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Any ROM over 2.2 (froyo) wont detect SIM?

Im fine using 2.1 eclair and i get the standard NO SIM icon in notification bar when theres no sim and then when i insert sim i get signal as usual. However whenever i flash a ROM that updates android to 2.2 above (also tested 2.3) instead of getting the NO SIM icon i just get a NO SIGNAL cirlce with line through side, even when sim is inserted.
I am not on AT&T, the phone is unlocked to work in my country. The frequency my network operates at is 850/2100 but that shouldnt matter, it should still say NO SIM instead of NO SIGNAL.
Any help?
Thanks

What roms are you flashing? Not to sure about what to do in your situation but flash a i9000 rom like Apex and try that. What's good in the i9000 roms is you can modify the bands using *#2263# That might help your situation.

nh5 said:
What roms are you flashing? Not to sure about what to do in your situation but flash a i9000 rom like Apex and try that. What's good in the i9000 roms is you can modify the bands using *#2263# That might help your situation.
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i used the roms here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843 and also a couple other, but only 2.1 will let me use the network. There hasnt been any other people having troubles with those roms so im a bit confused.
Do you have a link to that rom? Is there any major bugs with it?
Thanks for the reply

i flashed apex correctly but still have the no signal problem. anyone else have suggestions?
Maybe theres system files that dont get changed by roms that are only configured to work with 2.1? I have no clue :/

i went to the phone service menu (#*#*4636*#*#) and a few things i want to mention are...
Signal strength: 0 dBm 0 asu
GSM servie: emergency calls only
GPRS service: disconnected
Network type: Unknown
GSM disconnects:
========DATA========
StateDcinactive state
disconnected with last try at 6:59PM
fail because no error
========DATA========
StateDcinactive state
disconnected with last try at 6:59PM
fail because no error
========DATA========
StateDcinactive state
disconnected with last try at 6:59PM
fail because no error
There is a thing down the bottom called "set preferred network type". its currently at unknown, but there is the option of WCDMA (my network). How do i change to WCDMA, everytime i select something, as soon as i close the service menu it resets to unknown.
There is also a field called SMSC with an empty value.
I hope this info helps, surely someone can help me!

I really am no expert on this but if I were you this is what I would do.
I would start by taking my phone and doing a backup of my apps/contacts/ whatever else I had to have including the system files you need. Do this with Titanium Backup. Back this backup up on your PC or on your external SD. Then I would flash back to 2.1 eclair using odin. After that, I would master clear my phone using odin one click. This should reset your phone as if it were brand new out of the box. After that I would go through the whole root/flash rom process as if I were doing it for the first time. If it still doesnt work then you probably have an issue with that phone and I would try to return it.
Or you can wait for someone with more knowledge and time to troubleshoot this.

Ok, i just did the following and the problem is persisting.
- Flash rom back to stock 2.1
- Master clear
- Flash to 2.3.5
- Flash 2.3.5 kernal
problem still there. I see well over 140 views on this, could someone please look above at what im doing and advise me if i need to change something.
thanks

Did you take the sim and sd card (if u have one) out before flashing with odin?

fuloplori said:
Did you take the sim and sd card (if u have one) out before flashing with odin?
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Yes both were out for the flashing process and we're only inserted once phone fully booted.

you are rebooting once inserting the sim right?
might want to select the 850 band only...

It's not a good idea to remove/insert Sim with phone powered on. It can damage the card.

studacris said:
you are rebooting once inserting the sim right?
might want to select the 850 band only...
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Yes I am rebooting. How would i go about selecting that band? The every single service menu i've tried have all the bands deleted. I.e there's nothing there.

mrhaley30705 said:
It's not a good idea to remove/insert Sim with phone powered on. It can damage the card.
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Once the phone is fully booted I power down, take battery out and insert sim, once powered on the phone doesn't even try to detect it. If i go into mobile networks in settings it says no sim inserted. :/
Thanks

contact the maker of those one clicks, the CSC may not have flashed correctly.or try someone elses gingerbread flash.
i have been JUST talking with the author of the THREAD you linked to, i am creating all one-click packages for rogers ATM
EDIT:======================================
you ARNT att..... thats your problem. those one clicks WILL flash ATT Carrier information, you need a multi CSC..... contact oneclick maker. or use NON odin flashes that dont contain CSC.
Im 80% sure im on the right track for your problem.
but why are you flashing ATT stocks if you arent ATT? those arent custom "ROMs" those are stock factory flashes for un-screwing up your phone.

TRusselo said:
contact the maker of those one clicks, the CSC may not have flashed correctly.or try someone elses gingerbread flash.
i have been JUST talking with the author of the THREAD you linked to, i am creating all one-click packages for rogers ATM
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Any links to reliable reliable one clicks or any roms in general you think i should try?

read the edit above

TRusselo said:
contact the maker of those one clicks, the CSC may not have flashed correctly.or try someone elses gingerbread flash.
i have been JUST talking with the author of the THREAD you linked to, i am creating all one-click packages for rogers ATM
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you ARNT att..... thats your problem. those one clicks WILL flash ATT Carrier information, you need a mult
i CSC..... contact oneclick maker. or use NON odin flashes that dont contain CSC.
Im 80% sure im on the right track for your problem.
but why are you flashing ATT stocks if you arent ATT? those arent custom "ROMs" those are stock factory flashes for un-screwing up your phone.
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Ok that sounds right, to not sure why i get network access normally on att stock 2.1lol. he I will contact flash makers but in the mean time where would i find non odin flashes that contain multi CSC?
Thanks

I have flashed two roms since my last post. One is a simple custom rom flashed via Clockwork recovery, and the other just a PDA (no csc) via odin. Both of which do not fix the problem :/
If it helps i can provide images of the problem?

i still have the problem and 2.1 is very irritating. Does ANYONE have a clue as to whats causing this?
- Doc

Here are images as promised:
All images are of the phone with the sim card inserted except for the 3rd image which states there is no sim card inserted.
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2.1 with sim card
2.1 without sim card
2.3.5 WITH sim card
2.1 service menu (*#2263#)
2.3.5 service menu (*#2263#)
2.1 messaging options
2.3.5 messaging options are same as above but without messaging center
2.1 recovery menu
2.3.5 recovery menu - didnt get picture, but is standard CWM menu
2.1 about phone
2.3.5 about phone
2.1 APN settings
2.3.5 when trying to access APN settings
So some things to point out are:
1. 2.3.5 does not recognize i have inserted the sim card
2. 2.1 recognizes the sim card
All other problems are linked around those two points. Hope that helps, and hopefully someone can help me resolve this!
Thanks
Doc

[Q] GSM modems/ROMs

Does anyone have links to GSM modems for 2.2 or above roms? All i can find is WCDMA modems. I think this will resolve my problem ive been having for months, which is that all roms/modems here dont allow sim cards. So if anyone has links to GSM modems it will be much appreciated
My carrier uses a UMTS mobile network on 850/2100mhz frequency's, so a modem that supports that is required
Thanks
Doc

wtf are you talking about?
this phone IS a gsm phone.
the only way to get data/voice on this phone is WITH a sim card, so what are you talking about that every rom/modem doesnt allow sim cards?
do you have ANY idea what you are on about?

Pirateghost said:
wtf are you talking about?
this phone IS a gsm phone.
the only way to get data/voice on this phone is WITH a sim card, so what are you talking about that every rom/modem doesnt allow sim cards?
do you have ANY idea what you are on about?
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Any rom I flash my phone with I can't use a sim card after that. The phone just says no service and ALL Roms end up deleting the service menu and it doesn't detect sim card. Read my other post in Q&A forum to know what I'm talking about

You might wan't to check your APN setting. There are a good bit of modems some work better than others in different locations.

So you had a thread open regarding the exact same problem, yet you thought it was a genius idea to open a new one?
Sent from my HTC PH39100

Who is your carrier? You haven't stated it in this thread nor the other from what I read. All I gathered was that you are not i897, and have been flashing i897 roms.
Like stated above your APN settings are probably incorrect for your carrier from the repeated flashings.
If that is not the problem and you know to remove sim card while flashing and also unplug the usb during reboot then you can scratch those off the list aswell.
I'm not certain, hopefully someone with more knowledge could chime in, but is it possible from flashing the At&t carrier roms the phone got locked to At&t, thus not recognizing the unknown carrier's sim card? Try network unlocking the device?
Also, you should probably go back and reread you're other thread, I believe there are very good explainations, judging by your replies, that you just disreguarded.
edit for good measure: you are installing the sim card while the phone is off correct? you can't just take off the battery cover and put it in whenever you like.

98XJ said:
Who is your carrier? You haven't stated it in this thread nor the other from what I read. All I gathered was that you are not i897, and have been flashing i897 roms.
Like stated above your APN settings are probably incorrect for your carrier from the repeated flashings.
If that is not the problem and you know to remove sim card while flashing and also unplug the usb during reboot then you can scratch those off the list aswell.
I'm not certain, hopefully someone with more knowledge could chime in, but is it possible from flashing the At&t carrier roms the phone got locked to At&t, thus not recognizing the unknown carrier's sim card? Try network unlocking the device?
Also, you should probably go back and reread you're other thread, I believe there are very good explainations, judging by your replies, that you just disreguarded.
edit for good measure: you are installing the sim card while the phone is off correct? you can't just take off the battery cover and put it in whenever you like.
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I'm doing everything right, and as i said before it does work fine with my carrier (Telecom New Zealand) on android 2.1. I've tried every solution i can think of to fix this, but none have worked. I even tried backing up my working csc files then re-flashing after a new rom but that didnt work either. The phone basically doesnt register that it needs a sim card once it has been flashed. I get the blue circle with the line through it to indicate there's no signal (this happens with or without the sim being in). I am sort of a newbie when it comes to ins and outs of android but i thought it would be worth checking it out if its a modem issuse. Obviously by some of the replies i've got im wrong.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Edit: another thing to add is when i use the caller to open the debug menu (*# something #* ) where it usually has all details about the bands its connected to and batter information etc its completely blank (usually full on 2.1, but blank on 2.2+)
- Doc

You tried *#2263# ?
Walkthrough:
Settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks>network operator- choose your network<<access point name>(press selected network operator)confirm settings with known provider settings[requires you to search your providers settings] apply. Reboot. Confirm or deny.

98XJ said:
You tried *#2263# ?
Walkthrough:
Settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks>network operator- choose your network<<access point name>(press selected network operator)confirm settings with known provider settings[requires you to search your providers settings] apply. Reboot. Confirm or deny.
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*#2263# is the number. At the moment on working 2.1 rom i get:
=BAND SELECTION=
[1] AUTOMATIC [*]
[2] WCDMA BAND []
[3] GSM BAND[]
[4] COMBU BANDS []
I will flash when i get back form holiday, at the moment i am running the stock 2.1 rom fine on my network. From what i remember once its flashed with or without a sim card it wont let me access the network settings, giving me a message like 'network not avaliable' or 'unable to register on network', thats why i cannot access APN settings.
I'll take screenshots and post them around the 28th? Then you can see what i mean.
Thanks,
Doc

Sounds good. In the mean time, under access point names did you try pressing menu key then press add new apn? Not sure if we covered this already.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

98XJ said:
Sounds good. In the mean time, under access point names did you try pressing menu key then press add new apn? Not sure if we covered this already.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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I'll get back to you tomorrow/dayafter on that, will flash hopefully tomorrow then get all info to post here.
Cheers

If the APN setings are locked out use a utility like Tweakker or Apn Global. These programs will bypass the locked out settings and automatically set up APN MMS for your countries telecom. Download from the market by reverting to working rom or using sideloading wonder machine thru your computer.

Here are images as promised:
All images are of the phone with the sim card inserted except for the 3rd image which states there is no sim card inserted.
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2.1 with sim card
2.1 without sim card
2.3.5 WITH sim card
2.1 service menu (*#2263#)
2.3.5 service menu (*#2263#)
2.1 messaging options
2.3.5 messaging options are same as above but without messaging center
2.1 recovery menu
2.3.5 recovery menu - didnt get picture, but is standard CWM menu
2.1 about phone
2.3.5 about phone
2.1 APN settings
2.3.5 when trying to access APN settings
And to mikegy2002 heres what happened when i tried Tweakker on 2.3.5
So some things to point out are:
1. 2.3.5 does not recognize i have inserted the sim card
2. 2.1 recognizes the sim card
All other problems are linked around those two points. Hope that helps, and hopefully someone can help me resolve this!
I'll be posting all the images to the other thread about this problem.
Thanks
Doc

It appears for your carrier you are missing an access point.
http://m.geekzone.co.nz/Forums/39/Topic/32983
you are unable to press menu in apn's and add new apn?

98XJ said:
It appears for your carrier you are missing an access point.
http://m.geekzone.co.nz/Forums/39/Topic/32983
you are unable to press menu in apn's and add new apn?
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I cant do that, when i try access network settings it asks me to insert a sim card

I had a similar problem. My phone fail to recognize the sim card a few times when the cover was off. My working theory was that the cover helped to "seat" the sim card.
Hope this helps.

[Q] No service ever

Im trying to get my original Samsung Galaxy S to work with my mothers SIM card (Vodafone, same network i was on when i used the phone), but im never getting any service whatsoever, the phone just isnt reading the SIM card at all. Ive attached a picture of the phone, so you can see what i mean, HERE IS THE IMAGE.
Ive flashed a stock firmware (was on cyanogenmod when i was using the phone) and deleted all data and reset to factory but cant get the SIM card to work in the phone. When i put the SIM card back in my mothers phone, it works fine
I would try putting my old SIM card back in, but since i upgraded to SGS3, i moved my number to a micro SIM, so the old SIM card I have, no longer works.
Can someone please suggest how I can get service on this phone?

Check the apn settings with your provider would be a good start point
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium

Thanks for the advice. I dont know what apn settings are, so what would I ask Vodafone to check for me?

Yeah, phone them up and they will talk you through checking and a setting them, or they will have them on their website
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium

All they said was that the sim card isnt compatible with modern phones as its a few years old :/

They sent me a new sim card which doesn't work. I rang harm back and they said go into a store. I did and they just gave me a new sum which still doesn't work....
I can't understand because he handset was the one I originally got from vodafone, and he sim I'm trying is also vodafone!!
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imfromwales said:
They sent me a new sim card which doesn't work. I rang harm back and they said go into a store. I did and they just gave me a new sum which still doesn't work....
I can't understand because he handset was the one I originally got from vodafone, and he sim I'm trying is also vodafone!!
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Just wondering, is the sim card inserted correctly? , the cut edge must be visible
second, check your about phone, to see, you have a base band, and also IMEI by *#06# on your dialer , also install anetwork booster.apk from market using your WIFI
IF all is well, just put the phone on flight mode and reboot the phone, once rebooted, OFF the flight mode and check your network

xsenman said:
Just wondering, is the sim card inserted correctly? , the cut edge must be visible
second, check your about phone, to see, you have a base band, and also IMEI by *#06# on your dialer , also install anetwork booster.apk from market using your WIFI
IF all is well, just put the phone on flight mode and reboot the phone, once rebooted, OFF the flight mode and check your network
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The sim card is definitely inserted correctly
Sorry for my ignorance but what is a base band? I have factory reset with all wipes and then flashed the most recent firmware for the phone (can't remember what it is as I'm not near phone)
What does the app do? When I put it on flight mode I can't take out off flight mode.
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just got home and tried the IMEI with *#06# and it comes up blank - a dialogue box apears with IMEI as the title, but no actual number for some reason?
the Baseband is unknown in my settings, the firmware is 2.3.6 and build number is XWJVZ
didnt install a signal booster, as i had signal when i used my sim card and the phone is in the same house so it should still get signal.
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What does the app do? When I put it on flight mode I can't take out off flight mode.
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Baseband gives the details of modem/Radio in use, if its unknown, than you have an EFS problem, thats why you have no network
to check menu>settings> about phone> you will get all the details and if you touch status you will get details of your phone number and network you are connected to.
Network boosters, increase the reception of signals, in the event your cell reception is low, but since you have NO service, its pretty much useless.
in gingerbread, you use your power button to On and OFF your Flight mode.
How did you lose your baseband, did you Flash something before your service went dead ?
anyway, suggest you download the i9000 Rescue kit from My Android Collections link below, to try a get your EFS back, to know more about EFS, please Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26827676&postcount=4512"

Yeah i used to flash a lot when i had the phone, but it always worked when i had it. NEver had any problems.
Yeah i know how to put it into areoplane mode, just most of the time i CANT take it back out. restart my phone and I still cant so i have to flash new firmware to get it out of aeroplane mode.
Im on downloading you SGS_Rescue_kit-13-1-2012.rar now. Could I just download some new firmware, hoping it has CSC, Modem and PDA instead of just PDA and then it will work? Im gonna try and sort this out once and for all

How do I use the rescue kit? flash via CWM? cant select anything to flash in ODIN

managed to fix it by flashing froyo then swapping to gingerbread. thanks for all your help

Not recognize Sim
I have the sam problem too.... I have traying installing differente verisions of ROM but i cannot correct this bug. Can anybody help me?
I actuacty install 2.3.6 Gingebread Valuepack.

LantX said:
I have the sam problem too.... I have traying installing differente verisions of ROM but i cannot correct this bug. Can anybody help me?
I actuacty install 2.3.6 Gingebread Valuepack.
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check your about phone and also your IMEI, if unknown, than downgrade to froyo and upgrade back or follow this to get your efs back http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26827676&postcount=4512"
IF you have a baseband and also your IMEI, check if you have inserted sim card correctly

[Q] Baseband problems on Z3C

Hi there,
I have some serious baseband problems. Don't know if it's bootloader unlock related, because this was the first thing I did with my telephone.
I tried to relock my bootloader, but the problems don't go away. My phone originally ran on a Greece unbranded firmware. My network operator is Vodafone NL. I run version 23.0.1. A.5.77.
Once my connection is unstable, my Z3C sometimes 'forgets' the baseband settings and sets the network type to 'unknown'. I lose mobile data. However, I can still make calls. I can change it back to USA Baseband (I live in Europe) with *#*#4636#*#* --> Information --> select baseband --> 'USA Band'. After that I'm unable to make calls, but mobile data works fine again.
Have to remark that I unlocked my phone BEFORE there was a known backup method of DRM keys, so they're lost forever. I'm trying to find out if my problems are related to this. So far I ruled out:
- Recovery
- Rooted yes/no
- Unlocked/Relocked bootloader
- Different baseband versions
My only solution is to go home, reinstall baseband and all works fine again, till my phone decides to drop signal again. It's starting to drive me nuts. Any advice? And why can I only select 'USA Baseband' from the service menu?

sander151187 said:
Have to remark that I unlocked my phone BEFORE there was a known backup method of DRM keys, so they're lost forever. I'm trying to find out if my problems are related to this.
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NO it's not related to DRM keys.
I unlocked before the exploit as well and no issues so far :good:
My question is: why are you using a USA rom if you are unlocked?
Flash an european one and root it via recovery (by flashing the supersu zip).
To get the recovery you can install Androplus kernel or dualrecoverykernel by NUT.

I do not run an USA rom. That's my whole point. I run a Greek rom, because that was my original rom.
I still can't get it to work properly with custom kernels. It doesn't matter which I choose, mobile data drops permanently after some time (deep sleep) and I can only fix it if I refresh my baseband, because there is no option in the service menu to reset to European baseband, only to USA baseband, which will Break the call function

sander151187 said:
I do not run an USA rom. That's my whole point. I run a Greek rom, because that was my original rom.
I still can't get it to work properly with custom kernels. It doesn't matter which I choose, mobile data drops permanently after some time (deep sleep) and I can only fix it if I refresh my baseband, because there is no option in the service menu to reset to European baseband, only to USA baseband, which will Break the call function
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Ok, sorry for the misunderstanding then
It seems a hardware problem :crying:
Sorry for the stupid question: have you ever tried another SIM from another carrier network?
EDIT: wait, I see your operator is Vodafone NL... do you know that for your network (and some other Vodafone network) a .79 version had been released on December, 22th?
Maybe that's the point!
Here's a screenshot of Xperifirm:
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istux said:
Ok, sorry for the misunderstanding then
It seems a hardware problem :crying:
Sorry for the stupid question: have you ever tried another SIM from another carrier network?
EDIT: wait, I see your operator is Vodafone NL... do you know that for your network (and some other Vodafone network) a .79 version had been released on December, 22th?
Maybe that's the point!
Here's a screenshot of Xperifirm:
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Thanks for the help. I am aware of that, but only tried to flash the baseband of that version. Will try to make a flashable prerooted rom and will report if it works. It is quite hard to test, because it only seems to lose baseband if I move a few miles physically.
I don't own another sim and I currently know nobody who also owns a phone with a nano sim, but I will try that as soon as I can. On that note I have to remark that I cutted my micro sim to a nano sim size. Could be related to that.. Just trying to narrow it down for me and future users who also experience this problem..

sander151187 said:
Thanks for the help. I am aware of that, but only tried to flash the baseband of that version. Will try to make a flashable prerooted rom and will report if it works. It is quite hard to test, because it only seems to lose baseband if I move a few miles physically.
I don't own another sim and I currently know nobody who also owns a phone with a nano sim, but I will try that as soon as I can. On that note I have to remark that I cutted my micro sim to a nano sim size. Could be related to that.. Just trying to narrow it down for me and future users who also experience this problem..
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Cutting a sim from micro format to a nano is never easy like from normal to micro, because the chip is just beneath the metallic contacts.
Yes it could be the reason of network issues.
I would extract the sd card too, as sometimes it can give odd behaviours.
By the way, I would exclude anything related to unlocking the bootloader and losing the drm keys.
And yes, I would begin with flashing a whole vodafone NL stock rom.
Try and keep us informed.

istux said:
Cutting a sim from micro format to a nano is never easy like from normal to micro, because the chip is just beneath the metallic contacts.
Yes it could be the reason of network issues.
I would extract the sd card too, as sometimes it can give odd behaviours.
By the way, I would exclude anything related to unlocking the bootloader and losing the drm keys.
And yes, I would begin with flashing a whole vodafone NL stock rom.
Try and keep us informed.
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Tried, but failed. Back to my old ROM. I'm running out of possible solutions.
EDIT: I pulled out my SD-card and turned off WiFi on location and so far (24hrs) I'm still good. I might be related with that.
EDIT 2: Problem was not SD-card/WiFi/SIM related. So far I narrowed it down to my phone not being able to pick up a proper WCDMA (3G) connection. Because of that it refuses to switch back to 4G mode and shows Network type: unknown. Haven't found a real solution apart from *#*#4636#*#* --> phone-info --> set network to CDMA/LTE auto (prl) and wait for the radio to reset and switch it back to GSM/LTE auto (prl)

I have similar issue with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact D5833 Indian Variant
Baseband and IMEI have become unknown
phone keeps on restarting in loop
after flashing with flash tool it starts but without Baseband and IMEI
SIM works on other phone but no SIM works on this phone
Tried multiple FTF from XperiFirm
How do I get it back to work?
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Next im going to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/solved-help-xz-bricked-baseband-unknown-t2350795
please advise if i should try or is there a different way?

Motorola G5 Plus Dual SIM [MOD]

So I made a thing. I'll make it into a flashable zip shortly (it'll be on github). Tested on XT1687. I literally wrote out the commands to do the backup for you, if you **** this up it's not my fault.
Enables NFC, DTV, and Dual SIM. You might need to do more modifications or install additional APKs for DTV support, NFC might be ROM dependent or hardware dependent, it's enabled though.
Reboot to recovery (TWRP), run commands, enjoy?
Code:
adb shell "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p50 of=/tmp/mmcblk0p50.bak"; adb pull /tmp/mmcblk0p50.bak
wget https://github.com/NiteSnow/Motorola-G5-Plus-MODs/raw/master/p50.mod.bin; adb push p50.mod.bin /tmp/p50.mod.bin; adb shell "dd if=/tmp/p50.mod.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p50"
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
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GitHub: https://github.com/NiteSnow/Motorola-G5-Plus-MODs
Bugs? Send via comment, carrier pidgin, or stage coach.

I highly doubt they work because the models lack the hardware

DustArma said:
I highly doubt they work because the models lack the hardware
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I agree, it doesn't cause any issues to have those extra options enabled but the dual sim mod does work, it has the contacts to be able to support dual sim. I just don't have another sim to test with right this second. I'm going to look into adding an additional IMEI for sim2 via QPST.

Does the enabled NFC work?

Would this help with a non working data issue for the same phone?
Hey I've got a question for ya, and i can't seem to find a straight answer in this forum. I've got the Moto G5 Plus X1687 as well, but no matter what rom I flash, i can't get data to work as it should. I'm using Boost Mobile as my carrier. Any chance this could be of use to me?

NiteSnow said:
I agree, it doesn't cause any issues to have those extra options enabled but the dual sim mod does work, it has the contacts to be able to support dual sim. I just don't have another sim to test with right this second. I'm going to look into adding an additional IMEI for sim2 via QPST.
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Would be awesome if you could get dual sim to work. Perhaps it can work with the same IMEI as long as the 2nd sim is a completely different provider / network? Such as sim 1 Verizon, sim 2 AT&T.
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merx773 said:
Hey I've got a question for ya, and i can't seem to find a straight answer in this forum. I've got the Moto G5 Plus X1687 as well, but no matter what rom I flash, i can't get data to work as it should. I'm using Boost Mobile as my carrier.
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Did data work on the stock rom? Did you do any PRL update or activation on the phone? A PRL update normally gets the APNs needed for data service. You can also fill in your APN settings manually if necessary. Let me know if it works or not. I'm interested in getting a g5+ to use on a sprint MVNO like boost.

Sorry for the late reply. While I haven't tried your MOD yet, I did have one of those fun scary and patience testing amateur technology "expert" experiences that caused my IMEI to get wiped from my phone. I simply don't like to wait or read instructions thoroughly sometimes and rush into any pretty, feature packed ROM blissfully unaware of the horrors of not being able to use one's phone ( I couldn't work, or order pizza for a few days, it wasn't that bad though). BUT I will say that deleting the modem files in my version and then flashing back to stock (or flashing an old recovery that previously didn't work until I tried a more current TWRP) put me right back where I needed to be with my data connection at 4G. I suspect this could work any time (with this model of the phone at least) that something goes awry with the data connection and putting in a new flashy rom.
I just did the whole: fastboot delete modemst1
fastboot delete modemst2
Rebooted the phone, let it sit for a half hour, noticed data back up and then flashed the rom of my choice. Mostly works every time, even if going back to a recovery backup doesn't do the trick.
Now keep in mind that I'm not a pro, I just like to think that I am, and based on what you see here, you may want to dig a little deeper in the forums of XDA because if you do it my way, YMMV.
Happy flashing!

Is there a way to get the dual SIM (or SIM2) working for the unrooted versions. I can't get it to work on my XT1685 phone

I can confirm the mod works and the second SIM slot is recognized and recognizes a SIM inserted into it, including its phone number. However I can't register on the network as the SIM 2 does not have an IMEI set. Could anyone advise if it is possible to set a random IMEI for the second SIM slot?
This is a US XT1687. I tried fastboot erase modemst2 for good measure and it didn't pull it back in.
Nate

No luck for me. I did the mod using Root Browser as I kept getting read only file system errors when trying to use the adb commands. I don't see anything different in the system menus on my Moto G5 plus on Sprint. I'm on build NPN25.137-83. Maybe it's because I'm on a CDMA carrier?
Edit: I got the mod working after I did it a second time over writing the mmcblk0p50 file directly into the /dev/block/ directory. I don't have a 2nd SIM or the dual sim ard tray yet, so I can't test with a second SIM card.

bonchien said:
No luck for me. I did the mod using Root Browser as I kept getting read only file system errors when trying to use the adb commands. I don't see anything different in the system menus on my Moto G5 plus on Sprint. I'm on build NPN25.137-83. Maybe it's because I'm on a CDMA carrier?
Edit: I got the mod working after I did it a second time over writing the mmcblk0p50 file directly into the /dev/block/ directory. I don't have a 2nd SIM or the dual sim ard tray yet, so I can't test with a second SIM card.
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One indicator of possible future success is if you go to About phone in settings, you should see the IMEI for SIM 1 and if you see 0 for the IMEI for SIM 2 you're stuck where I am. If there's a real number there you're at least further along than I made it. If you're at zero, even if the second SIM works it won't register on a network.

I've got the same, IMEI for SIM 2 is at 0.

nethead25 said:
I can confirm the mod works and the second SIM slot is recognized and recognizes a SIM inserted into it, including its phone number. However I can't register on the network as the SIM 2 does not have an IMEI set. Could anyone advise if it is possible to set a random IMEI for the second SIM slot?
This is a US XT1687. I tried fastboot erase modemst2 for good measure and it didn't pull it back in.
Nate
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So, I'm at the same point. I got the dual sim card tray and activated a SIM on a different network. Only SIM 1 works. SIM 2 is always searching for a network no matter which SIM is in the SIM 2 slot. I haven't tried fastboot erase modemst2 and flashing a stock ROM. Not sure if it's worth the trouble.

Maybe a little progress. I tried following this guide using QPST to enter an IMEI 2 for my Moto G5 plus: https://www.androidbrick.com/ultima...agon-xiaomi-mi5-imei-and-baseband-repair-fix/
To get the Moto G5 Plus to be recognized by QPST, I had to boot to QCOM mode. First boot to recovery then select QCOM and start the phone. I couldn't make a Software Download backup using a CDMA sim card as I got an error stating "could not download PRL." I stuck in a GSM sim card and made a backup in Software Download. Although the backup said complete, the total progress stopped at 99%. I waited 10 to 15 minutes then shut QPST down. I can read the software download backup QCN file per the guide in a Hex editor and found my IMEI 1 number. I don't know where the IMEI 2 number should be entered. Assuming the Hex location will begin with 080A, I searched for this string and found it twice within the QCN file. We probably need a QCN backup file from a Moto G5 plus that has the IMEI 2 number written so we can search for it and overwrite it with our own. Since the Moto G5 Plus is a dual sim standby phone, I believe IMEI 2 should be the same as IMEI 1.

any news about working dual sim?

I still don't know what to do about this, I can't make it work...
Motorola Moto G5 Plus XT1685

I think we need a QCN backup from a working dual sim phone to know where to input the SIM 2 IMEI. I'm still at the point where SIM 2 does not register on the network.

Dual Sim Moto G5 plus user here. The phone has two different Imeis (one for each sim). How could I provide you with a QCN backup file?
bonchien said:
Maybe a little progress. I tried following this guide using QPST to enter an IMEI 2 for my Moto G5 plus: https://www.androidbrick.com/ultima...agon-xiaomi-mi5-imei-and-baseband-repair-fix/
To get the Moto G5 Plus to be recognized by QPST, I had to boot to QCOM mode. First boot to recovery then select QCOM and start the phone. I couldn't make a Software Download backup using a CDMA sim card as I got an error stating "could not download PRL." I stuck in a GSM sim card and made a backup in Software Download. Although the backup said complete, the total progress stopped at 99%. I waited 10 to 15 minutes then shut QPST down. I can read the software download backup QCN file per the guide in a Hex editor and found my IMEI 1 number. I don't know where the IMEI 2 number should be entered. Assuming the Hex location will begin with 080A, I searched for this string and found it twice within the QCN file. We probably need a QCN backup file from a Moto G5 plus that has the IMEI 2 number written so we can search for it and overwrite it with our own. Since the Moto G5 Plus is a dual sim standby phone, I believe IMEI 2 should be the same as IMEI 1.
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Hmmm.. Would swapping out the motherboard with a dual sim one work?

jaunie said:
Hmmm.. Would swapping out the motherboard with a dual sim one work?
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I think it should work but I may be wrong and would wait for someone with a considerable amount of experience in this area to comment here. But aren't motherboards fairly expensive?