too...

Dude, I will pay for that
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Klanac89 said:
http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
Nice
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AMAZING!
GitHub often blows my mind, as I forget to check this resource normally... Damn :/

Klanac89 said:
Dude, I will pay for that
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Ask at MIUI forum bro... hope dev MIUI can read it and try to unlock them haha

I'm sure here are a lot of people which will pay for that.
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Klanac89 said:
http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
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andy775 said:
AMAZING!
GitHub often blows my mind, as I forget to check this resource normally... Damn :/
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The link is no longer working. However, it looks like the source is still posted.
https://github.com/search?q=Mt6795

still waiting....

^ waiting will get you (us) nowhere. Looking through those files, it seems that the file where the bands are defined is this. It's non-trivial to "enable" them, though, seems like you have to know exactly which hex codes do what to set the radio up correctly.

That's a find there...

ferlie said:
still waiting....
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Like I told you, we need to collect money
Crim Soukyuu said:
^ waiting will get you (us) nowhere. Looking through those files, it seems that the file where the bands are defined is this. It's non-trivial to "enable" them, though, seems like you have to know exactly which hex codes do what to set the radio up correctly.
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Hmmm... Maybe Elephone can help us? This company got phones with MediaTek SoC and more LTE bands?
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My Note2 is on the way. One of the first thing I will try will be using other phone's rils with similar soc (like the mx5 that support B20). The files are in /system/etc/firmware. If we are lucky, this will be enough. Otherwise it will be a long hacking road.

XMister:
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. I have a Note 2 Prime now, and am pretty comfortable flashing / restoring. Would love to assist you any way I can!
Thanks for your input, We appreciate you!!

With band 20 I will be more than happy
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andy775 said:
XMister:
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. I have a Note 2 Prime now, and am pretty comfortable flashing / restoring. Would love to assist you any way I can!
Thanks for your input, We appreciate you!!
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First of all, make a backup of your IMEI and NVRAM.
Second, I'm attaching the firmware files of MX5. I'm not sure about which one should be replaced on Note2, but my guess would be one of the modem...img files.
So, make a backup of your firmware files, and try to replace them (you need root, and r/w mounted system, then adb from pc, or es file explorer from the phone itself can do the job), and reboot.
See if it makes any difference in available bands. Oh and don't forget to make the new files have the exact permissions as the old one had.