I don't think 2) is correct. We have different SoC's and different radios. I know the international doesn't have LTE bands, as such, I very seriously doubt any fix would apply to both.
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I don't think 2) is correct. We have different SoC's and different radios. I know the international doesn't have LTE bands, as such, I very seriously doubt any fix would apply to both.
Correct, but this thread is about the at&t note anyways so lets please try and stay on topic.
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Yeah, that was what I was getting at. Any solution for one device won't work for the other. This is the i717 forum, let's focus on that.
That being said, I'll have a t-mobile sim card in the next couple of days and I'm familiar with ADB. If anyone needs someone to test something, I'm game.
I have an at&t note with active t-mo sim and have done some testing wth radios and contributing to this thread. I'm also pitching in 100.00 on the bounty thread.
I just recently had bypass surgery (yes I am very fat) so I'm not up to testing right now, but will as soon as I feel up to it. I have to get off this Lortab before I can think straight again. I just need it for the pain for now. Thanks for your willingness to test.
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I'm looking for a complete teardown, ifixit-style. Just want to confirm that this chip is the same as the skyrocket.
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Snarksneeze
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We have a dev on the bounty thread asking for the logcats on a phone that used the radio that finally got a 4g signal. He wants to know what is happening when the lags hit. I've seen where several people have swapped modems but no logs posted.
Sorry to hear about your surgery, get well soon!
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http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=10571
Best I could find but unfortunately it's not much help because of the low resolution of the images. Also it is a confusing teardown since it shows what looks like an International Note but lists U.S. Note specifications (LTE, NFC, 1.5GHz processor).
can the OP please edit the original post with a link for the Bounty. [BOUNTY] T-Mobile 3g/4g on At&t Note [$645]
would make things easier and make more sense and i think help us reach a resolution to our cause.
i find people having discussions on both forums that should all be done here.
i often flip flop between the two
would also make it easier to find, since the other post is being pushed down to page 2.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521755
would make things easier and make more sense and i think help us reach a resolution to our cause.
i find people having discussions on both forums that should all be done here.
i often flip flop between the two
would also make it easier to find, since the other post is being pushed down to page 2.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521755
I've got a working hypothesis...just need a note to test it on and won't have that till Monday at the earliest..but I'm around 90% sure it will work. I got the Note modem to work on my skyrocket...which means skyrocket modem will work on note...and by proxy T-Mobile sgs2 will also.
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Snarksneeze
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While XDA does not specifically ban bounty threads, the Powers That Be believe them to be basically against the free-form development they have been promoting since Day One. As such, they will not sticky or front-page a bounty thread, though they will also not ban them outright.
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Yeah, saw those on Engadget, but as you say the low res does nothing for us. Couldn't find the original samsung post though, so thanks
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No ADB in Download Mode
Okay, I get a decent connection via adb when the phone is turned on and the cable is connected to my computer.
But when I reboot into Download Mode (Volume Down + Power -> Volume Up), adb devices is empty. Tried multiple USB ports, multiple cables. I am currently using the OEM cable that came with my phone.
Any suggestions?
I've already tried uninstalling the Samsung drivers and re-installing.
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FYI: I'm attempting to install the KJ3 Radio in order to pull a logcat of the results for our dev over in the Donate thread. I also intend to attempt different kernels to see if those make a difference. So this is for a good cause
Okay, I get a decent connection via adb when the phone is turned on and the cable is connected to my computer.
But when I reboot into Download Mode (Volume Down + Power -> Volume Up), adb devices is empty. Tried multiple USB ports, multiple cables. I am currently using the OEM cable that came with my phone.
Any suggestions?
I've already tried uninstalling the Samsung drivers and re-installing.
-Edit 1-
FYI: I'm attempting to install the KJ3 Radio in order to pull a logcat of the results for our dev over in the Donate thread. I also intend to attempt different kernels to see if those make a difference. So this is for a good cause
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Okay, I get a decent connection via adb when the phone is turned on and the cable is connected to my computer.
But when I reboot into Download Mode (Volume Down + Power -> Volume Up), adb devices is empty. Tried multiple USB ports, multiple cables. I am currently using the OEM cable that came with my phone.
Any suggestions?
I've already tried uninstalling the Samsung drivers and re-installing.
-Edit 1-
FYI: I'm attempting to install the KJ3 Radio in order to pull a logcat of the results for our dev over in the Donate thread. I also intend to attempt different kernels to see if those make a difference. So this is for a good cause
ADB devices or ODIN devices?
Snarksneeze
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I get a device under adb when the phone is on, but can't get Odin com no matter what.
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Did you try using the driver application in the heimdall package? I am not suggesting flashing anything with heimdall just pointing out there is a windows app (...xadig? Something like that...) that is helpful for drivers sometimes
I tried flashing the modem from the bounty thread but kept getting fail from odin once it started the process.
Good luck, if i can help and have time, I will.
I tried flashing the modem from the bounty thread but kept getting fail from odin once it started the process.
Good luck, if i can help and have time, I will.
Snarksneeze
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Yeah, tried heimdall too. I ended up with so many potential drivers in the Samsung device properties that I uninstalled everything and started over with just Samsung and ADK.
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Right, but to get CWM working I need to install it. Only method I could find was via Odin or through ADB, neither of which are working for me.
You should technically be able to.do it from the phone in terminal emulator. Just take the adb shell parts off the command. Do I recommend doing it this way...not really.
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37SOLUTION (At least one solution that works)
might as well buy it, it will work.
AND IT DOES!
Ok. I have successfully managed to get T-mobile 4G working on an AT&T Galaxy Note with absolutely no freezing. I have been able to replicate T-mobile 4G with three different modems: (1) T-mobile SGH-T989 KID, (2) T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1, and (3) Telus KJ3. These modems can be found in this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1507825. Also, there is full phone functionality.
Here is how I achieved T-Mobile 4G on an AT&T Galaxy Note.
PRELIMINARY NOTES
The AT&T Note was networked unlocked
I have been on T-Mobile for the past 3 years
I am on the T-mobile post paid 5GB Data Android Plan (with unlimited talk and text)
T-mobile sim was in the device while testing the solution
The Galaxy Note was rooted, and running the latest Saurom Projekt Team Rom with the kernel that comes with that rom (DA_G's kernel I think).
The phone functions perfectly. My family called while I was testing and there were no issues.
Photo evidence and in follow up posts.
Video evidence here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPW3DTecmVI by zedomax.
CAVEATS
Signal strength on my note was less than it was on my GS II. Indoors, I struggled to get two bars of reception.
I have yet to break 5Mbps download speeds and upload speeds are low, usually 1 Mbps or less.
EDIT: In some locations I am getting excess of 9Mbs down and 2Mbs up.
HOW THIS SOLUTION DIFFERS FROM OTHER ATTEMPTS
All other attempts I have seen in both threads attempt to flash both the modem (mdm.bin) and the software that runs/communicates with the modem (amss.bin). CWM solutions were worse because those solutions also flashed two lib files (libril.so and libril-qc-qmi-1.so) that might be adding to the conflict.
Since all of the other solutions were resulting in lags/freezes/crashes, it seemed that either mdm.bin, amss.bin, or one of the lib files must be conflicting with some other component on the device. Since it was confirmed that 4G was possible before the lags/freezes/crashes, it seemed that the modem file was compatible. The only solution left was to eliminate any conflict possibly arising from the amss.bin or the lib files. In a nutshell, the solution is to flash mdm.bin without amss.bin or the lib files.
THE SOLUTION
I recommend using SOLUTION 1 below. It is easy and all you have to do is download the modem you are interested in and flash through CWM. But if you are game, you can go for SOLUTION 2 which is a bit more technical and requires comfort with adb and the dd command. That solution relies on adb and dd to write the mdm.bin file directly to the mmcblk0p17 partition on the device. Before we do that you MUST (1) have a NANDdroid back up and (2) you must follow the instructions here to backup your current mdm.bin/mmcblk0p17 partition so you can restore it when you need to.
- NANDROID and OTHER PREP
1. Do your nandroid backup (sorry, I can't explain that here)
2. Power off phone, remove battery, and install T-Mobile sim with a smartphone/data plan.
3. Power on phone
4. Make sure you have adb working on your pc with all the necessary samsung usb drivers etc. (sorry, I can't explain that here)
5. Make sure usb debugging mode is on (Settings, Applications, Development)
6. Make sure "Unknown sources" is on (Settings, Applications ... this may not be necessary, but it worked for me, so let's just do it.)
- SOLUTION 1 - THE NICE AND EASY WAY
1. Using CMW, flash your modem of choice from the following:
- Telus Kj3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?y53w18h8xx76u7z
- T-mobile SGH-T989 KID - http://www.mediafire.com/?o7d1z5xlox1jxkp
- T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?872a6s8mccw4dxu
2. Reboot your phone.
3. That's it. You should be ready to roll and can ignore all the technical stuff below. That is just there so people can build on the work.
4. To get back to AT&T you can flash this file. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10098708/Att_ucla1_ radio.zip
- TWEAKS
Since most people won't need Solution 2 (below) I'll post any updates/tweaks here.
1. Build.prop - using this build.prop I was able to reach average downloads speeds of 9Mbps and uploads of 2-3Mbps at work where I had very strong reception. Before the this tweak I was stuck at around 4Mbps down and 1Mbps up. At home I went back to around 4MBps down, but it was consistent while up speeds remained poor (less than 1 Mbps). At least one other user has reported improvements with this build.prop. I'll ask him to post his results. You can find the file here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23571185&postcount=290. The file is NoT a flashable zip. You have to (1) unzip it (2) remove .test from the end of the file name so it reads build.prop and then use root explorer (from market) to place it in your /system/ folder. back up your old build.prop for safe measure. Reboot.
- SOLUTION 2 - THE TECHNICAL WAY (or if you have trouble flashing the above)
1. Create three folders on your internal sdcard (/sdcard) or your external sd card (/sdcard/external_sd). These folders are (1) ATT, (2) TMOBILE, and (3) TELUS. Then create two subfolders in the TMOBILE folder: (a) KID, and (b) VKL1.
2. Backup your original mdm.bin and amss.bin partitions
- Get adb up an running and make certain your phone is connected to your pc.
- Run the following commands to back up your mdm.bin. You may as well back up your amss.bin as well for good measure.
- For those using the internal storage use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/ATT/amss.bin
- For those using the external sd card use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/external_sd/ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/external_sd/ATT/amss.bin
- Good. Now your original modem files are backed up on your internal storage or external sd card. Please don't overwrite them. Back them up somewhere else just to be safe.
3. Now we need to download and store either one of the T-Mobile mdm.bin files or the Telus mdm.bin file.
- Download the modem you want to test from this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1507825.
- I had the best results with the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID so I'll use that for these instructions.
- After downloading the modem, extract the mdm.bin file. Remember, this is the only file you want to mess with right now. (Maybe when we do more tweaking we can optimize the amss.bin file and the lib files as well.)
- If you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/KID folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/KID (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1 folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1 (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the Telus KJ3, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TELUS/ folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/ (external sd card).
- Good. Now you have the mdm.bin file in a location that tells you exactly which modem you will be flashing.
4. Now all we need to do is copy the mdm.bin to the correct partition on the Note.
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID modem the use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 modem use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the Telus KJ3 modem use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
5. If all of that went well, all we have to do now is reboot, let the device settle down (updating the storage takes a little while longer since we put all those modem files in there), and then force the device to use HSDPA.
- Enter the following command without quotes
"adb shell reboot"
- Let the device restart
- Let media scanning complete (really, be a little patient with it)
- Look for the 4G icon to appear where only an edge symbol used to be.
- If there is no 4G icon, check you reception strength. I had low reception indoors that improved when I went outdoors.
- If after trying to get a stronger signal you still only get edge, you might need to force your phone to use HSPA only.
6. Forcing your phone to use HSPA
- Go to Settings
- Go to Wireless and network
- Scroll down and go to Mobile networks
- Go to Network mode
- Select HSPA only
OR
- Enter *#2263# on the dialpad
- Select [2] WCDMA Band Preference
- Select [3] WCDMA 1700
7. Ok, that's it. Next step, reading through your posts and collecting my bounty.
Enjoy the picture evidence of my T-mobile on the AT&T Galaxy Note with no lag/freeze/ or crashes.11[MOD] Enabling Tmobile 3g/4g on the Note
The Att Note might support 3g/4g in the same exact way the skyrocket works.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO TOMIN!!!!!
- NANDROID and OTHER PREP
1. Do your nandroid backup (sorry, I can't explain that here)
2. Power off phone, remove battery, and install T-Mobile sim with a
smartphone/data plan.
3. Power on phone
4. Make sure you have adb working on your pc with all the necessary
samsung usb drivers etc. (sorry, I can't explain that here)
5. Make sure usb debugging mode is on (Settings, Applications,
Development)
6. Make sure "Unknown sources" is on (Settings, Applications ... this
may not be necessary, but it worked for me, so let's just do it.)
- SOLUTION 1 - THE NICE AND EASY WAY
1. Using CMW, flash your modem of choice from the following:
- Telus Kj3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?y53w18h8xx76u7z
- T-mobile SGH-T989 KID - http://www.mediafire.com/?
o7d1z5xlox1jxkp
- T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?
872a6s8mccw4dxu
2. Reboot your phone.
3. That's it. You should be ready to roll and can ignore all the technical
stuff below. That is just there so people can build on the work.
CWM. But if you are game, you can go for SOLUTION 2 which is a bit
more technical and requires comfort with adb and the dd command.
That solution relies on adb and dd to write the mdm.bin file directly to
the mmcblk0p17 partition on the device. Before we do that you MUST
(1) have a NANDdroid back up and (2) you must follow the instructions
here to backup your current mdm.bin/mmcblk0p17 partition so you
can restore it when you need to.
- NANDROID and OTHER PREP
1. Do your nandroid backup (sorry, I can't explain that here)
2. Power off phone, remove battery, and install T-Mobile sim with a
smartphone/data plan.
3. Power on phone
4. Make sure you have adb working on your pc with all the necessary
samsung usb drivers etc. (sorry, I can't explain that here)
5. Make sure usb debugging mode is on (Settings, Applications,
Development)
6. Make sure "Unknown sources" is on (Settings, Applications ... this
may not be necessary, but it worked for me, so let's just do it.)
- SOLUTION 1 - THE NICE AND EASY WAY
1. Using CMW, flash your modem of choice from the following:
- Telus Kj3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?y53w18h8xx76u7z
- T-mobile SGH-T989 KID - http://www.mediafire.com/?
o7d1z5xlox1jxkp
- T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?
872a6s8mccw4dxu
2. Reboot your phone.
3. That's it. You should be ready to roll and can ignore all the technical
stuff below. That is just there so people can build on the work.
- SOLUTION 2 - THE TECHNICAL WAY (or if you have trouble flashing
the above)
1. Create three folders on your internal sdcard (/sdcard) or your
external sd card (/sdcard/external_sd). These folders are (1) ATT, (2)
TMOBILE, and (3) TELUS. Then create two subfolders in the TMOBILE
folder: (a) KID, and (b) VKL1.
2. Backup your original mdm.bin and amss.bin partitions
- Get adb up an running and make certain your phone is connected to
your pc.
- Run the following commands to back up your mdm.bin. You may as
well back up your amss.bin as well for good measure.
- For those using the internal storage use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/ATT/amss.bin
- For those using the external sd card use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/external_sd/
ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/external_sd/
ATT/amss.bin
- Good. Now your original modem files are backed up on your internal
storage or external sd card. Please don't overwrite them. Back them up
somewhere else just to be safe.
3. Now we need to download and store either one of the T-Mobile
mdm.bin files or the Telus mdm.bin file.
- Download the modem you want to test from this post http://
xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1507825 .
- I had the best results with the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID so I'll use that
for these instructions.
- After downloading the modem, extract the mdm.bin file. Remember,
this is the only file you want to mess with right now. (Maybe when we
do more tweaking we can optimize the amss.bin file and the lib files as
well.)
- If you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID, save the mdm.bin
file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/KID folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/
external_sd/TMOBILE/KID (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1, save the mdm.bin
file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1 folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/
external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1 (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the Telus KJ3, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/
TELUS/ folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/
(external sd card).
- Good. Now you have the mdm.bin file in a location that tells you
exactly which modem you will be flashing.
4. Now all we need to do is copy the mdm.bin to the correct partition
on the Note.
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID modem the use the
following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/
dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/
mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 modem use the
following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/
dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/
mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the Telus KJ3 modem use the following command
without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/
mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/
mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
5. If all of that went well, all we have to do now is reboot, let the device
settle down (updating the storage takes a little while longer since we
put all those modem files in there), and then force the device to use
HSDPA.
- Enter the following command without quotes
"adb shell reboot"
- Let the device restart
- Let media scanning complete (really, be a little patient with it)
- Look for the 4G icon to appear where only an edge symbol used to
be.
- If there is no 4G icon, check you reception strength. I had low
reception indoors that improved when I went outdoors.
- If after trying to get a stronger signal you still only get edge, you
might need to force your phone to use HSPA only.
6. Forcing your phone to use HSPA
- Go to Settings
- Go to Wireless and network
- Scroll down and go to Mobile networks
- Go to Network mode
- Select HSPA only6SOLUTION (At least one solution that works)
Ok. I have successfully managed to get T-mobile 4G working on an AT&T Galaxy Note with absolutely no freezing. I have been able to replicate T-mobile 4G with three different modems: (1) T-mobile SGH-T989 KID, (2) T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1, and (3) Telus KJ3. These modems can be found in this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1507825. Also, there is full phone functionality.
Here is how I achieved T-Mobile 4G on an AT&T Galaxy Note.
PRELIMINARY NOTES
The AT&T Note was networked unlocked
I have been on T-Mobile for the past 3 years
I am on the T-mobile post paid 5GB Data Android Plan (with unlimited talk and text)
T-mobile sim was in the device while testing the solution
The Galaxy Note was rooted, and running the latest Saurom Projekt Team Rom with the kernel that comes with that rom (DA_G's kernel I think).
The phone functions perfectly. My family called while I was testing and there were no issues.
CAVEATS
Signal strength on my note was less than it was on my GS II. Indoors, I struggled to get two bars of reception.
I have yet to break 5Mbps download speeds and upload speeds are low, usually 1 Mbps or less.
HOW THIS SOLUTION DIFFERS FROM OTHER ATTEMPTS
All other attempts I have seen in both threads attempt to flash both the modem (mdm.bin) and the software that runs/communicates with the modem (amss.bin). CWM solutions were worse because those solutions also flashed two lib files (libril.so and libril-qc-qmi-1.so) that might be adding to the conflict.
Since all of the other solutions were resulting in lags/freezes/crashes, it seemed that either mdm.bin, amss.bin, or one of the lib files must be conflicting with some other component on the device. Since it was confirmed that 4G was possible before the lags/freezes/crashes, it seemed that the modem file was compatible. The only solution left was to eliminate any conflict possibly arising from the amss.bin or the lib files. In a nutshell, the solution is to flash mdm.bin without amss.bin or the lib files.
THE SOLUTION
I recommend using SOLUTION 1 below. It is easy and all you have to do is download the modem you are interested in and flash through CWM. But if you are game, you can go for SOLUTION 2 which is a bit more technical and requires comfort with adb and the dd command. That solution relies on adb and dd to write the mdm.bin file directly to the mmcblk0p17 partition on the device. Before we do that you MUST (1) have a NANDdroid back up and (2) you must follow the instructions here to backup your current mdm.bin/mmcblk0p17 partition so you can restore it when you need to.
- NANDROID and OTHER PREP
1. Do your nandroid backup (sorry, I can't explain that here)
2. Power off phone, remove battery, and install T-Mobile sim with a smartphone/data plan.
3. Power on phone
4. Make sure you have adb working on your pc with all the necessary samsung usb drivers etc. (sorry, I can't explain that here)
5. Make sure usb debugging mode is on (Settings, Applications, Development)
6. Make sure "Unknown sources" is on (Settings, Applications ... this may not be necessary, but it worked for me, so let's just do it.)
- SOLUTION 1 - THE NICE AND EASY WAY
1. Using CMW, flash your modem of choice from the following:
- Telus Kj3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?y53w18h8xx76u7z
- T-mobile SGH-T989 KID - http://www.mediafire.com/?o7d1z5xlox1jxkp
- T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?872a6s8mccw4dxu
2. Reboot your phone.
3. That's it. You should be ready to roll and can ignore all the technical stuff below. That is just there so people can build on the work.
- SOLUTION 2 - THE TECHNICAL WAY (or if you have trouble flashing the above)
1. Create three folders on your internal sdcard (/sdcard) or your external sd card (/sdcard/external_sd). These folders are (1) ATT, (2) TMOBILE, and (3) TELUS. Then create two subfolders in the TMOBILE folder: (a) KID, and (b) VKL1.
2. Backup your original mdm.bin and amss.bin partitions
- Get adb up an running and make certain your phone is connected to your pc.
- Run the following commands to back up your mdm.bin. You may as well back up your amss.bin as well for good measure.
- For those using the internal storage use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/ATT/amss.bin
- For those using the external sd card use the following commands.
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/external_sd/ATT/mdm.bin
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/external_sd/ATT/amss.bin
- Good. Now your original modem files are backed up on your internal storage or external sd card. Please don't overwrite them. Back them up somewhere else just to be safe.
3. Now we need to download and store either one of the T-Mobile mdm.bin files or the Telus mdm.bin file.
- Download the modem you want to test from this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1507825.
- I had the best results with the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID so I'll use that for these instructions.
- After downloading the modem, extract the mdm.bin file. Remember, this is the only file you want to mess with right now. (Maybe when we do more tweaking we can optimize the amss.bin file and the lib files as well.)
- If you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/KID folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/KID (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1 folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1 (external sd card).
- if you downloaded the Telus KJ3, save the mdm.bin file in /sdcard/TELUS/ folder (internal sd) or the /sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/ (external sd card).
- Good. Now you have the mdm.bin file in a location that tells you exactly which modem you will be flashing.
4. Now all we need to do is copy the mdm.bin to the correct partition on the Note.
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 KID modem the use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/KID/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 modem use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TMOBILE/VKL1/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
- For those using the Telus KJ3 modem use the following command without the quotes.
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (external storage)
"adb shell dd if=/sdcard/TELUS/mdm.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17" (internal storage)
5. If all of that went well, all we have to do now is reboot, let the device settle down (updating the storage takes a little while longer since we put all those modem files in there), and then force the device to use HSDPA.
- Enter the following command without quotes
"adb shell reboot"
- Let the device restart
- Let media scanning complete (really, be a little patient with it)
- Look for the 4G icon to appear where only an edge symbol used to be.
- If there is no 4G icon, check you reception strength. I had low reception indoors that improved when I went outdoors.
- If after trying to get a stronger signal you still only get edge, you might need to force your phone to use HSPA only.
6. Forcing your phone to use HSPA
- Go to Settings
- Go to Wireless and network
- Scroll down and go to Mobile networks
- Go to Network mode
- Select HSPA only
OR
- Enter *#2263# on the dialpad
- Select [2] WCDMA Band Preference
- Select [3] WCDMA 1700
7. Ok, that's it. Next step, reading through your posts and collecting my bounty.
Enjoy the picture evidence of my T-mobile on the AT&T Galaxy Note with no lag/freeze/ or crashes.4At&t Note / T-mobile 3g/4g fix Found- pledged donors step up[$455 Paid, $235 Left]
To All We have our 1st real FIX to make the Note-717 work on T-Mobile network it is found on post #113 the person who figured it out is tomin.fhl His email is below. a few people have independently verified the fix and did post their results verifying this fix is the REAL DEAL. ALL who pledged to donate to the bounty need to ante up and keep their promised pledge and donate their pledged money to Tomin.fhl. Congrats to him and we all owe our deep felt thanks to him for finding this fix.
From all the XDA Community Thank you Tom...... A Happy Day to be sure !!!..... - oka1
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The fix is here:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23522477&postcount=113
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Sent from my At&t Note on T-mobile 3g/4g4in case anyone still have the drop call issues, here's a good work around http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23621077&postcount=2
