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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sublimaze:
You flashed Carbon for another carrier (T-mobile or AT&T), which changed your baseband radio and now you can't access the Verizon network. Odin back to bone stock and you should be good.

Lessons of the day:

1. ALWAYS verify what you downloaded and are about to flash before swiping "do it" in twrp

2. ALWAYS make a nandroid before flashing anything, including mods
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
The carbon I downloaded was for my phone. I'm gonna try to go back to stock and see if it helps. Thanks everyone for the help!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
I have a back up of beans ROM, the ROM I was using prior to updating tarp and flashing carbon. When I restored it, I still don'thave service and the phone is wonky. Constant freezing, bBluetooth not working and won't wake up when locked for a couple minutes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
Ok. i just restored my phone to stock through ODIN. when it boots up, its stuck at the activation screen. It still doesnt have service and i cant do anything with the phone. what should i do now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nikhil.kdhand:
Hi,,,, I had the same problem with my handset too and was able to fix it. Suggest you to read xda for the same....

Thanks,

nikhil dhand

email\chat: nikhil.kdhand@gmail.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnwaynegacy:
I also had a similar problem. it was only my lte though. 3g worked. My sim was faulty. Try someone elses sim card in your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
I havent tried another sim card yet, but whem i lock my screen, it doesnt wake up. It just stays off and i have to either hold the power button down or a battery pull. Any ideas on whats causing this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnwaynegacy:
I would go with the other guy and say odin back to stock. At least this way you can be sure all your software is as it would be when you take the phone out of the box for the first time. Look into hardware problems from there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
Yeah, i already odin'd back to stock and still have no data and screen not turning back on after i lock it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnwaynegacy:
take your sim out and see if the problem with the screen goes away. I don't see why they would be related, but stranger things have happened.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
Still freezing up on me...no sim card. Im starting to think my phone is broke
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnwaynegacy:
Yeah probably;. try taking out the sd card as well. if that isn't it, it might be time to think about getting a new phone lol. You are probably still under factory warranty.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nikhil.kdhand:
It's not the sim or the sdcard.... It's the files which are missing and causing trouble

Thanks,

nikhil dhand

email\chat: nikhil.kdhand@gmail.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
Can you point me in the right direction on where to the missing files and how to install them. Thanks in advance!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sublimaze:
Your partition table may have been corrupted when playing with twrp. Flash the stock rom image together with the stock .pit file via Odin. The .pit file is the partition information. You should be able to find these in the stock recovery thread.

Lesson of the day:

If it ain't broke, then don't fix it! :p

Don't mess with a functioning recovery unless the new version fixes something you really need.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tomskag:
I'm also having similar issues.

I flashed from Beans to Paranoid android 3.9 and the phone got all wonky and kept boot looping.

I flashed back to stock using Odin and everything was fine. Then I rooted and unlocked the bootloader again and flashed PA3.9 again and my imei and baseband showed as unknown. I flashed back to beans and it was fine. It seems that my baseband and imei become unknown on only aosp roms.

Does anyone have any idea? Its weird,.:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnwaynegacy:
He says he did Odin back to stock. If that's true, wouldn't the pit file have redone his partitions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
So I just ended up getting exchanging my note. All is well now lol. Gonna root in a bit, but should I go with twrp or cwm?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sublimaze:
Sometimes that is the best thing to do, if you have that option. Glad you are back on track. Twrp vs cwm is mostly a matter of taste, although some roms & mods are flashable with just one or the other (usually cwm). I have no idea why, but that is just the way it is.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
The reason updated twrp in the 1st place was because no 4.3 roms would install, they would all just fail. Ive bean on beans since the beans1 so I wanted to give some other roms a try. So far im using stock cause I dont have my laptop on me to root. Its pretty fast lol. Hopefully today I will get a chance to root but Idk if I wanna give 4.3 a try. Im too scared hahaha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sublimaze:
I was on Beans 22 and flashed Carbon (4.3.1) via twrp with no problem. 4.3 is smothered in tasty goodness :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaybenosa:
Thats what I wanted to do! I saw a youtube video of carbon and I wasnt sure how I would do without some of TW stuff, but I saw that there are apps that are kind of like replacements. Im just a little scared of messing up my phone again :eek::(:eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sublimaze:
Go for it. You have insurance, right? Lol

If you like aosp, you will probably like Carbon. I ran it on my S3 and loved it. I wanted to try Carbon again to see if I would still like it, and it's still awesome. I have a lot of inverted apps and Nova launcher, and it looks fantastic. It's as smooth as JellyBeans, and battery life is stellar. I'm getting 32-36 hrs uptime with 5-6 hrs screen on time :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] drarkanex:
Sounds like what was wrong with mine. Unroot your phone and get a new sim card.. should fix it. How mine happened is I left my phone on during a plane ride and my phone for some reason wouldnt sync back with my sim card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mad96:
I had to Odin back to bone stock after using the newest twrp and flashing slimbeans 4.3.1 and I needed some info from my backup, tried to restore and it somehow messed up my boot image. After Odin unlock/reroot I updated back to the newest twrp because that's what my BU'S were made with and it restored fine so I'm not sure which one was the problem but I'm thinking about going back to the twrp prior to the newest IF I can find it.

NUKED N2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rampage2020:
Can anyone post a flashable zip file for .96 baseband (Xperia S) ....Stuck with windows 8.1 so not fastboot and flash mode ........
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hesaps1234h:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44918203
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rampage2020:
I asked only the baseband not the entire e rom -_-
[General Questions and Answers] megamanlego:
Ok, im trying to tether internet using my Xperia Neo, but i want it to tether with a custom mac address. I tried using android_wifi_tether (i couldnt post the google code site, but do a fast googling and you should be there), it tethers fine, but it fails spoofing the mac. I rooted my phone using OneClickRoot, and the root seems to be working well i think. What should i do?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] effry:
So, more than one month ago a video was released from cyanogenmod showing a note 3 with an alpha version of cm10.2 ... anyone got news since then? other snap800 phones already have cm
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zat0x:
Still nothing. Its been dead silence since a CM dev posted a pic of a Note 3 running CM many weeks ago.

I'm a bit disappointed there are no AOSP roms available for this device.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeshter2000:
The guy is busy with school.....
[Moto X Q&A] andrewt328:
If i buy a sprint Moto X is there a way to unlock it to allow me to use it on Att or Tmobile w/ LTE? Thanks
[Moto X Q&A] andrewt328:
anyone? thanks
[Moto X Q&A] seanpr123:
Did you ever figure this out?
[Moto X Q&A] nhizzat:
Compare the bands of the Sprint Moto X to the bands of ATT and TMo.
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
Introduction:

So the LG Nexus 5 speaker seems to be low volume for some people and not so much others. I spoke to [MENTION=2617206]supercurio[/MENTION] and he says that his device is as loud as a Galaxy S 4 and the volume appears normal. My device suffers from low volume. I fear that this is due to the construction process and the glue used to assemble the device may have leaked into areas which it obstructs the speaker port. It appears to be a manufacturer defect.

But, this is XDA, so rather than complain, here is a fix. We aren't just talking about a little bit of an increase though, Senior Member [MENTION=2102660]Oli1122[/MENTION] measured a 13dB increase using this method with just one additional hole on the front and one on the rear. That's well over double sound volume!

Note: Only do this if your volume seems oddly low or risk damaging components for no reason

You will need:

Phillips #0 screwdriver

needle

lighter

guitar pick

case opener tool

Performing the mod

1. Remove back panel from device (case opener tool/gitaur pick).

2. Heat up the needle with the lighter.

3. Stick needle through plastic until you feel no resistance in one of the locations shown in picture below.

4. Wait 1 second

5. Move needle around to slightly widen the hole after it loses some heat to the housing

6. Once needle has cooled, twist and remove.

7. You can remove the speaker assembly by removing four screws , then pick a new location and perform steps 2-6 on the other areas of the assembly shown in the pictures below.

8. Reassemble device.

Reference pictures:

Theory behind it:

If you ask an audiophile, they will tell you that free-air speakers are louder than sealed or ported speakers. This works because the device has an almost sealed speaker and the intended ported output of the sealed speaker chamber is much smaller than the primary speaker output.

Further testing is required

Considering this, it may benefit unaffected users to perform this modification. I intend to feature this on XDATV in two weeks. I would appreciate assistance with quantifiable measurements. So, if you perform this mod, please get a video showing your desktop's sound-level input meter with a microphone positioned at a known distance from the Nexus5 speaker (located on the left side as viewed from the front). Windows Sound Level Mixer will work just as Ubuntu or Mac's will too.

Conclusion:

Your results may vary. If you try this, share your results and let people know if you tested before/after with a microphone, which locations you used, pictures, or if it just plain sounds louder. This issue affects several users and now at least I can watch YouTube videos comfortably now, without cupping the speaker or holding it closely outside.
[Nexus 5 General] Jishnu Sur™:
Thanks Adam! :)) Though, risky but worth a shot..

OT: Any Idea about Alsa Mixer app working to make it louder?

Regards
[Nexus 5 General] noodles2k:
On my own Nexus 5 the speaker volume seems fine, but I like the idea of having the speaker open air. Won't the back cover just block the extra hole though?
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
Once the air escapes the speaker enclosure, it can use the entire body of the Nexus 5 for airspace and escape through various ports.
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
Can you make a video of the process?
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
I doubt that would work as well as this.

[MENTION=3973636]jlmcr87[/MENTION] never quote the OP in its entirety. If something needs to be changed, it can't be this way. Also, it makes it harder to read comments. But If you're going to quote the post, at least read it.

I plan to feature this on XDATV as I stated in the post you quoted.

As a side note, this makes the back panel vibrate with your music. For reference, it vibrates more than the keyboard when typing and I felt no such vibration previously... So I'm quite sure this is much louder.
[Nexus 5 General] br0adband:
While I don't have a Nexus 5, my first impression - based on the rather MASSIVE amount of report discrepancies from so many various Nexus 5 owners - is that the audio problems are caused by something like this as Adam has just described. I remember when the original iPhone came out that it had somewhat crappy audio levels from the internal speaker, and I got one at some point and removed that plastic bottom cover and found the reason: the "dust shield" that Apple had put in place on it was incredibly thick material, much thicker than was actually required to keep dust out.

I removed the original dust cover on the inside of the plastic housing, replaced it with a much thinner material (could have been something as simple as a small snippet of Saran-wrap to be honest but I found some very thin cloth material that was workable) and after reassembling things and powering up the phone, the difference in audio levels was pretty dramatic. Most people around were wondering just why the hell my iPhone was so freakin' loud compared to theirs and I told them, then I started making $20 a pop to do the same mod to theirs. ;)

Anyway, recently I owned a Galaxy S4 Active and noticed that the microUSB cover (which seals it to be water-resistant at the bottom) works in conjunction with the entire bottom assembly as a "speaker enclosure" of sorts: when the port cover is removed/open, the audio quality from the internal speaker is very low and rather tinny; putting the cover in place "seals" the housing and then wham, you get midrange and bass as expected which is pretty cool by design.

As for the Nexus 5, it's awesome to see this as a potential "fix" of sorts and it'll most likely get noticed quickly.

Good job, Adam, and even in spite of me not owning a Nexus 5 it's welcome to see people going that extra step to resolve things.
[Nexus 5 General] Ricky Divjakovski:
int theory wouldnt all the hardware etc, cause sort of a muffled sound from other ports and a slight distortion from the vibration? i watched a review on making suround sound louder and all they did was replace the screws with brass screws and add silicone around the edges?

interesting! would like to see the feedback :D :good:

he is gonna.
[Nexus 5 General] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Wait two weeks and you'll have one. As per his first post, this mod is going to appear on XDA TV.
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
There may be ways to improve it, but like I said, the back panel forms part of the audio system now. This definitely increases the low frequency vibrations and high frequency sounds audibly louder.
[Nexus 5 General] gavin-phelan:
Were in the picture is the needle hole? I cant see it
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
let me green-circle them... give me a few. I posted this from my Nexus 4 as I was using it as a camera to take pictures of the Nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
A video would be awesome...
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
^^ As I've stated twice now, video will be coming in two weeks.

I posted additional reference shots.
[Nexus 5 General] gavin-phelan:
Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] bradputt:
mine suffered from low volume too.

but it's OK in utube but my ringtone and notification sounds are too low.

don't know if i should do this mod.

and why is there tape on your antennae ? did you break something?
[Nexus 5 General] AdamOutler:
That's the way the device comes. Its double-stick tape.
[Nexus 5 General] jaggyjags:
Hack, done. I didn't measure sound values before but I notice a clear difference. It obviously working as sound doesn't mute nearly as much as it did before when blocking the speaker, so air is escaping. Thanks for the tip!
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
Same here which makes me think it needs a software optimization vs hardware mod.
[Nexus 5 General] Mushroom.:
Just finished this mod, and I'm happy with the results.

I wouldn't say my Nexus 5 was too quiet before, but this definitely increased the overall loudness.

At full volume, the device definitely vibrates more than before, but not enough to make a noise when sitting on a hard surface.

Also, now, when covering the speaker port with my finger, the volume is not decreased as much as before.

Tip: I had to heat the tip of my needle to the point that it was glowing red before it would penetrate the plastic. I used a sewing needle.

I also reccommend starting with less holes, and making more later if you decide it's still not loud enough. I could see overdoing this mod being a bad thing, as more of the sound would be leaking into the body than what's coming out of the speaker grille, which could make everything sound like it's in a tin barrell.

Thanks for the tip Adam.
[Nexus 5 General] jaggyjags:
PM sent.
[Nexus 5 General] stickbo:
Thank God. I must have had one of the glued phones because the difference now is night and day. I was always shocked when people described the nexus 5 speaker as anything but garbage. I drilled the holes and it is absolutely louder. I even feel the vibration of the speaker on the back of the phone now. I cannot thank you enough op. The speaker was my single biggest complaint.
[Nexus 5 General] AtmN5:
Speaker Mod

The speaker mod works well at higher volumes, but seems to produce a more hollow sound (echoing) at lower volumes.
[Nexus 5 General] stickbo:
I would agree with that. The sound is much boomier now, as to be expected by increasing the port volume. I really hope more OEM's will follow HTC's lead with the front facing speakers. I used my HTC one the other day and was shocked all over again at just how much better those speakers are than any other phone I've used.
[Nexus 5 General] asim0:
Dears, here is my feedback:

I ordered a spare speaker, which was not any louder than the original one;

Then I did the mod, and now I seriously question any gain in volume, I think the change is the directionality of the sound, which was exclusively directed to the grid, and is now released in the enclosure of the back cover, making it terribly vibrate (not pleasant at all to me)

I guess the person who measured the gain did put his sensor somewhere above the back cover; If put in front of the grid a sensor would have measured a loss;

This is why the comparative video a few pages back seemed to show a louder un-modded speaker: the camera was in front of the grid.

I think it was still worth a try, and now the sound will not faint when I put a finger on the grid, but in absolute this remains a crappy speaker compared to everything I had before;

Using 'machu picchu' from the Strokes as a ringtone makes me ashamed;

The N4 was already a decrease in sound quality compared to my galaxy nexus, but now this N5 hits the bottom...

I know the bargain price comes at a certain cost, but I would rather pay 50 or a 100€ more to get a more premium finish

Edit: the stock one was a *_0906 and the replacement was a *_1024
[Nexus 5 General] dabotsonline:
This is smart: it proves that a device can be made waterproof but still have great sound quality.
[Nexus 5 General] AtmN5:
Part#

FYI. My N5 speaker assembly part number is: HH_SKU_1_0821
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Speaker seems much louder now after the 4.4.1 update.
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
Good or bad sound?
[Nexus 5 General] tylerdurden83:
Seems pretty good to me! (4.4.1 sound that is)
[Nexus 5 General] JamieFL:
I got a replacement from Google. I was skeptical that it would be any different. Boy, I'm glad I tried Google first. I no longer need my ring tone and notification tones set at maximum. I would say that volume has doubled, and sold quality is also better.

My hypothesis is that the early phones had a bad batch of speakers. This should be good news to anyone thinking of performing this mod. Call Google first.
[Nexus 5 General] asim0:
Can you tell which revision it is? You can see it by booting to the bootloader.

Sent from teh void
[Nexus 5 General] JamieFL:
Rev 11. If you have the speaker problem, what Rev is yours. I wish I would have looked at the one I returned.
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
Rev 11 here too WITH speaker problem
[Nexus 5 General] JamieFL:
As I said, maybe early phones received a bad batch of speakers. After all, you don't think that G would have intentionally released it with a substandard speaker. That seems like something they would have caught in prototype.
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
I ordered a new speaker yesterday
[Nexus 5 General] JamieFL:
Just a thought... What if it is not the speaker, but the amplifier? I have heard others who changed speakers and still had the volume problem.
[Nexus 5 General] asim0:
Same here... I don't think there was a rev10 anyway...

According to Faux123, there is no amplifier in the N5, there was one in the N4. His app that tweaks the amplifier is deprecated for what concerns the N5.

The one I ordered wasn't any better, maybe I'll order another one in a few months or so.

As to people reporting a better sound on 4.4.1, I see two options :

1) Placebo

2) A tweaked mixer_paths.xml; the default speaker value was 88,I'll check if it has been increased when I switch to 4.4.1 EDIT:unchanged, which means...

I personally don't hear any difference

Sent from teh void
[Nexus 5 General] gerazzo:
Can we make a wrap-up about the new speaker?

i'm also interested in buying a new module but really would like to hear the other experience.

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] Fihlvein:
I was actually coming here to check if others have noticed quite a bit louder speaker output with 4.4.1. I didn't even thought about the update improving it, but I just started to wonder how come I can all of a sudden get actually rather loud sound.

A placebo? Right now I feel chances are it's 80 real 20 placebo. I need to read what others are saying.

Why don't someone just install CM11 build before and after 4.4.1 merge? I don't have any proper measurement tools so it would be purely by instinct.
[Nexus 5 General] AndyCr15:
Just FYI, my findings with the 4.4.1 update

[YOUTUBE]bZa8Pl97xEM[/YOUTUBE]
[Nexus 5 General] jaggyjags:
Some are saying it is even better on 4.4.2.

A video comparing them would be interesting.
[Nexus 5 General] eucalyptux:
You bought your phone the day of its release?
[Nexus 5 General] dimebagdan65:
For those wondering about the validity/necessity of this hack, Google/LG are now doing this exact same thing for all Nexus 5's being built from now on... Once again, XDA did it first! Get crackin'!
[Nexus 5 General] TeoLinuX:
After the installation of 4.4.2 I can definitely say that it's easy louder than initial 4.4

No need to use a sound meter.

But I also have to notice that the sound is now horribly distorted.

Don't know which solution is best. Maybe the louder distorted sound, cause When I listen to music or YouTube I plug my earphones or car stereo. 99% of time I use the internal loudspeaker just for notifications and ringtone
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
Pictures? Evidence?
[Nexus 5 General] DrDanielJackson:
After seeing this... I'm not going to try it Lol. But shout out to Andy for being so brave. Btw- like your YouTube channel.
[Nexus 5 General] :
Stripped screw on one of the four. Any help?
[Nexus 5 General] :
More vibration in the back of the phone after mod. Is this normal?
[Nexus 5 General] asim0:
Part of the sound is now released inside the back cover enclosure, hence the vibration. This is what this mod is about. You will still hear something if you accidentally cover the grille with your finger. It does not fix the intrinsic crappiness of the speaker though

Sent from teh void
[Nexus 5 General] ozzmanj1:
Added three holes to the speaker plate. Big difference in sound quality and clarity. I might add a couple more. The whole backplate sounds like a speaker. I can crank up the volume to full and it sounds so much more vibrant with next to no distortion and just seems like the sound is coming from the back of the phone rather then the bottom side. Thank you OP!
[Nexus 5 General] dimebagdan65:
Google "Nexus 5 new hardware" and one of the first links you come to is

http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/google-nexus-5-hardware-issues/