**Solved!!!**
Uploaded correct files to megaupload - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I204KSNF
OUT OF THE BOX FRESH FEELING FOR YOUR XV6800!
Radio: 1.30.60
Rom: 2.09.605.8
Rom Date: 08/03/07
full restore of all original settings!
nuguys solution said:
Be connected to activestink.
(even if your device only boots to the windows splash screen activestink can still connect enough to load this 1.2 bootloader)
Run TitanUnlocker.exe from first folder
FOLOW THE ON SCREEN DIRECTIONS EXACTLY
INCLUDING THE UNPLUGING AND PLUGING BACK IN PART
Be patient and be sure that it is complete.
Then without disconecting, or restarting your device
go to the second directory and folow these directions...
While stil in bootloader mode run ROMUpdateUtility.exe
Follow the onsreen directions.
When your device boots up - LET THE VERIZON CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN.
Enjoy being back on Verizons service.
Now go load whatever roms you feel comfortable running.....
You may need a different bootloader for some roms.
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I let the customizations run after loading the SPRINT 3.35 Rom updater on my XC6800, I don't think the problem was loading the rom, but letting the damned sprint customizations install instead of a quick reset.
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I have tried a hell of a lot to resolve this and am convinced that at this point it is going to take a verizon stock rom - the whole thing - to start from scratch and get back from the evil grips of those sprint towers (you sprinters would think the same if in our shoes)...
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Unfortunately I have not found everything to piece together an entire orig vz rom.
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The first bad thing that the sprint customizations does is resets the MSL, so now instead of using 000000 as always, you have to find "GetSPC", run it giving it your ESN (under battery) to find out your new "sprintized MSL". This causes you to use sprints towers for everything, add to the fact that it loads a sprint PRL and you are now "stuck on sprint".* when you dial *228 you get a sprint recorded voice that this number is not valid.
Having a xv6700 laying around I was able to set nearly everything in EPST back to where it needed to be (see screen shots)- that got me making calls (roaming) but no i-net, and no *228...
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Called Data tech support for a aKey, they gave it to me, that didn't work.
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Dl'ed a vz PRL from http://www.corolada.com/prl/
That got me to be able to connect to vz by dialing *228, but no love, it says "sorry call cust serv...".
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Went to a corp VZ store and looked at all the settings in EPST changed a couple more, that didn't work.
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Spoke to the lead geek in charge there and fessed up, he said that it was because of the MSL code change, that *228 sends the 000000 “service sub lock code” to unlock the SPL (EPST) and if the code is different, it will never connect to *228 right (well maybe after they open up their network more, but that is at least months away).* So I said what if I was with sprint and wanted to "convert"? He said they would need sprint to set the MSL to 000000, which would likely be done by sending it in to sprint, then sprint sending it to HTC (I'm sure we can come up w/ something better).
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After leaving, I received a follow up call from my escalated trouble ticket, and the girl reset my “DMU keys” that finally got me to have i-net (still no *228 love though).
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So now I am at a OK place, everything works but still roaming, place and receive calls, received network texts from cust serv, and have i-net. However I didn’t want to go through all the set up on my phone just to hard reset anyway so I started off on a quest to find a legit vzw rom.
People keep saying it's posted here, or there or everywhere, I HAVE TRIED everyone I have found and have NOT been able to reset the radio to Verizons peramaters.
Any help out there as to finding the STOCK VERIZON RADIO or best the whole stock verizon rom package?
for those who need help getting the EPST setup I will post the current settings I am using in screenshots.
** I will update this post to reflect the best solution if the thread gets cumbersome.
I used the stock Verizon ROM at:
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Titan/CarrierRoms/Verizon_Stock_ROM/VZW_Passworded_Ruu_signed
I had a similar type issue and I'm working fine now. You'll see a solved post from me with a GPS issue. Hope that helps.
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Geckotek said:
Here is a repost of my earlier posting on this subject. This will resolve your issues if your Verizon phone has been "Sprintized" or help you restore your phone before returning it to Verizon.
To set your phone back to the default Verizon ROM, do the following:
Download all necessary files 1) Titan Re-locker 2) Stock Verizon ROM 3) ROM Update Utility
Unzip/rar the Stock ROM and the RUU (unrar using WinRAR) ****DO NOT UNZIP THE RELOCKER**** (it is a self extracting zip and will run properly as is)
Place the Ruu_signed.nbh file in the RUU folder
Hard reset your phone by holding down both softkeys, hitting reset, and pressing R (just for good measure)
Connect your phone to your PC and make sure ActiveSync is connected
Re-lock your phone by running Titan_Relocker.exe
Place the stock Verizon ROM in the RUU folder
Run the RUU by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe
For good measure, let the Verizon ROM complete its setup.
I'm doing this from memory so please let me know if I missed a step so that I can update this post.
I hope this is helpful.
Edit: links corrected
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Geckotek said:
xv6800
Was running 2.3.2 w/ the 3.27 radio. Just updated.
Here were my steps:
Performed hard reset
Connected phone to PC and made sure AS was connected
Ran the Sprint updater
Upon reboot I forced phone into bootloader mode (did this while HTC screen was beginning to appear)
Cooked ROM in DCDs Kitchen...added several options
Ran updater
Notes:
Never had to run *228. Phone and internet confirmed to work correctly. Syncing w/ AS right now, configuring Exchange AS.
Will report back more later, but so far so good.
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ebb said:
(coming from DCD 1.70 and radio 2.13)
1. Load Olipro 1.20 unlocker (my phone was re-locked after 1.70 ROM)
2. Flash radio
--Reboot was stuck on verizon screen after radio- entered bootloader mode by pressing power+camera, and inserting stylus for reboot. Entered bootloader successfully.
3. Cooked verizon-based rom from DCD 3.0.0 kitchen
4. Flashed ROM
This brought me to the new radio and rom, BUT... when disconected from the desktop, entered the dreaded constant reboot situation, so...
5. Reattached to desktop- this stopped the rebooting. Established activesync.
6. Loaded Olipro 2.40
7. Removed connection from desktop. Removed battery and after reinsert, hard reset device.
8. Ran *228,1 and then *228, 2. Soft reset after each
9. Working great for phone and text. Will play with GPS and report back (yes-- I will enable Location On!)
Thanks DCD for your great work and suggestions along the way here and in the radio thread..
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So to summarize your steps minus the failure follow my directions but if you don't have Olipro 2.4 installed already, do that first. OH, and I didn't need to run *228.
My data speed didn't test so well...gonna see if running a *228 helps.
Edit: HA! As I expected...running *228 jacks me up again. Looking for signal. *22802 kicks it back into signal.....looking into it some more.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376873
Geckotek said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376873
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your solution is finaly correct - I am uploading the needed files to megaupload so ftp issues don't keep causing problems for people.
I am stuck at the verizon white splash screen and I am trying to get my phone back to stock. I can not establish a connection to my PC via active sync. It there a way to get my phone connected, or is my phone Brick'd now?
Thanks
mcgong said:
I am stuck at the verizon white splash screen and I am trying to get my phone back to stock. I can not establish a connection to my PC via active sync. It there a way to get my phone connected, or is my phone Brick'd now?
Thanks
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Press camera+power+soft reset
This will take you to the boot screen and you should be able to continue. You should have relocked your bootloader, right?
If so, just go ahead and flash the stock rom.
EDIT: Dont panic. If you are at the Verizon screen your phone is definitely NOT bricked. There are HUNDREDS of cases exactly like your and HUNDREDS more posts telling your exactly how to fix your problem. Search and you shall find.
Even before you actualy get into WinMo even though activestink is not really connected - it is able to connect through and re-flash the bootloader - it took a while to figure that one out for me too...
mcgong said:
I am stuck at the verizon white splash screen and I am trying to get my phone back to stock. I can not establish a connection to my PC via active sync. It there a way to get my phone connected, or is my phone Brick'd now?
Thanks
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The moral of the story is, don't let Sprint customization run!
I did and had heck for 2 days. After flashing and re-flashing. i finally got back to original vzw rom, but data still didn't work, even after talking with tech support.
I took my phone to a local vzw store and they were able to fix it.
30 minutes later, I had the dcd3.01 rom installed and everything working perfectly.
Next big rom update, I will wait for others to screw up before jumping in.
....
plz up date the wiki with this
I did that same thing a month ago. Ran the damn Sprint Radio/Rom package and was stuck on Sprint towers. Even going back to the stock Verizon rom didn't help. I manually loaded a PRL and finally had phone calls, but no data. After many hours on the phone with Verizon giving me AKEYs, refresing towers, releasing stuck data sessions.... They finally sent me a replacement phone. Nice to see this issue has finally been resolved.
vx6800 bricked
I am new here but I need some help.
I have read and reread all the various posts but cannot get past the splash screen. During startup, at the bottom it, i get R 1.30.60 and D 3.35. It appears my problem is mismatched ROM and Radio version. However, trying to get back to stock rom, my device is not even detected by activesync and no matter what I do, I end up getting error - device not connected.
Thanks
benji
nuguy said:
**Solved!!!**
Uploaded correct files to megaupload - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I204KSNF
OUT OF THE BOX FRESH FEELING FOR YOUR XV6800!
Radio: 1.30.60
Rom: 2.09.605.8
Rom Date: 08/03/07
full restore of all original settings!
I let the customizations run after loading the SPRINT 3.35 Rom updater on my XC6800, I don't think the problem was loading the rom, but letting the damned sprint customizations install instead of a quick reset.
*
I have tried a hell of a lot to resolve this and am convinced that at this point it is going to take a verizon stock rom - the whole thing - to start from scratch and get back from the evil grips of those sprint towers (you sprinters would think the same if in our shoes)...
*
Unfortunately I have not found everything to piece together an entire orig vz rom.
*
The first bad thing that the sprint customizations does is resets the MSL, so now instead of using 000000 as always, you have to find "GetSPC", run it giving it your ESN (under battery) to find out your new "sprintized MSL". This causes you to use sprints towers for everything, add to the fact that it loads a sprint PRL and you are now "stuck on sprint".* when you dial *228 you get a sprint recorded voice that this number is not valid.
Having a xv6700 laying around I was able to set nearly everything in EPST back to where it needed to be (see screen shots)- that got me making calls (roaming) but no i-net, and no *228...
*
Called Data tech support for a aKey, they gave it to me, that didn't work.
*
Dl'ed a vz PRL from http://www.corolada.com/prl/
That got me to be able to connect to vz by dialing *228, but no love, it says "sorry call cust serv...".
*
Went to a corp VZ store and looked at all the settings in EPST changed a couple more, that didn't work.
*
Spoke to the lead geek in charge there and fessed up, he said that it was because of the MSL code change, that *228 sends the 000000 “service sub lock code” to unlock the SPL (EPST) and if the code is different, it will never connect to *228 right (well maybe after they open up their network more, but that is at least months away).* So I said what if I was with sprint and wanted to "convert"? He said they would need sprint to set the MSL to 000000, which would likely be done by sending it in to sprint, then sprint sending it to HTC (I'm sure we can come up w/ something better).
*
After leaving, I received a follow up call from my escalated trouble ticket, and the girl reset my “DMU keys” that finally got me to have i-net (still no *228 love though).
*
So now I am at a OK place, everything works but still roaming, place and receive calls, received network texts from cust serv, and have i-net. However I didn’t want to go through all the set up on my phone just to hard reset anyway so I started off on a quest to find a legit vzw rom.
People keep saying it's posted here, or there or everywhere, I HAVE TRIED everyone I have found and have NOT been able to reset the radio to Verizons peramaters.
Any help out there as to finding the STOCK VERIZON RADIO or best the whole stock verizon rom package?
for those who need help getting the EPST setup I will post the current settings I am using in screenshots.
** I will update this post to reflect the best solution if the thread gets cumbersome.
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I got this problem fixed with the help of an uncommonly smart tech support agent.
My first problems started when I accidentally put the sprint rom on my phone and let it boot.
I just called tech support about three times before I saw this post and they couldn't help me and they even did a DMU key reset without my knowledge and that didn't work. The last guy I talked to told me to bring the phone back into the store that I got it to get it replaced. Not wanting to do that beings that this was the last phone the store had in stock, I did one final search on google and found this site. After reading this post, I called back in to ask them to do a DMU key reset. The tech support agent then informed me that they already did a DMU reset and it obviously didn't work. He then wanted to try "something". He asked me to take the battery out of the phone and leave it like that while he put me on hold. I was on hold for about 3 minutes and when he got back on, he asked me to get back onto the phone and asked me to boot the device up again. He then asked me to dial *228 and let the phone reprogram. After I did that and it rebooted, I was able to use data. Whoohooo!!!!
I asked him what he did for my own personal benefit and he informed me that he actually temporarly removed my data package from my plan and reaplied it. But it was important that the device was turned off while he did it. Hence, the removal of the battery. I was very pleased with this guy. I thanked him profusely.
I'm posting this for the benefit of other people who are having problems with their data package after installing the sprint rom.
I haven't posted before, but I have a pretty difficult problem.
I tried installing one of those Sprint ROM/Radio setups on my phone, and like a dummy I let the customizations run. So here's what I did:
1) I flashed back to Verizon stock using the relocker and stock radio/rom. Once completed, it still shows roaming.
2) Then I used *228 option 1, then option 2, and the roaming icon goes away. Oh yeah, I also get the message "we are currently unable to authenticate your phone". No problem, not going to do anything else yet until I get a ROM/Radio combo I want.
3) Then I flashed the unlocker and (insert ROM/Radio combo here). I've tried most of them, following the compatibility list posted on this site. Most version of DCD's, 5067 (or whatever the # is), and radios 3.35, 3.37, 3.39, 3.49, etc. Once I get everything set, get a new A-key, I'm still roaming. The bottom line is that it doesn't matter what I use; the phone goes back into roaming mode. I then tried *228 option 1/option 2. *22899 does not work at all. I've tried to have them do the DMU resets; that doesn't seem to work. I've downloaded and installed new PRL files; that didn't help. In addition to roaming, my data isn't working either. I gave up and reflashed back to stock using the posted procedure.
4) Go back to step 1. I'm somewhere in this endless loop as we speak.
I can't fix it. I've followed almost every recommendation on this site. Verizon is sending me a new phone. In the meantime, I'd like to continue to try to fix this, but I don't know what else to do. Can anyone help???? Thanks.
schoolio said:
I haven't posted before, but I have a pretty difficult problem.
I tried installing one of those Sprint ROM/Radio setups on my phone, and like a dummy I let the customizations run. So here's what I did:
1) I flashed back to Verizon stock using the relocker and stock radio/rom. Once completed, it still shows roaming.
2) Then I used *228 option 1, then option 2, and the roaming icon goes away. Oh yeah, I also get the message "we are currently unable to authenticate your phone". No problem, not going to do anything else yet until I get a ROM/Radio combo I want.
3) Then I flashed the unlocker and (insert ROM/Radio combo here). I've tried most of them, following the compatibility list posted on this site. Most version of DCD's, 5067 (or whatever the # is), and radios 3.35, 3.37, 3.39, 3.49, etc. Once I get everything set, get a new A-key, I'm still roaming. The bottom line is that it doesn't matter what I use; the phone goes back into roaming mode. I then tried *228 option 1/option 2. *22899 does not work at all. I've tried to have them do the DMU resets; that doesn't seem to work. I've downloaded and installed new PRL files; that didn't help. In addition to roaming, my data isn't working either. I gave up and reflashed back to stock using the posted procedure.
4) Go back to step 1. I'm somewhere in this endless loop as we speak.
I can't fix it. I've followed almost every recommendation on this site. Verizon is sending me a new phone. In the meantime, I'd like to continue to try to fix this, but I don't know what else to do. Can anyone help???? Thanks.
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dang, im here too... any fix?
quadjacks said:
dang, im here too... any fix?
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Nope. New phone.
schoolio said:
Nope. New phone.
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Verizon Stock ROM/PRI Update should fix calling
A DMU reset is PROBABLY needed to fix data (need to finango your way around tech support to get one)
scrawnyb said:
Verizon Stock ROM/PRI Update should fix calling
A DMU reset is PROBABLY needed to fix data (need to finango your way around tech support to get one)
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Nope, did all that too.
schoolio said:
Nope, did all that too.
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ok i am BACK!!! WOOT|WOOT
here is what i did.
Using the files from post 1 of this thread as no others i tried worked!
1 hard reset
2 ran relocker
3 ran ruu utility
4 allowed cust
5 ran *228
finaly no triangle (raoming icon), but not data
6 called VZW CS, explained i had done a hard reset, BLAH...BLAH...DUH...DUH... not sure why this is happening
a. she had me do everything i had already done (*228), reset username and pass...etc.
b. after 30 mins and at last resort, she removed then readded me to the system (reprovisioned, much like when cable internet modems go offline) SUCCESS
remember only use files from post one of the ablve link, others on here, ppcgeeks, smartphonejunkie oddly didnt help!
Now im back up to Rom 20226 radio 3.42... man im hard headed, but i have a kewl phone again!!!! hope this helps!!!!
NOTE: i was not able to use ##778 to manually program!!!!! so if you have a good tech, this may give him clues to your REAL issue.
also look here post 24
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=271602#post271602
quad,
i am waiting (24 to 48 hrs )for their network team to do.... something to my phone, possibly the DMU reset. My tech wasn't able to do that on her own. I'm wondering if i can get a regular tech to do what they did for you....when you say they removed you then added you to the system, not exactly sure what that means
I'm Jealous.....
EDIT: BTW, my data connection settings won't keep a username and pwd stored....keeps dropping them every time after i put em in
I tried updating the PRL to one of the verizon hacked ones with CDMA Workshop. It succeeded, according to it, but now I have no service, not on sprint nor any other network. I can try and flash apparently any PRLs (have tried 11115, 11119, 12121, 12123, 24004, 60686, 60687, 60690 currently on this). I've tried flashing different roms altogether, and no difference - CM didn't work, currently on MeanRom. Most of the ## codes don't work, come up really slow, like 1-2 minutes, and the ones that ask for the MSL say it's the wrong password. MSL reader and cdma workshop both confirmed it's the right one. I've tried flashing two different radios via TWRP and while the update was successful, still no data. The phone is rooted, has TWRP 2.3.1.0, S-ON
HBOOT - 1.19.0000
Radio 1.12.11.0809
It seems to me that the radio go somehow bricked by CDMA Workshop. Anything else I can try? Are there any complete, stock-like roms (or non-stock, don't really care at this point) that will wipe/upgrade radio, PRI, etc all over again, even if I have to reprovision it? I have a feeling from the unresponsiveness of the radio it's pointless to try and reprovision it now with sprint.
The other weird thing, under monitor tab in CDMA Workshop, I can see it try to come up but going blank, maybe every 7-10 seconds... it clearly doesn't like something.
Need help before I have to activate my old samsung epic, that phone is like a bad std, it just won't go away.
S-on phones don't have direct access to boot or misc partitions. Unless you have hboot 1.12, I don't see you updating the radios through twrp or otherwise. Since I'm not very familiar with CDMA workshop I can't offer much advice. Try forcing a hands free activation. From the dialer type ##786#. Select menu, reset and enter msl. This will force a reset of your os. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can help.
Gotcha - on the S-on stuff... actually working on getting a USB ubuntu drive going now. ##786# comes up very slow, if it comes up at all, and then tells me the password isn't good. How do you flash stuff with the bootloader after I get it to be S-OFF, just put the files in the root of the internal storage, /sdcard? Then reboot to bootloader and?
Updates to firmware should be named PJ75IMG.zip. Place it on external and boot to bootloader. It will look for update files to install and reboot after.
If you are running dirty racun don't use a flash drive, burn it to cd or dvd
Thanks for the tip on the usb vs cd thing. I've gotten to the last step on this list: http://unlimited.io/jewel.htm , but something's going wrong and I can't tell what. I got it to the very last step, got past the reboots, got this:
Code:
Racun is sneaking...
It's a long way to sneak this will take several minutes...
Hiding behind a wall..
Checking for competition...
Checking for predators...
Sneaking around the dog house...
Quit...
Rebooted into bootloader, and it's still S-ON. Tried it again, from the sudo ./RabiesShot command, same thing. Ideas?
Try a different usb, make sure it's usb 2.0 and not 3 or 1. Make sure sd has enough space and read/write access is fast enough
it's an older core2duo box I got from work that I was gonna put in the garage. It should be usb 2.0, it's too new to be 1.0 and too old to be 3.0... as for the card, I had a 16gb in, I can put my normal 64gb good card in, but it asked for 2-16gb... Would keeping trying multiple times make a difference or is it the same every time?
What live distribution are you running?
12.04 32 bit.
Was that an actual failure message, is there supposed to be more goofing around or?
I would check with unlimited on irc, it's listed on their site
I got it working - got the S-OFF installed succesfully - had to reformat the sd card in a computer for some reason, and the 2nd time around it worked fine. When the phone came back up it also reactivated itself and updated its own PRL, data and 3g work now. I think I'm done trying to change the PRL for a few days...
Here's my story: About a year and a half ago, I used my phone upgrade on a Droid DNA, but swapped back to my old flip phone to avoid having to pay $30 for Data and just keep the phone for the Wi-Fi access and other epicness. About a year ago, I decided to try out beaups' Moonshine s-off so I could start putting custom ROMs on it. Unfortuately with my luck (probably bumped the cable) it failed halfway through the moonshining process and made my phone really glitchy with force closes (and deleted all my data, but meh..). Fortunately, I went to the Moonshine IRC and they were so Awesome! They helped me troubleshoot my issue, guided me though making an Ubuntu Live CD, and used TeamViewer to get my phone back in working order. I will always be extremely grateful for their help!
Fast forward to today: I finally decide I want to go for the data plan, so I call up Verizon and go through the process of getting the phone service back on my Droid DNA. Unfortunately, after the whole process, the phone won't make any outgoing calls or receive any incoming calls. However, I still had 3-4 signal bars and I could surf the internet on '4G LTE'. I figured the ROM I had installed was no good, so I tried out 3 other ROMs and all of them had the same issue. I decided I would restore the phone to my first TWRP backup (from right after we solved the Moonshining issue), however even that gave me the same results.
TL;DR - I am rooted with s-off. I cannot make outgoing calls or receive incoming calls, however strangely enough I have 4G Data.
Under 'Phone Identity' in the settings, the Model Number, IMEI, Device serial number, SIM ID, MEID, and IMSI numbers all show up. But the Phone number only shows "0000000000".
I assume that the issue was always there after I had done the moonshining, but never encountered it until I decided to actually use it as a phone.
I'm not sure what I should try from here. Any help or assistance you can give me is greatly appreciated, and Thank you!
I would call Verizon. Sounds like something on their end. Have them reset your network. Try to take out the sim and reinsert.
HTC DNA
LG Optimus G
Unfortunately, that's not it. I went through the whole process of getting the phone service back on my Droid DNA up to level 2 support.
Sounds like the radio is messed up. 4G is data only, the partition for voice and sms is 1xRTT or EVDO. Back everything up to your PC and run an ruu, then after the ruu completes, run "factory data reset" from bootloader. That should hopefully fix your radio issue.
Be warned! Ruu will erase everything on your phone and return it to stock (you will keep unlock and s-off though, so you can flash custom recovery and flash your Rom again). You could try to restore your nandroid, but it may screw up your radio again.
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Uzephi said:
Sounds like the radio is messed up. 4G is data only, the partition for voice and sms is 1xRTT or EVDO. Back everything up to your PC and run an ruu, then after the ruu completes, run "factory data reset" from bootloader. That should hopefully fix your radio issue.
Be warned! Ruu will erase everything on your phone and return it to stock (you will keep unlock and s-off though, so you can flash custom recovery and flash your Rom again). You could try to restore your nandroid, but it may screw up your radio again.
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using XDA Free mobile app
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Sorry for the delay. I actually hadn't tried an RUU yet, so I got the '3.06.605.4' Sense 5 one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612740 and tried running it on my Windows 7.
Unfortunately it didn't work and gave me a message saying:
"ERROR [158]: IMAGE ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone. Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again."
I actually think the drivers may be messed up on that computer (adb and HTC Sync won't see the phone connected, but sometimes I can transfer files). I have a new windows 7 computer that I've never used before, but I can't seem to find the right drivers/tools that I would need for the RUU to work properly this time. Would you happen to have links to them, per chance?
Well, since people like reading about about people who have screwed something up, figured I'd throw that up in the subject line. Lol. Now it's time to give you a rundown of what's going on and ask the community for help. I'm not quite sure who's going to be a bit more helpful, since this is a Verizon phone on a non Verizon network, but I am dealing with different device (I605/I950) kernals and well...just read. Lol. This will be cross posted at TeamUSCC, so thanks in advance for any help.
So I have an old SCH-I605....obviously, that's why I'm here. I am currently on a no contract plan with USCC and have been able to flash SCH-I950 roms (had to remove the asserts in the zip, status 7 error) and they had always worked just fine. Occasionally I would find a rom that would cause a bootloop, so I would just skip it and try the next one. I was also able to flash I605 roms and use them on USCC network with no issues, except not having MMS or Data. Using I605 roms, I would put in the APN's, sometimes they would auto populate from the SIM card, but MMS/Data still wouldn't work...so hence the reason I used I950 roms. That's not the issue. The issue comes, when after a solid 3 weeks of having a stable rom I was happy with, I started noticing some FC's and no videos would work in some apps. Not a huge deal, but at times could be quite inconvenient. Especially having kids watching to watch things in the car...damn you Minecraft videos on Youtube. So I booted up to recovery (TWRP at the time), wiped dalvik/cache/system/data (everything I've ever done for 2+ years on multiple devices), flashed BeanStalk 4.4 AOSP and once it got booted up, I noticed that it was not recognizing my sim card. 10 minutes after staying on the "activating" screen, I decided this wasn't normal. So I figured another bad rom. Didn't have any USCC roms at the time, so I grabbed an I605 rom, while I downloaded some I950 roms, and had the normal "this sim card doesn't work with this network", so I pulled the SIM card and rebooted. I got to thinking about it, and realized that I shouldn't be seeing that screen, since I've used I605 roms before with this SIM, but just assumed it was due to the first boot and the activation process. So I went through the setup via wifi, powered down, replaced SIM card, and booted back up thinking "sweet, I can text/call, and use WiFi for anything else..." ya...that didn't go as planned...this is when the "issue" started. Tried calling the wife to see how her DR trip went (acute tendinitis) and no mobile networks were available...found that strange, so I went to settings/about phone/status and holy hell, I was scared for a while. Nothing was in Network was Unknown, Signal Strength was some crazy 9 digit number in the dBm, asu was stuck at 99, Mobile Network Type was unknown, as well as service state, roaming and mobile network state. My phone number was unknown, as well as my MEID and IMEI. So after doing some research, it appeared my EFS got screwed...so I was freaking out...so I flashed some I950 kernals...I flashed some I605 kernals...I changed my recovery (now I'm on Philz) and nothing seemed to work. That was before I learned that I that I had phucked my EFS though. So after I found out about the EFS, I held my breath as I flashed a stock (VRALJB) back to my phone via ODIN. Booted up the phone, and right off the bat, it recognized my SIM, and gave me an error in regards to that...had to power down, pull SIM, boot back up, and it went smoothly. Looked back in the settings/about/status, and finally, IMEI was back as well as everything else. So I re-rooted the phone, Casual method, and installed Beanstalk (since it has worked before with no issues) and everything went smoothly...till I tried to use the phone again. So now I'm sitting in the Status screen, Network shows US Cellular, signal is normal for where I'm at, Mobile Network Type is CDMA - 1xRTT (over my head, but I assume normal?) Service State is In Service, but Mobile Network State just keeps saying Connecting, won't ever hold the connection. But I also notice that down below my Phone Number says 000-000-8946 as well as my MIN, where usually that says my phone number...my REAL number. lol MEID and IMEI is all there and working fine, so I'm more inclined to believe now it's my SIM card that got phunked. So...what's the best be (aside from getting a newer phone) to get this phone working again...
As my phone sits:
Model Number = SCH-R950
Android Version = 4.4.4
Baseband Version = I605VRALJB
Kernal Version = 3.0.64-CM-g36cf250
[email protected] #2
Fri Jun 26 10:07:15 CDT 2014
AOSB KitKat Version = 1.3.5
CyanogenMod Version = 11-20140627-Unofficial-R950
Build Number = cm_950-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84P 431a3b977a test-keys
Didn't know what you might have needed, so I posted it all in hopes it will help determine what can be done to resolve this. A HUGE thank you to anybody in advance for their help!