So I just got a used s3 from flebay (bad esn). Sprint Galaxy s3.
I dial ##3424# and I can get the phone to show up with a com port, connect with CDMA, but when I click read, it says ":: failed ::" next to ESN and number. So ok I thought maybe I got to send the SPC to it first, and since the old 16 digit pw does not work for 4.3 anymore, I flash it back to 4.1.1, connect via cdma to com port, but it says fail to send to phone.
- I've tried 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.3, and a couple diff modem. All give same result.
- I also tried to use QPST. In QPST configuration, the target port shows enabled, com19, no phone, usb. It does not want to recognize the phone as well.
Any ideas what it could be guys? I'm suspecting this phone cannot be flashed or even used.
Wrong forum, this is for the i9300 only.
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My phone all of a sudden was on flight mode by itself one day and i tried to turn it off every possible way but it said flight mode disabled in settings and turning it on did nothing. i couldnt make calls or even recieve a signal and the bluetooth did not work but wifi was still functioning. i tried a few different things to try rectifying the situation and eventually just did a hard reset including reformatting usb storage. all this did apart from delete all my crud was fix the bluetooth but i still cannot recieve a cellular signal and my phone doesnot have imei and always says insert sim when its in. i tried a different sim in my phone and it still the same result. however i tried my sim in someone elses phone and it worked fine. i am convinced this is souley a software problem as my phone has worked in thialand and here in colombia perfectly fine untill this flight mode glitch i have reviewed other Q&A however i could not understand the soloutions at all so please if you offer a soloution write asthough a 12 year old was going to follow the instructions as i am not a software technition.
Model number
GT-I9100
android number
2.3.6
baseband
unknown
kernal version
[email protected]#2
build number
GINGERBREAD.DXKL3
my phone number
unknown
signal strength
0dbm 0asu
mobile network type
unknown
service state
out of service
roaming
not roaming
mobile network state
disconnected
IMEI
unknown
IMEISV
unknown
if i press software update or try to make a phone call it says insert sim
First flash/update to ICS firmware. And let's see what adapters
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Jokesy said:
First flash/update to ICS firmware. And let's see what adapters
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Like i said explain this to me asthough i am a 12 year old. what is flash. how do i update. what is ics firmware and where do i get it. Also i do not have a usb adaptor for my phone nor can i get one.
fookmefookins2 said:
Like i said explain this to me asthough i am a 12 year old. what is flash. how do i update. what is ics firmware and where do i get it. Also i do not have a usb adaptor for my phone nor can i get one.
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When i was 12 i had 3315 i think... Anyways.., goto SamFirmware.Com and download the latest 4.0.3 Firmware Package for your phone...
Further info will be provided by Jokesy... I am in class
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Hey guys,
I ran the Suckit Verizon boot unlocker exploit, and it was successful. At which point I used TW Recovery to flash Android Revolution HD 8.0 (N7100 ROM). My phone wouldn't connect to the Verizon network, saying I did not insert the proper SIM card. I found this strange, but realized Verizon locks their network to international phones. I then used the Verizon Toolkit to flash back to stock recovery and ROM. After doing so, I still had no luck in activating my phone.
I called tech support (now having stock everything) and they told me it was likely my SIM card. After spending 2 hours at the store today, it is clearly not the SIM card. They have no idea what the problem is...
When I flashed Android Revolution, I wiped my efs. Could that be the problem? Is it possible to flash a new EFS or COM3? I have no clue how to reactivate to the network..
Anyone have this problem? I did a search on both Suckit Verizon and the Verizon toolkit thread and no one appeared to suffer from this. Please help! Any solutions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Will update if those guys at Verizon come through.
Definitely has to do with wiping my EFS and not saving it. Under Settings > About > Status IMEI is unknown as well as all other carrier info.
Can someone send me their EFS or is their a way to restore the EFS without having backed it up?
Flash the full Odin restore image and that should fix the problem. Note, it will wipe your data and re-lock the bootloader, but it should at least connect to the network again.
If the stock Odin doesn't work since your imei is unknown this may be what you need, but listen to imnuts first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
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kintwofan said:
If the stock Odin doesn't work since your imei is unknown this may be what you need, but listen to imnuts first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
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Flashed stock rom. No luck. Now I have to root back, as one of the prerequisites is being rooted. Will get back.
I kind of had this same problem right after I rooted/unlocked and before flashing any ROMs. I was getting signal bars but kept getting a cannot connect to network error every time I tried to place a call. I called customer service and they "reset" my account, whatever that means but it still didn't work. Started driving to the Verizon store and decided to try one last factory reset and it started working! An IT guy at my work said the account reset plus factory reset got my device sync'd with Verizon signal again. Don't know if what he said is true...don't know why it worked...don't know if this will help you but I thought I would share my experience. I know what you are going through so good luck!
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I had almost the same problem using MIUI for AT&T's variant. I was able to get most functionality back by accessing the hidden menu and doing the ##RTN#, but still cannot get 4G LTE back. Maybe this will help you get started too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
According to the OP instructions - which I have done entirely correct. Put phone in Debugging, Went to Qualcomm settings in Hidden menu and set to "RMNET + DM + MODEM" , connected to the proper COM port, clicked the READ on top, however when I go to click the second read to populate the information -> Says cannot set device into DM mode.
The instructions and accompanied video do not reference having to place the device into DM mode at all. The fact that I am getting this error message is also a unique problem.
Anyone know what this could mean or how to fix it? Could it be due to the USB Qualcomm settings not "taking or shifting", although it does confirm that I changed by saying "Saved"
Also, can Verizon Wireless sync my IMEI in store if I bring the original box with the IMEI barcode on it ? Can they flash / scan it to the phone?
anybody?
Can Verizon Wireless sync my IMEI in store if I bring the original box with the IMEI barcode on it ? Can they flash / scan it to the phone?
I know with a fact that the stores do not carry any flashing software for any smartphones. So there is nothing they can do.
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i was following the st flash tutorial. I can never get dfs to read my phone. when i click on ports or manager depending on version of dfs. I see my ports, one diag serial port and one modem port. when i try and connect to the daig serial port nothing shows up in dfs it just shows cps na in all the fields. when i try the modem port it flashes some info in a couple fields and thats it. I dont know whats going on? I dont have a samsung cable and im using a htc one. im thinking maybe that could be my problem even though i see the ports??? any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you
Samsung cable made no difference
in cdma workshop 2.7 i get phone does not answer
ok got it. had to change it from diag,null to hfk,diag.
i would delete but might be useful for somebody else
I recently rooted my i527 then unlocked it for use on T-Mobile, And it was working just fine, Getting Signal and EDGE, So earlier this morning I took out my sim card and rebooted the phone a few times, Changing the APN from epc.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com thinking that was going to get me from going from EDGE to 4G or LTE... Yeah Right! Little did I know, It requires a lot more than just changing the APN.. But thats beside the point.
Anyway, While I was taking my sim out and rebooting, After once or twice of doing this, The phone would not come up with T-Mobile signal AT ALL. After a while of just blankness it would pick up What Im guessing is WCDMA signal or something, But not T-Mobile Active signal like it was doing just fine before. So after 20 or so reboots (thinking that was the problem), And looking around, I noticed that the phone is not issuing a IMEI number. Not in settings, and not *#06# either. The IMEI number has been lost. When I go to settings to view it in About Device it just says "Unknown". I'm assuming this is my problem, Once I get the phones IMEI number back, It will pick up T-Mobile signal again.
At the beginning of this, I was simply trying to get high speed data on the device.. Now I can't even make and receive phone calls. :crying: Any help on how to recover the IMEI would be great, and highly appreciated.
Thanks
Araltd said:
I recently rooted my i527 then unlocked it for use on T-Mobile, And it was working just fine, Getting Signal and EDGE, So earlier this morning I took out my sim card and rebooted the phone a few times, Changing the APN from epc.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com thinking that was going to get me from going from EDGE to 4G or LTE... Yeah Right! Little did I know, It requires a lot more than just changing the APN.. But thats beside the point.
Anyway, While I was taking my sim out and rebooting, After once or twice of doing this, The phone would not come up with T-Mobile signal AT ALL. After a while of just blankness it would pick up What Im guessing is WCDMA signal or something, But not T-Mobile Active signal like it was doing just fine before. So after 20 or so reboots (thinking that was the problem), And looking around, I noticed that the phone is not issuing a IMEI number. Not in settings, and not *#06# either. The IMEI number has been lost. When I go to settings to view it in About Device it just says "Unknown". I'm assuming this is my problem, Once I get the phones IMEI number back, It will pick up T-Mobile signal again.
At the beginning of this, I was simply trying to get high speed data on the device.. Now I can't even make and receive phone calls. :crying: Any help on how to recover the IMEI would be great, and highly appreciated.
Thanks
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If you still have the unlock code try reseting the phone using kies... then see if your imei comes back..
Used ODIN to install correct ROM. This might help.
Get your officla ROM from http://www.sammobile.com/
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SamMobile still doesn't have AT&T sgh-i527 firmware. Use kies to recover your phone or odin with the posted firmware on this forum. Kies would be the safest.
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please let us know if you can get it to work and how you did it.
Used wanam xposed for [email protected] .
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I tried to flash using the bootloader option in ODIN with the MD5 File from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2558602 in which the flash was successful, HOWEVER No IMEI Recovery.. The baseband and build number changed but the IMEI still says Unknown.
Does any one have any solution? Any idea on how to recover the IMEI?
Thanks
Araltd said:
I tried to flash using the bootloader option in ODIN with the MD5 File from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2558602 in which the flash was successful, HOWEVER No IMEI Recovery.. The baseband and build number changed but the IMEI still says Unknown.
Does any one have any solution? Any idea on how to recover the IMEI?
Thanks
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Try flashing the modem for your phone.
use odin
Araltd said:
I tried to flash using the bootloader option in ODIN with the MD5 File from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2558602 in which the flash was successful, HOWEVER No IMEI Recovery.. The baseband and build number changed but the IMEI still says Unknown.
Does any one have any solution? Any idea on how to recover the IMEI?
Thanks
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You will need Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0 installed on your computer Use efs professional on your computer found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
make sure you have root and install busybox on phone. run the EFS Professional exe file from the downloaded file from link i posted there will be a pop up window with three options pick the efs professional tab give it time to connect you will need to give permission on phone for adb if all done right it will say ready on program. across top of the program there will be four tabs click the qualcomm tab now there will be more options click on qualcomm nv tools tab let it connect. now there will be a new window for qualcomm nv tools hit the connect button now you will see your imei at bottom if your imei is not there put it in imei box and then click the write tab. hope this helps.
First, please forgive me as I am a novice at best,
My wife bought 2 unlocked i537 for us for Christmas off of ebay from different sellers. We are currently with T-mobile and notice that the 4g seemed to drop in and out. Upon reading the "[GUIDE] Using I537 on T-Mobile and other AWS Networks", I successfully got one phone to work, however I have been trying for a week, almost 2 weeks to get the other one to work with no success. I've tried numerous drivers, pc, cable etc... I've compared the settings on the phones *#0808#, *#2264#, *#0011# *#*#4636#*#* and any of the others I've found.
Android version 4.2.2
Kernel 3.4.0-784654 [email protected]#1
Build JDQ39.I537UCUAMF3
SELinux status Permissive
My question(s) are:
1. Is there a way to get qpst to recognize the com port without coming back with "no phone"
2. Is there another tool or software I could use to do the AWS flash?
3. If none of the above, Would it be possible or even correct to copy something from the working phone to the non-working phone? of course without damaging the IMEI/ESN...
Instructions are helpful as I am new to this, but very interested in learning.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!!
You'll probably get the help you need in the S4 Active Q&A section (i'm assuming it's the device you have)