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Unlock i9305

Guys is there anyway to unlock me device? I got it from UK but now it is locked in India
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

Here is a tutorial I found in a quick Google search:
http://www.mobilepoint.us/2012/12/samsung-galaxy-3i9305-unlock-precedure.html?m=1
But it is most likely outdated so I recommend going onto the official site of Z3X ( http://z3x-team.com/category/news/)
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda premium

Hi,
1. Start the phone WITHOUT SIM card
2. Open the phone application and enter the following code: *#197328640#
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
3. Then go in the following menus:
Main Menu [1] UMTS
[1] Debug Screen
[8] Phone Control
[6] Network Lock
Options [3] Personal SHA256 OFF
On this screen, do nothing. JUST WAIT ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
Then go back by pressing the Menu button (touch left of Home button) then select Back
you are in [6] Network Lock
then select [4] NW NV Lock Data INITIALLIZ
On this screen, do nothing. JUST WAIT ABOUT 1 MINUTE.
Then restart the phone.
4. Now your Galaxy i9305 LTE S3 must be unlocked. There is no confirmation message. The way to check is to insert a SIM card from another operator.
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owl74 said:
Before doing the instructions below, please double check your phone that it is actually LOCKED by inserting a sim card from a different carrier/provider...
you may or may not leave that sim card on the phone while unlocking
Note: your phone must be running at least Jelly Bean 4.1 otherwise some of the menu choices are not present
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I unlocked my S3 GT-I9305 UK LTE successfully using this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982

Hi,
you just had to look my last post...
the most important is that your phone is now unlock

kanzi83 said:
Hi,
you just had to look my last post...
the most important is that your phone is now unlock
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I can confirm it work !!!

This will not work on 4.1.2. You have to downgrade to 4.1.1, do the above, then use OTA to go back up to 4.1.2.
Doing this then following the above tut worked for me the other day.

HeresJohneee said:
This will not work on 4.1.2. You have to downgrade to 4.1.1, do the above, then use OTA to go back up to 4.1.2.
Doing this then following the above tut worked for me the other day.
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Hi, I tried this on 4.1.2 and it did not work, can you please tell me how to downgrade to 4.1.1? I know how to use Odin and all, I just don't where to get the firmware file, (maybe from www.sammobile.com ?)

Hi,
Choose your original firmware 4.1.1 from sammobile.com and flash with Odin
Tapatalk on GT-I9305

download app galaxsim from play store cost £1.60 work on my s3/note 1 and s2 :good:

Hi,
this method is free

scumpicule said:
I can confirm it work !!!
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I did the same and I also confirm it works !
Sent from my GT-i9305 with CM10.1

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HeresJohneee said:
This will not work on 4.1.2. You have to downgrade to 4.1.1, do the above, then use OTA to go back up to 4.1.2.
Doing this then following the above tut worked for me the other day.
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Hi,
I want to unlock my Galaxy S3 i9305 LTE bought from TMobile UK, and unfortunately Kies has already upgraded my phone to 4.1.2, details below:
Model Number - GT- i9305
Android Version-4.1.2
Baseband version - i9305BVBLL2
Build Number - JZ054.I9305XXBLL5
Now when I go to Sammobile to donwload 4.1.1, you can see in the picture the codes don't match up where Sammobile has EVRBLL1 or EVRBLL2 under CSC and I have BVBLL2 or XXBLL5.
There is no option for TMobile in Sammobile.
Can anyone please help me or guide me what should I do ??
Thanks in advance.

gj6n68 said:
Hi,
I want to unlock my Galaxy S3 i9305 LTE bought from TMobile UK, and unfortunately Kies has already upgraded my phone to 4.1.2, details below:
Model Number - GT- i9305
Android Version-4.1.2
Baseband version - i9305BVBLL2
Build Number - JZ054.I9305XXBLL5
Now when I go to Sammobile to donwload 4.1.1, you can see in the picture the codes don't match up where Sammobile has EVRBLL1 or EVRBLL2 under CSC and I have BVBLL2 or XXBLL5.
There is no option for TMobile in Sammobile.
Can anyone please help me or guide me what should I do ??
Thanks in advance.
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Dude i was in the same boat as you. I wanted to roll back to 4.1.1. to unlock my phone so I downloaded the EE version cos there are no seperate roms available for Orange or T-mob they all operate under the same umbrella (EE). I used this guide to help me its pretty straight forward:
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Samsung-Galaxy-S3/How-to-Flash-Rollback-Galaxy-S3/td-p/1273246 (I know its for original s3 but dont worry the guide works for LTE version aswell)
Instead of downloading firmware from sammobile I used this thread to download the original 4.1.1 stock rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942150
look for:
Product Code: GT-I9305TADEVR (4.1.1) (EE UK)
PDA: XXALI5
PHONE: BVALI5
CSC: EVRALI5
Released: 17/09/2012
Once you done that. Unlock your phone and finally use software updater via about device to upgrade back to 4.1.2. Baseband and built number will be the same as your present one. Job done! its easy and painless!

GingaB said:
Dude i was in the same boat as you. I wanted to roll back to 4.1.1. to unlock my phone so I downloaded the EE version cos there is no rom available for Orange or T-mob they all operate under the same umbrella (EE). I used this guide to help me its pretty straight forward:
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Samsung-Galaxy-S3/How-to-Flash-Rollback-Galaxy-S3/td-p/1273246
Instead of downloading firmware from sammobile I used this thread to download the original 4.1.1 stock rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942150
look for:
Product Code: GT-I9305TADEVR (4.1.1) (EE UK)
PDA: XXALI5
PHONE: BVALI5
CSC: EVRALI5
Released: 17/09/2012
Once you done that. Unlock your phone and finally use software updater via about device to upgrade back to 4.1.2. Job done! its easy and painless!
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Thanks a ton for your reply, helps me a lot.
Just curious to know if you were able to unlock your phone after going back to 4.1.1 ?? As it would be pointless if we can't unlock the phone ever after downgrading to 4.1.1.
Thanks in advance.

gj6n68 said:
Thanks a ton for your reply, helps me a lot.
Just curious to know if you were able to unlock your phone after going back to 4.1.1 ?? As it would be pointless if we can't unlock the phone ever after downgrading to 4.1.1.
Thanks in advance.
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yes it worked like a charm and its permanent. I can confirm this after upgrading back to 4.1.2

GingaB said:
yes it worked like a charm and its permanent. I can confirm this after upgrading back to 4.1.2
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Thanks a lot, just one last thing. The rom that you downloaded from here(xda site) is that rooted rom or would I still need to root afterwards if I want root access ??
I am complete newbie to this Andriod and still getting hang of details, hope you don't mind.
Thanks once again.

gj6n68 said:
Thanks a lot, just one last thing. The rom that you downloaded from here(xda site) is that rooted rom or would I still need to root afterwards if I want root access ??
I am complete newbie to this Andriod and still getting hang of details, hope you don't mind.
Thanks once again.
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Nope I downloaded the stock rom its not rooted and It doesnt trigger the flash counter.

gj6n68 said:
Hi,
I want to unlock my Galaxy S3 i9305 LTE bought from TMobile UK, and unfortunately Kies has already upgraded my phone to 4.1.2, details below...
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HeresJohneee said:
This will not work on 4.1.2. You have to downgrade to 4.1.1, do the above, then use OTA to go back up to 4.1.2.
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It works fine on my phone, I'm using Pandoriam ROM v6.6 - JB 4.1.2
Did you try to type *#197328640# and follow instructions anyway???
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

djembey said:
Did you try to type *#197328640# and follow instructions anyway??? It works fine on my phone, I'm using Pandoriam ROM v6.6 - JB 4.1.2
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
Not working with 4.1.2 Stock ROMs (not the same menu)
The only way is to downgrade in 4.1.1

[Q] S3 I9300 4g LTE

Hey guys,
Little help required n a big favour
Recently i purchased Galaxy S3, the model number says its i9300 n on its back cover 4g lte is mentioned, there is also an antenna on it. It has 2gb ram. N surprising it was rooted.
Its baseband says i9300zsema2.
Now i just wanna ask
1. How do i install custom recovery on it???
2. Which custom rom i can install on it??? I93100 roms or I9305 lte roms???
Hoping for reply thanks
xda rocks

owaismukhtarkhan said:
Hey guys,
Little help required n a big favour
Recently i purchased Galaxy S3, the model number says its i9300 n on its back cover 4g lte is mentioned, there is also an antenna on it. It has 2gb ram. N surprising it was rooted.
Its baseband says i9300zsema2.
Now i just wanna ask
1. How do i install custom recovery on it???
2. Which custom rom i can install on it??? I93100 roms or I9305 lte roms???
Hoping for reply thanks
xda rocks
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Im a little confused here . baseband says i9300zsema2, but your saying that it has 2GB RAM. i9300 is 1GB RAM and i9305 is 2GB RAM. something is not right here!
you should make sure which model you have. go into ''about phone'' in settings and check your model number if it is i9300 you should flash a i9300 recovery and i9300 rom. If it is a i9305 then i9305 recovery and i9305 rom. Be sure to be rooted before all!
for installing/flashing custom recovery with odin:
-download CWM recovery according to phone model (latest version recommended!!) it should be a ''.tar md5 file'' (google it)
-download Odin3 v3.09 (again google it) and open as administrator on your pc
-you should enable usb debugging in phone ''developer options''
-click AP button in odin and find the downloaded CWM recovery .tar md5 file and open it
-be sure that auto reboot and f. reset time are checked and re-partition is unchecked
-go in download mode with phone (hold VOLUME down + HOME + POWER buttons let go when you see samsung logo)
-connect your phone with the usb cable that came with the phone to your pc (odin should say in the message box ''Added'')
-click start and wait.. (when it says ''removed'' in the message box you can disconnect usb cable and phone should reboot)
Congratulations you have installed custom recovery Boot into recovery to check it out ( VOLUME up + HOME + POWER) :good:
for how to install custom roms with recovery you should check out the thread of the rom you want to install for instructions or for more detailed info google it. Yeah google is your best friend
and remember everything you do is at your own risk!
hope this helps mate

Thanks bro for detailed info
But i wanna ask is there i9300 4g lte set released by Samsung, i want to purchase one more because its performance is awesome, can u guide me with this.
Thank
xda rocks

owaismukhtarkhan said:
Thanks bro for detailed info
But i wanna ask is there i9300 4g lte set released by Samsung, i want to purchase one more because its performance is awesome, can u guide me with this.
Thank
xda rocks
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as far as i know there is no i9300 4g lte, only the i9305 4g lte from the s3 series. but the galaxy s4 has also a lte version like the i9505 or the s4 mini i9195. just do some research and analyze the phone specifications and see what fits your needs the best. :good:

post a photo of the sticker under the battery (ofc cover your IMEI and S/N) - it might help determining what model you actually own

This could be an American Galaxy S3, there is a variant that has LTE and 2GB RAM but only duel core. AFAIK Samsung released a Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 brought out by AT&T
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_i747-4803.php
Lists it as having Duel core, 2GB RAM and LTE.
In other words DO NOT FLASH GT-I9305 OR GT-I9300 FIRMWARE unless you want to brick your device. Please use the search on the forums and go to the appropriate Forum specifically for the SGH-i747. Then do some research first before flashing ANYTHING!

Jarmezrocks said:
This could be an American I9300 that is LTE and 2GB RAM but only duel core.
I would say that it is most likely a Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 brought out by AT&T
Lists it as having Duel core, 2GB RAM and LTE.
In other words DO NOT FLASH GT-I9305 OR GT-I9300 FIRMWARE unless you want to brick your device. Please use the search on the forums and go to the appropriate Forum specifically for the SGH-i747. Then do some research first before flashing ANYTHING!
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But why the baseband say i9300 for that device? As far as I know it's codename has never had that format. At least CyanogenMod have merged all versions of the Qualcomm S3 LTE into d2lte.
Is it possible that some ROM:s for the i9300 can be flashed on an i9305? They are both Exynos devices.

Jarmezrocks said:
This could be an American I9300 that is LTE and 2GB RAM but only duel core.
I would say that it is most likely a Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 brought out by AT&T
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_i747-4803.php
Lists it as having Duel core, 2GB RAM and LTE.
In other words DO NOT FLASH GT-I9305 OR GT-I9300 FIRMWARE unless you want to brick your device. Please use the search on the forums and go to the appropriate Forum specifically for the SGH-i747. Then do some research first before flashing ANYTHING!
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No such thing as a "American I9300 that is LTE and 2GB RAM ", if it is LTE then it isn't an I9300, if it is dual core it's an American model, if it's quad it's an i9305 or a Korean variant.

atease said:
But why the baseband say i9300 for that device? As far as I know it's codename has never had that format. At least CyanogenMod have merged all versions of the Qualcomm S3 LTE into d2lte.
Is it possible that some ROM:s for the i9300 can be flashed on an i9305? They are both Exynos devices.
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Absolutely not! DO NOT FLASH an I9305 with an I9300 ROM. If you do you will be sending it to Samsung or some local repair place to have the IMEI number restored. Regardless of what partition is explicitly called in an installation script, if the device does not match the Partition ID/Partition Map and the Partition number it WILL wipe your EFS!
Further to this, I have had plenty of experience porting I9300 ROMs to I9305. Most of the time they won't boot. Even if working with just the core system files and using the stock kernel for your device (if you knew what that was) and the stock modem, it is still a massive task to get everything working.
See my info thread >>> here (note this is specific to I9305 international Galaxy S3 LTE - this may not apply to your specific device, but it highlights the complexity involved in doing such a process). Short answer is NO. Not compatible, don't try.
For what it's worth pull the battery out and look underneath, there should be enough info to ID the device on the sticker under the battery, further to that go to settings > more (if its 4.3 or above it) > about device. Please report back here the information you see in your about device section of the phone. Don't flash anything until you do that or you maybe very sorry. I am not guaranteeing that I or anyone else here can give you a definite answer but it is worth while being 100% certain before you: 1) waste time downloading something not for your device 2) mess your device up by flashing incorrect firmware.
I recommend you do LOTS of reading before even attempting anything.
theronkinator said:
No such thing as a "American I9300 that is LTE and 2GB RAM ", if it is LTE then it isn't an I9300, if it is dual core it's an American model, if it's quad it's an i9305 or a Korean variant.
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Oh I am sorry do you have reading difficulties? Couldn't get past the first line of my last post to see that I basically corrected myself to align with what your saying? Your argument is null and void. /END SARCASM
Edited: For the sake of saving confusion for illiterate members.

Pictures of I9300 4G LTE
Sorry for late reply i was little busy,
here are few pictures of my S3 I9300 4g LTE
Pictures include
MOBILE BACK
STICKER
FRONT VIEW WITH ANTENNA
CPU INFO
SOFTWARE INFO
ABOUT PHONE
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

owaismukhtarkhan said:
Sorry for late reply i was little busy,
here are few pictures of my S3 I9300 4g LTE
Pictures include
MOBILE BACK
STICKER
FRONT VIEW WITH ANTENNA
CPU INFO
SOFTWARE INFO
ABOUT PHONE
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I can't see any picture of the sticker behind the battery? And also no evidence of the 2 GB of RAM. I'd say it's a regular i9300 you have there.
That antenna has nothing to do with 4G as far as I know. It just looks like an after market back cover.

See 4th picture it says RAM 1,75 GB,
i remove the back sticker picture because of imei number.
xda rocks

On your fourth screenshot, it says Software Version: e210skslk7
That version is belong to a variant, specifically the SGS3 SHV-E210S
It's appears to be like the i9305, and certainly has 2GB ram and LTE, link below form gsmarena. But it's neither an international i9300 or an i9305...
A quad-core LTE-enabled Galaxy S III with 2GB RAM to hit Korea
And looking at samsung-updates.com, Samsung have released an official 4.3 rom for it.
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=SHV-E210S
There's already a thread on XDA dedicated to that model, listing all kernels/roms/rooting etc..
[OFFICIAL] Korean SGS III (SHW-M440S/SHV-E210S/K/L) Rooting, ROMs, and Kernel + Guide
Hope that helps! :good:

Thanks bro for such details, let me check it n i will reply u soon
xda rocks

DO NOT UPDATE! I REPEAT, DO NOT UPDATE to 4.3.
You might be knoxed. Read about knox so you know what you're dealing with, if that version has KNOX, once it's in, you're not getting it out.

Shv-e210s have 32 gb internal memory, but my cell phone have only 22 gb internal memory,
Oh its too confusing
xda rocks

Welcome to Samsung. The device has a 32gb eMMC. Android and touchwiz steal 8gb. You're left with 22GB in the internal storage.
My i9305 has 16gb, storage left = 11gb give or take.

[Q] Installing another Stock ROM

Hello.
I've just got a Samsung Galaxy S5. A friend of mine sent me one from US. I live in Romania, EU...
The question is, how can I install a stock G900F rom over a stock G900A rom(at&t)? A lot of apps and other things do not work in EU, at&t made sure of that.
So I need to install another stock rom, but made specially for EU. Well, that doesn't work, all of them fail in Odin.
I managed to root it, install a custom recovery, and I still can't install anything on it.
I am inexperienced in this area.
If anyone managed to do what I could not, I would much appreciate for his/her help.
Thank you!

Gordon2013 said:
Hello.
I've just got a Samsung Galaxy S5. A friend of mine sent me one from US. I live in Romania, EU...
The question is, how can I install a stock G900F rom over a stock G900A rom(at&t)? A lot of apps and other things do not work in EU, at&t made sure of that.
So I need to install another stock rom, but made specially for EU. Well, that doesn't work, all of them fail in Odin.
I managed to root it, install a custom recovery, and I still can't install anything on it.
I am inexperienced in this area.
If anyone managed to do what I could not, I would much appreciate for his/her help.
Thank you!
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What recovery are you using? Are you sure you're rooted? I just need to know so I can possibly help you.

OPOfreak said:
What recovery are you using? Are you sure you're rooted? I just need to know so I can possibly help you.
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Root: towelroot
Recovery: safestrap
That's pretty much it, I couldn't find any other ways to do it.

Gordon2013 said:
Root: towelroot
Recovery: safestrap
That's pretty much it, I couldn't find any other ways to do it.
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Ok now what international Stock Rom are you trying to flash. I flashed just about every G900F Rom using Safestrap on my G900A

OPOfreak said:
Ok now what international Stock Rom are you trying to flash. I flashed just about every G900F Rom using Safestrap on my G900A
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These are the ones I tried to flash:
Romania ROM: G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FROM1ANG2_ROM 4.4.2.
Romania Cosmote: G900FXXU1ANH6_G900FCOA1ANH2_COA 4.4.2 and G900FXXU1BNL9_G900FCOA1BNK6_COA 5.0.
And my Baseband version is: G900AUCU1ANCE 4.4.2.
Any ideas?

Gordon2013 said:
These are the ones I tried to flash:
Romania ROM: G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FROM1ANG2_ROM 4.4.2.
Romania Cosmote: G900FXXU1ANH6_G900FCOA1ANH2_COA 4.4.2 and G900FXXU1BNL9_G900FCOA1BNK6_COA 5.0.
And my Baseband version is: G900AUCU1ANCE 4.4.2.
Any ideas?
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Ok last question were they zip files or .tars? You probably need to go into the Galaxy S5 threads for a flashable Stock Rom.

OPOfreak said:
Ok last question were they zip files or .tars? You probably need to go into the Galaxy S5 threads for a flashable Stock Rom.
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Original ZIP format for custom recovery and MD5 for Odin.

Gordon2013 said:
Original ZIP format for custom recovery and MD5 for Odin.
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Try this one
Edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2893793

OPOfreak said:
Try this one
Edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2893793
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It is not compatible with g900a yet.
Still, I'll choose any stock rom over custom rom. Custom roms ARE experimental. Maybe when they'll be in a near perfect form...

Gordon2013 said:
It is not compatible with g900a yet.
Still, I'll choose any stock rom over custom rom. Custom roms ARE experimental. Maybe when they'll be in a near perfect form...
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Why do you say it isn't compatible with G909A? I've flashed it on my ATT device. You can flash any G900F or G900T Rom on the ATT s5 I've flashed them all.
If you're rooted with Safestrap you should be able to flash a stock G900F Rom on your device.
What steps are you using to do so? Custom Stock based T/W Roms are extremely stable with probably less bugs than a pure Stock update just released from Samsung.

OPOfreak said:
Why do you say it isn't compatible with G909A? I've flashed it on my ATT device. You can flash any G900F or G900T Rom on the ATT s5 I've flashed them all.
If you're rooted with Safestrap you should be able to flash a stock G900F Rom on your device.
What steps are you using to do so? Custom Stock based T/W Roms are extremely stable with probably less bugs than a pure Stock update just released from Samsung.
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I didn't say it myself. It's what I've read on that thread. But I'll try it myself and come back with the results.

Gordon2013 said:
These are the ones I tried to flash:
Romania ROM: G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FROM1ANG2_ROM 4.4.2.
Romania Cosmote: G900FXXU1ANH6_G900FCOA1ANH2_COA 4.4.2 and G900FXXU1BNL9_G900FCOA1BNK6_COA 5.0.
And my Baseband version is: G900AUCU1ANCE 4.4.2.
Any ideas?
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The 5.0 you won't be able to flash since the kernel source is different until ATT drops the official 5.0 for Sammy.
If you have the flashable Rom zips of the other two I'll flash them on my S5 and see whats happening.

OPOfreak said:
The 5.0 you won't be able to flash since the kernel source is different until ATT drops the official 5.0 for Sammy.
If you have the flashable Rom zips of the other two I'll flash them on my S5 and see whats happening.
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I managed to install WanamLite Rom v1.3. I still couldn't install a 900f stock rom after that...
I will wait until somebody makes a better custom recovery, or can find another solution to this issue.
Thanks anyway.

Gordon2013 said:
I managed to install WanamLite Rom v1.3. I still couldn't install a 900f stock rom after that...
I will wait until somebody makes a better custom recovery, or can find another solution to this issue.
Thanks anyway.
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Send me the links to the flashable G900F Stock Roms you're trying to install so I can see what's happening on my end.

OPOfreak said:
Send me the links to the flashable G900F Stock Roms you're trying to install so I can see what's happening on my end.
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OK.
First try this: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900F/ROM/
Last choice: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900F/COA/
Though I installed WanamLite Rom v1.3, it didn't let me install the optional bootload or lte modem for it. Damn security...
See what your device can do.

Gordon2013 said:
OK.
First try this: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900F/ROM/
Last choice: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900F/COA/
Though I installed WanamLite Rom v1.3, it didn't let me install the optional bootload or lte modem for it. Damn security...
See what your device can do.
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Those aren't flashable zips those have to be installed using Kies and you won't be able to flash them using Safestrap
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OPOfreak said:
Those aren't flashable zips those have to be installed using Kies and you won't be able to flash them using Safestrap
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Agreed @ted77usa???

OPOfreak said:
Those aren't flashable zips those have to be installed using Kies and you won't be able to flash them using Safestrap
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Agreed @ted77usa???
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If you click on any of them on that page, it will send you to the download page. And on that page it says as follows:
HTML:
FIRMWARE DETAILS
Model: SM-G900F
Model name: GALAXY S5
Country: Romania
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 2089850
Build date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:08:46 +0000
Product Code: ROM
PDA: G900FXXU1ANG2
CSC: G900FROM1ANG2
MODEM: G900FXXU1ANG2
Instructions
Extract (unzip) the firmware file
Download Odin v3.09
Extract Odin zip-file
Open Odin v3.09
Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes
It's not my first time using roms from sammobile.com...

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If you click on any of them on that page, it will send you to the download page. And on that page it says as follows:
HTML:
FIRMWARE DETAILSModel: SM-G900FModel name: GALAXY S5Country: RomaniaVersion: Android 4.4.2Changelist: 2089850Build date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:08:46 +0000Product Code: ROMPDA: G900FXXU1ANG2CSC: G900FROM1ANG2MODEM: G900FXXU1ANG2InstructionsExtract (unzip) the firmware fileDownload Odin v3.09Extract Odin zip-fileOpen Odin v3.09Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in OdinAdd the firmware file to AP / PDAMake sure re-partition is NOT tickedClick the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes
It's not my first time using roms from sammobile.com...
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Then you tell me why you can't use Odin to flash G900F firmware onto a G900A device.
G900A has a locked bootloader you can't Odin Stock G900F firmware from sammobile onto it it will fail evetytime.
The only thing you can do is flash a G900F stockish Rom from the Galaxy s5 threads.
I'll let a dev explain it more clearly @ted77usa can you do that?
Or @cstayton? Thank you guys.

@Gordon2013
U can't return to stock G900F since u have ATT G900A with Locked Bootloader..... It would failed o signature verification check.But with Safestrap recovery u can flash Stock G900F ROM with some modification.U can only Return to stock G900A ATT official odin tar.md5 ....Period.....I know that's sucked but it is what it is until we have unlocked Bootloader.
Look for UNITY ROM by @cstayton that's the closest stock G900F or DK ROM by @bri315317 for custom ROM or XKrome_LimiTed by me to get 4G LTE
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Then you tell me why you can't use Odin to flash G900F firmware onto a G900A device.
G900A has a locked bootloader you can't Odin Stock G900F firmware from sammobile onto it it will fail evetytime.
The only thing you can do is flash a G900F stockish Rom from the Galaxy s5 threads.
I'll let a dev explain it more clearly @ted77usa can you do that?
Or @cstayton? Thank you guys.
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Well I kinda got it 'till this part. The damn bootloader is locked and can't be cracked...
But how did you managed to do it on your phone? Or you just put a custom rom? Custom roms based on G900F work, but the file system are still G900A... Guess on your phone too.
So does that mean the bootloader is impenetrable? Uncrackable? And, is this for all S5 series, or just the AT&T etc? What went on the S4? I kinda skipped from S2 to S5...
Thanks for all the trouble anyway.
EDIT: Maan... I installed Kies, and now MTP usb driver fails to install too... I'm starting to hate this phone.

[Q] Bought a Galaxy S5 ACTIVE SM-G870A.

Hi Guys,
Wondering if I can flash the t-mobile baseband and use roms from ATT?

Why do u want flash t- mobile baseband? When u all ready got a AT&T phone to run AT&T rom.
U should all ready have ether a NE4 are NG3 baseband.

XRange said:
Why do u want flash t- mobile baseband? When u all ready got a AT&T phone to run AT&T rom.
U should all ready have ether a NE4 are NG3 baseband.
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My carrier is T-MOBILE and I like the S5 Active. Dont care about the knox.
Im a noob when it comes to this Locked Bootloader stuff. Wondering if I can ODIN a TMOBILE radio/baseband so I dont have data issues or even ODIN a TMOBILE stock s5 ROM or any S5 rom that has an unlocked bootloader. :cyclops::cyclops:

highlander07422 said:
My carrier is T-MOBILE and I like the S5 Active. Dont care about the knox.
Im a noob when it comes to this Locked Bootloader stuff. Wondering if I can ODIN a TMOBILE radio/baseband so I dont have data issues or even ODIN a TMOBILE stock s5 ROM or any S5 rom that has an unlocked bootloader. :cyclops::cyclops:
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Be VERY CAREFUL with an 870A...... There are few ROMs that are compatable as of date.
Unity Rom is one that works... Be advised !

Thank You.... Im taking you word.
Still trying to figure out how to root this firmware. Its ANG3. Any advise on this?

highlander07422 said:
Thank You.... Im taking you word.
Still trying to figure out how to root this firmware. Its ANG3. Any advise on this?
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Through towelroot, you have to downgrade the kernel. Check the att s5 general forum theres a thread with instructions. Also flashing a tmo rom will not unlock the bootloader.
Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Can you install the ROM G900M in G900A using Odin?

I'm trying to use the firmware I downloaded in sammobile.com
along with Odin 3.11.1 to put the G900M firmware in a G900A .
I tried it for nationalize this device that I bought in the US and does not come with the Portuguese/BR language.
It is possible?
I read something about using a backup with EFS. but I need to do root and a lot of things. Only with the Odin I could?
Thanks!

I think you will brick your device if you flash a FW that is not meant for your device.

Realy Sensei22? Maybe using a diferent version like g900F...
Or a alternativa ROM like cyanogen... Cold you recomend anyone?

don't flash anything that was not meant to be for your phone. CM will require root access, so if you are already on 5.0 or above there is just no way to do it.

Really, you will brick your device. The at&t models are bootloader locked. Flashing other ROMs will brick.
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Thanks
Thank you guys for the tips! I was frustrated, but ok!:crying:
If anyone knows of any good ROM for the 900A ...
Or since I have no way to remove the applications from AT & T ... if someone at least know of any tutorial to add the Portuguese language to the device ...
Thank you!

alambaier said:
Thank you guys for the tips! I was frustrated, but ok!:crying:
If anyone knows of any good ROM for the 900A ...
Or since I have no way to remove the applications from AT & T ... if someone at least know of any tutorial to add the Portuguese language to the device ...
Thank you!
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If it's still on KitKat, there's the possibility of root. Then you can run a custom ROM from the SD card.
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Hi. To root G900A follow this link: (from android 4.4.2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900and3tong3keeprootota-zip-t2862299
I'm using an unlocked ATT phone on T-mobile, so I don't get updates.
However, everybody assumes is easy to install new firmware after rooting, but I just can't find good step by step instructions on how to update my phone to lollipop. I neet to preseve the root after updating, and ideally get rid of all the ATT bloatware. Unbraded firmware will be ideal, but I can't find lucid comments regarding on how to do it, and if it possible in the ATT 900A.
Thanks.