yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Or more simply, you flashed the Stock System in Odin right? Do the recovery the same way.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] manofsteel1:
I got mine last night for $220 Dude got an iphone5 instead lucky me!!!!!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Definately his loss!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Madre Monstruo:
Thanks. up and running deodexed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deerkiller:
Question

Doc is there a way to implement un-restricted tethering caps?...T mobile includes 500mb, but on other ROMS that can be bypassed. Is there a way on a Rooted stock ROM?....Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] New Optimus:
one easy way, on your pc browser get user agent switcher.

Change the user agent to a linux browser. or mobile browser.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deerkiller:
Thanks for the information, can you lead me in the right direction or a recommended app or program i use Opera but it still shows as use on my account ..:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] New Optimus:
I use fire fox and just use the addon but let me do a bit of checking I think I read how to do that in opera.

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Ok this is quite old but it might still be relevant.

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/findpost.pl?id=2734388
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deerkiller:
thanks for the info ....i will test it out and see how it works and let you know...LTE is starting to come out in spots around here and man if you have never tried it out on the Tmobile net work , it is really smoking ...it puts my home Comcast to shame .. the difference is unreal...:laugh:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] New Optimus:
Ya I love the t mobile LTE but unfortunately at home the signal is very weak, I can, and have used it but my home internet is 50mbs down 10 up in my market t mobile could beat that if they didnt cap it and the signal was there.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tj gamino:
I cant get data to work:(.. I flashed wicked v10 plus the MB7 kernel plus modules and I dont have data. Then I flashed the MB7 modem with no avail. So I flashed the MB7 firmware still no dice.. so I figured maybe I should flash the MB5 kernel plus mods annnddd no data.. wth!!!.. can somebody please let me know what I can do to get data?? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Did you loose your imei? Also if you have a T999 like your signature says, the T999L modem won't work.

You can pm me for instructions on how to restore your nvdata. You may need to go back to a T999 rom first, but you will definately need to flash the T999 modem back.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tj gamino:
I do still have the IMEI. I went to terminal emulator and did the NV backup before I flashed. Its saying i have a T999 but i without a doubt have a T999L.. Here is a screenshot

Any help is greatly appreciated
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Its possible you still lost the other nv data, beyond that, I'm not sure what else could cause that. DocHoliday77 might have some insight for you if that's not the cause.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] New Optimus:
Unfortunately I can not help you get data back but I can say if the rom is built for the T999 the build.prop will say its T999 which would be why the app will say its from the t999.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Other nv data? Did I miss something?

Anytime you run a T999 rom it will report that you have a T999 phone. Its normal.

If you want run the restore command,

Su

Reboot nvrestore

I kinda doubt it'll work but it won't hurt to try it. You did do the reboot nvbackup before though right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Follow the tutorial in your PM, IT DOES WORK, I actually make money with that method, I just don't charge XDA members for it, have had a few donations for it, but nothing is expected, I consider it paying it forward, I have gotten a lot of help here for free and I'm glad to help out that way too.

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Nope, didn't miss anything, I have had a few customers now that somehow only lost part of thier nvdata, not everything, its usually everything, but I guess in certain circumstances it happens, not sure how, still looking into that.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Adreaver:
I had a loss of data today as well. Running 7/21 PACman nightly. Had to restore a stock rooted nandroid to get data back. Once data was working again, I was able to restore my PACman nandroid and data still worked.

Tried this because

su
reboot nvrestore

left me in a bootloop. I had previously backed up nv data when initially rooting. Luckily I had also backed up nvdata on my laptop with QPST, so I'm covered even if my on-device backup won't work.

During the whole process, I never lost my IMEI. Also never lost cell service (had 2-3 bars the whole time, but they were gray and showed no signal indicator (E/G/H/H+/L)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Yeah I think the su reboot nvbackup/restore command must have an associated install Id, or a possible symlink that is obviously changed or broken when flashing different roms, and that is why we get bootloops when trying to restore it to a different rom, your Qpst backup will always be the best backup you can have.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Adreaver:
I wonder if nvbackup/restore is stock only, or if it just needs both parts to be run on the same rom.

Will test a bit more in depth on saturday when I'm off.

UNRELATED: Anyone know of a way to test sim unlock without a sim card from another carrier? Or know of a prepaid carrier that will let you return the sim card and get your money back? I want to test the LVA baseband unlock code, but I don't know anybody on ATT, and the one straighttalk person I know just switched to MetroPCS like 2 days ago >.<
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
You should be able to test with a deactivated sim as it still holds the imsi info for the carrier, don't know if that helps, but if you can get your hands on one that's where I would start, I don't think anyone will allow a return after it has been opened, because there is the whole cloning vulnerability issue.

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And the nv reboot backup/restore is a terminal function so it should work on any rom, I think its just rom specific as you suspect, that's why I suspect it of having an associated install id which would explain the bootloop when trying to restore from a different rom.

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Its also possible that the nv backup gets wiped during the rom flash.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jose0726:
It also says your runing wicked v10 so how and why post on this lte thread?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The roms are compatible. T999 works on T999L and vice versa.

So you can run wicked on the T999L. The roms themselves don't affect the connection.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shawndotting:
I have a T999L Doc,,,,are you sure I can flash wicked,,,if so can you give me the steps,,,don't call me stupid, I just went through two days not having a phone after flashing a rom to the t999L,,,,i now have a replacement....but I just love the roms....I ask again doc can I do it....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, you can flash any T999 Rom. Some may work better than others, but that is the nature of roms. I suggest you read at least the beginning of this thread and the Q&A thread.

You ssid you flashed an international rom last time. This will brick any US model. Had nothing to do with it being a T999L. Nearly everyone has been able to flash and run these roms with few problems. And most problems have been minor. Any info you need beforehand can already be found in the threads.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dealkk:
i download T999L PureSTOCK + Root file ,but it in zip format. i try to do pda in odin ,but i can't select zip format. did i follow wrong instruction? all i am trying to do is rooted my device
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Extract it and flash the .tar.md5
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dealkk:
i unzip ,but can't find .tar.md5.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Oh wait, I'm sorry! Lol, was getting kinda tired I guess!

The PureStock rom is meant to be fladhed in recovery, not Odin. If you want to use Odin, use the Stock System towards the top of the post.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dealkk:
do i need just stock one or i need all stock, kernel and recovery? do i need to flash in specific order?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
All you need is stock system. Unless you've flashed a different kernel, then you'll want to flash the stock kernel as well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tower_gilead:
:rolleyes:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
No, just like my 97 suburban will never get 40mpg. It simply was not built for it. :rolleyes: You want a Tmobile S3 with LTE, get a T999L. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tower_gilead:
Lol. I know. I was just trying to get the doc and the Moto riled up a bit.

:p

Sent while sleeping in chair.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Lol, you will have to try harder than, that, on a side note I have found some info that might get our stock rom finished up, just waiting to talk it over with doc before we proceed, but I think we might have it soon

I'm hoping to have something to test this weekend, but we will see.:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tower_gilead:
What I really would like to see is the stock 99l rom on my Transformer Prime.

:thumbup::D

Sent while sleeping in chair.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
I honestly can say until the date that the T999L gets the official update with multi-window support, I happen to like my TF300T the way it is, asus has provided a few hiccups, but over all did a pretty good job on the rom and kernel. Love the built in backup! Asus confirmed that while there was not a specific date yet, they are hoping to be pushing a new update to the transformer some time in september.

Which I hope will support multi-window.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Hey guys, for anyone keeping up with this thread and not the Q&A thread, I have something for you!

A new LTE modem! Tested and working on the T999L!

Check out the last few pages there for mor info on it. Read the posts from Vyrus69, thank him while you're at it!

In short US Cellular has a new model S3. The SGH-T999N. As far as I can tell its identical to the T999L, but has a later firmware build. (Sorry, still no multi window)

Anyway, here is the modem from build UVAME4.

http://d-h.st/nmo

I will post it in the Op and modem thread later on, but thought you guys might like to give it a go!

[MENTION=4201894]MotoDefier[/MENTION]

Sorry I haven't replyed to your pm's. Havent been at my computer much and didn't want to type that much from here....lazy, I know!

Ill try to reply in just a bit though. And I have a clean cache.img for you. Just need to upload it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] achmedkb01:
Sent from T999L Universe S4

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Just installed it and it works!

Sent from T999L Universe S4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Can you do me a favor and verify what the Baseband Version is under Settings, About Device?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] thenellt:
It shows up as T999NUVAME4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] achmedkb01:
Sent from T999L Universe S4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Right On! Just wanted to make sure! Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Testing NEW ODIN

do you have the T999L or the T999 if you have a T999L i don't want to have you test it unless you are okay with flashing a T999 rom in the event that it doesn't boot, or are comfortable with flashing twrp and then the md5's or using odin to flash it back to stock+root. i would prefer to have a T999 owner flash it as they can go back to stock firmware with odin, also i can give you a link to all the partition dumps and a very primative way of restoring through the shell if it happens, it will work in theory but i cant guarantee that dumping the partition dumps in reverse will fix it if it doesn't boot. I am actually getting a new T999L today as my volume Rocker is broken, so my plan is to redo the dumps from the recovery before i ever boot the phone, meaning nothing will be loaded into the system folder or the cache just as would be the case in an official firmware for odin, if i can get this done this way we may actually end up with the absolute closest thing to a signed stock firmware, it wont be signed by Samsung, but it will act as their official release would, crossing my fingers and waiting for UPS to ring my doorbell !!!!!!! :fingers-crossed::cool: if you do decide to proceed with testing, please make sure you backup your nvdata with QPST before you start just as a precautionary measure if you would like to dump your partitions in thier current state so you can restore exactly what you currently have with the dump reverse i can write up how to do the dumps and then you can reverse dump your own data back to the device if it doesn't boot for some reason.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tower_gilead:
Now look here moto cause I'm only going to say this once. ....

If you want to keep working here, lay off the coffee. (Or hit ENTER every once in a while)

:p

Sent while sleeping in chair.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
LMFAO, point taken!:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
We can't have a T999 flash firmware for the T999L. Itll brick. I know of a couple of people who got the T999L a month or two ago and tried flashing T999 firmware and it did brick.

If I thought it were safe, I'd happily test on my own phone. But I am pretty sure of it being a brick-maker when used on another model.

If I'm not mistaken, the big thing in the case you are worried about is to get the aboot.mbn back on. This should fix download mode so odin can be used.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
So its probably going to be monday before I can work on this now, I checked my tracking number from UPS and even though tmo paid for next day air, UPS has now decided that they aren't delivering it until moday:banghead::mad: I will continue with other work this weekend though, so it won't be a total loss. Sorry guys its out of my hands.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
How are people flashing cm10.1 for the T999 to the T999L, is it because they aren't using odin just cwm or twrp?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No, I dont think so. For example, I am quite sure they could flash just the Stock System or Stock kernel (or any other rom/kernel) to the T999 using Odin. We already know the T999L can flash the T999's CWM or TWRP using Odin.

Remember, roms only flash the system, and sometimes the kernel, nothing more. The firmware flashes 10 separate partitions. You also have to consider that there are something like 24 partitions in total. So if the 10 you flash cannot work with the 14 that never change, you get a brick.

Basically, those 14 partitions that never get flashed, would have to be identical between the T999 and T999L. I can pretty much guarantee they are not. Two of these partitons are the modemst1 and modemst2. We know for a fact the radio and modem are different, so I would be extremely surprised if these others were the same.

Hope that made sense!

But even if it didnt, the result of flashing T999 firmware to a T999L remains the same, a brick. So even if I only knew that information, it would be enough to assume the same would happen in reverse, flashing the T999L firmware to the T999.

Edit: Oh and the same is true for flashing T999V firmware. And the T999V is much closer to the T999 than the T999L.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Thanks for the explanation, good to clear that up before we started, guess its a good thing I didn't get my new phone today. Still crappy of UPS to not deliver on thier next day air promise, bastards!:mad:

EDIT: on the TWRP issue, it does flash, it is functional, but I tried to restore the backup I made of my stock rooted rom, and it failed the md5 checksum that TWRP created, it also failed if I used the skip md5 verification option, I requested help on why it would do that with TWRP, but haven't gotten a response yet.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I vaguely remember seeing that. Sorry! I'm honestly not sure why it didn't work. I do know that most folks don't usually use the md5 option on their nandroids, so that's probably why we haven't heard anyone else with the same problem.

Did you try to restore using the same version you created the backup with? If not, try installing the version you used to make it and try there. Also, are you on the latest version, 2.6.0.0?

If the md5sum is a big deal to you, you may want to try CWM instead.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Have you tried creating and restoring a new backup again? Maybe it did its job and failed because something got corrupted?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Lol, I can't volume up is broken, will have to wait on my new phone to confirm.:)

EDIT: I did separate backups of each piece before my volume rocker broke, but did not get around to trying to restore, I wonder if it might have anything to do with the fact that when I did a full backup, it split the system into three parts.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Adreaver:
in terminal:

su

reboot recovery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
True, I could do that, or download a reboot widget.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Need Testing!

Ok! The time has come to test flash the FULL Stock UVAMB7 Firmware for the T999L! This firmware is pre-rooted. It uses the Stock System that is available as a separate flash, in case you wanted to know.

This is basically what Samsung and T-Mobile should have released along with the phone. The OOB firmware. If this works, T999L users will have a way to Odin back to full stock! It should also allow for hard bricked devices to be fixed using JTAG.

To date, there have not been many attempts at this, but each one failed almost instantly. Meaning that Odin did not flash anything. It just failed. (This is a good thing! Believe it or not!) I do believe that if it is going to fail, it should do the same again, meaning you could just reboot and continue on as before.

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HOWEVER!!!!!!

If you decide to test this, understand that it is

AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

I cannot guarantee that it will not brick your phone! While I believe it to be safe to try, the possibility of bricking is ALWAYS something you should seriously consider before flashing anything that is untested!!!! I would not release if I thought it would cause any problems, but you must keep in mind that flashing anything like this is inherently risky and the chance of bricking is very real!!!!

If you think you would be the type to get angry and blame me and Moto if you did get a hard brick, you probably shouldnt be testing releases for anyone!!!

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The ONLY known fix for a hard brick is to send it in for a JTAG fix. Problem here is, that without working firmware, JTAG is not possible and you would be forced to send in for a warranty or insurance claim if we cannot fix it here.

I do hope I have stressed this enough! The last thing I want to see is someone brick their phone, but due to the nature of Odin and firmware, it is a risk. If you do take the risk and the worst happens, I will do my best to help you fix it, but would probably not be able to.

Now, if you fully understand everything and are still willing to help us test this out, please send me a PM and I will get you the download link. I just hope I didn't scare everyone off! LOL! :fingers-crossed:

Edit: Im off for a while. So I will go ahead and post the link to the download for this. But PLEASE, do the following if you wish to test.

Post here that you are testing.

Reply with your results.

Before testing, read the latest posts to make sure no one else is already doing it, or has done it.

If someone else has posted that they are trying it out, wait until they report back before trying.

And once again! These are UNTESTED Odin flashable firmware. YOU FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

Thanks! Here it is:

Failed. Links Removed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
Yeah, I'm on 2.6.0.0, did try it with 2.6.0.0 will switch back to stock recovery before using cwm, don't like it.

If it fails again, I may remove md5 and see if it works, if not I will try twrp 2.5. (Something.something) if all else fails, I will switch back to stock recovery, and I will just tar any roms I want to play with, I really don't switch roms often, I usually find something and stick with it as long as its stable and serves my purpose.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
This is another recovery you could try. Its a modded version of cwm. Pretty cool, but still cwm.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2310081
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
I could always mod TWRP they have instructions on the site for compiling from source
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Now that would be pretty cool!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mehyderabadi:
No Connectivity + IMEI "Unkown" T999L

Well this is embarassing and dumb but after rooting my T999L, I flashed UVLJC modem as my fone was having network lock.

I thought it will work this way...but right now im having no connectivity + IMEI is unknown...

is there a way to get back everything to normal...

Thanks...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes there is. In the OP you will find the UVAMB7 modem for the T999L. There is also a modem from the T999N that will work maybe a page or two back.

Flash one of those and if you still don't have your IMEI, shoot me a PM or post here. If I'm not on and he's available, motodefier could help with this as well.

Did you try the unlock while you're on the T999 modem?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Hopefully the imei will come back with the correct modem. Other fields also will report unknown when you flash a T999 modem. With luck the imei is one of them. If not, we can still fix it though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29618968 :cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mehyderabadi:
Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No takers yet?

Maybe my warning actually got to people! :D :cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MotoDefier:
If its still not tested by monday, I will test it our right before I send my old phone back to them, I have a jig, and I can reverse dump the partitions if it doesn't work, plus I can odin the idividual parts back. on if needed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jmcoffey:
If I had a Windows pc I'd try it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Excuses excuses! :cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xftox:
On my ROM when I went into setting the lte APN was already there
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Just wondering: have you tried running a speed test using the LTE APN? I'm assuming you're on the non-LTE version of the phone.:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
I dont believe it cant be done. Yeah the new apns gives us better speed. although not LTE. T999 just dosnt have the hardware. if it did tmobile would have pushed an update like they did with the note2 and not come with another s3 that have the hardware for lte.