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Found this over at Android Central thought it would spread faster if posted here. Moderator remove if you are not ok with this.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...orking-4g-sync-fixed-rom-manager-support.html
cb7tuner93 said:
Found this over at Android Central thought it would spread faster if posted here. Moderator remove if you are not ok with this.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...orking-4g-sync-fixed-rom-manager-support.html
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erm old news
If its old news why are there still so many posts about people waiting for a rom with working 4G?
There's post about people waiting on 4g?
I've posted a few times in the Toast threads saying my 4G doesn't work after rooting and if there are any fixes. I haven't heard anything...if I could get some advice on what I should be looking at doing, that would be great. I've done Toast's Steps 1 and 2 and updated the radio.
Thanks
This is news to me...and yes, there is a thread trying to get 4G working..I still don't have 4G...this is the only thing I haven't tried, although I don't think it'll get it working..but I'll try...
I think more clarification is warranted.
What ROM are you speaking of specifically that 4G is not working? Outside of the Froyo ROM's where a few things are known to not be working at this moment and 4G is one of them.
The 2.1 ROM's having functioning 4G and Wifi Sharing for the most part. Some OTA updates caused 4G to continually scan for signal but it doesn't mean it was not working. It was corrected on some phones by following some instructions posted on the boards for a little while now.
4G works for sure on DamageControl and Fresh 5.3 with the current Radio and WiMax radio installs.
Been using DamageControl for a week and Fresh for a day so far. No problems.
4G DC and Fresh Verified in PDX.
Waiting for a working ROM with 4G? I have used Fresh 0.5.3 and Damage Control 3.2.3 with perfectly working 4G signal. No drops or failure to connect, along with 3-5 MB's of speed.
I thought this was in reference to a fix for broken 4G.
4G is still not working on all these custom roms OMG...OMG....
BTW... I found the search button. I guess I was wrong.
Admin. Move to q and a
wtb 4g froyo rom nom!
That rom is referencing a problem with 4G that happened around Evo's release. It has nothing to do with the latest OTA update's issues or Froyo's issues.
I'm not sure of the exact ROM I have, if you tell me how to check I can. But basically, I ran through Toast's steps (both 1 and 2) to gain full root and installed the new radio. No upgraded ROM's or anything.
I can connect to 4G (at least it looks like it to me) but when I have it on, I can't use any data transfer stuff like email/internet.
I'll probably just upgrade to the Fresh ROM since it sounds like that is the one everyone likes, but as of now, no 4G.
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If its old news why are there still so many posts about people waiting for a rom with working 4G?
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yeah I thought 4g was working for just about everyone unless your rom has it broken already and you need to fix it and that link you put up is way old he updated it today with the fixes
Been With Sprint the last 8 years, got a chance to bail ETF free and took it! So far very pleased, much better call quality and data speeds, plus internet and phone calls can be done simultanouesly yay! lol
Question, I am very familiar with the phone as I had the same phone in the sprint version for several months (Epic 4g Touch)
question, I am super busy and I'm sure there are many fixes and tweaks that are unique to At&T and this phone that I just don't have the time to research right now, wondering if someone could please help a brother out. Got my Skyrocket last night, so far I'm rooted with CWM and running SkyICS.
Wondering is what tweaks should be done right away? Like perhaps data throttling (not even sure what the deal with this is, but have seen it come up) are people running different radio's/modem's than stock and getting better results? If so which ones? Anything I should know about roaming or custom PRL's that I should be running on this phone? Any other little tips/tricks for At&T? I have never been with att before yesterday. Thanks so much!!!
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Been With Sprint the last 8 years, got a chance to bail ETF free and took it! So far very pleased, much better call quality and data speeds, plus internet and phone calls can be done simultanouesly yay! lol
Question, I am very familiar with the phone as I had the same phone in the sprint version for several months (Epic 4g Touch)
question, I am super busy and I'm sure there are many fixes and tweaks that are unique to At&T and this phone that I just don't have the time to research right now, wondering if someone could please help a brother out. Got my Skyrocket last night, so far I'm rooted with CWM and running SkyICS.
Wondering is what tweaks should be done right away? Like perhaps data throttling (not even sure what the deal with this is, but have seen it come up) are people running different radio's/modem's than stock and getting better results? If so which ones? Anything I should know about roaming or custom PRL's that I should be running on this phone? Any other little tips/tricks for At&T? I have never been with att before yesterday. Thanks so much!!!
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I made the same exact switch. There isn't nearly the development on this as there was for the epic. There is no roaming or prl on gsm....at least not like we could tweak on sprint. I don't think any of the roms or kernels are all that much different....find what you like and stick with it.
luigic81 said:
Been With Sprint the last 8 years, got a chance to bail ETF free and took it! So far very pleased, much better call quality and data speeds, plus internet and phone calls can be done simultanouesly yay! lol
Question, I am very familiar with the phone as I had the same phone in the sprint version for several months (Epic 4g Touch)
question, I am super busy and I'm sure there are many fixes and tweaks that are unique to At&T and this phone that I just don't have the time to research right now, wondering if someone could please help a brother out. Got my Skyrocket last night, so far I'm rooted with CWM and running SkyICS.
Wondering is what tweaks should be done right away? Like perhaps data throttling (not even sure what the deal with this is, but have seen it come up) are people running different radio's/modem's than stock and getting better results? If so which ones? Anything I should know about roaming or custom PRL's that I should be running on this phone? Any other little tips/tricks for At&T? I have never been with att before yesterday. Thanks so much!!!
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You don't have the time to research how to tweak your Skyrocket, but you had time to write this uber long post?
Good choice on the Skyrocket. I just got a white one with an early upgrade, and I'm loving it. I strongly recommend SkyIceCream ROM. It's pretty sweet and fast.
Enjoy you S/R
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haha, ofcourse I have time to do some research, I'm just hoping someone can help point to me to common problems or which threads I should read to get the most bang for my time, also which things are unique to ATT that I would be unfamiliar with coming from sprint and not knowing much about GSM and how it's different from CDMA .
Thanks for the input guys, I'm happy to have made the switch!
The rom I'm on SKyICS 7.4 with the included kernel is running just fine. I do loose signal in my parking garage where I used to be able to roam when I was on Sprint. Anyway to force roaming etc on GSM? Thanks
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haha, ofcourse I have time to do some research, I'm just hoping someone can help point to me to common problems or which threads I should read to get the most bang for my time, also which things are unique to ATT that I would be unfamiliar with coming from sprint and not knowing much about GSM and how it's different from CDMA .
Thanks for the input guys, I'm happy to have made the switch!
The rom I'm on SKyICS 7.4 with the included kernel is running just fine. I do loose signal in my parking garage where I used to be able to roam when I was on Sprint. Anyway to force roaming etc on GSM? Thanks
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There is ONE common problem that all SR's have, but it's not noticeable unless your told, so I'm going to be nice and not tell you, and don't worry, it won't hurt the operation of your SR.
Run the LA3 modem that was posted a few days ago, it's MUCH MUCH MUCH better then the KJ3 modem, holds signal much better.
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There is ONE common problem that all SR's have, but it's not noticeable unless your told, so I'm going to be nice and not tell you, and don't worry, it won't hurt the operation of your SR.
Run the LA3 modem that was posted a few days ago, it's MUCH MUCH MUCH better then the KJ3 modem, holds signal much better.
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I just picked up a white Skyrocket with an early upgrade. If you're referring to the problem I think you are, mine doesn't have it. I think only certain batches were affected. Either that, or I got very lucky.
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Awesome thanks guys!
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I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section or for anything else.
Hey guys. i have been messing around with this AT&T LG thrill 4G for some time now waiting for a blasted update. aren't we all?
I have also been trying to find the best base band for my area, i find the answer is unclear from searching around. Is there a special sequence flashing the base bands to achieve the best results?
As of now im running the Acura team ROM fine. i previously was running the KING ROM with no issues until i tried a different base band and loss data. anyhow i went back to the BB that worked with king before and could never get data higher then 500 kbps.??
Also thanks in advance to everyone that uses there time to make this happen for us all!
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I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section or for anything else.
Hey guys. i have been messing around with this AT&T LG thrill 4G for some time now waiting for a blasted update. aren't we all?
I have also been trying to find the best base band for my area, i find the answer is unclear from searching around. Is there a special sequence flashing the base bands to achieve the best results?
As of now im running the Acura team ROM fine. i previously was running the KING ROM with no issues until i tried a different base band and loss data. anyhow i went back to the BB that worked with king before and could never get data higher then 500 kbps.??
Also thanks in advance to everyone that uses there time to make this happen for us all!
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Well i think i have finally made my peace for now, i seems hit and miss.
Its kinda weird to be honest. i can flash a new rom one min and get 500kbps data, and flash a different one and back and get 3G speeds. I have settled with the samba rom with v18a base band. all is well for now.
Im rooted and I am about to flash a new kernel, Im not going to do any romming yet since the ICS update should be coming by the end of the month (should be). I was just wondering what is the best modem/radio for the skyrocket. I currently have UCLA3 and I live in Grand rapids, MI. I dont believe we get LTE here, but I am usually on 4G. I searched but couldnt really find anything solid. Thanks!
You already have latest GB radio UCLA3.
I like the ucle2 radio on all roms. My favorite combo is nexus mod gb 4.3 with that radio and the faux kernel.
But everyone has different results in different geographic locations, it seems. Ucla3 is known to be a very good radio in most areas.
I don't have lte in my area either...
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"ICS should be out by the end of the month"
i'm still hoping for the end of the year...
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"ICS should be out by the end of the month"
i'm still hoping for the end of the year...
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Yeah.. I wouldn't count on it coming out anytime soon... AT&T being AT&T and all. That bloatware doesn't install itself.
That being said, I travel around the midwest a fair bit and have found UCLE2 to work quite well.
I would stick with UCLA3. It has awesome battery life. There are plenty of awesome roms built around this too. I liked Stock Mod 2. With the faux kernel of course.
Might as well try a ROM, it was the radio change that made my Kies say "this device is not supported" . After I flashed the original ROM and kernel, it wasn't until I flashed the radios back, then it said" this is the latest firmware"
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Im rooted and I am about to flash a new kernel, Im not going to do any romming yet since the ICS update should be coming by the end of the month (should be). I was just wondering what is the best modem/radio for the skyrocket. I currently have UCLA3 and I live in Grand rapids, MI. I dont believe we get LTE here, but I am usually on 4G. I searched but couldnt really find anything solid. Thanks!
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If you're already rooted and flashing kernels why not just flash a rom? I highly doubt the ics update gonna come by the end of the month but even if it does you'll probably end up trying a few different iterations of it from the different devs here... It's kinda like a new phone everytime you flash...lol Especially since cm9, aokp and aosp are kinda close to being ready as well...
knowing me Ill end up flashing a ROM lol, thanks for all the info everyone!
Upgrading firmware question
I have a samsung GalaxyS4G from T-Mobile,
Model # SGH-T959V
Firmware 2..3.6
Baseband Ver. T959VUVKJ6
Kernal 2.6.35.7-T959VUVKJ6-CL694130
Build# Gingerbread.VUVKJ6
3 days ago I was finally able to upgrade to this 2.3.6, prior to that I had only 2.2.1.
I was able to upgrade with Kies Mini thanks to Samsung support.
I contacted Samsung Support Friday asking if I could now upgrade again, I was given the standard answer that I always got when asking about upgrading from 2.2.1, "There is no upgrade for that phone" Just lucky I finally reached a agent at Samsung that had the knowledge or at least the willingness to help or I would still be stuck with Froyo 2.2.1.
I have rooted the phone with Kingo Root and it now shows the phone is rooted.
I am not looking for the sky but would like to at least up grade to Jellybean if not more.
System Storage Used 296 MB, 219 MB free. SD CARD has 130MB used ,839 MB free
Any suggestions?
I realize this phone is OLD and most people have moved on but I have only this phone given to me by my
Son I could not afford a new phone these days.
I am just trying to make this phone as close to today's newer phones as possible.
I was also told that with FROYO 2.2.1 I would get no better then 2G wifi, and that I needed to upgrade the phone to get better wifi service, I thought Gingerbread 2.3.6 was the answer but I only get on occasion 3G and have yet to get 4G LTE although I have a tower less then 2 miles from my house.
If anyone has some suggestions as to what is the best firmware this phone can handle it would be appreciated if you reply.
Hey man.
The only recent official firmware for this phone is 2.3.6. If you want to have Jelly Bean, then you will have to get a custom recovery and flash a custom Jelly Bean ROM.
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Hey man.
The only recent official firmware for this phone is 2.3.6. If you want to have Jelly Bean, then you will have to get a custom recovery and flash a custom Jelly Bean ROM.
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YES I understand that is the official update, I am trying to get some input as to what version of Jellybean or ? would be good for this phone without killing speed.
Any suggestions Please
My biggest reason for upgrading is I only have 2G service with FROYO and most always with Gingerbread as well, I was told by T-Mobile I would not get any better then 2G with FROYO but I should get 4G LTE with Gingerbread 2.3.6 but I have not gotten even close to that and still drop signal a lot.
Well then you can search up the Jelly Bean ROMS that are floating around. I don't know which one is the best, since I haven't flashed those yet.
I have been searching for a rom but seems that this phone has very little support, yes it is 4 years old and only sole thru T-Mobile(as far as I know) but I was hoping some one with a lot more experience then me would have some suggestions on a Jellybean Rom or higher that would be appropriate for this phone.
Please if there is anyone here that may have some suggestions as to a better rom then Gingerbread, although Gingerbread is a vast improvement over FROYO2.2.1.
My main concern as I said before is getting better data service then 2G, I was told that Gingerbread would give me 4Glte but that has not happened even though I am only 2 miles from a T-Mobile tower, T-Mobile has said that this tower does serve 4Glte.
Is there an app that will improve my ability to get a better signal, I read somewhere about having to upgrade the phone's wifi ? to receive 4Glte ?
1: go to settings and choose LTE, if not possible, no 4g
2: if your phone can'tuse 4g (hardware) then the OS changes Nothing
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As a former developer/tester and long time user of this phone (I still have one to play with) it is not capable of LTE. The best you will get is 4G. I got 4G even with official 2.3.6. So if your not you may need to have your SIM upgraded at the store. The best Rom I've used is slim which is 4.0.4. I didn't like the stock launcher so I flashed Xperia launcher 2.06b and it was great. If you're stuck on having JB which is still buggy...Mirage was the most reliable. Daothanduy was the developer. Good luck searching and how this helped
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I found the phone too slow to work with KitKat, but there were several solid Jellybean ROMs out there.
Read very carefully the upgrade threads and instructions as there are several low-level changes to the phone's firmware/software that are required to get off of "stock" and onto one of the KitKat ROMs. They're not "difficult" -- You just need to follow all the steps in the right order. Once you've got the right boot loader and are on an "MTD" ROM, changing between ROMs is reasonably straightforward.
Pick up a (paid) copy of TitaniumBackup Pro if you don't have one already. You'll be happy you did, even if it only provides piece of mind.
If the phone isn't rooted already, you may need "ODIN" (Windows only) or, my preference, "heimdal" to flash parts of the phone.
Anything you read about "WiFi performance sucks..." is likely only based on the visual indication of WiFi signal strength (RSSI) changing from the early releases to the custom ROMs. From what I could tell through actual throughput testing, there is no difference except for the RSSI.
It's a solid phone, though don't expect the GPS to lock reliably. There isn't a software fix for it, no matter what some claim. As far as I could tell, it was an RF-design or -execution problem. I have seen some threads suggesting some mechanical fixes for the antennas. I never pursued them so I can't comment further.
You're correct, it was only sold through T-Mobile. Official support for it was dropped like a rock when Apple won its infringement suit over Samsung. This was the phone that had all the infringement-claim boxes checked. Yep, you own a piece of patent-law history!
Samsung's source-code drops were horrendous and many of us worked to get subsequent versions of the kernel to run on the phone. As alluded to above, there were no upgrades to the proprietary binaries after the Gingerbread ROM.
I've still got one in the drawer, but it would take over three minutes to boot KitKat, so it wasn't terribly functional as a day-to-day phone.
The AMOLED screens do yellow with time. It's not your eyes
My main concern is getting better then the 2G I am presently getting, I have checked and I am getting 9 signals of different strengths I on occasion get3G bu it shows no bars during 3G and does not appear to connect during 3G.
I have up to 4G available in my area but this phone only wants to use 2G.
I did upgrade from FROYO2.2.1 to Gingerbread 2.3.6but I am thinking the modem in the phone is still the original that used FROYO.
At this point I am trying to find a upgrade or new modem software for this phone.
Any ideas?
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I found the phone too slow to work with KitKat, but there were several solid Jellybean ROMs out there.
Read very carefully the upgrade threads and instructions as there are several low-level changes to the phone's firmware/software that are required to get off of "stock" and onto one of the KitKat ROMs. They're not "difficult" -- You just need to follow all the steps in the right order. Once you've got the right boot loader and are on an "MTD" ROM, changing between ROMs is reasonably straightforward.
Pick up a (paid) copy of TitaniumBackup Pro if you don't have one already. You'll be happy you did, even if it only provides piece of mind.
If the phone isn't rooted already, you may need "ODIN" (Windows only) or, my preference, "heimdal" to flash parts of the phone.
Anything you read about "WiFi performance sucks..." is likely only based on the visual indication of WiFi signal strength (RSSI) changing from the early releases to the custom ROMs. From what I could tell through actual throughput testing, there is no difference except for the RSSI.
It's a solid phone, though don't expect the GPS to lock reliably. There isn't a software fix for it, no matter what some claim. As far as I could tell, it was an RF-design or -execution problem. I have seen some threads suggesting some mechanical fixes for the antennas. I never pursued them so I can't comment further.
You're correct, it was only sold through T-Mobile. Official support for it was dropped like a rock when Apple won its infringement suit over Samsung. This was the phone that had all the infringement-claim boxes checked. Yep, you own a piece of patent-law history!
Samsung's source-code drops were horrendous and many of us worked to get subsequent versions of the kernel to run on the phone. As alluded to above, there were no upgrades to the proprietary binaries after the Gingerbread ROM.
I've still got one in the drawer, but it would take over three minutes to boot KitKat, so it wasn't terribly functional as a day-to-day phone.
The AMOLED screens do yellow with time. It's not your eyes
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My main concern is getting better then the 2G I am presently getting, I have checked and I am getting 9 signals of different strengths I on occasion get3G bu it shows no bars during 3G and does not appear to connect during 3G.
I have up to 4G available in my area but this phone only wants to use 2G.
I did upgrade from FROYO2.2.1 to Gingerbread 2.3.6but I am thinking the modem in the phone is still the original that used FROYO.
At this point I am trying to find a upgrade or new modem software for this phone.
Any ideas?
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This info might be old, but check out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192436
Thanks to @DickyG for providing that link to the available modems. There haven't been any new modems in many years.
My recommendation would be to upgrade to one of the JellyBean or potentially KitKat ROMs and use TWRP (my preference) or CW recovery to make it "safer" to flash modems. The "best" modem depends somewhat on carrier and location. I personally found the KG4 modem to have the best performance for me of the modems that supported splitting long SMS messages.
The SGS 4G supports HSPA+ (and not LTE) as it's "best" connection. There is nothing software can do to get LTE.
HSPA+ isn't bad at all. I typically got 3-10 Mbps on T-Mobile in the San Francisco Bay area. Once you have decent bandwidth, the most important thing for "responsiveness" is latency. See, for example http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest and http://www.bufferbloat.net/ A higher-bandwidth connection doesn't help that and, in some cases, the higher-bandwidth connections seem slower as they have more latency (often due to the carrier's buffering).
While some "stock" ROMs (and a few custom ones) have been "tweaked" to show "4G" in the UI, it is just cosmetic.
I am trying to get a better signal then 2G, I ran some test and have 9 signals available, but when I change off automatic to get 3G I get 3G but no bars. there are towers within 2 miles of me and I know for a fact that at least one maybe more are T-Mobile towers.
his has been a very long confusing journey it took me several months of contacting a agent at T-Mobile support before one took the time to give me the Kies mini to upgrade to Gingerbread, others would say there are "NO UPGRADES AVAILABLE FOR FROYO 2.2.1, most were to lazy or not knowledgeable enough to find the answer for me., I have tried but ever since that one agent I have not had any success with support other then here.
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T-Mobile isn't going to help you any here as all they have are the "official" releases which stopped with Gingerbread several years ago.
You'll have to read how to flash a phone with a custom ROM if you want anything more than what they provided years ago.
I much prefer Heimdal to Odin for reliable flashing of phones. Some swear by Odin, I swear at it, especially as it is Windows only.
I'd suggest backing up all your data with TitaniumBackup Pro, as well as a "nandroid" (TWRP or CW recovery) backup. The read all the instructions twice or three times until you understand them and flash a custom ROM, including a matching kernel. I'd suggest a JellyBean ROM to start with. I'd also suggest moving to an "MTD" ROM and kernel to start as you'll end up there anyways (most of the more recent ROMs and kernels built for the SGS 4G were MTD).
You can then very, very carefully and selectively restore your TitaniumBackup data, making sure to set "Migrate system data." Restoring across major OS versions is possible, but you have to be careful how you do it. I'd make sure I understood how TitaniumBackup Pro works and the suggestions from them and others on how to restore data.
In your opinion does jellybean or Kitkat have a better modem?
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All the modems for the SGS 4G are from the "official" ROMs from Samsung/T-Mobile/Wind for Froyo or Gingerbread.
There is no such thing as a "JellyBean modem" or "KitKat modem."