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Which Phone do I have? IMM76K: no 4.1.1 updates working)

Hi all,
I just received a new GNex from Vodafone Australia. Can someone please help me figure out which version I have so I can update it?
I am running 4.0.4 (rooted)
The Baseband is:
I9250TDVLE1
The build is:
IMM76K.I9250TDVLE1
I could not find an update on google anywhere...
I found reference to my build pertaining to Toro, Magro and Verizon.
I can't see how all of these could be simultaneously true...
I thought '**** it' I ll roll back to a yakju 'official' 4.0.4 IMM76I ROM from here and then flash the Update to 4.1.1 JRO03C
But When I booted into CWM and tried to flash the imm76i, it would not let me. Is there something I am doing wrong or do not understand about swapping roms...?
(I cleared the cache / factory reset)
Am I stuck with IMM76I until google makes an 4.1.1 update, or can I flash another google rom somehow and get the update that way?
Cheers

ac17 said:
Hi all,
I just received a new GNex from Vodafone Australia. Can someone please help me figure out which version I have so I can update it?
I am running 4.0.4 (rooted)
The Baseband is:
I9250TDVLE1
The build is:
IMM76K.I9250TDVLE1
I could not find an update on google anywhere...
I found reference to my build pertaining to Toro, Magro and Verizon.
I can't see how all of these could be simultaneously true...
I thought '**** it' I ll roll back to a yakju 'official' 4.0.4 IMM76I ROM from here and then flash the Update to 4.1.1 JRO03C
But When I booted into CWM and tried to flash the imm76i, it would not let me. Is there something I am doing wrong or do not understand about swapping roms...?
(I cleared the cache / factory reset)
Am I stuck with IMM76I until google makes an 4.1.1 update, or can I flash another google rom somehow and get the update that way?
Cheers
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That's because the package you downloaded on Google's Developers website needs to be flashed using fastboot, not CWM. Follow this thread to flash back to yakju, and you should be good to go.

Did this work for you? as i have the same phone and im tempted to do this but not if its going to mess the phone up. Damn you vodafone for having to be different

Rayzor76 said:
Did this work for you? as i have the same phone and im tempted to do this but not if its going to mess the phone up. Damn you vodafone for having to be different
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It would definitely work however if you even need to return your phone back to Vodafone, you may or may not run into some issues due to not being on their ROM. It's pretty hard to find random stock ROMs for places other than the main ones these days (or I just might be looking at the wrong places).

Rayzor76 said:
Did this work for you? as i have the same phone and im tempted to do this but not if its going to mess the phone up. Damn you vodafone for having to be different
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I'm sorry, I can't remember what I did, but I fixed it that night, which now feels like months ago.
I installed Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.2, on a pc and I know that that helped me speed up the process.
You can't ruin anything unless you flash a rom not designed for the phone, or format the bios partition and then reboot (with out installing a new bios), but even then I'm sure you can install stuff from a pc over usb using that program.

ac17 said:
I'm sorry, I can't remember what I did, but I fixed it that night, which now feels like months ago.
I installed Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.2, on a pc and I know that that helped me speed up the process.
You can't ruin anything unless you flash a rom not designed for the phone, or format the bios partition and then reboot (with out installing a new bios), but even then I'm sure you can install stuff from a pc over usb using that program.
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Thanks New to Android as I have been an avid iOS user and jailbreaker for a few years so just catching up on rooting and flashing ROMs n stuff. But good to know it can be done as i Have the exactly same phone from Vodafone Australia. Better to be safe than sorry and ruining a 2 day old phone.

Rayzor76 said:
Thanks New to Android as I have been an avid iOS user and jailbreaker for a few years so just catching up on rooting and flashing ROMs n stuff. But good to know it can be done as i Have the exactly same phone from Vodafone Australia. Better to be safe than sorry and ruining a 2 day old phone.
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No worries mate, this is my 2nd android phone (first was a nexus s).
I learned a lot by rooting and playing with custom roms on that ph, but I have been really happy with stock jelly Bean on this (albeit rooted) device. Battery life is great, and it's a snappy phone with great features.
FYI I just read an interesting article Why Apple Won't Divorce Samsung today that explained how Samsung make all the chips for Apple products. You can't go wrong with Samsung mate.
Android users on this forum are generally friendly and Damn knowledgeable too.
Enjoy your new phone!

ac17 said:
Hi all,
I just received a new GNex from Vodafone Australia. Can someone please help me figure out which version I have so I can update it?
I am running 4.0.4 (rooted)
The Baseband is:
I9250TDVLE1
The build is:
IMM76K.I9250TDVLE1
I could not find an update on google anywhere...
I found reference to my build pertaining to Toro, Magro and Verizon.
I can't see how all of these could be simultaneously true...
I thought '**** it' I ll roll back to a yakju 'official' 4.0.4 IMM76I ROM from here and then flash the Update to 4.1.1 JRO03C
But When I booted into CWM and tried to flash the imm76i, it would not let me. Is there something I am doing wrong or do not understand about swapping roms...?
(I cleared the cache / factory reset)
Am I stuck with IMM76I until google makes an 4.1.1 update, or can I flash another google rom somehow and get the update that way?
Cheers
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OK. The fact is that Vodafone and Telstra get all their updates later. This is because of the better 3g signals they have built in the phone. So due to this their updates come out a little while later. Also it depends where you are in the world (eg. UK, AU, USA) because the UK has already got the update as far as I know. So there is two options here to stay with Vodafone if something does go wrong so you have a backup. And referring to what Unlawful had said he is right you do need a stock Vodafone ROM or features and such can go wrong. BTW I am also with Vodafone but running a custom ROM.

Thank mate. I updated it manually, months ago.
The Gnex is an awesome phone (I upgraded from a NEXUS S), and with stock jelly Bean (rooted) with stock kernel it runs smoothly and is stable.
I miss rge Wolfson audio chip of the nexus s though bc audio recordings are terrible and crackling with the gnex.
Fast charge is something that I now need and otherwise I'm satisfied!

[Q] Flash a New Rom on Telus GS3

Hello everyone. I'm a recent android convert from iOS, and loving it.
I've rooted and gotten CWM onto my Telus GS3 and made a back-up of the stock samsung rom
I would like to try out some of the other roms and have been pouring over the threads. Unfortunately, i'm still confused about a few things and hoping someone can clarify or point me in the right direction:
Flashing a new rom seems easy enough. I'd like to try out CM10/aristodemos JB. What i'm confused about is the following:
1. according to this thread, i might run into issues w/ build.prop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915875
what is it? and do i need to be following what they say in that thread w/ all of the AT&T roms i try to flash?
2. do i need to be re-flashing my telus modem from the Modem List after i flash these roms?
I guess i just haven't found the one thread that summarizes for us Telus users, what we need to do Differently when flashing say the CM10 or any other of the AOSP roms?
Thanks! any help would be appreciated!

Hi! I've a Telus S III myself and ran into absolutely no problems rooting and reflashing it (with CM10) - no build.prop tinkering and no modem reflashing (third party ROM images normally don't include modems, and those that do will note this).
I rooted through flashing - with Odin - the rooted Telus image available over in the sticky in the dev forum, which also includes instructions for flashing a CWM (make sure it is new enough to avoid the error 7 described in the other thread).
Basically, there's nothing really Telus-specific unless you choose the pre-rooted image route for rooting, and that only applies to the root process.
Good luck, and enjoy your customising...

ahhh perfect, that's good to hear!
thanks!

[Q] GN rooting & version

Hi,
I recently installed JB and rooted my GN using this tutorial (youtube.com/watch?v=1y3Lm6feyGI) and a few other infos picked here and there (including xda). It worked perfectly. BUT here is the thing: I had a GN GSM (I'm in Europe) maguro/yakjuxw running 4.04. My goal was to install JB 4.1.1 JRO03C which I did (and it runs like a charm so far). Now, when checking in Google Maps the version, I find 'takju'.
My question is: is that 'normal'? I mean installing JB had to change the version or is it something wrong I did like picking the wrong file or option in the GN Toolkit? And when I'm at it, is a rooted GN able to use OTA (and should the GN running a specific version for that)?
Thank you guys
Eric

When you flashed to Jelly Bean, you used the images directly from Google, which made your phone "takju". That just means from this point forward you'll get updates quickly directly from Google.
Root doesn't block your ability to get an OTA. Taking the OTA will make your root go away unless you use an app like "OTA Rootkeeper". Things that will stop you from taking an OTA are a custom recovery, different radios, modified/deleted system files.
If you have custom recovery, you can keep it and flash the OTA manually and keep that custom recovery. You just can't accept and auto-install an OTA.

Changing variant does not effect you in any bad way. It gives you benefit of being ota from Google
So the answer is yes, don't worry about it
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

[Q] Jelly Bean OTA and rooted devices

n00b here, so apologies always preface my post. Ditched Apple and have come to the dark side
So, I have a a rooted stock image of 4.0.4 ICS and am very eager for the upcoming official release of Jelly Bean. I've gotten mixed answers from reading past posts, so I have a few questions
- Am I even able to receive OTA updates on my rooted device?
- If I OTA update on my rooted device, will it wipe it to a clean install?
- After the OTA upgrade, will it remain rooted?
- How stable are the JB ROMS already out there? I only ask because I need the safest path possible to this upgrade. Cannot afford any mess ups.
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III
SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
Android 4.0.4
I747UCLH9
Any other suggestions or links to reading material would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

runawayhacker said:
n00b here, so apologies always preface my post. Ditched Apple and have come to the dark side
So, I have a a rooted stock image of 4.0.4 ICS and am very eager for the upcoming official release of Jelly Bean. I've gotten mixed answers from reading past posts, so I have a few questions
- Am I even able to receive OTA updates on my rooted device?
- If I OTA update on my rooted device, will it wipe it to a clean install?
- After the OTA upgrade, will it remain rooted?
- How stable are the JB ROMS already out there? I only ask because I need the safest path possible to this upgrade. Cannot afford any mess ups.
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III
SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
Android 4.0.4
I747UCLH9
Any other suggestions or links to reading material would be appreciated. Thanks guys!
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The only one of your questions I can answer is the stability of available ROMs. And I must say that most of the ROMs you can find in the development sections are extremely reliable. Flashing them is easy to do and will introduce you to a entirely new side of android.
Galaxy S3 AOKP 4.1.2 JB.

CamFlawless said:
The only one of your questions I can answer is the stability of available ROMs. And I must say that most of the ROMs you can find in the development sections are extremely reliable. Flashing them is easy to do and will introduce you to a entirely new side of android.
Galaxy S3 AOKP 4.1.2 JB.
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I work in the IT field and consider myself fairly "well exposed" to tweaking/modding/hacking. I've done similar procedures on many other devices in the past, just not on devices I need to be stable. Let's say I flash a custom ROM. From then on, what are my options for upgrading in the future? I suppose it will have to be either un-root and flash stock or stay with the custom ROMs. In the end, (and this is where the community's opinion will help), I need to keep my device reliable, but would like to have the perks of a rooted device.
Thoughts?
P.S., Since you recommended custom ROMs, I'm assuming you have done this yourself. Did it wipe everything clean for you, or are you able to maintain your data through the upgrade?

I believe if you want to upgrade to an official update from a custom ROM you must unroot and convert back to stock via Odin. But honestly, the custom ROMs you'll find are farther advanced than what your provider will provide you with via updates. Now that I am rooted and running a custom ROM, I have no desire to ever go stock again.
Galaxy S3 AOKP 4.1.2 JB.

If you are rooted on the stock "official" image (mrRobinsons method) you will get the OTA but it will break your root once you install it. If you want to keep Root, you need an app like Voodoo's OTA Root Keeper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper

cloutogu being
I downgraded my S3 from LALH1 to LALE8 using the method and root-injected stock roms in the No Tripping Flash Counter thread. Afterwards, I decided to go back to LALH1 by accepting the OTA update. Bad move as it ended up hard bricking my phone -- even recovery/download mode was inaccessible.
I'm not sure what was the cause of this and now I'm a bit paranoid with my S3. I flashed all sorts of custom roms on my old S without issue, so it's not like I'm a rookie. I'm still really not sure if it was related to being rooted, or some other issue. Maybe I should have done a factory reset after downgrading. Maybe my phone would have survived if I didn't skip installing CWM.
In any case, I think there's at least some risk with upgrading OTA from a rooted firmware.

[Q] Ok to flash a new ROM from stock/root 4.1.1 bootloader?

It's been a while since I flashed a rom. I thought I would play around with some ROM's today, but I'm getting overwhelmed by the contradictory information out there, regarding bootloaders,wifi patches, kernel flashes etc. Not that it's misinformation, but I just don't know if it's implied that the bootloader on the install instructions have been updated to 4.1.2 or higher before moving forward with flash.
I'm on a rooted T-mo/T889 Galaxy Note 2 with stock 4.1.1 and UVALL4. I flashed TWRP on it a few months ago, when I was looking into installing DN3 rom.
It seems to me that the instructions for installing DN4 (which is what I'm looking at today) might assume my device is updated to latest firmware.
So I'm wondering where to start. Do I need to update bootloader, or can I just move forward with electronteam's install instructions flash DN4 with addon patch? Or even more broader terms, can I flash a 4.4.4 + rom from a 4.1.1 firmware?

lyinelriche said:
It's been a while since I flashed a rom. I thought I would play around with some ROM's today, but I'm getting overwhelmed by the contradictory information out there, regarding bootloaders,wifi patches, kernel flashes etc. Not that it's misinformation, but I just don't know if it's implied that the bootloader on the install instructions have been updated to 4.1.2 or higher before moving forward with flash.
I'm on a rooted T-mo/T889 Galaxy Note 2 with stock 4.1.1 and UVALL4. I flashed TWRP on it a few months ago, when I was looking into installing DN3 rom.
It seems to me that the instructions for installing DN4 (which is what I'm looking at today) might assume my device is updated to latest firmware.
So I'm wondering where to start. Do I need to update bootloader, or can I just move forward with electronteam's install instructions flash DN4 with addon patch? Or even more broader terms, can I flash a 4.4.4 + rom from a 4.1.1 firmware?
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You're good to go with DN4... just flash Dn4 and addon. The only thing is, Dn4 has issues with GPS. So, if you need/use this often, you may want to stick with DN3. Oh yeah, update your TWRP to newest (2.8.5.0) since it's been a few months since you installed it. And after you get it set up, update to the newest Agni kernel... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602053

Thanks.
I went ahead with DN4, and sure enough, I have no GPS.
A more troubling issue I'm having is that my data/phone signal just randomly gone. I live in a city with LTE , and have no coverage issues here. Sometimes a restart will remedy it, but only for a short while. I'm going to flash this Latest Agni, Maybe that will fix it. EDIT: Nope, still happening. Changing Network Mode back and forth between LTE and WCDMA/GSM seems to be easier than rebooting though.