I am having this issue with my i605. I would up bouncing my sim between another phone and this one and when I cam back to the Note, I can't make/recieve calls. I have data and able to receive texts, but no calls. Not sure where something went arry, but I have tried everything. I odin'd back to stock and still no calls. Rooted the new image, still nothing. Tried all the fixes I could find. Flashed different modems, dialed *#*#4636#*#* and changd to 800mhz, changed apn's, changed type of signal and still nothing. I know the sim is fine cause it works in my Moto X 2014 and my wifes S5. The sim out of the S5 would not allow calls either, so it is phone based.
Details of phone:
SCH-i605
mfr date: 11-06-12
Bootloader: i605VRALJB
Baseband: i605VRUFND7
Rom: CM_i605-wilson3q 5.0.2 (currently)
My sd card took a dump before all this went down, could not save all my backups I had on the card. Only one on computer was right after I rooted, 3-2013. It is a TWRP backup, I did try to restore to it, but stuck at Samsung logo for a no boot. I tried to restore just parts of it (EFS, modem) and still no go.
What else should I try?
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Managed to wipe my EFS partition while trying to factory unlock my Galaxy S4 SCH-i545.
I had an IMEI of all 0's. I used EFS Pro change my IMEI to match that of the sticker under my battery. I managed to connect to the mobile network again, but this time as data/voice roaming. I have also backed up my /efs folder to my SD card. I used ODIN to use a .PIT file to repartition, and a stock Galaxy S4 image to do a full factory restore. I then re-rooted and installed CWM using the I545 All-In-One Tool. The phone was then in Factory/Test mode. I used Rom Toolbox's Root Browser go to /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode. I then changed it from "OFF" to "ON," removing the Factory Mode display after a reboot.
However, I am still unable to get 4G, still data roaming, and still unable to use the phone as I normally did. I no longer have a copy of the original /efs folder, as it was lost during the ODIN restore. Any way I can restore full use of my phone?
About Phone:
Model: SCH-I545
Android Version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: I545VRUAMDK
Kernal Version: 3.4.0-562219
[email protected]#1
Mon Apr 29 22:51:22 KST 2013
Build number: JDQ39.I545VRUAMDK
SELinux status: Permissive
Hardware version: I545.00
Status
Network: Unknown
Signal strength: -92 dBm 2 asu
Mobile network type: (switches between Unknown, 1xRTT, eHRPD:13)
Service state: In service
Roaming: Roaming
Mobile network state: disconnected
PRL version: 15233
ERI version: none
IMEISV: 00
Device status: official
I'm in the same boat. I didn't explicitly delete my EFS partition. I simply backed it up using Hyperdrives Aroma prior to installation. My phone has these connection issues also. Are you certain EFS is responsible? I'm not sure how I managed to corrupt it with a backup. Moreover my IMEI wasn't reset. I can't find the backup on my phone either. Was on the phone with tech support for an hour last night to no avail. Please let me know if you figure out how to fix it. I'll keep you posted as well. I just order a new sim card
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I'm certain EFS is responsible.
Currently working on a way to use another phone's /efs folder, after the proper modifications, in my phone.
I did this. Do a factory reset through settings menu on phone. It reset and bingo
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doom82 said:
I'm in the same boat. I didn't explicitly delete my EFS partition. I simply backed it up using Hyperdrives Aroma prior to installation. My phone has these connection issues also. Are you certain EFS is responsible? I'm not sure how I managed to corrupt it with a backup. Moreover my IMEI wasn't reset. I can't find the backup on my phone either. Was on the phone with tech support for an hour last night to no avail. Please let me know if you figure out how to fix it. I'll keep you posted as well. I just order a new sim card
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found a solution ? got same problem
Since my original post, I have obtained a copy, obtained via dd using ADB while the phone was in recovery. It has not fixed the issue. Rather, the IMEI was again reset to 0 after the restoration. Getting a new SIM card has not helped, either. I'm about to restore everything using an ODIN image to complete stock, and send the unit in for repair.
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Here are the things I've tried so far:
I have also tried flashing the ME7 radio firmware, to see if that could do something. So far, nothing.
I have edited the serial_no in the efs folder, no luck as well.
I may restore the bootloader to factory, and update to the ME7 build to see if that can fix the issue.
Restored mmcblk0p10, mmcblk0p13, mmcblk0p14, and mmcblk0p15 with clones from known-good devices obtained via dd when the phone was in recovery.
Used DFS to push a PRL and change the IMEI to the correct one.
Tried EFS Pro to restore an EFS backup made from another phone.
Repartition via a PIT file.
Factory restore of VRUAMDK via ODIN.
Flashed VRUAME7 radio firmware.
I fixed mine with this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amoopa.samservicemode
doom82 said:
I fixed mine with this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amoopa.samservicemode
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I've had that app. Was yours a Verizon S4? What did you change to fix it?
bump. anyone have any advice?
EFS problem?
I'm not sure if I'm having a similar EFS problem...
I factory restored then rooted with the all in 1 kit. Periodically I see a message and big red X that says "please install sim card"
I'm getting a terrible delay from hitting call to when it actually connects - sometimes it won't connect at all. I have to reboot phone to get voice calls but data works fine, which makes me think its not EFS...
sound familiar to anyone?
huffbuck said:
I'm not sure if I'm having a similar EFS problem...
I factory restored then rooted with the all in 1 kit. Periodically I see a message and big red X that says "please install sim card"
I'm getting a terrible delay from hitting call to when it actually connects - sometimes it won't connect at all. I have to reboot phone to get voice calls but data works fine, which makes me think its not EFS...
sound familiar to anyone?
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Then why post in a thread about EFS issues?
Rikairchy said:
Then why post in a thread about EFS issues?
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By ruling things out, I can focus on other areas.
Since that didn't work, it appears the purpose of the post and its title are merely to give your life meaning...
huffbuck said:
By ruling things out, I can focus on other areas.
Since that didn't work, it appears the purpose of the post and its title are merely to give your life meaning...
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I thought you had already eliminated the EFS as an issue. It sounds like you need a new SIM card. My phone did that before I received a new one
EFS Problem here also
I have a similar problem. I can surf the web in 4G and on Wi-Fi, but when I attempt to make a call, I get "Service Unavailable" and all my inbound calls go to voicemail. So, no voice calls for me. I called verizon, and they gave me a new SIM, but I still have the same issue.
IMEI and IMEI SV match the back of the phone:
Fix:
> Settings > Accounts > Backup and reset
> Factory data reset
i restored back to stock. verizon sent me a new sim and refurb phone.
installed the new sim in old phone and it said could not activate...
thoughts?
huffbuck said:
i restored back to stock. verizon sent me a new sim and refurb phone.
installed the new sim in old phone and it said could not activate...
thoughts?
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Restoring back to stock by loading the original image (unrooting) did NOT work for me.
Restoring to defaults via settings cured my problems.
n0ah_fense said:
Restoring back to stock by loading the original image (unrooting) did NOT work for me.
Restoring to defaults via settings cured my problems.
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I have also done a full reset via the OS, the recovery menu, ADB, and restoring the update firmware using ODIN
Rikairchy said:
I have also done a full reset via the OS, the recovery menu, ADB, and restoring the update firmware using ODIN
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Bumping for any help anyone can provide...
Odin packages do not fix the efs partition. The efs partition is where the phone's information is stored. Like your unique imei number. Without said number the phone cannot be activated at all. There are paid services available that will fix it for a fee(Don't pm me... You have Google. Use it)
You can try to do an nv data reset but I doubt that will work either because that relies on the idea that you just messed up something in your NV data and not fully deleted the partition.
To do nv data reset you need to get into your touchwiz hidden menu. Can't access hidden menu? You need to enable it(Google).
Hidden menu is huge with tons of submenus. I won't be walking you through any of it specifically. But here are some dialer codes. For more... Google.
*#06# shows if your IMEI is still there
*#1234# show hardware and software version
*#*#4636#*#* test mode. Set preferred network mode. Enable disable radio. Change band. Etc
*#7780# and *2767*3855# factory reset
*#197428640# and *#0011# and *#9090# and *#2263# and *#27663368378# service menu (through this you can generally access the entire hidden menu by hitting menu button and selecting back until you are at the root of the menu)... Navigating said menu is on YOU.
*#2263# rf band select
*#7284# UART MODEM PDA selection
Not trying to be giant **** or anything but that's why there are EFS warnings&posts. Also why some root users shouldn't really have root( / ) access.
sent from my Verizon Galaxy sIV
I'm in a similar situation.
Empty EFS folder (No Backup)
Because of this it is stuck in Factory Mode.
I was able to freeze factory mode through TiBu but the only things i haven't been
able to fix are my lock screen and power menu. (no lock screen/power menu)
I've tried every fix i was able to dig up on here but no luck. :\
Any suggestions would be appreciated
Hi everyone,
I just purchased a Rezound on Neo's Tachyon from Swappa and I'm having trouble activating it on Verizon - it just won't recognize what phone number it's supposed to have, and therefore can't make non-roaming calls. Tried sim swapping and MEID entry on MyVerizon, clean reflash of Tach and other roms, minor APN fiddling, and brought it to a VZW store where they worked it for almost two hours to no avail.
Initially, setting roaming mode to "home only" gave me roaming, while "automatic" somehow gave me 3G/LTE. Now "home" gives me nothing and "auto" just gets me roaming, not sure why.
Other info:
-Was most recently on Straight Talk
-S-Off
-Unlocked bootloader (although it still says Locked when I boot into it)
-Modded hboot ver. 2.27.0000
-Radio ver. 2.22.10.0801r/2.22.10.0803r
-AmonRa recovery (that can't view internal sd for some reason)
-Currently running Infection
Any ideas on what the problem is?
Stormwing said:
Hi everyone,
I just purchased a Rezound on Neo's Tachyon from Swappa and I'm having trouble activating it on Verizon - it just won't recognize what phone number it's supposed to have, and therefore can't make non-roaming calls. Tried sim swapping and MEID entry on MyVerizon, clean reflash of Tach and other roms, minor APN fiddling, and brought it to a VZW store where they worked it for almost two hours to no avail.
Initially, setting roaming mode to "home only" gave me roaming, while "automatic" somehow gave me 3G/LTE. Now "home" gives me nothing and "auto" just gets me roaming, not sure why.
Other info:
-Was most recently on Straight Talk
-S-Off
-Unlocked bootloader (although it still says Locked when I boot into it)
-Modded hboot ver. 2.27.0000
-Radio ver. 2.22.10.0801r/2.22.10.0803r
-AmonRa recovery (that can't view internal sd for some reason)
-Currently running Infection
Any ideas on what the problem is?
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Since you are S-OFF, I would go through the whole "Downgrade and factory restore" procedure here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770, it should take care of all your issues... If it was on ST before, it could be in any state depending on how it was done, if you go through the above procedure, it will take a couple hours but you will be at a known, good point to flash TWRP/CWM and the ROM of your choice, after knowing it works!
Well, since people like reading about about people who have screwed something up, figured I'd throw that up in the subject line. Lol. Now it's time to give you a rundown of what's going on and ask the community for help. I'm not quite sure who's going to be a bit more helpful, since this is a Verizon phone on a non Verizon network, but I am dealing with different device (I605/I950) kernals and well...just read. Lol. This will be cross posted at TeamUSCC, so thanks in advance for any help.
So I have an old SCH-I605....obviously, that's why I'm here. I am currently on a no contract plan with USCC and have been able to flash SCH-I950 roms (had to remove the asserts in the zip, status 7 error) and they had always worked just fine. Occasionally I would find a rom that would cause a bootloop, so I would just skip it and try the next one. I was also able to flash I605 roms and use them on USCC network with no issues, except not having MMS or Data. Using I605 roms, I would put in the APN's, sometimes they would auto populate from the SIM card, but MMS/Data still wouldn't work...so hence the reason I used I950 roms. That's not the issue. The issue comes, when after a solid 3 weeks of having a stable rom I was happy with, I started noticing some FC's and no videos would work in some apps. Not a huge deal, but at times could be quite inconvenient. Especially having kids watching to watch things in the car...damn you Minecraft videos on Youtube. So I booted up to recovery (TWRP at the time), wiped dalvik/cache/system/data (everything I've ever done for 2+ years on multiple devices), flashed BeanStalk 4.4 AOSP and once it got booted up, I noticed that it was not recognizing my sim card. 10 minutes after staying on the "activating" screen, I decided this wasn't normal. So I figured another bad rom. Didn't have any USCC roms at the time, so I grabbed an I605 rom, while I downloaded some I950 roms, and had the normal "this sim card doesn't work with this network", so I pulled the SIM card and rebooted. I got to thinking about it, and realized that I shouldn't be seeing that screen, since I've used I605 roms before with this SIM, but just assumed it was due to the first boot and the activation process. So I went through the setup via wifi, powered down, replaced SIM card, and booted back up thinking "sweet, I can text/call, and use WiFi for anything else..." ya...that didn't go as planned...this is when the "issue" started. Tried calling the wife to see how her DR trip went (acute tendinitis) and no mobile networks were available...found that strange, so I went to settings/about phone/status and holy hell, I was scared for a while. Nothing was in Network was Unknown, Signal Strength was some crazy 9 digit number in the dBm, asu was stuck at 99, Mobile Network Type was unknown, as well as service state, roaming and mobile network state. My phone number was unknown, as well as my MEID and IMEI. So after doing some research, it appeared my EFS got screwed...so I was freaking out...so I flashed some I950 kernals...I flashed some I605 kernals...I changed my recovery (now I'm on Philz) and nothing seemed to work. That was before I learned that I that I had phucked my EFS though. So after I found out about the EFS, I held my breath as I flashed a stock (VRALJB) back to my phone via ODIN. Booted up the phone, and right off the bat, it recognized my SIM, and gave me an error in regards to that...had to power down, pull SIM, boot back up, and it went smoothly. Looked back in the settings/about/status, and finally, IMEI was back as well as everything else. So I re-rooted the phone, Casual method, and installed Beanstalk (since it has worked before with no issues) and everything went smoothly...till I tried to use the phone again. So now I'm sitting in the Status screen, Network shows US Cellular, signal is normal for where I'm at, Mobile Network Type is CDMA - 1xRTT (over my head, but I assume normal?) Service State is In Service, but Mobile Network State just keeps saying Connecting, won't ever hold the connection. But I also notice that down below my Phone Number says 000-000-8946 as well as my MIN, where usually that says my phone number...my REAL number. lol MEID and IMEI is all there and working fine, so I'm more inclined to believe now it's my SIM card that got phunked. So...what's the best be (aside from getting a newer phone) to get this phone working again...
As my phone sits:
Model Number = SCH-R950
Android Version = 4.4.4
Baseband Version = I605VRALJB
Kernal Version = 3.0.64-CM-g36cf250
[email protected] #2
Fri Jun 26 10:07:15 CDT 2014
AOSB KitKat Version = 1.3.5
CyanogenMod Version = 11-20140627-Unofficial-R950
Build Number = cm_950-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84P 431a3b977a test-keys
Didn't know what you might have needed, so I posted it all in hopes it will help determine what can be done to resolve this. A HUGE thank you to anybody in advance for their help!
Need some expert here for help before I use ODIN to restore the factory firmware package.
Currently have G925W8 (Canadian Rogers) and currently running Int 5.1.1 rom on it. All of sudden my phone can't make or receive phone calls. I mean when I tried to make the phone call, it just ends right away, and no one can call in to my phone number either and goes to VM directly.
I tried different kernel (Arter/Hacker/UniKernel) and different rom combination...Still no GO...
I tried to apply Mr.X Audio Patch too (not sure how many patches are there, but I only download the one for Mr.X audio patch for 920T) and it doesn't work either.
I know in G925W8 forums talk about different BL/Modem, different combination and no go either.
Please note my phone works perfectly and I can get the internet connection (LTE) but just can't make the phone call. Even now I won't use the phone much but still need to have the phone work.
I think the major issue is when I am in the phone, go to call settings -> More Settings that give me an error "Failed to Read data Network or Sim card error".. I though it's my sim card, but i plugged it in my 1+1 and have no issue making/receiving calls..
Anyone that have any idea?!?
calling in out
had the same problem, in my case i installed an original samsung 5.1.1 and a kernel to root the phone, i got the same as you, everything worked but the phone.
only way to get out, is download from samsung firmware repository or sam mobile the EXACT ROM FOR YOU MODEL AND CARRIER (i cannot emphasize enough the CARRIER) believe it or not if you want to install an original rom you must respect the carrier for a custom rom it's something else altogether
in your case you odin with the rom of you phone/carrier IF IT WORKS (NOT ROOTED) I mean ccalling in/out, then install a different kernel in order to root.
if it works then your previous kernel (as was in my case) was the culprit
good luck
the carrier is where you bought the phone or the cell co affiliated to the store where you bought the phone, there's ALWAYS a link from "A" carrier in your phone
Elin28 said:
Need some expert here for help before I use ODIN to restore the factory firmware package.
Currently have G925W8 (Canadian Rogers) and currently running Int 5.1.1 rom on it. All of sudden my phone can't make or receive phone calls. I mean when I tried to make the phone call, it just ends right away, and no one can call in to my phone number either and goes to VM directly.
I tried different kernel (Arter/Hacker/UniKernel) and different rom combination...Still no GO...
I tried to apply Mr.X Audio Patch too (not sure how many patches are there, but I only download the one for Mr.X audio patch for 920T) and it doesn't work either.
I know in G925W8 forums talk about different BL/Modem, different combination and no go either.
Please note my phone works perfectly and I can get the internet connection (LTE) but just can't make the phone call. Even now I won't use the phone much but still need to have the phone work.
I think the major issue is when I am in the phone, go to call settings -> More Settings that give me an error "Failed to Read data Network or Sim card error".. I though it's my sim card, but i plugged it in my 1+1 and have no issue making/receiving calls..
Anyone that have any idea?!?
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I have a Jiayu S2 double-SIM phone, running the most up to date official ROM (4.4.2).
This ROM had a couple of bugs (no GPS and no notifications to external devices such as smartwatches), so I wanted to check other available ROMs. Using the Flash Tool I have tried a couple of the ROMs in the needrom site (https://www.needrom.com/category/jiayu/s2-jiayu/). In particular, a couple of versions of the official ROM, another ROM known as Salamander, and an unofficial port of Cyanogenmod 12 (in which the camera was not working).
The issue is that, for some reason, at some point my phone has stopped getting phone signal. The SIMs ask for the PIN on startup, but there is no signal. I have reverted to the original ROM; plus done a factory reset, and I could still not get signal.
The APNs for both SIMs are fine. Then I have realised that the IMEI was empty. Luckily I had it written down, so I have installed Xposed and the Device IMEI Changer, with which I have been able to restore the IMEI. Now I can see the IMEI on the Settings - IMEI information, as well as with *#06#.
But still, now with the original ROM, and with the IMEI restored, I still cannot get phone signal. I have tried setting the phone to flight mode, restarting, selecting manually the network... When trying to manually select the network I can see several networks, but the phone will simply not connect to the one it should.
Any idea on why could it be that I cannot get phone signal? Thanks.
After trying everything, including restoring the IMEI with Xposed, I have finally managed to restore cell service by restoring the IMEI with this tool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryptotel.chamelephon