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[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
It's only available to Beta testers on a limited number of model variants, and the only Official Samsung Galaxy S6 stock OEM Marshmallow release is for the 920S in South Korea. That ROM only became available through SamMobile's site from 1st February. It's Android 6.0.1, carrier-branded for the SK Telecom network, and is labelled G920SKSU3DPAC	G920SSKC3DPAC.

Two things to do some research on:

(i) you need to be certain the modem.bin file is both compatible with the mobile network you're signed onto and compatible with the OS version you're running,

and

(ii) the chipset and camera of the device you've grabbed stock MM for has to be the same as what's in your phone.

At the moment, there's only four devices which meet that first criteria - 9200, 9208, 920D and 920X. Don't worry, I've got a 920I myself so I'm right on it, and the instant there's a fully fledged stock MM for us I'll be shouting about it from every rooftop. We'll get it pretty soon I'm sure, cos there's over five million 920I and 925I phones that are being used right now throughout Australia, South East Asia and India. Samsung are reported to be officially announcing the SM-G930 and SM-G935 (Galaxy S7/S7 Edge) not this Sunday but the one after (21st Feb), so I'm expecting MM for us sometime before then or in the week after at the very latest. Oh, by the way, it won't be Android 6 either, it'll actually be 6.0.1...
[Galaxy S6 General] Disturbed21:
Thanks for quick reply

Hi thanks for the quick reply does the only thing is I only want/need the modem and/or the bootloader. I don't want to flash the stock room then rooted again then flash custom rom :) I'm guessing the tool you suggested only downloads the stock rom :P

So does anyone have the modem and or bootloader made for odin flash ?

Thanks a lot :),

Alex
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Here's two modem.bin files I've uploaded to this thread in the past six weeks or so...

...from the most recent Telstra branded stock Lollipop:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64508807&postcount=839

...from the most recent Vodafone stock ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64858433&postcount=855

Please, in future utilise the Search Thread function at the top of the thread. Unfortunately the link for the stock New Zealand unbranded modem has expired, probably because nobody grabbed it. It's the reason behind me asking what carrier you're with, as you may not know a few other tweaks to get your phone screaming its nuts off.

Here is the bootloader (boot.img) and the 'sboot.bin' files from the G920IDVU3DOJF stock Telstra ROM released on 27th December 2015. They're both in a 9.86MB *.RAR archive, available for free download from:

http://www57.zippyshare.com/v/3B9anVfL/file.html

There's no password; just extract the two files into a New folder on your Desktop and work from there...

You're best off reading my Helper Posts. Get some insight about the best way to get your phone running, and learn why it's better to upgrade from a clean slate.

Yes, you're right. I get the modem.bin files by grabbing the full ROM, extract the *tar, then extract the modem (plus other files) from it. 7zip is the best program for doing that, but only after you've made sure to check the 'Decrypt automatically' box on the SamFirm tool before downloading the ROM.

Yes, you can download it free from the Zippyshare link above, but again I suggest you read my SM-G92xx 'Helper Post' before moving forward.

Hope I've helped... :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Disturbed21:
Yeah I did use the search :) just as you mentioned the NZ unbranded modem link is dead so I will see what I can do I have the NZC ROM but don't know if I should try and extract the bin and modem myself found a tutorial , just dono if I trust myself, that is why I asked. The reason why I am a bit concerned about using the Telstra or Vodafone branded modem is that I am on 2Degrees here in NZ and although it does piggyback of some Vodafone cell towers not sure if it is going to be happy. I might flash stock and re-root after all since that is a safer way to go than me extracting the modem :)

Thanks anyway for all your help
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
I'm the one who uploaded it, but yeh Zippyshare kill inactive files so that's why it's not available anymore. Also, I don't have it here anymore, so I can't re-up it.

My question's a simple one: Why are you just updating the bootloader+modem? Than NZC ROM (G920IDVU3DOKB) is over two months old now, as it was written about three weeks or so before it was put on SamMobile. Best thing to do is stick with what you've got right now and wait til 6.0.1 comes out for the 920I...
[Galaxy S6 General] Disturbed21:
I just wanted to try it, I have the old G920IDVUI2COGA (the one that the phone came with) and I always had the phone gets hot when it is downloading off wifi and or 4g and just wanted to see if the newer modem fix this issues. I know it isn't the kernels since I tried all of them and even underclocked the phone so its weird. But you are right I might just wait and see what happens :)
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
If its getting hot whilst its doing its work, you may have a Qualcomm. Do yourself a favour and grab the Phone Info app, fwee fwom de app stoar (say it like Arnie does in the Mobull Stwike ad, haha)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dplay+store+phone+info&pcampaignid=APPU_1_C3q6VqWtL8e10gTinbewAg

It'll tell you exactly what hardware your phone is built from. Its just weird to hear you say your device gets hot when bringing in data. As I type this, my 920I is plugged in and charging, connected to my 5GHz home wi-fi that surfs on a 100/40 NBN FTTH connection, whilst the 4G I get here averages around 90/30. Its slightly warm around the rear camera, but I wouldn't call it hot. My i9505 certainly rose to much higher temps than what this thing ever has without leaving it sitting in direct sunlight, which leads me to think either you have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC or there's serious issues with your device.

Do yourself a favour and don't block the charging port for too long. The device 'breathes' through it, as the air inside the device expands with the rise in temp. If your phone's getting very hot, shut off the background apps that you're not using and make sure your Bluetooth isn't on while your wifi's cranking. Next, gently blow a cool breath in through that charger port. You'll notice the temp will drop pretty quickly after you let the thing rest. Also, another important bit of advice is Don't push your device too hard if its sitting in a cradle in your car in direct sunlight. You have no idea the stresses you're putting on it by plugging it into a 12V charger, making a phone call through your car's Bluetooth and navigating with Google Maps/Navigon/Here all at the same time. Thing is, people think phones are indestructible, and when their device doesn't work too well following torture such as that, I have not a single shred of sympathy.

As I suggested earlier, check out my Helper Post. I'm about to confirm all the links are working, but I'm confident my theory is solid. The methods I describe have served myself and many others well for flashing firmwares on pretty much every brand and model of Windows mobile or Android device since I first joined this forum almost eight years ago. With that, don't be afraid to ask for help, but just remember your question may have already been asked and answered, so please feel free to use the Search Thread function. I'm sure you'd understand that we forum regulars are tired of reading the same old "Which ROM should I use?", "What's the best modem for my network?" and "How do I root my phone?"...

Cheers...
[Galaxy S6 General] Disturbed21:
Thanks for the Info , mine is a exynos 7420 (phone info) I wouldn't say I'm keeping it in the sun or pushing it just trying to find a solution to get slightly better temps...the hot weather not helping, it only gets hot on certain apps and downloads like watchmaker that is why I am confused or when I use gear vr ( i tried unikernel but that does not play well with gearvr so I went for an simple arter kernel ) the temps never really go over 68-70C on full load using antutu and quite a hot day, and maybe 40C on idle. the only think is I don't like that it gets hot on the side. I also checked and found a site saying that this is normal (http://www.solvemix.com/index.php/a...xy-s6-cpu-temperature-under-normal-conditions) but yeah probably I'm just paranoid :)).
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Just remember that its got the same level of computing grunt as a 2010 built top-of-the-range PC tower, one that had a heap of fans to keep it cool...
[Galaxy S6 General] sahil04:
If I understand correctly, when Samsung Pay is released in Australia sometime this year, I should be able to use it here in the US right? (using unlocked G920i)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
You will be able to use Samsung Pay here in Australia once retailers here connect their payment systems to the Samsung Pay network and readers are placed at the merchant's point of sale. Fortunately for you, your phone may be an Australian variant, but you're not restricted to just this country for what apps you can run on it. Bottom line? If you're over in America, and can make calls and surf the net while you're standing next to a participating merchant's device reader, you should of course be able to use Samsung Pay once you've set it up on your device.

Only things anyone with a non-US Galaxy S6 may have trouble with are finding the installer for the app, and having full carrier network connectivity. Samsung Apps and Google Play Store only allow you to download region specific content based on whatever Country Sales Code you're running. If that code happens to be XSA, TEL, OPS or VAU - find out using the Phone Info app. on Play Store - then you'll need to grab the apk installer for Samsung Pay from one of the many third party apk sites. Secondly, T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T have devices made exclusively for them by Samsung, so a Sprint S6 is different from a T-Mobile S6 which is different again from a 920I. It's knda like they're all Commodores but they're running different motors...
[Galaxy S6 General] sam4play:
samsung has released marshmallow for thr galaxy s6 and s6 edge globally as of 15 Feb 2016. see sammobile website.

only matter of time before sm g925i and sm g920i get released on international unlocked versions
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Only for South Korea variants for the time being, and unfortunately the modem files in that ROM don't include the necessary libraries for LTE-A bands in Australia, so you're wasting your time if you want a daily driver...
[Galaxy S6 General] Billchen0014:
I just checked Telstra and Vodafone's Device update blogs and the S6 did not show up at all, not even "In Testing" so I guess we either have to flash an Indian rom or wait at least a month for testing.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
I have checked every one of the 68 Country Sales Codes below - regions of the world where both the 920I and 925I was released - with the latest SamFirm tool. Unfortunately, there has not been a full stock Marshmallow ROM for a SM-920I or SM-925I released by Samsung prior to midnight 15th February 2016. The following is a full list of the CSC codes I checked:

ARO BAT BNG BVO CGU CHE CHO CHL CHT CHV CHX COB COD COE COM COO CRC CRM CTI CTP CTU CWW DOR EBE ECO EON ICE INS INU IUS JDI MM1 MNX NBS NPL NZC OPS PCT PCW PET PGU PNG PNT PSN PSP PVT SAM SLK TCE TEL TGP TGU TMM TNZ TPA TTT UFU UFN UPO VAU VFJ VNZ XSA ZVV ZTR ZTA ZTM ZTO

As I mentioned earlier, unless you find a ROM that has the correct modem.bin libraries to help your device connect to your cellular provider's network, you're wasting your time with another variant's stock Marshmallow. Sorry to disappoint you...
[Galaxy S6 General] dwarfer66:
Waiting for this update is like waiting for your kids to get out of the shower!
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
A bit of research tells me the most recently built stock ROM for a 920I is G920IDVU3DOL6, written/cooked on 22nd or 23rd December 2015 for PSP (Paraguay) country sales code devices. With that, unless the ROM you're running is built on that base firmware, you're oldskool...

However, because I'm such a nice guy, here's the boot.img, sboot.bin and modem.bin from that stock ROM, G920IPSP3DOL6.

42.61MB download, 100% free from Zippyshare, no password required...

[URL="http://www91.zippyshare.com/v/NJHHYeGd/file.html"]http://www91.zippyshare.com/v/NJHHYeGd/file.html[/URL]

Enjoy, and say Thanks if you grab the package...
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
No, there's still no official word from Samsung as for when our beloved 920I and 925I devices will get the stock Marshmallow experience, but for Edge users there has been a release of MM 6.0.1 for the 925F. By all means flash it your own risk, but be mindful of the fact if you're on Australian Telstra or Optus you may not get full use of your LTE-A chip. Thing is, it's my understanding the stock 925F firmware does not have support for the particular radio frequencies used by Australian cellular providers. Ah well, he says, the wait continues...
[Galaxy S6 General] Zico 10:
The 920F has also been released, but as stated these don't have band 28 and instead have band 20. Band 28 being fairly important for Optus & Telstra users.

Are the F variant firmwares able to be flashed over I variant devices?
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Other than the firmware not having the libraries needed to switch on the LTE chip for connection to LTE 700 (28) - ie Telstra (for sure) and Optus (don't quote me) LTE-A networks, the F and I are exactly the same device. If you want to run the stock 925F Marshmallow ROM on your 925I, go grab SamFirm and do an Auto search for SM-G925F, using XEU sales code. This will get you the unbranded UK stock 6.0.1 for the 925F Edge, known as:

G925FXXU3DPAD/G925FOXA3DPAD/G925FXXU3DPAD/G925FXXU3DPAD

Set your SamFirm up like this, making sure you've put a tick in the 'Decrypt automatically' box, then left-click the Check Update button...

[IMG="SamFirm"]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd40/djshotty/Capture_3.png[/IMG]

If you want to get the UK Vodafone stock 6.0.1 for the 920F, substitute 925F for 920F and change XEU to VOD, then click on Check Update.

Once it lands, and before you choose to rush off blindly into flashing it with Odin, do yourself a favour and go find the VERY LATEST VERSION of Odin, and also advice on how to do the upgrade. It's only just come out today, so give the dev's and senior members here a bit of time to play with it before hammering them with stupid questions like, "How do I root it?". Help the community by researching yourself then posting your findings here. Don't know where to start looking for 6.0.1 root? Try this thread, thanks to nosidefcp...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/guide-root-official-6-0-1-xef-vodafone-t3320675

Want a great place for grabbing stock firmwares faster than what the slowpokes at sammobile hand them out? Swing past sindrefyrn's thread...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/stock-firmwares-sm-g920f-k-l-p-s-t-t3317826

Just remember though, do a full Nandroid of your current setup, then a full factory reset and wipe before switching to Download mode and flashing in the new firmware. I've said it far too many times, you're more likely to strike bootloop issues if you don't start with a fresh clean slate. All your device's bootloader files, your settings etc. will be wiped and upgraded, you won't trip Knox if you haven't already but if your 5.11 Lollipop install is rooted you'll lose that root access after jumping to stock 6.0.1.

Well that's all we have time for today folks, but trust me I'm keeping my eyes peeled for any 920I and 925I releases. Fingers crossed it's soon, but I'm pretty much expecting something by weekend 27th + 28th Feb 2016...
[Galaxy S6 General] Zico 10:
Thanks for the thorough response!

Band 28 support is too important for me to jump onto an F variant and my question was purely out of curiosity. But I'm sure your response would be very highly appreciated by the many impatient folk over in the Marshmallow threads (should they stumble into this thread!) :)
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Which is why I haven't jumped yet. No way am I going to MM when I know I'm gonna lose LTE-A on Telstra, especially when I run Ookla speedtests while standing within a 500m radius of a Telstra tower and get upwards of 150 megabit down! I will however flash away once any one of the 60-odd regions of the world where the 920I/925I was sold gets 6.0.1, because I'll know the modem libraries will work with LTE-700 (28).

I've been a forum regular for years, and had heaps of great advice from many, so it's nice to get thanks for returning the favour. Cheers for your kind words, and yep, I'm looking forward to the Marshmallow experience on my S6 just as much as you are on yours! :good::cool:
[Galaxy S6 General] rimonayoub:
Thank you for the information. If we update using the above method, is it possible to get back to 5.1.1?
[Galaxy S6 General] numloxx1978:
If you do a nandroid back up, you should be able to. Dj will confirm this but pretty I'm correct.
[Galaxy S6 General] wintermute000:
Won't flashing the full mm in Odin wipe recovery back to stock so the nandroid can't be used?
[Galaxy S6 General] Achal1012:
Hey if anyone tries the above method please post the screenshots of the process, that would be helpful.

Also I am not rooted how do I backup my partitions?
[Galaxy S6 General] ValouSydney:
What is the difference between VOD and XEU?

I want to try the G920F firmware on my G920I as I only use 3G.

Should I download the XEU or the VOD version of G920F?

XEU should be the unbranded version I think?

Edit:

Sorry I think it is just because the G920F has android 6.0 only with VOD and XEU is still android 5.1.1....

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
From what I understand, to root 6.0.1 you need to re-flash the 5.1.1 bootloader and a rooted kernel. This is all just happened in the past 48 hours, and I haven't done it myself yet, so you may wish to do some research of your own.

If you do a Nandroid, then save the backup folder to your PC before flashing in 6.0.1, as far as I'm aware you should be able to restore that Nandroid from the stock Recovery once the backup folder is copied back to your phone. Oh, and the name's Shotty, not DJ...

Before you flash in 6.0.1, reboot into the stock Recovery, do a Nandroid, copy that backup to your PC and after going up to MM you return that folder to your phone's internal memory. Next, reboot to MM's Recovery and it should restore the Nandroid you made earlier. Notice I said 'should'; because I haven't done it myself I can't guarantee whether that method actually works.

XEU is the unbranded United Kingdom release, VOD is UK Vodafone branded. Just remember, stock 'F' variant firmware does NOT include modem libraries that allow an 'I' variant to connect to Telstra's LTE-A (4GX) network, as well as a couple of other cellular bands missing. This is why I suggest to everyone that we just wait until a stock 6.0.1 ROM comes out specifically targeting the I variant. Then we can be sure everything the device needs is in the ROM package, and we can look at getting root, I can write up a new MM Helper Post, etc. etc.
[Galaxy S6 General] Achal1012:
Before you flash in 6.0.1, reboot into the stock Recovery, do a Nandroid, copy that backup to your PC and after going up to MM you return that folder to your phone's internal memory. Next, reboot to MM's Recovery and it should restore the Nandroid you made earlier. Notice I said 'should'; because I haven't done it myself I can't guarantee whether that method actually works.

And I have GT 920I just like you. Have you personally flashed any 920F firmware?

I mean I am not sure about if we can do that or not!

Thanks for last reply :)
[Galaxy S6 General] ValouSydney:
Thanks for all this information, just thinking that if you don't need 4G I suppose we can flash the MM G920F variant and it hopefully should be working and when the MM G920I is released we just need to update again using Odin?
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
Guys,

please don't flash g920f MM version on your g920i. . it will not work and it will break your phone.

we require MM bootloader in order to flash the G920F ROM on g920i.

so please wait for Samsung to push the MM rom
[Galaxy S6 General] ValouSydney:
And is it possible to flash the modem from android 5.1.1 once flashed MM?

Also if we do a full nandroid, I mean I suppose there is no risk as we can revert if we brick the phone?

I mean if people don't try is just because they are scared of hard brick their phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
[MENTION=1263460]djshotty[/MENTION], I am really appreciate your research and I am very much happy if g920f rom will run on g920i.

But what I got information from trusted developer [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] it's required MM bootloader to run MM rom.

In simple I have tried lot of G920F 5.1 custom ROM on our devices. But I haven't try to flash stock 6.01 ROM & custom 6.0.1 on our device.

because I don't want to risk, since this is my daily driver. .

adding to this . please check all custom 6.0.1 ROM support for g920f and Korean version only.

Did you tried yourself to flash stock MM ROM on our device?
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Yes, and flashing the stock MM ROM should also update the boot.img and sboot.bin files, so something's not right there...

Same here, which is why I'm not going to jump. Also, as far as I'm aware it's not possible to throw a 5.1.1 modem.bin into a 6.0.1 stock ROM, because the RIL libraries aren't compatible.

Haven't I provided enough information already, without inspiring you to do some of your own research? This is a thread exclusively for 920I and 925I users, so when they ask about other variants I merely pass on what info I have at hand. I am not, however, going to find out every single detail about a device I will never personally use or work on. Please feel free to Google your questions, or even better read through the 920/925 F variant-specific Helper threads.

I've already outlined my reasons for not jumping yet, and again, just for you...

Until such time I can guarantee that my 920I will run Marshmallow 6.0.1 on the LTE-700(28) band, I'm not going anywhere. I am, however, fully backed up and ready to jump once a 6.0.1 for any of the 68 CSC's I've listed above is available for download...
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
[MENTION=1263460]djshotty[/MENTION]. cool. we both are in same page. we will wait for Samsung to push MM ROM to our any g920i device
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Don't worry Senthil, the moment I find out that ROMs are available for our handsets, I will write up all the relevant details and How-To's right here on this thread...
[Galaxy S6 General] tamila:
I had already flashed a 5.1.1 920F stock on my 920I by mistake and it worked well except no LTE on Airtel network. but when i read some posts telling that we need to flash the pit file, I have downloaded XEF MM for 920F, but didnt flash yet. now as a few guys have flashed without pit file successfully, i will try i out.

[MENTION=1263460]djshotty[/MENTION]'s post said what exactly i had experienced. so i will flash the XEF MM 920F on my 920I 5.1.1 tonight and let you guys know.
[Galaxy S6 General] ValouSydney:
Any feedback? Thx
[Galaxy S6 General] tamila:
am still in office. its only 4PM in India. I will flash by 8 or 9PM IST and let you know. :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Achal1012:
This thread is getting awesome! [MENTION=4395072]tamila[/MENTION] I am waiting for your inputs.
[Galaxy S6 General] ValouSydney:
It seems like Tamila has broken his phone and cannot reply anymore :/
[Galaxy S6 General] tamila:
sorry for late response guys

I didnt break or brick my phone. its working perfectly as of now, but i couldnt flash MM XEF... tried the hidden.img.tar method too. dunno what i missed.

I dont want to flash pit and erase whole phone. now trying to flash XEF 5.1.1 once the download is complete. hopefully i can do tat