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[Q] Galaxy S4 T-Mobile ROM

Hey guys!
I currently have a AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that I just got today. I got it in an AT&T version because my dads friend owns a store where he cells electronics so he sold me a unlocked version of the phone.
Now, the phone seems fine. Its unlocked, got it at a very cheap price (around $500 then T-Mobiles $750), and it can run T-Mobile 4G/LTE but the ROM is based on the AT&T version.
I was wondering if I can have a clean copy of a the T-Mobile version to replace it (or should i just stick with the AT&T version)

MasterMRZ said:
Hey guys!
I currently have a AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that I just got today. I got it in an AT&T version because my dads friend owns a store where he cells electronics so he sold me a unlocked version of the phone.
Now, the phone seems fine. Its unlocked, got it at a very cheap price (around $500 then T-Mobiles $750), and it can run T-Mobile 4G/LTE but the ROM is based on the AT&T version.
I was wondering if I can have a clean copy of a the T-Mobile version to replace it (or should i just stick with the AT&T version)
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If you look through the AT&T section, there are guides showing how to flash any carrier's S4 ROMs. As long as you follow the correct procedure for the AT&T locked bootloader, you can flash any GS4 ROM available; with the exception of the international i9500. It is OK to flash i9505 ROMs, but NOT ok to flash the i9500.
Some things to keep in mind: If you have T-Mobile service, the T-Mobile TouchWiz ROMs will be the only ones you can use if you wish to retain WiFi calling. If WiFi calling doesn't matter to you then don't worry about that fact. Another concern to pay attention to; because your device is AT&T, whichever particular GS4 ROM you use, make sure you flash a kernel specifically for your AT&T model before trying to boot. Also, any use of Odin or returning to bone stock, make sure you use the files and methods in the AT&T section. I'm not 100% sure on what all is compatible across variants, but in the essence of safety I would recommend using the AT&T section for downloading everything aside from the base ROMs themselves; at least until you are able to figure out what can be used between variants.

Yes, right here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557

TheAxman said:
Yes, right here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
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Unless im not seeing this, it looks like its all custom ROM's and not the original T-Mobile Galaxy S4 ROMs
lordcheeto03 said:
If you look through the AT&T section, there are guides showing how to flash any carrier's S4 ROMs. As long as you follow the correct procedure for the AT&T locked bootloader, you can flash any GS4 ROM available; with the exception of the international i9500. It is OK to flash i9505 ROMs, but NOT ok to flash the i9500.
Some things to keep in mind: If you have T-Mobile service, the T-Mobile TouchWiz ROMs will be the only ones you can use if you wish to retain WiFi calling. If WiFi calling doesn't matter to you then don't worry about that fact. Another concern to pay attention to; because your device is AT&T, whichever particular GS4 ROM you use, make sure you flash a kernel specifically for your AT&T model before trying to boot. Also, any use of Odin or returning to bone stock, make sure you use the files and methods in the AT&T section. I'm not 100% sure on what all is compatible across variants, but in the essence of safety I would recommend using the AT&T section for downloading everything aside from the base ROMs themselves; at least until you are able to figure out what can be used between variants.
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For now, im sticking with Samsungs Galaxy ROM or whatever they call it since I like their eye feature and air gestures. Ill switch to CyanogenMod eventually (when they atleast get a stable build)
For now, I just want to ask. I understand that if im going to modify my phone like kernals, I have to use the AT&T versions of all of them. Thing is, I only need to flash a stock T-Mobile Galaxy S4 ROM and thats it. I also want to keep this phone unlocked (since its already unlocked, I dont want to loose that feature)
Should I only just flash a new ROM (via ClockWorkMod or something....) and thats it or do I need a new kernel/other stuff?

If you flash a tmobile rom or any other (do not flash the international, 9500) you will need to flash an AT&T kernel.
That is what I'm doing. I also bought the AT&T s4 but have service from T-Mobile.
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MasterMRZ said:
Unless im not seeing this, it looks like its all custom ROM's and not the original T-Mobile Galaxy S4 ROMs
For now, im sticking with Samsungs Galaxy ROM or whatever they call it since I like their eye feature and air gestures. Ill switch to CyanogenMod eventually (when they atleast get a stable build)
For now, I just want to ask. I understand that if im going to modify my phone like kernals, I have to use the AT&T versions of all of them. Thing is, I only need to flash a stock T-Mobile Galaxy S4 ROM and thats it. I also want to keep this phone unlocked (since its already unlocked, I dont want to loose that feature)
Should I only just flash a new ROM (via ClockWorkMod or something....) and thats it or do I need a new kernel/other stuff?
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It almost seems that you aren't fully grasping the idea here. When you flash a ROM, it also flashes a kernel for whatever variant the ROM is built for. Just because you use T-Mobile service doesn't mean the T-Mobile kernel will work with your particular device. The ROM will, but the kernel will cause your device to be unable to boot; which is why you need to flash your specific kernel immediately after flashing whatever ROM outside of your own variants development section.
All ROMs from all sections contain a device specific kernel, even the stock touchwiz ROMs have included kernels which is why you need to flash the kernel for your device. You won't damage anything if you don't flash the correct kernel, you just won't be able to boot.
Flashing ROMs either through Odin (restoring to stock) or custom recovery will not re lock your phone, so don't even worry about that. Once you unlock it, it's unlocked.
And yes, only flash custom ROMs via custom recovery (CWM/TWRP/etc).
tl;dr, question specific answer without any answers as to "why"
TMO ROMs will work on your device only if you use the AT&T kernel, even though your carrier is TMO and you want to use stock(modded?) TouchWiz ROMs..
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_eroz said:
If you flash a tmobile rom or any other (do not flash the international, 9500) you will need to flash an AT&T kernel.
That is what I'm doing. I also bought the AT&T s4 but have service from T-Mobile.
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Do you still get 4g and 4glte speeds?
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pluginre said:
Do you still get 4g and 4glte speeds?
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Yes. But you might need to unlock/enable the AWS bands, follow this thread. Or you can flash the unlocked modem that Alejandro made from my unlocked modem following toothmakr57's idea.
In my area, LTE is barely be rolled out so sometimes I get it sometimes not. Attached is a screenshot testing the unlocked modem with a speedtest.
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[Q] D710 Rom with 3G

Does anybody know of a good ROM for the d710 which supports everything(GPS, 4G, etc) AND 3G?
It seems that so many of the roms that I have come across have discontinued support for it(as most are moving to Jelly Bean which apparently has little support for it currently).
I have tried a number of them, but I can't find one that has 3G or MMS working! Most recently I have tried the EL26 Modem and both Pacman and "WILD FOR THE NIGHT", a port of CM (the recent nightly CM builds don't support 3G OR 4G) and have had no luck. My phone was unbelievably slow on the stock and any given one of these Roms has my phone running at least 3.5X faster but I need 3G to be working as well.
I appreciate the help. Please tell me what information you need about my phone/builds I've already tried and I'll do my best.

MagicGuy52 said:
Does anybody know of a good ROM for the d710 which supports everything(GPS, 4G, etc) AND 3G?
It seems that so many of the roms that I have come across have discontinued support for it(as most are moving to Jelly Bean which apparently has little support for it currently).
I have tried a number of them, but I can't find one that has 3G or MMS working! Most recently I have tried the EL26 Modem and both Pacman and "WILD FOR THE NIGHT", a port of CM (the recent nightly CM builds don't support 3G OR 4G) and have had no luck. My phone was unbelievably slow on the stock and any given one of these Roms has my phone running at least 3.5X faster but I need 3G to be working as well.
I appreciate the help. Please tell me what information you need about my phone/builds I've already tried and I'll do my best.
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All the roms should support 3g. Roms 4.22 and under should support wimax/4g. 4.3 is when wimax was discontinued.
Who is your carrier? Maybe they don't offer 4G. Does 3g/4g work well with a stock rom? Have you made sure you are using the correct modem?
I use this one, and I get 3g,4g and mms with Sprint.

Any TouchWiz ROM has every function, Project X is still being updated.
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The 4.3 and 4.4 builds do not support 4G of course but EVERY wild for the night, and nightly build of 10.1 that I stayed on for more than a day had great 3G. 4G has been crap around here last 6 months. The first official nightly of 10.1 is a great build (8-15) but does have the low volume mic bug on speakerphone my only real complaint. A few builds into the nightlies they went to open source orientation and for a while that was horrid. Many of the Hood Pope builds didn't seem to well to me but you lose 4G there anyways. The previous build of CM 11 (latest is the 7th i think the 4th is the one I had before my service ended) is great except for being early CM11. Stable for me more so than 10.2 builds ever were.

wizardknight said:
All the roms should support 3g. Roms 4.22 and under should support wimax/4g. 4.3 is when wimax was discontinued.
Who is your carrier? Maybe they don't offer 4G. Does 3g/4g work well with a stock rom? Have you made sure you are using the correct modem?
I use this one, and I get 3g,4g and mms with Sprint.
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I have sprint and in fact do have 4G. I was even able to get it to work on Wild For The Night, but not 3G for some reason. 4G is great, but I don't always have it. I used the EL26 because it seemed to be one of the most highly recommended. I had previously tried EL29 also, but with no luck. I had wondered if the problem was my modem...
I can do further testing/experimenting tonight. I will try out Re-Calked in Jellybean, some stock ROM, and some Touchwiz ROM and will report back.

Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help section
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MagicGuy52 said:
I have sprint and in fact do have 4G. I was even able to get it to work on Wild For The Night, but not 3G for some reason. 4G is great, but I don't always have it. I used the EL26 because it seemed to be one of the most highly recommended. I had previously tried EL29 also, but with no luck. I had wondered if the problem was my modem...
I can do further testing/experimenting tonight. I will try out Re-Calked in Jellybean, some stock ROM, and some Touchwiz ROM and will report back.
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Try FL24 Modem on Wild for the Night, it's actually supposed to be an ICS modem and you are using a Gingerbread modem

MagicGuy52 said:
I have sprint and in fact do have 4G. I was even able to get it to work on Wild For The Night, but not 3G for some reason. 4G is great, but I don't always have it. I used the EL26 because it seemed to be one of the most highly recommended. I had previously tried EL29 also, but with no luck. I had wondered if the problem was my modem...
I can do further testing/experimenting tonight. I will try out Re-Calked in Jellybean, some stock ROM, and some Touchwiz ROM and will report back.
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I never heard of EL26 being highly recommended. EL26 was a highly recommended kernel for cwm flashing because for a very long time no one had ever written a pure cwm kernel for EL29. Most of the sane devs claimed EL29 was one of the best modems, and or perfectly fine etc.
bilgerryan said:
Try FL24 Modem on Wild for the Night, it's actually supposed to be an ICS modem and you are using a Gingerbread modem
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There really is no such distinction as a Gingerbread or ICS modem, more of a mental thing for some of us I guess. Without source of course its difficult to determine what changes were made but until JB when the RIL changes were made all modems are essentially versionless. While some people claim EL29 was a great modem even they would tell other people you have to try and see. I think it was on CM9 I had no GPS on FI27 but I did on FI25 but plenty of people had working GPS on FI27 so its one of those... situations. Some modems have substantial tweaks others are only have a couple bytes changed (build version or date).
Best as I recall prior to the RIL changes made by Samsung mirroring newer devices there were no known compatibility issues of any kind from EG12 to FL24. I am trying to remember what the JB situation was because I know 3G doesn't work if your on a JB modem but something did it was either 4G or GPS. Just kinda wondering if he confirmed his baseband. Try them all though and don't stop til ya love it.

I didn't get the phone until FI27, so I have never used anything Gingerbread on this device except EL29 Direct Boot recovery

bilgerryan said:
I didn't get the phone until FI27, so I have never used anything Gingerbread on this device except EL29 Direct Boot recovery
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I am just kinda mad at Samsung for screwing up a good thing. Obviously the RIL changes were not needed but from what a couple of developers were saying it mimicked Samsungs new practices on the GS3. At one point we could say flash any modem or just flash the rom modem doesn't matter for most people. Now its all are you sure your not on a JB modem etc etc.

RainMotorsports said:
I am just kinda mad at Samsung for screwing up a good thing. Obviously the RIL changes were not needed but from what a couple of developers were saying it mimicked Samsungs new practices on the GS3. At one point we could say flash any modem or just flash the rom modem doesn't matter for most people. Now its all are you sure your not on a JB modem etc etc.
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I'm more mad at them for packaging the recovery with the kernel

Thanks for your help and suggestions everyone! I tried out several of these but it looks like my main problem(besides inexperience) was that I needed to use a different modem. I did try out the Re-Calked rom and found it to be great but I'm not currently interested in using a Stock based ROM(although it is nice that 99% of them have everything working right off the back).
Thanks especially to bilgerryan! The FL24 modem has been working great!
One strange thing that I did notice however, was even after flashing the WFTN ROM several times, my MMS did not work even after 3G/1X did. Strangely enough.....when I went into system/app and just clicked and reinstalled it on top of itself and then rebooted, it worked!

[Q] MK2 to NC5

So I don't know if I've been out of the loop, or I'm not reading something right or what, but I need some help. I've been searching up and down and everything applies to Verizon, not T-Mobile.
I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4. It is currently on MK2 running WICKED V10. I want to use HyperDrive RLS17. However, I have heard whispers here and there about a proper upgrade process. Everything from something called SafeStrap, to being on the MDK bootloader, etc.
I want to be able to flash Hyperdrive RLS17 (a Verizon based ROM, with carrier compatibility packs) on my current device which is MK2.
Can anyone shed any light or point me in the right direction? I've been searching for 2 days and I think I'm getting misinformation from Verizon based roms.

Is that ROM on this section or the Verizon section?

serio22 said:
Is that ROM on this section or the Verizon section?
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All sections. The ROM was built for Verizon, but then Carrier Compatibility Packs were developed for each carrier. So they a pinned in each carriers version, however, originating from the Verizon carrier forum.
Here it is in the T-Mobile Android development towards the top:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
And here it is as a direct link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520436
I'm just really confused because it being an original Verizon only ROM, a lot of the questions are for Verizon. But I have seen on T-Mobile speicfic ROMs something about staying on MDL or MK2, or something along those lines. If I could just get to a KitKat ROM, I don't think I would have an issue, but my concern is jumping to 4.4 due to all the warning tape about going about it in the right order.
*EDIT* I also realized I posted this in General instead of Help. Can one of the mods please move this? My bad.

Order doesn't matter. I don't know why someone would say that . updating/flashing the tar wipes everything off the phone (except data/sd card) so doesn't matter what order you do it in. If you're on mdl, flashing the nb4 tar is going to remove everything of mdl and replace it with nb4.
Btw there is no NC5 unless weve gotten an update no one has talked about or mentioned.
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Red One said:
All sections. The ROM was built for Verizon, but then Carrier Compatibility Packs were developed for each carrier. So they a pinned in each carriers version, however, originating from the Verizon carrier forum.
Here it is in the T-Mobile Android development towards the top:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
And here it is as a direct link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520436
I'm just really confused because it being an original Verizon only ROM, a lot of the questions are for Verizon. But I have seen on T-Mobile speicfic ROMs something about staying on MDL or MK2, or something along those lines. If I could just get to a KitKat ROM, I don't think I would have an issue, but my concern is jumping to 4.4 due to all the warning tape about going about it in the right order.
*EDIT* I also realized I posted this in General instead of Help. Can one of the mods please move this? My bad.
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Thought so but wanted to make sure.. As for the NC5 and safestrap I think that's for Verizon users.. You should be able to flash it like any other ROM

ShinySide said:
Order doesn't matter. I don't know why someone would say that . updating/flashing the tar wipes everything off the phone (except data/sd card) so doesn't matter what order you do it in. If you're on mdl, flashing the nb4 tar is going to remove everything of mdl and replace it with nb4.
Btw there is no NC5 unless weve gotten an update no one has talked about or mentioned.
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I was thinking that. I was more afraid of any caveats like a bootloader version or anything like that. I see a lot of posts about running a pre-kitkat version and what not.
serio22 said:
Thought so but wanted to make sure.. As for the NC5 and safestrap I think that's for Verizon users.. You should be able to flash it like any other ROM
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Thanks. Thats what I was thinking too, but ever since Knox came into play, a lot of red tape has gone up on how to properly do this. Plus I saw things about LTE modems not working if you use the newer version. Audio goes bad or something.
Just been out of the loop for some time and jumping back in i feel like warnings are coming at me from every direction.

Red One said:
Thanks. Thats what I was thinking too, but ever since Knox came into play, a lot of red tape has gone up on how to properly do this. Plus I saw things about LTE modems not working if you use the newer version. Audio goes bad or something.
Just been out of the loop for some time and jumping back in i feel like warnings are coming at me from every direction.
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What is your current set up?

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Bootloader? I think you should be fine, MK2 modem works on KitKat but NB4 is recommended.. You won't lose audio as long as you follow the instructions on flashing the modem

Whatever this brought.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265998
Heres a camera shot. I can't remember how else to get it.
I think its MK2 if I'm not mistaken. Wicked was supposed to make a V11 Kit Kat, but his priorities shifted to his new note and his home life. So time to move on. I'm sure this would have had a newer bootloader

Red One said:
Whatever this brought.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265998
Heres a camera shot. I can't remember how else to get it.
I think its MK2 if I'm not mistaken. Wicked was supposed to make a V11 Kit Kat, but his priorities shifted to his new note and his home life. So time to move on. I'm sure this would have had a newer bootloader
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You actually have the older bootloader with no Knox, probably MDL.. So you can flash the ROM and the modem if you wish
Edit: well even with NB4 full firmware you can do this but you won't be able to flash previous firmware, only ROMs, so its up to you.. Some experience better results with full NB4 package but you will trip your Knox if you update it which I don't know if you really care about it

serio22 said:
You actually have the older bootloader with no Knox, probably MDL.. So you can flash the ROM and the modem if you wish
Edit: well even with NB4 full firmware you can do this but you won't be able to flash previous firmware, only ROMs, so its up to you.. Some experience better results with full NB4 package but you will trip your Knox if you update it which I don't know if you really care about it
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Well I went ahead and flashed, and I'm good. Still on MK2 modem, but getting ready to flash the newest. Also, I don't want to trip the Knox. I sell my phones when I go to upgrade and I don't need people getting cranky because knox is tripped. I'll upgrade to newest OTA when I go to sell it and call it a day.
FYI, I'm having very little issues on Hyperdrive 17.1 for T-Mobile. I think its an app problem right now because all was smooth until I started restoring apps. Thanks everyone for the help!

Red One said:
Well I went ahead and flashed, and I'm good. Still on MK2 modem, but getting ready to flash the newest. Also, I don't want to trip the Knox. I sell my phones when I go to upgrade and I don't need people getting cranky because knox is tripped. I'll upgrade to newest OTA when I go to sell it and call it a day.
FYI, I'm having very little issues on Hyperdrive 17.1 for T-Mobile. I think its an app problem right now because all was smooth until I started restoring apps. Thanks everyone for the help!
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Hey, I have the same mk2 phone as yours and I've been searching up to update to nc5 as well. I couldn't find anyone with tmobile and then I stumbled upon this post.
Just one question about this. You said you are still on MK2 modem, did u follow surge's method?? Did u use the same files as provided for verizon forum??
Then shouldn't the mk2 change to NC5?? Also, when u said u went ahead and flashed, did u mean u flashed hyper 17?? Cuz I tried and ROM didn't boot up on my mk2.
Please let me know. I wanted to go forward with this method just don't have the guts to take chances and brick my phone.

Yes, flashed 17 from tmobile version, but selected AT&T on Aroma, and didn't flash the compatibility pack. Then I followed Surges method to upgrade the modem. I also flashed the ktoonz kernel for tmobile directly after the modem, as the instructions said to do.
Hope that helps.

[Q] Question about Stock 4.4.2 and flashing

Hey guys got a couple questions see below.
1. My first question is, Is there a way to Flash Stock 4.4.2 without using a computer and odin, my laptop doesn't read my phone, ive done installed and updated drivers, and everything. is there a way to flash it like you would a custom rom. I know i read that i could use Mobile Odin Pro, but at the same time i read that its not to safe to use that, and tbh not sure why you have to pay for it... i know there cracked Mobile odin pro and i havent tried it yet.
2. My next question is, is there a simple way to flash my sprint s3 to another career, by flashing a rom that will flash it to another carier not sure if this makes sense lol, basicly my Phone was flashed to Page plus, and i accidentally updated it and lost the flash, and i dont really want to pay to get it flashed again, is there a real easy way to flash it with with a custom flashing rom, and if my laptop ever reads my phone is there a easy way to do it with a laptop besides paying for it( not looking for cracks). My phone number for Page plus and account is still active.
3. My last question is im looking for an awsome rom, One that does not overheat my phone like Hellfire does, ive tried hellfire, CM(also nighty), Vanir, PAc rom, Carbon. and others to.

angelofdooms said:
1. My first question is, Is there a way to Flash Stock 4.4.2 without using a computer and odin, my laptop doesn't read my phone, ive done installed and updated drivers, and everything. is there a way to flash it like you would a custom rom. I know i read that i could use Mobile Odin Pro, but at the same time i read that its not to safe to use that, and tbh not sure why you have to pay for it... i know there cracked Mobile odin pro and i havent tried it yet.
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talking about cracked apps is taboo and no you have to use a computer and what usb cable are you using? do you have the stock usb cable that came with your phone? and you can't use Mobile Odin to flash ND8 stock it won't work at all
angelofdooms said:
2. My next question is, is there a simple way to flash my sprint s3 to another career, by flashing a rom that will flash it to another carier not sure if this makes sense lol, basicly my Phone was flashed to Page plus, and i accidentally updated it and lost the flash, and i dont really want to pay to get it flashed again, is there a real easy way to flash it with with a custom flashing rom, and if my laptop ever reads my phone is there a easy way to do it with a laptop besides paying for it( not looking for cracks). My phone number for Page plus and account is still active.
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.....No, there's a thread to flash to Sprint though
angelofdooms said:
3. My last question is im looking for an awsome rom, One that does not overheat my phone like Hellfire does, ive tried hellfire, CM(also nighty), Vanir, PAc rom, Carbon. and others to.
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Stock ND8 and or any Rom based on TW and as long as you don't have your screen turned on for a long time it shouldn't Over Heat...

6th_Hokage said:
talking about cracked apps is taboo and no you have to use a computer and what usb cable are you using? do you have the stock usb cable that came with your phone? and you can't use Mobile Odin to flash ND8 stock it won't work at all
.....No, there's a thread to flash to Sprint though
Stock ND8 and or any Rom based on TW and as long as you don't have your screen turned on for a long time it shouldn't Over Heat...
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I have the stock sub cable and also a more expensive cable. Sometimes it does read and sometimes it doesn't,
Can I backup my stock Rom before flashing a custom rom, I mean I've tried it through Phil's recovery and find that once I restore it using Phil some apps and things don't work correctly.
What's a rom you would recommend.

angelofdooms said:
What's a rom you would recommend.
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I would recommend Tribute Rom or Wicked X 8.0.....and with the back ups make sure you have the latest Philz recovery which should be 6.48.4 and before each backup wipe cache and dalvik cache then your backups should work flawlessly

6th_Hokage said:
I would recommend Tribute Rom or Wicked X 8.0.....and with the back ups make sure you have the latest Philz recovery which should be 6.48.4 and before each backup wipe cache and dalvik cache then your backups should work flawlessly
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Good to know, Ive tried Tribute, its alright, havent tried wicked though i def give it a try.

the galaxy s3 can actually be flashed to a couple of different carriers including page plus and metro pcs i think unfortunately its not a simple process and its long i flashed mine to page plus awhile back

angelofdooms said:
Hey guys got a couple questions see below.
1. My first question is, Is there a way to Flash Stock 4.4.2 without using a computer and odin, my laptop doesn't read my phone, ive done installed and updated drivers, and everything. is there a way to flash it like you would a custom rom. I know i read that i could use Mobile Odin Pro, but at the same time i read that its not to safe to use that, and tbh not sure why you have to pay for it....
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If you're already on the ND8 or NDC bootloader, then you can flash the stock (although rooted) ND8 or NDC ROM through custom recovery like the latest PhilZ. I'm guessing you're not, though.
Mobile Odin had had its uses in the past, just not handy with more recent versions of TouchWiz.
v2.0 flashable version now posted near the bottom of the first post of v2.0 FLASHABLE-3Minit 1000+ Batteries for Conquest:Singularity v8 & v1.0 for NDC/ND8..
[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors, also available through the 3Minit Battery Mod, #22 in the Users folder
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angelofdooms said:
Hey guys got a couple questions see below.
2. My next question is, is there a simple way to flash my sprint s3 to another career, by flashing a rom that will flash it to another carier not sure if this makes sense lol, basicly my Phone was flashed to Page plus, and i accidentally updated it and lost the flash, and i dont really want to pay to get it flashed again, is there a real easy way to flash it with with a custom flashing rom, and if my laptop ever reads my phone is there a easy way to do it with a laptop besides paying for it( not looking for cracks). My phone number for Page plus and account is still active.
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Here's the thread for flashing to Page Plus. I haven't done it, I'm on Sprint. I was having a lot of trouble getting my S2 on Page Plus. For phone it wasn't too bad, but I could never get data on and things were getting confusing with conflicting information, several third party programs on the PC, needing a donor phone, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55006058

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
If you're already on the ND8 or NDC bootloader, then you can flash the stock (although rooted) ND8 or NDC ROM through custom recovery like the latest PhilZ. I'm guessing you're not, though.
Mobile Odin had had its uses in the past, just not handy with more recent versions of TouchWiz.
v2.0 flashable version now posted near the bottom of the first post of v2.0 FLASHABLE-3Minit 1000+ Batteries for Conquest:Singularity v8 & v1.0 for NDC/ND8..
[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors, also available through the 3Minit Battery Mod, #22 in the Users folder
Charging still shot
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v8.4, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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My phone is rooted with the latest Philz, and is on nd8, 4.4.2.

No sound, please help me

UPDATE - I've updated to Fido 4.3 ofw via Odin (w/ Sammobile) . Still no sound, see the screenshot below
Phone is a Fido i747m
Hi guys, coming from Slimkat 4.1 tried to update to SR3x 4.4 and ended up back on v 4..3 with no sound.
Here's my (current) setup
>> Samsung Phone Info displays modem and bootloader versions matching - only the CSC has a different ID
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ba-dump

*ricochet*

ayyy lmao
/pls halp

Gizmosis350k said:
ayyy lmao
/pls halp
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is this the thread you got it from? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2848080
if it is , is fido and rogers the same because fido is not mentioned in OP. (?). sorry not familiar with the canadian carriers.
also what is your bootloader version?
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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if problem is after connecting to bluetooth , then see this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588361
you might also try getting a stock rom on your device from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

mrrocketdog said:
is this the thread you got it from? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2848080
if it is , is fido and rogers the same because fido is not mentioned in OP. (?). sorry not familiar with the canadian carriers.
also what is your bootloader version?
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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if problem is after connecting to bluetooth , then see this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588361
you might also try getting a stock rom on your device from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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>> Yeah, Fido is a part of the Rogers network, but sadly bootloader and modem files are different
Indeed, the first rom i installed was that same SR3x 4.0 (previously installed 3.0 on an AT&T S3 with no problems, that phone still works fine)
As you can see, my Bootloader version is now i747MVLUEMK5, which is the Fido variant of the 4.3.x Bootloaders.
At least, that's what phone info displays. I installed the 4.3 update directly from Sammobile using Odin 3.04
I noticed that the Bootloader and Phone files weren't directly included in the archive, so for these to be updated have me a bit skeptical.
The only time the phone makes any sound is when making a call, you can hear white (?) noise and static from the speakers.
I think this problem first started occuring when the phone was still on the 4.1 modem and bootloaders. I tried 2 OC bootloaders to get wifi functionality, but the sound never came back. All the deets are in the screenshot. S3rx comes with two OC kernels as well as a i747m kernel that i tried last silly me with that decision

what about flashing the latest cm11 nightly to see if you can at least get it back functioning.? sorry i dont have better answers.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

any ideas mr. @audit13 ? if have time.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

If you used the stock Rogers/Fido 4.3 firmware from sammobile and you flashed it, it should have flashed the modem and bootloader too. Try flashing again and post a screen shot of Odin.
SRX was designed for the ATT s3 and I could not get the SRX ROMs to work on an i747m.

thank you @audit13. i knew you'd have something.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

mrrocketdog said:
thank you @audit13. i knew you'd have something.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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audit13 said:
If you used the stock Rogers/Fido 4.3 firmware from sammobile and you flashed it, it should have flashed the modem and bootloader too. Try flashing again and post a screen shot of Odin.
SRX was designed for the ATT s3 and I could not get the SRX ROMs to work on an i747m.
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I understand. I have a pic of my workbench before I get started.
I've realized that all the flashes I've done since I got the device were using a Philz Touch CWM designed for the d2att versions of the phone. The Rogers/Fido verison is under d2lte so i will also try to re-flash SRx3 to see if changing the kernel there will "unmute" the sound so I can use it again. I'm used to simple things turning into these sort of Maze Runner situations @@
>> Also wondering if I should hit the flash bootloader checkbox, even thoug im pretty sure it does that by default @@

Before unification of TWRP, CWM, and Philz for the msm8960, the files were either designed for the d2att (i747) or d2can (i747m). Everything was eventually unified under the d2lte because ROMs and recoveries could not be cross-flashed between the i747 and i747m with the exception of bootloaders, modems, and some kernels.
Flashing files designed for the d2can, other than bootloaders and modem, tells me the files are probably dated at this point.
I'm not sure if SRX includes a bootloader but, if it does, do not flash it.

audit13 said:
Before unification of TWRP, CWM, and Philz for the msm8960, the files were either designed for the d2att (i747) or d2can (i747m). Everything was eventually unified under the d2lte because ROMs and recoveries could not be cross-flashed between the i747 and i747m with the exception of bootloaders, modems, and some kernels.
Flashing files designed for the d2can, other than bootloaders and modem, tells me the files are probably dated at this point.
I'm not sure if SRX includes a bootloader but, if it does, do not flash it.
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So most roms are safe for the i747m now? I see. I've installed both overclocking kernels from the SR3x v3.0/4, and it was shortly after that the sound went out, if not instantly. I'll be doing the Odin flash sometime this week, the phone's now on 4.3 so it's either Stay with JB or upgrade to the Kitkat Bootloader/Modem pack
I should also try grabbing a 4.3 Slimkat to see if that does any magic. That'd be disturbing though.

The safest way to install the latest modem and bootloader is by flashing back to stock 4.3 and running OTA updates until you are running the latest ROM and bootloader.
SRX is based on a TW ROM and i747 bootloader. I could not get the SRX ROM to work properly on an i747m and switching the kernel may not resolve the problem because you do not have the latest i747 bootloader.
All ROMs are safe for the i747m unless it is a ROM that is specifically based on a stock TW ROM. In this case, it can be hot or miss.
I recommend just using Odin to flash back to stock to at least see if the sound issue gets resolved.

audit13 said:
The safest way to install the latest modem and bootloader is by flashing back to stock 4.3 and running OTA updates until you are running the latest ROM and bootloader.
SRX is based on a TW ROM and i747 bootloader. I could not get the SRX ROM to work properly on an i747m and switching the kernel may not resolve the problem because you do not have the latest i747 bootloader.
All ROMs are safe for the i747m unless it is a ROM that is specifically based on a stock TW ROM. In this case, it can be hot or miss.
I recommend just using Odin to flash back to stock to at least see if the sound issue gets resolved.
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Will do. I'll register for the Samsung updates to streamline the process. Thanks a lot in advance, I'm hoping for the best
Never knew TW could be this much of a problem, but then again, I think on the regular i747, TW was the sole cause of needing to touch modem/bootloader files in the first place
At this point better to install a launcher add root and be done with it. I'll have updates tomorrow