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data slow after flashing custom rom/ note 2 att i317(help)

Hi i am new to rooting and wind up loosing my stock backup, i had to flash a custom rom and used clean rom 2.0 se.
the data is very slow i went form have 20mbps down to 3mbps download speed. i have been doing some research and i think it may have something to do with my basband, apn settings, and so forth. the issue is clean rom blocks any modification to the settings.
if im on the right track im assuming i can flash a newer verion of my basband and possible my basband?
badsband is- LTE 1.4 or 1400
basband version is- I317UCALJ2
any help ill be greatful, i am a power user and paying 130 a month for the lte speed i need it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
You need the UCAMA4 baseband and the associated RIL files as well.
Are you familiar with Odin ??
The best way back to stock and keeping root is to Odin flash the stock rom.
I'll get the thread for you. ..BRB. .g
Edit. ..
Thread is on top. .Just follow the instructions provided and you'll be stock and rooted in no time.
I used this method a few days ago and it was perfect.
The device will be restored to factory software with root so back up anything you wish to keep first.
You will even have the option to go full stock from here with a few more easy steps.
Read carefully and use the appropriate files. ..g

gregsarg said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
You need the UCAMA4 baseband and the associated RIL files as well.
Are you familiar with Odin ??
The best way back to stock and keeping root is to Odin flash the stock rom.
I'll get the thread for you. ..BRB. .g
Edit. ..
Thread is on top. .Just follow the instructions provided and you'll be stock and rooted in no time.
I used this method a few days ago and it was perfect.
The device will be restored to factory software with root so back up anything you wish to keep first.
You will even have the option to go full stock from here with a few more easy steps.
Read carefully and use the appropriate files. ..g
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thank you for your help but when i download the image odin does not recognize it, i also downloaded a 7z zip managers and it says zero files.

daze28nyc said:
thank you for your help but when i download the image odin does not recognize it, i also downloaded a 7z zip managers and it says zero files.
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it verted back to stock but the basband version did not change speeds are even worst now... is there somthing i may have did wrong

First of all if you go to settings and about device and than to status and then under imei does your phone show a bunch of numbers?
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Andrew149 said:
First of all if you go to settings and about device and than to status and then under imei does your phone show a bunch of numbers?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
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i got it was still on 4.1.1, it was weird something with firefox would not download the image properly, 4.1.2 is harible stock i dnt know whyi went back. at least know i can properly back up my stock rom and flash back custom. thank you for all help i got it know.
im going to use odin to flash 4.1.2 image so i can get root then add custom recovery.

daze28nyc said:
i got it was still on 4.1.1, it was weird something with firefox would not download the image properly, 4.1.2 is harible stock i dnt know whyi went back. at least know i can properly back up my stock rom and flash back custom. thank you for all help i got it know.
im going to use odin to flash 4.1.2 image so i can get root then add custom recovery.
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count says 3 on anyway to set that two zero?

Yes...
By using "triangle away" from the play store.
But you would also need a stock recovery to do this, otherwise the counter will stay at 1 until you restore a factory recovery. That is done by flashing CF auto root again to give you the stock recovery.
Honestly, if you are going to stay rooted I would not worry about the counter.
It can easily be set to zero if you need to go stock for a warranty or service....g

Can I flash sprint factory rom to my at&t note 2?
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Flash stock rom - Keep Root & CWM

Hello, I am currently rooted and have CWM 6.0.4.3. installed. I'm on CM11 but want to go back to stock.. Is there an easy way to keep root and go back to stock. Want stock for a few functions that ROMS dont seem to be offering but can keep root and CWM ??
Thanks.

Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.

Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins

DeathNotice said:
Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins
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Ok perfect, thats what I was looking for. Phone btw is S3 - d2att - SGH i747) Sounds good to install the stock rom and re-root.. I'm sure its here but I have searched everywhere to find a tutorial on this and I cannot find a straight answer.
Would you mind giving me the steps or pointing me to a thread that explains how to and has the files in need to download ?

audit13 said:
Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.
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Do you know if there is a step by step on this somewhere ? I dont mind going back to complete stock.. I can just re-root and flash CWM after.
OR
Maybe you could just answer the bigger question : the reason I want to go back to stock is I need to use MHL/HDMI which CM11 doesnt support. I dont want to go back to stock, I would rather even go to another ROM that supports mhl/hdmi.. but if I have to go to stock, than so be it.?

Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?

audit13 said:
Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?
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Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.

robberrobbie said:
Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.
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Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

audit13 said:
Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?

robberrobbie said:
It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?
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I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att

audit13 said:
I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
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Ok thanks, I will do that. 1 thing I'm not quite sure of is the bootloader situation ? In the first tutorial there is a note : Flashing a prior bootloader can hard/soft brick your device. How do I know ?
I see the steps as:
Extract tar file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the tar file
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and when done let phone reboot.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
For my situation, is it just that easy ?

Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.

audit13 said:
Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.
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OK I have made an effort to go read and figure out how to find out what version of bootloader on my own.. But i cannot find ? Any chance you know... And could help?

You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?

Hey. I got the i747m. As for what was the last stock ROM I had, can't say. I know when I bought the phone it was ICS and I had received and update to jellybean.. But them went to cm10. The tutorial I followed told me had me back everything up, which I did. Have it in a file somewhere on my comp, would that tell me ?
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If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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Ariesdroid said:
If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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I have not seen a stock mf1 ROM that can be flashed in CWM. You could use mobile Odin to flash back to stock and then flash Philz Touch via desktop Odin later.

OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?

audit13 said:
You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?
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Hey there Audit, Sorry to bother you again, I just dont know how to move forward from here and neeeeeed some help.
I have been reading for days and days have not found a straight answer for my issue and I dont want to just go ahead and start flashing when I dont know if its the right method ?
I dont know how to get back to stock from where I'm at, I dont know how to figure out what bootloader I have (you asked me)
I have found a couple links on XDA that I can follow, I'm just not sure if they apply to my situation ?
This is a pretty detailed response/tutorial, but I dont know if I can just go ahead with this or not ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186967
This is also very detailed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Any help would be greatly appreciated !

robberrobbie said:
OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?
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If you are sure you have the Rogers i747m and you have never loaded a stock Rogers 4.3 ROM onto your phone, you could use desktop Odin to flash a pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426.
Flashing the pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM will return the phone to completely stock, wipe out all installed apps and data, and you will have root. I do not recommend flashing the Rogers 4.3 pre-rooted ROM from the link.
Once you are able to boot into the phone and set things up, you can flash Philz Touch from Odin which will give you a custom recovery on a rooted stock 4.1.2 ROM.

[HOW-TO] Preparing to flash an ND8 (kitkat) rom

Given that the first ND8 rom is out there now, I'd thought it would be a good idea to write up the steps you need to take BEFORE you can proceed to flashing your first ND8 rom.
Steps to take/verify before flashing an ND8 rom
Check your bootloader version. If you are not on the ND8 bootloader, any ND8 rom you flash will brick your device.
You can check your bootloader version by running the following command in a terminal emulator app/shell on your device. Adb shell will work as well if you know how to get that going.
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
If the version string it returns ends with "ND8" (no quotes of course), you are golden and you can skip to STEP 5. Otherwise continue to step 2.
Oh no. You ARE NOT on the ND8 firmware so you need to flash it before you can safely flash your first ND8 rom. Head over to THIS thread and flash the stock tar using ODIN (or a similar program) ON YOUR PC. Mobile ODIN will not just fail to flash it properly, but may leave you with an inoperable device aka brick. Don't try to take shortcuts. Following the instructions in the stock tar thread for how to flash the tar. NOTE: The restore tar MAY or MAY NOT wipe your internal storage so back up your information as necessary.
After flashing the stock tar, head back here and move on to step 3
Download a custom recovery tar (I highly recommend Philz touch, works for flashing kitkat roms well with the greatest consistency. Grab the latest tar HERE)
Flash the recovery tar with ODIN (or a similar computer program such as jodin, heimdall, etc) the same way you flashed the stock tar.
Now you can flash your rom. Yes, it is slightly tedious the first time, but once you are on the ND8 firmware you needn't repeat these steps the next time you want to flash an ND8 rom :good:
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Devs and others, I encourage you to refer all ND8 flashing questions here to keep things centralized and have one set of info from one person versus multiple from multiple people.
Have fun flashing!

It definitely did wipe my internal data, so be sure to backup to your SD card or off-device. I fortunately had most of it backed up, but I think I lost some pictures.

Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.

troyernet said:
Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.
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The only chance for you is if you're rooted Odexed. You'd have to unroot, flash the stock Knox MK3 bootloader, kernel and recovery, and then accept the OTA.
There is NO way to run TouchWiz 4.4.2 without the Knox ND8 bootloader.
And if you don't know one way or the other, I'd say there's more of a chance you're DeOdexed than Odexed, which won't work at all for the OTA.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
I'm on Ting, so I buy my phones outright and don't have phone insurance. I have my old SGS2 as my insurance. Its my understanding that the main issue with knox is if you downgrade your bootloader, it'll hard brick your device. Otherwise, you can still flash ROMs and what not through custom recovery just like before, regardless if its MD4 based or AOSP. I don't think i'll ever need to send my phone to Sprint/Samsung for warranty/repairs/ect. or downgrade bootloaders (never felt the need to). If I sell my phone, I'll just odin the stock ND8 and be done with it. Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?

So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted? Why do I ask? Well if you keep reading the ND8 Full Restore thread bilgerryan posted to flash CF Auto Root, then recovery, so I am just a little confused. Here.
Unfortunately the OP in the ND8 thread never updated the initial post to include all of the requests that followed, like listing the MD5 and attaching the root instructions that were posted. I am pretty sure I got the answer to my questions by reading the thread again, but I can see how things get confusing fast. So keeping root is a 3 step flash.

s9amme said:
I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?
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No, and no.
Super Dave426 said:
So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted?
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Give me a sec and I'll post some links for you. I'll edit this post with them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743971
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413
Follow the instructions in ANY of those thread's first posts AFTER ODINing ND8 and you'll be rooted.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.

tpike1296 said:
I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.
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There is absolutely no other way than through hard wire USB?Micro USB. Sorry.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.

SoldToBears said:
Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.
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To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.

jwigley24 said:
To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.
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Ah! Thank you so much! :highfive: For some reason I thought I had to keep holding them down until recovery loaded. Thanks again. I appreciate it.

Pit for mapping
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Saafir said:
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Cancel the help request gang. Apparently my Micro USB cord must be faulty. Flashing now

A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710

Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
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ghostyroasty said:
Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
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Only if you are on 100% stock rom with stock recovery

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
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You can flash any recovery from your custom recovery. The first one is just Odined because you can't flash that from stock recovery.
Old Philz had separate SPR and LTE builds. The SPR ones aren't built anymore and you can flash the latest LTE one just fine, that's what I use.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710
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You may try philz touch 6.26.6 d2lte.

Nd8 sd permission fix.zip and nd8 tether mod.zip works for my virgin phone by the way.
Sent from my SPH-L710 VM ND8 (Sprint Rooted Modded Stock 4.4.2 Kit Kat Rom)

Thank you CNexus for all your genius work. Had to pop my cherry to thank you. You and other devs have help me unbricked my hard bricked phone. Now Im as good as new with KitKat running. Now to a flash this Wicked Rom. :laugh:

[Q] N900TTMBBMI7 to N900TUVUDNF1 Upgrade

Guys...Im not a total newbie but I have a couple of question. I have my SM-N900T rooted with N900TTMBBMI7..used odin, CF-Root etc etc and its working great...so I have dabbled enough in this so I am a bit dangerous. I have CWM recovery and Titanium backup and can/do make backups before I add any apps, etc.
I would like to upgrade to N900TUVUDNF1 and I have seen that in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761451 there is a deodexed, rooted version by Jovy23 so that is great...I do have a couple of questions I want to be clear on before I start this process :
1) I see that people talk about needing a specific bootloader...do I? Can anyone clarify that for me?
2) I have lots of apps installed on my N900TTMBBMI7 now as you can imagine. Would the process be to install N900TUVUDNF1 with odin as per the instructions and THEN, install Titanium backup and restore my apps? I dont want to spend a lot of time getting the phone back to what I have now if I can avoid it.
3) Will the N900TUVUDNF1 install wipe out my CWM recovery ? Do I need to re-install it after flashing N900TUVUDNF1 ?
4) If something goes really wrong, the process to revert would be to install CWM recovery and restore my N900TTMBBMI7 backup?
Anything else you guys would like to advise me of will be greatly appreciated...
thanks!!

re: NF1 firmware
calderonr said:
Guys...Im not a total newbie but I have a couple of question. I have my SM-N900T rooted with N900TTMBBMI7..used odin, CF-Root etc etc and its working great...so I have dabbled enough in this so I am a bit dangerous. I have CWM recovery and Titanium backup and can/do make backups before I add any apps, etc.
I would like to upgrade to N900TUVUDNF1 and I have seen that in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761451 there is a deodexed, rooted version by Jovy23 so that is great...I do have a couple of questions I want to be clear on before I start this process :
1) I see that people talk about needing a specific bootloader...do I? Can anyone clarify that for me?
2) I have lots of apps installed on my N900TTMBBMI7 now as you can imagine. Would the process be to install N900TUVUDNF1 with odin as per the instructions and THEN, install Titanium backup and restore my apps? I dont want to spend a lot of time getting the phone back to what I have now if I can avoid it.
3) Will the N900TUVUDNF1 install wipe out my CWM recovery ? Do I need to re-install it after flashing N900TUVUDNF1 ?
4) If something goes really wrong, the process to revert would be to install CWM recovery and restore my N900TTMBBMI7 backup?
Anything else you guys would like to advise me of will be greatly appreciated...
thanks!!
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#1: The NF1 bootloader is part of the official Samsung N900T NF1 Kitkat firmware.
Here is the direct download link for the firmware:
chrome://mega/contenthttp:
https://mega.co.nz/#!ioglFaQD!IzrjOKfoQXnfzTVjItUnjVvqzVSoG4s0wkKLTvit9BY
#2: You will need to restore your apps with titanium backup after odin
flashing the official stock NF1 firmware.
#3: Odin flashing the NF1 firmware will wipe cwm recovery so you will need
to odin flash TWRP recovery which can be found here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.2.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
#4: Before flashing TWRP you will need to odin flash cf-autoroot which
can be found here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.tar.md5
#5: Once you flash NF1 firmware you cannot revert back to MI7 firmware
it will either bootloop or get stuck on boot screen if you try doing it.
In other words you cannot downgrade the firmware once it's updated to NF1.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
#1: The NF1 bootloader is part of the official Samsung N900T NF1 Kitkat firmware.
Here is the direct download link for the firmware:
chrome://mega/contenthttp:
https://mega.co.nz/#!ioglFaQD!IzrjOKfoQXnfzTVjItUnjVvqzVSoG4s0wkKLTvit9BY
#2: You will need to restore your apps with titanium backup after odin
flashing the official stock NF1 firmware.
#3: Odin flashing the NF1 firmware will wipe cwm recovery so you will need
to odin flash TWRP recovery which can be found here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.2.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
#4: Before flashing TWRP you will need to odin flash cf-autoroot which
can be found here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.tar.md5
#5: Once you flash NF1 firmware you cannot revert back to MI7 firmware
it will either bootloop or get stuck on boot screen if you try doing it.
In other words you cannot downgrade the firmware once it's updated to NF1.
Good luck!
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Wow, thanks for the quick reply..I am glad you answered because I was totally under the impression that reverting back was indeed possible..I would have been in a wold of hurt if something went wrong and I could not revert since I use this device for work as well. So this of course begs a few more followup questions
1) The firmware at https://mega.co.nz/#!ioglFaQD!IzrjOK...4s0wkKLTvit9BY I assume is NOT rooted and therefore I would have to root with CF-Root etc...correct?
2) What is exactly the bootloader in this context? You are not refering to TWRP/CWM I assume? Is it the built in code to get the startup going? I am familiar with Linux bootloader like LILO and GRUB...is it the same concept?
3) Understood on restoring apps with Titanium backup...you refer only to the official firmware. Are you suggesting that I should not use the stock rooted NF1 I found?
4) Understood that flashing NF1 will wipe out CWM. You state to odin flash TWRP. Does that mean I should NOT use CWM and switch to TWRP? I am more familiar with CWM and I would like to continue using that one if possible.
5) Lastly and more importantly, why will reverting back to MI7 will cause the bootloop or stuck on boot screen? Any solution to that at all?
Again, thanks for your suggestions and quick reply!!

calderonr said:
Wow, thanks for the quick reply..I am glad you answered because I was totally under the impression that reverting back was indeed possible..I would have been in a wold of hurt if something went wrong and I could not revert since I use this device for work as well. So this of course begs a few more followup questions
1) The firmware at https://mega.co.nz/#!ioglFaQD!IzrjOK...4s0wkKLTvit9BY I assume is NOT rooted and therefore I would have to root with CF-Root etc...correct?
2) What is exactly the bootloader in this context? You are not refering to TWRP/CWM I assume? Is it the built in code to get the startup going? I am familiar with Linux bootloader like LILO and GRUB...is it the same concept?
3) Understood on restoring apps with Titanium backup...you refer only to the official firmware. Are you suggesting that I should not use the stock rooted NF1 I found?
4) Understood that flashing NF1 will wipe out CWM. You state to odin flash TWRP. Does that mean I should NOT use CWM and switch to TWRP? I am more familiar with CWM and I would like to continue using that one if possible.
5) Lastly and more importantly, why will reverting back to MI7 will cause the bootloop or stuck on boot screen? Any solution to that at all?
Again, thanks for your suggestions and quick reply!!
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Be careful who you listen to on xda.
If your knox warranty flag is 0x0 DO NOT follow those instructions if you want it to stay that way.
To check, boot into download mode (reboot with volume+power+voldown.
If it's 0x0 and you want to keep it that way, you'll want to know that if you upgrade, flashing a custom recovery WILL ALWAYS trip knox once your bootloader is on kitkat.
The caveat is that if you want kitcat, you have to upgrade your bootloaders for things to work properly.
Now, with all that out of the way...
I would recommend going up to NF4 (bypassing NF1) as it is the latest.
I have a link in my sig with all the files for NF4 which also contains the upgrade method that doesn't trip knox.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T
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In case you can't see my sig due to being in xda app or tapatalk:
NF4 files and instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2834398
Or if you're dead set on NF1, there's a link to that thread at the top of the NF4 post. The instructions in post 2 of the nf4 thread are valid for nf1 add well.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T

toastido said:
Be careful who you listen to on xda.
If your knox warranty flag is 0x0 DO NOT follow those instructions if you want it to stay that way.
To check, boot into download mode (reboot with volume+power+voldown.
If it's 0x0 and you want to keep it that way, you'll want to know that if you upgrade, flashing a custom recovery WILL ALWAYS trip knox once your bootloader is on kitkat.
The caveat is that if you want kitcat, you have to upgrade your bootloaders for things to work properly.
Now, with all that out of the way...
I would recommend going up to NF4 (bypassing NF1) as it is the latest.
I have a link in my sig with all the files for NF4 which also contains the upgrade method that doesn't trip knox.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T
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Toastido...Thanks for the reply...I have already tripped the warranty counter so lets say that at this point I am OK with that
So a few questions for you :
1) I am OK going to NF4 and I assume that the files/links you pointed me to below will still work on a tripped knox flag? Correct?
2) Does the same apply that if I go to NF4 there is no way to revert back to MI7?
3) Does your NF4 upgrade link/instructions contain the bootloader needed ? I assume so but want to make sure just in case I need anything else other than what you pointed me to. I am asking this because you stated "if you want kitcat, you have to upgrade your bootloaders for things to work properly. "
4) Can I continue to use CWM or do I have to switch to TWRP?
5) What about rooting? Is your firmware rooted or do I need to do it myself? If so, what do you recommend for rooting?
Thanks!!!

calderonr said:
Toastido...Thanks for the reply...I have already tripped the warranty counter so lets say that at this point I am OK with that
So a few questions for you :
1) I am OK going to NF1 and I assume that the files/links you pointed me to below will still work on a tripped knox flag? Correct?
2) Does the same apply that if I go to NF1 there is no way to revert back to MI7?
3) Does your NF1 upgrade link/instructions contain the bootloader needed ? I assume so but want to make sure just in case I need anything else other than what you pointed me to. I am asking this because you stated "if you want kitcat, you have to upgrade your bootloaders for things to work properly. "
4) Can I continue to use CWM or do I have to switch to TWRP?
Thanks!!!
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Hey!
1) yes. I'd recommend just flashing the full package in desktop odin in that case. Power of your device completely for 10 to 30 seconds then boot directly to download mode.
2) yes. Once you go up from jb to kk you cannot go back. This is due to bootloader update efuses.
3) yes they do.
4) you can use cwm if you want, just make sure to get the correct one. Usually they are tagged kk or 4.4. Using jb versions will no longer work.
I assume you meant nf4, but the same applies to either.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T

toastido said:
Hey!
1) yes. I'd recommend just flashing the full package in desktop odin in that case. Power of your device completely for 10 to 30 seconds then boot directly to download mode.
2) yes. Once you go up from jb to kk you cannot go back. This is due to bootloader update efuses.
3) yes they do.
4) you can use cwm if you want, just make sure to get the correct one. Usually they are tagged kk or 4.4. Using jb versions will no longer work.
I assume you meant nf4, but the same applies to either.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T
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Yeap...I meant NF4 and I sent in an edit but you beat me to it..ok...I will give this a try...I did ask one more question on the edit that I am not sure where it went...
5) About rooting...if I use odin to flash the full package as I have done before (selecting PDA), how would you recommend I root the NF4 since I assume the stock firmware is NOT rooted. Do you recomend CF-Root?
thanks aod sorry to pestering I want to make sure I do this right the first time!!

calderonr said:
Yeap...I meant NF4 and I sent in an edit but you beat me to it..ok...I will give this a try...I did ask one more question on the edit that I am not sure where it went...
5) About rooting...if I use odin to flash the full package as I have done before (selecting PDA), how would you recommend I root the NF4 since I assume the stock firmware is NOT rooted. Do you recomend CF-Root?
thanks aod sorry to pestering I want to make sure I do this right the first time!!
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Np. As for number 5, yes, CF-Auto-Root is the best (maybe the only?) method for fw beyond ne6. If you do this and find supersu missing, a simple install from the play store afterwards will fix you right up.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T

toastido said:
Np. As for number 5, yes, CF-Auto-Root is the best (maybe the only?) method for fw beyond ne6. If you do this and find supersu missing, a simple install from the play store afterwards will fix you right up.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T
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Toastido :
Not trying to be dense here but help me understand this. Its re. the inability to go back to MI7 from NF4. You say it has to do with the bootloader, BUT, if I take a CWM backup BEFORE I flash NF4, would not that backup contain the MI7 bootloader in it, so when/if I restore the backup, would not that also restore the MI7 bootloader and the device would not even notice it had flashed NF4 before? Granted I would have to re-clash the JB compatible CWM before I restored, but would that not work? If not, can you explain why?
Thanks!!

calderonr said:
Toastido :
Not trying to be dense here but help me understand this. Its re. the inability to go back to MI7 from NF4. You say it has to do with the bootloader, BUT, if I take a CWM backup BEFORE I flash NF4, would not that backup contain the MI7 bootloader in it, so when/if I restore the backup, would not that also restore the MI7 bootloader and the device would not even notice it had flashed NF4 before? Granted I would have to re-clash the JB compatible CWM before I restored, but would that not work? If not, can you explain why?
Thanks!!
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No it would not work. The reason, as stated in a previous post, is due to eFused bootloaders. Once the efuse is tripped, it cannot be reset, and the bootloader will fail if it's value is lower than the fused value. Otherwise just flashing the bootloader backwards would work. If you go the odin route you will be protected by odin mode. If you try via recovery of a nandroid that contains the bootloader, it'll either just not work, or (worse) brick your device.
The fuses are tripped in a sequential order. 0,1,2,3 etc. JB BL can only operate on fused value of 1 or lower. KK BL can only install and function (depending on current version) at 3 or lower.
NB4 will fuse to 2. NE6 through NF4 I believe will fuse to 3, thus preventing the JB BL from functioning.
Hope that helps.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF4) SM-N900T

Let me know how it goes. I have to update mine to.. I'm on NB4 with no issues but I should update anyways.
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[Q&A] [Stock/Base] 4.4.4 NK2 Rooted-Deodexed-Knoxless-CIQless

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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?

pmular said:
mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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Still says enforcing after flashing permissive kernel?

So I was on nh7 prior. Flashed the modem file in Odin.
Went into twrp 2.8.3.. wiped. Installed rom, then kernel, then booted into system. Wifi didn't work.
Any suggestions? Do I need to wipe dalvik after the kernel install?
Thanks...
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

Try reflash rom, sometimes it does not take the first time.
Pp.

No Wifi for me either. Barely even flinches when I click it.
SGH-M919 on 4.2.2 stock rooted -> Update via latest CWM = soft brick (stuck on Samsung boot screen)
-> 4.2.2 stock via Odin -> installed TWRP recovery -> installed your posted 4.4.4 NK2 ROM = no wifi
-> installed posted NK2 Modem -> installed posted kernel = still no wifi
-> Reverted back to 4.2.2 via backup + NK2 modem= regained wifi
Hopefully the datapoint will help. Thanks though

corpse101 said:
No Wifi for me either. Barely even flinches when I click it.
SGH-M919 on 4.2.2 stock rooted -> Update via latest CWM = soft brick (stuck on Samsung boot screen)
-> 4.2.2 stock via Odin -> installed TWRP recovery -> installed your posted 4.4.4 NK2 ROM = no wifi
-> installed posted NK2 Modem -> installed posted kernel = still no wifi
-> Reverted back to 4.2.2 via backup + NK2 modem= regained wifi
Hopefully the datapoint will help. Thanks though
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It's the kernel causing it. Don't know why. Keep the stock kernel or flash a different one. No one has provided a log cat with errors

ShinySide said:
It's the kernel causing it. Don't know why. Keep the stock kernel or flash a different one. No one has provided a log cat with errors
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Pardon my noobishness, but I always follow the guides and normally install w/e I am told. How can I revert to the stock kernel? I originally tested after flashing your custom ROM, and before the new kernel and it still didn't work.

Received a replacement S4 from SquareTrade today (last one broke), and it shipped with stock 4.4.4/NK2. Can I just flash this ROM/firmware in Odin? Or did I have to be rooted already?

You suppose to flash twrp recovery in Odin. Then flash this rom in twrp.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

UJ95x said:
Received a replacement S4 from SquareTrade today (last one broke), and it shipped with stock 4.4.4/NK2. Can I just flash this ROM/firmware in Odin? Or did I have to be rooted already?
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You need to root with cf-autoroot in Odin first. Then Odin whichever recovery you prefer.
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mrbmg said:
You need to root with cf-autoroot in Odin first. Then Odin whichever recovery you prefer.
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The one on Chainfire's site only says it's for NH7. I'm on NK2, is that one still fine?
I should know this...it's just been a while lmao. Thanks

UJ95x said:
The one on Chainfire's site only says it's for NH7. I'm on NK2, is that one still fine?
I should know this...it's just been a while lmao. Thanks
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Be fine. Or just skip cf auto and flash a recovery, flash supersu package, or flash recovery and flash a rom. Cf auto root is a waste of time if you're just gonna flash a recovery

ShinySide said:
Be fine. Or just skip cf auto and flash a recovery, flash supersu package, or flash recovery and flash a rom. Cf auto root is a waste of time if you're just gonna flash a recovery
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Awesome. Thought I needed to root before flashing a custom recovery. So the only difference is my Knox counter will be tripped right? Oh, and the SGH-M919's boot loader is unlocked by default as well, correct?

UJ95x said:
Awesome. Thought I needed to root before flashing a custom recovery. So the only difference is my Knox counter will be tripped right? Oh, and the SGH-M919's boot loader is unlocked by default as well, correct?
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Yes,custom recoveries and kernels trip knox. And yes it's unlocked

ShinySide said:
Yes,custom recoveries and kernels trip knox. And yes it's unlocked
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Cool. Thanks again, man.

Is there a unrestricted hotspot hack I can flash with this rom?

I'd like an answer to this too if anyone knows.
I'm on an MDL bootloader with NK2 baseband.

Hey all. I'm not sure this is the right thread but I do believe it's related. I've posted similar questions in other threads so bear with me if you've read some of this before. I'm just having trouble getting responses...lol. So, I'm trying to help a friend who bought an s4 and hooked it up with metro pcs. After he got it connected, he brought it to me. I used odin to flash oudhs recovery and then I flashed the sickness rom (the guy I'm helping ONLY wants unrestricted tethering, btw). The rom would not boot--stuck at boot screen. I then tried wiping everything in recovery and restoring the stock (which I had backed up, of course). That will not boot either (ugh). So, I now plan to use Odin to flash the stock .tar. I found one here in the forums BUT then I found another stock .tar in the Metro PCS thread. I'm not sure which I should flash--I'm leaning towards the Metro one since the guy IS on metro (if someone knows better, please let me know).
Question now is, after I flash the stock .tar, what is the SIMPLEST way to unrestrict the guy's tethering (if possible)? I'd REALLY appreciate a little help. Even if it's just pointing me to a thread that might help. Also, if anyone can explain why the Sickness wouldn't boot, that might help as well.
Thanks in advance!

pathtologos said:
Hey all. I'm not sure this is the right thread but I do believe it's related. I've posted similar questions in other threads so bear with me if you've read some of this before. I'm just having trouble getting responses...lol. So, I'm trying to help a friend who bought an s4 and hooked it up with metro pcs. After he got it connected, he brought it to me. I used odin to flash oudhs recovery and then I flashed the sickness rom (the guy I'm helping ONLY wants unrestricted tethering, btw). The rom would not boot--stuck at boot screen. I then tried wiping everything in recovery and restoring the stock (which I had backed up, of course). That will not boot either (ugh). So, I now plan to use Odin to flash the stock .tar. I found one here in the forums BUT then I found another stock .tar in the Metro PCS thread. I'm not sure which I should flash--I'm leaning towards the Metro one since the guy IS on metro (if someone knows better, please let me know).
Question now is, after I flash the stock .tar, what is the SIMPLEST way to unrestrict the guy's tethering (if possible)? I'd REALLY appreciate a little help. Even if it's just pointing me to a thread that might help. Also, if anyone can explain why the Sickness wouldn't boot, that might help as well.
Thanks in advance!
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Shabby's cwr is so extremely out of date. You need to use newer recoveries. I prefer twrp.
If you look in my nh7 stock base thread or my afh account you'll find a tethering mod for tmos nh7 which should work on metros nk2