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T999 UVDMD5 Firmware / Bootloader

UPDATED 2013/11/21: Added more warnings.
This is for US SGH-T999 devices ONLY. If there is ANY letter after your model such as 'L' or 'V' DO NOT FLASH THIS OR YOU WILL DEFINITELY BRICK YOUR PHONE! For SGH-T999V VLDLD1 firmware, please see this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41701398
DO NOT flash this if you are running latest 4.3 (*MJC) firmware. It WILL brick your device. Currently there is NO way to downgrade from MJC firmware without a brick due to the Knox security stuff added to that firmware release.
Currently I don't have a SGH-T999L firmware update script, sorry. If someone would like to work with me on guinea pigging it and has heimdall installed, PM me and we'll get it done in no time.
This is the latest firmware update for US T-Mobile (SGH-T999) that flashes the UVDMD5 radio and bootloader with a convenient update.zip. Flashing it on anything other than the US SGH-T999 is strongly not advisable. It will likely brick your phone. It CANNOT be used on the Canadian T999V variant.
This script flashes all of the firmware that comes with the UVDMD5 OTA -- this upgrades the firmware as if you had just flashed the whole package through Odin, but without actually touching system, recovery, kernel, etc. There are two versions of the script -- one just does the bootloader+firmware, the other does bootloader+firmware+modem.
What are these firmware files?
rpm.mbn - Resources and Power Manager
sbl2.mbn - Part of Secondary Bootloader
sbl3.mbn - Part of Secondary Bootloader
aboot.mbn - AP Bootloader
tz.mbn - Trust Zone
NON-HLOS.bin - Modem / Radio
Why do I want this?
If your phone has old enough firmware, newer CM10.1 builds will no longer install on it. It is unknown if updating to UVDMD5 from UVDLJC, for example, has any noticeable positive effects. No known negative effects have been reported and the Odin method ends up upgrading all this stuff anyway.
Note that you can flash the above files via heimdall but this updater below is handy as you don't need heimdall, download mode, etc. All you really have to do is flash it in recovery.
Flashable UVDMD5 Bootloader / Firmware / Modem update.zip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/173554095/T999 Devel/T999_UVDMD5_firmware_v4.zip (md5: d040ea4193234cbe9a36f95ffa780086)
Above flashable update without modem: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/173554095/T999 Devel/T999_UVDMD5_noradio_v4.zip (md5: 4c4aa065ee7c86dccea92ec7856a7af4)
OLDER UVDLJC Firmware update.zip script (w/modem) -- only if you specifically need it for some reason.: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/173554095/T999 Devel/T999UVDLJC_firmware.zip (md5: 537b69ec54ce6a3580a9c56ca379e72c)
Instructions:
(1) Put this .zip file on the root of your sdcard.
(2) Reboot to recovery
(3) Choose .zip file from sdcard and select this file and flash it.
(4) Reboot and you're done. I didn't find any wiping of any kind necessary.
NOTE: If you plan to flash anything else, please at least reboot recovery or it won't pick up the bootloader change.
Changes:
v1: Initial release. Modified someone's UVDLJC firmware update.zip script to update to UVDMD5.
v2: Removed certs from a previous update.zip that could've been causing signature verification errors with some recoveries.
v3: Updated Edify script courtesy of @Aerowinder
v4: Corrected a derp in package_extract_dir() (my fault) that prevented v3 from working at all. I've since tested v4 personally and verified it.
Many thanks to whomever put together the original update.zip and to Khaytsus and invisiblek for pointing me in the right direction. Also many thanks to all who've tested it and provided feedback. There is no greater enjoyment than in helping people.
I've also hacked together a firmware backup script that works for both T999 and T999V: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41548550
DISCLAIMER: I do not take any credit for this stuff, I just put it together. I am not liable for your device if you break it, etc etc. READ THE WARNINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING.

Trying crazy stuff like this freaks me out.....but I wonder if anyone has tried it tho!
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I tried the new .zip you made and it worked. Flashed and now have newest bootloader.
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OhhCoreey said:
I tried the new .zip you made and it worked. Flashed and now have newest bootloader.
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What's the point of having the NEWEST bootloader, how is it any better than a 1 year old bootloader?

Misterjunky said:
What's the point of having the NEWEST bootloader, how is it any better than a 1 year old bootloader?
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You need the new bootloader to flash new CM10.1 nightlies. Cyanogen posted it.
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itzsmokey said:
Trying crazy stuff like this freaks me out.....but I wonder if anyone has tried it tho!
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You can always try the original UVDLJC I linked that will work with latest nightlies. I used my own update.zip file that I posted here and my phone works fine now using the latest UVDMD5 full firmware (incl. radio).
Oh yeah -- both these update.zips contain the radio so if you don't want the MD5 or LJC radio, better update it to something else afterward.
You can check my work, read the META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script file. You can dd all those mmcblk0pX partitions to backup files, too. Maybe I'll make a firmware back up script while I'm at it.
There's nothing really scary about this -- you get these exact same files flashed to your phone in the same place if you use the UVDMD5 stuff in Odin, except you'll probably overwrite your recovery and system as well and spend extra time restoring it.
Steps for using it, in case this is unclear:
(1) Put this .zip file on the root of your sdcard.
(2) Reboot to recovery
(3) Choose .zip file from sdcard and select this file and flash it.
(4) Reboot and you're done. I didn't find any wiping of any kind necessary.
I'm running cm10.1-20130513-d2tmo with imoseyeon's leankernel 5.9 on my SGH-T999. Haven't upgraded to the newer nightly yet as nothing looked interesting enough in the changelog.
Oh and:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # getprop ro.bootloader
T999UVDMD5

OhhCoreey said:
You need the new bootloader to flash new CM10.1 nightlies. Cyanogen posted it.
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ok, thanks now I know I don't need it because I just am not a fan of the CM10/AOKP/AOSP roms.
Good luck with it.

Misterjunky said:
ok, thanks now I know I don't need it because I just am not a fan of the CM10/AOKP/AOSP roms.
Good luck with it.
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FWIW, I'm getting much better radio performance after switching to UVDMD5 modem. YMMV but I'm definitely getting better up/down and stronger signal indoor where I had terrible signal. But you you can just flash the modem separately from this .zip -- there's a thread in the d2tmo dev forum with the modems and their recovery flashable update.zip files.
The OP of said thread also undertook a project to allow people to post on some shared Google Map what modem they're using and their results, so you might want to look into what works best for your area too if you care about getting better signal or speed.
Cyanogen pushed the assert for newer bootloaders in the 5/14 nightly I believe as there were lots of people complaining about random crashes and supposedly much fewer reports on newer firmwares. I actually wasn't having this problem very much with LeanKernel, though it did seem to be happening like crazy at some point.
I actually didn't know about all the bootloader versions for our phones until today, it was interesting diving into all this stuff. I discovered at the beginning I was running with the same firmware the device had shipped with and if Cyanogen hadn't pushed for the newer bootloaders, I might have let things be. But since he pushed for it, I decided might as well have the latest stuff.
Cheers

mnasledov said:
You can always try the original UVDLJC I linked that will work with latest nightlies. I used my own update.zip file that I posted here and my phone works fine now using the latest UVDMD5 full firmware (incl. radio).
Oh yeah -- both these update.zips contain the radio so if you don't want the MD5 or LJC radio, better update it to something else afterward.
You can check my work, read the META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script file. You can dd all those mmcblk0pX partitions to backup files, too. Maybe I'll make a firmware back up script while I'm at it.
There's nothing really scary about this -- you get these exact same files flashed to your phone in the same place if you use the UVDMD5 stuff in Odin, except you'll probably overwrite your recovery and system as well and spend extra time restoring it.
Steps for using it, in case this is unclear:
(1) Put this .zip file on the root of your sdcard.
(2) Reboot to recovery
(3) Choose .zip file from sdcard and select this file and flash it.
(4) Reboot and you're done. I didn't find any wiping of any kind necessary.
I'm running cm10.1-20130513-d2tmo with imoseyeon's leankernel 5.9 on my SGH-T999. Haven't upgraded to the newer nightly yet as nothing looked interesting enough in the changelog.
Oh and:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # getprop ro.bootloader
T999UVDMD5
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Seen this after I flashed it.....it works perfect, I did a clean install just to have things fresh.
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I don't know if I have a newer bootloader or not but flashed cm 10.1 and it runned perfect how do I know if I have it.

mnasledov said:
You can always try the original UVDLJC I linked that will work with latest nightlies. I used my own update.zip file that I posted here and my phone works fine now using the latest UVDMD5 full firmware (incl. radio).
Oh yeah -- both these update.zips contain the radio so if you don't want the MD5 or LJC radio, better update it to something else afterward.
You can check my work, read the META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script file. You can dd all those mmcblk0pX partitions to backup files, too. Maybe I'll make a firmware back up script while I'm at it.
There's nothing really scary about this -- you get these exact same files flashed to your phone in the same place if you use the UVDMD5 stuff in Odin, except you'll probably overwrite your recovery and system as well and spend extra time restoring it.
Steps for using it, in case this is unclear:
(1) Put this .zip file on the root of your sdcard.
(2) Reboot to recovery
(3) Choose .zip file from sdcard and select this file and flash it.
(4) Reboot and you're done. I didn't find any wiping of any kind necessary.
I'm running cm10.1-20130513-d2tmo with imoseyeon's leankernel 5.9 on my SGH-T999. Haven't upgraded to the newer nightly yet as nothing looked interesting enough in the changelog.
Oh and:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # getprop ro.bootloader
T999UVDMD5
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NM
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I thought about making one of these. The only reason I didn't is because I don't know how Odin is working.
If it is just using an equivalent to dd, then why do the filenames have different extensions? Why do they have extensions at all? WTB Odin source code.

Aerowinder said:
I thought about making one of these. The only reason I didn't is because I don't know how Odin is working.
If it is just using an equivalent to dd, then why do the filenames have different extensions? Why do they have extensions at all? WTB Odin source code.
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It is just DD which is what basically Odin would do anyway. The filenames are irrelevant. It's what data goes to which mmcblk0 partition. The file names are what they are as they are taken from the T999 UVDMD5 Odin .zip and for clarity. Why would I rename aboot.mbn to some random file name?
Just run heimdall print-pit some day and you can see how your eMMC is partitioned and what goes where. I could've flashed all these files with heimdall using the correct named partition identifiers rather than numeric identifiers, but I found it more convenient to make a flashable update.zip.
Update however you want, but as someone who doesn't use Windows and doesn't like screwing around with heimdall / Download Mode much, just dd'ing the files to the correct partitions was the most elegant solution I could find.

Nice work!
I don't know if you just copied the other one, but the comments in the script are great, it's easy to tell what's what. I may try to make one of these that doesn't flash the system bits, so the folks running CM10 that just want the latest nightly can just flash a zip and carry on instead of asking a billion questions. I think that means only including the aboot, rpm, tz, and modem pieces, right? The sbl ones aren't needed if you want to stay with CM.

mondokat said:
I don't know if you just copied the other one, but the comments in the script are great, it's easy to tell what's what. I may try to make one of these that doesn't flash the system bits, so the folks running CM10 that just want the latest nightly can just flash a zip and carry on instead of asking a billion questions. I think that means only including the aboot, rpm, tz, and modem pieces, right? The sbl ones aren't needed if you want to stay with CM.
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Thanks though I can't take credit for writing the script. I just extracted the UVDLJC firmware updater script written by another dev, substituted the UVDMD5 files in, updated the script with the new SHA1 sums, and re-zipped it, thus making a flashable UVDMD5 updater script.
It does not flash the system -- it just flashes aboot, rpm, tz, modem, and some sbl files. I run CM10.1 and was able to just flash this without killing any of my system stuff. Recovery, system, kernel, etc. are all preserved. You can make a backup (as anyone should anyway), but you shouldn't need to do any restore or even a cache wipe after flashing either UVDLJC or UVDMD5 updater since it's just bootloader, modem, and some other pieces unrelated to system/kernel.
In retrospect, it would've been trivial to extend the script to create backups of the current partitions on the phone. In fact, I'm pondering a "firmware flasher" script that gives one a menu of different firmwares and ability to backup/restore for fun. Then again, I've never touched these firmware bits until Cyanogen necessitated a newer bootloader in CM10.1.
Anyway, I modified this script for myself at first and I had spent the whole day trying to research the topic without too much info. I saw S3s from other carriers had update ZIPs and was frustrated at the lack of one for d2tmo. After testing it on myself successfully and realizing how safe it is, I decided to just release it so people can benefit from it by upgrading their firmware or ripping it apart and learning how it works and/or making it better.
On a side note, do you know what the SBL files are for? You say they're not needed for CM but I ended up updating them anyway (as this script does) and it didn't break anything with CM. I figured it was best practice to just update them, but I could be wrong. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated as I couldn't find much info.

Thanks for putting this together it has made a huge difference for me with the new radio I have gained 7 mb down and 3 mb up from this I'm running jovy stockoaroma rom right now :thumbup: great idea I was going to odin so I could update that now I don't have to...
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How can you check what bootloader you have?
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mnasledov said:
On a side note, do you know what the SBL files are for? You say they're not needed for CM but I ended up updating them anyway (as this script does) and it didn't break anything with CM. I figured it was best practice to just update them, but I could be wrong. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated as I couldn't find much info.
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Here's what I found:
http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC/Vision/BootProcess
SBL = Secondary Boot Loader
According to the article, the sbl is something like an efi bios, basically it turns on a bunch of hardware bits and then hands off to the next stage of booting. So I guess now we know. :silly: I'd think if you are updating the boot loader, you'd want to include the secondary bootloader as well. Probably your zip file is correct in that if you update any of those pieces, you should PROBABLY update all of them to the same revision, just in case.
Which means EXTRA thanks to you, for doing the work. Now when people say "why can't I flash the latest CM10?" we can just point to this thread and say "flash that first".
:highfive:

Thanks op so much for this. Running the latest cm nightlies again
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djtheraven said:
How can you check what bootloader you have?
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Just open up a shell either in your ROM or CWM Recovery (adb shell) and run:
Code:
$ getprop ro.bootloader
It should print out something like "T999UVDMD5"
I had T999UVALG1 before I upgraded the firmware.
EDIT: If you're going to do it in CWM Recovery, you might have to do it as root. Make sure to adb kill-server as root to kill any adb servers that may be running and a subsequent adb shell should grant you access.

[Q] SGH-T989 Help Needed Please with Baseband!

Hello everyone i hope someone can help with my issue. I have done an extensive search in regards to my issue but can not find a true answer so i hope some one can help here. I was given a US based T-mobile SGH-T989. When I got it I could swipe to open phone but screen would be comepletly black. I did a wipe and restore but no luck. I used Odin to flash newest stock rom and had same result.. I then decided to flash it with stock shipped rom which was Gingerbread and phone was up and running except for one lil problem the Baseband, IMEI and such were all unknown. I have been searching to see if I could try and flash baseband but havent been able to find anything understandable or even for the T989. could anyone please advise me of what i could do to fix this problem? I do realize that maybe the Baseband chip itself could be the issue but i would like to try and flash it fresh first before i declare this phone toast. thank you all in advance. If this problem has been posted before my apologies i could not find a thread for the T989 with this issue non the less one with US T-Mobile baseband files.

Never-E-Nuff said:
. If this problem has been posted before my apologies i could not find a thread for the T989 with this issue non the less one with US T-Mobile baseband files.
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Baseband=radio.
Try the radios from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895400
You will need a custom recovery(CWM, TWRP) to install them.

meekrawb said:
Baseband=radio.
Try the radios from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895400
You will need a custom recovery(CWM, TWRP) to install them.
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Couldnt I use Odin to flash the baseband? the phone is not rooted it is stock. i would like to keep it that way if possible untill issue is resolved but if the only way to fix the problem is to root it let me know.

Never-E-Nuff said:
Couldnt I use Odin to flash the baseband? the phone is not rooted it is stock. i would like to keep it that way if possible untill issue is resolved but if the only way to fix the problem is to root it let me know.
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You can take the two radio files out of the zip(amss.bin & mdm.bin) and tar them up with
tar -cvf name_for_tar_file.tar amss.bin mdm.bin
But you don't even need to root to install a custom recovery. Just Odin one of the tar files from here:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules
And install the radios from the thread I linked earlier.

meekrawb said:
You can take the two radio files out of the zip(amss.bin & mdm.bin) and tar them up with
tar -cvf name_for_tar_file.tar amss.bin mdm.bin
But you don't even need to root to install a custom recovery. Just Odin one of the tar files from here:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules
And install the radios from the thread I linked earlier.
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So i did what was recomended and still same issue no IMEI or Baseband says Unknown. So is it possible that The radio I choose was not a good one or is my Baseband chip bad? when I installed the zip from recovery it said install successful but obviously it did not work. starting to think i have a paper weight at this point.

Never-E-Nuff said:
So i did what was recomended and still same issue no IMEI or Baseband says Unknown. So is it possible that The radio I choose was not a good one or is my Baseband chip bad? when I installed the zip from recovery it said install successful but obviously it did not work. starting to think i have a paper weight at this point.
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It is possible that you have a hardware problem. I would try all the radios just to be sure though. Good luck.

[Q] SGH-I747 Update Issues to 4.4.2

I'm trying to help out a friend and update his Galaxy S3 SGH-I747. He originally had cyanogenmod installed but he restored his phone back to stock and flashed a stock recovery back to the phone. When he tries to do an OTA updated it downloads but fails to install? His current android version is 4.1.1 but his baseband is I747UCUFNE4 which if im not mistaken is for android 4.4.2 what would be the easiest way to get his phone updated to the stock 4.4.2 software?

Follow one of enewman17's how to update threads in General.

4.4.2 upgrade stops at 28%
DocHoliday77 said:
Follow one of enewman17's how to update threads in General.
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Can you be a bit more specific?
Thanks

bmoliver said:
Can you be a bit more specific?
Thanks
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The beauty of search: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=292146343
Two threads from enewman17: UCUEMJB to UCUFNE4 firmware update; How to update SGH-I747 to UCUFNE4_4.4.2

DocHoliday77 said:
Follow one of enewman17's how to update threads in General.
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BWolf56 said:
The beauty of search: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=292146343
Two threads from enewman17: UCUEMJB to UCUFNE4 firmware update; How to update SGH-I747 to UCUFNE4_4.4.2
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Thanks, I had found the last link (....2789917) by doing a Google search (i.e., searching within the forum was less successful).

Hey bmoliver and BWolf56,
I am in the same boat as your friend where my baseband (bootloader) version is I747UCUFNE4 but the software version is stuck at 4.1.1. AT&T is identifying a OTA update, downloading but the update is failing.
I tried the method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917. But when I am trying to flash MJB bootloader, it is failing. I read elsewhere in this forum that downgrading from UCU to MJB is not really advisable.
I am stuck in 4.1.1 and my phone is half functional at the moment with the camera, nfc, bluetooth not functional :crying:.
Was your friend able to get this resolved bmoliver?
I tried searching for a I747UCUFNE4 md5 file that I can flash using odin (just a hope that it might work) but could not find.
It would be great if one of you can point me to it.
PS: I am a complete newbie to this entire thing and so far from what I read, my phone is probably soft-bricked and am hoping that someone would guide and help me get out of this.
EDIT: One more thing that I observed is when I am trying flash something in the download mode, I get the error and "sw rev check fail fused 3 binary 0" and it fails
Thanks,
CJ
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Thanks, I had found the last link (....2789917) by doing a Google search (i.e., searching within the forum was less successful).
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jchennuri said:
Hey bmoliver and BWolf56,
I am in the same boat as your friend where my baseband (bootloader) version is I747UCUFNE4 but the software version is stuck at 4.1.1. AT&T is identifying a OTA update, downloading but the update is failing.
I tried the method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917. But when I am trying to flash MJB bootloader, it is failing. I read elsewhere in this forum that downgrading from UCU to MJB is not really advisable.
I am stuck in 4.1.1 and my phone is half functional at the moment with the camera, nfc, bluetooth not functional :crying:.
Was your friend able to get this resolved bmoliver?
I tried searching for a I747UCUFNE4 md5 file that I can flash using odin (just a hope that it might work) but could not find.
It would be great if one of you can point me to it.
PS: I am a complete newbie to this entire thing and so far from what I read, my phone is probably soft-bricked and am hoping that someone would guide and help me get out of this.
Thanks,
CJ
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You don't want to downgrade bootloaders, that will brick your phone.
You'll have to flash NE4 with Odin (or a NE4 custom ROM through custom recovery) to get your baseband and software matching.
The thread you linked should work if you follow it to a T. If something doesn't work, let us know and be specific about what happened.

Thanks for the info BWolf56,
Sorry for asking a trivial question (just getting accustomed to the lingo used here) .
When you say I should follow it to a T, are you just referring to follow all the steps.
I tried two things
1. follow each step, but failed at step 3 since I was trying to downgrade my bootloader.
2. I jumped from step 2 to step 6 and tried to flash 4.4.2OTA.zip in recovery mode but that also failed. I dont remember the exact error I got, I can try it again to give you more details if you think it is safe.
Thanks
BWolf56 said:
You don't want to downgrade bootloaders, that will brick your phone.
You'll have to flash NE4 with Odin (or a NE4 custom ROM through custom recovery) to get your baseband and software matching.
The thread you linked should work if you follow it to a T. If something doesn't work, let us know and be specific about what happened.
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jchennuri said:
Thanks for the info BWolf56,
Sorry for asking a trivial question (just getting accustomed to the lingo used here) .
When you say I should follow it to a T, are you just referring to follow all the steps.
I tried two things
1. follow each step, but failed at step 3 since I was trying to downgrade my bootloader.
2. I jumped from step 2 to step 6 and tried to flash 4.4.2OTA.zip in recovery mode but that also failed. I dont remember the exact error I got, I can try it again to give you more details if you think it is safe.
Thanks
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If you jumped to #6, you didn't flash a custom recovery, which you need to flash the OTA.

I did install TWRP 2.6.3.1 which I am guessing is the custom recovery (as part of step 2) and then I tried to flash the OTA. Am I missing something here?
BWolf56 said:
If you jumped to #6, you didn't flash a custom recovery, which you need to flash the OTA.
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jchennuri said:
I did install TWRP 2.6.3.1 which I am guessing is the custom recovery (as part of step 2) and then I tried to flash the OTA. Am I missing something here?
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What error did you get when flashing it?

I just tried flashing it again and got the following error.
I loaded the zip into my internal SD and went to recovery mode (twrp gui, Power+Home+Volume Up)
and tried installing the zip
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Updating partition details...
Running boot script...
Finished running boot script.
Installing '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Package expects build fingerprint of samsung/d2u (the screen does not allowing me to scroll to the right to look at the complete line after 'd2u')
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Error flashing zip '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Updating partition details...
FAILED
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This is the error I am getting.
Am I missing something? Please let me know if you need any more info
Thanks a ton!!!
BWolf56 said:
What error did you get when flashing it?
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jchennuri said:
I just tried flashing it again and got the following error.
I loaded the zip into my internal SD and went to recovery mode (twrp gui, Power+Home+Volume Up)
and tried installing the zip
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Updating partition details...
Running boot script...
Finished running boot script.
Installing '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Package expects build fingerprint of samsung/d2u (the screen does not allowing me to scroll to the right to look at the complete line after 'd2u')
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Error flashing zip '/data/media/Samsung_SGH-I747_4.4.2_OTA.zip'
Updating partition details...
FAILED
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This is the error I am getting.
Am I missing something? Please let me know if you need any more info
Thanks a ton!!!
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Sounds like you'll have to use Odin to flash Stock.
Your build.prop is most likely borked (or has been changed to something it's not). d2u is not a variant of the S3, nor does it exist.

Thanks a ton for helping me identify the problem.
I just have to look if a stock file to flash using odin is out there somewhere.
I will post in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917 to see if enewman17 or someone from the community have a tar or md5 file that I can use.
I will try that and update on how it goes.
BWolf56 said:
Sounds like you'll have to use Odin to flash Stock.
Your build.prop is most likely borked (or has been changed to something it's not). d2u is not a variant of the S3, nor does it exist.
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jchennuri said:
Thanks a ton for helping me identify the problem.
I just have to look if a stock file to flash using odin is out there somewhere.
I will post in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917 to see if enewman17 or someone from the community have a tar or md5 file that I can use.
I will try that and update on how it goes.
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You can grab the stock ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33570269#post33570269
Just make sure you grab the right version.

Thanks for the pointing me there.
I could not find the stock firmware for NE4 though.
They only have MJ2, LK3, LG1, LEM versions, no MJB either.
BWolf56 said:
You can grab the stock ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33570269#post33570269
Just make sure you grab the right version.
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jchennuri said:
Thanks for the pointing me there.
I could not find the stock firmware for NE4 though.
They only have MJ2, LK3, LG1, LEM versions, no MJB either.
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There isn't a NE4 stock for Odin. I just noticed the post hasn't been updated in a while.
I though I could find it on Sammobile.com but they have LK3 as their latest too.

Since you somehow have the 4.4.2 modem, you can not flash anything older than the 4.4.2 firmware. Currently there is nothing that you can flash to fix this. Normally, I would say to flash an older modem, but if Odin is seeing it as already updated to 4.4.2 (SWREV 3), and the only thing you have that is 4.4.2 is the modem, flashing anything older will likely hard brick.
You need either the full stock firmware, which there is not one, Thanks AT&T!, or a recovery flashable firmware for 4.4.2. Enewman17 has this, but it will not work for you because of how the modem is flashed. For some reason, he has it patching the 4.3 modem rather than including the full updated one like with the other partitions. If someone makes the same thing, but with the already updated modem, you could probably flash that. No guarantees though. Running 4.1.1 firmware/bootloaders with a 4.4.2 modem is a scenario which is highly unpredictable, so anything you try to flash might cause more problems, we just don't know.
I've PM'd enewman17 to ask if there was a specific reason he updated the modem the way he did. If there is not an issue doing it like i mentioned someone can try to make a new package like that for you to try.

Thanks Doc!
Hopefully enewman17 can come up with a solution for this.
Just an information which I was not able to completely comprehend but maybe pros like you or Bwolf56 will be able to.
I opened Kies and this is what it says.
Firmware information
This is the latest firmware.
Current firmware version: PDA:LK3 / PHONE:NE4 / CSC:LK3 (ATT)
Any thoughts on how do I get the PDA and CSC updated (not even sure what exactly they are)
Thanks
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Since you somehow have the 4.4.2 modem, you can not flash anything older than the 4.4.2 firmware. Currently there is nothing that you can flash to fix this. Normally, I would say to flash an older modem, but if Odin is seeing it as already updated to 4.4.2 (SWREV 3), and the only thing you have that is 4.4.2 is the modem, flashing anything older will likely hard brick.
You need either the full stock firmware, which there is not one, Thanks AT&T!, or a recovery flashable firmware for 4.4.2. Enewman17 has this, but it will not work for you because of how the modem is flashed. For some reason, he has it patching the 4.3 modem rather than including the full updated one like with the other partitions. If someone makes the same thing, but with the already updated modem, you could probably flash that. No guarantees though. Running 4.1.1 firmware/bootloaders with a 4.4.2 modem is a scenario which is highly unpredictable, so anything you try to flash might cause more problems, we just don't know.
I've PM'd enewman17 to ask if there was a specific reason he updated the modem the way he did. If there is not an issue doing it like i mentioned someone can try to make a new package like that for you to try.
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Ok, enewman17 just put this together if you want to try it. This includes the full NE4 stock firmware minus system, kernel, cache and recovery.
So flashing it will preserve your current Rom, kernel and recovery, but will otherwise fully update your base firmware/bootloaders to NE4.
This should be perfectly safe to use, but seeing as it is untested, I cannot make any guarantees that it won't make things worse. (I wouldn't post it if I thought it would, but there is always the possibility)
Flash from custom recovery such as TWRP.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567716667
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If you want to fully update your system (rom) to stock NE4, enewman17 has a thread in the development section with stock rooms you can flash via recovery after you update your firmware posted above.
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Can you downgrade radios?

Simple question
The August radio included in the developer image is horrible! Lots of battery life wasted.
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abuttino said:
Simple question
The August radio included in the developer image is horrible! Lots of battery life wasted.
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You can flash any radio you want. I'm currently running DP3 radio and modem. The May update radio is also really good for me.

Golf c said:
You can flash any radio you want. I'm currently running DP3 radio and modem. The May update radio is also really good for me.
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Do you just download the full file and extract the radio file and push through ADB or is there separate .zip files to flash? Thanks

john7760 said:
Do you just download the full file and extract the radio file and push through ADB or is there separate .zip files to flash? Thanks
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Download the full file and extract the radio and modem. I do both. I don't know if that's necessary but it makes me feel better. I fastboot it.
fastboot flash radio -- slot all radio.img

Golf c said:
Download the full file and extract the radio and modem. I do both. I don't know if that's necessary but it makes me feel better. I fastboot it.
fastboot flash radio -- slot all radio.img
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I've flashed the boot to a & b to be able to sideload, but i'm not sure on the command for "slot all" to use. Is it the same? I've been less that impressed with the last couple of radio/modem's as far as signal goes for me in my area.

john7760 said:
I've flashed the boot to a & b to be able to sideload, but i'm not sure on the command for "slot all" to use. Is it the same? I've been less that impressed with the last couple of radio/modem's as far as signal goes for me in my area.
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Radios are really hit and miss For me too. Im on tmobile and the tmobile radios have been horrible for me. The May update radio has been the best. The slot all fastboot command is just one command instead of three commands.

Where are you guys getting the radios from? I can't find any of the new ones, because all of the threads that I have found on here have not been updated in a while.
Probably a stupid one to ask, but does flashing the vendor image update the modem?
Thanks!

bigal1542 said:
Where are you guys getting the radios from? I can't find any of the new ones, because all of the threads that I have found on here have not been updated in a while.
Probably a stupid one to ask, but does flashing the vendor image update the modem?
Thanks!
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We are extracting them from the Google factory images

Golf c said:
We are extracting them from the Google factory images
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Hi , can you just upload this radios and modem files ?
i search a lot in this forum and cant find any radios or modem updates ....
thanks

daniking said:
Hi , can you just upload this radios and modem files ?
i search a lot in this forum and cant find any radios or modem updates ....
thanks
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They are found within googles factory images. From google site download image that contains radio you want, unzip it and you will find radio and modem images.

I'm on stock vzw, 8.0, locked bootloader..... Can I flash the radio & modem from the 8.1 preview? If so would I need to flash anything else (bootloader, etc....)?
TIA

TheCelt said:
I'm on stock vzw, 8.0, locked bootloader..... Can I flash the radio & modem from the 8.1 preview? If so would I need to flash anything else (bootloader, etc....)?
TIA
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You can't flash anything with a locked bootloader

Born<ICs said:
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They are found within googles factory images. From google site download image that contains radio you want, unzip it and you will find radio and modem images.
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Thanks. But can you just give me a link of that?

daniking said:
Thanks. But can you just give me a link of that?
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. Factory images.
https://developers.google.com/android/images#marlin

Bad Signal? Update your Firmware or Modem and save battery.

On GSam Battery Monitor's phone signal graph, I noticed fluctuating signal graph. I work in city core and signal is always in good 65-72 dbm range.
There is certainly no reason for the phone to have signal problems. Worse is that signal problem causes battery drain.
Fix is rather simple. Update firmware or modem (NON-HLOS.bin.) Though I flashed entire firmware, updating modem alone should do it.
To update, follow [GUIDE] How to manually upgrade firmware posted by @Presterin .
However, note that I used 26S firmware as 23S firmware is the one that gave me the problem.
In the picture, those crazy fluctuation is when I was on 23S radio and right after I I flashed 26s one, it is nice and stable as you can see.
EDIT: Do not flash system.img and boot.img if you want to keep your current rom as it is. Obviously, do not format Data neither.

How about US devices on American carriers? What modem is good for them?
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PloniAlmoni said:
How about US devices on American carriers? What modem is good for them?
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You will need to find latest stock rom which contains firmware and flash it. As for which modem works best, I do not know. I suggest you compare them using GSam Battery Monitor.

PloniAlmoni said:
How about US devices on American carriers? What modem is good for them?
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5.8.19s is the only modem we have for USA. I think it works pretty well. No battery drain here on my lex727.

4K2K said:
On GSam Battery Monitor's phone signal graph, I noticed fluctuating signal graph. I work in city core and signal is always in good 65-72 dbm range.
There is certainly no reason for the phone to have signal problems. Worse is that signal problem causes battery drain.
Fix is rather simple. Update firmware or modem (NON-HLOS.bin.) Though I flashed entire firmware, updating modem alone should do it.
To update, follow [GUIDE] How to manually upgrade firmware posted by @Presterin .
However, note that I used 26S firmware as 23S firmware is the one that gave me the problem.
In the picture, those crazy fluctuation is when I was on 23S radio and after I I flashed 26s one, it is nice and stable as you can see.
EDIT: Do not flash system.img and boot.img if you want to keep your current rom as it is. Obviously, do not format Data neither.
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Can you please upload NON-HLOS.bin alone for 26S somewhere, so we dont have to download the whole rom?
Thank you

I've uploaded all of the 26s firmware files this morning, just extracted from the official ROM. Follow the link below
https://uploadfiles.io/09ywy
The zip is NOT flashable, its just an archive of all FW files.

Can we flash 26s files over PA 7.3.1? Or only over the Chinese EUI?

The whole package? or just the NON-HLOS.bin?
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I've uploaded all of the 26s firmware files this morning, just extracted from the official ROM. Follow the link below
https://uploadfiles.io/09ywy
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@Gorka15 yes you can @lyrebird 15 firmware files, modem (non-hlos) included

lyrebird said:
The whole package? or just the NON-HLOS.bin?
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zip file corrupt when trying to flash; downloaded 3 diff ways
flashed manually on fastboot. thanks everything is working

Gorka15 said:
Can we flash 26s files over PA 7.3.1? Or only over the Chinese EUI?
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I flashed whole thing on Omni rom except system.img and boot.img. Also no data format.
It did not break anything.

Does flashing this firmware enable CDMA?
4K2K said:
I flashed whole thing on Omni rom except system.img and boot.img. Also no data format.
It did not break anything.
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lyrebird said:
Does flashing this firmware enable CDMA?
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It does not enable or disable anything. Just an update of what you already have.
If your question is about flashing x720 modem on x722 or vice versa, I do not know but I recall reading others' posts about that on other threads.

beastonprowl said:
zip file corrupt when trying to flash; downloaded 3 diff ways
flashed manually on fastboot. thanks everything is working
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Yeah, forgot to say, zip is not flashable, its just an archive of fw files

I have the X727. How do we tell what version of the modem we have? What is the latest version? I have issues with signal dropping in and out all the time. Very annoying.

trizex said:
I've uploaded all of the 26s firmware files this morning, just extracted from the official ROM. Follow the link below
https://uploadfiles.io/09ywy
The zip is NOT flashable, its just an archive of all FW files.
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Do I need to flash the NON-HLOS.bin file via adb with fastboot?

yep.
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
lazye53 said:
Do I need to flash the NON-HLOS.bin file via adb with fastboot?
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lazye53 said:
Do I need to flash the NON-HLOS.bin file via adb with fastboot?
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If you're rooted, you can use flashfire

slgooding said:
I have the X727. How do we tell what version of the modem we have? What is the latest version? I have issues with signal dropping in and out all the time. Very annoying.
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I have been having the same issue myself and started a thread on it here, hopefully I will be able to update the thread with a solution soon.

trizex said:
If you're rooted, you can use flashfire
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when i select the firmware26.zip with flashfire it give me only 10 partitions and not 15 ...it's normal?
The first two partitions on top (Primary Bootloader - Secondary Bootloader AP) are grayed out . i must enable the two partition too in the setting?
Edit: I flashed firmware26s.zip with flshfire also the first two partitions of the bootloader and everything went well ... thanks