New update N900TUVSFPL1 available

[googlephone]

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-27648
Android Security Updates

Phone Samsung GALAXY Note3

Model SM-N900T

PDA Version N900TUVSFPL1

CSC Version N900TTMBFPL1

PHONE Version N900TUVSFPL1

Region TMB

Country USA (T-Mobile)

Build Date 12.12.2016

Changelist 6005498

OS Lollipop

OS Version 5.0

If anyone tried using CF-root successfully, leave a confirmation below.

 

[rawready]

I'm interested too if anyone flashes please report back asap. Doesn't seem like much seeing as the rom is still 5.0 not 5.1 or 6 so more than likely its just 300 mb of "security updates".

 

[googlephone]

Just an update: the new PL1 firmware can be rooted by CF-auto-root.

 

[googlephone]

One more update: the android security patch level is still 2016-09-01, the same as the SPH3 firmware. Don't know why they say this is an "android security update"in the description.
I thought the android security patch level should be 2016-12-01 since it was built on 2016-12-12.

 

[bb031577]

i couldnt ge the cf-root to work on mine. it says theres a dev error. is there a newer version to use?

 

[googlephone]

i couldnt ge the cf-root to work on mine. it says theres a dev error. is there a newer version to use?

Odin flash the cf-root tar file.

 

[bb031577]

Odin flash the cf-root tar file.

I did that 3times and it keeps giving me the same error message. I think I'm using the wrong tar file. I'm using the one for n900TTMBFOB6. Is there a different one for N900TTMBFPL1?

 

[googlephone]

I did that 3times and it keeps giving me the same error message. I think I'm using the wrong tar file. I'm using the one for n900TTMBFOB6. Is there a different one for N900TTMBFPL1?

Should be the same.
I downloaded here:https://download.chainfire.eu/354/CF-Root
Unzip the file and Odin flash the tar.md5 file only, not the zip file.

 

[bb031577]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT WORKED PERFECTLY. It must have been the file i downloaded from before.

 

[macster2075]

Baseband not updaing

Hi guys..
I have upgraded to the N900TUVSFPL1 update.. but I noticed the baseband still says N900TUVSFPH3 and the Android Security Patch Level says 2016-09-01... is this normal?

the Build number does say N900TUVSFPL1.

 

[elyranon]

Did anyone try flashing roms through TWRP? if so what do you guys use?

 

[googlephone]

Hi guys..
I have upgraded to the N900TUVSFPL1 update.. but I noticed the baseband still says N900TUVSFPH3 and the Android Security Patch Level says 2016-09-01... is this normal?

the Build number does say N900TUVSFPL1.

The baseband should be PL1 but the android security patch level should still be 2016-09-01.

 

[frequentc]

Hi guys..
I have upgraded to the N900TUVSFPL1 update.. but I noticed the baseband still says N900TUVSFPH3 and the Android Security Patch Level says 2016-09-01... is this normal?

the Build number does say N900TUVSFPL1.

I think that you have to power off the phone and boot into download mode from the power off state. Otherwise, the bootloader and baseband won't update.

 

[macster2075]

I think that you have to power off the phone and boot into download mode from the power off state. Otherwise, the bootloader and baseband won't update.

In order to install the update, I had to get into download mode.

 

[frequentc]

In order to install the update, I had to get into download mode.

Right.. but it makes a difference if you reboot into download mode (while the phone's still on) or have the phone turned off and then boot directly into download mode (volume-down + home + power).

 

[macster2075]

Right.. but it makes a difference if you reboot into download mode (while the phone's still on) or have to phone turned off and then boot directly into download mode (volume-down + home + power).

Yes.. I had to do that in order to re-root using CF-Root and also to flash the recovery.

 

[AndroidHacker99]

Is this ROM based on Android 5.1.1 like others are speculating? If this is just 5.0, I'm saying "Screw Touchwiz", and staying on my AOSP Nougat...

 

[bobbyphoenix]

Is this ROM based on Android 5.1.1 like others are speculating? If this is just 5.0, I'm saying "Screw Touchwiz", and staying on my AOSP Nougat...

Still 5.0

 

[hapa8o8]

Is it possible to take only the most update modem (CP) from this?

I am looking to flash the latest modem for Tmo US Note 3.
Maybe flashing via Odin in the CP button?

 

[q2n]

Did anyone try flashing roms through TWRP? if so what do you guys use?

FlashFIre. Many older posts talk MOP, TWRP, etc. At least with this hardware and firmware, FlashFire is all I use. (Much gratitude to Chainfire.)

Is it possible to take only the most update modem (CP) from this?

I am looking to flash the latest modem for Tmo US Note 3.
Maybe flashing via Odin in the CP button?

# Install Heimdall and print pit
sudo apt install heimdall
heimdall detect
heimdall print-pit --no-reboot > pit.txt

# Extract binaries from firmware package
head -z -n -1 N900TUVSFPL1_N900TTMBFPL1_N900TUVSFPL1_HOME.tar.md5 > N900TUVSFPL1_N900TTMBFPL1_N900TUVSFPL1_HOME.tar
tar -xvf N900TUVSFPL1_N900TTMBFPL1_N900TUVSFPL1_HOME.tar

Lastly, review the pit file and pick the partitions/files you want to flash. Use the tool you're most comfortable with to do the job.

Many posts refer to the necessity of bootloaders and modems being compatible. So I have not (and would not) flash just the modem. Er, that is unless someone else already did it and reported success.

(PS. Wish *I* could walk out my door and do the Haiku Stairs, a bucket list item.)