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[Q] If I have VRBMB1 can I flash a rom that is VRBMF1?

Sorry, I'm a total noob. I don't really understand how the "Baseband Version" factors into the ROM/phone operation. Can someone explain it? I have a pretty good understanding of computers but when it comes to the phone it seems very black-boxy -- I'm still learning. My underlying question is:
The BoneStock ROM says: "BoneStock v3.0 (VRBMF1) 6/23/13", my phone currently has VRBMB1. Can I flash the BoneStock ROM on my phone or do I need to upgrade the Baseband Version somehow before I do that? I saw links to different revisions on the BoneStock thread but there isn't a whole lot of explanation about how to use them.
Thanks,
-Greg

Yes No problems. I ran mb1 on bonestock.
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bbqsfire said:
Yes No problems. I ran mb1 on bonestock.
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Cool, do you know what the Baseband firmware does? Should I flash my firmware to VRBMF1?

I flashed mine mf1 because it really did help signal and data speeds. In my opinion it is worth it to flash the mf1
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bbqsfire said:
I flashed mine mf1 because it really did help signal and data speeds. In my opinion it is worth it to flash the mf1
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Did you flash it before flashing BoneStock or does it matter what the order is?

Modem has no relation to what ROM you are on. You can flash whichever you want first, doesn't matter.
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Hi, please PM me MB1 and MF1.
Thanks,

[Q] How to update baseband/radio/modem

Hi everyone,
My verizon galaxy s3 right now has a baseband of I535VRLHE.
First I was wondering which baseband is most recent, I have heard of MB1, MF1, etc. I know where to get these software updates but I have not found out how to actually update the baseband. Right now, I am jumping between many roms but as of this moment I am on an unofficial cm 10.1 build. They suggest getting on MF1 modem, but I really have no idea how do it.
Thanks for the help,
PS: I looked for quite a while so please don't tell me to keep looking or something like that.

droidxroothelp said:
Hi everyone,
My verizon galaxy s3 right now has a baseband of I535VRLHE.
First I was wondering which baseband is most recent, I have heard of MB1, MF1, etc. I know where to get these software updates but I have not found out how to actually update the baseband. Right now, I am jumping between many roms but as of this moment I am on an unofficial cm 10.1 build. They suggest getting on MF1 modem, but I really have no idea how do it.
Thanks for the help,
PS: I looked for quite a while so please don't tell me to keep looking or something like that.
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Flash in recovery, baseband updates are always in alphabetical order, most recent is mf1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313
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BadUsername said:
Flash in recovery, baseband updates are always in alphabetical order, most recent is mf1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313
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Do I need to wipe anything for flashing it? Also, its ok to flash baseband updates with a custom rom installed?
And these will make my radios stronger, and thus my signal stronger?\
Thanks

droidxroothelp said:
Do I need to wipe anything for flashing it? Also, its ok to flash baseband updates with a custom rom installed?
And these will make my radios stronger, and thus my signal stronger?\
Thanks
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no
yes
theres really no answer to pt3

What modem do you guys suggest flashing to. Right now I am on I535VRLHE and by my understanding that is extremely outdated. So just to make sure again no wiping anything, no formatting, no anything? And I should be flashing an update in either twrp or cwm? I know these questions sound stupid when I said I flash roms daily, but I really do not want to risk bricking my beloved s3 hahaha.
Thanks for taking your time to help me.

from what i understand the modem that works best for you will depend mostly on location. they might get better as they update, but i get teh same signal on the latest as I did on a modem from a few updates ago.
you can download the all in one packages here
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-firmware-vrbmf1-modemrpmtzsbl-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535/
reboot into recovery, then flash, reboot back to the ROM. if youre worried, make a backup. things can always go wrong i guess.

Ok thank you again, another question haha sorry. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313&page=6 In this thread, the first few pages say to flash via odin and what not none of them confirm being able to flash through recovery. Have you ever flashed a radio through recovery?
Also what advantages does an AIO have compared to just the modem.

droidxroothelp said:
Ok thank you again, another question haha sorry. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313&page=6 In this thread, the first few pages say to flash via odin and what not none of them confirm being able to flash through recovery. Have you ever flashed a radio through recovery?
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did it today.
that link is over a year old. since then theyve been converted to flashable zips.
check here for more info and the downloads. theres an FAQ question you might want to read if youre nervous or unsure
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-firmware-vrbmf1-modemrpmtzsbl-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535/

Hello. I have a galaxy s3 bought from three uk and I was wondering if i can change the baseband? If somebody wanna help me with some info.
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ZappMasteR said:
Hello. I have a galaxy s3 bought from three uk and I was wondering if i can change the baseband? If somebody wanna help me with some info.
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You need to do a Google search for "i9300 xda" because we can not help you in the SCH-I535 forums.
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[Q] possible hardbrick

Okay so I have a gs3 that is no longer responding to power buttons or cables or new batteries. Is it possible I can fix it? This all happened when I was trying to flash back to stock.

m4gkman said:
Okay so I have a gs3 that is no longer responding to power buttons or cables or new batteries. Is it possible I can fix it? This all happened when I was trying to flash back to stock.
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We need quite a bit more info before we can help you out. What version of Android were you running before you tried to flash back to stock, 4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2? Were you stock or running a custom ROM? What version of stock were you trying to flash, 4.1.2 or 4.3? From where did you get the stock file you tried to flash?

landshark68 said:
We need quite a bit more info before we can help you out. What version of Android were you running before you tried to flash back to stock, 4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2? Were you stock or running a custom ROM? What version of stock were you trying to flash, 4.1.2 or 4.3? From where did you get the stock file you tried to flash?
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sorry about the lack of info I don't have the phone in front of me. I was running 4.3 using hyper drive. I tried flashing the stock 4.3 image and that's when it got stuck.

m4gkman said:
sorry about the lack of info I don't have the phone in front of me. I was running 4.3 using hyper drive. I tried flashing the stock 4.3 image and that's when it got stuck.
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Looking in the development section, I see Hyperdrive is still on 4.1.2, so if you were running Hyperdrive you were on 4.1.2. The problem may have come from flashing the 4.3 stock image on a rooted, bootlaoder unlocked phone. Were you no longer wanting to have an unlocked bootloader and run custom ROMs, because flashing the 4.3 stock image would have locked you down like that. Are you sure you flashed a stock 4.3 file? If so you would probably have to proceed as if you were already on stock 4.3 just to play it safe. This may be you best chance at regaining a functioning phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
Unfortunately since you phone does no boot, there is no way to confirm if it is currently on 4.1.2 or 4.3. That would give us a definitive answer on which fix method to use.

landshark68 said:
Looking in the development section, I see Hyperdrive is still on 4.1.2, so if you were running Hyperdrive you were on 4.1.2. The problem may have come from flashing the 4.3 stock image on a rooted, bootlaoder unlocked phone. Were you no longer wanting to have an unlocked bootloader and run custom ROMs, because flashing the 4.3 stock image would have locked you down like that. Are you sure you flashed a stock 4.3 file? If so you would probably have to proceed as if you were already on stock 4.3 just to play it safe. This may be you best chance at regaining a functioning phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
Unfortunately since you phone does no boot, there is no way to confirm if it is currently on 4.1.2 or 4.3. That would give us a definitive answer on which fix method to use.
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I'm sorry for the lack of information again :/ trying to help a friend out by fixing my old phone. Basically I was having space issues with safe strap so I tried to revert to stock and then this horrible mess happened. What you said is most likely true. I looked at that guide, but if it doesn't respond to any cables or power on how can I flash things to it?

m4gkman said:
I'm sorry for the lack of information again :/ trying to help a friend out by fixing my old phone. Basically I was having space issues with safe strap so I tried to revert to stock and then this horrible mess happened. What you said is most likely true. I looked at that guide, but if it doesn't respond to any cables or power on how can I flash things to it?
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If you were on safestrap, shouldn't you have had a fully stock ROM in the stock slot? Also from everything I read, you couldn't run Hyperdrive on safestap because you can only run 4.3 TW ROMs on safestrap. If you were running safestrap, that would mean you were on the 4.3 OTA of VRUCML1 and fixes for that would be your best bet, but since the phone won't power on I don't think any of the fixes here would work. Best bet may be to send it out for JTAG repair. I've seen mobile tech videos mentioned a lot for JTAG repairs.

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If you were on safestrap, shouldn't you have had a fully stock ROM in the stock slot? Also from everything I read, you couldn't run Hyperdrive on safestap because you can only run 4.3 TW ROMs on safestrap. If you were running safestrap, that would mean you were on the 4.3 OTA of VRUCML1 and fixes for that would be your best bet, but since the phone won't power on I don't think any of the fixes here would work. Best bet may be to send it out for JTAG repair. I've seen mobile tech videos mentioned a lot for JTAG repairs.
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Lol wow I'm really sorry, I've had a lot going on this week and my brain is all over the place. I was confusing my current s4 and the s3. The s3 was running regular cwm and was running Hyperdrive. I was having usual force closes and such and wanted to flash back to stock and I'm pretty sure I used the wrong file.

m4gkman said:
Lol wow I'm really sorry, I've had a lot going on this week and my brain is all over the place. I was confusing my current s4 and the s3. The s3 was running regular cwm and was running Hyperdrive. I was having usual force closes and such and wanted to flash back to stock and I'm pretty sure I used the wrong file.
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Oh man, that sucks. Do you think you possibly used an s4 file on your s3? If so, you will definitely have to send it out for JTAG repair if you can't get any response out of it. But it can't hurt to check out that thread I linked earlier and see if the SD card method can work for you. Good luck.

landshark68 said:
Oh man, that sucks. Do you think you possibly used an s4 file on your s3? If so, you will definitely have to send it out for JTAG repair if you can't get any response out of it. But it can't hurt to check out that thread I linked earlier and see if the SD card method can work for you. Good luck.
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so i just got back to my apartment, and i actually have the gs3 with me now. when the battery is in, nothing works or responds. however if I pull the battery and plug it in, the red led light comes on. any ideas?

m4gkman said:
so i just got back to my apartment, and i actually have the gs3 with me now. when the battery is in, nothing works or responds. however if I pull the battery and plug it in, the red led light comes on. any ideas?
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Hard bricked.
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BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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I'm trying the guide right now, will post results after

BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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It worked! you guys are amazing.

BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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okay so now that im back to normal, is everything unrooted and everything? heres what it says in my about phone,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skaterdave/13392301694/in/photostream/

m4gkman said:
okay so now that im back to normal, is everything unrooted and everything? heres what it says in my about phone,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skaterdave/13392301694/in/photostream/
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Yup, unrooted but you're on 4.3 now.
So you need to follow everything in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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BadUsername said:
Yup, unrooted but you're on 4.3 now.
So you need to follow everything in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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okay, thanks a lot. looks like rooting and stuff with this will now be just like my s4

m4gkman said:
okay, thanks a lot. looks like rooting and stuff with this will now be just like my s4
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Exactly, pretty much the exact same.
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[Q] Root and Safestrap help for NC1

Hey guys, just did a ton of searching but can't find much on rooting the S3 whiile its on 4.3 with NC1. Could anyone here help me out or get me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

will.bates94 said:
Hey guys, just did a ton of searching but can't find much on rooting the S3 whiile its on 4.3 with NC1. Could anyone here help me out or get me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.
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Easiest way right now would be to Odin back to ml1.

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Easiest way right now would be to Odin back to ml1.
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Okay, and then I would be able to root ml1 and install safestrap? I thought you couldnt odin back to older basebands?

will.bates94 said:
Okay, and then I would be able to roost ml1 and install safestrap? I thought you couldnt odin back to older basebands?
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I think its because ml1 and nc1 are almost the exact same build.

ThePagel said:
I think its because ml1 and nc1 are almost the exact same build.
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Apparently you cant get the ml1 file anymore from what I read? Any ideas?

will.bates94 said:
Okay, and then I would be able to root ml1 and install safestrap? I thought you couldnt odin back to older basebands?
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You simply cannot Odin flash back to pre-4.3 firmware. 4.3 to 4.3 is fine like @ThePagel posted.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
You simply cannot Odin flash back to pre-4.3 firmware. 4.3 to 4.3 is fine like @ThePagel posted.
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Isn't ml1 4.3 then since he said they're so close to being the same? What are my options then?

will.bates94 said:
Apparently you cant get the ml1 file anymore from what I read? Any ideas?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589314
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Isn't ml1 4.3 then since he said they're so close to being the same? What are my options then?
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The kernel has been changed so saferoot will not work. I'm sure there are root methods for after the update but they won't be one click root. When I get home tonight I'll make a custom tar pre rooted for people who want to be on the newest build.

will.bates94 said:
Apparently you cant get the ml1 file anymore from what I read? Any ideas?
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So I do not confuse you, you're referring to another file that is for those of us who have an unlocked bootloader. It is the VRUCML1 modem-ONLY zip, this is something that is useless to you on 4.3 but is useful to those of us with an unlocked bootloader.
Edit: this modem-ONLY zip is roughly 20 MBs in size. Completely different thing than what ThePagel has supplied with a link. Basically, forget what you read about VRUCML1 being unavailable because the specific file is of no use to you.
ThePagel posted the Odin flashable, stock image tar that is readily available. That has always been available and will continue to be so. That 1.2+ GB tar file is to return to fresh, out of the box factory settings.
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Isn't ml1 4.3 then since he said they're so close to being the same? What are my options then?
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Yes, they are the same. I was simply agreeing with ThePagel. VRUCML1 and VRUCNC1 are both 4.3. You can not flash anything pre-4.3, so nothing that starts with VRA** or VRB***. Those are off limits for you.

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Isn't ml1 4.3 then since he said they're so close to being the same? What are my options then?
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Since you are already locked into 4.3, once you ODIN back to ML1, your only options are saferoot, safestrap, and safestrap compliant ROMs which are pretty much all the 4.3 touchwiz ROMs. You can read all about them in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605648

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Since you are already locked into 4.3, once you ODIN back to ML1, your only options are saferoot, safestrap, and safestrap compliant ROMs which are pretty much all the 4.3 touchwiz ROMs. You can read all about them in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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Does it matter what version of odin I use?

@ThePagel Rooted on ml1, any rom suggestions since hyperdrive is a 4.1.2 based rom? which breaks my heart

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@ThePagel Rooted on ml1, any rom suggestions since hyperdrive is a 4.1.2 based rom? which breaks my heart
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Old and slows ROM is probably the cleanest most stable 4.3 tw rom out there.

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Old and slows ROM is probably the cleanest most stable 4.3 tw rom out there.
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I don't see old and slows rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30640131 checked that index and I also did a search. Any pointers? Im normally pretty good with finding **** like this lol.

Here's a 4.3 specific list
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653902

Poor cellular signal on new 4.4.4 Gummy

Long story short.
Was running a 4.1.2 which worked well but wanted to go to KK.
Installed Gummy M3 4.4.4, absolutely love it, no issues except cell signal seems considerably worse than before. Baseband is VRBLMD3.
Not sure if firmware/baseband is accurate for 4.4 or if there's something I can flash to try and rectify. A little confused overall on the whole verizon modem thing. I had a captivate on ATT before and I just flashed any of the 30 different modems via recovery to help with signal issues.
Would appreciate any help.

I've read more than one topic on this same issue. Not sure what the solution is however. Maybe update the modem to something new? I wouldn't go beyond ML1 however
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ShapesBlue said:
I've read more than one topic on this same issue. Not sure what the solution is however. Maybe update the modem to something new? I wouldn't go beyond ML1 however
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Yes.
Flash mf1 aio then ml1 modem. Should give a better signal.

All the links to newer modems appear to be dead. I looked around quite a bit. I'd be grateful if someone can provide a dropbox link or similar.
Edit: It appears invisiblek's site is down and that's where all the AIO packages are linked to. Does anyone have any links to other mirrors?

jayjr1105 said:
All the links to newer modems appear to be dead. I looked around quite a bit. I'd be grateful if someone can provide a dropbox link or similar.
Edit: It appears invisiblek's site is down and that's where all the AIO packages are linked to. Does anyone have any links to other mirrors?
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Here's what I found on his dev host page. Newest is ML1
http://d-h.st/users/invisiblek/?fld_id=35606#files
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Is that modem only? Don't I need to flash an aio first?
Thanks for finding that btw

jayjr1105 said:
Is that modem only? Don't I need to flash an aio first?
Thanks for finding that btw
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You should update mf1 first, or find MB1 aio. Then flash ml1 modem.

jayjr1105 said:
Is that modem only? Don't I need to flash an aio first?
Thanks for finding that btw
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Yes they are the modems only. After looking I only found the MB1 AIO
http://d-h.st/users/invisiblek/?fld_id=0#files
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ShapesBlue said:
Yes they are the modems only. After looking I only found the MB1 AIO
http://d-h.st/users/invisiblek/?fld_id=0#files
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I think I found it. I just googled mf1.aio.zip and found this guys post. It doesn't have AIO in the name though... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52434920&postcount=2
Think it's legit?