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To be specific, I'm wondering exactly how careful I need to be with my Galaxy Nexus compared to other phones to avoid bricking specifically. I make Nandroid backups regularly, so I'm not worried about losing data. But is it easy to outright brick the phone even when taking all precautions? I ask because I just recently bricked a Samsung SII within 24 hours of purchase, and I don't want to lose my new Galaxy Nexus in the same way. Most of my experience has been with the Nexus S so far, and I'd mostly be flashing Cyanogenmod and probably a custom kernel here and there, again, performing backups regularly and whatnot. Is there anything that could easily brick the phone, and are there any precautions to take against that? Thanks.
This phone is pretty hard to brick unless you blatantly flash radios or ROMs for the LTE version of the phone. Kinda surprised you were able to hard brick a SGSII. Samsung phones are pretty tough to completely brick when there are tools like Odin...
Just don't make stupid choices and you won't brick your phone. Fastboot is your friend.
I had the Telus version, which was just different enough from the T-Mobile version that a couple of basic things weren't working post-root, and I ended up being unable to connect to Odin, have the system recognize my SD card, or boot into recovery. So I'm just not wanting to have something like that happen again, where none of my tools are working. I appreciate the reply though, I figured the Galaxy Nexus would be a pretty safe bet in general. Does anyone know any particular quirks with the Canadian version, as I'm pretty sure that contributed to my being screwed previously.
feanarosurion said:
Does anyone know any particular quirks with the Canadian version, as I'm pretty sure that contributed to my being screwed previously.
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They're all pretty much identical hardware. For example you can flash Google images straight onto any i9250, regardless of what firmware it shipped with.
Thanks, that's helpful to know. I'm definitely glad the hardware is the same with the exception of the lte version.
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Thanks, that's helpful to know. I'm definitely glad the hardware is the same with the exception of the lte version.
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Yep, that's what to look out for. Don't want to flash for the wrong version.
Has anyone tried to get the FM Radio working via the spiritFM app or simply by copying the proper files from an N7100 firmware?
I've attached the FMRadio.apk from my own deodex'd n7100. It might need other files.. if so, let me know. (You could also just pop over the to international NoteII dev forum and download one of the many CWM installable firmware posts there and pull whichever files needed from the .zip archive.
(The same might even be possible for the multi-view stuff)
Take care
Gary
When I go to install it, it starts to try but then fails and says application not installed.
I do have the setting ticked to allow applications from non-market sources to be installed. I just installed the Amazon app store so I know it's letting me install downloaded apks.
Check the following thread for a free download of spiritFM. Try to configure it as an i9300 (read the related parts of the OP, etc) to get it going.
The idea here is just to see if everything hardware-wise is working for the FM radio. If so, it shouldn't be TOO difficult to get the software parts going.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059296
Anyone making any progress here? I'm eager to know if the hardware is present on the device. I'm not hopeful though since it wasn't on the GSIII.
Poke_N_PDA said:
I'm not hopeful though since it wasn't on the GSIII.
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Well, the US variants of the SGS3 were actually a completely different phone than the international variants. With the Note2, the US variants are supposedly identical in hardware to the international N7105. (international Note2 with LTE)
What I don't understand is... why hasn't anyone actually tried spiritFM and posted back their results?
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Well, the US variants of the SGS3 were actually a completely different phone than the international variants. With the Note2, the US variants are supposedly identical in hardware to the international N7105. (international Note2 with LTE)
What I don't understand is... why hasn't anyone actually tried spiritFM and posted back their results?
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while the differences are much less than the gs3, I don't think they are the same phone. The main difference is in the radios. we won't know for sure until we start seeing teardowns of the us versions. That said, i totally agree. why hasn't anyone tried this?!?!?! whoever has a T-Mobile note, please do this!!!!!
When i flashed N7100 Rom into my T889 phone, i remember i tried the FM radio App and it didn't work. i open the FmRadio app it asked me to plug my headphones to use it as an antenna and when i plugged in my headphone and try to turn it on it didn't do anything...
so i guess there is hardware difference between N7100 and T899.
You're going to need the lib.so files that drive the apk.
I think that may be all, but it's been so long since I had a phone with a fm radio that wasn't utilized by the stock rom that I can't even remember which phone or was though it may have been the Nexus One. I remember for sure that the original Motorola cliq was able to get the fm radio functional but that wasn't an xda forum. I Reckon if anyone has the extra time that a little searching here at xda would shed light on whether more is needed than the apk and the libs.
I know for sure we need a driver though ; p
still no one giving this a try?
I'll definitely try this when my T-Mobile Note II comes in since I would love to have FM radio. I agree that SGS III shouldn't be proof that this won't work since the hardware this time around in our variants is much closer to the international version. It's very possible the hardware is there and the software is disabling it or not accessing it at all. Would these methods require root access? I'm ok with sideloading apps and dumping library files where they need to go. I'd prefer not to root since that would prevent other things from working like ISIS (I'm from Austin) and getting official updates.
I wanted to bump this and ask if anyone has had any luck with this. I had tried the suggested stuff the thread was started on to no avail.
According to samsung the firmware and hardware are present on the phone. However I believe we are missing the library files for accessing it. If anyone has an international note they can extract them from they should work in theory.
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I thought the FM Radio not present on the SGH-T889. Or am I missing something?
There's no FM radio hardware AFAIK, and certainly no software from Samsung for it in all the LTE Note 2 variants. The N7100 has a completely different radio chip than its LTE brethren; Intel vs Qualcomm.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II#Communication_processor
Works
Since no one has posted a straight forward answer, yes, I've tried and Spirit FM (free) works on the international version (N7100).
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Since no one has posted a straight forward answer, yes, I've tried and Spirit FM (free) works on the international version (N7100).
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Well we knew that much... The whole initial question was whether it worked on the T-Mobile USA version. Since it doesn't have it embedded in the chip... It doesn't work. No biggie for me since FM blows anyways. I guess it could come in handy in a no data area or emergency...
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Well we knew that much... The whole initial question was whether it worked on the T-Mobile USA version. Since it doesn't have it embedded in the chip... It doesn't work. No biggie for me since FM blows anyways. I guess it could come in handy in a no data area or emergency...
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FM is great for local sports
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FM is great for local sports
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Touché! That's an excellent point. I've been lucky SiriusXM has been covering most of mine even college. Well that's all we have here in the sticks lol
Hello XDA community.
I really am very frustrated and in need of you help.
TO make story short - i bought this phone and don't know what it is (version) how i can use it (as a cell phone) besides the internet
Samsung Galaxy Note 2: GT-N7100 - What type is this? I think it does not belong to any US carrier (AT&T, T-mobile preferred)
The most important question is if I can use it with T-mobile network?
I tried to follow the unlocking method posted on this forum *#972....#, but no menu showed up.
Please help me - I need all the information i can get.
Thank you
The GT-N7100 is the international version of the Galaxy Note 2..
What problems (in detail) are you experiencing?
I'm using mine on the UK t-mobile network
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As the previous poster said, what you have is the international version of the Galaxy Note 2. That being the case it is not locked to any particular carrier. All it needs is a SIM card to make it work as a phone. Yes, it will work with T-Mobile (I have the same phone and I use it on T-Mob) although you could use it on AT&T if you wish.
Depending on what part of the country you're in, you may or may not get consistent 3G or HSPA performance with T-Mob because of slight frequency differences with your phone's radios. I get HSPA+ performance where I live, but if I drive a mile or so east, I only get EDGE speeds.Drive a few more miles, and I'm in HSPA+ territory again. Go figure.
Don't overworry about it. You have a great smartphone, and eventually T-Mobile's network will catch up with it.
Please more help
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As the previous poster said, what you have is the international version of the Galaxy Note 2. That being the case it is not locked to any particular carrier. All it needs is a SIM card to make it work as a phone. Yes, it will work with T-Mobile (I have the same phone and I use it on T-Mob) although you could use it on AT&T if you wish.
Depending on what part of the country you're in, you may or may not get consistent 3G or HSPA performance with T-Mob because of slight frequency differences with your phone's radios. I get HSPA+ performance where I live, but if I drive a mile or so east, I only get EDGE speeds.Drive a few more miles, and I'm in HSPA+ territory again. Go figure.
Don't overworry about it. You have a great smartphone, and eventually T-Mobile's network will catch up with it.
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Thank you guys/Gal...
I am a little better now, but still very very confused.
Now that i know it is international version and will still work with t-mobile 4g - But VERY SLOW - I don't mind since I only use Wifi at home and work.
What i worry now is I put in my T-mobile sim card, and there still nothing showing up. The network does not work.
Any help please.
Don't know if it help, when i bought this phone it already has Super User -that mean they might have Rooted it.
Please help me
Can you try some other sim cards to see if they register? It might be network locked.. I take it you purchased it secondhand?
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andrey84 said:
Thank you guys/Gal...
I am a little better now, but still very very confused.
Now that i know it is international version and will still work with t-mobile 4g - But VERY SLOW - I don't mind since I only use Wifi at home and work.
What i worry now is I put in my T-mobile sim card, and there still nothing showing up. The network does not work.
Any help please.
Don't know if it help, when i bought this phone it already has Super User -that mean they might have Rooted it.
Please help me
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You're sure it's a legit Galaxy Note 2 and not one of the clones that are being sold?
Especially sine you say it's pre-rooted and you give us no details about where you purchaed it from.
What does the output of *#1234# give you? Please post a screenshot, or detail everything it says. Don't reply with "it shows some things"
muppetmania said:
You're sure it's a legit Galaxy Note 2 and not one of the clones that are being sold?
Especially sine you say it's pre-rooted and you give us no details about where you purchaed it from.
What does the output of *#1234# give you? Please post a screenshot, or detail everything it says. Don't reply with "it shows some things"
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First of all, thank you all so much for your help.
here are things
1) i bought this from a guy second hand.
2) these are info in the device (about phone), Model GT-N7100, Android Version: 4.1.1, Baseband version: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V7.P3, 2012/12/27 1.22; Kernel version 3.0.13 1217 v5 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jan 9 2013; Builder Number ALPS.Mod_by_vacation team; Custom build version 1356496656
3) I think this phone was Rooted because i see the Super User logo in it. Also i believe it was installed with Custom Rom due to the information in the about section
4) i decided to Unroot the phone and still Stock rom. However, to do this I need to put it in Download mode (Volume Down + Home + Power), but was not successful and the Image 1 appear (green android with red triangle and black exclamation), if i press home buttom, then the recovery list appear (image 2), but nothing work not matter what i press. THe only way is to wait for it to go off on its own, or to remove battery and restart
5) output *#1234# does not do anything. nor *#197..640# does not do anything either.
6) I tried ATT and it works like chams, but No T-mobile sim work.
Please help
andrey84 said:
First of all, thank you all so much for your help.
here are things
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Very sorry to have to tell you this my friend, but you have a clone Note 2, not a real one.
This thread and this one should show you a bit more.
Sorry mate, not the news I wanted to give you.
VERY slow part itself raises the massive red flag. Check the following and report back:
a. Do you have full 16GB storage space?
b. Do you see S Pen option in settings? If you do enable airview and see if it's working well now. If it's original, AirView should work well.
tuxonhtc said:
VERY slow part itself raises the massive red flag. Check the following and report back:
a. Do you have full 16GB storage space?
b. Do you see S Pen option in settings? If you do enable airview and see if it's working well now. If it's original, AirView should work well.
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I see only 10.72 GB
no option for S Pen
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SInce we are at this, I want to ask
I was able to save the seller's Phone number (this att sell phone), this Car Plate Number and made and model. Do you think reporting to police/samsung would help?
Also I threated him that as well, but so far no use.
Also , why would it work for ATT phone
andrey84 said:
I see only 10.72 GB
no option for S Pen
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SInce we are at this, I want to ask
I was able to save the seller's Phone number (this att sell phone), this Car Plate Number and made and model. Do you think reporting to police/samsung would help?
Also I threated him that as well, but so far no use.
Also , why would it work for ATT phone
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You could attempt to have him done for fraud I guess, very hard to know though. He might claim he didn't know he was selling a fake phone etc. Certainly I'd contact the Police and explain the situation, see what they suggest.
It might work, threaten him that you'll report him to police, did you do that? I say go ahead, it's illegal to sell replicas let alone cheat you like that.
It's pure chance - something might work, some might not. That's the whole point of replica phones, they suck. No idea why Sprint wouldn't work on that, personally.
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It might work, threaten him that you'll report him to police, did you do that? I say go ahead, it's illegal to sell replicas let alone cheat you like that.
It's pure chance - something might work, some might not. That's the whole point of replica phones, they suck. No idea why Sprint wouldn't work on that, personally.
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I actually wrote down his Car Plate, Made and Model as well as his cell phone.
I did tell him i give him a chance to take it back, That i will bring police, samsung in this deal since this is BIG illegal thing to do - selling fake clone phone.:crying::crying:
fake note 2
andrey84 said:
I actually wrote down his Car Plate, Made and Model as well as his cell phone.
I did tell him i give him a chance to take it back, That i will bring police, samsung in this deal since this is BIG illegal thing to do - selling fake clone phone.:crying::crying:
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I also have a clone Note 2. I have figured out how to download a lot from reading forums on the internet. Most items actually work on this phone. My only issue is not getting 3g or 4g and not the best signal. If anyone has information on how to get a better signal I would greatly appreciate it. I live in Tulsa, OK if that helps.
try flashing custom modem
strikes301 said:
I also have a clone Note 2. I have figured out how to download a lot from reading forums on the internet. Most items actually work on this phone. My only issue is not getting 3g or 4g and not the best signal. If anyone has information on how to get a better signal I would greatly appreciate it. I live in Tulsa, OK if that helps.
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you may try visiting the Galaxy Note II Android Development section of this thread and learn how to flash custom stuff, then from there you will be able to flash a modem best suited for your country and/or your service provider, hope this helps.
hooh888 said:
you may try visiting the Galaxy Note II Android Development section of this thread and learn how to flash custom stuff, then from there you will be able to flash a modem best suited for your country and/or your service provider, hope this helps.
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Errr....he has a Note 2 clone ... none of the real Note 2 stuff is going to work since it's likely a MediaTek processor.
I hope someone could be so kind as to answer question. I asked this over in the I9300 thread and all but one had all negative responses. Look at the thumbnails and tell me what firmware to use. I just unbricked my phone using debricked img file for T999.... I previously had no response(download mode, recovery mode). I stuck my Micro SD in the phone on pressed the power button and presto! Now according to the thumbnails what firmware to use. (GT-I9300-TGY-I9300ZSEMC1) which my phone has in it ...I guess or this(SGH-T999-TMB-T999UVDLJC) Remembering I have an Qualcomm CPU S4 and Adreno 225 GPU. Any help will be very appreciative. Is it normal to have an I9300 with an Qualcomm S4 CPU and Adreno 225? Thanks for your time
Here are the screen shots...thanks again
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I hope someone could be so kind as to answer question. I asked this over in the I9300 thread and all but one had all negative responses. Look at the thumbnails and tell me what firmware to use. I just unbricked my phone using debricked img file for T999.... I previously had no response(download mode, recovery mode). I stuck my Micro SD in the phone on pressed the power button and presto! Now according to the thumbnails what firmware to use. (GT-I9300-TGY-I9300ZSEMC1) which my phone has in it ...I guess or this(SGH-T999-TMB-T999UVDLJC) Remembering I have an Qualcomm CPU S4 and Adreno 225 GPU. Any help will be very appreciative. Is it normal to have an I9300 with an Qualcomm S4 CPU and Adreno 225? Thanks for your time
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You have the international version. You can verify by removing the battery and reading the label underneath it.
Wrong forum.
Aerowinder said:
You have the international version. You can verify by removing the battery and reading the label underneath it.
Wrong forum.
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So your telling me that a I9300 firmware will work with Qualcomm CPU and an Exynos quad core. So some I9300 have Qualcomm Snapdragon processors? That don't make any sense. I have the Samsung galaxy Skyrocket and I could never install Exynos firmware on my Snapdragon. I just what to be 100% before I reflash firmware. Thanks for your reply. It's so comical that the I9300 forum sends me here and you tell I'm in the wrong forum.
The US models use a Qualcomm SoC. Your international model uses Exynos. It does not have Qualcomm hardware as I understand it. Don't trust what some apps might tell you. Research and look up the specs online from a reputable source if you want to know for sure. Vender? Lol.
Don't know how or why you used a debrick image from the T999. But if that really did work it's probably because it's sole purpose is to boot download mode so you can flash the correct firmware.
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ggsnyder0318 said:
So your telling me that a I9300 firmware will work with Qualcomm CPU and an Exynos quad core. So some I9300 have Qualcomm Snapdragon processors? That don't make any sense. I have the Samsung galaxy Skyrocket and I could never install Exynos firmware on my Snapdragon. I just what to be 100% before I reflash firmware. Thanks for your reply. It's so comical that the I9300 forum sends me here and you tell I'm in the wrong forum.
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We can put this issue to rest easily. Simply remove the battery cover and remove the battery. Underneath the battery will be a sticker. This sticker contains the model number of your phone. Tell us what it says.
DocHoliday77 said:
The US models use a Qualcomm SoC. Your international model uses Exynos. It does not have Qualcomm hardware as I understand it. Don't trust what some apps might tell you. Research and look up the specs online from a reputable source if you want to know for sure. Vender? Lol.
Don't know how or why you used a debrick image from the T999. But if that really did work it's probably because it's sole purpose is to boot download mode so you can flash the correct firmware.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk 4
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Actually typically you would be correct....but I do have a ID on back of battery that clearly says it's an I9300. So when I originally rooted it didn't take. I noticed when I first plugged the usb it listed it was searching for T999 drivers but eventually put in I9300 drivers. So I tried rooting for a I9300... it didn't take. Then I try rooting for T999 and it took. After a day or so I wanted to flash Hyperdrive Rom so I install it to SD card and went to reboot in Recovery TWRP 2.5.0. and it didn't reboot. It also did not boot into download mode(3 button),recovery mode(3 button). I knew then I had brick it. It did not charge or get any feedback when plugged to the PC. I place the img file on a 16GB 10 class micro sd and placed it in the S3 and it took. It booted up normally...I hooked it up to odin and flash a t999 tar.md5 and it took. Now I re-rooted and now I flash the Hyperdrive Rom. Thanks for the reply. Here are some old and recent screenshots.
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We can put this issue to rest easily. Simply remove the battery cover and remove the battery. Underneath the battery will be a sticker. This sticker contains the model number of your phone. Tell us what it says.
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I keep telling the back of the battery say I9300 and the firmware is T999. Look carefully at my attachments...take my word for it. The must have made a mistake at the factory...I don't know how this would happen. By the way this is not my first time rooting and flashing Android. I never posted a thing until now. I've rooted 6 different android devices. thanks
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I keep telling the back of the battery say I9300 and the firmware is T999. Look carefully at my attachments...take my word for it. The must have made a mistake at the factory...I don't know how this would happen. By the way this is not my first time rooting and flashing Android. I never posted a thing until now. I've rooted 6 different android devices. thanks
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Posts are chronological, you didn't need to post your pictures twice. Also, history is repeating itself. This is a very fringe case, I've never seen it before. I suppose it is theoretically possible that some parts were shipped to the wrong factory.
You are still leaving out some details that could help clarify things for us:
1) How long have you had the phone?
2) And what firmware did it come with, I9300 or T999?
3) It was working fine until you rooted it, with CF Auto Root?
4) Can you put the filename of the ROM you are using? I know it's Hyperdrive. Or the thread that you pulled the ROM from. It's a Verizon build number, so unsure if you're running the Verizon version, or using the proper ported version.
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Posts are chronological, you didn't need to post your pictures twice. Also, history is repeating itself. This is a very fringe case, I've never seen it before. I suppose it is theoretically possible that some parts were shipped to the wrong factory.
You are still leaving out some details that could help clarify things for us:
1) How long have you had the phone?
2) And what firmware did it come with, I9300 or T999?
3) It was working fine until you rooted it, with CF Auto Root?
4) Can you put the filename of the ROM you are using? I know it's Hyperdrive. Or the thread that you pulled the ROM from. It's a Verizon build number, so unsure if you're running the Verizon version, or using the proper ported version.
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As I said Bricked phone is fixed....
1) 5 days
2) I9300ZSEMC1(information in thumbnail)
3) I rooted with I9300 CF Auto root first(it didn't work) so I used T999 CF Auto Root and that worked.
4) The file name of Rom is in the thumbnail ( the Rom houses multiple phone variations in a single file) 1.5 GB size file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176768 Awesome Rom!
This is why I kept saying my phone is a I9300 with T999 inside.... I wasn't pulling your chain. I could not understand why or how I was sent a phone so mixed up. Now I can pick up my hair off the floor and put it back on my head(frustration). thanks
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I keep telling the back of the battery say I9300 and the firmware is T999. Look carefully at my attachments...take my word for it. The must have made a mistake at the factory...I don't know how this would happen. By the way this is not my first time rooting and flashing Android. I never posted a thing until now. I've rooted 6 different android devices. thanks
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The 2nd and 3rd pictures are not of the same phone. The 2nd one is a Stock TW ROM i9300 and the 3rd is a Hyperdrive (custom) ROM T999V. (Look at the notification bar)
I9300 ROM/FW will brick a T999 and vice-versa, they are NOT interchangeable, if you have a i9300 it would not run on a T999 ROM, stock or custom.
Even if the board was replaced (if that is even possible), it would say T999 everywhere and not refer to a Exynos or i9300. If there was an error in the factory and the wrong board was put in it never would have booted and never left the factory. *cough* Quality Control *cough*
DJ_SpaRky said:
The 2nd and 3rd pictures are not of the same phone. The 2nd one is a Stock TW ROM i9300 and the 3rd is a Hyperdrive (custom) ROM T999V. (Look at the notification bar)
I9300 ROM/FW will brick a T999 and vice-versa, they are NOT interchangeable, if you have a i9300 it would not run on a T999 ROM, stock or custom.
Even if the board was replaced (if that is even possible), it would say T999 everywhere and not refer to a Exynos or i9300. If there was an error in the factory and the wrong board was put in it never would have booted and never left the factory. *cough* Quality Control *cough*
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yeah says you! I'm the one holding the phone.....hence my confusion. This must be that one in a million phone...inspector #10 was high!
This is the only thing i can see to use to show you this a real factory mistake......the important thing is the phone is fix. I think the point of this site is to help...not to doubt so much. I understand you must protect your self, but try harder to help. I did not get any help on this, I figured it out myself. Just got a bunch of circular questions nothing got accomplished. I guess I can thank those of you that really wanted to help, you know who you are. Thanks
I understand your point about trying to help, but this is one of those cases that there is too many impossibilities to try to help. I would very much like to help answer your question but there seems to be conflicting information.
Where did you get this phone? Does the IMEI match between the Software and the Sticker? You might need to take it apart to make sure (reading the component IDs and such).
i9300 International GSM board (note the Exynos chip):
T999/i747 Tmo/ATT GSM board (note the Qualcomm chip):
If the phone really is a T999 board in a i9300 shell (if that is even possible), I would say to get a broken/replacement T999 shell and swap over to that to kill the confusion.
I am not trying to dispute or confirm anything. Just to say that your sticker differs from mine in several ways, not just the model number. The info for mine is as follows:
SAMSUNG
Model: SGH-T999
FCC ID: A3LSGHT999
Rated: 3.8V===1025ma
FOR INFORMATION CALL: 1-888-987-4357
IMEI xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16GB
{IMEI Barcode}
S/N xxxxxxxxxxx 12.07
{S/N Barcode}
Made In China
It does not have any of the symbols printed in the center area.
Around the speaker, mine is just a silver, metal plate, whereas yours looks like blue plastic....
Now, I understand this doesnt prove anything either way. And the stickers can vary, though I don't believe they should vary much, or often. The parts which confuse me the most are the Rating differences, mine includes the phone number, IMEI and S/N barcodes (yours has one), the internal memory size, hw revision number, and all US S3's that I have seen are made in china. (Im sure some were made in Korea, but I cannot verify this).
I have to wonder if you bought this used, where you bought it from, and if whoever sold it to you either frankensteined it together from various parts and didn't tell you, or they sold you a knock off and branded it as an actual Samsung device.
If everything T999 you have tried seems to work, Id stick with that. But considering all the unknowns, the fact that this has never happened before, and there being no real way to tell what you have from our end, I am not sure that we can be much help for troubleshooting this one. Everything would be a guess and a risk.
I should also note for you that those screenshots dont always mean much. If you flash a T999 rom it will display that its a T999. If you flash something from the I747, it will show that. Just saying its never a reliable way to determine what you have.
DJ_SpaRky said:
I understand your point about trying to help, but this is one of those cases that there is too many impossibilities to try to help. I would very much like to help answer your question but there seems to be conflicting information.
Where did you get this phone? Does the IMEI match between the Software and the Sticker? You might need to take it apart to make sure (reading the component IDs and such).
i9300 International GSM board (note the Exynos chip):
T999/i747 Tmo/ATT GSM board (note the Qualcomm chip):
If the phone really is a T999 board in a i9300 shell (if that is even possible), I would say to get a broken/replacement T999 shell and swap over to that to kill the confusion.
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I got this phone off Amazon... and this is by far the weirdest experience I've had. I have been telling my self..."this is not possible".That's what I've been trying to say, that the T999 board is in a I9300 shell...as unbelievable as it sounds that's what I have. Is there any app that I can use that shows everything, an app from a reputable company? Let me know. Like I said before the important thing was that it was un-bricked. Thanks a lot for your input. And yes the IMEI number match, thanks again. I open it up...and looked to confusing. But is the cpu located under the sd&sim card? And does that just snap off? I don't see any screws around that area.
ggsnyder0318 said:
I got this phone off Amazon... and this is by far the weirdest experience I've had. I have been telling my self..."this is not possible".That's what I've been trying to say, that the T999 board is in a I9300 shell...as unbelievable as it sounds that's what I have. Is there any app that I can use that shows everything, an app from a reputable company? Let me know. Like I said before the important thing was that it was un-bricked. Thanks a lot for your input. And yes the IMEI number match, thanks again. I open it up...and looked to confusing. But is the cpu located under the sd&sim card? And does that just snap off? I don't see any screws around that area.
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There are many disassembly videos out there, just look. Also, just FYI there are a lot of adhesive mounted components on these phones.
DocHoliday77 said:
I am not trying to dispute or confirm anything. Just to say that your sticker differs from mine in several ways, not just the model number. The info for mine is as follows:
SAMSUNG
Model: SGH-T999
FCC ID: A3LSGHT999
Rated: 3.8V===1025ma
FOR INFORMATION CALL: 1-888-987-4357
IMEI xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16GB
{IMEI Barcode}
S/N xxxxxxxxxxx 12.07
{S/N Barcode}
Made In China
It does not have any of the symbols printed in the center area.
Around the speaker, mine is just a silver, metal plate, whereas yours looks like blue plastic....
Now, I understand this doesnt prove anything either way. And the stickers can vary, though I don't believe they should vary much, or often. The parts which confuse me the most are the Rating differences, mine includes the phone number, IMEI and S/N barcodes (yours has one), the internal memory size, hw revision number, and all US S3's that I have seen are made in china. (Im sure some were made in Korea, but I cannot verify this).
I have to wonder if you bought this used, where you bought it from, and if whoever sold it to you either frankensteined it together from various parts and didn't tell you, or they sold you a knock off and branded it as an actual Samsung device.
If everything T999 you have tried seems to work, Id stick with that. But considering all the unknowns, the fact that this has never happened before, and there being no real way to tell what you have from our end, I am not sure that we can be much help for troubleshooting this one. Everything would be a guess and a risk.
I should also note for you that those screenshots dont always mean much. If you flash a T999 rom it will display that its a T999. If you flash something from the I747, it will show that. Just saying its never a reliable way to determine what you have.
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Thanks for your input...it's hard to push my case 8000 miles away. I understand your disbelieve, I wouldn't believe either if it wasn't in front of me. Doc, when I first hooked the phone to the PC it showed that it was looking for T999 drivers, I did a double take. and I also wondered if the person of Amazon fudged this phone. Or I thought it was a fake, and if it was a fake could I use Odin or Kies?
When I first got the phone I wrote down inside build in formation
GT-I9300
Android 4.1.1
Firmware Build ID JRO03L
Firmware Build PDA I9300ZSEMC
Firmware Region TGY
The reason why I chose to flash T999 was because various 3 party apps were saying that this was a dual core 1.5 MhZ Snapdragon S4. This was semi verified when I tried to root with CF Auto Root I9300 v and it didn't take(2x), then i tried same thing but used T999 v and to my surprise it worked. I asked a poster back if there is any app (trusted) that I can use to show my complete information? Thanks Doc
Any app that I know of will use the software/firmware to show what it's running on. Not aware of one that can go deep enough to directly access the hardware. And if it's a fake, yes you could still use Odin. It's running Samsung firmware, so it should work unless it horribly built. I'm actually wondering at this point if it's simply just a wrong label that got used. The whole thing is just a great big confusing mess though. I don't think you will ever find a satisfactory answer, so just keep doing what you know works is my best advice to you.
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THE SAME THING (OR SIMILAR) HAPPENED TO ME TODAY!
Purchased what I thought was a GT-I9300 s3, then took it to a buddy (who's a wiz with phone) who confirmed I've got a T-999 mainboard with a 9300 shell. He unbricked with T-999 ... or maybe i747. Can't remember which.
Download mode showed it as a T-999.
Settings > about phone > whatever (sorry, I'm tired) showed it as a GT-I9300.
Purchased at Amazon.
Shipped back to seller today.
WTF?
Title says most of it, but i'll put the specifics.
The samsung j250-n is a J2 model made specifically for students in south korea.
It's a dumb phone, with no internet capabilities to help people focus on studies.
I got one in order to curb some internet addiction without having to rock a flip phone, and I like it except for the samsung bloat.
There are plenty of custom ROMs on here that I'd love to try, but none have the sm-j250n model number listed specifcally.
I haven't tried flashing any of these yet because this phones are hard to get in the west and I don't want to brick it.
Is flashing a ROM for different model a bad idea? Will I have to build my own ROM?
Thanks for reading, sorry I know it's an old phone and no one cares lol
If you do happen to have the answer though I will be forever grateful
Edit: build number is NMF26X.J250NKOU1ARL1 btw
you can try
LR7875 said:
you can try
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I did, I put ressurction remix on it, and it was actually crazy.
The ROM worked, and it straight up gave the phone the ability to connect to wifi.
I guess since it has the physical antenna the software is the only thing preventing it.
Anyways, the whole point was no wifi so I just went back to stock ,where ill have to stay : P