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Hey guys,
In an attempt to root my 10.1 Verizon 4g LTE, I ended up deleting stuff and resetting everything. Now it asks for SIM activation.
I have been Tabless for a few days now and need to fix this asap
Do you guys have any other idea how to bypass the SIM activation?
Thanks for the help.
PS. I do not have a SIM card.
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Help an Android brother out!
pleaaaz.
It would help if you actually posted this with an explination of what you did step by step. We cant help if we dont know what you did....
In all the LTE flashing I've done thus far I haven't had an issue like this on my tab. Then again I've never tried flashing any other ROMs than those identified as specific for this tab either (which basically amounts to just the liquidspeed one and the leaked 3.2).
At this point it's not clear if you're on a restored stock ROM or you're using something else since as Tdiliplane pointed out you haven't provided enough information.
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Thanks for looking into it. Here is more info:
I have Galaxy Tab 10.1, Verizon 4g LTE version. A couple of weeks ago it updated itself to Android 3.2. I tried rooting it so I could install TouchScreenTune.
Not sure what went wrong, but I was not able to connect to wifi. I decided to do a factory reset.
When the tab restarted, it asked for the sim card. The problem is that I don't have a sim card and I would like to just bypass this message and use the tab as a wifi device.
I read in this forum and others that pushing volume up and down combination or touching the four corners + volume up bypasses the sim card prompt, but this did not work for me.
I hope this helps.
Thanks
Ok now that makes sense and I'm not sure how to help you.
You're basically on stock Verizon ROM right now and it sounds like it's going through the default setup scripts when it's booting up since you did a factory reset.
Maybe one of the other guys out there that has this tab without SIM can chime in, personally I have a data plan so I'm of no help. I'm wondering if flashing one of the stock ROMs for the verizon tab from this site via odin would be helpful or if those too are going to ask for a SIM card.
Read about this one a while ago. Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218686&highlight=bypass+sim+activation
Good Luck
eXiled Killah said:
Read about this one a while ago. Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218686&highlight=bypass+sim+activation
Good Luck
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I actually followed instruction on that thread, but Unfortunately, it did not work.
Any other ideas, folks?
Thanks
Well, this may sound obvious, but any chance you have a Verizon 4G phone with a micro sim or know someone that does? I've swapped my RAZR micro with my tablet from time to time without issue. As far as I can tell the tablet only goes through the SIM Activation on first setup/new ROM. Once the activation check is done you can run the tablet without the SIM even inserted... I've done that too... just using WiFi instead... just to see what would happen if I decide to cancel VZW services.
eXiled Killah said:
Well, this may sound obvious, but any chance you have a Verizon 4G phone with a micro sim or know someone that does? I've swapped my RAZR micro with my tablet from time to time without issue. As far as I can tell the tablet only goes through the SIM Activation on first setup/new ROM. Once the activation check is done you can run the tablet without the SIM even inserted... I've done that too... just using WiFi instead... just to see what would happen if I decide to cancel VZW services.
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... nope, I have ATT on my phone, I tried usiing but it didn't work... and I don't know anyone who used verision 4G... I will probably go to a verizon store to see what they say.
This is just weird.
I went to a Verison store. They were really nice. The gave me a new card! they wanted to help by I had to leave. So I came back home inserted the card, about 10 minutes later it says: "There is a problem activaiting your tablet. Please restart and try again, or contact customer service."
I restarted a million time in vain.
The Sim card they gave you may not have been activated or linked to an active account...
"people are bloody ignorant apes" ESTRAGON, Waiting for Godot.
I got it to work. I WAS able to bypass the activation message by tapping the four corners of the SCREEN + volume up. The first time I read about this the guy said touch the top left corner, right corner.... of the tab. Ignorant me, I was touching the external corners of the tab. Till I re-read detials of this method on another forum that explicitly says touch the )(*&^^%%$$#@@@ screen.
Anyway, thank you guys for you help.
Ken_Boolean said:
"people are bloody ignorant apes" ESTRAGON, Waiting for Godot.
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LMAO!! Well I'm glad you kept trying and got that all sorted.
i have one - and have original sim but device stuck on please wait while your tablet is prepared and dont go to next screen , combination bottom left e.t.с dont working on any official firmware
It worked for me on stock ROM. Are you tapping the corners of the screen or the edges outside of the screen. My mistakes is that I was tapping outside the frame, the metal parts.
Please, I really desperatelly need an advice on this , I bought a used Gtab 10.1 LTE from ebay and since I got it I cant bypass the activation screen , don have sim either to activate it. I tried the four corners plus volume up but nothing happens ... Paid $400 for a useless tablet I belive it comes with stock android but not sure as I cant get to the info screen. Can somebody upload a video showing the activation bypass process ? I think I am doing it well tapping on the four corners of the SCREEN (not the frame) , top left, top right , bottom left (as if i tap back android control), bottom right (as if I tap on the battery status) and then press volume up once, but it only ends increasing the volume ....
Any help is so much appreciated. Thanks!
verizon tab help me please
Ken_Boolean said:
Hey guys,
In an attempt to root my 10.1 Verizon 4g LTE, I ended up deleting stuff and resetting everything. Now it asks for SIM activation.
I have been Tabless for a few days now and need to fix this asap
Do you guys have any other idea how to bypass the SIM activation?
Thanks for the help.
PS. I do not have a SIM card.
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i have the same problem
Well , never found an easy way (aka secret code or buttons combination) to bypass activation screen on this thing. What I had to to is to root the device, then oppening settings tab with help of the phisycal OEM keyboard then going to about tablet/legal information/open code licences and selecting any text from there then from the upper menu select web search so you get to the web browser so you can google for Home Manager apk , install it and run it, now just select launcher from the app (make sure to set ti as default) and it will get you straight to the home screen where you can now access all device's features and menus but there is still a last step, go to the play store, search for and install titanium backup and freeze or remove UICCActivation process so it wont ever asks for activation again (unless you restore your tab again) and you will be able to fully use your unactivated tablet now. If someone finds an easier method for bypassing activation on this model on android 3.2+ would be great to have it posted here.
When I first received my Galaxy Player, I was ecstatic; my first Android device! Well that was back in June 2012 and now it's becoming more of a frustration than anything!
I got into the modding scene just like the old days with the Sony PSP so I've rooted the device and flashed many ROMs over the months. I've found some really nice setups and learned a lot. I've ended up with the following setup and I love it:
Galaxy Player 5 International
Kernel: rj's custom kernel for Galaxy Player 5.0 INTL (YP-G70) r14
ROM: G70XXKPH Gingerbread 2.3.6 Stock Firmware
Launcher: Xperia Home 2.2.A.0.14.ra3al.r7
Since the Galaxy Player doesn't have support any variant of ICS with a working camera I went after the best GB ROM I could find. I've tried Chip, Entropy and others but they've all had their problems and I moved on to my current one. I can actually hear the Android tap sounds on this when I touch an icon like in the stock GB ROM! Among other reasons I believe this ROM to be my best option.
As for launchers, I've been through all the popular ones including all of the TouchWiz's, Go Launcher, Holo and now Xperia. This one is absolutely amazing! I love nearly everything about it, especially the animations and layouts! It pairs really nicely with the weather widget app too!
I finally get all of this setup and performing smoothly and quite fast too! But of course there has to be problems ~
The biggest problem is the card reader very often hiccups and thinks the cards are damaged or have been unmounted or removed randomly. This happens with more than 2 of my cards so it's the device itself!
Frequently random crashes where I cannot turn the display or anything on, requires hard reboot.
The camera very occasionally winds up with a disabled touch screen after taking a picture.
The camera often doesn't even load past a black screen with the status bar to the side.
Etc..
I'm starting to think it's best to stick with the Stock ROM and use my favorite Launcher and Kernel and avoid all this hassle! Although I was under the impression that I AM using the stock ROM, minus the tweaks mentioned on the developer's thread. Does anyone know why I'm having all of these problems?
My goal is to get this device back to factory default settings including ROM and Kernel. I just got the thing in a bootloop after flashing the stock ROM via Odin so I'm trying to figure that out. I'm also having difficulty finding the legit stock ROM and possibly Kernel, where could I get those if you don't mind?
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My goal is to get this device back to factory default settings including ROM and Kernel. I just got the thing in a bootloop after flashing the stock ROM via Odin so I'm trying to figure that out. I'm also having difficulty finding the legit stock ROM and possibly Kernel, where could I get those if you don't mind?
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Latest legit stock ROM is linked from the end of the KPH thread. It includes the kernel.
However, no stock kernel supports the ext4 filesystem. That means if your /data or /cache are formatted to ext4, it cannot read them and bootloops. To fix, either go into recovery and wipe data and cache, or if you have things on there that you don't want to lose, flash Rumirand's kernel again with Odin, go into cwm, and make a nandroid. You will still have to wipe data from "Android System Recovery" after flashing stock, but you will have a backup.
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Latest legit stock ROM is linked from the end of the KPH thread. It includes the kernel.
However, no stock kernel supports the ext4 filesystem. That means if your /data or /cache are formatted to ext4, it cannot read them and bootloops. To fix, either go into recovery and wipe data and cache, or if you have things on there that you don't want to lose, flash Rumirand's kernel again with Odin, go into cwm, and make a nandroid. You will still have to wipe data from "Android System Recovery" after flashing stock, but you will have a backup.
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Thanks for the tip! I was wondering how to get back into recovery since holding down and/or home wasn't working at this point. Didn't remember that you could flash r14 with Odin. I'll have to try that!
Do you have any experience with the complaints I have about the device or am I the only one who's device tends to act up this way?
SesukaShindo said:
Thanks for the tip! I was wondering how to get back into recovery since holding down and/or home wasn't working at this point. Didn't remember that you could flash r14 with Odin. I'll have to try that!
Do you have any experience with the complaints I have about the device or am I the only one who's device tends to act up this way?
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No, I haven't experienced them, but I spend most of my time on ROMs where camera is broken. Your issues sound specific to your device, or to your ROM/kernel. I recommend upgrading to XXKPL, as that may help.
And I believe on International devices recovery is vol UP and home, not down.
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No, I haven't experienced them, but I spend most of my time on ROMs where camera is broken. Your issues sound specific to your device, or to your ROM/kernel. I recommend upgrading to XXKPL, as that may help.
And I believe on International devices recovery is vol UP and home, not down.
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That was a typo, I meant to say "Up+Home", Down is download mode lol, woops.
My new setup (before reading your post):
Kernel: r14
Firmware: 2.3.6
Build: GINGERBREAD.XXKPH
What's the difference between XXKPH and XXKPL?
Update: I'm trying to flash XXKPL with Odin but it just makes the device bootloop. I'm even using a .pit named "G70-GalaxyPlayer5.0-8gig-Inter_model_2.3.5" but it just bootloops. So I'm figuring it's due to that file extension situation and I'm trying to figure out how to properly flash this Stock (XXKPL) ROM properly.
Update: Okay! It seems all you need to do is flash rem's r14 kernel and the device boots right up. Shame there's no one click fix to just flash the Stock ROM without issue like with flashing a custom ROM through CWM Recovery Menu.
Now I'm sitting at:
ROM: Stock G70XXKPL
Firmware: 2.3.6
Kernel: Rem's R14
I look forward to the first problem in this setup!
The new JB roms are in Nightly betas. So far all of the things that we are missing from it are Camera (kinda works), functionality for the earphones/headphones (you have to plug in earphones with a mic and then all of the other types work). That's really the only major problems I can remember and they are all close to being fixed.
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damnyouwaffles said:
The new JB roms are in Nightly betas. So far all of the things that we are missing from it are Camera (kinda works), functionality for the earphones/headphones (you have to plug in earphones with a mic and then all of the other types work). That's really the only major problems I can remember and they are all close to being fixed.
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That's pretty impressive! I had no idea they were that far along in JB! I could search for it myself but I'd probably find the wrong thing, could you give me a link to this particular JB Project please? I really want to follow and support it!
Ah and of course all day I've been dealing with this device of mine misbehaving! Every time I pull it out of my pocket and try to wake it up it just doesn't respond, no lights no screen, there's nothing. I have to keep hard booting it every few hours!
The worst thing is the camera almost never loads anymore! Either the default or my Camera Zoom FX app. I launch it and it never fully loads up or if it does it either takes 1 pic and then the touch screen doesn't respond. Or it says there's a problem with the SD card like it's missing or damaged so it doesn't save the pictures.
There is always something with this device I'm so annoyed with it -_-. Any help or advice? Because I'm at my whit's end here with ideas!
Update: I'm actually starting to suspect the Xperia S Home Launcher as the problem here. I noticed this did mostly start to get worse when I installed it and so far since I removed every Xperia-related software and went to default TouchWiz that it's performing just fine. I hope it stays this way but what a shame, I really like the Xperia Launcher. Even more than my favorite Go Launcher Ex! D:
Here is JB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
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DZonikg said:
Here is JB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
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Thanks for that! I was under the impression that CyanOgen 10.1 was the main JB ROM. Glad I asked lol.
Btw a little update with my Galaxy Player!
The Good:
So far, since I've switched back to TouchWiz and dropped Xperia (sadface), my device has not locked up on me!
The camera also stays functional!
The Bad:
"SD card unexpectedly removed" continues to randomly occur (as I'm writing this)! Why? The card is still in there, I never touched it.
Still, when I power it down, the device sometimes hangs at the black screen and never completes the process!
Must reboot first to connect USB to PC. Even with USB Debugging disabled and Mass Storage selected.
Is this normal? I'm seriously starting to wonder..
SesukaShindo said:
The Bad:
"SD card unexpectedly removed" continues to randomly occur (as I'm writing this)! Why? The card is still in there, I never touched it.
Still, when I power it down, the device sometimes hangs at the black screen and never completes the process!
Must reboot first to connect USB to PC. Even with USB Debugging disabled and Mass Storage selected.
Is this normal? I'm seriously starting to wonder..
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Is not normal... Never got ext. SD Card unmounted or remove notification in 4 months of use. My advice was to try with another SD Card but you already done this!
Try clean the SD Card socket (blow on it) and push and pop some times the card, just to be sure that there isn't some dirt that make false contact.
If the problem persist i'd suggest to bring at garancy assistence.
Mine takes much time too... it takes more time to turn off that turn on, but after an half minute it vibrate and turn off itself.
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Is not normal... Never got ext. SD Card unmounted or remove notification in 4 months of use. My advice was to try with another SD Card but you already done this!
Try clean the SD Card socket (blow on it) and push and pop some times the card, just to be sure that there isn't some dirt that make false contact.
If the problem persist i'd suggest to bring at garancy assistence.
Mine takes much time too... it takes more time to turn off that turn on, but after an half minute it vibrate and turn off itself.
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I just tried using air pressure to clear out any dirt and no improvements thus far.
Main problems:
Camera works 50% of the time.
SD Card reader randomly claims 'unexpectedly unmounted'.
USB storage randomly stops successfully connecting.
My question now:
I feel like my particular Galaxy Player is a Lemon. What is the manufacture's warranty for this if I bought it from Samsung? What are the chances of me exchanging it or getting it refurbished or w/e after all this modding? (shot in the dark lol)
SesukaShindo said:
I just tried using air pressure to clear out any dirt and no improvements thus far.
Main problems:
Camera works 50% of the time.
SD Card reader randomly claims 'unexpectedly unmounted'.
USB storage randomly stops successfully connecting.
My question now:
I feel like my particular Galaxy Player is a Lemon. What is the manufacture's warranty for this if I bought it from Samsung? What are the chances of me exchanging it or getting it refurbished or w/e after all this modding? (shot in the dark lol)
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Flash back to stock and they'll never know.
Mevordel said:
Flash back to stock and they'll never know.
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Lol, stock is KPL right?
SesukaShindo said:
Lol, stock is KPL right?
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Yes
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Awesome, then I'll stick to KPL for now. Oddly enough I have this setup:
ROM: KPL
Kernel: Remirand's r14
Launcher: Xperia (i can't help it!)
And so far the only persistent issue is the SD Card "unexpectedly removed" and the occasional need for a hard boot. Hopefully this is the worst of it, aside from the minor nuisance . I think my device will always have those.
similar problems
I have similar SD card problems. I use it primarily as a music player, and at random intervals I'll get messages in the stock music app saying either "This file does not exist", or "This file type is not recognized."
Typically, I have to remove and remount the SD card, sometimes several times, to clear the error.
Ya my problems are all still persisting an really bad now.. Going to send device to samsung through warranty. This is definitely a hardware issue and i cant fix it!
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SesukaShindo said:
Ya my problems are all still persisting an really bad now.. Going to send device to samsung through warranty. This is definitely a hardware issue and i cant fix it!
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Yeah, I gave up on it. Returning it to Amazon today.
I'm testing out my Galaxy Tab as a music player...seems to work OK so far.
Hits da Bong said:
Yeah, I gave up on it. Returning it to Amazon today.
I'm testing out my Galaxy Tab as a music player...seems to work OK so far.
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If only I had these problems within the first 30 days, then I could return it easy to Amazon as well. Hopefully I have success with Samsung Warranty. One annoying thing is I have only 10 days to make sure the device arrives at their site before my claim ticket is canceled so I have to wait to create a new ticket to use it. Such a hassle.
delete this post.
Let's keep it clean and positive in here.
Thanks every one!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2958197
[ROM][CM12][UNOFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 12 BETA - LS990
Loving the 12/03 build, Everything is so smooth.
Testing now will report back later , Thank you! :good:
Only problems I've come across so far is send button in stock messaging app does nothing. Having to use hangouts. And location toggle on power control widget does not work either. Other than that its amazing
SimPup said:
Only problems I've come across so far is send button in stock messaging app does nothing. Having to use hangouts. And location toggle on power control widget does not work either. Other than that its amazing
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Try this messaging app update. Was updated by Google today. Updating a system app like this (I think my problem was Google Play Music), from gapps 5.0 fixed my issue.
vestaviajag said:
Try this messaging app update. Was updated by Google today. Updating a system app like this (I think my problem was Google Play Music), from gapps 5.0 fixed my issue.
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Yeah other apps work just fine. Its the stock message app that won't send anything. Not that big of a deal. I like hangouts better anyways. Was just sharing bugs with the rom.
Anyone experiencing the screen coming on in pocket. I have had that issue with all builds of CM and G3. I use nova and greenify to tap to sleep and tap to wake.
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Anyone experiencing the screen coming on in pocket. I have had that issue with all builds of CM and G3. I use nova and greenify to tap to sleep and tap to wake.
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Lol had 67 pictures of the inside of my pocket yesterday
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Lol had 67 pictures of the inside of my pocket yesterday
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Well at least I know I'm not crazy. This build is super slick. Super spoiled on the tap to wake and sleep feature.
SimPup said:
Lol had 67 pictures of the inside of my pocket yesterday
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Hahaha holy crap that's insane!! I am yet to see a case like that in my time with the g3 but if it persists, maybe get a tempered glass to slightly lower the sensitivity of your screen? Or just disabled double tap to wake
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Hahaha holy crap that's insane!! I am yet to see a case like that in my time with the g3 but if it persists, maybe get a tempered glass to slightly lower the sensitivity of your screen? Or just disabled double tap to wake
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Lol yeah that's the first time it ever happened. There was like 3 hours i didn't check my phone and couldn't figure out why I lost like 25% battery til I got home and seen the pics haha.
Switched to Android after several year with iPhones and long before that I had a HTC evo... (Bleh). Lovin it so far, just few questions with CM12. (hopefully this is the right place)
-does Cm12 support exFat format, I understand TWRP doesn't recognize my sd card due to that, just wondering if CM12 would and recommendation if I should format it to FAT32. ( I have definitely read that if I don't format it to FAT32 the rom won't mount it correctly)
-I am traveling out of town this christmas, usually I would just call sprint to unlock it internationally so I can use a sim card while I'm abroad. If I flash cm12 would this still work or would I have to do some complicated adb shell command and stuff to unlock it myself?
Really appreciate this forum and its awesome, helpful people. Glad I'm in this ship with y'all.
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Lol yeah that's the first time it ever happened. There was like 3 hours i didn't check my phone and couldn't figure out why I lost like 25% battery til I got home and seen the pics haha.
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I have only had it happen with CM flavors. Stock no issues.
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Lol yeah that's the first time it ever happened. There was like 3 hours i didn't check my phone and couldn't figure out why I lost like 25% battery til I got home and seen the pics haha.
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Classic lol. Did it happen again?
mm55502003 said:
Switched to Android after several year with iPhones and long before that I had a HTC evo... (Bleh). Lovin it so far, just few questions with CM12. (hopefully this is the right place)
-does Cm12 support exFat format, I understand TWRP doesn't recognize my sd card due to that, just wondering if CM12 would and recommendation if I should format it to FAT32. ( I have definitely read that if I don't format it to FAT32 the rom won't mount it correctly)
-I am traveling out of town this christmas, usually I would just call sprint to unlock it internationally so I can use a sim card while I'm abroad. If I flash cm12 would this still work or would I have to do some complicated adb shell command and stuff to unlock it myself?
Really appreciate this forum and its awesome, helpful people. Glad I'm in this ship with y'all.
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Whether or not the ROM supports exFat, I would format it regardless so TWRP can access it. It makes it easier on yourself. My logic is; what if this awesome new rom comes out and it doesn't have exFAT support for a while and you really want to access your music and photos? It's just easier to format it to FAT32 and never have that problem. I actually have a link to format it if need be. I'm running Windows 7 on my laptop so my 64gb Micro SD did not have a FAT32 option for formatting by default. I did read that Windows 8 users do not have this issue. I tried three different programs and this was the only one that actually was successful in formatting my card to FAT32: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
CM12 does not include activation tools (which is why you don't do an advanced wipe when flashing to this since you need to keep the activation bits from the ROM you are coming from) and as such my feeling is that Sprint won't touch the device for unlocking. Also, the rep likely has no experience with CM so you're better off just putting it on stock to get it properly configured and then flashing back to CM once you've gotten the thing unlocked. I've seen some stuff about build.prop edits and whatnot to run the phone on different carriers without official unlocks but I don't recall seeing definite evidence that it works. You're best off asking someone else about that one.
I'm waiting for CM12 to download myself! I want to join the fun. Is there anything that can be done to improve the slow download speeds for the builds? I've been spoiled for far too long by androidfilehost and the fact that it's taking 45 minutes to download 244MB is killing me. I can wait, I'd just love an alternative if one exists.
outofluck said:
Whether or not the ROM supports exFat, I would format it regardless so TWRP can access it. It makes it easier on yourself. My logic is; what if this awesome new rom comes out and it doesn't have exFAT support for a while and you really want to access your music and photos? It's just easier to format it to FAT32 and never have that problem. I actually have a link to format it if need be. I'm running Windows 7 on my laptop so my 64gb Micro SD did not have a FAT32 option for formatting by default. I did read that Windows 8 users do not have this issue. I tried three different programs and this was the only one that actually was successful in formatting my card to FAT32: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
CM12 does not include activation tools (which is why you don't do an advanced wipe when flashing to this since you need to keep the activation bits from the ROM you are coming from) and as such my feeling is that Sprint won't touch the device for unlocking. Also, the rep likely has no experience with CM so you're better off just putting it on stock to get it properly configured and then flashing back to CM once you've gotten the thing unlocked. I've seen some stuff about build.prop edits and whatnot to run the phone on different carriers without official unlocks but I don't recall seeing definite evidence that it works. You're best off asking someone else about that one.
I'm waiting for CM12 to download myself! I want to join the fun. Is there anything that can be done to improve the slow download speeds for the builds? I've been spoiled for far too long by androidfilehost and the fact that it's taking 45 minutes to download 244MB is killing me. I can wait, I'd just love an alternative if one exists.
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Thant makes sense, guess I will just have sprint unlock it before I flash the ROM. Thanks for answering probably really stupid questions!
In regards to reformatting, I have heard that formatting an exFat to Fat32 will eventually lead to corruption of the SD card later on. That's why I was hesitant.
But for downloading the build, it took longer than usual but nothing crazy like 45 minute... I wasn't on WiFi and it took like 5-10 minute max... Guess I'm just lucky?
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Thant makes sense, guess I will just have sprint unlock it before I flash the ROM. Thanks for answering probably really stupid questions!
In regards to reformatting, I have heard that formatting an exFat to Fat32 will eventually lead to corruption of the SD card later on. That's why I was hesitant.
But for downloading the build, it took longer than usual but nothing crazy like 45 minute... I wasn't on WiFi and it took like 5-10 minute max... Guess I'm just lucky?
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Hmm, I didn't hear anything about corruption.... I should look into that. Worst case it gets corrupted and I just reformat it and start over
Don't be ridiculous! This is XDA. There are only two kinds of stupid questions: The question about ETAs, and the question about something that is clearly stated in the main post. Yours is neither of those so your questions are entirely legitimate.
Lucky... I figured if anything it'd be better for me being that it's now 4am, so server traffic should be lower... I have definitely been downloading this for about an hour now and it's got another 70 or so MB to download. I'm on my home wifi network which hit the speeds you'll see in the image below, WITH the download going on in the background. Normally I'm topping out around 60mbps down. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to flash. Meh. My luck it'll finish and when I check the MD5 it'll be partially corrupted. Hehe
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Hmm, I didn't hear anything about corruption.... I should look into that. Worst case it gets corrupted and I just reformat it and start over [emoji14]
Don't be ridiculous! This is XDA. There are only two kinds of stupid questions: The question about ETAs, and the question about something that is clearly stated in the main post. Yours is neither of those so your questions are entirely legitimate.
Lucky... I figured if anything it'd be better for me being that it's now 4am, so server traffic should be lower... I have definitely been downloading this for about an hour now and it's got another 70 or so MB to download. I'm on my home wifi network which hit the speeds you'll see in the image below, WITH the download going on in the background. Normally I'm topping out around 60mbps down. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to flash. Meh. My luck it'll finish and when I check the MD5 it'll be partially corrupted. Hehe
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Hmmmm. I just downloaded the 12/4 build again because I accidentally whiped my internal storage and system while restoring to stock to get sprint to unlock (ops). It definitely did not take that long... Lemme test me download speed and report back
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Erm my wifi DL speed is definitely worse than yours per speed test
Question are you downloading the zip using computer or your phone? (Not sure if that makes a difference, but I'm on my phone)
Still no native mms ... And suddenly can't write to ext sd
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Still no native mms ... And suddenly can't write to ext sd
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No MMS here as well. Anyone know what the culprit could be? I have data and it works.
Native mms is a hit and miss for me depending on phone and rom. I didn't even try textra on this rom, because I we having to many issues just trying to call someone. My dialer and contacts FCing in a weird way.
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Just like the title says. My phone doesn't load the Google play store, YouTube, or maps. Everything else, all apps work fine. I did all the cache/data reset methods etc even went as far as factory reset, no avail.
The main issue is it only doesn't work on my home wifi, when connected to other people's wifi and mobile data, it works just fine to load.
To get it to work on my house wifi I have to take out the sim card and then it starts to work just fine and loads quickly without problems. The Google apps work on other Android devices on the same wifi flawlessly as well, so I'm pinning it down as a sim card issue, but how can that be? Maybe I should try to replace the sim card but I'm not sure. (Would have to have a talk with my mom as well to get it replaced due to me just being 15)
Suggestions would be appreciated.
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Just like the title says. My phone doesn't load the Google play store, YouTube, or maps. Everything else, all apps work fine. I did all the cache/data reset methods etc even went as far as factory reset, no avail.
The main issue is it only doesn't work on my home wifi, when connected to other people's wifi and mobile data, it works just fine to load.
To get it to work on my house wifi I have to take out the sim card and then it starts to work just fine and loads quickly without problems. The Google apps work on other Android devices on the same wifi flawlessly as well, so I'm pinning it down as a sim card issue, but how can that be? Maybe I should try to replace the sim card but I'm not sure. (Would have to have a talk with my mom as well to get it replaced due to me just being 15)
Suggestions would be appreciated.
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That's weird... I don't know why a SIM card would do that... You've tried a factory reset and that didn't work... You might want to get in a chat with a Samsung representative and look into a replacement phone. Or you could try replacing the SIM card first and see if that works. Do you have an extra SIM card lying around? It doesn't even have to be activated. If you do, try inserting that SIM into your phone and seeing if that fixes the problem. If not, then I would recommend you getting a replacement SIM and/or phone.
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That's weird... I don't know why a SIM card would do that... You've tried a factory reset and that didn't work... You might want to get in a chat with a Samsung representative and look into a replacement phone. Or you could try replacing the SIM card first and see if that works. Do you have an extra SIM card lying around? It doesn't even have to be activated. If you do, try inserting that SIM into your phone and seeing if that fixes the problem. If not, then I would recommend you getting a replacement SIM and/or phone.
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It is weird. I think I might try to download the marshmallow ROM in the general thread for Verizon and install it to start a new a new maybe there's a kink within the software itself, and it'll suck to have to get another replacement because this is my replacement lol. Assuming the install isn't too complicated and doesn't harm my phone. I'm fairly capable though since I remember my s3 days on at&t and custom romming that phone.
FYI forgot to mention I think this started happening a few days ago.
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It is weird. I think I might try to download the marshmallow ROM in the general thread for Verizon and install it to start a new a new maybe there's a kink within the software itself, and it'll suck to have to get another replacement because this is my replacement lol. Assuming the install isn't too complicated and doesn't harm my phone. I'm fairly capable though since I remember my s3 days on at&t and custom romming that phone.
FYI forgot to mention I think this started happening a few days ago.
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Go ahead and try that, though I have been having a few problems myself with the Android 6 ROM (very minor problems, though). If that doesn't work, I would recommend you try to get another replacement.
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:victory: sorry for needlessly opening a thread for this, but for some reason, the Google apps now finally work on my house wifi, strange that my phone was the only device that couldn't connect to YouTube or Google play even after a factory reset, while other Android devices worked fine (thank God for Samsung smart switch so nothing was lost in the process)
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:victory: sorry for needlessly opening a thread for this, but for some reason, the Google apps now finally work on my house wifi, strange that my phone was the only device that couldn't connect to YouTube or Google play even after a factory reset, while other Android devices worked fine (thank God for Samsung smart switch so nothing was lost in the process)
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That's good to hear. One of the problems I'm having with the Android 6 ROM is that the YouTube app will sometimes freeze, but I probably just need to reinstall the app.
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That's good to hear. One of the problems I'm having with the Android 6 ROM is that the YouTube app will sometimes freeze, but I probably just need to reinstall the app.
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Speaking of YouTube freeze I think it happened to me too lol
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Speaking of YouTube freeze I think it happened to me too lol
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Ya like I said you probably just need to reinstall the app. I'm at school right now so I can't try that at the moment.
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DISCLAIMER: Modifying a device may void the warranty on the device. It may also make the device unstable or may completely brick the device. The author does not take any responsibility for your device. Proceed at your own risk and only if you understand what you are doing! Do not attempt if you are inexperienced in flashing Android ROMs or other device modifications.
What this does:
1. Flashes your US-model Axon 10 pro to the official European A11 release which works except in the US except for the modem
2. Flashes the US-model modem after the Europe ROM is installed to bring back cell service and make the phone work with the ROM
What you will need:
Xiaomi MiFlash Tool https://www.xiaomiflash.com/download/
Full EDL image for A2020G https://disk.yandex.ru/d/tFL86aR5ESEVWQ (European flash)
ZTE SD card update to android 11 for A2020G https://oss.ztedevices.com/prod/cn/direct/germany/a10pro4g/A10 Pro 4G SD card software\(414360B1331MyOS11.3.4_A2020GPro_EEA\).zip (European flash)
Full EDL image for A2020U https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145680432 (US flash)
Axon 10 Pro \\(Non-5G\\) EDL Tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962580139
Make sure every download completes successfully before continuing.
Steps:
1. Make sure all files unpack successfully
2. Make sure you have the Google USB driver installed
3. Back up anything you need from the phone. Factory reset/wipe your phone, then reboot.
4. Reboot into EDL mode (power on with both volume buttons pressed).
5. Nothing will display on screen in this mode, but if you connect to your PC and run MiFlash (XiaoMiFlash.exe), then refesh, it should show a COM port connection.
6. Using MiFlash, select the "Full EDL image for A2020G" folder, then flash
7. After a successful flash, your phone will boot into the A2020G image. Wait at least 10 minutes. If it gets stuck on the logo screen like mine did, power off and boot into recovery (power plus volume down), factory reset/wipe your phone, then reboot.
8. Connect to Wifi, if you are prompted to install an update, go ahead and do it (I was not).
9. Extract the ZTE SD card update to android 11 for A2020G file on your PC.
10. Connect your phone to your PC as a media device, and copy the extracted update.zip to the root folder of your phone.
11. Go into Settings->System_>Updates and scan for an update. It should be found now and apply the update.
12. After reboot you should now see the "MYOS" logo. You now have Android 11 but need to flash the US modem for it to complete.
13. Unlock developer mode in settings and turn on USB debugging
14. Extract the Axon 10 Pro \\(Non-5G\\) EDL Tool on your PC
15. Extract the Full EDL image for A2020U file and find the modem.bin file.
16. Copy the modem.bin file to \Axon10_EDL_TOOL_v3.2.5\flash\modem.
17. Make a second copy of modem.bin in the same location
18. Name one file "NON-HLOS.bin" and another file "NON-HLOS_b.bin"
19. Run the EDL too "Axon10_EDL_Tool.bat" and connect your phone. Follow the instructions to reboot your phone into EDL mode, or do it manually (power plus both volume buttons)
20. Select the option to flash and then flash only the modem. It should work fine if your file names are correct.
21. Reboot, run through setup, and make sure you turn off automatic updates in settings
22. Enjoy Android 11 and curse ZTE for never releasing a promised update in the US
Full credit to le011
Edit: Fixed wrong URL on full EDL.
Thanks so much for this! Looking forward to trying it when I can set aside some time. Anyone have experience with A11 on the 10 Pro? GPS on mine got so bad after the update to Android 10 that I've been considering rolling back to 9. I'm basically just wondering whether ZTE fixed it in the A11 update. Cheers!
MarcelWhy said:
Thanks so much for this! Looking forward to trying it when I can set aside some time. Anyone have experience with A11 on the 10 Pro? GPS on mine got so bad after the update to Android 10 that I've been considering rolling back to 9. I'm basically just wondering whether ZTE fixed it in the A11 update. Cheers!
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I had the GPS problem too. So far it locks immediately, but haven't tried it in the car yet.
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I had the GPS problem too. So far it locks immediately, but haven't tried it in the car yet.
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I'm very excited about this. Keep us posted, thanks!
MarcelWhy said:
I'm very excited about this. Keep us posted, thanks!
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My GPS is working 100% now, and f- ZTE for never fixing this since it was a software bug all along.
bgroins said:
My GPS is working 100% now, and f- ZTE for never fixing this since it was a software bug all along.
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That's awesome. I'm both thrilled and infuriated I've long thought that the 10Pro was an excellent piece of hardware crippled by deficient software. Add you said: eff ZTE! Thanks again for streamlining and verifying the whole process
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That's awesome. I'm both thrilled and infuriated I've long thought that the 10Pro was an excellent piece of hardware crippled by deficient software. Add you said: eff ZTE! Thanks again for streamlining and verifying the whole process
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My sentiments exactly. Quality, solid piece of hardware crippled by a lack of support. I've had to shelve it all this time and buy a Samsung because of the GPS bug. Really frustrating. Live and learn I guess. Long-term support matters.
Awesome write up. I still need to get around to attempting this soon. Do you have any info on getting root/Magisk running on Android 11 on this device?
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My sentiments exactly. Quality, solid piece of hardware crippled by a lack of support. I've had to shelve it all this time and buy a Samsung because of the GPS bug. Really frustrating. Live and learn I guess. Long-term support matters.
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It seems like my GPS issue may have been hardware-related after all. I completed the upgrade to Android 11 but subsequently had multiple GPS signal losses during a drive of less than half an hour. The compass also fails to maintain a proper heading even after calibration. Since the upgrade, I've also apparently lost VoLTE and VoWiFi. Bizarrely, there's now a new idle battery drain situation and the phone repeatedly stops and restarts charging when using a QC charger. I'll probably go back to Android 10 (or maybe even 9?) and see how the phone behaves. Either way, thanks again for your efforts!
So my experience with running Android 11 on the U variant is starting to be a hit or miss. Flashed everything correctly and did the correct modem procedure and I have a semi-working T-Mobile connection. However the modem does not always stay connected even though it shows I have signal. Couple times throughout the day I have to enable airplane mode and disable it to have random text messages start coming through and for my mobile data to actually stay connected. Friends have told me they tried calling me and their calls go straight to voice mail. When I go to check my voicemail I get a pop-up message that says I'm not connected to mobile data even though all settings are enabled correctly. Even made a new APN profile using settings straight from T-Mobiles website and still the same issues occur.
I'm going to reflash the modem when I get a chance and see if that fixes anything. I'm just posting this to see if anybody else using the U variant is having the same problems or similar. Otherwise I'm loving the rest of the features and UI on this device. This connectivity problem is a huge pain though.
brian117 said:
So my experience with running Android 11 on the U variant is starting to be a hit or miss. Flashed everything correctly and did the correct modem procedure and I have a semi-working T-Mobile connection. However the modem does not always stay connected even though it shows I have signal. Couple times throughout the day I have to enable airplane mode and disable it to have random text messages start coming through and for my mobile data to actually stay connected. Friends have told me they tried calling me and their calls go straight to voice mail. When I go to check my voicemail I get a pop-up message that says I'm not connected to mobile data even though all settings are enabled correctly. Even made a new APN profile using settings straight from T-Mobiles website and still the same issues occur.
I'm going to reflash the modem when I get a chance and see if that fixes anything. I'm just posting this to see if anybody else using the U variant is having the same problems or similar. Otherwise I'm loving the rest of the features and UI on this device. This connectivity problem is a huge pain though.
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Did you happen to notice whether VoLTE was working? It wasn't for me, which is a deal breaker since my T-Mobile MVNO requires it to maintain service. Cheers!
Thanks @bgroins for the excellent hack. I followed the procedure yesterday and so far everything is working fine on T-mobile. Used GPS for more than 4 hrs today, didn't see any drop. The only difference I see in GPS is it takes long to fix after clear and update AGPS data through GPS Test. It used to fix to position faster while on A9 after clear AGPS. As this is one time activity, not something to worry as after it fixes, it doesn't drop connection, shows the right location while moving. If you don't clear, it shows the location immediately within 3-4 sec
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Thanks @bgroins for the excellent hack. I followed the procedure yesterday and so far everything is working fine on T-mobile. Used GPS for more than 4 hrs today, didn't see any drop. The only difference I see in GPS is it takes long to fix after clear and update AGPS data through GPS Test. It used to fix to position faster while on A9 after clear AGPS. As this is one time activity, not something to worry as after it fixes, it doesn't drop connection, shows the right location while moving. If you don't clear, it shows the location immediately within 3-4 sec
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Is VoLTE working for you on T-Mobile? Was fine for me on Android 10 so I'm not sure what I could've done wrong in this update to kill it. Thanks!
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Did you happen to notice whether VoLTE was working? It wasn't for me, which is a deal breaker since my T-Mobile MVNO requires it to maintain service. Cheers!
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VoLTE does not even seem to be an option in Android 11 for some reason unless I skipped a specific setting for it. My assumption was Android 11 had it baked into the framework by default. But yeah Android 11 on the U variant is unfortunately a deal breaker for me as well as my service is very spotty and loses frequent connection even though it shows I have signal bars and am connected to the network under SIM settings. I have to do an occasional airplane mode switch to on and off and I notice I get text messages flooding in.
I had hopes for this as the modem was so easily flashable and we are able to get a semi functional connection but just no VoLTE. And since I don't think there's a way to get root on this version yet it's hard to look at the system files to get further in depth. Noticed this version doesn't have WiFi Calling either which isn't a priority but something I find strange doesn't come built into Android 11 and I thought even for other countries it would still be a selectable option.
Android 11 otherwise runs beautiful on this device aside from the needed services for some MNVOs.
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Is VoLTE working for you on T-Mobile? Was fine for me on Android 10 so I'm not sure what I could've done wrong in this update to kill it. Thanks!
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You are correct, I don't see that option in the configuration either. Neither Wifi calling as mentioned in another post.
I am also seeing "cell network not available" issue even when network shows full bars. I am also using T-mobile 4G LTE mini tower and while sitting next to it I see that issue. After toggling airplane mode it started working. Should we try modem.bin from A10 image instead of A9. or they would probably be same?
If I just flash modem.bin again, @bgroins, do I need to factory reset the phone?
bgroins said:
My sentiments exactly. Quality, solid piece of hardware crippled by a lack of support. I've had to shelve it all this time and buy a Samsung because of the GPS bug. Really frustrating. Live and learn I guess. Long-term support matters.
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I'm trying to go back to A9 using the instructions here
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Hi i want the Firmware for zte axon 10 pro 5g 6ram Details in photo https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/axon-10-pro-non-5g-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-bootloader-unlock.3964605/page-10#post-84036799 My post
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and getting stuck at an error [see attached image]. The phone is in EDL mode but I may well be missing something obvious. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Cheers!
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I am also seeing "cell network not available" issue even when network shows full bars. I am also using T-mobile 4G LTE mini tower and while sitting next to it I see that issue. After toggling airplane mode it started working. Should we try modem.bin from A10 image instead of A9. or they would probably be same?
If I just flash modem.bin again, @bgroins, do I need to factory reset the phone?
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I have personally tried modems from A9 and A10 and can safely say it makes no difference in compatibility. I believe the A9 modem did not even search for a network due to incompatibility, and the A10 modem from different versions just did the same thing as it does now. ZTE basically only designed this A11 to work on overseas networks. I don't see us USA users having any luck with it. I'm just going to have to go back to Lineage unfortunately. As far as I know, you don't need to do a factory reset as the modem gets flashed to a different part of the phone and factory resetting doesn't reset anything relating to the modem.
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I'm trying to go back to A9 using the instructions here
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Hi i want the Firmware for zte axon 10 pro 5g 6ram Details in photo https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/axon-10-pro-non-5g-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-bootloader-unlock.3964605/page-10#post-84036799 My post
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and getting stuck at an error [see attached image]. The phone is in EDL mode but I may well be missing something obvious. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Cheers!
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Try either different USB ports, or another USB cable. Also you may have to flash an A10 image first and then the A9. Have you tried using the other EDL Tool app by Unjustified Dev? Might have better luck. I'm going to be flashing my phone back to A9 later this week so I'll report back with any steps if I run into issues.
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I have personally tried modems from A9 and A10 and can safely say it makes no difference in compatibility. I believe the A9 modem did not even search for a network due to incompatibility, and the A10 modem from different versions just did the same thing as it does now. ZTE basically only designed this A11 to work on overseas networks. I don't see us USA users having any luck with it. I'm just going to have to go back to Lineage unfortunately.
Try either different USB ports, or another USB cable. Also you may have to flash an A10 image first and then the A9. Have you tried using the other EDL Tool app by Unjustified Dev? Might have better luck. I'm going to be flashing my phone back to A9 later this week so I'll report back with any steps if I run into issues.
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Appreciate the response. I tried two different computers but I'll give your other suggestions a shot. Looking forward to a report on your A9 flash experience. Thanks!
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I have personally tried modems from A9 and A10 and can safely say it makes no difference in compatibility. I believe the A9 modem did not even search for a network due to incompatibility, and the A10 modem from different versions just did the same thing as it does now. ZTE basically only designed this A11 to work on overseas networks. I don't see us USA users having any luck with it. I'm just going to have to go back to Lineage unfortunately. As far as I know, you don't need to do a factory reset as the modem gets flashed to a different part of the phone and factory resetting doesn't reset anything relating to the modem.
Try either different USB ports, or another USB cable. Also you may have to flash an A10 image first and then the A9. Have you tried using the other EDL Tool app by Unjustified Dev? Might have better luck. I'm going to be flashing my phone back to A9 later this week so I'll report back with any steps if I run into issues.
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Thanks for the response. I was on stock A9 due to GPS issues and while flashing A11, following first post, I took A9 modem. Will see few more days and then move to A9 if it shows too many issues.