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You've poss heard this un afore. But so far .. this `un aint been resolved, readers. Just got me a XDA Exec and daftily `upgraded' the ROM to exactly the same one as already installed (d'oh!). Aye .. but what happened was that the process failed just as the installation ended .. wih a communication error. Twixt PC and XDA. When I came to reboot .. the unit .. he dead!. The only spark of life is to hard reset. Do this . and you get the bootlaodaer screen showing the Serial 1.oo logo and Press X to quit and 0 to restore. You press 0 .. it just flickers the wee Red power light fleetingly .. but .. he dead, man!. And heres where the quandary comes in .. if you connect up .. even whenin the Bootloader screen. the unit is not seen as owt .. and Windows says its not being recognised when you plug it in .. so ActiveSync wont work and the ROM Updater cant see it .. failing before even trying to install. So there we have it. The unit has no ROM in it. Like a PC without a BIOS. Kinda Catch 22. ITs a dead unit ... only shwoing any life when yu do the hard reset. Shows a Bootloader screen. So do a soft reset? You get a dead unit again. If ou take out the battery and put on mains power ... then the red charge light comes on PUt in the battry.. unit goes blank again. Someone said you can link two XDAs together and do it that way. Really? Then how?. And how DO you get the PC to see it as a XDA?. Most infuriatingn. So really hardware wise its pristine .. its a software thingy!. If you know or even know a man who knows .. then point him/her this way and lets get this baby (XDA EXEC) back to post - resuscitated state Please. Cheers y'all in anticipation and sorry if this subject has already bin solved. Ive seen like-letters but no actual `fix' .. personally I think its return to Taiwan and get their EPROMmer guys to look into it. Can you help?Ta Bruce E Bonuspoints
Think you can edit your post and at least separate it into paragraphs?
Just some curiosity. I'd be willing to help, but I'm too lazy to read it like that.
If you bootup the XDA without the usb cable connected, when it goes into bootloader mode, it should say serial, if you then plug the usb sync cable, it should change to usb on the screen.
at this point, you want to run the rom upgrader software, it might take more than one try to get it to do the biz, I know, cause it took me three times via the sync cable when I tried to upgrade the rom via bluetooth (a mistake I won't be doing in a hurry ), thinking the cable connected was the usb sync cable and not the mains cable.
this might be of some help too http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36115
p.s. take a deep breath and don't panic.
*edit* also found this, which might also help http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=37135
Exact thing happened to a friends JASJAR, this is what happened:
1. Same as above and it seems it corrupted the USB drivers so:
1.a. removed the USB drivers in device manager
1.b. rescanned for hardware changes to reload new USB drivers
2. Have to uncheck USB in ActiveSync Connection Settings
3. Hard reset your Universal till SERIAL shows
4. Plug the Universal and wait for SERIAL to change to USB
5. Unpack the ROM update to a directory
6. Delete all .nbf files except Radio_.nbf
7. Run the update (this will update radio only)
8. after Update, Hard reset ( __ + __ + Reset hole)
9. this should revive your Universal.
Then you can update normally again.
Don't forget to re-check USB in ActiveSync connection settings to enable active sync to work
Goodluck.... Just update us
Cheers for the responses .. EXEC lovers!. And sorry about the non-presence of paragraphs to the reader who doesn't like long sentences.. but thats nonstop streams of conscienceness f'yuz!
There .. happy now?. :twisted: Right .. will now nip off and read the links and take up the advice of the chaps who jolly well had the good decency to reply .. I'll let you know .. soon! Here goes, Ronnie! ...... :shock:
Cheers for the responses .. EXEC lovers!. And sorry about the non-presence of paragraphs to the reader who doesn't like long sentences.. but thats nonstop streams of conscienceness f'yuz!
There .. happy now?. :twisted: Right .. will now nip off and read the links and take up the advice of the chaps who jolly well had the good decency to reply .. I'll let you know .. soon! Here goes, Ronnie! ...... :shock:
:lol: Thanks to Messrs. WYTEY and in particular Mr. Jorgee ... MY XDA EXEC has risen from the dead! Thats right .. its back!. I WAS going to write and say it no go from Serial to USB ... mister!. But then tried it on missus's laptop .. it gets recognised.. but not on daughter's PC. Why Winston?. Then d'oh!. And Double D'oh!. The USB cable I am using is off an old memory card reader .. which cable is probably a bit crap. So I used the dedicated one... and .. voila! Back to life .. using the Radio ROM only. Tried the full install .. it no want to know .. back to lifelessness. Tried again .. this time its full and happy as it were. So once again great thanks directed to the Johnny JORG bloke and the WYTEY William whoc came to my assistance. You have just got me £500 of kit back!. I am writing to the Queen to see if you can both be knighted. I am also Royalty .. at least I think I am .. only today I cut this bloke up at a junction in my car and he called me a `Count'!. CHEERS YOU XDA HEROES!!!!!!!!!!
:lol: no probs
Glad to have helped in the resurrection of your phone. This wasn't the first time so I was kinda familiar with the process. Good thing that it was recognized in the laptop. How about now? Does your computer recognize it? My friends USB port of the PC suddenly wento into UNRECOGNIZED USB DEVICE mode mid-upgrading. Don't know what caused the problem though.
The unit has the `hump' now and then but now for general file transfers the cheap cable works fine . .when you do serious stuff like ROM upgrades.. tis the official cable. So its being recognised now and ActiveSync is fine. I do have probs finding a decent PDF viewer.. ClearVue and Adobe still cant display/flow the pages right .. never worked on the Nokia 9500 either really... and also want to know if its poss to use the videocam in MSN Messenger Mobile? But now.. its fine. it works .. and the upgrade fully happy! CHeers again!. Now . .whens the next upgrade coming? :roll: Aye!
I bought unlock service on eBay for $7.99 month ago now it is 8.99. A guy from UK had me install few pieces of software on my computer and plug my T999 to USB so he could connect online and run his software. These are his instructions and that means that there is a way to unlock our T999 without a unlock code just by running his software. This has been available for last 2 months but no one wants to publish that software yet.
Preparations needed before the unlock - on your PC
Step 1: Download and install usb redirector from the next link:
http://www.incentivespro.com/usb-redirector.zip
Step 2: I will connect to your pc using team viewer. Please download team viewer from this link:
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewer_Setup_en.exe
(How to install Team Viewer? Please see attached pdf with screenshot example)
Install it (select Install, not Run), and tick "Show advanced settings”, then when you get at "Use Team viewer VNP", then select that to. After is installed, open it, keep it open and send me the id and password.
Samsung Phone settings - Before online unlock - On your phone
If you have i717 i727 t989 t679 please do next settings:
1.Go to Menu - Settings-> Applications-> Development - switch USB debugging ON
2.Go to dial window and type *#7284# then choose USB > Modem (from under usb sellect modem)
3.On dial window type: *#9090# and choose the option [1]USB (or option with usb_diag)
4.Switch off the phone and power on with unaccepted card
5. Connect your Phone with PC and Install drivers
If you have i747 t999 please do next settings:
1.Go to Menu - Settings-> Development - switch USB debugging ON (When message is
appear press "Yes".)
2.Go to dial window and type *#7284# then go to "Qualcomm USB Settings" and select "DM + Modem + ADB".
3.Switch off the phone and power on with unaccepted card. !
4. Connect your Phone with PC and Install drivers
After doing the above settings please contact me and we can do the unlock.
gun said:
I bought unlock service on eBay for $7.99 month ago now it is 8.99. A guy from UK had me install few pieces of software on my computer and plug my T999 to USB so he could connect online and run his software. These are his instructions and that means that there is a way to unlock our T999 without a unlock code just by running his software. This has been available for last 2 months but no one wants to publish that software yet.
Preparations needed before the unlock - on your PC
Step 1: Download and install usb redirector from the next link:
http://www.incentivespro.com/usb-redirector.zip
Step 2: I will connect to your pc using team viewer. Please download team viewer from this link:
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewer_Setup_en.exe
(How to install Team Viewer? Please see attached pdf with screenshot example)
Install it (select Install, not Run), and tick "Show advanced settings”, then when you get at "Use Team viewer VNP", then select that to. After is installed, open it, keep it open and send me the id and password.
Samsung Phone settings - Before online unlock - On your phone
If you have i717 i727 t989 t679 please do next settings:
1.Go to Menu - Settings-> Applications-> Development - switch USB debugging ON
2.Go to dial window and type *#7284# then choose USB > Modem (from under usb sellect modem)
3.On dial window type: *#9090# and choose the option [1]USB (or option with usb_diag)
4.Switch off the phone and power on with unaccepted card
5. Connect your Phone with PC and Install drivers
If you have i747 t999 please do next settings:
1.Go to Menu - Settings-> Development - switch USB debugging ON (When message is
appear press "Yes".)
2.Go to dial window and type *#7284# then go to "Qualcomm USB Settings" and select "DM + Modem + ADB".
3.Switch off the phone and power on with unaccepted card. !
4. Connect your Phone with PC and Install drivers
After doing the above settings please contact me and we can do the unlock.
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Could you see what was happening on your screen? Seems like everything happened from your computer. Makes me wonder how get it for free
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i had the same method unlock mine. I recorded almost all of the process. Im encoding the video so i can upload it to youtube and share it.
Video on the process of unlocking it :
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/104136090/unlock.mp4
You can get this free if you have tmobile.
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Liestman said:
You can get this free if you have tmobile.
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I thought tmobile was only unlocking iphones
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Liestman said:
You can get this free if you have tmobile.
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LOL Everyone knows that. If you have account with T-mobile and your phone's IMEI is registered on their network you can request unlock right away or if it's a new account after 40 days. You can send other new request every 90 days for different IMEIs. Unfortunately this is not what this tread is about.
This is per line so the more phone lines you have on your T mobile account the more SIM unlocks you can request at the same time. If you know someone else who has Tmobile account you need to put his/her SIM in your phone for just few seconds (yes I tested it many times) then wait 3 days to show up in their system and then request unlock.
I would advise people against this, but you may do so at your own risk. The person connecting to your computer over TeamViewer has complete access over your machine and can even prevent you from seeing your screen or moving your mouse or entering input from your keyboard. You can disable certain features in the settings, but do make sure you know the potential risks involved in letting someone access your machine. I'm not saying that the OP isn't legit, because I do not know that for sure, but just a word of caution to those considering this.
Liestman said:
You can get this free if you have tmobile.
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Thanks Captain Obvious!:good::good::good:
I called tmoble a few days ago and told them I was traveling out of the country (I actually am) and they unlocked mine for free.
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gun said:
LOL Everyone knows that. If you have account with T-mobile and your phone's IMEI is registered on their network you can request unlock right away or if it's a new account after 40 days. You can send other new request every 90 days for different IMEIs. Unfortunately this is not what this tread is about.
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Agreed I used this to unlock my s2 but now I'm on my s3 and want to unlock for free
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kobe4rings said:
Video on the process of unlocking it :
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/104136090/unlock.mp4
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Thanks for the video. That is exactly what he was doing to mine but it took less than 1 min in my case. He took over the cursor and everything on my PC.
Maybe he run Z3X BOX remotely on my PC?
http://z3x-team.com/
seksmeup said:
I would advise people against this, but you may do so at your own risk. The person connecting to your computer over TeamViewer has complete access over your machine and can even prevent you from seeing your screen or moving your mouse or entering input from your keyboard. You can disable certain features in the settings, but do make sure you know the potential risks involved in letting someone access your machine. I'm not saying that the OP isn't legit, because I do not know that for sure, but just a word of caution to those considering this.
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I had old HD and fresh winXP on it that I never use.
Also you have to use Paypal to pay this guy.
seksmeup said:
I would advise people against this, but you may do so at your own risk. The person connecting to your computer over TeamViewer has complete access over your machine and can even prevent you from seeing your screen or moving your mouse or entering input from your keyboard. You can disable certain features in the settings, but do make sure you know the potential risks involved in letting someone access your machine. I'm not saying that the OP isn't legit, because I do not know that for sure, but just a word of caution to those considering this.
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Correct but i did this in an empty netbook and changed my router and modem too lol
gun said:
Thanks for the video. That is exactly what he was doing to mine but it took less than 1 min in my case. He took over the cursor and everything on my PC.
Maybe he run Z3X BOX remotely on my PC?
http://z3x-team.com/
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Z3box is an actual box that you use. Unless he rerouted the com port of the USB that way he could access it from his device. But yeah I don't trust letting a stranger connect to my computer.
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elesbb said:
Z3box is an actual box that you use. Unless he rerouted the com port of the USB that way he could access it from his device. But yeah I don't trust letting a stranger connect to my computer.
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Kiddie pr0n?
Lol
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Look what I found on this thread : http://www.gsmsaigon.vn/showthread.php?t=70789
Samsung T999 Unlock ok by Z3x
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1.Enter *#7284# tap: QualomUSSB Settings - Select: DM + Modem + ADB
2.Settings - Developer options - checked: USB Debugging
Searching Samsung USB Modem... Detected (COM37)
Model: SGH-T999
IMEI: T999UVLEM
Done with Samsung Tool ver 12.6
Reading Phone Info... OK
Build: M8960A-AAAANAZM-1.0.442802
IMEI: 35302405010xxxx
Reading Security... OK
Calculating... OK
Unlocking ... OK
Done with Samsung Tool ver 12.6
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This has been done using the Z3x tool, and it needs the same instructions as in the first post (1.Enter *#7284# tap: QualomUSSB Settings - Select: DM + Modem + ADB 2.Settings - Developer options - checked: USB Debugging).
So this is probably how he does this.
durhamite said:
I called tmoble a few days ago and told them I was traveling out of the country (I actually am) and they unlocked mine for free.
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I am also traveling out of the country and asked T-Mobile to unlock my SGS3 and they did. This is the 3rd phone I have had unlocked with T-Mobile. Have had service with them for years.
Really nice when people are talking about me If you ever need my service can find me on ebay onlineunlock or on my website onlineunlocks.com . By the way do not need to worry about the fact that would take over your pc using teamviewer, the person you connect to using teamviewer can see everything you do, and can just stop connection anytime if it does not like what you do
vinnyjr said:
I am also traveling out of the country and asked T-Mobile to unlock my SGS3 and they did. This is the 3rd phone I have had unlocked with T-Mobile. Have had service with them for years.
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I chatted with tmo yesterday, got my code at 530 this morning.
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Can someone help me with this? I think i've tried just about everything.
Specs:
sprint samsung galaxy s3 - phone
CDMA Tools DFS Demo version 4.0.0.5 - software
windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
Problem:
DFS seee the 'samsung mobile usb serial port' in the upper window of the port manager, but it does not appear on the 'devices online' portion. i have successfully had those ports appear there, but its like a flash in the pan on and off, and i have successfully flashed the phones but my goal was unsuccessful. since then DFS has stopped recognizing my s3.
I've put the galaxy into diag mode ##DIAG# and set it to CDMA Modem, and DM + MODEM + ADB for USB setting.
i have/had samsung galaxy s3 driver installed as well as generic samsung USB drivers installed.
I've done a combination of uninstalling and reinstalling them with no luck.
i've disabled kies.
i've factory reset the s3 and tried DFS with no luck.
i've uninstalled DFS and reinstalled different version with no luck.
i've gone into the registry and reset the port com values with no luck.
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what i'm trying to do:
Get sprint s3 onto verizon prepaid. i have the following:
samsung gusto 2 (with 60$ of prepaid minutes)- donor phone
verizon fascinate s1 - dmu donor
sprint samsung galaxy s3 (naturally)
and i cant seem to get data to work on the s1 (calls and text work). i tried and tried but i'm having some major issues.
it was this thread's instructions i was following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473141
and this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210240
i'd be very grateful for any input here
thanks
BUMP!!! Please I am having the same issue. I want to flash a Sprint version to Cricket Wireless but the phone has stopped being recognized, it only show up as a com port but there is no actual recognition of the phone by DFS, QPST, even CDMA workshop doesnt connect to it. Please helP
Ok its working for me but I suspect this is just temporary. Ok mine is a sprint s3 so I don't know if this works with other phones but instead of ##diag# I used *#7284# and I also plugged it into another usb port on my comp. I'm pretty sure our problem will occur again but for now it's working.
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Help Pleaseee!!!!!!!!
zen_phones said:
can someone help me with this? I think i've tried just about everything.
Specs:
Sprint samsung galaxy s3 - phone
cdma tools dfs demo version 4.0.0.5 - software
windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
problem:
Dfs seee the 'samsung mobile usb serial port' in the upper window of the port manager, but it does not appear on the 'devices online' portion. I have successfully had those ports appear there, but its like a flash in the pan on and off, and i have successfully flashed the phones but my goal was unsuccessful. Since then dfs has stopped recognizing my s3.
I've put the galaxy into diag mode ##diag# and set it to cdma modem, and dm + modem + adb for usb setting.
I have/had samsung galaxy s3 driver installed as well as generic samsung usb drivers installed.
I've done a combination of uninstalling and reinstalling them with no luck.
I've disabled kies.
I've factory reset the s3 and tried dfs with no luck.
I've uninstalled dfs and reinstalled different version with no luck.
I've gone into the registry and reset the port com values with no luck.
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what i'm trying to do:
Get sprint s3 onto verizon prepaid. I have the following:
Samsung gusto 2 (with 60$ of prepaid minutes)- donor phone
verizon fascinate s1 - dmu donor
sprint samsung galaxy s3 (naturally)
and i cant seem to get data to work on the s1 (calls and text work). I tried and tried but i'm having some major issues.
It was this thread's instructions i was following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473141
and this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210240
i'd be very grateful for any input here
thanks
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so did you get 3g working?? Im stuck at this point. Sprint s2 flashed to verizon with working talk and text. Mc gusto 2 and i need that gin and juice. Lol. Naw.. But help me my friend.... Thanks in advance.
MajorCinema said:
so did you get 3g working?? Im stuck at this point. Sprint s2 flashed to verizon with working talk and text. Mc gusto 2 and i need that gin and juice. Lol. Naw.. But help me my friend.... Thanks in advance.
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Still not working. Try following the thread nevell posted on flashing spring s3 to Page plus. And don't let this signature fool u I'm posting via wifi lol
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Man its working my nerves
zen_phones said:
Still not working. Try following the thread nevell posted on flashing spring s3 to Page plus. And don't let this signature fool u I'm posting via wifi lol
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Already tried it and a million things.
Looks like we all could use an expert here. IS THERE A SPRINT S3 TO VERIZON PREPAID DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?!?!?! HALPPP
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Oh btw on the Sprint s3 when putting it into diag mode I used the pda instead of modem, which is different from what I been doing and from what I understand to be the correct way but it worked for me (this time). And of course under usb settings pick the bottom one.
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bountyboy8
PM me if you're still having the problem with D F S I may be able to help. [email protected]
you guys aren't gonna believe this but this worked for me. i am rarely able to get dfs and my sprint s3 to read on my laptop (i've had luck lately on my desktop...randomly), but i plugged in a usb hub/splittler thing then connected my s3 to that and now its reading and able to write in diag mode LOL.
annndddd its not able to read the port again. this just doesn't happen with DFS it happens with cmda ws and other programs. its a windows thing.
does anyone have a working consistent solution for this?
zen_phones said:
annndddd its not able to read the port again. this just doesn't happen with DFS it happens with cmda ws and other programs. its a windows thing.
does anyone have a working consistent solution for this?
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are you using com port 2 or 3?
try that if you are not.
then open dfs/manage/hit reset system ports.
close dfs but release ports than reopen from app tray and
see if it recognize.
MajorCinema said:
are you using com port 2 or 3?
try that if you are not.
then open dfs/manage/hit reset system ports.
close dfs but release ports than reopen from app tray and
see if it recognize.
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its usually like com 6 or higher. i guess i'll try those. hey are u referring to an older version of dfs as far as resetting port? i remember seeing that on 3.1 or so. i'll go test that out
Hey buddy, I was working on flashing my brand new never-activated S3 and became across the same issue with DFS not recognizing my S3. Here is my 100% working solution!!!
Step By Step. Sprint GS3 Instructions.
1. Put your S3 out of DIAG MODE,
---DIAL##3424#
-Select PDA, MTP + ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
2. Reboot phone.
3. Once your phone is back, put your S3 in DIAG MODE again.
----DIAL ##3424#
Select CDMA MODEM, DM+MODEM+ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
Plug it in, give it a second. And tada, DFS detects your S3 as an online device. I'm guessing Samsung limited the number of times you can plug in your phone and read/write programming settings, to 1 per boot. By the way, I'm working on flashing it to Virgin Mobile USA.
Oh man! I'm gonna run home and try this! Thanks for the response either way!
Hay would u know how to flash the MiFi 2200 to verizon prepaid by any cance?
Alexander243 said:
Hey buddy, I was working on flashing my brand new never-activated S3 and became across the same issue with DFS not recognizing my S3. Here is my 100% working solution!!!
Step By Step. Sprint GS3 Instructions.
1. Put your S3 out of DIAG MODE,
---DIAL##3424#
-Select PDA, MTP + ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
2. Reboot phone.
3. Once your phone is back, put your S3 in DIAG MODE again.
----DIAL ##3424#
Select CDMA MODEM, DM+MODEM+ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
Plug it in, give it a second. And tada, DFS detects your S3 as an online device. I'm guessing Samsung limited the number of times you can plug in your phone and read/write programming settings, to 1 per boot. By the way, I'm working on flashing it to Virgin Mobile USA.
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just got home and tried it...
holy crap it worked! on my desktop comp, but not on my laptop (i think its my laptop).
hey thanks for this. i hope it will work again when/if it starts to not detect it again. but for now im happy as a clam to be able to access it lol. thanks again
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tested again after failing to getting it into devices online, and did what you said and it worked!! looks like you are right about samsung diag allowance per boot. thank you!!!!
Alexander243 said:
Hey buddy, I was working on flashing my brand new never-activated S3 and became across the same issue with DFS not recognizing my S3. Here is my 100% working solution!!!
Step By Step. Sprint GS3 Instructions.
1. Put your S3 out of DIAG MODE,
---DIAL##3424#
-Select PDA, MTP + ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
2. Reboot phone.
3. Once your phone is back, put your S3 in DIAG MODE again.
----DIAL ##3424#
Select CDMA MODEM, DM+MODEM+ADB. Then press back button all the way to homescreen.
Plug it in, give it a second. And tada, DFS detects your S3 as an online device. I'm guessing Samsung limited the number of times you can plug in your phone and read/write programming settings, to 1 per boot. By the way, I'm working on flashing it to Virgin Mobile USA.
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zen_phones said:
tested again after failing to getting it into devices online, and did what you said and it worked!! looks like you are right about samsung diag allowance per boot. thank you!!!!
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I'm glad it worked, and sorry I don't know how to flash the MiFi device.
Whenever you can't get your S3 to work, just repeat the steps.
zen_phones said:
Oh btw on the Sprint s3 when putting it into diag mode I used the pda instead of modem, which is different from what I been doing and from what I understand to be the correct way but it worked for me (this time). And of course under usb settings pick the bottom one.
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Remarkably enough, this worked. I can't stop wondering why on this phone setting Phone Utils to MODEM does not work and PDA works...
Thanks again.
None of you guys are going to like this answer...but it's the truth.
This phone is crap. Period.
You want to know the ONLY real trick to get it to read in CDMA WS, DFS, QPST, etc?
Factory reset. A lot. Then try different cables. Factory reset again. Then a different USB port. Then factory reset AGAIN. And if it still don't work.
You guessed it. Factory reset AGAIN.
Reboot your computer. Factory reset.
The reason is this...the highest percentage of the time, if the phone restarts & is recognized as the same COM port, it will usually not allow any software to connect to it.
I've flashed hundreds of phones...way more than I care to think about, and the SGS3 (Verizon and Sprint) is the absolute most troublesome. It will make you second guess everything, over and over and over again. The Verizon SGS3 holds a special place in my heart as the phone I absolutely hate the most. It used to be the HTC Thunderbolt because you have to reboot after you do damn near anything with diag mode, etc...or LG when you make changes in EPST for mms/data/etc on the handset itself constantly rebooting but NOooooooooooooooo the Verizon SGS3 makes me want to kill it...and the Sprint one is close behind...
They're just quirky. If you can't connect your Sprint one, factory reset it, switch it back to Diag mode & plug it in....you'll almost always connect the first time, unlike the Verizon version which almost always takes multiple resets before it decides to do something. The only thing the posts in this thread that have worked have in common, is that they cause the device to be recognized on a different com port (or as a different device) each time it's restarted.
But, once you make it to the programming phase, WATCH OUT! This thing is FAST and reliable. For added fun, when I do the Sprint ones, I'll also install the SlimRom and OMG...talk/text/data wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee & SlimRom is lightweight & MMS will work without 3rd party apps. FUN!
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androidjunkie71 said:
None of you guys are going to like this answer...but it's the truth.
This phone is crap. Period.
You want to know the ONLY real trick to get it to read in CDMA WS, DFS, QPST, etc?
Factory reset. A lot. Then try different cables. Factory reset again. Then a different USB port. Then factory reset AGAIN. And if it still don't work.
You guessed it. Factory reset AGAIN.
Reboot your computer. Factory reset.
The reason is this...the highest percentage of the time, if the phone restarts & is recognized as the same COM port, it will usually not allow any software to connect to it.
I've flashed hundreds of phones...way more than I care to think about, and the SGS3 (Verizon and Sprint) is the absolute most troublesome. It will make you second guess everything, over and over and over again. The Verizon SGS3 holds a special place in my heart as the phone I absolutely hate the most. It used to be the HTC Thunderbolt because you have to reboot after you do damn near anything with diag mode, etc...or LG when you make changes in EPST for mms/data/etc on the handset itself constantly rebooting but NOooooooooooooooo the Verizon SGS3 makes me want to kill it...and the Sprint one is close behind...
They're just quirky. If you can't connect your Sprint one, factory reset it, switch it back to Diag mode & plug it in....you'll almost always connect the first time, unlike the Verizon version which almost always takes multiple resets before it decides to do something. The only thing the posts in this thread that have worked have in common, is that they cause the device to be recognized on a different com port (or as a different device) each time it's restarted.
But, once you make it to the programming phase, WATCH OUT! This thing is FAST and reliable. For added fun, when I do the Sprint ones, I'll also install the SlimRom and OMG...talk/text/data wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee & SlimRom is lightweight & MMS will work without 3rd party apps. FUN!
If this helped, or was the least bit entertaining, please click "THANKS"!
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I understand your feelings bro. Actually I felt this way before until I finally figured it out, after a lot of hair pulling and gnashing of teeth. When you enter DIAG mode MAKE SURE PDA IS SELECTED, NOT MODEM. Then tap Qualcomm settings and select the option with RMNET. Voila, phone will be seen by ANY programming tool (CDMA Workshop, QPST, DFS). Hope this saves someone from a lot of hair pulling and gnashing of teeth.
From time to time I cannot connect to mobile data, even though 3G shows above the signal triangle. A few solutions that randomly work are to toggle the radio from LTE/CDMA to CDMA only (and then back to LTE), toggle in and out of airplane mode, and the last resort of rebooting. The only method that works consistently is rebooting. Happened again today, and I noticed a few oddities on the phone status page in settings:
- Both IMEI and MEID were shown as "unknown"
- Phone number was visible
- Mobile status shows "connected"
- IP addresses (both IPV4/IPV6) were assigned
Prior to this (for the past 108 or so hours of uptime) all was fine, but in the midst of playing Words with Friends the signal bars grayed out and would not resume the connection. After several trials of my "solutions", I had to reboot. Sure enough, after reboot all was well again, and the IMEI and MEID were again displayed correctly in the phone status page.
As my signature shows, I am stock unrooted. While I have seen that a few individuals somehow wiped out their efs partition during a flash, that doesn't seem to be the case here since all of my info came back upon reboot.
Thoughts?
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Since you're completely stock, try exchanging for a referb with Verizon?
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
I found that reseating the SIM card fixed my triangle (Roaming) issue. May be worth a shot.
I had this same issue. Sudden loss of service. IMEI: unknwon, Phone Number: unknown, etc...
I brought it to VZW to try a new sim. No go. They told be to call Samsung.
They verified that I actually had tried the idiot proof stuff, and confirmed its dead. Still under 1 year manufacturer's warranty. They're paying to mail it back and say they'll repair it, and send it back to me. Here's hoping they don't care that I've been flashing it like crazy for the past 5 months.
myriad46 said:
I had this same issue. Sudden loss of service. IMEI: unknwon, Phone Number: unknown, etc...
I brought it to VZW to try a new sim. No go. They told be to call Samsung.
They verified that I actually had tried the idiot proof stuff, and confirmed its dead. Still under 1 year manufacturer's warranty. They're paying to mail it back and say they'll repair it, and send it back to me. Here's hoping they don't care that I've been flashing it like crazy for the past 5 months.
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Hard to say our problems are related. I am stock unrooted, and as stated in the OP only my IMEI and MEID were unknown. Also came back on reboot. Chances are you killed your efs partition during one of your flashing sessions.
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In the future, if anyones IMEI/MEID is perm-disabled due to whatever reason... my thread found here(Post #2) has info on repairing the Gnex MEID/ESN/IMEI.
This has happened to me recently. I've been flashing *safely* since the G1. Since Jelly Bean flasshing removed my network access. I went through a warranty repair and upon unlocking same problem. If my MEID or ESN is corrupt, I have not figured out how to repair it using Prime's instructions. That's a new world to me.
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In the future, if anyones IMEI/MEID is perm-disabled due to whatever reason... my thread found here(Post #2) has info on repairing the Gnex MEID/ESN/IMEI.
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Autoprime, I did find that thread in my frenzied search to fix my phone. I downloaded the tool in post #2 but was confused how to get my phone connected as a COM port, or converserly, it would not recognize it when I changed the setting to USB. Do I need to put my phone in a particular mode, before that utility will recognize it? Do I have to go through the setup in Post #1 (ETS) prior to using the IMIE writing utility? Thanks.
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Autoprime, I did find that thread in my frenzied search to fix my phone. I downloaded the tool in post #2 but was confused how to get my phone connected as a COM port, or converserly, it would not recognize it when I changed the setting to USB. Do I need to put my phone in a particular mode, before that utility will recognize it? Do I have to go through the setup in Post #1 (ETS) prior to using the IMIE writing utility? Thanks.
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as u said in last sentence... you will have to go thru post 1 steps(only some of them!) to connect to meid tool.
since you guys are on a verizon gnex.. you would need to flash a Sprint rom in order to set the phone into diag mode. i believe most vzw roms have these options left out.. at least stock did.
2 things are required for a successful Ets Diag connection...
1. setting diag mode... this is the *#*#DIAG#*#* menu
2. setting Ets Channel mode to "USB" . This is done in the *#*#DATA#*#* > More > Ets Channel settings.
It MAY be possible to stick with the Verizon rom and use the Sprint Diagnostics App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774503
not sure if it works with VZW roms tho(im a sprint user).
The VIA Ets tool is the equivalent to messing with QPST/QXDM on Qualcomm phones. Just like Qualcomm phones have to be put into diag mode first before connecting to QPST, the Galaxy Nexus has to be set in the right mode as well.
autoprime said:
as u said in last sentence... you will have to go thru post 1 steps(only some of them!) to connect to meid tool.
since you guys are on a verizon gnex.. you would need to flash a Sprint rom in order to set the phone into diag mode. i believe most vzw roms have these options left out.. at least stock did.
2 things are required for a successful Ets Diag connection...
1. setting diag mode... this is the *#*#DIAG#*#* menu
2. setting Ets Channel mode to "USB" . This is done in the *#*#DATA#*#* > More > Ets Channel settings.
It MAY be possible to stick with the Verizon rom and use the Sprint Diagnostics App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774503
not sure if it works with VZW roms tho(im a sprint user).
The VIA Ets tool is the equivalent to messing with QPST/QXDM on Qualcomm phones. Just like Qualcomm phones have to be put into diag mode first before connecting to QPST, the Galaxy Nexus has to be set in the right mode as well.
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Thanks very much for laying that out. Is this something that "just happens"? It seems like (over several months) I flashed 50 - 60 times, radio a few times, changed from CWM to TWRP with no problems and then in the middle of the day, I just lose signal.
Could it be a hardware issue? I read somewhere that a modem in a phone got fried and caused the same thing.
myriad46 said:
Thanks very much for laying that out. Is this something that "just happens"? It seems like (over several months) I flashed 50 - 60 times, radio a few times, changed from CWM to TWRP with no problems and then in the middle of the day, I just lose signal.
Could it be a hardware issue? I read somewhere that a modem in a phone got fried and caused the same thing.
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i mean.. in my experience it comes with messing with the phone.. the EFS etc. could be from a bad flash.. but yes it could be hardware... or theres even a small chance its just random. youd have to look at the factors leading up to the issue for the best guess.
overall tho.. outside of messing with the efs/NV.. its kinda weird for it just just to happen.. id consider that very rare.
UPDATE: sent back to Samsung. They replace the main board under warranty. Works like a charm now.
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Missing MEID/IMEI no service but internet is working.
I've been searching high and low and have came across various forums that are related to my problem but I'm still not sure if its the problem I have
or what to do exactly. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with VZW, rooted, running a custom ROM (CM10), Android version 4.1.2 JZO54K. My
service got disconnected and when I paid to get it reconnected I get an empty signal triangle and sometimes an R above it (roaming). My internet
works oddly enough but I'm unable to receive/make calls or text messages. My status reflects; Network: searching for service; Service state: out of
service; Mobile network state: disconnected; MEID: unknown; IMEI: unknown. Before my phone was disconnected it was working fine, please
help!!!
If you did some backups time to time and if you have backup of data folder, inside of data folder you should have folder radio. Inside the radio folder should have data.bin file and data.md5. In my case they was original data files of my phone and after their copy to factory folder ot restore my IMEI.
I hope that helps.
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Yeah unfortunately I never did... any other suggestions??? Or am I at a lost???
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Hello I just traded my evo 4g lte for the gs3!! im super happy but I installed the drivers and still when I plug the phone into my pc its says hardwear id not found.. windows cant find bla bla.. Im new to samsung how can i fix this?? Did I get burnt? Thanks ok this is what it says.. Hardwear id missing.. Windows cannot id the device plugged into the samsung mobile usb composite device? And i installed the drivers
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Hi, I had a similar problem where my gs3 wouldn't show up as an mtp device on my win 7 laptop even tho it had b4 & even after going thru the whole driver reinstall process.
I almost gave up after googling the hell out of this issue, but then I happened upon a post somewhere recommending to shut the phone down, pull the battery out, & then replace it/turn it back on.
Alas, this did the trick. Don't know what caused it or why this worked but it wasn't just dumb luck, it fixed the problem.
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