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[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
One additional question: The firmware download link you gave me has 4 files in it when unzipped:

AP_I537UCUCNE3_987011_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

BL_I537UCUCNE3_987011_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CP_I537UCUCNE3_987011_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CSC_ATT_I537ATTCNE3_987011_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

I assume the "AP" file is the main ROM, as it is nearly 2 gig and the rest of the files are 50 meg or smaller, but can you give me some insight what the purpose of the remainder of the files are? I've watched several Odin tutorials and am getting ready to give it a try. I don't understand what the remaining 3 files are for. I figure, by the way, that I'll stick with NE3, which is what is in the phone at the moment, as it appears this is the last version that is rootable at this point, correct?

Thanks for your help. If this works for me, I may do a vid specificallly aimed at people with *#9090# bricks like mine is. I know I'm not the only one!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devo7v:
Absolutely, again, thanks for doing a little research first. If you're really curious about exactly what files are in there you can open them with 7-zip and browse around.

AP - this contains most of the OS files, kernel, and firmware. Most importantly it contains the phone's recovery. The recovery makes it possible to flash files directly on the phone and loads up just after the bootloader and TrustZone. The nearest thing I can equate the recovery menu to would be a computer's bios menu.

BL - this is you bootloader. Generally this is required for everything to work properly. With the i537, AT&T has made it impossible to downgrade to a pervious version of the bootloader. It also contains some SELinux stuff in there that is over my head, but the way I understand it these files all you to encrypt you phone. If Odin fails when flashing this file you will most likely end up with a permanently bricked phone.

CP - this contains you modem and LTE modem files. Similar to a computer, without a modem you will not have any communication. This includes 2G/3G/4G, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

CSC - these are country specific files. This basically tells your modem how to communicate with your network, in this case it is AT&T/T-Mobile. For this firmware it will have the AT&T APN settings, if you need T-Mobile you'll have to enter them manually. IMPORTANT: it also contains a .pit file which is the partition file. If Odin fails while flashing the .pit file you could brick your phone, but it is still possible to recover it.

You don't have to flash these files all at once, you can flash them individually or mix and match them with files from other versions of the firmware. If you mix and match odds are you will end up with bugs, so it's not recommended unless you know what you're doing. If you are just restoring your NE3 firmware, just flash all the files and you'll be back to the way you started.

I hope this helps, and let me know if you have any other questions.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Thanks--I'm a bit embarrassed that I found, after following 3 links this morning, your instructions for an NE3 to NE3 load via Odin. I just logged in to say "I got it!" and you'd just posted this... I'll try flashing tonight, and see if it restores the EMEI and baseband that was lost when I went to the *#9090# menu. I appreciated an explanation of the files by themselves, though, rather than just Odin loading instructions. I've got stock NE3 on the phone now, so I could just try the modem alone (which I assume is referred to as "baseband" in the phone), but I've got no personal data on the phone, so it doesn't hurt me to start from scratch. From reading other forums, some people in my situation have been brought back up by a full flash or a modem flash, and several others needed to use an x3d or Octopus box to recover via a baseband repair to complete repair.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Well, the ODIN flash went just fine--flashed all the files with a success status. I was chagrined to find, however, that the phone still reports Baseband "Version Unknown" which is indicative of the *#9090# corruption problem. The IMEI is still NULL/NULL and the Service Menu is still blank. It won't find any SIM. My WiFi does work--don't know about GPS as I haven't tried that.

Any ideas? I've heard the advice to flash a couple of times, but in the threads I've followed on different forums, that doesn't work. It is weird that some people can flash the modem alone and things go back to being fine. but any examples of that are with older modem code (ML1 or ML2). I saw the modem.bin for this ROM getting flashed by Odin, so modem flashing did happen. Just no luck. I wish I could find a resource who'd hacked the phone to the point they could identify what was corrupted during the *#9090# adventure, or what that corrupt menu modified so it could be restored. I know operators of the z3x "box" have reported doing a baseband repair and that fixes the problem. I wish I knew someone who had one of these gadgets, as I may need to plunk $160 to get one if I take that route, and I'm unlikely to use it a lot afterwards.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devo7v:
Have you tried flashing the modems that I sent you in the very first link? Many people have had success using that method.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
I will try that this evening. From reading many other forums, it appears at this time that somehow the *#9090# menu corrupts the /efs file for the phone, which I'm just learning from what little documentation there is on this file. The /efs is supposedly not touched through ROM update. I plan to back it up (what remains of it), then move on with trying older modem flashing and also an online-based /efs repair. I did order a z3x box just for grins, so have the option of a baseband repair attempt, which has worked for others. That's not to say I'm not taking all your advice as well. With the z3x, I also have the option of unlocking my and others' phones which I find attractive.

While I'm in for magic solutions, I'm also in this for the knowledge gained.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Well, so far I've tried all the suggestions here, and gained more insight in other forums but which do not come with any solution (but may explain the problem). I've tried numerous tools (SA Manager, EFS Professional, and a few online services that purport to perform baseband repair) all to no luck. Some threads say my problem lies in a corrupted /efs folder, while some say it is an NV corruption. Still others say that the *#9090# menu may have locked the phone in field debug mode although how to reverse this situation is not known, and the command menu that is supposed to turn the feature off is blank, so if this is the true problem, I can't turn field debug off. ARRGH!

The problem occurred the minute I tried the first option of *#9090# to unlock. I didn't rebuild nv or anything. Just chose the first menu option which was supposed to bring me to the UMTS configuration menu but instead rebooted the phone to Baseband Unknown.

Clearly flashing the stock ROM doesn't do the deed. Nor does flashing older modem code.

What I haven't tried is backing up my /efs and then gratuitously reinstalling via EFS Professional or Odin.

I feel like I'm a newbie in a room full of blindfolded people trying to describe an elephant to each other by feeling it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Halle-gol-dang-lujah!

I was trying a bunch of different Odin versions and modem versions, and viola, MF1 modem code and Odin 3.09 appeared to do the trick. I see baseband again! Now, to see if I can flash back NE3 in its entirety and have things work properly! Then, to back up my NV and /efs using EFS professional ASAP... I think I'm going to puke... I still wish I understood what the mechanism behind this whole fiasco was. I'll post a couple more times on the thread if new info comes along, in the interest of helping others in my same situation.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Here's the latest update. I started with NE3 as my main SW and everything was working when I encountered the *#9090# menu debacle. If I flash MF1 modem, everything works again--EMEI is back, the service menu is back, etc. If I then try flashing the whole NE3 stock ROM on top of that, the baseband goes back to UNKNOWN and the EMEI back to null. I wish someone would explain how that works to me and the underlying problem. Although the phone is working, I'd sure like to get the modem up to the same baseband version that was intended to go with the whole ROM.

Did you say that you'd isolated the modem.bin from NE3? Is that wrapped up in one of the tarballs? I'd like to try just flashing this file back and forth to see if modem.bin alone will keep from exciting whatever the problem is. I wish I had more time to deduce what files were being affected so I could advise others on a 100 percent solution that cured the issue at its root.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devo7v:
Like I said, the first link I posted works like magic. If you want to know subtle how it works I would PM the OP.

I do have the NE3 Odin files, but so do you. They are in the CP file and you can extract them using 7-zip. One extracted you need to flash both modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin twice through Odin without restarting the phone. I would try NON-HLOS.bin first since that is your 4G/LTE modem and may work without changing your baseband.

If you do find out how/why the MF1 modem works, please post back here, I'm interested to know.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Problem now considered completely solved. This is what happened, and what I had to do, in case it is of use for other people in the same situation, who followed the Youtube video for unlocking using the *#9090# service menu. I'm running the NE3 stock ROM, BTW.

When you follow the video, the author goes into the *#9090# menu, and instructs people to take the top choice to get into the UMTS Service Menu. This top choice is named "DM/DUN over HS-USB[]". Selecting it will make it the default, marked by an asterisk thereafter, reboot your phone, and your baseband will be gone from what appears to be an interruption in the communications path between the main processor and the modem. This setup you changed will NOT go away with reflashing the stock ROM or the modem.bin that matches your stock ROM version. And, until you can get the *#9090# menu back, you can't correct the setting! However, you can flash the MF1 (old) modem, and this will bring Baseband and the *#9090# service menu back. When you get that back, go back into the *#9090# menu and select the SECOND choice from the top named "DM/DUN over HSIC", which was the old default. The phone will now reboot. You can now flash either the current modem.bin, or reflash your stock ROM and everything will work again.

I'm not really sure what the communication selections do that are changed in the *#9090# menu, but I surmise they are for debug only, and anything else poisons the Baseband module in newer modem code. Anyhow, the steps above worked for me to completely recover the problem, and I hope they help others in a panic.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toffermaramba:
hi! ive been reading this thread and followed all the instruction but sad to say nothing works for my samsung active, we have same problem baseband is unknown and imei is unknown, and i have the exact version of firmware that u have... any suggestion pls. i have been researching and working on it for about 3 months already, but i have no luck... need help badly
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
I'm a newbie here, so I will help where I can. How did your phone get into the situation of baseband and IMEI unknown, or what happened to put it there? Did you try the *#9090# to unlock your phone like I did, then choosing the first menu option? Did you do anything else to try to solve the problem other than what I did? Do you have Odin downloaded? What version of Odin? What version of ROM do you have downloaded? What version of the modem firmware do you have? Can you go through the steps, in detail, that you followed so far? Detail at this point helps. As I said, I am rather new to the board, but will try to pass along what I did to regain my phone, which I'm using since, with no problems.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toffermaramba:
honestly speaking i dont know what happened because i let a shop to do the unlocking thing, so i dont know the steps or procedures that he did to my mobile. i have the odin v 3.9. i have the stock ROM v 4.4.2, about the modem i just downloaded it from the link that was posted here. about the steps that i followed, since im already in the stock version of 4.4.2 i just tried flashing the modem thru odin but wasn't successful.... any suggestions pls
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtmguy:
Can you get a menu in response to *#9090# or is the service menu blank? Again, my experience with my phone being corrupted was related to specifically losing the EMEI and baseband through an unlocking attempt via the *#9090# menu route. I'm sorry I'm not a phone internals expert, so I don't want to get your hopes up. From my research, though, I have found people that had phones where the modem chipset on the phone actually was dead and required replacement, so there is a chance that your phone was killed through semiconductor failure rather than a software problem. What file field of Odin did you use when flashing the modem code (i.e. BL, AP, CSC, etc.)? Did the phone come back from the unlocker with the problem?

If all else fails, I can recommend a great Samsung phone internals fixer in my area, who is also active on this forum BUT he has requested I not give out his ID. He would work on a mail-in phone. I can pass along his phone contact info in a PM if you desire.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toffermaramba:
sorry for the late reply, when i press this numbers 9090 the service menu is blank. we had the same experience, but the process of unlocking or the procedure, i wasn't aware of that, IMEI and baseband is blank or null. for the odin i think i put the modem on CSC, because in the other fields they don't have the exact file name so it won't open or it can't accept it.

Can u pls recommend me to that person pls im really desperate for a help with my mobile... thanks a lot in advance mate
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] specwarr:
DTMGUY

DTMGUY, thank you so very much for your fix, I did the same exact thing trying to unlock the sim-lock, I have tried EVERY other option on xda and NOTHING worked, you explained it in every day words, explained it so even this guy could understand both your problem and your solution. I signed up to XDA just so I could THANK YOU !!.. 10x thumbs way up...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamdunkthepunk:
I'm in love

YAHOO!! (of the non registered trademark kind)

This thread has made my day.

I could not get the mf1 modem.bin to flash when in 4.4.2 (also reported by many peeps in other threads), so had to go the LONG way round, flashing back to 4.3 and then flashing modem to get IMEI/baseband.

ALL IS WORKING NOW!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengalfreak:
Just wanted to send out a huge thanks to dtmguy and Devo7v for this thread. I, unknowingly, purchased a rooted and software unlocked Galaxy S4 Active and when I tried to update the firmware to stock, using ODIN, I lost my baseband and IMEI. Since I wasn't the one doing the rooting, it took me forever to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it. This thread did just that. Whoever had the phone before me must have sim unlocked it thru the Service Menu. Anyway, this thread got me where I needed to go. I'm up on 4.4.2 stock with baseband and IMEI known and working. Again, thanks for ending my hours of anguish.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpjingleheimler:
Hi . I know this is a old post, however I have done exactly what you did in *#9090# menu. unfortunately, Im on a SGH_M919. Ive tried flashing the old modem back yet keep getting a unknown baseband and still cannot get into 9090 to revert my settings. Im a little relieved at least someone else has encountered this fiasco. congrats btw for getting it solved. I at least have a pivot point because of your post
[Android General] mspadam:
I don't have 10 posts yet so I can't link to the blog post. But it's on the official Android blog if you wanna check it out.

Most interesting quote is at the bottom.

Today's updates.

Give it time guys!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rad1o:
Hey, had to download some rather large documents over LTE today and noticed slow speeds. Took a couple of bandwidth speed tests and never got above 15 Mbit/s on download, this with a signal strength of about -100dBm. This may not seem to strange, but then I ran the same tests with a friends galaxy S5 and scored about 60-80 Mbit/s also with a signal strength of about -100dBm. We are using the

same carrier with the same internet subscription.

My first thought was software issues, loaded the firmware I had on the phone when it came out of the box (V10H International) from a backup. Same "problem". Also tried with 10L/M but no luck. Any ideas about how I should proceed troubleshooting this?
[XDA Assist] ChiefFluffykins:
So i have been wanting to root my s4 i got from metro pcs (carrier) for a while. i don't use the phone for making calls so I don't have it currently activated (use only with wifi).

I tried a while back to root it but for some reason i couldn't gain access with superuser. Found out recently that there is a kernel block (also Knox has something to do with this) with these phones. I'm not exactly tech savvy with the back end stuff, and after a couple of hours in the forums quickly found out that changing the kernel to gain root access (without initially having root access,:mad:) was above my brains pay grade. and i might need a laymans term to get me through this.

SO, my question is simple. what forum do i post to get a retards format of what is needed to be done so i can shake the shackles of samsung off my phone?

PHONE INFO

model number:SGH-M919N

Android version: 4.3

Baseband version: M919NUVUEMK5

Kernel version: 3.4.0-2098141

se.infra@R0303-15#1

Fri Nov 15 16:33:19 KST 2013

Build Number: JSS15J.M919NUVUEMK5

SE for android status: Enforcing

SEPF_SGH-M919N_4.3_0024

Secure boot status: Type :Samsung

Also, from the status screen,

Network: MetroPCS

IMEI:Mod Edit

IMEISV:03

Device Status:Custom

Thank you for your support!
[XDA Assist] :
Hi,

I couldn't find a thread that was recent on this, and things could have changed since the ones I've seen.... So I suggest you ask here,

> Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506 > Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [HELP THREAD] Galaxy S4 | Ask any question | Noob friendly.

Good luck!
[XDA Assist] ChiefFluffykins:
Thanks, will do.
[Nexus 9 General] chistery:
They don't seem to have the 32GB in Black though, but you can order the others for store pickup
[Nexus 9 General] Rage1ofakind:
You can pick it up next day by using the pay and collect method
[Nexus 9 General] keanoo:
I wasn't sure if I wanted one of these or not, the £20 off was enough to sway me though! Arriving tomorrow!
[Nexus 9 General] chistery:
Currys and PC World both have the Black 32Gig one now to order online, so be quick if you want £20 off.
[Nexus 9 General] microd0t:
Did your Nexus 9 arrive? I ordered a 32GB white Nexus 9 from PC World on the 3rd, but haven't heard anything from them since.
[Nexus 9 General] chistery:
I ordered a 32GB Black one on the 4th, picked it up today. No email with courier tracking, just an email today to say it was at the store to pick up.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[Q&A] [KERNEL][4.4.4]F(X)TrinityUltimateKernel-V2.9 | F2FS | IntelliV2 | exFAT | OC

Q&A for [KERNEL][4.4.4]F(X)TrinityUltimateKernel-V2.9 | F2FS | IntelliV2 | exFAT | OC | FSync

Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.

Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [KERNEL][4.4.4]F(X)TrinityUltimateKernel-V2.9 | F2FS | IntelliV2 | exFAT | OC | FSync. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.

Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mo120697:
Great Kernel

I just wanna to thank you for your great kernel which is getting updated a lot...thanks for this great development....any idea when your going to release 3.0? and do i crash my phone if i run my phone on 2.8 ghz?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaniloC25:
Hi and sorry for a newbie question :D

I have installed this kernel on stock rom. What settings are the best to increase at max the battery life? Thanks - and sorry for my english !
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szaman89:
How can I format partition in f2fs file system? Is there at xda any script to do that on our z1?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitzero:
This kernel is awesome, however I'd like to keep the full functionality of my c6943, digital TV does not work, any chance we get a port for this Z1 in special?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camlin:
Faux clock is usually the best option. It's available in the play store.

You could also try pimp my z1 from play store and in the apps section in z1 thread.

Synapse is also an option from z1 general thread titaled UKM.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meetkalamar:
update

will it be updated again ? :(
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muscimolus:
V3.0 download links?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HotA3:
F2FS

Tried formatting my data to F2FS under stock room and it just keeps rebooting. Any advice?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Happy Feet-:
Hello ,can anyone teach me ,how to choose between Roms at phone Boot
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efi2222:
Hey.

I know this issue was posted several times, believe me i made a search and tried everything.

I have tried to install the apps back taken from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2200628

here are the results:

calculator - unfortunately, pdf viewer has stopped.

flashlight - works

PDF Viewer - unfortunately, pdf viewer has stopped.

ringtone trimmer+ voice recorder - won't even let me install it
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majmoz:
Try these out of the DevEd 6.07.1540.1.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efi2222:
Thank you. Checked it out.

It contain calc + flashlight.

the calculator works.

still missing voice recorder and ringtone trimmer and pdf viewer :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
what is your software version? You can't just use preloaded apps from random versions, If you are on 1.28.401.7 then use the preloaded apps from a 1.28.401.7 dump only.

Apps must be pushed to /data/preload and you must set apps permission to 0644 (rw-r--r--) and /preload folder to 0711 (rwxrwx--x)

you can find your preloaded apps from a ruu, a nandroid backup or a reset rom that match your version.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efi2222:
my software number is 6.09.401.10

android version 4.4.3

build 6.09.401.10 CL366813 release-keys

why i can't install them as a normal apk like i did with the calculator and the flashlight?

thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
So you have to find all the content of /data/preload from a 6.09.401.10 dump and push it to /data/preload and set permission both to files and folder like described above. If you want to be able to install the next ota when available, you can follow these instructions, otherwise say goodbye to ota updates ;).