[Q] Google edition - Just to flash? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Are S4 and S4 GE exactly the same hardware? Will it just be a question about flashing original ROM and then you have a 100% S4 GE?

I was going to ask the same. I have an international gt19505 and want to know if it will be possible to flash the new firmware via Odin. Any ideas when it will be released?
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I'm subscribing to this one. Definitely interested. Although I'll probably end up with a ROM of a custom variety at the end of the day.

Initially It's only for the Qualcomm verison but by just changing the kernel and some modules it must work I think

broodplank1337 said:
Initially It's only for the Qualcomm verison but by just changing the kernel and some modules it must work I think
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But what if one have the Qualcomm version? Just flash?

borchgrevink said:
But what if one have the Qualcomm version? Just flash?
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it hasn't been released yet, no one knows... but chances are no, due to different modems
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beaver2233 said:
it hasn't been released yet, no one knows... but chances are no, due to different modems
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Hi,
I was wondering then if you could flash it on the international versione or not?

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N7105 modem urgently needed!

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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Jeshter2000 said:
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.
EmptyArea said:
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.
Dexter_nlb said:
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
Dexter_nlb said:
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
EmptyArea said:
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.

GS4 Active can be used with i9505 rom?

Hello, was wandering can i install i9505 roms on it?
No you can't.
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Deadeye* said:
Hello, was wandering can i install i9505 roms on it?
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nope different hardware (camera degraded)
ehm, something more. another display
ofc you can you just have to port the system
thank you, i hope xda will make a forum for this device

Received Android 4.3 OTA to my i9505 when using GE broodRom

This is not from broodrom and i wonder if it's safe to install it on my international gt-i9505, or will it brick?
And if I install it, will there be any different other than a new software? I mean, will I be able to flash all the roms that are flashable on the international one?
InvisibleBow said:
This is not from broodrom and i wonder if it's safe to install it on my international gt-i9505, or will it brick?
And if I install it, will there be any different other than a new software? I mean, will I be able to flash all the roms that are flashable on the international one?
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Probably best to wait, just in case. The i9505 and google edition could differ in partition layout so it may just fail or could brick. Im sure the devs will have an update ready soon.
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not just you. this guy as well:
Sirchuk said:
So I've got 4.2 installed on my T-Mobile GS4.
It's been running great, no complaints.
I just received a notice that the system update to 4.3 has been downloaded and ready to install for Google Play Editions of the GS4 and I can reboot and install.
This is, I'm assuming, the pushed download to the Google Play phones. It caught me off guard, so I don't know if I should install it, cancel, or disable the auto-updates etc.
Whats the consensus on this?
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seems like even though we don't have the GPE bootloaders, the device are able to be updated via OTA. We just don't know if it will flash correctly. gsmyth is correct, it's better safe than sorry
You're probably right.
Btw, is there any way to remove the system update notification from the notification bar?
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Nvm, I found it.
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InvisibleBow said:
Nvm, I found it.
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there are some reports that some users of t mobile using google rom received and they successfully updated.

Questions regarding s4. Exynos/snapdragon and origin of purchase

Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Honestly I think it will depend on which carrier it is for I know the s4 on att is the snapdragon, im not sure on the othrrs
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I'm getting it unlocked
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Hmmmm then it might not have thr latest update
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The I9505 seems to dominate the forum with devs developing for this more than the I9500. This may change but at the moment it seems that unless you are hardcore set on the Octacore CPU that has no noticeable difference when using the phone then the I9505 is the way to go...
shadehh said:
Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Kuwait sells both versions, so it depends on which you purchased. Guess you will find out soon enough. I9505 has more dev support because it's based on the Krait/QC chip where the I9500 has Perseus, one of the greatest kernel devs on all XDA.
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Hi guys.... i have a unlock s4 i337 from AT&T in Guatemala, i need to know if i have to flash roms from the i9505 or the i9500?? and another question, if i flash a rom i have to unlock again my device???
vdavidm said:
Hi guys.... i have a unlock s4 i337 from AT&T in Guatemala, i need to know if i have to flash roms from the i9505 or the i9500?? and another question, if i flash a rom i have to unlock again my device???
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I have the AT&T S4 and you can only use the AT&T and I9505 ROMs. You have to flash the loki-doki zip afterwards though. You won't have to unlock again
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fredrick1213 said:
I have the AT&T S4 and you can only use the AT&T and I9505 ROMs. You have to flash the loki-doki zip afterwards though. You won't have to unlock again
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thank you... what do you suggest for flash my first rom?:good:
vdavidm said:
thank you... what do you suggest for flash my first rom?:good:
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Wanam Lite and Omega are both amazing! :good:

So what's the deal with the canadian version

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
bodson66 said:
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
longjohnsteve said:
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.

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