Hi All,
I just recently returned to my trusty T999 Galaxy S3 and was wondering what modem I should update to? I just flashed CM11 and everything appears to be working properly except it says 3G in the status bar and not H+ (even though I'm in an HSPA/LTE area).
Currently I am on modem T999UVDLJA, which I believe is a 4.1.1 modem. Should I update to a 4.3 modem?(if so which one?) or stick with the 4.1.1 modem? I've read that once you update to a 4.3 modem you can't go back to 4.1 modems? Is that true?
All recommendations are welcome.
Thanks!
Once on 4.3 firmware you cannot use older modems. If on pre 4.3 firmware you can try the 4.3 one and go back if needed.
First, though, start a large download using mobile data. Go to settings, about device, status, network type. This will tell you your true connection type.
If hspa is not working, its much more likely to be a tower issue than a problem with the modem. Still, it doesnt hurt to try the other modems though!
LJA is very old, you need to update it so you can get H+ try the latest modem
DocHoliday77 said:
Once on 4.3 firmware you cannot use older modems. If on pre 4.3 firmware you can try the 4.3 one and go back if needed.
First, though, start a large download using mobile data. Go to settings, about device, status, network type. This will tell you your true connection type.
If hspa is not working, its much more likely to be a tower issue than a problem with the modem. Still, it doesnt hurt to try the other modems though!
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Hi Doc,
You are correct, once i start doing a "large download" the data changes to H+ up top, so HSPA is working. Now with regards to pre 4.3 modems not working, I am running CM11 which is 4.4.4 and am running the old UVDLJA modem. In theory is this not supposed to work?
What modems are everyone using right now with the 4.4 ROMS?
Doesn't matter what rom you are on. Its the base firmware. If you have updated to 4.3 firmware, you must use the same or newer modem as the firmware build.
If running non touchwiz kk, as I understand it you can do so on older firmware. To run a touchwiz kk rom though, you must be on 4.3 firmware and thus a 4.3 modem.
You are using a non touchwiz rom, so as long as you are not updated to the 4.3 firmware, you can run the LJA modem without issue. Once you update to 4.3, you will have to use the 4.3 modem.
DocHoliday77 said:
Doesn't matter what rom you are on. Its the base firmware. If you have updated to 4.3 firmware, you must use the same or newer modem as the firmware build.
If running non touchwiz kk, as I understand it you can do so on older firmware. To run a touchwiz kk rom though, you must be on 4.3 firmware and thus a 4.3 modem.
You are using a non touchwiz rom, so as long as you are not updated to the 4.3 firmware, you can run the LJA modem without issue. Once you update to 4.3, you will have to use the 4.3 modem.
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Ok, thanks for the clarification. How do I find out what my base firmware is then?
torpy said:
Hi Doc,
You are correct, once i start doing a "large download" the data changes to H+ up top, so HSPA is working. Now with regards to pre 4.3 modems not working, I am running CM11 which is 4.4.4 and am running the old UVDLJA modem. In theory is this not supposed to work?
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I remember there were certain modem versions that wouldn't work with hspa, must have been ICS then..
torpy said:
Ok, thanks for the clarification. How do I find out what my base firmware is then?
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Use phone info from the play store under firmware it will give you all the info
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Is it safe to update to a 4.3 modem? Will it "brick" my phone and/or lock it with KNOX?
Which 4.3 modem should i update to?
torpy said:
Is it safe to update to a 4.3 modem? Will it "brick" my phone and/or lock it with KNOX?
Which 4.3 modem should i update to?
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If you want to update to a 4.3 modem just flash the latest, and it won't brick or give you Knox
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Im sure the app serio22 mentioned will work fine, but I always tell people to do this as ive learned you cant always trust what an app or gui tells you!
In terminal emulator, enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
What it returns is your base firmware build.
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Im sure the app serio22 mentioned will work fine, but I always tell people to do this as ive learned you cant always trust what an app or gui tells you!
In terminal emulator, enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
What it returns is your base firmware build.
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That's what I use to tell people as well but they were always confused on how to use it and read the info so I just started mentioning that app instead.. I'm not sure if it works on CM come to think of it. What I like about it is that it gives you tons of info, even how many times you've plugged into the headset jack, and charger! Lol
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Well I'm on a 4.4.4 rom with very old modem from ever since and I'm getting h+ tho never had any problems really
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dorian2kx said:
Well I'm on a 4.4.4 rom with very old modem from ever since and I'm getting h+ tho never had any problems really
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It might be a touchwiz thing, never used aosp/cm much
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Hello,
Just thought I would post this for you T999v users out there.
It's the 4.3 update now available on kies.
Proceed with caution like us with the T999. You'll have to deal with Knox and root issues in sure.
Not sure what the differences are between the T999 and the T999v update if any besides the corresponding files needed for that phone.
Anyways, here's the Samsung link
http://t.co/ufvOFzBX1E
Powered by the SGSIII
Nice. Come on Samsung, let's keep this rolling. My T999L still hasn't been updated to 4.3.
FYI, you can use Mobile Odin to flash only the modem and then use one of the T-mobile roms. This way you can bypass Knox.
Just load the file in mobile odin. Then tap all the partitions except for the modem and select clear to ensure they don't get flashed
nicky9door said:
FYI, you can use Mobile Odin to flash only the modem and then use one of the T-mobile roms. This way you can bypass Knox.
Just load the file in mobile odin. Then tap all the partitions except for the modem and select clear to ensure they don't get flashed
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is 4.3 modem different from 4.2.2?
i dont understand why there was no need of flashing modem when moving from a 4.2.2 custom rom to a 4.3 one?
avi30na said:
is 4.3 modem different from 4.2.2?
i dont understand why there was no need of flashing modem when moving from a 4.2.2 custom rom to a 4.3 one?
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4.3 touchwiz requires an updated modem for data to work.
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nicky9door said:
4.3 touchwiz requires an updated modem for data to work.
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if i update the modem will i be able to flash and use 4.2.2 or 4.1.2 roms again later? (since theres a discussion that your cant but im not sure its related to modem of firmware or both)
I'm having issues with the 4.3 update i want to flash the old update back on my phone is Knox going to interfere? Can someone help me out plz
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[email protected] said:
I'm having issues with the 4.3 update i want to flash the old update back on my phone is Knox going to interfere? Can someone help me out plz
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if you updated your bootloader too it seems like you cant use any of the earlier versions of TW Rom
Does anyone still got their update. Zip file? Can they upload for me, I want to modify the script to keep custom recovery.
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T999V 4.3 Rom!
For any who are interested, here is a deodexed, Knox Free 4.3 Rom built from Wind's MK5 firmware! I am fairly certain that all the Canadian carriers roms will be very closely related, and anyone can flash this if they so choose. It should work on the T999 and T999L as well, provided you have the correct modem for your model. Anyway, I hope some of you find it useful!
Warning: I currently do not have a phone and so I cannot test this. I am confident it will work as expected, but I make no guarantees. Flash at your own risk!
If you do try this Rom out, please let me know if WiFi is working or not. If not, flashing the AT&T kernel should fix this. Also, let me know if you have updated to 4.3 by flashing the OTA or official firmware.
Enjoy!
T999V_Wind_VLUEMK5_deodexed_KnoxFREE.zip
Edit: Link temporarily removed.
DocHoliday77 said:
For any who are interested, here is a deodexed, Knox Free 4.3 Rom built from Wind's MK5 firmware! I am fairly certain that all the Canadian carriers roms will be very closely related, and anyone can flash this if they so choose. It should work on the T999 and T999L as well, provided you have the correct modem for your model. Anyway, I hope some of you find it useful!
Warning: I currently do not have a phone and so I cannot test this. I am confident it will work as expected, but I make no guarantees. Flash at your own risk!
If you do try this Rom out, please let me know if WiFi is working or not. If not, flashing the AT&T kernel should fix this. Also, let me know if you have updated to 4.3 by flashing the OTA or official firmware.
Enjoy!
T999V_Wind_VLUEMK5_deodexed_KnoxFREE.zip
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sorry jumped the gun not for me
DocHoliday77 said:
For any who are interested, here is a deodexed, Knox Free 4.3 Rom built from Wind's MK5 firmware! I am fairly certain that all the Canadian carriers roms will be very closely related, and anyone can flash this if they so choose. It should work on the T999 and T999L as well, provided you have the correct modem for your model. Anyway, I hope some of you find it useful!
Warning: I currently do not have a phone and so I cannot test this. I am confident it will work as expected, but I make no guarantees. Flash at your own risk!
If you do try this Rom out, please let me know if WiFi is working or not. If not, flashing the AT&T kernel should fix this. Also, let me know if you have updated to 4.3 by flashing the OTA or official firmware.
Enjoy!
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Anyone try this out yet?
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Anyone try this out yet?
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Jus got done downloading Doc im about to flash it to my T999L. Will let you know in a lil bit.
I'm dowloading it as we speak will report soon
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Anyone try this out yet?
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It's a no go on my Videotron T999V it does reboots but in recovery tried to change modem Wind/Videotron and even kernel's.
rener78 said:
It's a no go on my Videotron T999V it does reboots but in recovery tried to change modem Wind/Videotron and even kernel's.
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Could you elaborate? Do you mean it was bootlooping? If so at what point would it shut down and loop? What modems and kernels did you try?
same here Doc i flashed the file then flashed the mk4 modem in twrp. everything showed successful but it keeps boot looping.
Great Post Thanks:cyclops:
Ok, thanks guys. Ill take the link down for now. Hopefully I can get it fixed and back up tomorrow. Sorry for the trouble.
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Ok, thanks guys. Ill take the link down for now. Hopefully I can get it fixed and back up tomorrow. Sorry for the trouble.
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Hey doc
any news on knox-free wind 4.3? i understand that you are busy, i just wanted to check because im waiting for your version of it to finally try 4.3 on my wind s3
thanks
Hey guys, I've been having problems with 4.4.2 KitKat ROMs. I'm not a newb when it comes to flashing ROMs, but whenever I install a 4.4.2 ROM, I lose my service and can't make calls or use mobile data. Now im guessing it has to do with the radio/modem. Now when it comes to radios/modems, im a newb.
Is there something different about 4.4.2 ROMs that I'm not aware about? I've flashed plenty of other ROMs before, but never had this problem.
If any of you guys can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
Here is my about phone screen. Next to baseband it said nb4. What does yours say?
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This is how you flash the nb4 modem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678774
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Mine says MDL. I've flashed ROMs with the NB4 Modem before and same thing. Am I supposed to flash the NB4 Modem on my Stock Rooted 4.2.2 JellyBean first, before I flash the 4.4.2 KitKat ROM?
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Mine says MDL. I've flashed ROMs with the NB4 Modem before and same thing. Am I supposed to flash the NB4 Modem on my Stock Rooted 4.2.2 JellyBean first, before I flash the 4.4.2 KitKat ROM?
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I'm having a problem that I cant figure out also. I had Beanstalk, working good.. Then someone posted a beanstalk 0414 link from AT&T . As soon as I did this I had this unresolvable problem where many (not all) cant call me or text me. I can text them and call them. When I call my cell from a desk phone, it says "one moment" or something it gets cut off then it rings my phone. I tried odin'ing nb4 and it's there but my phone just doesn't something.
I went back and odin'ed the stock rom, rerooted etc.. but no difference. same issue. Now I put the original working beanstalk on my phone and its fine other then the issues noted above. I'm in south florida, I wonder if there is an issue with NB4 down here.
PS. When I odin'ed back Stock, my Baseband was still nb4, is this correct? the modem wont change?
leo9891 said:
Mine says MDL. I've flashed ROMs with the NB4 Modem before and same thing. Am I supposed to flash the NB4 Modem on my Stock Rooted 4.2.2 JellyBean first, before I flash the 4.4.2 KitKat ROM?
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This procedure will work, I updated my modem to NB4 before kitkat and had no data loss whatsoever after upgrading to kitkat.
Running Fenny's stock /rooted Rom with no problems. Just follow directions in op. Also running Philz touch recovery.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
This procedure will work, I updated my modem to NB4 before kitkat and had no data loss whatsoever after upgrading to kitkat.
Running Fenny's stock /rooted Rom with no problems. Just follow directions in op. Also running Philz touch recovery.
Pp.
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Installed NB4 Modem while on 4.2.2 and it worked. Thanks for everyones help. Signal seems to be the same, if not better! Now my recovery is acting wonky, but its not cause of the modem, I know that for sure.... that should be no problem though, I was just inexperienced with modems and needed help with that. Thanks!
leo9891 said:
Installed NB4 Modem while on 4.2.2 and it worked. Thanks for everyones help. Signal seems to be the same, if not better! Now my recovery is acting wonky, but its not cause of the modem, I know that for sure.... that should be no problem though, I was just inexperienced with modems and needed help with that. Thanks!
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I use Philz touch recovery and have had no problems.
Don't forget to hit thanks button. ?
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PanchoPlanet said:
I use Philz touch recovery and have had no problems.
Don't forget to hit thanks button. ?
Pp.
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I got my recovery working again. IDK what was wrong with it, just flashed a new one updated version and it's working again.
flipper2006 said:
I'm having a problem that I cant figure out also. I had Beanstalk, working good.. Then someone posted a beanstalk 0414 link from AT&T . As soon as I did this I had this unresolvable problem where many (not all) cant call me or text me. I can text them and call them. When I call my cell from a desk phone, it says "one moment" or something it gets cut off then it rings my phone. I tried odin'ing nb4 and it's there but my phone just doesn't something.
I went back and odin'ed the stock rom, rerooted etc.. but no difference. same issue. Now I put the original working beanstalk on my phone and its fine other then the issues noted above. I'm in south florida, I wonder if there is an issue with NB4 down here.
PS. When I odin'ed back Stock, my Baseband was still nb4, is this correct? the modem wont change?
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I live in central FL and NB4 works perfect. As for rerooting you would have to flash back to the original modem for it to change. Before you do that, try flashing a different kernel like ktoonzes
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Hello Guys,
I've updated my N7100 with the latest official Indian 4.4.2 ROM. I cannot get network connectivity. My device is unlocked, SIM detected, APN set but I have a no connectivity prompt. My IMEI is intact. I searched the forums, and when similar of this happens, the tip is to downgrade to 4.1.2. Well, I cant, i get "Invalid Magic String".
So please help. I have....no phone to say...
-Paul
Paul_Days said:
Hello Guys,
I've updated my N7100 with the latest official Indian 4.4.2 ROM. I cannot get network connectivity. My device is unlocked, SIM detected, APN set but I have a no connectivity prompt. My IMEI is intact. I searched the forums, and when similar of this happens, the tip is to downgrade to 4.1.2. Well, I cant, i get "Invalid Magic String".
So please help. I have....no phone to say...
-Paul
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Forget about downgrade to 4.1.2.
2 possibilities to get network connection:
a) Flash latest modem of your region
b) Flash XXUFND3 from France (here maybe you got also to flash modem, but not sure)
I did the same thing, flashed ND3 modem. In that wifi always consumes battery even though its not turned ON. And mobile data/surfing speed is ridiculously slow. What should i do?
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surfingdude said:
I did the same thing, flashed ND3 modem. In that wifi always consumes battery even though its not turned ON. And mobile data/surfing speed is ridiculously slow. What should i do?
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There are very good modems around, especially NC2
Androidwizzard said:
There are very good modems around, especially NC2
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It;s no good, I'm runnung Build N7100XXUFND3 with Baseband n7100xxufnc2 and I'm trying to connect to AT&T U.S.
Paul_Days said:
It;s no good, I'm runnung Build N7100XXUFND3 with Baseband n7100xxufnc2 and I'm trying to connect to AT&T U.S.
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In that case you got to find one suiting to your region/carrier.
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In that case you got to find one suiting to your region/carrier.
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I'm screwed, there isn't one in kitkat for that, hence the reason I wanted to downgrade.
Paul_Days said:
Hello Guys,
I've updated my N7100 with the latest official Indian 4.4.2 ROM. I cannot get network connectivity. My device is unlocked, SIM detected, APN set but I have a no connectivity prompt. My IMEI is intact. I searched the forums, and when similar of this happens, the tip is to downgrade to 4.1.2. Well, I cant, i get "Invalid Magic String".
So please help. I have....no phone to say...
-Paul
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To downgrade to 4.1.2 you can try using Mobile Odin and a stock 4.1.2 rom.
wrena said:
To downgrade to 4.1.2 you can try using Mobile Odin and a stock 4.1.2 rom.
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having the same issue. tried many different modems... not sure how to help. posted asking for diff modem but nobody answered. let me know if you get a reply.
Nope....gonna try a CM rom to atleast see if it works
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surfingdude said:
I did the same thing, flashed ND3 modem. In that wifi always consumes battery even though its not turned ON. And mobile data/surfing speed is ridiculously slow. What should i do?
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WiFi > Advanced > Untick Always allow scanning
emanuelme said:
having the same issue. tried many different modems... not sure how to help. posted asking for diff modem but nobody answered. let me know if you get a reply.
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If you mean modem.bin it is included in the stock rom's .tar file. You can see it if you open the .tar file with Winrar.
wrena said:
If you mean modem.bin it is included in the stock rom's .tar file. You can see it if you open the .tar file with Winrar.
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Thanks. I meant that I tried different modems - it comes with ND3 by default and I've tried flashing NA1, NA3, MK1, MJ5, MJ9, etc. All to no avail. I'm not sure what modem has been used to work with att on 4.3 (i've been out of the USA). If someone knows a reliable modem that they have used with ATT, please let me know.
Hello
I have SGH-M919. First, it had stock ROM, stock firmware, and it was SIM locked to T-Mobile, so I unlocked it with SRS server service (I live outside the US, so labs in my area didn't have the tools to unlock it, since it's only a US variant. Also, other methods of unlocking did not work for me, unfortunately).
In the unlocking process I had to flash custom modem file with Odin (it was required for SRS to work). After that, I flashed CWM and CM11 and everything worked fine except the GPS. It didn't work: no GPS satellites were found.
How can I resolve this issue? Thanks.
Go to the CyanogenMob forum. There are threads asking the same question regarding CM11
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Kriptik210 said:
Go to the CyanogenMob forum. There are threads asking the same question regarding CM11
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I will try there, thanks. Although I have to mention that I think that's the problem isn't with CM but the modem file/kernel/etc
matan129 said:
I will try there, thanks. Although I have to mention that I think that's the problem isn't with CM but the modem file/kernel/etc
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If it might be the modem or kernel then you can try re flashing the modem or trying a new kernel. You'll see a lot of GPS issues being asked about in the CM threads, tho.
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Kriptik210 said:
If it might be the modem or kernel then you can try re flashing the modem or trying a new kernel. You'll see a lot of GPS issues being asked about in the CM threads, tho.
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Can you link me to some alternative kernels / modems? I can't find any.
matan129 said:
Can you link me to some alternative kernels / modems? I can't find any.
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Just flash the stock modem since you said it was modified, unless its still needed.. However, many users have lost GPS after flashing aosp/cm.. The fix is simple. First make a nandroid backup, flash a touchwiz ROM, get a GPS lock, and then restore your nandroid.
serio22 said:
Just flash the stock modem since you said it was modified, unless its still needed.. However, many users have lost GPS after flashing aosp/cm.. The fix is simple. First make a nandroid backup, flash a touchwiz ROM, get a GPS lock, and then restore your nandroid.
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Sorry, forgot to mention that I already tried flashing stock rom but GPS didn't work (it did work before the unlocking), so it has to be a modem problem. I couldn't find a stock modem file anywhere.
Currently I'm downloading another stock ROM, so I will be able to bring up lbstestmode which might fix my issue.
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The new stock ROM works fine, and the GPS was able to find signal. So, I as ou suggested and recovered the Nandroid I made before through the recovery, but now I can't find GPS again. What can I do?
NB4 modem is posted in the general section
serio22 said:
Just flash the stock modem since you said it was modified, unless its still needed.. However, many users have lost GPS after flashing aosp/cm.. The fix is simple. First make a nandroid backup, flash a touchwiz ROM, get a GPS lock, and then restore your nandroid.
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Is this a permanent fix for GPS?
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I have searched for stock modem and found this.
Unfortunately, I do have a KNOX counter in download mode so it doesn't fit.
This guide links to another modem file (that works with the KNOX bootloader), but it is for MK2, and I need BN4.. What can I do?
EDIT:
The issue is FIXED! The GPS works perfectly! Ultimately, I did install the MK2 modem and although I have 4.4.2 BN4 it works just fine.
Thanks for everyone who helped me.
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Is this a permanent fix for GPS?
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Not sure, I almost never go aosp/cm
matan129 said:
I have searched for stock modem and found this.
Unfortunately, I do have a KNOX counter in download mode so it doesn't fit.
This guide links to another modem file (that works with the KNOX bootloader), but it is for MK2, and I need BN4.. What can I do?
EDIT:
The issue is FIXED! The GPS works perfectly! Ultimately, I did install the MK2 modem and although I have 4.4.2 BN4 it works just fine.
Thanks for everyone who helped me.
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Good! If you experience any issues you could flash the full NB4 firmware as well
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Good! If you experience any issues you could flash the full NB4 firmware as well
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I don't think I should, I have a bootloader with Knox (it was stated that it's only good for 4.2.2 bootloaders - ones without Knox. That's why I installed the MK2.
matan129 said:
I don't think I should, I have a bootloader with Knox (it was stated that it's only good for 4.2.2 bootloaders - ones without Knox. That's why I installed the MK2.
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I'm not talking about the modem, but firmware, it will flash the modem in the process and you can flash it with your bootloader.. Like I said, if you experience problems but so far you haven't seemed to
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I'm not talking about the modem, but firmware, it will flash the modem in the process and you can flash it with your bootloader.. Like I said, if you experience problems but so far you haven't seemed to
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Before I flashed the correct modem files, I flashed the latest stock firmware from Sammobile which I believe contains the NB4 modem. The GPS still didn't work, only the Mk2 modem works for me
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matan129 said:
Before I flashed the correct modem files, I flashed the latest stock firmware from Sammobile which I believe contains the NB4 modem. The GPS still didn't work, only the Mk2 modem works for me
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That firmware is buggy, fenny's NB4 firmware is the one you want
serio22 said:
That firmware is buggy, fenny's NB4 firmware is the one you want
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Still, the MK2 firmware just works better for me.
Also, if I can't flash the fixed NB4 firmware because the bootloader has Knox, how will it help me if I install the non-fixed version (which is included in the firmware)? I'd be stuck with the bad NB4! There's no way to install the fixed NB4 if I have bootloader with Knox, if I understand this whole thing correctly.
P.S I am not intending to argue or anything, I am just writing what happened to me. So, if someone has the same problem and he googles it he will be able to find some useful info that took me about 2 days to find (and your generous help in this thread, of course!
matan129 said:
Still, the MK2 firmware just works better for me.
Also, if I can't flash the fixed NB4 firmware because the bootloader has Knox, how will it help me if I install the non-fixed version (which is included in the firmware)? I'd be stuck with the bad NB4! There's no way to install the fixed NB4 if I have bootloader with Knox, if I understand this whole thing correctly.
P.S I am not intending to argue or anything, I am just writing what happened to me. So, if someone has the same problem and he googles it he will be able to find some useful info that took me about 2 days to find (and your generous help in this thread, of course!
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The firmware will flash with your bootloader.. anyway everything is working for you so there is no need to. If in the future you change your mind or have problems PM me and I will explain or help you with it
serio22 said:
The firmware will flash with your bootloader.. anyway everything is working for you so there is no need to. If in the future you change your mind or have problems PM me and I will explain or help you with it
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Alright, thanks you very much for your help!
serio22 said:
Not sure, I almost never go aosp/cm
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Same here
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I noticed that I was getting bad cellular reception in an area that should have full mobile coverage. So I flashed the 4.4.2 fixed BN4 modem and the reception is way better (from one bar to 3 or 4), and the GPS is still working.
So, the BN4 modem did flash although I have bootloader with Knox (so it isn't supposed to work according the the modem thread)
P.S. I'm quite confused. Sorry for the noob question, but what's the difference between ROM and firmware? Is the firmware just a package which includes the ROM, bootloader and modem?
So currently I am running LiquidSmooth 3.2 Nightly 9-21 and I found out there was an update for Stock Rom from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4. So Should I update to 4.4.4 and if so is there a method to do so considering I am rooted at 4.4.2?
Though my plan is to update to 4.4.4 and then return to my root and the rom. What are your thoughts? Should I stay with that I have or update to 4.4.4 and if so, how?
If you're going back to the same ROM you might as well just stay there unless you want to try it
serio22 said:
If you're going back to the same ROM you might as well just stay there unless you want to try it
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Do you think updating to 4.4.4 make a difference tho? Will anything change?
What do you want to compare it to? Touchwiz or aosp? If you're looking for it to improve or add to your experience on liquidsmooth, it won't
Nothing to my baseband or anything? If not then I might as well stay. Thanks dude
Well baseband is newer but you can just flash that separately
Unless you plan on doing the stock thing and being an average Joe, flash the NH7 modem and stay at 4.4.2.
What is NH7 modem? Noob status
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If I do flash the NH7 modem, won't that change my firmware as well?
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AndroManDev said:
What is NH7 modem? Noob status
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You can Google on what the modem/baseband does. And it won't mess with your firmware.
what the major benefits of the 4.4.4 update? Better reception with the new modems? UI changes? My understanding of the 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 update was to stop exploit used by TowelRoot, but I don't recall what the 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 update involved.
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what the major benefits of the 4.4.4 update? Better reception with the new modems? UI changes? My understanding of the 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 update was to stop exploit used by TowelRoot, but I don't recall what the 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 update involved.
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I haven't seen the 4.4.4 UI but I did flash the new modem and it is a little better.
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what the major benefits of the 4.4.4 update? Better reception with the new modems? UI changes? My understanding of the 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 update was to stop exploit used by TowelRoot, but I don't recall what the 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 update involved.
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There was no 4.4.3. We went from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4.
My data speeds are alot faster. No dropped signal. Better LTE speeds.
UI is the same.
HKSpeed said:
what the major benefits of the 4.4.4 update? Better reception with the new modems? UI changes? My understanding of the 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 update was to stop exploit used by TowelRoot, but I don't recall what the 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 update involved.
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Just a few toggles changed a little bit if you really look at it.. And feels faster and smoother to me too, no more of those annoying animation stutters that plagued 4.4.2
So How do I update?
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So How do I update?
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Get the 4.4.4 firmware from sammobile.com, DL Odin 3.07 (or 3.09) onto your computer, unzip the firmware and place the tar.md5 file into the PDA slot in Odin, boot your phone into DL mode, connect your phone to computer and when Odin says your phone is added, press start. Once your phone boots back up (or Odin says "passed") you are done
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Get the 4.4.4 firmware from sammobile.com, DL Odin 3.07 (or 3.09) onto your computer, unzip the firmware and place the tar.md5 file into the PDA slot in Odin, boot your phone into DL mode, connect your phone to computer and when Odin says your phone is added, press start. Once your phone boots back up (or Odin says "passed") you are done
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So It's no big deal if I'm rooted right now?
AndroManDev said:
So It's no big deal if I'm rooted right now?
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No. It will put the new firmware on your phone rooted or not
AndroManDev said:
So It's no big deal if I'm rooted right now?
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No sir. But you will have to root it again after you flash
Use this link. It will tell you what to do and give you links to what you need...
http://www.droidviews.com/update-t-mobile-galaxy-s4-to-android-4-4-4-kitkat-and-root-it/
Thank you Guys!! And I can still flash Liquid Smooth Rom afterwards right?