My trusty N7100 had an allergic reaction to saltwater about 3 weeks ago. It only got the top of the phone but it shorted out and would freeze on the boot screen until the battery was pulled. I took it to a few shops here in the Philippines but wasn't much they could do. From the tear down vids, etc, I figured it needed a new board. I took it to Hong Kong for New Year's and a friend found a shop that was able to get it up and running for $100 but couldn't get any info on what work was done. The phone was still rooted/unlocked and worked on my prepaid HK data sim as well as my local carrier when I returned to the Philippines two days ago. But it was showing as "Modified" in device status and wouldn't do OTA updates. I decided to flash it from 4.1 to 4.3 with ODIN and now its "Not Registered on Network".
Looks like a common error for the 4.3 upgrade but after hours of research, I'm in the dark as to the best path forward. IMEI, s/n, etc., in device status have remained unchanged and show out of the box numbers (the one thing I did record. Based on the below I am trying to figure out if I should be flashing Globe Philippines rom's or HK rom's... or just need to change to a HK modem?
Before the dunking:
Philippines Globe phone. I bought it in Oct2012, rooted it to unlock but that's about it. Unfortunately it was my first Android phone and I didn't record the system specs anywhere. I have some Titanium BU's but no images (doh)
After resuscitation in Hong Kong, everything was all good (but I didn't make a recovery image of this either = doh x2):
Android 4.1.1
Baseband N7100XXALJ2
Kernel: 3.0.31-343940
Build: JR003C.N7100ZSALJ7
I flashed the ROM with what I thought was the recommended 4.3 stock rom for Philippines Globe. I have Wi-Fi but can't connect to mobile networks. I tried three different sims for two different carriers.
Android 4.3
Baseband: N7100XXUEMK1
Kernel: 3.0.31-2229877
Build: JSS15J.N7100XXUEML3
This one has got me stumped as I'm not sure what flavor my phone is after its organ transplant. Now that its mostly alive, I could take it back over to the boys at the mall but that would be too easy. Thanks for any help. I've been a lurker on here since I first looked at buying this phone and have learned a lot from this site.
I'm running ODIN via Virtualbox with a Kubuntu host and W7 guest.
Sorry for long winded question... really just need point in right direction. Try switching modems? If so which one? Or just reflash with HK stock ROM? Thanks!
I'm not so sure if this will work but try to reflash again but before that wipe data 1st then followed by wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache.
Thanks! Before I saw this reply, I tried flashing to latest HK version of 4.3 - N7100ZSUEML1 with no success but didn't wipe caches. Rooting failed this morning but I read up on here that doing the factory reset is supposed to flash the davlik. After reading this, I did the factory reset/wipe and then wiped the cache and reflashed ZSUE with ODIN3. After I got the language switched from Chinese to English, I was hopeful as I went through set up process of "new" phone but no dice. I was going to try to flash back to N7100ZSALJ7 but I didn't back it up and can't scare up that ROM on the net. I have found a HK 4.1.2 version (N7100ZSDMA4) that I may try but after three days of solid computer time, I'm getting tempted to just take it down to the guys at the mall and see what they can do. Being a Kubuntu user for several years, I'm used to solving my tech problems on the net but still low on the Android food chain and committed cardinal sin #1, always have a viable backup. There is a lot of great information on here and the net in general but with so many variants of phones, ROM's, regions, etc., it is hard to find the right needle in this haystack!
I'm down but not out so if anyone has anymore suggestions, I'm all ears. IMEI, etc., are still in tact. I'm wondering if I'm running into the regional issue. I was reading up on the Note 3 and thought I remember seeing something that said Sammy might roll regional coding backwards along with Knox. With an "official" 4.3 running on this Note 2, I've got Knox now. So turning a new ROM on in the Philippines for the first time with a HK board could possibly be the issue but I think that's a dark horse as its unlocked and my new Note 3 isn't having regional issues after I unlocked it (but I unlocked the Note 2 with root and unlocked the Note 3 the easy way - via $ and the IMEI for unlock code. I'm missing something easy. I've got good signal strength. I can see all the usual suspects here under Mobile Networks/Network Operators - Globe, Sun, Smart. It even says I'm registered on Globe when I click on it. But when I try for mobile data or to make a call, "Not Registered on Network".
Thanks for any and all help.
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Picked up my US (T-mo)Defy last month, it was running Eclair.
I've been reading as much as I could before I attempted to do anything that voids my warrenty. I couldn't wait for the US Froyo release...
So I rooted with SuperOneClick because z4root did not seem to work. Then I got clockwork installed. My first attempt was to install Jboogie3's "beta4Offical" thinking it would keep Eclair and just clean up this blur nonsense. But when I used clockwork recovery, it just hung. No worries, I've still got a working phone.
Next I attempted "JBoogie3 Deblur Honey" and that put me in a boot loop <that was a Oh ****! moment>. Since I could still get into stock recovery and bootloader, I was not too worried. I happen to have the T-mo OTA update.zip on my Defy, so I attempted to flash/install that...but I got the "status 7" error (I think b/c it was still rooted). Since I wanted my phone back that night, I went ahead and installed 3.4.2_145(Finland) .sbf (I think...it was late) with RSD Lite. Anyhow, it got me back up! I had saved my APN earlier, so things were working, but still stock.
Not leaving well enough alone, I figured "why the hell not" and rooted->clockwork and then recovered to "JBoogie3 Deblur Honey". That worked this time.
Happy as a clam now. I was worried about the "H" for my network, but I did speedtests and browsed around and I'm getting 800-100kbps and I can live with the "H"...like a sleeper!
I'm gonna continue to read and try new "roms" (I'm still wet behind the ears on the terms).
I also did it wrong when I tried to restore the orange recovery, and ended up flashing the orange sbf. But its working well and I'm happy as well.
i also own the phone from less than a month and i also messed up everything , install 3.4.2 before reading about non downgreadable....... rooted 3.4.2 finland installed clockwork , took a nandroid backup of 2,34 trying to restore to official 2.1 eclair version it restored and i was happy but no luck it got me on the bootloop....... now i am flashing to 3.42 but not finland ... its uk version hope it works and the phone dont dies.......
by the way my moto swimmed already but its fine ... its very cool to watch your phone at the bottom of water sparkling v ery tough on the outside hope i wont kill it from the inside
edit: installed the uk blur rom but it doesnt give the starting options (LANGUAGE) to change them... now its in german , and reset factory settings doesnt work pushing the button button but it dingoes nothing.... crap , reseting with system recovery also doest help resets but its in german again
Thanks for the report, im relatively new to the defy as well ( just over a week now ) and at some time i will probably start looking into the various roms+upgrades.
the only thing holding me back is the official 2.2 update is due soon ( apparently )
and im not sure if i would be able to return back to my current settings/ version 2.1 should i need to.
New to android, new to Moto-Defy
Fellow Defy users,
Greetings of peace!
I am noob here in the xda developers
First off, really don't want to spam threads.. So I chose to post my message here in this thread for a semi-short explanation of what I want to share.
I am new to the android phones (previously a symbian user), and I just got my new Motorola Defy - Black which I bought here in the Philippines.
I bought 2 models actually one for myself and one for my brother as he requested one as well.
To cut the chase..I just want to share some inputs.
To my shock, the phone has some mods already as I opened it.
**take note that the battery is sealed and all other stuffs are sealed when I got the phone*
It has adobe flash player 10 (not flash lite)
Super User
R. Explorer
ITFUNZ (which is all in chinese)
UC Browser
I believe this are the things needed to "root" your phone.
I heard it's better when your phone is rooted.
android version 2.2.1 Froyo
And the as of my brother's phone, no additional apps as mentioned above.
Android version 2.1 eclair
** Noticed that my camera is better than his and has slightly a different camera interface**
I heard that it's cooler to have a rooted android phone and I hope you can enlighten me with my curiosities.
1. My phone has a 3 day replacement warranty and 1 year Motorola service warranty, should I return the device since it's rooted? Or Should I keep it to save me of the hassle since I would like to root anyway in the future.
2. Prior to question 1, do I lose/void the Motorola warranty since it's already rooted the day I purchased it?
3. I know it’s possible to unroot my device, my concern is that the ITFUNZ and R.Explorer applications are in Chinese. How am I able to understand and access.. “just” in case I need access to these files
The seller told me that the models they’re selling are open to all network or factory unlocked which are processed already by their suppliers.
That’s true since my bro’s phone is opened to all network. Maybe mine was just special because it was already rooted.
Here are the details of my MOTO-DEFY (Setting>Applications>about)
**I hope some one can give me information on each item so I can get a head start working with my phone**
System Version
Version.34.0.117.MB525.Retail.en.GB
Model Number
MB525
Android version
2.2.1
Baseband version
EPU93_U_00.56.00
Kernel Version
2.6.32.9-g3c35cd0
[email protected]#1
Build number
ITFUNZ_DEFY_Eclipse_CN_Base_UK_SP1
Well that’s it for now. I’m just reading and reading more threads to feed my knowledge. (sometime reading to much information confuses already your understanding)
Thanks for reading my post and it will be highly appreciated for you masters out there to give a helping hand on how to maximize and enjoy our Moto-Defy.
-G
Hello everyone, I decided to finally write for directions, because the more I read, the more confused I get.
I apologize in advance if I am in a wrong thread.
Although I spent already hundreds of hours of reading about rooting, flashing etc it is hard to find simple, specific answers regarding my device, partially due to vast number of ROM builds for different countries. I downloaded mskip Toolkit in April 2012, to root my GN2 I found it, at the time to be easiest, most comprehensive tool to use, and although I did it like a blind peson in a dark room, it worked. So after almost 9 months of having stock ROM, TWRP recovery and unable to get OTA updates
I wanted to experience new and different ROMs. I would love to check out CM or Phoenix ROM.
Firstly, I wanted to get stock ROM for my N7100, so I could flash it back to original, out of the box condition if I ever need to sell it. There are many good guides but these assume your county of residence as source of your ROM Here is my first obstacle which is my stock ROM?
I purchased my international GN2 on newegg.com and there are no ROMs for United States other than
for specific US carrier. I use Straight Talk, which runs on ATT network.
Then comparing (via *#1234#) my:
AP:N7100UBDMA3,
CP:N7100UBDMA1
CSC:N7100UUBDMA2
found somewhere that these are identical with 4.1.2 Argentinian ARO ROMs.
Purchased Triangle Away, getting ready for stock flash, but Triangle Away says "Status unknown", ODIN mode however reports 2 flashes. Why? Does it have to do with how phone was rooted? Using Toolkit?
Now Toolkit reports under "Device information
"country code: TTT" which is Trinidad and Tobago
Now I am completely confused.
Therefore I have many questions. Can I flash my N7100 with, let's say, US ATT SCH-l317 stock ROM
If not, which is correct stock ROM for above build numbers? When looking for a ROM which number is
most important one, to compare with? Baseband? Build number on the bottom of "About device page?
If I don't find exact builds, which one I should use the (closest one by build number, frequency).
Can i flush the most popular (or most developed) ROMs from let's say India, UK, or Poland? I am
completely lost. Thank you for any suggestions.
First try to use Kies to see what update it suggests, then take a look at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/.
Compare and avoid an update which contains Knox, try to find a Knox-free stock rom here on XDA or even using Google.
Good Luck!
Edit: "Status unknown" is the normal message you get from triangle away, as far as I've experienced.
Androidwizzard said:
First try to use Kies to see what update it suggests, then take a look at...
Compare and avoid an update which contains Knox, try to find a Knox-free stock rom here on XDA or even using Google.
Good Luck!
Edit: "Status unknown" is the normal message you get from triangle away, as far as I've experienced.
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Thank you! Awesome advice! Indeed Kies suggested TTT ROM, (which is Trinidad and Tobago, how weird is that).
So it seems that what should care about is last three characters of PDA ROM version, right?
I read about Knox just to know enough to avoid it. Thanks.
So now I am downloading 4.1.2 stock version of my ROM, after that Triangle away.... ODIN.... Reboot in download mode.... flash.... and I should have out-of-the-box phone, right?
Now, what about when I want to use Phoenix ROM or any other ROM for that matter, that was build on whatever ( for example XXUDMJ1 stock ROM from Israel let's say) can I use that? I doubt that I can find custom ROM based on my TTT stock. What then?
Various online tutorials, guides or Youtube videos, don't even mention checking original ROM. It just say.... download from "here" and flash.
What's that about?
Hello community, I have looked for the stock Samsung s3 I747 AT&T firmware. I have found it but its a download from Hotfile, which has been shut down. I was wondering if the android forums could provide me with the Stock firmware? I plan on using Odin3 in installing the firmware. This is why I am wanting to do this, it appears I am stuck on edge network. I have manually set the phone to use 4g and 3g it still reverts back to edge. This occurred after I updated to 4.3, so my plan is to install stock firmware and re-do the 4.3 update maybe something went wrong somewhere during the update. If you have other suggestions other than trying to install the initial stock firmware, I am open to anything.
Xander98 said:
Hello community, I have looked for the stock Samsung s3 I747 AT&T firmware. I have found it but its a download from Hotfile, which has been shut down. I was wondering if the android forums could provide me with the Stock firmware? I plan on using Odin3 in installing the firmware. This is why I am wanting to do this, it appears I am stuck on edge network. I have manually set the phone to use 4g and 3g it still reverts back to edge. This occurred after I updated to 4.3, so my plan is to install stock firmware and re-do the 4.3 update maybe something went wrong somewhere during the update. If you have other suggestions other than trying to install the initial stock firmware, I am open to anything.
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You'll have to have a look in development. Since you already took the 4.3 update, you can no longer "start with stock and redo the update". You will hard brick. AT&T was not nice enough to provide an ODIN flashable 4.3 rom. In development or general is a custom recovery flashable ROM that should help you out, but that is assuming you have a rooted and custom recovery phone. If not, there should be someone along to help.
pre4speed said:
You'll have to have a look in development. Since you already took the 4.3 update, you can no longer "start with stock and redo the update". You will hard brick. AT&T was not nice enough to provide an ODIN flashable 4.3 rom. In development or general is a custom recovery flash able ROM that should help you out, but that is assuming you have a rooted and custom recovery phone. If not, there should be someone along to help.
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Re-installing the stock update probably wouldn't help me anyhow. This phone has had a IMEI repair, assuming this is the problem now.
The phone, after a re-boot will do 4g, well at least it shows the 4g emblem, then shortly after it will go to edge. Some people I talked to said it could be a weak antenna or some other hardware issue. I think it has to do with the IMEI repair! Well I guess this phone is garbage, its a shame, it looks brand new, my fault for going the craigslist route
When you say IMEI repair, you mean the IMEI was injected into the phone using NV writer?
self aouncil
audit13 said:
When you say IMEI repair, you mean the IMEI was injected into the phone using NV writer?
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Yes. I did not do this myself.
However, I did find another program well actually two programs, QCN Generator and DanX which I created a back up and injected the IMEI number into my back up QCN bin myself. With no luck I am still a 2g AT&T user.
I am thinking that the original QCN back up (the initial) was corrupted or something.
Is there anyway to rebuild a QCN? lets say, someone has a back up of a Sammy g3, and I injected my IMEI to a spare QCN. Does that make any sense? sorry still learning, I have learned this with in 24hrs, I am a Xbox 360 Rooter, not an android guru.
I bought the phone from craigslist, which was a bad idea in the first place. So I am now stuck with this paper weight, I have managed to get this phone in at least a working state. I wish to get 3 or 4g back on the phone. I can re-boot it will show 4g with 3 bars then will drop to one and go back up to 3 bars, then drop to 2,1 then it will then automatically switch to edge. I know this is a 4g area, maybe not LTE, but 4g. I have changed APN settings, also manually set the phone to GSM and WCMDA, Still working on it.
Hey everyone.
I'm running on completely Stock 5.1.1 OK1 on my Note 4 and just recieved the official MM OTA update last night. Due to my phone having a lot of junk and being laggy I decided to flash the official firmware from any external method to have a clean install of the os. I heard about Samsung Kies which makes a back up of your phone and installs the latest os, I installed and backed up my phone last night but it didn't seem to give me an update on the os, it said "This is the latest version" (5.1.1 COK1).
My main concern about this is. I've bought this phone from Pakistan (used phone but in brand new condition) and I'm currently living in Malaysia and I have no idea who was the previous owner of this phone. In Kies it shows the phone number different than what I have (maybe its the Sprint phone number?).
What if my carrier is locked by having a clean install? Or any sort of other related issue occurs.
Please take some time to enlighten the facts from your knowledge, will highly appreciate it.
Regards.
waiting for official release bro. If rom is released on sammobile, see the icon kies highlighted on the right.
zincbros said:
waiting for official release bro. If rom is released on sammobile, see the icon kies highlighted on the right.
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Yeah but you totally missed my question here.
Its not that I don't want to do some research myself, I'm a student and I'm busy most of the time. So if anyone can take out their precious time to answer my question I'd really appreciate the help.
If you're concerned about your phone or sim getting lock..you can just use galaxy tools apk v3.1.5 & then upgrade the apk to v3.1.8 & it will unlocked it for you... but i doubt it will lock you down... maybe you can just try to back your rom completely & restore if any issues encounter
it's dependent on the way that they unlocked the phone, someone in vietnam has been locked after updated the phone, but my phone was not.
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it's dependent on the way that they unlocked the phone, someone in vietnam has been locked after updated the phone, but my phone was not.
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And I have no idea how my phone was unlocked, I just bought it like this. I can see the Sprint phone number on Samsung Kies maybe I should write an email to Sprint asking them to unlock it using that Sprint phone number?
I have an AT&T Note II from the US and I currently live in the Republic of Georgia. I bought it from a friend when my Nokia workhorse finally died after 8 years.
Friend told me about the situation up front and I found that the it was a pretty simple solution, punch in some numbers, get through a couple menus then no prob... except the phone was 4.4.2 and not 4.1.1.
Looked online for a good 4 days and finally decided against my better wishes to try to flash to 4.1.1. Got it done but it got stuck on the pulsating Samsung screen for a ton of time. I made the fateful mistake of pulling the battery to restart it.
It is unresponsive except for a frozen empty battery gif that generally appears before the charging batter gif appears when you connect it to a charger.
Phone will not go into DL or Recovery mode.
Plz help
Where did you get 4.1.1 and how did you flash it?
Try leaving it in the charger for a few hours and try to get into download mode.
I looked in a lot of different places and had troubles getting the file. I encountered a lot of dead links or file sharing sites that had ad loops. After about the 5th or 6th site I found KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar.md5 . but I dont recall from where exactly.
I popped it in using Odin as instructed by the many guides that are on the internet.
I am now able to get it to boot through all four splash screens (Note II -> samsung -> AT&T -> samsung) and now it is stuck on the pulsating Samsung for as long as I allow it.
Any tips on what to do next?
Was the phone factory reset after flashing with Odin?
If the phone was running a 4.3 or newer bootloader, flashing an older bootloader or an incompatible bootloader/modem combination can hard brick the phone.
Att never released a full firmware for the phone after 4.1.1 so you need to be selective as to what can be safely flashed.
You need to find a flashable stock kk ROM.
I was able to get a 4.4.2 and reflash it to the original state. It is still SIM locked though.
If the phone is an sgh-i317 and it is not running 4.1.1, you'll have to unlock using a code from either the carrier or an unlocker.
There is no free method.
Im in Georgia and never used the said carrier so their support is reluctant to help me.. I tried flashing the 4.1.1 and that soft bricked it in the first place. Do you know of any good unlock software?
I don't know of any free software to unlock the phone.
Did you ask for an unlock code here: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/request/#/unlockstep1
Another way is to buy an unlock code from eBay.