So, I have an i317 At&t note 2. It was originally on 4.3, but I wanted to unlock it. I followed some forum posts and reverted back to 4.1 and was able to unlock it. It worked with a tmobile sim on 4.1.1, but now when I try to update it (either through Kies or through update on phone), it updates but then gets stuck at the samsung galaxy note 2 display. I found another forum post (thanks, but cant find thread atm ) which had a file to download. I installed that using Odin, but that only got it to work on 4.1.1.
I guess my question is I have the note 2 running on 4.1.1 that I factory unlocked, but now it wont let me update. How do I get 4.3 on it? Thanks
Ok there's plenty of 4.3 Rom's in the development section...
Just have to search for them!
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Is it rooted?
Do you have a custom recovery installed?
Are you sure your familiar flashing Rom's?
Etc etc etc......
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Bajanman said:
Ok there's plenty of 4.3 Rom's in the development section...
Just have to search for them!
Q: »»»»
Is it rooted?
Do you have a custom recovery installed?
Are you sure your familiar flashing Rom's?
Etc etc etc......
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It is not rooted. All I have done to it is downgrade it to 4.1.1, then unlocked it. Is there a stock ROM. I want to be able to go into settings -> about phone -> and update it that way whenever a new version comes out and not have to install custom ROMS. Is that possible?
No, I don't have a custom recovery installed and I am not familiar with flashing Rom's.
I thought I could downgrade to 4.1.1, unlock, then update to the newest stock version through updates in the phone, but thats not the way it works when you unlock the note 2??
thanks
Pardon me if I sound ignorant. I am new to android (switched over from apple a month ago). The note 2 had 4.3 on it. I followed thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
to unlock my phone, but had to revert back to 4.1.1 in order to do so. I followed posting
http://wccftech.com/guide-to-downgrade-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-devices/
to downgrade to 4.1.1. That went successfully and I successfully unlocked the note and all was good. It was running 4.1.1 and I was using a tmobile sim. I went to updates through settings on the phone and tried to update. After that point, it just boots up to "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. I used Odin3 v3.07 to reinstall 4.1.1 and its working again.
I would ideally like to be able to go through software updates on the phone to update it and not need to use custom roms. Is the problem I am trying to update from 4.1.1 to 4.3 and I need to manually update to 4.2.x first, then go to 4.3?
I don't understand why unlocking it prevents me from updating from 4.1.1. I have tried through the phone and through Kies, which keeps getting an error. Does this make sense? Am i doing something wrong? The phone is originally At&t. Do I need an At&t sim inserted to update through the phone?
thanks for all the help and once again, sorry if these questions seems elementary. I am reading through forum posts and trying to understand what all this means. I'm not sure what rooting or flashing means and how flashing is different then unlocking.
Thanks for the help
scottrf8 said:
Pardon me if I sound ignorant. I am new to android (switched over from apple a month ago). The note 2 had 4.3 on it. I followed thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
to unlock my phone, but had to revert back to 4.1.1 in order to do so. I followed posting
http://wccftech.com/guide-to-downgrade-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-devices/
to downgrade to 4.1.1. That went successfully and I successfully unlocked the note and all was good. It was running 4.1.1 and I was using a tmobile sim. I went to updates through settings on the phone and tried to update. After that point, it just boots up to "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. I used Odin3 v3.07 to reinstall 4.1.1 and its working again.
I would ideally like to be able to go through software updates on the phone to update it and not need to use custom roms. Is the problem I am trying to update from 4.1.1 to 4.3 and I need to manually update to 4.2.x first, then go to 4.3?
I don't understand why unlocking it prevents me from updating from 4.1.1. I have tried through the phone and through Kies, which keeps getting an error. Does this make sense? Am i doing something wrong? The phone is originally At&t. Do I need an At&t sim inserted to update through the phone?
thanks for all the help and once again, sorry if these questions seems elementary. I am reading through forum posts and trying to understand what all this means. I'm not sure what rooting or flashing means and how flashing is different then unlocking.
Thanks for the help
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What is unclear is why ware you trying unlock it, what carrier it was on and what carrier you are changing to,
You're asking if it needs an ATT SIM to update, so I'm lost on what carrier it was on.
The original carrier is at&t. I unlocked it and now am using a tmobile sim. However, when I got to settings and check for updates, it says "checking at&t servers for updates". So it is working for tmobile now, but only on 4.1.1. I don't mind downloading custom roms (and definitely appreciate the work), but I would like the option to not have to.
And when I boot up the phone, even though the network says tmobile, it shows at&t start up screen when it boots up into 4.1.1. Which is why u was thinking maybe the reason it won't do updates through the phone is cause there is no at&t sim inserted when it is "checking at&t server for updates"
scottrf8 said:
And when I boot up the phone, even though the network says tmobile, it shows at&t start up screen when it boots up into 4.1.1. Which is why u was thinking maybe the reason it won't do updates through the phone is cause there is no at&t sim inserted when it is "checking at&t server for updates"
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Well, over my head here. I think you have figured out technically why it's not working.
You are operating on a T-mobile network and you will not see ATT servers.
Even though it's says you are on T-mobile is anything working? Like texting, surfing or cell calls?
I would imagine texting is not since the config should be pointing at ATT servers.
I would think you should be running one of these factory images
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969551
I personally do not know if the T-889 is close to the ATT Note 2 model.
You may want to bounce over to this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-2-tmobile
See if anyone has attempted what you are doing.
In my mind you need to flash a T-mobile image to do what you want.
I am not suggesting you do this, I am merely giving you an opinion.
You may want to investigate this custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568537
||ROM|| Jedi MasterX2 ||4.3||MULTICARRIER
Yeah, I dunno. It's an i317 on at&t. And it was definitely on tmobile cause it let me send text messages and it showed "tmobile" across the top as well as their 4g icon.
All I was trying to do was unlock my at&t note 2. Now its unlocked but stuck to 4.1.1. Lol
scottrf8 said:
Yeah, I dunno. It's an i317 on at&t. And it was definitely on tmobile cause it let me send text messages and it showed "tmobile" across the top as well as their 4g icon.
All I was trying to do was unlock my at&t note 2. Now its unlocked but stuck to 4.1.1. Lol
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You may want to investigate this custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2568537
||ROM|| Jedi MasterX2 ||4.3||MULTICARRIER
It is customized to install for multiple carriers. It's a user configurable install. You can pick which carrier you are, which apps to install etc.
It is 4.3
hey dicksteele, the page isnt found....
scottrf8 said:
hey dicksteele, the page isnt found....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568537
Main page
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Friend of mine at work has an ATT Galaxy S3 that he said was running CM10 fine. He said that he flashed CM11 recently and that the phone boots and runs fine, but will not read his SIM card. Is this a known issue, or where should I start to help get him up and running again? I'm pretty android savvy, but I've never owned/worked with the S3 so I am not familiar at all with it specifically.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Does the phone display the correct IMEI and baseband? Maybe an updated modem is required?
audit13 said:
Does the phone display the correct IMEI and baseband? Maybe an updated modem is required?
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I asked him about it and he said that it's not showing any information under system properties for the baseband or anything. I he said that he also first flashed the bootloader from here as well as the latest CWM recovery before flashing the M3 milestone snapshot of CM11 (from here). I had him flash a different rom (pac-man rom) just to test and the same issue occurred, so I believe it could be an issue with the modem as you said.
Hi,
I was looking for a KitKat based ROM for my T-mobile S3 non LTE. I found one that looked like it would work, (Hellfire), but when I tried to install it, it told me I have a Sprint phone not T-mobile. Are there any KitKat for my phone or am I stuck with jellybean?
thanks,
Lanna
Look on the sticker under the battery. It should tell you what model it is, just to remove any doubt.
If it is a T999, you may have the wrong recovery installed. (Where exactly does it tell you that its a Sprint device btw?)
Provided it is the T999, you can get the recovery from the link in my sig.
Hi fellow xdaers,
have been a while since i last flash / rooted an android device.
i have a T805Y running KitKat when I bought it from Telstra (Australia). i have then flash the generic Lollipop ROM (T805YDOU1BOG1_T805YXSA1BOG1_T805YDOU1BOG1_HOME) using Odin.
since then, i am having random lose of 4G connection and no way of getting back my mobile connection until a reboot.
does anyone knows if I can load a Telstra modem (perhaps a modem from KitKat using Odin (not rooted). my suspicion is that the gneric Lollipop ROM is not liking Telstra 4G sim card. i have to restart my T805Y every 2 days. disabling mobile network/enable flight mode still does not work for me.
my access point is telstra.wap.
when the 4G connection goes offline, i am not able to make any changes to APN/network mode. when i select network operators, it says 'can't connect'
restart is the only choice for me.
Thank you.
If you find out let me know please. I have the same model and would like to install custom roms but I think our model has the extra 700mhz LTE band needed for Telstra 4GX.
hey all, i'v searched a bit but i could not find any ROM for S4 mini (serranolte) no LTE, no dual sim, eurpe version.. i tryed to flash lineageOS serranoltexx but it's not working (error 7, serranoltexx is not for serranolte). Also I am wondering why there is serranolte, because i have no LTE/4G option in system i recently flashed.. phone was wiped completely due to company policities, so maybe I flashed non LTE version of stock rom with ODIN? Is that possible?
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I don't notice that TWRP is not working with lineageOS. clockworkmod works.
lapeno022 said:
hey all, i'v searched a bit but i could not find any ROM for S4 mini (serranolte) no LTE, no dual sim, eurpe version.. i tryed to flash lineageOS serranoltexx but it's not working (error 7, serranoltexx is not for serranolte). Also I am wondering why there is serranolte, because i have no LTE/4G option in system i recently flashed.. phone was wiped completely due to company policities, so maybe I flashed non LTE version of stock rom with ODIN? Is that possible?
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I don't notice that TWRP is not working with lineageOS. clockworkmod works.
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I think you may have flashed the wrong ROM (or your company did), error 7 normally means it has failed when checking you have a compatible ROM for your phone model.
You say "ROM for S4 mini (serranolte) no LTE" but as the name serranoLTE implies it IS for LTE version, LTE =i9195. If your phone only has 3g then you need the serrano3gxx ROM not the LTE, 3g variant is the I9190 (there are other s also). So something is wrong, not sure if it is you or your company that is wrong. You need to check model number shown under battery and flash the correct ROM, if it's the wrong ROM you may get lots of errors, or heat, short battery life etc
TWRP does work and is the preferred recovery as it is actively supported while CWM is no longer supported, maybe that's why it may have allowed you to flash wrong ROM or maybe TWRP thought the phone was the other model as your company had already flashed wrong ROM so gave you the error when it checked compatibility even though you tried to flash he correct ROM.
If your phone is the 3g version then even though you flashed the LTE ROM you will not have LTE as your phone does not have the LTE hardware. Someone did this before, I think they said it does not even show the option in settings, but I could be wrong.
NOTE: flashing the wrong ROM can brick your phone! (though as they are so similar it's unlikely but possible, you are probably the first to flash the wrong version of LinageOS, if that is indeed what you/your co. have done!. So unknown risk.)