I am not familiar with what an SBF install is capable of or how it performs it's restore process.
I have a Hong Kong MZ601 that has the internal 32GB storage separated into 2 partitions (1x 4Gb and 1x 28GB). In order to bring it into line with the rest of the world, was thinking maybe a Euro MZ601 SBF, when applied, may reformat the whole piece of hardware to the Euro 32Gb model.
Is this logical or am I just going to turn my Xoom into paper weight?
Anyone ever tried similar?
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Is it possible to buy the LTE modem myself and install it to make it work?
Anyone knows the brand & model # of the modem?
The reason I asked is because I am in Hong Kong and not able to ship the unit back for upgrade.
Thanks,
J
Dude, that would be risky to try a self Upgrade. If you mess it up, your warranty is toast. Contact Motorola and ask them if there is anything that can be done because you are out of the country.
I think that should be possible if you findma way to obtain the module. check ifixit.com, they have a guide with some images. All you need to do is remove the two screws located near the usb- and power connector, after that you'll be able to slide down the aluminum part of the back cover. you'll find a dummy-mini-pci-card which needs to be swapped with the 4G-module.
I'm not sure on the software-side though, I suppose that flashing a MZ602-rom is enough, but who knows...
As seen on Techrepublic the 510 and 511 have the same Motherboard:
"Same case and motherboard for Wi-Fi only and 3G models: Acer is clearly using the same case for both the Wi-Fi-only A510 and the 3G-enabled A511. There’s a space inside the A510’s case for a cellular card and an empty spot on the motherboard for a SIM card slot."
Has Acer left the cellular card holder empty to make it impossible to have 3G feature on A510??
If so, we can just solder a holder to have 3G on A510 enabled (with A511 firmware)!!!
experto1 said:
As seen on Techrepublic the 510 and 511 have the same Motherboard:
"Same case and motherboard for Wi-Fi only and 3G models: Acer is clearly using the same case for both the Wi-Fi-only A510 and the 3G-enabled A511. There’s a space inside the A510’s case for a cellular card and an empty spot on the motherboard for a SIM card slot."
Has Acer left the cellular card holder empty to make it impossible to have 3G feature on A510??
If so, we can just solder a holder to have 3G on A510 enabled (with A511 firmware)!!!
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No.
And I say again.... no. This was covered indepth for the 500/501 series tablets.
When you solder any device to a mainboard, you have to have factory type soldering devices. Or, you overheat and destroy any nearby circuits. Not to ,mention you would have to buy at least 2 components, possibly 3.
As with the 500/501, they use 2 different GPS radios. So that would have to considered also. Otherwise, the Rom won't work correctly.
End result.... pay the extra money and buy a 511. It will be cheaper.
(I think the same dude made the same video for the 500 a year ago, and said the same thing.)
MD
I think you are talking about this A500 thread but keep in mind that A500/501 and A510/511 are different devices. Don´t try to compare the incomparable.
Soldering is not such a big deal. A soldering needle, the right temperature and a steady hand can do that too
If it would just be the card holder I would give it a try.
But what are the other 2 or 3 components?
Hi,
Does anybody know if there is any reason why I can't take a 16gb and 32gb versions of Nexus 5 and swap the guts over?
I want to keep the digitizer LCD from the 16gb version and put all of the other 32gb version components in the 16gb body.
Is there just one board that has the Flash RAM on it? If so, I guess I could just swap that board over, maybe?
Thanks.
I would guess that the two devices are 100% identical apart from the memory. Rather than trying to swap pieces, why not slap the digitiser on the 32GB body?
This is a video that I watched when I first bought a Nexus 5 - you might find it interesting and helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPuCmfhzgbg
Just swap the top main boards and you will be good to go.
10 min job.
Thanks for your responses peeps. Very helpful.
Hello!
I have an LG G4 which has developed a fault with screen burn-in and so it's being sent back to LG for repair sometime over the next week. I am expecting to be without the phone for around anywhere up to a month, but in the meantime i have a 2013 Moto G 1st Gen that i can use, which is actually a pretty sweet phone when running CM13. The only problem is that the internal storage in the Moto G is only 16GB, and it doesn't have a card slot to put my SanDisk Ultra 128GB microSD.
I investigated the Meenova but it would be a little expensive for me to buy and have it shipped over to the UK, my calculations bring the amount to $15 which equates to approximately £11, which is a bit steep for something i will only use for a month at most. And besides that, the website states that postage from Hong Kong could take more than a few weeks or even a month!
Thankfully, i have come up with another idea. I have a microscopic adapter at home which converts USB to Micro USB. It does essentially the same job as a USB OTG cable but it's incredibly small and genuinely cannot be seen once it is fitted between two devices. So i thought that i could use this adapter to convert the Moto G's Micro USB socket to USB, and then have a USB to microSD adapter plugged into that to add support for my 128GB microSD card.
I am looking at two different cheap ones on eBay at the moment which are here and here. I'm all set for buying one of them but my question is, will either of those work with a card as large as 128GB (microSDXC) such as mine? I'm a little doubtful as to whether these will only support lower capacity cards which are 32GB (microSDHC) and below, but don't see why not because it's only a simple adapter, nothing more.
What do you guys think, would these cheap adapters support microSDXC cards with capacities such as 64GB and 128GB? Any insight on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Hi, I have this one silver X2 with 3gb ram and 16gb internal. I flashed custom ROM for almost 2 years ago and haven't touched it since. I want to revert it back to stock ROM, but I don't have any idea which version it is! The back housing is branded with 'Honor'.
I know it's definitely not a GEM-702L because I have another X2 which clearly has GEM-702L written on the back, at the bottom, and branded as 'Huawei' not 'Honor'.