So I finally found out that the Galaxy Vibrant 4G from T-Mobile now has an official update for Gingerbread. So since my mobile has been on Bionix Frost Custom ROM for long enough, I think I'll just update the phone. I'm aware that I'll loose the "root" feature, but my query is will I loose my network unlock? Also, will the contacts on the phone memory be wiped off too?
This is the first time I'm updating the phone. Since it was rooted before, should I bear some precaution before updating or is there a specific manner in which I should update?
Brick! Don't do it its not for 3G version I can guarantee u a brick
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If you have a Samsung Vibrant (T959) and you try to flash a Galaxy S 4G ROM other than Bionix Frost that is posted in THIS dev section, you'll brick your phone.
Check out our section for Gingerbread ROMs.
It says SGH-T959V as the model number and box confirms it's a 4G Vibrant (the one with Inception pre-loaded on it). I was actually planning to get the firmware updated via Kies, which is official update procedure, I presume. Are there still chances of bricking it?
lordofthething said:
It says SGH-T959V as the model number and box confirms it's a 4G Vibrant (the one with Inception pre-loaded on it). I was actually planning to get the firmware updated via Kies, which is official update procedure, I presume. Are there still chances of bricking it?
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You have the 4G? You're in the wrong forum this is the vibrant you're looking for either galaxy s 4G or galaxy s vibrant 4G which are same but idk how xda labels them.
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GalaxyS 4G
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The Galaxy S 4G is the phone that got Inception loaded on it. We got Avatar. Go here.
Cheers guys! Apologies for posting in the wrong section. I assumed this section would cater to both the models.
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Cheers guys! Apologies for posting in the wrong section. I assumed this section would cater to both the models.
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Oh I wish...
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Hi guys I have been getting slow speeds, on my 4g galaxy s is really slow the top is 0.12mbps beyond that it can't even touch 0.13, is something wrong with the radio?, i called my service provider and they said that my service was fine and it could be a problem with the phone. The phone is brand new and it started a couple of days ago, they also say it may be a problem with the towers in my area. It has to do with the phone I think because the tower cant be bad for days
are you on stock or a custom rom?
have you tried a different modem driver?
Why did you make 2 threads with the same question?
Also, go over to the galaxy s 4g section, as that is your phone and more people can help you. This is the vibrant 3g section.
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geoffcorey said:
Why did you make 2 threads with the same question?
Also, go over to the galaxy s 4g section, as that is your phone and more people can help you. This is the vibrant 3g section.
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G1toVibrant said:
are you on stock or a custom rom?
have you tried a different modem driver?
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Hi Guys I have a rom from tmobile is 2.3.5 verison T959VUVKJ1 I got it from adroid solution is the october release. I don't know how to say the driver to you since I don't know, can you tell me how to get this?.
I have moved this to samsung galaxy s 4g please answer me there
What model is your vibrant? The original stock vibrant (t-959) has never been issued with a 2.3.5 version OS !
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What model is your vibrant? The original stock vibrant (t-959) has never been issued with a 2.3.5 version OS !
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It's a T959V
tichs said:
It's a T959V
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Go to the galaxy s 4g section. This is the vibrant 3g section, and they are not the same phone, therefore we cannot help you.
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hello. i just picked up the new samsung galaxy siii for sprint. i was previously on a htc evo 4g and have been flashing roms n kernels for years on that one. i would like to do the same thing with the g3. but first i need to root and it seems like alot of the methods, and roms, etc etc depond on whether it is i9350 or i9300. how can i tell which i have. this is greatly confusing.
I9300 is the International version
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When u boot up the phone, it should say i9300 or i9305.
Or
Just go to Settings > About
Look at the "Model Number" and it will display GT-i9305 or GT-i9300
operationstack said:
hello. i just picked up the new samsung galaxy siii for sprint. i was previously on a htc evo 4g and have been flashing roms n kernels for years on that one. i would like to do the same thing with the g3. but first i need to root and it seems like alot of the methods, and roms, etc etc depond on whether it is i9350 or i9300. how can i tell which i have. this is greatly confusing.
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Remove the battery cover, remove the battery, and there you go, the number should be there,
okay but is this even the right section for sprint sgs3's? im very confused bc there are SOOOO many sgs3 development sections....i dunno which root guide to use which roms to use or anything
operationstack said:
okay but is this even the right section for sprint sgs3's? im very confused bc there are SOOOO many sgs3 development sections....i dunno which root guide to use which roms to use or anything
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No this is the wrong forum. You need sprint galaxy s3 forum.
If you do anything from this section it will brick your device.
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jetbruceli said:
No this is the wrong forum. You need sprint galaxy s3 forum.
If you do anything from this section it will brick your device.
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thank you sooo sooo very much
A friend of a friend was giving us a lift today, and she asked if we could turn on navigation on her phone since she was in the middle of driving. Her phone is a Galaxy S II, definitely i9100 and not the other variants (4.3" not 4.5", physical home button). She was running it on Telus but she bought it second-hand a few weeks ago so I assume it was a Bell or Virgin model.
Anyway I could see from afar that it was most definitely still running Gingerbread, and I wondered why it hadn't gotten the ICS update. I asked if I could see the phone and I went to the About screen - it's running 2.3.6, and the build number says Super ROM. Then I looked in her app drawer and saw Superuser. She is not the type who knows how to root a phone or would even want to, so the likely explanation is that the seller had installed a custom ROM and neglected to revert it before sale.
I've never owned an i9100... If she were to ask for help returning it to stock, would the simplest way just be to flash the Bell ICS ROM using Odin? Are there any precautions I'd need to take in case something the last owner had installed would be incompatible with the flash?
Create a backup and flash via odin the new jellybean leak
aandrewalv said:
Create a backup and flash via odin the new jellybean leak
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+1 or not wait for official jellybean for her phone and flash that...no point in upgrading to ics.
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vanisleryan said:
+1 or not wait for official jellybean for her phone and flash that...no point in upgrading to ics.
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To be clear, she is a non power user. The ideal ROM for her is whatever would've been on there by now if it had never been hacked. So I believe that'd be ICS.
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cmstlist said:
To be clear, she is a non power user. The ideal ROM for her is whatever would've been on there by now if it had never been hacked. So I believe that'd be ICS.
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Just flash the ics of bell version since shes not a power user i did the same for wife shes has no intentions of using any custom roms for her just basic use
and i assume you know where too get that and yes flash in odin the stock version either from here you can get it or samfilmware ics version for 19100m
cheers
Thanks!
Actually I should add... The SuperROM she had on there said the device was i9100G. Is it possible that's just because it's what it says in the ROM, and it's still really an i9100m? Cause now I see they have different processors...
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Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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jeffrohurt said:
Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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Hey I'm also looking to update my phone and I'm sort of in the same situation as this girl. I bought my phone second hand and found out later that it was rooted and has CyanogenMod 7.1 on it. My model is the I9100 and my provider is Telus. I was looking to update it to CM10, but one of my concerns is that it might get locked again and I won't be able to use my phone on Telus. Should I just settle for CM9? Will it for sure get locked again? I'm a noob.
jeffrohurt said:
Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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Presumably if it's genuinely an i9100G and not m (I'm not sure, as I only saw the phone once), it wasn't from a Canadian carrier. In which case who knows how it was unlocked.
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I'm new to the site so please excuse my potential ignorance if this has been previously answered or if I missed anything.
So, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305. It was originally on T-Mobile UK but was completely unbranded so on startup doesn't show t-mobile, no network bloatware etc... and I have since had it unlocked (via unlock code, not root)
Waiting for the premium suite update has prompted me to wonder... as I am unlocked am I still governed by t-mobiles wait times to release the update (I actually use a voda SIM in it)? Or as its unlocked/unbranded should I effectively be at the front of the queue as it wereand receive it with other unlocked handsets? Or will I not get it at all as I'm not using a t-mobile SIM?
I'm becoming very impatient waiting for the update as got rid of my note ii in anticipation for the s3 receiving the update. Which after giving more thought to I'm not even sure if I will receive as I have the i9305 rather than the i9300 and they didn't really say specifically who the update was for?
I am on the cusp of rooting just so that I can add the premium suite on the Rom but have limited experience in rooting (only done it a couple of times) worried that I'll miss something and wont be able to return it to stock once the upgrade becomes available via kies as there are so many different guides/roms/software
Appreciate your thoughts
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Don't quote me but I don't think it matters what SIM you have in, you should still see the update when it rolls out to that model number.. so long as your not rooted.
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http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/05...4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features/
Check this live update every once in a while till your country receives the update and then start to panic
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Update has nothing to do with locked or unlocked .
You get the TMobile update for your phone .
Or join XDA and flash a stock rom .
jje
Thanks for the info so far. Can someone tell me if I need to do something specific to ensure I can restore to its original non rooted state in the future as I can't wait for the update anymore.
The update is out in the UK but I haven't received it yet
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richwright1 said:
Thanks for the info so far. Can someone tell me if I need to do something specific to ensure I can restore to its original non rooted state in the future as I can't wait for the update anymore.
The update is out in the UK but I haven't received it yet
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There guides and stickies to return to bone stock non rooted.. if you so please.
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My fassy was froyo (original) when bought its been rooted and running 4.1.1 CM9 now. I am selling it and customer needs to know if it will get 4G or is it always going to be 3G speed?
neilc300 said:
My fassy was froyo (original) when bought its been rooted and running 4.1.1 CM9 now. I am selling it and customer needs to know if it will get 4G or is it always going to be 3G speed?
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Fassy is 3G only.
neilc300 said:
My fassy was froyo (original) when bought its been rooted and running 4.1.1 CM9 now. I am selling it and customer needs to know if it will get 4G or is it always going to be 3G speed?
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whoa dude
1. android 4.1.1 would be cm10, not cm9. unless you're selling a phone with android 4.0.4, which would be cm9. don't confuse the customer.
2. this phone has a 3G radio only, no 4G.
correction
You are correct and i knew that i was totally mesmorized by the sick ass boot animation which clearly states CM9 BTW can someone tell me how to extract that image and install it on my S2 T989?
neilc300 said:
You are correct and i knew that i was totally mesmorized by the sick ass boot animation which clearly states CM9 BTW can someone tell me how to extract that image and install it on my S2 T989?
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you need the specific rom for that device. can't use a rom for a fascinatemtd on a different phone
Huh? You saying that rom i have installed isn't supposed to work? Maybe im confused to where we are in the thread i just switched to xda app and seemed to be behind compared to chrome on desktop
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you need the specific rom for that device. can't use a rom for a fascinatemtd on a different phone
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Huh? You saying that rom i have installed isn't supposed to work? Maybe im confused to where we are in the thread i just switched to xda app and seemed to be behind compared to chrome on desktop
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Skep, i believe his new phone (or phone he is posting from) is the s2 t989 and old phone is fascinate.
The most stable 4.4 rom in my opinion right now is paranoid android beta 3
Download link
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd
pa_fascinatemtd-4.3-BETA3-20140506 kitkat 4.4
Or
pa_fascinatemtd-4.3-BETA3-20140508 kitkat 4.4
Thread link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874086
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I got it fellas i was all messed up and had you all just as messed up as i was im sorry for confusion
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Yes question was about Verizon Fascinate Galaxy S I am posting from my S2 sorry I am new as can be to forum etiquette and posting all together i try not to get yelled at and just read! But after almost 2 years of rooting and romming I found myself faced with the "un asked" question I didnt think existed
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Yes question was about Verizon Fascinate Galaxy S I am posting from my S2 sorry I am new as can be to forum etiquette and posting all together i try not to get yelled at and just read! But after almost 2 years of rooting and romming I found myself faced with the "un asked" question I didnt think existed
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next time google the phone specs lol
obviously there is no magic involved here if the phone didn't support 4g from the factory then it never will you are talking about differneces in hardware
something you *should* know by now
also I don't recommenced selling a phone preloaded with cyanogen mod the customer may have issues getting it to activate with verizon afaik last I checked you can not activate a phone running cyanogen mod you need to be running the stock firmware first activate THEN flash to whatever
Im more of a software guy never once had or will have verizon as a carrier or sprint so I wasnt sure and the guy asked so as a stand up guy instead of bull****ting him to sell the phone i asked and phone is advertised with cm rom installed and also for the choice to be flashed back to the powerwashed 2.3.4 GB so thanks for the input but I do *KNOW* how to list and sell a phone.
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neilc300 said:
Yes question was about Verizon Fascinate Galaxy S I am posting from my S2 sorry I am new as can be to forum etiquette and posting all together i try not to get yelled at and just read! But after almost 2 years of rooting and romming I found myself faced with the "un asked" question I didnt think existed
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:thumbup: hey no worries from me, was just trying to keep the q&a in one thread. You were basically asking same question at two spots.
Not yelling just friendly suggestions.
Yes sir.I believe I have a good grasp of at least how not to use the Q&A ? thank you for your time
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