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I rooted my I717 a long time ago but have never been able to get call recording to work... So I recently went searching for ways to make that possible.
I read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
and DL'd this file: CF-Root-SGN_XX_OXA_LA1-v5.0-CWM5.rar because my baseband number ended in LA1.
I ran the "already-rooted" bat file on my phone and after rebooting, my phone is completely dead. Power button does nothing. Cant boot to recovery or anything. It's just dark with no signs of life.
I now realize that I was looking at the N7000 forum and that I probably screwed things up royally.
Please help with any ideas you have.
Thanks,
-Patrick
You should try and send the phone back for manufacturer repair... No power at boot is not a good thing.
Were you trying to unroot your phone? I mean your post said you were trying to get call recording working... kinda confused as to the logic on this one.
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blackendsoul said:
You should try and send the phone back for manufacturer repair... No power at boot is not a good thing.
Were you trying to unroot your phone? I mean your post said you were trying to get call recording working... kinda confused as to the logic on this one.
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Well at that point I was flashing a new kernel as per the steps in that forum link for already rooted phones... So yeah. I know now there is a big difference between the I717 and the N7000. I just wish I had noticed earlier. I just saw the "Samsung Galaxy Note" in the forum title and didnt read further.
I spent 2 hours at the AT&T repair center today. Looks like they're going to mail me a refurb in a couple weeks or something. Would still like to get this one running again if at all possible.
Ok, here its goes, i updated my i9100 through kies to 4.0.3. (XWLP7) a number of weeks ago...
since then ive been getting network drops 6/7 times a day (absolutely no network at all, try to make calls and i get a message saying mobile network not available, so i seached this site multiple times for answers, ive flashed stock ROMs, flashed custom ROMs, flashed multiple radios/modems, wiped data/factory resets EVERYTHING!
and the problem still persists! I installed the latest official ics rom 4.0.4 (LPM) hoping samsung would have fixed this issue but.....NO! could this be a hardware issue?
I am at wits end here any help would be really appreciated.:laugh:
How many modems have you tried ?
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How many modems have you tried ?
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About 4 or 5, Im situated in Ireland and my carrier is meteor, everything was fine untill the keis update!
I had a period where my signal was constantly weak in usually strong areas. Like you I went through the options of modems, wipes and ROMs. As a last resort i repaired my EFS folder using the app by hell cat (I think that's his name). After that everything was back to normal.
Edit: Please research in depth regarding the EFS folder as a mistake will turn your phone into an Android Ipod.
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I had a period where my signal was constantly weak in usually strong areas. Like you I went through the options of modems, wipes and ROMs. As a last resort i repaired my EFS folder using the app by hell cat (I think that's his name). After that everything was back to normal.
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I read a little about this folder yesterday, its unique to each handset? you wouldnt happen to have a link for that app do you? if this works you are an absolute LEGEND!
In play store just search GSII repair. This will repair backup and restore efs. HC-tool in play store also will save and restore efs. And in this forum there is EFS_PRO where the repair and back up is done on a PC. Sorry about lack of links fairly new to this site. Read up before trying, all the best
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4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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About 4 or 5, Im situated in Ireland and my carrier is meteor, everything was fine untill the keis update!
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If your efs folder is broken you have no service all the time.
So i think its a modem related issue.
Try the KH3 modem that i have installed too. Before that I had the LPX modem installed and i had network drops too.
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4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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having a similar problem, since i got my phone booted and fully operational the signal is BAAADDDD
tried 8 different modems from the LP and LQ modems with no result
MistahBungle said:
4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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Tried the EFS method last night... to no avail signal dropped 3/4 times today and had to reboot to get it back,
Ive tried the KH3 modem already, LPS LQ6 etc so im bringing it to phonemenders im burnt out here, amd my imei starts with 3588, but its says that on the box my handset came with too
I know it's a silly question but have you checked with your service provider to see if there is a fault at their end
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Given your IMEI is good, then you have a whole lot more modems to try. Trying 4 or 5 is not trying 'a lot of modems'.
Also, Handsy's suggestion to check whether it's a local issue with your carrier is far from silly & makes a lot of sense. I'd be very surprised if this is a physical fault with the phone.
Due to carriers using different equipment & sometimes different spectrum in different locations/different base stations/towers, finding a modem that works is an inexact science.
You really do have to try as many as you have to until you find one that works.
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Tried the EFS method last night... to no avail signal dropped 3/4 times today and had to reboot to get it back,
Ive tried the KH3 modem already, LPS LQ6 etc so im bringing it to phonemenders im burnt out here, amd my imei starts with 3588, but its says that on the box my handset came with too
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I know it's a silly question but have you checked with your service provider to see if there is a fault at their end
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Yeah ive been to them, all they said was try a new simcard so ive gotten 2,
ah fudge it anyway ive reset absolutely everything so im gonna drop it into phonemenders, im fed up with figiting with it now i shouldnt have to repeatidly flash new modems it should just work the way its supposed to!
I'll let you guys know how i get on in the end, thank you for time
No problem and all the best with your device.
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Dear All,
today I ran into a massive problem with my brand new i9300, which i bought 2 days ago and literally bricked the phone in very unusual way - no network available so I can not make/receive calls, texts or data.
I bought the phone in Bangkok(Thailand), as is(without warranty as it is not from original thai distribution therefore I saved bit over 100 bucks). When I got home and start exploring the phone a little I noticed weird thing - when booting up the logo is GT-I9300T and when I checked on firmware, it was showing GT-I9300T as well but the paper boxe(written in french) showed GT-I9300 as well as the sticker under the battery(GT-I9300). The phone was unlocked and rooted, can not remember the firmware it was equipped with but it was TELSTRA branded(boot on/off animation plus lots of crap appz TELSTRA related). Plus there were few bugs like phone was not able to lock itself(pin, face unlock etc. etc. - nothing was working, no unlocking needed because it never locked anyway) no matter what I did. That really annoyed me so I decided to flash DarkyROM III v3(have been playing with DarkyROMs for last 2 years on my SGS) as I learned that i9300 and i9300T firmwares are interchangable anyway so it should not matter. So I flashed according the guide, no problems encountered at all, it went very smooth. But after the phone booted up, despite everything else was working nicely, there was no signal/network available. Only the "crossed-circle" in the top-right corner where usually the signal bars are.
So I went to the service mode, tried to force different bands in both - GSM and WCDMA but no luck. Still no networkd available. So I decided to give a go to few another modems - both versions i9300 and i9300T - flashed in CWM and Odin too - no luck, still the same. So I reflashed few SAMSUNG stock firmwares plus tried the various modems again, still the same result - crossed circle instead of signal bars, no network. So I went to SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTER, they were very helpful, played with my phone for almost an hour, flashed latest official thai firmware but the result is still the same. No network. They even reflashed the initial bootup animation so now it is showing correctly GT-I9300. They checked the imei+s/n and confirmed the phone is I9300 coming from France originaly(french distribution) and apologized, because it is french phone they do not have the required firmware/software on hand so that they can help me and fix my phone. So what can I do? I guess if SAMSUNG Service Center can not help me, does it mean I should throw away my phone into the nearest thrashbin? I spent almost 600USD on it - its a lots of money for me. Well lesson for me is - never buy anything from unofficial distribution!
But please let me ask you guys - any idea what can I do to make it work again? Anyone else have similar experience as me?
The phone shows same IMEI as on the paper sticker below the battery, but the serial number shows ony zeros(0000000) instead the letters/numbers which are mentioned on the sticker.
Any more info, please let me know. I will appreciate any suggestion/help/assistance to make my SGS3 work again, please please please help me!
Thanks a lot, kind regards
Tomas
Are you absolutly sure that this phone wasnt stolen? It can be locked by IMEI If it was.
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Are you absolutly sure that this phone wasnt stolen? It can be locked by IMEI If it was.
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I have no idea, how can I find out? I guess SAMSUNG Service Center would tell me, no? And the phone was working perfectly until the flash.
Its not brand new if its been rooted .
See the recent posts regarding the T Model and network .
jje
Maybe this phone was simunlocked in some kind of temporary way. After flashing original firmware efs was rebuilded with simlock to original carrier, Telstra in this case? I dont think you have got their sim to check this. Maybe try few ways to simunlock now, just after flashing a tripplefile stock firmware with mx.pit and repartition checked in Odin.
Take out your current simcard and external sd card while flashing.
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@JJEgan: thanks but as per SAMSUNG SC the unit is i9300, not i9300t as was flashed originally.
@SirKunon: how complicated is it to simunlock? Do I need some specialized equipment/sw? So what you suggest is to find stock firmware with three separate files - pda, phone, csc - and flash them together with mx.pit repartition ticked? Can't that mx.pit do some more harm? And how about bootloader, what is it really good for?
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@SirKunon: how complicated is it to simunlock? Do I need some specialized equipment/sw? So what you suggest is to find stock firmware with three separate files - pda, phone, csc - and flash them together with mx.pit repartition ticked? Can't that mx.pit do some more harm? And how about bootloader, what is it really good for?
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Bootloader is usualy included in all firmwares and flashed, no matter is it one or three files. But generaly only roms with separete csc, pda and modem include script commands for wiping data (dalvik also) and cache just after flashing a firmware. Some carriers are using diffrent than stock recommended partition layout and that why i suggest repartition - to wipe all junks from Telstra branding.
About simunlock You should search this forum, I didnt do that with my s3 becouse its stock unlocked. I only debranded my phone from T-mobile to stock. On sgs and sgs2 i have to use some soft, I dont remember how its names. From efs folder (root needed) extract nvdata.bin in this file are informations about IMEI and simlock encoded. You need to find that software which will remove simlock bytes and after that push nvdata.bin back to efs partition and set right owner (radio or root) and permissions. Maybe three is also easiest way to do that. But root always will be necesary.
This is only things that may help if sammys SC itself failed.
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Easy solution for you :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838480
Can people stop using the term "bricked" when it's clearly not please.
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riso123 said:
Can people stop using the term "bricked" when it's clearly not please.
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I'm sure people like me can stop using the term "bricked" if you know a better term for a cell you can not use for calling, texting and using data anymore(sorry but phone u can not use for its main purpose is a brick to me). But honestly I would expect more from a senior member like u than an "advice" like that just to add an 1 extra count on your posts count. If you don't know how to or don't want to help, just say that straight away or don't reply at all. Your comment like this is not gonna help anyone and certainly no-one is gonna learn anything new from it.
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I'm sure people like me can stop using the term "bricked" if you know a better term for a cell you can not use for calling, texting and using data anymore(sorry but phone u can not use for its main purpose is a brick to me). But honestly I would expect more from a senior member like u than an "advice" like that just to add an 1 extra count on your posts count. If you don't know how to or don't want to help, just say that straight away or don't reply at all. Your comment like this is not gonna help anyone and certainly no-one is gonna learn anything new from it.
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What does me being "senior" have to do with it? It doesn't make me any more of a role model, doesn't earn me extra money and doesn't make my poopie smell nice...
Your phone is not bricked, it's just lacking in functionality at the moment. It's likely something that can be fixed... if it was bricked, you would have no functionality and no way to fix the device, thus making it a useless brick...
So yeah, my original post stands... your using the term, along with a lot of other people, incorrectly and it's annoying.
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try flashing it with stock rom for australia.
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What does me being "senior" have to do with it? It doesn't make me any more of a role model, doesn't earn me extra money and doesn't make my poopie smell nice...
Your phone is not bricked, it's just lacking in functionality at the moment. It's likely something that can be fixed... if it was bricked, you would have no functionality and no way to fix the device, thus making it a useless brick...
So yeah, my original post stands... your using the term, along with a lot of other people, incorrectly and it's annoying.
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Well what else can I add, maybe just "thank you very much for your very useful advice, it's very much appreciated and it helped me a lot". But on a serious note now, obviously you have absolutely no idea how to help as the SAMSUNG SC does, but at least they don't try to be a smart ass and admit that straight away. Anyways my apologies to everyone who got offended by my term "brick", I should use more proper term "useless". I hope this will make you happy now so you can get a good night sleep Mr. Smart###!
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Well what else can I add, maybe just "thank you very much for your very useful advice, it's very much appreciated and it helped me a lot". But on a serious note now, obviously you have absolutely no idea how to help as the SAMSUNG SC does, but at least they don't try to be a smart ass and admit that straight away. Anyways my apologies to everyone who got offended by my term "brick", I should use more proper term "useless". I hope this will make you happy now so you can get a good night sleep Mr. Smart###!
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You have been given the needed advise to fix the problem. The only reason that flashing your carrier and country brand firmware would be that your IMEI has been blocked. If your IMEI is blocked then the phone is likely a stolen unit.
What more advise do you want/need, Mr Arrogant?
Edit: oh, and of course your EFS could be screwed. But again, flashing to stock would fix that too...
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First if all, not all country implemented the IMEI blocking.
It requires huge resource to maintain the database.
Which country and network you are trying to use it at?
Secondly I haven't seen one method of flashing to change the boot logo like SAMSUNG SC did.
Can the Thai have done the same originally?
What is the model number under the battery.
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priyana said:
First if all, not all country implemented the IMEI blocking.
It requires huge resource to maintain the database.
Which country and network you are trying to use it at?
Secondly I haven't seen one method of flashing to change the boot logo like SAMSUNG SC did.
Can the Thai have done the same originally?
What is the model number under the battery.
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Sorry I have no idea about IMEI blocking - maybe it is not that common here due to huge amount of mobiles in use around here? I am in northern Thailand, trying to use it on DTAC and yesterday got 2 more SIMs to try another operators - AIS and TRUEMOVE. Even tried my czech and indonesian SIMs, without luck.
I do not know the way SAMMY SC used to change my boot logo but they did it somehow. And this morning I dropped my S3 to one of those street shops specialised in unlocking and repairing phones - they said should be no problem to fix it, left it there for an hour but they returned it to me with apologies that they reflashed what they could and tried different firmwares but no luck. And BTW they reflashed the boot logo too - now it is back to GT-I9300T(which is annoying, will go to SC again on Monday to reflash it back to I9300).
The model number under the battery states: GT-I9300 and SAMMY SC confirmed I9300.
And yes I am sure despite the fact the phone has been sold to me as brand new, someone must have tampered with it - I guess to unlock it or something - it was rooted and CWM was installed. As I mentioned according SAMMY SC the phone comes from french distribution, is GT-I9300 but it was TELSTRA(I think australian) branded and flashed with GT-I9300T.
And to top it up - KIES can not identify what was the original FW for this unit - after inserting the model and S/N into KIES, it just says to check the S/N again and insert the correct one. Real mistery!!!:crying:
But anyway thanks a lot for help and suggestion priyana,
Tomas
Indopilot said:
Sorry I have no idea about IMEI blocking - maybe it is not that common here due to huge amount of mobiles in use around here? I am in northern Thailand, trying to use it on DTAC and yesterday got 2 more SIMs to try another operators - AIS and TRUEMOVE. Even tried my czech and indonesian SIMs, without luck.
I do not know the way SAMMY SC used to change my boot logo but they did it somehow. And this morning I dropped my S3 to one of those street shops specialised in unlocking and repairing phones - they said should be no problem to fix it, left it there for an hour but they returned it to me with apologies that they reflashed what they could and tried different firmwares but no luck. And BTW they reflashed the boot logo too - now it is back to GT-I9300T(which is annoying, will go to SC again on Monday to reflash it back to I9300).
The model number under the battery states: GT-I9300 and SAMMY SC confirmed I9300.
And yes I am sure despite the fact the phone has been sold to me as brand new, someone must have tampered with it - I guess to unlock it or something - it was rooted and CWM was installed. As I mentioned according SAMMY SC the phone comes from french distribution, is GT-I9300 but it was TELSTRA(I think australian) branded and flashed with GT-I9300T.
And to top it up - KIES can not identify what was the original FW for this unit - after inserting the model and S/N into KIES, it just says to check the S/N again and insert the correct one. Real mistery!!!:crying:
But anyway thanks a lot for help and suggestion priyana,
Tomas
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Hi Tomas,
I am experiencing the same problem have u been able to fix your phone? If so how did you do it? I hv tried flashing so many firmwares and took it to like 10 stores without success. Imei is shown also, but sn differs from the one on the sticker. Thanks!
Yes, the issue has been solved easily and free of charge although Sammy SC in Czech Republic and Thailand told me it is a hardware issue and motherboard has to be replaced(costs 225UDS in Thailand and 250EUR in Czech Republic). I repeat it is a lie and trick how to rip you off of some cash - it is SW issue only and I found a place where it has been fixed in less than half an hour and free of charge. Sorry, I m travelling now, will give u more details later Keep hope alive!
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manormachine said:
Hi Tomas,
I am experiencing the same problem have u been able to fix your phone? If so how did you do it? I hv tried flashing so many firmwares and took it to like 10 stores without success. Imei is shown also, but sn differs from the one on the sticker. Thanks!
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You need to visit some service centre wih SPT box.
It will make your phone functional.
But you need to remove modem before flashing roms
If you flash modem after repair you will loose signals.
muhammad.ali123 said:
You need to visit some service centre wih SPT box.
It will make your phone functional.
But you need to remove modem before flashing roms
If you flash modem after repair you will loose signals.
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So this issue can not be solved and I will have to stay on the same modem forever? So how can we ever update our firmware if modem can not be tampered with? It sounds like this issue bans us completely from updating our firmware I wanted to try other stock/modded firmwares or at least kernels but now I m afraid to touch the firmware in order not to lose signal again:'(
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ok my imei shows up as null/null after dropping my phone on the floor, i work with a solder daily so i can do any hardware fix
but i cant send it to samsung because the device has no warranty and they refuse to fix it, so please anyone post a guide. i looked everywhere
this is all i could find
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f453/n7000-blank-imei-phone-unknown-fix-how-1624214/
and it for the n7000
but how do use this to fix my sgs3,
Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
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DIDNT WORK, i have my imei as null/null and its a hardware problem, i tried everything software, please help
How cum ur warrenty is over. Its not even an year since s3 has been released and it has 2 yrs warrenty
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dynamitedroid said:
How cum ur warrenty is over. Its not even an year since s3 has been released and it has 2 yrs warrenty
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becouse i sent it to a mobile service shop and he opened the device causing my waranty to be void
Simply_Android said:
ok my imei shows up as null/null after dropping my phone on the floor, i work with a solder daily so i can do any hardware fix
but i cant send it to samsung because the device has no warranty and they refuse to fix it, so please anyone post a guide. i looked everywhere
this is all i could find
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f453/n7000-blank-imei-phone-unknown-fix-how-1624214/
and it for the n7000
but how do use this to fix my sgs3,
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Multiple posts on this subject search and read .
Basic is restore your backed up EFS folder or take to a service centre .
jje
i restored my imei, i backed it up when i first bought the phone, as i do to all of my android phones, and when i restore it nothings changes, still no signal, and imei null/null
Hardware damage is more than likely the problem .
jje
Afaik the device has no warranty stickers inside. If the shop has not botched, you should be able to flash stock and claim warranty.
Note 2 things:
- in many countries in the first period (eg 6months) the shop has to prove you caused the defect through rooting.
- The seller and not Samsung has to provide the warranty.
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the device has a black mother bored from the bottom because the repair shop kept the heat on it to long, this wasnt me, and 100 percent sure samsung devices dont come
like that out of the box
oh yeah and the device has no sound either, it does but its very low, at full volume, no rom fixed that prob
please any professionals??
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ok my imei shows up as null/null after dropping my phone on the floor, i work with a solder daily so i can do any hardware fix
but i cant send it to samsung because the device has no warranty and they refuse to fix it, so please anyone post a guide. i looked everywhere
this is all i could find
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f453/n7000-blank-imei-phone-unknown-fix-how-1624214/
and it for the n7000
but how do use this to fix my sgs3,
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If you can get into Odin mode, try re-flashing a stock ROM
CyanogenModded Very China-like, from my Samsung Galaxy S III
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Cannot fix damaged hardware via flashing you need a service centre .
jje
I know, but I'm still hoping for him that it isn't one - even if it's most likely, you should never loose hope.
Do you know what's bothering me? I've never managed to do such a thing, so how do the others?
CyanogenModded Very China-like, from my Samsung Galaxy S III
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Perhaps I'm missing something? People have offered solutions, you say they don't work, yet you want more solutions.
As said previously - if it's hardware related no amount of trying to fix with software will work.
If it is software try all solutions offered.
If that fails, buy a new one!
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Hi
I have the following problem. I dropped my Galaxy S3 into the water. After it got dried out, and cleaned several times, it turns on, and works more or less fine (the microfone is dead) for a few minutes (an hour tops) then it turns of without any logical reason. When it's turned on, it charges, but if I plug the charging cable in when it's turned off, a little yellow triangle appears with an exclamation mark in it. After several more cleanings, this problem still doesn't go away, and since in the S3 the charging panel is integrated with the mainboard, it seems I need a new mainboard. In the official Samsung store they said a ridiculously high price for the repairing, so I decided to do this at home. I found a brand new, unused mainboard on eBay(here), but they say it needs to be programmed (both IMEI and software) So my question is, is it something I can do at home, or it needs some special tools that only phone repairmans have? I can disassemble and assemble the phone, so I'm not afraid of that part, just I'm not sure if the programming part is possible without special tools. I found topics here where the repair of a hardbricked S3 is explained, just I'm not sure if that is the same as the programming of a clean mainboard.
Any help with this would be appriciated. Thanks.
sgtGiggsy said:
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I have the following problem. I dropped my Galaxy S3 into the water. After it got dried out, and cleaned several times, it turns on, and works more or less fine (the microfone is dead) for a few minutes (an hour tops) then it turns of without any logical reason. When it's turned on, it charges, but if I plug the charging cable in when it's turned off, a little yellow triangle appears with an exclamation mark in it. After several more cleanings, this problem still doesn't go away, and since in the S3 the charging panel is integrated with the mainboard, it seems I need a new mainboard. In the official Samsung store they said a ridiculously high price for the repairing, so I decided to do this at home. I found a brand new, unused mainboard on eBay(here), but they say it needs to be programmed (both IMEI and software) So my question is, is it something I can do at home, or it needs some special tools that only phone repairmans have? I can disassemble and assemble the phone, so I'm not afraid of that part, just I'm not sure if the programming part is possible without special tools. I found topics here where the repair of a hardbricked S3 is explained, just I'm not sure if that is the same as the programming of a clean mainboard.
Any help with this would be appriciated. Thanks.
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U will not get any replies abt programming the imei or motherboard. Its called a motherboard btw. Not mainboard. Its illegal in most countries to program imei. Motherboard well... U will nid to have a very high knowledge abt programming.
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JellyYogurt said:
U will not get any replies abt programming the imei or motherboard. Its called a motherboard btw. Not mainboard. Its illegal in most countries to program imei. Motherboard well... U will nid to have a very high knowledge abt programming.
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As I said, it's a brand new, never used motherboard, it doesn't even have an IMEI number. And I don't want to use a fake one, I'd like to use the IMEI number of my absolutely legally purchased Galaxy S3. I found several topics about the IMEI number restore, so I'm not affraid of that one. I have my phone, it turns on, it works for a short time, the /efs is intact, so it can't be a problem to restore my old motherboard's IMEI to the new motherboard (by the way over the net motherboard and mainboard are both used).
But how did you mean it needs a very high knowledge of programming to program the motherboard? I thought the only thing I need is to somehow put bootloader and a recovery on the motherboard, and it doesn't actually needs any real programming work. I hoped it's something that possible somehow thru ODIN.
You are trying to amend the imei of the new motherboard, even if you consider this to be 'restoring' it's actually still illegal.
A new motherboard from a reputable source comes with it's own, original imei. I would suggest your ebay motherboard is not reputable.
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boomboomer said:
You are trying to amend the imei of the new motherboard, even if you consider this to be 'restoring' it's actually still illegal.
A new motherboard from a reputable source comes with it's own, original imei. I would suggest your ebay motherboard is not reputable.
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Okay, but I said, IMEI isn't my main concern. Programming is. What is that mean in the case of a new motherboard? I doesn't have bootloader and recovery? Or it has, just there isn't an operational OS on it, so I simply have to flash one?
Imei should be your concern, as the one you are buying is either faulty or from a stolen handset, new motherboards are simply not manufactured with a blank emmc.
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boomboomer said:
Imei should be your concern, as the one you are buying is either faulty or from a stolen handset, new motherboards are simply not manufactured with a blank emmc.
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I don't know. But the seller has 100% positive feedback after more than 200 transactions. I tend to trust sellers with that reputation. They sold 16 of this motherboard, and they got no negative responses about it. It's the eBay, not some shady underground webshop.
I also think (but I have no knowledge about it, so I might as well can be wrong) it's possible that motherboards are manufactured with blank IMEI, since I don't think the IMEI number of the phone changes, when the official Samsung support changes the motherboard. That would make the phone look stolen, since the IMEI number is printed in the casing.
sgtGiggsy said:
I don't know. But the seller has 100% positive feedback after more than 200 transactions. I tend to trust sellers with that reputation. They sold 16 of this motherboard, and they got no negative responses about it. It's the eBay, not some shady underground webshop.
I also think (but I have no knowledge about it, so I might as well can be wrong) it's possible that motherboards are manufactured with blank IMEI, since I don't think the IMEI number of the phone changes, when the official Samsung support changes the motherboard. That would make the phone look stolen, since the IMEI number is printed in the casing.
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Nope. When motherboards are produced, it is programmed with one imei. As imei will NOT change, each phone has a certain imei.
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JellyYogurt said:
Nope. When motherboards are produced, it is programmed with one imei. As imei will NOT change, each phone has a certain imei.
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It's funny, since with Galaxy S3 some new ROM flashings can overwrite IMEI. There are cases about it, even here on XDA. So it's absolutely possible to change the IMEI even unintentionally. I've seen cases over the net, where after the flashing a new ROM the IMEI is changed, or even got wiped out fully. It's not a coincidence they say to save the /efs, before doing anything with the ROM.
So can we just forget about the IMEI? What about this motherboard programming thing? What does that mean? They give it with absolutely no bootloader, no recovery? Or it has bootloader, can eneter download mode, just there isn't a fully operational Android on it yet, and I simply have to flash one with ODIN?
sgtGiggsy said:
It's funny, since with Galaxy S3 some new ROM flashings can overwrite IMEI. There are cases about it, even here on XDA. So it's absolutely possible to change the IMEI even unintentionally. I've seen cases over the net, where after the flashing a new ROM the IMEI is changed, or even got wiped out fully. It's not a coincidence they say to save the /efs, before doing anything with the ROM.
So can we just forget about the IMEI? What about this motherboard programming thing? What does that mean? They give it with absolutely no bootloader, no recovery? Or it has bootloader, can eneter download mode, just there isn't a fully operational Android on it yet, and I simply have to flash one with ODIN?
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The reason is tat the efs got corrupted. Tats why the imei changed. And no one uses the imei tat is corrupted. Its impossible to use another imei apart from ur current one or corrupted one.
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JellyYogurt said:
The reason is tat the efs got corrupted. Tats why the imei changed. And no one uses the imei tat is corrupted. Its impossible to use another imei apart from ur current one or corrupted one.
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It's not impossible to change IMEI, just illegal. But it's not the important question here. So as I asked earlier, can we just forget about the IMEI part? What about the motherboard programming?
sgtGiggsy said:
It's not impossible to change IMEI, just illegal. But it's not the important question here. So as I asked earlier, can we just forget about the IMEI part? What about the motherboard programming?
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Can u boot the phone into download mode? I doubt so. In order for flash bootloader, if u wan to, u nid to boot into download mode first. And usb debugging. Which I doubt u have.
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JellyYogurt said:
Can u boot the phone into download mode? I doubt so. In order for flash bootloader, if u wan to, u nid to boot into download mode first. And usb debugging. Which I doubt u have.
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I don't know the answer on either of those questions. The only thing I know, there were 16 buyers who bought exactly the same motherboard I am considering buying, from the exactly the same seller, and neither of those gave negative feedback. To me it means the motherboards proved to be fully functional after building them into the phones, so there must be some way to make this work. The only thing I don't understand that how they mean its software needs to be programmed. An until I don't know more of it, I don't dare to buy it, because if it was something I can't do at home, and I need to pay to someone to do it, I might as well can pay for the official Samsung support for an official motherboard replace.
sgtGiggsy said:
I don't know the answer on either of those questions. The only thing I know, there were 16 buyers who bought exactly the same motherboard I am considering buying, from the exactly the same seller, and neither of those gave negative feedback. To me it means the motherboards proved to be fully functional after building them into the phones, so there must be some way to make this work. The only thing I don't understand that how they mean its software needs to be programmed. An until I don't know more of it, I don't dare to buy it, because if it was something I can't do at home, and I need to pay to someone to do it, I might as well can pay for the official Samsung support for an official motherboard replace.
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Ask them abt wat u nid to do. Only then will xda ppl help u on it
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Dear sgtGiggsy,
I am in the same situation as you, but I made the mistake, I bought the board before reading about the IMEI and software. Please, in the meantime the board comes to my hands, keep me informed if you have news.
Thank you
ddbbmax said:
Dear sgtGiggsy,
I am in the same situation as you, but I made the mistake, I bought the board before reading about the IMEI and software. Please, in the meantime the board comes to my hands, keep me informed if you have news.
Thank you
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Okay, I will, but right now it seems my phone came alive. Two days ago I turned it on, and it works flawlessly (except the microphone, which is still dead). I'm not sure if it stays this way, but as long as it doesn't go crazy again, I put the motherboard replacement thing aside. Now I just have to figure it out if I can replace the microphone, or I'll have to use it with headset from now on.