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[Q] Issue flashing from 4.2.2 to 4.3

Hello All,
I have been using Illusion 4.2.2 and want to go to 4.3.
I have been facing the following issues -
1) After upgrading to the latest cwm (6.0.3.8), I tried flashing PA 4.3. With a clean wipe and format system, it gave me a status 7 error (installation aborted).
One of XDA members redirected me to this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310. I followed this and following is the screenshot of what I have after upgrading the bootloader : (Below jpg which says "Just after upgrading bootloader)
2) I could now flash the rom but when I rebooted after flashing , I don't have root access and neither do I see any att network / data . Following are the screenshots -
(Just after flashing 4.3 Page 1/2 and No root access after flashing 4.3).
ND

_ND_ said:
Hello All,
I have been using Illusion 4.2.2 and want to go to 4.3.
I have been facing the following issues -
1) After upgrading to the latest cwm (6.0.3.8), I tried flashing PA 4.3. With a clean wipe and format system, it gave me a status 7 error (installation aborted).
One of XDA members redirected me to this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310. I followed this and following is the screenshot of what I have after upgrading the bootloader : (Below jpg which says "Just after upgrading bootloader)
2) I could now flash the rom but when I rebooted after flashing , I don't have root access and neither do I see any att network / data . Following are the screenshots -
(Just after flashing 4.3 Page 1/2 and No root access after flashing 4.3).
ND
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Some roms you have to turn on root access; should be in the install post. Are you running the right rom for your device?

thepoetlives89 said:
Some roms you have to turn on root access; should be in the install post. Are you running the right rom for your device?
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I eliminated that possibility because the same thing happened with two different roms (PA 4.3 and Illusion 4.3). I am on ATT and this phone is a ATT phone , and I am flashing all roms within this thread

_ND_ said:
I eliminated that possibility because the same thing happened with two different roms (PA 4.3 and Illusion 4.3). I am on ATT and this phone is a ATT phone , and I am flashing all roms within this thread
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I know with illusion you have to ::Settings -> Developer options -> Root access to apps and/or adb. to get root access. Where are you getting basebands from? The latest is I747UCDMG2 but I747UCDLK3 should work too. Get them from HERE

thepoetlives89 said:
I know with illusion you have to ::Settings -> Developer options -> Root access to apps and/or adb. to get root access. Where are you getting basebands from? The latest is I747UCDMG2 but I747UCDLK3 should work too. Get them from HERE
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I flashed the Illusion 4.3 again and then flashed baseband using the this link (through ODIN).. I still see an unknown baseband in the about and no mobile network (image attached)
The root access got sorted out , thought. thank you !

_ND_ said:
I flashed the Illusion 4.3 again and then flashed baseband using the this link (through ODIN).. I still see an unknown baseband in the about and no mobile network (image attached)
The root access got sorted out , thought. thank you !
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some more research told me that I have lost my imei number. I remember taking a backup of my efs folder the first time I rooted my phone a year back. Can anyone help me restore my network using that backed up folder ?

_ND_ said:
I flashed the Illusion 4.3 again and then flashed baseband using the this link (through ODIN).. I still see an unknown baseband in the about and no mobile network (image attached)
The root access got sorted out , thought. thank you !
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Baseband is Here. I would suggest MG2 baseband as it is more compatible with 4.3 than older than LK3. Get it from the link i just gave you and follow instructions on the page. Only use odin for reverting back to STOCK.

thepoetlives89 said:
Baseband is Here. I would suggest MG2 baseband as it is more compatible with 4.3 than older than LK3. Get it from the link i just gave you. ^^ and flash through recovery. Only use odin for reverting back to STOCK.
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I tried the MG2 but the baseband still shows up as Unknown in About

_ND_ said:
I tried the MG2 but the baseband still shows up as Unknown in About
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Huh thats weird. The only thing i can think of is something is wrong with the rom or you are flashing a non d2att rom.

thepoetlives89 said:
Huh thats weird. The only thing i can think of is something is wrong with the rom or you are flashing a non d2att rom.
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I suspected that but since a lot of people are already using that rom and I made sure I am downloading d2att , those things are eliminated.
I am thinking the 4.3 flashing erased my previous efs folder and that is why it cannot find my imei number anymore - resulting in no network.

_ND_ said:
I suspected that but since a lot of people are already using that rom and I made sure I am downloading d2att , those things are eliminated.
I am thinking the 4.3 flashing erased my previous efs folder and that is why it cannot find my imei number anymore - resulting in no network.
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When you get imei back i would suggest a nvbackup to make sure you keep a good backup of your imei.

thepoetlives89 said:
When you get imei back i would suggest a nvbackup to make sure you keep a good backup of your imei.
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I had a nvbackup but since I flashed a different of baseband , I was not able to recover.
Anyways, I flashed stock through odin and looks like I have my network back.
Any recommendation of which 4.3 rom will not cause this again ? Anyone ?

try updating roms from ics up to 4.3and update modem and bootloader.

[Q] Galaxy S3 softbricked

So after flashing a ROM that was from before 4.4.2, I had been unable to restore it to anything I had before. I thought I had made a backup but I guess I accidentally erased my SD card in CWM. So now I'm stuck with recovery and download mode. Using ODIN I've tried flashing a 4.3 stock ROM but it didn't work and I've been unable to find a current ROM that I can use in ODIN or find a way to push a zipped rom through to my internal SD card while in download/recovery. Can anyone help me here? I don't even need it to be on stock I just need a way to get my phone up and running again. I've been working on this all night and still havent been able to find what I need.

The simplest method may be to get an external SD card, copy a custom ROM to the card, boot into download mode, flash a custom recovery via Odin (I highly recommend Philz Touch), reboot into recovery, and flash a custom ROM from your external SD card.

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audit13 said:
The simplest method may be to get an external SD card, copy a custom ROM to the card, boot into download mode, flash a custom recovery via Odin (I highly recommend Philz Touch), reboot into recovery, and flash a custom ROM from your external SD card.
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I got a ROM to work, but now I have no network access. Wi-Fi works okay though. When I hit Mobile Networks in Settings it says "Insert SIM card to access network services." I read a little about this and I think I have to flash the radio, but I'm not able to find one. Maybe someone could provide a link? And I just flash that in ODIN also, right?

The modem needs to match the bootloader. What bootloader is on your phone? Does your phone display the correct imei?

audit13 said:
The modem needs to match the bootloader. What bootloader is on your phone? Does your phone display the correct imei?
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How do I know what bootloader its on? My IMEI says unknown, I'm on build number JSS15J.I747UCUEMJNB; Baseband version unknown also, I'm still looking for a modem to flash but i dont really know which one i need

dishoffice said:
How do I know what bootloader its on? My IMEI says unknown, I'm on build number JSS15J.I747UCUEMJNB; Baseband version unknown also, I'm still looking for a modem to flash but i dont really know which one i need
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I flashed a modem matching the MJB firmware. Still nothing. Ive been reading about maybe it needs a different kernel, or something to do with the EFB so Ive thought about using EFB Professional to wipe the stats.... I havent even tried doing a fresh install through KIES but im wary to mess it up again

Install terminal emulator from the play store and enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
This will tell you your base firmware/bootloader version. Your modem will need to match this.

DocHoliday77 said:
Install terminal emulator from the play store and enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
This will tell you your base firmware/bootloader version. Your modem will need to match this.
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ok my bootloader is NE4 so do i need a 4.4 ROM or i can install the NE4 modem on a 4.3 ROM?

dishoffice said:
How do I know what bootloader its on? My IMEI says unknown, I'm on build number JSS15J.I747UCUEMJNB; Baseband version unknown also, I'm still looking for a modem to flash but i dont really know which one i need
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After flashing the modem, does the imei appear?

You need the NE4 modem no matter what you run. Nothing else will work.
If you use a 4.3 rom you will need the MJ2 or kt747 kernel though.

Help! IMEI & Baseband unknown post update to Cyanogenmod 4.4.4 due to user mistake

Help! IMEI & Baseband unknown post update to Cyanogenmod 4.4.4 due to user mistake
I was on cyanogenmod 10.1 with Andoird 4.3.1 and was looking to upgrade the ROM. I made a nandroid backup thorugh CWM and ADB as well: adb backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\samsung\backup.ab Then I downloaded the below:
boot_CWM_I747UCUEMJB.zip cm-11-20141027-NIGHTLY-d2lte.zip & pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20141025-signed.zip.
Logged into CWM did a factory reset/wipe, but also did format a couple of partitions (grave mistake as I guess that deleted the EFS). After this updated the above three files. The phone came up fine, but now cannot make calls due to the unknown IMEI & baseband. I tried unrooting through ODIN & sammobile stock rom but it fails due to the latest bootloader.
Currently I am trying to restore the ADB backup using adb restore C:\samsung\backup.ab
I am not sure this would work. Any help in fixing this issue is appreciated.
Thanks
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Did you try flashing the latest modern and bootloader or loading an older cm11 ROM?

The modem/bootloader is latest I think. I did try going back to an older ROM which is on 4.3.1. Everything works except the voicecalling. No mobile network available. And IMEI & baseband shows as unknown.

What boot loader is on your phone? I believe you need the KK modem and bootloader for the latest CM11.

I really appreciate your help and prompt response. The bootloader I have is
I747UCUEMJB
I think right now I just want to go to stock if possible. Do you think it is possible? If yes, I would really appreciate if you could guide me in the right direction.

This may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Now that you have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone, do not ever try to downgrade the bootloader as this will brick your phone.

audit13 said:
This may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Now that you have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone, do not ever try to downgrade the bootloader as this will brick your phone.
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That was a great help. The steps mentioned in that link worked like a charm. I was already thinking that I have got an expensive MP3 player. Thanks a lot... Really appreciate your help.

Losing IMEI everytime!

Hello guys!
I have a problem with my wife's Note II (should be 7100).
Starting from a stock 4.4.2 I tried installing MIUI 8 through PhilzTouch. Everything went fine, I also installed Open Gapps but I had lost the IMEI. The phone didn't recognize the sim at all (INSERT SIM).
So I tried to restore the working EFS partition (of the 4.4.2) but still the IMEI was corrupted.
I had to restore the whole ROM backup to get the phone working again.
Then i tried with RR 7.1 but I had the same problem.
Basically it seems that everything i flash make me lose the IMEI :|
Any suggestions? Thanks!

The phone was running the latest bootloader and modem before flashing a custom ROM? I also recommend using TWRP to flash, not CWM or Philz.

audit13 said:
The phone was running the latest bootloader and modem before flashing a custom ROM? I also recommend using TWRP to flash, not CWM or Philz.
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Thanks for the reply!
I'm not sure that the Samsung firmware the phone was running was the latest. Didn't think it could make any difference :/
Can you pinpoint me to the correct files?
Oh and will try with TWRP as you told

The latest n7100 firmware is here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N7100/
To find out about the phone's bootloader and modem, you can install the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store.

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The latest n7100 firmware is here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N7100/
To find out about the phone's bootloader and modem, you can install the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store.
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Thanks, downloading now.
It's terribly slow, is there any other mirror?

Try this: http://samsung-updates.com/

audit13 said:
Try this: http://samsung-updates.com/
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Even worse

Update:
Installed the latest n7100 firmware then flashed MIUI 8 through TWRP... Still unknown baseband and no IMEI
Tried to restore EFS and MODEM but no luck.
Same for RR 7.1.1
I'm trying Eclipse now sigh
UPDATE 2:
Eclipse working good at least!

Maybe it's just a bug in MIUI? I'm not sure as I don't have a note 2 to test.

audit13 said:
Maybe it's just a bug in MIUI? I'm not sure as I don't have a note 2 to test.
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I don't think so, cause I'm having the same problem on RR 7.1 :/

Maybe you need to flash a different kernel? Anyone else in the RR thread mention this issue?

Need help getting sim card to be recognized after flashing cm13, Thanks!

I have spent the past 2 days trying to get a new cfw installed on my phone that didnt have many bugs. I settled with the cyanogenmod13 and read that it was good for a daily driver. At first i installed the wrong gapps and would make the keyboard crash, but now that i figured that out i need help with getting the rom to recognize the sim card. I tryed reflashing with twrp 2.8.6.0 because i read that it would flash the modem correctly, but still no luck. i'm fairly new to flashing and have only done it 3 times in the past. So now i made an account here to ask for help.
Thanks in advance to all the help i get here.

Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem? You can compare the versions in the phone to sammobile.com.

audit13 said:
Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem? You can compare the versions in the phone to sammobile.com.
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Thanks for your rely, Im not 100% sure what you mean by modem as im fairly new to this whole business. I will go to the website to see what i can find. Where can i see that information about the modem i am currently running?

I recommend matching the bootloader and modem version to each other.
You can download the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store to learn about the phone.

audit13 said:
I recommend matching the bootloader and modem version to each other.
You can download the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store to learn about the phone.
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Ok I did some research and learned that the modem is the baseband number that shows in the about phone section. This is currently unknown or my guess non existant and that is why the phone says that the sim card is not inserted.
I also learned that i can use ODIN to flash the modem/baseband directly without the need to reflash the whole rom.
I dont know where to find the file online for the modem that matches the rom. I have spent a while looking around and have seen older posts of people saying that they have experienced the same issues after flashing cm13 on n9005 Note 3.
Here is what i am running on my phone:
- Cyanogenmod Version: 13-20151031-UNOFFICIAL-hlte (maybe there is a newer version to this somewhere that has this issue fixed)
- Baseband: Unknown
- Kernal Version: [email protected] #5
- Build Number: 1
-hlte-userdebug 6.0 MRA58K 2127f69904 test-keys
What do you think? And thanks for you help so far. :good:

The simplesting may be this: update TWRP to the latest version. You can flash the img file from TWRP.
Once TWRP has been updated, create a nandroid backup of the existing ROM.
Download the latest ROM from sammobile.com and flash the whole ROM. This is the simplest and safest option IMHO.
After flashing the stock ROM and making sure the sim is recognized and IMEI is correct, use Odin to flash the latest tar version of TWRP , boot into TWRP, restore backup, test your sim.

audit13 said:
The simplesting may be this: update TWRP to the latest version. You can flash the img file from TWRP.
Once TWRP has been updated, create a nandroid backup of the existing ROM.
Download the latest ROM from sammobile.com and flash the whole ROM. This is the simplest and safest option IMHO.
After flashing the stock ROM and making sure the sim is recognized and IMEI is correct, use Odin to flash the latest tar version of TWRP , boot into TWRP, restore backup, test your sim.
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Ok I will give it a go and let you know what Happens, it will take a while because Here in Ecuador i Have very slow internet. I have to leave the files downloading over night.
Thanks for you help

Wouldnt I be able to flash the modem with odin as long as it matches the phone model? or will that cause problems?

Good luck. I hope it works for your phone.

audit13 said:
The simplesting may be this: update TWRP to the latest version. You can flash the img file from TWRP.
Once TWRP has been updated, create a nandroid backup of the existing ROM.
Download the latest ROM from sammobile.com and flash the whole ROM. This is the simplest and safest option IMHO.
After flashing the stock ROM and making sure the sim is recognized and IMEI is correct, use Odin to flash the latest tar version of TWRP , boot into TWRP, restore backup, test your sim.
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Tempestelf2 said:
Ok I will give it a go and let you know what Happens, it will take a while because Here in Ecuador i Have very slow internet. I have to leave the files downloading over night.
Thanks for you help
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Updating to the latest version of TWRP is a bad idea. If you update to version 3.0+ you can't install ROM's that use the AROMA installer. The newer versions of TWRP do not support it. The best version I've found is 2.7.8.0 to be able to handle any flashing.

The biggest problem is the sim card in my opinion.

audit13 said:
The biggest problem is the sim card in my opinion.
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The sim card works fine in Ecuador, I have used it before flashing to cm13. I found the website of the ones who made the build and noticed that the version that I have downloaded is 1.33 from Oct 31, 2015 and that their latest updates on the channel log is version 12. I will download and flash latest build and she if the issue is fixed.

I was referring to the card bot being recognized in CM, not on a stock ROM. Thanks.