Hello, for some reason after i upgraded to official bell ICS for my galaxy note .. and then back to gingerbread for troubleshooting .. now it does not tell me that i could upgrade to ICS .. is there anything i could do ??? or is there anywhere an odin file for official Bell ICS ?
Thanks in advance for any help ...
Try doing the update with Kies.
Worked for me when OTA failed due to CWM...
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Try doing the update with Kies.
Worked for me when OTA failed due to CWM...
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Thanks for the reply .. and nope it does not work .. that is the strange part as it says i dont have upgrade for this device .. here is the whole story
I had my Galaxy note (Bell) rooted and CWM with Gingerbread ..
I received a morning the message that it was having the upgrade for ICS ... I tried and it failed saying invalid argument E: ...
I tried twice and it failed .. I tried then with Kies, the first time it failed and the second time it worked !
I was all excited to have ICS but then .... The problems with my signal began.
I had intermittent signal, meaning that sometimes the signal was going dead and anybody trying to call me or if i would try to browse the web or anything it would say that it cannot do it for the moment or network was not there.
I had to reboot my phone every time to have it back.
Decided then to try to flash back Gingerbread Bell stock in hope to be able to flash back ICS clean and maybe solve that problem
That was my mistake i guess as now it is on Gingerbread clean but no mention of ICS available to me now ..
In Kies it tells me that there is no update for that device
Current Firmware version PDA:LA2/ PHONE:LF4/ CSC:LA2 (BMC)
I dont know if i could force the upgrade somehow for ICS or if there is anything i could do ?
Otherwise if you know any link to download the stock ICS for Bell Galaxy note that would be really appreciated
Thanks,
Zykio
ANd ... MaelXca .. if it works for yours with ICS and it is a Bell Galaxy note ...AND if someone save a Bell Stock ICS of your galaxy phone and provide a link .. i could use Odin or CWM worst case to flash to ICS and sure would help a ton of people
Thanks
zykio
Could it be as well because Kies thinks i am already on ICS when im on GB ? does it reflect in that ? Current Firmware version PDA:LA2/ PHONE:LF4/ CSC:LA2 (BMC)
Flash this ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766933
Stock ICS and works very well.
THanks for your link .. some interesting points in there as rooted and such .. for ICS but my biggest concern would be the fact that it is not a Bell version .(unless i am wrong)
as one guy in there said
Thanks so much, been waiting for this all day....downloading now.
Download went great, super fast...battery charging (I never install a Rom with less than 70% battery)
1.Wiped Cache, dalvik, formated/wipe, mounted and wiped system,cache,data and installed this Rom
2.It took just about 3 minutes from the moment I hit Reboot in CWM and the ATT Ready2go appeared ....
I was able today to re upgrade to ICS after i found the pit, pda, phone, csc etc file for gingerbread, signed in google and samsung account and then kies at last gave me back the option to upgrade ..
So now im back to ICS but it seems (still a bit early to confirm at 100%) that if i left the signal to auto with LTE,. it ends up by having the signal blocking or some people say that i was not reachable when my phone had to be rebooted to work again (to receive calls ...) without LTE, just one notch below in Auto setting, it seems to keep working good.
I dont know if it is that i have to upgrade the modem in .. or such and if it is the case because of a known issue or not .. where could i find such a Bell modem file that i could flash and would make it better ?
I am having the same exact issue. The only difference is that i went back to stock Gingerbread rom because i need to bring my phone to a service center as it reebots often.
Ive done the following :
Go back to GB stock via CWM backup
Restored Bell stock recovery through a link found on this forum
Tried updating with Kies but now says no update
Tried updating with Kies in Download Mode and it says no download available for my phone
I do have a CWM backup of the Bell ICS Rooted. Is there a way to unroot it perfectly without samsung knowing about it?
Thanks guys
you know what .. try with that .. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657279
There are about 4 or 5 files .. one for each field in ODIN .. like PIT .. Bootloader .. PDA ... PHONE .. CSC .. etc ..
If you do it properly you will be clean GB and then log in your phone .. sign in to google account and samsung account and then go in Kies again .. that way i got the invite to upgrade to ICS again
Hope this will help you
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I am having the same exact issue. The only difference is that i went back to stock Gingerbread rom because i need to bring my phone to a service center as it reebots often.
Ive done the following :
Go back to GB stock via CWM backup
Restored Bell stock recovery through a link found on this forum
Tried updating with Kies but now says no update
Tried updating with Kies in Download Mode and it says no download available for my phone
I do have a CWM backup of the Bell ICS Rooted. Is there a way to unroot it perfectly without samsung knowing about it?
Thanks guys
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For the ICS Rooted .. is it a stock ICS for Bell AND rooted ? i mean like the last update we got and Bell Rooted ? if so and no customer rom i would love to have that .. do you know if LTE was working without freezing (going no signal until you reboot) ?
Thanks in advance .. since i will have to root mine as well soon enough so it could help for my problem maybe and the root needed after.
Zykio
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For the ICS Rooted .. is it a stock ICS for Bell AND rooted ? i mean like the last update we got and Bell Rooted ? if so and no customer rom i would love to have that .. do you know if LTE was working without freezing (going no signal until you reboot) ?
Thanks in advance .. since i will have to root mine as well soon enough so it could help for my problem maybe and the root needed after.
Zykio
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Yes its the original BELL ICS rom simply rooted. It works perfectly for now but i have some LTE issues. ( MY issues is physical hardware in the phone and i've had the same issue since stock GB )
let me know if you want it and if you can give me a guide
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Yes its the original BELL ICS rom simply rooted. It works perfectly for now but i have some LTE issues. ( MY issues is physical hardware in the phone and i've had the same issue since stock GB )
let me know if you want it and if you can give me a guide
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Fair enough .. i will try first the new modem .. UCLF6 or something like that to see how it goes and then if it is working good the only thing i would have to find is how to root that G note having ICS and how to install CWM ..
For the guide, you mean the how to do a backup of the ICS rooted ?
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Fair enough .. i will try first the new modem .. UCLF6 or something like that to see how it goes and then if it is working good the only thing i would have to find is how to root that G note having ICS and how to install CWM ..
For the guide, you mean the how to do a backup of the ICS rooted ?
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If you are on bell, i do not recommend UCLF6 i had some issue with it. Also , there is a reason bell has a specific modem for the note. I recommend flashing the bell modem as i told you on the other thread.
Also i am installing linux on a Virtual machine and will soon start zip aligning, deodexing and tweaking a bit my bell rom and make it available to all you guys
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If you are on bell, i do not recommend UCLF6 i had some issue with it. Also , there is a reason bell has a specific modem for the note. I recommend flashing the bell modem as i told you on the other thread.
Also i am installing linux on a Virtual machine and will soon start zip aligning, deodexing and tweaking a bit my bell rom and make it available to all you guys
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Cool and thanks again ... will give a try to that Bell modem that guys here are advertising as the one i got with ICS ota was a bit different and got problems with LTE ...
If you can .. please tell us what type of problems you had with UCLF6 .. that would help too if others got problems
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If you are on bell, i do not recommend UCLF6 i had some issue with it. Also , there is a reason bell has a specific modem for the note. I recommend flashing the bell modem as i told you on the other thread.
Also i am installing linux on a Virtual machine and will soon start zip aligning, deodexing and tweaking a bit my bell rom and make it available to all you guys
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The modems on theses things can be a tricky proposition. I am on Bell Mobility in the GTA and was having issues on stock with LTE completely dropping phone and data capabilities when moving between LTE and non LTE regions (same problem on GB and ICS stock).
I've been running various flapjaxx ATT&T based roms over the last few days and these issues have disappeared on the UCLF6 modem travelling within the same areas. I get LTE speeds in regions that have it and the LTE indicator works flawlessly.
As always...Your mileage may vary....We are fortunate to have so many different modems to try!
Thanks it seems for now im stuck with UCLF6 but reading you it gives me hope
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The modems on theses things can be a tricky proposition. I am on Bell Mobility in the GTA and was having issues on stock with LTE completely dropping phone and data capabilities when moving between LTE and non LTE regions (same problem on GB and ICS stock).
I've been running various flapjaxx ATT&T based roms over the last few days and these issues have disappeared on the UCLF6 modem travelling within the same areas. I get LTE speeds in regions that have it and the LTE indicator works flawlessly.
As always...Your mileage may vary....We are fortunate to have so many different modems to try!
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I use a Bell Note in the Gta and had to disable LTE as well (due to dropping all connevtivity until reboot).
I had the issue on flapjaxxx rom, onlyone, and teamperfection too. Tried the last two modems (ie ucle5, uclf6) and the issue was present on all of them.
On those modems i had to use a dialer code to be able to disable lte.
On the stock bell mugla (excuse if spelled wrong) disabling lte is an easy option under mobile networks in settings
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That sucks cause LTE is smoking fast when you have it...
I notice you are in Ajax. When I was having the issue, I noticed that it would occur when moving between LTE and non LTE areas. Hopefully as LTE coverage expands there will be fewer "transition" areas and thus fewer problems.
That is, if my hypothesis is correct..
Just got off the phone with a level 2 tech at bell.he is saying that the issue is in the towers and that they are testing new updates daily for the lte/wcdma failover issue
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Anyone happen to know, or even a guess why telus would remove the GB update from their site. I've read about people have various problems with the updating, but from what I read, those problems were PC related.
Mine worked just fine.
I also have a question... is it possible to dump a stock rom and/or radio and/or kernel without having root?
Thx
Maniac
Can anyone confirm if this is true?
That is sort of strange. Im glad I was able to get it in time. And rooted too
People were losing SD cards on telus also.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Can anyone tell me how I can rip the rom, cause I've tried the method found on these forums for the fascinate for froyo, but when I tried to odin it back it didn't work.
So right now I'm almost afraid to shut the phone off just in case I can't boot and I have no way to get it back to stock GB.
Mainly what I want to do is make a factory image that I can put somewhere for others to download it. Cause I want to try some things but I can't until telus puts the update up again.
Maniac
fromthestars said:
That is sort of strange. Im glad I was able to get it in time. And rooted too
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I think Telus was getting all kinds of questions on when it would be available when they had no control over it - so they made a generic upgrade page.
I just tried with Kies and I got GingerBread BUT I'm also staring a long time at a galaxy S screen - lost my clockwork mod recovery as well (back to stock 3E).
Hmmmm - anyone know if this update is still available online somewhere as I have no OTA to get it and of course as the thread says... TELUS has pulled it.
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Hmmmm - anyone know if this update is still available online somewhere as I have no OTA to get it and of course as the thread says... TELUS has pulled it.
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Its back now
MrManiacNF said:
Its back now
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Hmm, When I load Kies it tells me I have the most current firmware.
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Hmm, When I load Kies it tells me I have the most current firmware.
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I'm pretty sure to upgrade through the Samsung Kies software, you will have to remove any mods / hacks that you made to your phone.
Best option probably is to flash everything back to Stock, which I did. Then had no problem updating via Kies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
Alright I'll give that a shot tonight, the only 'mod' I have done would be rooting the phone - other than that it is stock at this time.
I guess the one thing I really shouldve mentioned in my first reply is I have the Fascinate 4G with TELUS, is the update specific to the 3G+?
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Alright I'll give that a shot tonight, the only 'mod' I have done would be rooting the phone - other than that it is stock at this time.
I guess the one thing I really shouldve mentioned in my first reply is I have the Fascinate 4G with TELUS, is the update specific to the 3G+?
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Oh wait! If you have the Fascinate 4G+ (T959P) then you may not want to flash everything back to 2.2.
I'm not 100% sure that it may work with 4G Fascinate.
Can anyone validate the following steps will work on his Fascinate 4G+ ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
They are different phones. If you could get the 3G+ file to flash at all (which I doubt), it would almost certainly semi brick the phone. There is an update section on telus website for fascinate 4G (just below the 3G+ entry) (no update available today). When you see the update available there, you're good to go.
I have the 4g and I won't flash anything made for the 3g. Two different phones. I remember reading a thread about people bricking the 4g while trying to put 3g stuff on it.
if i Resinstall ICS Leaked Version or Restore my I717 to Stock GB -
Will all MODS go back to normal ? for example , boot logo, CTR animation , Modems/Radio/ etc ... ?
i basically want everything back to NORMAL and start all over again .
for some reason when i installed ICS Alpha 2 or Beta 2 whatever is called , i cannot make or receive phone calls , yet i can send and receive txt messages and surf the web at 4G LTE
If you are planning on using Da_G's stock, you may have to flash the ATT kernel to get the stock bootani.
tyler79durdan said:
If you are planning on using Da_G's stock, you may have to flash the ATT kernel to get the stock bootani.
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well id like to simply go back to the first Leaked version of ICS *AT&T STOCK whipping out everything else ive ever done to the phone .
ive already flashed Da_G's stock and somewhere along the lines i mustve done something wrong or missed something ...
UltimateEnd said:
id like to simply go back to the first Leaked version of ICS *AT&T STOCK
i mustve done something wrong or missed something ...
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Please elaborate.
tyler79durdan said:
Please elaborate.
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basically i cannot make or receive calls .
my Gnote was unlocked and i came back from T-Mobile to AT&T,
after finding the corect modem/radio everything seemed good and dandy,
then i went and flashed Da_G's ICS stock version and for some reason i cannot make or receive calls , but everything else is working fine .
i just wanna know how to make EVERYTHING back to BRAND NEW as if i took my Gnote out the box . specifically the modem thinggy and all .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585810
Please feel free to use the search function of this site. I see that you are new, so welcome. And you should know that as you become more comfortable here, we will encourage you to do a lot of reading and searching. We all had to do it, and its what makes us important to one another.
Enjoy your time here!
TD out
darn , i simply wanna know why cant i make or receive calls .
would it have to do with the modem ?
Not if mobile data works.
I really need help. I rooted my phone 2 days ago, worked fine, then I was on gingerbread installed a custom rom which is Sky ICS 4.2D-10. Don't worry, I updated each one to get the 4.2D-10. Anyways. The rom worked fine on my phone, just one problem, which is the Internet(Data). It wouldn't work. Btw I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE SGH-I727r, I'm on Rogers Network.
Basically I have 2GB of Data. I couldn't access in the internet anywhere outside my house without wifi.. the text, calls works, but not the data. Can someone please help me so I don't waste this.
Edit: Fixed the problem. APN of Rogers was wrong.
ComputerWiz204 said:
I really need help. I rooted my phone 2 days ago, worked fine, then I was on gingerbread installed a custom rom which is Sky ICS 4.2D-10. Don't worry, I updated each one to get the 4.2D-10. Anyways. The rom worked fine on my phone, just one problem, which is the Internet(Data). It wouldn't work. Btw I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE SGH-I727r, I'm on Rogers Network.
Basically I have 2GB of Data. I couldn't access in the internet anywhere outside my house without wifi.. the text, calls works, but not the data. Can someone please help me so I don't waste this.
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This is an Custom ROM or a Official ROM?
If is custom, this is ROM bug, because isn't stable. But if is official, you have to flash another ROM to test. If the data works, ROM problem.
If not, it might be phone problem and have too be solved directly w/ SAMSUNG.
Mr.Indigo said:
This is an Custom ROM or a Official ROM?
If is custom, this is ROM bug, because isn't stable. But if is official, you have to flash another ROM to test. If the data works, ROM problem.
If not, it might be phone problem and have too be solved directly w/ SAMSUNG.
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Not really sure, I'm kinda a noobie xD. But I did get it off here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216
So what is your best choice, does anyone know which is stable for the Galaxy S2 LTE? Because AT&T's Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket) is similar with my Rogers Galaxy S2..
What's your best rom to choose from?, Cause I wanted a Boot animation so I couldn't go on the AT&T ICS stock rom as I don't like the look of it. It did work when I was on gingerbread.
Mr.Indigo said:
This is an Custom ROM or a Official ROM?
If is custom, this is ROM bug, because isn't stable. But if is official, you have to flash another ROM to test. If the data works, ROM problem.
If not, it might be phone problem and have too be solved directly w/ SAMSUNG.
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Basically my Mobile Network state is: disconnected.
But I can still receive calls and text, I can also call back, text,etc.
only thing is wrong is my Data internet, My apn rogers is checked.
Mobile Data is also on.
Does anyone know a stable Custom rom for Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE SGH-I727r?
Can I install on Defy?
Can I install on Defy?
ComputerWiz204 said:
I really need help. I rooted my phone 2 days ago, worked fine, then I was on gingerbread installed a custom rom which is Sky ICS 4.2D-10. Don't worry, I updated each one to get the 4.2D-10. Anyways. The rom worked fine on my phone, just one problem, which is the Internet(Data). It wouldn't work. Btw I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE SGH-I727r, I'm on Rogers Network.
Basically I have 2GB of Data. I couldn't access in the internet anywhere outside my house without wifi.. the text, calls works, but not the data. Can someone please help me so I don't waste this.
Edit: Fixed the problem. APN of Rogers was wrong.
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pupiloalpha said:
Can I install on Defy?
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No, you can't. This ROM has been build for SII, and most of the requirements of the ROM cannot be found on the Defy, such as Camera, display, processor, RAM, and more things.
There are some ICS ROMs with FroYo kernel. Try one!
Hey guys Long time creeper first time poster.
Anyways i picked up a galaxy note yesterday that was bricked for about $175. The guy had soft bricked it recovery and download were still accessible so i simply used odin to reinstall stock rogers from Da_G's thread. The guy said he bricked it because he had a JB rom on there and wanted to go back to stock but odin froze and thats how the system bricked.
Anyways right now i have the system working and running Stock ICS from Rogers. The current issue i am facing is that there is some sort of issue with the signal. The device jumps between Virgin mobile(my provide) and emergency only. Constantly i cannot get a reliable signal on the phone. Calls constantly fail and messages rarely send.
I have tried flashing the stock radio for rogers from Da_G's thread as well but no luck. The apn is correct and ive tried turning LTE off, no success at all. Does anyone in the community have any suggestions this is a really frustrating problem!
Thanks
Joe-Pk said:
Hey guys Long time creeper first time poster.
Anyways i picked up a galaxy note yesterday that was bricked for about $175. The guy had soft bricked it recovery and download were still accessible so i simply used odin to reinstall stock rogers from Da_G's thread. The guy said he bricked it because he had a JB rom on there and wanted to go back to stock but odin froze and thats how the system bricked.
Anyways right now i have the system working and running Stock ICS from Rogers. The current issue i am facing is that there is some sort of issue with the signal. The device jumps between Virgin mobile(my provide) and emergency only. Constantly i cannot get a reliable signal on the phone. Calls constantly fail and messages rarely send.
I have tried flashing the stock radio for rogers from Da_G's thread as well but no luck. The apn is correct and ive tried turning LTE off, no success at all. Does anyone in the community have any suggestions this is a really frustrating problem!
Thanks
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Flash another ROM on it. And keep in mind, it was sold to you as a brick. Maybe it also had the radio issue before you got it.
You did the ICS update via OTA?
Im downloading this rom now "UCLF6 Base Rom Featuring
The Unofficial FJ-Mod Build #11
"RISE UP!""
Will try it and see if it makes any difference.
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You did the ICS update via OTA?
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I installed the stock ics through odin i never did any OTA's it says there are none available.
So i flashed a new rom and i still cannot complete calls or send text messages...sometimes it works and sometimes it, majority of the time it is not working...any other suggestions?
What model is it? That info is under the battery.
rangercaptain said:
What model is it? That info is under the battery.
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SGH-I717R
Have you tried a different modern yet?
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rquiett said:
Have you tried a different modern yet?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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I have tired UCLF6 Modem and the AT&T Modem.
Joe-Pk said:
I have tired UCLF6 Modem and the AT&T Modem.
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From what I see it looks like they use the T-mobile frequencies but I could be wrong. You may need to give a t-mobile modem a try
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From what I see it looks like they use the T-mobile frequencies but I could be wrong. You may need to give a t-mobile modem a try
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I know that virgin uses HSPA+ frequencies but im willing to try anything can you send me a link to the T-mobile modem? And its safe to flash correct, shouldnt cause a hard brick?
Joe-Pk said:
I know that virgin uses HSPA+ frequencies but im willing to try anything can you send me a link to the T-mobile modem? And its safe to flash correct, shouldnt cause a hard brick?
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Here is a link to the thread with the T-mobile modems I suggest reading up a bit in there before flashing. And as long as you are following the directions I don't see why it would not be safe to flash
rquiett said:
Here is a link to the thread with the T-mobile modems I suggest reading up a bit in there before flashing. And as long as you are following the directions I don't see why it would not be safe to flash
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I went ahead and flashed this modem before you posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679722&highlight=t-mobile+modem
but so far it hasnt made a difference. i will try the one in the thread you posted now.
Tried the stock Tmous modem same issue... any other suggestions. The phone will say its on the network but i just cant send anything. sometimes it will work for 20 mins then it will stop working for a while again.
So my aunt has am AT&T Galaxy Note on T-Mobile and I told the store she purchased the phone from to flash the T-Mobile radios so that she can get 4G HSPA+ but the device is stuck on gingerbread and I would really like to update it to stock Jellybean with Touchwiz? If I use Odin to flash the latest update will she lose her unlock? But then will it need to be unlocked now that T-Mobile has 4G LTE in Las Vegas? I figured all she would need to do is buy a new T-Mobile 4G LTE compatible SIM and then use that but I'm not sure. Can the new firmware be rooted and can it be unlocked if need be? Also, she broke the mirco-usb port so is there any way that I can flash to stock without the use of that port? I'm really sorry for all the questions but if anyone could answer them I would be very grateful.
If the usb port is broken, you won't be able to use Odin. Is the device rooted? If it is there is hope! If not, you're up the river without a paddle.
440bro said:
If the usb port is broken, you won't be able to use Odin. Is the device rooted? If it is there is hope! If not, you're up the river without a paddle.
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I know right but luckily the device is rooted and because the shop said they flashed the T-Mobile radios, I believe it has a custom recovery on it.
Whew! I'm glad to hear you're already rooted. You can forget about Odin now. Flashing roms ands modems thru recovery won't lose your unlocked SIM info. First thing I would do is update your recovery. Then you can flash a new JB rom. A lot of newer roms depend on TWRP recovery. You can find that here in the original android development section. Read carefully and follow the install via .zip way. Since you're on tmobile I'd read the post just before this one about JB and what modems are working best. I'm on at&t so I can't help you there. They also remark on what roms they are running. You can follow their lead, or check out all three available roms in the development selection. Again read the developers directions, and make sure the rom is for your device before you flash anything. Then enjoy!
I didn't see any mention of having installed a custom recovery. If the OP hasn't done that he can still update to the latest stock rom using Kies Air. He can get that from the app store.
Being rooted has nothing to do with any of this. Rom flashing only depends on having 1) a pc with Odin and a working usb port, or 2)having a custom recovery already installed.
Flashing a custom rom won't affect the radio you already have, but if you update to the JB stock rom it will flash the current baseband (modem).
Unlocking is permanent. No flashing can change that phone back to a locked state.
Yes, you need a 4G LTE sim card, but under even best conditions you will mostly see 4G only (HSPA+ ).
I might be wrong, but to use T-Mobile's LTE you have to use a stock AT&T Rom. I'm in Houston and we just got LTE here.
Christogq said:
I might be wrong, but to use T-Mobile's LTE you have to use a stock AT&T Rom. I'm in Houston and we just got LTE here.
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Not an ATT rom.... but an ATT MODEM.
That and setting the fast.t-mobile.com APN will give access to T-Mobile LTE.
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Not an ATT rom.... but an ATT MODEM.
That and setting the fast.t-mobile.com APN will give access to T-Mobile LTE.
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For real? So I can use a different Rom? Does it still have to be like a 4.0.4 version or can I use something more current?
Christogq said:
For real? So I can use a different Rom? Does it still have to be like a 4.0.4 version or can I use something more current?
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You can use your choice of stock or custom roms with LTE.
UCLF6, UCMB4, UCMD3 can all be used under ICS, JB custom roms. 4.0.4, 4.1.2, 4.2.2 or the likes. Cyanogenmod, paranoid, slim, padawan, it doesn't matter.
On anything but stock samsung you can *#*#4636#*#* into dialer then phone options to change between lte and wcdma or all. Also available under settings/mobile network/preference.
Those are the 3 most current modems with access to LTE. UCLF6 being from the official ICS last year.
scariola said:
You can use your choice of stock or custom roms with LTE.
UCLF6, UCMB4, UCMD3 can all be used under ICS, JB custom roms. 4.0.4, 4.1.2, 4.2.2 or the likes. Cyanogenmod, paranoid, slim, padawan, it doesn't matter.
On anything but stock samsung you can *#*#4636#*#* into dialer then phone options to change between lte and wcdma or all. Also available under settings/mobile network/preference.
Those are the 3 most current modems with access to LTE. UCLF6 being from the official ICS last year.
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How/Why do you know this lol? All I knew about was the *# stuff lol. You have just made my day bro! Thank you so much!
Christogq said:
How/Why do you know this lol? All I knew about was the *# stuff lol. You have just made my day bro! Thank you so much!
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I've been an android since tmobile.
That and being Computer/SmartPhone Technical Support....I constantly try to be in "the know".
Shoot I fix cars now and never changed my oil before 2 years ago.
I tried to update my I717 (AT&T) and have nothing but access to restore or download mode...it errored out, then I didn't do the emergency backup right away. When I tried to do it later, I get about 96% of the way done, and it errors out....
440bro said:
A lot of newer roms depend on TWRP recovery.
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I don't think there is a dependence on which recovery you use but more of a recommendation. I've flashed many ROMs with CWM that the developer recommended using TWRP and they worked just fine. So, long as you do the procedure right, it doesn't matter what recovery you use.