Just a question. My brother bought a bell s3 but he's leaving bell and paying his contract. If I flash a t-mobile modem to bell s3 would it work with wind/mobilicity? I know it works when you do it with bell note.
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It doesnt work, it has different hardwares.
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the Bell/Rogers/Telus/Sask S3 is the i747M, meanwhile the mobilicity/wind model is the T999
cross flashing the modem, may brick your phone or do other damages/problems. DO NOT DO IT.
The Bell note is able to cross flash because they did a workaround for it. Not that you can do it up front, but you still have to do it in a special way. People are working to see if they if they can make the i747M access the special band that the wind/mobi/tmo T999, but so far they haven't done much progress, as far as to what I've read.
I've already encountered and answered this question more than enough times to make my mind ignore it nearly everytime I see it. So this would probably be the last time I would answer this question.
NO, you simply can't. Go and buy their phone model if you really want to use it for win/mobi.
I mean, if it works, they would have had simply merged the tmo/wind/mobi threads with the ATT/rogers/bell/telus thread... BUT NO, they did not, because of the difference in the hardware.
I sound like an ass, because I am simply getting frustrated by how many times this question has been asked. It seems users don't even use some slight initiative to use the search. This question has been answered several times in various forms. I'm sure one way or another using the search for "bell phone for wind" would yield some answer in the first few results.
there's even that sticky thread here on the general forums about canadian carriers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28287042
zaghy2zy said:
the Bell/Rogers/Telus/Sask S3 is the i747M, meanwhile the mobilicity/wind model is the T999
cross flashing the modem, may brick your phone or do other damages/problems. DO NOT DO IT.
The Bell note is able to cross flash because they did a workaround for it. Not that you can do it up front, but you still have to do it in a special way. People are working to see if they if they can make the i747M access the special band that the wind/mobi/tmo T999, but so far they haven't done much progress, as far as to what I've read.
I've already encountered and answered this question more than enough times to make my mind ignore it nearly everytime I see it. So this would probably be the last time I would answer this question.
NO, you simply can't. Go and buy their phone model if you really want to use it for win/mobi.
I mean, if it works, they would have had simply merged the tmo/wind/mobi threads with the ATT/rogers/bell/telus thread... BUT NO, they did not, because of the difference in the hardware.
I sound like an ass, because I am simply getting frustrated by how many times this question has been asked. It seems users don't even use some slight initiative to use the search. This question has been answered several times in various forms. I'm sure one way or another using the search for "bell phone for wind" would yield some answer in the first few results.
there's even that sticky thread here on the general forums about canadian carriers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28287042
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well oddly enough this is the first topic that comes up after a search. Thx for clarifying this gain.
Oddly enough, when I opened my T999v, what I saw stamped on the motherboard is i747M, which leads me to believe that the difference between a bell or Rogers phone and wind is mostly software.
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I've been reading this forum for the past two days trying to see if there is a similar thread with this issue. Please point me in the right direction if there is a similar thread resolving this issue (this forum is colossal!).
I recently bought a UK version GSM Galaxy Nexus running Modaco 4.0.2 Ir8. I'm using it on T-Mobile's network (The GN is replacing my HTC Sensation).
The gentleman that sold it to me had already unlocked, rooted, and flashed it with Modaco. It works blazing fast. The only thing is that when ever I make a phone call it literally drops in less than 5 minutes. The signal seems to be switching like crazy from 3G to HSPA+ as well.
I've called TMO and they have no clue what the issue is (4 different reps told me 4 different things from needing to factory reset to the towers being down etc.).
Again the phone works great besides the fact that I can't make a phone call for more than a couple of minutes before it drops.
Has anyone seen this with their GN? Is it the phone? The Mod? Are T-Mobile's towers not able to pick up this phone's radios because it's from the UK?
How can I go about fixing this (Factory reset? etc.)? I'm literally about to factory reset this thing this morning when I get home from work.
I don't really have too much experience as far as rooting goes but willing to learn and get this issue resolved.
What radio version are you using?
I'm on T-Mobile and xxkk6 works well for me.
If you don't know what you have, I suggest u go to the dev section and start reading for a while
xxkk6 at the least should be on there. i think there is xxkl7 possibly. the xxkk6 is the stock radio, but if there is a kk7 or kl7 might want to try that as it would be a later version.
How can I tell which radio version I'm on and does it give me the option to switch it?
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What radio version are you using?
I'm on T-Mobile and xxkk6 works well for me.
If you don't know what you have, I suggest u go to the dev section and start reading for a while
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How can I tell which radio version I'm on and does it give me the option to switch it?
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Settings, about phone.
I had similar problems until I switched to KK6.
This thread has all the different basebands:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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I've been reading the forum for a minute and haven't noticed any threads regarding this issue. Bear in mind this forum has like 1 thousand threads to go over.
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I've been reading the forum for a minute and haven't noticed any threads regarding this issue. Bear in mind this forum has like 1 thousand threads to go over.
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I was using KK1 before and it was absolutely fine until about a week ago, then I started to get dropped calls etc.
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How can I tell which radio version I'm on and does it give me the option to switch it?
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I'm on xxk1. How do I switch to kk6?
Thanks for sending me that link. Which baseband set up would be good for the US (NYC specifically). They all look like they are designed for European areas.
And once I put in my Sim card, why didn't the phone just figure out with Radioband to attach itself to?
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Settings, about phone.
I had similar problems until I switched to KK6.
This thread has all the different basebands:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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Jjonlife said:
Thanks for sending me that link. Which baseband set up would be good for the US (NYC specifically). They all look like they are designed for European areas.
And once I put in my Sim card, why didn't the phone just figure out with Radioband to attach itself to?
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Basebands beginning with UG are for north America. I think there are a couple of threads in the dev section about UG basebands, it might be worth have a look at those.
KK7 Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382699
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Thanks for the link. After reading through a couple of pages I'm starting to realize that I have no idea what the hell is going on with switching radio bands. Even worse, I have not read about any instances where one or the other will work very well in NYC (my area).
Is there a grid which shows which radio band is for which area? Anyone know of anywhere that shows the step by way to do this?
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Basebands beginning with UG are for north America. I think there are a couple of threads in the dev section about UG basebands, it might be worth have a look at those.
KK7 Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382699
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Jjonlife said:
Thanks for the link. After reading through a couple of pages I'm starting to realize that I have no idea what the hell is going on with switching radio bands. Even worse, I have not read about any instances where one or the other will work very well in NYC (my area).
Is there a grid which shows which radio band is for which area? Anyone know of anywhere that shows the step by way to do this?
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See section 3 in the first post of this thread for a step by step guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
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I appreciate that. Will be looking into it later this morning when I get off work.
For anyone who had to do this process: Is this a normal thing when rooting and flashing, to have to find a better baseband etc.? Is it because my phone is a UK version that TMO is having an issue dropping my calls?
And lastly, anyone know what the best baseband/radio is suitable for NYC? And why doesn't the phone just figure out which is the best baseband?
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See section 3 in the first post of this thread for a step by step guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
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Jjonlife said:
I appreciate that. Will be looking into it later this morning when I get off work.
For anyone who had to do this process: Is this a normal thing when rooting and flashing, to have to find a better baseband etc.? Is it because my phone is a UK version that TMO is having an issue dropping my calls?
And lastly, anyone know what the best baseband/radio is suitable for NYC? And why doesn't the phone just figure out which is the best baseband?
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the baseband should work. it's gsm, the world standard. but i'm guessing since i don't know exactly what is tweaked, but that the specific baseband for your region will bias your phone for the known networks. ugkk7 works great for me. atnt. i think there is a ugkl6 or 7. sometimes you have to test them. some will work better for others. some will work great and not eat battery. if it eats battery, try another one. i think samsung is decent about releasing different radios for different regions. it can be confusing. now when it's comes to updating their roms, that is a different story.
Ok,
The baseband def has to be affecting my battery. I'm getting not even 10 hours on a full charge from moderate use.
I don't really know exactly what the first owner did to it, only what he told me.
My plan is to bring it back to factory settings (found an article about how to restore the GSM version, but have yet to find any youtube videos abou it....I only see LTE videos on rooting and unrooting, and I'm not sure if it's the same process so I'm not touching those).
If that doesn't help it then I'll go about flashing and changing the baseband.
Again this whole baseband business is really new to me. The input you guys have been giving so far is much appreciated.
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the baseband should work. it's gsm, the world standard. but i'm guessing since i don't know exactly what is tweaked, but that the specific baseband for your region will bias your phone for the known networks. ugkk7 works great for me. atnt. i think there is a ugkl6 or 7. sometimes you have to test them. some will work better for others. some will work great and not eat battery. if it eats battery, try another one. i think samsung is decent about releasing different radios for different regions. it can be confusing. now when it's comes to updating their roms, that is a different story.
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Update:
Ended up coming home early from work and staying up all morning trying to figure this out. I decided on using this link first: (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/restore-galaxy-nexus-to-stock-how-to/)
to re-lock. That took about 4 hours of troubleshooting and getting to know the lingo and terminology. Then from a combination of other youtube videos I spent another 4 hours trying to figure out how to lock the bootloader. Believe it or not the Xda link about this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310) saved me from losing my mind. I literally didn't go to sleep until I made sure I brought the phone back to factory settings.
After I finally got the phone back to factory settings (believe me, it wasn't fun figuring this out especially when I've never rooted before) I noticed the wifi wasn't working, or had a very weak signal. Content with the phone at least being back on factory settings and locked, I go to sleep and wake up today seeing the same issue with the wifi (mean while, I now have good signal/service...didn't even have to mess with the baseband radio config).
I restart the router in our house and power down the phone and restart. Problem fixed.
Not really sure why or how, but bringing the phone back to factory settings seems to make it work just as fast as it worked when Modaco Ir8 4.0.2 was on it. Except now I have amazing Service signal.
I can honestly state that rooting really isn't for me especially with the notion that with every new mod that comes out you have to be flashing on a constant basis. Even though I almost lost my mind trying to figure this out, I would still rather have this approach vs Apple's walled garden approach though. Any day.
One of the reasons I like the Nexus line of phones is that it's pretty much the only Android phone that gets all the updates first and on a constant basis. Which makes it such an awesome phone in that it's also the phone that Google allows any and all capabilities to be customized. I have true respect for all the devs out there who attack this stuff daily.
Just be sure to get enough exercise in and healthy meals along with rest lol.
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Update:
Ended up coming home early from work and staying up all morning trying to figure this out. I decided on using this link first: (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/restore-galaxy-nexus-to-stock-how-to/)
to re-lock. That took about 4 hours of troubleshooting and getting to know the lingo and terminology. Then from a combination of other youtube videos I spent another 4 hours trying to figure out how to lock the bootloader. Believe it or not the Xda link about this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310) saved me from losing my mind. I literally didn't go to sleep until I made sure I brought the phone back to factory settings.
After I finally got the phone back to factory settings (believe me, it wasn't fun figuring this out especially when I've never rooted before) I noticed the wifi wasn't working, or had a very weak signal. Content with the phone at least being back on factory settings and locked, I go to sleep and wake up today seeing the same issue with the wifi (mean while, I now have good signal/service...didn't even have to mess with the baseband radio config).
I restart the router in our house and power down the phone and restart. Problem fixed.
Not really sure why or how, but bringing the phone back to factory settings seems to make it work just as fast as it worked when Modaco Ir8 4.0.2 was on it. Except now I have amazing Service signal.
I can honestly state that rooting really isn't for me especially with the notion that with every new mod that comes out you have to be flashing on a constant basis. Even though I almost lost my mind trying to figure this out, I would still rather have this approach vs Apple's walled garden approach though. Any day.
One of the reasons I like the Nexus line of phones is that it's pretty much the only Android phone that gets all the updates first and on a constant basis. Which makes it such an awesome phone in that it's also the phone that Google allows any and all capabilities to be customized. I have true respect for all the devs out there who attack this stuff daily.
Just be sure to get enough exercise in and healthy meals along with rest lol.
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some people actually recommend factory resetting your device from the get go. i would, but i always just run with the hardware just to make sure the hardware and stress i throw at it will handle all the roms and stuff. and to exchange my phone if finding there is a problem.
Good to hear that you got it sorted out in the end
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Rooting/Flashing is great IMO for people who will never have the luxury of getting updates like Nexus phones get. Take control in your own hands on when you decide you want to update(s) etc.
I'm sure any Devs out there (like on this forum) also love tinkering. To each his own.
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some people actually recommend factory resetting your device from the get go. i would, but i always just run with the hardware just to make sure the hardware and stress i throw at it will handle all the roms and stuff. and to exchange my phone if finding there is a problem.
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Indeed. I def learned a lesson: Never let anyone ever root your phone for you. The guy who rooted it for me was nice enough to say I could email him for questions but the more I kept emailing him the more I could tell he was probably getting frustrated at all my worrisome questions ("I'm dropping calls", "Is it because of the rooting?", "My wifi isn't working", "is it because of the rooting?..." etc.).
Just glad to know there are tons of available options for one to seek out help when issues like this arise.
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Good to hear that you got it sorted out in the end
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relatively recently I acquired the Samsung Galaxy S3 from metro pcs. Ive been registered with you the fine people of XDA for all of about an hour now and hopefully this first question I post will be by far the most remedial of any I post.
I have the SCH-R530M and am unable to find a "correct" forum for my device. With the upcoming merger between t-mobile and Metro it made the most sense to post here and ask if there is a forum for me that i have overlooked and just missed or if this is indeed where i should post for the closest approximation of information for my device.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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relatively recently I acquired the Samsung Galaxy S3 from metro pcs. Ive been registered with you the fine people of XDA for all of about an hour now and hopefully this first question I post will be by far the most remedial of any I post.
I have the SCH-R530M and am unable to find a "correct" forum for my device. With the upcoming merger between t-mobile and Metro it made the most sense to post here and ask if there is a forum for me that i have overlooked and just missed or if this is indeed where i should post for the closest approximation of information for my device.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Yes you should come to the T-Mobile forums, but I would limit my posts if you mess up on anything, ie flashing ROMs/etc., and if you have any knowledge when it comes to ROMs about the whole S3 family it's that the files for each carrier are shown as dat&t, dtmo, dvzw, so if you flash any ROM you should dig into the files and change those values to Metro.
People do that all the time like flashing an AT&T ROM on their TMO version, just change the values.
I dont know about the Metro s3 as its a CDMA but check out PureMotive guide on the verizon forums. It may help you. Also Check Android Forum they have a lot of metro pcs phones listed in there. Its like xda
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Yes you should come to the T-Mobile forums, but I would limit my posts if you mess up on anything, ie flashing ROMs/etc., and if you have any knowledge when it comes to ROMs about the whole S3 family it's that the files for each carrier are shown as dat&t, dtmo, dvzw, so if you flash any ROM you should dig into the files and change those values to Metro.
People do that all the time like flashing an AT&T ROM on their TMO version, just change the values.
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Um....you should limit your posts since you don't know what the hell you are talking about, you are encouraging this dude to brick his phone.
As the previous poster said it is a CDMA phone (no simcard) so you have the potential to brick your phone by flashing something that's not made for it. What I would do, is google it. "Metro PCS Galaxy SIII XDA" see if you find a section for your phone.
thanks for the input guys, right now my plan is to unlock and possibly root the s3. With it being cdma I'm then going to have it flashed over to a far cheaper service running off the Verizon network, this way I will have a fully functional s3 fully unlimited and service in virtually everyplace I choose to roam. right now the "sister carrier" doesn't have the ability to flash the S3 to their service. so im just waiting it out for now, figured maybe i'll tweak my 3 and possibly root it before I switch
metro pcs GS3/ sprint GS3 and shutter sound
just in case anyone else who got their GS3 through metro i thought i would through up a small helpful hint i figured out a while ago. I know alot of people myself included hate the shutter sound on their camera and with most phones you can willingly shut that sound off for capturing images. on certain carrier models of the GS3 the carrier locked this option so you aren't able to shut the sound off ( sprint has done just this) and it can become quite annoying.
you could get another camera app and just use that and it being the awesome app that it is ( whatever it is) has the option to shut off the shutter sound. this is one option, but one that I surpassed in favor of an app that can handle my little shutter sound issue and do more quite conveniently.
the app is called AUTOMATEIT. with this free app you can set triggers and rules for when those triggers are optioned. i use this app for a great many things, but i found it quite hand for silencing the camera. the rule i set was that when the camera app was activated the entire phone went to vibrate mode. when my camera app is launched the phone vibrates and this signals that indeed my camera is up and ready which is quite handy for the quick pictures that catch you off guard. when the camera app has ceased usage, i set it to go back into normal volume mode and my phone and I live happily ever after.
hopefully this post helps someone else as much as this knowledge has helped me.
Why is the LTE version of our phone merged with our thread? The few ROMS it provides confuses me into thinking I can use them for the original S3. Can we not divide them and give it it's own thread?
The roms are interchangeable. Just like the T999V that's been part of this forum since the beginning.
I don't see what there is to be confused about though. If you're not sure about it, don't flash it! Or ask.
I have the original T999. But I'm running the T999L rom. Several T999L users are using T999 roms. If you gave it its own forum, everyone would just wind up here anyway. Theres just no reason for it that I can see.
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I am using CM10.1 Nightly for T999 (d2tmo) on my T999L, works just fine.
I have read your threads about the ROMS for that phone and yes I'm impressed but even you said inside the thread that flashing the T999L will provide a few bugs if it's not the LTE provided device. That's the only reason I made a statement about dividing them as to avoid problems. I know you can flash ROMS that are not particularly for your device but all devices are different.
Your OP said you were confused into thinking that you could flash the lte roms onto your S3. As I said at the top of the T999L thread, you can.
The Root Explorer "bug" was a simple scripting error on my part (which will be fixed soon), the others are not rom related as they are that way out of the box (and one of those was only reported by one user). And even so, I wouldnt really say they are truly bugs as they do not in any way affect the functionality or experience.
One or two extremely minor glitches do not warrant another separate forum. If this were the case, you would literally see a dozen or more S3 forums! (US Cellular, Straight Talk, mobilicity, wind, videotron, etc, etc, etc.) And several of them would be T-Mobile S3 forums. THAT would make things waaaaayyyy more confusing and you would probably see a whole lot more of the bricked device threads.
Also, for the most part, the T999, T999L, and T999V are identical. Its mostly just the radios that are different (yes, i know there are other minor differences, but for the most part, they are the same)
In the end, the roms and kernels are interchangeable so that should be enough. And if you are still confused or worried about it, just don't flash it.
Again, even if a change were warranted, everyone would still wind up here anyway.
I hope that helps to clear it up a bit better for you.
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Your OP said you were confused into thinking that you could flash the lte roms onto your S3. As I said at the top of the T999L thread, you can.
The Root Explorer "bug" was a simple scripting error on my part (which will be fixed soon), the others are not rom related as they are that way out of the box (and one of those was only reported by one user). And even so, I wouldnt really say they are truly bugs as they do not in any way affect the functionality or experience.
One or two extremely minor glitches do not warrant another separate forum. If this were the case, you would literally see a dozen or more S3 forums! (US Cellular, Straight Talk, mobilicity, wind, videotron, etc, etc, etc.) And several of them would be T-Mobile S3 forums. THAT would make things waaaaayyyy more confusing and you would probably see a whole lot more of the bricked device threads.
Also, for the most part, the T999, T999L, and T999V are identical. Its mostly just the radios that are different (yes, i know there are other minor differences, but for the most part, they are the same)
In the end, the roms and kernels are interchangeable so that should be enough. And if you are still confused or worried about it, just don't flash it.
Again, even if a change were warranted, everyone would still wind up here anyway.
I hope that helps to clear it up a bit better for you.
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I have a SGH-T999L, with a SGH-T999 AOSP ROM on it. Everything works except the camera (I get a "Can't connect to camera" error). The major difference I've encountered so far is I can't Odin to any stock SGH-T999 firmware (which seriously confused me when Odin kept failing with an aboot.mbn error though I thought I had the firmware for the right device).
Be glad it didn't work. You might have bricked your device doing that!
As for the camera, its an issue for the T999L in some aokp roms, but I don't think all of them.
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Camera works fine on CM10.1 nightly since (at least) 6/22/13, even the HDR and Panorama functions. Try updating the ROM.
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Be glad it didn't work. You might have bricked your device doing that!
As for the camera, its an issue for the T999L in some aokp roms, but I don't think all of them.
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Yeah, after I realize I tried flashing the wrong firmware, I felt very lucky... Fortunately I had read somewhere (if I remember correctly) that one possible cause of an aboot.mbn Odin error is that the device model in the bootloader in the image being flashed doesn't match with the model number in the device. (Hope this helps any other SGH-T999L owners!)
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Camera works fine on CM10.1 nightly since (at least) 6/22/13, even the HDR and Panorama functions. Try updating the ROM.
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Thanks! I saw your update in the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2308829&page=3 thread (as well as in the CM forum). Bottom line is that cm-10.1-20130703-NIGHTLY-d2tmo is working for me now, including camera, as you said!!! I actually had some initial trouble flashing using CWM which kept abort with a status 7 error, even after removing the asserts in the updater script. CM10.1 nightly ultimately flashed without updater script modification using TWRP.
Cool, glad to hear that you got it working. I prefer TWRP over CWM, but it is just choice, both work fine.
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Cool, glad to hear that you got it working. I prefer TWRP over CWM, but it is just choice, both work fine.
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Can I ask if I can install the AOKP rom on my t999L I only saw it for att s3 unless I missed it
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Can I ask if I can install the AOKP rom on my t999L I only saw it for att s3 unless I missed it
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Should be OK, certain things might not work (camera, etc). I found it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088764
Thank you Dj in running LiquidSmooth now and it seems to be flawless
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I'm relatively new, but have flash a couple Galaxy S2's. But I have my personal SGH-T999L that I want to flash and would like to use the Beanstalk 4.3 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345663, I can't afford to brick my phone and just trying to find out if anyone out there has used it on a T999L. I could only find one reference to it which wasn't very specific.
Thanks in advance
All Custom T999 Roms will be fine to use on the T999L unless otherwise stated.
Please don't double post in multiple places.
Sorry, was just trying to find someone online to answer before i tried it. Had been searching for an answer for quite awhile and running out of patience not finding much in specific in reqards to the t999L except a few horror stories related to other attempts to use t999 software on the L model. Was hoping to get an answer from DOCHOLIDAY77 (no offense) since he seems to have the most post/experience with the differences between the 2 models. But I thank you for your response and input. I presume from your answer, that as long as I only install the system software and leave the radio and bootloader alone. I'll be okay? Am I getting that right? That seems to be what the horror stories are about, people who have flashed the entire device with software from the original T999
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Sorry, was just trying to find someone online to answer before i tried it. Had been searching for an answer for quite awhile and running out of patience not finding much in specific in reqards to the t999L except a few horror stories related to other attempts to use t999 software on the L model. Was hoping to get an answer from DOCHOLIDAY77 (no offense) since he seems to have the most post/experience with the differences between the 2 models. But I thank you for your response and input. I presume from your answer, that as long as I only install the system software and leave the radio and bootloader alone. I'll be okay? Am I getting that right? That seems to be what the horror stories are about, people who have flashed the entire device with software from the original T999
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You are spot on.
If this is in the wrong place for posting, please feel free to let me know.
A few months ago I tried to root and put a ROM onto my Galaxy S2 but I suppose something must have gone wrong. I'm not used to rooting, especially since the phone I had before this one was an Evo and much easier to root. Regardless, my phone is a Virgin Mobile phone, but I was assured that the Sprint ROM I am currently running would work on my phone. I flashed it and it booted fine and has actually worked pretty well ever since.
My only problem is that when using a root checker, I notice my phone shows up as unrooted. I have no idea where I should go from here. If I should treat it as a truly unrooted phone and try to re-do everything, or try to flash a different ROM made specifically for my phone. I'd rather not take a chance on bricking my phone and thought I would ask for some opinions and hopefully get guided in the right direction.
Thanks in advance for any help, and sorry if anything I typed here is unclear. It's a pretty weird thing to try and explain.
(I have actually made a similar thread back in March, but got no responses. Not sure if it's still okay for me to go ahead and make a new thread for this.)
Before we do anything; sticker on phone chassis under the battery - what model ?
MistahBungle said:
Before we do anything; sticker on phone chassis under the battery - what model ?
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I apologize that it took me this long to reply, I have a hectic work schedule. Thanks for responding.
The model number listed is SPH-D710.
No probs. I had an inkling you might be in the wrong forum hence I asked for confirmation of which S2 variant you have. US variants have their own fora, so your thread belongs here, you're more likely to get accurate/specific help in the right place.
I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.
MistahBungle said:
No probs. I had an inkling you might be in the wrong forum hence I asked for confirmation of which S2 variant you have. US variants have their own fora, so your thread belongs here, you're more likely to get accurate/specific help in the right place.
I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.
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I must have completely skipped over it, thanks. Hopefully someone there can help. I'm hoping to sell this phone soon and don't want it to give the new owner issues.
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Well, darn. I'll still check back on this thread but so far I'm still pretty lost, even after numerous searches online.
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