OTA and Non-OTA Firmware for N986U and N986U1

[Venom0642]

Hey Venom when you get a chance check PM

Check your pm i have it.

 

[butchieboy]

Big shout out to Venom for his help. I really appreciate it

 

[butchieboy]

Well Kangi...I guess this means I can no longer beat up on Venom. He really came through for me...can you take over for me..

 

[sclarktay4]

Has anyone tried to go from DUC8 of U1 back to any bootloader 2 version of U? Mine wont boot. Goes to Android recovery to try again.

 

[ShoonMcgregor]

Has anyone tried to go from DUC8 of U1 back to any bootloader 2 version of U? Mine wont boot. Goes to Android recovery to try again.

I just did, I needed to do a Factory Reset from the recovery menu

 

[kangi26]

Has anyone tried to go from DUC8 of U1 back to any bootloader 2 version of U? Mine wont boot. Goes to Android recovery to try again.

In addition to the factory reset, make sure you're flashing the Bootloader 2 - U firmware from post #2

 

[sclarktay4]

I am on DUC8 on U1. I tried to go back to DUC1 and DUC5 for U. Both are bootloader 2. They were also dirty flashes since I am too lazy to reinstall all my crap. Both took me to android recovery, so I am thinking it will only work if I do a clean install. Had no problem with dirty flashes until now.

 

[kangi26]

I am on DUC8 on U1. I tried to go back to DUC1 and DUC5 for U. Both are bootloader 2. They were also dirty flashes since I am too lazy to reinstall all my crap. Both took me to android recovery, so I am thinking it will only work if I do a clean install. Had no problem with dirty flashes until now.

I think the dirty flashing to/from U and U1 can not go so well sometimes

 

[sclarktay4]

I think the dirty flashing to/from U and U1 can not go so well sometimes

I have been dirty flashing back and forth for a little while. Seems it only became a problem to dirty flash with bootloader 2. Oh well, thats what I get for being lazy. Thank you guys for the responses @kangi26, @ShoonMcgregor

 

[dj24]

Can someone explain to this noob the difference between dirty flashing and a clean install?

 

[kangi26]

Can someone explain to this noob the difference between dirty flashing and a clean install?

A clean install is when you Odin flash with the CSC (NOT the HOME_CSC) or USERDATA files, those cause your device to wipe, or you do a Factory Reset before flashing. A dirty flash is flashing a firmware without allowing the device to factory reset (Wipe).

IMO......
I typically recommend if you're going from the "last" firmware to the most current, and dirty flash is ok. It's an incremental update.
If you're going from a firmware that's "older" or to/from a U/U1 firmware that you allow the device to wipe, there can be some significant differences that could eventually cause instabilities

 

[Venom0642]

N986USQU2DUCA , This firmware is out for comcast and Xfinity April Patch , not gonna odin will wait for AT&T just thought i give heads up.

 

[kangi26]

N986USQU2DUCA , This firmware is out for comcast and Xfinity April Patch , not gonna odin will wait for AT&T just thought i give heads up.

Thanks for the heads up venom, I'll get a link in a little bit

 

[kangi26]

Link for 2DUCA is posted

 

[butchieboy]

Any time I have ever went U to U1 or U1 back to U I have always had to factory reset. Usually the 1st install would always fail...not immediately recovery and boot would flash then at about 90% it would fail. So for me, and this is just me a clean install has always been best..but to each their own. I'm kinda OCD..lol after a install I use the hell out of the device until about 20% left on battery..boot to stock recovery do a cache wipe then start my first charging cycle..lol I have issues I know.

 

[xtravbx]

Flashed my t-mobile phone to DUBB firmware. This, along with my att sim didn't change the carrier software. It is still TMB/TMB/TMB

I tried the Google dialer thing but that no longer works. It didn't pop up the csc change menu.

Same. You ever get this figured out?

Something wrong with tmobile unlocked devices. It's like it's not really unlocked.

 

[supurman182]

Not sure if someone already answered this and sorry to all my amazing friends here that i am not able to be online as often. Hope you all are doing well.

So your ATT/ATT/ATT lets represent it as 1/2/3 - Now /3 is something you can not change - so if you bought from ATT it will be 1/2/ATT if from T-mob it will be 1/2/TMB - So that always remains same.
for 1/2 it depends on the sim card you insert, it seems you are using ATT sim. I have unlocked version so my /3=/XAA , as stated above it remains same regardless of sim i insert, and i am using TMB so my 1/2 = TMB/TMB if i was using ATT it would look like ATT/ATT/XAA. Hope this answers your question.

Unfortunately the sim card is not changing anything and i think it's messing with my incoming text. I've have had phones that will change all the software upon inserting new sims this is not the case. A friend of mine was able to change her to verizon using the Google dialer trick but this no longer works

 

[supurman182]

Same. You ever get this figured out?

Something wrong with tmobile unlocked devices. It's like it's not really unlocked.

I am clueless. The only thing I can think of is flashing back to the out of the box firmware and trying the Google dialer trick. I don't think I can test my theory because I'm on bootloader 2 now. All I know is the Google dialer way worked right out of the box but it no longer works (on the Google dialer enter: *#*#27262826#*#*)

 

[xtravbx]

I am clueless. The only thing I can think of is flashing back to the out of the box firmware and trying the Google dialer trick. I don't think I can test my theory because I'm on bootloader 2 now. All I know is the Google dialer way worked right out of the box but it no longer works (on the Google dialer enter: *#*#27262826#*#*)

Yeah you won't be able to flash back and get the dialer to work. I tried.

I sent my phone in to Samsung over it, because it was."permanently unlocked" by T-Mobile (I could verify this in the settings and screenshots I took during the unlock code process etc).

I'll let you know what happens when I receive jt back on Monday. I doubt much.

 

[dottat]

Does anyone else hate what this new app has done to threads like these?