Hi there.
I'm fairly experienced with flashing my phones over the last couple of years, but I'm new to the Galaxy tab 10.1.
I've read many development threads and think I have a basic understanding of the Roms and keywords I should be looking for, but just want to confirm a few things.
I have the Canadian Rogers "4g" Galaxy tab 10.1, GT-P7500R. It has the buttons across the top of the tab if you're holding it in Landscape mode (like most U.S wifi models, and different than most US 3G versions, I believe).
So I guess I just want to make sure that:
-Roms that mentione "3G" should work fine
-Obviously Roms that mention "7500" should work fine.
-What about roms that simply reference Verizon, or "VZW"?
-My understanding is also that "P4" would also be relevant? (where does the P4 come from... anywhere in particular?).
-Wifi Roms will work fine, but obviously with no cellular data?
If anyone can confirm/clarify some of this, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I have no experience with the P7500R but actually I would be supprised if flashing the P4 for 3G would work. Looking here:
androidromupdate.com/2012/03/31/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-4g-rogers-canada-gt-p7500r-firmware-update-and-stock-rom (sorry, I am not allowed to post http links)
it specificaly warns that the stockrom for this version is not compatible with the 3G variants.
requist said:
I have no experience with the P7500R but actually I would be supprised if flashing the P4 for 3G would work. Looking here:
androidromupdate.com/2012/03/31/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-4g-rogers-canada-gt-p7500r-firmware-update-and-stock-rom (sorry, I am not allowed to post http links)
it specificaly warns that the stockrom for this version is not compatible with the 3G variants.
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Hmm... interesting. Thanks for the link. They say not to use it on other models because of carrier specific bloatware and default settings.... none of which should particularly hurt your device though, I'd think.
Some of the more popular Roms in the dev sections specifically have people mentioning if the Rogers Tab is working well... such as [ROM][GT-P7500] CM9 KANG (ICS Preview) (03/25/2012)
I'm just curious going forward with potential new roms that surface, which keywords to look for.
Holmes108 said:
Hmm... interesting. Thanks for the link. They say not to use it on other models because of carrier specific bloatware and default settings.... none of which should particularly hurt your device though, I'd think.
Some of the more popular Roms in the dev sections specifically have people mentioning if the Rogers Tab is working well... such as [ROM][GT-P7500] CM9 KANG (ICS Preview) (03/25/2012)
I'm just curious going forward with potential new roms that surface, which keywords to look for.
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I indeed read a confirm that 4G is working with the CM9 ICS.
Well then:
P4=P7500=3G and appearantly = 4G
separate builds are made for wifi and Verizon LTE so these do not give you full functionality on your device. I believe VRZ is using CDMA instead of GSM protocol and wifi is not using any protocol ;-)
you can find some different kinds of builds here:
forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/build-30-r12 (build31 isn't ready for the 10.1...)
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How come the vzw tablet will not load any rom except those made specifically for it? I'm willing to lose 3G/4G connectivity but no rom will load past the Samsung sign. The European 3G tablet can load any rom but it will lose mobile data if the rom isn't built for it, how come the vzw tab doesn't work this way?
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I live in the Fremont area and would much rather have an lte tab. Want to trade my wifi tab for your vzw tab?
I'm far from an expert, just a user who loves rooted android devices but I'd venture to guess that the fact that Pershoot developed separate kernels for various models of Galaxy Tab 10.1's is an indication that at some fundamental level these things are different.
It'd be interesting to see if there's a way to take the ROMs being distributed for other models and modify them prior to flashing in order to make them compatible with our device. I just don't know how to do this personally.
Sadly, no developers have the LTE model so we're stuck with rooted stock.
I would think though that short of the theme part of many of the popular ROMs there shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't modify a stock LTE device to conform to the changes these ROMs have. It just takes a lot of work compared to flashing a prebuilt one . .
There are hardware differences between the LTE and Wifi versions of the tabs, which means that they run on different kernels. As Muzzy was saying, the developers would need to develop a kernel and a LTE-specific Rom for the VZW tab. It's unfortunate, but that's what happens when a carrier gets into a device, they have the manufacturer "customize" the build. I'm sure some devs will be getting into the LTE tab soon enough, or at least someone will port another dev's work from another tab to the vzw version.
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There are hardware differences between the LTE and Wifi versions of the tabs, which means that they run on different kernels. As Muzzy was saying, the developers would need to develop a kernel and a LTE-specific Rom for the VZW tab. It's unfortunate, but that's what happens when a carrier gets into a device, they have the manufacturer "customize" the build. I'm sure some devs will be getting into the LTE tab soon enough, or at least someone will port another dev's work from another tab to the vzw version.
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Say I wasn't worried about 3G/4G, if I get a lte kernel, do you think the wifi only kangs will work? Currently it will load but it will not go past the Samsung screen
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In order to give a definitive answer I would have to look through the differences in how Kangs and the VZW rom handle radios, but I'd venture to say probably not. Usually the roms have to be ported from one device to another in order to account for the differences in hardware. This is the case with the Samsung Nexus S and the Nexus S 4G. They have nearly identical hardware, (except for the radios,) and while they share an OS, (Gingerbread,) you can't flash a Nexus S rom to a Nexus S 4G. Sorry.
Hello, i live in Europe but i like Android phones with only capacitive button so i look around ebay US and there are so many different model that it's hard to understand... How can i make sure that a model is compatible with all roms offered in dev section?
None of the i9100 series has only capacitive buttons so none of the roms here would work.
Dont know which is your carrier, but considering most international uses GSM, the T989 and i777 may possibly work on your carrier. Just check out the sections for those phones on xda to see what roms are offered.
If none of all the homebuttonless i9100 can take custom roms, i might reconsider... Do they have ICS at least?
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If none of all the homebuttonless i9100 can take custom roms, i might reconsider... Do they have ICS at least?
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Probably, as my message before, just check those sections on xda.
Hey all. I searched for an answer to this question, but haven't really found a solid answer. And i'd like to know before doing something that might mess up my new delicious Galaxy Note.
So I just got a T-Mobile Note yesterday (T879) and I rooted it. But when I looked in the T-Mobile dev section, it was pretty sparse. Then I saw that the AT&T and International ones had so much more content.
So, are the ROMS made for the other Notes compatible with the T-Mobile Note? By compatible, I mean, 1) they won't brick my phone, 2) my radios and HSPA+ will still work, 3) generally stable.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can use +any+ roms in this development section. Some of the roms will make your phone run super slow, but I don't know which ones.
You can use the Canadian roms, but they make the phone real laggy too.
You can use the N7005 rom. Its the internatiinal version of our model.
You can't flash any roms or apk's from the international note N7000 -- that will hard brick your phone.
I've read many forums and blogs regarding unofficial CM10/10.1 work on the Motorola Photon 4G. Most of what I read indicates existing ROM's from Th3Bill and others have issues with important features (wifi/data) and in some cases could even damage hardware.
Anybody have experience with the ROM below? If so, is it truly stable?
Anybody running Android 4.x on Photon 4G with most features working? What ROM and what works/doesn't?
As you can see, I am definitely n00b (nice video during registration by the way :laugh. I did search XDA and google first but I'm really just looking for an update from any users more than anything. I have 2.3.4 now and have rooted, on Ting 'carrier'. I already froze updater.apk to prevent an OTA update to 2.3.5 which I read will lock my bootloader and prevent any custom roms.
androidmodmarket.com/ModMarket/Listings/CMSnapShot-0x4D6F746F726F6C612050686F746F6E203447.html (can't href, n00b lockout)
CyanogenMOD SNAPSHOT - Motorola Photon 4G
Updated: 2013-03-04 17:59:49
Category: Stable
Device: sunfire
cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL-evita-M2.zip
Anything can damage your hardware.
Go and attempt the installation of ICS/JB and check if you keep GSM functionality. If not, just go back to stock, MAKING SURE IT IS 2.3.4, NOT 2.3.5, as many guides teach you to. Flash KDDI radio if in US, otherwise, don't bother.
dpmanthei said:
I've read many forums and blogs regarding unofficial CM10/10.1 work on the Motorola Photon 4G. Most of what I read indicates existing ROM's from Th3Bill and others have issues with important features (wifi/data) and in some cases could even damage hardware.
Anybody have experience with the ROM below? If so, is it truly stable?
Anybody running Android 4.x on Photon 4G with most features working? What ROM and what works/doesn't?
As you can see, I am definitely n00b (nice video during registration by the way :laugh. I did search XDA and google first but I'm really just looking for an update from any users more than anything. I have 2.3.4 now and have rooted, on Ting 'carrier'. I already froze updater.apk to prevent an OTA update to 2.3.5 which I read will lock my bootloader and prevent any custom roms.
androidmodmarket.com/ModMarket/Listings/CMSnapShot-0x4D6F746F726F6C612050686F746F6E203447.html (can't href, n00b lockout)
CyanogenMOD SNAPSHOT - Motorola Photon 4G
Updated: 2013-03-04 17:59:49
Category: Stable
Device: sunfire
cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL-evita-M2.zip
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Have you tried this?? Cybik had a great CM7 ROM; it'd be great if he got a few things working on CM10.1
The evita is the HTC one X.
cougarcougar said:
The evita is the HTC one X.
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I saw evita in the filename but device:sunfire is the Photon 4G. Not sure what it means if the filename and description don't match.
dwegiel, point taken. I don't have the time at the moment to attempt something this unfamiliar to me especially if I end up with radio problems. Since I'm on Ting (Sprint MVNO), do I need to worry about GSM and KDDI radio at all? Also, I'm absolutely certain I'm on 2.3.4 and I have already rooted.
I was hopeful some progress had been made on Android 4.0+ for Photon/Atrix but it seems the lack of Tegra drivers is either severely hampering development or may eventually kill development all together as these products age. Thanks for the replies and to the devs for their work thus far.
dpmanthei said:
I saw evita in the filename but device:sunfire is the Photon 4G. Not sure what it means if the filename and description don't match.
dwegiel, point taken. I don't have the time at the moment to attempt something this unfamiliar to me especially if I end up with radio problems. Since I'm on Ting (Sprint MVNO), do I need to worry about GSM and KDDI radio at all? Also, I'm absolutely certain I'm on 2.3.4 and I have already rooted.
I was hopeful some progress had been made on Android 4.0+ for Photon/Atrix but it seems the lack of Tegra drivers is either severely hampering development or may eventually kill development all together as these products age. Thanks for the replies and to the devs for their work thus far.
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There are a few jelly bean roms but yeah with the driver issue it hampers development
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Went to Joker's CM9
For those who land here wondering if I ever explored the cybik ROM above: No...and I won't be either.
Using various XDA threads I unlocked the bootloader, flashed clockworkmod, Installed Joker's CM9 (beta 0.8.1) unofficial, and found gapps-ICS-signed.zip on the interwebs and installed that. I kind of jacked up my phone by accident and found this was the better solution instead of trying to fix the stock GB.
For anyone looking to move from GB...I would recommend this. I've read a lot of threads about various issues in current CM10.1 for Photon so I was hesitant to try those. CM9 feels very similar to 10.1 and as far as performance the issues on CM9 I've found: MMS requires GoMMS Pro app, no camera video (stills are fine), Swiftkey "Flow" causes force-close, and battery life seems to have decreased from GB (despite downclocking to original 1Ghz).
Pretty much everything else works...Bluetooth, GPS, calls, SMS, Chrome browser. Despite my original concerns, this was clearly the way to go. Mods you're welcome to close this up.
My Galaxy tab 2 10.1/SGH-I497 from AT&T seems to have no support for anything other than rooting. Am I missing something? I'm under the impression that only roms specifically designated for the I497 should used but it's hard to believe that there's no interest in porting over a couple of the more popular roms. Is my assumption correct, or will a rom for a non-AT&T version work and I just didn't get the memo?
sickrick said:
My Galaxy tab 2 10.1/SGH-I497 from AT&T seems to have no support for anything other than rooting. Am I missing something? I'm under the impression that only roms specifically designated for the I497 should used but it's hard to believe that there's no interest in porting over a couple of the more popular roms. Is my assumption correct, or will a rom for a non-AT&T version work and I just didn't get the memo?
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I'm not sure.. but if you can find a forum for the tab 2 10.1..then ask around.. I would guess that the roms would flash fine, but you will need to find out you're APN's so you will have data after flashing a rom for another carrier..
sickrick said:
My Galaxy tab 2 10.1/SGH-I497 from AT&T seems to have no support for anything other than rooting. Am I missing something? I'm under the impression that only roms specifically designated for the I497 should used but it's hard to believe that there's no interest in porting over a couple of the more popular roms. Is my assumption correct, or will a rom for a non-AT&T version work and I just didn't get the memo?
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There are not any ROMs for our tab, I've been looking for a long time.
and now???
ANy way to update to 4.4.2?