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[Android General] brady56:
come on man,have you went to HDC official website to see it?besides HDC ONEl,in these month they never produce any other more phone.THE other HDC brand is only chinese deceive the buyer like you.they never update any new rom
[Android General] genesisalgor:
The "HDC" Brand have not with chinese clones, this a costume question, sellers in FCT say all Samsung Clones are for HDC, so the sellers say the same, but HDC in these clones is not a brand just a popular nomenclature. In Updates, you know can expect any update in clone phones without Rom porting or another ways. If you want update is better buy a Jiayu, Lenovo, Zopo, chinese phones with a brand name. No.1 is good, but is more like a clone brand.
[Android General] brady56:
www.hdc.cn this is HDC official website,you can see the real brand and what they made.the other HDC pjone are only chinese seller stole the hdc brand to improve their sale.
[Android General] genesisalgor:
Yeah you're right. These Clones just receive HDC name, but have not with the Brand. I think not even the S4 Legend.
[Android General] DonCorras:
Replacement parts :(

Hi everyone, do you know a web page o someone that sells replacement parts for this phone? The loud speaker of my phone doesn't work, I try to contact FCT, but they don't sell parts, and I not trust to send my phone back and then wait for them to send me back the phone, so I was wondering if you can give me an advice.

Thank you.
[Android General] pficrx:
I have send 2 phones for service ( 2 LCD change ) from fastcardtech and they really fix my phones and they send it back to me..
[Android General] z2168235:
Not sure which file so I attached all that have "weather" word on it :laugh:. There is another file "AccuweatherWidget_Main.apk" but too big to attached.
[Android General] z2168235:
Glad to heard next time I ordered from them. How long does it take to service? Excluding the shipping time.
[Android General] pficrx:
I remember that its was 1 month with the shipping time to send the phone to FCT and return back to me...
[Android General] Cr4z33:
Singapore to China and back should take half of the time if all spare parts are available, so let's say 2 weeks?
[Android General] retro2k13:
How can I make my SD card become an internal memory because I would like to install large games
[Android General] dirty_demon:
I will try this out. If there is a way to somehow partition the whole space as internal n phone storage as sd cars that would be awesome. I used lucky patched to odex all system apps n that has helped out a bit but most of my apps I've downloaded I've moved to phone storage. If we can get the sd card to register as sdcard0 n wipe out sdcard1 fully.

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Because these n900 variants have exact same baseband n kernel version as the n9006, couldn't we just flash the n9006 Tom or wouldbthat cause problems??
[Android General] z2168235:
My wish is the same :laugh:
[Android General] genesisalgor:
I can do this, just send me your vsold.fstab to swap External sdcard with Phone Storage.
[Android General] z2168235:
Found the file, there are 2, I guess the .NAND is backup
[Android General] arnabcool:
What camera does this model hdc galaxy note 3 max has..as i am confused as i read in a forum that it is a 5 megapixel rear and vga in front...

i have ordered it from fct and i would like to ask a silly question but is this worth it....i know i am paying less but how is the overall experience from the members who r using it...

i read in a post i this thread tht fct is only using the hdc brand name it is all cheap Chinese phones but branded under hdc name...

if this is then i could get these Chinese phones here paying much less...they hav only 512mb ram and mtk dual core processor with air gesture and a 5.7 inch screen but not ips i think....

kindly help me i cannot make the payment unless i get the doubts clear...

thanks...:confused:
[Android General] jonnyc51:
Just make sure you order 1gb ram phone like my N 9006 max dual Sim.

I am enjoying using mine no real issues yet but they are what they are!
[Android General] genesisalgor:
Here i'm just swapped the vold.fstab two lines to swap card, see if the ExtSD will turn in primary SD Card.

I'm just edited this:

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

to this:

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard1 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard0 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

Let's see if works.

But i recommend a backup of rom or CWM.
[Android General] dirty_demon:
thanks bro I will give this a try n yeah will do a nandroid. backuo
[Android General] arnabcool:
thanks bro..i ordered the single sim version...$184 one....can u tell is the rear camera is 13mgpxl or just a5 mgpxl....wht r the consi should know abt it...:mad:
[Android General] jimys_:
SM-N900 root

Hello guys...i am keeping up with this post almost from the begining and i must say that it is a lot helpful!...i received my Galaxy Note 3 clone a few days ago, (the SM-N900 from dhgate.com) and today i wanted to root it but i couldn't....i tried the latest Framaroot app (with Boromir exploit) but it failed...what should i do?...is there another method?
[Android General] pficrx:
Try to root it with the latest MtkDroidTools...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2160490
[Android General] jonnyc51:
http://www.gizchina.com/2013/09/24/easily-root-flash-android-phone/

Try this, worked for me.
[Android General] retro2k13:
Can the real note 3 music and video player work with the note max?

Can some tell how to install games on the SD card?

Samsung note 3 n900
[Android General] pficrx:
You must root your phone and then install CWM ...Backup your rom and then try it...

Then you can flash this zip files..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2198568
[Android General] jonnyc51:
Just flashed this file and it worked but have an error. Couldn't connect to secure server right across the widget.

Any ideas?
[Android General] DonCorras:
ROM

Hi, do you know which is the better ROM outhere, I want to be able to change the frequency band settings, in my current ROM I'm not able to do it.
[Android General] s7yler:
I don't think that is possible in our phone. The frecuency for 3G is sometimes limited by hardware. I have seen an option in the mtk engineer mode (under Band), but was not allowed/able to change it. I think that means that it is locked somehow to the hardware and not via software only.
[Android General] jimys_:
i managed to root it with Shuame, at last!....thanks both of you!
[Android General] s7yler:
there is an english Shuame version now?
[Android General] jimys_:
...not yet...but the rooting process is very straightforward even in chinese!
[Android General] dirty_demon:
thanks mate I will give this a try still gotta load cwm on the fone. is there anyway we can load cwm through the rom manager app??
[Android General] jonnyc51:
No rom manager won't do it,use MTK tools its easy enough,backup first!
[Android General] genesisalgor:
For CWM only use a compiled Version of CWM to work on MTK6589, but the easiest way is use the MTK Droid Tools.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44660171&postcount=417

S7yler have too made a youtube video, showing how make the CWM for his device, Max.
[Android General] jimys_:
no, this isn't right....you have to change the lines as follows:

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

to this:

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard0 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

i've done it already and it works.....
[Android General] retro2k13:
How do I edit my vold.fstab also after I have edit the vold does the files on the. SD card get erase?

Samsung note 3 n900
[Android General] s7yler:
Can you share your vold.fstab file?

So how does this actually work? Can I just copy your vold.fstab file into my system with root explorer and rename my old file to vold.fstab.backup?

After that nothing will be changed on the phone or how? The only thing is when I then install a new app it will install on the sdcard instead of on the internal storage is that correct understood? Else please explain.

EDIT: Found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2414162

Is it the same procedure?

And did you also do this?

"You must copy and paste all files and folders in your SD card to External SD card first before rebooting phone after this switching, for phone to function without force close"

EDIT2: Didnt work for me, I changed the vold.fstab as described but when I restart the phone, the storage is the same still, and the ex_SDcard is still seen as the normal ex_SDcard. Even cleared the phones cache, still nothing changed on mine, maybe because I use another ROM?
[Android General] BaisDroid:
hay.

i have a qwestion. you talk about rooting and ROM'ing this phone

dhgate.com/store/product/5-7-inch-1-1-note-3-usb-3-0-android-4-3-quad/176462110.html

its the phone of the guy who started this topic :D

well i found this phone

dhgate.com/store/product/real-1gb-16gb-5-7-inch-1-1-note-3-usb-3-0/176461624.html

same seller same phone same every thing except for the ROM size. insted of 8GB it have 16GB.

the main qwestion is

i have fount this rom on NEEDROM.com

needrom.com/mobile/hdc-note3-mtk6589-rom-8gb/comment-page-4/#comment-43381

it say its for the HDC n9006 1gb Ram/8GB rom.

can it work on that model

or wil it be so.

if you trow this rom on this model u only can use 8 GB of storage

or if it so .because the rom is made for the 8GB model the flach program will say ERROR ??

thx

ps becous i am a new be ! i can't post links :(

baisdroid
[Android General] s7yler:
The first you post: http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/5-7-inch-1-1-note-3-usb-3-0-android-4-3-quad/176462110.html

is not the one we are talking about in here. That one is not the N9006, as I don't see that it has real Infrared remote control and the battery only says 2800mAh (the N9006 has 3200mAh batteries). Also they write "1GB RAM + 8GB ROM (The System show fake 2GB/32GB)" the N9006 we talk about has 8GB ROM but say fake 16GB not 32GB.

The one with 16GB you post to

http://dhgate.com/store/product/real-1gb-16gb-5-7-inch-1-1-note-3-usb-3-0/176461624.html

Is not the N9006, but the older N9000. It may have more storage, but it also has no real Infrared remote control or multi-window.

The rom you post to http://www.needrom.com/mobile/hdc-note3-mtk6589-rom-8gb/comment-page-4/#comment-43381

is for the N9006 (which has remote and multiwindow) not the N9000. So I don't think it will work to that model.
[Android General] DonCorras:
Best ROM?

Hi, do you know which one is the best ROM so far, for this phone? Right I'm experiencing signal issues. Thank you.
[Android General] s7yler:
what happens if you set Network mode to GSM only? (and not to Auto mode). Sometimes it can become confused when set to Auto (GSM/WCDMA).

Does your service provider support the 3G frequencies that the phone also support?
[Android General] z2168235:
I wanted to backup my rom. I install the MTKDroid Root & Tools, I click the "backup" button on the "root, backup, recovery" tab. Is that the correct way? It create couples of files in PC and phone SDCARD.

Do I need to install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM)? What is CWM for?

Sorry this is my first time backing up rom.
[Android General] whity3187:
I also have this doubt.
[Android General] jonnyc51:
Make sure you root with MTK tools,click backup tab and backup your ROM.it will ask if you want to compress the ROM,say yes and let it Finnish.

Takes a while sometimes.when done you should have a backup in the MTK tools folder.

Install CWM in MTK tools too.

Not at home so can't provide links but there is good tutorials in the thread somewhere.
[Android General] genesisalgor:
s7yler, The problem os not your ROM, try This edit above in The quote.
[Android General] jimys_:
hmmm, no i didn't know this, and also i didnt't have to copy and paste my files to the external sd....i dont think that it has something to do with the rom...i've done it to a lot of devices and always works...i attach my file
[Android General] s7yler:
In #352 you wrote it should be changed to this:

but in your attached file from now it is like this: (which is different)

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard1 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

:confused: I will try your attached file and see how it goes....

UPDATE: Okay with your attached file it works now for me now, the internal SD card storage and the Ext. SD card have switched place. But what do we get out of this? we get a bigger internal SD storage for some games/apps that use the internal SD storage. But internal storage for apps is still small? (btw. I noticed that some apps suddenly was gone in my app drawer, not there anymore, I guess it was because they switched place (and why they write in the other guide that you have to copy all content from the internal sd to the ext. sd), then they will just dissapear from your phones app drawer, when I tried to switch back again, they are again now back in my app drawer :)

Another question is, if we factory reset the phone will this still be keep that way? or will it revert back to standard?
[Android General] s7yler:
If you made the backup succesfully with MTKDroid Root & Tools then there is no need to do a backup also with CWM (that is just another way to do a backup). But still it could be a good idea to do, if the MTKDroid Root & Tools backup for some reason should fail, then you could try using the CWM backup instead - but it is not required.

After you have made the backup with MTKDroid Root & Tools, remember also to make "To prepare blocks for FlashTool", only if you also have done that, Spflash tool can read your backup.
[Android General] DonCorras:
I tried GSM only and nothing happens, first I thing that maybe it was a sim problem, but I tried another one and is the same, so maybe I was thinking in the phone, even I did a factory reset and still the same problem, I wanna try another ROM just for try, but I thimk is a hardware issue,
[Android General] genesisalgor:
S7yler i've managed to swap SDcard and reallocate Internal and Phone Storage, now i have about 3,0GB of internal and 3,33 GB of Phone Storage, i've edited the EBR1 and EBR2 files to have it. You can try flash this two files with SpFlashTool, I will too make a 5,0 GB internal and 1,3 Phone Storage too versios, backup your EBR1 and EBR2 and flash these files, already your SD is working like internal? Have in hands a Complete Backup and Nandroid Backup in your hands. Put these two EBR files on one ROM folder of yours with scatter load, and desmark every file, leave mark only in EBR files and click Download.
[Android General] genesisalgor:
I've made another edit on my Ebr1 and Ebr2 files to have 5GB of Internal and 1,33 of Phone storage, and swamped with my 8GB SDcard (temporary) see the images, you can see it works.
[Android General] s7yler:
Very nice! could you in some steps explain how we flash/install this?

Or maybe show it in a video. So we don't do anything wrong.

Will the phone be totally reset when you do it? or what happens with the stuff you already have on the phone.
[Android General] retro2k13:
Does any one know why my multi window ain't working?

Samsung note 3 n900
[Android General] pficrx:
With a little research i managed to edit the framework ....All are working fine but i will remove the Bootloader option in the menu...
[Android General] s7yler:
Are you using the newest ROM that has the feature?
[Android General] genesisalgor:
Right, to flash the Two Modded Files of EBR1 and EBR2 you will need:

1 - Download the files

2 - If you have downloaded a ROM of Max, with scatter file, or maybe your backup. You will just need place the two EBR files in the Folder of ROM. Backup the previous files if you want go back.

3 - Using the SPFlash Tool select scatter loading, and load the Scatter of the folder of ROM where you have put the Two EBR Files.

4 - When you load it you will, all the files on SPFlash Tool, Uncheck all files except the Two EBR files. Here the image:

5 - Select Download, and wait the process complete, is very fast becaus two EBR files have 2KB together e.e

6 - After that you will reboot your phone, when phone starts will show a message telling the Phone Storage or SDcard if you have swaped have be damaged, select format and after that everything will be working okay. You can check the size of Phon Storage connecting with the PC or with app show the real size.

You will not lose anything is this method, is the best way to change the size of partitions, not even the called "Meteos 6589 Partition" have work on our phone, I've used it and bricked my phone, but i have loaded a Backup and after a Nandroid Backup to make my phone go back to life. And yes, if you use the Factory Reset you will lost your data on the phone, but not the Files on SDcard.

I hope you have understand everything, i've attached the EBR1 and EBR2 files, again on this post. this EBR1 and EBR2 will give you a Internal Storage of 4,92 and Phone Storage of 1,33.

_________________________________________________

And to Swap the SDCard with Phone Storage, you will need change with Root Explorer inside of /system/etc the vold.fstab file, open with text editor and change the lines of:

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard[COLOR="Red"]0[/COLOR] emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard[COLOR="Red"]1[/COLOR] auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

to:

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard[COLOR="Red"]1[/COLOR] emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard[COLOR="Red"]0[/COLOR] auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host

The next thing i want to do, is remove the fake memory on th Phone, is very annoying e.e
[Android General] retro2k13:
Yeah it was working before now it doesn't work

Samsung note 3 n900
[Android General] s7yler:
Thanks very much for the details :) on how to do it! Will try this out later :good:

UPDATE: Cool, I actually got it working now - thanks genesisalgor :)

But I had some trouble in the beginning with the phone itself. I wanted to start from scratch, so I wanted to do a full factory reset and wipe everything clean, cache etc. But somehow my phone was making some trouble, and would not let me do a normal factory reset from inside the phone. Then I made it from CWM instead, after a reboot, the phone acted strange and suddenly was in a bootloop all the time, reset booting trying to wipe, reset booting trying to wipe, etc. all over again and again. Even when I put the USB cable to the phone, it connected, disconnected all over again and again. Had a little bit of panic there hehe, but somehow it managed to get out of the bootloop itself, and at last it restarted and booted normally! phew.... after that I flashed your files with Spflashtool as you describe, I was not able to flash them with the scatter file from the ROM from needrom, said something with error checksum, and aborted. But I then tried again but this time with an backup I had made, and with that it worked.

Flashed, rebooted, formated the storage as you describe, and I also now have the 5GB internal storage, and have switched the SDcards (internal to external). So I am happy now :)

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Did you check all settings etc. in the phone? Did you remove or add any special apps maybe? Last thing, try a factory reset... or reflash ROM.
[Android General] genesisalgor:
Oh man really good you have got sucess. I can say for my experience, i've learned how to edit this EBR files based on Meteos tutorial, and in the start i don't tested it for fear something not go right, (I don't trust in myself in the start haha) I've tried to use the Meteos Tool for MTK, and try to repartition, and after that you need to do a factory reset using this tool, When i tried, the phone have been frozen on Galaxy Note 3 - N9006 screen, and never starts, i try to restore with my nandroid backup made with CWM ported with MTK Droid Tools, and because the Meteos application, i can't do it before a wipe, but wipe don't worked for me somehow. After that, i tried to restore with my Spflashtool backup, made with MTK Droid Tools, i need to install drivers and made it work without my phone starts, with some luck i made it, but after SpFlashTool flashing, my phone enters in a eternal bootloop, boot and turn of, boot and turn off. You can feel my despair? First day with my phone, and made a strange brick. After that, i've tried to flash the CWM recovery file, from MTK Droid tools already patched inside recovery folder, i have sucess and after this made a restore with nandroid backup, after that my phone come back to life. And i tried my EBR editions, and everything works.

If you want later, post on your channel the methods and you phone updated internal storage using this method you can S7yler \o sucess.

Edit:

I've managed to port CWM 6.0.2.8 for our phone, with michfood tool. Is not the most updated version, but is better than old version of MTK Droid Tools, and already tested wipe factory and have not problems with that. I will upload my recovery.img file later, and the steps to flash it.
[Android General] z2168235:
Does anyone playing around with the proximity sensor? I wanted my phone to automatically go to standby whenever I close the cover but unfortunately none of the smart cover app available working on this model. I install "phone tester" app to see if the proximity sensor working, apparently it stuck at far. I try other app like "proximity sensor finder" and it stuck at 1 cm. I went into the test mode (*#0*#) and test the proximity sensor is working fine except it reverse. That is 1 = block and 0 = not block but regardless the app should working only reverse. It work fine during call, mean the screen back light turn off when close to face. Not sure what going on.
[Android General] genesisalgor:
Someone have any idea to how remove the fake storage? I've not thing anything like script or other thing to show the fake size of storage, maybe the problem is inside Settings.apk itself.
[Android General] s7yler:
According to the official specs, the HDC Galaxy Note 3 Max N9006 only support up to 32GB micro SD card. But is that true? What happens if you put a 64GB micro SDXC card in the phone? will it work or fail? :confused:

I here test the phone with an original Sony High Speed (Class 10) 64 GB MicroSDXC (extended capacity) card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA8dukvBAOM
[Android General] retro2k13:
Can you make a video on how to make your external SD card as a internal memory

Samsung note 3 n900