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Even though Samsung hasn't released their stretched out Galaxy Note, they have released the firmware for their SHW-M480K/SHW-M480S through the Samsung Open Source Website. Both files are 175 MB in size, and are the South Korean versions of the firmware. I am looking forward to the development this tablet is going to get
Link to Download: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SHW-M480
HI my note 10.1 is the shw-m480w is the wifi version bough tin korea
how does translates to the other code names so i can flash a custom rom?
Thx in adv
tatuz said:
HI my note 10.1 is the shw-m480w is the wifi version bough tin korea
how does translates to the other code names so i can flash a custom rom?
Thx in adv
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International 3G version: GT-N8000
International Wifi version: GT-N8010
USA Wifi version (Adds IR blaster, no other known differences): GT-N8013
There's a good chance the SHW-M480W has some differences from the N8010/N8013 - For example, most Korean devices have DMB receivers.
Right now, there is not much released for the wifi variants, as the international 3G version (N8000) was released more than a week earlier than the wifi version - N8013 didn't become available until last Thursday.
Entropy512 said:
International 3G version: GT-N8000
International Wifi version: GT-N8010
USA Wifi version (Adds IR blaster, no other known differences): GT-N8013
There's a good chance the SHW-M480W has some differences from the N8010/N8013 - For example, most Korean devices have DMB receivers.
Right now, there is not much released for the wifi variants, as the international 3G version (N8000) was released more than a week earlier than the wifi version - N8013 didn't become available until last Thursday.
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thx for ur reply
in this case mine has no DMB i cannot find any difference but i don t know how to choose the custom rom now because honestly i bought to flash it can u give me a hand somehow ?
Thx
tatuz said:
thx for ur reply
in this case mine has no DMB i cannot find any difference but i don t know how to choose the custom rom now because honestly i bought to flash it can u give me a hand somehow ?
Thx
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There is nothing available for N8010/8013 yet... As I said before, the device wasn't released until last Thursday. Things like this take time.
nirajpant7 said:
Even though Samsung hasn't released their stretched out Galaxy Note, they have released the firmware for their SHW-M480K/SHW-M480S through the Samsung Open Source Website. Both files are 175 MB in size, and are the South Korean versions of the firmware. I am looking forward to the development this tablet is going to get
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I have a SHW-M480W and I just downloaded the zip file of the JB update through your link.
Do you know how to install it?
Is it even possible as I read many tutorials involving Odin with code/modem/csc/.pit but they doesn't seem to apply here... (the zip contains Kernel.tar.gz and Platform.tar.gz files)
olivier1510 said:
I have a SHW-M480W and I just downloaded the zip file of the JB update through your link.
Do you know how to install it?
Is it even possible as I read many tutorials involving Odin with code/modem/csc/.pit but they doesn't seem to apply here... (the zip contains Kernel.tar.gz and Platform.tar.gz files)
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You are completely missing the point of those files. They are source code, not install images.
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Hello,
as I am completely new to Samsung, I have got a question regarding the different basebands.
My S4 is running XXUAME2. New custom Roms are using different versions (for example XXUBMF4). and what is a CSC?
I couldn't find information if it is important to stay at the same baseband version, wher the differences between the basebands ar.
Can anybody please explain me?
Thank you!
JBrandtner said:
Hello,
as I am completely new to Samsung, I have got a question regarding the different basebands.
My S4 is running XXUAME2. New custom Roms are using different versions (for example XXUBMF4). and what is a CSC?
I couldn't find information if it is important to stay at the same baseband version, wher the differences between the basebands ar.
Can anybody please explain me?
Thank you!
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I would also love to get the answer to this question +1
Thanks
Basebands are the same as the radio. They can improve your signal, and i some cases even affect other things like camera quality.
Newer basebands are nearly always better.
CSC is country code and you should try to find a code with your country
makhakz correct me if im wrong but csc's and modems are two different things altogether. my advice would be to leave csc alone as its allready set for you and just flash a different modem.
some modems may increase speed and connectivity others may improve these.
its a case of trial and error really as to which one works best for you
There are many samsung firmware builds, just for i9505 and i9500 itself there are many different firmware variations.
From what I understand, different regions uses different modems am I right? If not, then why do Samsung update their firmware based on different regions?
When Android 4.3 was released, it was released as per region and to Russia first. Why cant they just send out one uniform update OTA to all devices of that model? If its because of the modems, then why dont other manufacturers like HTC do the same? They are able to push out one HTC update for all international HTC phones...
din89pm said:
There are many samsung firmware builds, just for i9505 and i9500 itself there are many different firmware variations.
From what I understand, different regions uses different modems am I right? If not, then why do Samsung update their firmware based on different regions?
When Android 4.3 was released, it was released as per region and to Russia first. Why cant they just send out one uniform update OTA to all devices of that model? If its because of the modems, then why dont other manufacturers like HTC do the same? They are able to push out one HTC update for all international HTC phones...
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it s not always because of bandwidth traffics
sometimes they release firmware for test if someone find bug and then solve it for another region (and also with minor update for first regions)
htc released update for htc one world-wide But how u compare samsung with htc
S4 was one of the best sell in history of smartphone (always samsung device do this) so thr s more s4 users than htc one
also it happened for some device for sony xperia
SO be patient
However u can flash stocks roms
download flashable zip of ROM from another region and flash it via Odin
completely stock and without warranty void...
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x102x96x said:
it s not always because of bandwidth traffics
sometimes they release firmware for test if someone find bug and then solve it for another region (and also with minor update for first regions)
htc released update for htc one world-wide But how u compare samsung with htc
S4 was one of the best sell in history of smartphone (always samsung device do this) so thr s more s4 users than htc one
also it happened for some device for sony xperia
SO be patient
However u can flash stocks roms
download flashable zip of ROM from another region and flash it via Odin
completely stock and without warranty void...
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Actually the purpose of this post is to gain some knowledge on how Samsung update goes on... I am very patient I am not rushing to the point I need to flash a custom ROM. So you are saying that each region has their own Samsung tech guy that will work on the initial release to fix bugs before passing to another region?
There are not just more variants of firmware in s4, but also the same for any samsung phone. Does anyone else have their opinion on this matter as well? I would like to get feedback on what people think behind samsung's update procedure.
I'm also interested in having an answer on the subject. If I can flash a firmware from another region on my phone, what's the purpose of having several firmwares...Besides some tweaks apparently.
Wouldn't it be more interesting if all the developers from Samsung focused on the same firmware to eliminate the bugs more rapidly for example? I don't really see the link between several firmwares and the number of users. Ok, the S4 sold by millions, and?
Thanks.
What difference does it make.As long as your getting your updates, why would you care about any other region.
Are you doing a Samsung case study or preparing a lawsuit; otherwise email CEO of Samsung.
I can post his tag if needed..lol
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The time discrepancy its coming from carriers. Most of them wants to integrate their own bloatwares in their phones. And some are doing faster than others. That's why there's so many region specific firmwares when its about Touchwiz. You won't see region specific firmwares for Google Play Edition.
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vladimir_carlan said:
The time discrepancy its coming from carriers. Most of them wants to integrate their own bloatwares in their phones. And some are doing faster than others. That's why there's so many region specific firmwares when its about Touchwiz. You won't see region specific firmwares for Google Play Edition.
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Indeed, seems the most obvious reason... I just wanted to be sure that besides the bloatware, the Android version underneath was the same.
Thanks for your intel!
mr.death7 said:
Indeed, seems the most obvious reason... I just wanted to be sure that besides the bloatware, the Android version underneath was the same.
Thanks for your intel!
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So just to be absolutely clear about this...
When I cant download the Dutch firmware version for my sm-t110, I ccould just download the australian one instead whitout bricking my device?
This is important thanks
Hi,
I have an SM-G900I and was wondering if anyone knows if I can flash SM-G900F firmware on it? Will it change the model number as well?
Also, does anyone know the difference between the 2 models apart from one being an Asian model and one being European?
Nope. You can't flash different models firmware, because it'll brick your device...
Isn't it effectively the same phone though?
gyrex said:
I have an SM-G900I and was wondering if anyone knows if I can flash SM-G900F firmware on it? Will it change the model number as well?
Also, does anyone know the difference between the 2 models apart from one being an Asian model and one being European?
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Sure you can flash the 900F firmware. It isn't recommended and may "brick" (damage) your phone, making it as useful as a brick. You'd already know this if you had read any of the existing threads on the subject. But you can try anyway if you really want to. If you do, at least make the effort to locate the proper 900F PIT file and flash it concurrently. Your phone still won't work properly afterwards, but using the PIT file will make it less likely that you brick it due to partition corruption.
If you just want to change the displayed model number, you can do that by editing the build.prop file. The main difference between the two models is that they are intended for use in different regions and with different carriers and have different firmware. Therefore each will support different frequency bands.
Unfortunately you didn't tell us why you want to do this. If you are trying to use your phone on a different carrier that uses different frequencies, then trying to flash a 900F firmware won't do that. If you are looking for some 900F specific apps or features, you can probably do that by installing a 900F based custom ROM instead.
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gyrex said:
Hi,
I have an SM-G900I and was wondering if anyone knows if I can flash SM-G900F firmware on it? Will it change the model number as well?
Also, does anyone know the difference between the 2 models apart from one being an Asian model and one being European?
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Yes flash another firmware will change the model number accordingly
fffft said:
Sure you can flash the 900F firmware. It isn't recommended and may "brick" (damage) your phone, making it as useful as a brick. You'd already know this if you had read any of the existing threads on the subject. But you can try anyway if you really want to. If you do, at least make the effort to locate the proper 900F PIT file and flash it concurrently. Your phone still won't work properly afterwards, but using the PIT file will make it less likely that you brick it due to partition corruption.
If you just want to change the displayed model number, you can do that by editing the build.prop file. The main difference between the two models is that they are intended for use in different regions and with different carriers and have different firmware. Therefore each will support different frequency bands.
Unfortunately you didn't tell us why you want to do this. If you are trying to use your phone on a different carrier that uses different frequencies, then trying to flash a 900F firmware won't do that. If you are looking for some 900F specific apps or features, you can probably do that by installing a 900F based custom ROM instead.
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Thanks for your comprehensive response!
The main reason for wanting to flash the SM-G900F firmware is because it seems like a more mainline branch and DBT/BTU will probably get more OTA frequent updates than XSA and i think issues would get resolved quicker in that branch...
vndnguyen said:
Yes flash another firmware will change the model number accordingly
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Are you absolutely sure of this? Do you know anyone who has done this successfully?
gyrex said:
The main reason for wanting to flash the SM-G900F firmware is because it seems like a more mainline branch and DBT/BTU will probably get more OTA frequent updates than XSA and i think issues would get resolved quicker in that branch...
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You could do that.. but NFC and sundry other features will fail on you. And any update involving the bootloader won't work for you. And probably ditto for any radio (modem) updates.
Your best bet to do what you want in my opinion is to install a 900F based custom ROM e.g. the Alliance ROM. The active custom ROM developers are proactive in updates and supporting their ROMs and would see the best result by you.
This approach would leave you with your stock 900l bootloader and radio. And 900F ROM, with updates for the ROM maintained by the ROM developer.
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gyrex said:
Are you absolutely sure of this? Do you know anyone who has done this successfully?
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When you flash the new firmware, the build.prop is replaced by a new one and the model number will be changed accordingly.
You can also manually change the model number by editing the build.prop file (ro.product.model), as fffft already pointed out.
Yesterday I bought redmi K20...and already added account for bootloader unlocking...after unlock can i flash mi9t rom on K20 through fastboot?? Need your help..thanks in advance
of course
I have done it myself with Xiaomi Flash tool, all good so far.
Only problem is that Play Store is not certified so no Google Pay for me ...
seblog said:
I have done it myself with Xiaomi Flash tool, all good so far.
Only problem is that Play Store is not certified so no Google Pay for me ...
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Could you confirm whether your Redmi K20 gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20) after flashing the official Global ROM (of Mi 9T)?
Asm Nasim said:
Yesterday I bought redmi K20...and already added account for bootloader unlocking...after unlock can i flash mi9t rom on K20 through fastboot?? Need your help..thanks in advance
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Can you tell if it has AODs? If yes please show few of them.
Will there be a mod for dual speaker?
OMG|OTG|OTA said:
Could you confirm whether your Redmi K20 gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20) after flashing the official Global ROM (of Mi 9T)?
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I think that the band20 issue is hardware related, so no software update can fix it.
Pejpi said:
I think that the band20 issue is hardware related, so no software update can fix it.
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It's firmware not hardware
Guido83 said:
It's firmware not hardware
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Hardware. The firmware has nothing to say when it comes to Bands.
Remember:
hardware (physical thing) - components, real stuff
firmware - device software, specifically designed for a device and its hardware
software - all apps, can be copied and destroyed
OMG|OTG|OTA said:
Could you confirm whether your Redmi K20 gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20) after flashing the official Global ROM (of Mi 9T)?
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No, it's hardware related.
seblog said:
I have done it myself with Xiaomi Flash tool, all good so far.
Only problem is that Play Store is not certified so no Google Pay for me ...
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You can easily fix that.
1) Install Magisk (you need TWRP)
2) Use Magisk Hide to hide Google, Google Pay and Google Play Services
3) In settings clean data and cache of Google Pay
4) Reboot to recovery (TWRP) and go to Advanced -> File Manager
5) Go here: /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db
6) Press chmod and write 440 - accept it. Then restart to system. Google Pay should work.
If you want to have the word "certified" in Google Play, you need download "Device ID" from Google Play, open this app then copy code from Google Service Framework (GSF) and go here: https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/. After entering the code from the GSF tab and pressing register, clear Google Play data and cache in the settings. Remember, to do this you need Magisk (root).
Zenderable said:
Hardware. The firmware has nothing to say when it comes to Bands.
Remember:
hardware (physical thing) - components, real stuff
firmware - device software, specifically designed for a device and its hardware
software - all apps, can be copied and destroyed
No, it's hardware related.
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Firmware is special low level software to control hardware. In this case the modem firmware (non-hlos.bin) can control the qualcomm modem on each device in a different way even though the hardware is exactly the same. SD855 is always the same SoC (including its modem) on each device. With the low level software=firmware the SoC is controlled.
Guido83 said:
Firmware is special low level software to control hardware. In this case the modem firmware (non-hlos.bin) can control the qualcomm modem on each device in a different way even though the hardware is exactly the same. SD855 is always the same SoC (including its modem) on each device. With the low level software=firmware the SoC is controlled.
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Yeah, that's why ROMs are called firmware. And that's why B20 can't be available in China version after Global ROM installed.
Zenderable said:
Yeah, that's why ROMs are called firmware. And that's why B20 can't be available in China version after Global ROM installed.
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A ROM is consisting of firmware AND software parts. The only question is whether the modem part is open for changes or not. Telling to change the modem settings is impossible in general is just not true
The firmware vs hardware dispute seems hard to settle.
I still insist, though, that one rather simple way of putting all this to the test is to flash a Redmi K20 with the official Global ROM developed for the Mi 9T, whereafter a test is carried out to verify whether the Redmi K20 device has gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20 or some other band that is supported by the ROM/firmware of Mi 9T). If additional baseband functionality can be confirmed then we can assume that
(granted that the device also exhibits proper functionality in general):
a) the hardware of Redmi K20 and Mi 9T devices are identical
and
b) the baseband functionality de facto is firmware/ROM dependant — i.e. at least in this particular case.
We just have to find someone that can carry out this rather simple testing procedure.
OMG|OTG|OTA said:
The firmware vs hardware dispute seems hard to settle.
I still insist, though, that one rather simple way of putting all this to the test is to flash a Redmi K20 with the official Global ROM developed for the Mi 9T, whereafter a test is carried out to verify whether the Redmi K20 device has gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20 or some other band that is supported by the ROM/firmware of Mi 9T). If additional baseband functionality can be confirmed then we can assume that
(granted that the device also exhibits proper functionality in general):
a) the hardware of Redmi K20 and Mi 9T devices are identical
and
b) the baseband functionality de facto is firmware/ROM dependant — i.e. at least in this particular case.
We just have to find someone that can carry out this rather simple testing procedure.
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Exactly, though I'd like to add: It's not just the global rom that needs to be flashed, but also the global modem firmware.
Please do that. As of yet, there are no posts, videos or documentation stating that the band20 issue can be resolved with "simply" changing the whatever root firmware, software roms etc (whatever you prefer) of the phone is needed.
It is indeed a little bit funny to think that they are physically making 2 different versions of the phone "just" for different band support (one of) if at all.
Anyways, if it truly isn't hardware related and a different software-rom-firmware is needed, but can't change it in any shape or form to make it work as intended I still do regard it as a fix that can't be solved. (as of now) - and if you are eager to buy yourself a new phone, just get the global version.
OMG|OTG|OTA said:
The firmware vs hardware dispute seems hard to settle.
I still insist, though, that one rather simple way of putting all this to the test is to flash a Redmi K20 with the official Global ROM developed for the Mi 9T, whereafter a test is carried out to verify whether the Redmi K20 device has gained additional baseband functionality (e.g. B20 or some other band that is supported by the ROM/firmware of Mi 9T). If additional baseband functionality can be confirmed then we can assume that
(granted that the device also exhibits proper functionality in general):
a) the hardware of Redmi K20 and Mi 9T devices are identical
and
b) the baseband functionality de facto is firmware/ROM dependant — i.e. at least in this particular case.
We just have to find someone that can carry out this rather simple testing procedure.
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I have flashed the fastboot Global ROM , so all parts baseband, radio, etc...
How can I test if band 20 is available?
I am checking with cell info lite, but I never saw band20 used while using EE around...
Is there any specific tool that can test which bands are enabled?
its a polish site, but try using goolge translate and using this app:
http://www.bez-kabli.pl/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=51231
seblog said:
I have flashed the fastboot Global ROM , so all parts baseband, radio, etc...
How can I test if band 20 is available?
I am checking with cell info lite, but I never saw band20 used while using EE around...
Is there any specific tool that can test which bands are enabled?
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Use network signal guru and click on "lock lte bands" there you can see all available like this
skleppo said:
Exactly, though I'd like to add: It's not just the global rom that needs to be flashed, but also the global modem firmware.
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Is this, then, a fact beyond all doubt that these firmware entities, i.e. the ROM and Baseband firmware are two completely separate code packages?
Since there seem to be so many differing conceptions regarding this topic it would, for the sake of moving ahead in the inquiries, be of great importance to rule out all the existing and obscuring misconceptions.
An other question is how universally this applies when it comes to smartphones ROM and Baseband firmware implementations in general [I'm thinking of possible differences in implementation based on such attributes as smartphone brand/manufacturer, model, (geomarketing) version etc.].
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Guido83 said:
A ROM is consisting of firmware AND software parts. The only question is whether the modem part is open for changes or not. Telling to change the modem settings is impossible in general is just not true
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Does this mean that the code package of the Baseband firmware (always) forms an integrated but separate part of the ROM code package or a code package that is completely separate from the ROM?
OMG|OTG|OTA said:
Is this, then, a fact beyond all doubt that these firmware entities, i.e. the ROM and Baseband firmware are two completely separate code packages?
Since there seem to be so many differing conceptions regarding this topic it would, for the sake of moving ahead in the inquiries, be of great importance to rule out all the existing and obscuring misconceptions.
An other question is how universally this applies when it comes to smartphones ROM and Baseband firmware implementations in general [I'm thinking of possible differences in implementation based on such attributes as smartphone brand/manufacturer, model, (geomarketing) version etc.].
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Does this mean that code package of the Baseband firmware (always) forms an integrated but separate part of the ROM code package or a code package that is completely separate from the ROM?
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You wil find a non-Hold.bin file inside the ROM when you extract the ROM. This is the modem firmware
Guido83 said:
You wil find a non-Hold.bin file inside the ROM when you extract the ROM. This is the modem firmware
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Is the suggested modem firmware file completely resistant to [all] alteration (due to proprietary code and/or encryptation) or is alteration possible but changes won't take effect when flashing?
Can this code package/file be flashed separately or does it always require flashing the ROM (or other corresponding firmware components)?