I flashed an international firmware on a Sprint S4, not knowing that it breaks root and custom recovery. I also lost my 4G. I can fix everything except the 4G. No idea how to begin, any idea?
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Denomenance said:
I flashed an international firmware on a Sprint S4, not knowing that it breaks root and custom recovery. I also lost my 4G. I can fix everything except the 4G. No idea how to begin, any idea?
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Well you can begin by going to Sammobile and download the carrier's stock firmware. Flash it via odin. Stay on stock until you figure out how to fix 4G on custom roms.
Good luck, Im sure you'd be able fix it by flashing stock rom
Have you tried fishing the Sprint modem?
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chickentuna said:
Well you can begin by going to Sammobile and download the carrier's stock firmware. Flash it via odin. Stay on stock until you figure out how to fix 4G on custom roms.
Good luck, Im sure you'd be able fix it by flashing stock rom
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Alright, i'm about to attempt that, thanks!
sxi200 said:
Have you tried fishing the Sprint modem?
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Sprint Modem? Can you go a bit more in detail please?
Indie offers an "EnableLTE.zip in the i9505 Omega Thread
This maybe fix the problem, OR AT WORST BRICK YOUR DEVICE
Honestly i have no idea if this works, so be careful.
Indie or another skilled person should know of this fix the LTE bug on your Sprint S4.
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Sprint Modem? Can you go a bit more in detail please?
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The modem is part of any full firmware and is usually different for each provider, region etc.
I believe the US lte frequencies are different to most of the other countries so if you don't have the correct modem your phone may be looking for the wrong frequency.
Try this link: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Modems
Flash the .tar file in odin in the phone section.
Edit: just remembered when the first ipad to have lte was released in Australia, Apple and resellers got into big trouble for marketing it as lte/4g. This was because although it was lte it didn't actually work with Australian lte frequencies. So as I mentioned above you will need a US modem. That's my best bet to get it going again.
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sxi200 said:
The modem is part of any full firmware and is usually different for each provider, region etc.
I believe the US lte frequencies are different to most of the other countries so if you don't have the correct modem your phone may be looking for the wrong frequency.
Try this link: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Modems
Flash the .tar file in odin in the phone section.
Edit: just remembered when the first ipad to have lte was released in Australia, Apple and resellers got into big trouble for marketing it as lte/4g. This was because although it was lte it didn't actually work with Australian lte frequencies. So as I mentioned above you will need a US modem. That's my best bet to get it going again.
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Flashed it successfully, yet no 4g. Could it be that I need to flash a different firmware?
Denomenance said:
Flashed it successfully, yet no 4g. Could it be that I need to flash a different firmware?
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Maybe check that lte is selected in network settings and you have your apn set correctly.
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Maybe check that lte is selected in network settings and you have your apn set correctly.
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I did, yet no dice. Would flashing a stock firmware replace the modem?
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Denomenance said:
I did, yet no dice. Would flashing a stock firmware replace the modem?
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Please reflash your official stock firmware.
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Can anyone provide me with a working N7105 modem? I flashed custom rom for N7100 and my modem got screwed (which was something I anticipated). Therefore can anyone provide me with a modem file for N7105? Much appreciated!!!
Are you saying you didn't at least nandroid your stock Rom?
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EmptyArea said:
Are you saying you didn't at least nandroid your stock Rom?
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What's a nandroid?
Go over www.sammobile.com they have full roms
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Go over www.sammobile.com they have full roms
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sadly a full N7105 rom is not available yet, only all the OTA patches can be found, and no full modem is located in those.
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Are you saying you didn't at least nandroid your stock Rom?
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I did every XDA-worthy member would do. I nandroid backed the hell out of my rom. But after flashing back nandroid rom, signal is still elusive.
I have downloaded the stock rom and flashed it. Modem came back.
I figured out a way to extract the modem.bin from the stock rom. Therefore if I flash the custom rom for N7100 which bust my modem, I can flash the modem.bin from my N7105 stock rom to regain modem in my custom rom right? Wrong. something more than modem.bin is messing with the signals if one flashes an N7100 custom rom unto an N7105 rom.
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sadly a full N7105 rom is not available yet, only all the OTA patches can be found, and no full modem is located in those.
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contrar my brother. go on to http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7105 for stock rom goodness! (site seems to be down at the point of posting)
thanks, website works, you just look at the "live" edition
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oki, thanks, i must check that site when its working again, sammobile.com did not show anything on N7105
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can you upload it somewhere? please
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I am not sure how to do it. But if u can download the full N7105 stock rom, u can extract the modem.bin from it.
http://hotfile.com/dl/176578770/aac...7105_MM1_1_20120928141338_exmu16vpe7.zip.html
mix1987 said:
I am not sure how to do it. But if u can download the full N7105 stock rom, u can extract the modem.bin from it.
http://hotfile.com/dl/176578770/aac...7105_MM1_1_20120928141338_exmu16vpe7.zip.html
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thanks i figured out how to use their site and im downloading now.
thanks
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Are you saying you didn't at least nandroid your stock Rom?
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What difference does it make when nandroid doesn't backup the modem
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Dexter_nlb said:
thanks i figured out how to use their site and im downloading now.
thanks
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What are you going to do with the file???
mix1987 said:
What are you going to do with the file???
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i wanted to look at contents compared to the US/Asian LTE devices, and so far those firmwares look the same, so the freq change is in the chipset. but i checked the leak US firmware and that one also had cdma features so although similar it was featuring cdma instead of gsm.
like n7100 for different reqions got pretty much the same firmware with changes to brand and whatever smaller software change they make for that country.
point was if the frequency issue was software or hardware, and so far the n7105 europe firmware looks similar besides the fact a US firmware got cdma, and confirmed is that it is very different from n7100 radio firmware and should not be installed.
On sammobile tgey have it too ... just take a look ...
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Dexter_nlb said:
i wanted to look at contents compared to the US/Asian LTE devices, and so far those firmwares look the same, so the freq change is in the chipset. but i checked the leak US firmware and that one also had cdma features so although similar it was featuring cdma instead of gsm.
like n7100 for different reqions got pretty much the same firmware with changes to brand and whatever smaller software change they make for that country.
point was if the frequency issue was software or hardware, and so far the n7105 europe firmware looks similar besides the fact a US firmware got cdma, and confirmed is that it is very different from n7100 radio firmware and should not be installed.
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So what must be done to gain phone signals back if one installs a N7100 custom rom into a N7105? If the problem is with the chipset there is nothing much we can do about it right?
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I'm guessing that some lib files are needed to work properly with the modem.
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mix1987 said:
So what must be done to gain phone signals back if one installs a N7100 custom rom into a N7105? If the problem is with the chipset there is nothing much we can do about it right?
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well, i assume all libril and libsec and those related to controlling LTE as well.
but since 7100 and 7105 are so different radio wise, there might be something else used to controll radio than what 7100 uses, which could be required in the roms for 7100, but maybe soon we will see roms for both devices at the same time.
mix1987 said:
So what must be done to gain phone signals back if one installs a N7100 custom rom into a N7105? If the problem is with the chipset there is nothing much we can do about it right?
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I did the same mistake as you did.
Don't panic though.
I downloaded a stock N7105XXALIJ rom and flash it using PC odin.
Everything is back to normal.
Then I rooted it using this guide:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/s...-rom-flashing-tutorial-r-d-stage-3942841.html
Everything is perfect so far.
Hello XDA, just a quick question. I get incredible service everywhere except where I actually live. I've been told to flash a modem that'll work better in my region, however if drive just 5 minutes away I get full bars; so I'm not worried about a regional modem.
Any tips/tricks on signal boosting or finding the best tower to connect to? The apps on the Google store do no justice.
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Br4nd3n said:
Hello XDA, just a quick question. I get incredible service everywhere except where I actually live. I've been told to flash a modem that'll work better in my region, however if drive just 5 minutes away I get full bars; so I'm not worried about a regional modem.
Any tips/tricks on signal boosting or finding the best tower to connect to? The apps on the Google store do no justice.
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This is really a problem with your network, not the phone. You can flash the latest MF3 modem and see if that helps, but as far as regional modems..I have no clue what they are talking about.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111253761
This is the latest modem available for the AT&T i337, not the i337m so anybody else reading this please don't flash unless you have the i337 and NOT ON THE MF3 FIRMWARE.
You can flash with your recovery, should only take a couple seconds. Reboot and enjoy!
EDIT: @jball
I forgot to include that about the MF3 firmware. Thank you very much for adding that!
Are you MDL or MF3 base
If MDL rooted and custom recovery than yes flash a different modem.
If MF3 u can't flash a different modem to my knowledge.
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Just pony up the hundred bucks for a microcell.
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jball said:
Are you MDL or MF3 base
If MDL rooted and custom recovery than yes flash a different modem.
If MF3 u can't flash a different modem to my knowledge.
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what if you are running MDB? I just returned my phone to stock and rooted with motochopper and I am having this same issue.
When I received my phone it was stock MDL so not sure about MDB.i do know for sure that if you have root and a custom recovery like CWM,TWRP that is not Safestrap than u can flash any of the modems/radios to see witch one you like.GOOGLE is is a friend I use alot to get what info I need most of the time.
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Steven is correct, get a signal booster for house. If you complain smartly, carrier may provide. I have same issue, great everywhere but my house. It is just a bad spot or as some call them, a deadzone. Not sure exactly why yours is bad. My house is in a small valley surrounded by tall trees.
I can even go to second story and get some LTE. But, downstairs -111db and virtually no signal at all. Fortunately I have Wifi at home.
Good Luck
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I would highly not suggest it, unless you like to open cans of worms and pull your hair out or possibly have a phone that doesn't operate like it should.
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I would highly not suggest it, unless you like to open cans of worms and pull your hair out or possibly have a phone that doesn't operate like it should.
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The reason I ask is because you can use att Gs4 roms and the International 9505 model on the tmobile Gs4. Thanks
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xda23 said:
The reason I ask is because you can use att Gs4 roms and the International 9505 model on the tmobile Gs4. Thanks
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You can flash.. its been awhile since I've done it on my sprint s4 just because I had data issues with other carriers roms. But u can do it just have to flash a tmo kernel I think..
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xda23 said:
The reason I ask is because you can use att Gs4 roms and the International 9505 model on the tmobile Gs4. Thanks
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It's because they're all basically the same phone. LTE gsm S4. We are CDMA. So you would run into a lot of problems. Data being one of if not the biggest.
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Don't do it, two different cell technologies (Sprint/CDMA vs. T-Mobile GSM), raises likelihood of ending up with a brick.
Joshmccullough said:
Don't do it, two different cell technologies (Sprint/CDMA vs. T-Mobile GSM), raises likelihood of ending up with a brick.
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You can flash verizon and sprint roms on a tmobile note 2 just by flashing tmobile baseband after the rom...I don't see why it wouldn't work on s4
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gotablunt said:
You can flash verizon and sprint roms on a tmobile note 2 just by flashing tmobile baseband after the rom...I don't see why it wouldn't work on s4
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Can someone explain how it is done please..
I want to use my unlocked Sprint Galaxy s4 with Mexico Movistar GSM network
I found a rom here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=17586
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
I chose Galaxy s4
Mexico Movistar
this is the download link
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/239464457/...1_TMM.zip.html
Latest firmware info
GT-I9500 Galaxy S 4
PDA: I9500UBUBMG1
CSC: I9500TFGBMG1
MODEM: I9500VSUBMG1
Added: 2013-07-28
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it is a big zip file with
\FACTORY_I9500UBUBMG1_I9500TFGBMG1_TMM.zip
2013-07-31 05:39 2170970 1242766 BOOTLOADER_I9500UBUBMG1_1002623_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
2013-07-31 05:39 2266972244 1506303198 CODE_I9500UBUBMG1_1002623_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
2013-07-31 05:40 16005200 5656733 MODEM_I9500VSUBMG1_REV01_CL1331687_SIGNED.tar.md5
2013-07-31 05:40 182650967 104501747 CSC_TFG_I9500TFGBMG1_1002623_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
2013-07-31 05:42 1677312 796028 SS_DL.dll
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# Total Size Packed Files
# 2469476693 1618500472 5
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Do I use recovery to install this ROM? copying the file to my phone and running it with recovery failed...
doctorman said:
Can someone explain how it is done please..
I want to use my unlocked Sprint Galaxy s4 with Mexico Movistar GSM network
I found a rom here
it is a big zip file with
Do I use recovery to install this ROM? copying the file to my phone and running it with recovery failed...
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Those are TARs. You DO NOT flash those in recovery. Only through Odin.
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daniel4653 said:
Those are TARs. You DO NOT flash those in recovery. Only through Odin.
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so which ones do I need to odin to get the sprint galaxy s4 (L720) work on GSM Galaxy S4 Movistar in mexico?
So I got the 900W8 canadian version and go tit rooted, now my questions are why do we not have our own forum or do we need it. What can I flash? It's been a while since i've been on samsung. Can I flash other rom but just need my baseband or are there other thing sI should be looking out for. Any help would be great Thanks
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So I got the 900W8 canadian version and go tit rooted, now my questions are why do we not have our own forum or do we need it. What can I flash? It's been a while since i've been on samsung. Can I flash other rom but just need my baseband or are there other thing sI should be looking out for. Any help would be great Thanks
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bump, ideas anyone
Glad I found this post, I too am curious. I wonder if it will be like when I had the canadian s3 and could just flash the AT&T rooms just fine. Gonna hold of rooting the s5 until this is cleared up
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Glad I found this post, I too am curious. I wonder if it will be like when I had the canadian s3 and could just flash the AT&T rooms just fine. Gonna hold of rooting the s5 until this is cleared up
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Rooting was no issues I used chainfires method and he has a file for our W8 model. It's more the roms I curious about.
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bodson66 said:
Rooting was no issues I used chainfires method and he has a file for our W8 model. It's more the roms I curious about.
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Yeah, thats what I meant. Gonna wait in general until the rom variants are sorted, who knows maybe there will even be a way to root without trip.
Hey guys. I got a notification about a software update for my Rogers G900W8.
Was wondering if I should apply this update and would it affect root?
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I made a post about this the next day the S5 was lunch. Rooting wasn't an issue for me as for flashing ROMS, some are compatible here, just need to ask them first. I'm wondering if we'll get our forum as well.
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Hey guys. I got a notification about a software update for my Rogers G900W8.
Was wondering if I should apply this update and would it affect root?
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I got my phone 5 days ago had the same update notification, I did the update and then used chainfires root file and AL worked well no issues with that.
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I made a post about this the next day the S5 was lunch. Rooting wasn't an issue for me as for flashing ROMS, some are compatible here, just need to ask them first. I'm wondering if we'll get our forum as well.
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I would think most roms would work, I'm just wondering about our modem and baseband. Is it just a matter of flashing our modems to ensure lte function.
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I would think most roms would work, I'm just wondering about our modem and baseband. Is it just a matter of flashing our modems to ensure lte function.
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Meh, I didn't think about that =/. I guess you get no signals if modem/baseball aren't compatible. Is there a link to get our modem/baseband?
On the Note 3 N900w8 users got lucky, they could downgrade to JellyBean and back to Kitkat without issues, could root (on JB) without tripping KNOX and can pretty much flash ANY international ROM on their device (in this case the N9005 ROMs, N900T ROMs etc) -- IT is possible, now I use this term very very loosely that you *may* be able to flash a whole lot more than w8 only ROMs.
Hey guys, i am using my N9005 on modem NB1(or NB3, not sure which one was which...) and I have extremely bad 4G signal, very close to none. Before upgrading to KK and messing with the modems,bootloaders, etc, my 4G was almost always full signal, now I barely get any. Can anyone please point me out to which is the best modem for Denmark (Telenor), please?
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posedatull said:
Hey guys, i am using my N9005 on modem NB1(or NB3, not sure which one was which...) and I have extremely bad 4G signal, very close to none. Before upgrading to KK and messing with the modems,bootloaders, etc, my 4G was almost always full signal, now I barely get any. Can anyone please point me out to which is the best modem for Denmark (Telenor), please?
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Avoid messing with the modem/bootloader by flashing the Stock firmware.
That should be fine.
You misunderstand my question... I will keep being on custom roms, that will never change
I was asking which stock firmware and modem was for Denmark. As I have seen, different firmwares were out for different countries. I am just seeking the one for my country
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You misunderstand my question... I will keep being on custom roms, that will never change
I was asking which stock firmware and modem was for Denmark. As I have seen, different firmwares were out for different countries. I am just seeking the one for my country
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Ok, there are several CSC for your country.
What CSC is your device?
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BTU, as stated by your app Phone Info (Original and Curent)
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So I don't understand why you are asking stock firmware and modem for Denmark? You should search for BTU firmware, that is available in sammobile.com.