Hi guys, please help, yes I've tried searching everywhere, I cannot find the specific answer to my problem and its driving me mental. The phone is Optus Australia branded S3 LTE i9305.
I have flashed Hong Kong, UK some blank maybe international firmware (EVR) and it all works fine every time except the GOD DAM OPTUS CRAP is still there, no matter which firmware I flash with using odin...
What the hell am I doing wrong????
Thanks in advance
Problem solved figured it out... No matter what ROM I flashed the Optus bloatware would always remain. I then reset factory settings and they are now gone. Still confused but problem solved at least!
8evre1 said:
Hi guys, please help, yes I've tried searching everywhere, I cannot find the specific answer to my problem and its driving me mental. The phone is Optus Australia branded S3 LTE i9305.
I have flashed Hong Kong, UK some blank maybe international firmware (EVR) and it all works fine every time except the GOD DAM OPTUS CRAP is still there, no matter which firmware I flash with using odin...
What the hell am I doing wrong????
Thanks in advance
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Hi, see you found the answer. Odin leaves programs and settings intact so as you found all you had to do was factory reset or uninstall optus programs! I had the same with I9300 I got from Mobicity. By the way EVR rom is UK Everything Everywhere (EE) rom although it has no branding it only has settings for T mobile, Orange and EE UK networks. It is effectively branded it just does not have splash screens or bloatware.
I have a T mobile UK I9305 which came with same rom, although it works fine on other networks (after I got it unlocked) you have to get network settings for other carriers sent to handset!
I'm waiting for BTU rom if genuine unbranded modeld become available otherwise I'll always be waiting for EE approved updates!
I had this Problem and found that those Carrier apps were stored in the Preload partition, Even when i did factory/reset those apps would reappear. What I did was when i was in CWM i went to mounts and Mounted Preload and then Formatted Preload. Boom problem solved hope this helps anyone
btemtd said:
I had this Problem and found that those Carrier apps were stored in the Preload partition, Even when i did factory/reset those apps would reappear. What I did was when i was in CWM i went to mounts and Mounted Preload and then Formatted Preload. Boom problem solved hope this helps anyone
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Is anything of importance stored on there?
Recovery.fstab is on there and a few carrier branded stuff like apps and setting and what not. it's safe to format.
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Hi guys,
I bought a I9305 from Kogan which is a Hong King version. I use a Telstra network and the phone looses connection to the network intermittently and signal reception does not seem to be up to scratch. I'm comparing this to my iPhone 4 which never did this.. This is my first android smartphone so I have no idea on how to do anything to be honest. I love the phone but the network connection instability is really annoying.
I have a two part question:
1. Is anyone else in the same situation and if you fixed it what did you do.
2. Could I flash the phone with the I9305T ROM or would you suggest only flashing the modem software??
Please help...
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010116 and try one of the 2 telstra modems for I9305T
nateboi81 said:
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010116 and try one of the 2 telstra modems for I9305T
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Actually i assumed you rooted your phone which maybe you haven't. You could just flash the stock telstra rom
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nateboi81 said:
Actually i assumed you rooted your phone which maybe you haven't. You could just flash the stock telstra rom
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Nahh the phone has not been changed in any way.. I was thinking of doing that but I can not find any information if that was done before and it would work. Lots of people flash their I9305T with international rom but not the other way around.. I don't want to brake the phone?..
MrM77 said:
Nahh the phone has not been changed in any way.. I was thinking of doing that but I can not find any information if that was done before and it would work. Lots of people flash their I9305T with international rom but not the other way around.. I don't want to brake the phone?..
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You can flash any I9305 ROM on to your phone. The T bit is just some added carrier bloatware. You will most likely et much better connectivity using a Telstra specific modem. So really your choices are to root and flash just the modem or to flash the official Telstra ROM. I don't like the official versions because they add so many useless apps that you don't need
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For all others that come across the same situation.
Yes you can flash the Telstra software on the I9305. I did it to mine and so far everything forks fine. Signal strength is great as expected and I have not experiences the network drop-outs since the flash.
The phone now lists it as a GT-I9305T.
Are you paying for a 4g plan or just regular 3g like me?
I get drop of net but i fixed it easily by going to Settings -》More options -》Network settings -》Networke mode.
And changed it to Wcdma only or auto. Shoose what ever mode that dont have lte in it.
Im a little bit unsure about the menu names cous I translated it from swedish.
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Did you end up flashing a GT-I9305T modem? Did it work? If you just flashed a stock rom and you don't know, you can find out by typing *#1234# in the dialer, if it says I9305T under CP then you have flashed an I9305T modem.
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MrM77 said:
For all others that come across the same situation.
Yes you can flash the Telstra software on the I9305. I did it to mine and so far everything forks fine. Signal strength is great as expected and I have not experiences the network drop-outs since the flash.
The phone now lists it as a GT-I9305T.
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Hey bud, which Firmware/Modem did you use? I checked http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ for the official download and telstra wasn't listed there, as I'm having the exact same problems as you with a HK handset on telstra. I'm so close to just flicking this handset because of it.
Rekoil said:
Did you end up flashing a GT-I9305T modem? Did it work? If you just flashed a stock rom and you don't know, you can find out by typing *#1234# in the dialer, if it says I9305T under CP then you have flashed an I9305T modem.
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When I flashed the ROM it has flashed the modem software too.
bretto_aus said:
Hey bud, which Firmware/Modem did you use? I checked sammobile for the official download and telstra wasn't listed there, as I'm having the exact same problems as you with a HK handset on telstra. I'm so close to just flicking this handset because of it.
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You have to select I9305T as your phone model and than the telstra version will be available. However I might have to add that after I posted yesterday that same afternoon the phone dropped of the network completely as it used to do before and the restart was required to get it up and running good again. I will give it a few more days to see if it does it again.
I was holding the phone in the way that 3 sides were completely covered by hands so I'm unsure if this is what caused the loss of connection. I think a thread about this would be good to see how many people with the same phone are having this issue.
MrM77 said:
When I flashed the ROM it has flashed the modem software too.
You have to select I9305T as your phone model and than the telstra version will be available. However I might have to add that after I posted yesterday that same afternoon the phone dropped of the network completely as it used to do before and the restart was required to get it up and running good again. I will give it a few more days to see if it does it again.
I was holding the phone in the way that 3 sides were completely covered by hands so I'm unsure if this is what caused the loss of connection. I think a thread about this would be good to see how many people with the same phone are having this issue.
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Ok, so I flashed the telstra I9305T firmware, probably worse than before.
So when I bought my phone in HK it came sealed in a French (Orange Network) Box with a euro wall plug. I thought it was a bit strange but didn't bother me, tho the handset had HK firmware and CSC. So I thought why not and downloaded the france Orange 4.1.2 firmware from samfirmware and flashed it with Odin. And funnily enough so far its been brilliant on telstra and its jellybean 4.1.2 so its got multi-window etc, I get way better 4G coverage and speeds and no drop outs. So far so good! im stoked. It has minimal bloatware - like 2-3 apps, And it even fixed another bug I had previously had on the HK firmware where I used swiftkey keyboard then after every reboot it would default back to Samsung Chinese IME keyboard.
bretto_aus said:
Ok, so I flashed the telstra I9305T firmware, probably worse than before.
So when I bought my phone in HK it came sealed in a French (Orange Network) Box with a euro wall plug. I thought it was a bit strange but didn't bother me, tho the handset had HK firmware and CSC. So I thought why not and downloaded the france Orange 4.1.2 firmware from samfirmware and flashed it with Odin. And funnily enough so far its been brilliant on telstra and its jellybean 4.1.2 so its got multi-window etc, I get way better 4G coverage and speeds and no drop outs. So far so good! im stoked. It has minimal bloatware - like 2-3 apps, And it even fixed another bug I had previously had on the HK firmware where I used swiftkey keyboard then after every reboot it would default back to Samsung Chinese IME keyboard.
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Based on this, so I guess I will have no problems putting the i9305T ROM from Brazil on my i9305 phone, right?
Telstra Rom
MrM77 said:
For all others that come across the same situation.
Yes you can flash the Telstra software on the I9305. I did it to mine and so far everything forks fine. Signal strength is great as expected and I have not experiences the network drop-outs since the flash.
The phone now lists it as a GT-I9305T.
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Hi there.
Sorry to bother you but I was just wondering where you downloaded your
Telstra rom? Cause I have tried a couple that's already out there
But no success and yours sounds like the perfect rom for telstra 4g phone.
Could you please help me out I would really appreciate it .
Thank you .
Ok I have a question which will probably blow your mind out of the water.... I have the I9305T model and have been playing around and flashed I9305 firmware on the device in order to flash JB 4.3 on my device. It has become a bit unstable. How could I revert back to the I9305T config? I have tried flashing that firmware but it is a no go. I keep getting the Unsupported Version error
I have tried emergency recovery in KIES and I have tried flashing with Odin.
Any way I can revert back to the old? I used to run 4.1.2 on the device
Help with installing suitable rom GT-19305T
I am trying to fix a GT-19305t by flashing.
From the beginning
The battery started to fail. Bought a new battery and after charging and starting up the phone refused to work. I managed to get it in recovery menu after looking online.
I have tried using odin to fix. I did get a pass green message when i tried but the phone still wont work . It starts but just says in download mode do not switch off etc.
Whats confusing me a bit is that this is a Vodafone phone not telstra so how come it has the T at the end. This makes me wonder if I used the incorrect rom.
Any help please I have tried about forty hours of research and trial so far.
exhausted
I have specific questions
1 What is a good rom to use (I have searched for tens of hours and keep going in circles.) Also when I have unzipped some there is no recognisable file for Odin to use?
2 Am I doing the process correctly. it seems straightforward.
Dan
Which ROM have you flashed? After you have flashed the ROM via odin you have to boot into recovery, do a factory reset and then restart the phone. Then it should boot up fine.
What zips are you talking about? Sounds more like you downloaded custom roms, which are zips but they are flashed via a custom recovery.
Well here is my very first post. After much research and study on this site, I have finally confused myself or my phone or both.
So I recently got my hands on my first Galaxy s GT-i9000, bought from a Ukraine guy here in NZ.
Everything works normally except i have no service anywhere i try. Thats how i got it cheap.
It came with VNZ 2.3.3 GB update and with the unknown IMEI problem.
After many attempts, I had managed to get the IMEI and baseband back.
I have since discovered that the original nv.data.bin file was setup for Israel network, Cellcom.
I have tried to flash it with Vodafone firmware again and all seems fine except for No Service. It says its on GPRS mode and the signal is -111dBm 1asu with no change at all.
I have then tried flashing to Cellcom rom that i finally found but it ends up with unknown IMEI AND baseband and I can't seem to get it loaded onto this firmware. But does it really matter what firmware/modem it uses, especially since the phone is in New Zealand.
I've checked and it says it is all unlocked, so it seems that way. But neither Samsung NZ or Vodafone can tell me the real lock status since the phone wasn't originally setup for NZ.
What to do? Anyone from NZ with an imported phone having this issue?
So anyone with this experience got some ideas?
I'm not 100% sure if this is relevant to your situation, but do you have a backup of your EFS?
Aadilnz said:
I'm not 100% sure if this is relevant to your situation, but do you have a backup of your EFS?
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I've made several backups. They seem to vary though because of the different roms I've flashed with odin.
Sometimes it changes product I'd depending on what regional firmware I try. For example at the moment its running on VNZ but the product I'd is showing up as I9000HKXCEL when it should be set for vodafone. I'm working out how I could change the EFS so that the default code is NZ.
Would it work by editing somehow the product code inside the nv_data.bak file? Would that ruin the IMEI? I have backups over backups if I were to test.
Hey,
NZer (quite an inexperienced one when it comes to Android but I'll try my best) here as well
Uhm. Check the back of the phone, behind the battery. I believe the IMEI of the phone should be written there. Look through your backups and see if any match.
Also, firmware doesn't matter. Think this phone was bought here, but I'm running a UK firmware on it (and previously a Korean one) and its fine.
That's about as much as I can help :/
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Hey there thanks kiwi.
Its a weird one I have. I'm currently stuck on vodafone firmware because now when ever I change rom the imei goes away and backups seem to be gettin less reliable lol.
hmm I'm now wondering about what the correct permission and owner settings should be for the efs folder and files. Been using root explorer for most of my alterations.
AW: [Q] Galaxy Confused Itself? No Service NZ
Tutorial:
Download last stock Firmware Form Samfirmware and flash it with odin or heimdall
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Thanks for your advice pidio.
I must be doing something wrong.I've I've flashed from sams site and have tried both the latest VNZ 2.3.3 and the latest cellcom israel 2.3.3.
Only one that's working so far is Vnz but when I check with SGSToolbox, the product code is showing cellcom in both the nv_data.bak and data.bin.
It seems my imei or efs setup is "stuck" and won't give me a break through with essentially the "no service" issue.
Hardware wise, despite the bluetooth and WiFi working fine, although chewing the battery life badly and heating up quickly, can the GSM CDWMA part die out separately?
hmmm
Boy I'm so glad I never had this much trouble with the good ol' budget Huawei X5.
For a while now my galaxy note has been losing mobile internet.
Ive noticed that data just stops working, sometimes i will lose the letter indicator is (H or 3G) but i can still make calls. Other times the indicator will still be there but data wont work. This happens maybe once every couple of days
I know its not the rom as it happened when i used slimbean and also happens on cyanogenmod.
I know its not the carrier as it happened when i was with T Mobile up until last month. Im on Three now and it does it just as much.
to rectify it i have to either switch off data then back on, if this doesnt work, i try aeroplane mode, if thise doesnt work i have to reboot the phone. If i reboot then data comes back straight away.
I wondered if an upgrade to the baseband would help. im on N7000XXLT3. my phone is unbranded and unlocked and was originally on TMobile when purchased.
I found this article:
http://androidromupdate.com/2013/07...xxlt9-landed-in-uk-samsung-galaxy-note-n7000/
which states
Select the exact stock firmware file according to your country of origin.
Unbranded Stock 4.1.2 N7000XXLT9 Firmware:
N7000XXLT9_N7000OXXLT3_XEU.zip - United Kingdom, Ireland
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is this the rom i need to flash? i realize this will take me back to stock.
can i expect any trouble flashing this rom? ie brick?
thanks
try the XXLSO modem.
nokiamodeln91 said:
try the XXLSO modem.
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any pointers?
What do you mean? There is a thread about modems.. Just search in Google for all radio n7000. Get the xxlso modem and flash it from recovery.
Hi guys,
I know there are many similiar threads to this one and I'm sure I've read most of them. Either my issue is different, or, if the answer was in one of them, I was too stupid to realize it.
With my S4 Active GT-I9295 I had to go back to stock ROM for the Samsung S-Health and Gear related apps.
I came from spegelius' (absolutely awesome) Google Edition for SGS4A (int'l) v0.9.9.-od2 and flashed the Samsung Stock 4.4.2 with Odin (*). The procedure was: Flash -> Factory Reset -> Flash again to be absolutely sure all files are updated. Currently, I rooted the phone.
My problem persists:
After a reboot I (usually; not always) am able to make normal phone calls.
After some time (sometimes minutes, sometimes hours) I no longer have sound.
I do not hear ringing, the callee can't hear me, I can't hear the callee.
Same problem if I'm being called
Establishing a connection though works always.
Mobile Data is not affected.
WiFi works
Also observed after factory reset -> re-flash, only enter WiFi PW and Google Login Data -> try phone call
I know this problem often arises from a baseband/modem mismatch. So I investigated my CWM backup of the pre-installed 4.2.2 ROM.
That's what was pre-installed:
Bootloader: I9295XXUBMK3
CSC: I9295OXXBMK3
Modem: *I did not find the info in my backup*
This corresponds to the Romanian 4.2.2: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/22586/I9295XXUBMK3_I9295OXXBMK3_ROM.zip/
That's why I flashed the direct successor http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/37083/I9295XXUCNI1_I9295OXXCNI1_ROM.zip/
PDA: I9295XXUCNI1
CSC: I9295OXXCNI1
MODEM: I9295XXUCNI1
I tried everything I could find online, nothing helped. I am really running out of ideas. Is it possible to go back to 4.2.2 to see if the problem persists?
I do have logcat logs of the radio module before and after the problem occured. But its thousands of lines. If it helps I can upload it!
Thank you guys for your help
(*): I did some intermediate flashing of several other firmware versions (especially different baseband / CSC versions of the same 4.4.2). But I assume this does not affect the result. I used Odin v3.07 & v3.09
Edit: PS: I still think that I might have the wrong CSC Version. I know the 4.2.2 PDA/CSC matches, but I am not from Romania. I'm actually from Germany. And what makes me wonder is that I cannot select the German Keyboard Style without downloading it first. I can't remember doing something similar after unboxing the phone and setting it up for the first time.
Are you aware of this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56955843
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Thanks for the answer O-T!
Yes, I was aware of that thread. However, I never made it until here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50787570
Although I did the things basically as described in that posts I have a new question:
Which country is relevant for the search on sammobile? I mean, do they ask me "Where do you live" or "For which country was your device produced?".
Edit: Okay actually they ask me for the 'product code', so it's probably the latter question.
I realized that my 4.2.2 PDA and CSC also match the French version. That would match the language of my original packaging. I already flashed the French 4.4.2 once but heard only noise when calling someone. So I gave up on that one quickly. But I'll give it another shot now.
Is it possible that I had a factory installation of the firmware for country A, and when I first registered with my local carrier I received a modem update OTA for country B?
That would really surprise me. But it could explain my issues, since there is no 4.4.2 for o2 Germany, i.e. I probably wouldn't receive another modem update OTA.
(I never looked into the carrier specific firmwares because I figured they are for sim-locked devices.)
If the above is true, I understand that the only option would be to somehow downgrade my device back to 4.2.2.
I know I'm asking a lot of questions that have been asked and answered elsewhere. But by now I tried so much and nothing worked that I'm really confused and need your guidance.
I know I type too much, so a short summary.
Everything I tried so far didn't help, the stock ROM from sammobile.com doesn't help, currently I'm on 4.4.2 XEF (France)
I'm 80% sure I have the firmware for the correct country
From factory-side I definitely had an XX PDA and OXX CSC, so shouldn't all XX/OXX versions work, even if not the exact country?
What should I try next?
Is there a way to uniquely identify the country code from a backup of the /system or /data parition?
hyperion89 said:
I know I type too much, so a short summary.
Everything I tried so far didn't help, the stock ROM from sammobile.com doesn't help, currently I'm on 4.4.2 XEF (France)
I'm 80% sure I have the firmware for the correct country
From factory-side I definitely had an XX PDA and OXX CSC, so shouldn't all XX/OXX versions work, even if not the exact country?
What should I try next?
Is there a way to uniquely identify the country code from a backup of the /system or /data parition?
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I am not sure if you have done this, but one thing I always recommend is a phone factory reset from settings (not CWM/TWRP) when you are on stock firmware as this is known to correct a lot of issues caused mainly due to faulty partition / corruption. However beware of the fact that this will wipe your internal SD card therefore back it up before you do that.
If you have flashed the correct firmware for your country & carrier (if it has a separate one) where you are using the phone, and done the above then I do no see any other issue than a faulty IC that requires replacement
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I am not sure if you have done this, but one thing I always recommend is a phone factory reset from settings (not CWM/TWRP) when you are on stock firmware as this is known to correct a lot of issues caused mainly due to faulty partition / corruption. However beware of the fact that this will wipe your internal SD card therefore back it up before you do that.
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Yes, I always did a factory reset. Most of the times I even flashed the firmware a second time after the factory reset. (This was recommended somewhere else.)
JASONRR said:
If you have flashed the correct firmware for your country & carrier (if it has a separate one) where you are using the phone, and done the above then I do no see any other issue than a faulty IC that requires replacement
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Now that really helps me! Thanks. BUT: There is a seperate firmware for my carrier. However, I did not purchase the phone from that carrier. That's why I never tested the carrier specific firmware. Moreover, there is only the old 4.2.2 available, so I can't test it, since I cannot downgrade.
hyperion89 said:
Now that really helps me! Thanks. BUT: There is a seperate firmware for my carrier. However, I did not purchase the phone from that carrier. That's why I never tested the carrier specific firmware. Moreover, there is only the old 4.2.2 available, so I can't test it, since I cannot downgrade.
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You can flash only the modem & non-holos from the 4.2.2 firmware and check
JASONRR said:
You can flash only the modem & non-holos from the 4.2.2 firmware and check
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Tried it and it didn't work; completely crashed my Phone Application. It rang on the other side, but no conversation was possible. Is this because of the bootloader / modem mismatch?
Does anyone have instructions to safely downgrade to 4.2.2 again? Should I open another thread for this discussion?
hyperion89 said:
Tried it and it didn't work; completely crashed my Phone Application. It rang on the other side, but no conversation was possible. Is this because of the bootloader / modem mismatch?
Does anyone have instructions to safely downgrade to 4.2.2 again? Should I open another thread for this discussion?
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Identify the bootloader version and Knox state:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57332718
Knox is not a counter - it's a like a fuse.
Hi O-T,
the bootloader is I9295XXUBMK3 and it does not yet have the warranty bit which I assume you mean by KNOX state.
Are there maybe any new ideas?
hyperion89 said:
Hi O-T,
the bootloader is I9295XXUBMK3 and it does not yet have the warranty bit which I assume you mean by KNOX state.
Are there maybe any new ideas?
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There's 3 stock 4.2.2 TW ROM I9295XXUBMK3 to choose for flash by Odin. All have different Germany CSC (Carrier Specific Code) - Generic, O2, T-Mobile. PDA=MODEM=I9295XXUBMK3 for all of them. Not sure if O2 or T-Mobile versions are locked, but they usually have operators bloat apps.
Remember to power OFF before entering download mode, flash ROM in Odin, factory reset.
https://www.samdownloads.de/download/i9295xxubmk3-dbt-4-2-2-germany/
https://www.samdownloads.de/download/i9295xxubmk3-via-4-2-2-germany-o2/
https://www.samdownloads.de/download/i9295xxubmk3-dtm-4-2-2-germany-t-mobile/
Your choice.
O-T I'm so sorry. My post from yesterday was a lie; I can't read my own OP. :crying: :angel:
I9295XXUBMK3 was preinstalled
Now I'm on I9295XXUCNH2, which implies 4.4.2 and makes a downgrade to 4.2.2 impossible (afaik).
Please note that I already tried the generic German (4.4.2) firmware. I never had operater bloat apps and I bought a simlock-free version of the device. Thus I never tested the o2 / T-Mobile ones. (I did, however, once flash the o2 modem over the generic 4.4.2, which turned out to be a bad idea).
I would love to extract the modem info from my CWM backup. The bootloader / CSC strongly suggest I have a French phone, but the modem would ultimately clarify that.
What is your opinion on trying a different custom-ROM? I never built one so I have no idea from where designers obtain their NON-HLOS and modem files. I know many don't come with any of those and require an already working ROM before flashing so these drivers can be kept. On the other hand, Darkman's StockyROM has an additional modem pack.... which, in my case, didn't help.
I simply cannot believe that it's a hardware issue. Everything worked fine until the update to 4.4.2 and new radio drivers should be thoroughly tested before distribution.
First i know i'm an idiot, i thought i knew what i was doing but i had no idea, i figured how hard could it be I've rooted a G1 and a Droid Eris.... but alas i was way over my head.
I have a Note 9 from KSA (Saudi Arabia) i'm a contractor there and it was way cheaper than buy in the states plus a dual sim variant. i tried flashing to the Detonator T-mobile rom, and now i'm left with a phone i can not use, I did not create a partition, i have backup all my personal data, but the original firmware is in the ether. I flashed what i thought was a dual sim international firmware, but all it did network lock my phone so god knows what international network, since neither my T-mobile or STC sim work in it. On top of that even though it has a "stock firmware" it's still rooted so knox has been triggered and even if my sim's worked all Knox linked programs wont work.
So what i need from you fine Ladies' and Gentlemen is a solution to get it as close to the stock version as possible, at this point dual sim functionality or the Wifi calling i was trying to flash on to it are second to having the phone function as a proper note 9 again. IF anyone has the stock firmware or knows of a place where i can get the original firmware, no i'm not asking for hacked version, yes i'm willing to pay for it as long as it works. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yeah, I know that Samsung devices purchased in the UAE are partitioned differently than those purchased in the rest of the world. I would recommend that you repartition the storage in your device and reinstall the stock OS back onto it again. That should resolve yoru issue. I don't know how to do this. Maybe somebody else can chime in a help you out.
iceepyon said:
Yeah, I know that Samsung devices purchased in the UAE are partitioned differently than those purchased in the rest of the world. I would recommend that you repartition the storage in your device and reinstall the stock OS back onto it again. That should resolve yoru issue. I don't know how to do this. Maybe somebody else can chime in a help you out.
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do you by chance know where the Partition would be because i had not had any luck locating it. or the firmware for that specific region.
Samri13 said:
do you by chance know where the Partition would be because i had not had any luck locating it. or the firmware for that specific region.
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Ok i got the correct firmware loaded, does anyone know how to Unlock network?
Samri13 said:
Ok i got the correct firmware loaded, does anyone know how to Unlock network?
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Look up-thread, there's another person (besides you and I) whose had the problem and found solution.