[BootLoader] [MODEM] Test Odin UVUCNB4

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hamsup1o

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I think they are saying you need to root with Kingo on 4.3 before updating to 4.4.2. Kingo will not work on 4.4.2.

I'm willing to try this but need a 4.4 bootloader to flash after updating to 4.4.2 via mobile odin

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Any luck on pulling the modem/bootloader or both?

I want to update the modem and bootloader, but not go through a whole ODIN process, and re-setting everything up.

Thanks!
 
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idtheftvictim said:
Any luck on pulling the modem/bootloader or both?

I want to update the modem and bootloader, but not go through a whole ODIN process, and re-setting everything up.

Thanks!
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Ooops, sorry been busy . I ran into some confusion with testing the modem.bin and making sure it was the correct package needed to flash via recovery. There's a way to make a modem.img i just need to be able to get 20 min to myself to figure it out.
 
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Ooops, sorry been busy . I ran into some confusion with testing the modem.bin and making sure it was the correct package needed to flash via recovery. There's a way to make a modem.img i just need to be able to get 20 min to myself to figure it out.
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No biggy....Thanks for your work on this. I appreciate it, just wish I could do more to help instead of just sitting and waiting.
 
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That would be great! I really want to get back on 4.3 some how or some way and I'm open to any suggestions or files to flash via PC ODIN.
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Hey Dragon.. @jasonmastertech has managed to pull the modem.bin file from the update. Do you think you can make a flashable zip of it? Or a way to ODIN this without doing a complete stock firmware install?

STEP 7- DOWNLOAD MODEM.BIN THAT I HAVE EXTRACTED FROM OTA. (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fx72lner8...sfrz/modem.bin) NOW FLASH USING ODIN MAKING SURE MODEM.BIN IS SELECTED UNDER PHONE FILE BUTTON AND CHECKBOX IS CHECKED. MAKE SURE NOT TO UNPLUG DEVICE AND WAIT TILL ODIN HAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
 
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dragonstalker said:
i'll look into the flashable modem then sense people only want that. still trying to figure out why forcing the bootloader is not seeming to work
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Hey Dragonstalker,

Thanks for your work on this! FWIW, I'm still interested in the bootloader as well as the modem; it seems like this is the optimal way to run stock(ish) KK builds, and experience on the 9005 forum suggests that it should be possible to use Mobile Odin + Odin/Heimdall to upgrade with a pre-rooted stock ROM and keep root w/o tripping Knox. I don't know why I care about that, maybe because of the issues with device encryption, but I'd like to try.

Have you seen the extracted modem and bootloader packages for 9005 on the generic Note 3 forum? I was thinking those might be helpful for figuring out what needs to be in the file for either BL or modem to work…

Here's the link in case you haven't; I ran across it while browsing in the wrong forum:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649176
 
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Hey Dragonstalker,

Thanks for your work on this! FWIW, I'm still interested in the bootloader as well as the modem; it seems like this is the optimal way to run stock(ish) KK builds, and experience on the 9005 forum suggests that it should be possible to use Mobile Odin + Odin/Heimdall to upgrade with a pre-rooted stock ROM and keep root w/o tripping Knox. I don't know why I care about that, maybe because of the issues with device encryption, but I'd like to try.

Have you seen the extracted modem and bootloader packages for 9005 on the generic Note 3 forum? I was thinking those might be helpful for figuring out what needs to be in the file for either BL or modem to work…

Here's the link in case you haven't; I ran across it while browsing in the wrong forum:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649176
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Thannks for the post And a friend sent me a link to a possible way of rooting without tripping knox
 
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Thannks for the post And a friend sent me a link to a possible way of rooting without tripping knox
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Oh? I would be very interested to see this too… can you share the link here or via PM, by any chance?

Also, I'm happy to help out if there's anything I can do here. I'm not all that experienced with Android development per se, but I've explored the system and upgrade packages well enough to know my way around and I have a fair bit of general development experience (I'm a scientist and have to write and work with some diverse code). It seems like time is the limiting resource, so let me know if you think there's something I could do to contribute!
 
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    dragonstalker
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    UPDATED BOOTLOADER POSTED.



    ********************** THIS IS A TEST FIRST. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT TRY TO ODIN THIS BOOTLOADER IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCED. BRICKING YOUR PHONE, FLASH FLOODS, AUDITS, AND EX-GIRLFRIENDS KEYING YOUR CAR ARE NOT MY FAULT. YOU TRY TO ODIN BL OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL. **********************************************

    ANY WHO,
    Can somebody please flash this via Odin and make sure that it finishes the process. I'm still researching to see if you need a pit to flash the BL by itself.

    THanks guys.

    DOWNLOAD
    LOAD bootloader.tar.md5 INTO BL ON ODIN
    START

    BL_N900TUVUCNB4
    MD5SUM:b9424697d6a75dba43f019825c45a006

    CP_N900TUVUCNB4_Modem This CP only contains modem.bin
    MD5SUM:52d72b098819991ab88101757d8e2a8a

    CP_N900TUVUCNB4_modem2x This CP contains both modem.bin and Non-Hlos
    MD5SUM:82ec4cdaff1492439673391902439604

    Dev-Host
    cp_N900TUVUCNB4_modem.tar.md5 - 53.49 MB​
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    pyrilium
    BTW, I just went through that blog article (translated by google) and it reads like the other "keep root" 0x0 update descriptions I've seen using Mobile Odin Pro and Odin (or in my case, probably Heimdall) - with the exception of the part where you have to repackage the bootloader, of course :). Thanks for going through that process for us!

    On the international / 9005 threads, there is a modem update along with the bootloader update; it contains modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin. Those two files are also present in the 4.4.2 update that I have for the N900T. Think it's a good idea to extend that post's method to make a modem.tar.md5 that's flashable along with the bootloader?

    EDIT:
    I can make the modem package, once I'm home and have access to a Windows VM.

    Think I might try this method tonight, too; I'll report back here if I do.
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    diamantericos said:
    I think the focus is on the wrong thing . Everyone wants the modem not the bootloader. And from past experince with note 2 specifically the modem was made into a flashable zip.

    The Demon Galaxy!
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    no,

    some of us need the updated bootloader because the current wave of custom kernels doesnt play nicely with wifi calling and you cant run a KitKat kernel without the KitKat bootloader
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    dragonstalker said:
    I'm getting stuck at the first part sli.mbn, but i already have the updated bootloader. From what i've been reading, this new bootloader my not let you downgrade as it's locked (or partially locked, not sure)

    So somebody on old baseband looking to upgrade to new baseband should try this out.
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    It's not locked. It's rollback-protected.

    Read this whole thread and you will understand why (except in a few unique situations) you cannot downgrade the bootloader: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2642207

    Upgrading the bootloader and stock ROMs is a one-way street for the majority of us.
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    Success!! (with small caveats!)

    First, for the overall method - SUCCESS!!

    I started on 4.3 MI7, and I am now running 4.4.2 with baseband reporting ...NB4, build number …NB4, and kernel build date (12 Feb 2014) consistent with KK update - all with knox flag still happily at 0x0. Awesome!

    Here are the caveats: I did the Odin part using Heimdall, which flashes each partition individually from separate files; I used files from the stock 4.4.2 release for N900T, and flashed all 5 bootloader .mbn files as well as modem.bin AND NON-HLOS.bin - all to their respective partitions. Heimdall downloads & uses a .pit file, so it knows where things go. I think this suggests updating both bootloader and modem, and that the modem package should have both modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin inside - though I can't say 100% certainly.

    I also used a deodexed, pre-rooted KK ROM to flash from Mobile Odin Pro - it's on the forums here, in the Android Development sub forum for 900T. In theory using the stock FW + ever root as per the German article should work too, but I used this one since I had it and it was already deodexed with knox and CIQ stripped out.

    So - happy to report success with the method (should I post a how-to?), but everyone should be aware that I didn't follow it to the letter for my own reasons and so I can't report on the exact protocol discussed here.
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