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Hi Guys. First off I'm posting this for information in hopes to help anyone else having this problem. I'll go over the problem I was having. What caused the problem for me and the steps I took to resolve it.
Problem:
A Handsfree activation bootloop. More specifically, no matter which rom, RUU, OTA, recovery or firmware I flashed, my phone would go threw a HFA and PRL update, say that it was successful and reboot on it's own and start the process over again. If at some point by chance I could catch it and disable the vDM.apk would be the only way I could stop it and boot normally. I tried resetting my profile, factory resets, Sprint support (which was completely useless) and everything else mentioned above. I even threw the kitchen sink in for good measure. lol. I was able to make phone calls, receive text and mms. I even had LTE and 3G service. But my wifi calling and sprint zone didn't work. So I knew something wasn't activating properly.
Cause:
Well for me it started when I accidentally flashed a M7 rom. Yeah don't laugh, it happens. Anyway, in recovery it said it failed but not before it formatted "/dev/block/mmcblk0p37" which is the system partition on the M7. But on the M8, it's the /carrier partition. So it erased all my info and filled it with a bunch of s**t. To the point that the partition was full and activation couldn't write to it. It also injected a bunch of s**t in "/dev/block/mmcblk0p39" which is the /devlog partition on the M8. So just a big mess. This is just how I got to this point. I'm not saying this your cause but the fix might help you.
Fix:
1 Get your self to a point that you are booted up to a rom. If you can't, try flashing an international rom made for sprint like "insert coin" for example. Those don't HFA bootloop from my experience.
2 Download MSL reader from the market. And get your MSL you'll need it later.
3 With a good root explorer, go to /carrier folder, do a backup of it (just in case) open the folder and delete everything in the folder.
4 Go to /devlog folder, open it and delete everything in there. (You don't need this stuff, it will rewrite itself).
5 Download the zip at the bottom of the post, extract it and copy the contents to your /carrier folder. Don't worry about the /devlog folder. leave it empty.
6 Now your going to flash a RUU. Download the one you want. I used https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001604379 (Don't worry it won't get you S-on or lock your bootloader). It will probably do a HFA again and it should fail. If not, try disabling it. Because we need to get to the dialer.
7 In your dial pad enter ##786# and go to edit mode. Enter your MSL if it asks you. Go to the menu button at the upper right and hit reset. Go threw the promps, the phone should reboot and restore. Let it boot up. It will go threw HFA again. But now you'll notice it activated properly. At this point your all done. Flash a custom recovery again. Profit.
Special Thanks to @Captain_Throwback You rock.
Let me know if this helps. Please post any questions and I'll try guiding you threw.
Dude iv been having some serious issues with data. I'm going to try this and see what happens thanks.
sprkat85 said:
Dude iv been having some serious issues with data. I'm going to try this and see what happens thanks.
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Hope it helps.
Macropoutsis said:
Hope it helps.
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It definitely helped out. Thanks for posting this again.
sprint htc one m8 h/k edition
u have mentioned in point 3 download root explorer
but in my case I am facing hands free activation page with emergency button .. and cant go further
how can I get rid of it ..
please help me .. i shall be very thankful to you
sprkat85 said:
It definitely helped out. Thanks for posting this again.
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hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
I ended going completely stock running an ruu then took steps to flash the newest firmware after I rooted. The problem I had was I flashed the wrong firmware. I do not have the HTC one m8 anymore.
gag_dhiman said:
hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
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What ROM?
If it is stock based you can try this, either go through TWRP and select file manager or do this in the zip before flashing.
Go to system/app/HtcOMADM_SPCS and rename the apk by adding .bak after .apk.
After the phone boots and you pass setup you can always rename the file by removing the .bak
You might get better results by posting this question in that ROM thread, or make a thread in the Q&A and put the ROM name in the title of the thread.
gag_dhiman said:
hello guys ..
I am facing the bitter problem in m8
after installing custom rom ,,as u told in your method for hands free activation loop fix,, I am facing the hands free activation loop ...
is there anything I can do to avoid it.???
otherwise its an phone for incoming calls only..
help me out guys
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Hey bud. Didn't get my notifications on this thread. Are you still having a problem?
Hello senior.
I am ising the stock rom in sprint m8 harman kardon edition.
I still facing the problem. Cant rename htc omadm. Spcs file.
Moreover . In notifications area one line is written ( device management is running)
Sorry senior. For late reply.. i was in roaming.
Do guide me
HFA loop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 never ending
I installed twrp .. in bootloader under twrp recovery,then advanced and in file manager /.. I go through system folder but no app folder is there .. and I am still facing the hands free activation loop/... do something seniors.....
dopy25 said:
What ROM?
If it is stock based you can try this, either go through TWRP and select file manager or do this in the zip before flashing.
Go to system/app/HtcOMADM_SPCS and rename the apk by adding .bak after .apk.
After the phone boots and you pass setup you can always rename the file by removing the .bak
You might get better results by posting this question in that ROM thread, or make a thread in the Q&A and put the ROM name in the title of the thread.
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gag_dhiman said:
I installed twrp .. in bootloader under twrp recovery,then advanced and in file manager /.. I go through system folder but no app folder is there .. and I am still facing the hands free activation loop/... do something seniors.....
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You have to mount system first.
Yes ... Seniors ... Yes... Got the solution... Thanks a lotttt..
hi i have bought on aliexpress a htc one m8 looks is m8 sprint from imei .my phone show bootloader unlocked
m8 whl pvt ship s-off
cid-11111 hboot -3.16.0.000
radio -1.00.20.0.120
running on kitkat 4.4.4
can any one help i try this tutorial but not show gsm network
Does Sprint M9 work with this method?
Hey Guys you are the last hope for my G my G 2013 died from imei 0 so i did a backup first i got G 2014 now my G 2014 has imei 0 too i thought no problem i have my backup but fastboot flash pds pds.img gives me something like its not allowed to write to that partition and with dd it wouldnt work too fastboot getvar imei gives me the right number but in android its 0 what should i do pls help me :crying:
P.S a friend who has no idea of my phone has done fastboot erase all
I need a fsc Partition from a working moto g
in case mine has a imei but fsc seems to has 1 kb if i dump it hub and dhub i managed to get back flashed but now i need fsc.img can someone do from adb shell
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 of=/sdcard/fsc.img
and upload it here i need it from xt1068 :angel:
So my IMEI is still 0 but
i got all features back working i have full signal mobile data and calls are working i dont know how i did it because i tried a lot of stuff without having a sim inserted :fingers-crossed:
can you please recall and provide all steps you did to get imei back !
I've been searching for the solution for quite long time now.
that wont restore your imei but
k13k said:
can you please recall and provide all steps you did to get imei back !
I've been searching for the solution for quite long time now.
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you should have signal again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/help/imei-0-fixed-t3151610
hello the problem with my moto g is that i dont have a signal. My phone doesnt detect the sim card. Can this fix that ? I dont have any problem with the imei
Hi. I am in the UK and have the first gen moto x. i was dicking around with roms etc and i ended up accidentally erasing internal storage. I managed to the get the phone back to how it was apart from the fact that it cannot make calls, text, get 3g signal. it is essentially a small tablet. when i use the dialler code to show the imei number it is 0. i tried reinstalling modems etc and none have worked. i have tried differnet roms and even flashing lollipop. I am wondering if the modems files i am using are not working because they are US files and I need some kind of EU file? Idk.
I had my imei written down so i was going to try and change it to that on the phone but engineer tools does not open or even seem to exist on the phone. i cant try using the stock rom etc because it is on a site (something like sbf developers ) that says it is forbidden. i literally have tried everything. can anyone help? :crying:
azerouz said:
Hi. I am in the UK and have the first gen moto x. i was dicking around with roms etc and i ended up accidentally erasing internal storage. I managed to the get the phone back to how it was apart from the fact that it cannot make calls, text, get 3g signal. it is essentially a small tablet. when i use the dialler code to show the imei number it is 0. i tried reinstalling modems etc and none have worked. i have tried differnet roms and even flashing lollipop. I am wondering if the modems files i am using are not working because they are US files and I need some kind of EU file? Idk.
I had my imei written down so i was going to try and change it to that on the phone but engineer tools does not open or even seem to exist on the phone. i cant try using the stock rom etc because it is on a site (something like sbf developers ) that says it is forbidden. i literally have tried everything. can anyone help? :crying:
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Hey! If you've installed a US ROM, you are using the wrong baseband files to access your service provider network ( XT1053- US ; XT1052- UK)
Try installing an XT1052 based rom and report back . Also, be careful while flashing your new chosen ROM. Ensure that it does not downgrade / modify your current bootloader as you may end up bricking your phone (since you've upgraded to LP)
Best of luck mate .
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Hey! If you've installed a US ROM, you are using the wrong baseband files to access your service provider network ( XT1053- US ; XT1052- UK)
Try installing an XT1052 based rom and report back . Also, be careful while flashing your new chosen ROM. Ensure that it does not downgrade / modify your current bootloader as you may end up bricking your phone (since you've upgraded to LP)
Best of luck mate .
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Ty for the reply. I just tried flashing a rom for the 52 instead of the 53 and twrp gives an error message of "This package is for the device: xt1052 ghost, xt1052 ghost etc.. this device is ." the etc is just a couple more models but the device doesnt seem to know what it is? its saying becuase it is for the 52 it cannot install even though the device is the 52.
azerouz said:
Ty for the reply. I just tried flashing a rom for the 52 instead of the 53 and twrp gives an error message of "This package is for the device: xt1052 ghost, xt1052 ghost etc.. this device is ." the etc is just a couple more models but the device doesnt seem to know what it is? its saying becuase it is for the 52 it cannot install even though the device is the 52.
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Strange . Do elaborate as to what rom you are flashing and which rom you are currently using (The one that has a problem).
Also, are you wiping the system before flashing ?
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Strange . Do elaborate as to what rom you are flashing and which rom you are currently using (The one that has a problem).
Also, are you wiping the system before flashing ?
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Hi again. i googled xt1052 rom and found a few. the one i tried was cyanhacker(obviously based on cm). after i got that error i tried editing the updater script to skip over the process in which it checks what device it is on. after that it appeared to flash successfully but when i tried to boot it showed the bootloader unlocked screen, vibrated then restarted and just kept doing that bootloop.
azerouz said:
Hi again. i googled xt1052 rom and found a few. the one i tried was cyanhacker(obviously based on cm). after i got that error i tried editing the updater script to skip over the process in which it checks what device it is on. after that it appeared to flash successfully but when i tried to boot it showed the bootloader unlocked screen, vibrated then restarted and just kept doing that bootloop.
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1. Please download the correct ROM for your device from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/official-collection-firmwares-fxz-sbf-t3146628
2. Head over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515 and follow the Instructions. CAUTION: If you decide yourself for manual flashing DO NOT PASTE THIS CODE:
Code:
fastboot oem config carrier vzw
Or you'll end up, like me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/carrier-retail-devices-t3174988
In case I could help you with some guidance, I would be happy, if you could help me, in my thread.
//EDIT: Your battery should be on 70% or more, before you try to do anything! Keep this in mind, else flashing could be interrupted!
Kind regards
Xanthales said:
1. Please download the correct ROM for your device from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/official-collection-firmwares-fxz-sbf-t3146628
2. Head over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515 and follow the Instructions. CAUTION: If you decide yourself for manual flashing DO NOT PASTE THIS CODE:
Code:
fastboot oem config carrier vzw
Or you'll end up, like me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/carrier-retail-devices-t3174988
In case I could help you with some guidance, I would be happy, if you could help me, in my thread.
//EDIT: Your battery should be on 70% or more, before you try to do anything! Keep this in mind, else flashing could be interrupted!
Kind regards
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Thankyou so much. did what you said. tinkered in twrp. flashed a lollipop rom and made a call. My man right here <3
azerouz said:
Thankyou so much. did what you said. tinkered in twrp. flashed a lollipop rom and made a call. My man right here <3
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No problem, im glad to hear, that I could help you!
Maybe you can help me here?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/carrier-retail-devices-t3174988
This would be awesome, if you got a retail device!
Hello! I hope someone can help me with this, and sorry if its already answered my search return no answers....
I just flashed RessurractionRemix-r74-Nov-2016 For Honor3C By Syed Hassan, and everithing is ok unlocked bootloader and fflashed with no problems, the weird part is that my SIM card is not detected....
Tryed the modem fix US and US v2 (i have international version), but nothig happen,
i just tried to restore my backup and the SIM is correctly detected and i just call, can someone help me with this issue?
Kind Regards
Juanpalf
juanpalf said:
Hello! I hope someone can help me with this, and sorry if its already answered my search return no answers....
I just flashed RessurractionRemix-r74-Nov-2016 For Honor3C By Syed Hassan, and everithing is ok unlocked bootloader and fflashed with no problems, the weird part is that my SIM card is not detected....
Tryed the modem fix US and US v2 (i have international version), but nothig happen,
i just tried to restore my backup and the SIM is correctly detected and i just call, can someone help me with this issue?
Kind Regards
Juanpalf
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You may be waiting a long time to get an answer here. It's an old phone and many developers and senior members moved to other phones.
Just saying what I see here in 3C forum.
Hi, thanks for the reply
I don't think its a too old device, the ROM I flashed Its from this month so yeah....
Anyway I just fixed the problem taking some files from my stock ROM etc/firmware folder , replaced it in the cm13 and voila !!
Using the phone right now, thanks for the reply again .
Kind regards
juanpalf said:
Hi, thanks for the reply
I don't think its a too old device, the ROM I flashed Its from this month so yeah....
Anyway I just fixed the problem taking some files from my stock ROM etc/firmware folder , replaced it in the cm13 and voila !!
Using the phone right now, thanks for the reply again .
Kind regards
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That's great. Can I interest you in checking this forum from time to time, you may be a huge help to guys with custom Roms and you can also win prizes by participating in honor Incentive program.
Steps needed
hi juanpalf,
Can you please tell us what you have done to fix this issue, so it may be helpful to those who have been stuck like this.
Thanks in advance
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hi juanpalf,
Can you please tell us what you have done to fix this issue, so it may be helpful to those who have been stuck like this.
Thanks in advance
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just replace firmware folder from your stock system/etc folder to this rom's system/etc folder,,you will get your sim detected:good::good:
Hey!! i just got your message.
Re-Flash your old ROM dump, and copy the two files of etc/firmware (file names can be read in the original rasurraction remix post) to your sd card, and then flash again the Rom and copy and paste this two files in the same directory , of course reboot and done! , at least thats what i did , with no pc around.....
If your defice is rooted, download
Chamelephon (app from google play) and let it generate new IMEIs. Then restart, connection should work.
Reset your nvram partion via twrp
Hello, I flashed my mi8 like I do every week.
This week I flashed the xiaomi.eu weekly rom, used it for 10hours, then my phone randomly restarted, and now it don't detect SIM cards and don't turn on WIFI, and the phone restart every X minutes.
I think the persist partition has gone. I can't find it on TWRP.
Any help?
Thank you
eRvY said:
Hello, I flashed my mi8 like I do every week.
This week I flashed the xiaomi.eu weekly rom, used it for 10hours, then my phone randomly restarted, and now it don't detect SIM cards and don't turn on WIFI, and the phone restart every X minutes.
I think the persist partition has gone. I can't find it on TWRP.
Any help?
Thank you
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Which TWRP did you use?
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Which TWRP did you use?
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I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?
eRvY said:
I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?
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Follow his posts:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=461808923
Hope it might help you.
eRvY said:
I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?
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Have you solved your problem? Can you please tell which TWRP were you using specifically?
alone_in_dark said:
Follow his posts:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=461808923
Hope it might help you.
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i cant find that post?
I have the same problem.
Have you tried installing all possible ROMs nothing resoved?
Does anyone have a solution?
Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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I'm having the same issues, I'm running the latest official TWRP. The thread you linked won't open.
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Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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Not solved ..
Anyone with a solution ??
Are you guys having the same issues as I?
Phone boot, don't detect SIM or Wifi, and reboot after 3-5mins?
Anyone find the solution?
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Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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eRvY said:
Are you guys having the same issues as I?
Phone boot, don't detect SIM or Wifi, and reboot after 3-5mins?
Anyone find the solution?
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not yet, and I think it will be difficult,
but so many people with the same problem xiaomi will have to solve ..
Everyone should ask xiaomi support I already made my request I'm waiting for response.
sk3lt said:
not yet, and I think it will be difficult,
but so many people with the same problem xiaomi will have to solve ..
Everyone should ask xiaomi support I already made my request I'm waiting for response.
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I sent my phone to checked by a professional, because it fell from the couch in the afternoon, and everything is working, no shorts.
Now I was almost 100% that the 19/12/2019 update ****ed my phone.
I already bought a realme x2 , because this is my 2nd xiaomi that die out of nowhere, the last one was a Mi4, random shutted down, and never went back to life.
Is your Mi8 chinese or globa versionl?
Mine is chinese
Same problem (global version). Did you fix It?
Hey guys, im from brazil and have same problem, anybody have a help?
Im trying unlock my fastboot for downgrade rom.
I found a fix, remove SIM card, wait 10 seconds, power off phone, put SIM cards back inside and boot the phone
tmcsword said:
Hey guys, im from brazil and have same problem, anybody have a help?
Im trying unlock my fastboot for downgrade rom.
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This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2
tsongming said:
This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2
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Dear look, my fastboot is locked, for install twrp ( do you have some instruction for instal TWRP ? ) I think the bootloader need be unlocked, sure?
Thanks for try help me.
tmcsword said:
Dear look, my fastboot is locked, for install twrp ( do you have some instruction for instal TWRP ? ) I think the bootloader need be unlocked, sure?
Thanks for try help me.
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If you are meaning that your bootloader is locked then the only option ( if your phone is linked to your MiCloud account) Is to return to a stock rom using Miflash or by downloading a fast boot images rom and using the flash all.bat method. The link that I provided earlier has a fast boot images rom linked.
Clarify whether or not you can access fastboot. If you can in fact access fast boot, and you previously used custom ROMs the instructions for installing TWRP are on the official TWRP website. You simply use ADB to push it yo the recovery partition.
tsongming said:
This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2
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hey whats up man,I hope u still answers questions I really hope you do because I'm in a dire situation where is my xiaomi mi8 cant connect to my sim card .It all started this year after a use of this phone since 2019 january.After my trip overseas , I got my own national sim card in again after that it occurs the problem at first was not that consistent,sometimes it detects, sometimes its good,after a while I thought that the sim card is loose so I wedged the simcard with a bit of paper,about sometime it works and then it starts to overheat when it doesn't detect the sim card inside and starts to reboot on its own, if I remove my simcard,its all good I can use wifi without overheating,how can I actually solve this problem? i quite believe that mi account /micloud that is causing all of this? whats your opinion on this? Im not an expert at all.Thanks for your time of reading this