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Hey guys,
I've got a realy big problem with my galaxy. It's not possible to start it anymore. Nothing happens when I try to turn it on, I don't even get the first boot screen.
My phone is t-mobile branded and I tried to do this, to get the download mode working (sry, i can't post the link cos i have no permission):
[FIX][110% SAFE][UPDATE: 15.Nov.2010] 3-button combo FiX for Selected Firmwares
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821698
After applying the update.zip the flash starts but the phone did't restart after a few seconds like posted.
I already removed everything (battery, sim card, sd card) but nothing happens.
Please help!
Brgds
can u get into download mode? if yes thn flash a firmware thru odin...
nope, no chance. it's totaly dead, no reaction by pressing any buttons.
seems so i have no other chance then giving it to t-mobile/samsung
is ur phone charged? may be the phone doesnt react cause of no battery...??? try to chrge for some time....
tried already.... seems hope less.
I gave it to t-mobile and will get a new one in 2 weeks
thanks for your help!
same here the same problem is there any thing that I can do to fix this problem please help
x0Nemesis0x said:
same here the same problem is there any thing that I can do to fix this problem please help
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Can you go to download mode? If yes, then flash a firmware from odin as mentioned above. Else return is the only option provided you haven't left any trace of manipulation on your phone...
Had the same thing. The phone didn't even react after connecting to the charger.
I had to give it to Samsung, got it back after almost two weeks. But it came back unbranded
Hey everybody,
A few weeks ago my Captivate lock button stopped working. I am under the impression that it is a software glitch, but I haven't had time to play with it until now. I finally got the phone to show up on my computer (it was stuck booting into ClockworkMOD, but the select button didn't work. So I basically had a useless phone). I used Odin and flashed to 2.3.3 with Master Clear thinking it would fix the glitch and everything would work like normal again, but I was wrong. The lock button still doesn't work, and now I don't have my phone rooted. I want to flash back to stock Eclair, maybe that will fix this glitch, but I can't get into download mode. No button combo, no adb...nothing.
I'm here, because I want to know if anybody else has this problem, or if there is a fix that I can't find searching all over the Internet. Or if anybody knows how to root the Captivate without going into download mode.
Thanks in advance
this is the development section. Do not post questions here.
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TRusselo said:
this is the development section. Do not post questions here.
NO ONE WILL ANSWER YOU!
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Sorry, I will move it.
daleaf said:
Hey everybody,
A few weeks ago my Captivate lock button stopped working. I am under the impression that it is a software glitch, but I haven't had time to play with it until now. I finally got the phone to show up on my computer (it was stuck booting into ClockworkMOD, but the select button didn't work. So I basically had a useless phone). I used Odin and flashed to 2.3.3 with Master Clear thinking it would fix the glitch and everything would work like normal again, but I was wrong. The lock button still doesn't work, and now I don't have my phone rooted. I want to flash back to stock Eclair, maybe that will fix this glitch, but I can't get into download mode. No button combo, no adb...nothing.
I'm here, because I want to know if anybody else has this problem, or if there is a fix that I can't find searching all over the Internet. Or if anybody knows how to root the Captivate without going into download mode.
Thanks in advance
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the home button also functions as a select button in CWM
How were you able to get into download mode with the power button not working? Just curious, because I am having the same problem. Building a JIG now
First , my NAND flashed android works good and fast but the WiFi doesnt work.
The camera quality is bad.
and after exactly two days , when i switched on my "android" , the android keeps saying no SIM card .
My kernel is 2.6.32.9
Help !!
TheMadxtremist said:
First , my NAND flashed android works good and fast but the WiFi doesnt work.
The camera quality is bad.
and after exactly two days , when i switched on my "android" , the android keeps saying no SIM card .
My kernel is 2.6.32.9
Help !!
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Which kernel did you use? To be honest, go back to Windows if following simple guide is too difficult. And camera quality won't be any better in Android.
The only reasonable kernel for NAND is the kernel with separate cache partition. On each other appear errors sooner or later. Install this kernel, reinstall the system and apply the update.
And do not start constantly new threads to the questions on which someone already replied before. Read and search forum!!
You people dont get it .
My kaiser is and android F-O-R-E-V-E-R.
Because i flashed it using kaisercustomruu.
and the power button+camera+reset button dont work for me.
i think there's a prob with camera button that's why.
so , now , how do i flash the kernel ?
Please help !!
i cant get into bootloader .
is it the camera button then ?
tell me ?
No, you don't get it man! Stop beeing a noob and learn to follow simple guides! You need to copy KAISIMG and KAIDSIAG (make sure to unpack ) to your memory card. After that you can flash with "Power + Camera + Reset". Is this so hard to Google and find what you need? Also, to make sure you won't make any more mistakes, check if you have HardSPL installed and apply all updates from kernel you used. I recommend you this kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152219
Man, I just hate those guys who are noobs and consider themselves to be experienced users .
Mr. Noob Hater , were'nt u a noob ?
and i told u i have tried that and it doesnt work................
Actually , i have kaisimg and kasdiag in my SD and tried to flash using "power+reset+camera" . the phone starts normally and android still runs :O
now, any solutions ?
TheMadxtremist said:
Actually , i have kaisimg and kasdiag in my SD and tried to flash using "power+reset+camera" . the phone starts normally and android still runs :O
now, any solutions ?
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Do you have HardSPL? And remember to keep Camera button fully pressed, not just in half.
It all started after the HardSPL
i have hardspl 3.34
radio 1.70.19.09
camera button is fully pressed according to me.
And why doesnt it accept my sim card ?
TheMadxtremist said:
It all started after the HardSPL
i have hardspl 3.34
radio 1.70.19.09
camera button is fully pressed according to me.
And why doesnt it accept my sim card ?
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What do you mean it doesn't accept your SIM card? Some screenshots? Anyway, if Camera button doesn't work for you, then you're stuck with this kernel forever . Which one did you flash? I'll give you proper update for it.
Valentine 1.0.2
And it says Insert SIM card even when it is already there !
and now you know , i tried reinstalling it , but when screen says welcome and i am about to configure the phone , it says insert SIM card and doesnt let me proceed .
STUCK !!
TheMadxtremist said:
Valentine 1.0.2
And it says Insert SIM card even when it is already there !
and now you know , i tried reinstalling it , but when screen says welcome and i am about to configure the phone , it says insert SIM card and doesnt let me proceed .
STUCK !!
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I asked you about kernel! Whcich KERNEL did you flash?
I dont remember correctly , but i think i flashed kernel with separate cache partition and modified cpu and gpu with atools.....
Now , i only need an update .............
i figured out and rectified the problem as well......
Was pretty hard......
AND THANK YOU MR> NOOB HATER
waiting for wifi update.....
go to settings/about phone and check kernel version. If show something like 2.6.32.9 N50Vc #39 Kernel you can find androidupdate.tar packed with kernel in Cache Kernel & ATools.zip. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152219.
Can you share what was wrong with the sim? (for future"generations" with the same problem)
2.6.32.9 [email protected] #285....
and i think there should not be any problem with the sim cards.....
i dropped my phone by mistake it hit the ground with a THUD !!
i think the sim problem was this thing
and can i use this update for my kernel ?
No. Rather, it will not work. You do not have a scoot's kernel... Maybe someone else remember your kernel signature and give you update.
TheMadxtremist said:
2.6.32.9 [email protected] #285....
and i think there should not be any problem with the sim cards.....
i dropped my phone by mistake it hit the ground with a THUD !!
i think the sim problem was this thing
and can i use this update for my kernel ?
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Man, you just proved that you're a huge noob. You flashed a kernel with RUU and you don't even remember which one was that. LOL . Looks like you're out of WiFi forever now . I've never seen such kernel anywhere...
TheMadxtremist, If I were you I'd tried to find the reason why camera button not working. You wrote that you dropped phone, so probably this is some hardware failure(flex tape, switch, something else). If you have any experience try to disassemble phone and fix this or find someone who can do it for you. Because even if someone will give you update your phone will be unstable with this kernel.
Hey everyone, after a year of not caring about any mods or hacks for my galaxy s I thought that I should get one problem out of this world.
I am talking about the constantly flashing led buttons...so I stumbled upon BLN control which needed a special kernel, so I downloaded the promoted Kernel Flasher and the .tar file of the manual site of BLN (the site i was linked to via my mobilephone when opening BLN).
That tar file was called something with odin in it (not the "update" version). I used odin back in the days I remember...anyways, while in kernel flasher i inserted that tar file...and the kernel was installed, auto-reboot and since then it restarts on loops. Loads the desktop, checks for sd cards...you can scroll around a bit...then after 8 seconds it gets black and restarts.
I am really desperate here, because my exams are coming up and due to my carelessness I have this nasty problem to solve on top of that. Arghh...
There are some appz with important information in it (like notes), a clear swipe would be the absolute last resort here.
Can I recover my old kernel (didn't backup my old one), or replace/update with a new, working one? Through the recovery menue?
If you'd be so kind to step by step explain how it should be done? and I will cease any modding, hacking after this one. -_-
It is a rooted 2.3.3 Gingerbread kernel, as far as i can remember.
Can you go to download mode ? if so flash the .tar file as pda in odin. MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT KERNEL FOR YOUR DEVICE.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App. i helped? hit the thanks button. Thanks
Thanks for the tip.
This morning I played around with this bootlooping phenomenon a bit and found out, that when I immediately close any wlan or phone signal my phone works normal...just that I cannot phone anyone, or be phoned, or surf the net.
I manually did a backup of all my important files now, phew.
When using backup programs my phone resets immediately too.
Ok, long story short, I got my firmware, kernel info now, so you might be able to tell me which kernel, firmware would be appropriate for me (didn't update for a year now, so I am not on top of the news).
Kernel/file that screwed up my phone:
i9000_jvh_backlightNotification_v3.0_odin.tar
My actual Kernel Version:
2.6.35.7-i9000XWJVH-CL184813 [email protected] #51
Buildnumber:
Gingerbread.XWJVB
I am able to enter the download mode, but which . tar-file should I use in your opinion? What's a good one today?
Ah, I see the light, maybe I once again will be able to phone again.
Nairozed said:
Thanks for the tip.
This morning I played around with this bootlooping phenomenon a bit and found out, that when I immediately close any wlan or phone signal my phone works normal...just that I cannot phone anyone, or be phoned, or surf the net.
I manually did a backup of all my important files now, phew.
When using backup programs my phone resets immediately too.
Ok, long story short, I got my firmware, kernel info now, so you might be able to tell me which kernel, firmware would be appropriate for me (didn't update for a year now, so I am not on top of the news).
Kernel/file that screwed up my phone:
i9000_jvh_backlightNotification_v3.0_odin.tar
My actual Kernel Version:
2.6.35.7-i9000XWJVH-CL184813 [email protected] #51
Buildnumber:
Gingerbread.XWJVB
I am able to enter the download mode, but which . tar-file should I use in your opinion? What's a good one today?
Ah, I see the light, maybe I once again will be able to phone again.
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do you want to use a Samsung stock kernel or do you wanna give a try to Cyanogenmod stable or something like that?
Last time I saw samfirmware sites I saw that 2.3.6 was avaible for Europe...
Well... that's your choice!!!
Will I be able to keep the functionality of BLN, that keeps those led-buttons at the bottom turned off?
With a Samsung Stock-Kernel you will loose the BLN-Feature. You can try flashing another Kernel which has implemented this feature too. I used the SemaphoreKernel which has this feature. (works on all GB-Roms)
If you try Cyanogenmod you will loose BLN too. But Cm has a feature called "LED-Notification" which does the same as BLN does.
So, I downloaded update-cm-7.1.0-GalaxyS-signed.zip should I go on with this manual? http: //jjpda.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-install-cyanogenmod-71-on-i9000.html ?
Or do I have to go back from a root to apply this new one?
Which program do I use on PC, and which one on my phone again? :O
Search in Cyanogenmod wiki for i9000,you will find all the steps to follow..
You need 1st TO root the phone, than install ROM manager, install CWM, place CM7 zip on internal SD, remove SIM And ext. SD,reboot into recovery, wipe data, cache and dalvik, flash CM7 zip and reboot.
Don't forget:
-fully charge your phone before starting
-read CM7 wiki page
Hope this might help you.
sent from my i9000 running ICS 4.0.3
Well, I did everything the wiki told me to do and here i am with a new rom.
But now my SIM-CARD isn't recognized anymore. I accidently forgot what bedo told me in his last post, and left that card inside while flashing. My bad, i guess.
But what can I do now? I re-flashed, wiped already, with no success, my sim card is still absent in cyanmod. :\
Nairozed said:
Well, I did everything the wiki told me to do and here i am with a new rom.
But now my SIM-CARD isn't recognized anymore. I accidently forgot what bedo told me in his last post, and left that card inside while flashing. My bad, i guess.
But what can I do now? I re-flashed, wiped already, with no success, my sim card is still absent in cyanmod. :\
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I always leave my sim card in my phone when I flash.. are you just getting no cell signal? Or just trying to get your contacts off of it?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
Nairozed said:
Well, I did everything the wiki told me to do and here i am with a new rom.
But now my SIM-CARD isn't recognized anymore. I accidently forgot what bedo told me in his last post, and left that card inside while flashing. My bad, i guess.
But what can I do now? I re-flashed, wiped already, with no success, my sim card is still absent in cyanmod. :\
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Can you post a screenshot about info of your phone with CM7?
(long press power button and select Screenshot when you are in the info menu )
Here some info for your amusement. Have fun!
Supposed we get to a solution, so I can use my phone for communication purposes again, I wanted to format the internal sd memory of my phone.
Can I just format it, then just leave the flash files on it, to reflash again?
How does that work?
Also, I flashed that googleappz package rom too after the cynomod flash, as I was supposed to by wiki manual.
But I cannot find google maps, android market etc.
I wonder if there is any connection to my initial sim card problem.
But first things first I guess...wanna do some calls :\
Thanks so far for all the good souls trying to help me!
try to flash cm7 radio .
What is the difference exactly? Includes a radio option?
Does it also have the option to turn off the led sensor buttons?
Has it an option to do phone calls too?
PS: I cannot seem to find any cyanmod radio file...hmm
Nairozed said:
Here some info for your amusement. Have fun!
Supposed we get to a solution, so I can use my phone for communication purposes again, I wanted to format the internal sd memory of my phone.
Can I just format it, then just leave the flash files on it, to reflash again?
How does that work?
Also, I flashed that googleappz package rom too after the cynomod flash, as I was supposed to by wiki manual.
But I cannot find google maps, android market etc.
I wonder if there is any connection to my initial sim card problem.
But first things first I guess...wanna do some calls :\
Thanks so far for all the good souls trying to help me!
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O_O OMG!
Seems no SIM card detected....
Very very strange...
Like the fact that you flash GApps and you can't see market...
Did you wipe cache and Dalvik cache?
+ try this:
"Settings -> Location&Security -> Set up SIM card lock -> Lock SIM card (uncheck)"
I found that in some cases might help.
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primanka said:
try to flash cm7 radio .
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Nairozed said:
What is the difference exactly? Includes a radio option?
Does it also have the option to turn off the led sensor buttons?
Has it an option to do phone calls too?
PS: I cannot seem to find any cyanmod radio file...hmm
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Take a look here and try with JVK if it works...
I wiped everything possible in recovery mode, flashed that ominous JVC rom, then googleappz. At least now I can shop in the android market. But the sim card still is in the land beyond imagination.
Has my sim card been...bricked?
Which other flash files do you suggest me to try out now? Or should I get me another sim card from the store?
Everything's solved! And the solution was too easy to believe...
Checked the sim card slot more deeply and found out that the sim card wasn't placed in correctly. I seem to have taken it out through the flashing process and in all the "commotion" quickly put it in wrong. Sorry for the big fuzz, everyone.
At least now I got some training with flashing.
So, should I reflash the first cyanmod again?
no you don't need to reflash the rom, cause you already flashed twice plus wiped all possible options...!
I just didn't want to ask you to check if the SIM card was insert properly,
but that would solve your issue faster...!
Enjoy CM7!
Well, I had some time to try out the performance and stability of this mod.
Games definitely are running with a some lag (also reaction time of the sensor to control your game, makes them unplayable).
I tried to uncheck the Cyanmod setting option "Dithering" and "JIT"..also put the cpu settings to "performance".
To be sure I formatted internal SD and external SD.
My phone had some problems finding my external SD, but some guy on the net told to go to Cyanmod settings, applications, use internal memory...and now I use my external SD for everything I guess?
Maybe this is because everything is in slowmo?
Maybe the firstly flashed mod was more...stable?
So, my question would be how to use my internal sd card, maybe it gets faster then?
http: //forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353707
What about changing to kernel infinity?
UPDATE
PROBLEM SOLVED:
Go to this thread for the solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548453
Hi all,
Since yesterday I've been trying to fix my phone.
It doesn't recognize my SIM card anymore.
I think it's my fault and I'll have to go to the Samsung store but I thought someone here might know a solution.
I'm aware that I did something stupid...
So here's the story:
Yesterday I flashed Cyanogenmod 10.1, I installed some apps and I noticed that already 4GB of the 7,42GB was used.
The apps only took 2 GB of the 4GB. So I went to the CWM recovery, scrolled down to mounts and storage and removed all the storage...
Then I flashed Cyanogenmod again (because everything was removed, OS included). And now my SIM card isn't working in my device anymore.
It's for sure that my SIM card isn't the problem, because when I put my SIM card in my old phone, it will work.
After flashing I got a message of Vodafone, which says that they will send the right settings for my phone to use their network.
But that message never arrived at my phone.. I also tried to manually set up the right ''settings'', but that didn't work.
I have tried anything I could. I thought maybe it will work if I install stock rom, but again, it didn't work for me.
I still think it's a software problem, but it might also be a hardware problem.
It might be useful for you to know that I live in Holland. (maybe things are working different here, idk)...
try this
try this ....
using root explorer or file explorer or what else,
open file "factorymode" in efs/factoryApp directory, it probabely says "off", change to "on" (yes "on" is the correct setting to turn it off), then save
reboot
good luck
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no need to no pay, courtesy of the developers of the forum, they are a great team, I can not remember where I saw post the solution because it happened to me.
danielsinnema said:
Hi all,
................................
I have tried anything I could. I thought maybe it will work if I install stock rom, but again, it didn't work for me.
I still think it's a software problem, but it might also be a hardware problem.
It might be useful for you to know that I live in Holland. (maybe things are working different here, idk)...
Please forgive me for my english, im not from the US or UK.
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You still got your IMEI?
If official wirmware won't work, then try this one first, and then flash your official firmware.
Solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548453
The instructions written down below in this thread did NOT work!
juliàcarax said:
try this ....
using root explorer or file explorer or what else,
open file "factorymode" in efs/factoryApp directory, it probabely says "off", change to "on" (yes "on" is the correct setting to turn it off), then save
reboot
good luck
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no need to no pay, courtesy of the developers of the forum, they are a great team, I can not remember where I saw post the solution because it happened to me.
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Hi, thank you for your reply!
Unluckily for me it was already turned ON. (so this isn't the solution).
tys0n said:
You still got your IMEI?
If official wirmware won't work, then try this one first, and then flash your official firmware.
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OK, I'll try this. Thank you for your reply!
I'll come with edit if it was successful or not.
About the IMEI, Yes I have it.
Should I do something with it?
UPDATE (I tried the 1st method):
I went to the thread you linked to called ''[HOW-TO] Enable Three Button Combo [RECOVERY]''.
I don't know exactly what it does.
It enables the ''Three Button Combo'', but I thought I already had this.
I did ''Benzonat0r's way'':
1) I flashed it as PDA
2) After flashing my phone rebooted
3) Nothing changed, still no working calls, sms etc.
Now I think you meant the 2nd method.
Should I do the 2nd method, so I'll get ''a "La'Fleur" branded phone''. ?
Is it safe to flash this Russian ROM?
"I8190 серв. укр.rar" is now downloading.
I'll try this now.. Hopefully it will work.
UPDATE:
I have tried the 2nd method now.
I flashed "I8190 серв. укр.rar". (PIT, PDA and CSC).
After that it didn't boot (which is right, because it's ''La Fleur''.)
So I flashed official firmware (dutch).
After my phone rebooted, I could see immediately that it didn't work
It doesn't show the signal.. and it doesn't have signal.
I'm sure that in my region the signal of Vodafone is OK, because when I put my SIM card in my old phone it works..
I'm sure my SIM Card is fine, it must the software of my phone..
It's my fault, I shouldn't have formatted all in ''mounts and storage'' about 4 days ago...
Another isue is the language which was displayed was Russian...
Normally after I flashed official firmware the language was dutch.
What I'm going to do now is again format all in CWM recovery.
If that doesn't work for me, I'll bring my phone to the Samsung store if no other solutions found..
Anyway, thanks for your help.
If you have any other ideas please tell me.
Thanks in advance!
Greetz, Daniel.
Problem Solved 100%.
Solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548453
The instructions written down below in this thread and post did NOT work!
I solved the problem myself:
I formatted again everything on my phone. (in cwm recovery at 'mounts and storage'.
I flashed stock recovery.
I flashed official firmware.
Done.
No more Russian language issue.
This thread can be closed.
The solution was a lot easier than I thought.
I think a ROM bugged my phone after I formatted all.
So as I said, problem solved.
Thank you for the your replies!
Greetz, Daniel!
Maybe you can change youre title into something usefull like: [SOLVED] Sim card Problems....;. bla bla bla.
In this way, people can find this thread if they have the same problem an use your solution instead of being sad that no one can help them...
robintjeuuu said:
Maybe you can change youre title into something usefull like: [SOLVED] Sim card Problems....;. bla bla bla.
In this way, people can find this thread if they have the same problem an use your solution instead of being sad that no one can help them...
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Done, thanks.
stock recovery
danielsinnema said:
Done, thanks.
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I saw you said you flashed stock recovery. Im quit a noob at this but i can't find where too download the stock recovery so i can flash it on odin. Or am i misunderstanding this somehow. I have the same problem as you did doesn't reconize Sim anymore...
Tbros said:
I saw you said you flashed stock recovery. Im quit a noob at this but i can't find where too download the stock recovery so i can flash it on odin. Or am i misunderstanding this somehow. I have the same problem as you did doesn't reconize Sim anymore...
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Well, actually the problem wasn't fully solved..
I don't know why I wrote that, later I made a new topic about this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548453
In that topic I described exactly what you have to do to solve this problem.
Good luck!
If that didn't work for you, don't hesitate to ask me again, I'll help you.
danielsinnema said:
Well, actually the problem wasn't fully solved..
I don't know why I wrote that, later I made a new topic about this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548453
In that topic I described exactly what you have to do to solve this problem.
Good luck!
If that didn't work for you, don't hesitate to ask me again, I'll help you.
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Ok thx i'll check that out!