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I upgraded firmware V20D (official from LGVN) for my phone by LGMDP. In NV Backup/Restore, I chose Erase EFS All. There was no problem during the procedure but GSM, Bluetooth and GPS don't work, so I thing there have been some problems with the baseband. I checked in the Hidden Menu, the baseband version is AMSS6150. Can anyone help me???????
6.00 said:
I upgraded firmware V20D (official from LGVN) for my phone by LGMDP. In NV Backup/Restore, I chose Erase EFS All. There was no problem during the procedure but GSM, Bluetooth and GPS don't work, so I thing there have been some problems with the baseband. I checked in the Hidden Menu, the baseband version is AMSS6150. Can anyone help me???????
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It look like that procedure wasnt complete. Try use KDZ to flash 2
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send from Andy's PHOENIX.
mastershefis said:
It look like that procedure wasnt complete. Try use KDZ to flash 2
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send from Andy's PHOENIX.
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Trying now... It still doesn't work
Which ROM you are on????
He says original..
But is the AMS the baseband?
However, indeed you s should try KDZ.. Or go to service center with error ID_T_10
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mDroidd
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6.00 said:
Trying now... It still don't work
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I dont think so that have to be functional..did you flashed it through kdz?
send from Andy's PHOENIX.
flash through KDZ if no other method works.
I tried to flash through KDZ in both Emergency and CS_Emergency mode. It still doesn't work, but the SIM Toolkit still works. Isn't that strange. Anyway, I decided to go to LG Service. Thanks for your helps.
6.00 said:
I tried to flash through KDZ in both Emergency and CS_Emergency mode. It still doesn't work, but the SIM Toolkit still works. Isn't that strange. Anyway, I decided to go to LG Service. Thanks for your helps.
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Hey man I am having the same prblem. no gsm
I also tried everything, kdz. lgmdp, rolling back to stock 2.2, everything....... still no gsm, what did the service center guy told u? he said me that there is some problem with the board.... I cannot believe
is your fone okay now? plz reply me asap buddy.
They told me that there was a problem w/ I/O function so the baseband couldn't have been written properly. Anyway, the phone is fine now. You should just leave it for them and they'll know what to do.
6.00 said:
I upgraded firmware V20D (official from LGVN) for my phone by LGMDP. In NV Backup/Restore, I chose Erase EFS All. There was no problem during the procedure but GSM, Bluetooth and GPS don't work, so I thing there have been some problems with the baseband. I checked in the Hidden Menu, the baseband version is AMSS6150. Can anyone help me???????
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you need to restore your nv file from lgmdp and you will get back your gsm.
Lgmdp restores nv file automatically but as you choosed erase efs all ,you need to manually restore nv file.
You can find your nv file in path (foldernamed_ your_imei\foldernamed_portnumber) at the place where lgmdp was stored during flashing (if you didnot delete that folders).
If you found your nv file restore it by following last part of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324105
or if you lost nv file then only way is to create nv with illegal imei by following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534704
and restore it in same way as in last part of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324105
Did you try the v20 g? Try upgrading to it using lgdmp..it works fime for me
If you can't find the file anywhere pm me i will upload it
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I'm having real issues trying to get a stock ROM on my Virgin Mobile S3 (GT-I9300) and I'm hoping you guys can help me. I've looked absolutely everywhere for a solution but so far nothing has worked.
OK so a little history about the problem:
Using phone as normal, and then randomly turns off. Turn it back on and I get the two Samsung splash screens loop booting constantly. I boot into recovery mode and do a factory reset - same problem. Clear the cache - same problem. Send phone back to Virgin and they tell me I've rooted and installed a custom ROM which I absolutely have not but they have a screenshot with the custom counter showing '1'.
I've no idea how this is possible, but I would have remembered if I'd installed a custom ROM. Anyway, they send it back because I'm not going to fork out £100 for them to flash it.
So...lots of research later, I download the latest Odin (3.09), find the most likely stock ROM that will work with my phone (Carrier is Virgin Mobile UK). I find this ROM on SamMobile: I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU. Cannot for the life of me find an actual Virgin rom so this apparently should be fine as it's a generic EU build.
Fine, so I apply it using the AP selection in Odin, connect phone, it goes through and applies fine "PASS" etc.. and phone reboots automatically.
Now, it just sits at the Samsung splash screen (the static white text) and doesn't go any further. I've left it upwards of 10 minutes but no dice. So look online and find threads that suggest booting to recovery and doing a factory reset will do the trick. So try that (Power+volume up+home) and same problem - static splash screen. Balls.
So now I don't know what to do. I either need to try an actual Virgin ROM which doesn't seem to exist(?!) or my phone is truely bricked and I'll finally have a good reason to destroy the thing.
Can anyone let me know what the next steps should be? I would be eternally grateful.
Thanks in advance.
I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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shivadow said:
I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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When you say 'wipe' do you mean factory reset via recovery mode? Because I'm not able to access that. All I can get to is Download Manager to use with Odin...
I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache. In that case you are buggered. If it goes through the flashing phase and reboots but you still cannot get into recovery then you have 3 options..
1. Flash another rom but no lower than 4.3. Carrier shouldn't matter.
2. Full on flash with pit file (dangerous and can perma brick).
3. Return the phone under warranty and state that the flash counter also clocks official flashes too, samsung should know this as they make the phone.. staff need training if they say otherwise.
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Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
It sounds like nand failure, so it's possible that you won't be able to fix it.
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I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache.
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Apologies for not being clearer, before sending it back to Virgin for the warranty repair I could access the recovery mode fine, when I got it back I couldn't - whether that was caused by the flashing of the firmware or something Virgin did I don't know unfortunately.
Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
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Thanks for the tip - I've flashed the stock recovery and I can now get into recovery mode! Looks slightly different but I can now access the factory reset/wipe cache options so that's some improvement.
I'm just downloading the stock international ROM as per this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847 but it's going to take a few hours. Thanks so much for your advice so far i'll report back once the download completes.
No joy
I can however get into download mode and recovery mode now. Is there anything else I can try? Is it possible I can get a custom recovery image on there and flash it with something other than the stock rom?
I've got a feeling you're correct and it could be a hardware fault. Virgin say I can pay £100 to get it fixed, if they have to replace the entire phone that would prove it wasn't 'tampering' that caused it so I could potentially get my money back I guess, if I complained. I think that might be my only option now.
Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
crispin85 said:
Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
crispin85 said:
Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
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Make sure you are using the USB cable supplied with the phone and it is connected direct to your PC USB port, ideally the ones on the back but don't connect through any multi USB port connectors.
The USB cables and how you connect can make a difference
Here are 2 ways to download the new Lolipop 5.0 firmware from T-Mobile. This file was downloaded from Sammobile and is in .tar file format. I am just hosting the file as a torrent on my PC which is on 24/7 and I have Fios 75/75 internet so should download fast and also added a link to the Mega mirror link I made. Enjoy and hope I help people download faster.
G900TUVU1DOB1_G900TTMB1DOB1_TMB - Feb. 18th 2015 - Andriod 5.0 - 1.44gb
Mirror 1 - Torrent
Mirror 2 - Mega
Please be aware this is a stock .tar file and you phone should be on stock recovery. I took my rooted 4.4.2 and backed it up via Kies and then did a factory reset/initialization to factory which will give you the new lolipop software. This file was posted as a backup mirror to the Sammobile.com site as they are on slow servers.
Is this the same as what would get pushed to our phones as an OTA if we were completely stock?
highaltitude said:
Is this the same as what would get pushed to our phones as an OTA if we were completely stock?
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yes
And here I was looking for this in a different forum, silly me. Thanks!
I used the 2'nd mirror, and used Odin to flash it. now my phone is stuck on "recovery booting" [on top of the screen] on Samsung logo. I can't get in download (via power down + volumedown) or recovery (power up + volumeup)
essentially i might have bricked my phone, with no way of recovering it :crying:
-any thoughts on how to fix this?
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I used the 2'nd mirror, and used Odin to flash it. now my phone is stuck on "recovery booting" [on top of the screen] on Samsung logo. I can't get in download (via power down + volumedown) or recovery (power up + volumeup)
essentially i might have bricked my phone, with no way of recovering it :crying:
-any thoughts on how to fix this?
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You also need to use the home key with either of those other key combinations. All three at the same time.
eventheodds1 said:
I used the 2'nd mirror, and used Odin to flash it. now my phone is stuck on "recovery booting" [on top of the screen] on Samsung logo. I can't get in download (via power down + volumedown) or recovery (power up + volumeup)
essentially i might have bricked my phone, with no way of recovering it :crying:
-any thoughts on how to fix this?
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Take the battery out, then boot with volume down+home+power and you will get to download mode. From there you can do it again. Don't unplug until you see the white T-Mobile boot screen!
brees75 said:
Take the battery out, then boot with volume down+home+power and you will get to download mode. From there you can do it again. Don't unplug until you see the white T-Mobile boot screen!
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Also you may have to factory reset after flashing the full tar with Odin. So if you go into a bootloop after Odin reports "success", pull the battery, replace battery, volume up+home+power should get you into stock recovery, from there factory reset and wipe cache partitions. You will lose data, but sometimes that's how the cookie crumbles.
hahaha i know how to get in boot-loader etc, just didn't typed in the comment. i have another issue, i have managed to flash D0B1 (lollipop) but the problem is get constant issue of rebooting, "e:failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)".
and it show up as "factor mode on" as toaster when i 1st turn it on! flashed it couple times with odin, thoughts?
Thanks for the file man.
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how long does it take to install? I've been on odin now for about 10 minutes on System...
Any Odin-flashable tars of just the bootloader and modem?
I'm still getting "E: failed to mount/efs (invalid argument)" i did the flash with "NAND Erase all" and "phone EFS Clear" (mod warning - don't do this!)
eventheodds1 said:
I'm still getting "E: failed to mount/efs (invalid argument)" i did the flash with "NAND Erase all" and "phone EFS Clear"
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You're going to need a pit file, you weren't supposed to wipe those as they are the partition info.
adj998 said:
You're going to need a pit file, you weren't supposed to wipe those as they are the partition info.
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how can i get those? links?
Can anyone post the modem, bootloader, etc from the new update? Thanks!
adj998 said:
You're going to need a pit file, you weren't supposed to wipe those as they are the partition info.
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eventheodds1 said:
how can i get those? links?
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Pit file isn't going to restore your efs. efs is specific for each device(i think).. I think you now have a glorified brick. Maybe, just maybe, you will be able to restore it if taken to a repair company. However, if you were getting efs issues before checking wipe efs, it may still be there and just an issue of accessing it (ie permissions or incomplete flash)
Pit files are partition size/location information, hence P-artition I-nformation T-able. Has nothing to do with restoring your efs directory.
You should still be able to reboot to android though. You just won't get signal or anything. I honestly think you are bricked though if your efs is truly wiped without a backup saved. Maybe Samsung can repair it.
~A little caveat supporting Samsung's decision to go through with Knox: This is the exact reason why they implemented it. People were returning phones with similar issues saying "it just stopped working" as a warranty replacement. While I'm not pointing fingers as anyone here saying it is their fault, I just remember people complaining about Knox not being fair and such and saw how this issue was a perfect example as to why they went through with it.
elesbb said:
Pit file isn't going to restore your efs. efs is specific for each device(i think).. I think you now have a glorified brick. Maybe, just maybe, you will be able to restore it if taken to a repair company. However, if you were getting efs issues before checking wipe efs, it may still be there and just an issue of accessing it (ie permissions or incomplete flash)
Pit files are partition size/location information, hence P-artition I-nformation T-able. Has nothing to do with restoring your efs directory.
You should still be able to reboot to android though. You just won't get signal or anything. I honestly think you are bricked though if your efs is truly wiped without a backup saved. Maybe Samsung can repair it.
~A little caveat supporting Samsung's decision to go through with Knox: This is the exact reason why they implemented it. People were returning phones with similar issues saying "it just stopped working" as a warranty replacement. While I'm not pointing fingers as anyone here saying it is their fault, I just remember people complaining about Knox not being fair and such and saw how this issue was a perfect example as to why they went through with it.
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thank you for clearing it up! the weird thing i still have mobile date, i can call/text people fine . just the thing is the wifi wont stick and it reboots at random. (does that change the anything?) Everything else works just fine!
eventheodds1 said:
thank you for clearing it up! the weird thing i still have mobile date, i can call/text people fine . just the thing is the wifi wont stick and it reboots at random. (does that change the anything?) Everything else works just fine!
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Luckily it seems like you haven't wiped your efs then. WiFi may be an issue with a bad kernel flash or /data partition. Have you wiped your data?
elesbb said:
Luckily it seems like you haven't wiped your efs then. WiFi may be an issue with a bad kernel flash or /data partition. Have you wiped your data?
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yea i wiped my data, than i used odin in order to flash the mirrors of D0B1. it stable epect for the wifi, and reboots after 1min or so (than does endless reboot unless i wipe cache and date)
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This Firmware is taken right from the SamFirm Tool so its as Official as it can be
WARNING, ONCE YOU TAKE THE PJ2 UPDATE, YOU CANNOT ROLL BACK TO ANY OLDER FIRMWARE!!
How to Install:
Download and Install Samsung Drivers
Download the Firmware below and Unzip
PrinceCosmy Odin 3.12 Here and Unzip
Place appropriate files in Odin: BL, AP, CP, CSC or Home_CSC
CSC will full wipe partitions to factory reset, Home_CSC flashes firmware but preserves user data
Click Start to start the process
First boot may take awhile so be patient!
In rare events of issues with incomplete firmware installations, you may need to try a different USB cable.
Download Link: G930PVPS4APJ2
colin0998 said:
This Firmware is taken right from the SamFirm Tool so its as Official as it can be
WARNING, ONCE YOU TAKE THE PJ2 UPDATE, YOU CANNOT ROLL BACK TO ANY OLDER FIRMWARE!!
How to Install:
Download and Install Samsung Drivers
Download the Firmware below and Unzip
PrinceCosmy Odin 3.12 Here and Unzip
Place appropriate files in Odin: BL, AP, CP, CSC or Home_CSC
CSC will full wipe partitions to factory reset, Home_CSC flashes firmware but preserves user data
Click Start to start the process
First boot may take awhile so be patient!
In rare events of issues with incomplete firmware installations, you may need to try a different USB cable.
Download Link: G930PVPS4APJ2
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What exactly do you mean when you say you can't roll back after taking PJ2? Do you mean that I wouldnt be able to flash earlier versions with odin, even if i wipe the phone?
TheChap said:
What exactly do you mean when you say you can't roll back after taking PJ2? Do you mean that I wouldnt be able to flash earlier versions with odin, even if i wipe the phone?
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PJ2 uses Bootloader 4 so you can only flash firmware that uses that Bootloader. Like the Latest Version of the G930U can be flashed.
So you wouldn't be able to flash earlier ones correct even if you wipe
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colin0998 said:
PJ2 uses Bootloader 4 so you can only flash firmware that uses that Bootloader. Like the Latest Version of the G930U can be flashed.
So you wouldn't be able to flash earlier ones correct even if you wipe
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Ok thanks!
TheChap said:
What exactly do you mean when you say you can't roll back after taking PJ2? Do you mean that I wouldnt be able to flash earlier versions with odin, even if i wipe the phone?
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I can confirm this, I was stock and took the pj2 update. Decided to tinker with an eng boot loader and it went south. Wasn't able to odin and previous versions and ended up going to sprint for them to flash pj2. Now we have pj2 to download ( thanks @colin0998 ) so, onward with more tinkering.
Please bold and highlight the difference between CSC and Home CSC. I accidentally read past it (at my own fault) and reset my device. I understand that this is my own doing but please do something to draw attention towards it so others dont make the same mistake.
eisawi99 said:
Please bold and highlight the difference between CSC and Home CSC. I accidentally read past it (at my own fault) and reset my device. I understand that this is my own doing but please do something to draw attention towards it so others dont make the same mistake.
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Will do right now. Thanks
I know everybody hates sammobile.com, but PJ2 is up on there now as well:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/109925/G930PVPS4APJ2_G930PSPT4APJ2_SPR/
can u upload only home csc ?
please
Has this rom been rooted and if so, where?
Thank you.
I needed this badly. I had rooted my s7 with the engineering boot loader and it decided that it would not participate in the carrier network AND reboot at will. Then it decided to spin on the LTE Full Speed splash screen until the battery drained. I did have root over adb and it did work, but something went sideways. I will skin this cat but the day is not today.
One thing to note: The Odin supplied in the download link did not work for me. It would start and then exit very quickly with some unidentified unicode dialog box. I had to go and find another copy of Odin 3.12 from elsewhere which did work.
I'm back to stock and everything is more or less calm with the exception of the sprint and samsung bloatware. I mean, seriously, why are one or more shopping apps in the priv-app install anyway?
:good:
Has anyone been able to root this firmware yet?
custom
i installed the eng root also and went back to this one but it still says custom..any suggestions? thanks
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bacardi2001 said:
i installed the eng root also and went back to this one but it still says custom..any suggestions? Thanks
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disregard had to wait for reboot
I cant get any cellphone signal on the device after flashing this... What should I do?
EDIT: It says "Invalid SIM Card".
hiperim said:
I cant get any cellphone signal on the device after flashing this... What should I do?
EDIT: It says "Invalid SIM Card".
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Are you using the right Sprint SIM card? Using the wrong model one can cause that
colin0998 said:
Are you using the right Sprint SIM card? Using the wrong model one can cause that
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Im not using Sprint SIM card. I dont live in the US, and was able to use my SIM card normally before flashing this.
If I flash the 930U compatible with bootloader 4, will I get cellphone signal?
hiperim said:
Im not using Sprint SIM card. I dont live in the US, and was able to use my SIM card normally before flashing this.
If I flash the 930U compatible with bootloader 4, will I get cellphone signal?
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Were you originally on 930U before flashing PJ2? If so, was your S7 already unlocked or did you have it unlocked?
colin0998 said:
Were you originally on 930U before flashing PJ2? If so, was your S7 already unlocked or did you have it unlocked?
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I bought an unlocked sprint cellphone on ebay and shipped it to Brazil. It came with sprint rom, and i flashed 930U PEH.
After that, I tried flashing 930P PF2, without success.
Then I tried flashing 930U PEH again, still no success.
Then I flashed this PJ2, it booted normally, but no more cellphone signal.
hiperim said:
I bought an unlocked sprint cellphone on ebay and shipped it to Brazil. It came with sprint rom, and i flashed 930U PEH.
After that, I tried flashing 930P PF2, without success.
Then I tried flashing 930U PEH again, still no success.
Then I flashed this PJ2, it booted normally, but no more cellphone signal.
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You probably lost your unlock during all of that. This has happened to me before. I had an unlock done on 930P then went to 930U and the unlock was still there. But once i went back to 930P I had lost the unlock so had to have it done again.
You might be in the same situation where after all of those flashes back and forth it became locked again. Suggestion is to install 930P PJ2, root it, then use an unlock service. Once done it will be unlocked. You can install 930U if you want afterwards if you do not want the Sprint bloat.
colin0998 said:
You probably lost your unlock during all of that. This has happened to me before. I had an unlock done on 930P then went to 930U and the unlock was still there. But once i went back to 930P I had lost the unlock so had to have it done again.
You might be in the same situation where after all of those flashes back and forth it became locked again. Suggestion is to install 930P PJ2, root it, then use an unlock service. Once done it will be unlocked. You can install 930U if you want afterwards if you do not want the Sprint bloat.
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Wich rooting method you suggest? And wich unlock service?
Thank you in advance.
I have a Galaxy S6 SM-G920V rooted using PingPongRoot years ago. I've never updated the phone, so it's still on Android 5.0.2.
Recently it's been having battery indicator issues: thinks it's charging when it's not and vice versa. I replaced the battery and even the charging port (having to remove the screen and all that). Still no luck.
After backing up everything with Titanium backup, what are my options? I can't even perform a factory reset, since the phone gets stuck in a boot loop until I remove the battery. Will flashing the ROM using traditional methods (ODIN) even work with a Verizon phone? Is there a newer version of Android for this phone that still has root? (Nougat?) Without root, I probably can't reset everything I backed up with Titanium Backup.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
shanebelcroft said:
I have a Galaxy S6 SM-G920V rooted using PingPongRoot years ago. I've never updated the phone, so it's still on Android 5.0.2.
Recently it's been having battery indicator issues: thinks it's charging when it's not and vice versa. I replaced the battery and even the charging port (having to remove the screen and all that). Still no luck.
After backing up everything with Titanium backup, what are my options? I can't even perform a factory reset, since the phone gets stuck in a boot loop until I remove the battery. Will flashing the ROM using traditional methods (ODIN) even work with a Verizon phone? Is there a newer version of Android for this phone that still has root? (Nougat?) Without root, I probably can't reset everything I backed up with Titanium Backup.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Google search:
"Return to stock (your specific model number)"
That will find what you need in order to reflash your stock firmware.
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Droidriven said:
Google search:
"Return to stock (your specific model number)"
That will find what you need in order to reflash your stock firmware.
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If I reflash to stock, would my only option for root still be to just apply PingPongRoot again? Does root exist for a newer version of Android for a SM-G920V? or only other models like SM-G920F?
Thanks.
shanebelcroft said:
If I reflash to stock, would my only option for root still be to just apply PingPongRoot again? Does root exist for a newer version of Android for a SM-G920V? or only other models like SM-G920F?
Thanks.
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If you flash the same firmware as what you had when you rooted your device, you will still be able to root using the same rooting method that you used the first time. If you flash a firmware that is newer than what you had, your rooting method may not work.
Flash your firmware then root with PingPongroot like you did before.
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Droidriven said:
If you flash the same firmware as what you had when you rooted your device, you will still be able to root using the same rooting method that you used the first time. If you flash a firmware that is newer than what you had, your rooting method may not work.
Flash your firmware then root with PingPongroot like you did before.
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With Odin I was able to flash a stock OE2 ROM (everything passed) following this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/verizon-s6-stock-restore-files-t3096000, but now the phone shuts off after showing the boot logo. "Custom" still appears in the logo. I tried a factory reset, per the guide, but that didn't change anything.
Are there any other things I can try?
Thanks
shanebelcroft said:
With Odin I was able to flash a stock OE2 ROM (everything passed) following this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/verizon-s6-stock-restore-files-t3096000, but now the phone shuts off after showing the boot logo. "Custom" still appears in the logo. I tried a factory reset, per the guide, but that didn't change anything.
Could the other options in Odin help? Repartition? NAND Erase All?
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What version of Odin are you using? Are you using a version of Odin from around the same time that your device was new to the market? Have you tried using the modified version of Odin that is available here? Have you tried Cosmy's Odin?
Don't use the NAND erase all option, that tends to cause more problems than it solves.
Yes, if you can find a copy of the PIT file for your specific device, you can flash it in the PIT tab in Odin along with the firmware in its slot(s) and select the "repartition" option in Odin while flashing the firmware and the PIT.
You can also try extracting the system.img from the firmware and convert it to an Odin flashable .tar.md5 then flash it in the AP slot. Then power of the device then immediately boot back into download mode and try flashing the entire firmware again.
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Droidriven said:
What version of Odin are you using? Are you using a version of Odin from around the same time that your device was new to the market? Have you tried using the modified version of Odin that is available here? Have you tried Cosmy's Odin?
Don't use the NAND erase all option, that tends to cause more problems than it solves.
Yes, if you can find a copy of the PIT file for your specific device, you can flash it in the PIT tab in Odin along with the firmware in its slot(s) and select the "repartition" option in Odin while flashing the firmware and the PIT.
You can also try extracting the system.img from the firmware and convert it to an Odin flashable .tar.md5 then flash it in the AP slot. Then power of the device then immediately boot back into download mode and try flashing the entire firmware again.
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I've tried both Odin 3.10.6 and Odin3 v3.14.1_3B_PatcheD. Both pass without any issues. I still can't get passed the Samsung logo after flashing the stock OE2 ROM. For what it's worth, even plugging the phone into a charger just brings up the Samsung logo.
What's the reasoning for flashing system.img individually?
shanebelcroft said:
I've tried both Odin 3.10.6 and Odin3 v3.14.1_3B_PatcheD. Both pass without any issues. I still can't get passed the Samsung logo after flashing the stock OE2 ROM. For what it's worth, even plugging the phone into a charger just brings up the Samsung logo.
What's the reasoning for flashing system.img individually?
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Because flashing the system.img by itself can solve the "custom" status and allow the full firmware to flash.
Did you try flashing your PIT along with the firmware and repartition?
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Because flashing the system.img by itself can solve the "custom" status and allow the full firmware to flash.
Did you try flashing your PIT along with the firmware and repartition?
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I extracted system.img, remade a tar, and flashed it alone. Still gave the custom logo. I then did a full flash again. No luck.
I tried flashing with the full firmware, with re-partition checked and ZEROFLTE_USA_VZW.pit selected as the pit file (supposedly the pit file for SM-G920V). Still no luck.
If this is an issue with the bootloader, and this being a Verizon phone, I'm probably not going to have much luck, am I?
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I extracted system.img, remade a tar, and flashed it alone. Still gave the custom logo. I then did a full flash again. No luck.
I tried flashing with the full firmware, with re-partition checked and ZEROFLTE_USA_VZW.pit selected as the pit file (supposedly the pit file for SM-G920V). Still no luck.
If this is an issue with the bootloader, and this being a Verizon phone, I'm probably not going to have much luck, am I?
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As long as your hardware isn't corrupted or damaged, you should be able to restore the device.
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As long as your hardware isn't corrupted or damaged, you should be able to restore the device.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it's the hardware. The phone is 5 years old. Maybe the battery level reading issue was a symptom of that instead of software or battery problems. Maybe as a last hail Mary, I'll disassemble the device again and make sure all the connectors are really connected. I don't think it's worth buying a new motherboard. Better to buy a new phone, one I can root, anyway.
Thanks for the help!
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I wouldn't be surprised if it's the hardware. The phone is 5 years old. Maybe the battery level reading issue was a symptom of that instead of software or battery problems. Maybe as a last hail Mary, I'll disassemble the device again and make sure all the connectors are really connected. I don't think it's worth buying a new motherboard. Better to buy a new phone, one I can root, anyway.
Thanks for the help!
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I'd say it is probably worth upgrading anyway, the unlocked unbranded Pixel phones are available for decent prices on Swappa.com. They can be used on Verizon, are easily rooted, currently have plenty of custom development and will continue to get custom development for years to come.
If you like using root and having custom software installed, do NOT get anything that is a Verizon branded device, they lock the bootloader on absolutely everything they offer these days.
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