I just recently became the proud owner of a note 5. I am looking into flashing some new roms on this device but am disappointed that I can't seem to find any that are compatible or at least not specifying my model number in the supported device list.
My model number is the SM N920W8. Am I missing something or is this device actually not supported by rom builders? I came from a note 3 and there were tons to choose from and that too had the W8 variant in the model number.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I came into possession of a Samsung Galaxy Note from a relative visiting from China which my wife wanted to flash to English ROM for use in the States. However, this seem to be a model specifically designed for the Chinese market. It has PDA firmware i889FA06 and build date of Jan 6, 2012. This is NOT the i889 CDMA PDA phone, but an actual Galaxy Note with i889 firmware (not sure why?). It supports CDMA and GSM, with the following information in the about section:
Model Number: SCH-i889
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband: i889FA06
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-CL872127 [email protected] #2
Build number: Gingerbread.FA06
Quick search of the Galaxy Note i889 lands me in all sorts of Chinese sites, but nowhere can I find any information on how to flash with a ROM made for western world.
Is this even possible? Or is the hardware different enough that only the stock ROM will work?
Any suggestions are much appreciated!
steph280 said:
I came into possession of a Samsung Galaxy Note from a relative visiting from China which my wife wanted to flash to English ROM for use in the States. However, this seem to be a model specifically designed for the Chinese market. It has PDA firmware i889FA06 and build date of Jan 6, 2012. This is NOT the i889 CDMA PDA phone, but an actual Galaxy Note with i889 firmware (not sure why?). It supports CDMA and GSM, with the following information in the about section:
Model Number: SCH-i889
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband: i889FA06
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-CL872127 [email protected] #2
Build number: Gingerbread.FA06
Quick search of the Galaxy Note i889 lands me in all sorts of Chinese sites, but nowhere can I find any information on how to flash with a ROM made for western world.
Is this even possible? Or is the hardware different enough that only the stock ROM will work?
Any suggestions are much appreciated!
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I dont know of any official NOTE that supports both CDMA and GSM my friend. I believe you have been given one of the fake Chinese handsets and it has been passed off to you as an official NOTE.
What makes you say that it is a real NOTE?
This was purchased from one of the major Chinese carriers which is loaded with their branded firmware, not through some mom&pop shop on the street. Plus the quality of the handset is high, I doubt the clone sets can achieve the same quality, both the material and the OLED display. Here are some spec I found:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3343&c=samsung_sch-i889_galaxy_note
But still no sign of any firmware that can be flashed to this unit...
the n7000 have arm cpu while this one has Exynos cpu just like the att version. i think your phone is locked to china mobile. it could be a korean or a chinese version
For the love of God, just paste SCH-i889 into Google and you'll get all the info you need.
Really? I goggled several times and still didn't see anything about flashing it with a western firmware...
jason4962 said:
the n7000 have arm cpu while this one has Exynos cpu just like the att version. i think your phone is locked to china mobile. it could be a korean or a chinese version
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For the record, att version doesn't have exynos. It has snapdragon.
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steph280 said:
This was purchased from one of the major Chinese carriers which is loaded with their branded firmware, not through some mom&pop shop on the street. Plus the quality of the handset is high, I doubt the clone sets can achieve the same quality, both the material and the OLED display. Here are some spec I found:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3343&c=samsung_sch-i889_galaxy_note
But still no sign of any firmware that can be flashed to this unit...
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This is probably the "other" international version like the n7000. There are two international versions of the Note and there is the ATT version. I don't know about firmware though becasue I don't remember seeing a thread for this model on XDA.
i believe that is the china version of galaxy note. ( mr google tells me that )
unfortunately i cant find your device in www.sammobile.com
come across this website for roms and stuff
http://www.diypda.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=644&filter=sortall&sortall=1
Can You upload baseband or firmware SCH I889 ?
Hey folks, I'm interested with the note 5 and I just wanted to ask what is the international version that'll be supported by developers and roms. From my old info the euro model used to always be the international version but the device isn't released in europe, any help is appreciated.
I have a tricky question:
How can I find out the actual, REAL hardware model I have? D5803 or D5833? When I check Settings-->About phone-->Model number, I get D5833, but I don't know if this setting shows the ACTUAL device model, or the flashed ROM's. Does anybody know? In case it's the ROM's, how can I find out the real hardware model I have? (Before you tell: I threw away the box and invoice long ago.)
Background: A few months ago I flashed a prerooted 5833 ROM (working fine, so far). However, since both 5803 and 5833 ROMs are virtually interchangeable and can be flashed to both models, the problem is now I don't remember if I flashed the version matching my actual model. (Back then, I just wanted to get the latest pre-rooted and didn't care much about matching versions.)
Thank you in advance. (I hope this is not double posting: I've searched the forums but haven't found an answer to this particular.)
zogoibi said:
I have a tricky question:
How can I find out the actual, REAL hardware model I have? D5803 or D5833? When I check Settings-->About phone-->Model number, I get D5833, but I don't know if this setting shows the ACTUAL device model, or the flashed ROM's. Does anybody know? In case it's the ROM's, how can I find out the real hardware model I have? (Before you tell: I threw away the box and invoice long ago.)
Background: A few months ago I flashed a prerooted 5833 ROM (working fine, so far). However, since both 5803 and 5833 ROMs are virtually interchangeable and can be flashed to both models, the problem is now I don't remember if I flashed the version matching my actual model. (Back then, I just wanted to get the latest pre-rooted and didn't care much about matching versions.)
Thank you in advance. (I hope this is not double posting: I've searched the forums but haven't found an answer to this particular.)
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It shouldn't make any difference, the difference between the models is to do with the 4G bands available to the phone. If the 4G is working then you probably have the right model.
Why not use Xperiafirm to find the correct firmware for your country/provider, then download the firmware and use Flashtool to create a tft, then flash just the baseband. That will give you the correct modem, regardless of what build you have on the phone, and won't change the rom in any way.
Thank you @Didgesteve for your answer. I know what you mean (and I already did that). But my question remains:
How do I find which of the two existing Z3 Compact models am I holding in my hand?
I'd rather not engage in debating the baseband or ROM differences. The fact is: both models, D5833 and D5803, aren't identical; and I want to know which one is mine.
Never mind my country. I bought it second hand and I can't know exactly where was it bought. The information in the "About phone" settings only tells the flashed ROM, but not the supporting hardware.
My guess is, perhaps only the serial number may have that information embedded. But how do I get the model out of the serial number?
Anybody?
Thank you.
zogoibi said:
But how do I get the model out of the serial number?
Anybody?
Thank you.
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If you open the flap where you put the sim in, look closely under the sim slot is a thin piece of plastic, you might need tweezers to pull it out.
Printed on that is the model number and serial number and a european CE mark
Excellent! That worked. Thanks a lot. I guess I'll try to label this as solved.
Hi Everyone!
I was hoping someone with more experience could answer something for me. Does anyone know if we can flash international roms on the n920W8 canadian note 5?
I remember back when I had a t-mobile note 5, I could flash international roms as long as i flashed a working kernel and flash audio call fix.
I would love to try international roms, but I can't seem to get them to boot up.
Any help would greatly be appreciated and I will certainly remember to hit your thanks button!!!
so i bought my s10 from dubai and came to india and had to factory reset the device. now i have use indian version and samsung pay changed to indian version as well. . even the mobile signal is getting messed up.
what do i have to do to change back to the original version. please help
Depends on the actual model number you have, so you need to tell us that. Snapdragon phones vs Exynos phones have different procedures.
Once you identify which you have, there are threads here on how to flash stock roms. Read them carefully and ask questions there.