I recently flashed to axura 2.2.7.0 with no problems. I then proceeded to flash the ka6 modem. The install went off with out a hitch. After rebooting I have not been able to get a 3g connection, wifi works just fine. I then thought that maybe I had messed up the install so I odin'd back to stock but I am still having the same problem ( i used JFD tar and 512 pit with repartition). My questions are the following:
1) is there a way to check the status of the radio (ie did i fry it)
2) is it possible for this to be a network issue?
3) any non hardware modification solutions?
**Edit** I have also attempted flashing different modems to no avail, any help would be greatly appreciated
**EDIT 2** MODS pleas close thread solution found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920196
there was a fix posted, but the real issue was not the rom, just t-mo data being out right?
I saw the fix moments ago, (original post was ~1AM) thank you. It seems that some how in the process of flashing and odin'ing i some how disconnected from the t-mo ap, as to whether this was an outage I have no idea. I'm just glad to have my phone working again. Thank you for your reply nonetheless.
Hi guys,
I managed to accidentally grab the ATT version of LiquidSmooth and flash it. Since then, I've had strange issues with service. Here's what I've tried:
Flashing (Verizon) versions of CM, LiquidSmooth, and Hyperdrive
Flashing the original and ME7 modems with Heimdall and Odin
Wiping data, system, caches, and fixing permissions before/after every flash
Randomly toggling Mobile Network settings (but I have no idea what I'm doing there)
[*[Searching everywhere I could think of on the forums
I had 0 service on either AOSP ROM I tried. Right now, I'm running Hyperdrive and getting weird results.
Sometimes it asks be to switch to "Global Mode" and shows that I'm roaming.
If I try to call, it says it can't find a mobile network and fails.
After leaving it sitting for a while (right after a clean flash), all the texts I missed came through.
If I try to text somebody, I'm warned that the mobile network is unavailable, but the text still goes through!
4G is working on Hyperdrive. Wifi still works on everything.
com.android.phone crashes when I try change the Network mode away from Global
I'd love to hear any suggestions you guys might have for me. Not sure what I have left to try.... is there a master reset for all of this?
Thanks!
EDIT
Some more details:
About Phone > Status in CM after fresh flash:
Network: Verizon
Signal Strength: 2147483647 (2^31 - 1) dBm, 255 (2 ^ 8 - 1) asu .......WHAT
Mobile network type: CDMA - 1xRTT:7
Service state: In service
Roaming: roaming
Mobile network: Disconnected
My phone number: something completely wrong
MEID, IMEI, ICCID are all there, but don't know how to tell if they're also whacked out
The APNs list is blank and my signal jumps between zero bars and a few bars + roaming. Call and text not working.
I've also attached my PIT file (grabbed with Heimdall). Have no idea how to read it.
Do you have a nandroid backup that includes your EFS partition? If so, I would try restoring it and seeing what happens. Sounds like something got out of whack in there and is giving your phone a hard time doing it's #1 job.
This is what ultimately switched me to the S4, my GNex randomly decided one day that it wasn't going to be a phone anymore, and I didn't have an EFS backup to restore in order to try and fix it.
Two things -
1. Always, always, always, make sure the ROM you are flashing is the correct ROM.
2. Always keep an ODIN file on handy of the full system image, here is the full MDK software, this WILL wipe all of your data - http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=237
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grussinko said:
Do you have a nandroid backup that includes your EFS partition? If so, I would try restoring it and seeing what happens. Sounds like something got out of whack in there and is giving your phone a hard time doing it's #1 job.
This is what ultimately switched me to the S4, my GNex randomly decided one day that it wasn't going to be a phone anymore, and I didn't have an EFS backup to restore in order to try and fix it.
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I don't have a backup. That will definitely be the first thing I do when I get this working again.
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Rebel908 said:
Two things -
1. Always, always, always, make sure the ROM you are flashing is the correct ROM.
2. Always keep an ODIN file on handy of the full system image, here is the full MDK software, this WILL wipe all of your data.
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1. I know. LiquidSmooth could have done a better job of linking to the right place on their post, but it was still really dumb on my part.
2. Thanks for this! It looks like I'll be able to try this out tonight (slow connection). The SD card data is safe right? Also, I'm just downloading the tar - not sure what the exe is for.
I haven't used Odin for this since it was on version 1.8 or something (now it's over 3)... it looks like I still just choose the tar from the PDA block and hit go... no specific other settings needed for this phone / flash, right?
No luck :/ . I unzipped the stock restore, flashed in Odin (PDA), and booted fine. I have 4G and texts working, but no calling (mobile network not available) and calling my phone goes straight to voicemail. Also, it's very adamant about keeping me in Global mode over LTE/CDMA. This is the same state I was in earlier while running Hyperdrive, except now I don't have root.
I feel like I've tried everything there is to try. Does anyone have any further suggestions?
Are there any areas of software that don't get reset when flashing the stock images in Odin, and that could have been corrupted from the bad flash?
Thanks.
It's probably also worth mentioning that I'm warned about there being no mobile network when I send texts. I can cancel the dialog and they still go through. People can text me without issues.
espacex said:
No luck :/ . I unzipped the stock restore, flashed in Odin (PDA), and booted fine. I have 4G and texts working, but no calling (mobile network not available) and calling my phone goes straight to voicemail. Also, it's very adamant about keeping me in Global mode over LTE/CDMA. This is the same state I was in earlier while running Hyperdrive, except now I don't have root.
I feel like I've tried everything there is to try. Does anyone have any further suggestions?
Are there any areas of software that don't get reset when flashing the stock images in Odin, and that could have been corrupted from the bad flash?
Thanks.
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I had the same happen to me when I was working on getting radio on MIUI ROM, after tinkering with the Sprint version, only 4G would work, and occasionally roaming would work. Every time I tried to make a call, it told me there was no mobile network available, and it constantly tried to switch into Global Mode instead of CDMA/LTE.
Sadly, the only thing that worked for me was getting my phone replaced with a brand new one. If you find anything that works please be sure that you post it, because someone else may end up doing the same thing.
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I had the same happen to me when I was working on getting radio on MIUI ROM, after tinkering with the Sprint version, only 4G would work, and occasionally roaming would work. Every time I tried to make a call, it told me there was no mobile network available, and it constantly tried to switch into Global Mode instead of CDMA/LTE.
Sadly, the only thing that worked for me was getting my phone replaced with a brand new one. If you find anything that works please be sure that you post it, because someone else may end up doing the same thing.
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Did you get it replaced via warranty? If so, did you need to do anything besides flashing a stock image in Odin beforehand?
Maybe try flashing the stock rooted ME7 that includes the new radios? Couldn't hurt at this point.
Edit: whoops, saw you already tried that
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Does anybody know whether ODIN / recovery deletes the partitions before writing new ones? If a file existed in the ATT rom, but not in the Verizon one, would it still be on my phone if I flashed the Verizon rom over the ATT one? Obviously this assumes a data / cache wipe in between. I'm really talking more about the other partitions.
Also, does anyone have any experience trying to get a replacement via warrantee after flashing? I've read all about the binary counter on our model, but didn't see any success / failure stories yet from people returning phones after flashing stock + unrooting.
Last question for now: is there any reason to believe that taking the recent update would help my situation? Maybe that could reset whatever is causing my calling issue.... just a random guess. I know that I'd lose any chance of getting root back (at least for a while).
Thanks again for the help guys!
Alright guys, this is gonna be kinda long so get ready. I was running stock 4.4.2 NEW and I saw that there was a way to get GPE 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 rom working on the s4. I followed all the instructions on RickGrimes's post and wifi didn't work. Not and big deal. I couldn't soft reboot, so I tried flashing gogolies nc2 wifi fix and this modem worked. I then tried to update to 4.4.4, also following the instructions and the wifi didn't work once again. I flashed gogolies nc2 wifi fix again but it did not work. I also realized that I had no service at all and that I couldn't send or receive any messages or calls. So I did the safe thing and used Odin to get back to stock. I am currently running stock but the service is still terrible in places where I usually get great signal. Also, my wifi strength seemed to go down from what it usually is. Another issue is that my contacts that were backed up in backup assistant aren't there anymore at all. I generally know what I'm doing when it comes to this stuff but for some reason I have no idea how to resolve these issues. Any help will be appreciated.
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Jessooca said:
The easiest way to fix your phone or any phone for this matter is always to download and flash the stock tar file of whatever version of Android you were last on in Odin.
Then visit towelroot.com in your browser on your phone and root it again. (Don't forget to enable usb debugging first)
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I wound up going back to stock 4.4.2 via Odin, but the problem still persisted. I figured out the my network settings were changed to Global instead of CDMa/LTE. Changed it back and all is well! Thank you though!
So here is the problem. I was trying to install an AOSP rom on my safestrapped s4. I had a back up of my stock NC5 rom. Anyway I restored from that and now only text and call dont work. Well text works breifly but 4g drops about 90 seconds in it drops to 3g, 4g comes back bit now no text. Calls dont work from staart just hangs at dialing and then closes gracefully. I am posting this from mobile data. Please help. Dont want to odin back if i dont have to.
Edit:i should add that wifi doesnt work until i flash gogolies nc2 modules. Though build in about shows nc5 i tried flashing nc5 modules just breaks wifi.
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So here is the problem. I was trying to install an AOSP rom on my safestrapped s4. I had a back up of my stock NC5 rom. Anyway I restored from that and now only text and call dont work. Well text works breifly but 4g drops about 90 seconds in it drops to 3g, 4g comes back bit now no text. Calls dont work from staart just hangs at dialing and then closes gracefully. I am posting this from mobile data. Please help. Dont want to odin back if i dont have to.
Edit:i should add that wifi doesnt work until i flash gogolies nc2 modules. Though build in about shows nc5 i tried flashing nc5 modules just breaks wifi.
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With all that has been discussed in these forums about AOSP roms not working with the safestrap solution and probably borking your phone, why in heck would you do this?
I think you will have to Odin.
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With all that has been discussed in these forums about AOSP roms not working with the safestrap solution and probably borking your phone, why in heck would you do this?
I think you will have to Odin.
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Ok well, I can post the threads which I followed. All have seen if not full close to full functionality. I was installed GPE 4.4.4 also tried 4.4.2
Also never had an issue restoring from SS. Thanks for the helpful response.
I had some stuff to do tonight so I just got a chance to mess with the phone again. I tried flashing the NC5 modules over to see if that would fix it, It did not, also broke wifi. To get the phone back to a mostly functional state with at least wifi i reflashed the NC2 modules over my stock rom, this brought back wifi and to my surprise solved the text and call issues... I think it was an issue with the wrong modem being flashed. anyway please close the thread.
I am having an odd issue with my modem. I recently went from the GPE rom to slimkat, and ever since then my phone has not been able to use 4g at all, no matter what rom or backup i restore, even on touchwiz roms. I have tried flashing the mdk non-hlos modem, the regular nc5 modem, regular ng6 modem, and also fully odin'ing back to mdk. Nothing is fixing it! Please help me, 3g is very slow!
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I am having an odd issue with my modem. I recently went from the GPE rom to slimkat, and ever since then my phone has not been able to use 4g at all, no matter what rom or backup i restore, even on touchwiz roms. I have tried flashing the mdk non-hlos modem, the regular nc5 modem, regular ng6 modem, and also fully odin'ing back to mdk. Nothing is fixing it! Please help me, 3g is very slow!
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By any chance did you type in *228? Verify the APN settings to LTE?
Nevermind, found the issue. If interested, read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2667189. Looks like ill have to wait a week for my 4g back
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By any chance did you type in *228? Verify the APN settings to LTE?
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Yes, i did type *228 the other day! I unfortunately didnt know that it is for 3g phones only, i am currently on verizon website trying to get a PRL update pushed to my phone to get 4g back. Apn's are correct, thats the first thing i checked. Thank you for the extremely quick reply.
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Yes, i did type *228 the other day! I unfortunately didnt know that it is for 3g phones only, i am currently on verizon website trying to get a PRL update pushed to my phone to get 4g back. Apn's are correct, thats the first thing i checked. Thank you for the extremely quick reply.
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No problem..You can always go into the store and get a new SIM if needed.