Hey everyone,
I bought my LG in my home country from a private store, and after investigating a little bit, apparently it is from Italy.
Now, with my current stock software version (v10h), I'm unable to automatically connect to LTE networks, even though available and operational in my home country (checked the connection using the hidden menu workaround).
I'm not sure why, but my phone won't get any updated, not for my country, nor for Italy (my carrier now runs v10g, and Italy has v10k if I recall correctly).
So, I thought of flashing a stock rom from Italy, the v10k one (Couldn't find the one for my country's carrier).
I am rooted and have a lot of apps running, including TB.
So basically my question is this,
Will flashing a ROM and restoring a back up from TB get my phone to exactly where it was before the new ROM? Including the SD card and whatever is saved there?
Thanks.
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My trusty N7100 had an allergic reaction to saltwater about 3 weeks ago. It only got the top of the phone but it shorted out and would freeze on the boot screen until the battery was pulled. I took it to a few shops here in the Philippines but wasn't much they could do. From the tear down vids, etc, I figured it needed a new board. I took it to Hong Kong for New Year's and a friend found a shop that was able to get it up and running for $100 but couldn't get any info on what work was done. The phone was still rooted/unlocked and worked on my prepaid HK data sim as well as my local carrier when I returned to the Philippines two days ago. But it was showing as "Modified" in device status and wouldn't do OTA updates. I decided to flash it from 4.1 to 4.3 with ODIN and now its "Not Registered on Network".
Looks like a common error for the 4.3 upgrade but after hours of research, I'm in the dark as to the best path forward. IMEI, s/n, etc., in device status have remained unchanged and show out of the box numbers (the one thing I did record. Based on the below I am trying to figure out if I should be flashing Globe Philippines rom's or HK rom's... or just need to change to a HK modem?
Before the dunking:
Philippines Globe phone. I bought it in Oct2012, rooted it to unlock but that's about it. Unfortunately it was my first Android phone and I didn't record the system specs anywhere. I have some Titanium BU's but no images (doh)
After resuscitation in Hong Kong, everything was all good (but I didn't make a recovery image of this either = doh x2):
Android 4.1.1
Baseband N7100XXALJ2
Kernel: 3.0.31-343940
Build: JR003C.N7100ZSALJ7
I flashed the ROM with what I thought was the recommended 4.3 stock rom for Philippines Globe. I have Wi-Fi but can't connect to mobile networks. I tried three different sims for two different carriers.
Android 4.3
Baseband: N7100XXUEMK1
Kernel: 3.0.31-2229877
Build: JSS15J.N7100XXUEML3
This one has got me stumped as I'm not sure what flavor my phone is after its organ transplant. Now that its mostly alive, I could take it back over to the boys at the mall but that would be too easy. Thanks for any help. I've been a lurker on here since I first looked at buying this phone and have learned a lot from this site.
I'm running ODIN via Virtualbox with a Kubuntu host and W7 guest.
Sorry for long winded question... really just need point in right direction. Try switching modems? If so which one? Or just reflash with HK stock ROM? Thanks!
I'm not so sure if this will work but try to reflash again but before that wipe data 1st then followed by wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache.
Thanks! Before I saw this reply, I tried flashing to latest HK version of 4.3 - N7100ZSUEML1 with no success but didn't wipe caches. Rooting failed this morning but I read up on here that doing the factory reset is supposed to flash the davlik. After reading this, I did the factory reset/wipe and then wiped the cache and reflashed ZSUE with ODIN3. After I got the language switched from Chinese to English, I was hopeful as I went through set up process of "new" phone but no dice. I was going to try to flash back to N7100ZSALJ7 but I didn't back it up and can't scare up that ROM on the net. I have found a HK 4.1.2 version (N7100ZSDMA4) that I may try but after three days of solid computer time, I'm getting tempted to just take it down to the guys at the mall and see what they can do. Being a Kubuntu user for several years, I'm used to solving my tech problems on the net but still low on the Android food chain and committed cardinal sin #1, always have a viable backup. There is a lot of great information on here and the net in general but with so many variants of phones, ROM's, regions, etc., it is hard to find the right needle in this haystack!
I'm down but not out so if anyone has anymore suggestions, I'm all ears. IMEI, etc., are still in tact. I'm wondering if I'm running into the regional issue. I was reading up on the Note 3 and thought I remember seeing something that said Sammy might roll regional coding backwards along with Knox. With an "official" 4.3 running on this Note 2, I've got Knox now. So turning a new ROM on in the Philippines for the first time with a HK board could possibly be the issue but I think that's a dark horse as its unlocked and my new Note 3 isn't having regional issues after I unlocked it (but I unlocked the Note 2 with root and unlocked the Note 3 the easy way - via $ and the IMEI for unlock code. I'm missing something easy. I've got good signal strength. I can see all the usual suspects here under Mobile Networks/Network Operators - Globe, Sun, Smart. It even says I'm registered on Globe when I click on it. But when I try for mobile data or to make a call, "Not Registered on Network".
Thanks for any and all help.
Hi,
I have a galaxy s4 mini gt-i9515 lte on the three network on the UK. I'm currently running cyanogenmod nightly but wish to flash back to stock for gear compatibility.
I'm having trouble working out the right stock rom.
The only one that matches my baseband is the Spain movistar rom.
Is that right? Will that have me all Spanish? What would happen of I flashed the rom for three? The baseband doesn't match, but I don't know if that's an issue?
Thanks.
I have the same as yourself and after looking on SAMMOBILE and other places I would be wondering what to use too. I'm not sure what the last update 3 have released in the UK but it looks like it might have been XXUAMF5 which you can download from here. I have a copy of it I downloaded last year as a go to stock ROM if I needed it. You can always use Kies to check for updates after.
Excellent, will give that a go. The movistar one appears to have "issues"
RIght, so the H3G one didn't work as I've got an unlocked phone from Carphone Whorehouse. So I had to go with the BTU I9515XXUBML4, and that "works" only my NFC won't turn on and my wireless is INCREDIBLY unstable, just stopping providing any network connections.
Is that likely to be a "Wrong Stock ROM" issue, generic Stock Rom Issue, or an "I've messed my phone up" issue?
Ran just fine on Cyanogenmod, and I had /some/ wifi issues on the original ROM, but not like this...
THEMikeUK said:
RIght, so the H3G one didn't work as I've got an unlocked phone from Carphone Whorehouse. So I had to go with the BTU I9515XXUBML4, and that "works" only my NFC won't turn on and my wireless is INCREDIBLY unstable, just stopping providing any network connections.
Is that likely to be a "Wrong Stock ROM" issue, generic Stock Rom Issue, or an "I've messed my phone up" issue?
Ran just fine on Cyanogenmod, and I had /some/ wifi issues on the original ROM, but not like this...
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I doubt you have messed up the phone. There is a collection of ROMs here. Perhaps you need to flash a compatible kernel rather than the CM one. Sounds like you don't need a branded ROM or anything.
Hi
I recently bought a Tab S 8.4, the 16GB variant with WiFi only (T700). I have come to realise that this is an imported model from Hong Kong. It has a "Samsung Chinese IME" input method that I cannot deselect, which I believe may be interfering with External Keyboard Helper Pro when I try to use a UK layout Bluetooth keyboard.
My questions are these, can I flash it with the latest available UK firmware? If I were to do so, would it eliminate that annoying "Samsung Chinese IME" input method? Finally, would having the UK firmware, cause any future OTA downloads to be UK ones too, or would I have to manually update it myself?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
You could download and flash the latest UK firmware here. It should eliminate the Chinese IME (or you could just root and freeze/uninstall it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/firmware-update-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-8-t2823929
would having the UK firmware, cause any future OTA downloads to be UK ones too, or would I have to manually update it myself?
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Not sure, but given that the UK hasn't had a OTA firmware update for nearly five months now (last release was on 30th June) I don't think it will be a major problem. You can just reflash any new versions using ODIN.
Flashed!!!
I have done the deed. I've flashed my Tab-S 8.4 with the latest UK firmware using Odin.
Because the tablet was new and I didn't really have anything on it that I couldn't reconfigure from scratch, I didn't bother with a Nandroid backup or anything. NOTE to anyone reading this: Skipping backing up is NOT something you should do. I had a good reason to do so. That said, I'd also downloaded a copy of the Hong Kong firmware I already had on the tablet, so that I had it on hand, just in case.
I expected to have to reconfigure the tablet from scratch, but this has proven to not be the case. It's remembered all my apps and settings and accounts and things. So all in all it's gone very smoothly.
The "Samsung Chinese IME" input method is now history. Now I have to go check out whether that has cured my problem with EKH Pro.
I also installed Kies3 to see what it would make of my firmware configuration, and to see if it would try suggesting that I should go back to the Hong Kong one. It didn't. It said my current UK firmware was the latest available. Of course, this isn't a concrete indication that I will get OTA updates of UK firmware in the future by any stretch of the imagination. That will only be proved once the next update comes down from Samsung. Needless to say I won't be letting it update itself until I've made sure it's a UK firmware.
Thanks for your help.
Reflashing my firmware to get rid of the "Samsung Chinese IME" input method has not helped me get EKH Pro working. I am, however, still happy that I'm on the right firmware for my country.
I now have another line of enquiry about EKH Pro, and I think this time it is correct one for the problem I'm having. But I won't go into it here.
Firmware on ATT SM-T707A
Hey guys, just picked up an ATT Tab S 8.4. Loved my bronze 8.4" and thought having LTE would be cool. I was wondering if it's possible to flash an official stock firmware for the T705 to remove the ATT bloat and enable the dialer. I recall doing this on the original Galaxy Tabs with UK firmware but cannot find much info on the S. Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Hi there.
I've got a SH Htc One M8 from someone. All that i know about the phone is that it had Android 4.4.4 version when i got it. I managed to upgrade the software to 5.1. But I read that Htc One M8 can be upgraded to 6.0 version. I couldn't do it (software is up to date message), so i went to a service and asked then to do it. After i got it back, i saw that when i start the phone, a Sprint logo is showing which was something new. After some time i found here updates to 7.1 (crdroid, aosp or aokp....) and they worked fine. (didn't notice the signal problem). But i love very much Sense Home so i wanted to get back to 6.0 stock version. I didn't knew anything about CID, MID, hboot then... After some reading, i managed to install 6.0 version with CID from Sprint. The problem is that my phone is LTE capable (should work over 4G network) but as i can see, it works only with GSM/UMTS Only (I still don't know if i got these right)... Also, I was traveling from Romania to Holland and in Holland i was able to make phone calls but i wasn't able to use mobile data as i could in Romania. Everything works fine if I insert SIM in another phone from Holland so its not the SIM/Carrier. All settings are ok in the HTC (roaming, data in roaming...) so the phone is ok. I out of ideas. I don't know the original CID and MID. The charger that came with this phone was english. Any ideas?
So what you are saying, is that you can't get LTE (4G), but you aren't sure whether you had 4G on the custom ROMs (CRDroid, AOSP, etc.) or not?
redpoint73 said:
So what you are saying, is that you can't get LTE (4G), but you aren't sure whether you had 4G on the custom ROMs (CRDroid, AOSP, etc.) or not?
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Well, i wrote a lot of details.... The issue is that i couldnt use mobile internet in other european country. And i dont understand why i cant use LTA/CDMA network mode nowhere even if my phone is capable. Could it be the Sprint OS?
I remember having a similar issue and ended up reverting back to sense os myself
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byonykx said:
Hi there.
I've got a SH Htc One M8 from someone. All that i know about the phone is that it had Android 4.4.4 version when i got it. I managed to upgrade the software to 5.1. But I read that Htc One M8 can be upgraded to 6.0 version. I couldn't do it (software is up to date message), so i went to a service and asked then to do it. After i got it back, i saw that when i start the phone, a Sprint logo is showing which was something new. After some time i found here updates to 7.1 (crdroid, aosp or aokp....) and they worked fine. (didn't notice the signal problem). But i love very much Sense Home so i wanted to get back to 6.0 stock version. I didn't knew anything about CID, MID, hboot then... After some reading, i managed to install 6.0 version with CID from Sprint. The problem is that my phone is LTE capable (should work over 4G network) but as i can see, it works only with GSM/UMTS Only (I still don't know if i got these right)... Also, I was traveling from Romania to Holland and in Holland i was able to make phone calls but i wasn't able to use mobile data as i could in Romania. Everything works fine if I insert SIM in another phone from Holland so its not the SIM/Carrier. All settings are ok in the HTC (roaming, data in roaming...) so the phone is ok. I out of ideas. I don't know the original CID and MID. The charger that came with this phone was english. Any ideas?
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Try searching for Network Operators, and then create a new APN: T-Mobile US, fast.t-mobile.com, with APN type: default,supl,mms. I deleted and recreated the APN and my mobile data started working again. Creating new seems to work better for me than the default after reset.
Hello,
I am currently with Freedom Mobile, but my phone was purchased through Rogers, has the open Network Bands to use the Freedom network, and a new P6 Freedom Mobile SIM Card. My phone is also running as HTC_001.
Before modifying my phone and having to re-do everything I may have done in the past:
Can anyone on either Freedom Mobiles network with their stock RUU confirm they have the Wifi Calling option and it works?
To be able to use services of a carrier, like WiFi calling etc, you MUST be using a firmware that came from that carrier. If freedom issue a specific firmware for the m9 you must use it. If they don't and their phones come "network unlocked/debranded", ie using the 401 firmware, then you should be able to access the WiFi etc on any device. Another example is if you want to use tmobile features then you need a tmobile firmware.
So the question you need to find the answer to is "does freedom carrier have a branded firmware for the m9".
You are correct. Based on my research earlier, I came across that same conclusion.
I think the best/only way to test this however, is a) if someone has a latest version of their branded firmware and can check this or b) I get a TWRP restore and install this on my phone (I assume this is possible and not IMEI restricted) or c) I find another way to get to a stock firmware.
I changed my CID back to the Freedom Mobile one and downloaded the stock TWRP backup from the old Canadian Stock ROM thread, but it is either too large or possibly too old and incompatible with my phone.
I had to use ADB commands through computer to restore, and it looked like it would accept. However, the computer was stuck at "unlock phone screen to continue" and TWRP said "MTP enabled."
Those backups are most likely too old. You can try to find a suitable RUU on easy-firmware or you need to contact llabtoofer's RUU service since at the moment there is no freely available RUU for your phone. The links can be found in the FAQ of the ReadMe thread.
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Just a quick update. I ended up aborting this "project" of mine.
Despite using Mac OS, encountering corrupt zip files and other files issues where I would get an 22 RU_HEADER_ERROR, I ended up finding my biggest issue.
My MID was set to OPJA10000, instead of 0PJA10000. This issue caused multiple hours of frustrations. I have now flashed my phone back to stock 4.28.401.3. I will most likely have to reinstall TWRP and restore my previous backup.
On another note, is anyone else unable to find the HTC Mail app in Google Play store? Mine crashes every time I try to reply to emails or create a new one. Google Play Store on the computer shows my M9 is not compatible.
Get rid of Google Chrome. I don't know what's exactly the reason but current chrome versions break the HTC Mail app.
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Same for me. Not compatible.
Just an update to this.
They released a new version of HTC Mail v10.70.1031252.
Based on quick trials, this has resolved the recent issues regarding HTC Mail and Google Chrome being at the latest version, regarding crashing when creating a new email or replying, but I have not tested it extensively.
I know this should be a new thread with a proper title instead of piggybacking on an old one, so if a mod can create one (or prefers I do), that would be great.