I have a post or two regarding my errors with having my evo metro flashed...
Although it was metro flashed successfully, my rooting wasn't which caused hell for me and the evo. (2nd time was a charm...or so I thought). While stock rom and internet worked, my actual phone service didn't. Then, no service at all.
Today, I tried to have metro pcs re-metro flash the evo and they couldn't, saying that their computer wasn't picking up the evo. The metro said that they had a rep from their flash service company trying and it didn't read.
At the time they were trying to reflash, I had metrodroid 2.0 (rooted) on the evo.
After that visit, I have gone back to the sprint stock rom (10-2010) and stock prl.
1) Do I need to get the cdma workshop settings reversed to reflect sprint?
2) Does being rooted prevent or have anything to do with the metro flash? My number and "metro pcs" show up in the phone settings...but not working.
3) Should I de-root then have them re-flash again?
thanks
I don't have any personal experience with this issue, but I think unrooting and then re-flashing may solve it, as certain files, ect get bypassed/overwritten with rooting, not to include any additional mods you made.
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Tomorrow I am going to have my Sprint phone flashed to work on the Cricket network. I just need to understand something. Once this is done is it written to the hardware? If I remove and install the OS several times am I going to have to go and pay to have Cricket flashed on it again? $85 is steep. Right now I am using the DCD ROM, but I may try newer roms in the future. Is there a way I can do this myself? Also will this flash allow the GPS, MMS, and internet work?
Thanks
What phone are we talking about here?
the Sprint mogul. has the dcd 3.2.2 Rom
Just rooted and unlocked. Using it on Metro PCS. Had service (text talk and web)
All my info in the device was correct but the evo was using a different phone number and using sprint (?!).
I contacted Metro to get service fixed I soft-reset the phone....now I have a signal but cannot get calls, text or web. (wifi does work however).
Any ideas? Do I need a new Metro Flash?
stumped....
I have no experience with the phone being flashed to metro pcs, but I think you may need a new flash.
I am going to re-Metro Flash the evo.... Not sure if I will have to redo the web settings but will provide an update.
Metro pcs unable to flash
I hope I can learn from this....
Metro PCS was unable to re-flash the device. I have MetroDroid 2.0 Rom and am rooted. I am considering taking Evo back down to stock in order to get Metro flashed again.
(For the record): Metro FLash was successful until I apparently messed up during rooting process. Although I was able to root the Evo later, I killed the info (i guess).
Any ideas on next move?
In the meantime, I will read up on un-rooting info
thanks!!
Hello XDA,
Well I just wanted to let people know that most of the Rom's made available for DInc2 are amazing, Problem I've noticed they aren't compatible with Metro Pcs, in no rom was i able to successfully put the phone in Diag Mode. or OTA download Metro Pcs PRL file, so what i came to fine out is STICK with stock version of DInc2 rom, Unless someone here know a better solution to fix this issue?
Issue I found:
*After Successful flash to metro pcs then update to custom rom will lose all connection to metro pcs, and cant download PRL Files.
pcboy, do you have any updates on this? I'm looking to move over to Metro as well and I don't want to buy a new phone. I've read that using Houdinisoft to flash over will work but I won't have access to the internet - that's really not an option.
I also saw you posted in the developers section and I tried replying to that but I can't. You stated you were having some FC issues, have they been resolved yet? Was your brothers internet working? If so what did he/you use to flash? Which rom are you running? I'm currently using CM7.
i plan on doing this in a few days. i have had many other phones from other carriers flashed for metro and the only thing you need houdini for is to get your esn in their database. im sure there is a way like it used to be where you would just have to load something like qpst and load a prl on.
Hello community, I have looked for the stock Samsung s3 I747 AT&T firmware. I have found it but its a download from Hotfile, which has been shut down. I was wondering if the android forums could provide me with the Stock firmware? I plan on using Odin3 in installing the firmware. This is why I am wanting to do this, it appears I am stuck on edge network. I have manually set the phone to use 4g and 3g it still reverts back to edge. This occurred after I updated to 4.3, so my plan is to install stock firmware and re-do the 4.3 update maybe something went wrong somewhere during the update. If you have other suggestions other than trying to install the initial stock firmware, I am open to anything.
Xander98 said:
Hello community, I have looked for the stock Samsung s3 I747 AT&T firmware. I have found it but its a download from Hotfile, which has been shut down. I was wondering if the android forums could provide me with the Stock firmware? I plan on using Odin3 in installing the firmware. This is why I am wanting to do this, it appears I am stuck on edge network. I have manually set the phone to use 4g and 3g it still reverts back to edge. This occurred after I updated to 4.3, so my plan is to install stock firmware and re-do the 4.3 update maybe something went wrong somewhere during the update. If you have other suggestions other than trying to install the initial stock firmware, I am open to anything.
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You'll have to have a look in development. Since you already took the 4.3 update, you can no longer "start with stock and redo the update". You will hard brick. AT&T was not nice enough to provide an ODIN flashable 4.3 rom. In development or general is a custom recovery flashable ROM that should help you out, but that is assuming you have a rooted and custom recovery phone. If not, there should be someone along to help.
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You'll have to have a look in development. Since you already took the 4.3 update, you can no longer "start with stock and redo the update". You will hard brick. AT&T was not nice enough to provide an ODIN flashable 4.3 rom. In development or general is a custom recovery flash able ROM that should help you out, but that is assuming you have a rooted and custom recovery phone. If not, there should be someone along to help.
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Re-installing the stock update probably wouldn't help me anyhow. This phone has had a IMEI repair, assuming this is the problem now.
The phone, after a re-boot will do 4g, well at least it shows the 4g emblem, then shortly after it will go to edge. Some people I talked to said it could be a weak antenna or some other hardware issue. I think it has to do with the IMEI repair! Well I guess this phone is garbage, its a shame, it looks brand new, my fault for going the craigslist route
When you say IMEI repair, you mean the IMEI was injected into the phone using NV writer?
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audit13 said:
When you say IMEI repair, you mean the IMEI was injected into the phone using NV writer?
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Yes. I did not do this myself.
However, I did find another program well actually two programs, QCN Generator and DanX which I created a back up and injected the IMEI number into my back up QCN bin myself. With no luck I am still a 2g AT&T user.
I am thinking that the original QCN back up (the initial) was corrupted or something.
Is there anyway to rebuild a QCN? lets say, someone has a back up of a Sammy g3, and I injected my IMEI to a spare QCN. Does that make any sense? sorry still learning, I have learned this with in 24hrs, I am a Xbox 360 Rooter, not an android guru.
I bought the phone from craigslist, which was a bad idea in the first place. So I am now stuck with this paper weight, I have managed to get this phone in at least a working state. I wish to get 3 or 4g back on the phone. I can re-boot it will show 4g with 3 bars then will drop to one and go back up to 3 bars, then drop to 2,1 then it will then automatically switch to edge. I know this is a 4g area, maybe not LTE, but 4g. I have changed APN settings, also manually set the phone to GSM and WCMDA, Still working on it.
Ok, I have a SG3 from net10 that uses sprint towers. only. sch-690l i believe. so i flashed a new rom to my phone, couldnt get data so I flashed back to recovery of stock. Then flashed back to new rom and flashed new modem because i read somewhere it would give me data. Then booted it up and no signal at all. Went back to restore stock and the same thing. PRL, profile wont update. ##72786# wont work.
I brought the phone to phone geeks to see if they could help, and was told that Sprint locked out my phone signal. Because they found something wrong and i guess happened to be looking at the time. I was told they are the only company that does this, but it is hard to find information about it. Is this true??
If so, can i replace the logic board? Does it change the serial number? Thanks!