MG1 Firmware flash fails with ODIN + Mobile ODIN - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

So, i'm on rogers, running iB4stid latest 4.0 Goldeye rom and i want to flash MG1 modem to get the benefits of better LTE and faster speeds. I've downloaded the MG1 tar, extracted the 2 bin files and i've tried flashing them via odin by checking phone and unchecking auto-reboot but it fails every time. I've also tried using mobile ODIN but it doesnt want to let me use it because i'm probably using a non canadian rom and tell me my device is not supported. I really want to be running on MG1 but i dont know what i can do to flash this, any suggestions? Also, i dont want to give up on Goldeneye because i strongly support ibastids main rom which is by far, the most well maintained rom from a single dev, IMO

Anybody?

polish_pat said:
So, i'm on rogers, running iB4stid latest 4.0 Goldeye rom and i want to flash MG1 modem to get the benefits of better LTE and faster speeds. I've downloaded the MG1 tar, extracted the 2 bin files and i've tried flashing them via odin by checking phone and unchecking auto-reboot but it fails every time. I've also tried using mobile ODIN but it doesnt want to let me use it because i'm probably using a non canadian rom and tell me my device is not supported. I really want to be running on MG1 but i dont know what i can do to flash this, any suggestions? Also, i dont want to give up on Goldeneye because i strongly support ibastids main rom which is by far, the most well maintained rom from a single dev, IMO
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Its a att rom? Try changing the build.prop so you can use mobile odin
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polish_pat said:
Anybody?
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Its a att rom? Try changing the build.prop so you can use mobile odin
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It's not an ATT rom. It's based off UBMGA

polish_pat said:
So, i'm on rogers, running iB4stid latest 4.0 Goldeye rom and i want to flash MG1 modem to get the benefits of better LTE and faster speeds. I've downloaded the MG1 tar, extracted the 2 bin files and i've tried flashing them via odin by checking phone and unchecking auto-reboot but it fails every time. I've also tried using mobile ODIN but it doesnt want to let me use it because i'm probably using a non canadian rom and tell me my device is not supported. I really want to be running on MG1 but i dont know what i can do to flash this, any suggestions? Also, i dont want to give up on Goldeneye because i strongly support ibastids main rom which is by far, the most well maintained rom from a single dev, IMO
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I was unable to flash as well for some reason with Odin or Mobile Odin. I ended up doing this:
-Made a Nandroid backup
-Flashed entire MG1 Firmware (from sammobile) via Mobile Odin Pro and used EverRoot to inject Root.
-Flashed TWRP v2.5.0.2 via Mobile Odin Pro
-Restored Nandroid via TWRP
-Now unfortunately no WiFi
-Attemped many kernel fixes with no luck so I Flashed Adam Kernel and everything works perfect and confirmed MG1 Baseband

Alright, thanks for the input, but seems like too much trouble for me.

y not recover to stock, update it to MG1, then use the 1 click root, dl goomanager, get twrp and flash the rom n kernel

too much trouble
goothu99 said:
y not recover to stock, update it to MG1, then use the 1 click root, dl goomanager, get twrp and flash the rom n kernel
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He's a Canadian. Rogers not AT&T. What's the deal on the modem that apparently isn't worth the trouble now?
I never understand if all these different names are talking about the same things or different. Will switching to a different modem change your baseband version?
I'm AT&T in Los Angeles using TWRP 2.5.0.2 flashed GoldenEye and I have not flashed any "add ons". The bloatware is gone and my internet is smoking LTE or 4G (same thing) fast and couldn't be happier, baseband still says MDL. The GPS locks faster than any handset I've ever had and Google maps rocks. Everything works, and I'm like a kid with a new toy when I come home from work and mute the Ellen show with the IR blaster. Everything works. Nothing is broken. Best Rom I've ever flashed and the easiest one I've ever flashed.
So what about that there modem deal a bob?

polish_pat said:
Anybody?
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I had a similar problem. Do you get a fail message at the beginning of the odin process?
Carried by a Raven

mrnovanova said:
I had a similar problem. Do you get a fail message at the beginning of the odin process?
Carried by a Raven
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Yes. I ended up flashing to stock, updating to MG1 and reinstalling goldeneye
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polish_pat said:
Yes. I ended up flashing to stock, updating to MG1 and reinstalling goldeneye
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So you're good. :thumbup:
Carried by a Raven

mrnovanova said:
So you're good. :thumbup:
Carried by a Raven
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Looking forward to hearing a report of your test if you enjoy better data speeds. Was your trouble worth it?

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What am I doing wrong? Sprint S4 WILL NOT root.

I've always used Teamepic root and then flashed my rom, that didn't work with the S4, at least for me.... I couldn't get into recovery.
So I tried many other ways, every way I have found on the internet and if it's not one thing it's another. SSU will either say binary not available or when I am installing from recovery (cfroot) it says install aborted. I've flashed to the stock rom so many times since yesterday I'm about to go nuts, but nothing will get this phone rooted, please help!
April
aprilx said:
I've always used Teamepic root and then flashed my rom, that didn't work with the S4, at least for me.... I couldn't get into recovery.
So I tried many other ways, every way I have found on the internet and if it's not one thing it's another. SSU will either say binary not available or when I am installing from recovery (cfroot) it says install aborted. I've flashed to the stock rom so many times since yesterday I'm about to go nuts, but nothing will get this phone rooted, please help!
April
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What firmware are you on? Mf9, mja, ect...
I am on mf9
What version of Odin are you using?
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I had two. One was an older one so I updated and tried a few times earlier. 3.195 I believe Im not home to check at the moment.
aprilx said:
I had two. One was an older one so I updated and tried a few times earlier. 3.195 I believe Im not home to check at the moment.
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Easiest way to root.Use odin to flash the tar file of agats kernel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260536
This kernel has a script that will root for you. After that reboot and your rooted.you still will have to odin a recovery to flash a rom but this is the best way . Any time you need help pm me
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shizkoff777 said:
Easiest way to root.Use odin to flash the tar file of agats kernel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260536
This kernel has a script that will root for you. After that reboot and your rooted.you still will have to odin a recovery to flash a rom but this is the best way . Any time you need help pm me
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Thanks
Do I have to wipe the phone again and reinstall the stock firmware first?

help please

I have no idea exactly what's my issue, but it happened after getting mk2 modem, and now no matter what rom i switch to my phone apk messes up, i'm at my wits end at what to do to fix this. any ideas?
UPDATE: good news guys, i got mdl back, and the phone apk stopped messing up, now my issue is my wifi toggle won't work, and it wont even let me activate wifi at all, any help there guys
Need way more info.
it happened after getting mk2 modem
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Question is HOW did you 'get it'?
What is your current ROM and how did you get/install that?
I got the modem from the tri force rom, i was on a mf9 stock rom, it got changed to mk2. My current rom is slim bean 4.3 2.2 final, and i got it from the official site
Try going to a stock MK2 ROM to see if that fixes your issue.
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yoh65 said:
I got the modem from the tri force rom, i was on a mf9 stock rom, it got changed to mk2. My current rom is slim bean 4.3 2.2 final, and i got it from the official site
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You could not have gotten the modem from a ROM. It is not included in any of them. If you are flashing some 4.3 ROMs without using Odin to update the modem, you could run into issues.
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frostedunit said:
You could not have gotten the modem from a ROM. It is not included in any of them. If you are flashing some 4.3 ROMs without using Odin to update the modem, you could run into issues.
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Honestly, i tried using odin to update my modem but everytime it'd fail when i tried, so i gave up, but when i downloaded the tri force rom that's based on mk2 for some odd reason it said my baseband was now mk2, so i thought it did it automatically, but now no matter what rom i go to, whether it be jelly bean or kitkat based ones the phone apk lags, freezes up, and messes up everytime
daniel4653 said:
Try going to a stock MK2 ROM to see if that fixes your issue.
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^Try this^ this is by far your best chance!
And what frostedunit said is true also. Modems must be flashed via Odin in download mode.
now my issue is wifi not working ;( i'm on the rom "stock(ish) v01"
yoh65 said:
now my issue is wifi not working ;( i'm on the rom "stock(ish) v01"
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You must be on the MK2 modem for Wifi to work on that ROM. Redownload the modem .tar from Unknownforce's thread in development and Odin it in. Sometimes it takes a few tries for it to stick. Just make sure to run Odin as administrator and put the modem .tar in the phone slot.
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Throwing in the towel, I need help.

Hey all, I just acquired the SGH-I337 as an upgrade to my Galaxy S3. I can not for the life of me get a custom ROM running on it. My goal is SlimKAT because I like the ROM and have been using it on every phone since my Samsung Vibrant. Any time I'm flashing something in ODIN that has anything to do with ABOOT, it fails, soft bricks the device, and I have to reflash in ODIN all over again.
Please let me know what information I can provide to help with this. I've never had so much trouble with a phone before.
zeusakatkm said:
Hey all, I just acquired the SGH-I337 as an upgrade to my Galaxy S3. I can not for the life of me get a custom ROM running on it. My goal is SlimKAT because I like the ROM and have been using it on every phone since my Samsung Vibrant. Any time I'm flashing something in ODIN that has anything to do with ABOOT, it fails, soft bricks the device, and I have to reflash in ODIN all over again.
Please let me know what information I can provide to help with this. I've never had so much trouble with a phone before.
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Please tell us the firmware of your phone (baseband, modem, etc..)
I337 has locked bootloader if your firmware is MF3 and above (MK2, NB1, NC1). You have to use the safestrap as a recovery if you want to flash the custom roms. If you want to flash SlimKAT you have to the SlimKAT safestrap version if they have one.
If he had to use Safestrap he can't use Slimkat as it's AOSP and he can't change the kernel. Chances are if he was getting issues flashing aboot then he's on a newer version. Confirm it in the about phone section of the settings though.
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I believe when I got the phone, it was updated all the way. Although I'm not entirely sure what the latest firmware is. I tried using Odin to go back, which worked sort of
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zeusakatkm said:
I believe when I got the phone, it was updated all the way. Although I'm not entirely sure what the latest firmware is. I tried using Odin to go back, which worked sort of
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You can't go back to older bootloaders ever. Sounds like you are updated to something that you can't flash custom anything to. So safestrap is the only way to go with modded touchwiz based roms.
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drock212 said:
You can't go back to older bootloaders ever. Sounds like you are updated to something that you can't flash custom anything to. So safestrap is the only way to go with modded touchwiz based roms.
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I was able to successfully unbrick the phone by using Odin to get it to MK2, although Wifi didn't work. Now I'm trying to get it back to the latest firmware so that I can sell it.
UPDATE!
Phone had been successfully reflashed to firmware NB1, with everything seemingly working. This phone seems so much more complicated than the S3 was, thanks locked bootloader.
zeusakatkm said:
I was able to successfully unbrick the phone by using Odin to get it to MK2, although Wifi didn't work. Now I'm trying to get it back to the latest firmware so that I can sell it.
UPDATE!
Phone had been successfully reflashed to firmware NB1, with everything seemingly working. This phone seems so much more complicated than the S3 was, thanks locked bootloader.
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use this to get to the NB1 firmware then take the NC1 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
shamelin73 said:
use this to get to the NB1 firmware then take the NC1 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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Does it matter if I use the rootable version?
I would use the non root one then let phone take the NC1 OTA update.
That shod give you a clean slate to sell the phone or you can root NC1 with towelroot
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I've already flashed the stock one, but it says there is no software update available
I've already flashed the stock one, but it says there is no software update available
UPDATE!
Success! I am successfully running this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767026

TMO Lollipop Full Stock Rom

I just wanted to upload this and to share it with everyone on Xda just in case any one wanted the full stock TMO Lollipop Rom.
Just be warned this is the FULL TMO Update to LOLLIPOP, this is not modified in any way.. So if you flash this in odin you may not be able to go back to KITKAT.. Just a Heads up.. I know there was issues with LOLLIPOP on the Galaxy S5, but only a few people were having issues..
Here it is :
TMO FULL STOCK LOLLIPOP ROM
galaxyuser88 said:
I just wanted to upload this and to share it with everyone on Xda just in case any one wanted the full stock TMO Lollipop Rom.
Just be warned this is the FULL TMO Update to LOLLIPOP, this is not modified in any way.. So if you flash this in odin you may not be able to go back to KITKAT.. Just a Heads up.. I know there was issues with LOLLIPOP on the Galaxy S5, but only a few people were having issues..
Here it is :
TMO FULL STOCK LOLLIPOP ROM
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Is this flashable in TWRP or do I need to use ODIN?
nupicasso said:
Is this flashable in TWRP or do I need to use ODIN?
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Not flashable. You have to use odin for this one..
It seems like a couple of threads have posted the STOCK file that anyone can download from the sammobile site. I guess I don't understand why this is needed since anyone can go to that site and download the file if they are just looking for the completely stock version.
Just wondering...
chipworkz said:
It seems like a couple of threads have posted the STOCK file that anyone can download from the sammobile site. I guess I don't understand why this is needed since anyone can go to that site and download the file if they are just looking for the completely stock version.
Just wondering...
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Sometimes it can be slow to download via sammobile /t-mobile. This is an alternative..
Shot I for one am happy there's mirrors. Took 2 hours to download from sammobile when it should of took like 10 minutes or less
Thank you for this thread... works a whole lot faster than sammobile link:thumbup::beer:
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I just odin flased this file, and the strangest thing happened. My device wasn't wiped..... it dirty flashed lollipop over my existing kitkat install.... I though ODIN brought your device back to stock completely..... what am I missing here?
For now I am running a factory reset, then reflashing it via odin. But why did this happen?
cbutters said:
I just odin flased this file, and the strangest thing happened. My device wasn't wiped..... it dirty flashed lollipop over my existing kitkat install.... I though ODIN brought your device back to stock completely..... what am I missing here?
For now I am running a factory reset, then reflashing it via odin. But why did this happen?
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When you flash an update in Odin it doesn't erase your internal storage so all your app, pictures, and videos will still be there. If you want to get rid of your files and apps just do a factory reset. It'll be a fresh new update with no downloaded apps, pictures, videos, and any other files you had before the update.
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cbutters said:
I just odin flased this file, and the strangest thing happened. My device wasn't wiped..... it dirty flashed lollipop over my existing kitkat install.... I though ODIN brought your device back to stock completely..... what am I missing here?
For now I am running a factory reset, then reflashing it via odin. But why did this happen?
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How is it running via dirty flash?
Mine was running fine.. but I don't like to dirty flash anyways
I wish someone would torrent this. I am having the worst luck downloading this from multiple people. Keep getting getting told 70-90% through the downloads I don't have access to download.
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barfingmonkey said:
How is it running via dirty flash?
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My dirty flash was super slow, and kept getting force kills. Now factory reset and on pure stock.. I've decided to keep life simple and forgoe rooting for now.... just disabling a lot of the bloat apps via the application manager. I don't have the time right now to try a bunch of ROM and tweak things... So far stock lollipop feels smooth and no issues so far.

Cant Flash ROMs ??

I seem to be unable to successfully flash ROMs on my phone...
I am not sure what's going on.
Yes, I am rooted. Yes, I am flashing ROMs made for my phone, and flashing the appropriate firmware to match the ROM. Yes, I perform a clean flash by wiping everything first.
I have tried wiping cache/dalvik after flashing, still no luck. I have tried not flashing gapps, still nothing...
No matter what I do, it never boots. I sit at the Verizon screen for hours on end.
Any ideas?
G900V Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
If it's any help, here is a list of ROMs I have tried...
Alliance
Jasmine
Eclipse
Optimal
MiUi
FreedomROM
sgirard1991 said:
If it's any help, here is a list of ROMs I have tried...
Alliance
Jasmine
Eclipse
Optimal
MiUi
FreedomROM
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What build are you on? Do you have safestrap, flashfire?
Nk2. & I use safestrap
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sgirard1991 said:
Nk2. & I use safestrap
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Never heard of this. You might have flashed the wrong thing. We don't flash gapps with our Roms. Start over by using Odin to flash a full stock tar of NGC and root again.
I'll give it a try later. Thanks.
sgirard1991 said:
Nk2. & I use safestrap
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If you're on NK2 then most of the Roms I read you flashed won't work on that build. After you flash a ROM built for OC4, like FreedomROM for example, you need to Odin over the OC4 firmware (which includes modem and kernel) to the device otherwise Roms won't start. Same thing goes for everyone other ROM with the firmware except it has to be for the respective build.
mrjiggywiggy said:
If you're on NK2 then most of the Roms I read you flashed won't work on that build. After you flash a ROM built for OC4, like FreedomROM for example, you need to Odin over the OC4 firmware (which includes modem and kernel) to the device otherwise Roms won't start. Same thing goes for everyone other ROM with the firmware except it has to be for the respective build.
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Yeah, I've got that all figured out now. Never really had to do that with any other phones I've had, it was always just flash and go, never really messing with different firmware and whatnot. I have since tested 4 different ROMs and they have all flashed with success..
Thanks
Can a mod please mark this thread as answered/closed ? I got it all figured out. Thanks.

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