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Hey,
Im running the GT-I9100T from Vodafone on Australia, currently running MIUI 1.8.19 and wish to flash to another modem other than the KH3 currently on here as the reception is less than good.
I was hoping to find the original KF4 modem shipped with the stock firmware available from kies, but alas could not find it. I only found KF2, or KG1 and above.. I was looking at this thread :
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...II-Shipped-Radio-Collection?p=42051#post42051
for modems but was wondering who in Australia gets the best receptions with which modem?
Cheers!
EDIT : Can the modem.bin file from the original firmware downloaded through kies that is KF4 be extracted and placed in another rom to flash? or just flash through odin/cwm?
etern1ty said:
Hey,
Im running the GT-I9100T from Vodafone on Australia, currently running MIUI 1.8.19 and wish to flash to another modem other than the KH3 currently on here as the reception is less than good.
I was hoping to find the original KF4 modem shipped with the stock firmware available from kies, but alas could not find it. I only found KF2, or KG1 and above.. I was looking at this thread :
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...II-Shipped-Radio-Collection?p=42051#post42051
for modems but was wondering who in Australia gets the best receptions with which modem?
Cheers!
EDIT : Can the modem.bin file from the original firmware downloaded through kies that is KF4 be extracted and placed in another rom to flash? or just flash through odin/cwm?
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I'm with Optus and I find KH3 to be quite good for me. If you have the modem.bin file you can flash it through CWM, but you need to make it a flashable zip.
Otherwise you might be able to put it into another rom.
EDIT: The best way to find out which modem gives you the best reception is to test them out
miisterlim said:
I'm with Optus and I find KH3 to be quite good for me. If you have the modem.bin file you can flash it through CWM, but you need to make it a flashable zip.
Otherwise you might be able to put it into another rom.
EDIT: The best way to find out which modem gives you the best reception is to test them out
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Thanks for the reply, ill start testing
Which rom you running btw?
etern1ty said:
Thanks for the reply, ill start testing
Which rom you running btw?
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Currently I am on Villain 2.4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15885779&postcount=329
Kf4 modem best for me on vodafone
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
I had the same problem. It's solved now. Read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225849
fransarj said:
I had the same problem. It's solved now. Read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225849
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Thankyou!! i was looking forever for this. I will try flash the KF4 modem and see how i go =D! hopefully its not the MIUI rom doing it =\
Thanks again for all the help =D
etern1ty said:
Thankyou!! i was looking forever for this. I will try flash the KF4 modem and see how i go =D! hopefully its not the MIUI rom doing it =\
Thanks again for all the help =D
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No worries. Hope that works out for you.
Im finding a modem to flash thru cwm. as what im having now, seems very bad for my country (or maybe place), malaysia. so im wondering if someone can give me some points on new modems for i9100G.
or maybe, can i use the modem for i9100? will there any brick issues if i tried? thanks.
lukemanhakim said:
or maybe, can i use the modem for i9100? will there any brick issues if i tried? thanks.
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Probably not easy to flash back original modem .
jje
There are loads of threads that have lots of different modems up for download. Just download one, put it on the Internal SD, and flash it with CWM. It's trial and error which one works best for you.
postfatal said:
There are loads of threads that have lots of different modems up for download. Just download one, put it on the Internal SD, and flash it with CWM. It's trial and error which one works best for you.
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sure, i can do that. but i must be certain that it wont do any harm for my phone when trying to flash i9100 modem into i9100g. probably someone that is good into this matter would clear this to me?
thanks.
Hi!
My current phone is:
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 which is rooted.
ROM: RootBOX 1.5
kernel: Fluxi 3.0.36
current modem: XXLPR
My question would be, can I change the modem just like a random fleshable .zip ? Do I need to perform FULL WIPE? I tried to look up in the forum but only found solutions for non-rooted phones.
Please help
Regards,
Yes. Most modems are CWM flashable. Do a Google search & append XDA to your search terms ("SGS2 CWM modems", etc...use your imagination). Here's a link to a thread that has a bunch of modems to get you started.
Edit - No wipe, clear cache or clear Dalvik required when you flash a modem. Simply boot into CWRecovery, flash the modem, reboot. Done.
Dioktis said:
Hi!
My current phone is:
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 which is rooted.
ROM: RootBOX 1.5
kernel: Fluxi 3.0.36
current modem: XXLPR
My question would be, can I change the modem just like a random fleshable .zip ? Do I need to perform FULL WIPE? I tried to look up in the forum but only found solutions for non-rooted phones.
Please help
Regards,
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yes u can flash the zip files of modem thro recovery without any issue, and no need to do full wipe, and also the modem will not wipe anything on ur phone.
after flashing a modem please see it settles down by allowing it for a cpl of days
find some flashable zip collection in link below
Modem Collection
MistahBungle said:
Yes. Most modems are CWM flashable. Do a Google search & append XDA to your search terms ("SGS2 CWM modems", etc...use your imagination). Here's a link to a thread that has a bunch of modems to get you started.
Edit - No wipe, clear cache or clear Dalvik required when you flash a modem. Simply boot into CWRecovery, flash the modem, reboot. Done.
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Sun90 said:
yes u can flash the zip files of modem thro recovery without any issue, and no need to do full wipe, and also the modem will not wipe anything on ur phone.
after flashing a modem please see it settles down by allowing it for a cpl of days
find some flashable zip collection in link below
Modem Collection
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Thank you both for your quick replies!
Hmm now could you suggest me which one to choose? It seems there are so many of them... My main aim for this modem change is to save as much battery as possible.
Regards,
Dioktis said:
Thank you both for your quick replies!
Hmm now could you suggest me which one to choose? It seems there are so many of them... My main aim for this modem change is to save as much battery as possible.
Regards,
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They all work differently depending on your location. One that works well for someone else may not work well for you. Try each one for a while to find one that works well for you.
Eventually I have downloaded the latest XXLPR modem.
Runs pretty good.
Thanks guys!
Uslpg is the best as per me
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Sorry for reviving this old post but can I flash any SGS 2 modem on my phone?
slashragnarok said:
Sorry for reviving this old post but can I flash any SGS 2 modem on my phone?
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NO, AFAIK if the modem is meant for s2 I9100G u cant flash it on ur s2 I9100 or its variants M/P/T etc
Sun90 said:
NO, AFAIK if the modem is meant for s2 I9100G u cant flash it on ur s2 I9100 or its variants M/P/T etc
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Okay but all I9100 modems are "inter-flashable" right? Which brings me to the question, why flash another modem at all? I mean logically the stock modem is meant for my region and should be, at least theoretically, the best for my phone.
Theres nothing wrong with reviving old threads as its better than opening up new ones.
Youve just got to try out different modems and kernels and see how your phone performs with the permutations youve chosen.
Hi all,
Been facing a weird issue ever since I flashed official 4.3 (NB6 with NA8 baseband) with Odin.
I've been able to flash roms back and forth earlier, but ever since the "official" 4.3, I no longer get network signal in KK roms. IMEI is empty and baseband is unknown. WiFi works fine though.
Tried flashing different modems but nothing works. The closest I got to getting a signal was for 1 second and then dropped (keeps getting and dropping). Searched the forums but it seems to be very rare.
Always have to restore to official 4.3 via Odin to get a working phone
Any ideas on this or maybe Sammy doesn't like me anymore ?
~ RazorMC
RazorMC said:
Hi all,
Been facing a weird issue ever since I flashed official 4.3 (NB6 with NA8 baseband) with Odin.
I've been able to flash roms back and forth earlier, but ever since the "official" 4.3, I no longer get network signal in KK roms. IMEI is empty and baseband is unknown. WiFi works fine though.
Tried flashing different modems but nothing works. The closest I got to getting a signal was for 1 second and then dropped (keeps getting and dropping). Searched the forums but it seems to be very rare.
Any ideas on this or maybe Sammy doesn't like me anymore ?
PS: I tried sammy's 4.3-based roms and all was ok, but the official update really messed things up bad.
~ RazorMC
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I Was Having the same problem,not with my Phone,but an Friend Phone. No imei and Hardware serial changed. Resolved using my Samsung Box. Maybe you need one of those. i think is the last stand :good:
could be a csc problem
i am not sure though
also was the firmware for your region
below link may help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/i9300-service-sim-card-gps-fix-solution-t2738219
dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
could be a csc problem
i am not sure though
also was the firmware for your region
below link may help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/i9300-service-sim-card-gps-fix-solution-t2738219
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I had seen the thread earlier but it doesn't mention much except cm 10.1 and "some" setting lol.
Firmware is right (UAE) according to sammobile. I will look into CSC though. I used to be able to flash from official 4.1.2 to TW-based and AOKP-based 4.3 and 4.4 as well, but the official 4.3 firmware was bad news (pretty smooth rom though)
I'm guessing that the NB6 fw hampers baseband/radio to prevent KK roms from reaching S3 users. Kind of like a hidden Knox or something.
~ RazorMC
Tried CM 10.1.3 but no signal even with patched modem MG4.
This is really frustrating lol. I got the S3 to play with roms and now it's over?
Any other ideas ppl on what I could do for this?
~ RazorMC
This is rather an EFS problem than CSC.
Read the EFS threads.
hey
RazorMC said:
Hi all,
Been facing a weird issue ever since I flashed official 4.3 (NB6 with NA8 baseband) with Odin.
I've been able to flash roms back and forth earlier, but ever since the "official" 4.3, I no longer get network signal in KK roms. IMEI is empty and baseband is unknown. WiFi works fine though.
Tried flashing different modems but nothing works. The closest I got to getting a signal was for 1 second and then dropped (keeps getting and dropping). Searched the forums but it seems to be very rare.
Always have to restore to official 4.3 via Odin to get a working phone
Any ideas on this or maybe Sammy doesn't like me anymore ?
~ RazorMC
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Tried flashing MG4 modem????? :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
Benko111 said:
This is rather an EFS problem than CSC.
Read the EFS threads.
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One thing I came across was to downgrade efs from v2 to v1 using the rescue firmware. I don't know if that is safe or will it even work.
shazzy1 said:
Tried flashing MG4 modem????? :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
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Tried it, doesn't work
I'm stuck on official 4.3.
~ RazorMC
Install Samsung kies 3 from here
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/
Run kies then go to Tool > Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this should completely reset the phone to a working condition.
MK6 is stable
Try to use MK6 complete suite, then apply MK6 patched modem and kernel not only patched modem. I don't know why people say flash MG4 modem, it will never work alone. You must need patched kernel to make it work or use ariza patch in older releases.
ag4751 said:
Install Samsung kies 3 from here
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/
Run kies then go to Tool > Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this should completely reset the phone to a working condition.
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I prefer Odin over Kies any day. It's better for flashing imo.
Point is, I can use stock 4.3 rom without any problems, but my issue is that I can no longer change to non-TW roms, esp KK.
galliard said:
Try to use MK6 complete suite, then apply MK6 patched modem and kernel not only patched modem. I don't know why people say flash MG4 modem, it will never work alone. You must need patched kernel to make it work or use ariza patch in older releases.
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Gonna try this now. I'm aiming for KK roms, so I guess Ariza won't help me here.
PS: I can get stock 4.3 without any problems. The signal problem occurs in non-TW roms only. I wanted signal on a 4.4-based rom.
~ RazorMC
RazorMC said:
One thing I came across was to downgrade efs from v2 to v1 using the rescue firmware. I don't know if that is safe or will it even work.
Tried it, doesn't work
I'm stuck on official 4.3.
~ RazorMC
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can you tell me what error is thrown????
(i) you have CWM r8?
(i) download a cwm flashable MG4 Modem, looks like your phone has an EFS issue (had this issue once).
shazzy1 said:
can you tell me what error is thrown????
(i) you have CWM r8?
(i) download a cwm flashable MG4 Modem, looks like your phone has an EFS issue (had this issue once).
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I don't get any signal on KitKat roms. IMEI is empty and baseband is unknown in "About" section. That is my issue.
Stock 4.3 works fine for me
I've tried MG4 and MK6 modem and restoring efs via Philz Recovery 6.07.9 but no luck. I get a network signal that keeps dropping most of the time. This is strange because I haven't come across this problem before. Everytime I have to flash stock via Odin.
I need to find out why this happens so I can help others if they have the same issue.
EFS is ok and not damaged at all. The problem is that the system can't read the EFS, but I can't figure out what I need to do to get it to work.
~ RazorMC
RazorMC said:
I don't get any signal on KitKat roms. IMEI is empty and baseband is unknown in "About" section. That is my issue.
Stock 4.3 works fine for me
I've tried MG4 and MK6 modem and restoring efs via Philz Recovery 6.07.9 but no luck. I get a network signal that keeps dropping most of the time. This is strange because I haven't come across this problem before. Everytime I have to flash stock via Odin.
I need to find out why this happens so I can help others if they have the same issue.
EFS is ok and not damaged at all. The problem is that the system can't read the EFS, but I can't figure out what I need to do to get it to work.
~ RazorMC
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are custom 4.3's working fine mate tried any????
[SOLVED]
Problem: Upgraded to official 4.3 and since then I have not been able to get network signals on 4.4-based roms. Stock 4.3 works fine.
Solution: Installed stock 4.1.2 (even though people said it doesn't work). Lost my signal and IMEI became 0049. Then I installed the patched MG4 modem and got imei and signal back. Then upgraded to Resurrection Remix rom (without GApps first) and still had signal.
Credits:
shazzy1 said:
Tried flashing MG4 modem????? :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
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galliard said:
Try to use MK6 complete suite, then apply MK6 patched modem and kernel not only patched modem. I don't know why people say flash MG4 modem, it will never work alone. You must need patched kernel to make it work or use ariza patch in older releases.
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SamMobile
:good: Thanks to all who posted here and helped me with ideas.
~ RazorMC
Glad u found a fix
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA Free mobile app
Hi,
I'm in the exact same situation, stock 4.3 work's fine but every time i flash some 4.4 rom, i lost imei / baseband (generic imei and unknown baseband) and the phone is just useless.
After i flashed a 4.4 rom and lost signal, i tried to flash every modem / patched modem that i could find on xda but no luck.
Any ideas of a method that would allow me to flash any 4.4 or 5.0 rom without losing imei / baseband ??
Thx
As you found this long dead thread why not try the solution they found?
boomboomer said:
As you found this long dead thread why not try the solution they found?
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Because I cannot get my imei / baseband back after flashing the modem on top of 4.1.2.
So I was wondering if there's anything else to try in my situation (stock tw 4.3)
Anyway, Thx for your help...
I was using the S2 with Jelly Bean. I found the phone to heat up very quickly around the camera lens and top of the phone rather than when running on Ginger Bread. I then installed the Resurrection Remix Custom ROM v5.1.3 with KitKat 4.4.2.
But the heating problem is still there. Checking online I found out that the modem was the problem.I found the KH3 modem was the best for the Galaxy S2. I was wondering if installing the KH3 modem was appropriate on Custom ROM or can modems be installed only on Custom ROM???
If it can be installed can anyone guide me how ... BTW I am using the phone in India ...
Please reply the overheating problem is driving me nuts.
Attatched is a screenshot showing my phone information.
You question is a bit confused (because you haven't taken the time to learn 'the basics' like 95% of people who come here), but the answer is yes. Modems are interchangeable between Android versions on the S2 & not dependent on same; I.E you can flash a modem that was bundled with stock rom that was a different Android version to the one you're currently running (whether stock or custom, makes no difference).
As to how to flash a modem....C'mon....
This is absolute basics, you should know this stuff back to front inside out if you're flashing custom roms.
In other words, search.
MistahBungle said:
You question is a bit confused (because you haven't taken the time to learn 'the basics' like 95% of people who come here), but the answer is yes. Modems are interchangeable between Android versions on the S2 & not dependent on same; I.E you can flash a modem that was bundled with stock rom that was a different Android version to the one you're currently running (whether stock or custom, makes no difference).
As to how to flash a modem....C'mon....
This is absolute basics, you should know this stuff back to front inside out if you're flashing custom roms.
In other words, search.
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I know how to flash the modem using Odin ... I was just wondering if I can flash it on any Android version or any Custom or Stock ROM... and just to be sure the modem zipped file is about 4.5mb right?? Coz I found a KH3 modem file on one blog which was about 200MB in size ...
abhijitcools2 said:
I know how to flash the modem using Odin ... I was just wondering if I can flash it on any Android version or any Custom or Stock ROM... and just to be sure the modem zipped file is about 4.5mb right?? Coz I found a KH3 modem file on one blog which was about 200MB in size ...
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Usually a modem file size should not exceed 10 MB. You can even flash the modem via cwm. On xda you can find links for such files.
banjara said:
Usually a modem file size should not exceed 10 MB. You can even flash the modem via cwm. On xda you can find links for such files.
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Should I do a NANDroid Backup before flashing the modem ??
abhijitcools2 said:
Should I do a NANDroid Backup before flashing the modem ??
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That's not required. Just keep a flashable file of your current modem, just in case you want to revert. I mean, download it and keep it on your phone.
For India, ddls9 also works quite well. I have seen good results on xxls8 too.
banjara said:
That's not required. Just keep a flashable file of your current modem, just in case you want to revert. I mean, download it and keep it on your phone.
For India, ddls9 also works quite well. I have seen good results on xxls8 too.
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If something happens and I restore the phone from a backup of the phone , will the firmware baseband be restored or thats something else??
Firmwares are included in the backup or not??
abhijitcools2 said:
If something happens and I restore the phone from a backup of the phone , will the firmware baseband be restored or thats something else??
Firmwares are included in the backup or not??
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I am not very sure about that. My guess is that it doesn't backup your modem with the rom backup.