Com Port Does Not Detect EPIC on Diagnostic Mode - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was working on CDMA Work Shop to update my NV items when i mistakenly wrote Galaxy S3 NV items which i had backup earlier.
Since im using a Sprint based CDMA handset in India i make sure i back up PRL NAM and NV items just to be on the safer side.
Once the NV items of GS3 got written on my Epic i lost my local network and my connection to CDMA Work Shop.
The phone booted, is in Airplane mode, it wont come out of it.
Now phone does not connect/detect in Diagnostic/Service mode. (##8778# - PhonUtil - USB - MODEM).
it detects fine in PDA mode.
I tried connecting my GS3 in service mode to check if i had the right drivers or if my PC had some other problems the phone just got detected fine.
Was on THUNDERHAWK III when all this happend.
I reset the phone to stock EC05 (just like when i got it) through odin.
problem persists, Airplane mode wont switch off, Pc does not detect the phone and i get a "Modem Exception Occurs" error when i enter MSL code whenever MSL is required.
Background Data works on WIFI but only for Gmail SYN, Market FC's just like stock browser.
Can anyone please help me.

I got it solved. I simply had to reset my NVram. So since I was on rooted stock Rom EC05, I just flashed EC05 modem.bin through Odin with PHONE EFS Clear checked. =-O
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[Q] I flashed bad NV files through QXDM!! HELP

I screwed up the process of making my Epic run on Boost and now, after flashing the wrong NV files with QXDM and QPST my phone will barely work. The modem wont work, the phones HARDWARE display under setting that shows your phones info said UNKNOWN as well as the BASEBAND, but now it wont even let me go to the STATUS section. The only thing that works is wifi but the MARKET and INTERNET for close when i try and use them so wifi doesnt even matter.. So what I am hoping to hear from someone is that there is a way to flash those important NV files that make your phone THAT particular phone. Some of the NV files that were flashed to it were from an optimus so thats why nothing really works now.. ANYONE PLEASE HELP! Thanks
Try doing an rtn reset ##786#
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odin to DI18, then ##RTN# > msl > reset

[Q] Flashed FE16 Modem on ICS, phone now not activated?

So my phone was @ EL29. I decided that when I was updating from CM9-alpha3 to CM9-alpha4 that I'd also go ahead and update my modem. I updated CM9, and it rebooted fine and was still working.
Went back and Odin'd the FE16 modem, and it rebooted. Once it booted up, I got a 'Activate your phone' page stating "A special call needs to be made to activate your phone service. After pressing 'Activate'... " but this doesn't work (The number or code you dialed is incorrect.)
From what I can tell, this is because ICS doesn't support the ## dialer codes? I did some searching, but couldn't come up with much. I found this post in the modem thread, which links to a "multiboot" ROM for the Epic 4G (not the Touch) that boots a stock ROM off the SD Card and doesn't affect the current running ROM, which lets you do things like Update PRL / Update Profile / etc.
Is there anything like that for the E4GT? Or am I going to have to wipe, go back to GB, re-activate/update profile/update prl on stock, wipe again and go back to CM9?
Another option is to program your phone through QPST, but you might find that to be just as troublesome as flashing back to stock.
A quick search pointed me to this thread for QPST. Doesn't seem too terribly difficult (except that I'm on a Linux box, might have to do some fun VirtualBox emulation to get it working on a Windows VM).
Technically I lied when I said I flashed the stuff using Odin... actually used heimdall, but it does the same thing.
What's funny is my data is working 3G/4G with no problem. If I try to place a call, it immediately hangs up. Trying ##72786# gives a recording that "Your phone is not yet activated. To activate, press end and call customer service"
Service is through ting (who uses Sprint's network)
jlmccorm said:
What's funny is my data is working 3G/4G with no problem. If I try to place a call, it immediately hangs up. Trying ##72786# gives a recording that "Your phone is not yet activated. To activate, press end and call customer service"
Service is through ting (who uses Sprint's network)
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It sounds like you need to reprogram your MDN and MSID? Are the correct values shown under About, Status? Check the PRL field too.
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Hmmm, yep - looks like my MDN and MSID got fubarred?
About->Status:
Network: Sprint
Service State: In Service
Roaming: Not Roaming
Mobile Network state: Disconnected
My phone number: 000-000-2603
MSID: 0000002603
PRL Version: 60683
i actually had something like this happen about a week or two ago. I used heimdall on my mac to flash a new modem while on an AOSP rom, and was told I had to activate the phone. I couldn't figure out anything to do except restore a TW backup and activate then restore back to my current AOSP setup. I never experienced having a modem flash de-activate the phone, but this was the only time i ever used heimdall, usually use Odin on windows.
Odin back to a stock ROM using a one click, Odin a stock modem of your choice and check clear phone efs, and boot up and allow it to reactivate.
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First I tried extracting the packages from the OdinOneClick to use heimdall to flash it back to stock. Ended up in a bootloop on the Spring 4G screen. Brought up a Win7 box and used the oneclick on Windows to get back to stock. Reactivated, reflashed the FE16 modem. Now back to CM9 I go.. oh well, all fixed
Thanks ya'll
revamper said:
Odin back to a stock ROM using a one click, Odin a stock modem of your choice and check clear phone efs, and boot up and allow it to reactivate.
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Good going JLM!
Btw Revamper, I think any of the one-click flashes both the stock modem and kernel along with the rom so you don't necessarily have to flash a modem right away.
Edit: Also, what's the 'clear phone efs'?
tdunham said:
Good going JLM!
Btw Revamper, I think any of the one-click flashes both the stock modem and kernel along with the rom so you don't necessarily have to flash a modem right away.
Edit: Also, what's the 'clear phone efs'?
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It does but you can't clear phone EFS. that clears all sprint data and forces your phone to activate again.
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jlmccorm said:
So my phone was @ EL29. I decided that when I was updating from CM9-alpha3 to CM9-alpha4 that I'd also go ahead and update my modem. I updated CM9, and it rebooted fine and was still working.
Went back and Odin'd the FE16 modem, and it rebooted. Once it booted up, I got a 'Activate your phone' page stating "A special call needs to be made to activate your phone service. After pressing 'Activate'... " but this doesn't work (The number or code you dialed is incorrect.)
From what I can tell, this is because ICS doesn't support the ## dialer codes? I did some searching, but couldn't come up with much. I found this post in the modem thread, which links to a "multiboot" ROM for the Epic 4G (not the Touch) that boots a stock ROM off the SD Card and doesn't affect the current running ROM, which lets you do things like Update PRL / Update Profile / etc.
Is there anything like that for the E4GT? Or am I going to have to wipe, go back to GB, re-activate/update profile/update prl on stock, wipe again and go back to CM9?
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Did you do a full restore or a data preserve?
Edit; if you did a data preserve, your phone will act funny when coming from a ROM. You should do a FE16 full restore if you haven't already, it will reset all your phone settings to factory, but it's the best option when coming from a ROM.
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If you're worried about modem speed, FE16 to me is the best modem since FC18.

restoring efs with nvtools/qpst

hi guys, i flashed the lte modem on my phone and it seems that its wiped out my efs folders, ive been trying to restore my efs folder with nvtools and qpst, neither seems to work since somehow dm mode is not responding to them
any solns? ty in advance for any help
a couple of things:
ive already odin'd back to stock, no luck on restoring efs(perhaps im doing something wrong?) i dialed *#7284# and put it into the RNDIS+DM+MODEM mode, nvtools says phone failed to answer while QPST says that comm7(the samsung serial port) is not a phone
its pretty had to do this since the phone is rebooting itself every other minute
Questions and help issues go in Q&A
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Thanks
FNM
Been there, sucks. For me to get out of the constant restarts I had to flash the lte modem again. Flash stock (odin) flashed cwm (odin), put the modem on my external sd card and flashed that.At least that way I could work on it a little. And below is basically what I did to finally get it to work. Hard to say all my steps as I was trying everything.
Well I dont really know how I got mine back to life, tried all the standard stuff from the threads,got my imei back but had no network,network type,service nothing helped. last resort I said whatever ill try anything now. Came across this
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-n...3g4g-aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-note-2-sgh-i317/
whatever it did it restored everything (cold see carrier,network,etc)but corrupted imei, next i followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
If you need this is a complete no imei nv backup I used before flashing my imei with the generator
http://db.tt/4hunZ7qy
used the imei generator, then the writer (link on post does not work for the imei generator,so found it here
http://d-h.st/vVV
Wrote my imei back and presto, back in action. Fully functional again, including 4G
Like I said this was a last resort, but worked
AznDud333 said:
hi guys, i flashed the lte modem on my phone and it seems that its wiped out my efs folders, ive been trying to restore my efs folder with nvtools and qpst, neither seems to work since somehow dm mode is not responding to them
any solns? ty in advance for any help
a couple of things:
ive already odin'd back to stock, no luck on restoring efs(perhaps im doing something wrong?) i dialed *#7284# and put it into the RNDIS+DM+MODEM mode, nvtools says phone failed to answer while QPST says that comm7(the samsung serial port) is not a phone
its pretty had to do this since the phone is rebooting itself every other minute
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Let me guess. You've git a Canadian phone
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+1
got it fixed on friday, was so tired that i went to sleep
basically i followed someone's post on the forum(forgot name) and flashed the tmo modem, since the mct one always gave me the bootloop, then i enabled DM mode and finally got nv tools/qpst to recognize my phone, it appears that the issue was that the drivers does not recognize the new modems..
anyway, once i was done restoring nv, i flashed the tmo lte modem and paranoid android
now i have my imei back and i can use lte
although my bluetooth address still says unknown..not sure if normal
My bluetooth also says unavailable, I would think if you are not hooked up to bluetooth then it should say unavailable. Im to scared to flash the tmo lte modem again...

My MIED is gone....

Can I write it back with VIA_ESNWRITER or is it the same as in the back of the phone still?
all unknown meid,esn,imei,cdma radio,network,phone number
TitanTaber said:
Can I write it back with VIA_ESNWRITER or is it the same as in the back of the phone still?
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i dont how to post a problem if it is wrong way excuse me ,the issue regarding sprint gnex,below i mentioned thing which i observed in my mobile.in india i contacted samsung services but no use .i dont have place to get solution right now.
hello gurus,
hello my name is sreenath reddy from bangalore city of india.here i have problem with my sprint gnex,that i am using it from past 1 year.
recently i updated to kitkat toroplus cynogenmod 11 nightlies on stock 4.3 worked good for some days.
i went roaming to other state suddenly. i lost signal,empty (meid,imei,esn,phone number,unknown network,unknown icc id),in bootloader
screen lte radio showing, but unknown cdma radios .manually i flashed back to stock but no change.
i flashed to stock 4.1.1 and 4.2.1 and 4.3.when it working i backed up stock 4.3.as well as 4.4.2.
i restored with twrp 2.6.3.2 its taking again it showing unknown all.here one more problem is
i can acess diag but in data mode if i input msl it making the problem stating that modem exception problem.with some apk to force to
ets channel.but it is not taking ets usb mode.i tried to write meid with ets app but it is taking comm port not usb port.
i have to put into ets usb then,only i can recall the obove mentioned things.i tried to rootz wiki
msl finder but no use.i tried of that script manager from xda but no result not found msl,with terminal emulator no result.
to put manually in diag or data mode i need msl.for hard rest i need msl,plz if you encounter the the same problem get me the procedure to do .
currently i am in reliance cdma network.my phone bluetooth and wifi working fine phone also working fine.phone functionning normal
only i can not make calls ,sms,not using 3g.adb working fine,fastboot,odin working fine.
*#*#3282#*#* in this trasaction if i tried with my old msl,modem eception problem, i will get message stating that android process.com stop the process.
i tried of hard reset but it asking msl again.even i flashed team eos rom 4.2.1 but i kept dignostic mode and ets usb mode but useless.
.please some body shed some light on this issue.i am not able
to use the phone from past 30 days.if some one not making the answers from mail through get me atleast
some phone numbers.
i can contact you imm.suggetions will be appriciated.
i am attaching the bug report of my mobile as attachment
thanks,regards
reddy
[email protected]
09591491769
bangalore,india

[Q] Issue with flashing phone. Please help.

So I just got a used s3 from flebay (bad esn). Sprint Galaxy s3.
I dial ##3424# and I can get the phone to show up with a com port, connect with CDMA, but when I click read, it says ":: failed ::" next to ESN and number. So ok I thought maybe I got to send the SPC to it first, and since the old 16 digit pw does not work for 4.3 anymore, I flash it back to 4.1.1, connect via cdma to com port, but it says fail to send to phone.
- I've tried 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.3, and a couple diff modem. All give same result.
- I also tried to use QPST. In QPST configuration, the target port shows enabled, com19, no phone, usb. It does not want to recognize the phone as well.
Any ideas what it could be guys? I'm suspecting this phone cannot be flashed or even used.

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