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Flashing other device roms

So a friend of mine told me i could flash roms from other carriers is this true? He has the gs3 from t mobile but i don't want to flash a rom from t mobile if it could possibly brick or cause problems.
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He's wrong. Unless a ROM is ported, it runs a risk of being incompatible and could potentially brick your phone. Even then, a ported ROM may come with certain bugs &/or stability issues.
This is especially true for ROMS intended for the International GS3.
ROM - OdexedBlue
Baseband - LJ7
Kernel - Stock LI3
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DrgnRebrn said:
He's wrong. Unless a ROM is ported, it runs a risk of being incompatible and could potentially brick your phone. Even then, a ported ROM may come with certain bugs &/or stability issues.
This is especially true for ROMS intended for the International GS3
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.Not true. May come with bugs but flashing roms for another US variant of the S3 is safe just make sure there are no modems in it. As long as its for a US Gs3 than its safe. Open the zip and if all you see is META-INF,system and boot.img you will be fine flashing it. Bugs can be expected tho and your screen orientation in landscape mode will probably be flipped. The part about the intl version is true tho. Dont flash those.

billard412 said:
.Not true. May come with bugs but flashing roms for another US variant of the S3 is safe just make sure there are no modems in it. As long as its for a US Gs3 than its safe. Open the zip and if all you see is META-INF,system and boot.img you will be fine flashing it. Bugs can be expected tho and your screen orientation in landscape mode will probably be flipped. The part about the intl version is true tho. Dont flash those.
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So it will be ok to flash a ROM for a GSM phone in a CDMA phone?
Like Tmo or ATT on Sprint?
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csmasn said:
So it will be ok to flash a ROM for a GSM phone in a CDMA phone?
Like Tmo or ATT on Sprint?
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Here is a good example: there is a note 2 ROM that is said to be usable across all carriers posted in the dev section. However many users see a lot of bugs with flashing it (signal drops is a big one). Phone works, just not as expected or usefuly.
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dante32278 said:
Here is a good example: there is a note 2 ROM that is said to be usable across all carriers posted in the dev section. However many users see a lot of bugs with flashing it (signal drops is a big one). Phone works, just not as expected or usefuly.
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Not a good example as the note 2 has many differences and is alot harder to port(hence the instability). Theres alot to change like screen size, a different processor etc. This will at least run and data will probably work but its not guaranteed. It will not brick you though.
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I like alot of tmo roms we dont have. Im usually running one

billard412 said:
.Not true. May come with bugs but flashing roms for another US variant of the S3 is safe just make sure there are no modems in it. As long as its for a US Gs3 than its safe. Open the zip and if all you see is META-INF,system and boot.img you will be fine flashing it. Bugs can be expected tho and your screen orientation in landscape mode will probably be flipped. The part about the intl version is true tho. Dont flash those.
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That's good to know. I knew about the baseband part already, but got the rest of my information from reading the sticky thread in Android Development about how not to brick your phone. I've flashed a tmo kernel (Morfic's Trinity) and experienced excellent results - right up until I tried taking ng a picture and discovered that the auto rotate was reversed and everything was upside down in landscape.
ROM - OdexedBlue
Baseband - LJ7
Kernel - Stock LI3
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So if the auto rotation is backwards is there a way to fix that? Or is it something you would just have to deal with? I like some of the t mobile roms he uses but if its buggy i probably won't even bother. How can you tell if it is an international rom or us?
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billard412 said:
.Not true. May come with bugs but flashing roms for another US variant of the S3 is safe just make sure there are no modems in it. As long as its for a US Gs3 than its safe. Open the zip and if all you see is META-INF,system and boot.img you will be fine flashing it. Bugs can be expected tho and your screen orientation in landscape mode will probably be flipped. The part about the intl version is true tho. Dont flash those.
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If there is a modem in the zip woukd it be safe to just remove it and flash a sprint modem after the initial rom flash or transfer a sprint modem into the zip file prior to a flash? Where would the "META INF" file be located to verify the flash would work?
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XBMC4LIFE said:
If there is a modem in the zip woukd it be safe to just remove it and flash a sprint modem after the initial rom flash or transfer a sprint modem into the zip file prior to a flash? Where would the "META INF" file be located to verify the flash would work?
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META-INF is a folder at the base of the zip. If there is a modem you can remove it and replace with a sprint one to make it easier. You could also remove it but that might require a edit to the updater-script and that can be a pain in the ass if ur not real familiar with the process. If you choose to remove it then flashing another is not needed since itll be untouched. but as said probably easiest to just replace. I recommend 7zip if u need to do that

need some support

hey guys,
im not that familiar with android yet, eventhough i know how to root it
i came from symbian^3 n8 to sgs3 tmobile ,but now my question my firmware is 4.1.1 rooted but can i now install siyah kernel ? or do i need to do something befor that ?

Wesley_NL said:
hey guys,
im not that familiar with android yet, eventhough i know how to root it
i came from symbian^3 n8 to sgs3 tmobile ,but now my question my firmware is 4.1.1 rooted but can i now install siyah kernel ? or do i need to do something befor that ?
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Welcome to android. Definitely got a good device for first android experience. Well now since you are rooted you will have to flash a custom recovery. You can download the goo.im app from the play store to get cwm recovery. That way you can flash anything to any partition within the phone. Now is that kernel for the t mobile s3? If its not, then I don't recommend flashing. Just flash what you find here. Ktoonsez makes great kernels. There are also stock over clocked ones and others as well. Once you have cwm OK installed then go ahead and download the kernel using your phone's browser. Then to boot into custom recovery, power off the device and when powering it back on press and hold the power and the volume down button. When the device vibrates once, you can then let go and and from there cwm should work and then flash file from .zip and look for your downloaded kernel and flash it
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osmosizzz said:
Welcome to android. Definitely got a good device for first android experience. Well now since you are rooted you will have to flash a custom recovery. You can download the goo.im app from the play store to get cwm recovery. That way you can flash anything to any partition within the phone. Now is that kernel for the t mobile s3? If its not, then I don't recommend flashing. Just flash what you find here. Ktoonsez makes great kernels. There are also stock over clocked ones and others as well. Once you have cwm OK installed then go ahead and download the kernel using your phone's browser. Then to boot into custom recovery, power off the device and when powering it back on press and hold the power and the volume down button. When the device vibrates once, you can then let go and and from there cwm should work and then flash file from .zip and look for your downloaded kernel and flash it
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its an galaxy s3 t-mobile, its was android ice cream 4.0.1 or something untill it updated and became 4.1.1, but if i read on google it says 4.1.1 is jelly bean and i re-rooted it after it to be sure it was still rooted, also i dont know how to find out what i can use for rom on my device
and apps i installed as root tools are system tuner m rom patcher, bussybox , supersu, cwm, titanium backup, i used those for some games,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 is what i used to root it sofar it works well
also if i flash i have to backup my stuff right ? such as music and mangas

so how or what must i do care to link me an easy gui so that i know what i can do

Wesley_NL said:
so how or what must i do care to link me an easy gui so that i know what i can do
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Sorry for getting back so late. Ill pm you if needed of every step that needs to be taken. Since you are rooted, you are more than half way there. Still need the help? Shoot me a message
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Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3). In other words, don't flash that kernel you were talking about. There are certain exceptions, but just follow this rule: do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).

you used http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 this to root your phone? - that thread is for international S3 version
and your phone is TMO right?hmmm...just like what Aerowinder said Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).

Bitcloud30 said:
you used http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 this to root your phone? - that thread is for international S3 version
and your phone is TMO right?hmmm...just like what Aerowinder said Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).
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but it is rotted eventhough its for internstional, i mean i had prev an nokia n8 eu and i used internatioanl hacks to on it but yeah symbian^3 but i cant compare that to android
so you say i cant flahs it with this? yes its tmobile seems i have gotten a bad version of s3, ohwell guess i stay root only then thx for support,
so can you link some gui's that ar for my variant?

If your phone is an I9300, stop posting in this forum. It's a JTAG waiting to happen.

Aerowinder said:
If your phone is an I9300, stop posting in this forum. It's a JTAG waiting to happen.
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its an gt-i9300 and this is the place to ask for my phone
and what about Ktoonsez like firmware, can i use those or not? if not then i have one of the fake galaxy s3's?

Third time is the charm. Post your questions here instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

Aerowinder said:
Third time is the charm. Post your questions here instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563
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uhm ok .. i thought here bcuz its an tmobile

Wesley_NL said:
and what about Ktoonsez like firmware, can i use those or not? if not then i have one of the fake galaxy s3's?
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**if your still here**
1st. You cant use anymore Ktoonsez kernel or other kernels and ROMs in this thread you will end up in the customers service station cuz you said its a GT-I9300 (international variant of S3).
2. Your S3 is not a FAKE we have 2 different worlds
good luck with your phone

Bitcloud30 said:
**if your still here**
1st. You cant use anymore Ktoonsez kernel or other kernels and ROMs in this thread you will end up in the customers service station cuz you said its a GT-I9300 (international variant of S3).
2. Your S3 is not a FAKE we have 2 different worlds
good luck with your phone
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what i find strange on this forum i see
INTERNATIONAL [I9300] SUPPORT THREAD
TMOBILE US [SGH-T999] SUPPORT THREAD
what i find strange , and this device isnt listed, i have a gt-i9300 t-mobile, so do i have luck or am i out of luck ?
Model: gt-i9300
Android 4.1.1
Baseband: i9300DDDLJ1
kernel ver.
3.031-488302
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 8 19:47:38 KST 2012
Build Number: JRO03C.I9300XXDLK1
but mines is a t-mobile i9300 and this version is not listed on this forum how come ? does this mean i have international t-mobile ? i dont get it anymore, btw i live in th netherlands EU, so in mather of fact if this is the case , this whole forum is useless for me ? i could be wrong about the t-mobile part

The link I gave you is the correct one. This forum is for the US variant on the T-Mobile network only (SGH-T999). You can always go over there and ask them if you are in the correct place.

ok i will

[Q] Any body can fix this kernel(boot.img) from i535 LK3 to our L710

When I flash this boot.img from SCH-i535 LK3 rom,G-Senor is opposite,for example,when browser shows Horizontal screen,address bar is on the top.Any body can fix this kernel? You can email me [email protected].

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meiyijun001 said:
When i flash this boot.img from SCH-i535 LK3 rom,G-Senor is opposite,for example,when browser shows Horizontal screen,address bar is on the top.Any body can fix this kenrel?
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Using kernels from the other variants gives us this problem. Early T-Mo JB leaks that were ported over to our device had this bug present. From what I remember, it's due to a slight difference in sensors used or a difference in how the sensors were implemented within the kernel. Anywho, it should be possible to fix seeing as how kernel source has been released. May I inquire as to why you want to flash another variant's boot.img though?
Also, next time remember to post your questions within the question sub forum. This is the development sub forum and is intended for developers to post their work.
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Any body can fix it,thanks!

You shouldn't be flashing anything made for a different phone. I really doubt any dev will try and port a kernel, but I may be wrong. You're lucky you didn't brick your phone.

metalfan78 said:
You shouldn't be flashing anything made for a different phone. I really doubt any dev will try and port a kernel, but I may be wrong. You're lucky you didn't brick your phone.
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sch-i535，sgh-i747，sgh-t999 and our device are the same，it dosn't matter.

Yes it does matter, different models, different carriers, different software. There may be little differences but there are still differences.

metalfan78 said:
Yes it does matter, different models, different carriers, different software. There may be little differences but there are still differences.
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Yes,so I want to fix this kernel to our device,any body can guide me?

meiyijun001 said:
sch-i535，sgh-i747，sgh-t999 and our device are the same，it dosn't matter.
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You keep thinking that and flashing crap from other devices, just don't come crying here when you're hard bricked. Not exactly sure why you want a stock kernel from another device anyways its not gonna be any different from the sprint s3 stock kernel except the different drivers needed for the different hardware.
I like to break stuff!

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
You keep thinking that and flashing crap from other devices, just don't come crying here when you're hard bricked. Not exactly sure why you want a stock kernel from another device anyways its not gonna be any different from the sprint s3 stock kernel except the different drivers needed for the different hardware.
I like to break stuff!
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I flash it to L710,it's OK.It just has some bugs.

meiyijun001 said:
I flash it to L710,it's OK.It just has some bugs.
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Yea theres no point in porting a stock kernel when theres already a working version of the same damn thing available.
I like to break stuff!

We need simple instructions for Exynos and SDS

Well I am not new to android and xda but still finding it a bit confusing when it comes to deciding what to do.
Can we please have a simple insteuctions for some one like me who only wants
A Root
B Exynos fix
C SDS sw fix and sds fix for recovery
D Battery life just like on 4.1.1
As stock as possible.
With instructions would be just marvellaus.
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A. Read post#2 of this
B & C : already fixed on stock ROM released in jan13 and later (OR LL7 and later) read post#1 of above said thread for ROM available
D.Latest ROM have almost nice battery management almost like 4.1.1

Thanks for the quick answer so I am ok to flash Turkey latest rom on to my Uk BTU phone?
And which is the safest sds fixed recovery?
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all latest recovery, including turkey feb released bekieved to be patched, as you know samsung never gives changelog or utter a word regarding bug, but some elite developer saying it.
you can flash that ROM .

dr.ketan said:
A. Read post#2 of this
B & C : already fixed on stock ROM released in jan13 and later (OR LL7 and later) read post#1 of above said thread for ROM available
D.Latest ROM have almost nice battery management almost like 4.1.1
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my friend has upgrade his rom to the latest
but when he check his phone with brickbug check, the note-II suddent death? still say "yes, insane chip"
emmc chip
type:VTU00M
fw Rev 0xf1

tabone said:
my friend has upgrade his rom to the latest
but when he check his phone with brickbug check, the note-II suddent death? still say "yes, insane chip"
emmc chip
type:VTU00M
fw Rev 0xf1
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No update would be able to change your emmc chip physically(Hence no change in emmc chip name).
It is believed that the wear level bug has been patched in the new updates.

tabone said:
my friend has upgrade his rom to the latest
but when he check his phone with brickbug check, the note-II suddent death? still say "yes, insane chip"
emmc chip
type:VTU00M
fw Rev 0xf1
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Read above post
Does fixing with software can change your hardware?
your chip is faulty and will remain faulty ever unless you change motherboard
Patching just stops issuing commands which believe to cause SDS.

[Q] Hi~! I need your suggestions please?

Hello everyone~
I was planning to by the Ruby wine version of Galaxy note 2 n7100 but I kept getting worried about SDS since the phone boxes here doesnt show the manufaturing date on the box.
So I was thinking of buying the LTE Pink n7105 version.
Am I safe from sds if I get the n7105 one?
I need your opinion guys~
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There are patches here on the forum to prevent SDS. And some say you just need to update your firmware to 4.1.2, cause it has a patch to prevent SDS too.
Anyway, search around about SDS and the patch. And if you think you can apply it, go for the GT7100.
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ROM: ARHD 19
KERNEL: Stock

only the 16gb version is affected with SDS. but the 'ruby wine' colour option will be safe i think because only early batch of n7100 is affected. nevertheless,buying n7105 would be safe too.

laziafbaito said:
There are patches here on the forum to prevent SDS. And some say you just need to update your firmware to 4.1.2, cause it has a patch to prevent SDS too.
Anyway, search around about SDS and the patch. And if you think you can apply it, go for the GT7100.
Sent from my GT-N7100
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as far as I know..this is a hardware chip bug..the patches or fixes just perform some sort of skipping or ignoring a section like some memory address but that is done by the kernel...if you flash another ROM which most likely will have a different kernel chances are the phone will be bricked !!! and the only solution is to send it to Samsung repair store... for a mother board replacement probably which means...just buy another phone !!! that's if your not in warranty
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4everadumbangel said:
Hello everyone~
I was planning to by the Ruby wine version of Galaxy note 2 n7100 but I kept getting worried about SDS since the phone boxes here doesnt show the manufaturing date on the box.
So I was thinking of buying the LTE Pink n7105 version.
Am I safe from sds if I get the n7105 one?
I need your opinion guys~
:fingers-crossed:
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I'm using the N7105 it didn't have the bug.... I don't think this model is affected but if it is then it's rare...this model is better anyways as it supports LTE which is the fastest cellular data/internet connectivity on the planet ryte now.... the only problem with this model is if you planning to flash custom ROMs ALWAYS backup your EFS else you can flash a ROM and may replace/destroy your modem/network portion of your phone...as most ROMs are ported from other variants and devs may overlook this and the other modems of the other models get flashed onto your phone instead replacing the current one and you will loose network connectivity... or jus wait a month or so and buy the note 3 coming out soon
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UPDATE
I finally bought my note 2.
but Its the titanium gray LTE version. the store ran out of stock of rube wine and pink .
I'm happy with with my pjone now though.
and oh, GT-N7105 is safe from sds cause when I ran the eMMC check it says 0xf7.

4everadumbangel said:
I finally bought my note 2.
but Its the titanium gray LTE version. the store ran out of stock of rube wine and pink .
I'm happy with with my pjone now though.
and oh, GT-N7105 is safe from sds cause when I ran the eMMC check it says 0xf7.
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Yes f7 version is safe but make sure u do all modding as per n7105 files and dont end up flashing n7100 international version rom or files and last keep efs backup safe
Good luck