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How to Use Heimdall to Flash ROM’s, Modems, Bootloaders

Using Heimdall to flash files to your Android device can be confusing if you are a Mac or Linux user. Heimdall is an alternative to Odin, which is Windows based. Odin is a little more straight forward and I found Heimdall pretty confusing. Most the time, you can flash files to your Android device using…

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Fix No Sound/Calls on Sprint S4 – SPH-L720

After flashing many custom ROM’s that work, you may run into a no sound or calls problem after a normal flashing procedure (data wipe –> ROM/Gapps Flash). If this problem happens to you, you most likely have run into a baseband (radio), kernel, or bootloader incompatibility. Recently, I ran into this issue again after flashing…

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3G/LTE Data Connection Fix – Sprint S4 – CyanogenMod

This post is how I fixed my 4G LTE signal intermittent dropping and broken/non-existent 3G connection on my Sprint Galaxy S4 phone while running CyanogenMod. Background I’ve been running CyanogenMod stable on my Sprint Galaxy S4 (jfltespr) since the day I got it. The version I stuck with was 10.1 (Android 4.2.2) because it had…

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How to Unlock Sprint Galaxy S4 for Global SIM GSM

I recently traveled to Europe with my Sprint Galaxy S4 world phone. I planned on getting a pre-paid GSM SIM card to use for Google maps and navigation. It turned out great. At the airport, I found a “SIM Local” prepaid wireless shop and paid 20 euro (about $26 USD) for a Meteor SIM card…

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2010 Chevy Impala Radio Swap US8 – Fleet/Rental

I recently got a really good deal on a 2010 Chevy Impala from a rental company. Unfortunately it didn’t come with Bluetooth or the upgraded radio that is mp3 and XM satellite radio capable. I wanted to add an iPod hookup that displayed the song info on the screen, charged the iPod, and allowed for…

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*SOLVED* Android Wireless Tether Broken in CM7

UPDATE 6/21/11: Comments have alerted me to the try experimental version 2.0.8. It does indeed fix the problem. Here’s the link and the QR code: Wireless Tether for Root Users 2.0.8-pre1 *** EXPERIMENTAL *** UPDATE 12/09/11: CyanogenMod 7.1.0 doesn’t play nicely with Wireless Tether because the baked in tethering services autostart when activating on Wireless…

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