Hello,
I have a S6 Edge (Vodafone Germany) and flashed the UniKernel v8-0002 COH9 and kept the stock firmware, the build number is G925FXXU2QOH8.
The phone doesn't recognize my SIM card. After some googling I have found out, that it could be related to the missing baseband version.
I have found out that the newest firmware uses G925FXXU2COH2 modem. I have downloaded and flashed it, but it doesn't change anything.
The baseband version is still unknown.
What did I miss?
QOH8 and COH2 are quite the same firmware. The only difference is that the QOH( is for branded Devices and COH" for unlocked devices without any branding but in Germany there is no such thing as branding. You most likely have an international variant.
Maybe you could try to flash the whole firmware, not only the modem.
Thanks for your fast reply. I found out that my efs partition is corrupted.
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Dear Friends,
I recently flashed XtreStoLite Deodexed Mod Edition for my phone. Before that I didn't bother which Model I have.
Now I can see several entries in the settings. Some, like Phone Model say SM-G920I while the Baseband information says it's a SM-G920F?
The Phone isn't working properly. I have massive battery drain and the 4G connection is quite unstable and choppy. I figured that might be due to the Modem. I want to flash the right modem now but I am confused about which version to flash (F or I)
I haven't changed the BL or Modem yet and it says it's F Version)
Thanks for your help
Thomas
If your baseband reads as 920F and you have never flash BL via odin before, it is a 920F. XtreSto latest rom is based on 920i so thats why it shows that in model number. You can refer to XtreSto post 3 for latest baseband and model version for 920F. I suggest you download wakelock detector or betterbatterystat to find out whats draining your battery.
I have tried to install UK's Three firmware but it keeps failing after hidden.img, I can get my phone back by installing the BTU version (G920FXXU2COH2/G920FBTU2COH3/G920FXXU2COH2/G920FXXU2COH2). Why can't I install the H3G version (G920FXXU2BOG8/G920FH3G2BOG1/G920FXXU2BOGE/G920FXXU2BOG8) ? Will it make a difference if I install the H3G one with reception? WIll my reception inprove? The reason I want to do this is that my S4 has better reception than my S6, so I assume that maybe if I get the H3G version installed the reception will be better. I can't believe that my S4 has better reception.
Yes your reception could get better with a different baseband. But it's not necessary to flash a whole new stock rom for that. The BTU version uses OH2 baseband if I am right and the H3G version uses BOGE? So just find the BOGE modem and flash that
Excellent. I have installed that modem and will check it over the next few days. I know at work I used to get 1 bar of 4G on my Galaxy S4.
You can't install boge because of older version
Quintz said:
Yes your reception could get better with a different baseband. But it's not necessary to flash a whole new stock rom for that. The BTU version uses OH2 baseband if I am right and the H3G version uses BOGE? So just find the BOGE modem and flash that
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XxM4tzexX said:
You can't install boge because of older version
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Not sure what you mean by orlder version as it installed fine and rebooted and when I went to my settings it stated that the baseband is G920FFXXU2BOGE so I am sure it worked.
I'm not as concerned about this for ROM flashing. I'm wanting to find out if my G920T can use G920I or G920F modems/bootloaders, etc.
Here's my deal. I have a T-Mobile G920T. To unlock this phone I need to get away from the G920T modem. I previously had a G920T1 (MetroPCS) firmware set installed and it worked great, but the rom sucked.
I've since restored back to stock G920T and i've rooted/twrp, but I see other ROM's and I'd like to give them a shot. The catch - they all say I need to have the newest OI7 firmware installed. I'm still on the G920T sim locked OH8. The only OI7 modems/bootloaders I can find are for the G920F variant. I can't find OI7 for the G920T1 variant. I don't know if the G920F variant will sim unlock my phone. I don't want to brick my phone to figure that out, so this is the reason why I posted this question. I can flash ROM's all day long, but if I can't use my Cricket sim when I'm out in BFE then the ROM is pointless.
Does anyone understand what I'm asking?
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I'm not as concerned about this for ROM flashing. I'm wanting to find out if my G920T can use G920I or G920F modems/bootloaders, etc.
Here's my deal. I have a T-Mobile G920T. To unlock this phone I need to get away from the G920T modem. I previously had a G920T1 (MetroPCS) firmware set installed and it worked great, but the rom sucked.
I've since restored back to stock G920T and i've rooted/twrp, but I see other ROM's and I'd like to give them a shot. The catch - they all say I need to have the newest OI7 firmware installed. I'm still on the G920T sim locked OH8. The only OI7 modems/bootloaders I can find are for the G920F variant. I can't find OI7 for the G920T1 variant. I don't know if the G920F variant will sim unlock my phone. I don't want to brick my phone to figure that out, so this is the reason why I posted this question. I can flash ROM's all day long, but if I can't use my Cricket sim when I'm out in BFE then the ROM is pointless.
Does anyone understand what I'm asking?
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DO NOT flash any FIrmewares through odin if its isn't your model number, if you purchased your phone and don't have an EIP you could sim unlock with the app, so any rom your on unless its not Touch wiz based (aren't any available besides touchwiz)
Hello,
I have checked several threads and didnt find anything specific, so i am going to try and explain myself. I have a SM-G920I phone (galaxy s6), bought in America. I am living in Europe and I have unlocked the network with a code gotten from Samsung. The network and band works great and there is nothing wrong with it even tho the European g920f firmware and g920i have slightly different band/modem.
My friend has a g920f and I have checked in depth her phone and it is exactly the same as mine in everything.
So yes, I want to flash a g920f firmware on my g920i firmware. Please, don't mind why I do it, it is not relevant to my experiment.
I have flashed a modified kernel to my s6 (Droid 5.1.1) in order to root it and back my efs up. Once that is done, I know that if I brick my phone, I can bring it back as long as I have the efs. So okay, I flashed a g920f firmware (Mm) and it failed. I did some research and i guess that there is a file in the md5 which recognizes that my phone is not a g920f and rejects the updating. I have read about pit files and I have seen that all of them set different partition sizes, so I guess that may be another reason why I can't flash the 920f firmware -some file is larger than the current g920i partition-
My question is, if the g920f and g920i phone are TOTALLY equal in hardware, why does it fail? Please, don't give me a silly reason. I am expecting a technical reason.
Also, if I flash on my 920i a pit file according to the g920f firmware, will I be able to flash the F firmware later? If not, why?
Don't worry about band or modem. I will be happy if it gets flashed without any network. It is an experimental thing (i can always go back and flash a g920i firmware)
Thank you!
Hi All,
I have a moderate experience in flashing firmwares and modding my samsung devices over the years.
I have recently purchased an S7 which is unfortunately a SM-G930V model, i thought it would have been the SM0G930F which would have made life much easier.
I want to know if it is possible to get the original Australian firmware or even generic stock firmware on this device?
My issue is with the network settings where i have manually put in APN settings my match my carrier and 4G coverage in australia.
If not am i able to just flash a different baseband to this device preferably Australian?
I have read that flashing a different model firmware will soft brick the device, i just want some insight before i start breaking things, also what are my options.
Much appreciated, thanks, Will
You have the snapdragon s7, you can't flash the exynos 930f firmware on it, you can only flash the american firmware. You might have luck with the 930u unbranded firmware just do some research on it.
Thanks mate,
I'm going to flash this firmware using ODIN, do you know if it will be successful?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
not sure how to check my bootloader version etc
No clue, goto the verizon subforum and see if anyone flashed the 930u firmware on their 930v.
Just tried to flash the firmware to my phone and recieved an error, the phone is now stuck at download mode with error:
sw rev check fail : [system] fused 3 > binary 4
this means the bootloader won't accept the firmware?
LOL, guess ill try another firmware.. Any ideas?