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[Q] Will this brick my device permanently?

I have a 910H model want to flash 910C fw using odin. Just to see if it will unlock the LTE bands since they have identical Hardware including modem chip. Any advice will be appreciated.

Hard to say. Usually as long as you can get back to download mode for Odin you are okay. You wanting to flash a firmware that's not for your phone goes against the norm. So, do you feel lucky? lol
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Itchiee said:
Hard to say. Usually as long as you can get back to download mode for Odin you are okay. You wanting to flash a firmware that's not for your phone goes against the norm. So, do you feel lucky? lol
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As long as the brick is not permanent. I am willing to be the guineapig if I can locate Odin flash-able files for both 910h and 910 c. If the hardware is truly identical as was mentioned then 910H should behave like 910C ala LTE . OTOH I may be screwed ..... so trying to figure out the probability of the later.

rraquib said:
I have a 910H model want to flash 910C fw using odin. Just to see if it will unlock the LTE bands since they have identical Hardware including modem chip. Any advice will be appreciated.
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i would not recomende to flash. because i have note2 from malaysia, then i flash indonesian firmware and i lost my network signal.. because my imei was corrupted

Itchiee said:
Hard to say. Usually as long as you can get back to download mode for Odin you are okay. You wanting to flash a firmware that's not for your phone goes against the norm. So, do you feel lucky? lol
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rraquib said:
As long as the brick is not permanent. I am willing to be the guineapig if I can locate Odin flash-able files for both 910h and 910 c. If the hardware is truly identical as was mentioned then 910H should behave like 910C ala LTE . OTOH I may be screwed ..... so trying to figure out the probability of the later.
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Oh my God... NO!!!!!!
It's not hard to say, it's very easy to say that one should NEVER flash a firmware that is not meant for the SPECIFIC MODEL they own.
NEVER.

Um, hi and welcome to xda! They do things like this on occasion.... Some flash to make phones work on other carriers. I didn't sign off on his flashing but am curious about the results!
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Itchiee said:
Um, hi and welcome to xda! They do things like this on occasion.... Some flash to make phones work on other carriers. I didn't sign off on his flashing but am curious about the results!
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Hi, I've been here a while...
People flash unbranded firmwares of the SAME model to get rid of carrier specific bloatware. NEVER a firmware meant for another model. But I can only speak on behalf of sane people.
If you're curious, flash your device and tell us all about it.

rraquib said:
I have a 910H model want to flash 910C fw using odin. Just to see if it will unlock the LTE bands since they have identical Hardware including modem chip. Any advice will be appreciated.
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sometimes I will say bootloader mismatch... I wouldn't recommend using odin a firmware that isn't for ur phone, just flash a rom, and this way u can see if it will work,

I flashed both roms sweet and wanam from exynox 910c on my h variant everything work fine but under the baseband version in the about debice i have test1 and the lte doesnt work even though i have it in the network settings and in the service mode

[Q] Does custom rom for 910C works for 910H ???

Somewhere I have read that the hardware of the 910C and 910H are almost same. Is it true ? If yes, can we use custom rom for 910C in 910H ? I am in great hope .....

Yes. Just make sure the N910C ROM doesn't flash the modem too. Read the OPs.
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In fact, official rom works too.. but same as custom roms, just don't flash modem and bootloader from the C to H.

ar216893 said:
In fact, official rom works too.. but same as custom roms, just don't flash modem and bootloader from the C to H.
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Thanks. Its a game of modem only. Right ??

vijras said:
Thanks. Its a game of modem only. Right ??
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yep, plus bootloader if you play with official firmware

ar216893 said:
In fact, official rom works too.. but same as custom roms, just don't flash modem and bootloader from the C to H.
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pardon me, juragan.....
but how do I make sure that the 910C custom ROM that I want to flash will not replace my original 910H bootloader and modem?

n910h = n910c?

hey guys! I'm seeing a lot of topics stating that you can use n910c roms on the n910h device, you just need the n910h modem and everything will be fine. just want to know if this is true. if so, can I flash any n910c roms on my n910h? thanks
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ddaharu said:
hey guys! I'm seeing a lot of topics stating that you can use n910c roms on the n910h device, you just need the n910h modem and everything will be fine. just want to know if this is true. if so, can I flash any n910c roms on my n910h? thanks
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Yep. I flash official 910c rom (without its bootloader and modem) on my 910h. No problem at all.
Just have test1 under baseband, but all works flawlessly.

ar216893 said:
Yep. I flash official 910c rom (without its bootloader and modem) on my 910h. No problem at all.
Just have test1 under baseband, but all works flawlessly.
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do you have to flash anything after installing the Rom?
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ddaharu said:
do you have to flash anything after installing the Rom?
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For using it : Nope
For optimizing it : Yep, I flash CF auto root
Because 910C rom I use have more bloatware than my original ROM, also I need to root to enable LTE on it.

ar216893 said:
For using it : Nope
For optimizing it : Yep, I flash CF auto root
Because 910C rom I use have more bloatware than my original ROM, also I need to root to enable LTE on it.
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Are you able to use/ connect to 4G/ LTE network?

vichet007 said:
Are you able to use/ connect to 4G/ LTE network?
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Yes. But I must used advanced signal status from playstore or service menu *#2263# to get it.

ddaharu said:
do you have to flash anything after installing the Rom?
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Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.
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ar216893 said:
Yep. I flash official 910c rom (without its bootloader and modem) on my 910h. No problem at all.
Just have test1 under baseband, but all works flawlessly.
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Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.

iiiadoableiii said:
Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.
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Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.
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well I flashed wanamlite which is without bootloader and modem. so you can flash that if you want. it's pretty close to stock. but to really answer your question, I'm not sure. because you have to do a lot of different steps which I think could go wrong. answered?
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ddaharu said:
well I flashed wanamlite which is without bootloader and modem. so you can flash that if you want. it's pretty close to stock. but to really answer your question, I'm not sure. because you have to do a lot of different steps which I think could go wrong. answered?
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Hi, i am experienced in rooting as well as flashing custom roms.
I have rooted and flashed custom roms on all my previous devices from s2 to s5 to note3. But i intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 on my n910h to avoid knox counter triggering.
I thought u flashed official lollipop rom on n910h so i asked u.
If u have any more information to help me further i'll be grateful.
Regards.
And thanks for ur quick response.

iiiadoableiii said:
Hi, i am experienced in rooting as well as flashing custom roms.
I have rooted and flashed custom roms on all my previous devices from s2 to s5 to note3. But i intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 on my n910h to avoid knox counter triggering.
I thought u flashed official lollipop rom on n910h so i asked u.
If u have any more information to help me further i'll be grateful.
Regards.
And thanks for ur quick response.
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I was going to but I waited because of the processes was too much. you can all Dr. Ketan and see what he says or not-i
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ddaharu said:
I was going to but I waited because of the processes was too much. you can all Dr. Ketan and see what he says or not-i
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Well thanks for the help though.
Btw i dont know dr ketan u mentioned about
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iiiadoableiii said:
Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.
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Hi, how did u manage to remove the bootloader and modem from the original stock rom .tar file? Or is there an option in odin to skip flashing of modem and bootloader? Awaiting ur reply, any help will be highly appreciated.. thanks.
Fyi i m using n910h and intend to flash official stock rom 5.0.1 available for n910c.
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Yes, I remove those 2.
Search tools named tar.md5 packager, it also have unpacker too, so you can unpack the rom, remove 2 files, then repack it with same tools.
I got the tools from galaxy s4 forums in here.

ar216893 said:
Yes, I remove those 2.
Search tools named tar.md5 packager, it also have unpacker too, so you can unpack the rom, remove 2 files, then repack it with same tools.
I got the tools from galaxy s4 forums in here.
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please give me the complete step and file to flash 910C on my 910H to enable LTE.
i'm from bontang.

FIX Refreshing SIM Data

OK, all started about a month ago when i decided to buy my current Note 4 N910C. I had a Note 2 N7100 on Cricket Wireless and everything was working just fine, when i got my Note 4 it came with Uzbekistan Android 4.4.4 N910COXE1ANK5, after setting up my new phone i went ahead and rooted it , everything was perfect while i was on Kitkat ANK5 rom. Then i flashed the latest 5.0.1 Lollipop rom which is B0C5, and on the bottom of the screen a REFRESHING SIM DATA popup stated to appear, every 10 minutes, or anywhere where the phone had poor or no signal.
After almost a month searching and asking i never got a solid answer but i really appreciate all kind of people who tried to help me, it was really frustrating reading all over the internet about this annoying REFRESHING SIM DATA message. After trying to flash latest firmwares thru Odin, changing APNs, setting network mode manually, after buying a new SIM, nothing really helped , i thought i had a faulty device. Finally i asked alot of times if can even flash a KitKat Modem into Lollipop Rom, but like before never got a solid answer, that it will brick my device, that it cant be done, so i didnt want to try cuz i have no warranty on this expensive phone.
After asking again to my friend and awesome developer @not-i i got a solid answer that i can really flash KitKat modem in my Lollipop rom, here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-nj4-4-4-4-t2923953/post56398444#post56398444
The FIX
So finally i flashed the old Kitkat ANK5 Modem into my Lollipop B0C5 5.0.1 rom, and TA DAAAAAA no more annoying REFRESHING SIM DATA, my speeds went up, i got a much better signal now, i can use LTE,
CONCLUSION
There are still thousands of people of a 100s forum asking and looking for a way to fix this annoying message and i really hope this thread can help them. Cheers:fingers-crossed:
Special Thanks to:
@not-i :fingers-crossed::highfive:
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Thank you,
I have this problem too, can you check the link because is not working.

arielmaradiaga said:
Thank you,
I have this problem too, can you check the link because is not working.
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thanks for the heads-up its fixed now, btw did you fix this problem? or you found another solution? thanks, cheers:fingers-crossed::highfive:

yoniinfante said:
thanks for the heads-up its fixed now, btw did you fix this problem? or you found another solution? thanks, cheers:fingers-crossed::highfive:
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No yet, I'm gonna try your solution posted and see
Thanks!

arielmaradiaga said:
No yet, I'm gonna try your solution posted and see
Thanks!
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As I don't know what device your using I remind you this is for Note 4 as well as the link, if you have another device you should try the same but with your Device Model Modems, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
As I don't know what device your using I remind you this is for Note 4 as well as the link, if you have another device you should try the same but with your Device Model Modems, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Note 4 N910C and Cricket Wireless as well, not sure whats the procedure to install it but ill figure it out on google, odin I guess?

arielmaradiaga said:
Note 4 N910C and Cricket Wireless as well, not sure whats the procedure to install it but ill figure it out on google, odin I guess?
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if you are rooted, just follow the link in the description, its a flashable zip in your custom recovery, if you are not rooted, then you need flash the modem thru odin, good luck and report back, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
if you are rooted, just follow the link in the description, its a flashable zip in your custom recovery, if you are not rooted, then you need flash the modem thru odin, good luck and report back, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Than you for your help!
I downloaded the .zip file in the note 4 download folder, how do install it ? do i need one specific app?

arielmaradiaga said:
Than you for your help!
I downloaded the .zip file in the note 4 download folder, how do install it ? do i need one specific app?
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my question was are u rooted? if you are rooted you should have a custom recovery, you should go to recovery, install, and look for the zip file you downloaded, and install it. If you are not rooted, then you need root, custom recovery, and then follow this instructions, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
my question was are u rooted? if you are rooted you should have a custom recovery, you should go to recovery, install, and look for the zip file you downloaded, and install it. If you are not rooted, then you need root, custom recovery, and then follow this instructions, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Yes I have root, I'm pretty new on all this root, flash, recovery things, but thanks for your help

arielmaradiaga said:
Yes I have root, I'm pretty new on all this root, flash, recovery things, but thanks for your help
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well, just read and follow the instructions, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
well, just read and follow the instructions, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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I'm stuck, cant find the instruction to instal this modem, please help!

arielmaradiaga said:
I'm stuck, cant find the instruction to instal this modem, please help!
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download the modem to your sd card here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001615519
then power off your phone, completely off
press power+home button+volume up (all together for about 3-5sec) phone will boot into recovery mode
then click Install and navigate to the folder you saved the modem
choose the modem.zip file
flash it
Done!!!
Good Luck, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
download the modem to your sd card here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001615519
then power off your phone, completely off
press power+home button+volume up (all together for about 3-5sec) phone will boot into recovery mode
then click Install and navigate to the folder you saved the modem
choose the modem.zip file
flash it
Done!!!
Good Luck, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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It worked!
Thanks so much, you deserve a cockie :good:

arielmaradiaga said:
It worked!
Thanks so much, you deserve a cockie :good:
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Im happy for you too brother it feels like a new phone without that message lol...i will be happy if you press the Thanks button and rate the thread so it can help other users with the same issue...god bless...cheers:fingers-crossed::highfive:

n910F
This will work for international (N910F)??

omu_cu_frunze said:
This will work for international (N910F)??
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Yes sir....basically any phone having weak signal problems...or the annoying REFRESHING SIM DATA the fix is flashing an older modem or a modem that give you the best results...as for me Lollipop modems didnt fix anything...in the other hand after flashing Kitkat modem using Lollipop rom my signal is much stronger...hope it goes well...just read instructions before flashing...always make a backup first...god bless...cheers:fingers-crossed:

N910F
yoniinfante said:
Yes sir....basically any phone having weak signal problems...or the annoying REFRESHING SIM DATA the fix is flashing an older modem or a modem that give you the best results...as for me Lollipop modems didnt fix anything...in the other hand after flashing Kitkat modem using Lollipop rom my signal is much stronger...hope it goes well...just read instructions before flashing...always make a backup first...god bless...cheers:fingers-crossed:
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nice..but.. i have the Snapdragon version N910F.. its not the Exynos... in that link are modems just for Exynos.
i need modem for Snapdragon.. at this moment i have BOC3 on it
N910FXXU1BOC3
that link http://forum.xda-developers.com/note...4#post56398444
BOB4 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE
BOC3 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE
BOC5 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE

omu_cu_frunze said:
nice..but.. i have the Snapdragon version N910F.. its not the Exynos... in that link are modems just for Exynos.
i need modem for Snapdragon.. at this moment i have BOC3 on it
N910FXXU1BOC3
that link http://forum.xda-developers.com/note...4#post56398444
BOB4 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE
BOC3 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE
BOC5 Stock 5.0.1 Kernel for N910C Note 4 exynos only - HERE
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Thats why XDA have a SEARCH BAR, use it, it will help you trust me, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:

I have the 910T with horrible dropped calls, slow intermittent Internet, etc. I'm also looking for the modem to flash for the snapdragon chip set. .. I searched and found it not. Guess I'll keep searching....

Samsung SM-G935F/SM-G935W8 ROM difference?

Greetings!
I would appreciate if someone could tell me the difference between these two Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs? I know for previous models, It was safe to flash a 'F' variant ROM onto a 'W8' variant.
Does this still apply?
I'm interested in flashing the SuperNexus 2.0 build on my Canadian Galaxy S7 Edge.
Cheers!

i have a sm-g935w8 currently flashed with king rom v8 and jesse kerne and no problem
and from what i have read is the f version is the international one and w8 is only for canada but seems to have the same hardware but different software like modem and bootloader

nicval said:
i have a sm-g935w8 currently flashed with king rom v8 and jesse kerne and no problem
and from what i have read is the f version is the international one and w8 is only for canada but seems to have the same hardware but different software like modem and bootloader
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That's what I was thinking. So you've flashed the F kernel on your W8?
Cheers

XeNoNtheNoBLE said:
That's what I was thinking. So you've flashed the F kernel on your W8?
Cheers
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yes and working good so far

nicval said:
yes and working good so far
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Thanks so much .
Cheers

Echoerom here and working fantaa
Sent from my Blackberry Bold

Brava27 said:
Echoerom here and working fantaa
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Do you have the Bell SM-G935W8? What Root did you use? Did you use Philz Touchwiz for 6.xxx? What ROM did you use? Thanking you in advance.

ben.cote said:
Do you have the Bell SM-G935W8? What Root did you use? Did you use Philz Touchwiz for 6.xxx? What ROM did you use? Thanking you in advance.
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I've never used philz. Always twrp and I use chainfire for rooting. G935F model is exactly the same as our Canadian model.
Sent from my Blackberry Bold

If i flashed the g935w8 firmware on my g935f, would it work?

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I've never used philz. Always twrp and I use chainfire for rooting. G935F model is exactly the same as our Canadian model.
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Does that mean I could flash the g935w8 firmware on my g935f?

the_OZONE said:
Does that mean I could flash the g935w8 firmware on my g935f?
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God no. Why would you want to? No advantages whatsoever. You can only cross flash custom ROMS
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Brava27 said:
God no. Why would you want to? No advantages whatsoever. You can only cross flash custom ROMS
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Oh Interesting I was hoping it would. Since its the same hardware, I was hoping that maybe I would be able to use band 30 if I flashed the g935w8 modem and firmware on my g935f.
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the_OZONE said:
Oh Interesting I was hoping it would. Since its the same hardware, I was hoping that maybe I would be able to use band 30 if I flashed the g935w8 modem and firmware on my g935f.
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Oh Interesting I was hoping it would . Since its the same hardware, I was hoping that maybe I would be able to use band 30 if I flashed the g935w8 modem and firmware on my g935f.
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I believe you could flash the modem through Odin but don't quote me on that. I know that even if you wanted to flash firmware Odin won't let you do it. If you tried modems only maybe? I think the bands are hardware anyways, can't manipulate them.
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Brava27 said:
I believe you could flash the modem through Odin but don't quote me on that. I know that even if you wanted to flash firmware Odin won't let you do it. If you tried modems only maybe? I think the bands are hardware anyways, can't manipulate them.
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I see, that makes sense then. I was just reading other's posts that said the g935w8 is the same hardware as the g935f (considering they are both exynos), so I thought maybe that the LTE bands were due to software differences. But if its a hardware difference its probably a bad idea for me to try it.

Thanks for the feedback guys! Currently running Debloated DD1.1. Really recommend it!

Guys I bought a canadian g935w8, and I do not live in canada. Right here I get a weak 4g signal unlike my wife's g930f. I would like to try and flash g935f modem over my g935w8. Do you think it's possible ? Is there a risk that I loose my IMEI ? Can I try ?
Please advise me. Thank you in advance

Richard_10 said:
Guys I bought a canadian g935w8, and I do not live in canada. Right here I get a weak 4g signal unlike my wife's g930f. I would like to try and flash g935f modem over my g935w8. Do you think it's possible ? Is there a risk that I loose my IMEI ? Can I try ?
Please advise me. Thank you in advance
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i am trying to do the same here can anyone advise me if it is possible. Thanks.

bobbybze said:
i am trying to do the same here can anyone advise me if it is possible. Thanks.
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No solution so far

Any updates so far i have a g935w8 and i have still not recieved october security patch as yet.

Richard_10 said:
Guys I bought a canadian g935w8, and I do not live in canada. Right here I get a weak 4g signal unlike my wife's g930f. I would like to try and flash g935f modem over my g935w8. Do you think it's possible ? Is there a risk that I loose my IMEI ? Can I try ?
Please advise me. Thank you in advance
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I wouldn't do it if I were you mate. Criss crossing custom roms is fine as they are compatible with each other but flashing one variant of modem over another is a big NO NO and could potentially brick your device.