[Q] e:cant mount /cache Invalid argument - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

I posted the same question but no better help. I cant boot to my rom after dlashing a firmware via odin. After doing a wipe/reset, still same and when i boot its stuck on the samsung Note ii logo.
I was using DN4 v2 , so i have a backup of that. i can root and flash philz to restore my Dn4 alright but i just cant go back to stock rom due to to this error. Please help with any possible solution.

zyfloss said:
I posted the same question but no better help. I cant boot to my rom after dlashing a firmware via odin. After doing a wipe/reset, still same and when i boot its stuck on the samsung Note ii logo.
I was using DN4 v2 , so i have a backup of that. i can root and flash philz to restore my Dn4 alright but i just cant go back to stock rom due to to this error. Please help with any possible solution.
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What, exactly, did you flash via Odin? What is the model number for your phone (as can be found on a sticker under the battery).
Odin is extremely powerful and unforgiving.

4.3 MK7 firmware for T889 ....that's my model. That's what I'd been using since until I used Dn4 and now I can't go back.

zyfloss said:
4.3 MK7 firmware for T889 ....that's my model. That's what I'd been using since until I used Dn4 and now I can't go back.
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Did you ever flash a wifi patch through ODIN?

Double0EK said:
Did you ever flash a wifi patch through ODIN?
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Yes i did @Double0EK

zyfloss said:
Yes i did @Double0EK
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What I would try is to ODIN just the boot.img for the kernel that you flashed before you flashed the wifi patch..then go from there..

Double0EK said:
What I would try is to ODIN just the boot.img for the kernel that you flashed before you flashed the wifi patch..then go from there..
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How do i get that...pls. help..i was on 4.3 mk7 stock before flashing Dn3 where i flashed the wifi patch to fix the wifi issues. Dn3 had the agni kernel , but the stock mk7 4.3 's kernel is what i cant tell. so which boot.img of these kernels.
and if any, how do i get the boot.img from them?

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My Galaxy S3 doesn't start after firmware update with Odin

Hello Guys ..I have a Galaxy S3 SGH-I747 i was running on Cyanogenmod CM11 i decided to get back to stock firmware so i can get official android 4.3 update OTA ...but when i flashed the stock firmware the phone doesn't start up it stops at samsung logo ...please help me what should i do to fix this
ibulp said:
Hello Guys ..I have a Galaxy S3 SGH-I747 i was running on Cyanogenmod CM11 i decided to get back to stock firmware so i can get official android 4.3 update OTA ...but when i flashed the stock firmware the phone doesn't start up it stops at samsung logo ...please help me what should i do to fix this
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Did you flash the correct bootloader modem for 4.3?
Warrior1988 said:
Did you flash the correct bootloader modem for 4.3?
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I flashed the official ATT android 4.1 it's MD5 file doesn't come with bootloader ,,, i will get the 4.3 over the air after 4.1.1 but i did wiped the cashe and format the system and everything else
ibulp said:
I flashed the official ATT android 4.1 it's MD5 file doesn't come with bootloader ,,, i will get the 4.3 over the air after 4.1.1 but i did wiped the cashe and format the system and everything else
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use 4.1.2 then go to 4.3
Warrior1988 said:
use 4.1.2 then go to 4.3
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I'm stock the phone doesn't start and it doesn't have the recovery mod the only thing it has now is download mod so i need something like an MD5 file ....please can u help me or bring me anything that can be flashed with odin
ibulp said:
I'm stock the phone doesn't start and it doesn't have the recovery mod the only thing it has now is download mod so i need something like an MD5 file ....please can u help me or bring me anything that can be flashed with odin
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Go here and pick correct carrier.
Warrior1988 said:
Go here and pick correct carrier.
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now i can get into recovery mode but whatever i try to install it gives me error installation aborted and in RED it says signature verification failed
Just for the record i tried to enter the recovery mod and i wiped the cache and user data plus factory setting then tried to install it again this time it worked
Thanks to Warrior1988

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....
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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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.

Help with reverting back to stock

so i have a rooted at&T galaxy s3 on the latest stock firmware which i guess is 4.3. i tried flashing resurrection rom which was kit kat and it failed. so i restored my back up and the phone would get stuck on the splash screen. so i formated the whole phone and forgot to save my backup to my sdcard. twrp now says that i have no OS installed and also says i am not rooted anymore. im scared and need a little assistance. i just want to get it going.
Just flash the latest TWRP, copy a custom ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, and flash it.
audit13 said:
Just flash the latest TWRP, copy a custom ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, and flash it.
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i bought a micro sc card reader and transfered a superuser zip and an old 4.3 beanstalk rom. it flashed fine last night. i used my phone all day and downloaded the latest 4.3 beanstalk rom and just tried to flash it and it FAILED. This is the second time i had a flash fail. I tried flashing that old beanstalk rom again and it failed too! what the heck???? my battery is a little low.....does twrp have some kind of safety built in where it wont flash if bettery is low?
ok...so i flashed cwm because im more familiar it than twrp. then i flashed an old slimbean 4.3 rom i had. everything worked fine and the phone booted up perfectly. i dont want slim bean so i rebooted into cwm and tried to flash the newest 4.3 beanstalk rom and it failed.....why?
scorey03 said:
ok...so i flashed cwm because im more familiar it than twrp. then i flashed an old slimbean 4.3 rom i had. everything worked fine and the phone booted up perfectly. i dont want slim bean so i rebooted into cwm and tried to flash the newest 4.3 beanstalk rom and it failed.....why?
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Did you install the latest CWM? Is the 4.3 Beanstalk based on Kit Kat?
audit13 said:
Did you install the latest CWM? Is the 4.3 Beanstalk based on Kit Kat?
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no its not based on kitkat. i flashed an older version of cwm via odin. i figured i could just update it with rom manager. i tried to update cwm to the latest verion and it fails everytime. so...i downloaded root checker from the play store and it says im not rooted. i need to fix this lol
im running a custom rom but yet root checker says its not rooted...hmm
Flash the latest Philz and. Validus as I know that is a rooted ROM. Personally, I don't use ROM manager.
scorey03 said:
im running a custom rom but yet root checker says its not rooted...hmm
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What custom Rom is this?
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I'm on slimbean 4.3 and I've lost root. I want root back so I can get rid of this ROM. Ive flashed supersu multiple times with cwm..but I still do not have root access.
So I guess my question now is.....how do I get back to stock rooted? Im on slimbean 4.3 without root access.
scorey03 said:
I'm on slimbean 4.3 and I've lost root. I want root back so I can get rid of this ROM. Ive flashed supersu multiple times with cwm..but I still do not have root access.
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Rooting is not needed to flash another ROM. Just boot into recovery, wipe, and flash another ROM.
audit13 said:
Rooting is not needed to flash another ROM. Just boot into recovery, wipe, and flash another ROM.
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I tried and it failed......
scorey03 said:
I tried and it failed......
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What rom and which recovery did you try?
I suggest you Odin to stock and try all this again
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crazymonkey05 said:
I suggest you Odin to stock and try all this again
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I agree 100%. Can you tell me where I can get stock 4.3 firmware?
Here is a repository with a lot of stock firmwares http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
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scorey03 said:
I agree 100%. Can you tell me where I can get stock 4.3 firmware?
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There is no stock ATT 4.3 ROM because ATT only released 4.3 as an OTA update. Do not flash any 4.3 firmware (even from sammmobile.com) unless it has been compiled for installation via Odin. Check the development threads for firmware that can be flashed via Odin.
crazymonkey05 said:
Here is a repository with a lot of stock firmwares http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Sent from my ATT Samsung Galaxy SIII using TapaTalk
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ok. im going to flash I747UCUEMJ2.7z which came from that link/thread you posted via odin.
If you got the phone on 4.3 you need to flash mjb or else you will brick the device
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[Q] Boot loop.

Hi guys, i have a very strange problem with my Note 2 when trying to upgrade from Hurricane 4.3 to Phantom 4.4.2. or Dr Ketan Custom ROMV8 4.4.2.
No matter if i use TWRP latest or Phils latest recovery it just stop at Samsung logo.
I have tried with both Mj5 and Nd3 bootloader, both compatible with 4.4.2 and i do all the wiping needed before i flash.
Md5 is checked on all files.
I have tried this atleast 10 times but always ending up with nandroid back to Hurricane.
nobad said:
Hi guys, i have a very strange problem with my Note 2 when trying to upgrade from Hurricane 4.3 to Phantom 4.4.2. or Dr Ketan Custom ROMV8 4.4.2.
No matter if i use TWRP latest or Phils latest recovery it just stop at Samsung logo.
I have tried with both Mj5 and Nd3 bootloader, both compatible with 4.4.2 and i do all the wiping needed before i flash.
Md5 is checked on all files.
I have tried this atleast 10 times but always ending up with nandroid back to Hurricane.
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In that case flash 4.4.2 stock rom , root it and then flash custom rom.
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Just to be precise: Flash stock rom 4.4.2 as suggested and afterwards a custom recovery, both using Odin, no need to root. Then you can flash any rom you like :good:
Androidwizzard said:
Just to be precise: Flash stock rom 4.4.2 as suggested and afterwards a custom recovery, both using Odin, no need to root. Then you can flash any rom you like :good:
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Thank you for your answer, can i flash any 4.4.2 ROM since no NEE (nordic countrys) out yet, France or Gremany per exemple?
nobad said:
Thank you for your answer, can i flash any 4.4.2 ROM since no NEE (nordic countrys) out yet, France or Gremany per exemple?
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Yes you can.Only the modem version might be different so you might have to change that if you you experience slow data speeds and weak signal.But France has ND3 modem which i am using in India and no issues with network or data speeds so you should be okay too.
singhpratik87 said:
Yes you can.Only the modem version might be different so you might have to change that if you you experience slow data speeds and weak signal.But France has ND3 modem which i am using in India and no issues with network or data speeds so you should be okay too.
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It did work, dont know why but now i could install any 4.4.2 ROMs :laugh:
U guys did a great job helping me out here, i really appreciate it, many thanks :good:

[Q] Lollipop ---> IMEI null

Ok, A long story:
Whenever I try to flash a lollipop ROM I get an unknown IMEI..
I solve this by flashing a stock 4.4.2 (I get the right IMEI but not registered in network) I solve this by flashing a patched modem and everything is fine..
But when I try to flash a lollipop ROM I still get an unknown IMEI again..
Also, I have efs backup, When I restore efs, Nothing happen.. IMEI is still unknown..
So, I want to try lollipop ROMs (like, ValidusLP ROM for example).. How to solve this problem?? Is there like a patched modem for lillipop??
Thanks in advance for anyone who will try to help.
Try some other lollipop ROM and see if issue solves
dineshjumani said:
Try some other lollipop ROM and see if issue solves
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Actually, I tried many ROMs, Problem is the same in them all.
FawzyUsama said:
Actually, I tried many ROMs, Problem is the same in them all.
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try installing latest full stock rom using odin and than try installing lolipop rom it might work as i solved problem in this war you can get latest stock firmware from sammobile or samsung-updates.com
dineshjumani said:
try installing latest full stock rom using odin and than try installing lolipop rom it might work as i solved problem in this war you can get latest stock firmware from sammobile or samsung-updates.com
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Yeah, As I mentioned above, When I flash a stock 4.4.2, I can fix the problem, But then when I try to flash Lollipop ROM, Problem is back.
you flashed stock rom using odin or from recovery
dineshjumani said:
you flashed stock rom using odin or from recovery
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ODIN.. I connected my device with my laptop and used ODIN.
FawzyUsama said:
Actually, I tried many ROMs, Problem is the same in them all.
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FawzyUsama said:
ODIN.. I connected my device with my laptop and used ODIN.
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what method you used to flash custom lolipop rom please tell and which recovery and which rom please tell
dineshjumani said:
what method you used to flash custom lolipop rom please tell and which recovery and which rom please tell
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Tried both TWRP and Philiz touch recoveries, Both latest versions...
I flash the recovery using ODIN, Then flash the ROM using the recovery.
Exactly the same issue.
1) Was on stock Kit Kat 4.4.2 2 days back. Connected to Kies and got the update for Lollipop.Update the phone in few hours but no IMEI,nothing.
2)Downloaded the latest Stock Lollipop from SamMobile and flashed this using Odin and same issue.
3) Flashed the Kit Kat 4.4.2 and everything is fine with modem restored and IMEI visible.
4) Downloaded using OTA on stock 4..4.2 still same issue and IMEI blanks out.
I am sure there is some problem with this Update and waiting for a stable version.
From India
SM-N900
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On another note : Lollipop looks gorgeous though and has a good interface. Want to stick to stock as heavily use Spen features.
Please let me know if there is a modem that could be flashed with Odin to Stock lollipop ROM ? Else will have to go back to Kit Kat.
Thanks
kooldudegaurav said:
On another note : Lollipop looks gorgeous though and has a good interface. Want to stick to stock as heavily use Spen features.
Please let me know if there is a modem that could be flashed with Odin to Stock lollipop ROM ? Else will have to go back to Kit Kat.
Thanks
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I already went back to 4.4.2
Ok fixed this issue.
Just download the previous ROM for Kitkat for your region model. Extract the Tar file and then what ever is the extracted file again open it using WinRar. Get the modem.bin out of it.
Once you have loaded lollipop: Open Odin again and flash the modem.bin from previous rom using Odin. Got to work for india .
Yey I am on lollipop.
kooldudegaurav said:
Ok fixed this issue.
Just download the previous ROM for Kitkat for your region model. Extract the Tar file and then what ever is the extracted file again open it using WinRar. Get the modem.bin out of it.
Once you have loaded lollipop: Open Odin again and flash the modem.bin from previous rom using Odin. Got to work for india .
Yey I am on lollipop.
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Hi, I'm facing the same issue.. Did you extract modem.bin from last official kitkat rom for you country?
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Thank you! I extracted the modem.bin file from latest official ROM for my country and flashed it via ODIN
Now all works perfectly!!! Thank you very much!!!

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