yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
just finished reflashing the modem.bin from the stock 4.4.2 firmware, still no go. i ODIN flashed said firmware still showing limited service

Version is as follows:

AP: E300SKSUFNB2

CP: E300SKSUANA7

CSC: E300SSKTFNB2

upon entering code *#0011# (service mode) it shows

1. Auto

2. WCDMA (WCDMA_UNKNOWN)

3. 000 000

4. RSCP: -125, Eclo:0

5. Normal (IDLE)

Abnormal (255)

MOBILE: 0.0.0.0

MOBILE_IMS: 0.0.0.0
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Go to about phone in settings and see if your imei and serial number show properly or if one or both of them show only zeros. Please do not post your imei or serial but make sure they are there.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
yes, they do show up properly. serial number and IMEI are both present
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Well, the only other thing I can think of is the new firmware isn't playing nice with your service. There are reports that lte is gained back on globe, but I do not know about the others though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
i already inserted my globe sim, still showing "limited service" i accessed the hidden SKT menu and swithced from "automatic" to WCDMA All to LTE all to no avail
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Well, other than trying a factory reset I don't know. You don't have a faux imei so its not your efs partition. So the only thing left would be the phone itself or the software. Sorry I couldn't help you out more. :(

Can you post a screen shot of your signal??
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
i don't have the device with me right now but i'll post one as soon as i get my hands on it again.

by the way, if i flash the modem from an older firmware say from a 4.2.2 (MH3) is there a possibility it would work? or will i just brick the phone in the process?

again, many thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
It won't brick the phone but you will lose your ability to use data or voice calls. In order to use those on our phones the modem has to match the pda. That is the problem I am having with getting CM11 using voice calls right now. Lol.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Here are a couple of screen shots to show my progress on CM11:

Hopefully it will keep up hope with you guys. Lol.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver_Seagull:
I see 4G signals, that's good - did you get calls working? Did CM toast your APNs maybe?
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
I haven't gotten the calls to work yet nor the sound. I had perfect data and could send and receive sms and mms. I am just trying to get those two things working and we will be golden.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver_Seagull:
Sounds cool - I was wondering, a couple weeks ago, just after you said you'd started on CM11, KT in Korea pushed a security policy update to the S4. Maybe this is what's keeping the phone from happening?

I dunno, I'm clueless :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
That security update will not affect anything as long as your phone is rooted. Once CM11 goes on none of that matters. You will not have anything to do with the carrier except for the plan that you have purchased. I beleive the problem with the calls function is the build fingerprint which I am currently working on. That and sound which I am still working on. Because we use the Yamaha DAC I am having to figure out how to get the working parts into the device and vendor trees. Once I get that it will be golden. Then I am going to do a few more roms and set up my machine to auto build everything when a new commit comes out. Just like the official CM teams does. Hopefully it all works out the way that I want it to. :) if you would like to help or know of someone that would like to help with getting everything to work like it should then let me know. I am always looking for people to help out.

What is going to be fun is getting users to send me files from the S and L models so I can build for them as well. Each build is phone specific unfortunately. For now though I am working on the K because that is what I have. Others will follow right after. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Okay ... so the last few builds I have done have resulted in no sim card detected. I am trying to fix that right now. I am trying something new with the sound to see if it works, but I doubt it though. I haven't really had too much time to work on fixing issues. Thank you for your support.
[Galaxy S 4 General] efrenyaresjr:
shv e300s version e300sksanmh3

Hey guys,has anyone solve the problem about updating your e300s phone having the firmware e300sksanmh3?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stecheru:
How do I increase the sms writing characters to 160+ on my svh-300S with rooted kitkat 4.4.2? Thanks for any hint at all...
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
One of the easiest ways is to download and install wanam exposed and framework. That will keep you from having to manually go into the system files and accidentally messing something up. Not saying you will because I don't know your skill level, but you never know.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
i just bought the phone to a service center and the board is for replacement. after i get it back i'll just sell or swap it for an international i9500. thanks for all the help specially lunerceli
[Galaxy S 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Well you got a samsung service center to fix it? I went to Samsung Care in Megamall and they don't honor international warranty for phones and mobile devices.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Sorry it led to that. If you need help even after switching I am always here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jumjunm:
shv-e300s

Hi there, I think we have problem with the recovery and the bootloader.i spoke to the samsung in korea and they couldn't help me becouse we have to be in korea.I'm still working on it but onething i was working on now its working which is the (LTE) network so, i let you kow soon as i find the way with this upgrate
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
One thing I can say about all of this is that you aren't the only one that has had problems with the S model not upgrading. There have been a few others on here with the same problem. What does it say when you try to upgrade using kies (not kies 3)??
[Galaxy S 4 General] jumjunm:
shv-e300s

kies 2 tells me go to kies 3 and kies3 tells me its not support
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
So when you click on upgrade firmware it tells you to download kies3? That means that you have tried to install another higher firmware through odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
i called SG and inquired about international warranty, they do honor it. i'm en route to SG this week so i'll dropping it there
[Galaxy S 4 General] efrenyaresjr:
So what do you suggest us to do to make it work?
[Galaxy S 4 General] RGX521:
Hi guys,

a while back, I posted about how I messed up my E300s EFS partition by flashing a wrong modem (along with a rom).

Unfortunately, flashing older firmwares as well as restoring the phone to its original state has done nothing to restore my real IMEI (I got a 0 one at the moment).

Has anyone discovered a way to fix a busted EFS partition apart from having the board replaced, yet?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Untitled795:
Hey guys!

Does anyone know if the e300s from olleh received the 4.4 update? I currently have the Korean phone in America and id like to update so i can use the LTE here.

Thank you very much!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver_Seagull:
The E300S is the SKT (SK Telecom) edition of the phone.

Olleh supplies the E300K edition of the phone.

Both have gotten the 4.4.x update- you can plug the phone into Kies and it should update fine.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Untitled795:
That being said, can I now enjoy my 4g LTE or no? it doesn't seem like it..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver_Seagull:
LTE is not dependent on the software version, but rather which frequencies your phone can use.

Check your variant here and note the frequencies/bands it uses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_IV#Model_variants

and check if it matches your carrier's bands/frequencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Americas

Generally speaking, the Korean S4 models don't do LTE in America, only 3G.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
This is all true to a point. The software on the phone such as the modem or the csc can lock or unlock frequencies. When I went on leave to the states from here in korea I had lte on both tmobile and att. It also depends on the area you are in as well. I know for a fact that tmobile had the 85o lte band and so does att. The 4.4 update actually got a lot of those that did not have lte before lte on their phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Untitled795:
Yeah it should workd, but it isn't. I had a t-mo s2 and LTE worked at home but now that ihave the S4 it doesn't. I know its physical, but 4.2 users had their lte and when they upgraded to 4.3 they did not. That is why i was wondering about for 4.4 thank you guys, ill investigate further and will reply if i have found an answer to those whom it may concern.
[Galaxy S 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Not sure if you are experiencing the same thing but I lost LTE when I got the 4.3 patch. The 4.4.2 fixed the LTE connectivity problem. I'm on Globe Telecom Philippines.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Untitled795:
Nope, it's just that bands 900, 1800 are not available on tmobile, as it only supports 1700. That answers it i guess. Sad i can't even get hspa+, but I'm giving my phone away and getting a note 4 this year so all I have to do is wait..
[Galaxy S 4 General] tharindunw:
developers look this

:confused: :confused: how to install international firmware on shv-e300k/l/s devices

help us please :confused: :confused: :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Are you talking about the i9500 firmware? If so then you wont acomplish anything at all. You wont have sound or signal.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nguyenthanhtin:
root shv-e330s korea.

how to root samsung galaxy s4 (model : shv-e330s) thanks so much
[Galaxy S 4 General] dragosh32:
How can I root shv e300s ? Im using 4.4.2 android
[Galaxy S 4 General] hongquan.en:
SHV-E300L Update firmware lost IMEI

According the title, i have a E300L. Before, it in 4.3. After I flash it with Odin to 4.4.2 then my phone lost IMEI and not signal from SIM.

Anyone can help me solve this problem. Thank so muck :crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
7Is there anyone in this thread with knowledge of how to fix issues with ROMs? I am asking because I have hit a dead end on getting everything working with CM11. If anyone has any experience with dealing with the YMU chipset for our audio, please PM me. Thank you.

---------- Post added at 03:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 AM ----------

The way that you can fix it is by flasging your 4.3 rom again and then just flasging the modem. If that does not work then you will have to try the kies method of putting in your model number in the recovery portion and then letting kies do the rest for you. Another way is to install a backup of your efs folder if you have one. If none of thise work then you will have to take it to a service center and if it repaired.

---------- Post added at 03:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:20 AM ----------

Look through this thread about 20 pages or so back and I posted how to root our phones.

For those with the E300K, here is CWM just for you:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4enw8ybeolw4c74/CWM Recovery E300.zip

I am working on the other models once I get CM up and running. Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oceankhylle:
Anyone here in the Philippines using SHV-E300L who got the kitkat update already?

Not sure why until now I still am not able to update to kitkat.. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Have you tried using kies??
[Galaxy S 4 General] amespinosa:
Just download the latest firmware, its already up.
[Galaxy S 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Update your KIES or download the firmware from sammobile.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dirkpt:
shv e300k lte activation

Hi,

Please help...

I have a S4 SHV E300K and I am using a Smart LTE sim card. I dont know how to get data using LTE with Smart. The phone settings doesnt show an LTE option. It only shows Automatic, WCDMA and GSM..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jertihmade:
chainfire3d stuck on boot

hello..i am shv 330L user. my phone stuck on boot after i installed chainfire 3d..it ask for update and reboot. then it did not reboot as usual. now my phone stuck on boot but can go to recovery. i got philz cwm.

the reason why i installed cf3d..was that when i searching around for hd games..to fully utilize my adreno 330 gpu on, then i follow this instruction to install assasin creed, it has step require user to install chainfire 3d. that was before i knew that its only for gingerbread and the gang..

ive put some effort on this, but only now iv decided to come and ask for help here..its been around a week i was looking for solution.. adb shell method, not working as for me.. i thought this is the dead end when i need to fully wipe the device.. but as i saw many post on this problem in other sites, wipe data/factory reset does not solves this problem...

thus i think, i got no choice but to come her for the experts help. before this, before i use this shv, any problems, brick unbricking, i manage to solved it by being a silent reader. i dont want to burden anybody as long as i can handle it myself even though it requires me to do lots of readings. this time, it is really out of my range. thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] drizzt5:
Hey all!

I'm in South Korea and I am wondering if I buy a 300k model GS4 will I have a hard time rooting it and putting cyanogenmod on it? Is it a lot harder than having some of the other models?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
I am in korea as well and I have the 300k and am taking it back to the states. I wrote a guide on rooting it with all updates. I would like you but I am on my phone. I am currently doing CM 11 for our phones. On the page back or so i posted a CWM recovery just for the 300K. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tharindunw:
help me please I want the s5 ultra power saving mode shv-e300k
[Galaxy S 4 General] drizzt5:
Oh awesome!

Are there any models i should seek out or avoid though?
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
I have the e300k through olleh and I love it. The service is great everywhere I go and they have awesome plans available.

When it comes to cyanogenmod though, there isn't much support for it in the korean market. I am developing it right now along with a few other roms but the issue that I am having is the sound and calling. Once those are fixed then it will all be complete. Only bad thing is having to compile 3 different kernels for the 3 different models. Lol. But hey, we are in korea .. Nothing against korea, love the place. Its just that the phone companies love doing their own models instead of just using one and making changes to just the actual baseband.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hongquan.en:
SHV-E300L 4.4.2 Root

Anyone have 4.4.2 rooted firmware of E300L, please share, thank you!:(
[Galaxy S 4 General] ngocnjke90:
e300s 4.2.2 mh3 "knox image only"

Please help me.my device is shv-e300s.firmware mh3 and i update 4.4.2 firmware with odin.but odin fail. My device warn "knox image only". I don't know how to update 4.4.2 firmware.please help me.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Did you try flashing 4.4.2 through odin instead of through kies??
[Galaxy S 4 General] ngocnjke90:
i try flashing throught kies warn firmware late( 4.2.2 MH3)

if i try flashing throught odin. odin fail and my device warn "knox image only". flash recovery same
[Galaxy S 4 General] fototheory:
Hey lunerceli,

Still looking for people to help out with CM11? I don't experience with ROM building but I'm pretty good at figuring stuff out. if you can you point me in the right direction, I can read up on it and get my environment setup. I have a e300k.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
I am always looking for help. Lol. I have to start back building though and going through the code. The big problem right now is the audio in the kernel connecting to the libs and libraries. I havent been looking into it lately due to me going back to the states and school. I will put my trees up on github and pm you the link. Thank you…
[Galaxy S 4 General] hectorc1981:
Network connections problems shv-e300s

Hi guys:

I'm new on this site. However, you have been very helpful for me several times.

I purchased a Galaxy S4 SHV-E300S (SK telecom) on S. Korea and bring it back home (Venezuela).

I hate the massive amount of bloatware on the device and that the network mode selector (*#*#4636#*#*) is blocked on this device (Telinfo app doesn't work either).

The phone is able to connect to 3G and 2G with my local operator (Movistar) using the 1900Mhz WCDMA/GSM bands. However, there are some times in which the phone shows the 3G icon or the G icon but does not receive any data from the network (only after restart it will start receiving data again). Also, some times it drops the calls.

I'm using right now original firmware stock (Android 4.3) and the firmware baseband is "E300SKSUANA2".

I will download latest original stock Kit Kat Android 4.4.2 on samfirmware and flash it through Odin (as the OTA update is not working "Latest updates have been installed" message is shown). I hope that this will make an improvement on the modem.

But I read somewhere on XDA that the modem (hardware) on the korean versions is different than the modem on the the international versions and that this is the reason the phone won't connect in 2G (EDGE).

So, I would like to know if any of you have been able to flash an international version (GT-i9505) modem on this device and if this operation can cause a hard brick on the phone?

Also, any other ideas are welcome.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hahagu:
hey how do i root my e300k?
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Look in this thread for my posts and you will see my intructions for rooting your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lugia123:
Many thanks to you. Finally I can root my SGS4 e300L android 4.3. Awesome !
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jertihmade:
shv e330L can use internet and making call only.

guys, I need help... im using shv. e330l. i can use my simcard i mean local telco internet service, can make phone calls..but cannot send sms. but can receive sms....the internet connection was always 3g. but its roaming. always roaming. it can not be changed because the apn set is lgu+ which is local telco in korea. i cant add new apn for my local telco... help me how do i remove this apn and add new apn so that i can send sms and use local telco rates. thank you. also because ofthis apn problem, it has made me stuck before my very first intention of buying this fon- fully utilize its capability of lte a. to experience fast internet connection...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kisanzi:
MHL adapter

Hey guys. Did anyone tried this? http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/item.aspx?goodscode=538290254

Original samsung smart dock is a bit pricey for my situation. So i'm looking for alternative options.

I heard gmarket is legit and the seller of this item has a good reputation. But there is no review so i can't decide if i should buy this one.

Is there any other good recommendation with cheap price like this /that i can buy in korea/?
[Galaxy S 4 General] changostian:
Broken LCD

Does anyone know if the LCD replacement part for the i9500 or the i9505 will work with the SHV-e300s?

I would appreciate any feedback before having to pay for a replacement part that won't work...

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
CM 11 almost done. Got sound working, now just working on the calling.
[Galaxy S 4 General] danielyi:
Help PLEASE!!!!

Originally Posted by lunerceli View Post

Nope. I do not have kitkat. I have the E300K and it is not released for it yet. I wish. LOL. But I have rooted 4.3 though without a problem. It was really easy to do as well. The way you do it is to do the following: (and this may work on kitkat as well)

1) Go Here and download it to your computer then extract it.

2) Go Here and put this file on your phone.

3) Connect your phone to your computer and then put your phone into download mode.

4) Open up to folder that you just created when you extracted the cofface file and start up Odin.

5) Put the .tar file in the Cofface folder in the PDA portion of Odin and then press start.

6) Once it passes, reboot your phone into Recovery Mode (Vol up + home + power)

7) In Recovery Mode, go to root phone and click on new method.

8) At this point you can put a new kernel such as Immortal Kernel, which you can download Here in the .zip format for CWM.

9) THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!!! WHEN YOU REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM FROM RECOVERY MODE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLICK ON YES AND THEN YES TO THE WARNINGS THAT IT GIVES YOU. It will tell you that your rom will over write the new recovery, would you like to fix? and I can't remember what the other one states, but still click on yes. After this, you can now put any recovery that is compatible with your device. I personally use Philz touch since he stays up to date with all of his sources and builds.

I hope this helps you guys out. I am pretty sure that if you use this same method on KitKat, that it will work as well.

Oh, and to get rid of any Knox notifications, there is an app on the play store called Knox Disabler. This will stop those messages from showing up again. Now, I would suggest putting a different Recovery on your phone because the one that is provided to root the phone does not keep that setting saved for you about fixing the root permissions.

Hope this Helps.

Credits:

Chainfire

Immortal

Cofface

I have rooted my Galaxy S4 ESV-300k on 4.4.2 using above steps. Before I tried to install the Immortal Kernal, I was rooted and was able to use my phone no problem. I even made a back-up through CWM recovery. But while I tried to install Immortal Kernal, instead of using Rooting New method like mentioned above, I downloaded that Immortal Kernal zip file onto my phone and I just did the install from my SD card. Now the phone is stuck at the Olleh boot logo... I tried restore from my back up, but to no avail.. Still getting stuck at the boot logo.. Any and all help will be appreciated.. I am very new to this so please explain it in little more detail and step by step procedures please!

Thank you!

Daniel
[Galaxy S 4 General] danielyi:
Need HELP PLEASE~~

I went back and did factory reset but still stuck at the boot logo of Olleh... Please help!!! I am assuming this is some issue with kernel conflict since this happened right after installing the Immortal Kernel... If I flash a stock 4.4.2 will that change the kernel as well??

HELP!!!!!

Daniel
[Galaxy S 4 General] danielyi:
FIXED!!

I went ahead and flashed a stock rom... phone is working now at least... this rooting thing is sometimes a just a little pain in the behind... i should've just rooted and not installed a new kernel.. oh well.. maybe I'll root again without that kernel!!

Thanks guys!

Daniel
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
When you flash the immortal kernel you need to make sure that you flash the same one as your current kernel. You can find them at opnay.tistory.com. Just follow my instructions and you will be fine. Promise. Just follow step by step of my directions.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dev-guest:
After I restored my rom, the phone dont have mobile network and didnt show baseband version. Help me please :((
[Galaxy S 4 General] lunerceli:
Yep, flashed the wrong kernel. All you have to do is download and flash the modem that corresponds to the firmware that you have. I wish I could help but I am now using my phone for my internet and I dont have unlimited. But if someone or yourself wants to download the firmware and then extract the modem.bin file and send it to me then I would be more than happy to make a flashable zip file or odin flashable tar file.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sick_666:
please help me .knox images only shv-e300s

hello friends. I urgently need your help I bought a shv-E300S I updated to version4.2.2 e300sksuanmh3. and I can not update kies says that the latest version is already installed, and I can not update THROUGH odin because I get a message that says, knox images only please I'm desperate appears someone can help me?