Well here is my very first post. After much research and study on this site, I have finally confused myself or my phone or both.
So I recently got my hands on my first Galaxy s GT-i9000, bought from a Ukraine guy here in NZ.
Everything works normally except i have no service anywhere i try. Thats how i got it cheap.
It came with VNZ 2.3.3 GB update and with the unknown IMEI problem.
After many attempts, I had managed to get the IMEI and baseband back.
I have since discovered that the original nv.data.bin file was setup for Israel network, Cellcom.
I have tried to flash it with Vodafone firmware again and all seems fine except for No Service. It says its on GPRS mode and the signal is -111dBm 1asu with no change at all.
I have then tried flashing to Cellcom rom that i finally found but it ends up with unknown IMEI AND baseband and I can't seem to get it loaded onto this firmware. But does it really matter what firmware/modem it uses, especially since the phone is in New Zealand.
I've checked and it says it is all unlocked, so it seems that way. But neither Samsung NZ or Vodafone can tell me the real lock status since the phone wasn't originally setup for NZ.
What to do? Anyone from NZ with an imported phone having this issue?
So anyone with this experience got some ideas?
I'm not 100% sure if this is relevant to your situation, but do you have a backup of your EFS?
Aadilnz said:
I'm not 100% sure if this is relevant to your situation, but do you have a backup of your EFS?
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I've made several backups. They seem to vary though because of the different roms I've flashed with odin.
Sometimes it changes product I'd depending on what regional firmware I try. For example at the moment its running on VNZ but the product I'd is showing up as I9000HKXCEL when it should be set for vodafone. I'm working out how I could change the EFS so that the default code is NZ.
Would it work by editing somehow the product code inside the nv_data.bak file? Would that ruin the IMEI? I have backups over backups if I were to test.
Hey,
NZer (quite an inexperienced one when it comes to Android but I'll try my best) here as well
Uhm. Check the back of the phone, behind the battery. I believe the IMEI of the phone should be written there. Look through your backups and see if any match.
Also, firmware doesn't matter. Think this phone was bought here, but I'm running a UK firmware on it (and previously a Korean one) and its fine.
That's about as much as I can help :/
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Hey there thanks kiwi.
Its a weird one I have. I'm currently stuck on vodafone firmware because now when ever I change rom the imei goes away and backups seem to be gettin less reliable lol.
hmm I'm now wondering about what the correct permission and owner settings should be for the efs folder and files. Been using root explorer for most of my alterations.
AW: [Q] Galaxy Confused Itself? No Service NZ
Tutorial:
Download last stock Firmware Form Samfirmware and flash it with odin or heimdall
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Thanks for your advice pidio.
I must be doing something wrong.I've I've flashed from sams site and have tried both the latest VNZ 2.3.3 and the latest cellcom israel 2.3.3.
Only one that's working so far is Vnz but when I check with SGSToolbox, the product code is showing cellcom in both the nv_data.bak and data.bin.
It seems my imei or efs setup is "stuck" and won't give me a break through with essentially the "no service" issue.
Hardware wise, despite the bluetooth and WiFi working fine, although chewing the battery life badly and heating up quickly, can the GSM CDWMA part die out separately?
hmmm
Boy I'm so glad I never had this much trouble with the good ol' budget Huawei X5.
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This is probably a very common problem but I have unusual circumstances. I have a Galaxy Mini that I bought in Thailand, I flashed CWM and installed the "Democracy" ROM and had no problems at all with the GPS. I decided to go back to the stock firmware, only problem was I didn't have it! So I went here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586) I didn't see the code that's printed on my phone's box on this page so I FOOLISHLY downloaded a European firmware (I figured it would be better to have writing in English than Thai).
Ever since I flashed that via Odin my GPS can't even find satellites even without locking on. I can only figure that this change to European firmware has changed a necessary file for the GPS. I went back to the Democracy ROM and still no GPS.
I just can't seem to find my original firmware that is printed on my phone's box (GT-S5570AABTHL), I didn't get the original PDA or CSC code (LESSON LEARNED!). The closest I can find is here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=4933
I do remember when I was running original firmware it was S5570B and that is the only result under the S5570B Thailand option. I can't figure out why under "Region" it says Cyprus, Greece when it's titled Thailand.
I just don't know if simply flashing back to the Thai firmware is going to solve my problem or not, I don't even know if this is the right firmware! I would download it and try it but I'm currently on 2G speeds so it will take me 3 hours to download the file just to test it, so I was hoping for a response from this site before I put myself through the agony of the long wait.
Am I on the right path here? Any help will be severely appreciated.
Flash the original country's software i.e. from where you bought it. B'coz if you flash another country's firmware, your GPS wont work. Kies also creates problem (in updates...) in most of these cases.
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I bought the a samsung GT-I9000 off ebay, it was locked to vodafone and running standard OS.
Despite soft bricking it I did a factory restore, rooted and flashed it with cyanogenmod 10.1.
Everything is working, except I cannot to any mobile network. When I try to connect it says "cannot connect at this time, try again later" or it encountered "an error". It takes ages doing this as well.
The APN settings are all there and correct as I can compare them to my rooted HTC which works fine on the same ROM.
The IMEI number is given by *#06# and this is also given in the phone information. The same IMEI is on the back of the phone under the battery as well.
If I leave the phone on, it gives Orange (EE ) as the network but says emergency only i.e no service.
I rang Orange and they said there is no problem , which I suspected, as my HTC work fine. Orange also said there is no problem with the phone relating to IMEI - its not stolen.
Can anyone help please? Thanks in advance
mark1holland1 said:
Can anyone help please?
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Hi again
Two questions: is the phone unlocked now? Did you have the connection with this same SIM card by using previously flashed ROM?
If both answers "yes", your presently installed baseband is probably not compatible with the region where you live. Google after the regional codes (letters in your baseband version) and find the right one for your region. Here are all flashable baseband versions for the CyanogenMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870460
I won't have internet next few days, but you may make it now alone.... good luck, mate
tetakpatak said:
Hi again
Two questions: is the phone unlocked now? Did you have the connection with this same SIM card by using previously flashed ROM?
If both answers "yes", your presently installed baseband is probably not compatible with the region where you live. Google after the regional codes (letters in your baseband version) and find the right one for your region. Here are all flashable baseband versions for the CyanogenMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870460
I won't have internet next few days, but you may make it now alone.... good luck, mate
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I upgraded to stable 10.1.3 last night, simply thinking what do I have to lose? and it worked for a bit then stopped.
Whats stranger is it started working when I got to work - it doesnt recognise EE which is the company who bought Orange/T-Mobile but it connects to Orange or T-Mobile and works as Orange......
It connected to providers last night but never for more than a few seconds and then stopped.
I have called and texted from it and all now seems fine!
mark1holland1 said:
I upgraded to stable 10.1.3 last night, simply thinking what do I have to lose? and it worked for a bit then stopped.
Whats stranger is it started working when I got to work - it doesnt recognise EE which is the company who bought Orange/T-Mobile but it connects to Orange or T-Mobile and works as Orange......
It connected to providers last night but never for more than a few seconds and then stopped.
I have called and texted from it and all now seems fine!
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The phone lost signal when I got home - ultimately solved it by flashing it with modem XXJVP and updated APN to those given for EE, not Orange.
All been stable now for 3 days :laugh:
I have a factory unlocked P1000 that recently started having some issues. When I first got it two years ago, I had flashed it with the following:
PDA1000DXJK2
PHONE1000DXJJ2
CSC1000OLBJJ2
During all that time, everything was working fine everywhere I had been (Asia and North America), with at least three different SIM cards and carriers.
About three weeks back, I suddenly lost voice/data. At first, I thought it was a SIM/carrier issue, but some swapping with a friend revealed that it was my tab that was the problem. Searching here and elsewhere, all I could come up with was that my IMEI was showing as the generic 0049990106400 and not the one listed on the back of my tab. I had been aware of them not matching, but it had never caused problems in the past. I was able to confirm, however, that the radio/modem was still working. I could place emergency calls, I could see that the networks were there, I just could not connect to any of them.
In my attempts to restore the original IMEI, following a guide here, I managed to lose my broadband entirely. I have been researching and trying to get it back ever since, so far to no avail. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a copy of the P1000DXJK2/DXJJ2 firmware I used the first time. However, I have tried multiple stock ROMS, different tutorials, and most recently, flashing with Overcome 4.1. The result is always the same: everything works except for the phone. Phone, broadband, and IMEI list as unknown.
Currently:
PDA: P1000XXJQ1
PHONE: Unknown
CSC: P1000OXAJQ1
Model number: GT-P1000
Firmware version: 2.3.3
Baseband version: Unknown
Kernal version: 2.6.35.7 [email protected] #2
So, here I am desperately appealing for any help anyone might be able to provide. My tab has been my only phone for years and often my only internet access, so I am feeling pretty lost without it. I am fairly tech savvy and I follow instructions very well, but I have never really messed around much with Android, so I am hoping the experts here are going to be able to come up with something.
So, you said you most recently use overcome 4.1.
When you first use Odin to flash GB-stock-safe-v5, before you put overcome kernel, what is the IMEI?
No point to proceed to Overcome ROM if GB-stock-safe-v5 didn't bring back the IMEI.
Yes, that is what I assumed, but I gave it a try anyway. If nothing else, it gave me better recovery mode tools.
As I said above, nothing has worked so far. My IMEI was unknown before flashing with GB Stock, as it is now. However, at this point, I would be happy just to get a working modem again, even if the IMEI remains messed up... One thing at a time.
the fact that the IMEI suddenly is gone, and on further tweaking the radio/baseband is gone, I think your internal storage is failing.
first it hits the EFS area, then the baseband area.
That is my suspicion.
You could probably proceed to flash latest CM/AOKP or whatever, which repartition your internal storage.
You should get your baseband, because the /radio/modem.bin in those MTD partitioned ROM sits on a different part of the storage.
But since you never have a backup of your EFS, those ROM will not give you your IMEI either.
Only flashing a stock ROM will give you the right EFS (assuming the area it writes into is writable)
I also wonder if there a person expert enough to rewrite the pit file, so that your EFS and baseband is shifted from its original position, and use that with the GB stock safe v5
This is an interesting idea. To clarify, though, my IMEI did not suddenly go, to my knowledge. For at least the last year and a half, the IMEI listed did not match the one printed on the back. Everything worked fine, so I never gave it much thought. What I do not know is if it changed again, or if it has been the generic one I listed above all along.
Could it be that something is simply wrong with the EFS, preventing the modem.bin from flashing correctly? One of the IMEI restoration tutorials I attempted early on involved messing with the EFS. I believe this was the same night the modem stopped working, though I did not notice a direct cause-effect relationship. There were other (failed) attempts between that and broadband coming up "unknown." I will admit I was a little hasty in those first few days. I was traveling, crunched for time, and panicked that I would have no phone.
Hello,
I am new to mess around with mobile phones and Android and (therefore) also managed to bring my girlfriend's GT-I8190 phone to a non-working state. Although there are lots of information in this forum I am more confused than sure what to do. I hope to get here some help / information / explanation.
Past
The phone was bought in Germany and had probably a German firmware. But I do not know, since no connections to Kies or whatsoever and no backups where done earlier. After a error of Android (e:\ failed to mount or something similar) which blocked the phone on the startup logo of the non-modyfied S3 mini, my guess for a quick solution was to flash the firmware with Odin to a new(er) German version. I downloaded (from a German forum) and flashed successfully several versions (supposedly OXA). But with all version the network connection hasn't practically worked. Only very weak and only at a few locations. Once I used in desperation also a so called stock-recovery from somewhere.
Present
I visited a shop where the uber-friendly Samsung service overwrote the firmware first with the general and later with the LaFleur version (PDA: XXAMG4, CSC: QXXA MH1). Kies tells me the CSC is somehow a VE1 version (what country is that code for - moon?). But the problem hasn't changed.
I still have the original IMEI, but I'm missing the baseband and, what worries me more: no product code. I managed to read it out only with "CheckFus" which says only: Not Active1
Future ?
Since I probably haven't used the right firmware at least once, I am hesitating to do more. My ideas are as following: modem, firmware, baseband.
What is the best way to proceed? Is there still a easy solution? I don't mind to change to another version - no stock firmware is required. Am I close to have a 4" tablet?
Any answer is appreciated - thanks!
bohlero said:
Hello,
I am new to mess around with mobile phones and Android and (therefore) also managed to bring my girlfriend's GT-I8190 phone to a non-working state. Although there are lots of information in this forum I am more confused than sure what to do. I hope to get here some help / information / explanation.
Past
The phone was bought in Germany and had probably a German firmware. But I do not know, since no connections to Kies or whatsoever and no backups where done earlier. After a error of Android (e:\ failed to mount or something similar) which blocked the phone on the startup logo of the non-modyfied S3 mini, my guess for a quick solution was to flash the firmware with Odin to a new(er) German version. I downloaded (from a German forum) and flashed successfully several versions (supposedly OXA). But with all version the network connection hasn't practically worked. Only very weak and only at a few locations. Once I used in desperation also a so called stock-recovery from somewhere.
Present
I visited a shop where the uber-friendly Samsung service overwrote the firmware first with the general and later with the LaFleur version (PDA: XXAMG4, CSC: QXXA MH1). Kies tells me the CSC is somehow a VE1 version (what country is that code for - moon?). But the problem hasn't changed.
I still have the original IMEI, but I'm missing the baseband and, what worries me more: no product code. I managed to read it out only with "CheckFus" which says only: Not Active1
Future ?
Since I probably haven't used the right firmware at least once, I am hesitating to do more. My ideas are as following: modem, firmware, baseband.
What is the best way to proceed? Is there still a easy solution? I don't mind to change to another version - no stock firmware is required. Am I close to have a 4" tablet?
Any answer is appreciated - thanks!
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Try to flash this firmware : http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=18114 via odin3 it's a i8190XXAMG4 (DBT) firmware it also include modemfs (modem) then try to upgrade your baseband to XXAMG4.
bohlero said:
Hello,
I am new to mess around with mobile phones and Android and (therefore) also managed to bring my girlfriend's GT-I8190 phone to a non-working state. Although there are lots of information in this forum I am more confused than sure what to do. I hope to get here some help / information / explanation.
Past
The phone was bought in Germany and had probably a German firmware. But I do not know, since no connections to Kies or whatsoever and no backups where done earlier. After a error of Android (e:\ failed to mount or something similar) which blocked the phone on the startup logo of the non-modyfied S3 mini, my guess for a quick solution was to flash the firmware with Odin to a new(er) German version. I downloaded (from a German forum) and flashed successfully several versions (supposedly OXA). But with all version the network connection hasn't practically worked. Only very weak and only at a few locations. Once I used in desperation also a so called stock-recovery from somewhere.
Present
I visited a shop where the uber-friendly Samsung service overwrote the firmware first with the general and later with the LaFleur version (PDA: XXAMG4, CSC: QXXA MH1). Kies tells me the CSC is somehow a VE1 version (what country is that code for - moon?). But the problem hasn't changed.
I still have the original IMEI, but I'm missing the baseband and, what worries me more: no product code. I managed to read it out only with "CheckFus" which says only: Not Active1
Future ?
Since I probably haven't used the right firmware at least once, I am hesitating to do more. My ideas are as following: modem, firmware, baseband.
What is the best way to proceed? Is there still a easy solution? I don't mind to change to another version - no stock firmware is required. Am I close to have a 4" tablet?
Any answer is appreciated - thanks!
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I8190XXAMG4 / QXXAMH1 is a German La Fleur firmware. I have no idea why your CSC seems to be messed up. It should probably be DBT.
What does it say if you dial *#1234# in dialer?
Thanks for the infos so far.
I did not intend to link to the LaFleur version in the first post.
Do I need the root recovery for the baseband update?
With the 1234 code I get:
AP: I8190 XXAMG4
CP: XXXX
CSC: I8190 QXXAMH1
I think this is the same as mentioned before. I checked the origin of the files I used before on this mobile and it is possible that I used this a recovery file which may be for a 8190N (I cannot post the outside link yet). I did not read careful enough the thread linking to this file.
Can this be the origin for the messed CSC version and the missing product code?
Looks like you're without baseband.
Take a look at this thread and flash a modem for i8190.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526831
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Happy end
Hello again,
firstly: Problem is solved - phone works properly. Thanks for the replies and to tys0n for the work with the files and the support - acutally doing the job of Samsung and google.
For the sake of completeness, I will tell what I did, if any unexperienced user (as I still am) will ever come across this thread:
I tried first just the standard firmware AMG4 from Sammobile (which is linked above) and afterwards the baseband files - but both did not help as expected.
I installed CWM and used the file from here and miraculously it was working (The phone is used only in 2G). Later I wiped the data and flashed again with the AMG4 firmware to have a clean version now.
AP, CP, CSC say all XXAMG4 now, Kies recognizes it as DBT (as supposed to). But the product code, which came back and was read out with CheckFus, says I8490 RWA XSE. This should be Indonesia, correct? Is there still an inconsistency somewhere?
Thanks again for the help
Robert
Hi guys,
A friend of mine made her Galaxy Note "fly" on a wall (being a bit bored obviously... )
After that the phone had no network.
Checking it, I found the plane mode was ON and unable to turn OFF, and the IMEI was null/null typing *#06#
I tried then to flash via Odin the only firmware I found at the moment, which was a 1 part 4.1.2 XEF (found and got on Sammobile), which made a real update though the phone was still on 2.3.6
The flash got OK, I could turn the plane mode OFF, but still no IMEI
Tried to flash the 16 Gb pit > all the same.
I eventually found a 3 parts 2.3.6 firmware, and as we "saved" some SGS with the 3 parts JVU, rebuilding EFS rep like magic, I tried.
The flash was OK, but still no IMEI.
Guess what, no EFS save to restore.
If someone has any idea, though I definetly think it's over and needs to be sent to repair...
Thanks by advance
One more detail : sneaking the efs folder with ES Explorer, I discovered that the nv_data files are missing!
My feeling right now?
"Houston? We have a problem! "
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no imei
i have the same problem no imei no signal and sim not detected. Any clues ? tried many things already
Hi,
Nothing new for me.
The Note went back to my friend to be repaired.
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Isi_77 said:
Hi guys,
A friend of mine made her Galaxy Note "fly" on a wall (being a bit bored obviously... )
After that the phone had no network.
Checking it, I found the plane mode was ON and unable to turn OFF, and the IMEI was null/null typing *#06#
I tried then to flash via Odin the only firmware I found at the moment, which was a 1 part 4.1.2 XEF (found and got on Sammobile), which made a real update though the phone was still on 2.3.6
The flash got OK, I could turn the plane mode OFF, but still no IMEI
Tried to flash the 16 Gb pit > all the same.
I eventually found a 3 parts 2.3.6 firmware, and as we "saved" some SGS with the 3 parts JVU, rebuilding EFS rep like magic, I tried.
The flash was OK, but still no IMEI.
Guess what, no EFS save to restore.
If someone has any idea, though I definetly think it's over and needs to be sent to repair...
Thanks by advance
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I have the same problem I have my IMEI number at the back of the Phone but no way to write it to my Note2 I wish someone can please help us.
As far as I know, we don't have simple ways to rewrite an imei.
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Did you try this one?
I did personally not, though the nv_data files did not exist anymore in the efs folder.
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