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[Q] Stock T-Mobile Image and Baseband

Anyone have these yet by chance?

I am sure it is coming. I would like to get my hands on it also.

Would be nice to have as I've already screwed it up.

liquidblue1985 said:
Would be nice to have as I've already screwed it up.
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did you flash the n7100 stock firmware?

JoJo2211 said:
did you flash the n7100 stock firmware?
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Nope. Downloading that right now actually. The only issue I'm having is that it's not recognizing the baseband.

It would be nice to be able to flash the Tmobile modem.

gedster314 said:
It would be nice to be able to flash the Tmobile modem.
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Yeah. I'm pretty much stuck at this point. I have a custom recovery installed, root and on an international rom but I cannot get cell service. Wifi works, but that's about it.

I believe it has to do with the isis security.
Was thinking about going to TMO and getting a non-isis sim card to try.
liquidblue1985 said:
Yeah. I'm pretty much stuck at this point. I have a custom recovery installed, root and on an international rom but I cannot get cell service. Wifi works, but that's about it.
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+1 I need the modem or a stock tar to odin asap, hope it drops soon...

The non-ISIS sim card did not change anything.
Looks like I need the stock rom also.
:/
luser01 said:
I believe it has to do with the isis security.
Was thinking about going to TMO and getting a non-isis sim card to try.
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If anyone can help out with getting a flashable radio for this it'd be greatly appreciated. I've looked around on how to extract the radio from the current version with no luck.
As far as the ROM, a user linked one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33242968&postcount=67
I've restored that through custom recovery/nandroid and it works fine. But without the radio... I'm lost.

I get a MD5 mismatch when I try to restore it with nandroid.
Downloaded it twice. anyone else had luck?
liquidblue1985 said:
If anyone can help out with getting a flashable radio for this it'd be greatly appreciated. I've looked around on how to extract the radio from the current version with no luck.
As far as the ROM, a user linked one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33242968&postcount=67
I've restored that through custom recovery/nandroid and it works fine. But without the radio... I'm lost.
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luser01 said:
I get a MD5 mismatch when I try to restore it with nandroid.
Downloaded it twice. anyone else had luck?
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Had the same thing. Best bet is to go into the md5 file with a text editor and just delete everything and save the file. Recopy the md5 file over and reflash. Not sure why it was causing this error because I even re-ran the md5's myself and they were the same.
Also, just got off the phone with Samsung, they pretty much said the phone is not in their system yet and they do not have access to the firmware at this point. Their suggestion was to go back to t-mobile and get an exchange unit.

I will try that..
I called Samsung last night and they gave me the same run around.
liquidblue1985 said:
Had the same thing. Best bet is to go into the md5 file with a text editor and just delete everything and save the file. Recopy the md5 file over and reflash. Not sure why it was causing this error because I even re-ran the md5's myself and they were the same.
Also, just got off the phone with Samsung, they pretty much said the phone is not in their system yet and they do not have access to the firmware at this point. Their suggestion was to go back to t-mobile and get an exchange unit.
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Just hoping now that maybe someone with enough knowledge sees this and can extract a flashable baseband... I'd really hate to go and buy another unit.

liquidblue1985 said:
Just hoping now that maybe someone with enough knowledge sees this and can extract a flashable baseband... I'd really hate to go and buy another unit.
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You should find a store with one on the shelf, and not much supervision... and root it/extract a nand image hehehe. Though that would mean you would have be able to do all that and I have no idea how to extract a baseband image that is the power of the xda dev gods!

How hard is it to extract a baseband image?
Could someone that has one do it easily?
MikeBrWade said:
You should find a store with one on the shelf, and not much supervision... and root it/extract a nand image hehehe. Though that would mean you would have be able to do all that and I have no idea how to extract a baseband image that is the power of the xda dev gods!
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I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for in particular buuut...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1954597
It was (and still is) posted on the N7100 dev forum. It's the T-Mobile boot.img in tar format. Read through the thread for more info.

That is for people that messed up the rooting.
I flashed a full ITL rom that had the modem in it.
All I need is the modem and I am good to go.
/Waits
anoneemooz said:
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for in particular buuut...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1954597
It was (and still is) posted on the N7100 dev forum. It's the T-Mobile boot.img in tar format. Read through the thread for more info.
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luser01 said:
That is for people that messed up the rooting.
I flashed a full ITL rom that had the modem in it.
All I need is the modem and I am good to go.
/Waits
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Oh so wait. You're using a T-Mobile Note 2 and managed to flash an international ROM with everything working and functional (except for signal/sms/data/call) ? No reboots?
I ask because I've been wanting to somehow "convert" my T-Mobile Note 2 to an international Note 2 (as in, be able to flash the updates the international version gets instead of waiting on T-Mobile). I'm not US based so I don't need it to work with T-Mobile SIM anyhow...

[Q] HELP, Note 2 ATT can not connect to network.

i have Note 2 ATT, i am having network connection problem. i can't connect to my ATT network connection . i get circle with line in middle.
i took my phone to ATT store and they tried changing the Sim card and even updating my phone to the latest update, but it did not work.
i tried downgrading my phone to stock Rom when i downgrade the phone. it seems to work fine for five minutes or so i even made a call after one call it started showing same circle with line in middle. i tried flashing all different Rom, i even tried re flashing MJ4 modem. nothing seems to work.
i research to find a solution but i didn't find any solution to this problem. right now i am on Sky Note Air 4.3.
please help me i appreciate for any help.
EDIT: i flash back to stock Rom 4.3 with rooted MK6 bootloader. just to see if it makes any different on my networking problem. And still have issue with not networking data.

sykox2 said:
i have Note 2 ATT, i am having network connection problem. i can't connect to my ATT network connection . i get circle with line in middle.
i took my phone to ATT store and they tried changing the Sim card and even updating my phone to the latest update, but it did not work.
i tried downgrading my phone to stock Rom when i downgrade the phone. it seems to work fine for five minutes or so i even made a call after one call it started showing same circle with line in middle. i tried flashing all different Rom, i even tried re flashing MJ4 modem. nothing seems to work.
i research to find a solution but i didn't find any solution to this problem. right now i am on Sky Note Air 4.3.
please help me i appreciate for any help.
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Try flashing 4.3 rom from scratch (wiping dalvik cache, data/factory reset and cache partition) ? May be this will help fixing problem
If you want you can try Stock Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891

Also make sure you have an APN set. @Bajanman has compiled a list of several AT&T APNs in his thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172110

I had a similar issue and this post helped me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
Also check your SELinux setting.
Once I set mine to permissive all was well.

parakleet said:
I had a similar issue and this post helped me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
Also check your SELinux setting.
Once I set mine to permissive all was well.
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i have no idea what these people are talking about. i am not hacker to do such things like this. but if you know easier way to solve this problem please help. thanks for reply

sykox2 said:
i have no idea what these people are talking about. i am not hacker to do such things like this. but if you know easier way to solve this problem please help. thanks for reply
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They are not hacking my friend...
Have you verified that your IMEI and EFS folder are normal ?
And have you verified your APN settings for your carrier ??
You mention flashing several roms on the device...
The items I listed will help you determine if any damage has been done....and also help you get service again...
All are knowledge you must have to prevent bad things from happening...
If your carrier did an official update to 4.3 while the device was rooted and running custom firmware....then you absolutely need to start fresh to clean the device up again...
Are you getting Knox errors or force close issues ??
Basically....in order to help you we need a detailed status of the device...
Software version....kernel version ....and baseband.....
The information is in settings/about phone/....and will tell us how best to proceed....g
Sent from my NOTE 2.750...
Courtesy of our amazing developers...

gregsarg said:
They are not hacking my friend...
Have you verified that your IMEI and EFS folder are normal ?
And have you verified your APN settings for your carrier ??
You mention flashing several roms on the device...
The items I listed will help you determine if any damage has been done....and also help you get service again...
All are knowledge you must have to prevent bad things from happening...
If your carrier did an official update to 4.3 while the device was rooted and running custom firmware....then you absolutely need to start fresh to clean the device up again...
Are you getting Knox errors or force close issues ??
Basically....in order to help you we need a detailed status of the device...
Software version....kernel version ....and baseband.....
The information is in settings/about phone/....and will tell us how best to proceed....g
Sent from my NOTE 2.750...
Courtesy of our amazing developers...
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how do i verify my IMEI and EFS folder
i faced this problem when i was on stock Rom 4.1.2 then i update my to 4.3 and was still facing the problem.
never had problem flashing or rooting my phone. i did not even have problem with Knox.
no force close issue at all.
everything works just fine, even wiffi works fine too.
right now i am on 4.3 stock rooted.
bootloader MK6
baseband version MK6
kernel version: 3.0.31-2048209
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sykox2 said:
how do i verify my IMEI and EFS folder
i faced this problem when i was on stock Rom 4.1.2 then i update my to 4.3 and was still facing the problem.
never had problem flashing or rooting my phone. i did not even have problem with Knox.
no force close issue at all.
everything works just fine, even wiffi works fine too.
right now i am on 4.3 stock rooted.
bootloader MK6
baseband version MK6
kernel version: 3.0.31-2048209
[email protected] #1
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I'm confused. The first post you were on Skynote 4.3.
Now you are 4.3 stock rooted ???

dicksteele said:
I'm confused. The first post you were on Skynote 4.3.
Now you are 4.3 stock rooted ???
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sorry not trying to confuse i flash back to stock rom with MK6 bootloader just to see if it make any changes.

sykox2 said:
sorry not trying to confuse i flash back to stock rom with MK6 bootloader just to see if it make any changes.
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I'm still confused.....
Reading your first post, ATT flashed your phone to the latest update??? And changed the SIM? And that didn't work?
Why did you leave the store when your phone didn't work?

They told me they can't do nothing about it and the warranty was voided too.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

sykox2 said:
They told me they can't do nothing about it and the warranty was voided too.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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Interesting. I'm asking questions I guess really dont matter.
But why was warranty voided, or was it expired?
Again more confusion.... Just wondering why they changed sim, flashed update, then told you to hit the street with a broke **** phone.
I can understand not replacing it, warranty whatever.
I took an Atrix2 phone into the shop, no working data. I had called tech support, they had OTA refreshed it, didnt work. Set me up with tier 2 tech support, more resets. Nothing.
Went into store, got another sim. Turns out it was simple. I had turned off the data plan awhile back until I was ready to give it to my daughter.
Got online, picked a plan. Data lite off.
Point is they worked with me to find the problem on a phone that was 2-3 years old.
You probably should follow me how to in this section and flash the stock 4.1.1 and go from there.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

sykox2 said:
They told me they can't do nothing about it and the warranty was voided too.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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Well you have nothing to lose at this point then.
I doubt you will find a canned click next solution.
You will probably have to go the "hacking" route.
Good Luck.

[Q] Can my Gs3 be unlocked

i have a galaxy s3 sph-l710 ...no sim card ...sprint says its locked and i was wondering where or how to get it unlocked ...i am new to this blog stuffy stuff so forgive me of my noobiness ..:angel:

What do you mean by unlocked? You want to use it on different carrier?

PaulGaston said:
i have a galaxy s3 sph-l710 ...no sim card ...sprint says its locked and i was wondering where or how to get it unlocked ...i am new to this blog stuffy stuff so forgive me of my noobiness ..:angel:
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What exactly are trying to do with it? Flash to another carrier? If so try THIS thread. May be confusing since you say your a noob. Read directions very carefully.

metalfan78 said:
What do you mean by unlocked? You want to use it on different carrier?
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yea like unlock it so my company can finish the process ...i need the unlock code or idk something just for it to be unlocked..... :crying:

* clears throat *
joeyhdownsouth said:
What exactly are trying to do with it? Flash to another carrier? If so try THIS thread. May be confusing since you say your a noob. Read directions very carefully.
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don't be trying to play a brother now - _ - :laugh::victory:

PaulGaston said:
don't be trying to play a brother now - _ - :laugh::victory:
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It can be a somewhat confusing process, see if I can find an easier method, often harder than rooting or adding custom roms.

joeyhdownsouth said:
It can be a somewhat confusing process, see if I can find an easier method, often harder than rooting or adding custom roms.
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CRAP i just looked at it ....it confused me like ....... when i saw it .... it said downgrade your radio to lg2 .... see now i'm thinking like a pandora radio or something idk how to do this crap i jst want this phone unlocked ... help a brother out

joeyhdownsouth said:
It can be a somewhat confusing process, see if I can find an easier method, often harder than rooting or adding custom roms.
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i got my msl code just trying to figure out how to get it unlocked and it doesn't take sim cards so idk

PaulGaston said:
CRAP i just looked at it ....it confused me like ....... when i saw it .... it said downgrade your radio to lg2 .... see now i'm thinking like a pandora radio or something idk how to do this crap i jst want this phone unlocked ... help a brother out
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You may be better off to find a shop in your area that has experience doing this kind of thing. To me, its not something that can be explained in depth over the internet. I was gonna say, if you've never rooted or flashed a custom recovery/ROM, then this is definitely something you shouldn't attempt. You could seriously ruin your phone.

Your radio, also known as modem or baseband, is what allows your phone to connect to the network for calls and data and such. Think of a computer modem.

metalfan78 said:
Your radio, also known as modem or baseband, is what allows your phone to connect to the network for calls and data and such. Think of a computer modem.
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ok i gochu on that .... a computer modem ...so whats next ...i got a usb plug ...and all i need is instructions i need somebody to help me step by step if you ain'tt trying to help me then leave the thing ... this is what a thread is for ..

OK, good luck. I was trying to explain what a radio is so you had a little more understanding.

metalfan78 said:
Your radio, also known as modem or baseband, is what allows your phone to connect to the network for calls and data and such. Think of a computer modem.
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metalfan78 said:
OK, good luck. I was trying to explain what a radio is so you had a little more understanding.
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ok you got a link or something to show me exactly how to do it ...

PaulGaston said:
ok i gochu on that .... a computer modem ...so whats next ...i got a usb plug ...and all i need is instructions i need somebody to help me step by step if you ain'tt trying to help me then leave the thing ... this is what a thread is for ..
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I linked the thread that will help you, it shows you step by step.

joeyhdownsouth said:
I linked the thread that will help you, it shows you step by step.
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i need to downgrade my modem which i dont know how to ...you said you know a easier waay ...im att a cpu with my android nowwww

PaulGaston said:
i need to downgrade my modem which i dont know how to ...you said you know a easier waay ...im att a cpu with my android nowwww
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I said I was gonna try to locate an easier method for the unlocking process, there is no easier way. I can't explain all this here. Mods don't want this kind of stuff to be repeated over and over in multiple threads. You have to be rooted 1st, then flash custom recovery(TWRP or CWM), then find lg2 modem files HERE and flash it. Then proceed with next steps. Like I said, if have no experience with rooting/recoveries(this is the easy part), then you may not be able to do this. Good Luck.

[Q] SGH-I737M - modem issues

Hi all,
I have a Bell Canada Samsung Galaxy S3 that I can't get the modem to work on. I have Philz recovery on it and have tried a few modem files but neither the wireless or the mobile carrier works.
I have tried putting cyanogenmod on it but am back on a stock ROM at this point. I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do.
The phone boots fine, looks all normal but I just can't get on the mobile network(tried multiple SIM's).
I am really hoping you can help!

Does your phone display the correct imei when you dial *#06#??

It does, it shows my IMEI with a /5 at the end.
At this point, I am running I747MVLUEMK5_I747MOYCEMK5_BMC
I also do show cellular signal but can't seem to connect. When I scan wireless networks, I pick nothing up.
Any ideas?
Thanks again!
audit13 said:
Does your phone display the correct imei when you dial *#06#??
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Is the phone blacklisted?

I don't think so, how can I verify that? I did buy it used just over a year ago and it only broke about a month ago?
audit13 said:
Is the phone blacklisted?
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You can check your imei here: http://www.protectyourdata.ca/check-the-status-of-your-device-in-canada/

All clean on there!
audit13 said:
You can check your imei here: http://www.protectyourdata.ca/check-the-status-of-your-device-in-canada/
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You've had the phone for a while so I didn't think it would be blacklisted.
Since you have the 4.3 bootloader, you need to have a compatible modem and, from my experience, only the mk5 modem will work.
Did you use Odin to flash back to stock?

Yes, that is how I put the current stock firmware on it. I had cyanogenmod on it at one point...
audit13 said:
You've had the phone for a while so I didn't think it would be blacklisted.
Since you have the 4.3 bootloader, you need to have a compatible modem and, from my experience, only the mk5 modem will work.
Did you use Odin to flash back to stock?
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I am at a loss as to why you cannot connect to a network. Which carrier do you want to connect with?

audit13 said:
I am at a loss as to why you cannot connect to a network. Which carrier do you want to connect with?
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Hello i hope i can help i have to ran into this problem before and here is what i did to fix it.
Flash the modem using the dl from this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2745607
also once you are done you will need the nv writer and the i747 dl froim teh same forum that will get you all fixed up i promise. Just follow the steps and ready the whole thing first. I looked for three days and finally resolved it with Larrys help

scoeas1982 said:
Hello i hope i can help i have to ran into this problem before and here is what i did to fix it.
Flash the modem using the dl from this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2745607
also once you are done you will need the nv writer and the i747 dl froim teh same forum that will get you all fixed up i promise. Just follow the steps and ready the whole thing first. I looked for three days and finally resolved it with Larrys help
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Is the i747 modem compatible with the i747m?

[Q] Cyangenmod 11 Help!

Hello,
Ive attempted to install CM 11 M8 SNAPSHOT (the most recent) with a compatible GAPPS package. Im using TWRP 2.7.10 and I did a full wipe (Formatted Data, wiped Dalvik, System, and Cache, basically everything except Internal Storage). I flashed Cyanogenmod, then flashed GAPPS, rebooted and got stuck into a bootloop where the LG logo would be there for a few seconds, go away, then come back and repeat. I know how to recover my phone but I would love to get CM working. Any ideas?

Did you take the Sprint OTA update before you flashed CM? If so, you'll have to downgrade your radio from LS980ZVA/C to LS980ZV7/8. This is because the ZVA and ZVC updates patch Loki and break compatibility with other ROMs (like CM). I had this issue and tried flashing CM probably 10 times before I understood the problem.

official.xian said:
Did you take the Sprint OTA update before you flashed CM? If so, you'll have to downgrade your radio from LS980ZVA/C to LS980ZV7/8. This is because the ZVA and ZVC updates patch Loki and break compatibility with other ROMs (like CM). I had this issue and tried flashing CM probably 10 times before I understood the problem.
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Okay makes sense, but wont I lose Spark speeds from the downgrade?

renold458 said:
Okay makes sense, but wont I lose Spark speeds from the downgrade?
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You will lose Sprint Spark compatibility if you downgrade your radio to anything lower than ZVA. LS980ZVA introduces the Tri-Band spectrum (which Sprint nicknamed "Spark"), so if you're radio is below ZVA, you won't have Spark.

Damn, cyanogenmod or spark :/ decisions decisions.

renold458 said:
Damn, cyanogenmod or spark :/ decisions decisions.
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I went with CyanogenMod as I don't use Spark often. But if you're in an area with good Spark coverage, that's definitely a hard choice.
Personally I literally don't have coverage at my house. Sprint gave us an Airave as a customer retention policy. But I would have 4G LTE at my college campus.

official.xian said:
I went with CyanogenMod as I don't use Spark often. But if you're in an area with good Spark coverage, that's definitely a hard choice.
Personally I literally don't have coverage at my house. Sprint gave us an Airave as a customer retention policy. But I would have 4G LTE at my college campus.
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My data connection at home is hit or miss, the ROM I use says I have Spark but idk the difference of when Im on Spark or LTE within the ROM, also I dont think I actually have Spark in RI so that may be leaning me towards CM instead. LTE is good enough. Do I just have to contact Sprint and tell them I have spotty connection to get an Airave and is it portable (college, unlike yours, has TERRIBLE Sprint service)? If so CM is a definite choice.

renold458 said:
Do I just have to contact Sprint and tell them I have spotty connection to get an Airave
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You would have to be in a "No Service" or "Off-Network Roaming" area according to Sprint's Nationwide Coverage Site. Where I live is an "Off-Network Roaming" area. When we moved here we got an email from Sprint about not having coverage. If, according to the site, you have no signal at your house, you should call them and ask about it.
renold458 said:
and is it portable (college, unlike yours, has TERRIBLE Sprint service)?
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No, it connects to your router/modem via ethernet cable and has an antenna that sticks to a window to provide GPS and phone coverage.
renold458 said:
the ROM I use says I have Spark but idk the difference of when Im on Spark or LTE within the ROM, also I dont think I actually have Spark in RI so that may be leaning me towards CM instead. LTE is good enough.
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The following may not be true! I believe that Sprint's Spark is LTE. But I don't know much about the differences between CDMA/GSM/3G/4G/WiMax/LTE/Spark/Edge/etc. so don't take that for granted.

Ill just give it a shot! If I lose LTE with the old radio Ill just flash a stock ROM. Probably learn a few things on the way. Thank you for your help! Final question, can you point me to a radio downgrade guide? Kinda hate fishing through forum threads.

renold458 said:
Ill just give it a shot! If I lose LTE with the old radio Ill just flash a stock ROM. Probably learn a few things on the way. Thank you for your help! Final question, can you point me to a radio downgrade guide? Kinda hate fishing through forum threads.
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Yeah no problem. I found that in order to get the radio to stick I had to reset the phone using the ZV8 TOT file and LG Flash Tools. If that is the case I can help with that. Otherwise check out this thread. Savoca wrote a fairly good tutorial on getting ROMs working on the G2 and what all the different radios are/do. If you follow his directions and can't get CyanogenMod working, you'll have to restore to a TOT.
Glad to help!

official.xian said:
Savoca wrote a fairly good tutorial on getting ROMs working on the G2 and what all the different radios are/do. If you follow his directions and can't get CyanogenMod working, you'll have to restore to a TOT.
Glad to help!
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While I'm pretty savvy with windows, this is my first android product. I have my LG G2 LS980ZVC rooted, and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11. I have the nightly from yesterday downloaded to my PC.
As I understand, I need to downgrade my software to get rid of Spark.
1) Which version should I downgrade to?
2) Where can I find files like that?
3) Should I back up my current setup before I do?
4) The FreeGee software says it doesn't support ZVC, and so I am unable to install the backup software through there (I was trying to follow this youtube tutorial [turns out the url is prohibited before I post more!]). If I should backup, what backup software should I use instead?
Once downgraded, I need to install cyanogen mod. Can I follow that video tutorial? If not, then I'm going to end up asking a lot more questions.
That thread you linked has a whole lot of red letters saying I don't belong there unless I already understand a bunch of stuff I don't. So how do I learn those things?
Cheers!

FoxyMayhem said:
While I'm pretty savvy with windows, this is my first android product. I have my LG G2 LS980ZVC rooted, and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11. I have the nightly from yesterday downloaded to my PC.
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Okay, first things first, unless you're pretty experienced with Android and CyanogenMod, flashing, etc. I would not recommend using a nightly build. Nightly builds are great for getting every possible update as soon as possible, but as an update is made (and released on the next nightly) other problems may crop up. I would recommend using cm-11-20140708-SNAPSHOT-M8-ls980.zip <-- That is the direct download link.
For future reference, I would suggest using versions from the Release Channel as those are considered "stable."
Now that that's out of the way, let's tackle the next issue.
FoxyMayhem said:
As I understand, I need to downgrade my software to get rid of Spark.
1) Which version should I downgrade to?
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Yes, you have to downgrade your software/radio. I used LS980ZV8, it's the latest Sprint release before Spark. If you'd prefer to go one step further back, you could use LS980ZV7 (the first release).
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FoxyMayhem said:
2) Where can I find files like that?
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I got all the necessary files from Storage Cow. The .TOT files you need (I'll talk about those later) are in XDA > LG G2 > Stock > Sprint.
FoxyMayhem said:
3) Should I back up my current setup before I do?
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YES! Always, always, ALWAYS make backups. A Nandroid backup will save your butt if a sticky situation.
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4) The FreeGee software says it doesn't support ZVC, and so I am unable to install the backup software through there (I was trying to follow this youtube tutorial [turns out the url is prohibited before I post more!]). If I should backup, what backup software should I use instead?
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Download Flashify from the Google Play Store.
Download this recovery (TWRP)
Put the recovery on Internal Storage
Open Flashify
Select Recovery Image
Select the file you just put on there
Follow on-screen instructions.
Note: I am assuming you have rooted your LS980, if you haven't let me know.
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Touche about the red letters, good point. Yes you can probably follow the video, but if you want I can help walk you through it. The main reason I linked that thread was so people could try to get an understanding about what the radios are and why it's such a PITA to flash non-AOSP ROMs. Hope this helped, feel free to PM me.

Alright, I'm downloading the LS980VC8 (2.1Gb) and the snapshot you mentioned. Since I live in the boonies, that 2 gig download will take all day.
How did you chose that snapshot? I looked at the LS980 downloads and filtered by stable, and nothing came up.

official.xian said:
Yeah no problem. I found that in order to get the radio to stick I had to reset the phone using the ZV8 TOT file and LG Flash Tools. If that is the case I can help with that. Otherwise check out this thread. Savoca wrote a fairly good tutorial on getting ROMs working on the G2 and what all the different radios are/do. If you follow his directions and can't get CyanogenMod working, you'll have to restore to a TOT.
Glad to help!
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Well I read the thread and I used a Furnace kernel to keep the ZVA radio and I successfully installed Cyanogenmod but I have no service at all ): any ideas?

renold458 said:
Well I read the thread and I used a Furnace kernel to keep the ZVA radio and I successfully installed Cyanogenmod but I have no service at all ): any ideas?
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something changed in cyanogenmod to make it not work. looks like you need the V8 modem again.

jcwxguy said:
something changed in cyanogenmod to make it not work. looks like you need the V8 modem again.
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Well that's dissapointing :/ I was so excited to be able to use it still. Guess its back to stock again.

As far as I know you *have* to have the ZV8 radio. But maybe not. I trust that you backed up your efs partition? If so try restoring it, that could be the issue.

official.xian said:
As far as I know you *have* to have the ZV8 radio. But maybe not. I trust that you backed up your efs partition? If so try restoring it, that could be the issue.
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I did not actually, Ill try that now after I restart the process

It should be in your ioroot foler. The latest version of ioroot automatically backs up your efs data (imei and modems)

official.xian said:
It should be in your ioroot foler. The latest version of ioroot automatically backs up your efs data (imei and modems)
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I rooted with towelroot so I didnt have an ioroot folder. Besides I had already restored back by then. Can I use TWRP to back up my EFS?
EDIT: Nevermind, a better question is how do I RESTORE my EFS? Do I flash it right after Ive flashed the ROM, Kernel, and GAPPS?