Can somebody tell me what's the latest baseband and how to flash it pls?
I flash roms all the time but some of the TW based roms don't give me any mobile network and they usual require a certain baseband. My current one is
I337MVLSGQB1
If the baseband isn't in the https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att section as a flashable zip using TWRP, you'll have to download the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com and flash the baseband extracted from the ROM zip using Odin. That will guarantee the latest baseband gets put on your device.
Thanks for your reply
But won't that just flash the entire firmware causing me to have to unlock and flash recovery and root all over again?
If your phone is unlocked from its carrier, it stays unlocked even if you change ROMs. Also, I misstated what you had to do to get to the appropriate files. After downloading the large file from sammobile, extract it using WinRAR or 7-Zip. You should end up with a .tar.md5 file. Rename that file to .tar, and extract the files within. The two you want are modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin. Those two are then flashed using Odin.
Of course, you could do the adventurous thing and download one of the existing flashable modem zips, then replace the existing modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin in the flashable zip with the versions from the stock ROM package.
Forum for the sgh-i337m is located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att
Oh I downloaded the Bell one and saw the modem.bin but didn't know which other one was needed so thanks
Rogers, Telus, and Bell use the same stock ROM with a bit of customization on the sgh-i337m; therefore, you can cross-flash the modem, bootloader, and system as they are the same.
Oh cool. You've been a great help, thanks for the info
So i updated to QB1 but not getting any cell service when i flash certain i9505 roms like Super Touchwiz v6, Machinex or something like that, Imperium v18.1. Some require QG1.
Would QG1 or any other baseband/bootloader/modem be able to work on my Rogers i337M?
I know this phone usually can flash any rom that is for the i9505 so just wondering if it's able to go that far as to use those as well
I would not cross-flash bootloaders or modems as invalid modem/bootloader combinations may hard brick the phone.
You may need to flash a different kernel when using custom ROMs desgined for the i9505.
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I desperately need the correct .PIT file for an i9507. I have successfully rooted using i9505 method and run a few different unofficial CM11 ROMs designed for i9505 without any issues and working perfectly, however tried to flash another rom and have failed miserably :crying:
I have the stock firmware (i9507XXUAMH2 region OPS) but when I take all the necessary unroot steps and flash with Odin it fails and says "get PIT for mapping" I've found the i9505 PIT files but can't find the i9507 PIT files anywhere on the wen!!
Seeing as the phone roots and runs the i9505 method and ROMs, would it work if I used the i9505 pit file??
Also on my download mode screen its says the current binary: custom yet the system status: official
Any help would be amazing thank you
smoothtrax said:
I desperately need the correct .PIT file for an i9507. I have successfully rooted using i9505 method and run a few different unofficial CM11 ROMs designed for i9505 without any issues and working perfectly, however tried to flash another rom and have failed miserably :crying:
I have the stock firmware (i9507XXUAMH2 region OPS) but when I take all the necessary unroot steps and flash with Odin it fails and says "get PIT for mapping" I've found the i9505 PIT files but can't find the i9507 PIT files anywhere on the wen!!
Seeing as the phone roots and runs the i9505 method and ROMs, would it work if I used the i9505 pit file??
Also on my download mode screen its says the current binary: custom yet the system status: official
Any help would be amazing thank you
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Dont make this "crazy tests" with your i9507 if u dont want a paperweight. If u have a i9507 use firmwares and ROMS for it, no for i9505.
Joku1981 said:
Dont make this "crazy tests" with your i9507 if u dont want a paperweight. If u have a i9507 use firmwares and ROMS for it, no for i9505.
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Idd experimenting with a pit file from an other device is anything but wise
Thanks for reply guys, was just about to post to disregard this question because I got it all back up and running again. Turns out it wasn't the .pit file. I downloaded the original firmware from another source, flashed it and everything was good again. Have re-rooted and restored the custom 4.4 rom I had on there previously.
Again thank you and regards.
smoothtrax said:
I downloaded the original firmware from another source.
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Could you please tell us what that other download source was for the original firmware that finally worked?
smoothtrax said:
I desperately need the correct .PIT file for an i9507. I have successfully rooted using i9505 method and run a few different unofficial CM11 ROMs designed for i9505 without any issues and working perfectly, however tried to flash another rom and have failed miserably :crying:
I have the stock firmware (i9507XXUAMH2 region OPS) but when I take all the necessary unroot steps and flash with Odin it fails and says "get PIT for mapping" I've found the i9505 PIT files but can't find the i9507 PIT files anywhere on the wen!!
Seeing as the phone roots and runs the i9505 method and ROMs, would it work if I used the i9505 pit file??
Also on my download mode screen its says the current binary: custom yet the system status: official
Any help would be amazing thank you
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I know this question was posted long time ago .. But for those who still cant find the pit file for I9507
Download here
You can extract the pit file from the stock ROM archive. If the stock ROM is .tar.md5 just remove the .md5 from the end of the filename then extract with winrar or whatever you like, and then the pit file should be there.
I;ve been having some issues with my phone and I relized that I was on a leaked version of 4.3. Could someone let me know if this is the most current stock version of android for the sprint s4
SPH-L720_MF9_Stock_Factory_Restore(compressed archive).exe
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...PH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MF9/Full Restore/Unrooted
If so can I just use odin and flash this back onto the phone and ill be current or shall i say sprint current?
MK2 is the latest.
You could grab the MK2 .tar from here (the tar.md5 is in the zip, just extract the .tar.md5 and put that one file in the PDA slot of Odin) and flash it via Odin.
It'll reset everything (all partitions and modem etc.)
Then root via CF-Autoroot (it's in the dev section), add recovery using GooManager and then do what ever you want.
Hello!
I have successfully installed nightly for i9505 (jfltexx).
Checking the phone settings I can see that this Baseband-Version is installed:
I9505XXUBMGA
I checked for other modem files in order to adapt to my local 3G service provider (Vodafone DE) and found this file I9505XXUHOF2_I9505VFRHOF3_VD2.
Question:
Is it recommended to replace modem file (=Baseband-Version)?
If yes, how do I have to proceed?
If no, why not?
I have already tried to flash "I9505XXUHOF2_I9505VFRHOF3_VD2.rar" using Odin 3.10, but then I ended up in bootloop with Samsung FW.
c.monty said:
Hello!
I have successfully installed nightly for i9505 (jfltexx).
Checking the phone settings I can see that this Baseband-Version is installed:
I9505XXUBMGA
I checked for other modem files in order to adapt to my local 3G service provider (Vodafone DE) and found this file I9505XXUHOF2_I9505VFRHOF3_VD2.
Question:
Is it recommended to replace modem file (=Baseband-Version)?
If yes, how do I have to proceed?
If no, why not?
I have already tried to flash "I9505XXUHOF2_I9505VFRHOF3_VD2.rar" using Odin 3.10, but then I ended up in bootloop with Samsung FW.
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You are not in the right place. You need to move to general section.
@Yousvel: He's in Q&A, which is the correct place. General is for tutorials and similar stuff, not questions.
@c.monty: Changing the baseband to an Android 5.x version may help improve signal over a 4.x baseband. Other than that, changing the baseband won't "adjust" the phone to be more compatible with the carrier, so don't bother.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@Yousvel: He's in Q&A, which is the correct place. General is for tutorials and similar stuff, not questions.
@c.monty: Changing the baseband to an Android 5.x version may help improve signal over a 4.x baseband. Other than that, changing the baseband won't "adjust" the phone to be more compatible with the carrier, so don't bother.
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Ok my friend. When I wrote this it was in development section. Mod moved it .
Gotcha. Should have realized that.
I changed to a carrier specific modem (also Vodafone) and it didn't do crap. Same data speed, same signal strength, same everything.
Even if there were any changes, they are very small and unnoticeable.
You don't flash it as .rar. The modem files should have .tar extension. And you put it in CP field if I'm not mistaken
If you do want to flash a modem then check out the thread in the general section. Or search for the latest S4 lollipop baseband and download it.
OK.
My first attempt to flash another modem file failed.
I did some further investigation and found a firmware including a modem file fitting to my carrier and country: I9505XXUFNC4_I9505XEGFNC2_XEG
According to this instruction guide I unzipped the file and then extracted file "modem.bin" from this file I9505XXUFNC4_I9505XEGFNC2_I9505XXUFNC4_HOME.tar.md5
After this a installed modem.bin with Odin 3.09 and this succeeded w/o error.
However, when I reboot the phone and check the settings, I get this:
Baseband-Version I9505XXUBMGA
This indicates to me that the modem.bin from I9505XXUFNC4 was not flashed.
So, what went wrong?
c.monty said:
OK.
My first attempt to flash another modem file failed.
I did some further investigation and found a firmware including a modem file fitting to my carrier and country: I9505XXUFNC4_I9505XEGFNC2_XEG
According to this instruction guide I unzipped the file and then extracted file "modem.bin" from this file I9505XXUFNC4_I9505XEGFNC2_I9505XXUFNC4_HOME.tar.md5
After this a installed modem.bin with Odin 3.09 and this succeeded w/o error.
However, when I reboot the phone and check the settings, I get this:
Baseband-Version I9505XXUBMGA
This indicates to me that the modem.bin from I9505XXUFNC4 was not flashed.
So, what went wrong?
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Flash it again.
Flashing again fixed it.
Hey guys,
I installed xtrestolite on my G900F and changed the bootloader and modem of my device before installing it. First problem i had was with CSC. It is a single CSC and i couldn't install my countries CSC on it. That's why i went back to stock. I installed Kit Kat firmware that i downloaded from sammobile and then changed CSC to my countries CSC. Then i updated firmware to lollipop using Kies3. But installing stock rom didn't change bootloader version or modem version. Now i have kitkat bootloader version, kitkat baseband version and lollipop firmware version all different and i want to them all to be the same(latest lollipop). Is there any way to do this without downloading stock rom from sammobile again ? And if not, then can i just put the tar.md5 file that i will download from sammobile in bootloader, pda and CP at the same time and install with odin ?
Thanks in advance !
You do not need to re-download or re-install your ROM. You need to download your bootloader and radio from somewhere, then flash those with ODIN.
Just an FYI, the modem doesn't always like to stick so you may need to flash (auto-reboot disabled), pull the battery after odin says "success", then flash again immediately.
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You do not need to re-download or re-install your ROM. You need to download your bootloader and radio from somewhere, then flash those with ODIN.
Just an FYI, the modem doesn't always like to stick so you may need to flash (auto-reboot disabled), pull the battery after odin says "success", then flash again immediately.
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Hey thanks for the tip ! I just downloaded stock firmware but i don't know how to extract bootloader and modem from tar.md5 file and then make them odin flashable. I uploaded image with all the files that are in my tar.md5 file. What of these are for bootloader and what for modem and how do i make them odin flashable later ?
Thanks in advance
Hello Canada. I'm on Rogers and updated a few days ago to the new 6.01 Marshmallow ROM. I have root. Seems to be not much development work on our device, the G900W8, wanted to try some custom kernels and see if they would work but they all seem to be for the 900F. I'm interested in battery life improvements.
So I wanted to get a stock kernel I could flash in case something goes wrong and it won't boot, or if I just don't like the kernel. Some custom kernels require you to flash from stock rather than other custom kernels.
So how do we get things like kernel and radio out of our new G900W8 download? The download I have from Rogers is G900W8VLU1DPD3_G900W8OYA1DPD3_G900W8VLU1DPD3.
Use 7zip to open archive the stock rom. Then extract boot.img. IMG files can flash via TWRP.
Did some searches, seems like Flashify will do it. Gonna give it a try.
Saquing18 said:
Use 7zip to open archive the stock rom. Then extract boot.img. IMG files can flash via TWRP.
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Thank you. I grabbed the file boot.img from the downloaded Rogers ROM file and copied to my PC. It has a file size in Windows Explorer of 12319. I also used Flashify to extract it, copied it to the PC, it has a size of 13,312. Wonder why the size difference?