[Q] ##8778# not working for me - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I'm sure this has been answered before, but I searched for 2 hours and couldn't find the answer. so anyways, I just got my phone and I want to flash it to boost(they charge $70-$80 here), but I can't even get it into diag mode using ##8778#. when i try it just acts like you're dialing a phone number. When I tried to read out the info with cdma workshop, it wouldn't read and I can't even locate the com port(using windows 7 64 bit). I checked device manager and ports don't even show up. I went into bios and I couldn't locate anyway to check to see if they were enabled, I guess it's not an option on my computer. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Use the el29 or ff18 temporary boot method. I am on my phone ATM, so no links, but Google works OK. Qbking did a video a while back about it. It lets you pout phone in temporary el29 state so you can use diag mode.
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First make sure you are in the stock dialer because it wont work with other dialer and try ##3424# and select all.
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##3424# (diag)

I had the same issue with one of my phones when trying to flash it to metro. Couldn't find a work around so I flashed a stock rom and that eventually worked.

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I cannot root my phone PERIOD!!!

I don't know what else to do...
1st USB debugging is ON
I've tried using oneclickoot on my PC, and on my mac. I get the message Phone is not connected....
I've also tried that Bonsai Unlocker and the program cannot communicate with the phone.... so I bought a highly rated new data micro usb cable.
Guess what? I get the message Phone is not connected still on my MAC, PC and Bonsai unlocker.... WTH????
Now what?
Would a Data Factory Reset be of any help?
Install the Samsung drivers, if they are already installed re-install them.
This.
Make sure you unisntall them
Reboot
Re install them ...
Reboot
then try and Root ....
Keep trying with different ports ....
Turn off anti-virus. It may be seeing it as a threat.
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If it says phone is nor connected then its the drivers. The computer didn't recognize the phone.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
Yeah took me awhile. had to use my buddies evo cord and tried a bunch of different ports. tried his mac. his mac book and my desktop. I still cannot connect to my pc i just got lucky that one time to root. The one time it worked i dialed ##8778# and switched back an forth to PDA and modem on both the usb and uart. It was probably just a coincidence.
I had the same issue, it ended up being a defective phone of all things. 2 diffrent computers could not see it (osx and xp), nor read the sd card.
When I got my ec05 replacement, the getprop msl method didn't work either. I had to use the log method and go into the data menu and it popped up in a log for me.
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But it's not even connecting on a MAC and I don't need drivers for Mac....
This can't just be drivers for windows.... the phone gets connected.... I can navigate the folders and all, copy files and such it's just the root that's not working for some weird reason.
I can also navigate the phone folders on a Mac, but again the root through a Mac wont work...
I bought a Blackberry cable, but I read the reviews and a lot of people recommended for Android devices as well..
What one click are you using?
I'm using the latest 3.1.0.1 and I've also tried the previous one can't remember the version from the top of my head now...
I'm telling you.... I'm giving up...
I just won't work... I don't know what else to try...
Maybe I'll buy and HTC and call it the day!!
i was having the same problem with 3.1 i had to use 3.0.2.5 then i flashed the new one... ill put a link for you u when i find it
I want to try a hard reset but i cant see my msl number using the conectbot and getprop commamd...
Is there another way to get it???
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Getting your SPC\MSL
There is many possible ways to get your MSL for your Epic 4g.
1. If you still a Sprint customer you can call Sprint and ask for the MSL of your Epic, this is the most easy way to get it but not all CS representatives will give you the code.
2. Search and install “ConnectBot” from the Android Market, open the app, in the small dropdown box on the bottom left that says “SSH”, click and select “local” instead and on the “nickname” box put “Android” and hit Enter. On the new black screen with the “$” type “getprop ril.MSL”, you will get your 6 digit code, if that doesn’t work, reboot the device and try again. If it still doesn’t work type only “getprop” in this case you will get a very large command output scroll up and down and look where it says {ril.MSL}: {xxxxxx} the 6 digit number is your MSL
3. By using ADB, send “adb shell getprop ril.MSL” or “adb shell getprop” if the 2nd command is used you will need to look for the {ril.MSL} output
stolen from Leviuqse how to prl update
Thanks for the instructions...
I tried the hard reset and tried to root again and no success..
Tried 2 cables, 2 usb ports on my mac and 2 software... oneclick and bonsai unlocker.
I give up. There must be something wrong with this stupid pohone..
Thanks for all the help guys...
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u can always try to put ur phone in download mode and odin clean kernal it has a tar file that istall the kernal and gives u root access and cm 3.1.0.1
(Reflashd my phone. Upgraded computer had same trouble put it in download mode it installed more drivers and then it let me root ty that)
teco2010 said:
Thanks for the instructions...
I tried the hard reset and tried to root again and no success..
Tried 2 cables, 2 usb ports on my mac and 2 software... oneclick and bonsai unlocker.
I give up. There must be something wrong with this stupid pohone..
Thanks for all the help guys...
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Do you have the ability to try a non-mac. They aren't known for playing nice. Plenty of people have had luck bringing their phone back. I'm kind of one the refusing to believe you have a strange phone that really doesn't want to work.
I've tried several times on my pc as well. Will try again tomorrow since i did a hard reset today and see what happens..
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teco2010 said:
I've tried several times on my pc as well. Will try again tomorrow since i did a hard reset today and see what happens..
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Take the battery and sd out and leave it alone for a day or 2. As hard as it sounds, people have had major luck.
Shadowbl4ze said:
put it in download mode it installed more drivers and then it let me root
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Try this. When you put your device in download mode it does install additional drivers.
Power phone off wait for the vibrate to tell you it is off
open keyboard hold down the 1 key and hit power
should come up to yellow triangle with a droid shoveling
In order to install drivers properly you may need to disconnect and reconnect the phone from the cable several times. And make sure any security programs aren't flagging the root program files as dangerous. That includes not only AV programs but some firewall-type ones too (like Comodo).

[Q] VZW CDMA Galaxy Nexus DIAG Mode

Does anyone happen to know the command to enter DIAG mode? So that I can get a com port to enter my settings using QPST or CDMA Workshop.
blueagewizard said:
Does anyone happen to know the command to enter DIAG mode? So that I can get a com port to enter my settings using QPST or CDMA Workshop.
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I looked at the store and couldn't find a quick way to do it. No phoneutil.
Anyways just purchased one, so I'll keep looking.
im still trying too, its not easy to do like most phones would be
*#*#4636#*#* pulls up testing mode if thats what you're looking for.
that doesnt help us any plus all lte phones have that, that's a given
Played around with USB tethering and thought it might bring up a modem or com port. No luck there.
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*#*#4636#*#* pulls up testing mode if thats what you're looking for.
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can this be used to force the phone into evdo only rather than ehrpd?
Someone that owns one PM me and I will help to get diag. I want to get diag on this thing but do not have one.
i tried to use ##8778#,**87284
but they r didn't work!
if you geta,please share it to me. thanks
After some research I've found so far
Calendar Debug Receiver - 225
Email Broadcast Receiver - 36245
RlzDebugBroadcast - 759
Checkin - 2432546
Reboot - 947322243
System Update Service - 46
- 7867
Gtalk Diagnostics - 8255
TestingSettings - 4636
Enable - 8351
Disable - 8350
RTN_View - 786
PhoneDataService - 66236 (OMADM?)
My gn froze today. Before I pulled the battery I wanted to try ad reboot. When I plugged it into my PC it started loading drivers its never installed before. One driver was for a modem (not the one for USB tether). There were 2 more drivers trying to load, but I pulled the battery and don't remember their description.
If my phone freezes again I will get more details.
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I own a Galaxy Nexus if anyone has any questions. Lets get this thing into diag mode!
crackers8199 said:
can this be used to force the phone into evdo only rather than ehrpd?
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Theoretically, but it does not work/stick.
Edit: It didn't for me anyway.
So has anyone had any luck yet? I just got this phone and was hoping to flash it to metro but I cant get it into DIAG. I was thinking that maybe we could put phoneutils back into the system through a rom or something like that?
VIA chipset... Not Qualcomm. You'd have to use diff. software than QPST / CDMA WS as well.
Hi I am not sure about the VZW galaxy nexus Biyi definitely got into diag mode on the sprint galaxy nexus via *#*#3424#*#*, I'm the past though with Samsung devices VZW and sprint differ. The main problem I had was that once plugged into a USB port there are no appropriate VIA diag drivers.
Drivers are here: http://www.mydroidfiles.com/downloads/TBH/SamsungFlashingUtility.7z
I "restored" my VZW GNex to the sprint build with the posted CWM stock sprint files and was able to access this menu as well as *#*#3282#*#* & *#*#000000#*#* (000000 is vzw msl). I was able to load the modem drivers but I do not see a Diag device looking for drivers.
Using the SamsungPSTLite app in the above archive I was able to "see" some QPST style data but it does not look editable.
VPST is used by others to edit via chipsets. I do not have a copy of this though so am still on the hunt. Wanted to pass along what I have found so far.
-saridnour
Someone posted information about VPST here...
http://www.cricketusers.com/request...atosphere-full-flash-cricket-2.html#post54139
Well I poked around and found a few things with the tool, but I made the mistake and hit a write by accident and looks to have corrupted my nvram. My MEID is now blank as well as all data in settings -> about. Sadly I can no longer use the *# codes above to get back into a mode (corrupt nv??) that I can restore what I had earlier backed up So heed this as a warning and if you have any ideas to correct this please let me know. My device works fine outside of the above and no connection to a carrier..
I ODIN'ed to factory and retraced my above steps.. ultimatley flashing CWM back to the same sprint software I had backed up but still no hidden menu commnads *# other than: *#06# shows no MEID and *#*#4636#*#* pulls up its usual as it did on the default vzw build).
Anyone know how to force a dialup modem connection other that the *#diag command? or a tool to force the *# commands? Or better yet another way to restore default nv settings?
-saridnour
Did you try *#*#33284#*#* ? You need your MSL though.

A few questions on flashing to Boost

I have an epic sitting at home that is useless as of right now because I no longer have a plan through sprint for it. I have a samsung replenish that I am using right now with Boost, and I am considering making it a donor phone and flashing the Epic over to Boost. Having this little thing really makes me realize just how awsome those Super AMOLED displays are. Anyway, I have a few questions before getting neck deep in this little endevour. First off, I don't want to be stuck on Eclair, but as I understand a Factory reset is necessary to get the 3G working, I read that people were abale to flash to Froyo using a few tricks, I was just wondering if the same works for Gingerbread. If anyone is running a Boost Epic on GB I would like to know how it is working out. Also, once the phone is flashed to said version of Android, can I just flash any rom on top of it through CMW without having to make tweaks?
And finally, I can not get either the Replenish or the Epic to read on CDMA Workshop, I have tried debug, non-debug, and diag modes and any combination, I have tried reading the phones in recovery mode, I have rebooted, restarted, unplugged, switched cables and ports....nothing...the phones both show up as modems and have their ports listed in device manager, but they absolutely refuse to show up, if anyone has any tricks that they could share regarding this issue it would be much oblidged
I know it's a lot but I figured I would try and cover all of my questions in one thread rather than making a bunch of seperate ones. BTW I have been researching for 2 days now, if there is something obvious that I missed, I apologize in advance, but I have tried other methods of resolution before creating this thread...Thanks in advance for any advice that you guys can offer...
We have a guide on here did you consult that? And I know that there is an alternative carrier fix for cm9 so you "could" get that puppy on android 4.0 =]. As for the computer not detecting... did you install the mobile drivers for the phones? I think you might need to if you haven't. I know when odining you need those I suppose the same for cdma workshop. Hope this helps at all =]. if you need the guide ill link it here.
Flashing Epic 4g to Boost Mobile Guide.
In this guide he is using the incognito but as long as you have a cdma phone to use as a donor phone you should be fine. If you havnet installed the drivers for either phones then this is most likely your issue. Also according to the guide you CAN flash other ROMs. The only thing that needs to be tweaked is the sms settings.
Yeah, I have looked at the guide, I was hoping to clarify on the few items that I wasn't clear on. I have installed the drivers for both phones and Odin does infact recognize each one, I use it to verify the Com ports that the phones are on...i'm baffled :/
After hours more of trying...and researching..I still can not get past the initial step of getting cdma to read my phones...either of them. Is there a section on this forum for requesting services? I dont care if I have to pay to get it done, I want my epic on boost...
bugzy3188 said:
After hours more of trying...and researching..I still can not get past the initial step of getting cdma to read my phones...either of them. Is there a section on this forum for requesting services? I dont care if I have to pay to get it done, I want my epic on boost...
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I doubt it... but who knows. I dont see why they wont detect. They should if you have the drivers installed... maybe try just having one of the phones drivers installed at once... which ever phone you have to start off with have that phones drivers installed only. so unistall both then install just one that you need then unistall that one when the other one needs to be used... and you might want to reboot in between driver installations. drivers can be very picky. Or you could try another computer...
I'll give it a shot, its something new at least...I will post my results when I am done..
bugzy3188 said:
I'll give it a shot, its something new at least...I will post my results when I am done..
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I know some having success doing this because they had their epic touch and epic 4g drivers installed once they unistalled both and just installed the epic 4g the computer would recognize it.
tried uninstalling all samsung mobile drivers and installing the drivers for each phone by themselves, still nothing...I am downloading a new set of drivers now, they are generic Samsung mobile drivers.I'm not expecting much but its all I got at this point...
bugzy3188 said:
tried uninstalling all samsung mobile drivers and installing the drivers for each phone by themselves, still nothing...I am downloading a new set of drivers now, they are generic Samsung mobile drivers.I'm not expecting much but its all I got at this point...
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HMM i know which samsung drivers work great for the epic but i think you need device specific drivers for the replenish.
32 and 64 bit Drivers I know the drivers here work great and i have used them with every epic i've rooted... I just learned that the drivers im linking you to work for the replenish .
awesome, I am trying them as we speak...
ah crap, those were the same drivers that I downloaded for the Replenish, still a no go...the fact that neither phone works would tell me its on the PC end, and drivers would be the number one suspect, but alas...they just aren't making a difference in my results..
bugzy3188 said:
ah crap, those were the same drivers that I downloaded for the Replenish, still a no go...the fact that neither phone works would tell me its on the PC end, and drivers would be the number one suspect, but alas...they just aren't making a difference in my results..
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Yeah you might need to try another computer. The usb ports could be bad/out on that one depending on how old it is. Or it could be the usb cable as well you'd be amazed at how much trouble is cause by those. Have you tried a brand new blackberry cable? those are the best cables at getting things recognized. What i dont get is that odin will COM the phone.... and this is in download mode right?
no, it coms both phones in debug mode, I have a few blackberry cables lying around that I have picked up on Amazon that I bought for Odin. Thats what kind of has me scratching my head too. It is an older laptop though, Id say about 4 years old, running windows 7 x64...I have checked QPCT as well just to see if it recognizes the phones and it doesnt either, so I guess it's some issue with my com port's compatibility with the mobile phone software....I will see if I can get away with doing this at work tomorrow, it may be tricky but my boss is old and senile lol
Well I tried it at work with no luck yet, which just leaves human error in to play...not sure what though, I've covered all of the options that I have come across. The replenish I could understand, but the Epic is documented to work just fine with CMDA WS...I just don't get it...
A couple things to try...
1. Connect the phone in normal mode (so it asks mass storage, etc) and let the drivers install.
2. Unplug, turn on USB debugging (Settings -> applictaions -> Development), plug the phone in and let it install ADB driver
3. With phone plugged in switch to dialer and hit ##8778#, then switch USB from PDA to Modem. Your PC should install another driver (Diag port).
Make sure you leave the Epic on this screen while accessing it via CDMAWS or any other program that uses the diag port.
I had major issues with the Epic, but that sequence finally got everything working. I still need to plug the phone in before enabling the diag port, otherwise stupid things happen.
This was all with an XP computer (three actually, before I figured out all the correct steps).
Thanks, I'll try that when I get home, I actually haven't tried putting it in diag mode while plugged in yet, I have always put it in diag and connected it...heres hoping..
ok, I finally got the replenish to connect, I found a way to root it and that worked like a charm....the epic however is still a no go...rooted running CWM 5, in diag mode, switched to modem, recognized as a modem....but still..failed...phone does not answer...any other suggestions guys?
Needs download mode not diag mode whatever that is... hold the 1 on the keyboard and the power button (yellow triangle) make sure is not in modem mode and you must flash the kernel from mkasick for ei22 search in xda "epic 4g gb kernel source" should me the first thread (ei22) kernel source with keyfix. Scroll to the bottom and find the gb3a.tar this is what you odin before cwm5 and it should stick. Then you can flash an su.zip and your done.
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Needs download mode not diag mode whatever that is... hold the 1 on the keyboard and the power button (yellow triangle) make sure is not in modem mode and you must flash the kernel from mkasick for ei22 search in xda "epic 4g gb kernel source" should me the first thread (ei22) kernel source with keyfix. Scroll to the bottom and find the gb3a.tar this is what you odin before cwm5 and it should stick. Then you can flash an su.zip and your done.
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I was on EL30, which from my understanding worked as well. I flashed the gb3a and I am rooted with CWM and I installed SU, I just still can't get cdmaws to see the phone...I tried fix permissions, in CWM, not even sure what that does, but I tried it...i'm desperate lol. I have tried tether mode, switching ports, attempting while in recovery, and I get nadda....EL30 was what I had factory reset to, are you saying that I should flash back to ei22 for cdma or were you saying to do that to get it rooted?
No my appologies I, just read you rooted correctly. I'm not sure why it refuses to recognize the epic. Other than a better cable, or different usb port. I dunno. That or there is gunk in the epics usb port or in the computers. Should be in modem mode I'm assuming if your messing with the phoney. Stuff ='[ sorry.
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[Q] Used the GS3 QCom Toolkit on JB won't boot

I was rooting a Sprint S3 phone and I looked at the description on the toolkit and it said it was jellybean compatible so I thought what the hell. I am stuck now with it starting up and only going to a black screen, but the sound of it starting is in the background. Other people in the thread had this issue and have given ways to fix it, but for some reason my computer can't recognize the phone anymore in usb so I can't transfer files to it, but odin3 is able to do whatever it wants.
So I am just wondering if someone could help me restore it to working condition. I have searched around and checked the ways other people did it, but I can't transfer to the phone.
Can you get into download mode? Sounds maybe bricked. Does ODIN recognize it at all?
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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yeah odin was able to recognize it and I was able to restore it with a tar. Thank you guys for helping out though
I began with the QCom toolkit, however I did not proceed because the serial number of my device never showed up on the QCom main menu as it stated it should. Everything else seemed ok, but the missing serial number made me suspicious.
I ended up using Odin to push CWM instead (a process I am very familiar with coming from the Epic4G) and then I used the team Epic root zip.
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Every time I try to read device for flashing, software freezes. What gives?

Hi! I'm using both Basic Flasher and CDMAdevterm to try to flash my galaxy note 2 to PagePlus. I've used these tools before to successfully flash my LG G2 to PagePlus.
The problem happens when I try to read the devices.
1) Drivers are installed (and reinstalled)
2) Device is in developer mode
3) USB debugging is enabled
4) I type ##3424# on the com pad, set it to CDMA Modem, and qualcomm USB settings to either MTP + ADB or DM + MODEM + ADB.
5) I connect to the device (two com ports are listed, I've tried both)
6) I Try to read, and the software crashed, using either tool.
Any advice for me here? I'm really scratching my head on this one, even after rooting around in support threads looking for answers.
I use dfs tools to flash the note 2 and it worked great. Maybe give it a try. A quick google search will get you a link. The trail (free version) is all you need.
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jlmancuso said:
I use dfs tools to flash the note 2 and it worked great. Maybe give it a try. A quick google search will get you a link. The trail (free version) is all you need.
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I've tried that, I cannot get it to connect properly. All the fields that should fill in with information about the phone say CPS NA. Any advice?
I've put the phone in Diagnostics mode using ##3424#, set it to CDMA MODEM, and qualcomm settings are on DM + MODEM + ADB.
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I've tried that, I cannot get it to connect properly. All the fields that should fill in with information about the phone say CPS NA. Any advice?
I've put the phone in Diagnostics mode using ##3424#, set it to CDMA MODEM, and qualcomm settings are on DM + MODEM + ADB.
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Performing a factory reset solved the issue. I have new issues now, though. The cycle of tech and troubleshooter continues!

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