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##DATA# Menu

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MikeBrWade said:
Is there a manual or an explanation of what each of the settings does?
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dude.....why would you put this in development...really
post in qa

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MikeBrWade said:
Is there a manual or an explanation of what each of the settings does?
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I hate useing this cop out, but if you need a user guide for editing these functions then you really don't need to be messing with stuff in there. If you're told to change something.. make that one change and get out of that menu.. other than that you can google each setting to find out what they do if you REALLY must know.
This is one of the only places on a phone that if you screw mess with stuff you can brick your phone
... well maybe brick isn't the correct term... you'll go from smartphone to pda if you change the wrong thing, and it is very easy to change the wrong thing.
an RUU will not fix what you **** with in there. just an FYI.

can someone do me a favor, some else in another forum told me to change some settings, which i believe fck my phone can you guys check if under wimax, your guys NAI adress is the same as your Wimax MAC adress plz thank you

jonathaflores said:
can someone do me a favor, some else in another forum told me to change some settings, which i believe fck my phone can you guys check if under wimax, your guys NAI adress is the same as your Wimax MAC adress plz thank you
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Yes, it is the same.
Always be prudent in knowing "what" you're changing and "why". May prevent / lessen future problems.

johnsongrantr said:
I hate useing this cop out, but if you need a user guide for editing these functions then you really don't need to be messing with stuff in there. If you're told to change something.. make that one change and get out of that menu.. other than that you can google each setting to find out what they do if you REALLY must know.
This is one of the only places on a phone that if you screw mess with stuff you can brick your phone
... well maybe brick isn't the correct term... you'll go from smartphone to pda if you change the wrong thing, and it is very easy to change the wrong thing.
an RUU will not fix what you **** with in there. just an FYI.
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Is that legitimately true? I don't think that it is. If you bork something inside the Data menu, as long as you can get back to the phone (pda since it is supposedly bricked), wouldn't all you have to do is type in ##786# (##RTN#), hit menu, and hit reset with your MSL? I believe that would fix all of the items you screw with in the data menu. I could be incorrect though.

bpdamas said:
Is that legitimately true? I don't think that it is. If you bork something inside the Data menu, as long as you can get back to the phone (pda since it is supposedly bricked), wouldn't all you have to do is type in ##786# (##RTN#), hit menu, and hit reset with your MSL? I believe that would fix all of the items you screw with in the data menu. I could be incorrect though.
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That will useally work, but I've even seen forced provisioning on your ESN to fail in the past.
I'm sure there is stuff in there that will fix, but I doubt it will fix everything.
As a rule of thumb though, I'd suggest not even going in there unless you know what you know what you're doing.

johnsongrantr said:
That will useally work, but I've even seen forced provisioning on your ESN to fail in the past.
I'm sure there is stuff in there that will fix, but I doubt it will fix everything.
As a rule of thumb though, I'd suggest not even going in there unless you know what you know what you're doing.
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I would agree to that. You should never attempt anything unless you know what you're doing. Unless of course you are fully prepared to face the consequences.

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Nice thank you for posting that info.
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How I flashed my Evo OFF Boost and fixed the MEID

EDIT: found out that though the method I wrote up here works fine, there is a simpler way. I'm leaving the original post because I learned a lot about my phone in the process and maybe someone else would want to as well.
EASY WAY:
unroot your phone and return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
hard reset (from hboot) and it resets everything to stock
when you call in to sprint to activate they will have you do this: ##yourmslcode# and enter your MDN and MSID
BAM!!! you're all done
I bought an Evo on craigslist cheap. The MEID on the phone was good. The one stored IN the phone was not a Sprint MEID. Also, all the settings for MMS, data, etc were changed and unusable on Sprint. The Sprint store told me I was screwed and the local cell store wanted to charge me $100.00 to fix it. I spent close to 20 hours on forums trying to figure out how to fix it. The answers I got were conflicting, and people were generally not helpful with comments like RTFM and accusations of doing illegal stuff. So, I decided I would share what worked for me to save the next guy from the same anguish.
This tutorial will probably suck so don't ***** at me if it does, at least I'm trying to help. Also don't look to me for help or blame me if you break something I AM NOT AN EXPERT. That said here you go:
#1. Download needed software:
HTCDiagDrivers
QPST_2_7_Build355
QXDM31136
#2. Root Phone
Follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
(make sure you use a Sense based rom not AOSP)
#3. Get MSL Code
Connect phone to internet via WiFi
Go to Market on your phone
Install "MSL Reader"
Run it and write down the code
#4 Install and Setup Downloaded Software
Install QPST
Open QPST Configuration from start menu
Click on "Ports" tab
Click on "Add New Port"
In the field "Port" enter "COM4" (THE PORT ON YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE DIFFERENT. COM5, COM6, ETC)
In the field "Port Label" name it. I called it "Evo"
Click "OK" and exit
Install QXDM
****My computer (Win7) had issues installing these automatically. This is what I had to do to get it installed:
-extract zip
-Put Evo in Diag mode ##3424#
-plug in Evo
-go to "Device Manager"
-find the Evo (you should see it with a "!" by it)
-right click it and select "Update Drivers"
-click "Browse my computer for driver software"
-click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
-click "Have Disk"
-browse to the location of the extracted "HTCDiagDrivers" folder and select the driver
-click "OK" and let it install
#5 Make your MEID writable:
Follow this tutorial Steps 1-5:
***The following thread doesn't explain Step 1 (flashing the radio) so I will tell you how
(1)RADIO
-download radio 2.05.00.06.10
-(DO NOT EXTRACT) copy to your phone's micro SD card
-reboot into recovery
-select "flash zip from sd card"
-choose the radio you copied to your card
-reboot
http://cdmagurus.com/forum/showthre...id-on-the-Evo/page7?highlight=clone+evo+boost
Immediately follow on to the next step
#6 Write Your MEID
(I initially tried another command found in this and then in a different post and could not get the MEID to stick after a reboot so this is what I did)
Copy the MEID(hex) from the back of your Evo underneath the battery
Put Evo I Daig mode ##3424#
Plug Evo into computer via USB
Open QXDM from start menu
Go to "Options" > "Communications"
Click the drop down menu next to "Target Port"
Select "COM4" (or 5,6,etc)
Click "OK"
In the field "Command" enter: "RequestNVItemWrite meid 0x&&&&&&&&&&&" replacing the "&"s with MEID from the back of your phone
Exit QXDM
Reboot Evo
#7 Restore provider settings for data, mms, and such:
***Call Sprint to activate your new phone. Probably best you don't tell them your issues. I didn't do the programming as they had told me but I said I had. This may or may not be important, but is what worked for me. Write down your MSID when they tell you it.
Enter EPST from the dialer ##3282#
Select "Edit"
Enter you MSL code
Select "Advanced"
Select "MSID"
Enter the MSID Sprint gave you
Hit menu
Select "Commit Modifications"
Let phone reboot
Enter EPST from dialer: ##3282#
Select "Edit"
Enter your MSL code
Select "Data Profile"
Press menu button
Select "Restore"
Phone will reboot and run a bunch of stuff. Let it run until it gets to "Checking for Firmware Update" press cancel (might not be important but it's what I did just because I didn't know if it would mess up my "rooted" ROM)
#8 Flash back to stock or the ROM of your choosing and enjoy your Evo!
If this How-To was unclear or I left something out let me know. I know there are many methods and I don't suggest this is the best, only what worked for me.
Here is a link to a similar thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937652
It doesn't deal with anything having to do with MEID but might be helpful

This will work with all evo's or only ones with older Hboots and older partitions?
Thanks
Oh, and I do believe you but your name makes it a bit harder to, LOL.

cordell12 said:
This will work with all evo's or only ones with older Hboots and older partitions?
Thanks
Oh, and I do believe you but your name makes it a bit harder to, LOL.
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I don't know what it will work on.
The Evo I did says hw v 0003 in settings > about phone
When I vol down + power on it says:
supersonic evt2-3 ship s-off
hboot-2.10.0001
radio-2.05.00.06.10
Before doing this I had updated everything hoping it would somehow fix it. (radio/nv/etc except) and had flashed CM7RC2, myn's warm, and several others just to play with it. I read some that someone with hwv4 having issues downgrading radio but that might have been user error. Also, from what I understand you can zero out the MEID to make it writable (Step#5) using other methods without having to downgrade the radio. This is simply what worked for me.

nice write up

untruestory said:
The answers I got were conflicting, and people were generally not helpful with comments like RTFM and accusations of doing illegal stuff..
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Because it is illegal what you're doing.

To the OP, in step #5, you mention about changing the radio. What is the purpose of this? What if the device has a more recent radio? Thanks!
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mbg19 said:
Because it is illegal what you're doing.
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no... the person who ported it OFF of sprint was the one breaking the law. he was doing the right thing and porting the phone BACK to sprint.

heldunder said:
no... the person who ported it OFF of sprint was the one breaking the law. he was doing the right thing and porting the phone BACK to sprint.
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Cloning an esn either way is wrong, if you break into security of a bank to return stolen money, you still broke into a bank just with good intentions, may be a bad metaphor but you should get the point, cloning both ways is illegal

gpz1100 said:
To the OP, in step #5, you mention about changing the radio. What is the purpose of this? What if the device has a more recent radio? Thanks!
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From what I understand from reading the refrenced thread it has something to do with the trick used to make the MEID writable or it will not work.
mbg19 said:
Because it is illegal what you're doing.
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I think you misread something somewhere.
iitreatedii said:
Cloning an esn either way is wrong, if you break into security of a bank to return stolen money, you still broke into a bank just with good intentions, may be a bad metaphor but you should get the point, cloning both ways is illegal
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I'm not going to get into this ridiculously played out debate and really it's off topic. If you can link to an actual government site that clearly states editing the MEID for such purposes is illegal or cases of actual criminal prosecution please post links.
Repairing the MEID is not like breaking into a bank to return money. That's absurd. It's like restoring the VIN on a car or ID# on a car stereo (which btw if have a car stereo you bought from some guy in the state of WI and it doesn't have a serial number it's a $500 fine just for having it in your possession even if there's no evidence it was ever stolen) If I had repaired the serial # on the stereo do you think I would have gotten a fine for fixing it? Don't be silly

This is nj, if you need more you can look yourself, close thread, http://www.romingerlegal.com/new_jersey/appellate/a4869-96.opn.html
untruestory said:
From what I understand from reading the refrenced thread it has something to do with the trick used to make the MEID writable or it will not work.
I think you misread something somewhere.
I'm not going to get into this ridiculously played out debate and really it's off topic. If you can link to an actual government site that clearly states editing the MEID for such purposes is illegal or cases of actual criminal prosecution please post links.
Repairing the MEID is not like breaking into a bank to return money. That's absurd. It's like restoring the VIN on a car or ID# on a car stereo (which btw if have a car stereo you bought from some guy in the state of WI and it doesn't have a serial number it's a $500 fine just for having it in your possession even if there's no evidence it was ever stolen) If I had repaired the serial # on the stereo do you think I would have gotten a fine for fixing it? Don't be silly
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iitreatedii said:
This is nj, if you need more you can look yourself, close thread, http://www.romingerlegal.com/new_jersey/appellate/a4869-96.opn.html
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From the link:
The end-result of this process is the creation of two telephones, the original and a "clone," that carry the same telephone number and serial number.
That is not what is going on here. The OP is not cloning, there are not two phones with the same number. I don't see anything wrong (morally or legally) with this.
OP = Good write up, and while it does not apply to me, I see how this can be useful to the Evo community.

Thanks iitreatedii for the link it was very informative but I think you missed the point.
Thank you rugedraw for clarifying.

oh lord no please no more talk of all this illegal esn business im going to throw gasoline on my computer and burn it down i have to hide all the evidence and claw my own eyes out for seeing this. i have a htc hero a epic 4g touch pro 2 and lg optimus all on boost with the same number if you catch my drift

LOL...that's too funny! I think people on here sometimes get carried away with what's illegal and what isn't. I know I might be going off topic but I remember when I had an iPhone back in the day and I mentioned to someone that I jailbroke it and they were like OMFG, that's illegal....you'll go to jail!!....I seriously doubt that the government is going to waste time and money going after ONE SINGLE person that jailbroke/cloned an esn or whatever......in these cases you read about how someone got locked up for doing such a thing it was because A. they were stealing someone's information/money or B. they got greedy and started running a craigslist/ebay business out of their mom's basement........SO LIKE jay said....let's cool it on the whole illegal/legal deal......no one has to burn a computer down or burn their fingerprints or change their names and move to mexico....ALRIGHT?!..lol...All the OP was trying to do was save someone the headache of researching the damn info themselves!
You either let the kid post it on here or it gets posted on some other forum....either way, the information WILL BE OUT THERE!

There are plenty of threads about the legalities out there. I'll say this and lets let it go:
1) although prosecution is extremely rare and most references to laws about it are out-dated altering an esn IS illegal.
2) people that get off telling other people that everything is illegal are probably just acting out because their parents didn't hug them enough growing up.
3) it is against forum rules because the forum can get in trouble because it is illegal.
4) REPAIRING the esn is not illegal and not against forum rules.
5) the topic of this thread involves REPAIRING the esn, not altering it.
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i think the main issue here is that by showing someone how to "undo" it that person can easily figure out how to "do" it. it is a PITA to find all this info but by posting it here people who steal phones...(bastards) can have easy access by searching a few keywords.
i don't think it's wrong but this info could fall into the wrong hands and that would make my evo a target.

it's just like when I had my 88 VW GTI there is a easy way to break into one just jab a screwdriver through the door right below the handle and jiggle it. well I read about this on a website selling reinforced steel plates that you weld inside the door to prevent this.
the point is, you are empowering people by giving them the tools they need to change or clone an esn/meid. for good or for evil
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thedudejdog said:
i think the main issue here is that by showing someone how to "undo" it that person can easily figure out how to "do" it. it is a PITA to find all this info but by posting it here people who steal phones...(bastards) can have easy access by searching a few keywords.
i don't think it's wrong but this info could fall into the wrong hands and that would make my evo a target.
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Keep in mind that this write up is somewhat advanced, not every thief out there has any idea of what to do with the phone in order to make it 'usable'... all they want is cash. Note that there is high risk of bricking the device as well (since the procedure requires to mess up with the weakness of the EVO: its radio)
Also, this information has to have been available somewhere else thus the risk you run getting your phone stolen for this purpose is the same as it was before this was written.

rugedraw said:
From the link:
The end-result of this process is the creation of two telephones, the original and a "clone," that carry the same telephone number and serial number.
That is not what is going on here. The OP is not cloning, there are not two phones with the same number. I don't see anything wrong (morally or legally) with this.
OP = Good write up, and while it does not apply to me, I see how this can be useful to the Evo community.
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I agree...I'm so sick of this cloning illegal/isn't illegal. Good piece

good write up, I hope someday I can use it.
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Flashing Epic to Boost, quick question before purchasing donor

I have been in the process of attempting to flash my Epic 4g to boost for about a week now (with very limited time each day). Thanks to the help of some awesome people here on the forum I have made quite a bit of progress. I have however, hit a wall. I am currently attempting to use a Samsung Replenish which I purchased with GB 2.3.6 pre-installed. I have gotten to the point where I need to extract the HA/AAA keys from the donor and it is locked down tighter than (insert random virgin joke here...). I have tried two methods, method 1- reading NV Items 465,466,1192, and 1194, this method gives me four text files, each of which say access denied toward the top and give me nothing but goose eggs. method 2- using QXDM typing password (spc) which works fine, I have the right SPC and it accepts it, but then when I type the requestnvitemread ds_mip_ss_user_prof command (and I have tried prof 1 and prof 0) it says "error recieved from target". I am not familiar with anything more technical than what I explained, I know my way around these phones a bit and am technically savvy, but I do not know any code or anything like that.
I stated in my first post that I dont mind having to spend money to get my epic to boost but I would like to avoid it. With that being said, I would like to know if there is anything that I can try before pulling the trigger on a Sanyo Incognito (which to my understanding is one of the easier phones to use for this process). I have read that flashing back to froyo might help, but I cant find anything on flashing the Replenish back to Froyo as no one seems to want to do it. If anyone has any advice on flashing back to Froyo or anything else that I can try to get those keys I would be eternally grateful (well maybe for a day or two, after that I'd probably forget...anyways...)
thanks in advance for any help!!

Even though you're trying to flash an Epic 4G, this question is more applicable to a Replenish forum (if there is one), where people have experience reading these NV items on that particular model.
Some things to try:
Try first sending "password 01F2030F5F678FF9" in QXDM. (I wouldn't be surprised if this password did not work for the Replenish. Some Samsung devices have unique passwords.)
Try DFS CDMA Tool.
Try reading /nvm/num/ in QPST EFS Explorer.

etirkca said:
Even though you're trying to flash an Epic 4G, this question is more applicable to a Replenish forum (if there is one), where people have experience reading these NV items on that particular model.
Some things to try:
Try first sending "password 01F2030F5F678FF9" in QXDM. (I wouldn't be surprised if this password did not work for the Replenish. Some Samsung devices have unique passwords.)
Try DFS CDMA Tool.
Try reading /nvm/num/ in QPST EFS Explorer.
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Yeah, unfortunately for me, this phone isn't very popular...especially in the hacking/flashing community so my resources are limited, I did not see a thread dedicated to this phone on here. I tried using the password that you gave me and it did accept it but did not change my result. I also tried using efs explorer and each file that I save/view says secret and nothing else....

Usually reading EFS is blocked until you send the 16 digit password, but it sounds like you did that already. Sorry, I've never used a Replenish, so I'm not sure what else to do.

etirkca said:
Usually reading EFS is blocked until you send the 16 digit password, but it sounds like you did that already. Sorry, I've never used a Replenish, so I'm not sure what else to do.
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NP thanks anyway, I went ahead and bought an Incognito. I got a deal on ebay, for a nonfunctional unit with guaranteed ESN as well as USB capabilities for $35, the dealer sells them specifically for the purpose of donor/flashing. Guess I'll have to wait a few more days for an almost fully functional Epic...At least now I get to play around with some roms and fine tune that sucker to my exact liking

One more quick question though, When I get the phone, should I transfer my boost account to it BEFORE I flash the epic? or can I just flash it, call from the epic and transfer it all that way?

You need to have the incognito on boost first. When you transfer the account to incognito they will program the phone for you. I would suggest you to talk to a live person at boost when you activate the incognito. Write down the spc code and mdn number. This will save you some time. After that everything else should be easy. Program the epic with the information from incognito.
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One more quick question though, When I get the phone, should I transfer my boost account to it BEFORE I flash the epic? or can I just flash it, call from the epic and transfer it all that way?
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Flashing E4GT to boost mobile, need help PLEASE. :(

I follow the steps in this thread TO THE LETTER. Now I can't get data on my phone, can't call out or anything. I started with a Sanyo Incognito, and was using it as the cloned from, and my E4GT as the cloned to.
It's really annoying. Can anyone tell me if there's something wrong with the steps, or if there is any other way that is easier? I really need my E4GT on and running.. :crying:

If by "can't call out," you means that your phone isn't able to place calls, then forget data for now. If your calls and texts aren't working as they should, then you're skipping a step or two. Something went wrong with your MEID repair... go back and make sure that it went through as intended, or do it again if needed.
Otherwise, you need to verify that your Sanyo has data and that you are extracting the correct info from it. Either way, you're probably better served re-reading the thread and posting there for more help. Good luck.

when you make a call do you get code 16 at the end of the message?
If so do this I had this same issue and it fixed it right up:
http://blog.pugetsoundelectronics.c...-code-16-on-a-flashed-boost-mobile-phone.aspx

I followed a different guide, and it didn't work at first. But in all of these guides, nowhere dis it say to input sprint ha and aaa keys into the 0 slot and boosts let's into the 1 slot. A key piece of info that they never wrote up.
So, I'm probably going to do a revamped write up on it in a few days. Since they didn't get it right.
And yeah, I got the error 16 code. It transferred me to boost, I told them I was using a Sanyo Incognito, and she fixed it right up! Just make sure you say you're using the old phone, not the new one you flashed to.
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PLEASE HELP SERVICE screwed up!!!!

OK I tried my hand at flashing my Epic 4g touch to boost from sprint. I been at it non stop for like a week. I had gotten to the poit where I could at least make calls on the device.
Then, trying to get everything working I broke the service.
I am getting an error 16 when I try to make calls.
I think I did it but I am not sure.
I used this code ##3282# that took me to the DATA Menu
Then I clicked Edit and put my MSL code in I edited the values in the HA and AAA fields from inside this menu and I think that broke it.
Attempting to fix what I broke ##scrtn# the phone and tried to start from scratch
Still getting error 16 code.
I thought I learned alot in this long hard process of trying to flash a phone but I realise I learned just enough to be stupid.
But anyway I am seriously wondering if anyone with alot of know how can help me trouble shoot exactly what I broke and how to remedy it if at all possible.
I realize that most folk around here are real busy and that theres tons of people asking for something and if no one has the time or patience to help that I understand as well. But if some good soul could find it in their heart to help me out I would be so eternally grateful.
Forgive me in advanced if this wasnt posted in the right section but i havent slept in days trying to do this.
My email are [email protected] and again I thank you whoever can come to my aide.