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Hi everyone!
I bought recently a new galaxy s advanced and for some weird reason i can't make calls, can't text and can't receive anything. But i can unlock my sim without any problem and i can use mobile internet.
I had first the original gingerbread rom (i9070XXLK2), rupgraded it to 4.1.2 jelly bean(i9070XXLQE), rooted it, upgraded the kernel to this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140597 and after that tried a cyanogen rom(this one => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497660 ), went after the cyanogen back to the 4.1.2 but nothing works.
atm it is running original 4.1.2 rooted and cwm.
I also tried galaxSim but it doesn't support the galaxy s advanced, also the *#simlock# thing does not work. I am not sure there is a simlock on the phone because mobile internet works.
If you need more info just ask! Not really sure what information you need to know.
I have no idea what to do now, i hope some1 can help me.
samcool55 said:
Hi everyone!
I bought recently a new galaxy s advanced and for some weird reason i can't make calls, can't text and can't receive anything. But i can unlock my sim without any problem and i can use mobile internet.
I had first the original gingerbread rom, upgraded it to 4.1.2 jelly bean and after that tried a cyanogen rom, but none of them works.
I also rried galaxSim but it doesn't support the galaxy s advanced, also the *#simlock# thing does not work. I am not sure there is a simlock on the phone because mobile internet works.
I have no idea what to do now, i hope some1 can help me.
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You must do Factory reset when you change ROM. Do it now.
Do you have I9070 or I9070P? On CM you do not have network unless you change tee folder if your phone is I9070P.
shut_down said:
You must do Factory reset when you change ROM. Do it now.
Do you have I9070 or I9070P? On CM you do not have network unless you change tee folder if your phone is I9070P.
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I have factory resetted it 3 or 4 times (after every rom flash).
It's an I9070, not the P one.
If some1 tries to call me they hear an automated message tape thing that says my number is blocked and i need to call my provider.
I did call my provider and there is nothing blocking my number or the phone.
When i put my sim in another phone everything works fine so the issue must be in the phone itself.
Thanks for trying to help :highfive:
samcool55 said:
I have factory resetted it 3 or 4 times (after every rom flash).
It's an I9070, not the P one.
If some1 tries to call me they hear an automated message tape thing that says my number is blocked and i need to call my provider.
I did call my provider and there is nothing blocking my number or the phone.
When i put my sim in another phone everything works fine so the issue must be in the phone itself.
Thanks for trying to help :highfive:
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Try to put some other SIM in phone. See what happens then. And did you wipe dalvik cache too? Try that.
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shut_down said:
Try to put some other SIM in phone. See what happens then. And did you wipe dalvik cache too? Try that.
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I tried 3 different SIM's but all from the same provider, i am going to visit a friend tomorrow to lend his SIM (he has another provider). I wiped dalvik cache every time i factory resetted it (after every rom flash)
Is it possible there is a piece of hardware in the phone blocking the calls and the messages?
Found out something new, if i do phone (the app) => call settings => additional settings, i get a message saying "network or sim card error".
I am searching for an hour now for a fix but i can't find anything. I will keep searching for another couple of hours, i really want to fix this.
samcool55 said:
I tried 3 different SIM's but all from the same provider, i am going to visit a friend tomorrow to lend his SIM (he has another provider). I wiped dalvik cache every time i factory resetted it (after every rom flash)
Is it possible there is a piece of hardware in the phone blocking the calls and the messages?
Found out something new, if i do phone (the app) => call settings => additional settings, i get a message saying "network or sim card error".
I am searching for an hour now for a fix but i can't find anything. I will keep searching for another couple of hours, i really want to fix this.
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Are you sure it is not locked to some provider?
shut_down said:
Are you sure it is not locked to some provider?
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I don't know, as far i can see there is no sign of a provider/region lock. During boot no logo from a provider, sim can be unlocked when it asks for my PIN.
I tried to figure out if there is a simlock with *#SIMLOCK# but the code does not work. Any idea how i can see if there is a sim-lock?
samcool55 said:
I don't know, as far i can see there is no sign of a provider/region lock. During boot no logo from a provider, sim can be unlocked when it asks for my PIN.
I tried to figure out if there is a simlock with *#SIMLOCK# but the code does not work. Any idea how i can see if there is a sim-lock?
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I am not sure where you can look for that. And you bought from store or? You can go there and ask them maybe what is the problem. You have warranty?
shut_down said:
I am not sure where you can look for that. And you bought from store or? You can go there and ask them maybe what is the problem. You have warranty?
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I bought it from an auction, a phone shop went bust and they sold thousands of phones. They had over 20 shops and they were not promoting a provider.
it was brand new in a sealed box and as far as i know i don't have warranty.
Is there a place to check if there is still a warranty on the phone?
EDIT: just checked and i have still warranry (produced at oktober 2012) but the problem i have now is, i flashed it a couple of times, isn't my warranty ruined now?
samcool55 said:
I bought it from an auction, a phone shop went bust and they sold thousands of phones. They had over 20 shops and they were not promoting a provider.
it was brand new in a sealed box and as far as i know i don't have warranty.
Is there a place to check if there is still a warranty on the phone?
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I am not sure how is it in your country about that. You can go to some service center to see if the phone is locked to some carrier.
I just tried to check the binary counter, but as far as i can see it didn't move during the flashes and looks original
When i go in download mode i get this:
Odin mode
Product name: GT-I9070
Custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
I think this means it got still warranty?
If it is, i'm going to put back jelly bean on it and try to send it back to samsung, is there a chance they will fix it and won't find out i messed with it?
samcool55 said:
I just tried to check the binary counter, but as far as i can see it didn't move during the flashes and looks original
When i go in download mode i get this:
Odin mode
Product name: GT-I9070
Custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
I think this means it got still warranty?
If it is, i'm going to put back jelly bean on it and try to send it back to samsung, is there a chance they will fix it and won't find out i messed with it?
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Yes, just go back to JB and you are good to go. And you can uninstall app that need root if you have any.
shut_down said:
Yes, just go back to JB and you are good to go. And you can uninstall app that need root if you have any.
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Thanks for the help, just switched back to JB (stock version of course) checked the download screen again and it's still good,
No root stuff on the phone anymore, eveything looks how it's suppose to i think
requested to rma the phone and it will be sent tomorrow.
i hope they fix it! Again thanks for the help! :highfive:
Sad news, the phone is back from RMA and there is a simlock on it, but the problem is i can't find a method to remove it 4 free (don't want to pay even more for the damn thing). I am going to a shop from the original carrier over a couple of days(i know which carrier simlocked the crap out of it and they have shops not really far from here) but i am not sure they unlock it for free, and tbh the people that work there probably have no clue how to do it, so i don't have a lot of hope for that so i want to try it first myself if that's possible, but i tried already a couple of things and none of them works. Anyone an idea how i can remove it?
samcool55 said:
Sad news, the phone is back from RMA and there is a simlock on it, but the problem is i can't find a method to remove it 4 free (don't want to pay even more for the damn thing). I am going to a shop from the original carrier over a couple of days(i know which carrier simlocked the crap out of it and they have shops not really far from here) but i am not sure they unlock it for free, and tbh the people that work there probably have no clue how to do it, so i don't have a lot of hope for that so i want to try it first myself if that's possible, but i tried already a couple of things and none of them works. Anyone an idea how i can remove it?
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I did not see anyone that unlocked sgsa here on the forum… And I did not see any guide about it for our device.
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shut_down said:
I did not see anyone that unlocked sgsa here on the forum… And I did not see any guide about it for our device.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk
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I was afraid of that, thanks to confirm. Went to the carrier which locked the phone and they said it is illegal to unlock it, which isn't true of course (checked it everywhere and it is legal) I will find a way to fix it with the carrier, thanks for the help.
Hi Guys. First off I'm posting this for information in hopes to help anyone else having this problem. I'll go over the problem I was having. What caused the problem for me and the steps I took to resolve it.
Problem:
A Handsfree activation bootloop. More specifically, no matter which rom, RUU, OTA, recovery or firmware I flashed, my phone would go threw a HFA and PRL update, say that it was successful and reboot on it's own and start the process over again. If at some point by chance I could catch it and disable the vDM.apk would be the only way I could stop it and boot normally. I tried resetting my profile, factory resets, Sprint support (which was completely useless) and everything else mentioned above. I even threw the kitchen sink in for good measure. lol. I was able to make phone calls, receive text and mms. I even had LTE and 3G service. But my wifi calling and sprint zone didn't work. So I knew something wasn't activating properly.
Cause:
Well for me it started when I accidentally flashed a M7 rom. Yeah don't laugh, it happens. Anyway, in recovery it said it failed but not before it formatted "/dev/block/mmcblk0p37" which is the system partition on the M7. But on the M8, it's the /carrier partition. So it erased all my info and filled it with a bunch of s**t. To the point that the partition was full and activation couldn't write to it. It also injected a bunch of s**t in "/dev/block/mmcblk0p39" which is the /devlog partition on the M8. So just a big mess. This is just how I got to this point. I'm not saying this your cause but the fix might help you.
Fix:
1 Get your self to a point that you are booted up to a rom. If you can't, try flashing an international rom made for sprint like "insert coin" for example. Those don't HFA bootloop from my experience.
2 Download MSL reader from the market. And get your MSL you'll need it later.
3 With a good root explorer, go to /carrier folder, do a backup of it (just in case) open the folder and delete everything in the folder.
4 Go to /devlog folder, open it and delete everything in there. (You don't need this stuff, it will rewrite itself).
5 Download the zip at the bottom of the post, extract it and copy the contents to your /carrier folder. Don't worry about the /devlog folder. leave it empty.
6 Now your going to flash a RUU. Download the one you want. I used https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001604379 (Don't worry it won't get you S-on or lock your bootloader). It will probably do a HFA again and it should fail. If not, try disabling it. Because we need to get to the dialer.
7 In your dial pad enter ##786# and go to edit mode. Enter your MSL if it asks you. Go to the menu button at the upper right and hit reset. Go threw the promps, the phone should reboot and restore. Let it boot up. It will go threw HFA again. But now you'll notice it activated properly. At this point your all done. Flash a custom recovery again. Profit.
Special Thanks to @Captain_Throwback You rock.
Let me know if this helps. Please post any questions and I'll try guiding you threw.
Dude iv been having some serious issues with data. I'm going to try this and see what happens thanks.
sprkat85 said:
Dude iv been having some serious issues with data. I'm going to try this and see what happens thanks.
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Hope it helps.
Macropoutsis said:
Hope it helps.
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It definitely helped out. Thanks for posting this again.
sprint htc one m8 h/k edition
u have mentioned in point 3 download root explorer
but in my case I am facing hands free activation page with emergency button .. and cant go further
how can I get rid of it ..
please help me .. i shall be very thankful to you
sprkat85 said:
It definitely helped out. Thanks for posting this again.
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hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
I ended going completely stock running an ruu then took steps to flash the newest firmware after I rooted. The problem I had was I flashed the wrong firmware. I do not have the HTC one m8 anymore.
gag_dhiman said:
hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
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What ROM?
If it is stock based you can try this, either go through TWRP and select file manager or do this in the zip before flashing.
Go to system/app/HtcOMADM_SPCS and rename the apk by adding .bak after .apk.
After the phone boots and you pass setup you can always rename the file by removing the .bak
You might get better results by posting this question in that ROM thread, or make a thread in the Q&A and put the ROM name in the title of the thread.
gag_dhiman said:
hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
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Hey bud. Didn't get my notifications on this thread. Are you still having a problem?
Hello senior.
I am ising the stock rom in sprint m8 harman kardon edition.
I still facing the problem. Cant rename htc omadm. Spcs file.
Moreover . In notifications area one line is written ( device management is running)
Sorry senior. For late reply.. i was in roaming.
Do guide me
HFA loop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 never ending
I installed twrp .. in bootloader under twrp recovery,then advanced and in file manager /.. I go through system folder but no app folder is there .. and I am still facing the hands free activation loop/... do something seniors.....
dopy25 said:
What ROM?
If it is stock based you can try this, either go through TWRP and select file manager or do this in the zip before flashing.
Go to system/app/HtcOMADM_SPCS and rename the apk by adding .bak after .apk.
After the phone boots and you pass setup you can always rename the file by removing the .bak
You might get better results by posting this question in that ROM thread, or make a thread in the Q&A and put the ROM name in the title of the thread.
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gag_dhiman said:
I installed twrp .. in bootloader under twrp recovery,then advanced and in file manager /.. I go through system folder but no app folder is there .. and I am still facing the hands free activation loop/... do something seniors.....
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You have to mount system first.
Yes ... Seniors ... Yes... Got the solution... Thanks a lotttt..
hi i have bought on aliexpress a htc one m8 looks is m8 sprint from imei .my phone show bootloader unlocked
m8 whl pvt ship s-off
cid-11111 hboot -3.16.0.000
radio -1.00.20.0.120
running on kitkat 4.4.4
can any one help i try this tutorial but not show gsm network
Does Sprint M9 work with this method?
Is this an easy fix, or just ignore it?
Thanks
Desd1nova said:
Is this an easy fix, or just ignore it?
Thanks
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you can ignore this, it says nothing
but maybe delete this numbers in build.prop
Sorted!
Turns out I'd forgotten I'd had a replacement sim and they hadnt done it their end. Asked EE for a network refresh and now its back
Thanks!
Hey there! So I have a problem. I was trying to go back to stock with a guide in this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-huawei-p9-magic-rainbow-t3601064 . When I flashed update.zip, I was stupid enough to reboot my phone. Everything was looking fine. Untill I tried to access the projectmenu to se the USB mode to Manufacture mode. I entered this code into my dialer: *#*#2846579#*#* . The dialer just went back to the recent calls menu. So I tried to update, but the update failed. The last thing I tried was to flash the stock rom again with dload, but the problems kept occuring. I hope someone can help me, because I'm clueless.
Were you able to solve this? Im currently having issues with magiskhide which could be because of logging not being turned on so I tried to access the project menu and just like you said, it goes right back to the call log without the project menu popping up
what build number? if build number are different from original , then project menu can work, and can not
Arnys said:
what build number? if build number are different from original , then project menu can work, and can not
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What do you mean different from original?
I'm on FRD-L09C432B407
That's an Honor 8 but if you have a fix it might still work
JimZiii said:
What do you mean different from original?
I'm on FRD-L09C432B407
That's an Honor 8 but if you have a fix it might still work
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did you tried reset? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNhwQQDrolY
(all files will be deleted, backup them)
Arnys said:
did you tried reset? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNhwQQDrolY
(all files will be deleted, backup them)
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Yes, didn't help
Did you find a solution for this? I’m having exactly the same problem. Already tried a factory-reset but without success.
Hello there.
I've got another problem with my lancelot. I've managed to rooted it successfully and install waveos, however, I still got an issue with no gsm data. I've found out, that my imei is missing - after typing *#06# phone shows you only hex serial number. It also does not show anything in system page in options.
I've read something about and tried to put back original imei back from the sticker. However, hydratool cannot open mtk module - it opens and before it is even able to load itself fully, it forceclose with no errors in log (it is the only module that it cannot open, rest works fine XDn't) and rest of the "tools" are simply crap.
What can I do? I did not have imei even when rolled back to miui 12 (I though it might be the issue, but it is not).
Here is a nice full guide that searching it certainly took less than writing this post ==> done by VD171
Make sure to thank him if you successfully solve the issue.
On a side note: Learn how to search stuff, it will save a lot of time for you and others.
XDHx86 said:
On a side note: Learn how to search stuff, it will save a lot of time for you and others.
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You are definitelly right. I simply spend whole day on this and got actually tired of looking stuff, that leads to paid solution. I've even though of manual editing corrupted parts of rom (nvram etc), have working nvram from other phone as a correct matrix to do so.
Hope it works, I'll try it tommorow.
buczek0711 said:
You are definitelly right. I simply spend whole day on this and got actually tired of looking stuff, that leads to paid solution. I've even though of manual editing corrupted parts of rom (nvram etc), have working nvram from other phone as a correct matrix to do so.
Hope it works, I'll try it tommorow.
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To edit nvram partition you need to flash engineering ROM first.
Hydra tool works, but it only works on engineering ROM, like I just said. And it's actually one of the main tools to fix IMEI.
Also Hydra tool isn't paid, what are you talking about?
XDHx86 said:
To edit nvram partition you need to flash engineering ROM first.
Hydra tool works, but it only works on engineering ROM, like I just said. And it's actually one of the main tools to fix IMEI.
Also Hydra tool isn't paid, what are you talking about?
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Hydra ain't paid? That's good to know. I've got problem starting it though, mtk exe forced close itself before it loaded itself with no errors in logs, so I gave it up. I'll not have time today to do anything here, but I'll try in the following days.
I just assumed that changing imei is paid, just like getting rid of simlock years away.