I get myself a Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300T a few months ago. I bought it from Bangkok, Thailand. And I live in Malaysia. That means : my phone doesn't have warranty anymore.
I just rooted my phone last Monday. And now I'm planning to flash this rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43677412#post43677412
And I checked in the google, someone said that I have to unlock the bootloader in order to flash custom rom.
My question is : do I have to unlock boot loader to flash custom rom ? ( I have already rooted my GT-I9300T )
Seniors, please help me. I hope that someone will answer me, please don't ignore me. Thank you. All the best for you.
No. You to not need to touch the bootloader at all.
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rootSU said:
No. You to not need to touch the bootloader at all.
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That means I can flash custom ROM even though the bootloader is locked.
no. it means that the bootloader is not locked
Glebun said:
no. it means that the bootloader is not locked
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I don't understand ? Do u mean that I don't have to unlock it ?
limyuyang said:
I don't understand ? Do u mean that I don't have to unlock it ?
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Correct, the I9300's bootloader is not locked...
limyuyang said:
I don't understand ? Do u mean that I don't have to unlock it ?
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As said it is not locked therefore it does not need unlocking.,
[Ref] Read before rooting
jje
mikep99 said:
Correct, the I9300's bootloader is not locked...
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JJEgan said:
As said it is not locked therefore it does not need unlocking.,
[Ref] Read before rooting
jje
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But my model was GT-I9300T. It includes a T.
limyuyang said:
But my model was GT-I9300T. It includes a T.
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The only difference with the "T" model is it is optimised for Australian frequencies, standard i9300 Roms work fine, and the modems work ok but if you go to the modem thread you can grab the modem/Ril for the T variant you will be optimised for Australia
limyuyang said:
But my model was GT-I9300T. It includes a T.
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Only US Verizon has locked bootloader.
slaphead20 said:
The only difference with the "T" model is it is optimised for Australian frequencies, standard i9300 Roms work fine, and the modems work ok but if you go to the modem thread you can grab the modem/Ril for the T variant you will be optimised for Australia
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rootSU said:
Only US Verizon has locked bootloader.
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Ok. Thanks btw. Is the modems compulsory for me to flash ?
limyuyang said:
Ok. Thanks btw. Is the modems compulsory for me to flash ?
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Nope. Only official ROMs should include modems. When you flash custom ROMs, modem is left untouched.
SOME custom ROMs may have an option to (or force) modem flash, but this will be seamless so you wont have to do anything special.
rootSU said:
Nope. Only official ROMs should include modems. When you flash custom ROMs, modem is left untouched.
SOME custom ROMs may have an option to (or force) modem flash, but this will be seamless so you wont have to do anything special.
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Ok, senior. Thanks for step by step teaching. I really appreciate it.
No probs
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Hi Guys.
Does anyone know how to work out what network their phone is locked to?
Cheers!
Jason
jetheridge said:
Hi Guys.
Does anyone know how to work out what network their phone is locked to?
Cheers!
Jason
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are you rooted? custom rom? i dont get what you mean by locked to
bbzkarim said:
are you rooted? custom rom? i dont get what you mean by locked to
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Sorry, the phone is locked to a network but I have no idea what network it's locked to
I've tried Voda, O2, T-mob, Orange sim... none work.
Cheers!
First clue should be what network did you buy it from .
Locked it may well have network branding on the phone .
jje
Hi.
It's a second hand handset, sadly there is no branding on it at all
If you are on a firmware before lg8 just download voodoo sim unlock from project-voodoo.org to your phone and it'll unlock your phone so you can use it on any network.
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Hi.
Yup - this is what I've currently done (thanks).
But I'm just keen to know for the future so I can upgrade the firmware.
:laugh:
Thanks for all your help guys!
nodstuff said:
If you are on a firmware before lg8 just download voodoo sim unlock from project-voodoo.org to your phone and it'll unlock your phone so you can use it on any network.
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Plug it into Kies and it should tell you the product codes etc . Then use Checkfus to download .
jje
WHOOO! Thanks!!!
It's locked to Three.
You are the man! :laugh:
JJEgan said:
Plug it into Kies and it should tell you the product codes etc . Then use Checkfus to download .
jje
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hey guys, jsut got myself a S2 and being new to S2 device i would like to know, my gs2 is a I9100T,,, would it brick the phone if i use another variants firmware EG. I9100g/m etc..
thanks
Yes,definetly it will...
manojcitc said:
Yes,definetly it will...
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ok thanks,, just woundering becuase the galaxy ace i have is a 5830T and i can use and other variant other than the i version...
so the latest firmware for just the I9100 will brick the phone?
winxuser said:
hey guys, jsut got myself a S2 and being new to S2 device i would like to know, my gs2 is a I9100T,,, would it brick the phone if i use another variants firmware EG. I9100g/m etc..
thanks
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ur phone will only brick if u use any rom/kernel meant for I9100G since it has a diff hardware altogether
u have to look for ROM/KERNELS meant for I9100(international version or its variants like M/P/T etc)
never try anything meant for I9100G on ur phone
Yep ofc it will break it
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ok so is the "G" varient the only one to stay away from for the T
winxuser said:
ok so is the "G" varient the only one to stay away from for the T
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Yes
Sun90 said:
Yes
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sweet thanks sun
winxuser said:
ok so is the "G" varient the only one to stay away from for the T
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Yes... Normal GT-i9100 ROMs / firmware / kernels should be fine to use on GT-i9100T
Hey xda users,
I want to now if i can switch my T-Mobile GS5 to an international version of GS5 and how to do it if it is possible.
Thank you
didoux said:
Hey xda users,
I want to now if i can switch my AT and T GS5 to an international version of GS5 and how to do it if it is possible.
Thank you
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Not really. The G900A (AT&T version) has a locked bootloader which means the kernel and bootloader cannot be changed. I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. There are certain G900F (International version) ROMs that can run on the G900A, but it's still the G900A. For those ROMs you should go to the G900A threads to get more information and ask this question there to get better responses. This is the T-Mobile forum.
Sorry
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Not really. The G900A (AT&T version) has a locked bootloader which means the kernel and bootloader cannot be changed. I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. There are certain G900F (International version) ROMs that can run on the G900A, but it's still the G900A. For those ROMs you should go to the G900A threads to get more information and ask this question there to get better responses. This is the T-Mobile forum.
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I meant the t-mobile version i am sorry it is not the AT and T .
didoux said:
I meant the t-mobile version i am sorry it is not the AT and T .
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Again, we need to know exactly what it is you want to do. Then we can advise. You have a G900T and it cannot be a G900F although it can do similar things. Exactly what are you trying to accomplish?
didoux said:
Hey xda users,
I want to now if i can switch my T-Mobile GS5 to an international version of GS5 and how to do it if it is possible.
Thank you
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Are you talking about putting a G900F rom on the tmobile version? If yes, then yeah you can do that with on problems.
aooga said:
Are you talking about putting a G900F rom on the tmobile version? If yes, then yeah you can do that with on problems.[/QUOTe
So it is possible to switch a t-mobile version to an international one ?
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didoux said:
Are you talking about putting a G900F rom on the tmobile version? If yes, then yeah you can do that with on problems.[/QUOTe
So it is possible to switch a t-mobile version to an international one ?
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Yes.
aooga said:
Yes.
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mnnhnnn
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How can you do that?
aooga said:
Yes.
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How exactly can you do that?
Rewfer said:
How exactly can you do that?
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I have a T-Mobile S5 and am using on AT&T with Omega rom which is basically a G900F rom. But I still use the G900T's modem and boot loader. It works very well that way and is not very hard to do. If you go over to the G900F threads and read some of the ROM threads (such as Omega) it will explain how it's done.
Good Luck!
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hi guys
can i install stock firmware of N9005 on my sprint not 3 N900P
sorico said:
hi guys
can i install stock firmware of N9005 on my sprint not 3 N900P
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I wouldn't
uknow said:
I wouldn't
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what do you mean
sorico said:
what do you mean
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I mean i would not flash n9005 stock firmware on sm-n900p but thats just me
i just asked if the rom is compatible with N900P :good:
sorico said:
i just asked if the rom is compatible with N900P :good:
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No, you asked
sorico said:
hi guys
can i install stock firmware of N9005 on my sprint not 3 N900P
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You should never flash anything that is not for your model number. Different phones have different hardware, mainly the processors. There are plenty of good ROMs for the Sprint version of the Note 3, even a good Note 4 port. Also if you were to flash software designed for a different device you could hard brick you device which would suck. I'd encourage you to read the forums a little bit, there's great information and most people are will to answer questions as long as they haven't been asked already, plus use the search bar here and that may point you where you need to go. I hope this has helped you out.
sorico said:
hi guys
can i install stock firmware of N9005 on my sprint not 3 N900P
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No, flashing the whole firmware from a different Note 3 is not a good idea, especially a stock firmware package including modem & bootloader files.
You may get away with running a ROM from a different model using the instructions in THIS thread.
miguelfp1 said:
No, flashing the whole firmware from a different Note 3 is not a good idea, especially a stock firmware package including modem & bootloader files.
You may get away with running a ROM from a different model using the instructions in THIS thread.
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i want to add french language but i can't. is there any methode to add more languages???
Rofl, a good note 4 port.....go back to sleep
Sent from my "good note 4 port....SM-N910P" hopefully before it crashes....
Does anyone have the international model working on cricket? Could a firmware flash make it work?
unlocked phones work fine
malikin said:
unlocked phones work fine
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Did you need to flash a different firmware on yours?
harkoai said:
Did you need to flash a different firmware on yours?
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Sony.com selling unlocked phones, no need to flash it.