THE PROBLEM
I have a problem with my phone where I can't receive or send text messages or phone calls however i still have signal and can use mobile data. The problem occured from a rom flash coming from Kalgecin's CM10 builds to Chameleon 1.2.
ATTEMPTS AT SOLVING
I have tried taking the phone back to stock ICS rom and re rooting but still have the same problem.
I have also contacted my provider's, T-Mobile, they have told me that everything is fine with my settings.
I have used my sim in another phone and my sim works
I have used a friends sim in my phone and it experiences the same problem.
THOUGHTS
I have yet to try flashing the stock T-Mobile firmware through Odin. I have also read that similar problems have occured with people whose CSC code has changed, could this be possible?
Phone Version
PDA I9100XWLPU
PHONE I9100XXLQ6
CSC I9100OXALP2
Hopefully someone can help. Cheers
burgess_boy said:
THE PROBLEM
I have a problem with my phone where I can't receive or send text messages or phone calls however i still have signal and can use mobile data. The problem occured from a rom flash coming from Kalgecin's CM10 builds to Chameleon 1.2.
ATTEMPTS AT SOLVING
I have tried taking the phone back to stock ICS rom and re rooting but still have the same problem.
I have also contacted my provider's, T-Mobile, they have told me that everything is fine with my settings.
I have used my sim in another phone and my sim works
I have used a friends sim in my phone and it experiences the same problem.
THOUGHTS
I have yet to try flashing the stock T-Mobile firmware through Odin. I have also read that similar problems have occured with people whose CSC code has changed, could this be possible?
Phone Version
PDA I9100XWLPU
PHONE I9100XXLQ6
CSC I9100OXALP2
Hopefully someone can help. Cheers
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1. Dial *#*#4636#*#* on your phone to enter service mode.
2. Select phone information,
3. Under SMSC, select Refresh,
- post here what you see after select Refresh.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
1. Dial *#*#4636#*#* on your phone to enter service mode.
2. Select phone information,
3. Under SMSC, select Refresh,
- post here what you see after select Refresh.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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Thanks for the response, I get the following:
0791449785788997
burgess_boy said:
Thanks for the response, I get the following:
0791449785788997
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Ok.
Since you said your SIM works in another phone,
-Insert your SIM in another Android phone,
-Check for your SMSC like you previously did.
Compare if both numbers assure the. same
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
Ok.
Since you said your SIM works in another phone,
-Insert your SIM in another Android phone,
-Check for your SMSC like you previously did.
Compare if both numbers assure the. same
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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My work friends phone has 00
I accidentally pressed "update" before "refresh" though should that have made any difference?
burgess_boy said:
My work friends phone has 00
I accidentally pressed "update" before "refresh" though should that have made any difference?
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Yeah! Update will change the SMSC to whatever you see before you selected it, thus 00.
1. Was it with your SIM or your friend's SIM?
2. Are you guys both on the same network?
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
It was with my SIM. I did panic but everything is in order his end, he can receive messages and phone calls. PHEW!
We are on different networks, i am on T-Mobile UK he is on Orange UK.
I've had a read up on the situation and it seems SMSC is not the problem. My number matches that of the SMSC for T-Mobile.
burgess_boy said:
It was with my SIM. I did panic but everything is in order his end, he can receive messages and phone calls. PHEW!
We are on different networks, i am on T-Mobile UK he is on Orange UK.
I've had a read up on the situation and it seems SMSC is not the problem. My number matches that of the SMSC for T-Mobile.
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Ok.
Have you tried a third-party sms app?
I don't think it has anything to do with csc but who knows
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Just tried using GOSMS still won't send.
Will flashing to stock firmware have any benefit?
I need to do it in any case to take it in to the t-mobile store for them to check it
This is the post that led me to believe it was csc related
burgess_boy said:
Just tried using GOSMS still won't send.
Will flashing to stock firmware have any benefit?
I need to do it in any case to take it in to the t-mobile store for them to check it
This is the post that led me to believe it was csc related
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if by any chance u have a backup of ur earlier ROM wherein everthying was wrk'ng fine, try restoring that Bkp and see
If not, then i would suggest u to flash a stock firmware pertained to ur region by wisiting www.sammobile.com and by dwnld the rom from there and see for the issue
burgess_boy said:
Just tried using GOSMS still won't send.
Will flashing to stock firmware have any benefit?
I need to do it in any case to take it in to the t-mobile store for them to check it
This is the post that led me to believe it was csc related
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Ok.
Then follow Sun90's post, and flash back your original firmware.
Personally, I've never had this kind of issue being csc related. It must be T-Mobile, playing dirty here. They want you guys to stay stock!
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
Ok.
Then follow Sun90's post, and flash back your original firmware.
Personally, I've never had this kind of issue being csc related. It must be T-Mobile, playing dirty here. They want you guys to stay stock!
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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Thanks guys, will flash stock tonight and see if that sorts the problem.
I have just flashed the last 4.0.3 T-Mobile firmware, but still the problem persists.
burgess_boy said:
THE PROBLEM
I have a problem
Hopefully someone can help. Cheers
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Just wanted to say thank you for actually asking a question with enough information to actually get proper answers to your question. Not many people do that :beer:
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burgess_boy said:
I have just flashed the last 4.0.3 T-Mobile firmware, but still the problem persists.
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perform a factory data reset.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I have performed data factory reset and still the problem persists.
Decided I am going to clear the download mode counter and flash 4.0.4 via Samsung Kies and take it to the store tomorrow.
Thanks for your efforts, hopefully have an idea of what is wrong with it tomorrow but i'm not banking on it.
Could it be possible that my IMEI code has been blocked?
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Hello guys,
Well i am from Netherland first of all and I got a little problem over here i have a black S2 and was running 2.3.5 official firmware I9100XWKJ3 (netherland) downloaded from sammobile and flashed with Odin rooted with CF kernel, and my phone was working great! But now that 4.0.3 came out i downloaded it pda name
I9100XWLP7 also from sammobile and flashed with odin and using cf kernel again for the root. But now i noticed i can't call, send a sms or anything with internet all the other stuff do work at least well with wifi on ofcourse. I looked on forums saw some threads and telling to see if they had an imei so i went and look and found a generic imei starting with 0000049............ I have now no idea how i can use my phone again to call and so on. Is there anyone here who can help me? I don't know if it matters wich carrier i got but it is T-mobile.
Sincerely thanks!
Did you make a backup of your EFS folder?
ricey1986 said:
Did you make a backup of your EFS folder?
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yup but still that gives me the same generic imei and when i try to put an apn it wont appear on list and when i do find carrier he fins tmobile kpn and vodafone but i cant choose them gives an error
Hi,
Go to APN Settings, in APN type in "internet"
In username, type in "tmobile"
In password, type in "tmobile"
Try these without the inverted commas, I believe these are the APN settings for the Netherlands.
Chris.
themadba said:
Hi,
Go to APN Settings, in APN type in "internet"
In username, type in "tmobile"
In password, type in "tmobile"
Try these without the inverted commas, I believe these are the APN settings for the Netherlands.
Chris.
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then he askes mcc and so on also when trying to save, And even though i fill everything in and i save it it doesnt show on the list wich means i cant choose it neither
Does your phone actually recognise your SIM Card?
Chris.
themadba said:
Does your phone actually recognise your SIM Card?
Chris.
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Yea it doesn't say that he doesnt find my sim card so i suppose it's okay and he shows the signal bar but no data
Well its definitely the APN settings then. I have never heard of them never being saved though. Why don't you just try re-flashing the XWLP7 ROM off sammobile.com again?
Don't root it straight after the re-flash, and if it still won't allow you to input APN settings, I suggest you go back to GB Sorry.
Chris.
themadba said:
Well its definitely the APN settings then. I have never heard of them never being saved though. Why don't you just try re-flashing the XWLP7 ROM off sammobile.com again?
Don't root it straight after the re-flash, and if it still won't allow you to input APN settings, I suggest you go back to GB Sorry.
Chris.
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Went back to 2.3.5 and it works as normally so now trying 4.0.3 again without root report in a second
Just thinking, root doesn't have anything to do with APN settings, but it is worth trying the XWLP7 ROM without root to see if you can save your APN settings. Before you re-flash the ICS ROM, write down your APN settings to make sure that you enter them correctly this time Makes it easier.
Chris.
themadba said:
Just thinking, root doesn't have anything to do with APN settings, but it is worth trying the XWLP7 ROM without root to see if you can save your APN settings. Before you re-flash the ICS ROM, write down your APN settings to make sure that you enter them correctly this time Makes it easier.
Chris.
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Even with 2.3.5 i dont get anything at apn list but the data works xD
That is very strange. Can you bare with 2.3.5 then? Or try one of the ROM's in the Android Development thread? By the way, most of the ROMs in there are flashed in ClockworkMod Recovery, so you will need to re-root with Chainfire's CF-Root.
If the data doesn't work after flashing one of them, then I'm lost...
Chris.
Well on 4.0.3 without root it doesnt work neither. So now im thinking what if i go to 2.3.5 how can i get the offcial update through kies? maybe if i get it from kieis it does work
themadba said:
That is very strange. Can you bare with 2.3.5 then? Or try one of the ROM's in the Android Development thread? By the way, most of the ROMs in there are flashed in ClockworkMod Recovery, so you will need to re-root with Chainfire's CF-Root.
If the data doesn't work after flashing one of them, then I'm lost...
Chris.
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Guess imma sleep cuz im tired and g2g church tomorrow morning and ill pray for my phone also xD ill see what i can do tomorrow and hope more people leave comments. Ty for ur help!
Your very welcome. Also, if you are on a stock ROM (your 2.3.5 ROM) and your are connected to Kies and it says you are on the latest version, either:
1. Try uninstalling and reinstalling Kies;
2. The ICS upgrade hasn't been released by T-Mobile NL yet, or in your country, but I believe most European countries have ICS now.
Chris.
P.S. Sorry I couldn't solve your problem, just never heard of APN settings not being saved, or APN settings not being there and your data still working! Confused!
themadba said:
Your very welcome. Also, if you are on a stock ROM (your 2.3.5 ROM) and your are connected to Kies and it says you are on the latest version, either:
1. Try uninstalling and reinstalling Kies;
2. The ICS upgrade hasn't been released by T-Mobile NL yet, or in your country, but I believe most European countries have ICS now.
Chris.
P.S. Sorry I couldn't solve your problem, just never heard of APN settings not being saved, or APN settings not being there and your data still working! Confused!
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Well the ics has been released in Netherland cuz i got it from sammobile.com and i got kies now and get the error that my phone isnt compatible with software updates through kies. While i am on stock 2.3.5 it doesnt let me update through there.
i do experiences this problem when trying up ICS rom, however not with samsung official release. I get this problem that no data and cant save APN setting when i try Cynogenmod 9 nightly build.
vyis said:
i do experiences this problem when trying up ICS rom, however not with samsung official release. I get this problem that no data and cant save APN setting when i try Cynogenmod 9 nightly build.
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Custom roms don't work for me either. It's just official 2.3.5 that works.
Could it be that cuz of having a generic imei i can not update it through kies?
shurensly95 said:
Could it be that cuz of having a generic imei i can not update it through kies?
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YES + Rooted firmware + KIES updates genuine software with the correct codes matching .
In my view your require a service centre to sort out your missing IMEI .
jje
Hi Guys,
My Galaxy Note i717 is not showing IMEI when using the function *#06# and its not connecting with any gsm carrier as well. I do not have any backup for efs and i have tried flashing every possible rate available for i717 note... i have tried stock roms from At&t to Saurom and still no result... I am not sure what to do at this point... plzz help...
Thanks,
Mobiletechvideos.com well fix you up for $30 u.s. plus shipping to get it there, it ships back to you for free.
Josh, connexion2005 here in xda, does great work. Should have it turned around in a week or so.
ysr84 said:
Hi Guys,
My Galaxy Note i717 is not showing IMEI when using the function *#06# and its not connecting with any gsm carrier as well. I do not have any backup for efs and i have tried flashing every possible rate available for i717 note... i have tried stock roms from At&t to Saurom and still no result... I am not sure what to do at this point... plzz help...
Thanks,
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First thing first, was it working before? Where did you buy it from. Carriers have start blocking phones that are reported stolen or have balance in the account.
What does it say in settings/about phone/status?
Does that number match the one on the back of the phone under the battery?
Could you please explain what you did to get to this point?
Flashed bad modem?
Deleted /efs folder or contents?
Remote unlock error?
Elpidio said:
First thing first, was it working before? Where did you buy it from. Carriers have start blocking phones that are reported stolen or have balance in the account.
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It was working before and its not a carrier block as it does not recognize the sim at all to begin with....
studacris said:
What does it say in settings/about phone/status?
Does that number match the one on the back of the phone under the battery?
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In the about phone
Android version - 4..0.4
Baseband - unknown
Build - imm76d.ucle2
In Satuts... network and IMEI both are unknown
rangercaptain said:
Could you please explain what you did to get to this point?
Flashed bad modem?
Deleted /efs folder or contents?
Remote unlock error?
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I am not too sure.. i got the phone from a friend who has messed it up...
He said he flashed the bell upgrade from Gb to ICS and this happened.....
I doubt it .... anyhow... couple of other things
the function *#06# shows a null/nunll
*#9090# - shows nothing
*#2263# - shows nothing in service menu
Also, *2767*3855# system format doesnt work either....
Rom is working fine... wireless and internet are all functional....
If i go to adb... i can see the efs folder and other partitions...
Well yeah, the efs folder will be there, is just generated a new one, with a generic imei.
As i said earlier, mobiletechvidoes can fix it, but since everything is working perfectly, and you live in Canada, might wanna just not worry about it?
I read the ota Canada ics update had a bad install script. Just get the zip file and flash that.
too late for that, the "damage" has been done, and he is already running it, flashing the zip won't help now.
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too late for that, the "damage" has been done, and he is already running it, flashing the zip won't help now.
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So any way i can revive the phone back to life?
Had this happen to me a few times on my sgs1.
Only thing that fixed it was flashing older stock rom through Odin. You can try samfirmware to get it or there is a complete set of stock files here in the forum as well.
Good luck.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
So this happened to me on another Galaxy Note.. I flashed a GB T989 modem on a ICS rom... i717R - Rogers phone. After that i realized that i have screwed up then i flashed the ics modem compatible with aws 1700... and guess what NO IMEI... NULL NULL.... I was scared ****less.... Immediately i odin flashed the At&T rom and flashed the T989 modem and thank God i got the imei back and everything is working... however i still have a note with NO IMEI
ysr84 said:
So this happened to me on another Galaxy Note.. I flashed a GB T989 modem on a ICS rom... i717R - Rogers phone. After that i realized that i have screwed up then i flashed the ics modem compatible with aws 1700... and guess what NO IMEI... NULL NULL.... I was scared ****less.... Immediately i odin flashed the At&T rom and flashed the T989 modem and thank God i got the imei back and everything is working... however i still have a note with NO IMEI
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Donate it to science? lol
PM Sent...
DX
ysr84 said:
Hi Guys,
My Galaxy Note i717 is not showing IMEI when using the function *#06# and its not connecting with any gsm carrier as well. I do not have any backup for efs and i have tried flashing every possible rate available for i717 note... i have tried stock roms from At&t to Saurom and still no result... I am not sure what to do at this point... plzz help...
Thanks,
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Hi there,
I got the same problem. I am wondering that did you get it fixed? If you did fix it, could you share me how to fix it, please :crying:
It used to be working fine with telus. But I did try to enable AWS to be able to use with mobilicity sim by follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547114
But my phone stuck on bootloop after pre-rooted.
Then I try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584250
It fix bootloop problem.
But right now it doesn't show IMEI and can't connect with any carrier. Please help..
Thank you for reading
Wasinee said:
Hi there,
I got the same problem. I am wondering that did you get it fixed? If you did fix it, could you share me how to fix it, please :crying:
It used to be working fine with telus. But I did try to enable AWS to be able to use with mobilicity sim by follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547114
But my phone stuck on bootloop after pre-rooted.
Then I try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584250
It fix bootloop problem.
But right now it doesn't show IMEI and can't connect with any carrier. Please help..
Thank you for reading
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I suggest that you Private Message the user.
I'm sure he will provide the answer ...
And I hope he posts here as well, as it would help others like yourself ....g
I'm not sure if this would help at all but it might be worth a shot.It creates TEST IMEI's and other stuff through ADB .Maybe it can even retrieve your actual IMEI somehow? Post back in this thread if anything comes of it so other people with problems can follow .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436486
Here's my fix
I had the same problem with IMEI showing null/null....this happened after I flashed new radio band to get 4g on Tmobile for my AT&T Galaxy note. It appears that I had flashed a zip file for new radio that messes up the IMEI number. I have heard that others have just simply re-flashed their Note using other custom roms that has it's own radio band and IMEI number reappears. I simply used Samsung Kies to force most current factory rom into my Note (search how to do that) and it added factory setting to my Note...including all the AT&T stuff but it did unroot my phone....but it fixed the problem and I got my IMEI back....PM me if you have any questions.
To get to download mode when hooked up to Kies: hold down volume down and power at the same time until download mode comes up. And push volume up button once download screen comes up. Hook the phone up to Samsung Kies and click "Tools" and click "Firmware upgrade and initialization".....enter model using caps "SGH-I717" and enter ok....and enter serial number...using caps....and sit tight and wait...
IMEI NULL
Chase60now said:
I had the same problem with IMEI showing null/null....this happened after I flashed new radio band to get 4g on Tmobile for my AT&T Galaxy note. It appears that I had flashed a zip file for new radio that messes up the IMEI number. I have heard that others have just simply re-flashed their Note using other custom roms that has it's own radio band and IMEI number reappears. I simply used Samsung Kies to force most current factory rom into my Note (search how to do that) and it added factory setting to my Note...including all the AT&T stuff but it did unroot my phone....but it fixed the problem and I got my IMEI back....PM me if you have any questions.
To get to download mode when hooked up to Kies: hold down volume down and power at the same time until download mode comes up. And push volume up button once download screen comes up. Hook the phone up to Samsung Kies and click "Tools" and click "Firmware upgrade and initialization".....enter model using caps "SGH-I717" and enter ok....and enter serial number...using caps....and sit tight and wait...
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It didn't lock the pohne after it went back to stock did it .?
Hey guys, I'm in desperate need of some assistance here.
I have an international Galaxy S3 i9300, rooted and with CWM.
I flashed Criskelos XXDLH8 ROM yesterday, and I followed the instructions to the dot.
The flash seemed to be problem free.
However, once the phone booted and i was on the new ROM, i tried to make a call, but I kept getting an error message saying "not registered on network".
I instantly freaked out, and wiped my phone+cache, and flashed stock Samsung ICS (XAALE8) via Odin.
The phone booted normally into the stock ICS. But instead of seeing signal bars on the status bar, all I can see now is just a circle with a line through it . :crying:
I did some research on the net, and didn't really find anything to help me, which is why I'm here, seeking ANY help from you guys.
I'm freaked out guys! Any assistance would be SO appreciated! thank you!
don't panic
go settings >wireless and networks more settings > access point names
make sure you have something in there
mine says Vodacom ( internet)
look up apn for your area.
otherwise you can try flashing a different modem for your region or even try another region from here
https://www.wuala.com/UpInTheAir/SGS3/Modems/I9300/ICS/CWM/?key=n0KVwtIMZPE8
thanks to upintheair check stickies in q and a
hope this helps :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
no luck
gordonx10i said:
don't panic
go settings >wireless and networks more settings > access point names
make sure you have something in there
mine says Vodacom ( internet)
look up apn for your area.
otherwise you can try flashing a different modem for your region or even try another region from here
thanks to upintheair check stickies in q and a
hope this helps :thumbup:
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Hey mate, thanks for the suggestion.
But my problem arent my APN settings.. I am not able to obtain access to the network anymore All i can see instead of signal bars is a circle with a line through it :crying:
And yes, Ive tried flashing different modems, and ive tried various ICS kernels as well.. no luck
My IMEI has not changed or been deleted (EFS seems to be intact), in case you were wondering.. hmm...
I have no idea whats wrong with my S3
hmmm try perhaps restoring efs folder from backup
sorry seems like you've tried all my ideas.
could be something really silly like sim card wrong way or not nicely in check that.
soz
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gordonx10i said:
hmmm try perhaps restoring efs folder from backup
sorry seems like you've tried all my ideas.
could be something really silly like sim card wrong way or not nicely in check that.
soz
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Just restored my EFS folder from a backup i made.. no luck.. hmm..
My sim card works on my spare phone, so thats not the problem.. do u think it might be an issue with my sim card slot?
I mean, i didnt physically drop the phone or anything, this issue seems to have originated after flashing that custom ROM...
Thanks anyways for your suggestions mate, appreciate everything I really hope someone can help me out here, im kinda lost..Sigh
Im also encountering the same proble. But instead, i have network signal (there are signal bars), but i am un able to send/receive messages and calls. I still have the same IMEI number but my Serial Number became 00000000.
Please help!
shakir999 said:
Just restored my EFS folder from a backup i made.. no luck.. hmm..
My sim card works on my spare phone, so thats not the problem.. do u think it might be an issue with my sim card slot?
I mean, i didnt physically drop the phone or anything, this issue seems to have originated after flashing that custom ROM...
Thanks anyways for your suggestions mate, appreciate everything I really hope someone can help me out here, im kinda lost..Sigh
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Hi shakir999, I bought a phone and I am having exactly the same problem. Please let me know if you were able to fix your phone, I'm almost trying to find a mainboard in the market, because everithing I have tryed in therms of SW did not work. Please let me know what have you done to fix and if you fixed your phone. Thanks!!!
harrysc said:
Hi shakir999, I bought a phone and I am having exactly the same problem. Please let me know if you were able to fix your phone, I'm almost trying to find a mainboard in the market, because everithing I have tryed in therms of SW did not work. Please let me know what have you done to fix and if you fixed your phone. Thanks!!!
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hey dude,
i tried pretty much every software fix i could find.. but no luck i returned the phone and got it replaced. Apparently, there was an issue with the radio on the motherboard.
Goodluck mate!
cheers
Are you sure the firmware is suitable for your model for your phone's factory? There are at least three regions of producing Galaxy S3 International version. Some final product made in Vietnam and Korea has a lot of problems and need to be changed to the board made in China due to software problem. You should try using the "Firmware Upgrade And Initialization" in the "Tools" in the Samsung KIES 2.5 because it will download the latest official firmware according to your model and serial number and it will wipe your phone at the same time.
evantkh said:
Are you sure the firmware is suitable for your model for your phone's factory? There are at least three regions of producing Galaxy S3 International version. Some final product made in Vietnam and Korea has a lot of problems and need to be changed to the board made in China due to software problem. You should try using the "Firmware Upgrade And Initialization" in the "Tools" in the Samsung KIES 2.5 because it will download the latest official firmware according to your model and serial number and it will wipe your phone at the same time.
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Thanks for your support.
I tried to repair using the firmware update and initialization, but I could not find exactly where it is. I could reach a pop-up window saying that if my phone had a problem it would be listed in this window... Not sure if I am doing it correctly.
Do you have any tutorial link/post where I can find the proper instructions for it? I am familiar with odin, but not kies...
Thanks in advance!
harrysc said:
Thanks for your support.
I tried to repair using the firmware update and initialization, but I could not find exactly where it is. I could reach a pop-up window saying that if my phone had a problem it would be listed in this window... Not sure if I am doing it correctly.
Do you have any tutorial link/post where I can find the proper instructions for it? I am familiar with odin, but not kies...
Thanks in advance!
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You can find this function in your Samsung KIES 2.5 which is the software to be installed in your computer. Then you will see the top bar, one of them is Tools and you will find the function in the Tools menu.
Most likely a locked phone ...
shakir999 said:
Hey guys, I'm in desperate need of some assistance here.
I have an international Galaxy S3 i9300, rooted and with CWM.
I flashed Criskelos XXDLH8 ROM yesterday, and I followed the instructions to the dot.
The flash seemed to be problem free.
However, once the phone booted and i was on the new ROM, i tried to make a call, but I kept getting an error message saying "not registered on network".
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It sounds very much like a locked phone that was unlocked in a suboptimal way
Unless you have the original EFS (on which you might try to do a cleaner unlock) you will be "condemned" to always need a patched modem.
The short story is that network locking is done in a protected/checksumed database in the EFS partition and some older unlocks were not even attempting to keep the database "clean" - they were forcing a flag there but since there was some other check at a later time you need a special "patch" in the GSM modem code - that is located in a different partition and might be a little different from one country/carrier to another. Unfortunately the modem is (usually) updated with major ROM updates, so you have now lost that patch - but you can take a look below for a fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
The bottom line is that (unless you restore original EFS and do a very clean unlock) you will always have to re-apply the modem after you program a new full ROM!
Hey guys, I need help reviving my I9100. I had it rooted and running CM for over a year, always upgrading to the latest nightlies when out of a sudden it started to lose network connection. Now it doesn't get any connection at all, no matter what I do....
Here are a few things I have done (not necessarily in that order):
- searched the forums for similar posts - didn't find one that matches my exact problem
- restaured a few different backups from when everything was working with CWM
- flashed older versions of CM (all the way back to CM7) with CWM
- flashed the original factory ROM with Odin
- flashed a few different modems with CWM
- factory reset, data wipe, cache wipe, fix permissions, etc. with CWM
- used GetRIL to fix RIL (tried a few different ones with each different modem flashed)
- tried my SIM card in other phones and it works
- tried other working SIM cards in my phone and it doesn't work
Not sure what else I can try before assuming it's a hardware error....
Everything else works fine - WiFi, Bluetooth.... basically my phone is now an iPod lol...
TIA
If your SIM works in other phones than the SIM is not the problem.
If your phone doesn't work with other SIMs - that's you clue right there. Is your phone locked to a specific carrier? If so, try other SIMs from same carrier. If the phone is factory-unlocked and doesn't accept other SIMs - it's a hardware issue.
Edit: Please check if *#06# shows your iemi.
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f-r said:
If your SIM works in other phones than the SIM is not the problem.
If your phone doesn't work with other SIMs - that's you clue right there. Is your phone locked to a specific carrier? If so, try other SIMs from same carrier. If the phone is factory-unlocked and doesn't accept other SIMs - it's a hardware issue.
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My phone is carrier locked but the other SIM I tried was from the same carrier, so it should have worked. I have the unlock code anyways, just never had the need to unlock it. If anyone thinks it might help with the diagnosis I can find another carrier's SIM to unlock the phone and try it out.
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Edit: Please check if *#06# shows your iemi.
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Yes it does.
If your SIM worked in other phones from same carrier, but no SIM works in your device, I sense a hardware fault.
Don't rush unlocking it if you plan to have your carrier to repair the phone. It might disable your warrenty or flag your device as "tampered with".
Again, if no SIM seems to work in the device and the iemi is NOT blacklisted (for some reason), it's a hardware fault.
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If your SIM worked in other phones from same carrier, but no SIM works in your device, I sense a hardware fault.
Don't rush unlocking it if you plan to have your carrier to repair the phone. It might disable your warrenty or flag your device as "tampered with".
Again, if no SIM seems to work in the device and the iemi is NOT blacklisted (for some reason), it's a hardware fault.
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My phone is not under warranty, which is the reason why I really need to try everything possible to fix it. Otherwise I'll have to buy a new one out of my own pocket...
Is there any chance a bad Modem and/or RIL combination might be the problem here? Would flashing through CWM instead of ADB (which I haven't tried yet) make a difference?
Alright, this is what I should do:
- Sim unlock your phone.
- Make sure you do a full wipe.
- Flash a stock rom.
If you still have no reception, then its probably a hardware fault.
Now you could do 2 things from here on. Either you use your phone for listening to music or you open up your phone. Inside your phone there is a white cable. This is your atenna cable, take it off and connect it again. Test your phone now with your simcard. If it still doesnt work, try reversing the cable. Try again if it doesnt work. Try this procedure a few times.
If it works you are lucky, if it doesnt work you have a serious problem.
Opening up your phone is really easy, just search Youtube for instructions.
Hardware issue? Easy now....no need to rush things out.
@OP where did you get the unlock code? From your carrier itself or third party?
You've tried a lot of modems, are you sure you don't wanna try 3 or 4 more?
When you look for a network, does it even see the available ones?
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gastonw said:
@OP where did you get the unlock code? From your carrier itself or third party?
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From my carrier. I have it written down but I haven't used it yet.
gastonw said:
You've tried a lot of modems, are you sure you don't wanna try 3 or 4 more?
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Sure! which ones do you suggest? And how should I do it right? I've always just flashed them with CWM and never had any problems. Initially I only flashed the files codeworkx made available to flash with CM, but once I got this problem and couldn't fix it I flashed a few different ones from here. Does it make a difference if I flash them with ADB instead? I haven't tried that...
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When you look for a network, does it even see the available ones?
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No, doesn't find anything. It even feels like it is not even searching at all. I remember a few times before it would take forever to find all the networks (did it a few times when travelling)... but now it says "searching" for a few seconds and nothing - back to the "available networks" screen without giving me any results.
Sure sounds like a modem thing.
There's a thread filled with modems in the original android section, you could look there.
You've never been to jb leak's land?
It's a good international modem, might work. It's LS6 I think. Feel free to try the whole ROM, can't hurt right?
You can also flash them with odin.
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OK, here is something I don't get:
Downloaded the LS6 modem, flashed with CWM, wiped cache/dalvik, reboot. Still no signal. Then, just for curiosity, I opened GetRIL. It showed me a RIL mismatch:
RIL: XXLQ6
Baseband: XXLS6
So I click to download and install the correct RIL (couldn't hurt right?). After download/install I reboot, wipe cache/dalvik, reboot, and still no signal. But now, when I go to to System Settings >> About Phone my Baseband Version is "unknown".... not even GetRIL recognizes it anymore.
Flashed CM nightly again to get things back. Now I have my baseband back (XXLS6) but still no signal.
@gastonw -> I don't pay much attention to leaks since I have been using CM Nightlies. But I'm downloading the I9100XWLSD ROM from the Official Firmwares thread to flash with Odin... let's see what happens...
Edit: Instead of matching the RIL to the baseband I tried the opposite - flashed the XXLQ6 modem. Now GetRIL shows me a perfect match.... and still no signal.
Try stock to see if things fall back to place.
Once it's fixed you can cyanogen mod tha phuck outta the device
Now, I've suggested JB leak (lsj) because of the "International" tag, you are now downloading nordic, so that could cause trouble (I'm in Uruguay and it works just fine tho).
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gastonw said:
Try stock to see if things fall back to place.
Once it's fixed you can cyanogen mod tha phuck outta the device
Now, I've suggested JB leak (lsj) because of the "International" tag, you are now downloading nordic, so that could cause trouble (I'm in Uruguay and it works just fine tho).
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Tried the Nordic.... same thing
Downloading LSJ, but not holding my breath...
Sounds like an EFS folder problem to me.
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Tried XXLSJ.... nothing.....
Any other ideas? :crying:
yeah, back up EFS folder and nuke your phone.
(Really, search for nuke script here at xda).
I still don't think this is hardware related.
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gastonw said:
yeah, back up EFS folder and nuke your phone.
(Really, search for nuke script here at xda).
I still don't think this is hardware related.
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nuked it.... nothing....
I also don't think it's hardware related.... but I'm running out of options...
Apoena said:
nuked it.... nothing....
I also don't think it's hardware related.... but I'm running out of options...
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you and me both.
give me 10 min, need to think like a modem
Dial *#1234# and see if csc shows up.
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Apoena said:
nuked it.... nothing....
I also don't think it's hardware related.... but I'm running out of options...
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Bro search EFS folder corruption. I wouldn't nuke anything yet incase a custom rom or kernel has automatically backed it up. Baseband unknown and imei number unknown all point to EFS problem.
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Everything points to main PCB replacement
Or sell the device for parts.
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Dial *#1234# and see if csc shows up.
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PDA: I9100XXLSJ
PHONE: I9100XXLS8
CSC: Unknown
Build Info: Tue Nov 6 02:17:01 KST 2012
Hello I have a big problem, after I installed a new and updated ROM my phone won't work on any carrier, so here's what happened:
1.I had the ROM FoxHound_Sniper_Wolf_LPD_ICS_GSII_By_SnakeS and it worked great until the GPS started failing so I decided it was time for a change (until now the phone was working flawlessly with carriers and such)
2.I first tried to install the ROM ParanoidAndroid 3+ ROM Galaxy S2 but I forgot to do a wipe first and then I wiped the phone and re-installed the ROM and it still didn't work.
3.I installed WanamLite Clean & Fast JB 4.1.2 v14.3 without errors until I tried to turn on data networking (I had my APN setup by then) and it didn't turn on so I tried calling and this would pop up:"Not registered on network".
4.I try to fix the problem by going to network providers and selecting my network provider and it said: "Unable to connect, try later", so I try selecting the automatic setting and it gave me the same error, so I kept pressing the select automatically setting until it said: "Registered on network" so I try to call again and still gives me the same error "Not registered on network".
5.I try to go back to my old ROM (FoxHound_Sniper_Wolf_LPD_ICS_GSII_By_SnakeS) and it still gave me the error "Not registered on network".
6.I also tried some other ROMs: RR_JB_V3.1.3_AOKP_4.2.1_I9100 and RootBox-JB-i9100-V4.1 and the phone still won't work.
7.I go back to the WanamLite Clean & Fast JB 4.1.2 but this time it's v14.6
PS:it says "emergency calls only" in the drop down menu
info:
county: Israel
carrier: Golan Telecom
phone status: I got it unlocked from the company Cellcom
Network mode: GSM/CDMA (Auto mode)
ROM: WanamLite Clean & Fast JB 4.1.2
Galaxy sII GT-1900T
SSN:-I900TGSMH
Can anyone help me with this please?
Is your imei ok. Is it there ? Or is it 0000000. Is imei blocked? Have you flashed another modem to see if its that? Most important question atm is do you have a working bk up of your efs just in case its that? Dont post imei btw. Dose data work but not calls?
andrewwright said:
Is your imei ok. Is it there ? Or is it 0000000. Is imei blocked? Have you flashed another modem to see if its that? Most important question atm is do you have a working bk up of your efs just in case its that? Dont post imei btw. Dose data work but not calls?
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I tried flashing another modem and the problem is still happening, I don't know what imei or efs mean and also nothing works on the phone not the data nor the sms or the calling
it says emergency calls only
Go to phone settings and then about phone then phone status look down that bit you will see imei. Is it 0000000? Galaxynoob lol what a name.
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Go to phone settings and then about phone then phone status look down that bit you will see imei. Is it 0000000? Galaxynoob lol what a name.
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It's not 0000000 it's a whole bunch of numbers should I send them to you?
No thank you. Is it second hand phone? How long have you had it? Seems like imei is ok unless its blocked. So you have flashed modem it had before you flashed roms yes? Have you tried going bk to stock firmware?
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No thank you. Is it second hand phone? How long have you had it? Seems like imei is ok unless its blocked. So you have flashed modem it had before you flashed roms yes? Have you tried going bk to stock firmware?
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how do I unblock the imei?
O dear. Is it second hand? How long you had it?
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O dear. Is it second hand? How long you had it?
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since the beginning of 2012 but it used to work fine and I've been installing a lot of roms on it
Go to google and check imei isn't blocked mate. Also delete apn and restore them first.
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Go to google and check imei isn't blocked mate. Also delete apn and restore them first.
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Hey man I tried this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
and when I did step 3 it was fixed but now I have the generic imei (004999010640000)
all you had to do was checking your IMEI online to see if it was blocked listed.
You now ended up with a generic IMEI.
You followed the first 3 steps right?
Please tell me you backed up the EFS folder.
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all you had to do was checking your IMEI online to see if it was blocked listed.
You now ended up with a generic IMEI.
You followed the first 3 steps right?
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But the phone works again, what's wrong?
EDIT: yeah I backed it up
Alright then, restore that back up.
Write down those numbers and check them out here:
http://www.imei.info/
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Alright then, restore that back up.
Write down those numbers and check them out here:
http://www.imei.info/
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How do I restore the efs do I just copy and replace it and then do a factory reset?
How did you back it up?
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How did you back it up?
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I copied the efs to my pc and another one in my sdcard on the phone
Had to go then. Daughter had to go to bed Lol. Did you check if its blocked? Does your county do that block imei thing? Prob not if that imei is working. Does it all work Tex,calls,data? Follow what @gastonw has said mate. If it don't work after go Bk to that imei and think yourself lucky it works
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Had to go then. Daughter had to go to bed Lol. Did you check if its blocked? Does your county do that block imei thing? Prob not if that imei is working. Does it all work Tex,calls,data? Follow what @gastonw has said mate. If it don't work after go Bk to that imei and think yourself lucky it works
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So I don't have to restore it?, and yes everything works mms, sms, calling, data.
Thanks for everything friends!
If it works it works,leave it