Dear friends,
Need help immediately
I have a stock s3 (un rooted, standard) that was recently updated with an official android update , it suddenly won’t accept my screen lock pin pot the update,
How ever I am able to receive calls,
One more strange thing is , after removing the sim card the phone still shows signal in the screen locked mode , though obviously I am unable to receive any calls
Also the phone is ghosting, its screen is coming alive on its own (to the lock screen)
I feel that the phone has a corrupt update or summin
More importantly
1. The phone is not rooted and I’m not Shure if the USB debugging is on or not
2. The phone has data which I do not want to loose
3. Im unable to download the ADT bundle (iv red somewhere that this is the only way to bypass it)
4. I want to know how I can unlock my phone to make a backup of all the data
5. I don’t mind rooting my phone (provided the lock screen allows me to do so)
I have a fair knowledge of rooting and ROM flashing etc, but am no expert , hence an amateur guide to phone unlock shall be immensely helpful
PL HELP
casula.aditya said:
Dear friends,
Need help immediately
I have a stock s3 (un rooted, standard) that was recently updated with an official android update , it suddenly won’t accept my screen lock pin pot the update,
How ever I am able to receive calls,
One more strange thing is , after removing the sim card the phone still shows signal in the screen locked mode , though obviously I am unable to receive any calls
Also the phone is ghosting, its screen is coming alive on its own (to the lock screen)
I feel that the phone has a corrupt update or summin
More importantly
1. The phone is not rooted and I’m not Shure if the USB debugging is on or not
2. The phone has data which I do not want to loose
3. Im unable to download the ADT bundle (iv red somewhere that this is the only way to bypass it)
4. I want to know how I can unlock my phone to make a backup of all the data
5. I don’t mind rooting my phone (provided the lock screen allows me to do so)
I have a fair knowledge of rooting and ROM flashing etc, but am no expert , hence an amateur guide to phone unlock shall be immensely helpful
PL HELP
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So you proceeded? Your backup will be created before we start clearing/deleting storage. Thats means you ca use the phone in any case and have a got chance to restore all necessarry data once the rom wotks again.
SO AS YOU READ GUIDE I SUPPOSE YOU REMOVED KIES AND OTHER USB SERVICES????
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So you proceeded? Or got any questions?
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i wanted to know if i will be able to root my phone with this screen lock?? further ..is there any use..as in will i be able to retrieve my data??
casula.aditya said:
i wanted to know if i will be able to root my phone with this screen lock?? further ..is there any use..as in will i be able to retrieve my data??
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As u seen during the update --> someting can go wrong, but whats the point of deleting your data by yourslf or have may be a minimal risk getting data lost during root? Have you found another option to keep your files????
LS.xD said:
As u seen during the update --> someting can go wrong, but whats the point of deleting your data by yourslf or have may be a minimal risk getting data lost during root? Have you found another option to keep your files????
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i dont mind rooting my phone, im ok with minimal data loss too
iv herd going with the ADB tool and puting some codes, how ever the USB debugging has to be one for both and im not shure wether its on or not
casula.aditya said:
i dont mind rooting my phone, im ok with minimal data loss too
iv herd going with the ADB tool and puting some codes, how ever the USB debugging has to be one for both and im not shure wether its on or not
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simply check in device manager
you probably need to be rooted by the way, cause you cant acces all directories. And pls post the guide you read, i wanna get some more knowledge too
How about your SIII ??
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Ok i have been trying to just get my phone to work not really looking into getting nething new for it right now but the other day i turned off my phone to charge it and then when i went to turn it back on it was stuck in the bootloader screen if im not mistaken (red green blue white bars) and i cant get it to boot up my phone i tryed useing the never brick method and i got a new spl but dont know what to do after this can someone please help thanks
"Never brick method"? Who's your source for ills and leaving you hanging? What new SPL and what are you attempting to achieve?
Use the Wiki link in my sig (also linked with a sticky thread at the top of the forum entitled 'NEED HELP?? LOOKING FOR GUIDES?? NEW?? Read the XDA-Wiki for the Titan before posting'.
Return back with what you've attempted and read if you still cannot resolve your problem.
my objective is just to have a working phone turned this phone off to charge it and then went to turn it back on and the phone boots to the red green an blue stripes cant get rid of it
i dont know what to do thats why im posting does anyone have a clue where i can start i dont care if it has modified firmware or w/e on it i just want my phone to work i think verizon isnt gonna give me another warrenty replacement so im just wondering if neone can help me fix it without dealing with buyin a whole new phone
marcus556 said:
my objective is just to have a working phone turned this phone off to charge it and then went to turn it back on and the phone boots to the red green an blue stripes cant get rid of it
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So you are saying your phone is just stock rom and it did this?
Are you sure you have not messed with flashing anything?
what version does it say the SPL is?
you said you flashed an SPL? What version?
These things all need to be compatible versions. This can be fixed pretty easy, but the method to fix it depends on what you have done, and what versions of SPL, Radio, and Rom you had when it broke, and what Versions you have now.. and what you did to try and fix it.
Reply with accurate information and I'll tell you what to do to fix it.
Any method I give you may require an SD card thats less than 2GB and non SDHC. You'll need it formatted to fat32... do you have this?
i dont know if it will help since i am still new to this, but does the power+camera+soft reset reboot the phone back into the bootloader ? and if so can you just reflash via sd card?
maniakx said:
i dont know if it will help since i am still new to this, but does the power+camera+soft reset reboot the phone back into the bootloader ? and if so can you just reflash via sd card?
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Thats pretty much it... but depending on the SPL it's got to be flashed with the right versions.... so once we know at LEAST what SPL, and hopefully the radio.. it'll be simple.
Also... What provider do you have? (sprint, verizon, etc...)
AND do you want DCD 3.2.6 or do you wanna stay with a stock rom.. I can help you either way.. no difference in ease to get it done.
marcus556 said:
i dont know what to do thats why im posting does anyone have a clue where i can start i dont care if it has modified firmware or w/e on it i just want my phone to work i think verizon isnt gonna give me another warrenty replacement so im just wondering if neone can help me fix it without dealing with buyin a whole new phone
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marcus, you have start by demonstrating a motivation to help yourself.
Starting a thread with the rather ambiguously useless title of "Help" is already a big no-no.
Second, I have given you the links to the Titan Wiki that will explain what you are seeing and routes to go from there.
Third, people here can directly rehash info from other sources (such as the wiki or their own knowledge) but it's rather like shooting in the dark since you don't seem to be too concerned by helping yourself as you still haven't stated that you have bothered to read the forum's fundamental resources and return to specifically state where you are at.
Common upgrading problems explained and solved is found from the main page of the Titan Wiki under the heading of Problems and Questions
(!Pleeeease read here before posting on the Forum):
P: My device is stuck at the Red, Blue and Green Screen?
S: 1. To exit the bootloader, press the reset.
2. Connect your Titan to your PC's USB and then on your PC execute titan_exitbl.exe
3. You may need to reflash the Radio/Operating system ROM
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From what you have described, those are the routes to attempt.
ok i never messed with the phone tryin to upgrade it or nething it jus happened one day after i turned the phone off and wwas chargeing it when i tried to turn it back on it was at that screen and i cant get it off so thats all the information i can give u other then that spl-1.04.0000 thats all i can give u sorry im not as smart as some of you guys with this stuff oh and yes i have a card
marcus556 said:
ok i never messed with the phone tryin to upgrade it or nething it jus happened one day after i turned the phone off and wwas chargeing it when i tried to turn it back on it was at that screen and i cant get it off so thats all the information i can give u other then that spl-1.04.0000 thats all i can give u sorry im not as smart as some of you guys with this stuff oh and yes i have a card
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Sounds like it is a stock Verizon phone pre MR1. If you are not interested in free GPS then get the MR1 update from Verizon and run it with that boot screen on the phone connected via USB to your computer.
If you do want free GPS then follow the WiKi basically starting from scratch with a new phone. You could also try to hard reset the phone and see if it will come back alive as well.
Just to clarify, you can actually get third party GPS working on MR1 (see this thread).
i got a warrent replacement and shouldnt have even mesed with it i went to update to windows mobile 6.1 and it will start to update but make a noise on the computer like it was disconnected and say error my spl no is 2.07.000
i am starting to really hate this fing phone!!!!!!!!!
marcus556 said:
i got a warrent replacement and shouldnt have even mesed with it i went to update to windows mobile 6.1 and it will start to update but make a noise on the computer like it was disconnected and say error my spl no is 2.07.000
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2.07 I believe is the "Locked" spl from Sprint or used with NueSPL relocker. If you want to flash the latest MR1 update from Verizon, I'm assuming, don't quote me on this, you can do it with this spl. You still may have to "Relock" it to 1.07 or below using Titan-Relocker, not NueSPL's version. What does your phone display now? Still 3 color?
the phone is displaying tita100 spl-2.07.0000 below that it says cpld-9 and at the top right it says ruunbh and where can i get the relocker at?
It's stuck in bootloader mode. Use the attached utility to "Unlock" the bootloader "MODE"
OR....
if you are going to flash to a custom rom... copy a TITAIMG.nbh file to your MicroSD card and hit reset.
its saying cannot open usb port. please make sure, that usb connection in activesnc is disabled. Also make sure, that your usb cable is properley connected. i went an made sure it was disabled and it is connected right
marcus556 said:
its saying cannot open usb port. please make sure, that usb connection in activesnc is disabled. Also make sure, that your usb cable is properley connected. i went an made sure it was disabled and it is connected right
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Best steps to take....
Disconnect cable.
Get into bootloader mode.
Open activesync and uncheck the Allow USB Connections and Allow Connectsion to one of the following. Click OK to make sure it takes.
Then connect the USB cable.
When Bootloader says USB instead of Serial... then execute the titan_exitbl.exe
ok it didnt work i unplugged everything the cable from the computer the cable from the device and went into activesync and unchecked the boxs went back in to make sure they were unchecked they were then i plugged the cable up waited like you said for the usb and ran the file got the same message......thanks for your patients with me.......
by the way i dont know if u know this but it is stuck in bootloader i cant get into the phone at all so the micro sd card wont work
hello,
so i recently flashed my hd2 with chucky rom and put android on my phone.
the problem is that i want to flash it back to the original to resell but my phone is not syncing, ive tried going to connections and unchecking the box there and connecting the usb after i get the bootloader screen both unsuccessful
can anyone help?
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i said bootloader doesnt work as well
oh and i want to sell my phone is the reason
lonesomebuddha said:
i said bootloader doesnt work as well
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no you didnt, you said teh phone goes into bootloader but then the flash fails, (or words to that effect)
That is quite common and there is usually a simple workaround
However, since you arent interested in testing my advice, i wont bother telling you it and you can find it yourself.
did you go to the boot loader manually or not ?
Yes I powered off device then powered on while holding the volume button and then connected usb, it still says serial
anyone?....
Hi All,
Im gonna keep it simple.
**I'll start with the story of what exactly happened to my Xperia play so that who so ever has bricked their play unfortuantely by the same way can relate.
I unlocked bootloader, rooted my fone, deleted the useless sony crap and unrooted.....Then did a update over the edge connection thru fone only, it downloaded a software and started installing it, the fone switched off but never came back.
So i tried installing the UK generic formware almost 4-5 times, not realising that its gone now(bricked).
Gave the phone a try with diff patches made thru the uk firmware, no luck.
Sent the play to Sony ppl, it came back after 2 weeks.....unrepaired....i still dont know what all they tried..????
So all the good work done by ppl here came to my rescue, installed the loader.sin and preset.ta from Blagus, fone came on, but yes the issue with sim was still there.
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I saw a funny thing tho even without the sim, the phone on the status bar showed full signals but no sim was there..i laughed on it for a minute...
then....came back home, just did a factory reset after 30 mins after making the fone come back to life.
I will confirm the after method to unbrick radio very soon, i have messaged some of the radio bricked owners here(pm), waiting for them to /reply/try something depending on their fone's status, I just hope it works and when it does il make it official here.
**started this thread here, so if not now we can still try something to get it worked***
If you need tester I'm on and if you fix my phone I'll donate to you !
I've also try ervery possiblities, for now .... but the only one working is fastgsm method ...
mrassol said:
If you need tester I'm on and if you fix my phone I'll donate to you !
I've also try ervery possiblities, for now .... but the only one working is fastgsm method ...
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Thankx for support, but i aint working here for donation, just trying to help, by the tweak that i found...
if all fails, im trying to lay hands on a sony tool that will work for sure, something on platform like fastgsm using credits, il share that with you all, so everyone can benefit...
**edit** I did not relock the bootloader until i got the radio working...
I can post a video of my phone..."working"....
Very willing to be ur tester as well. Just let me know wat to do.
I'll love to support you too.
Thanks to everyone who have been patient and tried all the methods i suggested, but it is strange howcome my fone get back to life while others cant.
Im gonna share some custom packages(to maybe 1-2 guys, i dont want others to fall into trouble by bricking their fone again) that i applied on bricked play before sending it to Sony Service centre which even they cudnt figure out and return the phone unrepaired, now i did the same on play what i suggested most of you on PM's and got my fone back..
here's what my device now shows.
I haven't given up, so i will keep trying as u all are....
Bricked my phone today while flashing different system images~ now it cant connect to the o2 network here~
would ya share your method?
Ireas said:
Bricked my phone today while flashing different system images~ now it cant connect to the o2 network here~
would ya share your method?
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flashing differnt system images doesnt brake your radio permanent. Just flash a FULL rom and you should be good again.
Regards
where is the rom...
m facing the same issue...network bars full with out the sim...no damn roms available...
hey guys
any new for us poor guys with plays but with broken radios?
Steps for unbricking:
step 1: brick phone via unlocked bootloader and root then OTA update.
step 2: phone won't boot (black screen) put phone into recovery (hold back button, plug in USB, see green light)
step 3: flash blagus' relock bootloader script
step 4: flash generic UK firmware (not sure if it has to be this one, pretty sure it can be anything)
step 5: boot phone and setup... everything is working now.
Not sure if this was common knowledge, but its how I got my phone fixed.
thenotdone said:
Steps for unbricking:
step 1: brick phone via unlocked bootloader and root then OTA update.
step 2: phone won't boot (black screen) put phone into recovery (hold back button, plug in USB, see green light)
step 3: flash blagus' relock bootloader script
step 4: flash generic UK firmware (not sure if it has to be this one, pretty sure it can be anything)
step 5: boot phone and setup... everything is working now.
Not sure if this was common knowledge, but its how I got my phone fixed.
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Is the UK firmware generic to the point where if I were to root a Xplay bought from HongKong and root it with the UK firmware, everything will still work?
The generic firmware should work for R800i and R800a models.
thenotdone said:
Steps for unbricking:
step 1: brick phone via unlocked bootloader and root then OTA update.
step 2: phone won't boot (black screen) put phone into recovery (hold back button, plug in USB, see green light)
step 3: flash blagus' relock bootloader script
step 4: flash generic UK firmware (not sure if it has to be this one, pretty sure it can be anything)
step 5: boot phone and setup... everything is working now.
Not sure if this was common knowledge, but its how I got my phone fixed.
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is this steps for unbricking phone or for getting the radio back after unbricking phone via the old radio breaking way
cuz my phone isnt bricked, all functions work execpt calls txts and internet
altho wireless works
unbrick and gain radio function. My phone was totally pooched and this brought it back to life... my situation may have been different, but this is how I resolved my problem (as described in my first post)
thenotdone said:
unbrick and gain radio function. My phone was totally pooched and this brought it back to life... my situation may have been different, but this is how I resolved my problem (as described in my first post)
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well thats cool if that does the trick for u
but i THINK my prob is different
i was once stuck with a bricked phone but then there was a way to get the phone to boot up but without radio function eg making fone calls
and i have been stuck in this state for over 2 months now and so have a few other people,
i think your situation may be different because your phone was just bricked and didnt have the radio function broken via the quick fix method.
things are abit different now and if i would of bricked my fone now there are ways to unbrick it with out breaking the radio.
unless someone has tried this method and it has worked? (who has broken radio like me)
Oooh ok, yes the circumstances are very different. Mine was a total writeoff and I didn't quick fix it.
If I ever get into that position and work it out, I'll report back.
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Oooh ok, yes the circumstances are very different. Mine was a total writeoff and I didn't quick fix it.
If I ever get into that position and work it out, I'll report back.
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ok thnx
and thnx for sharing your method im sure it will help others
in the mean time im keeping my fingers crossed that either
1 blagus cracks the radio issue or
2 the online unlocking comes back online after 2 months bieng offline
had an email today off gsm
saying that afew more xperias are availible for unlocking
hopefully ours wont be far behind now
help please bricked my phone. can't flash a firmware with flashtool.
phone boots on selogo splashscreen) then excalmation point then turns the phone off.
I can't re-unlock bootloader after relocking it to try seus or pc companion
Got a friend at work, and his kid managed to enter a usercode onto his SGS2. It´s his businesses phone with LOADS of meetings/notes/sms´s/photes (all on the phone, nothing saved to SD :/ )etc etc and he want to get his info back if possible.
USB debugging is NOT turned on.
vol+,home,power gets puts you on a enter password screen.
vol-,home,power puts you in download mode.
Is there anything that can be flashed via ODIN to get rid of the usercode WITHOUT loosing any info?
Just them him to take it into a Samsung service center proof of ownership may well be needed.
As i work in a phone/tv store we send in ~5-10/phones each day to service centers.
Not one time have the phone been "unlocked/reset" without it coming back factory reset
I´ll tell him to leave it be until monday, and if there´s no other way then flashing, well, suck for him....
JayDee78 said:
As i work in a phone/tv store we send in ~5-10/phones each day to service centers.
Not one time have the phone been "unlocked/reset" without it coming back factory reset
I´ll tell him to leave it be until monday, and if there´s no other way then flashing, well, suck for him....
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Read in another thread to try a bunch of wrong passwords until it asks for a PUK then use that to unlock it (Call carrier for PUK)
Tell your "friend" to ask his "kid" for the code.
Does he have a backup of his EFS? If so you can flash via Odin any xxxEFSxxx.tar file and it will allow access to the phone, you can then backup whats needed and then restore the original EFS.
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Tell your "friend" to ask his "kid" for the code.
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The kid is 3 years old, and his name is Emil. Just think for a second, if the phone where stolen or ill gotten, why go through this trouble?! The meetings, calander etc can be restored (with pain) but the photos etc cant be replaced! And as i do this, send phones to service, on a daylie basis i want to explorer any other options first as it will likely be wiped when it is returned!
Odia said:
Does he have a backup of his EFS? If so you can flash via Odin any xxxEFSxxx.tar file and it will allow access to the phone, you can then backup whats needed and then restore the original EFS.
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Nothing saved on his part. Got NSPRO, z3x and SGTool and tried everything that i could think of with these tools, but as usb debbuging is off no codes could be read...
Thanks for the input, i´ll guess it will be a hail mary pass to send it in to Anovo, as the biggest servicecenter is called in Sweden.
What is a "usercode" to begin with if it's not the Pattern/PIN/Password lock?
Overcomming the Pattern/PIN/Password lock is rather easy, as Odia suggested, but you even can do it with custom kernel via root ADB in recovery, don't even need to flash a stock EFS, just delete all cryptoprop* files.
JayDee78 said:
vol+,home,power gets puts you on a enter password screen.
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THAT sounds like the device encryption is enabled.
If that is really the case, there is nothing you can do without the password, as if you do the above, the password will be gone, but so is all the data as it can't be decrypted anymore.
0000 is always worth a try .
jje
Thanks for the info.
The phone was setup by a former IT guy at the company he works at. That would explain why it is encrypted, as my friend is not very tech savvy.
Unfortunately the guy now works abroad and they have not been able to reach him, and i guess that servicecenters wont reset it with content remaining to avoid potential problems with info coming into the wrong hands.
Thanks all for the replies!
It's impossible to reset it without loosing/wiping the data when not knowing the password - that's the idea when encrypting it
Has nothing to do with service centers "not wanting", it's just technically not possible.
Hi ! I was looking for an application that make two things:
- First, you can't switch off your phone without the password (useful with nexus 4, because you can't unplug the battery without utils)
- You can't restore your phone without the password
These actions could be activated always or by your activating them on a website (like apps that allowed you to locate your phone)
This would be useful if your phone is stolen, you could locate your phone if it's stolen because the the phone wouldn't be switched off or wiped
I looked for an app like that but I didn't found it.. Do you know if it exist ? If no, is there an hardware restriction ?
Thanks
So far, there isn't a single antitheft app which can prevent your phone from being flashed, and no antitheft app will survive a firmware / rom flash.
Thanks ! It's a pity.. Do you know if it could be possible to make a ROM like that ?
shokks said:
Thanks ! It's a pity.. Do you know if it could be possible to make a ROM like that ?
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No, this wouldn't be possible at all. A rom COULD hinder the thief briefly but it's never enough. This would go down to the bootloader/Stock recovery/Custom recovery level where any user familiar with either or can get to either one and perform a factory reset which would nullify any app or rom dead in it's tracks. Until someone figures out how to password protect the bootloader/stock recovery/Custom recovery, This will never fully be possible unfortunately.
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No, this wouldn't be possible at all. A rom COULD hinder the thief briefly but it's never enough. This would go down to the bootloader/Stock recovery/Custom recovery level where any user familiar with either or can get to either one and perform a factory reset which would nullify any app or rom dead in it's tracks. Until someone figures out how to password protect the bootloader/stock recovery/Custom recovery, This will never fully be possible unfortunately.
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Thank you ! I'll will wait for this.. It could be really good !
I have a last question is it possible to disable the on/off menu on android if it is locked ? I didn't found any option like that in Cyanogenmod
Thanks
PS : I found an app : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nezdroid.lockscreenprotector (but the thief can always use two button to make an "hard reboot".. I will wait for the "ultimate" solution to password the bootloader !
thx