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Hi guys,
Sorry guys for what might appear to be a noob question, but is there any major differences between the I9300 and I9300T model? and more importantly, will I9300 ROMs work on a I9300T model S3? or is the difference so minor that it won't really matter?
I have only just noticed that my model had the T. If someone could clear that up or shed some light on the matter, it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
I flashed it with the I9300 Italian latest rom with no issues at all. So I think they are the same, I think the network locked ones come with T, I got mine unlocked at the store where I bought it. It was Vodafone stock.
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Barracuda77777 said:
I flashed it with the I9300 Italian latest rom with no issues at all. So I think they are the same, I think the network locked ones come with T, I got mine unlocked at the store where I bought it. It was Vodafone stock.
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I'm guessing there must be some hardware difference. A different model number usually (always I think) indicates some hardware difference. Just adding a letter though, is usually the smallest difference of all.
The i9300 is capable of being locked, or at least it would seem to be considering it has menu functions for it. Could be wrong on this though, maybe it can't.
The T model is tuned to favour the 850mhz band. There is a difference in hardware but very minor. Other than that they are the same.
Just Google i9100 i9100t (S2 model) and you will find alot of info. Something about different sar value.
Anyway, as for flashing you'll have no problems. Firmwares are interchangeable. Same with the S2 but on the S2, it was better to flash a T modem afterwards for optimum reception.
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I'm really curious about this coming from a gti9100T to a gti9300T I have found zero difference in using Tmodems vs any other
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sxi200 said:
The T model is tuned to favour the 850mhz band. There is a difference in hardware but very minor. Other than that they are the same.
Just Google i9100 i9100t (S2 model) and you will find alot of info. Something about different sar value.
Anyway, as for flashing you'll have no problems. Firmwares are interchangeable. Same with the S2 but on the S2, it was better to flash a T modem afterwards for optimum reception.
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Oh ok. The only reason I ask is because I was on Sammobile and noticed this warning which stated "Do not flash I9300T roms with your GT-I9300 device!" so was wondering if firmwares were truely interchangeable.
I've been on Slim ICS on my I9000 for a while and was looking forward to flashing it on my S3, but was unsure if it would be compatible. I've tried asking in the thread but haven't got a response and thought that mayb someone else in the community could just confirm this for me.
but also from the little reading I've done, it appears that I can flash any I9300 custom ROM on my T model S3 and will just need to flash a T modem later. If someone could just confirm this, it would make my decision to flash a custom ROM a lot easier
Thanks
ActionBastardDV said:
Hi guys,
Sorry guys for what might appear to be a noob question, but is there any major differences between the I9300 and I9300T model? and more importantly, will I9300 ROMs work on a I9300T model S3? or is the difference so minor that it won't really matter?
I have only just noticed that my model had the T. If someone could clear that up or shed some light on the matter, it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
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The T model of the S2 had a chip in line where the non-T model had just straight through wires. I was speculated that this was some sort of band filter that attenuated the non-850Mhz bands to favour the 850MHz range.
From experience I can say that, on Telstra, the S2 T model occasionally had crap reception where a non-T model right nex to it was fine. I believe this was in areas where the Telstra 850MHz network was unavailable and it was using on of their 2100MHz towers. Eventually, afer a lot of troubleshooting and flashing different ROMs and modems, I sold the T and got the non-T model.
I would NOT under ANY circumstances get another T model unless one of these useless clowns (Samsung, Telstra, Vodafone and the likes) actually tells me in writing what the difference is.
I did a hardware comparison with my friends GS3.
He has the I9300 and I have the I9300T.
Once both phones were flashed to the same ROM (Vodafone New Zealand) using ODIN, the only difference I could find (including the hardware that were listed) was the bootloader.
I just used first 3 apps I could find when I searched "hardware info" in the Google Play Store.
They all gave me the same results saying that the only difference was the bootloader.
Also we are both on the same network (2Degrees) which uses 900Mhz.
I have yet to have a close look at attenuation to see if there is any real difference though.
charsleysa said:
I did a hardware comparison with my friends GS3.
He has the I9300 and I have the I9300T.
Once both phones were flashed to the same ROM (Vodafone New Zealand) using ODIN, the only difference I could find (including the hardware that were listed) was the bootloader.
I just used first 3 apps I could find when I searched "hardware info" in the Google Play Store.
They all gave me the same results saying that the only difference was the bootloader.
Also we are both on the same network (2Degrees) which uses 900Mhz.
I have yet to have a close look at attenuation to see if there is any real difference though.
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oh ok, that's quite interesting. I'm not very familiar with bootloaders (it was never an issue on the I9000 for me and so don't have much experience with it), but when you say the difference was the bootloader, what do you mean exactly?
you mentioned that you both FLASHED to the same ROM (Vodafone NZ), was that through ODIN or through CWM? As I've mentioned in the OP, my main concern is whether or not I am able to flash a I9300 ROM on my I9300T S3.
I'm no rush atm, as I'm waiting for a stock Aus VAU firmware to be released as a precautionary measure before I start getting into the custom ROMS, but just wanted to know so I can start researching which ROMs to flash once I'm ready
If you could confirm whether your I9300T model was able to flash a regular I9300 custom ROM, it would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you've got any recommendations as to which ROMs are good, that would be helpful too.
Cheers
ewok666 said:
The T model of the S2 had a chip in line where the non-T model had just straight through wires. I was speculated that this was some sort of band filter that attenuated the non-850Mhz bands to favour the 850MHz range.
From experience I can say that, on Telstra, the S2 T model occasionally had crap reception where a non-T model right nex to it was fine. I believe this was in areas where the Telstra 850MHz network was unavailable and it was using on of their 2100MHz towers. Eventually, afer a lot of troubleshooting and flashing different ROMs and modems, I sold the T and got the non-T model.
I would NOT under ANY circumstances get another T model unless one of these useless clowns (Samsung, Telstra, Vodafone and the likes) actually tells me in writing what the difference is.
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yeah I ordered mine online and didn't realise it was going to be a T model S3. If I had known, It would have most likely affected my decision to purchase the phone. From my experience on the I9000, it's always so much easier to have the full international version (more compatible ROMs, more options, more support etc) and having any variants (not sure how much of a variant the T model is) is always abit more troublesome
I'm just hoping that the I9300T is compatible with the vast majority of custom ROMs out there for the I9300, otherwise I'll be hating life for the next 2 years
you mentioned that you both FLASHED to the same ROM (Vodafone NZ), was that through ODIN or through CWM?
If you read on, just after I say that, I say "using ODIN", so yes I did it through ODIN.
If you could confirm whether your I9300T model was able to flash a regular I9300 custom ROM
Yes, I9300 ROM's can be flashed on to the I9300T. They use the same hardware AFAIK.
The only thing you need to worry about is flashing the right modem, but if your network uses the standard 900Mhz band, then you'll be right.
When I got mine they didn't tell me it was the T model, but after flashing a stock ROM instead of the branded ROM, it was fine and I didn't notice any problems.
All you need to do is flash a I9300 stock ROM then flash CF-root using ODIN to root the phone, then you can use CWM to put any ROM you want on the phone.
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A bootloader is basically the stuff that interfaces with your hardware right at the start.
You should never touch this because if you screw up your bootloader then you can kiss your phone goodbye.
Flashing custom ROM's is safe because they never touch the bootloader, thats an entirely different procedure using ODIN.
The only reason I want to touch the bootloader is because I want to know the difference between the I9300 bootloader and the I9300T bootloader.
charsleysa said:
If you read on, just after I say that, I say "using ODIN", so yes I did it through ODIN.
Yes, I9300 ROM's can be flashed on to the I9300T. They use the same hardware AFAIK.
The only thing you need to worry about is flashing the right modem, but if your network uses the standard 900Mhz band, then you'll be right.
When I got mine they didn't tell me it was the T model, but after flashing a stock ROM instead of the branded ROM, it was fine and I didn't notice any problems.
All you need to do is flash a I9300 stock ROM then flash CF-root using ODIN to root the phone, then you can use CWM to put any ROM you want on the phone.
EDIT:
A bootloader is basically the stuff that interfaces with your hardware right at the start.
You should never touch this because if you screw up your bootloader then you can kiss your phone goodbye.
Flashing custom ROM's is safe because they never touch the bootloader, thats an entirely different procedure using ODIN.
The only reason I want to touch the bootloader is because I want to know the difference between the I9300 bootloader and the I9300T bootloader.
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Sorry, I must have missed the fact that you mentioned you used ODIN, but thanks for confirming again.
I've done some reading through XDA already and I've gathered that some people have been flashing regular I9300 ROMs on a T model S3, but that's only through looking at their sig, which may or may not always be up-to-date, so again, thanks for confirming that too
It also appears some people using the T model have been using the regular modem, and with better results too. I'll probably try experimenting between the 2 variations of the modem and finding the best fit for myself
I think Chainfire's CF-Root is compatible for both I9300 and I9300T models, so I should be ok to root and just get straight into the custom ROMs without flashing a stock I9300 first
and thanks for that brief bootloader explanation. seems like if I get CF-Root running, I should be good to go with the custom ROMs so won't look into it too much, but it's good to have a better understanding of it.
Many thanks for all your help so far
ActionBastardDV said:
yeah I ordered mine online and didn't realise it was going to be a T model S3. If I had known, It would have most likely affected my decision to purchase the phone. From my experience on the I9000, it's always so much easier to have the full international version (more compatible ROMs, more options, more support etc) and having any variants (not sure how much of a variant the T model is) is always abit more troublesome
I'm just hoping that the I9300T is compatible with the vast majority of custom ROMs out there for the I9300, otherwise I'll be hating life for the next 2 years
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Ok. Let me explain what I've noticed and hopefully clear things up.
I had the S1 non T and flashed the guts out of it.
Then got a T model S2. Running Optus sim. Got poor reception when I flashed an international rom + modem. Turned out all I had to do was flash a T modem anytime I flashed any custom or i9100 rom. But, as mentioned I could flash anything I wanted.
Now, I have a T model S3 with the same setup, and thought it would be like the S2. Turns out that it doesn't require a T modem for good reception. I use the lf5 modem and its just as good if not better than the T modems I've tried.
So, for the S3 flash any rom you want. If it does suffer poor reception there are plenty of T modems available in xda in cwm and Odin format. But don't think you'll need to.
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sxi200 said:
Ok. Let me explain what I've noticed and hopefully clear things up.
So, for the S3 flash any rom you want. If it does suffer poor reception there are plenty of T modems available in xda in cwm and Odin format. But don't think you'll need to.
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Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't upgrade to the S2 so was not familiar (or even aware) of there being a T variant. As such, was not sure how much of an impact that would have when flashing roms. I just knew that a lot of people had issues when flashing the I9000 roms on a variant of the S1.
But now that I know that any S3 custom rom should run fine on my T model S3, I'll start flashing once a stock AUS VAU firmware has been released (in case anything happens). I'm also using this time to see if there are any hardware faults with my device, rather than running a custom rom and finding an issue, and not be sure if it was there with the stock firmware or not.
And again, many thanks for clearing that up. I can now start searching through XDA for roms (that appear stable) and then flash once that stock firmware is released
ActionBastardDV said:
Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't upgrade to the S2 so was not familiar (or even aware) of there being a T variant. As such, was not sure how much of an impact that would have when flashing roms. I just knew that a lot of people had issues when flashing the I9000 roms on a variant of the S1.
But now that I know that any S3 custom rom should run fine on my T model S3, I'll start flashing once a stock AUS VAU firmware has been released (in case anything happens). I'm also using this time to see if there are any hardware faults with my device, rather than running a custom rom and finding an issue, and not be sure if it was there with the stock firmware or not.
And again, many thanks for clearing that up. I can now start searching through XDA for roms (that appear stable) and then flash once that stock firmware is released
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No problem.
Earlier I saw a thread where a Vodafone Aus firmware had been added. It was in cwm format so all that needs to be done is flash and unroot + clear counter. Phone would then be stock.
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Telecom
Hi
I bought a Galaxy S3 from Telecom NZ, and it is a 9300T.
Can I install the vodafone NZ rom, with Odin?
Cheers
Jon
jonny_winters said:
Hi
I bought a Galaxy S3 from Telecom NZ, and it is a 9300T.
Can I install the vodafone NZ rom, with Odin?
Cheers
Jon
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Yes, I have an NZ I9300T and the Vodafone NZ ROM works fine when you flash (install as you say) it with ODIN.
Thanks for your fast reply mate!
One more question. I have rooted my phone, do I just download the NZ vodafone Rom, and flash it using Odin? That simple?
Sorry if I seem stupid lol. New to android after 3 years of Apple.
Again thank you for your help
Note: I have already download the rom was approximately 750mb in size.
Jon
jonny_winters said:
Thanks for your fast reply mate!
One more question. I have rooted my phone, do I just download the NZ vodafone Rom, and flash it using Odin? That simple?
Sorry if I seem stupid lol. New to android after 3 years of Apple.
Again thank you for your help
Note: I have already download the rom was approximately 750mb in size.
Jon
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now start odin
reboot ur phone in download mode
volume down + home + power
connect cable
click on pda
select .tar file
u got in the download
and flash
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Will this enable me to get better support via samsung kies? Currently my mates on vodafone and 2 degrees get updates, and I can't.
Cheers
Hello all,
I have encountered a problem on my i9308 galaxy s3 so I hope some of you on xda could help me out.
First of all, I got the phone from China Mobile. As such, there was no play store or any google related apps. Thus I flashed a custom rom using cwm.
Everything was fine, until I noticed the micro sim card was not recognized, and so I flashed everything back to the stock rom. But now, even though I do get bars, whenever I try to call, it says "not registered on the network".
I also tried flashing a custom rom in cwm then flash the i9308 modem in odin, but the stop sign symbol is still present. I also tried flashing an UK firmware (PDA) and the i9308 modem but odin fails at the modem flashing part.
Frustrated, I took the phone to the T-mobile store, but they figure out what's wrong with the phone. They gave me the number for tech support, but I have a feeling that they won't resolve this problem.
Thank you for reading this post, sorry for the long story, but I wanted to give the whole picture for my problem.
I would gladly appreciate any help at all, so post your ideas, even if it's far fetched.
tomniu said:
Hello all,
I have encountered a problem on my i9308 galaxy s3 so I hope some of you on xda could help me out.
First of all, I got the phone from China Mobile. As such, there was no play store or any google related apps. Thus I flashed a custom rom using cwm.
Everything was fine, until I noticed the micro sim card was not recognized, and so I flashed everything back to the stock rom. But now, even though I do get bars, whenever I try to call, it says "not registered on the network".
I also tried flashing a custom rom in cwm then flash the i9308 modem in odin, but the stop sign symbol is still present. I also tried flashing an UK firmware (PDA) and the i9308 modem but odin fails at the modem flashing part.
Frustrated, I took the phone to the T-mobile store, but they figure out what's wrong with the phone. They gave me the number for tech support, but I have a feeling that they won't resolve this problem.
Thank you for reading this post, sorry for the long story, but I wanted to give the whole picture for my problem.
I would gladly appreciate any help at all, so post your ideas, even if it's far fetched.
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I'm having the same dang problems! I couldn't find the i9308 firmware for the longest and I didn't backup before throwing an i9300 firmware onto my phone and basically bricking it from wifi/phone calls/etc. Thank god I got the stock firmware.
is that a fake clone? because I haven't heard or i9308
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But as always a search would bring up information .
ITS not I9300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722273
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702244
Google say its Chinese from China Mobile .
nternational Model : GT-I9300 (quad core/1gb ram)
International Model LTE : GT-I9305 (quad core/2gb ram)
USA/Canada Models :
SGH-T999 (dual core/2gb ram)
SGH-I747 (dual core/2gb ram)
SCH-R530 (dual core/2gb ram)
SCH-I535 (dual core/2gb ram)
SPH-L710 (dual core/2gb ram)
China Model : GT-I9308 (quad core/1gb ram)
Japan Model : SGH-N064 (SC-06D) (dual core/2g ram)
South Korea : SHV-E210K/L/S (quad core/1gb ram)
Glebun said:
is that a fake clone? because I haven't heard or i9308
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No, the Galaxy S3 GT-i9308 is only sold by the company China Mobile, so if you've never lived in China, you probably have never seen one.
On another note, I'm still having the same issues. I flashed the i9300 (US) firmware onto my i9308 to basically turn the OS into an american version but now my SIM is not being recognized and the phone will not register for any updates. Im going to just flash back to the stock i9308 firmware, root it then uninstall all the chinese apps, flash to AT&T and it should work fine considering I was able to flash to ATT, previously, before flashing the i9300 firmware, and everything worked fine except for having problems getting the Google App store to work correctly and such...which I'm sure I can play around with it a little longer to figure that out. Anyways - hopefully some of my errors will help stop others from doing the same.
where did u get the stock firmware ?
JusDigital said:
I'm having the same dang problems! I couldn't find the i9308 firmware for the longest and I didn't backup before throwing an i9300 firmware onto my phone and basically bricking it from wifi/phone calls/etc. Thank god I got the stock firmware.
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Where did you get the stock firmware
hi guys..
any custom rom for thi device..? i9308..?
JusDigital said:
No, the Galaxy S3 GT-i9308 is only sold by the company China Mobile, so if you've never lived in China, you probably have never seen one.
On another note, I'm still having the same issues. I flashed the i9300 (US) firmware onto my i9308 to basically turn the OS into an american version but now my SIM is not being recognized and the phone will not register for any updates. Im going to just flash back to the stock i9308 firmware, root it then uninstall all the chinese apps, flash to AT&T and it should work fine considering I was able to flash to ATT, previously, before flashing the i9300 firmware, and everything worked fine except for having problems getting the Google App store to work correctly and such...which I'm sure I can play around with it a little longer to figure that out. Anyways - hopefully some of my errors will help stop others from doing the same.
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Can you share the link for the i9308 stock firmware or the original baseband version.
Hello, I'm new to the forum, also new to the world of android. Days reading forum, there's so much that I was all confused and worried about touching the same phone that it would not be brick .
The first few questions, the phone from my brother who purchased Galaxy S3 through advertisements, which btw does not work .
Model I9300
Android version 4:04
Baseband Version I9300XXLE8
Kernel Version 3.0.15-554452
Built Number IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
AP:I9300XXALE8
CP:I9300XXLE8
CSC:I9300PAPALE5
Phone is a retail demo application that I could not uninstall it, so I'm using the Samsung GS3 toolkit 7.0 root the phone first, then uninstall and then do flash stock rom via Odin (I9300XXALE8_I9300NZCALE5_I9300XXLE8_HOME.tar.md5), which I DL with the Samsung GS3 Toolkit 7.0 then I do wipe / data recovery also with a Samsung GS3 toolkit 7.0, and now the phone as new, completely empty. Everything remains the same only the CSC changed, now is I9300NZCALE5, since I did not find the same CSC. Does it matter that CSC is the same or not? I know it Built Number must be the same, did baseband version and CSC must be the same?
With original CSC, could not update via kis, now that it attaches throw new update but different, I could not run, does this update can this phone? (picture attached)
And most importantly the end, can anything be done to get the S3 network coverage?
Pardon my spelling, English is not my language, translation help Google.
Cheers!!!
This forum is for the Sprint Galaxy S3, you have the international Galaxy S3. This is your forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563, ask your question there and they can help you better
sevenpioverthree said:
This forum is for the Sprint Galaxy S3, you have the international Galaxy S3. This is your forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563, ask your question there and they can help you better
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I know, but I mistakenly posts here: (. Could moderator to move the thread?
Phone is a retail demo application
Do you mean its the not a phone but shop model ??
If so see the thread Demo model but it will not work on a networks parts missing .
Tell your brother to get his money back .
jje
JJEgan said:
Phone is a retail demo application
Do you mean its the not a phone but shop model ??
If so see the thread Demo model but it will not work on a networks parts missing .
Tell your brother to get his money back .
jje
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That I was afraid of that: (. Unfortunately it is impossible, thinking of returning money.
Remains a possibility to be used as navigation, as camera, to go on the internet .... .
Tell me please, is safe to perform the update with kiss, see picture attached above, PDA:LE8 to LLA, PHONE:LE8 to LLA, CSC:LE5 to LL1?
Hi guys!
I recently bought my first andoid phone, which is the GS3, so i have little knowledge about android OS. So, i bought it in a mall which basically sells all electronic devices, but most of them are unofficial, which means they snuck up the devices to the country (china) from other countries.
I received my GS3 on 4.0.4 and i have no idea whether it was a custom ROM or not, all i know is that when i check for an update on the settings page, it failed to process with the message "Processing failed". From then on i assume it is a custom ROM that the sellers had installed previously (or not? i don't know). The phone was also not rooted as i checked with several apps from the play store.
So i wanted to restore a stock ROM 4.0.4 to the device using Odin but i keep getting an error message of "unsupport dev_type" whenever i wanted to flash it. So i thought i need a root access to the device to flash it (not sure). I downloaded a CF root 6.3 and went on flashing it (USB Debug was turned on) but it failed and when i reboot the phone im stuck with the error message.
Now, somehow i dont know how, i managed to get out of this brick and went back to my default OS, but since i'm an idiot i tried to root it again and im stuck on this message again and can't get back to being unbrick.
So can you guys help me:
1. unbrick the phone from this state?
2. Flash a stock ROM.
Device: Galaxy S3 International - I9300
Suggest you read the faqs and guides first .
Post here current phone firmware from settings about phone .
jje
JJEgan said:
Suggest you read the faqs and guides first .
Post here current phone firmware from settings about phone .
jje
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Hi there! could you link me up to guides you're talking about? I have been just looking for guides for the past days.
Also, I managed to get the phone back out of the "encountered problem" message thing, but again i dont know how, i just waited it out and keep restarting the phone.
Phone infromation:
Model Number: GTI9300
Android version: 4.0.4
baseband version: unknown
Kernel version: [email protected] # 1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 22 02:16:30 KST 2012
Build Number: IMM76D.LXKJ.F2A238.2JIA68
Hope this can help!
General
Stickys how to helps videos all the other guides .
First you need to find if this is a fake or a clone not I9300 .
Download mode and recovery mode check .
What does it say under the battery .
jje
JJEgan said:
General
Stickys how to helps videos all the other guides .
First you need to find if this is a fake or a clone not I9300 .
Download mode and recovery mode check .
What does it say under the battery .
jje
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Okay, I will read the stickies threads.
If you mean by under the battery is the sticker with the model numbers and things:
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SSN= -I9300GSMH
Do you want me to post my IMEI and S/N number as well?
Btw i checked my IMEI at IMEI.info and it shows up as a galaxy s3 so i guess its not a clone?
Two things i found interesting, it says in IMEI.info as a 32GB model while the one i have is 16GB model. Also, on the box it says Marble White :laugh:
I'm guessing its like a refurbished version or something.
Do you want me to post my IMEI and S/N number as well?
Never unless you want it stolen .
Btw i checked my IMEI at IMEI.info and it shows up as a galaxy s3 so i guess its not a clone
Means nothing .
TRY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
JJEgan said:
Do you want me to post my IMEI and S/N number as well?
Never unless you want it stolen .
Btw i checked my IMEI at IMEI.info and it shows up as a galaxy s3 so i guess its not a clone
Means nothing .
TRY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
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I checked the guide and on my Kies it shows "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via KIES" and in the Tools dropdown menu, I only see "Emergency Firmware Recovery" and "Firmware Upgrade Settings" as well as "Install Driver"
You can try flashing stock from here via Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25922341&postcount=2
jje
JJEgan said:
You can try flashing stock from here via Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25922341&postcount=2
jje
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Do you know whether I could flash stock with different regions ROM? Since i could not find my region ones from that post.
Edit: Also i downloaded a stock ROM before but before it starts flashing, Odin crashed in my windows 8 machine, and in my windows 7 machine i get "Unsupport dev_type".
you can also google the latest rom for your country.
sent from my GT-I9300 running CM10.1 RC4 by Temasek
sriram231092 said:
you can also google the latest rom for your country.
sent from my GT-I9300 running CM10.1 RC4 by Temasek
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I will if i can find one, but do you know what's the "unsupports dev_type" message mean?
DeaniusPro said:
I will if i can find one, but do you know what's the "unsupports dev_type" message mean?
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Nope and that's why i suspect fake .
jje
JJEgan said:
Nope and that's why i suspect fake .
jje
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Oh, do you know whether there is like an online checker for serial number from samsung or something? just to make sure whether it is or it isnt? I was searching for one like Apple's warranty coverage thing, but couldnt find similar thing for samsung.
Alright, I've found more weird info.
I know it says GT-I9300 on the back of the phone behind the battery and on the settings page on the OS it self. But when i connect it to Kies, it shows up as a SGH-I747M, which i belive is the North American Model.
Then I download some spec identifying software to find that i have a dual core processor and 2Gb of ram, instead of the Quad core processor and 1Gb of ram (GT-I9300).
Would that explain the "unsupport dev_type"?
EDIT: On Android System Info app i just downloaded, under "Buildinfos-> Fingerprint" I identified it as I747MMVLALE8 model, but under "Model" it says GT-I9300, is this normal?? I want to get to the bottom of this.
EDIT: Alright, i've managed to gain Root Access by using CF root for the version SGH-I747M. So its confirmed that its not the international version, but the North America verison.
All reads as something wrong .
One a fake
Two a phone flashed with wrong firmware and damaged or just wrong firmware .
Suggest you flash correct stock for SGH-I747M via sticky top of the page .
Or return the phone to the vendor .
jje
JJEgan said:
All reads as something wrong .
One a fake
Two a phone flashed with wrong firmware and damaged or just wrong firmware .
Suggest you flash correct stock for SGH-I747M via sticky top of the page .
Or return the phone to the vendor .
jje
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Hah, the last thing I wanna do is to talk to the seller, cuz they are very non understanding here in China.
If I flash the stock rom for SGH-1747M, would it be SIM locked? Because it is a Canadian version, don't know which one since there are 3with the same model.
DeaniusPro said:
Hah, the last thing I wanna do is to talk to the seller, cuz they are very non understanding here in China.
If I flash the stock rom for SGH-1747M, would it be SIM locked? Because it is a Canadian version, don't know which one since there are 3with the same model.
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Not a clue i know nothing about that model .
jje
DeaniusPro said:
Hah, the last thing I wanna do is to talk to the seller, cuz they are very non understanding here in China.
If I flash the stock rom for SGH-1747M, would it be SIM locked? Because it is a Canadian version, don't know which one since there are 3with the same model.
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Did you end up flashing the North American rom? If so, did it work for you? I'm curious to find out, because I'm in the exact same situation right now...
do this, BEFORE CONNECTING PHONE TO PC start kies go to upgrade and initialisation. enter your phone model number and serial number. put phone in download mode, vol down +home+power NOW CONNECT PHONE TO PC. this should force kies to upgrade your firmware even if it previously said it was not supported.good luck.
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cpuz in play store will is a utility that can properly id your phone specs
Bought this samsung galaxy s3 on ebay. It was listed as Tmobile model sgh-t999. but after i received it I noticed the model number is sgh-m909. Icant find this model number anywhere. I dont know how to root it. It has been modified before and I keep getting the nfortunately, com.sec.androidapp.FlashBarService has stopped...every time i recieve a call. I would like to root this phone and start anew but cantfind any info on this particular model. Any ideas??? Thanks
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Bought this samsung galaxy s3 on ebay. It was listed as Tmobile model sgh-t999. but after i received it I noticed the model number is sgh-m909. Icant find this model number anywhere. I dont know how to root it. It has been modified before and I keep getting the nfortunately, com.sec.androidapp.FlashBarService has stopped...every time i recieve a call. I would like to root this phone and start anew but cantfind any info on this particular model. Any ideas??? Thanks
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http://www.tmonews.com/tag/m909/
But that's pretty much the only reference I've found. The firmware isn't listed on sammobile.com nor any other info. Might be risky to root without having the firmware available. Can you post the other info like build version, baseband version, etc?
But that's pretty much the only reference I've found. The firmware isn't listed on sammobile.com nor any other info. Might be risky to root without having the firmware available. Can you post the other info like build version, baseband version, etc?[/QUOTE]
I no longer have access to that info. I went to far with the rooting flashing attemtps and now get the "Firmaware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in keys and try again. w/yellow triangle. Im a ...Kies doesnt connect to device...it tries for a while with no luck.
papajo247 said:
But that's pretty much the only reference I've found. The firmware isn't listed on sammobile.com nor any other info. Might be risky to root without having the firmware available. Can you post the other info like build version, baseband version, etc?
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I no longer have access to that info. I went to far with the rooting flashing attemtps and now get the "Firmaware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in keys and try again. w/yellow triangle. Im a ...Kies doesnt connect to device...it tries for a while with no luck.[/QUOTE]
Yea...It's risky to try and mod a phone that you don't know what it is or even if there is firmware available. Think you're in for a long road to recovery if it is possible at all... I'm pretty certain it's not an S3 though, unless it was a special demo model. I've seen or read about every other variant of the S3 and have never heard or seen this model anywhere. There are only 2 S3 T-Mobile variants - t999 and t999l.
Thanks for your help Just have to make the best of it.