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[REF] switch to another modem version without recovery

Hi all,
months ago i found an easy way to change the modem on your phone without the need to go into the recovery mode. i planned to publish it about a months ago when i was still playing with the I9000 and reclaimed invaluable nand space but then i switched to I9100. actually the trick is simple and can be used on both I9000 and I9100 (or may be others as well, not tested)
link to my post in SII forum

ykk_five said:
Hi all,
months ago i found an easy way to change the modem on your phone without the need to go into the recovery mode. i planned to publish it about a months ago when i was still playing with the I9000 and reclaimed invaluable nand space but then i switched to I9100. actually the trick is simple and can be used on both I9000 and I9100 (or may be others as well, not tested)
link to my post in SII forum
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I'm a newb but I flash new modem via ODIN and it takes about 5s to complete. This looks more complex unless you know what you are doing.

Mr Majestyk said:
I'm a newb but I flash new modem via ODIN and it takes about 5s to complete. This looks more complex unless you know what you are doing.
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So stay out of it, its a ref, he's not throwing this down your throat.
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Mr Majestyk said:
I'm a newb but I flash new modem via ODIN and it takes about 5s to complete. This looks more complex unless you know what you are doing.
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yes, but the problem is, do u have access to pc and odin all the time? you wont be able to do it when u r not at home or not in office, rite?

ykk_five said:
yes, but the problem is, do u have access to pc and odin all the time? you wont be able to do it when u r not at home or not in office, rite?
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Bro , flashing modem via odin? What the ....? Always with cwm. Just recovery and install. Less than 1 minute

saphirrot said:
Bro , flashing modem via odin? What the ....? Always with cwm. Just recovery and install. Less than 1 minute
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If you want to use Froyo modem ont GB rom, the CWM files will not always be compatible.
I also did the trick (to save some space to have a cache part >50Mo to download heavy apps with new market) and it works well
PS: i see that you managed to switch the system/dbdata/data/cache location.
Is it possible to do this without compiling a new kernel?

saphirrot said:
Bro , flashing modem via odin? What the ....? Always with cwm. Just recovery and install. Less than 1 minute
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just an example only
and yes, I used to flash via cwm also and released a skeleton zip file before, but I find it much easier to chg the modem, and to get 12mb more disk space

darckengel said:
If you want to use Froyo modem ont GB rom, the CWM files will not always be compatible.
I also did the trick (to save some space to have a cache part >50Mo to download heavy apps with new market) and it works well
PS: i see that you managed to switch the system/dbdata/data/cache location.
Is it possible to do this without compiling a new kernel?
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Sorry. R u asking me or...

ykk_five said:
Sorry. R u asking me or...
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Yes, about this:
Let's take a look at my current partitions snapshot:
device name mount point size in MB location
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata 444 NAND
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/sdcard 13757 MMC (unchanged)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data 1408 MMC
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system 370 MMC
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /cache 105 MMC
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ykk you got a pm

darckengel said:
Yes, about this:
Let's take a look at my current partitions snapshot:
device name mount point size in MB location
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata 444 NAND
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/sdcard 13757 MMC (unchanged)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data 1408 MMC
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system 370 MMC
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /cache 105 MMC
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yes, u don need to compile the kernel, but a custom rom is a basic requirement for modding the init.rc and adding init scripts

siky_dude said:
So stay out of it, its a ref, he's not throwing this down your throat.
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Did I criticise him, just an observation.
Why don't you stay out next time, as you offered nothing.

Mr Majestyk said:
Did I criticise him, just an observation.
Why don't you stay out next time, as you offered nothing.
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you 2 buddy,
you said that his works is pointless, so yeah
there you go

ykk_five said:
yes, u don need to compile the kernel, but a custom rom is a basic requirement for modding the init.rc and adding init scripts
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Thx i will take a look at look at it

[Q] trouble flashing the express 3.4.2

trying to flash the express 3.4.2 but the rom wont install. i read on the thread should try using an updated hboot but my question is how do you update hboot? if thats what i have to do

a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
trying to flash the express 3.4.2 but the rom wont install. i read on the thread should try using an updated hboot but my question is how do you update hboot? if thats what i have to do
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Are you rooted?,are you S-OFF or S-ON on the bootloader?if your rooted you should'nt have a problem installing the rom,you dont have to update your hboot.You might however need to partition your sd card,some roms require it,to work correctly.

Diablo67 said:
Are you rooted?,are you S-OFF or S-ON on the bootloader?if your rooted you should'nt have a problem installing the rom,you dont have to update your hboot.You might however need to partition your sd card,some roms require it,to work correctly.
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I am rooted and I am s-off. I also did partition my sd card before attempting to flash the ROM. the partition I did was swap size 32mb - 1024. And upgraded from ext2 to ext3 if that makes a difference. when I try to flash the ROM it says installation aborted. If it has nothing to do with hboot can it be the zip file than?

a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
I am rooted and I am s-off. I also did partition my sd card before attempting to flash the ROM. the partition I did was swap size 32mb - 1024. And upgraded from ext2 to ext3 if that makes a difference. when I try to flash the ROM it says installation aborted. If it has nothing to do with hboot can it be the zip file than?
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Did you check the MD5sum to make sure they match,your file could be corrupted.

How do I check md5sum. And if the file is corrupted is there a fix for it? Sorry I'm new to root and Android coming from Apple which is like two different worlds so I'm still learning somethings

a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
How do I check md5sum. And if the file is corrupted is there a fix for it? Sorry I'm new to root and Android coming from Apple which is like two different worlds so I'm still learning somethings
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fab.md5
Use this app
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Ok cool ill check it out. Thanks much dude

a.k.a.jus.cuz said:
Ok cool ill check it out. Thanks much dude
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Also if you still get a bad flash just download again. Use wifi at least
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[Q] Wildfire S Stock Rom?

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Well , i can make you a flashable one from CWM , EU version ... if you want with root and busybox i can add them to the Queue too

Dolphin, i believe this is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485345

seaskyways said:
Well , i can make you a flashable one from CWM , EU version ... if you want with root and busybox i can add them to the Queue too
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Well I would not care if I didn't have root. that's kinda what I'm trying to do; unroot. But keeping root would be nice
What would the difference between a European stock rom and a Bell Canada stock rom? I look forward to the stock rom. Thanks

Mobile Telephone said:
Dolphin, i believe this is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485345
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I have already tried that..but I guess I'll try it one more time.

Dolphin2 said:
I have already tried that..but I guess I'll try it one more time.
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Are you having some sort of issue with the flashing?

Mobile Telephone said:
Are you having some sort of issue with the flashing?
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I don't think so. I flash it and I turn my device back on and it's the same. And I supposed to keep all the files laying out on the desktop? And I'm supposed to wipe all my data right?

Dolphin2 said:
I don't think so. I flash it and I turn my device back on and it's the same. And I supposed to keep all the files laying out on the desktop? And I'm supposed to wipe all my data right?
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In order to avoid potential Force crashes amongst other issues it's generally advised to wipe via clockworkmod.

Well for a proper link to it, we'll need to know more like is your Wildfire S GSM or CDMA?

xJavontax said:
Well for a proper link to it, we'll need to know more like is your Wildfire S GSM or CDMA?
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What is GSM & CDMA? It says HBOOT

Mobile Telephone said:
In order to avoid potential Force crashes amongst other issues it's generally advised to wipe via clockworkmod.
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I will try the recovery and let you know if it works

Mobile Telephone said:
In order to avoid potential Force crashes amongst other issues it's generally advised to wipe via clockworkmod.
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I managed to recover it but I not longer have root . And a lot of things are different from the Bell Stock rom. So I'm doing something else now. thanks though

Q
If you have lost root, there is a tutorial very easy to follow on how root your phone just look in the android development section

Flash "root.zip" located in this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195275 This should hopefully resolve your issue of losing root.

Actually i see no differences between EU and others other than the languages ... and why not flashing any RUU ?

lman131 said:
If you have lost root, there is a tutorial very easy to follow on how root your phone just look in the android development section
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Thanks. I rooted my phone again. The rom isn't the same as the stock bell one, but I guess it's good enough. My Wildfire S is VERY slow though. I have tried many things to make it faster

seaskyways said:
Actually i see no differences between EU and others other than the languages ... and why not flashing any RUU ?
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Flashing an RUU from my phone or computer?

E: Invalid command argument
I folllowed the same steps but its again and again booting into recovery!
its booting into recovery even if i install other rom from sd card!
tried it with and without sd card! still same result
hope you help me out with this!
regards.

SOLVED: LT26i original boot.img (bricked by reflashing bootloader)

Hi guys,
well,i did something really stupid.
I was installing Cyanogenmod 9.1 to a friends phone,after i flashed the new bootloader i realised i wasn't able to insert the sdcard containing the CM9.1 rom,it has no sd-slot...
So now the phone doesn't boot anymore,except for fastboot and CWM,since i have no idea how to get the CM image to the internal storage i'm requesting the original boot.img so i can flash it back to the phone and transfer the CM image to internal storage.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: ADB is also working but i can't push CM to internal storage because it's read-only.
Edit2: I solved it,eventually...
Greetz

How did you solved it, i have the sme problem here

Use ADB to push the rom to internal storage and use CWM to install the rom.

And how do i do that?
Can you help a little bit.
Pihkal said:
Use ADB to push the rom to internal storage and use CWM to install the rom.
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ff20000 said:
And how do i do that?
Can you help a little bit.
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An easier solution would be to mount USB storage from CWM then transfer the files from your PC :good:

As a last resort don't forget you can always use Sony's repair/update software to restore the phone and start again This has saved me a couple of times
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gibbylinks said:
Phone:Sony Xperia S LT26i (Locked Bootloader)
Android Version: 4.0.4
Software number: Stock
Kernel version: 3.08
Baseband version: 8660-AAABQOLYM-314010-22
Build number: 6.1.A.2.45
Recovery: None
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why u don't update your phone to 6.1.A.2.50 or its not available for your country? everyone running on .50.

xeshan88 said:
why u don't update your phone to 6.1.A.2.50 or its not available for your country? everyone running on .50.
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We don't run .50 in Dk or in Scandinavia I think!!!!!!
I use .45 stock 6919 no root no mod and relocked bootloader, after a time with unlocked bl and root
And now it's very smooth and no lag no glitc and redraw every thing works normal ex download musicinfo in walkman app and placesharing in sms app.
.50 is not available in Dk via normal way
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I just yesterday root my phone for first time and no bootloader unlock still n m using Miui 2.12.29 new one but im very satisfied with battery life. My Phone was also Virgin like urs. He he.
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fareeed said:
An easier solution would be to mount USB storage from CWM then transfer the files from your PC :good:
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Dude, or, anyone.. I've tried Linux x64 and Windows x86 and I can't get the phone (LT26i) )to show up on my PC while it's in CWM: what am I not doing?
By the by - it's bootlooping: It had the orignal OS, then CM10.1 nightly, which was fine but my mate didn't like it..
flashtool let me put an official ICS back on board, then tried a different CM10.1 nightly, it had a few bugs of course,
so I went into CM settings/system/whatevers, searched for stable updates, and chose 9.1, dl'd and installed from the menu right there.. boot first boot got to like 30 mins so I killed it and did a restore (this may have been stupid). Which didnt work.
So I tried using Flashtool (9.0.0) to reinstall the official ICS.. and it fails. Flashtool gets as far as flashing the kernel and then it bails out.
So now, I don't have a ROM to go into to select any options or anything, or to be able to get it to show on my PC. If I can get it to show in CWM, I can sort this mess out.
Also, I have tried the 'mount USB storage' option in CWM. And I've tried mounting and unmounting stuff in CWM. Nada.
Please help!

[Q] Apps data to SD card

First to start I dont want to root my S4 mini LTE, od flash anything I dont trust on it, or lose my OTA updates.
Second, I suffer from low internal memory problems. For some stupid reason it sees my internal storage as an SDcard.
So I have tried installing Link2SD, App2SD, Whatever2SD, NOTHING seems to work.
Now does anybody have a solution that could solve my problem ?

alrosh7 said:
First to start I dont want to root my S4 mini LTE, od flash anything I dont trust on it, or lose my OTA updates.
Second, I suffer from low internal memory problems. For some stupid reason it sees my internal storage as an SDcard.
So I have tried installing Link2SD, App2SD, Whatever2SD, NOTHING seems to work.
Now does anybody have a solution that could solve my problem ?
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Without root there is no way.

ladislav.heller said:
Without root there is no way.
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If I root, (but keep the stock rom), I wil lose the OTA updates right?

alrosh7 said:
If I root, (but keep the stock rom), I wil lose the OTA updates right?
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Probably yes.
But you can always go back to factory state.

And if u have knox counter it will increase to x01 and goodbye warranty
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Flare_91 said:
And if u have knox counter it will increase to x01 and goodbye warranty
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I already have 0x1 but I don't care

You can always reset knox counter. And there are like 100threads about this topic already here..

leripe said:
You can always reset knox counter. And there are like 100threads about this topic already here..
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@leripe sorry for ot, but u can give me link for reset knox counter?
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leripe said:
You can always reset knox counter. And there are like 100threads about this topic already here..
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OK, Mr. Knox-buster, give us just one link with working solution!

ladislav.heller said:
I already have 0x1 but I don't care
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Cheers!

alrosh7 said:
First to start I dont want to root my S4 mini LTE, od flash anything I dont trust on it, or lose my OTA updates.
Second, I suffer from low internal memory problems. For some stupid reason it sees my internal storage as an SDcard.
So I have tried installing Link2SD, App2SD, Whatever2SD, NOTHING seems to work.
Now does anybody have a solution that could solve my problem ?
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I used Folder mount but with the MJ7 rom it doesn't work also. Nobody knows where the problem is.
I've asked many peoples but nothing.
So I've tried mount from terminal, it works in terminal, but mouned points are not visible in Android programs too.
It is really sad....

BTW, I've searched and found only one thread to the topic "How to replace Knox bootloader" but it's for Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
Here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823

I use GL to SD: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp