I unrooted back to stock after a boot loop problem (trying it to see if it fixed the problem), turned out all I needed was a new battery. Anyway, I upgraded to 6.0 since my phone wouldn't let me do it, and now, my IMEI is "null" and it says "service disabled" on the front screen. I have seen this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58171492&postcount=13 but in the video version and it doesn't work at all for me. My QPST doesn't recognize my phone at all and won't show up on there.. Is there any other way or am I totally screwed? Thank you!
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HOW IT STARTED
Yesterday I noticed that my phone was off. I connected the charger and found that it was still half full. I turned the phone on and it worked normally. After an hour I noticed that my phone was off again. I tried turning it on but it only reached the SAMSUNG animation and animated it indefinitely.
A month ago or so I received a notification in the notification bar about refreshment of security policies. Since my phone was rooted, I did not want to apply them because I was afraid that it would kick Knox back in. Then a couple of weeks ago I received a new notification about a new software update from Samsung. At first, I did not want to install that one either. But a couple of days ago I thought what the heck, let's try it and agreed to install it. I left it to install in the background and forgot about it.
WHAT I DID
First I rebooted into recovery (TWRP) and did all wipes. While doing them, TWRP complained that some of them could not me completed. I rebooted and saw that this wiping did not have any effect on the issue.
Then I rebooted back into recovery and did wiping again. This time I noticed that when I ordered a reboot from TWRP, it confirmed me if I was sure because there was no OS installed. I found that weird but had no choice but to reboot and naturally nothing had changed: it still animated SAMSUNG indefinitely.
What else is particular is that the samsung theme melody is cut of in the middle of the animation. When I hear it being cut of I already know: that boot attempt will never end.
Then I downloaded and flashed the latest stock firmware from Sammobile with ODIN. All was well in ODIN but when the phone rebooted, I once again had the opportunity to watch the word SAMSUNG indefinitely.
Then I tried downloading and installing the latest Kies 2 into fresh Windows 8.1 virtual machine and tried the Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation option. It asked for model and serial number and then downloaded something but then said that "This device's version cannot be updated". I then tried Kies 3 but that said that I had the wrong Kies.
WHERE I AM NOW
I tried flashing downloaded n7100_odin_efs.tar with ODIN, knowing that it would erase/overwrite my /efs partition which contains nv_data file with my IMEI code but since /efs could not be mounted anyway, there was nothing to lose. After flashing this file I successfully booted into fresh TouchWiz and saw the information in the attached screenshot.
I checked the IMEI by dialing *#06# and it was "004999010640000 / 01". I don't have a backup of nv_data and I have broken the warranty by flashing custom roms on it. How would I get my nv_data file regenerated with the correct IMEI (without purchasing special hardware or paying some guy with such a box)?
I tried a program called WRITEIMEI which should allow me to write back the correct IMEI but when I tried to read or write with this program, it only displayed "Verifying" indefinitely.
Current problems:
- Unable to fix IMEI from generic to back to what it's supposed to be (to get mobile network access back)
- Unable to get rid of this technical information banner (see the attached screenshot)
- Wifi is always off after reboot
hennot said:
HOW IT STARTED
Yesterday I noticed that my phone was off. I connected the charger and found that it was still half full. I turned the phone on and it worked normally. After an hour I noticed that my phone was off again. I tried turning it on but it only reached the SAMSUNG animation and animated it indefinitely.
A month ago or so I received a notification in the notification bar about refreshment of security policies. Since my phone was rooted, I did not want to apply them because I was afraid that it would kick Knox back in. Then a couple of weeks ago I received a new notification about a new software update from Samsung. At first, I did not want to install that one either. But a couple of days ago I thought what the heck, let's try it and agreed to install it. I left it to install in the background and forgot about it.
WHAT I DID
First I rebooted into recovery (TWRP) and did all wipes. While doing them, TWRP complained that some of them could not me completed. I rebooted and saw that this wiping did not have any effect on the issue.
Then I rebooted back into recovery and did wiping again. This time I noticed that when I ordered a reboot from TWRP, it confirmed me if I was sure because there was no OS installed. I found that weird but had no choice but to reboot and naturally nothing had changed: it still animated SAMSUNG indefinitely.
What else is particular is that the samsung theme melody is cut of in the middle of the animation. When I hear it being cut of I already know: that boot attempt will never end.
Then I downloaded and flashed the latest stock firmware from Sammobile with ODIN. All was well in ODIN but when the phone rebooted, I once again had the opportunity to watch the word SAMSUNG indefinitely.
Then I tried downloading and installing the latest Kies 2 into fresh Windows 8.1 virtual machine and tried the Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation option. It asked for model and serial number and then downloaded something but then said that "This device's version cannot be updated". I then tried Kies 3 but that said that I had the wrong Kies.
WHERE I AM NOW
I tried flashing downloaded n7100_odin_efs.tar with ODIN, knowing that it would erase/overwrite my /efs partition which contains nv_data file with my IMEI code but since /efs could not be mounted anyway, there was nothing to lose. After flashing this file I successfully booted into fresh TouchWiz and saw the information in the attached screenshot.
I checked the IMEI by dialing *#06# and it was "004999010640000 / 01". I don't have a backup of nv_data and I have broken the warranty by flashing custom roms on it. How would I get my nv_data file regenerated with the correct IMEI (without purchasing special hardware or paying some guy with such a box)?
I tried a program called WRITEIMEI which should allow me to write back the correct IMEI but when I tried to read or write with this program, it only displayed "Verifying" indefinitely.
Current problems:
- Unable to fix IMEI from generic to back to what it's supposed to be (to get mobile network access back)
- Unable to get rid of this technical information banner (see the attached screenshot)
- Wifi is always off after reboot
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To be honest, if I were you I'll just flash a .pit file to erase everything off the phone (and to erase any errors). After doing so, flash a stock ROM (before 4.3) or a custom ROM, preferably a AOSP ROM. This (might) solve your IMEI issue. (It did for me anyways) (The information banner looks like something from factory mode or something like that, not exactly sure.)
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
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The issue was resolved by taking the phone to a mobile phone repair service which took €35 and returned the device with a functional IMEI.
Got the OTA Lollipop update today via the Software Centre in the phone. Downloaded and proceeded to install the update V20e-DEC-03-2014 and everything was going fine until I got to Updating Software (2/2) at 90% when the thing just stays there, then this jumbled text appears (attached image) and then it'll reboot back to this screen. And it just keeps doing so every few minutes.
Now I'm stuck in this cycle, and I can't seem to get out of it. Please help!
derrickflc said:
Got the OTA Lollipop update today via the Software Centre in the phone. Downloaded and proceeded to install the update V20e-DEC-03-2014 and everything was going fine until I got to Updating Software (2/2) at 90% when the thing just stays there, then this jumbled text appears (attached image) and then it'll reboot back to this screen. And it just keeps doing so every few minutes.
Now I'm stuck in this cycle, and I can't seem to get out of it. Please help!
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Okay first off, were you rooted or Bump'd? That shouldn't have caused what appears to be the start of some sort of kernel panic, but it may be an underlying issue. It may also have just been a bad download that flashed incorrectly. Either way, try returning to stock and taking the OTA straight from the stock rom if you dont care about rooting or running custom roms. Otherwise, immediately root and Bump your phone after returning to stock and never ever take an OTA update as it could seriously screw you up. With all that said, here is the link to return your G3 to stock, just be sure to choose your exact model number correctly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799647
If you don't know what your model number is, take off your battery cover, remove the battery, check the model from the info sticker and verify that it matches the numbers posted around the inside edge of the phone (D850, vs985, ls990, D855, F400k, something like that).
So, as we all must know by now, the Note 4 Retail version got the CID conversion, and now we have access to root.
But I have no such thing, because when I was messing with TWRP I couldn't flash SuperSu or Emotion r21. This resulted in a bootloop, and since I couldn't find a working way to get out of the bootloop, I decided to wipe the phone. The only issue is that I somehow accidently uninstalled android itself, leaving my phone without a system.
And now, I have used some files from http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...mware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937
To be more specific, I tried to flash the "Stock restore" file, as that seemed to be the best option. I got about 98% of the way through it with Odin before I got a write-denied error.
And that's strange because I have my phone in developer mode.
And now, if I plug my phone in, it gives me a screen telling me that I must use the Verizon repair assistant application on my computer, although it doesn't recognize my phone unless its normally booted up.
Hitting the power button brings me to a download mode like screen, with the text in the top left, but a picture in the middle that tells me to use Verizons repair assistant.
The screen says "Software Update Failed ... Your device didn't update successfully. Use the Verizon Software Repair Assistant on a computer to repair your device and complete the update."
Booting into recovery mode doesn't work
Booting into download mode does work, however it doesn't allow me to flash anything through Odin.
I have a Verizon Note 4 N910V Retail (w/ CID change), on 5.1.1 and latest bootloader
EDIT: Also, Odin doesn't recognize when the phone is plugged in, but the pc does. The pc doesn't know what it is though.
Odin has recognized my phone after I left it off over night
Does anybody have any idea on how to fix this? There has to be a way, since its not a bricked phone
Any help is greatly appreciated
Did you try to use verizon repair assistant?
Sent from my SM-N910V using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Did you try to use verizon repair assistant?
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Yes,but it refuses to recognize that my phone is plugged in
UPDATE: I flashed TWRP and i forgot to uncheck auto-boot, but it did get me out of Verizons restrictive boot. Also, Android is now present , just needing repairs
EDIT: Android is starting! Hopefully is someone else does this incredibly stupid and reckless use of TWRP like I did, they'll know how to fix it (to an extent). Sorry if this thread was more of a waste of space since I just fixed it myself (miraculously).
Okay, So let me start from the beginning so I'm certain I'm being descriptive enough.
The other night my G3's wifi stopped working. When I went to turn it on in settings it would turn itself back off. Which I thought was strange. So, I assumed it was a software issue so I backed up any important items and factory reset my phone last night. That went over fine. Wifi worked again, all was good. Until, it said it needed an Android Software Update. I hit "update" and allowed it to do its thing. About halfway through the update the phone said "error." With an icon of the Android bot with a hazard triangle sticking out from it. I let it be for a bit and nothing happened. So in my impatience I took the battery out and put it back in and tried to restart the phone. This is where the issue occurs. The phone keeps booting to recovery mode. I'm not savvy at all with Android so I don't know if these mean anything but it says "Android System Recovery <3e> LRX21Y" The phone has had zero modifications done to it. I would really appreciate any help or any tutorials that could save the phone until my g6 preorder comes in.
Thanks!
Kyle
Your phone failed the update for some weird reasons and is now stuck. I'm afraid you'll need to restore stock Android using LG Flash tools and KDZ files to your device. It will get your phone working, but you'll lose your data in the process.
You can try mounting the phone from recovery or download mode and see if you can access your data and backup the data. You can also try the recovery option without downloading wnloaing a KDZ first.
You can fins tutorials around the forum, in the general section usually.
Dear People,
I have lost my IMEI number. Only if I look in download mode I can view my IMEI. My phone runs with everything except that it doesn't connect to a network anymore. It started yesterday suddenly when I restarted my phone because I thought my phone needed a fresh restart. During boot it crashed halfway during the samsung logo, playing an alarming sound then rebooting again and slowly restarting.
I tried factory reset and flashing the nougat version I have (from forum here) with odin 3.11 again. Went to samsung stand at bestbuy and they couldn't help me either. Because I bought it second hand I cant rely on warranty even though it would be valid.
Does anybody know a way to restore the IMEI? I don't have a backup of the efs or anything I wasn't flashing roms I was checking facebook in firefox.
Anyway any tips appreciated!
get an octopus box, that is what I have and it sails right on through bad imei, no imei, frp lock, all that.
about 300 dollars