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[Q] Should I upgrade baseband?

Hello,
New user to a Nexus 4. I have unlocked and rooted the phone, have cwm installed for my custom recovery. I am currently running MIUIv5 however I am thinking of switching to a much lighter/less bloated rom such as the latest CM.
I bought the phone factory set, I am 99% sure it had 4.3 installed but I can't be 100% sure as I had rooted the phone the rom bug hit me!!
So, to flash a 4.3 rom such as CM10.2 do I need a baseband upgrade?
Currently on: M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.84
Thanks,

Looks like you are already on the latest baseband so there is no need to flash one.

Thank you

[Q] S4 Google Edition - Downgrade to 4.2

My GE was updated OTA to KitKat a few days ago and I hate it. Tried restoring factory data settings but the phone still has 4.4
In addition, I tried looking for a stock official 4.2 ROM for this device to flash - but couldn't find anything.
Is there any way to downgrade the current OS to stock 4.2?
Thanks

SchpidermaN said:
My GE was updated OTA to KitKat a few days ago and I hate it. Tried restoring factory data settings but the phone still has 4.4
In addition, I tried looking for a stock official 4.2 ROM for this device to flash - but couldn't find anything.
Is there any way to downgrade the current OS to stock 4.2?
Thanks
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What issue you had?
I think you have flash the 4.2.2 rom...

[Q] 4.4 to 4.4.2

I I was able to flash the manual update from 4.2.2 to 4.4 on my rooted Nexus 4, but I cannot flash the manual update from 4.4 to 4.4.2. I'm on the stock ROM, Franco kernel #194, with CWM 6.0.4.3. The reason I'm having trouble flashing the manual update to 4.4.2 is that the Shift+rclick isn't working in the ZIP folder on my system. Any advice on using the Nexus Root Toolkit?

Maybe this helps you
Read my post: Update android 4.4.2 fail/error7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2571534
I hope I can help you, but i used android adb from the sdk kit

[Q] rooted d802 update question

Hey ive got a rooted d802 running the original rooted 4.2.2 firmware it came with. Right now ive got a notification for a software update about 70mb large. It doesnt specify what the update is. I'm hoping it might be kitkat. My question is can i update my rooted phone without any problems?

anudeep95 said:
Hey ive got a rooted d802 running the original rooted 4.2.2 firmware it came with. Right now ive got a notification for a software update about 70mb large. It doesnt specify what the update is. I'm hoping it might be kitkat. My question is can i update my rooted phone without any problems?
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No, when rooted never install OTAs as it can lead to incompatibilities that could get you stuck in bootloop etc.
install a custom recovery(i prefer TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469995) then choose a ROM, ensuring that it is D802 compatible (should say in the thread). The ROM will usually be updated to the latest available android version, if you dont want any tweaks go for a pure stock ROM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521152.
Ensure that when changing android versions that you are backed up (Titanium Backup:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en) and make sure you follow the instructions on the ROM thread accurately.

Is there root for Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900T3?

I bought a new Samsung Galaxy S5 today at a local T-Mobile store. But it turns out that the model number is SM-G900T3, for which I cannot find any information on how to root and install custom recovery. Has anyone had any luck with this model? It's build LMY47X.G900T3UVU1FOF6 Android version 5.1.1
Thanks!

What to do for G900T3 S5
Same here. I went from S4 running cyangenmod 12.1 to s5 g900t3. All because i cracked the screen on my s4. I don't like the stock firmware too much on the s5 so I've been researching rooting it. But run into the same issue. No info on rooting this model. The only thing I can think of to do is downgrade to 4.2 using Odin then root and install CWM. Yet I found a forum where someone posted they were unsuccessful in downgrading the g900t3. So HELP PLEASE.

Turns out it's actually simpler than that. If your goal is to replace the stock firmware with a custom one, such as cyanogenmod then you don't even need to root your stock firmware. All you need to do is flash TWRP custom recovery with Odin, then reboot into TWRP recovery and create a backup of your stock firmware just in case. After that you should be good to go ahead and install cyanogenmod or any other supported custom firmware. This is exactly what I've done with my SM-G900T3.
But if you really want to root your stock firmware then here is a guide for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...t/root-kernel-root-method-fof6-5-1-1-t3158005
Hope this helps.

OK thanks for the link. It does state not to flash if I'm on FOG6 Build, which I am. Even though my baseband version is FOF6. Guessing the Build is more important. Last night I tried to downgrade to 4.4 using Odin, that immediately didn't work. So I Flashed Philztouch CWM on it then tried to install superuser from the galaxys5 root page, but it was stuck in bootloop on the T-mobile screen. I realized the superuser was for 5.0 version. So then I used Odin again to flash my firmware back on to it the g900t3 5.1.1 FOG6 from the Sammobile website. After that, because I saw I had a reply on here, I used Philztouch to install Cyanogenmod 12.1 nightly recovery (don't know which on it was, either klte or klteusc) without rooting and I was stuck in the Cyan's big eyed alien face thing bootloop screen again. So then I had to reinstall my stock firmware once more. Basically after 4+ hours of rooting I'm back where I started. LOL. I don't know what else to do. I'm still researching FOG6 to see if I find anything.

zizidiesel said:
ok thanks for the link. It does state not to flash if i'm on fog6 build, which i am. Even though my baseband version is fof6. Guessing the build is more important. Last night i tried to downgrade to 4.4 using odin, that immediately didn't work. So i flashed philztouch cwm on it then tried to install superuser from the galaxys5 root page, but it was stuck in bootloop on the t-mobile screen. I realized the superuser was for 5.0 version. So then i used odin again to flash my firmware back on to it the g900t3 5.1.1 fog6 from the sammobile website. After that, because i saw i had a reply on here, i used philztouch to install cyanogenmod 12.1 nightly recovery (don't know which on it was, either klte or klteusc) without rooting and i was stuck in the cyan's big eyed alien face thing bootloop screen again. So then i had to reinstall my stock firmware once more. Basically after 4+ hours of rooting i'm back where i started. Lol. I don't know what else to do. I'm still researching fog6 to see if i find anything.
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i got it actually fina****ingly. Got it rooted and cyanogenmod 12.1 nightly installed. I am retrieving my old apps and data as i'm typing. Success feels good. Many thanks to you for taking an interest and responding and to this entire community. Woot woot

liquidsnake54 said:
Turns out it's actually simpler than that. If your goal is to replace the stock firmware with a custom one, such as cyanogenmod then you don't even need to root your stock firmware. All you need to do is flash TWRP custom recovery with Odin, then reboot into TWRP recovery and create a backup of your stock firmware just in case. After that you should be good to go ahead and install cyanogenmod or any other supported custom firmware. This is exactly what I've done with my SM-G900T3.
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Would this be the same procedure to follow if I wanted to put a stock T-Mobile version of 4.4.2 on my SM-G900T3? Or would that not work?