Yahia Angelo posted in the Note 3 exynos group "latest modem and bootloader"
Can someone explain to me what those are and how to use/install them.
Thanks. ^•^
Modem = baseband or radio >>> Network part of the OS .
Can be individual to countries or networks .
Bootloader >> Loads the OS .
They are already included in a phones firmware .
See baseband/ Modem threads in GENERAL section .
JJEgan said:
Modem = baseband or radio >>> Network part of the OS .
Can be individual to countries or networks .
Bootloader >> Loads the OS .
They are already included in a phones firmware .
See baseband/ Modem threads in GENERAL section .
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So if I installed a N900XXUEBPG4_modem.tar.md5 on my note 3 n900 would that do anything bad to my phone. I live in New Zealand by the way.
Flashing a stock ROM should not do anything bad to the phone as long as the ROM you are flashing was written specifically for your phone. Flashing a stock ROM may require a factory reset before booting for the first time which means wiping all installed apps and data.
There is always risk involved when flashing a phone's firmware.
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Right now I have
VillainROM 2.0.0 installed with Kernel version 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKF2-CL253204 [email protected] #2
Phone Baseband version is: I9100XXKG1
The CSC region Sales Code is set to "XEU"
The SGS2 is presently being used on T-Mobile USA.
I need to restore the phone to its original software and settings as I need to sell it. Having just "EDGE" is really not cutting it for me. I need a faster data connection when am in the field!
It is an unbranded unit purchased from eXpansysUSA. The writing on the box is Polish, so I'm guessing it was made in Poland.
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Cheers!
You want the debrand rom thread in Dev section and or flash stock rom from the stock rom thread in dev section .
Also reset custom rom counter in dev section .
jje
JJEgan said:
You want the debrand rom thread in Dev section and or flash stock rom from the stock rom thread in dev section .
Also reset custom rom counter in dev section .
jje
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Thanks, but I'm not sure what exactly am supposed to be looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
stock rom pick a rom for phones location.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068522
rom counter .
jje
I don't know what I did that caused this, but I have no cell connection on my phone.
Baseband version is blank in settings.
I tried doing a complete re-flash to stock-rom first using Kies, then Odin but no joy.
How can I flash just the radio?
I've seen plenty of posts talking about flashing the baseband but I can't determine how to hunt-down and install the correct baseband.
Please read the rules this is not Q&A
Baseband is the modem use whatever works or came with your firmware .
Please read the IMEI sticky .
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Hi,
Please don't be upset with me and Please bare my little experience, Thank you very much.
I noticed that such issue was discussed before in this section of the forum, The problem is too many referral threads I don't know which one to follow, I'm honesty lost! , Right now while I'm posting this issue there's six threads in front of me relevant with this but as I said don't know which one to follow and where to start from.
I was't satisfied with the performance of the new version of Android (Lollipop), so I decided to downgrade to JellyBean 4.4.2 , since then I had Null IMEI, Unknown Baseband & unstable system (restars and apps crahses).
The device is Galaxy Note 3 LTE Qualcomm version.
Again, Thank you in advance for your help.
You simply restore your backed up EFS folder .
Flash OB6 lolli[pop rom .
You need to read the faqs and guides before flashing its not risk free .
JJEgan said:
You simply restore your backed up EFS folder .
Flash OB6 lolli[pop rom .
You need to read the faqs and guides before flashing its not risk free .
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All good problem is solved. Thank you very much you did help indeed.
Then you cannot restore it .
Try flashing the OB6 lollipop firmware if that fails its a paid for service centre repair .
It's possible to fix... but the main issue is, you can't go down from Lollipop to 4.4 without issues. Some say they can do it, but I think it depends a lot on what bootloader and kernel you're using.
You can try to fix it like this:
First - you have to go back to Lollipop and flash official samsung firmware for your device and country/region.
If you go back to stock, hopefully everything is restored. Latest firmware for your country might be different. Mine is OC3 (similar to OB6 but not the same)... but you can try OB6 first to see if it worked.
**Just remember, it has to be the same region as yours was before.
Here is link where you should download from. If you register there, the download speed will be faster than 15kb/s ... it will be more like 100-300 (either way, just wait for it to download).
hxxp: etc sammobile.com and go to firmware page and select your model and country
cyberboob said:
It's possible to fix... but the main issue is, you can't go down from Lollipop to 4.4 without issues. Some say they can do it, but I think it depends a lot on what bootloader and kernel you're using.
You can try to fix it like this:
First - you have to go back to Lollipop and flash official samsung firmware for your device and country/region.
If you go back to stock, hopefully everything is restored. Latest firmware for your country might be different. Mine is OC3 (similar to OB6 but not the same)... but you can try OB6 first to see if it worked.
**Just remember, it has to be the same region as yours was before.
Here is link where you should download from. If you register there, the download speed will be faster than 15kb/s ... it will be more like 100-300 (either way, just wait for it to download).
hxxp: etc sammobile.com and go to firmware page and select your model and country
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Thank you very much.
I live in Australia and my carrier is Optus, however official Lollipop stock firmware for Australia hasn't come yet. I have used UK - O2 stock firmware which came out recently, everything is okay: Baseband, IMEI etc.. all came back and available now but phone signal still weak (two bars or no signal blank triangle most of the time). I will wait for that one and when available I will flash it and see.. if signal is still not good then I'll proceed to buy signal antenna replacement from Ebay.
Thanks again.
Its probably the UK modem is your problem .
What JJEgan said... maybe you can try UK (H3G) stock... as modem previous matches your Australian NG1 then goes to OB1 (instead of OC1). Either way, it can't be worse to try... just make a backup of current installation so you can revert back if H3G isn't better.
(otherwise, just have to wait for Oz to get their version). Good luck!
cyberboob said:
What JJEgan said... maybe you can try UK (H3G) stock... as modem previous matches your Australian NG1 then goes to OB1 (instead of OC1). Either way, it can't be worse to try... just make a backup of current installation so you can revert back if H3G isn't better.
(otherwise, just have to wait for Oz to get their version). Good luck!
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Thanks to all of you guys, you're really helpful. I appreceate that
JJEgan said:
You simply restore your backed up EFS folder .
Flash OB6 lolli[pop rom .
You need to read the faqs and guides before flashing its not risk free .
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Can you give me the link for the said ROM?
asianman said:
Can you give me the link for the said ROM?
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sammobile . com as always.
I have used various ROMs on various phones over the years. Each ROM with its merits and demerits.
I have used many ROMs on my N900 (international version) and found the Dr Ketan L24 the most suitable for me while A-Basher has the best radio signal (my model of phone seems generally plagued by a weak signal reception or possible signal attenuation).
1. Can I flash the radio from A-Basher (latest version) on to Dr Ketan (latest version) without issue? I suspect the radios have different ROM bases.
2. If yes (my research shows it can be done albeit it with possible unwanted side effects from the modem flashing), what is the proper procedure in order to minimise unwanted glitches?
RADIO ??
Take it you mean Baseband/ modem
Baseband for YOUR MODEL ONLY can be flashed through Odin . See baseband.modem threads in general section .
Or download full stock rom and flash .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/direct-download-bootloaders-modems-t3258803
JJEgan said:
RADIO ??
Take it you mean Baseband/ modem
Baseband for YOUR MODEL ONLY can be flashed through Odin . See baseband.modem threads in general section .
Or download full stock rom and flash .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/direct-download-bootloaders-modems-t3258803
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You're getting me wrong. I have read the thread enough times and both basebands are for my model of phone (SM-N900).
A-Basher ROM (N920CXXU1AOH2)
Dr. Ketan L24 ROM (N900ZSUEBOG2)
Can their modem be flashed interchangeably without my phone glitching. I tried something similar to that 3 years ago and was rewarded with no signal/invalid IMEI. I want to try it again but a little differently (and properly) this time. How can it be done (I have the install zip for both ROMs)?
Namely, how do I extract the modem from a custom ROM and flash it onto another one without compromising my WiFi, GSM and IMEI functionality?
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You're getting me wrong. I have read the thread enough times and both basebands are for my model of phone (SM-N900).
A-Basher ROM (N920CXXU1AOH2)
Dr. Ketan L24 ROM (N900ZSUEBOG2)
Can their modem be flashed interchangeably without my phone glitching. I tried something similar to that 3 years ago and was rewarded with no signal/invalid IMEI. I want to try it again but a little differently (and properly) this time. How can it be done (I have the install zip for both ROMs)?
Namely, how do I extract the modem from a custom ROM and flash it onto another one without compromising my WiFi, GSM and IMEI functionality?
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Still awaiting a helpful response. Thanks in advance
Hi All,
I have a newly refurbished Korean samsung galaxy s4 LTE active (LGU) SHV-E330L with baseband E330LKLUDPH1. It heats up heavily and have battery draining issue due to wifi reconnection and mobile signal searching in countries like India, pakistan and Bangladesh. Also, it does not have LTE band 3 support which is usually available in the international version i9505 or i9506 of the same device and is also supported by the chipset.
I updated the device with custom ROMs but it could not change the baseband, if I try official firmware, I get fail : auth error in odin along with secure check fail for: aboot.
I also tried flashing bootloader and modem from i9505 and i9506 only but could not change the baseband and get the same auth error.
I also tried NV writing to NV item 6828 but it gave success message only but did not update the values, as I checked by backing up again.
Currently I have twrp recovery installed along with 6.0.1 marshmallow and it shows model SM-G900M galaxy s5 but still all those problem exist.
My questions are :
1. Is it possible to change baseband? How ?
2. Is there any stable baseband for galaxy s4 without any issues?
3. Will it softbrick the device if I update the bootloader and modem now?
4. How do I backup/restore/flash modem or bootloader using TWRP ?
You cannot cross-flash the bootloader from another s4 to this phone using Odin. Also, cross-flashing the bootloader could hard-brick the phone.
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You cannot cross-flash the bootloader from another s4 to this phone using Odin. Also, cross-flashing the bootloader could hard-brick the phone.
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Thanks for replying .
with Heimdall , is it possible ?
I can leave alone the boot loader , I only want to flash compatible modem.bin and non HLOS bin .
Do you know a way to fix this ?
I have tried many custom roms but none seem to help about network .
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with Heimdall , is it possible ?
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Really?
You can only flash firmware from the same model as your device.
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I don't recommend cross-flashing modems either and an incompatible bootloader/modem could hard brick the phone.
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I don't recommend cross-flashing modems either and an incompatible bootloader/modem could hard brick the phone.
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Thanks for your reply .
Hi , I understand , it can brick the phone but how do I resolve the problem ? if not the boot loader but a compatible modem firmware such as international version of GT-i9506 could help ? Is there a compatible modem software other than the original firmware ?
As I stated my problems clearly in the original post, I have several problems with device software as i think they are software problems.
Is there any fix or solution for that other than what I tried ?
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Really?
You can only flash firmware from the same model as your device.
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Hi
Is there any other solution other than what I tried as in the original post ?
Is there any other compatible modem binary other than shv model ?
krasCGQ said:
Really?
You can only flash firmware from the same model as your device.
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IS there a solution other than what I tried ?
could this be antenna problem ? changing hardware will solve this ?
1. You can only flash a baseband that applies to your device. Attempting to flash other basebands will fail and could damage the device, as @audit13 mentioned. As @krasCGQ makes clear, using Heimdall instead of Odin won't change this fact.
2. There may be other basebands available for your device, but that requires downloading the ROMs from sammobile or samsung-updates and extracting modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin from them.
3. Updating the bootloader and the modem won't brick the device, so long as they are for your device. For example, you can flash an I9505 modem and baseband on any I9505, but cannot flash the same baseband and modem on an I9500.
4. You don't. You need Wanam Partition Backup and Restore to back up the modem partition. Backup up the bootloader you can do as well, but there's no point to it.
You asked how to resolve the battery drain and your other issues. Start downloading older ROMs and trying to flash their basebands until you find one that works well for you. Since you cannot flash basebands from other devices onto yours this is the only viable software solution other than "sucking up and dealing" with it. To answer your most recent question, changing the motherboard could in fact solve the issue, but like the basebands, the hardware is specific from one model to another. For example, you cannot place an I9505 motherboard in an I9500 device. You would need to purchase a SHV-E330L motherboard.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
1. You can only flash a baseband that applies to your device. Attempting to flash other basebands will fail and could damage the device, as @audit13 mentioned. As @krasCGQ makes clear, using Heimdall instead of Odin won't change this fact.
2. There may be other basebands available for your device, but that requires downloading the ROMs from sammobile or samsung-updates and extracting modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin from them.
3. Updating the bootloader and the modem won't brick the device, so long as they are for your device. For example, you can flash an I9505 modem and baseband on any I9505, but cannot flash the same baseband and modem on an I9500.
4. You don't. You need Wanam Partition Backup and Restore to back up the modem partition. Backup up the bootloader you can do as well, but there's no point to it.
You asked how to resolve the battery drain and your other issues. Start downloading older ROMs and trying to flash their basebands until you find one that works well for you. Since you cannot flash basebands from other devices onto yours this is the only viable software solution other than "sucking up and dealing" with it. To answer your most recent question, changing the motherboard could in fact solve the issue, but like the basebands, the hardware is specific from one model to another. For example, you cannot place an I9505 motherboard in an I9500 device. You would need to purchase a SHV-E330L motherboard.
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Thanks for the reply.
1. I9500 has different Chipset but i9506 has same as SHV-e330L . I understand the risk. My question is are you aware of compatible basebands for shv e330l other than original ?
2. I backed up using twrp recovery including bootloader, modem and efs, is it sufficient or do I still need Wanam Partition Backup ?
I will try older basebands for the same too.
One thing strange, originally , NV 6828 bit for original device should have been 15 for 1+3+5 LTE but are (08 10 00 ) band 4 + 13 LTE .
1. Chipset is irrelevant. If the baseband isn't for your model of S4 you will not be able to install it.
2. TWRP doesn't back up modem partitions at all, because the partitions in question cannot be seen by TWRP. Wanam is required.
I never was able to add bands to my I9505 and nearly bricked the device in trying it. I would stop trying to add bands.