I tried the bootloader do i need the modem to? it flashed but the stock kernal wont let it boot the custom one does tho
So the new bootloader took?
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I tried the bootloader do i need the modem to? it flashed but the stock kernal wont let it boot the custom one does tho
Not exactly. From what I've read the dBm is still the same it just changed the way that the bars are drawn. Giving it the appearance of better signal
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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.
Not exactly. From what I've read the dBm is still the same it just changed the way that the bars are drawn. Giving it the appearance of better signal
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Thanks for the update. I will remake the cp to reflect the modem.bin and non-hlos. hopefully we can figure out how to package all this crap up with a pre-root and give people the ability to up grade without tripping Knox.
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!
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.