[Q] mobile data issue - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 on o2 uk which i have had unlocked at a phone shop so i can use it in t-mobile. Water got spilt on my Galaxy S3 a few months ago, the phone died but eventually came back to life after drying it out although the screen didnt work and it wouldnt boot properly . I took it to a phone shop who said they replaced some ribbons, its now working fine except the mobile data just doesnt work.
Its currently on 4.1.2 and want to update to 4.2.2 just to see if this will fix it.
I cant update ota because the device has been modified (guessing because of the unlock). Will I lose my unlock if I flash the firmware to 4.2.2 with odin? Or does anyone have any more ideas of ways I could try to fix it.
Build number: JZ054.I9300XXEMC2
Kernal version: 3.0.31-1042335

Standard reply really did you check your apn settings? You have not said what or if anything you have tried...

tallman43 said:
Standard reply really did you check your apn settings? You have not said what or if anything you have tried...
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Never even crossed my mind actually. I will check them, ive tried another sim card. Not sure what else there is to try?
Thanks for the reply

craigant said:
Never even crossed my mind actually. I will check them, ive tried another sim card. Not sure what else there is to try?
Thanks for the reply
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No problem If they are not there just Google them and input manually ...

tallman43 said:
No problem If they are not there just Google them and input manually ...
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Sorted, thanks as if I overlooked this what a noob!

craigant said:
Sorted, thanks as if I overlooked this what a noob!
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Lol no problem....

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[Q] Ace refusing to send texts on custom rom. How can i fix this.

Flashed my first rom (myth ics beta) too days ago everything worked fine at first but then I flashed to a different rom (icecreemsunday) just to see what the difference was then flashed back and now I cant send texts.
Everything else still works fine and the roms are so much faster than stock. Is there any way to fix this?
(excuse my english, its not that im foreign or anything im just **** at english and posting from my tablet with no spellchecker )
My wife had a similar issue. Flash back to stock and try again. God know what happens.
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I flashed back to a custom stock rom and it still doesn't work.
Is there anyway to get back onto the Samsung rom without kies (as it doesn't work on Linux, or i haven't managed to find a Linux build of it)?
TomAnkcorn said:
I flashed back to a custom stock rom and it still doesn't work.
Is there anyway to get back onto the Samsung rom without kies (as it doesn't work on Linux, or i haven't managed to find a Linux build of it)?
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Odin, should be abell to run through vitualbox or red wine.
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I tried using odin to flash to firmware version S5830XWKPN from samfirmware
and after that did a factory reset. It still refuses to work. Is that an official Samsung build?
Thanks for your help so far
Did you have Message Centre Number on Messaging setting?
yeah, the number is 447958879890 if that means anything to you.
weird..EEK!
it is weird. I can still call people and tweet and what not. I really have no idea, might go to the virgin mobile shop and ask if they know what's wrong.
(nice circle of friends/ubuntu avatar btw)
TomAnkcorn said:
it is weird. I can still call people and tweet and what not. I really have no idea, might go to the virgin mobile shop and ask if they know what's wrong.
(nice circle of friends/ubuntu avatar btw)
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just remembered i flashed my wifes back to foyo. see if that helps. shes vigin too.
I have flashed back to stock Samsung froyo and still no luck. If nobody has any ideas i will just take it to the virgin mobile shop this weekend. not that they will know what they are doing, its just they might send me a new phone that works.
TomAnkcorn said:
I have flashed back to stock Samsung froyo and still no luck. If nobody has any ideas i will just take it to the virgin mobile shop this weekend. not that they will know what they are doing, its just they might send me a new phone that works.
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If that's going to be your last option, make sure everything is stock and no root. Lol, wouldn't want them to find out all those changes and say no to the repair xD
TomAnkcorn said:
Flashed my first rom (myth ics beta) too days ago everything worked fine at first but then I flashed to a different rom (icecreemsunday) just to see what the difference was then flashed back and now I cant send texts.
Everything else still works fine and the roms are so much faster than stock. Is there any way to fix this?
(excuse my english, its not that im foreign or anything im just **** at english and posting from my tablet with no spellchecker )
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i have the same problem but i had ice cream sandwich first then myth rom the problem started when i flashed myth rom... i can text if i turn mobile data and wifi off!! sometimes works with wifi on
im on orange
Yeah i used to have that problem too but kinda just lived with it.
and are the roms from samfirmware stock enough for the mobile shops?
TomAnkcorn said:
Yeah i used to have that problem too but kinda just lived with it.
and are the roms from samfirmware stock enough for the mobile shops?
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Just look for the official rom for your country ours in the phils is I think DXKC1

Stock Rogers ICS odin rom?

Hello everyone.
I searched but couldn't find the stock Rogers ICS release. My phone is rooted and running on GB with all the bloatware removed using TB. I downloaded the software update like before but the phone rebooted after and instead of being on ICS, simply stated that the update had failed and to try another method. I'm thinking it might be because of CWM since when it rebooted, the phone went into CWM and not straight into the OS.
Does anyone have the software update as a download so that I can push it to my phone? I don't want to deal with any custom roms since none of them have worked 100% for me and especially due to tethering workaround, which I found troublesome as I tether a lot.
Thank you.
check this out..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775048
Thanks for the response. But that's not for the note.
crushdancexz said:
Thanks for the response. But that's not for the note.
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my bad... check this out then http://www.samsdroid.com/2012/07/i717ruxlf4-android-404-canada-rogers.html
peter0206 said:
my bad... check this out then http://www.samsdroid.com/2012/07/i717ruxlf4-android-404-canada-rogers.html
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So I just plug this into the PDA portion of Odin, right?
crushdancexz said:
So I just plug this into the PDA portion of Odin, right?
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That is correct.
Agoattamer said:
That is correct.
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Thank you very much guys!

S2 Phone Sgnal Loss + IMEI Missing

Hi all,
So i have been having some problems with my s2 recently which I hope you can help me with. Phone was working fine a few months ago, then the micro usb socket failed on me. No worries, new board goes in all is well. Then a couple of weeks ago same problems again, again no worries ill put a new board in i thought!
Please with another sucessful fix I also decided to finally test out ICS so jumped on the latest nightly cyanogenmod. Anyway, since these things I am now finding my phone will just stop getting any signal. IT usually eventually comes back after many resets and battery pull outs, and when it works it works well (3g access no problems). Today it has done the same thing and now won't seem to come back, even the IMEI number is missing this time when i type *#06#....
Does anyone know if this is likely hardware or software?
Thanks all,
Ian
Not even generic imei? You dont happen to have a EFS backup?
Have you tried flashing back te original firmware you had before the problem?
Have you tried changing the modem? since it is the one that adresses the signal problem.
And if you're thinking of flashing original ICS firmware do be carefull. Mind the Brickbug.
I face the same problem, but i at least get generic imei and signal.
Please excuse the bad english.
no imei when type *#06#
No backup.
I had this problem last weekend but the imei came back just from lots of resetting. Question is is this hardware or software?
drummerian said:
no imei when type *#06#
No backup.
I had this problem last weekend but the imei came back just from lots of resetting. Question is is this hardware or software?
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Well, if you had a backup and restored and it would have worked it we could have ruled out the hardware.
Otherwise it surpasses me. I would have an experienced forum member answer your question. I am sorry i was of no help.
Please read these. It may be of some help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
costin85 said:
Well, if you had a backup and restored and it would have worked it we could have ruled out the hardware.
Otherwise it surpasses me. I would have an experienced forum member answer your question. I am sorry i was of no help.
Please read these. It may be of some help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
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thanks for your help anyway it is much appreciated. Hopefully someone wikll be along to help me out, ideally want to keep the phone another 3 months til my contract upgrade
Without a backup you're not fixing it. Service centre if you want it done properly, or ask local mobile repair shops (which can be very 'hit & miss').
It's unlikely to be a hardware issue if the IMEI has disappeared. It's a firmware/software problem that's caused it; exactly what however, would be conjecture on anyone's part (and irrelevant anyway; knowing what caused it isn't going to help you fix it, trust me).
Edit - Given you've only got a few mths till you get a new phone & given the probable cost of repairs, I'd be bringing forward my new phone purchase.
MistahBungle said:
Without a backup you're not fixing it. Service centre if you want it done properly, or ask local mobile repair shops (which can be very 'hit & miss').
It's unlikely to be a hardware issue if the IMEI has disappeared. It's a firmware/software problem that's caused it; exactly what however, would be conjecture on anyone's part (and irrelevant anyway; knowing what caused it isn't going to help you fix it, trust me).
Edit - Given you've only got a few mths till you get a new phone & given the probable cost of repairs, I'd be bringing forward my new phone purchase.
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But it did have this issue last weekend and the IMEI just seemed to....come back..
why would this not happen again?
What CM rom are you running
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HANDSY said:
What CM rom are you running
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cm-10.1-20130212-NIGHTLY-i9100
When I used to run GB Miui (>12 mths ago, shortly after I got my phone), the IMEI would occasionally disappear immediately after boot for anything up to 30 seconds.
Why did it happen ? I'm no developer (I'm not even sure the developers of that particular rom knew), but it always showed up or after another reboot.
Essentially, if the IMEI doesn't come back after rebooting a couple of times, you're cactus.
Maybe do a clean install of stock & a reset (stay away from 4.0.4 stock). I wouldn't get my hopes up tho. First thing you do when you run non-stock firmware/root your phone is backup EFS. Always.
MistahBungle said:
When I used to run GB Miui (>12 mths ago, shortly after I got my phone), the IMEI would occasionally disappear immediately after boot for anything up to 30 seconds.
Why did it happen ? I'm no developer (I'm not even sure the developers of that particular rom knew), but it always showed up or after another reboot.
Essentially, if the IMEI doesn't come back after rebooting a couple of times, you're cactus.
Maybe do a clean install of stock & a reset (stay away from 4.0.4 stock). I wouldn't get my hopes up tho. First thing you do when you run non-stock firmware/root your phone is backup EFS. Always.
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hmm will potentially have to try this then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
i rooted a couple of years ago when i got the phone, don't ever remember mention of efs and never had problems until now...
well a couple of data wipes and a reinstall of the same rom againand i have signal again...
i think this confirms it must be software related...now to backup efs.
Tell the developers of the rom you're using. Could be useful to them.
will do! any suggestions of a ICS rom that is more stable than the CM nightlys?
drummerian said:
cm-10.1-20130212-NIGHTLY-i9100
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If that's 4.2.2 flash modem LS8 so it matches the RIL.
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HANDSY said:
If that's 4.2.2 flash modem LS8 so it matches the RIL.
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based on my understanding of this sentance i clearly need to do some reading!
drummerian said:
based on my understanding of this sentance i clearly need to do some reading!
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Lol I would say so, however you have realised it and that's a good thing. If you can already flash a rom then you can flash modem. It's exactly the same. The only reason I've mentioned it is that I run CM nightlies myself and if I use any modem other than LS8 I have the same problem.
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HANDSY said:
Lol I would say so, however you have realised it and that's a good thing. If you can already flash a rom then you can flash modem. It's exactly the same. The only reason I've mentioned it is that I run CM nightlies myself and if I use any modem other than LS8 I have the same problem.
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ah by modem i assume you mean radio rom? I did used to be more up to date on the latest roms and lingo but have sort of moved on to new hobbies in recent years. I will have a go with the new modem and see how i get on!
thanks
drummerian said:
ah by modem i assume you mean radio rom? I did used to be more up to date on the latest roms and lingo but have sort of moved on to new hobbies in recent years. I will have a go with the new modem and see how i get on!
thanks
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Modem = Baseband = Radio
gastonw said:
Modem = Baseband = Radio
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thanks, just flashing the latest ls8, CM nightly and saving my efs folder now.
thanks again

[Q]Can't check for update

Hi everybody
I have a Samsung galaxy S4 with MJ7 baseband ,rooted .I realized when I was on MDK that I couldn't check for update and a message appeared to me saying (Service unavailable ,Software update is temporarily unavailable .Try again later) see attached photo . The problem kept happening on MI1 And on MJ7.I searched for a solution but I found nothing except for old versions of android.The solutions I found was saying that I should go to Verizon CS and change the SIM card. Unfortunately, I'm not in th US.
My brother has the same phone. he is with me and never had this problem . I tried to take his SIM card and put it in my phone but nothing happened .
Please Help me ..
saeed_alareeqy said:
Hi everybody
I have a Samsung galaxy S4 with MJ7 baseband ,rooted .I realized when I was on MDK that I couldn't check for update and a message appeared to me saying (Service unavailable ,Software update is temporarily unavailable .Try again later) see attached photo . The problem kept happening on MI1 And on MJ7.I searched for a solution but I found nothing except for old versions of android.The solutions I found was saying that I should go to Verizon CS and change the SIM card. Unfortunately, I'm not in th US.
My brother has the same phone. he is with me and never had this problem . I tried to take his SIM card and put it in my phone but nothing happened .
Please Help me ..
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Pretty sure it's because you're rooted. Is your brothers phone rooted?
riker147 said:
Pretty sure it's because you're rooted. Is your brothers phone rooted?
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Yeah it's rooted too.I don't think it's because the root coz my phone wasn't rooted when it was on MDK.
saeed_alareeqy said:
Yeah it's rooted too.I don't think it's because the root coz my phone wasn't rooted when it was on MDK.
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No idea then. If everything is stock (other than root) the only solution I've heard of is a new sim card.
Edit. You could always try manually updating to the newest build with Odin.
riker147 said:
No idea then. If everything is stock (other than root) the only solution I've heard of is a new sim card.
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Everything on Stock.If the solution will be changing the SIM card ,How come it didn't work when I took my brother's SIM (that makes his phone able to check) and placed it instead of my SIM !!!??
Thank u for responding ,,,,
riker147 said:
Edit. You could always try manually updating to the newest build with Odin.
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I know that I can update through ODIN also I can update through KIES and that's what I did when I upgraded from MDK >>>MI1>>>MJ7.
But I want to find a solution for the problem not to find a way to update
Thanks riker147
saeed_alareeqy said:
Hi everybody
I have a Samsung galaxy S4 with MJ7 baseband ,rooted .I realized when I was on MDK that I couldn't check for update and a message appeared to me saying (Service unavailable ,Software update is temporarily unavailable .Try again later) see attached photo . The problem kept happening on MI1 And on MJ7.I searched for a solution but I found nothing except for old versions of android.The solutions I found was saying that I should go to Verizon CS and change the SIM card. Unfortunately, I'm not in th US.
My brother has the same phone. he is with me and never had this problem . I tried to take his SIM card and put it in my phone but nothing happened .
Please Help me ..
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Several people have reported that Software Update doesn't work from outside the US.
I'd suggest just flashing the no-wipe ROM for whatever build you're trying to get to.
It would have been easier if you had stayed on MDK - you could be running Kit Kat now.
Another MDK lost forever to Knox... dang
k1mu said:
Several people have reported that Software Update doesn't work from outside the US.
I'd suggest just flashing the no-wipe ROM for whatever build you're trying to get to.
It would have been easier if you had stayed on MDK - you could be running Kit Kat now.
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Actually ,I used the no-wipe ROM when I upgraded to MI1 but still have the problem .
FordNate said:
Another MDK lost forever to Knox... dang
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Nobody warn us ,that's y we upgraded .
saeed_alareeqy said:
Nobody warn us ,that's y we upgraded .
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Gotta learn to read before updating
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joshm.1219 said:
Gotta learn to read before updating
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I read .But I upgraded right after the Mj7 release so, most of the posts were about the new functions ^______^
I didnt read about it, but while buying it the upgrade was trying to be pushed and i stopped it because it was my phone then found out what i had.

s9+ International - How to Fix SIM Network PIN Blocked/Enter SIM Network PUK

Folks,
I need help in a big way. I rooted my s9+ International several months ago and had the Renovate Ice Rom on it. It was working fine but I wanted to try out a different rom. The title of my post says it all. Since loading the other rom I have not been able to get it to recognize my T-Mo sim card (tried a new one also) to make/receive calls or texts. I can access the internet just fine. I've done everything that I could think of from doing a factory reset several times to flashing the original stock rom several times, trying 2 internet services in an attempt to "unlock" it. T-Mo is obviously no help and even after flashing the stock rom twice, I sent it to Samsung Singapore thinking that they could help but they want to charge $400 to put in a new motherboard which I declined. It's on it's way back to me.
Any and all suggestions will be greatly welcomed as I've reverted to using my LG V20 for the time being. I paid $1,000 for the s9+! This is the 1st time in years of flashing rom's that I've had this issue and may never flash another rom again due to this.
Help......please.
pressmoon said:
Folks,
I need help in a big way. I rooted my s9+ International several months ago and had the Renovate Ice Rom on it. It was working fine but I wanted to try out a different rom. The title of my post says it all. Since loading the other rom I have not been able to get it to recognize my T-Mo sim card (tried a new one also) to make/receive calls or texts. I can access the internet just fine. I've done everything that I could think of from doing a factory reset several times to flashing the original stock rom several times, trying 2 internet services in an attempt to "unlock" it. T-Mo is obviously no help and even after flashing the stock rom twice, I sent it to Samsung Singapore thinking that they could help but they want to charge $400 to put in a new motherboard which I declined. It's on it's way back to me.
Any and all suggestions will be greatly welcomed as I've reverted to using my LG V20 for the time being. I paid $1,000 for the s9+! This is the 1st time in years of flashing rom's that I've had this issue and may never flash another rom again due to this.
Help......please.
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did u try call the sim card provider??? they will help u in that regarding ur sim.number they have the puk
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Just make a soft reset from settings of the phone. :good:
I got this before days ago and fixed that.
Luck !
carlitobahsoun said:
did u try call the sim card provider??? they will help u in that regarding ur sim.number they have the puk
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Thanks but as I'd mentioned in my post, T-Mo was no help. Only typing in the PUK code does not resolve it.
angelspid said:
Just make a soft reset from settings of the phone. :good:
I got this before days ago and fixed that.
Luck !
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Thank you but as I'd said in my post, I've tried several resets and even flashed the stock rom several times without success.
angelspid said:
Just make a soft reset from settings of the phone. :good:
I got this before days ago and fixed that.
Luck !
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Thank you but as I'd mentioned in my post, I've tried several resets and even flashed the stock rom without success.
I had this same problem look in tekhd detonator thread his suggestion fixed mine right away
ddloco said:
I had this same problem look in tekhd detonator thread his suggestion fixed mine right away
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I looked through his entire thread, even saw some of your postings and couldn't find any mention of my issue. Mind pointing me to the exact place in his tread? Btw, I had his software on my phone prior to this coming up and it worked perfectly.
I'd appreciate it.
Flash the devbase rom. You most likely flashed the detonator mod and that can mess with returning to stock. Also follow the advice others gave and look in tek's thread. Easy solution for me when this happened was to clean flash devbase and go from there.
go to post number 116 and click the orange here button it will redirect you to the uninstall instructions
ddloco said:
go to post number 116 and click the orange here button it will redirect you to the uninstall instructions
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I'm currently on the stock rom after 2 factory resets then flashing the stock rom twice. I did have tek's mod on it "prior" to the above. Wouldn't all of the above have wiped his mod off the phone completely leaving nothing to uninstall?
I've done nothing to it since all of the above so supposedly it's a clean phone at this point. So based on that info., what would you suggest?
AND, thank you for the response as perhaps you and ddloco are on the right track....
ddloco said:
go to post number 116 and click the orange here button it will redirect you to the uninstall instructions
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Did my response make sense? Wouldn't all of the wiping have gotten rid of tek's mod?
pressmoon said:
Did my response make sense? Wouldn't all of the wiping have gotten rid of tek's mod?
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Wiping doesn't eliminate it. You have to properly restore or flash with a rom that overwrites the mod.
sabresfan said:
Wiping doesn't eliminate it. You have to properly restore or flash with a rom that overwrites the mod.
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Are you saying that I should root again and flash either a stock or another rom and that overwrites/deletes his mod? And doing so "may" fix that issue?
pressmoon said:
Are you saying that I should root again and flash either a stock or another rom and that overwrites/deletes his mod? And doing so "may" fix that issue?
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Flashing devbase rom has fixed it for me previously. After you flash it make a nandroid and save it in a safe place.
sabresfan said:
Flashing devbase rom has fixed it for me previously. After you flash it make a nandroid and save it in a safe place.
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By devbase you mean any rom other than a stock one right? And thanks for your time as well in helping me with this.
pressmoon said:
By devbase you mean any rom other than a stock one right? And thanks for your time as well in helping me with this.
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The rom by alexandr in this forum. Install twrp and flash his rom. Boot up and hopefully your phone works. I ran into a similar problem right after I got my S9+.
sabresfan said:
The rom by alexandr in this forum. Install twrp and flash his rom. Boot up and hopefully your phone works. I ran into a similar problem right after I got my S9+.
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As you're vouching for his rom, I'll root and install twrp again and flash his rom. Did you flash tek's mod afterwards as well if you're still on T-Mobile?
I'll get my phone back from Samsung Singapore this week and give it a shot. If it works, how do I get a "donation" to you?
Either way, thanks again for the help.
I can vouch for his rom cause I've run every one of them. If your getting it back from Samsung see if it works fine first. I don't need any donations. Give it to a charity of your choosing if you want. Yes I'm running teks mod on TMobile now. Having volte is a godsend on TMobile as I get to many dropped calls on 2g and hspa.
sabresfan said:
I can vouch for his rom cause I've run every one of them. If your getting it back from Samsung see if it works fine first. I don't need any donations. Give it to a charity of your choosing if you want. Yes I'm running teks mod on TMobile now. Having volte is a godsend on TMobile as I get to many dropped calls on 2g and hspa.
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Samsung told me that they would have to charge me $400 to replace the motherboard (yes you read that right) as a fix which I obviously declined. As soon as it's back, I'll try starting from scratch again via rooting, etc. as you've confirmed about. And I'll let you know 1 way or the other as to the outcome.
Your time is definitely appreciated.... Sabresfan.

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