so i recently read a thread on howardforums on now to root virgin mobile's samsung galaxy sII. i just got one for christmas and wanted to try it out. apparently i used the wrong kernal when flashing it over to my phone using odin as they specified. so when it was done i attempted to turn the phone on and all i got was the samsung galaxy sII logo and a yellow triangle. i have tried every way i know possible to get this off of my phone. i even went as far as to research repairing this problem using the siyah kernal. i can longer start my phone i can however get into download mode and recovery mode. i have tried to do a factory reset over ten times but it doesnt work. the only other thing i can think of is to flash the original stock firmware over to the phone and hope for the best. does anyone A: know where i could get the original firmware for the phone. i've got it running on Sprints stock firmware at the moment which works fine except i cant get MMS msgs and when i follow the tutorial to add an APN or adjust my APN settings. i don't know why people have told me that it is also know as the samsung epic 4g touch someone explain that please. my model is the SPH-D710. the way i went about getting this sprint stock firmware was i went to samsung mobile and flashed the sprint firmware for the SPH-D710 on my phone thinking since Virgin is a relative company that it would be the same. but now my issue is that when i turn the phone on it loads up the sprint logo instead of the virgin one and it now has all the stock sprint apps instead of virgin ones. andddd. the most annoyhign of them all. i cannot get MMS messages to download no matter what i do. i've tried searching online for what to do i have found this Menu>settings>wireless and networks>more...>mobile networks> press menu> press ADD apn...etc etc. the issue for me is i get to mobile networks and hit menu and it does absolutely nothing at all. i have downloaded numerous apps like chomp sms. go sms pro. hancent sms. nothing helps. though this sprint firmware is fine for now. i'd love to know where to get the stock virgin firmware Samsung Mobile doesnt seem to have it. if anyone knows where to get it i'd appreciate the help i know i am posting in the wrong forum. i'm pretty much a noob at this. and now that its got sprint firmware on it i dont know if i can take it to a sprint store to have them fix it especially since my phone does say that it has been rooted in the past when i go into download mode. but however it does say i am running stock at the current moment....someone please help!! (( all i wanna do is get this phone back to Stock and use it that way. anyone who can help i will be in great debt to you!!!!
basically i need the stock virgin firmware and samsung mobile doesnt seem to have it unless i'm not doing something right. which is possible considering i ended up downloading the sprint firmware by accident and flashing it onto the phone. all i want is to put this back to stock and to continue using the phone from stock
The SPH-D710 is Sprint and that's how you got the Sprint firmware. Also known as the Epic 4G Touch. Yes it is a Galaxy S2 also for some odd reason but any firmware you get will need to be for the Epic 4G Touch. Check that forum out and see if there is any firmware there but I've never seem non-logo'd firmware from Samsung although there may be some.
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i'll give it a try. so you're saying that i need firmware for an epic 4g touch because thats the virgin firmware right?
No, Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710) is Sprints Galaxy S2 and if you download any stock firmware, chances are It willl be Sprint logo'd. Not sure if you'll find much in the virgin firmware for that model unless someone has ported it which would require root more than likely. Look around here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
I'm curious as well to see if there's Sammobile firware and I'll be looking also, but you said you don't even have recovery from data wiping and restore?
A Virgin Mobile build in the link. Can't locate Garwynn's XDA post to link so I'll leave this here..
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...0VMUB-FJ12-(FJ12-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Root-Stock)
Teknician said:
No, Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710) is Sprints Galaxy S2 and if you download any stock firmware, chances are It willl be Sprint logo'd. Not sure if you'll find much in the virgin firmware for that model unless someone has ported it which would require root more than likely. Look around here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
I'm curious as well to see if there's Sammobile firware and I'll be looking also, but you said you don't even have recovery from data wiping and restore?
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i'm not quite sure how i would have gained recovery from data and wiping restore ...
wick3dxero said:
i'm not quite sure how i would have gained recovery from data and wiping restore ...
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i looked in there i even made a thread about it in there it seems to have been removed despite the fact that i was told to take the question there
wick3dxero said:
i looked in there i even made a thread about it in there it seems to have been removed despite the fact that i was told to take the question there
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MoHoGalore...that seems way too complicated for me to even attempt (the build you sent) i already messed up my phone once messing around with rooting. all i'm looking for is a stock virgin .tar file for this phone so i can flash it over with odin and be done with it. either that or if someone could help me figure out the MMS problem that would work too. i do appreciate you trying to help alot though . there's obviously something wrong from when i rooted to when i put the 'sprint firmware' on. because as i stated earlier i can't get the menu button to bring up ''add apn'' under mobile networks. if i could accomplish that though i woulnd'nt be sure of what settings to use. virgin's or sprints? or neither? im suprised sammobile doesnt have firmware up for this model. i hope they put it up soon if at all. that would make life sooo much easier. anyone know a way of contacting them directly about this issue?
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MoHoGalore...that seems way too complicated for me to even attempt (the build you sent) i already messed up my phone once messing around with rooting. all i'm looking for is a stock virgin .tar file for this phone so i can flash it over with odin and be done with it. either that or if someone could help me figure out the MMS problem that would work too. i do appreciate you trying to help alot though . there's obviously something wrong from when i rooted to when i put the 'sprint firmware' on. because as i stated earlier i can't get the menu button to bring up ''add apn'' under mobile networks. if i could accomplish that though i woulnd'nt be sure of what settings to use. virgin's or sprints? or neither? im suprised sammobile doesnt have firmware up for this model. i hope they put it up soon if at all. that would make life sooo much easier. anyone know a way of contacting them directly about this issue?
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What I linked was a one click build that was done by Garwynn. I however don't know your mmsc settings to properly give you advice on setting back. What I was trying to tell you, without telling you, is if you flashed and broke settings, flashing back to the Virgin build should put you back.
Only other thing I know is finding a Virgin user that can read and give you the correct settings to set apn back.
Garwynn may know more since he knows a few users.
Is there a way to enter what addresses you need using ##3282# from your keypad? I honestly don't know much about what addresses are needed but take a look inside your firmware settings and go from there to get your mms back. You will need your msl to do any editing. Look under view-others-mmsc url and see if you have an address.
Maybe someone can chime in on the exact address.
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if i had a virgin user to give me the settings i cant even add an apn when i go to menu>settings>wireless and networks> mobile networks>menu> add apn...when i hit menu under mobile networks it doesnt bring up any options. so i think flashing back to virgin is my only real choice aside from buying insurance. accidentaly dropping and braking the phone and sending in for a replacement. and going from there...
MoHoGalore said:
A Virgin Mobile build in the link. Can't locate Garwynn's XDA post to link so I'll leave this here..
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...0VMUB-FJ12-(FJ12-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Root-Stock)
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wick3dxero said:
if i had a virgin user to give me the settings i cant even add an apn when i go to menu>settings>wireless and networks> mobile networks>menu> add apn...when i hit menu under mobile networks it doesnt bring up any options. so i think flashing back to virgin is my only real choice aside from buying insurance. accidentaly dropping and braking the phone and sending in for a replacement. and going from there...
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Why are you not doing what he said instead of crazy talk about dropping phone and blah blah blah...
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because if u read earlier in the thread rooting the phone is what got me in this spot in the first place. and no one has found the firmware i need yet.
wick3dxero said:
because if u read earlier in the thread rooting the phone is what got me in this spot in the first place. and no one has found the firmware i need yet.
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No, what got you in this situation was using the wrong build that broke your mmsc settings. You asked for virgin stock. That's in the link.
So to recap, if flashing broke settings, flashing stock will correct. Then all you have to do is unroot.
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Lets try this again..
Flash the firmware from that link.
Install supersu from play store.
Launch supersu.
Go to settings.
Select full/permanent unroot.
The End.
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Use the stock fl16 tar from sexptape and change the MMS settings
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Use the stock fl16 tar from sexptape and change the MMS settings
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That's the problem. He doesn't know the proper settings. Besides, the virgin stock link for the one click is simple enough.
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Should be a simple Google search
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http://virginmobile.custhelp.com/ap...ung-galaxy-s-iii---virgin-mobile-mms-settings
It took me 12.1 seconds to find virgins mms settings via Google. Therefore im not gonna post them here cuz if you cant find them you shouldnt be messing with you phones firmware. :what:
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ok well i downloaded the new eg30 tar and tried to use mobile odin since i didnt have access to a pc right away. well it fubard on me,and so i got home and whent to flash through odin.well in my haste i flashed it in phone instead of pda.
Once i realized y i was getting countious fails i flashed it properly and yay the phone started and i thought all was good.well its not i put my phone back into odin mode and reflashed it again along with pit,modem,phone efs clear, and re partition hoping this would fix my phone. well ofcourse it did not im know stuck with everything working except for radio my phone displays this on my screen:
CHANNEL:30600
SIO MODE: U1_DM USB2_NULL
S/W VERSION: SPH-D710.EG30
BASEBAND VERSION: S: D710.0.3S.EG30
H/W VERSION: H: D710.0.3S.Q
When phone is plugged into pc it says on my phone MTP-CONNECTED and on my pc it labels it as portable device..... Idk if this helps or not
edit: well i have entered this *#767*3855# and it has gotten me to atleast a signal bar but says im roaming and cant update profile or anything.....says error no service error...
Edit: well sprint tried to get my phone to restore profile n that.I got my msl code but phone says its wrong so know they say I need to drive an hr to a sprint store nothing else they can do....
Edit: know it says im on channel 0...
When i tried to place a call it stated welcome to verizon ....
Edit: I have used the trick found to upload cutom prl and i am know on sprint. and the msl code that sprint gave me works with qpst but not the software on the phone? Is there a way to edit the profile info so i can get my stuff set back up using qpst?
Edit: when i run the ## rtn i get a list of things they are as followed
Mobile Number: 000-000-0016
MSID: 000-000-0016
Software version GINGERBREAD.EG30
Baseband version: S: D710.0.35.EG30
Hardware version: D710.0.3
Prl Version: prl:11115
PRI Version: PRI:0X01
Pcb Version: UknownSMDKC210.000C
Reconditioned status:NO
Activation Date: 00/00/1981/ 00:00:00
I KNOW THIS IS ALOT OF INFO BUT TRYING TO GIVE AS MUCH AS I CAN SORRY...
How do i fix this and get out of this mode?
I believe you just need to grab one of the .bin files (like the new EG30.bin) and put THAT in phone. That's where I flashed my Modem.bin to, so I'd guess that's what you need to do.
yea ive tried that to no aval....ty for trying to help tho...
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yea ive tried that to no aval....ty for trying to help tho...
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Has anyone tied a FULL tar together that includes the ROM, modem, and kernel? Maybe that would get you out of that because it would overwrite everything in one shot. When I last flashed the stock tar it still wasn't complete so my apps and modem remained. A full tar might set everything back to out-of-the-box condition. Let me see if one is posted yet..
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JohnCorleone said:
Has anyone tied a FULL tar together that includes the ROM, modem, and kernel? Maybe that would get you out of that because it would overwrite everything in one shot. When I last flashed the stock tar it still wasn't complete so my apps and modem remained. A full tar might set everything back to out-of-the-box condition. Let me see if one is posted yet..
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Ive used the one tar that acs released to restore phone comepletley back to stock...it was 527mb I think give or take a few mb....and it hasnt helped either....
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bigfdaddy said:
Ive used the one tar that acs released to restore phone comepletley back to stock...it was 527mb I think give or take a few mb....and it hasnt helped either....
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Did that include a modem? If it did, it must have been EG12 because we couldn't get back to EG30 until tonight. I am tired so I may be missing something but there is a way to fix this. I walked someone who flashed a GSM radio on a CDMA Nexus and we saved that. I know there's a way but I may need to sleep on it.
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i think i have figured it out y i cant use my msl code they supplied me... my phone doesnt register the true esn hex,esn dec.....so it has a diffrent number on the phone then what it shows up in their computers...know i have all the infowritten on a piece of paper here infront of me.How do i put my numbers back in....
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Did that include a modem? If it did, it must have been EG12 because we couldn't get back to EG30 until tonight. I am tired so I may be missing something but there is a way to fix this. I walked someone who flashed a GSM radio on a CDMA Nexus and we saved that. I know there's a way but I may need to sleep on it.
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Yea it did and i have flashed from eg31-eg30-ek02 and nothing has worked yet.
I know in cdma workshop it says hardware unkown or software unknown i cant remember getting way to late....
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well i gave up and gave in....called sprint and amazon and know i got brand knew pretty phone sitting here yay...was going through phone and flashing withdrawls....
bigfdaddy said:
well i gave up and gave in....called sprint and amazon and know i got brand knew pretty phone sitting here yay...was going through phone and flashing withdrawls....
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Glad you got a new one. I guess that's the best possible fix...lol
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Lol yea n didn't cost me a penny and they overnighted it....
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This has happened to me and i have searched for anything on this but no luck... did the same thing with odin
I have the same problem on my samsung, probbaly caused by a bad flash anyone find a solution
i will post if i find one, you can install another launcher over it that will hide it.
Update: ive solved it. Unlike some of the leechers that frequent here, ive posted a fix at this location.
http://androidforums.com/samsung-vi...phones-maybe-gsm-devices-too.html#post4626645
Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/
I fell victim to #1 the IMEI wipeout I had to take my phone back for a replacement
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Me too. ..
Sent from my MASSIVE Galaxy Note® II...*
mackentosh said:
I fell victim to #1 the IMEI wipeout I had to take my phone back for a replacement
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but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?
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Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/
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i got the same problem with tmobile ver the problem is the partition i did tried to repartition in odin with gt-7100 pit file it did not work
can you see your storge and see your internal sd space
sorry for my english
An fyi when u get ur baseband back 3g will not work. I was able to get mine all back and working but I was always on 1x. T3 hit me up in gtalk.
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gotojanoo said:
but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?
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Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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t3project said:
Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/
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You care to clarify which ROM you flashed in particular caused this to happen so that we don't replicate your problem? I want to assume it's your own ROM but just want to make sure.
mackentosh said:
Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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i did flash the s3 rom and after that i lost everythng my phone i need to know how to restor the orgenal sd card cuz im looking with rootexplore it sdcard0
when i go to setting storge it only show 266mb used and 0.00 avilabel any body can help please
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Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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Which ROM had the "In Call Recorder"? I've been looking for a replacement to that functionality after dropping HTC/ Qualcomm with the 2WCR patch on the kernel. ..
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You cant flash a s3 rom the partitions are different. Even the partitions forbthe international note 2. Tmo. Att. Verizon and sprint note 2 are different.
Try flashing the stock tar from sex tape or viper boy. This should fix those issues. Then update the phones prl. Profile. Software. And firmware. And see if u have 3g and everything else.
Then start over.
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ffolkes said:
Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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it wasnt a rogue rom. it was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. i'll post it up in a few
gotojanoo said:
but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?
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it didnt actually wipe our imei. it repartitioned the phone.
t3project said:
it wasnt a rogue rom. it was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. i'll post it up in a few
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Good to know it wasn't released here publicly. Happy to hear you found a solution to the problem too.
dc13 said:
You cant flash a s3 rom the partitions are different. Even the partitions forbthe international note 2. Tmo. Att. Verizon and sprint note 2 are different.
Try flashing the stock tar from sex tape or viper boy. This should fix those issues. Then update the phones prl. Profile. Software. And firmware. And see if u have 3g and everything else.
Then start over.
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Try this.
ffolkes said:
Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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I said I was testing a rom which means I was the only person he released it to at the time. I dont want to reveal the rom or the dev because I dont want any negativity towards him he's a great dev and your probably running his rom right now. So dont worry there isnt a rogue rom floating around
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t3project said:
it wasnt a rogue rom. It was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. I'll post it up in a few
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whats the fix cuz im going thru this problem right now ...i cant get any service (radios)
EDIT: NVM I JUST FLASHED TO STOCK RECOVERY THEN FLASHED STOCK LJ1 THRU ODIN AND ALL IS WELL NOW
mccurt29 said:
whats the fix cuz im going thru this problem right now ...i cant get any service (radios)
EDIT: NVM I JUST FLASHED TO STOCK RECOVERY THEN FLASHED STOCK LJ1 THRU ODIN AND ALL IS WELL NOW
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simple, wasnt it? lol..................
mackentosh said:
I said I was testing a rom which means I was the only person he released it to at the time. I dont want to reveal the rom or the dev because I dont want any negativity towards him he's a great dev and your probably running his rom right now. So dont worry there isnt a rogue rom floating around
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Was it mine? I can tell you that if any of the previous stuff happened to you, it wasn't from the ROM. Could have been a bad download, coinsidence, etc. The ROM flash wouldn't have caused it.
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Rooted my AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note ii (SGH-I317)
Installed custom ROM and now get no service.
Upon checking Settings -> Mobile Network
It says: INSERT SIM card Insert SIM card to access network services
About Devices has all the correct information except:
Baseband version says: UNKNOWN
How do I fix this?
Did my SIM card somehow and need to get a new SIM and call AT&T to reactivate another SIM?
My guess is that I would need stock ROM image to fix this but cannot find it.
I did find Stock Rooted I317UCALJ2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986556)
image but still no Service.
Any help would be appreciated as my phone is a BRICK now and useless.
thanks
i have the exact same problem and can't seem to find an answer...
restore stock rom and still nothing...
did you flash a ROM & Radio for the international Note II (N7100 or N7105)? check your phone for an IMEI number; if it's not there, then you'll have to fix that first. you aren't the first to have this problem and i've read other posts where users were able to correct the problem.
I like how no one responded for 2 months.
Worst case scenario flash stock and triangle away to 0 flash counter amd take it back. Lol. Say it stopped working.
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Your comment makes a lot of sense... I'm running root on stock and didn't have a problem. I've recently installed CMW thru Odin which I'm pretty sure I did right but then...I installed a kernel to be able to overclock... could the kernel have mess up my radio? I'm not able to pull up my imei... Can you point me to the right directions in order to restore my stock Rogers kernel?
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That is indeed my worst case scenario but I would really wish to avoid that as I really want to could fix this on my own... I know it's possible with the help of people like you guys, I'm new to android and I still went ahead and bought the premium version of this app to support this community
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I have been here. Installed the CrashRom which was probably not meant for 1317s. Though I loved the ROM, my model number was displayed as 7100, IMEI was null and mobile network would display insert sim message.
If you watched the installation of the rom.. you would have noticed that at the end it rewrites your modem/radio files. Thankfully even after a wipe, the all important NV folder was there.
I was able to find the original AT&T rom at stockroms and also the original modem files for the 1317. I did a full wipe and installed this rom back..and thankfully the radio was back online. Didn't have to flash the modem. Now with a working phone, I wanna read well before I flash my rom again.
Hope this helps. Though I am a newbie.. If you need any further information.. feel free to send me a message.
iZack187 said:
Your comment makes a lot of sense... I'm running root on stock and didn't have a problem. I've recently installed CMW thru Odin which I'm pretty sure I did right but then...I installed a kernel to be able to overclock... could the kernel have mess up my radio? I'm not able to pull up my imei... Can you point me to the right directions in order to restore my stock Rogers kernel?
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That is indeed my worst case scenario but I would really wish to avoid that as I really want to could fix this on my own... I know it's possible with the help of people like you guys, I'm new to android and I still went ahead and bought the premium version of this app to support this community
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If you look in the development section in the All in One forum link, there is a link to the stock rogers ROM and radio.
I don't know if you have done this but it hasn't been mentioned in the post so I thought I would mention it.
I had the same happen to me. The radio just quit. I had a circle with a slash through it. I Odin flashed the stock tar and no luck in fact it got worse and I had to get phone replaced. I have a ton of flashing experience and this was a first for me. I think like someone mentioned above it was a mix match ROM with some pieces from the international version although it was posted as an AT&T ROM. I still have to send it back but after seeing that someone above fixed theirs I am sending a PM
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Yeah that's exactly what happened to me, lol, installed the CrashRom. But thanks to this failure of epic proportions, I've learnt so much and I've succeeded in restoring my Rogers modem files
Now I got my nandroid backup, and if I mess up again, I got my Rogers stock ROM, radios, and kernel with me at all times
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I know from past experience using ODIN for the Droid Charge, we had to pull the SIM before flashing. People were getting their SIMs fried sometimes. The remedy was to remove until the flash was complete. Avoid touching the contacts though.
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I wanted to bump this as I am having the same issue. I tried using Odin to reinstate the stock rom and radio and still nothing.
So this happened to me and after I unrooted and factory reset I had no luck, called Att and got a new one. But I don't know why it stopped reading my sim, it. Worked in my iPhone 5. Strange
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I flashed the Bell Root66 file to my Bell Note II and now I have NO Modem, NO IMEI Number and cant figure out how to get it back. I have flashed the Bell CSC after installing to try and remedy the issue with no luck. I have tried to return my phone to stock for 2 days now (the install counter shows 21 times!). I NEED HELP with this please guys!
I am in Toronto and am on Bell Mobility. After 2 days and 21 flashes I am no further ahead and could use some guidance please!
iZack187 said:
Yeah that's exactly what happened to me, lol, installed the CrashRom. But thanks to this failure of epic proportions, I've learnt so much and I've succeeded in restoring my Rogers modem files
Now I got my nandroid backup, and if I mess up again, I got my Rogers stock ROM, radios, and kernel with me at all times
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did you flash a ROM & Radio for the international Note II (N7100 or N7105)? check your phone for an IMEI number; if it's not there, then you'll have to fix that first. you aren't the first to have this problem and i've read other posts where users were able to correct the problem.
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can u give any links to these forums, yes i install n7100 rom on my i317 and yes i don't have a imei.
Well my friend ...I've got to tell you up front ...that the likelihood of getting your device repaired on your own is remote at best...
You have damaged the device partitions ...and likely do not have a usable backup of the EFS folder..
The EFS contains the IMEI number used for restoration purposes...
I'm not going to tell you that a repair cannot be done..as a select few users were able to fix a bricked device...but I will suggest your best solution ...IMHO
Contact the good folks at :
mobiletechvideos.com
And let them know what you did..
They offer a complete restoration service to repair your device correctly ...and can likely do the job in about a week...
They are located in Texas, USA I believe ...and they have an excellent reputation for quality service...
Your choice of course...but if I were in your situation...I'd send the device to them in a second...
Time is money...at least for me...and although I could probably fix it...I don't have a RIFF BOX...or a JTAG ...
Others will post up with links to help you...and after you have a chance to look them over ...you can decide..
Very sorry for the damaged phone....g
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t989D problem
I have a similar problem. I installed Superandroid 4.3 on a telus/koodo s2 t989D. I had to update the radio to flash the rom. I used CWM for that.
Now the info I have on the phone is
model sgh t989
android version 4.3
baseband t989uvmc6 .
The phone is not reading my SIM at all. It shows my carrier but no signal strength at all. I have read the above post. My IMIE number is still there.
Any help
I recently flashed my 1st Rom (CM10) on my samsung galaxy s3 t999) and thought everything was fine till I tried switching from At&t back to t mobile and noticed the sim wouldn't work so tried 2 other companies straight talk and simple mobile and they didn't work either but they work in my unlocked iphone.So what could be the problem I tried different roms and even checked my imei and its clean.
Anybody?
Not sure what it could be....It is unlocked because you were using it on AT&T right?
Best I can say is to Odin flash the stock firmware and try it that way. Then if needed, try going through the steps laid out in the unlock thread in the General section. If it still isn't connecting, call T-Mobile as it sounds more like an account issue than a phone one....
Did you change APNs? That might cause it.
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Did you change APNs? That might cause it.
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This. Or if the Rom came from the AT&T forum it may have come with the wrong ones too. Either change to a T-Mobile apn or flash one of the roms from here if this is the case.
Thanks DJ, didn't think about that!
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The rom is a Tmobile rom for sure (cm-10.1.2-d2tmo) I tried changing the apn that didn't work either. where would I find stock FW?
Link in my Sig.
Sticky in development.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Not sure what it could be....It is unlocked because you were using it on AT&T right?
Best I can say is to Odin flash the stock firmware and try it that way. Then if needed, try going through the steps laid out in the unlock thread in the General section. If it still isn't connecting, call T-Mobile as it sounds more like an account issue than a phone one....
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Doc he tried the Sim in an Iphone. So its prolly isn't Account but APN probably instead.
I recently bought a new "Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB SGH-T999L 4G LTE White - T-Mobile" from Oakland Wireless via Amazon. This is for my fiancé, to replace her broken iPhone 4s. After popping in her T-Mobile sim card, the phone seems to work fine. However, the WiFi calling feature seems to be missing and when we try to perform a software update it ends with "process failed". The installed Android version is 4.1.1.
She went to a T-Mobile store to see if they could help. They were also unable to get the phone to update, and eventually told her that it would never work simply because we didn't buy the phone from T-Mobile. They also told her it would only be a talk and text phone, and wouldn't get data service. However, this last part is clearly false, as she has been using data without any problem.
Does anybody have experience with this issue? Were the folks at the T-Mobile store correct or mistaken?
Also, assuming they are correct and the phone can't be updated over the air, can I just download and install a stock ROM with the latest version and WiFi calling? I have a custom ROM installed on my Galaxy Exhibit, so I am familiar with installing ROMs, but my fiancé doesn't want a custom ROM, she wants stock.
Look in the t mobile s3 section there should be a Odin file you can flash (stock firmware)
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Well first of all the T999L released with 4.1.2 so something doesn't seem right, and it may be why its not updating. To get a better idea of the phone model, can you post a screenshot of the about device section? And I assume you are not rooted correct? Download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo scroll to firmware info and post it here as well
Thanks for the replies!
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Look in the t mobile s3 section there should be a Odin file you can flash (stock firmware)
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I didn't see any stock stuff in the tmobile s3 ROM list, but I did a little more searching and found this thread with stock firmware and OTA's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Not sure if I should try to do the OTA update or one of the complete firmwares. Any idea why there is no OTA update for 4.3?
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Well first of all the T999L released with 4.1.2 so something doesn't seem right, and it may be why its not updating. To get a better idea of the phone model, can you post a screenshot of the about device section? And I assume you are not rooted correct? Download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo scroll to firmware info and post it here as well
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Hmmm. Maybe I got the version wrong or maybe it's not really a T999L? She isn't here with the phone right now, so I'll have to get back to you.
I stopped posting the OTA's simply because they're next to useless for us. Fladhing the firmware via Odin has a much greater success rate snd OTA's are notorious for causing all sorts of problems. Just wasn't worth the trouble to post them anymore.
I attached the screenshots from the phone info app. Looks like maybe it's not the LTE model after all? I looked behind the battery, and it also says SGH-T999 with no "L" on the end.
The strange thing is that it shows an LTE mode in the network settings. However, I've never seen it actually use LTE mode, even though T-mobile says it should work at our location (Seattle). Using the Ookla speed test app, I get ~4 Mbps down (the same speed as my Galaxy Exhibit).
I'm thinking about returning the phone if it is not the correct model. I'm curious though, if I try updating the firmware and it doesn't work, can I restore everything exactly to it's current state before I return it? I don't want them to refuse the return because I messed with the firmware.
Ok looks like you got a Frankenstein phone.. That's an at&t bootloader with a Canadian product/model name & T999 build that I've never heard of.. I would just return it or ask for an exchange, not worth it to keep messing with it
Yup. Another one! And its got a csc from the I9300! The LEM build, if I remember right, was the original stock 4.0.4 firmware. But there is way too much conflicting info there for me to be comfortable recommending much of anything.
I just installed that app to make sure it wasn't giving bad info, and it is showing everything correctly for mine.
As for the LTE showing up in the menu, that isnt too uncommon. If you want to know what you are really connected to, check Settings, About Device, Status, Network Type. Best to do this during a large download.
But aside from it being a franken-phone, everything that is related to the T-Mobile model points to it being a non-LTE T999.
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Yup. Another one! And its got a csc from the I9300!
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Yeah I noticed that too but guess I forgot to mention it ? so odd how out of nowhere there this wave of franken-phones going around
Thanks for everyone's advice. I'm going to return the phone.
Probably the best choice. Its just more trouble than its worth imo.