Hi all,
It seems that my journey to revive my phone( [Q] Xperia Z:Bricked after turning Wi-Fi On. ) has almost come to a dead end.
After flashing various stock ROMs,basebands,kernels etc the phone just refuses to work.
Restoring the TA partition has not helped in restoring it back to normal either.
Somehow I get a feeling that all this has something to do with the IMEI & baseband gone missing.
Even after doing an extensive research on this forum on how to reinstall IMEI & baseband,there seems to be no perfect answer to it.
The few who managed to get IMEI & Baseband after they went missing are ones who either had a complete backup done before losing IMEI & baseband or ones who were lucky enough to get it work with a TA partition restore.
For whom TA partition restore did not work(I have seen a few on this forum) & for those who did not have a TA backup & IMEI and Baseband gone missing after firmware update,there seems to be no workaround.
It would also seem that since the device is fairly new,even the devs & Xperia Z enthusiasts have still to come up with a way of restoring them.
Until then, the case of missing IMEI & Baseband is a lost cause & there is no hope for revival for those folks whose device suffer from it.
Regards
An Xperia Z owner who has (almost) given up.
i hear u man
i have the same problem I'm trying since 4 days searching net and found no solution
if find any solution give me a buzz
yahyaalbadry
Problem is the imei is never suppose to be able to be modified in any way for legal reasons
Sent from my Xperia Z in a carbon fibre case
I saw a topic a couple on months ago regarding same issue and I think it was seus which got it back
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OH NO!
been trying to find a solution to my bricked Z for almost 2 weeks now. Is it the phone's fault? Should we start a campaign of some sort to warn people against buying their phone? I know the other phone manufacturers aren't perfect too but this is the worst problem i've come accross so far with my phones
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So this is about my sisters SGS. She got her phone about 2 months ago, and asked me to make it "better" after seeing my modded DHD.
Problem is now, ever since her phone has reset itself twice, all home widgets gone, contacts apps etc.
Now by what she told me she didn't do anything funky. Both wipes happened after turning off the phone.
So my Q is, what could cause it? Known problem? Something I might've done? Cheers
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got to the forum on darkyrom.com...lotsa help and guides for clean installs (like darkys resurection ed)...lotsa guides and ppl ready to help.....the prob on ur sis' phone maybe due to a number of reasons, but mostly just bad installation procedures for the rom...
hope i helped
Hi,
I'm shopping for a new phone for ROM development. Some phones (on ebay for example) are listed as "unlocked". I assume this means they not are SIM-locked to a given carrier.
Question 1: Is this "locking" done by the hardware, the kernel or modem.bin?
i.e., If I reflash with CM7, does any locking become a non-issue?
Question 2: I have seen talk of phones having their bootloaders locked, which would prevent flashing of a new ROM. Is this something I should worry about with modern Samsung phones?
Thanks,
-John
Edit: Sorry I think I'm wrong ignore this.
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Hey,
To 1: I think there is a way to unlock it. I've read somewhere that it's a software thing. But I'm not completely sure.
To 2: That shouldn't be a problem with any phone that is listed on XDA.
Best regards
Sent from my Gameboy Color
I also think this is a Software thing somewhere here on xda ive read something about dezimal codes in kernel
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Must be a software thing. Where im at after one year you can unlock your phone with a code the provider gives you. Or if u want it right away just go to a local telecom store, pay them 10 euro & they"ll hook it up to a computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
It's software as far as I'm concerned. Maybe something like this might unlock it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock&hl=sv ? (Haven't tried it myself, but it has rather positive comments).
2) I could be wrong, but I've flashed numerous Samsung devices numerous times and have never had any problem with locked bootloaders. It could be that I've been lucky with my operators and so on, but not all roms require changes to the bootloader.
Thanks!
Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate you taking the time to help me
Hi everyone,
It's been about three months since my C6903 died from flashing (just like many here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572515). Anyways, Sony finally found another Xperia Z1 to swap with my old one, a C6906. I have a really bad feeling about swapping a C6903 to a C6906, mainly because I will not be able to flash monxDIFIED or iHackers rom. Am I correct on this assumption?
Also, is it normal that warranty takes 3 months to process and resolve, or should it be something I should get angry with Sony Support service when I talk to them about the swap.
All replies welcome, thank you for your time!
Restricti0n said:
Hi everyone,
It's been about three months since my C6903 died from flashing (just like many here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572515). Anyways, Sony finally found another Xperia Z1 to swap with my old one, a C6906. I have a really bad feeling about swapping a C6903 to a C6906, mainly because I will not be able to flash monxDIFIED or iHackers rom. Am I correct on this assumption?
Also, is it normal that warranty takes 3 months to process and resolve, or should it be something I should get angry with Sony Support service when I talk to them about the swap.
All replies welcome, thank you for your time!
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This shouldn't be a problem at all. In the 'ealier' days there were indeed problems with custom roms on the C6906 but the developers managed to find a way to fix this, right now the right files get applied automatically if the installer detects you have a C6906.
Overall your experience should be exactly the same, maybe you'll have to wait a day longer if a whole new version of Android comes out before it works on the C6906 but nothing too major.
Hello to all who know much more about Android ROMs than I.
I bought myself a second hand HTC One (Telstra, Australia) and believed that the best thing to do was to get a clean version of Android onto it ASAP. In that endeavor, I downloaded the CyanogenMod 1 click installer and successfully installed CyanogenMod on the device.
Unfortunately it's now a slow, buggy, battery draining mess. After dealing with it for a while and realising I was getting more and more issues more frequently (WiFi access is buggy at best and often blocks all data, camera is incredibly slow, random reboots, battery life is despicable, among other issues), I spent several days trawling XDA trying to return my device to some version of Android released by HTC themselves, without success. This was at least 2 months ago, and I ended up giving up and dealing with it.
I can't deal with it anymore, and need help. As stated I've trawled the forums and tried numerous means of returning the device to some version of stock but nothing worked as described in the threads. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to either purchase the device for cheap, or return it to stock for a price? I looked at the Marketplace option but it directs me to swappa.com which doesn't have an Australian section.
I have certainly learned my lesson that this kind of modding is not for me, and I won't be going there in future. Hoping someone can help.
Thanks in advance, Jamieson.
jamiesondean said:
Hello to all who know much more about Android ROMs than I.
I bought myself a second hand HTC One (Telstra, Australia) and believed that the best thing to do was to get a clean version of Android onto it ASAP. In that endeavor, I downloaded the CyanogenMod 1 click installer and successfully installed CyanogenMod on the device.
Unfortunately it's now a slow, buggy, battery draining mess. After dealing with it for a while and realising I was getting more and more issues more frequently (WiFi access is buggy at best and often blocks all data, camera is incredibly slow, random reboots, battery life is despicable, among other issues), I spent several days trawling XDA trying to return my device to some version of Android released by HTC themselves, without success. This was at least 2 months ago, and I ended up giving up and dealing with it.
I can't deal with it anymore, and need help. As stated I've trawled the forums and tried numerous means of returning the device to some version of stock but nothing worked as described in the threads. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to either purchase the device for cheap, or return it to stock for a price? I looked at the Marketplace option but it directs me to swappa.com which doesn't have an Australian section.
I have certainly learned my lesson that this kind of modding is not for me, and I won't be going there in future. Hoping someone can help.
Thanks in advance, Jamieson.
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Well if you have read many threads on here you would have noticed the first question ask is can you post the results from fastboot getvar all.
without that their is no way anyone here can help you. When you post the information please remove the Serial no and IMEI from the results .. we don't need those.
Hello everybody,
I'm not sure if this is the right section which i'm posting in, but as i couldn't find a more suitable place I'll ask my question here.
2 Weeks ago i acquired a Samsung GT-I9301I Phone, i'm completely new to Android as my Company phone is a BlackBerry. The Phone itself seems really good but the whole Software Bundle (Bloat-Ware) that come with Samsung Devices were pretty annoying. So i started some research on the Internet concerning Custom ROM's and found a Thread here with CyanogenMod 11 suitable for my Device. So i flashed it onto my Phone, and i'm quite impressed of the work @Rox has done.
Yesterday i had a conversation with a Friend of mine in Germany who works for Samsung Mobile, especially the Cellphone Repair Section. I told him what I've done. And he told me that sooner or later my Wi-Fi Module will stop working because the CyanogenMod will Damage/Destroy it. He told me that they receive lots of Devices with this problem and that it is definitely a problem caused by that Mod.
ACTUAL QUESTION:
Has anyone encountered such problems or heard of it before? Would be nice to collect information on this, if it's really caused by the CyanogenMod. And if, then maybe we together can relay the information we gather to the CyanogenMod Team for further discussion and problem solving...
Thx ahead, Steve
Whelp, I've used CM on my old HTC Sensation for years, never encountered any problem with the modules for sure :/
Is your buddy really serious? Because I haven't heard about a device damaged by that
Hi,
indeed he's serious he won't make jokes on that.
Before me posting here and opening this thread I've also done intensive search on the internet, but i couldn't find anything concerning the mentioned problem.
So the question now is: WTH did screwed those devices he's talking about. And if you're saying that you also never heard of something like that and you're using CM yourself for several years, then it brings me to only one answer.
Rookies with no experience are flashing their devices and that maybe because of missing knowledge/understanding something gone wrong during their attempt's to flash the Custom ROM's...?!?
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WiFi Modules need to be compiled with kernel.
If those aren't flashed after flashing a mod or custom kernel, WiFi won't work.
If a rookie won't flash kernel modules then it's his mistake.
Hi..
That's maybe really the reason. I'm using CM since 3 day's now and haven't encountered any Wi-Fi problems except a maybe weaker signal strength.
OK 3 day's isn't that long so I'll keep my eyes and ears open, and will follow this "Rumor". As anything happens I'll report it here.
Everyone a Merry Xmas!
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SKolberg said:
Hi..
That's maybe really the reason. I'm using CM since 3 day's now and haven't encountered any Wi-Fi problems except a maybe weaker signal strength.
OK 3 day's isn't that long so I'll keep my eyes and ears open, and will follow this "Rumor". As anything happens I'll report it here.
Everyone a Merry Xmas!
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I don't believe you'll encounter any problems, it's just important to flash the right files, is all
And no, signal is not weaker, AOSP has different parameters for measuring signal strength, and I believe it's more accurate than manufacturers ROMs (saw this info somewhere on the forum, don't remember where)
And merry Christmas you good XDA user
How can software physically damage hardware? The only way I can think of actually damaging the wifi module is if the phone is dropped, gotten wet, or run so much that heat fries.
I'm thinking the same concerning the Overstress / Overheating otherwise no idea. Working in IT business myself and that's the only reasonable explanation for Hardware damage.
The other question is if it's software related than it's only possible as mentioned before, that the module driver isn't correctly compiled / implemented into the kernel. And therefore the module just isn't working instead of destroyed.
As those devices aren't being repaired by my friend cause of void warranty, it's still an open question if the modules Hardware damaged or just aren't working...
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Well, unless your friend is completely a idiot (no offense...) software can't do harm to hardware...Overheating may cause real issue but in reality I have owned dozen of devices from old HD2 to new Z3, all run custom ROM but never encounter single hardware error, only some minor button damage....