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I was running the carbon pie rom and thought there was too much lag for my liking so I flashed Task's AOKP after doing a factory reset and wiping the cache/dalvik. Now I don't get any 3G connectivity and on some occasions I receive full bars but only with a "G" where the 3/4G should be. Also I will sometimes have the phone go from 5 full bars of 3G to none and no network connectivity. I have tried reflashing, and flashing back to Carbon with no differing results.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
andymyrick said:
I was running the carbon pie rom and thought there was too much lag for my liking so I flashed Task's AOKP after doing a factory reset and wiping the cache/dalvik. Now I don't get any 3G connectivity and on some occasions I receive full bars but only with a "G" where the 3/4G should be. Also I will sometimes have the phone go from 5 full bars of 3G to none and no network connectivity. I have tried reflashing, and flashing back to Carbon with no differing results.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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hows the ol' IMEI? try a new modem? if all else fails, flash back to stock and then start over with aokp.
xBeerdroiDx is correct. Make sure your IMEI is there, if so try a new modem.
I just had an issue with not being able to get LTE recently after a TW ROM flash. New modems / ROM flashes wouldn't solve it. Something got borked and I had to reflash stock. I just ODINed a rooted image and everything was back up and running.
Don't wanna sound like a broken record considering xBeerdroiDx seemed to cover it, just wanted to highlight my own experience since it was similar.
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Thanks for the quick replies, but what radio do I flash and where can I find it?
I just found that my IMEI is 0 and my IMEI SV is 00. Not sure what to do from there.
Did you take a backup of your nv data? Or make a nandroid of existing ROM before installing a new one?
andymyrick said:
Thanks for the quick replies, but what radio do I flash and where can I find it?
I just found that my IMEI is 0 and my IMEI SV is 00. Not sure what to do from there.
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If your IMEI reads 0, you do not need to flash a new modem, that will not fix the problem. I assume you didn't back up your NV data / EFS folder?
If you have not you will need to manually create and inject your IMEI back into your phone. No other way will fix this, not even an ODIN back to stock.
Read the directions here for how to do it: [FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI & Data Restore Tool v3.0
I don't know how to backup my nv data so no I didn't do that. And I thought I made a nandroid but i think i lost it because i just installed TWRP from CWM. I feel like im a lost case with this phone and don't know what to do because not only can I not figure out how to do this but I also have a mac that cant run a VM because the laptop is from '06.
If you backed up using CWM, it would be under /clockworkmod Check under there.
andymyrick said:
I don't know how to backup my nv data so no I didn't do that. And I thought I made a nandroid but i think i lost it because i just installed TWRP from CWM. I feel like im a lost case with this phone and don't know what to do because not only can I not figure out how to do this but I also have a mac that cant run a VM because the laptop is from '06.
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Nandroids would not restore an IMEI, even if you had one and flashed back to it, your IMEI would still be gone. Also, unless you deleted your CWM backups by hand, they are still there. You would just need to reflash CWM to have access to them again. Nandroids are not interchangeable between recoveries.
Unfortunately you would need to use a friend's computer if you don't have a windows machine. If that's not an option, you can try to bring it to the retailer or send it to samsung... You can always flash back to stock and try and say you are having data issues ever since you updated with Kies to JB so they don't void your warranty. Might work?
Whenever you flash a ROM you run the risk of losing your IMEI. If/when you get this sorted out, you should look into making a backup in the event it ever fails again, you can simply flash it back.
i think when you do a factory reset, it erases the backups. I made a nandroid but it was a long time ago.
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i think when you do a factory reset, it erases the backups. I made a nandroid but it was a long time ago.
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Factory reset won't remove your backups. I run a factory reset before I flash any ROM and my backups still exist. Please see my above post. I just edited it and has a solution for your nandroid problem at least.
Factory reset does NOT delete backups. It does NOT format internal SD where the backups are stored by default. This is, unless, you specifically told it to format/clear internal SD.
So the long and short is this, buddy: RPelham posted a link that can help you try and recover your IMEI. If you don't have access to a pc, download the latest stock recovery (a thread in the Android dev section) and flash your s3 back to stock for return purposes. There's also a thread in there u believe about removing root. Somebody chip in with more info if you've got it for this guy
See if you can make a phone call.
I can make a phone call if I'm on WiFi but I can't do anything if I'm away from wifi
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first, try RPelham's suggestion to try and recovery your IMEI. getting that back and running is the preferred method.
if you decide to return/exchange your s3, follow the suggestion below to reset.
here's a link to a page that details how to setup your phone for return. this page is for the i9300 but i've included the links for i747 to use whenever an i9300 file is requested. after your nandroid restore and initial boot, see what base band you're on to know which modem you might need. read over the link a few times to become familiar and proceed at your own risk.
factory restore page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721380
i747 stock recovery: http://db.tt/AvISQtPy
i747 modem list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898
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I am having some real issues trying to figure out how to go through this process. Does anybody know of a youtube tutorial or something? Do I need to be on a stock rom in order for this to work? I'm running the Carbon rom currently which is an AOSP rom. I've installed the drivers. I dont know what else to do. I can't get the programs to recognize my phone.
And my IMEI says 0
My IMEI SV says 00 and my mobile network state keeps saying connecting. and my serial number does not match the number under my battery.
andymyrick said:
I am having some real issues trying to figure out how to go through this process. Does anybody know of a youtube tutorial or something? Do I need to be on a stock rom in order for this to work? I'm running the Carbon rom currently which is an AOSP rom. I've installed the drivers. I dont know what else to do. I can't get the programs to recognize my phone.
And my IMEI says 0
My IMEI SV says 00 and my mobile network state keeps saying connecting. and my serial number does not match the number under my battery.
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Refer to this thread for the fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Quasimodem said:
Refer to this thread for the fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
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I tried using that. but everytime i tried to follow the instructions, my phone didnt get recognized by the software and I don't know why. Also, I don't know what to do since im not running the stock rom and i tried entering the information into the terminal but that also didn't work. All of my drivers are installed properly multiple times over.
andymyrick said:
I tried using that. but everytime i tried to follow the instructions, my phone didnt get recognized by the software and I don't know why. Also, I don't know what to do since im not running the stock rom and i tried entering the information into the terminal but that also didn't work. All of my drivers are installed properly multiple times over.
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Use the script commands in post #2 for an AOSP ROM
open terminal emulator, give it root with the su command and type:
echo 0 > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/enable 0
echo smd,bam > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_rmnet/transports
echo diag > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_diag/clients
echo 1 > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_acm/instances
echo rmnet,acm,diag > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/functions
echo 1 > /sys/class/android_usb/android0/enable
I apologize in advance if any of this makes you roll your eyes at my stupidity.
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I have an ATT samsung galaxy s3, Because of the glitches with 4.3 I was experiencing I decided to install custom software on my phone. So I looked up guides and got everything I needed. I did manage to get root access, and verified with super user. I also installed TWRP and CWM because each kept giving me errors when I tried to install CM 11 onto my phone. I tried CWM first, and when that didn't work I tried TWRP. It says there was no MD5 information found when I try to install any mod. how ever I have used the md5 file checker program and the MD5 matches up to what was listed in this one for example.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2518998
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CM 11.0 Unofficial Beta 7 for d2tmo and d2att
MD5: ef93957db1e6704f23f9015231a82826
So the MD5 matches, yet when I try to install it keeps giving me errors. I also tried other versions of CM that I found on here via links. Right now my phone has no OS as another guide I read some where also said to wipe system data (sorry if that was stupid, I was just following a guideline) And even more stupid, no I don't have a backup because in my naivety and stupidity I didn't think I'd need one as it seemed so simple from all the guides and videos I'd seen.
Yesterday a friend of mine knowledgeable with tech stuff took one of the original stock Image ROMs I'd downloaded and using linux and some program he managed to do some crazy stuff I can't even describe on here. All I saw was a lot of typing of command lines and it got my phone working again, how ever it wasn't exactly the stock image I guess because the phone would not make or receive calls/texts.
Since my phone was powering on again and the android OS was loading I figured I could connect it to my computer and use KIES to download the official latest update so my phone would be back on the legit software. But trying to do that...well broke my phone again. So I'm at a loss now of what to do. Right now I can still get to download mode on my phone, but when I try to get into recovery mode I get an error that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in KIES & try again." Which I've tried, and every time I try it gives me an error message.So I'm at a loss of what to do next.
So I'd like to get a working OS on my phone asap so I can get calls and texts.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. And being new I'm sorry if I broke any taboos or did not give some information that is typically given when describing a problem.
gvazquez82 said:
I apologize in advance if any of this makes you roll your eyes at my stupidity.
Good Afternoon
I have an ATT samsung galaxy s3, Because of the glitches with 4.3 I was experiencing I decided to install custom software on my phone. So I looked up guides and got everything I needed. I did manage to get root access, and verified with super user. I also installed TWRP and CWM because each kept giving me errors when I tried to install CM 11 onto my phone. I tried CWM first, and when that didn't work I tried TWRP. It says there was no MD5 information found when I try to install any mod. how ever I have used the md5 file checker program and the MD5 matches up to what was listed in this one for example.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2518998
Download:
CM 11.0 Unofficial Beta 7 for d2tmo and d2att
MD5: ef93957db1e6704f23f9015231a82826
So the MD5 matches, yet when I try to install it keeps giving me errors. I also tried other versions of CM that I found on here via links. Right now my phone has no OS as another guide I read some where also said to wipe system data (sorry if that was stupid, I was just following a guideline) And even more stupid, no I don't have a backup because in my naivety and stupidity I didn't think I'd need one as it seemed so simple from all the guides and videos I'd seen.
Yesterday a friend of mine knowledgeable with tech stuff took one of the original stock Image ROMs I'd downloaded and using linux and some program he managed to do some crazy stuff I can't even describe on here. All I saw was a lot of typing of command lines and it got my phone working again, how ever it wasn't exactly the stock image I guess because the phone would not make or receive calls/texts.
Since my phone was powering on again and the android OS was loading I figured I could connect it to my computer and use KIES to download the official latest update so my phone would be back on the legit software. But trying to do that...well broke my phone again. So I'm at a loss now of what to do. Right now I can still get to download mode on my phone, but when I try to get into recovery mode I get an error that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in KIES & try again." Which I've tried, and every time I try it gives me an error message.So I'm at a loss of what to do next.
So I'd like to get a working OS on my phone asap so I can get calls and texts.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. And being new I'm sorry if I broke any taboos or did not give some information that is typically given when describing a problem.
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same error happened to me yesterday and spent the whole day figuring it out. get into download mode. boot up ODIN and reflash your preferred custom recovery. after that, i couldn't find anything else to restore my phone with so i installed 4.3 leaked from here. doesn't matter which one you select. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233. place it on your sd card and head into recovery mode, wipe data/factory reset and cache. head to install zip from sd card and select the 4.3 zip you downloaded. reboot system and it should work. the at&t boot screen takes a while so be patient
MrHaPpY66 said:
same error happened to me yesterday and spent the whole day figuring it out. get into download mode. boot up ODIN and reflash your preferred custom recovery. after that, i couldn't find anything else to restore my phone with so i installed 4.3 leaked from here. doesn't matter which one you select. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233. place it on your sd card and head into recovery mode, wipe data/factory reset and cache. head to install zip from sd card and select the 4.3 zip you downloaded. reboot system and it should work. the at&t boot screen takes a while so be patient
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First of all thank you for trying to help me, I hope you are having a good Thanks Giving.
I used the thread you linked to, and downloaded the version with out knox. I followed the instructions
transferred ROM and flashed kernel file to SD card
used odin to flash TWRP,
used twrp to flash rom and kernel file.
and it takes the file thankfully, there's only one issue. My phone can't make or receive calls/texts. Is yours able to?
I messed up and was playing with things That I had no business playing with and decided that I should do a restore of a backup (TWRP) I made as soon as I rooted the 4.3 OTA. well it has soft bricked my phone. it was a TWRP 4.3 Nandroid and has me messed up a little.
so far I tried My nandroid (no dice now a soft brick) cleared cache and dalvik, It was booting as far as the white at&t spinning thing,
Factory reset same on booting,
Tried a format of the internal sd this is where it gets sketchy it now goes as far as the second samsung screen(the one that says Samsung GALAXY S III)
4.3 OTA .zip (no dice TWRP wont flash it) same on the booting 2nd samsung boot screen
Tried the files in the link above and got a Hard brick
Used the debricking .IMG file and got TWRP and download mode back
Any suggestions?
Looks like I might need a JTAG/RIFF BOX for this one. If nothing else I spent many Hours of darkness discovering the darkness of android 4.3
If I get recovered from this and with a different rom like 4.1.2 I will be happy. the 4.3 OTA was very stable but I did miss wifi tether and the whole hardbrick thing was kind of a bummer. it would be real nice to have an ODIN file to fix this (AHEM samsung) or atleast perhaps stopped the progression of it to a hard brick.
New update
I got my phone booting up again however there is a catch. That unbrick.img file on my 16GB sd card is still required to boot the phone and I have no cell service what so ever. Tried to check apn settings because at home I sometimes get poor service and I run net10 so I was going to fix my apn and it says insert sim??? the sim is properly inserted???
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the bootloader I flashed apparently flashed to the external sd card? I flashed another one and it is booting from the internal sd. I had to flash a different modem the one in the bootloader/modem file I flashed from the link above didnt take? I got most everything sorted out, but im getting tired, it has been an all night adventure. its 08:23 est now
sorry for the delay in updating this I had to get some rest.
theramsey3 said:
I messed up and was playing with things That I had no business playing with and decided that I should do a restore of a backup (TWRP) I made as soon as I rooted the 4.3 OTA. well it has soft bricked my phone. it was a TWRP 4.3 Nandroid and has me messed up a little.
so far I tried My nandroid (no dice now a soft brick) cleared cache and dalvik, It was booting as far as the white at&t spinning thing,
Factory reset same on booting,
Tried a format of the internal sd this is where it gets sketchy it now goes as far as the second samsung screen(the one that says Samsung GALAXY S III)
4.3 OTA .zip (no dice TWRP wont flash it) same on the booting 2nd samsung boot screen
Tried the files in the link above and got a Hard brick
Used the debricking .IMG file and got TWRP and download mode back
Any suggestions?
Looks like I might need a JTAG/RIFF BOX for this one. If nothing else I spent many Hours of darkness discovering the darkness of android 4.3
If I get recovered from this and with a different rom like 4.1.2 I will be happy. the 4.3 OTA was very stable but I did miss wifi tether and the whole hardbrick thing was kind of a bummer. it would be real nice to have an ODIN file to fix this (AHEM samsung) or atleast perhaps stopped the progression of it to a hard brick.
New update
I got my phone booting up again however there is a catch. That unbrick.img file on my 16GB sd card is still required to boot the phone and I have no cell service what so ever. Tried to check apn settings because at home I sometimes get poor service and I run net10 so I was going to fix my apn and it says insert sim??? the sim is properly inserted???
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Go into Settings, About Phone, Status and check to see if your IMEI and Serial Number are present. If you only lost your IMEI there's a guide on how to inject it back (I'm not sure where the guide is). However if you've lost your serial number and don't have a Nandroid that can restore it I don't know what to do.
spongdangly said:
Go into Settings, About Phone, Status and check to see if your IMEI and Serial Number are present. If you only lost your IMEI there's a guide on how to inject it back (I'm not sure where the guide is). However if you've lost your serial number and don't have a Nandroid that can restore it I don't know what to do.
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i have my serial number showing but no IMEI number. So is that all that's needed for me to be able to call and text again?
gvazquez82 said:
i have my serial number showing but no IMEI number. So is that all that's needed for me to be able to call and text again?
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I updated my post above and showed my soultion. I simply had to flash a new modem and almost everything was kosher. I also had to flasah a different kernel but that was for preference not because things werent working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47817339&postcount=23 Modem download
I used that modem, flash it and see if your problems go away. I use Net10 so after I flashed the Modem I had to create an APN aswell, but that is nothing new for me.
theramsey3 said:
I updated my post above and showed my soultion. I simply had to flash a new modem and almost everything was kosher. I also had to flasah a different kernel but that was for preference not because things werent working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47817339&postcount=23 Modem download
I used that modem, flash it and see if your problems go away. I use Net10 so after I flashed the Modem I had to create an APN aswell, but that is nothing new for me.
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I will give that a shot, but what's an APN, sorry. And how do I create one, and is it needed for me to do so?
gvazquez82 said:
i have my serial number showing but no IMEI number. So is that all that's needed for me to be able to call and text again?
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It should be, I'm working right now so I don't have time to fine the guide on how to inject your IMEI. If I remember correctly it involves using QPST. If you have an old (or any) working Nandroid backup that should fix the problem.
FYI, make sure you don't use the guide for the international S3 as it has different hardware and folder structure/contents.
As for the APN, it should automatically fill itself in since it reads it off the SIM Card (I might be wrong).
theramsey3 said:
I updated my post above and showed my soultion. I simply had to flash a new modem and almost everything was kosher. I also had to flasah a different kernel but that was for preference not because things werent working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47817339&postcount=23 Modem download
I used that modem, flash it and see if your problems go away. I use Net10 so after I flashed the Modem I had to create an APN aswell, but that is nothing new for me.
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I tried it and it work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
67 texts just came in. Sir, I thank you oh so kindly. You have made this gloomy rainy day oh so joyous.
No problem. Glad I could help you.
The real credit should go to -Mr.X-, loserskater and anyone else(no disrespect there were alot of files) whose stuff I tried to flash lastnight thank you all in the dev community who contribute.
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So I guess the next question, do I try again to install kit kat on my phone.
I've already made bucks of my existing working phone haha....but I'd still like to have kitkat in place. I believe the issue of my phone not reading MD5 confirmations would still be in place, does anyone know how to remedy that situation?
At the same time I'm more than happy to leave my phone as is.
gvazquez82 said:
So I guess the next question, do I try again to install kit kat on my phone.
I've already made bucks of my existing working phone haha....but I'd still like to have kitkat in place. I believe the issue of my phone not reading MD5 confirmations would still be in place, does anyone know how to remedy that situation?
At the same time I'm more than happy to leave my phone as is.
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Pretty sure you can turn off MD5 checks in TWRP. Probably in CWM too. Sorry if this has been mentioned. Didn't have time to read the whole thread. Just skimmed through.
2nd, there is a major difference between an IMEI that reads 0 and an IMEI that shows unknown. If it shows an unknown simply reflash your ROM and modem and you will be good to go. Sometimes a reboot is all you need. If your IMEI is showing a 0 on the other hand its gone and will require that it be injected back in which is a messy situation that usually results in tour phone being stuck on EDGE.
3rd, as someone mentioned on the previous page, restoring a working nandroid will NOT reinject your IMEI if it shows up as 0. No amount of flashing anything will get it to come back. Not even stock. It needs to be reinjected manually.
flexfulton said:
Pretty sure you can turn off MD5 checks in TWRP. Probably in CWM too. Sorry if this has been mentioned. Didn't have time to read the whole thread. Just skimmed through.
2nd, there is a major difference between an IMEI that reads 0 and an IMEI that shows unknown. If it shows an unknown simply reflash your ROM and modem and you will be good to go. Sometimes a reboot is all you need. If your IMEI is showing a 0 on the other hand its gone and will require that it be injected back in which is a messy situation that usually results in tour phone being stuck on EDGE.
3rd, as someone mentioned on the previous page, restoring a working nandroid will NOT reinject your IMEI if it shows up as 0. No amount of flashing anything will get it to come back. Not even stock. It needs to be reinjected manually.
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do you know of a good stable kit kat like ROM I could use for the s3? And any speculation as to why the ROMs werent taking for me?
Greetings,
I would have liked to post this questions, where it belongs to, but I'm new to this forum, so I put it here.
Last September I've updated my DHD following the instructions given in the thread mentioned in the headline and everything was fine. Yesterday in the evening, I got the notification to restart using the recovery mode, because something in the context of the superuser should be updated or modified. Because it was not the first time, I just did it. But this time, after rebooting, the device stopped with the HTC bootscreen (green HTC on white background).
After 10 minutes I took out the battery and restarted again. Again I was able to choose recovery mode, but while starting the DHD got stuck with the bootscreen. I decided to wait and just put it aside showing the boot screen, but the result this morning was that the battery is empty and nothing changed.
Does someone know about that issue and what do I need to do to get the device to work again? Why was this update needed in the first place?
Thanks a lot in advance...
im not sure why
but have you tried re-flashing the ROM?
PHOENIX-9 said:
im not sure why
but have you tried re-flashing the ROM?
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Not yet. I was afraid to loose all data and maybe exchaning a file would also do the job. I mean, the update of the superuser component has changed something and this could be corrected again.
If you don't wipe your data partition (dirty flash) and you flash the exact same ROM, you shouldn't lose data.
KKrittel said:
Not yet. I was afraid to loose all data and maybe exchaning a file would also do the job. I mean, the update of the superuser component has changed something and this could be corrected again.
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try to back up your ROM
do a clean install..then restore only the data (advanced restore)..wipe dalvik and cashe
if it didnt boot..you can restore your data using titanium backup pro from the CWM back up
PHOENIX-9 said:
try to back up your ROM
do a clean install..then restore only the data (advanced restore)..wipe dalvik and cashe
if it didnt boot..you can restore your data using titanium backup pro from the CWM back up
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Tried to make a backup, but it recovering did not work. Doesn't matter. I just flashed the same image again, downloaded 'my' apps and restored the status from before the crash.
Nevertheless the same notification showed up, saying that the superuser kernel needs to be updated and I should use 'recovery mode' again. With a bad feeling, I did it again, but this time it works.
So to sum it up: device was useless for some days, restored it with some effort and now it works again. But I need to get prepared for the next time and to think of an app to backup all apps including app-data.
...but as always, this is a task for laaaaater
Thx,
Karl
In the past few days after flashing alliance v2 i noticed that my phone would freeze then power cycle when I attempted to make or receive a call. Everything else works, I tried a different rom and still having the same issue. Any ideas?
eeeeeeeeek said:
In the past few days after flashing alliance v2 i noticed that my phone would freeze then power cycle when I attempted to make or receive a call. Everything else works, I tried a different rom and still having the same issue. Any ideas?
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Take a look at posts 2 and 3 of this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3067828
HELP!!! Need a PIT file for N4
Odd problems that carry past factory reset and ROM flashes require a better flush. And clean install.
samep said:
Take a look at posts 2 and 3 of this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3067828
HELP!!! Need a PIT file for N4
Odd problems that carry past factory reset and ROM flashes require a better flush. And clean install.
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So I had already started when I saw that, though the second post on that thread is a little confusing. However I had already odin back, booted up, but didn't wipe it, so instead I hooked it up to samsung kies, and did a full restore from kies. Made a test call, still froze, and crashed. So re rooted and put twrp then did an excessive number of advanced wipes. I even used the repair option to repair system then data. Just flashed vision and waiting on it too boot to see. Should I move further questions to that thread?
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So I had already started when I saw that, though the second post on that thread is a little confusing. However I had already odin back, booted up, but didn't wipe it, so instead I hooked it up to samsung kies, and did a full restore from kies. Made a test call, still froze, and crashed. So re rooted and put twrp then did an excessive number of advanced wipes. I even used the repair option to repair system then data. Just flashed vision and waiting on it too boot to see. Should I move further questions to that thread?
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I'd suggest keeping your posts on this thread. Just referred to that to save time.
Try the steps. Ask if not clear. If it sounds too extreme, start with the factory reset, Odin and factory reset again before flashing a deodexed ROM like Alliance. Update with results.
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So I had already started when I saw that, though the second post on that thread is a little confusing. However I had already odin back, booted up, but didn't wipe it, so instead I hooked it up to samsung kies, and did a full restore from kies. Made a test call, still froze, and crashed. So re rooted and put twrp then did an excessive number of advanced wipes. I even used the repair option to repair system then data. Just flashed vision and waiting on it too boot to see. Should I move further questions to that thread?
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Ii did as follows and tried several other ways, same results on factory image, unless I have a bad image, I pulled it off of one of the forums here
Are you powering down prior to Odin of stock tar? Did you use your PC to download the tar? Have you tried doing this without the sdcard? The full wipes are important.
Try the NIE stock tar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56853341
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Are you powering down prior to Odin of stock tar? Did you use your PC to download the tar? Have you tried doing this without the sdcard? The full wipes are important.
Try the NIE stock tar.
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Ive wiped everything and formatted data repeatedly......I had a nand backup i forgot about, I'm going to restore that and see. I haven't tried flashing anything without the sd card from recovery, I have removed my SD card for the moment. It does seem like this is the issue, something with the partition. It's of course possible I didn't follow directions properly, though I feel I have. I'll also try NIE if need be. It's very bizzare issue. everything else works fine.
Update: Flashed NK2 stock tar, tried to make a call, same thing, phone freezes and powercycles.
Update 2: I even tried a different dialer, same results. Could a hardware issue cause this?
My suggestion is to try the factory reset, power down, Odin and Dial*##72786# to reprovision the phone; data profile update and try again.
Still fails? Could be hardware failure.
Anyone else?
samep said:
My suggestion is to try the factory reset, power down, Odin and Dial*##72786# to reprovision the phone; data profile update and try again.
Still fails? Could be hardware failure.
Anyone else?
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Ive done all of this, even the 72786, tried wifi calling too just to be sure. maybe something with the antennai
Outside of a good suggestion, I'd stay with stock, call Sprint support. If not resolved there, setup a tech appointment.
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Hi, Yes you're probably right I shouldn't have messed around without knowing exactly what I'm doing, but any help would be greatly appreciated, I have tried to search for answers on here, but the forum is running so slowly for me at the moment that searches just time out for me.
Anyway, heres what I did - I rooted via ODIN, (CF-Root) and installed CM12.1 - First though, having read about the EFS risks I thought I was covering my ass by downloading EFS Backup from the Play Store - I then backed up my EFS Partition, there were three options, and I assumed the safest option was to leave as default (tar.gz)
So when I saw I'd lost my IMEI after flashing CM, I reinstalled the app, tried to restore - which directed me to an app "Partition back up", which turned its nose up at my tar.gz files! (thanks for that EFS Back up!)
Can anyone tell me what I need to do with the tar.gz files? and do I need all of them?
Thanks in advance.
Partition backup?
Just use the restore options in EFS PRO. What's inside the archive, images or files?
I've just got a file of tar.gz's Radio, CDMA Radio, EFS, and three named M9kefs1 ,2, & 3
I copied them onto my Mac and managed to open them, which gave me .img files too, Which I've tried restoring on the tablet (using Partitions backup app) It reported success but didn't work.
I'll try this EFS Pro, I had seen it mentioned wasn't sure if thats the way to go, thanks!
I've got to ask, why through all of this you didn't use the one tool that would have solved your problem in minutes. TWRP?
ashyx said:
I've got to ask, why through all of this you didn't use the one tool that would have solved your problem in minutes. TWRP?
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To back up EFS you mean? Quite simply I didn't think I needed to, I thought I'd done it with the EFS Back up app
zoidster said:
To back up EFS you mean? Quite simply I didn't think I needed to, I thought I'd done it with the EFS Back up app
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There's nothing better than making a full backup in recovery.
It's your one and all get out clause if your device ever doesn't boot or something goes wrong.
Backup apps rely on a Bootable system.
In fact I would suggest you do it before going any further.
I suppose I wasn't too bothered, as coming from an "empty" tablet with no data loss to worry about, I had in my mind that if all went tits up I could simply flash the stock firmware with Odin. (Which I've now done anyway as EFS Pro wouldn't play ball)
Thanks for you help! Lesson learned on Backups.
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I suppose I wasn't too bothered, as coming from an "empty" tablet with no data loss to worry about, I had in my mind that if all went tits up I could simply flash the stock firmware with Odin. (Which I've now done anyway as EFS Pro wouldn't play ball)
Thanks for you help! Lesson learned on Backups.
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Stock Firmware does not flash the EFS partition.
If it gets wiped or corrupted it's gone and not recoverable.
You have been lucky.
Well flashing the stock firmware back cured the problem, Must be a CM12.1 issue. That would explain why restoring the EFS .imgs didn't work either then.
Hi, I have a similiar issue with my SM-T705. I have the stock rom installed. My IMEI number seems to be broken. It's a generic imei 00499 number. However, I still have my box laying around which it came in. Is there any way to restore it from that?
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Hi, I have a similiar issue with my SM-T705. I have the stock rom installed. My IMEI number seems to be broken. It's a generic imei 00499 number. However, I still have my box laying around which it came in. Is there any way to restore it from that?
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Have you been able to resolve it? I am in the same boat as you
einsteino said:
Have you been able to resolve it? I am in the same boat as you
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There are dozens of us, DOZENS! Seriously though, if you get a method please share.