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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mudavo:
Worked great on CM11! Thanks! [MENTION=1354510]Unknownforce[/MENTION] you should add this to the op.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbuggy1:
Can I use mobile Odin to flash new tar or go through pc.

sent on my s4 rocking sac23's 4.4.2 ver 6 and kt kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 2WhiteWolves:
PC not mobile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbuggy1:
Thanks

sent on my s4 rocking sac23's 4.4.2 ver 6 and kt kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] exeleon:
Has anyone noticed a significant change (good or bad) in data speed or signal with the new NG2 modem? On MF9 bootloader with NAE modem now, just wondering if it was worth the time to odin this in!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] JesseAaronSafir:
I am also wondering the same. I'm on MF9 bootloader with MF9 modem. I have used NAE modem in the past and I'm using the latest KT-SGS4, which I think is NAE-based. I had terrible experiences this past weekend in trying to get either NG2 modern or NG2 stock kernel or both working on [MENTION=2744265]sac23[/MENTION]'s latest ROM. I mostly used the latest Odin and the CP slot, I think. I also wasn't aware of the trick of pulling the battery as soon as you get PASS in Odin. In my experience this past weekend, the NG2 modem and/or kernel made my phone extremely slow or unresponsive and prevented me from turning on WiFi, even on the stock rooted NG2 ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Chiefho70:
Im a little late the link is broken cant find the tarball
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] calikushed:
Okay i found and installed the ng2 modem but when io power up i no longer can turn wifi on. Does anyone know why this is. http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712458249
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] doctorman:
make sur eyou have stock kernel

my question: can I upgrade from MF9 MODEM directly to NG2 or should I get one step at the time ?

MF9

MJA

MK2

NAE

NG2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] todivefor:
You should be able to flash from any modem to any modem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] d0u8l3m:
Felt like updating stuff today while I wait for CM to try and rebuild M11 for our phones, NG2 worked perfectly. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] il_padrone:
Installing MF9 Firmware, not Modem

Searched the thread, found one guy with a similar problem: that is flashing the firmware files, not the modems, through Odin. Do i need to change the file name? When unzipped the MF9 there is no .md5, . tar, or etc in the extracted version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jon20usa:
Flashed NG2 modem: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712461031

Had to flash modem twice for it to stick: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/56600/how-do-i-flash-a-modem-for-cyanogenmod-cm10-2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
Your modem tar does not contain RPM and TZ, like unknownforce's modem tars do. You can get one that has all of the modem partitions here:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95887005526788185

sha256sum: db9f8a179e40d398eafe96f9d58cf009a475fa05c93b3547a6f0cf640d1a635d

Please let others know if this also worked for you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
can someone please tell me what to flash im so confused..

Im on L720VPUFNAE and i want to run whatever is best so i can install roms... i dont know where excatly to get the NG2 (if thats what i need) with out knox or... What..

Im sorry im in the hospital and a little medicated and this is so confusing i think i just read into everything and like 4 other forums soo much. I think i need to get the August 2014 release witch is Ng2?

Im not sure, please point me to what file i need for my sph-l720 on sprint so i can run Sacs or Any of the newer roms like pacman or Google Play Edition Lolipop ect.

Ive read like a dozen threads and its seems like its contridicting one antoher.. The link to ng2 doesnt have the right bootloader i dont think? I dont know Help please!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
Go here and download the file: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/34368/L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_SPR.zip/. I assume you are on the original sprint galaxy s4. Not the triband version. If you are on triband DO NOT FLASH THE FIRMWARE IN THE LINK. I would think you could look around Sammobile a little and find it. Once you have the firmware downloaded, go back to the first post in this thread and follow the direction. That should get NG2 on your phone. I assume you are rooted otherwise you would be getting update requests. Possibly the easiest way would be to unroot, take the NG2 update and reroot. Then flash whatever ROM you want. If you unroot and take the update, you would not need to worry about which version to install or anything else, the phone would do it for you. Finally, if you are not thinking clearly, I would wait until you are and have had time to read and reread everything you can find on this so that you do not make yourself a very expensive paperweight.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
im confused cause i spent several hours reading stuff that just didnt make sense, i was on L720VPufNAE. So this firmware im downloading is that a complete rewrite of the enitre Stock rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
It is the update from NAE to NG2. This will update your phone as if you unrooted and took the update OTA. I cannot promise but I do not think it will rewrite your data. I would back everything up to be safe. I am not sure if you will have root or not when you are finished but that is not a big deal, you can get root back pretty quick if you lose it. It has been a LONG time since I did it so I cannot remember the details but this is what I flash if I want to go back to stock so I can reset everything to factory.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
awesome ty dyan, good thing cause whatever i had flashed from here corrupted it so.. yea, now i really need that lol. thanks again

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actually... witch of the firmwares do i download?? The NAE? it doesnt show the ng2 and the all inclusive with the bootloader or no?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
If you click on the link I put in my first post it should take you to a webpage with the NG2 software chosen already. The full file name is L720VPUFNG2. Just click on download.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
right i did that, but you said to follow the steps on the first post of this thread after that to get to where i need to be to be able to be up to date/speed to flash roms. And it has several files to choose from and im not quite certian witch to choose.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
[MENTION=2117626]Mortland[/MENTION] I edited this to fit your situation.

Make sure and hit Thanks for Unknownforce posting this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
You said to go back to the first post and follow the directions and nothing about replacing the first post's download. There is no reason to be mean.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
I wasn't being mean. If I did not want to help you I would not have spent 30 minutes of my life trying to help you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mortland:
I apologize then, i misunderstood what you said as sarcasm as a insult. I got it working, thank you very much, for your help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
No problem. Glad you got it working.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Elpoep:
Hi,

I think I'm in the same boat.

I received this phone from someone who unsuccessfully flashed their phone.

I tried to factory reset and the phone was stuck in reboot.

I held down volume down, home and power and this was displayed:

ODIN MODE

Product Name: SPH-L720

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0

Knox warranty void: 0x1

CSB-CONFIG-LSB:0x30

Write protection: Enable

eMMC Burst Mode: enabled

I found tutorials to flash with Odin 3.10.0. I went to sammobile and found the corresponding file for the SPH-L720 to flash back to stock. With Samsung USB firmware up to date and my official Samsung cable ready to go I flashed and was out of boot mode. I then factory reset the phone. Phone will not get wifi.

Software version: L720VPUFNG2

Android Version: 4.4.2

Baseband: L720VPUFNG2

Kernel Version: 3.4.0-2162929

I then found a forum where I was advised to download a modem only tar for NG2 and attempt to flash the modem.

I downloaded the tar file and used a sum checker.

*Before I ever posted on here I had updated the Samsung drivers... before flashing the Stock rom to get the phone out of boot

I opened Odin 3.10.0 and loaded the file

I unchecked all the boxes in Odin

I completely turned off the phone (removed the battery)

Booted phone into loading

then plugged the phone in and waited for Odin to recognize it

I hit start and it ran indicating all requests were successful -- but nothing happened. I was then advised to try a lower numbered version of Odin. I then used 3.07 and tried again.

This is script from Odin while attempting:

"enter CS for MD5..

Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable.. (the phone isn't plugged in yet though)

Please wait..

NG2-ModemOnly.tar.md5 is valid

Checking MD5 finished Successfully..

Leave CS..

Added!!

Oding v.3 engine (ID:3)..

file analysis..

SetupConnection..

Initialization..

Get PIT for mapping

Firmware update start..

NON-HLOS.bin

NAND Write Start!!

Transmission Complete..

now writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes

receive response from boot-loader

RQT_CLOSE !!

RES OK !!

Remain Port .... 0

All threads completed. (suceed 1 / failed 0)"

... this script was while using PHONE to load the NG2modem tar

my phone had a blue bar indicating the download was occurring but froze stating not to disconnect-- since Odin was finished I closed Odin

then unplugged the phone even though it indicated not to disconnect (I waited a long while and auto reboot was unchecked in Odin)

I went into recovery mode and hit reboot

.. nothing happened.

I tried all 4 of my USB ports and tried using both AP and CP to load the tar.

Any other suggestions?

I did used an official samsung USB cord, the one that came with the S4

BTW the tar I used was not the one from this tread but from:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2866864
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] yotie:
usb drivers for Windows

So last week i rooted my wifes s4 all went well, were gonna flash a new firmware and flash a new rom, the thing is, my PC or odin will not find the s4,.... last week it was fine, my pc and odin find my S5 no problem, , any ideas, , maybe point me to the right drivers, , thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dyandell:
Try the usual suggestions like changing the cord. If none of that works, try going to device manager while the phone is plugged in and delete the drivers. Unplug the phone and reboot the computer. Plug the phone back in and install the drivers again. I had this problem several times for awhile and that fixed it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] eriji:
Flash Ok, but Mobile/Bluetooth have problem

I've been working on this for a couple of months now, trying to get my phone modem updated.

I'm on CM11 M12

I was on the MDL radio and had minor problems off and on with mobile data and rarely WiFi. Based on recommendations here it seems that it would be better to upgrade the radio to try to solve some of the bluetooth issues that are plaguing CM right now.

I have been able a number of times to flash to the NG2 modem, and the phone boots and shows that the modem is installed, but I have problems making/receiving calls, and bluetooth either doesn't connect at all or connects and then doesn't function (no sound to headset, etc.) Also the DSP manager seems to crash and have problems playing any sound. WiFi seems to work fine, but odd things don't work like Skype always fails to connect making calls.

I downgrade, and have to go back to the MF9 version to get everything working again.

I have a regular rooted SPH-L720, I don't think anything is irregular about it, it has always been on one CM rom or another. I've tried various versions of ODIN that are compatible with the S4 and I've downloaded the NG2 (and other modems) from various sources to make sure I'm not getting a bad file.

Also, I have tried every modem between MF9 and NG2 and all modems later than MF9 have similar or same problems.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] greenmuggy:
Whats up with these downloads??? They do nothing but install spam...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daniel4653:
Then don't use em.

I just downloaded without a problem . open the link, and hit the blue download button.

Sent from my SM-N910W8
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Sinyc:
Is there any harm in just updating the baseband?

My bootloader and baseband are both MJA now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Elpoep:
SPH-L720 NG2 baseband -- no wifi

Hi,

I have a SPH-L720 with a baseband NG2.

I have TWRP recovery on it -- and is rooted.

Is there a kernel or a modem only tar for the NG2 or will I have to make some changes to the phone first?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 2WhiteWolves:
It has deodexed and odexed roms for the NG2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2866864

It is where the modem is at too. I think it is the same link I gave you before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Elpoep:
Thanks again 2WhiteWolves... I thought I'd give you a break from the other thread!

Maybe it's because I don't have service?

Every time I boot the thing up it wants to auto-connect to set up service and date and time automatically sets correctly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Chiefho70:
Trying to find the ng2 bootloader only at this point warranty is over but need to update from mf9 for new roms to work cant seem to find it. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ulremember:
Question. I am on ng2 modem with the nae bootloader. Should i be on ng2 bootloader also?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
So if I follow these steps I will still be rooted running FreeGS4 after im done and be updated to MD4? I hope so...looking forward to trying this...

Is anyone else who tried tried this running FreeGS4? Run into any issues?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Unknownforce:
This only updates the modem, it doesn't do anything for the system files, like camera updates or anything like that, so any of the main updates that MF9 lists out, no, this will not give them to you.

This is ONLY the modem update, nothing more nothing less.

But yes, it will keep your current ROM and all data in tact, no wipe needed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gershee:
anyone try using mobile odin to update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rhyme187:
signal/speed improvements with MF9?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] reverepats:
Check about 5 post behind ya. Doesn't work ot seems
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PwnCloud:
And when there is a MF9 ROM, it will be possible to simply flash it and have its features? Having to unroot and such is my main concern.

Sorry for my limited knowledge.

Thank you, by the way! Very simple process.

Edit: Did this fix smearing though? I can't seem to be able to reproduce it anymore.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rhyme187:
CONFIRMED NOT WORKING will cause SOFT BRICK i tried it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gadget069:
Last I saw mobile Odin was not compatible with our phones, but that was a few weeks ago.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Unknownforce:
Smearing? no idea what you mean by this...

And yes, I'm working on my MF9 ROM right now, once it's done it will have all the features of the release, without losing root.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cerj:
Awesome. Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tones160:
It worked flawlessly! Thanks dude
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gershee:
sorry. it was super late. my bad.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rpenrod23:
Again this is ONLY for the modem, no firmware or software updates so no, this method does nothing to address smearing issue.

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Ditto for me, thanks a ton! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cerj:
FYI, MOBILE Odin has been upgraded to work on our phones, but it has never been able to flash a MODEM. You can flash Roms and kernels. On the E4GT, Mobile Odin PRO is set up to flash OTA and keep root. Not sure about the root keeper on this phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ibedanny:
Worked for me. Thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DAFTEK:
I have been having horrid signals for some time now, I called sprint many times, was told they are upgrading towers but still having terrible signal. I was always wondering if it was the midem version but have not found anybody with similar problems. I just updated to this MF9 version and would like to know how do i know the flash went ok, i cant see anything in the about screen regarding MF9. Anyone else see improvements on the new modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gadget069:
Go settings/about device/and look at baseband version and it will tell which modem

you're running
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] noobnl:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357171 use this extended one instead
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DAFTEK:
It still says L720VPUAMDL. :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] noobnl:
use my version. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357171
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 2WhiteWolves:
Are you having problems? If not, it is up to you if you want to be on NG2 bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ulremember:
Thank you for the reply. At one point my phone would restart or get sick in a bootloop. It may also be a bad power button. Was just curious.

Thank you again.

Blessings
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
Sign up for a free account at SamMobile to download the full 1.5GB NG2 ROM.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SPH-L720/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Chiefho70:
That's what I did after Odin I had the zact mobile stuff on my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Okijaamaka:
what's perfect modem for this. i have tried and it is not working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Chiefho70:
No clue you have a different phone I had a SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] totbl:
If I update bootloader do I lose root? Or trip Knox?

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I'm on MDC
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] pontif:
If you are that far back you don't have knox. Think knox came with nae.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] geevil:
I have a N920P Note 5 and trying to disable DM Service with root explorer I accidentally erased the application instead of just renaming it ( I have fixed this problem with several such phones before and all I do is rename the .apk file to a .bak and the problem goes away) and the phone then rebooted and entered in a reboot loop where it starts and starts the normal ´´the phone is activating for first time use´´ but then it reboots and starts all over again and again. I reinstalled the 3 versions of stock rom available from sprint and sammobile for this particular model with no solution to the problem. Could anyone point me in the right direction to solve the problem? I used the noble.tar to root in the first place and now when i try to install the unikernel it doesnt show in the folder when selecting it with ODIN.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] hoffman1984:
Trojan.ProxyHijacker

It's a shame that XDA has come to this... Just saying. Stay away from this download. =)

[IMG="entries..."]http://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=13337&pictureid=53286[/IMG]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DAFTEK:
Thanks noobnl.. Same process with auto reboot unchecked?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] noobnl:
doesn't matter
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DAFTEK:
Thanks, i now have L720VPUAMF9 :) hope i get better signal on this modem...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] noobnl:
great thanks/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] edisepic:
went to update to MF9 but odin failed it and then my phone said to recover it with KIES i was like oo ****. i put it back into download mode but this time i connected it to first to the computer then started odin flashed the modem once again and everything went well. MAKE SURE YOU CONNECT TO THE COMPUTER FIRST then START ODIN.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] SixSixAtl:
Just for kicks and with my phone powered up, I used Quickboot to reboot to bootloader/download mode and then used Odin 3.07 to flash the MF9 tar file, and after what appeared to be a successful (PASS!) flash and then following your power off/reboot to TWRP/reboot system directions, indeed I was still on MDL. I tried again by powering the phone down and then voldwn+power to put my phone in download mode. After reflashing the MF9 tar file, I attempted to follow your power off/reboot to TWRP/reboot system directions, but my phone did a system boot instead. I got a quick message - something like Android finishing update - and then checked About device to see that I'm now on MF9. I then did an update PRL and Profile, and both updates appeared to be successful. Everything checks out fine with wifi/LTE/etc. so it appears that I'm good to go! Oh and I'm on FreeGS4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PwnCloud:
Why am I absolutely incapable of reproducing the smearing effect? I even tried it on an image I knew had caused smearing previously.

No software updates? Why is my software version also MF9 then? I never did anything outside the directions of the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Unknownforce:
Software version is a mis-leading name for the firmware. Either it's based directly off of what the baseband is or it's based off of the NON-HLOS image included in the modem update, which is still technically part of the modem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
[MENTION=1354510]Unknownforce[/MENTION] I followed all your steps and it keeps failing. I even tried the full mf9 update that someone posted and I still got failed.

Is there anything I missing, or doing wrong?

Edit: I didn't unzip....duh
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] noobnl:
Why is this needed? do you even know what it does?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Unknownforce:
No, I don't know why this is, but for some reason, if it's on, it doesn't keep the changes when it reboots on it's own. It's either that, or the the act of booting into recovery immediately after the install, one of the two or the combination of them both causes it to stick.

Either way, following the directions as is works for me every time. I just go with what works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] furry:
Flashed FM9, seems to work just fine. WiFi Teather even works great for me, I'm on it now! I'll see how it performs. Thanks!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] roninep:
Hey daftek. Wuts th verdict with ur reception on the new modem? Better?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DAFTEK:
Same crap, i called sprint again and they tell me still upgrading towers, this is two months now. They wont give me any discount, just a bunch of crap about it will be for our good yet i have to pay three crappy lines full price. :mad: