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[Q] Please Help - Galaxy Note suddenly show "Emergency Calls Only"

Quick background:
- I have an International version, sourced from Latin America
- I have rooted the phone but NOT custom ROM
- I have Straight Talk service
The phone was just working fine for almost 1 month, can receive call, SMS, etc. Just today, I shutdown the phone and took out the microSD card and SIM.
I copied some files to the microSD card using a reader and left the phone with the SIM and battery out for about 30 minutes.
I put the microSD, SIM and battery and rebooted the phone. Suddenly, I got Emergency Calls only!
I have tried to "fix" it but to no avail:
1). Looking at the 3 PIN in the SIM slot, they are all INTACT, nothing bend or broken or lopse
2). The SIM card works - tested it in another 2 different phone and can make calls, etc.
3). I did CWM recovery to a backup from 1 day ago (when the phone still works)
Anyone have this experiences or my phone just DEAD?

weird...
try do the hard reset (try not to restore anything yet), if still doesn't change anything... flash new radio (LC1)

I disassembled my Note using the instructions from here to check if any of the 6 (SIX) SIM Card connector is bent and it is NOT.
I am putting it back together now and will do factory reset (this is what you meant by "hard reset", right?). I will post back with updates/
PS: this is INDEED weird. The phone works OK, Wifi works, sound works, screen works, microSD card is readable, everything works EXCEPT the GSM connection! And I didn't even mess aroud with the custom ROM/kernel/radio!

did u test other sim card on that phone yet?

thehackersz said:
did u test other sim card on that phone yet?
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I don't have an extra SIM card. What I did was take out the Straight Talk (ST) SIM card from my Note and put it in another unlocked GSM phone (Nokia N73). The Nokia N73 works with the ST SIM.
I just did a "Factory Reset" and still the same thing.
Before I try the radio flash, what will this "software" do to the Note modem? I am just curious how it will fix it.
BTW, my Baseband vesion is "BKK1", and I don't see the radio for this baseband in the link you provided. Which one should I use?
PDA: N7000UBKK2
PHONE: N7000UBKK1
CSC: N7000UWHKK2

flashing the radio doesn't effect your rom... try them.
try to borrow your neighbor sim card first before flash new radio.

thehackersz said:
flashing the radio doesn't effect your rom... try them.
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Which radio files I should use? The link you provided show multiple radios, but I don't see one for my phone:
PDA: N7000UBKK2
PHONE: N7000UBKK1
CSC: N7000UWHKK2

Try to clean the Sim slot.

Yes, I tried cleaning the SIM slot. I have been very careful with my Note since day 1.
Someone mentioned that they have the same problem and was able to fix it by flashing STOCK ROM back.
I searched in the development section and could not find ROM for my phone (N7000UBKK1). Do you have any idea where I can get this from?

Well, looks like my phone is toast. I have tried the following:
1). Wipe data, cache, Dalvik and restore to CWR backup --> NO GO
2). Do a "factory reset" --> NO GO
3). Install stock firmware using Odin --> NO GO
NOTE: had to search for stock firmware on the Internet since it is NOT available in XDA
The only thing I haven't tried is flashing the modem firmware, but this is NOT available anywhere in XDA either.
The ST SIM card works because I tried this on two other GSM phone. Only the Note show "Emergency Call Only" message.
So now I have a $600 media player that I can't event sell. I guess serves me right for buying an International version with ZERO warranty and just happen that there is NO modem firmware for my phone.

lanwarrior said:
Well, looks like my phone is toast. I have tried the following:
1). Wipe data, cache, Dalvik and restore to CWR backup --> NO GO
2). Do a "factory reset" --> NO GO
3). Install stock firmware using Odin --> NO GO
NOTE: had to search for stock firmware on the Internet since it is NOT available in XDA
The only thing I haven't tried is flashing the modem firmware, but this is NOT available anywhere in XDA either.
The ST SIM card works because I tried this on two other GSM phone. Only the Note show "Emergency Call Only" message.
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Boy.. That's a serious issue man.
So now I have a $600 media player that I can't event sell. I guess serves me right for buying an International version with ZERO warranty and just happen that there is NO modem firmware for my phone.
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LOL
Anyhow,
I found out the solution to this problem by accident, and there doesn`t appear to be a solution anywhere else on the internet. Turn off your phone and restart it. As soon as you are able to do so, open up setting, or any other app. When your phone goes into cool down mode, hold down the home button. A screen will come back asking you to select an app. Select whatever you opened prior to cool down mode (If you need to get into settings press the search button and search for settings after your out of CDM). You then need to do two things. Go to Running services (Settings>Applications>Running services), find detect battery service, touch it and stop it. To the best of my knowledge, it doesn`t do anything to your phone, other than activate cool down mode. Then go to manage applications (Settings>Applications>Manage applications) press your menu button and select filter> all applications. Find Battery protect, click on it, and select force stop. This allows your phone to get reception. You will have to do this every time your phone starts up, but it isn`t too much of a hassel for a truely excelent phone. The Cool down mode problem is definitly a software fault.
Source:
askmefast.com/My_galaxy_s2_shows_i_have_signal_but_says_emergency_calls_only-qna1783355.html

I'm also having the same problem and mine is also N7000UBKK1. Anyone know what's going on?

Try another rom. I have it on some roms and some not
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Try the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25289773&postcount=207

If you can get into download mode then flash using PC odin
AbyssNotekernel42CWTouchOriginalLogo.tar
If it pass you can flash a GB rom in your sdcard.

HELP!!
I have also had this same problem. My phone is STOCK I have not touched it. got the phone on last Monday working fine until the battery level ran right down yesterday, then I got message to "insert sim card!", ever since re-starting the phone I no longer can make calls!. I had no intension of rooting or messing with this phone and decided to wait until official ICS, but now what do I do?, is this a common problem?.
Tried previous instruction on this post, but unable to find any battery service running on the device.
Please help!!

I now also have this issue after updating to the latest firmware via Kies.
UPDATE: I got mine checked and it looks like the replacement unit I got had its SIM card broken. Dodgy eBay seller.
Just fyi, never insert MicroSim card adaptor in Galaxy Note. Mine works now after spending $100. Jeez

FYI, I tried all of the suggested solutions in this thread and I still have problem. So I returned the Note and got the AT&T version... At least now I got US Warranty

Same thing just happened to my phone. Rogers Galaxy note II.
Tried bunch of different SIM cards, none work.
Got the SIM reader app, phone reads SIM just fine. Data connection also works, but refuses to make voice calls "emergency only".
So pissed, wanna throw this phone against the wall.

Did anyone find a solid solution? Mine did this today, Stock never been rooted or anything! Any ideas?

Enter Pin code unavailable

When ma phone boots up and pin code screen should appear theres no pin code screen.
Wifi doesn t work good too.
When try to connect to another wifi it fails.
Tried to enable airplane mode and then disabled it, but ´mobile data doesn t work, too.
It says, no sim card, but theres a sim inside.
So where is tha problem?

Trykall8 said:
When ma phone boots up and pin code screen should appear theres no pin code screen.
Wifi doesn t work good too.
When try to connect to another wifi it fails.
Tried to enable airplane mode and then disabled it, but ´mobile data doesn t work, too.
It says, no sim card, but theres a sim inside.
So where is tha problem?
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Did you check your SIM properly ?
Pins of SIM-card should face down but you have to keep an eye on the corner/edge of your SIM too.
There's a little pic of it at the SIM location on the back of your phone.

Mystique03 said:
Did you check your SIM properly ?
Pins of SIM-card should face down but you have to keep an eye on the corner/edge of your SIM too.
There's a little pic of it at the SIM location on the back of your phone.
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Yes a few hours ago the sim card worked yet.
I have made a wipe data partition.
Since then function was gone.

Thread could be erased
The Problem is solved
and be closed.
It can be erased. :laugh:

Trykall8 said:
The Problem is solved
and be closed.
It can be erased. :laugh:
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What did u do anyways ?

AW: Enter Pin code unavailable
I flashed original rom via odin.
And the problem is gone.
:beer:
Gesendet von meinem GT-I8190

And again, Sim Code Screen is gone..
I made a full system wipe.
After that phone doesn t want Pin code from me!
The screen is gone.
So whats the differents about a custom rom and orginal odin package?
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Network, Power, Lock Screen Problem!

Hi guys, I am officially screwed.
I had stock rom (unrooted) on my Note till yesterday. Suddenly it was just showing the GT N7000 screen and wont go forward even upon restart. Even the Samsung logo wouldn't appear on restart. So I went into recovery mode, installed PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel from SD card, and wiped data, cache and dalvik cache and restarted without any problem. (Ofcourse all my data was gone but no problem)
After restart the Network signal was good, Data was working (could send and receive whatsapp etc.) ,however when tried to make a call it displayed "Not registered on network error".
On pressing the power button the screen turns off but does not get locked, main page is shown as it on pressing the home key.
There is no power menu too. The device would just turn off completely on pressing power button to access the power menu (Menu with restart and other options).
I flashed with custom Paranoidandroid rom but it displayed no network signal, so I tried flashing stock rom again with ODIN but the above problems still persist. Also, strangely there was no setup screen on starting the phone (which has always come on flashing a rom).
Read some where about keystr file being missing. Checked the /efs/imei/keystr it all there with text as ON in it.
Please help. I have messed up this phone many a times but was always able to recover it thansk to xda threads. I am even taking a leave from office for today.

Check your IMEI. Does it start with 0049...? The symptoms you wrote are typical for a developer IMEI.

ThaiDai said:
Check your IMEI. Does it start with 0049...? The symptoms you wrote are typical for a developer IMEI.
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Yeah it does...am I in trouble?

tshrjain said:
Yeah it does...am I in trouble?
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Depends...
Your IMEI isn't the original anymore (remove battery and you'll find a sticker with your original one). This happens sometimes - I never saw an explanation why and when - when you install a Custom Rom.
If you didn't backup your /efs-partition you can't get it back by yourself. There is a member who offers a solution (he connects remotely to your device/PC and restores the old number) for small money (see cvxcvx.pl).
Workarounds:
- Change your SIM Pin every time after a reboot (you can simply use your old pin as new pin again, this works). Then you'll have a working SIM and network connection.
- On a TW based ROM you'll have to use an android.policy.jar from a leaked ROM (XXLSC). I used this because it doesn't check the IMEI and so you do not have the restrictions like you wrote: no SIM Pin request, no menu, immediate Power shutdown. I used this with my Pristine Roms because I have this developer IMEI since a repair in Thailand...
- Switch back to GB, it doesn't have the IMEI check too.
My actual workaround: disabled SIM Pin and using my own build "Pristine CM10.1".

ThaiDai said:
Depends...
Your IMEI isn't the original anymore (remove battery and you'll find a sticker with your original one). This happens sometimes - I never saw an explanation why and when - when you install a Custom Rom.
If you didn't backup your /efs-partition you can't get it back by yourself. There is a member who offers a solution (he connects remotely to your device/PC and restores the old number) for small money (see cvxcvx.pl).
Workarounds:
- Change your SIM Pin every time after a reboot (you can simply use your old pin as new pin again, this works). Then you'll have a working SIM and network connection.
- On a TW based ROM you'll have to use an android.policy.jar from a leaked ROM (XXLSC). I used this because it doesn't check the IMEI and so you do not have the restrictions like you wrote: no SIM Pin request, no menu, immediate Power shutdown. I used this with my Pristine Roms because I have this developer IMEI since a repair in Thailand...
- Switch back to GB, it doesn't have the IMEI check too.
My actual workaround: disabled SIM Pin and using my own build "Pristine CM10.1".
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Thanks, I guess I'll just need to take it to service centre. Could you please tell me how to go back to Stock ROM and Kernel so that there are no counters or root that may make Samsung ppl not repair the phone.

I was able to get back Lock screen and Power menu using instructions to recover imei here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
with little modifications to it as I could not find original file.
However, my IMEI is still the fake one and still can't register to network.
Also the set up screen appeared on doing the above procedure.
Changing SIM Pin isn't helping in registering to network.

[Q] Invalid SIM card error/SIM network unlock PIN request on boot I9305

Okay, I posted this question in the I9300 Q&A section by accident (was a bit distraught, didn't read the section title properly), but for some reason a mod appears to have deleted the thread instead of moving it, so here it is again in the correct section.
So after using my I9305 for about 8-9 months now, I woke up this morning to find my phone nonoperational. The phone requests on boot a "SIM network unlock PIN". If this window is dismissed, the pulldown notifications drawer states "Invalid SIM card" with subtitle "Network locked SIM card inserted". Quick Googling reveals that these notifications and errors typically show that a phone is locked to a specific carrier. Now that's understandable, but this phone is unlocked, and I hadn't even taken the SIM card out until this error occurred. The SIM card works just fine in another phone.
I've tried rebooting the phone (first port of call), and using the code *#197328640# in the dialer to SIM unlock as per this post (but I didn't have "[4] NW LOCK NV Data INNITIALLIZ" as an option). I tried using "busybox chown 1001:1001 /efs/nv_data.bin" in terminal emulator as root, after seeing this post, but it came with an error of "chown: /efs/nv_data.bin: NO such file or directory". So... how bad do things look? And no... I don't have a backup of my efs. =[
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Since then, I also tried *#06# in the dialer, and my IMEI is intact.

Try another sim first

JJEgan said:
Try another sim first
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Nope, no dice.

Are you totally stock rom or custom?

Stock standard 4.1.2, with CF-Auto-Root.

KayDat said:
Stock standard 4.1.2, with CF-Auto-Root.
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Maybe try flash a stock pre-rooted rom by lriquidperfection with odin and try the *# again?

Tried various different stock ROMs and factory resets, nothing.

You need to flash a 4.1.1 ROM, or at least a modem from such a ROM.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

Tried flashing several 4.1.1 stock ROMs, no luck either.

try to clean pin battery (on the battery not connector battery on the phone) and clean your sim card (used pencil eraser)
look your sim card have missing gold pin/gold line or not?

hrcell said:
try to clean pin battery (on the battery not connector battery on the phone) and clean your sim card (used pencil eraser)
look your sim card have missing gold pin/gold line or not?
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Not sure why doing anything with the battery would be in any way related with the SIM. I also forgot to mention that I had already tried cleaning the SIM card at the start with alcohol. In any case, the SIM card works fine in another phone, so it appears that there isn't problem with the SIM card. In any case, I managed to RMA the phone, now the long wait to get it back...

KayDat said:
Not sure why doing anything with the battery would be in any way related with the SIM. I also forgot to mention that I had already tried cleaning the SIM card at the start with alcohol. In any case, the SIM card works fine in another phone, so it appears that there isn't problem with the SIM card. In any case, I managed to RMA the phone, now the long wait to get it back...
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sim connector need voltage and get from battery

You're kidding me, right?

KayDat said:
You're kidding me, right?
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i not joke with you
i have same problem with you 5 month ago with copy battery

Got my phone back from the shop today. Kept an eye on the shipping tracking when I sent it out, and they sent it back out half a day after they took delivery, so I'm guessing they used a SIM unlock code since it's definitely my phone that I got back. Didn't have to pay anything, so I'm happy. Still not sure why/how the phone decided to lock itself though...

want to change network band in sm j110h
Hello sir...
I want change my phone network band.i had used code *#0011# it was showing only sevice mode.im not getting main menu option after tried further process. Plz help me to change my WCDM network to LTE network mode.
Thanks in advance
Prashant

KayDat said:
The phone requests on boot a "SIM network unlock PIN". If this window is dismissed, the pulldown notifications drawer states "Invalid SIM card" with subtitle "Network locked SIM card inserted".
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I had the same problem. In my case the phone had been fine for almost 3 years.

I suddenly have this problem too.

whatsupskip said:
I had the same problem. In my case the phone had been fine for almost 3 years.
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Which ROM are you using? I was using rodman's AICP

Deanodirector said:
Which ROM are you using? I was using rodman's AICP
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I was using the stock Samsung ROM.

No network connection stuck in airplane mode

I have a Note 8 N950U that was originally on ATT. It was bootlooping and I got it to work somewhat by flashing the ATT_N950USQS4CRE1_ODIN firmware using the moded odin file. The phone will boot and all seems to work but it will not work on a cellular network. It shows the "no network connection" error and the airplane mode switch is highlighted as if its on but it is not on. I've tried resetting the network settings, reboot with airplane mode on, etc. I also have tried several different working sim cards and all do the same. The phone does recognize the sim because it sees my phone number in the settings.
I recently reflashed the device using the N950USQS5CRG9 firmware, and still have the same issue. the device boots and all seems to work except the cellular network. I also tried different APN settings as well.
I seem to be having trouble with other firmwares because odin will just error out on me. These are the only 2 firmwares that I was able to get to flash. So is this a firmware issue or a hardware issue? I would really like to get this device to work if at all possible. So, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
TIA to all!!!

[email protected] said:
I have a Note 8 N950U that was originally on ATT. It was bootlooping and I got it to work somewhat by flashing the ATT_N950USQS4CRE1_ODIN firmware using the moded odin file. The phone will boot and all seems to work but it will not work on a cellular network. It shows the "no network connection" error and the airplane mode switch is highlighted as if its on but it is not on. I've tried resetting the network settings, reboot with airplane mode on, etc. I also have tried several different working sim cards and all do the same. The phone does recognize the sim because it sees my phone number in the settings.
I recently reflashed the device using the N950USQS5CRG9 firmware, and still have the same issue. the device boots and all seems to work except the cellular network. I also tried different APN settings as well.
I seem to be having trouble with other firmwares because odin will just error out on me. These are the only 2 firmwares that I was able to get to flash. So is this a firmware issue or a hardware issue? I would really like to get this device to work if at all possible. So, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
TIA to all!!!
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What version of the bootloader are you currently on now? And did you flash a CSC file from AT&T and then do a factory reset in recovery mode?

MrMike2182 said:
What version of the bootloader are you currently on now? And did you flash a CSC file from AT&T and then do a factory reset in recovery mode?
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I am currently on N950USQS5CRG9 bootloader. And yes, i flashed this CSC file, CSC_OYN_N950UOYN5CRG9_CL13949550_QB19107689_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT, which I believe is an ATT file. I did not do a factory reset in recovery mode after the firmware flashing. The device was factory restored prior to flashing though. THanks for the help, I've been messing with this for a week now...Thanks again.

[email protected] said:
I am currently on N950USQS5CRG9 bootloader. And yes, i flashed this CSC file, CSC_OYN_N950UOYN4CRE1_CL13303302_QB17993108_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT, which I believe is an ATT file. I did not do a factory reset in recovery mode after the firmware flashing. The device was factory restored prior to flashing though. THanks for the help, I've been messing with this for a week now...Thanks again.
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Try going from CRG9 to N950USQU5CRIA because that could fix the problems.. Download the update.zip from the website put it on your SD card and then boot into recovery mode and select flash update from SD card and let it do its thing after you select the update file.. You have CRG9 still and you'll be able to flash back to it too if you have to for some reason.. The website is here put your model of phone in from the dropdown menu(Note 8) and then the next dropdown menu select your CRG9 firmware and it will give you some updates but take the latest version that's N950USQU5CRIA not the old ones after it flashes try a factory reset again!! Link https://samsung.firmware.science

MrMike2182 said:
Try going from CRG9 to N950USQU5CRIA because that could fix the problems.. Download the update.zip from the website put it on your SD card and then boot into recovery mode and select flash update from SD card and let it do its thing after you select the update file.. You have CRG9 still and you'll be able to flash back to it too if you have to for some reason.. The website is here put your model of phone in from the dropdown menu(Note 8) and then the next dropdown menu select your CRG9 firmware and it will give you some updates but take the latest version that's N950USQU5CRIA not the old ones after it flashes try a factory reset again!! Link https://samsung.firmware.science
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OK, went through and did exactly what you said do...the update went through and finished, the phone rebooted, and then I restarted phone and did factory reset, and I went thru the setup and the update did take, but still same issue. Tried 2 different sim cards that work in other devices and still no network connection and airplane mode is still highlighted as if its on. No signal bars just a 0 with a / slash through it.
Any other ideas? Really do appreciate the help. TIA!!

[email protected] said:
OK, went through and did exactly what you said do...the update went through and finished, the phone rebooted, and then I restarted phone and did factory reset, and I went thru the setup and the update did take, but still same issue. Tried 2 different sim cards that work in other devices and still no network connection and airplane mode is still highlighted as if its on. No signal bars just a 0 with a / slash through it.
Any other ideas? Really do appreciate the help. TIA!!
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Try this.. From the home screen, tap the settings icon, scroll down until you see General and select it, scroll down until you see the reset option. Select reset. You will be taken to the reset screen. Select Reset Network Settings, if your phone is password protected, enter your code. You will be taken to a new screen confirming your selection.
And the last idea I have is that you have a hardware issue if the above didn't work and there's something broken internally and you need to go to AT&T immediately and have them either replace that phone or call Samsung because there is a 1 year warranty on the phone for free from Samsung and they'll fix it and return it so long as it's not from something you caused, like water or dropping it and breaking it.. Also, where did you get that phone from? Is the IMEI clear?

MrMike2182 said:
Try this.. From the home screen, tap the settings icon, scroll down until you see General and select it, scroll down until you see the reset option. Select reset. You will be taken to the reset screen. Select Reset Network Settings, if your phone is password protected, enter your code. You will be taken to a new screen confirming your selection.
And the last idea I have is that you have a hardware issue if the above didn't work and there's something broken internally and you need to go to AT&T immediately and have them either replace that phone or call Samsung because there is a 1 year warranty on the phone for free from Samsung and they'll fix it and return it so long as it's not from something you caused, like water or dropping it and breaking it.. Also, where did you get that phone from? Is the IMEI clear?
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That's one of the 1st thing i've tried before anything else. It says it resets successfully, but does not fix issue.
Unfortunately, I got this second hand...It worked great until it started boot looping, so returning it, isn't an option. I guess the baseband chip
got messed up some how. Anyways, thanks a million for the help...it was much appreciated.