Hi,
I have the Verizon LG G3 on Android 6.0 and it frequently loses connection with the SIM card, saying "SIM Card not readable" or "No SIM found" in the notifications. A reboot can temporarily fix the problem, but the phone always encounters the problem while booted. I don't know if this is a hardware or software problem or what can be done to permanently fix it.
Thanks for any help or input!
Hi!
You've probably already thought of this, but have you tried taking the SIM card completely out and then re-inserting it, making sure it's in all the way?
Are you rooted or non-rooted? If rooted, try restoring to 100% stock unrooted. If you plan on rooting after confirming if that fixes it, stick with the 10B TOT and then confirm if the problem still occurs. You might want to try the 10B TOT anyway because flashing TOTs can fix weird problems that flashing KDZs or ROMs can't. TOTs flash more partitions than KDZs.
Lastly that I can think of, a few others on this phone have had the same trouble and found that when they took the phone/SIM card to Verizon and they replaced the SIM card with another one for them, the problem was fixed. So the trouble might be a flaky SIM card.
Good luck! Let us know how things work out.
I too have the same issue. Got a replacement sim card sent to me last week. That didn't fix the problem. LG sent me a replacement phone Monday June 27th 2016. Worked flawlessly those 2 days I had it. Now this morning in wake up to. "Sim card not found" a simple shutdown and remove the sim card and reinsert it worked. But this is exactly how this problem started before. Could get by with doing that for about a week. Then my old phone wouldn't even recognize there was a sim card installed. Help if anyone has any answers. Verizon can't seem to figure anything out.
I have the same problem as well. Exact same. Haven't got around to buying a new sim card and I am glad.
JTlane16 said:
I have the same problem as well. Exact same. Haven't got around to buying a new sim card and I am glad.
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From what I've read of others' experiences, Verizon users were able to exchange their faulty one for a good one at a store. Of course if you're not using a Verizon SIIM or you're out of the country...
I'm having the same issue. I have tried different modems/bootstacks and that hasn't worked. I guess I'm going to try the TOT and report back if that fixes it.
Also,I haven't tried a different sim. It actually hasn't recognised the sim in a long long time. I've used an LG V10 as my DD since January so haven't needed my G3 to work but I really want to get this thing working again.
imucarmen said:
I'm having the same issue. I have tried different modems/bootstacks and that hasn't worked. I guess I'm going to try the TOT and report back if that fixes it.
Also,I haven't tried a different sim. It actually hasn't recognised the sim in a long long time. I've used an LG V10 as my DD since January so haven't needed my G3 to work but I really want to get this thing working again.
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Good luck! Keep us updated. If the TOT doesn't work are you going to try exchanging your SIM? If you're using the same SIM in a different device and it's fine, then in your case it might not make a difference unfortunately.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Good luck! Keep us updated. If the TOT doesn't work are you going to try exchanging your SIM? If you're using the same SIM in a different device and it's fine, then in your case it might not make a difference unfortunately.
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Actually i just got it working again. I'm on the latest release of Bliss and started on the 35b modem. I flashed back to the 24b and the sim still wouldn't work. So then I flashed back to the 35b, wiped dalvik and cache, and now it's working. Not sure if it's going to stay working but I made some calls and everything seems in order so far.
My G3 started doing the same thing about a month ago. Tried flashing about 3 new roms to no avail, and the final ROM hard bricked my phone. Had to JTAG to get back to soft brick then TOT recovery to get back to system. IMEI is null (all zeros) and I still receive SIM error. It all started a few weeks after flashing a custom marshmallow rom (don't know if it was related directly). I had to get a replacement in the meantime but I would really like to get my G3 back in working condition. Any suggestions?
mc1175 said:
My G3 started doing the same thing about a month ago. Tried flashing about 3 new roms to no avail, and the final ROM hard bricked my phone. Had to JTAG to get back to soft brick then TOT recovery to get back to system. IMEI is null (all zeros) and I still receive SIM error. It all started a few weeks after flashing a custom marshmallow rom (don't know if it was related directly). I had to get a replacement in the meantime but I would really like to get my G3 back in working condition. Any suggestions?
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If you don't have a TWRP backup of your EFS (which includes the IMEI) then you'll have to search XDA and/or the G3 sections for the directions, which involves proprietary software used on Windows, and you'll have to know what your IMEI was (on the original box, might be on some paper record, your carrier might know the old info).
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
If you don't have a TWRP backup of your EFS (which includes the IMEI) then you'll have to search XDA and/or the G3 sections for the directions, which involves proprietary software used on Windows, and you'll have to know what your IMEI was (on the original box, might be on some paper record, your carrier might know the old info).
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I do have a few TWRP backups, do full backups include EFS? I still have the IMEI (on sticker in phone) so I can do some searching for a tool to reset it. What I've seen seems fairly in-depth (hex editor) but if it'll work I'll have a go at it.
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I do have a few TWRP backups, do full backups include EFS? I still have the IMEI (on sticker in phone) so I can do some searching for a tool to reset it. What I've seen seems fairly in-depth (hex editor) but if it'll work I'll have a go at it.
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That's why TWRP is the easiest way to restore.
I don't know what you consider "Full". When you do backups and restores it lists all the partitions and defaults to whatever you backed up last, but you can select and deselect partitions as you wish.
I keep a backup of only the EFS for all three of our devices on Google Drive for just in case.
Just try a restore and see if it lists EFS as one of the partitions you can restore. If not, don't bother. If it does, deselect all other partitions and only select EFS to restore that.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
That's why TWRP is the easiest way to restore.
I don't know what you consider "Full". When you do backups and restores it lists all the partitions and defaults to whatever you backed up last, but you can select and deselect partitions as you wish.
I keep a backup of only the EFS for all three of our devices on Google Drive for just in case.
Just try a restore and see if it lists EFS as one of the partitions you can restore. If not, don't bother. If it does, deselect all other partitions and only select EFS to restore that.
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Really beating myself up, I could have sworn that when I took backups I selected every single box. I had 3 TWRP backups and none had EFS partitions included. I guess I'll have to find another way.
mc1175 said:
Really beating myself up, I could have sworn that when I took backups I selected every single box. I had 3 TWRP backups and none had EFS partitions included. I guess I'll have to find another way.
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Oh, sorry to hear that! For what it's worth, you could take a look at the new thread posted in the General section with "DIAG" in the thread title. I've never had to restore my IMEI by any method, but the OP says that his findings might help with restoring the IMEI, although I know he mentions QPST which I believe is what others used to manually put their IMEI back in too, so I have no idea if there's a difference or improvement to it with what he reveals. I know there are other threads in either the Verizon G3 General and/or Q&A sections or the non-Verizon sections having to do with restoring IMEI using the Windows software. Good luck in your quest.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Oh, sorry to hear that! For what it's worth, you could take a look at the new thread posted in the General section with "DIAG" in the thread title. I've never had to restore my IMEI by any method, but the OP says that his findings might help with restoring the IMEI, although I know he mentions QPST which I believe is what others used to manually put their IMEI back in too, so I have no idea if there's a difference or improvement to it with what he reveals. I know there are other threads in either the Verizon G3 General and/or Q&A sections or the non-Verizon sections having to do with restoring IMEI using the Windows software. Good luck in your quest.
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That article worked like a charm! IMEI restored just like it said. Oddly enough the SIM card still seems to eject randomly (no sim error), but the phone can now make calls and when the error does occur a reboot usually fixes it. At this point it's seeming like a hardware problem, but the only method I have of testing that is sending it back to LG which is an idea I'm not particularly fond of. I've done a bit of looking around and it seems I'm not nearly the only one with this issue on the G3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/4edhs1/sim_not_readable_and_no_sim_found_vs985/
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/832587
Both of those were just for the VS985, let alone dozens of others for the T-mo and ATT variants. Not sure whether to be relieved or disappointed but I suppose I'm at the next step. Any other info would be helpful.
mc1175 said:
That article worked like a charm! IMEI restored just like it said. Oddly enough the SIM card still seems to eject randomly (no sim error), but the phone can now make calls and when the error does occur a reboot usually fixes it. Any other info would be helpful.
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A lot of people with this trouble solved it by exchanging their SIM card at a Verizon store. As far as I know it was free to do so. However, there have been others for whom this didn't solve anything.
It's funny, this thread was started by someone else and others besides you had commented with the same issue but only one of the four others has followed up after suggestions are made.
Make that EFS backup and store it securely!
well if someone solved the SIM problem i would love to hear it,i have been thru 4 SIM cards,2 brand new vs985 and all of them have the exact same problem,i was soo worried i screwed up my phone(was rooted) that i unrooted,stated all over again with 10b,in between rerooting i lost the SIM signal,long story short,im on my 4th phone and have the sdame problem again,,yes i am stock 48a,and verizon claims only the lg4 has been troubled with the SIM card....still got 1 more year of the vs985 so kinda searching for a solution.as i said i was worried it was my flashing too much or anything to do with that but since this phone is 4 days old,with a new SIM i am at a total loss...thanks...
same probblem here...started few days ago on my G3....wtf
bad news from lovely verizon, told me the update added security which conflicts with the SIM, so today i got my 5th phone in 10 days, honestly sick of the guess game from verizon, 5 SIM cards, 5th phone, dont even know who to trust, i spent 3 days wiping my phone from jasmine thinking i messed up, down graded to 10b,then took ota updates all the way to 48a,so verizon wouldnt bag me, and then they give me 4 more phones with the exact problem, now todays phone lasted 4 hrs and i list SIM again...
fropalace said:
Hi,
I have the Verizon LG G3 on Android 6.0 and it frequently loses connection with the SIM card, saying "SIM Card not readable" or "No SIM found" in the notifications. A reboot can temporarily fix the problem, but the phone always encounters the problem while booted. I don't know if this is a hardware or software problem or what can be done to permanently fix it.
Thanks for any help or input!
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I had same issue, but i could fix it by doing this
Related
UPDATE: So I just finished finals and drinking and have gotten around to my phone. I downloaded Galaxy S Unlock, but a beta version (it has a 'Signal Fix Problem' tab) that I was (and still am) and bit worried about. Well, my fears were quelled and I used it with an internet connection while on Bionix 1.3.1 and it didn't work on the initial reboot. Said the phone wasn't registering on the network. Didn't work on the second reboot. Didn't say anything, but data didn't work. I rebooted again and OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG it worked.
Glad to be back! Time for the latest CM7 nightly!
OLD:
The quoted posts fully explain my issue.
UPDATE:
Hung0702 said:
So I can confirm that the phone works for T-Mobile SIMs and gets 3g to boot. I relocked and unlocked my phone (both by manually changing the nv_data.bin and then with 'Galaxy_S Unlock'). Neither helped. In fact, Galaxy_S Unlock returned FFFFF as the SIM unlock code.
This leads me to believe that this is definitely not a hardware issue and definitely an issue with the EFS. I'm assuming that a proper EFS would not return a SIM unlock of 'FFFFF'.
If anyone has an intimate knowledge of our phones' EFS, please tell them that I need help in that regard. Or RIL, although I think RIL is in the EFS partition.
I'm on JFD via Odin and checked EFS Clear.
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SUMMARY: I am currently bone-stock. JFD with root and nothing else. I usually get 3G (I live in the city) and excellent reception and speeds. Right now, I get good reception, but absolutely no data, nor can I call or text. It's stuck on GPRS and occasionally switches to EDGE for some reason, but it doesn't make a difference because I still can't call or text on either. IMEI shown in the settings matches that which is labeled behind the battery. My two fears are that the radio itself is somehow physically broken or that AT&T blocked my IMEI (tried other AT&T SIM cards and none of them would work). My SIM worked in other phones). Talked with an AT&T rep, he assured me that it is not AT&T's policy to ban IMEIs. Also, it may have to do with the EFS, but I'm not sure how to access it. Can't download ROM Manager right now because there's no WIFI around.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm pretty desperate right now. I'm borrowing a dumbphone and it's absolute torture to text on a 10-key num pad.
Hung0702 said:
MAJOR PROBLEM:
So right after I left such a sterling recommendation of this kernel last night, I started listening to some music, hit pause, left the ear buds plugged in, and went to sleep.
I awoke this morning to no missed calls, no texts, no emails. I was confused and looked at the signal meter and saw a small 'x' next to the bars. I installed the new CM7 (from scratch), and my signal problems persisted.
I just used Odin to get back to JK2 (Froyo) and still I have NO SIGNAL!!! I normally have full bars.
Does anyone have any recommendations? I don't know if everything I wrote is significant, but hopefully the extraneous details could help someone give better insight into this issue.
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Hung0702 said:
Definitely not the SIM card. It works in other phones. I just wiped everything on the phone using CWM and the problem still persists. My fear is that the radio may have been in full-use all night without my knowledge and burned itself out. Although I'm not even sure if that's possible.
Strangely, I received 1 text message not too long ago. Couldn't reply, however; and still can't make/receive phone calls or access the internet.
Anyone aware of a way to do a complete reset of my phone? I don't think CWM and Odin are doing the trick. It needs to be absolutely bone-stock.
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Hung0702 said:
nickmcminn60 said:
A simpler way is to:
1) odin to JFD with Repartition and efs clear checked and auto reboot UNCHECKED
2) unplug and replug usb then load ''Eugenes Froyo'' in PDA
3) Load same 512 file you used for JFD
4) Uncheck...auto reboot, repartition, and EFS clear
5) Hit start
6) when complete unplug the usb and plug it back in
7) load JFD and 512 pit into ODIN
8) Check repartition,efs clear and auto reboot
9) Hit start
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Ok, you got me there. It doesn't do anything. Auto reboot has to be checked. Otherwise it just hangs at SetupConnection...
Thanks for the advice, but it didn't help.
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Have you tried to flash another modem? or a factory reset? Have you toggled airplane mode and data connection? I had a very similar problem not too long ago. I flashed 4 or 5 roms and they all had the same problem. Flashed a few modems and nothing. Then I flashed one of Eugene's roms and it wiped my phone and it seemed to work after that. It could have been a coincidence, I'm not sure. I spent a whole day working on and it seemed to fix itself when it wanted to. Just keep flashing roms and tinkering and see what happens.
Hung0702 said:
The quoted posts fully explain my issue.
SUMMARY: I am currently bone-stock. JFD with root and nothing else. I usually get 3G (I live in the city) and excellent reception and speeds. Right now, I get good reception, but absolutely no data, nor can I call or text. It's stuck on GPRS and occasionally switches to EDGE for some reason, but it doesn't make a difference because I still can't call or text on either. IMEI shown in the settings matches that which is labeled behind the battery. My two fears are that the radio itself is somehow physically broken or that AT&T blocked my IMEI (tried other AT&T SIM cards and none of them would work. My SIM worked in other phones). Also, it may have to do with the EFS, but I'm not sure how to access it. Can't download ROM Manager right now because there's no WIFI around.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm pretty desperate right now. I'm borrowing a dumbphone and it's absolute torture to text on a 10-key num pad.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045713&page=4
Refer to my post #33
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
deadpass said:
Have you tried to flash another modem? or a factory reset? Have you toggled airplane mode and data connection? I had a very similar problem not too long ago. I flashed 4 or 5 roms and they all had the same problem. Flashed a few modems and nothing. Then I flashed one of Eugene's roms and it wiped my phone and it seemed to work after that. It could have been a coincidence, I'm not sure. I spent a whole day working on and it seemed to fix itself when it wanted to. Just keep flashing roms and tinkering and see what happens.
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rubbamade said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045713&page=4
Refer to my post #33
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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Thanks for the directions, but it didn't help
I've flashed many different modems. Tried KA7 and stock for 2.3; JK2 for 2.2; and JI5 for 2.1. Nothing helps. Does anyone know how I would go about checking my EFS partition if I had a root explorer? How would I know that it was normal? What symptoms would suggest a problem? I wouldn't be able to browse it right now, but I may be able to tomorrow.
@deadpass
Could you try a tad harder to recall which of Eugene's ROMs you used? I tried his JK2 base to no avail. Do you know if his 'Froyo that doesn't brick' is any different?
Hung0702 said:
@deadpass
Could you try a tad harder to recall which of Eugene's ROMs you used? I tried his JK2 base to no avail. Do you know if his 'Froyo that doesn't brick' is any different?
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It was Eugene's 2.2.1 rom, GCR3.
Bumping. I hope everyone understands. Going from Android to a dumbphone (DURING FINALS, TOO) is terribly inconvenient and disheartening.
Looks like I'm giving up. I'm really busy with Finals and don't have time to learn everything required to figure out how to fix my phone. No one is informed enough about EFS or RIL to point me in the right direction. I've really enjoyed having this phone since August, and I'm definitely going to miss the ROMs and enthusiastic community. Not sure what to do now. I planned on keeping the Vibrant and selling whatever I upgrade to in August. Still going to have to sell, but I don't get to keep the Vibrant
Good luck with your Vibrants!
Before you give up, do you mind trying my Back to stock guide verbatim... it's in my signature. Would like some feedback. It certainly would not hurt. No reason I can see why we can't fix your phone.
Shoot, send it to me and I'll send it back if you can't find time.
Wait, so this will get you to stock JFD on the Vibrant... but you said you are on AT&T... are you unlocking it again after you go back to stock?
I do not do this, but first google result:
s15274n said:
Before you give up, do you mind trying my Back to stock guide verbatim... it's in my signature. Would like some feedback. It certainly would not hurt. No reason I can see why we can't fix your phone.
Shoot, send it to me and I'll send it back if you can't find time.
Wait, so this will get you to stock JFD on the Vibrant... but you said you are on AT&T... are you unlocking it again after you go back to stock?
I do not do this, but first google result:
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Hey! Kind of in awe to see you in my thread! Followed your guide ~10-15 time I had to flash. I've actually flashed via Odin probably 25-30 times since Saturday. Played with ALL the settings and your guide is good. No room for improvement!
Anyway, I've been using essentially the same procedure. Used Repartition and EFS clear on a few runs, but nothing different that I didn't intend to have a purpose. I used the files posted here; the MD5 sums check out.
People have been telling me it's a hardware problem (i.e. my modem is dead). While fully possible, I find it unlikely since I haven't seen a single dead modem post in any part of the Q&A, nor have I heard any suspicions of possibly failing modems. I could just be the lucky one, but again, that sounds unlikely.
Took my phone apart just to make sure all the connections are solid. SIM card board is securely connected to the antennae. Need to get an ammeter to ensure an electrical connection, though.
So I can confirm that the phone works for T-Mobile SIMs and gets 3g to boot. I relocked and unlocked my phone (both by manually changing the nv_data.bin and then with 'Galaxy_S Unlock'). Neither helped. In fact, Galaxy_S Unlock returned FFFFF as the SIM unlock code.
This leads me to believe that this is definitely not a hardware issue and definitely an issue with the EFS. I'm assuming that a proper EFS would not return a SIM unlock of 'FFFFF'.
If anyone has an intimate knowledge of our phones' EFS, please tell them that I need help in that regard. Or RIL, although I think RIL is in the EFS partition.
I'm on JFD via Odin and checked EFS Clear.
if you did the efs backup to flash cm7 shouldn't you be able to put that back on your phone??
Nothing will work until you follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045
It helped me when I cleared my EFS
EFS contain network information like network lock, etc...
Good luck.
Exactly what I was getting at, odin and then unlock.
neobuddy89 said:
Nothing will work until you follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045
It helped me when I cleared my EFS
EFS contain network information like network lock, etc...
Good luck.
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Thanks for replying. That's actually the thread I followed in order to pull the nv_data.bin and use Galaxy_S Unlock. But like I was saying, it's as though the EFS is not working properly. I pulled the nv_data.bin and it looked like the phone was already unlocked (I'm assuming it is, because it never asked me for the SIM unlock code). I changed the nv_data.bin to locked (by changing the hex value at 181469 from '00' to '01', after which it did begin asking for the SIM unlock code), then used Galaxy_S Unlock to unlock. I also tried to retrieve the unlock code using Galaxy_S Unlock and all I got were a bunch of F's, not what I was expecting.
s15274n said:
Exactly what I was getting at, odin and then unlock.
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Please read above.
^ really unknown territory for me. Did you restore your EFS, I assume you can since you backed it up.
I saw this great thread from BT... maybe someone has an answer in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000962
I'll keep checking in to try and learn... EFS/unlocking is really not common to me, hopefully someone can chime in and well all learn something.
Hung0702 said:
Thanks for replying. That's actually the thread I followed in order to pull the nv_data.bin and use Galaxy_S Unlock. But like I was saying, it's as though the EFS is not working properly. I pulled the nv_data.bin and it looked like the phone was already unlocked (I'm assuming it is, because it never asked me for the SIM unlock code). I changed the nv_data.bin to locked (by changing the hex value at 181469 from '00' to '01', after which it did begin asking for the SIM unlock code), then used Galaxy_S Unlock to unlock. I also tried to retrieve the unlock code using Galaxy_S Unlock and all I got were a bunch of F's, not what I was expecting.
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Dont use Galaxy_S unlock app. It gave me same bunch of F's.
Try unlocking again changing 01 to 00 and adb push.
Look up a youtube video on unlocking your device!
exchange it
neobuddy89 said:
Dont use Galaxy_S unlock app. It gave me same bunch of F's.
Try unlocking again changing 01 to 00 and adb push.
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Yeah, I did unlock it again but there's still an issue with AT&T SIMs. T-Mobile works fine, but AT&T SIMs don't work and it doesn't ask for an unlock code.
Hey guys...
I have a SGII (With a custom rom)
GT-I9100
Android version 4.0.3
Kernel version : 3.013-I9100XXKPG-CL45181
Build: MIUI-AdyScorpius_MIUI_v1
i'll get right down to the point,
This saturday morning when i turned on my phone i had no signal (no service)
That was kinda strange so rebooted my phone.
Re-inserted the simcard 12x.
Reboot.
Factory reset.
Erase ALL data.
Used my girlfriends simcard, got another simcard from T-mobile.
Ive tried all possible ways to get my signal back, no luck
and all this was on a perfectly legit SGII (no custom rom, no wacky apps nothing)
After i tried all of the above i started thinking about a custom rom to maybe fix my issue....
so i rooted my phone,
CF-Root-SGS2_CE_XEN_KI2-v4.2-CWM4 <-- version for me.
put custom firmware on it as described above. i did a million resets but nothing works.
I really need this phone to work as i have no spares left. i also looked on XDA fo similiar threads but i cant find my problem.
Wanted to flash my modem software aswell but unfortunatly the filehosts brought them all down and i can't find that as well.
My simcard works in my girlfriend's phone so it's definatly the simscard slot.
I'm allways SOOO carefull with my phone, i never dropped it once. also no water damage.
Just one day it works. the next you wake up and it's gone.
did you check the "EFS" folder? is it there 1st? if not regardless of the sim and sim slot you wont get any signals.
bala_gamer said:
did you check the "EFS" folder? is it there 1st? if not regardless of the sim and sim slot you wont get any signals.
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The EFS folder does not contain any data.
the folder itself exists though.
EDIT: Okay so i'm stupid. i read into the whole thing and by flashing my rom i probably ruined every inch of my phone.
DE EFS folder is empty,
i don't have any backup. i'm reading into articles about resolving this issue but haven't found anything usefull for my situation.
If you have any thoughts on how to resolve this issue, as i (of course have my original IMEI) Can i take another SGII and copy the EFS contents, modifying my own email or can i still restore the Imei. my stomache is really turning now.
And how can i have lost my efs before i even rooted/flashed my phone.
this is all really bizare.
You can try this guide...
Or This App...
Hope it helps you...
Phyxsyus said:
You can try this guide...
Or This App...
Hope it helps you...
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The thread was not an option i read it over and over..
but the app... AHHHH YOU my friend! are a life saver! it works! i could kiss you right now!!!
Thanks! a lot! +infinite thanks for you!
Thread can be closed!
Lol!!! Np... I'm glad i could help....
Please, i despet to your help.
I own a G3 from Sprint.
I use it out of u.s (the seller of the phone got msl code).
Today i flashed the cloudy G3 rom and since then NO celluar networks.
Cannot even accsess it from settings...it not "clickable".
I need this phoone ... I have a memory problem.
Pleasr help me, please!!!
shabydog said:
Please, i despet to your help.
I own a G3 from Sprint.
I use it out of u.s (the seller of the phone got msl code).
Today i flashed the cloudy G3 rom and since then NO celluar networks.
Cannot even accsess it from settings...it not "clickable".
I need this phoone ... I have a memory problem.
Pleasr help me, please!!!
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Cloudy g3 wasn't built to flash onto a sprint g3, nowhere in cloudy g3s post does it mention ls990 or sprint support.
Did you make a nandroid backup including the efs within it?
Hi.
I made just a backup from twrp.
But when i restore that i getting com.android popups...
This is the rom that i flashed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-cloudyg3-1-0-t2917467
shabydog said:
Hi.
I made just a backup from twrp.
But when i restore that i getting com.android popups...
This is the rom that i flashed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-cloudyg3-1-0-t2917467
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I see,
Looks like ls990 support was just added.
It's buggy from the support section I see for it. You need to restore your nandroid backup of your stock firmware. Did you include efs in your backup?
I wouldn't install this rom again until it is confirmed sprint variant is functional. It's very common for developers to add cdma variant support and have signal issues because there is a lot to account for sometimes.
That is so su*@s...
I made a backup from TWRP.
But when a restore i get a com.android poos'ups.
Is ther anything to do in iin order to unlock it again?
I'm not at the states!
I feels so bad...wannnna cry.
If its anything like how it was on the G2 you have to edit the buildprop and change the carrier option to spr or SPR
hellot1M said:
If its anything like how it was on the G2 you have to edit the buildprop and change the carrier option to spr or SPR
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I experimented with this and after editing the build proper it still didn't let me do mobile data or voice. I followed the guide to the T and it still had a red x. Not sure what voodoo you have to perform to make it work but in my opinion the rom is hardly sprint compatible if I have to go through all that to be able to make phone calls and have data(it's a phone, I mean c'mon).
Try flashing different modems. I don't see how that would be the issue but was also something I had to do to get cloudy to work. But in my case i had to use KitKat modem with Jb base to run the g3 ROM on my g2. It was a mess. I like cloudys Roms but they are always a pain in the ass to get working on anything but gsm. Also for some Roms we had to use a modified modem for a lot of Roms. Maybe that's the case here. We just need someone to modify our g3 modem to work with other roms
The g3 has had like 2-3 updates since its release. See if you can extract the modem from the different releases and see if you have better luck
OK so I had the same issue yesterday took about 5 hours to fix but don't worry it's fixable. So download another ROM I used Barrens (still using it actually very nice ROM). Try getting to the carrier folder (its root directory) and yes you will be having phone force closing constantly but you can get there, once there go in to apps subfolder. There you should find 2 files they go something like "node.db" and node-journal.db can't recall exact names but copy them and back them up to your SD card. Now go into recovery, go into wipe menu, then format system, cache, dalvik cache, and data. Just to be safe, I like doing a factory reset wipe after in recovery but it isn't necessary more of a habit. Flash the Barrens ROM. Set it up and you may still not be getting signals and have a no Sim icon. If so, go to the 2 files that you backed up and replace them with the ones that were auto generated after flashing ROM. Make sure permissions are set correctly. Then reboot. You should have signal back. O I forgot to add I also restored the efs backup I had made with the whole nandroid not sure if that was needed but that in itself wasn't enough to get rid of the force closes hence the procedure mentioned above.
This whole process needs to be done after you have restored your nandroid though I think as that is the only way to confirm that the files in the carrier/app folder are the original ones and not some new auto regenerated files. So work past the constant force closes. I'm also using my phone internationally and had it officially unlocked by Sprint then took it off the account so while for others who are still on Sprint, all they have to do is update their profile/prl in settings and it's painless and fast for them. We don't have that luxury however, at least don't have to overpay for crappy slow service from such a joke of a company though.
I'll attach the files that I have just in case yours got corrupted, use mine as a plan B option, as I'm not sure if mine will work on your specific device.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B10a_HcQL642ZTFTT0RJWk1HVHc/edit?usp=docslist_api
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Just want to step in and say thanks to both you guys for helping this guy...I don't know him, but I do remember a time when the forums were flooded with this..this kind of heart. Not begging for thanks. Just the eagerness to help. Neither of you said anything negative. You just offered help. Your sig isnt begging a trade off for helping. For that I thank you. :thumbup::thumbup:
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This forum and other sites are blessed with people that blessed with a huge heart, pepole that see that as a mission - to HELP others without any willing to have someting from that, other than helping.
I also want to thank you for this goodness that we have here bc's of you.
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shabydog said:
This forum and other sites are blessed with people that blessed with a huge heart, pepole that see that as a mission - to HELP others without any willing to have someting from that, other than helping.
I also want to thank you for this goodness that we have here bc's of you.
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Just glad your up and running brother. Enjoy your G3. When you see someone stuck. Wade through the non attempt of help. if it's a legit issue through your help. Indeed. Good.
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Restore your backup or flash a sprint rom. Cloudy rom did the same to me I just restored my backup I was all good.
There's already a fix for this noted in this thread.
Solution
Hi Friend, I have ls990. I had the same problem, but I Could solve after install ROM CyanogenMod 12 BETA – LS990. Now, my LS990 is Unlock and I can use whit any carrier. Good Look!
ROM CyanogenMod 12 BETA(Android 5.0) – LS990: s.basketbuild.com/devs/jholtom/ls990/cm12
Hey there!
Yesterday I was using my phone with CM12.1 installed, everything was fine, but suddenly the phone stopped connecting to the cellular network and displayed "Emergency Calls Only" or "No service". What shocks me the most is that it was working perfectly fine that morning. Sometimes it let's me scan networks, and sometimes it gives an error on searching. When it does find and I try to connect it simply says "Can't connect to network, try again later"
I already tried reflashing CM12.1 , CM12, and multiple basebands (12B, 24B and 35B).
I also tried flashing back to stock. Didn't do anything.
IMEI is still intact and I have no backups!
Please help!
Model: vs985
ROM: Cyanogenmod 12.1
Baseband: 24B
Carrier: Verizon
By flashing back to stock do you mean flashing a stock ROM from TWRP or flashing a KDZ or TOT? The reason I ask is that with weird problems like this, just flashing a stock ROM from TWRP might not make any difference where flashing a KDZ or TOT might.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
By flashing back to stock do you mean flashing a stock ROM from TWRP or flashing a KDZ or TOT? The reason I ask is that with weird problems like this, just flashing a stock ROM from TWRP might not make any difference where flashing a KDZ or TOT might.
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I did flash a KDZ file, is that bad? As far as I know it's ok.
ericklc02 said:
I did flash a KDZ file, is that bad? As far as I know it's ok.
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Like I said, flashing a KDZ or TOT would be the only real way to start trying to solve the problem so no.
Did you use the CSE option in LG Flash Tool 2014 (to wipe data and internal storage)? Try removing the MicroSD card and keeping it out (I know, sounds weird)? Try using your SIM card in another device and/or using a SIM in a working device in this one?
Do you not get a signal anywhere you go? If you've only tried in one place, it's possible there's just a local outage.
If you do all that and you still don't get a signal it sounds like your phone has a hardware problem.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Like I said, flashing a KDZ or TOT would be the only real way to start trying to solve the problem so no.
Did you use the CSE option in LG Flash Tool 2014 (to wipe data and internal storage)? Try removing the MicroSD card and keeping it out (I know, sounds weird)? Try using your SIM card in another device and/or using a SIM in a working device in this one?
Do you not get a signal anywhere you go? If you've only tried in one place, it's possible there's just a local outage.
If you do all that and you still don't get a signal it sounds like your phone has a hardware problem.
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I did use the CSE option, I've already tried booting without sd card, and the sim card works on my Xperia ZL phone. Also, I know it's not a local outage, I tried it in school as well (Pretty far from home). I also tried a differebt SIM card on the LG and got the same results.
So, do you think it's a hardware problem? It suddenly stopped working, it does make sense. Like from 6 AM to 7 PM yesterday it did work perfectly fine with 4G LTE and everything. And (without turning it off) suddenly stopped working at 7 or so...
ericklc02 said:
I did use the CSE option, I've already tried booting without sd card, and the sim card works on my Xperia ZL phone. Also, I know it's not a local outage, I tried it in school as well (Pretty far from home). I also tried a differebt SIM card on the LG and got the same results.
So, do you think it's a hardware problem? It suddenly stopped working, it does make sense. Like from 6 AM to 7 PM yesterday it did work perfectly fine with 4G LTE and everything. And (without turning it off) suddenly stopped working at 7 or so...
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That's the only possible guess I can make. You've eliminated software as well as you possibly can. You could try the TOT method but I doubt if it would have any different result than flashing KDZs. I always use KDZs when I have a choice.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
That's the only possible guess I can make. You've eliminated software as well as you possibly can. You could try the TOT method but I doubt if it would have any different result than flashing KDZs. I always use KDZs when I have a choice.
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I kind of doubt it's a hardware problems, if it was I wouldn't be able to see the carriers in the search menu would I?
ericklc02 said:
I kind of doubt it's a hardware problems, if it was I wouldn't be able to see the carriers in the search menu would I?
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You restored to 100% stock software. If the choices are software or hardware how could it be anything but hardware unless you have more information to share?
I have a cyanogenmod 12.1 release on my VS985 LG G3 and it's starting to have some issues with the SIM card potentially. When I first installed cyanogenmod, I had issues seeing the Verizon network, so I flashed the appropriate modem files (can't remember them off the top of my head). It worked for a while, but then at some point a few months back, the phone had issues seeing the LTE network. I found somewhere that if you put it into airplane mode, then restart the phone, then take airplane mode off, you'll see the network, and it worked.
Lately though, the phone is occasionally giving me random problems saying that it can't even see the SIM card. Can SIM cards fail? Are the modem files buggy and just need to be reflashed?
I can't seem to figure this out, and I can't even find all the modem files for the cyanogenmod 12.1 I used...it's starting to become a nightmare! Help!
Yes, SIM cards can fail.
No, the modem files aren't buggy and shouldn't normally require re-flashing. That said, it doesn't hurt anything at all to flash a modem any amount of times. I would suggest you flash the entire Bootstack instead of just the modem. The Bootstack includes the modem. For CM 12.1, the 24B Bootstack from @xdabbeb 's VS985 v2.0 ROM thread is what you need. For reference, the 12B Bootstack is for KitKat, 24B is for Lollipop 5.0.x and 35B is for Lollipop 5.1.x and Marshmallow 6.0. I doubt if reflashing the modem/bootstack will achieve any result you're looking for. If your phone still lists a baseband in the Settings/About menu, then the modem's working.
The modem partition itself is only one file, modem.img.
Last but not least, it's very common for anyone who uses non-stock LG VS985 ROMs that they eventually have problems, usually with Mobile Data but maybe trouble recognizing the SIM card too. Unless you flash back to stock (I suggest the 10B TOT, which will wipe all data including internal storage) and it's possible that you'll find there's nothing wrong with your SIM card at all - if you remain on stock.
I've considered going back to the stock, I felt that the Cyanogenmod for the VS985 was actually a downgrade. The camera for the LG G3 was pretty badass and I never ever had issues with data. CM does allow some cool stuff, so maybe just a rooted version of the stock ROM is what I should go back to...hmmmmmm....
Did you mean this thread for the bootstacks/modems? http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/reference-stock-img-files-t2966958
thegreataus said:
I've considered going back to the stock, I felt that the Cyanogenmod for the VS985 was actually a downgrade. The camera for the LG G3 was pretty badass and I never ever had issues with data. CM does allow some cool stuff, so maybe just a rooted version of the stock ROM is what I should go back to...hmmmmmm....
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For what it's worth, the paid version of G3TweaksBox for Marshmallow Xposed module helps alleviate some of the pain of not running CM ROMs. Good luck!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
For what it's worth, the paid version of G3TweaksBox for Marshmallow Xposed module helps alleviate some of the pain of not running CM ROMs. Good luck!
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Where do I find this G3tweaksbox? Never heard of it
thegreataus said:
Where do I find this G3tweaksbox? Never heard of it
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Just Goggle for:
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G3TweakBox Marshmallow
and you should find the XDA thread.
I'm on same Problem with my VS985 running on STOCK 6.0 (KDZ). sometimes network bars shows up but it can not make or receive calls/msgs & also no data connectivity from past 2 moths my LG G3 is a 5" Android Tablet nothing much.
DO reply for any solution/suggestion
morfiq said:
I'm on same Problem with my VS985 running on STOCK 6.0 (KDZ). sometimes network bars shows up but it can not make or receive calls/msgs & also no data connectivity from past 2 moths my LG G3 is a 5" Android Tablet nothing much.
DO reply for any solution/suggestion
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Exchange your SIM card at a Verizon store. Also, has the phone ever been previously rooted? If so, see the last paragraph of the second post in this thread.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Exchange your SIM card at a Verizon store. Also, has the phone ever been previously rooted? If so, see the last paragraph of the second post in this thread.
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Exchanging is what a have already done, no luck but I will try 10B TOT, I'm wondering how to Flash this(TOT) file. I tried with TWRP and some unusual error message came up
morfiq said:
Exchanging is what a have already done, no luck but I will try 10B TOT, I'm wondering how to Flash this(TOT) file. I tried with TWRP and some unusual error message came up
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If you Googled "How to flash TOT" you'd get the general idea. You can't flash TOTs or KDZs from the phone, you need to use a Windows PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69287997&postcount=6
My wife's SIM slot suddenly stopped working a month ago. LG wanted $75 to fix it, so we didn't have it fixed and we'll be in the market for new phones soon - she's just using her old flip phone for now. Apparently it's a common issue with the VS985.