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[Q] need some help with ODIN

so, i was trying to flash the custom recovery when i got an error... now i can get into recovery (sorta) but there is no picture. however, odin reads that it is connected. now whenever i try and flash the stock recovery it gets stuck at setupconnection... whats shoulds i's dos???

Check out this post and see if your symptoms match what's described throughout that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326068
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damn that sucks... should i just go straight to samsung and act all stupid? like "i was updating and now it wont turn back on...."

I'd say T-mobile if possible, but if not just tell them something that wont make the warranty voiding actions obvious. They will probably know that this phone has yet to receive any updates though.
Really wondering whether it's Odin causing these issues or something with the recovery/phone itself. I don't think user error is the cause of these problems.
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PikkonX said:
I'd say T-mobile if possible, but if not just tell them something that wont make the warranty voiding actions obvious. They will probably know that this phone has yet to receive any updates though.
Really wondering whether it's Odin causing these issues or something with the recovery/phone itself. I don't think user error is the cause of these problems.
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well i got this off craigslist, i dont even have t-mobile i just was going to unlock it. thats why i was trying to root in the first place. what should i say to t-mobile or samsung??

It froze on you one day, turned off and never came on again.
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im gonna call samsung tomorrow and use that excuse, hopefully they'll buy it...

they totally bought it thank GAWD. should be getting a new one in like a week!

[Q] What do you think??

Here's what has happened....
I purchased my SGS2 Saturday April 14th, I rooted it same day, I flashed TDJ Warefare. I noticed on the 4th day after getting my phone my calls started to drop like crazy. Like every other call was dropping or they couldn't hear me. So I called Tmo they walked me through troubleshooting, that didn't help. Took it back to the store where I purchased it this past weekend the sales rep said it sounds like it's a bad sim card. Ok so they changed my sim (of course I rooted again tried Jugganuats this time) and the phone was working fine until yesterday it starting dropping calls. SO I took the phone back and they switched it with a new one.
I would like to know from you all should I try rooting again?
Please don't flame me for asking this question or if it's in the wrong section of the forum.
I would just like your honest opinion as to what If I should or not and if I do, is there a solution to the dropped calls????
Thanks all

Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. your first phone was defective.
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Android_Monsters said:
Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. Make them give you a new phone.
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I did I have a new one now. I was asking should I root again? I just don't want my calls to start dropping again.
Let me ask you since it's not the rooting what do you think it could be??

Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Rooting will not affect the signal or radio. Would suggest that, stay on stock ROM for a week or so and see if you get drop calls. If not, then try another ROM and if you get drop calls after that so it has to do with the ROM.

SGSdabbler said:
Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Yes I unrooted, factory reset and format internal sdcard just to be on the safe side. I didnt any personal stuff on there.

I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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OnceUponA 0829 said:
I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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Ok I will give it a try again because I really like my phone being rooted

Definitely root you get more pleasures of the phone that way but drop calls I would have changed roms to test another ROM out
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Should I buy used GSM Gnex with known signal issues?

I found someone selling a excellent condition GSM Gnex here in the U.S. He says it has issues keeping a signal. I have read on here and other places that it is a fairly common problem. I have also read of people claiming to fix it but I find many different things regarding different countries radios, etc. Keeping in mind I have not rooted a phone before, however I am some what literate to tech things. Should I buy this phone? Is there actually a fix? I am suppose to do the deal fairly soon. Thanks in advance

200 is a good deal .... I probably would go for it lol I think u could probably get your money back reselling if it stumps u on signal issue.
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Maybe flashing a new raadio could fix this issue .. maybe u have to root of course but use the nexus root toolkit from wugfresh its really easy and new radio if u want i can post a link here
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I doubt its a hardware problem... Anything software/firmware/radio can be changed. If its not physically broken than it's just user error messing things up and dropping signal. If you're willing to troubleshoot it and flash new firmware it's probably a good deal.

garets10 said:
Maybe flashing a new raadio could fix this issue .. maybe u have to root of course but use the nexus root toolkit from wugfresh its really easy and new radio if u want i can post a link here
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Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.

jacktrck said:
Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.
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Maybe he read this thread?

Exhibitionist said:
Maybe he read this thread?
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LOL. I just said the same thing to my wife. He did finally reply now. Just waiting for him to get free time

jacktrck said:
Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.
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Heres the new radio
http://www.mediafire.com/?gh52iny0ytm1fka
And hers the nexus root toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454314
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garets10 said:
Heres the new radio
http://www.mediafire.com/?gh52iny0ytm1fka
And hers the nexus root toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454314
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Thanks again for the info.
Im brand new to Android with only using a HTC Amaze for the last week or so. Got the GNex Saturday. The phone is already rooted so I followed instructions found on this site and installed bigxie_maguro_JRN84D_v2-signed.zip so I could have JB. I then flashed the Radio you suggested.
I have Simple Mobile which I was using with my other phone (HTC Amaze) and never had problems. With the GNex, in my house I get a pretty good consistent signal. When I drive around my city I completely loose service for blocks in many places I never had a problem before with my other phone (HTC Amaze). In some places I can go to one end of a room and have no service and walk to the other end and have service. Im now at work where I never had problems with my Amaze and I have no service at all with this phone.
I have been doing some reading and notice most complain of signal lose being attached to sleep but this is not the case with me. When driving I kept it awake and would just watch it go to no service for blocks and them come back. Also many complain of the signal being just "weaker" then other phones they used but I am getting NO signal any many places that where find before.
I tried the clear cache trick suggested in one post but still have the same problem. I also tried the GetRiL program which says everything is fine as far as my radio set up. Im showing a baseband of l9250XXLF1. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. I love this phone otherwise and would really like to use it.

I have a nexus and my father has a HTC rezound. He is always at least 10DBM stronger, most of the time more. It's been that way with every Samsung phone I've owned (charge and fascinate) Samsung's radios are just weaker apparently. Motorola is stronger than HTC but not by much.
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I had a phone with a bad/unfixable radio and got a replacement so it does happen.
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[Q] Very weak signal on Note II. Radio Help?

Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?

sranimo said:
Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?
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I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Thanks for your reply
nemesis93 said:
I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Yeah, right now im about to do a odin factory restore thing. If it does not work, then i'm heading over and getting myself the phablet exchanged. Thanks nemesis!

Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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That may be the case for most, but not this time. I received my replacement and did the exact same thing to it. Turns out the original was a defective device. I'm enjoying my replacement Note II now
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I think that's what I'm going to have to do about mine.

ssCISengineer said:
Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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decalex said:
Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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ssCISengineer said:
Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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Uh oh, well just in case, I saved them here:
http://pastebin.com/eUBHLqNY if anyone else is interested.

Well I waited in line for an hour at my tmo store and got a new sim card as they claimed that would solve the data issue. But I also made them process an exchange. So I should have my new one tuesday. No more rooting until the problems solved.
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Wind s3 touchscreen not working

Hi guys, I'm not asking this for myself as I have the rogers version and I'm quite experienced with flashing properly.
My friend has a wind (t999v) version of the s3,he does not know how to root or flash and he never did either. What he did was update his phone to the new jellybean firmware, the proper way. After the update his touchscreen stopped working. The menu button, back button, and settings buttons still work but everything else on the screen is non responsive. He brought it to the wind store and told them. They returned the phone and told him that it's his own fault for upgrading and wants 600 dollars to repair it.
I'm wondering if there is another solution for him before I try flashing some custom roms for him. Or whether flashing anything else will fix the issue because it doesn't seem like a software issue to me.
Sorry for such a long post and thanks in advance.
( samsung sends their phone to a third part to fix, and they were the ones that said there's nothing that they would do without 600)
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So its his fault for using an OTA update? Sounds to me like he needs to talk to a supervisor...
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He's phone is two months old too. I know when I was with rogers, and my xplay keypad stopped working , they sent me a replacement instantly.
He's with wind and they said that there is nothing they can do for him.
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Deoxlar said:
He's phone is two months old too. I know when I was with rogers, and my xplay keypad stopped working , they sent me a replacement instantly.
He's with wind and they said that there is nothing they can do for him.
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That's a bunch of BS. It's an OTA for goodness sakes. OTAs go through Samsung and then the telecom. So, if the OTA was available, it had to go through his telecom. If the OTA is the cause, for whatever reason, then they should honor that.
Seriously, that's BS.

Deoxlar said:
Hi guys, I'm not asking this for myself as I have the rogers version and I'm quite experienced with flashing properly.
My friend has a wind (t999v) version of the s3,he does not know how to root or flash and he never did either. What he did was update his phone to the new jellybean firmware, the proper way. After the update his touchscreen stopped working. The menu button, back button, and settings buttons still work but everything else on the screen is non responsive. He brought it to the wind store and told them. They returned the phone and told him that it's his own fault for upgrading and wants 600 dollars to repair it.
I'm wondering if there is another solution for him before I try flashing some custom roms for him. Or whether flashing anything else will fix the issue because it doesn't seem like a software issue to me.
Sorry for such a long post and thanks in advance.
( samsung sends their phone to a third part to fix, and they were the ones that said there's nothing that they would do without 600)
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And that's why you always get insurance on a phone if you can.
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|

Tell him to go to another wind store and tell him to mention nothing about the OTA he just have to play dumb hopefully they will give him a replacement..
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