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Anybody have experience returning a rooted captivate to at&t?

I am sure this has been asked before, but searching ia causing a FC for me. So I ask of you all, has anyone tried returning their rooted captivate? I have one that is build 1007 and I keep hearing that the gps works on build 1012 so I want to switch mine for one of those. So has anyone tried this? Does it work? Is there any risk in trying, like are they going to send me a new one, find out mine is rooted and charge me 500 for the new one? Obviously I would flash stock and if possible without rooting again, recover my imei and product code.
I don't need to hear "oh they can tell or oh just flash stock and it should be fine " I want to hear from people that have tried this or actually know something about it.
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secretsquirrell said:
I am sure this has been asked before, but searching ia causing a FC for me. So I ask of you all, has anyone tried returning their rooted captivate? I have one that is build 1007 and I keep hearing that the gps works on build 1012 so I want to switch mine for one of those. So has anyone tried this? Does it work? Is there any risk in trying, like are they going to send me a new one, find out mine is rooted and charge me 500 for the new one? Obviously I would flash stock and if possible without rooting again, recover my imei and product code.
I don't need to hear "oh they can tell or oh just flash stock and it should be fine " I want to hear from people that have tried this or actually know something about it.
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3 phones so far.
Restore to stock using ODIN 1 click, and give it back. Make sure u format ur internal SD before u restore to stock to remove any traces left on sd card.
I am 10.07 build now, and GPS works great! The refurbs u get in 10.07 too are working fine. Looks like Samsung corrected them.

Returned a phone that was previously rooted. Removed root, using olcf app. Factory reset, reformat internal sd. Had no issues
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where can I see the build number? sometimes my gps is working sometimes not.. grr
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Under the battery
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lyrad12 said:
where can I see the build number? sometimes my gps is working sometimes not.. grr
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It's under your battery, it's the number that looks like 10XX that is above the sku
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~~important~~ null imei (0000000000000000) bug

I dont know if any other guy here went through this hysterical problem but yeah would like to inform those who flash more often without surmounting about thinking before doing it..
Also dev's i think this problem should be rectified immediately! !!
Here's what happened with (not so)lucky me
I flashed cm9 beta 2 directly over cm7 by tj_style..(edit wiped out data and dalvik cache too) and then after installation found out that my IMEI no. was null(0000000000000000)
Tried every possible legit method to restore my IMEI back but to no avail.
Googled everything but sooner got frustated
In the end i ended up in the samsung customer care center, acting all dumb like i had no clue about my phone and then there was my phone without imei.
I told them(care center ppl) that "last time i sent a text to a friend.
The next day i checked my cellphone , there was no signal coverage."
You know pretending like i had no clue about what the hell was happening and made out stories.
The funny part was that the center people believed everything.
Finally they took in my phone and gave it back after 2 and half weeks(after constant inquiring about my cell xD) & finally i had my original IMEI restored (salvage)
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That was about my problem.
Still can't figure it out how my IMEI got washedoff adter flashing cm9 beta 2..
(Sigh).... .. but now I'm on the safe side. ^^
So i think its serious matter about wiping IMEI.. and it should be considred under attention.

Comeon guys i think this post needs atleast more discussion than this xD
Lol show some decency! !
lol
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anybody here to comment
this is something serious s**** happening here!!
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what is IMEI on a phone ?

IMEI(INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY) no. is a number, usually unique, to identify GSM, WCDMA, and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. It can also be displayed on the screen of the phone by entering *#06# into the keypad on most phones.
The IMEI number is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing the network in that country. For example, if a mobile phone is stolen, the owner can call his or her network provider and instruct them to "blacklist" the phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless on that network and sometimes other networks too, whether or not the phone's SIM is changed.
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IMEI(INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY) no. is a number, usually unique, to identify GSM, WCDMA, and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. It can also be displayed on the screen of the phone by entering *#06# into the keypad on most phones.
The IMEI number is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing the network in that country. For example, if a mobile phone is stolen, the owner can call his or her network provider and instruct them to "blacklist" the phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless on that network and sometimes other networks too, whether or not the phone's SIM is changed.
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hmmm.. I have flashed ROMs many many times.. stock-based, CM7, CM9, MIUIv4 but never had this issue.. maybe that's why others are not reacting on your post..

yea brother i think so too
i think this happened only with (not so) lucky me..
or may be i did something wrong that corrupted my imei in efs partition of my sgm.
but neva mind hope so that it may not happen to anyone in future
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I've read about the same issue with other devices when flashing roms. In some forums, they recommend to make a backup of the efs carpet from your phone before flashing roms.

XxReApErxX said:
I've read about the same issue with other devices when flashing roms. In some forums, they recommend to make a backup of the efs carpet from your phone before flashing roms.
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yea you're right
but there ain't any procedure shown to backup efs folder of our sgm or even sg ace on the internet forums..
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well there should be some way to back up our IMEI incase..
IF I HELPED YOU IN ANY WAY OR NO WAY
CONSIDER THANKING ME

thousandecibels said:
well there should be some way to back up our IMEI incase..
IF I HELPED YOU IN ANY WAY OR NO WAY
CONSIDER THANKING ME
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mayby flash back to stock rom or 2.3.4 (KPI)
I don't know much but U can try?

coolriku said:
mayby flash back to stock rom or 2.3.4 (KPI)
I don't know much but U can try?
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its okay now
but i think it may happen im future and thats what gives me goosebumps!!
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CONSIDER THANKING ME

thousandecibels said:
its okay now
but i think it may happen im future and thats what gives me goosebumps!!
IF I HELPED YOU IN ANY WAY OR NO WAY
CONSIDER THANKING ME
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Here's a solution to your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021

nishanty13 said:
Here's a solution to your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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thanks man but i already went through it and it ain't applicable on galaxy low legacy devices..
anyways thanks..
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this seems to be a problem woth the efs folder.... you have to go to the service center

it happened to me once, when I moved from froyo to gingerbread. I talked with a guy in store in Chile and with a box that he connected to my galaxy mini, he restored my IMEI. He did not even ask for an explanation just the money (which was like USD $ 1)
Lucky me we have those guys XD

komodin28 me too.

well this problem should be explained well..
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First thing :-
IT'S NOT A BUG.

nishanty13 said:
First thing :-
IT'S NOT A BUG.
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if its not a bug then kindly mind to explain this imei contradiction..
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simcard problem

When I woke up today, my simcard was not recognized by the phone like no simcard was installed? I tried my sim in other phones and it works.Does anyone had similar problems?
my phone is an unlocked int phone.
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Yep, same happened to me just after 10 PM (PST). Unlocked International phone, N7000XXLA6
Restarting the phone didn't change anything -- had to turn it off, take out the SIM & put it back together before turning it on.

so you have resolved you problem? I tried that to but it didn't help :-(
I am going to send the phone to service, I think its the only solution for me. Samsung have put bad quality simtray in the note I think?
regarsd
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equalness said:
so you have resolved you problem? I tried that to but it didn't help :-(
I am going to send the phone to service, I think its the only solution for me. Samsung have put bad quality simtray in the note I think?
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How long have you had the phone and what have you installed lately? I know obvious questions but need more info.
A member had problems with wi-fi turning off which turned out to be a battery saver configuration issue. So maybe some software you installed or changed lately?

Hi!
I tried a new battery and I had the battery all night and in the morning I had the icon of no som card recognized.
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Same thing happened to me last week. While I was sleeping my wife got a text message from my phone stating that a new sim had been insterted into the phone and that it was stolen. I have track and protect intalled on my note to warn if someone tries to take out the sim.
This happened in the middle of the night and my note was on my bed stand charging. It looks like it lost connectvity with the SIM and the track and protect app triggered to send a text message.
The sim was detected fine when I woke up. It was just a wtf moment.

Hmmm. Had a similar problem on tmo. Apparently my sim card was old and wasnt capable of the new networks. Tmo gave me a free replacement and it worked fine. How old is your sim card? Mine was like 5 years old
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TheCanucklehead said:
Yep, same happened to me just after 10 PM (PST). Unlocked International phone, N7000XXLA6
Restarting the phone didn't change anything -- had to turn it off, take out the SIM & put it back together before turning it on.
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I have xxla4, hmmm. Did u flash it or did note come with it?
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I have a new sim card and now I remember ,my wife also told me she got an SMS about me number and my sim card , I did not understand and told here it was maybe spam . now I know what it is , the sim card disconnected and connected by it self hmmm...

Im having the same problem on Australian Network, the 'no sim' error continues to show after I have flashed 4 ROMs 3 kernels and 3 Radio Roms
How did you guys sorts this problem?

For me I sent the phone to service and they changed the motherboard.
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Hmmmm may not help I have custom binary count at 4 and the yellow triangle.... I can't figure out how to get back to stock with both rom and kernel... I used the test kernel but it added more lol, any suggestions?
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what is radio rom ?

Type *#06# and check IMEI. If it's like 000... or 0049... or just not match to your number under battery - Your EFS partition is corrupted. If you have a backup it's simple to restore if not check google - there are ways to restore imei. Of course You can give phone back to service.
And remember - always have the EFS backup. Mine was useful once

84DGR said:
Hmmmm may not help I have custom binary count at 4 and the yellow triangle.... I can't figure out how to get back to stock with both rom and kernel... I used the test kernel but it added more lol, any suggestions?
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Hey. Just grab triangle away, and reset binary counter. Service will not find out. I have done it, and got new motherboard
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New Problem - Beep and then disconnect call

I just downgraded phone to 2.3.6 so I could wipe and OTA upgraded back to 4.0.4. Rooted w Mobile Odin Pro.
I am having a problem I haven't experienced before. Made a few phone calls since, and on multiple calls the phone will Beep once and then disconnect. I am not touching anything or doing anything. I am on ATT USA in CA. Anyone know what could be causing this?

asf58967 said:
I just downgraded phone to 2.3.6 so I could wipe and OTA upgraded back to 4.0.4. Rooted w Mobile Odin Pro.
I am having a problem I haven't experienced before. Made a few phone calls since, and on multiple calls the phone will Beep once and then disconnect. I am not touching anything or doing anything. I am on ATT USA in CA. Anyone know what could be causing this?
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I'm getting the same in UK under O2, have had it under many different roms. It will happen for the same number multiple times until I leave it a while and retry. I imagine it's a network issue, but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.
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Same thing here!
I'm in Serbia and have the exact same problem. If I want to get out of that, usualy I have to restart the Note. Not very fancy.
Also when it gets in that state it does'nt receive cals or sms.
I did the same thing, from 4.03 to 2.36 - wipe, and then to 4.04
Probably a bug with the 4.04 modem?

Guess we could try flashing latest gb modems, see if that corrects it. There's a thread in development I think that has all modems listed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645202
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I don't know maybe its network... past 2 days just works... and had plenty of talk time... I'm fearful to flash a modem... did that help you?

asf58967 said:
I don't know maybe its network... past 2 days just works... and had plenty of talk time... I'm fearful to flash a modem... did that help you?
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Haven't tried it yet, may do tomorrow and will post back, but same here, haven't had any issues over last few days.
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Have had no issues since the other day when I posted, so I'm guessing it was network related. How about you guys?
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Not a single issue either...however I did use mobile Odin and down to Gb again...but this time instead of OTA to 4.0.4 I actually flashed it direct with mobile Odin...with clear data etc... maybe that did it for me.. or maybe it was just network
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I did one more downgrade with mobile odin to gb then flashed 4.0.4 open vermany again..had the same problem for first 3 days theb went away again... Weird issue
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[Q] help with my in call issues on samsung note n7000

I've been using my samsung note GT-N7000 for a couple of months now and everything was fine, until i installed the Android 4.1.2 update (Build number: N7000XXLSO).Then my NOTE has problems with phone call as follows:Incoming call:- I can hear phone ring as normal- But i can't hear anything when i pick up the phone, and the caller also can't hear me.*Outgoing call:- There is no dial sound, it does make a phone call, BUT the person i called couldn't hear me, and i also couldn't hear them.*- I also tried using headphone, still can't hear anything.*Apps call:I tried call via apps such as Line, Skype, VIBER and oovoo it works fine. Therefore, i don't think it's the hardware e.g. mic or speakers issues.I don't know what happen to my Note all the sudden. Is this the software problem i.e. due to the android 4.1.2 update?? *Please advise how to solve this problem. Appreciate your help in advance! Thank you.

Its a software issue ... plz download the latest software updates from sammobile or update ur fone via ota in settings of your fone
I think ur prob will be solved.
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I had the same priblem with my tab2 when i flashed CM10 nightly.....i changed the sim card and worked for me
I hate my X and love my Next.......... Conditions apply*
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And again inserted it back next day i worked
I hate my X and love my Next.......... Conditions apply*

I can't do an over the air update since it says it's already updated...let me try a different SIM card. Is there a way to update the firmware without a computer?????
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thats a clear modem issue, flash a new modem....
I just won't work just by changing your sim card...!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645202
MAKE SURE TO HIT THANKS...

Yea SIM card didn't work.let me try that thnx:thumbup:
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androidguy07 said:
Yea SIM card didn't work.let me try that thnx:thumbup:
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Well there are some a**holes on xda who think they are techie (abhimanyuaryan)....
anywaysl you can do hard on that thanks button as well buddy.....:good:

Did it Work?
Hi there, sorry i'm newbie, but i'd just bought a new phone from China, and i cant pick up calls... it's happening exactly the same as you described... i call, it rings, but nothing happends... and if somebody calls me, it rings, but when i pick up, nothing happends..

rdelfant said:
Hi there, sorry i'm newbie, but i'd just bought a new phone from China, and i cant pick up calls... it's happening exactly the same as you described... i call, it rings, but nothing happends... and if somebody calls me, it rings, but when i pick up, nothing happends..
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Goto settings/about phone and post a screenshot or what values are there.
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It got Fixed!
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Goto settings/about phone and post a screenshot or what values are there.
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Hey! last nigth i had to set the alarm clock in Chinese languaje. It was a little difficult but today i changed it to Spanish. Now that i'm in the computer, i did contact my network provider (Movistar Argentina), and they restarted my line, and made me reboot the Phone. After that, it got Fixed.
IT WASN'T A PHONE PROBLEM! it was a NETWORK Problem.
this solution may help somebody else.
Regards,
Rodrigo