Hello all. I have quite the situation that confused and infuriates me.
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 off of Ebay and it came from China and I'm having issues with signal so i want to update the firmware. Been reading a bunch of forums to find out what i need to do and they all say i need to enter "download mode" by pressing the home button volume down and power button while the phone is off. I do so and get a response but it brings me to Factory Mode instead. I have read other methods on other forums no of no result. The only different response i got was when i held down volume up and the power button while the phone is off and I got a picture of an android robot on his back with a red warning sign atop his stomach. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Here is a list of more detailed information about the phone:
Model #: GT-I9300
Android Version: 4.2.1
Baseband version: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V8,2013/04/16 20:10
Kernel version: 3.0.13
Build #: IMM76D.I9300ZSALG3
Custon build version: 1366770086
I think you got a clone.
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Clone?
mr.soya said:
I think you got a clone.
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What exactly is a clone and what does it mean for my situation?
A clone is manufactured by a company seeking to profit from Samsung market position, so they sell a cheap imitation which might look real but doesn't function in the same way and contains different hardware.
It means you shouldn't follow any guidance in this forum or attempt to flash any files, all things here are only for the genuine i9300 and will break clones.
Best search Google to identify your clone and find possible solutions.
Confirmed you do not have a Samsung I9300 phone its a fake .
their is no information on this forum for you try Google search for fake/ clone SGS3 .
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The phone will not boot up.
Tryed to go to download mode ( doesnt work )
tryed to connect to PC doesnt work
When i go to fastboot mode , on the PC is only fastboot gadget located in devices and printers. can't do anythink with it.
I am using win7 x64 ultimate.
Also the recovery mode doesnt work it always shows some Yellow triangle with a phone and nothink happens.
Link to the phone: "ahappydeal. com/ product-94000.html" without quotes and backspace
Please help i got this phone only 4 days JESUS!
Welcome, Apostolle. No one can help you without more Information about your Device ( Model, Android-Version etc. ). The Link you've posted shows the Googlesearch - Results.
lecter100 said:
Welcome, Apostolle. No one can help you without more Information about your Device ( Model, Android-Version etc. ). The Link you've posted shows the Googlesearch - Results.
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I can't post a link. i told you the link above is without quotes and beckspace
Its a china model i9270+ smartphone 4.0 android version 4.0.3
I have a 1 year warrianty , but i have to ship it to China. I have waited almost 2 months for that phone to arrive, and died after 4 days.
Apostolle said:
I can't post a link. i told you the link above is without quotes and beckspace
Its a china model i9270+ smartphone 4.0 android version 4.0.3
I have a 1 year warrianty , but i have to ship it to China. I have waited almost 2 months for that phone to arrive, and died after 4 days.
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I've copied the Link to my Browser without quotes and backspace.
Imho it can be good, to take a look at this Thread and subscribe to it. And / or make a new post there. :good:
lecter100 said:
I've copied the Link to my Browser without quotes and backspace.
Imho it can be good, to take a look at this Thread and subscribe to it. And / or make a new post there. :good:
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Yes thats the model he is talking Model: i9270 Android 4.0 with CPU MTK6515, 1.0 GHz
-He is just turning off and on over and over again, can't pass the android logo.
i have seen few forums but thereis no answers or solutions
Good Morning,
I have searched around these forums as well as other websites and have not had much luck with a root kit being available.
Phone Info:
Samsung Galaxy SIII Progre
Model: SCL21
Droid Version: 4.0.4
Build Number: IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD
Carrier: Au/KDDI
I have found one other thread about this on these forums, but not much help in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34252830
I was wondering if there might be a forum/development for this model of S3. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
Has that model the same specs as the SC-06D from docomo? If yes, try that rooting method.
Edit:
Just checked it! Should be the same phone. all specs are the same.
So try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895737
It should work.
But if not, dont blame me!
Cheers
jutaro said:
Has that model the same specs as the SC-06D from docomo? If yes, try that rooting method.
Edit:
Just checked it! Should be the same phone. all specs are the same.
So try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895737
It should work.
But if not, dont blame me!
Cheers
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Hey, important information. Don't try to use a manual intended for docomo phone (Galaxy S III SD-06). I tried it and now my phone is bricked.
If you explore any rooting method, please send me an email ....
Oh. Okay. Thanks for the info! I thought it would work because the phones are identical!!!!
Send from my C64 using load " Tapatalk ", 8,1 and run!
Me too.
Good Morning said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=34252830[/url]
I was wondering if there might be a forum/development for this model of S3. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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I'm having the same issue. with the AU SCL21. I did find that you can flash with the team epic CWM recovery method. or the Mskip toolkit method.
(i would have provide links. but I have to adhere to the policy here). feel free to msg me.
Once I flash, however it won't boot into recovery. the SGSIII logo appears upside down, and just hangs. Sometimes, it will boot into normal mode after it hangs a bit. but it's never booted into recovery. I've flashed 23 times now, and used several good micro usb cables. If anybody could help with this, Man i'd be so happy.
Messaging App missing?
Would you happen to know where the native android messaging application is on this device? I'm running 4.0.4 on the SLC21 and I ONLY have the AU SMS service (which makes me want to die a little inside). I've tried using secondary messaging services but they all work off of the database from the native android "Messaging" app. My phone does not have that application apparently and I can't seem to find it anywhere. My Kanji is non-existent so if they hid it somewhere and are calling it something else I can't find it. Any ideas? I want my SMS's to migrate to a different messaging service because I'm texting US numbers as well through TextPlus.
bopatriot said:
I'm having the same issue. with the AU SCL21. I did find that you can flash with the team epic CWM recovery method. or the Mskip toolkit method.
(i would have provide links. but I have to adhere to the policy here). feel free to msg me.
Once I flash, however it won't boot into recovery. the SGSIII logo appears upside down, and just hangs. Sometimes, it will boot into normal mode after it hangs a bit. but it's never booted into recovery. I've flashed 23 times now, and used several good micro usb cables. If anybody could help with this, Man i'd be so happy.
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Samsung s3 progre scl21 Unlocking
Leewynn said:
Good Morning,
I have searched around these forums as well as other websites and have not had much luck with a root kit being available.
Phone Info:
Samsung Galaxy SIII Progre
Model: SCL21
Droid Version: 4.0.4
Build Number: IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD
Carrier: Au/KDDI
I have found one other thread about this on these forums, but not much help in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34252830
I was wondering if there might be a forum/development for this model of S3. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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Are there any methods of unlocking this phone?. I got Samsung s3 progre scl21 this from Japan . Any help
krunkee said:
Would you happen to know where the native android messaging application is on this device? I'm running 4.0.4 on the SLC21 and I ONLY have the AU SMS service (which makes me want to die a little inside). I've tried using secondary messaging services but they all work off of the database from the native android "Messaging" app. My phone does not have that application apparently and I can't seem to find it anywhere. My Kanji is non-existent so if they hid it somewhere and are calling it something else I can't find it. Any ideas? I want my SMS's to migrate to a different messaging service because I'm texting US numbers as well through TextPlus.
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Dunno if you ever found a solution to this, but in case you haven't then it's your lucky day. Not however that neither of these lets to text US numbers for free.
You can't "migrate" your SMS to a different service, but you can access them with a different app. I found out today that if you are a Facebook user then Facebook Messenger works for both FB Chat and SMS. Download the program, login, then getting into the apps settings and turn on SMS texting. It will capture your texts and thread them into a conversation.
If you happen to not use Facebook for whatever reason, then Go SMS Pro also does a fine job. Whichever method you choose, make sure to disable the AU SMS in the Application Management section of the phones settings so that you don't get dual notifications. Hope that helps.
Are you able to do the unlocking
Leewynn said:
Good Morning,
I have searched around these forums as well as other websites and have not had much luck with a root kit being available.
Phone Info:
Samsung Galaxy SIII Progre
Model: SCL21
Droid Version: 4.0.4
Build Number: IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD
Carrier: Au/KDDI
I have found one other thread about this on these forums, but not much help in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34252830
I was wondering if there might be a forum/development for this model of S3. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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Galaxy S III Progre SCL21 ROOT
Leewynn said:
Good Morning,
I have searched around these forums as well as other websites and have not had much luck with a root kit being available.
Phone Info:
Samsung Galaxy SIII Progre
Model: SCL21
Droid Version: 4.0.4
Build Number: IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD
Carrier: Au/KDDI
I have found one other thread about this on these forums, but not much help in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34252830
I was wondering if there might be a forum/development for this model of S3. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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I am not sure if you have found a way to root your phone or not, but I just recently got to Japan and got the exact same phone. I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DouktjBrS5w on youtube on how to root it. I used that method, it took a couple of tries, because it was my first root, but it works. I hope this helps
Hello guys,
recently i bought a phone named telsda t3688 from china, i managed to root it and it was working fine
all of sudden yesterday it went in boot loop and needs a software upgradation..
problem is ..there is no software available for this phone .
i searched a lot but no luck
here is twist .. when i connect my phone to mtk droid tools and adb terminal it says connected device gt-i9100 clone..
so i want to know can i flash a gt-i9100 rom on this phone ??? and if yes then how ??
cause i dont have cwm installed ..i have stock recovery i did wipe data cache but no luck..
so plz help me out here ..
my phone details
here is my device info based on antu tester
phone model- telsda 3688
phone brand- m6
cpu model- armv7 processor rev 0 (v7i)
cpu frequency - 1638
cpu maufactures - mt6517
android version- 4.1.1
kernel version-- 3.4.0 [email protected]#1
tue feb 26 10:12:49 cst 2013
I may be wrong but as far as I know the only part of your phone that is even similar to a Samsung s2 is the size and shape. The internals will be completely different and as such an s2 ROM won't work.
I had a Chinese tablet that did a similar thing, after trying several key combos at power up, trying to get to some sort of recovery it just booted, maybe pure luck but worth a go. Other than that, assuming you've done a factory reset already, Google my be your only friend. These clones often have "siblings" whose ROMs will work. Good luck.
Its not an S2, so no, software here wont work. Wrong phone, wrong software, wrong thread.
Google is your friend
Good luck!
Get a refund.
Alteredge said:
Hello guys,
recently i bought a phone named telsda t3688 from china
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This is the Samsung i9100 forum. Not the cheap sh1ty China clone completely different device forum, You must have taken a wrong turn
TheATHEiST said:
This is the Samsung i9100 forum. Not the cheap sh1ty China clone completely different device forum, You must have taken a wrong turn
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i just asked youyr help not your view on how is the phone is it ****y or not !!!
My sister bought it from China and gifted me and i just needed help..so rather than showing attitude dont reply to this post
Damm another dead end !!!
Anyways thanks for your suggestion and help guys !!
I guess i will just have to leave the phone in that state and wait till any rom for it arrives...
and guys in mean time if u find any rom regarding this phone or rom which i can flash please do pm me ..
thanks a lot for taking your time and replying and giving me valuable suggestion ..
appericated !!
Alteredge said:
i just asked youyr help not your view on how is the phone is it ****y or not !!!
My sister bought it from China and gifted me and i just needed help..so rather than showing attitude dont reply to this post
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ur sister may be bought a copied phone ,so you can not flash any 9100roms. you can try rest it good luck ~
I know there are custom Roms Floating around for the quad core S4 Clones with a different chipset and Roms for multiple MTK6577 devices with other names and specs but does anyone know if there is a Custom Rom out flashable for the S4 I9500 dual core clone?This phone is painful to try to use.It freezes up constantly and drains battery like crazy.Also I can't get Google contacts to sync which I depend on for my contacts list,apparently there is some other contacts app loaded on this thing and I'm not sure what files control Google contacts otherwise I would just pull them out of one of my Sammy phones.I am rooted,CMW is installed and I fixed GPS(that finally works).As it sits,this phone cannot even be used because of all the problems.If someone has a link to a CMW flashable Rom for this specific phone please link me to it.Thanks
i would like to know this too , thanks
I have already tried to port like 3 different mtk6577 roms including 1 meant specifically for a mtk6577 dual core phone and I got nowhere. I switched out and removed all the files in the guides for these mtk devices and it didn't work.
technut said:
I have already tried to port like 3 different mtk6577 roms including 1 meant specifically for a mtk6577 dual core phone and I got nowhere. I switched out and removed all the files in the guides for these mtk devices and it didn't work.
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I know that particularity clone doesnt have the MTK6589 processor but there is an thread out here that are working in many custom rom for the clone, go there an read a lot, because there are a lot info on there, and there are also links to all kind of clones also the original rom from chinese...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402860
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I know that particularity clone doesnt have the MTK6589 processor but there is an thread out here that are working in many custom rom for the clone, go there an read a lot, because there are a lot info on there, and there are also links to all kind of clones also the original rom from chinese...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402860
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I have spent hours combing through that thread and have even tried flashing fluffys rom. I will look more there.There is support for the mtk6589 chipset on many clones but beyond a link to the original factory rom zip for my particular clone(which I downloaded already). I can't find anything anywhere even on needrom. Thanks for the link though and for replying to me.
technut said:
I have spent hours combing through that thread and have even tried flashing fluffys rom. I will look more there.There is support for the mtk6589 chipset on many clones but beyond a link to the original factory rom zip for my particular clone(which I downloaded already). I can't find anything anywhere even on needrom. Thanks for the link though and for replying to me.
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can you tell me where was it that you downloaded the factory rom?
thanks a lot.
egolabbakhsh said:
can you tell me where was it that you downloaded the factory rom?
thanks a lot.
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I think it was needrom.com .There are many roms there but you have to find the ones for hdc mtk6577 i9300 S4 clones dual core processor if you have the same piece of crap phone.You will get no help with this phone.Noone is willing to help with it.Everything you learn you will have to learn from your own research. I haven't messed with this phone in months.It's pretty much a lost cause even though I have it running ok now.There is no NFC no matter what the box says,battery life is non-existent(unless you buy an OEM S4 i9300 battery) and the WIFI is weak at best.You can however get GPS working correctly if you research it.It is really just an inferior device.I bought it on accident I got scammed buying a Samsung S4.I never would of wasted my money on this P.O.S. Good luck
technut said:
I think it was needrom.com .There are many roms there but you have to find the ones for hdc mtk6577 i9300 S4 clones dual core processor if you have the same piece of crap phone.You will get no help with this phone.Noone is willing to help with it.Everything you learn you will have to learn from your own research. I haven't messed with this phone in months.It's pretty much a lost cause even though I have it running ok now.There is no NFC no matter what the box says,battery life is non-existent(unless you buy an OEM S4 i9300 battery) and the WIFI is weak at best.You can however get GPS working correctly if you research it.It is really just an inferior device.I bought it on accident I got scammed buying a Samsung S4.I never would of wasted my money on this P.O.S. Good luck
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same here, I got scammed too, I tried to change the Rom hoping that it would improve the battery life, but no matter which mt6577 based Rom I install, none of them can drive the LCD, therefore I have no picture on the screen, all I have is some dots, but the phone works, I get phone calls and all, that's why I was asking, which one did you get, bc after trying more than 6 Roms I still can't find one that can drive the LCD.
egolabbakhsh said:
same here, I got scammed too, I tried to change the Rom hoping that it would improve the battery life, but no matter which mt6577 based Rom I install, none of them can drive the LCD, therefore I have no picture on the screen, all I have is some dots, but the phone works, I get phone calls and all, that's why I was asking, which one did you get, bc after trying more than 6 Roms I still can't find one that can drive the LCD.
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I have the original rom still on mine. I tried several and none of them worked. I even tried building my own. I froze all the apps I could and changed the launcher to nova. In your case I'm afraid it's probably not the rom causing the lcd to not work. My guess is your lcd either **** the bed or if you are lucky maybe just the ribbon connecting the lcd to the motherboard inside came dislodged somehow. (highly unlikely but possible)
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Check This Website: http://www.needrom.com/?s=HDC+I9500&sa=search&scat=0
& Click THANKS
problem s beam nfc with clone i9500
Hello, i buy a clone (perfect s4 .... LOL)
The phone work fine but some function dont work fine: nfc , s beam, when i click, i show the phone write empty).
3g, gps, call , web is coreect.
i am on 4.2.2, is the possible to pass on an other rom 4.3 for have the all function.
i am french.
Not giving up yet...
technut said:
I think it was needrom.com .There are many roms there but you have to find the ones for hdc mtk6577 i9300 S4 clones dual core processor if you have the same piece of crap phone.You will get no help with this phone.Noone is willing to help with it.Everything you learn you will have to learn from your own research. I haven't messed with this phone in months.It's pretty much a lost cause even though I have it running ok now.There is no NFC no matter what the box says,battery life is non-existent(unless you buy an OEM S4 i9300 battery) and the WIFI is weak at best.You can however get GPS working correctly if you research it.It is really just an inferior device.I bought it on accident I got scammed buying a Samsung S4.I never would of wasted my money on this P.O.S. Good luck
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Hi technut,
I can definitely confirm these battery issues and the WLAN having a low range (to put it mildly). Ok... some bluetooth problems as well...
Anyway I'm using this phone for a second SIM.
Even it sounds like you've stopped investigating about this phone: did you stumble on any news?
Is it really possible to install a ClockworkRecovery to that particular HDC 9500 MTK6577 Dual core phone without causing a brick?
(E.g. with MTK Droid Root & Tools?)
Best regards,
Pete
can you Guys please help me...
i have a DualCore MTK6577 S4 I9500, i boot into recovery and i press clear eMMC, after that the phone has restarted and everything in terms of Samsung dissapear, Samsung Logo, Samsung Menu, Samsung UI Interface...
i have flash again my backed up ROM with SP Flash Tools but the problems is still there... i have lost my Samsung Interface !
HELP
Hi @filip_pine, have you, by any chance, found an alternative ROM for this particular phone?
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Installed stock frimwere with re partion ....
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Besides stock firmware and repartitioning did you also install a custom recovery like TWRP or similar?
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filip_pine said:
can you Guys please help me...
i have a DualCore MTK6577 S4 I9500, i boot into recovery and i press clear eMMC, after that the phone has restarted and everything in terms of Samsung dissapear, Samsung Logo, Samsung Menu, Samsung UI Interface...
i have flash again my backed up ROM with SP Flash Tools but the problems is still there... i have lost my Samsung Interface !
HELP
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have your solved the problem? can you post you backup rom?
thanks
RDN_ROXAS said:
have your solved the problem? can you post you backup rom?
thanks
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hello, sry for late reply, yes i have solved the problem and i also recover my Samsung UI Interface...
this is the code that activate the Samsung UI Interface
*#95002#
and here is the ROM
S4 1:1 MTK6577
Good day! I am new here as a member but has been reading your tutorials about rooting phones before. In fact, I already rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note II and also my cousin's since the tutorials for those models are commonly available here. The problem is, I got this phone Samsung Galaxy Grand SHV E270K from my aunt in Korea. I searched everywhere already but hasn't found any useful info about this phone because maybe this is not so common. I found this one result on google search but I cannot post the link since I'm new user ) but the problem is , I couldn't understand what they are saying but only the title that says Stock Firmware Rooted, I tried using google translate but didn't help. I don't wanna flash that rom without being sure if it works since I don't have any backup stock in here. When you search "[Stock Firmware Rooted] Samsung Galaxy Grand SHV-E270K (Jelly Bean 4.1.2)" on google, it will show that as first result (as of now). I really need to root my phone since the samsung site says it's LTE capabled but it has no LTE options on settings. I read on some that it's because my LTE sim is not widely known (Globe Telecom) and is not recognized by phone as an LTE sim. Since my android version is 4.1.2 . the 4g switchers thingies on google play don't work at all. Thank you sooo much once again!! Waiting for sooner response from anyone.
My phone details are below:
Model Number: SHV-E270k
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: E270KKKANF2
Kernel Version: 3.031-1552674
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 23 10:19:05 KST 2014
Build Number: JZO54K.E270KKKANF2
We have the same problem,i also have this e270k device and i cant root it cuz there is no step by step procedure to root this phone.if you already rooted your phone plss tell me how..
None yet
RioLen2214 said:
We have the same problem,i also have this e270k device and i cant root it cuz there is no step by step procedure to root this phone.if you already rooted your phone plss tell me how..
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Hi! Good day and thanks for replying to my post. I guess they still don't have those required files for this device until now since this device is not quite common unlike the S series. I'm still hoping they will have those in the future. I'm actually thinking to flash the rom of other similar models xD but I don't think it will work.