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I want to flash back to stock rom 4.1(cant recall if 4.1.1 is the newest one or not) in a similar manner to how I flash to custom roms such as:
MAKE A NANDROID
Boot into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache
Flash ROM
Reboot
I'm currently on PA ROM stable. So here are my questions
1) Can I flash like this instead of going through ODIN and losing root etc
2) Can I keep my root and flashing this like a custom rom, but in actuality a stock rom
3) If this is possible can ATT stock rom work on Roger's i747m, i suspect it would as long as i dont touch the modem. Not sure if there will be LTE issues.
I couldnt find anything on XDA or google, it seems that all stock revert it to original setting and no root.
Thanks
Follow the link in my signature. At the very bottom of post #2 there is a link to a flashable stock firmware zip. It's under the "must have toolkit" bit
mikoal said:
I want to flash back to stock rom 4.1(cant recall if 4.1.1 is the newest one or not) in a similar manner to how I flash to custom roms such as:
MAKE A NANDROID
Boot into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache
Flash ROM
Reboot
I'm currently on PA ROM stable. So here are my questions
1) Can I flash like this instead of going through ODIN and losing root etc
2) Can I keep my root and flashing this like a custom rom, but in actuality a stock rom
3) If this is possible can ATT stock rom work on Roger's i747m, i suspect it would as long as i dont touch the modem. Not sure if there will be LTE issues.
I couldnt find anything on XDA or google, it seems that all stock revert it to original setting and no root.
Thanks
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Really could just move media and photos to an ext sd card and Odin a stock rooted 4.1.1 ROM.
Link is under the step 2 and rooting in his thread
xBeerdroiDx said:
Follow the link in my signature. At the very bottom of post #2 there is a link to a flashable stock firmware zip. It's under the "must have toolkit" bit
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Well i must hang my head in shame for not being able to find this.
This is a good way of flashing a "custom" stock rom without odin and keeping root.
Have you heard of any issues (LTE or any other) with ATT stock on Canadian i747m?
THanks
mikoal said:
Well i must hang my head in shame for not being able to find this.
This is a good way of flashing a "custom" stock rom without odin and keeping root.
Have you heard of any issues (LTE or any other) with ATT stock on Canadian i747m?
THanks
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You'll have to flash the stock for your carrier if you don't want issues.
BWolf56 said:
You'll have to flash the stock for your carrier if you don't want issues.
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It's just that I noticed this part of the forum referred to AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus, I wondered if they would be interchangeable.
A lot of the ROMs out there like CM10 and AOKP support ATT but can be ran on canadian i747m's, so thats why I was wondering if ATT stock can run ok on i747ms
EDIT: in beerdroid's link he did enter "**WARNING!** All information and attached links are for the I747 and I747M ONLY!"........so I'm going to assume that the ATT stock rom can run on i747m's without issue.
mikoal said:
It's just that I noticed this part of the forum referred to AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus, I wondered if they would be interchangeable.
A lot of the ROMs out there like CM10 and AOKP support ATT but can be ran on canadian i747m's, so thats why I was wondering if ATT stock can run ok on i747ms
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I think it would be for the most part, would just have to change the modem (I think?).
Either way, always safer to go with your carrier's.
mikoal said:
It's just that I noticed this part of the forum referred to AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus, I wondered if they would be interchangeable.
A lot of the ROMs out there like CM10 and AOKP support ATT but can be ran on canadian i747m's, so thats why I was wondering if ATT stock can run ok on i747ms
EDIT: in beerdroid's link he did enter "**WARNING!** All information and attached links are for the I747 and I747M ONLY!"........so I'm going to assume that the ATT stock rom can run on i747m's without issue.
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Here's another option. flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075639
Based on the Canadian release. Flash this and the DLDLK4 modem. It's fairly close to stock and deblaoted
hednik said:
Here's another option. flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075639
Based on the Canadian release. Flash this and the DLDLK4 modem. It's fairly close to stock and deblaoted
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ive read there were some gps issues, after flashing the modem apn worked but not gps.
Heres another that I've found to be safe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
mikoal said:
ive read there were some gps issues, after flashing the modem apn worked but not gps.
Heres another that I've found to be safe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
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Good find. I had forgotten about that one.
Typically, if you flash an att modem on a Canadian phone it will destroy the imei. I would think that the same would be true for Canadian modems on Att s3's.
mrhaley30705 said:
Typically, if you flash an att modem on a Canadian phone it will destroy the imei. I would think that the same would be true for Canadian modems on Att s3's.
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He has a Rogers gs3 and both ROMs mentioned are based on vldlk4 which is Canadian ROM and use Canadian modem
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Just wanted to put that out there. I'm on mobile app so i can't really see sigs. Appreciate the heads up
Hi!
I got a SGH M919 (T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4) and I just can not find a stock Samsung ROM for it.
How do I debrand it and bring it to a non-branded version of ROM? I don't prefer custom ROMs so, is there any stock Samsung ROM out there which I can flash on this to get rid of the T-Mobile branding and all its apps?
p.s. I am not sure if this question has been raised before because I browsed through the forums but could not get an answer.
Short answer, yes. You could flash the international I9505 firmware. Just make sure modem and kernel is that of tmobile.
Yes the question have been raised before.
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Hey, thanks a lot for the reply!
3 questions:
1. Wont flashing the i9505 firmware brick my phone?
2. How do I use tmobile kernel and modem? Im an uber noob at this so dont know how to do this. Is there any thread on this topic?
3. I have currently unlocked my phone to work on non-T Mobile network with help of a thread I found on xda. Will flashing firmware for i9505 make it locked on tmobile again?
ExPl|c|7 said:
Hey, thanks a lot for the reply!
3 questions:
1. Wont flashing the i9505 firmware brick my phone?
2. How do I use tmobile kernel and modem? Im an uber noob at this so dont know how to do this. Is there any thread on this topic?
3. I have currently unlocked my phone to work on non-T Mobile network with help of a thread I found on xda. Will flashing firmware for i9505 make it locked on tmobile again?
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1) i9505 has the same hardware as the m919 so flashing the firmwares won't brick your phone. The radios, modems, etc, those are all different, which is why you need to flash a T-Mobile kernel after you're done flashing the i9505 firmware.
2) You are already on the MK2 modem/bb. You can flash one of the MANY kernels available. Check here and look for the threads that have the [KERNEL] tag in it. Simply download one of them to your phone, go into recovery, click on "Install zip from sdcard" and click on the file you downloaded. Most of the threads have instructions on how to do it if you're not too comfortable.
3) No, unlock is not firmware based. Flash any roms you want, just make sure you flash a tmo kernel afterwards.
Good luck and hope that helps.
Worth noting; whatever ROM you decide to flash, make sure you use a custom recovery to flash and not Odin. The Odin images for other carriers will likely brick the device because they come with the modem, radio, etc.
Dear "xdapowerapps", thanks a lot for your reply!
lordcheeto03 said:
Worth noting; whatever ROM you decide to flash, make sure you use a custom recovery to flash and not Odin. The Odin images for other carriers will likely brick the device because they come with the modem, radio, etc.
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Thanks a lot! Will make sure of that. Just for my knowledge: I downloaded a carrier-free ROM from samfirmware (I9505XXUEMKF_I9505AUTEML1_AUT - Switzerland) and was going to most likely use CWM to flash it on my cell - will I have an option while flashing to not flash the modem, radio, etc.? Or when I flash, the modem and radio etc. will not be getting flashed automatically? (this might be a dumb question so please bear with me!)
ExPl|c|7 said:
Dear "xdapowerapps", thanks a lot for your reply!
Thanks a lot! Will make sure of that. Just for my knowledge: I downloaded a carrier-free ROM from samfirmware (I9505XXUEMKF_I9505AUTEML1_AUT - Switzerland) and was going to most likely use CWM to flash it on my cell - will I have an option while flashing to not flash the modem, radio, etc.? Or when I flash, the modem and radio etc. will not be getting flashed automatically? (this might be a dumb question so please bear with me!)
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You won't have to worry about it if you're installing the ROM by itself. It won't be affected. As long as you just install a Tmo kernel and the ROM of your choice, you'll be good. The modem and etc are separate unless for some god awful reason the Dev decided to throw it all into one zip. I have never seen this nor do I think it even exists. When installing the ROM you won't have to worry about the modem. Dude, just make sure to do a backup and you'll be fine. Good luck
ExPl|c|7 said:
Dear "xdapowerapps", thanks a lot for your reply!
Thanks a lot! Will make sure of that. Just for my knowledge: I downloaded a carrier-free ROM from samfirmware (I9505XXUEMKF_I9505AUTEML1_AUT - Switzerland) and was going to most likely use CWM to flash it on my cell - will I have an option while flashing to not flash the modem, radio, etc.? Or when I flash, the modem and radio etc. will not be getting flashed automatically? (this might be a dumb question so please bear with me!)
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JORDVN said:
You won't have to worry about it if you're installing the ROM by itself. It won't be affected. As long as you just install a Tmo kernel and the ROM of your choice, you'll be good. The modem and etc are separate unless for some god awful reason the Dev decided to throw it all into one zip. I have never seen this nor do I think it even exists. When installing the ROM you won't have to worry about the modem. Dude, just make sure to do a backup and you'll be fine. Good luck
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If the file ends with tar.md5 it's an Odin package and should be avoided. If it ends with .zip though it's CWM-flashable and, speaking for XDA's ROMs, won't include modem, baseband, bootloader, etc.
lordcheeto03 said:
If the file ends with tar.md5 it's an Odin package and should be avoided. If it ends with .zip though it's CWM-flashable and, speaking for XDA's ROMs, won't include modem, baseband, bootloader, etc.
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I actually prefer stock samsung ROMs over customs ROMs so I downloaded the one I mentioned from samfirware.
Now as for flashing a T-Mobile kernel is concerned, I was going through the kernels on xda and they all seem to be custom with tweaks done to the hardware clocks, etc. Is it possible to flash a 'stock' T-Mobile kernel on the 4.3?
Btw, I am not able to flash the stock ROM (in .zip format) that I downloaded from samfirware using CWM. It gives me this error: "Installing update... Installation aborted." How do I flash a stock ROM downloaded from samfirmware (using CWM)? I am being advised not to use ODIN (due modem etc issues), so what do i do? I reiterate, i don't prefer the custom ROMs.
ExPl|c|7 said:
I actually prefer stock samsung ROMs over customs ROMs so I downloaded the one I mentioned from samfirware.
Now as for flashing a T-Mobile kernel is concerned, I was going through the kernels on xda and they all seem to be custom with tweaks done to the hardware clocks, etc. Is it possible to flash a 'stock' T-Mobile kernel on the 4.3?
Btw, I am not able to flash the stock ROM (in .zip format) that I downloaded from samfirware using CWM. It gives me this error: "Installing update... Installation aborted." How do I flash a stock ROM downloaded from samfirmware (using CWM)? I am being advised not to use ODIN (due modem etc issues), so what do i do? I reiterate, i don't prefer the custom ROMs.
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Samfirmware downloads are in zip format and you have to extract them to get the .tar.md5 file. That .tar.md5 file HAS to be done through Odin. You can't use those in CWM. The CWM ones are the ones you find on these forums.
xdapowerapps said:
Samfirmware downloads are in zip format and you have to extract them to get the .tar.md5 file. That .tar.md5 file HAS to be done through Odin. You can't use those in CWM. The CWM ones are the ones you find on these forums.
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The point I'm trying to get across is to not use Odin to flash anything that's not specifically meant for your device. It looks like he's trying to use the stock Odin-flashable firmwares for the i9505 which would be bad... Any of the CWM-flashable ROMs in the i9505 (not i9500) are good to go.
lordcheeto03 said:
The point I'm trying to get across is to not use Odin to flash anything that's not specifically meant for your device. It looks like he's trying to use the stock Odin-flashable firmwares for the i9505 which would be bad... Any of the CWM-flashable ROMs in the i9505 (not i9500) are good to go.
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You are absolutely correct. I don't think he understands the difference between the two... :crying:
Um, guys, my question still seems to be unanswered: since samfirmware roms are not cwm flashable, WHERE do i find non-odin flashable stock rom? Is it even possible? I downloaded samfirmware stock rom because of the very first reply to my thread which mentioned it.
And my second question: is there a stock t mobile kernel i can use instead of the custom 'tweaked' ones?
Forget about the firmware you downloaded from sammobile it will brick your device go to the i9505 section here in XDA and download one from there and then flash it in CWM then the Tmo kernel and your done.
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Hey guys
I installed a nightly of CM11 a while ago and it broke my LTE. The consensus is that you need to install a stock-based ROM, then flash back to CM11 to get LTE working again.
I have flashed an MK5 modem, but am unsure of my bootloader compatibility with the current TouchWiz ROM's out there.
I am on the MF1 bootloader (Canadian phone). Do I need to upgrade/downgrade my bootloader to install any of these TW ROM's? Or can I just flash between TW and CM11 to my heart's consent?
The ROM's say you must be running a 4.3 modem and bootloader...but I can't find any info on whether or not MF1 is a 4.3 bootloader or not?
Thanks,
Elliott
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I haven't tried cm11 yet but using c-rom I had these problems. under settings-mobile networks-preferred network type, check to see the right network is selected. If you don't have these options then my apologies.
Starholdest said:
Hey guys
I installed a nightly of CM11 a while ago and it broke my LTE. The consensus is that you need to install a stock-based ROM, then flash back to CM11 to get LTE working again.
I have flashed an MK5 modem, but am unsure of my bootloader compatibility with the current TouchWiz ROM's out there.
I am on the MF1 bootloader (Canadian phone). Do I need to upgrade/downgrade my bootloader to install any of these TW ROM's? Or can I just flash between TW and CM11 to my heart's consent?
The ROM's say you must be running a 4.3 modem and bootloader...but I can't find any info on whether or not MF1 is a 4.3 bootloader or not?
Thanks,
Elliott
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MF1 is 4.1.2. The latest Canadian bootloader is MK5 (Which you can't downgrade from).
BWolf56 said:
MF1 is 4.1.2. The latest Canadian bootloader is MK5 (Which you can't downgrade from).
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Oh geez okay. So what should I do?
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Starholdest said:
Oh geez okay. So what should I do?
Sent from my S3
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Well usually you need the same modem as your bootloaders. Some of them are really picky so having the MK5 might be why your LTE isn't working.
You can grab the stock ROM in the general stickies and flash it with Odin though (make sure to backup) if flashing a 4.1.2 modem doesn't fix it.
BWolf56 said:
Well usually you need the same modem as your bootloaders. Some of them are really picky so having the MK5 might be why your LTE isn't working.
You can grab the stock ROM in the general stickies and flash it with Odin though (make sure to backup) if flashing a 4.1.2 modem doesn't fix it.
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Okay. What I'm most concerned about is flashing a 4.3 TW ROM with the bootloader that I have. Is having a bootloader from 4.1.2 a bad thing? Or can I install all ROM's with MF1?
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Starholdest said:
Okay. What I'm most concerned about is flashing a 4.3 TW ROM with the bootloader that I have. Is having a bootloader from 4.1.2 a bad thing? Or can I install all ROM's with MF1?
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Only the downgrade is dangerous, you can upgrade without any problem. That being said, you could just flash the stock 4.1.2.
And if I flash a stock based ROM will it upgrade my bootloader to one I won't be able to downgrade from?
Any suggestions for ROM's?
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Starholdest said:
And if I flash a stock based ROM will it upgrade my bootloader to one I won't be able to downgrade from?
Any suggestions for ROM's?
Sent from my S3
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It depends which one you decide to flash. You can flash stock 4.1.2 just like you could flash 4.3 (which you can't downgrade from).
Hey guys,
I got a I747 I want to give to my mother as a gift.
I downgraded 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 and ran the secret menu unlock to unlock the sim card, that worked perfectly.
Now I want to update this out of 4.1.1 to 4.4.2 but I cannot find a stock firmware to run on odin anywhere.
Do I need to go to 4.3 first? Is there a stock firmware for that?
SamMobile stops at 4.1.2... OTA obviously doesn't work.
How Can I get this done..
Iz3man said:
Hey guys,
I got a I747 I want to give to my mother as a gift.
I downgraded 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 and ran the secret menu unlock to unlock the sim card, that worked perfectly.
Now I want to update this out of 4.1.1 to 4.4.2 but I cannot find a stock firmware to run on odin anywhere.
SamMobile stops at 4.1.2... OTA obviously doesn't work.
How Can I get this done..
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You can just flash stock 4.1.2 firmware from sammobile and then run OTA updates.
I also found this on sammobile: Canada (Bell Mobile) (Black Edition), Version: Android 4.4.2, PDA: I747MVLUFNE6
CSC: I747MOYCFNE6, MODEM: I747MVLUFNE6
audit13 said:
You can just flash stock 4.1.2 firmware from sammobile and then run OTA updates.
I also found this on sammobile: Canada (Bell Mobile) (Black Edition), Version: Android 4.4.2, PDA: I747MVLUFNE6
CSC: I747MOYCFNE6, MODEM: I747MVLUFNE6
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Will it work though.
I have it already on my pc, I updated my wife's with it.
If I update to 4.1.2 will OTA come? Even with the I747(not the I747m) on the Bell network?
Iz3man said:
Will it work though.
I have it already on my pc, I updated my wife's with it.
If I update to 4.1.2 will OTA come? Even with the I747(not the I747m) on the Bell network?
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I have a Motorola Atrix from Bell. I flashed it with stock ATT firmware and received OTA updates from ATT over wi-fi.
Since you have the i747, start with stock pre-rooted ATT 4.1.1. This will flash the stock recovery, radio, and bootloader. Run triangle away, flash a stock unrooted ATT stock 4.1.1 ROM, and take the OTA updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=135374642
audit13 said:
I have a Motorola Atrix from Bell. I flashed it with stock ATT firmware and received OTA updates from ATT over wi-fi.
Since you have the i747, start with stock pre-rooted ATT 4.1.1. This will flash the stock recovery, radio, and bootloader. Run triangle away, flash a stock unrooted ATT stock 4.1.1 ROM, and take the OTA updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=135374642
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Ok, so I guess it wasn't clear, my bad.
I have 4.1.1 stock firmware on my att 1747. It has never been rooted.
I run the Ota and I got an error, now it tells me "Your software is up to date".
Can I flash a bell i747m 4.4.2 image onto this i747 or will it brick?
Iz3man said:
Ok, so I guess it wasn't clear, my bad.
I have 4.1.1 stock firmware on my att 1747. It has never been rooted.
I run the Ota and I got an error, now it tells me "Your software is up to date".
Can I flash a bell i747m 4.4.2 image onto this i747 or will it brick?
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You can flash i747m firmware on your phone but DO NOT flash the radios or bootloader from an i747m to an i747 and vice versa. Bricking is a really possibility if you do that.
Do you have a custom recovery? If you do, you will need to install a stock recovery.
Try resetting the phone (wiping cache, data) in recovery or through the ROM itself.
audit13 said:
You can flash i747m firmware on your phone but DO NOT flash the radios or bootloader from an i747m to an i747 and vice versa. Bricking is a really possibility if you do that.
Do you have a custom recovery? If you do, you will need to install a stock recovery.
Try resetting the phone (wiping cache, data) in recovery or through the ROM itself.
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Alright, I have the stock recovery. How do I not flash the radio and boatloads when using the firmware from sammobile?
You cant. You cannot flash another devices firmware. Odin wont let it happen and if it did youd end up hard bricked due to mixed firmware. For example your sbl1, modemst and param partitions (plus others) would be i747 and youd be flashing sbl2, sbl3, rpm, etc from an I747M.
The only thing you could use are the system partition and kernel, nothing else. There are two ways to accomplish this, one is to build a rom from the firmware and flash that. The other is to flash with mobile odin, but that requires root and youd still have to be very careful.
Another priblem I see you encountering is you cannot run 4.4.2 without 4.3 or newer firmware. It will not boot otherwise.
You need to go to the General section and follow one of enewman17's tutorials to get to either 4.3 or 4.4.2. Personally, I dont see any other way you will be able to accomplish it.
audit13 said:
You can flash i747m firmware on your phone but DO NOT flash the radios or bootloader from an i747m to an i747 and vice versa. Bricking is a really possibility if you do that.
Do you have a custom recovery? If you do, you will need to install a stock recovery.
Try resetting the phone (wiping cache, data) in recovery or through the ROM itself.
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Alright, based on Doc holiday, and others they say It cannot be done and from my experience I beleive them.
Thank you,
It's very difficult to do this when others are giving bad advice.
So for the record, cannot flash i747m firmware to i747.
Thanks!
The annoying part here is I can do it with my m7, I just flashed the Dev edition onto my Bell m7 with no problems.
All devices are different in many ways. What is perfectly safe to do with one brand or model can brick another.
And I wouldnt call it "bad" advice... I've seen audit13 and others helping lots of folks with very good advice. We all make mistakes and we all have more we can learn about these devices. No one knows everything about this stuff and shouldnt let that prevent them from trying to help.
Those who are trying to help are doing so with the best of intentions and tell people what they think could be the best way to solve a given problem. In cases like this one, its easy to see how anyone would think its ok to flash different firmware between similar models based on being able to do so on other devices they are familiar with. (If I had gone into those forums I wouldve been telling people the opposite and ended up being wrong there.)
All I can say is chalk it up as a new lesson on a different device, and I hope you still appreciate that someone was trying to help.
@audit13 I hope none of this discourages you from helping. Ive seen plenty of threads where your advice was sound and appreciated, and I am glad you have been around to help so many people out!
Now, back on the problem at hand... if you want to be running the latest 4.4.2 kk, you will have the option to use the OS (/system and kernel) from either the I747 or I747M firmware. But first you must fully update to a minimum of the 4.3 MJB firmware for the I747. Once you have this running for your base firmware/bootloader, you can then run the Bell or AT&T (4.3 or 4.4.2) system. (I hope this is making sense!)
So first, update the full 4.3, MJB, firmware via Odin. (Theres a thread in General with the file, ill post the link in a min).
If you want to update to 4.4.2 firmware, you can then follow enewman17's tutorial to do so via OTA.
You can then either stay with that, or use Mobile Odin to flash ONLY the system and kernel from the Bell firmware.
Let me know if any of that needs better clarification! Also let us know what your ultimate goal is. From the options you have, where do you want to end up?
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Ok, here are some links.
Stock MJB firmware (flash in Odin)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
enewman17's thread for updating to 4.4.2 (high success rate)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917
Official, unmodified 4.4.2 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788012
After updating with the 4.3 firmware, you can first try using the official ota to update. Then, if that fails you can go to enewman17's thread and try his method.
DocHoliday77 said:
All devices are different in many ways. What is perfectly safe to do with one brand or model can brick another.
And I wouldnt call it "bad" advice... I've seen audit13 and others helping lots of folks with very good advice. We all make mistakes and we all have more we can learn about these devices. No one knows everything about this stuff and shouldnt let that prevent them from trying to help.
Those who are trying to help are doing so with the best of intentions and tell people what they think could be the best way to solve a given problem. In cases like this one, its easy to see how anyone would think its ok to flash different firmware between similar models based on being able to do so on other devices they are familiar with. (If I had gone into those forums I wouldve been telling people the opposite and ended up being wrong there.)
All I can say is chalk it up as a new lesson on a different device, and I hope you still appreciate that someone was trying to help.
@audit13 I hope none of this discourages you from helping. Ive seen plenty of threads where your advice was sound and appreciated, and I am glad you have been around to help so many people out! ]
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WARNING!!!!
Do not flash a 4.4.2 modem if you are running 4.3 firmware (bootloaders)!!!!
This will cause a permanent hard-brick!!! There is no fix!!!
The only reason anyone should need to flash one of these is if they had flashed a 4.3 or earlier modem for whatever reason. Once updated to 4.4.2 firmware, ONLY that matching modem will work. Flashing anything else will result in no signal and most likely an "Unknown" baseband and IMEI. If you flashed an older modem, you will need to flash back to the 4.4.2 one and these will all come back.
This has happened a number of times already, and continues to happen still. So I figured I would put them in a separate thread to make them easier to find.
Flash from the recovery of your choice, or Mobile Odin. The updater-script for these includes an assert that should prevent flashing on anything that does not have the correct bootloader.
Full Disclosure: I do not have an I747 or I747M, and as such, I am unable to test any of these. I have full confidence they will work as expected though. (I have been doing the modems for the T999 for a couple of years now). Still, you should know they are currently untested.
DOWNLOADS
AT&T
I747 UCUFNE4
Bell
I747M VLUFNH2
I747M VLUFNE6
Fido
I747M VLUFNF2
Koodoo
I747M VLUFNH2
I747M VLUFNE6
Rogers
I747M VLUFNF2
Telus
I747M VLUFNH2
I747M VLUFNE6
Sasktel
I747M VLUFNH2
I hope this helps! If you do happen to flash one of these, please post back whether or not it worked. Just for confirmation.
Doc
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Just In Case
4.4.4
Will this work if I am running 4.4.4 SLIMKAT?
VancouverGreek said:
Will this work if I am running 4.4.4 SLIMKAT?
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These modems will only work if you have updated to the latest 4.4.2 base firmware and bootloaders. The ROM you are running is irrelevant. If everything is currently working, you have no need for these.
I need this files to repair Unknow baseband and IMEI null in my I747M VLUFNE6 4.4.2
Another link please.. this link dont work..
when i try to unlock the phone with NSPro, Unknow baseband and IMEI null in my I747M VLUFNE6 4.4.2.. i nedd moden firmware of my version but i can´t donload..
BR
Which one? There are 3 NE6 modems posted. (Any would probably work seeing as they appear to be identical)
And did you try any of the afh mirrors?
OP Updated!!!
OP Updated!
As requested, I have added the latest I747M, NH2 modems for the Canadian carriers that received this update.
Hello Doc, I have an issue trying to upload the modem on my sgh i747 because when I downloaded the CWM modem gives me Error 7 and dont let me upload the modem actually I have I747UCUEMJB and 4.4.4 slimkat, but my bigger problem is the imei, baseband null. helpme please all the night I wastryng many solutions and I am so tired now.. thanks
You probably never updated your firmware to 4.4.2.
To know for sure open terminal emulator and enter this.
getprop ro.bootloader
If it says MJB, you haven't updated your firmware yet and flashing this modem would permanently break your phone. If it is MJB, flash the same firmware via Odin and factory reset. That often fixes the imei problem. If it does not, pm me for further help with it. Can't post those instructions here.
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Thanks for keeping the support for this phone going. I have the latest bootloader ..uemk5 for my Rogers sghI747m.
I tried to flash this and got a status 7.
I have been using the ..UEND3 Modem up till now.
You need to update first or this modem would permanently brick your device. MK5 is a 4.3 build. I think the latest Rogers is NF2. You cannot flash this modem unless you've already updated. And then you won't need this. I released these because some mistakenly flash the older 4.3 modems after updating and find it won't work, so they needed a way back.
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Please make sure you guys read the whole OP
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My mistake. I thought I was on the latest bootloader. I've just relied on the bootloader thread by dstruct that was linked to yours . Thx
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No Cell data after root and new rom and recovery.
Hi,
This is a repost from the S3 help forum as the OP here seems very knowledgeable about modems and bootloaders. Excuse the redundancy.
I was given a used ATT I747 s3 which had stock 4.3 , modem/bootloader mjb, and knox. I rooted, removed knox and installed slim 4.4.4 rom, lean 4.4.4 kernel and latest philz recovery. All running ok
including cell calls to/from phone, mms, apps and wifi data. Same modem/bootloader (MJB), IMEI accurate after upgrade. However ATT cellular data will not connect and or transmit and/or receive using att, phone or lte APN.
Any help/thoughts appreciated?
Could be the rom. I've been hearing about a lot of connection issues on cm/aosp based roms lately. Try flashing back to stock to see if it works.
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Nevermind I re read. Did it work before you installed lean kernel?
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In my upgrade process, the first thing I did, after the recovery had been updated to Philz, was install slim rom and lean kernel together and at the same time. That was when the problems began. They went away when I reinstalled slim rom only (without lean kernel). Everything now ok. Hope that helps.
I'll start by saying I'm very much a noob but read and read as much as I can and have been following quite closely a lot of the s3 development so anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
It seems in the past few months a lot has changed with kernels and compatibility has broken numerous times. If the dates of the releases of kernel and Rom aren't quite close then some commits in the rom could break data, wifi, etc. If your running the latest nightly Rom make sure your using a recent kernel. Always just make a backup before flashing custom kernel and then you can revert right back if the kernel breaks anything.
Hope that helps...
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