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While a new member, I've been following the community a bit and have flashed my Captivate successfully several times.
It started acting weird earlier this week (lagging and shutting itself off) so I decided to re-flash it and re-apply SRE with all the goodies it brings.
Since my last flash, the phone works fine (calls, messaging, and Internet) except for one problem - the Android Market.
I can access the market but am unable to download anything. I've tried many different solutions, ROM's (JF2, JH2, and JH3), 3G/WiFi, internal settings, clearing the Market cache, Dalvik cache, etc., using Market Access and going outside of AT&T's allowed applications, all to no avail. It's the same whether I attempt to download after a fresh flash or after applying SRE. I've also tried Unleash the Beast.
Finally I decided to call AT&T to find out if there was a problem somewhere on their end.
Here's the weird thing:
The IMEI I have on the sticker under my battery is that of a Captivate and matches what they have on record. The representative I spoke to told me that the IMEI I have in my phone's menu is an iPhone IMEI.
With all that being said, I have two questions:
1) How did this happen?
2) How can I fix it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
FrstdOne said:
While a new member, I've been following the community a bit and have flashed my Captivate successfully several times.
It started acting weird earlier this week (lagging and shutting itself off) so I decided to re-flash it and re-apply SRE with all the goodies it brings.
Since my last flash, the phone works fine (calls, messaging, and Internet) except for one problem - the Android Market.
I can access the market but am unable to download anything. I've tried many different solutions, ROM's (JF2, JH2, and JH3), 3G/WiFi, internal settings, clearing the Market cache, Dalvik cache, etc., using Market Access and going outside of AT&T's allowed applications, all to no avail. It's the same whether I attempt to download after a fresh flash or after applying SRE. I've also tried Unleash the Beast.
Finally I decided to call AT&T to find out if there was a problem somewhere on their end.
Here's the weird thing:
The IMEI I have on the sticker under my battery is that of a Captivate and matches what they have on record. The representative I spoke to told me that the IMEI I have in my phone's menu is an iPhone IMEI.
With all that being said, I have two questions:
1) How did this happen?
2) How can I fix it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What does your imei start with?
madjsp said:
What does your imei start with?
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The one in the software starts with 004999
The one on the sticker starts with 351863
Iphone imei starts with 011. That rep doesnt know what hes doingp
did you ask them to update youe imei number? would likly fix it, could have just been an accident, from what i have read about 10% of imei number are not unique so somehting could have gotten messed up server side
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Iphone imei starts with 011. That rep doesnt know what hes doingp
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also a quick google of the 0049 imei shows that there are several iphones with that imei
The rep who I've been working with is off today but she said she'd call me tomorrow. I'll ask her to update the number and hopefully she can.
Unfortunately, while I'm pretty much a noob to all this, I've found that I still know more than most of the people on the AT&T side and the rep I've been working with is the most knowledgeable of the group.
Did you go from an iphone to the samsung if so, it could be a translation issue on atts side which means the billing system never updated the imei to the switch because it errored out on the billing side happend all the time when i use to be a switch tech for att simple to fix just need to file a ticket with a certain department but can be a pain if the rep is new.
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I thought the phone read its IMEI number from its own hardware. This thread implies that something on the network is telling the phone what its IMEI Number should be.
I know there are a lot of Ebay phones with bogus stickers - the stickers have one SN/EMEI number, but the phone internally says another.
Where did you get your phone?
I've never owned an iPhone and I purchased the Captivate from a corporate store, not from an authorized reseller or ebay.
wait cant this be useful if we can change the imei to a vibrant one we can get money off of data or would most of you feel bad for doing that (one good thing about that though for 10 dollars we get unlimited data)
labbu63 said:
wait cant this be useful if we can change the imei to a vibrant one we can get money off of data or would most of you feel bad for doing that (one good thing about that though for 10 dollars we get unlimited data)
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You gotta pay to play. If you don't want to pay smartphone fees, don't get a smartphone. I'm sure we'd all like a break on price, but when it comes down to it, we can't get one, so we make do.
And unless the modmyi forum was wrong, that's illegal.
yeah i know but im just saying if someone isnt scared to go to jail
If the IMEI shows as 004999010640000, you might check out this thread. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=777288
PS: you might want to look at this specific post in that thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8060884&postcount=33
BigJayDogg3 said:
You gotta pay to play. If you don't want to pay smartphone fees, don't get a smartphone. I'm sure we'd all like a break on price, but when it comes down to it, we can't get one, so we make do.
And unless the modmyi forum was wrong, that's illegal.
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actually i was just looking at the library of congress's recent ruling on the DMCA and their new excemptions and read this
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(3) Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network, when circumvention is initiated by the owner of the copy of the computer program solely in order to connect to a wireless telecommunications network and access to the network is authorized by the operator of the network.
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sounds like to me that changing the imei is legal as long as the only reason you are doing it is to connect to a network that you are already authorized to use
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actually i was just looking at the library of congress's recent ruling on the DMCA and their new excemptions and read this
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(3) Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable used wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telecommunications network, when circumvention is initiated by the owner of the copy of the computer program solely in order to connect to a wireless telecommunications network and access to the network is authorized by the operator of the network.
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sounds like to me that changing the imei is legal as long as the only reason you are doing it is to connect to a network that you are already authorized to use
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Changing The imei is illegal and has nothing to do with the DMCA. changing The imei is fraud like changing a car's vin number.
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alphadog00 i was wondering that, you wouldn't happen to be able to point out to me which law that is contained in, i have heard it was illegal like a million times but havn't seen the law yet. but i have always liked reading the actual laws that make the things i want to illegal
how do you know its illegal the DMCA was changed and said it was legal so until you find something that says its illegal we will never know
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how do you know its illegal the DMCA was changed and said it was legal so until you find something that says its illegal we will never know
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You are confusing unlocking with changing your IMEI. It is legal to unlock and hack, it is not legal to change the phone's network id.
xatrekak said:
alphadog00 i was wondering that, you wouldn't happen to be able to point out to me which law that is contained in, i have heard it was illegal like a million times but havn't seen the law yet. but i have always liked reading the actual laws that make the things i want to illegal
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I can't point to you an exact law, but cloning phones has been considered fraudulent for years and people have been prosecuted. In changing the IMEI number, you are in essence cloning a phone - it may not exist yet, but it could. So once a new phone is made with the new EMEI number you created, you have created fraud.
After doing some research - this is the section of federal code that is used to prosecute cell phone cloners:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00001029----000-.html
U.S. Code: TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 47 > § 1029
§ 1029. Fraud and related activity in connection with access *devices
You may not get arrested for changing your IMEI (not one person anyway) but at some point the carrier will probably just black list your device or your account.
Changing the IMEI or ESN basically makes your device a counterfeit access device. Some debate that if they own 3 phones they should be able to let them all share one IMEI if only one is active at a time.
Personally, I can see no valid reason to change your IMEI - swapping sim cards is easy enough.
Hi there. I am thinking of buying a Dell Streak 7 wifi.
There is a navigation app I would like to use on the Dell, that needs IMEI so as to register the device with the software. Does the Dell Streak 7 wifi (with no 3G) have an IMEI number?
I got a generic tablet, and although it is capable of running the application, It is not able to be registered (lack of IMEI) and therefore is limited in demo use of the application.
Thank you in advance
IMEI numbers... Kinda think of them like little street addresses for your phone.
Like a house if there is no house then there is no street address.
same with a phone/tablet if no phone no IMEI number.
Basically if there is no phone chip,radio,anttena which ever you chose to call it. then there is no IMEI number for the device.
SO in short no wi-fi only tablets have no IMEI number I have same problem i have a few games that for what ever reason require an IMEI number go figure for a game right like a game needs a phone chip to be installed. anyway so on wifi only tablets these games and software wil not load.
Not sure what app you are trying to use but have you tried Google Navigation?... there are several apps out there that are free and pretty good based on my use of them. Good Luck.
Introduction:
See: Dell Streak 7: Partition Layout
The Streak 7 stores it's device specific data in partitions WP1 and WP2, which are partitions 23 and 24 respectively.
Due to the overzealous and blind use of NVflash, many Streak 7 users have overwritten their device specific data, this guide will document it's layout so you can regenerate some of the values stored in it.
You should NEVER modify WP1 and WP2 under normal usage, only partitions 2-21 should be modified, even then it is good practice to avoid modifying anything but the relevent partitions.
Requirements:
A Streak 7
A template p23.img and p24.img
Ability to use a hex editor
Understanding of hexadecimal addresses
Understanding of how to use NVflash
As stated: this is a TECHINCAL GUIDE, if you do not understand how to use a hex editor and NVflash without relying on batch scripts, THIS GUIDE IS NOT FOR YOU.
WP1 Layout:
Code:
0x85 - 0x91: Unknown version number
0x92 - 0x103: Picasso Number
0x521 - 0x543: PPID
0x548 - 0x554: Service tag
0x559 - 0x573: IMEI
WP2 Layout:
Code:
0x0 - 0x11: Wifi MAC address
0x16 - 0x27: Bluetooth MAC address
Values:
Unknown version number - self-explanitory [Cannot be regenerated]
Picasso number - use unknown, viewable in fastboot mode on 50x roms [Cannot be regenerated]
PPID - self-explanitory [Listed on flap]
Service tag - self-explanitory [Listed on flap]
IMEI - self-explanitory [Listed on flap]
Wifi MAC address - self-explanitory [Cannot be regenerated]
BT MAC address - self-explanitory [Cannot be regenerated]
Notes:
INTENTIONALLY CHANGING YOUR IMEI IS ILLEGAL, DO NOT CHANGE IT UNLESS YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT
INTENTIONALLY CHANGING YOUR SERVICE TAG CAN BE CONSIDERED WARENTEE FRAUD
If you do not fully understand this guide you are not the target audience for it, this guide is for able users to repair other's devices.
Good info
I am new to this device and have found flashing ROMs can really cause issue in the areas you described. I changed the service tag on ln220/pg23 but did not know about the other issues. I have checked the flap on my device and don't seem to see any IMEI number. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Could you explain a little more on this? I want to make the changes and reflash stock 2.2.2 for now. I got the box from Dell this week to send it back but I had rather not. Thanks
If your service tags are still correct, dont ever flash p23/p24 unless it is the one dumped from your own device.
Is your a tmo one, and the imei isnt on the flap? I was only assuming it's on the flap, i havnt actually been able to compare the flaps from US4Gs and wifis
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If your service tags are still correct, dont ever flash p23/p24 unless it is the one dumped from your own device.
Is your a tmo one, and the imei isnt on the flap? I was only assuming it's on the flap, i havnt actually been able to compare the flaps from US4Gs and wifis
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I have the USTMO 4g, and the asset tag is on the flap - it is very small.
flap info
Mine is a US wi-fi only bought at Staples. If you refer to an earlier post, I scewded the pooch when trying to manually install HC and wiped the memory with CWM. I flashed a TMO rom thinking it was the right one, later found the correct stock ROM and flashed it. I had never read anywhere about the information you provided about pg23/24. The only thing on my flap is the ppid (which is wrong on my ROM flash), service tag, some kind of E service number, model number, type, and fcc id that starts with an E. The later three are not on a white background like the others. There is also some sort of barcode. There is a thread about service tags being wrong after flashing, so I changed it using HxD. I would like to get the other entries fixed as well. I'm just a noob, but I ain't scared to try!
Like on the post, the Service tag, IMEI and PPID are the only ones that can be regenerated as they're the only ones written down somewhere.
They're both written on that flap and on the retail box (as each box has that devices's unique info on the sticker.
The e service number isnt ever listed in p23/24, nor is the serial number ever listed on the flap/box.
The only reason some values cant be regenerated is because they were simply never written down anywhere, if you did in fact have the MAC addresses written down along with the other values, you could just plug them back in.
For P24 the only unique data is the mac addresses, the rest of the partition seems to be bit identical across all devices.
P23 is the main one, on top of the plaintext values, there's a couple fields in binary that are no zeroed, and are unique across devices. I havnt even listed those since I have absolutely no idea what they do/contain.
Without knowing how dell generates them in the first place you will never be able to fully regenerate them, the only right way would be to back up your originals and not ever update P23/24.
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Could you take a clear picture of your flap (or anyone that's on a 3/4g model), I only assumed the IMEI is there as the wifi ones seem to have a blank space on the label where you might be able to squeeze in the IMEI tag.
It SHOULD also be on your retail box as the IEMI on a barcode is usually how stores identify them when selling them.
I will check my box when I get home in a day or so, will also get a pic of the flap.
You also might be able to get your mac address from your wireless router. I know my netgear shows the mac of the devices connected to the dhcp server.
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This is a pic of the box info. It is of course the same as on the flap. The fcc id shown here is the only item on the flap that is not printed on a white background.
If I am not mistaken, MAC adresses on the router are picked up from the connected device. So if the MAC address on pg24 is wrong the router just picks it up. The only way to find your correct address would be if you had some sort of router history file of devices that had connected and you had connected before you flashed a new ROM. I am definatly not an expert.
I have found the correct line to adjust for the ppid number but what about the imei number? If I send this back to Dell they could do a complete restore but they could see that I flashed and cancel me out, even though I told the tech I talked to that I flashed in an attempt to get running again. I had rather just fix it myself.
BTW, if it is not, then the original post on this thread should be stickied as mandatory reading before you flash. I thought I had read everything.
You stated yours is a wifi model, so I dont even know why wifi ones have an imei stored in them, obviously it isnt actually used by the device since there's no modem (or is there? noone's ever taken apart a wifi s7 and checked the slot)
The mac: yes if your router has it's history, if it doesnt for any reason you're SOL.
The imei on wifi ones prob isnt checked at all unless something like the service tag looks wrong and they examine the entirety of p23. I would imagine they have factory tools that can pharse it and not simply look at it in a hex editor
The PPID is also device specific, but it's contents are partially unknown, it's
PPID: CN-<product number>-<unknown 5>-<unknown 3>-<unknown 4>-A00
The 3 unknown fields might be related to something, they might be serial numbers.
74261 is a common value for us wifis,
one of the ones I have a ppid from differs from yours by only the last 2 digits in unknown 4.
Getting entire historys of devices might provide more clues on generating the PPID (yes looking at the box will give you it, but I would be interested in knowing what it contains)
I still need shots from a 3/4G one, i assume their boxes/flaps list the imei (as the previous poster suggested that they did)
Thanks for the post, excellent. I have restored to stock following one of the other posts here & have the issue with Tag No. etc changing, so now I can sort it hopefully.
One question though, I noticed my Bluetooth Mac address is sequential to the wireless MAC address. Can others confirm this is the case on their devices, as I have found the Wireless MAc from my router history. If they are sequential it means the Bluetooth MAC can be sorted as well.
For the s5 and apparently on the s7, the bt mac is the next hex digit after the wifi one, so if you have the wifi one just increment by one
Glad you found your router history. I looked all through my Linksys router pages and can find nothing.
more info on the subject
I am continuing to learn more on this subject. I found that in My Phone Explorer you can find the IMEI number along with a link that tells you exactly what it is. I wrote down the number as it was displayed and opened up the PG23 files and could not find anything that comes close to matching it. The correct lines show only 15 digits whereas the number shown in My phone Explorere is 16 digits. As my unit is a wi-fi only one I wonder if it needs an IMEI number at all. I opened PG24 and found that my bluetooth and wi-fi MAC addresses are the same. I was curious to see what the Tmo ROM I flashed contained and opend it. I was suprised to see that it ended with PG22. So I now know that I had all my information correct after I flashed that ROM and lost it after flashing the "original" ROM. As the OP stated, never flash PG23,24.
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I changed the ppid and reflashed, just to try and get it back completly stock. When I connected to My Phone Explorer to sync, a new relationship had to be established. When I looked at the status, the IMEI number had changed and I think also the MAC address also but not sure. So these numbers must somehow be related. When you compare the ppid and the IMEI they are different numbers completely but changing the ppid on PG23 results in a change of the IMEI number.
So I got my hands on a Flex and I am pretty sure it's factory reset. I was looking for a good root and rom (Still need both so suggestions welcome)
when I checked the model number which says "LG-H815" Anywhere I check that shows up as a G4 model, not a flex.
Any ideas?
As an additional question is it possible to spoof the phones MAC adress to be the same as my other phones to connect to wifi? Uni limits us to two devices, and one is a laptop and the other my main phone.
Rilack said:
So I got my hands on a Flex and I am pretty sure it's factory reset. I was looking for a good root and rom (Still need both so suggestions welcome)
when I checked the model number which says "LG-H815" Anywhere I check that shows up as a G4 model, not a flex.
Any ideas?
As an additional question is it possible to spoof the phones MAC adress to be the same as my other phones to connect to wifi? Uni limits us to two devices, and one is a laptop and the other my main phone.
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Turns out a file was modified to just change the number.
Hi guys,
Is there a way to find the WiFi MAC address (needed to redeem the galaxy buds preorder promo) without opening the box? I want to keep it sealed and submit from another S10 instead. Up to 5 IMEI/MAC can be added from each Samsung account, so I don't necessarily need to redeem from each phone individually.
Any help is really appreciated.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, no. The WiFi MAC Address would only be viewable on the phone itself (or maybe via ADB shell commands) but you'd still have to open the box.