Hello. First of all, I searched the threads before posting to no avail. So if I'm being repetitive I apologize. But here's the problem. I have a t mobile galaxy note 5. Unlocked. It's rooted. Running an arter97 kernel, and Jovys Darkstalker kernel mod. Everything is running smoothly and has been for months. Recently the only problem is my signal. 90% of the time it is saying searching. When I make a call it says not registered on a network. This is strange because I have done nothing to cause this change. No new roms, mods, updates, nothing and it's been working fine all this time. I know it is not location related because it was working 100% fine from day one until now. I tried *#06# to see if my imei was null, it is not.
I let the phone search, and then choose an operator, that works temporarily giving me signal, but eventually goes back to, and stays searching. I tried to pull up the service menu using *#*#4636#*#* to reset the radio, but that number is not pulling up the menu. I was told I may have a bad efs, but I never created a backup because until now I never had this problem and didn't know efs existed . I don't know what my next step should be. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!
Sn: if there is already a solution to this problem on this forum send me a link please!
Try using the Shortcut Master (Lite) to pull up the service menu.
I've also got same issue.
My phone is n920c. I've spent all day trying fix this issue by new rom, but I didn't find solution yet.
Kind Regards,
Marcin
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Hello. First of all, I searched the threads before posting to no avail. So if I'm being repetitive I apologize. But here's the problem. I have a t mobile galaxy note 5. Unlocked. It's rooted. Running an arter97 kernel, and Jovys Darkstalker kernel mod. Everything is running smoothly and has been for months. Recently the only problem is my signal. 90% of the time it is saying searching. When I make a call it says not registered on a network. This is strange because I have done nothing to cause this change. No new roms, mods, updates, nothing and it's been working fine all this time. I know it is not location related because it was working 100% fine from day one until now. I tried *#06# to see if my imei was null, it is not.
I let the phone search, and then choose an operator, that works temporarily giving me signal, but eventually goes back to, and stays searching. I tried to pull up the service menu using *#*#4636#*#* to reset the radio, but that number is not pulling up the menu. I was told I may have a bad efs, but I never created a backup because until now I never had this problem and didn't know efs existed . I don't know what my next step should be. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!
Sn: if there is already a solution to this problem on this forum send me a link please!
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Where did you buy your phone? Why don't you check to see if it's blacklisted first (maybe it took a little while to get listed). Never ceases to amaze me the number of people selling stolen/balance owing phones, or the number of people buying them, for that matter:
http://www.t-mobile.com/VERIFYIMEI.ASPX
Very true. I think i may have solved the problem though. My phone was bought outright through tmobile. I try not to by second hand phones for that exact reason.
I think i have may have found my the solution. For me it was a sim card related issue. Apparently my sim card was exhausted, or had expired. This is why my phone kept dropping me from the network and i had to keep reconnecting. Accordind to t mobile your sim expires 90 days of no use. This dodnt apply to me but whatever. Got a new sim, transfered the number, problem solved. Also something else that greatly boosetd my service. Take the case off. This was why i got the searching status in low service areas and only 2 bars of service in good reception areas. Crazy that in 2015 cases still affect service but it did greatly. So yea my fix was a new sim and take the case off. Very elementary. But i can say it was not root, kernel related thank god :good:
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Hi there!
I've looked around the forum for a solution to this issue and unfortunately my case doesn't apply to any of the posts I've found.
Three months ago I followed the instructions of the hex hack posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162 in order to restore my phone's IMEI (since then I've been using the generic one 00499... etc)
The phone was rooted using Odin3 v1.7 to install the CF Root Kernel CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVK-v3.1-CWM3RFS.tar and finally I unlocked it.
The thing is my phone can't make/receive any calls. I've tried my old SIM card in another phone and it worked.
It's not the SIM card. I even asked for a new one just in case and my phone company sent it for free, but it's still not working.
I tried a different SIM card from the same company in my phone and it works just fine, so it can't be the IMEI being barred.
The weirdest thing of all is I still receive emails and whatsapp messages because the phone logs in to the 3G network without any trouble. Under "Status" you'll see:
Phone number - Unknown
Network - Claro AR
Service state - Out of service
Mobile network state - Connected
I restored the nv_data files in the efs folder thinking they might have been corrupted but I couldn't solve anything.
WTF is going on? Any expert suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thank you!
claro ar
Did this happens suddenly 3 o 4 days ago?
I do have exactly the same issue on the same network, strange coincidence...
Please post your solution if you find one.
thanks
jaabaah said:
Did this happens suddenly 3 o 4 days ago?
I do have exactly the same issue on the same network, strange coincidence...
Please post your solution if you find one.
thanks
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Yes it did. Not sure when exactly but must have been on wednesday night.
I haven't found a solution yet but the phone is working since this morning. I don't know for how long it will stay this way.
Please post any news or changes in your phone. It might help us, you never know.
Thanks
Hi,
I'm having the same issue all over again, exactly as described above.
Can somebody give me a hand here? Please?
Thank you very much!
I have a Samsung i9000T that I recently bought from a lady who said she forgot her password to it so she couldn't unlock it. So I bought it and tried factory resetting it so I could sell it to a friend of mine who wants to upgrade from an iPhone 3G. Well factory resetting did nothing, I did some digging and found out that it's a common problem for i9000's to have a csc file corruption. So I decided to flash, via odin, a stock firmware to the device. The firmware I decided on was a UK firmware because I couldn't find an american firmware for it. The flash was successful and I was able to boot the phone no problem. A weird thing was that all of the lady's data was still on the phone, so I contacted her and told her I could backup all of her pics and give them to her, which she happily said yes to. After that, I rooted the phone and installed cwm and then flashed Slim rom android 4.2.1 to the device. I then put a backup sim of mine in the phone and tested the phone. The problem I am having is I don't get any signal on the phone what so ever. I have all the ATT apn's on the phone and they look to be correct.
My question is, having flashed a UK firmware before anything somehow messed up the ability to connect to ATT here in the USA? And what course of action should I take to correct the issue with no signal? My friend is in the military and is being mobilized on the 1st of march so I would like to have a working phone for him before then as I will not see him for some time after.
Any help will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Just a question, has she ever reported it stolen? Has the IMEI number been blocked?
Find out the IMEI number and contact the original Network Supplier that the phone was used on and as them to check this. They'd be able to tell you if there are any issues.
Not trying to worry you but it happened to me. I had to return the phone.
I know the imei, but I don't know the original carrier for the phone... I assume it was ATT because that is the dominant carrier in my area. I'll get in touch with the lady I bought it from and see for sure.
On another note, I've tried testing the internal antenna by inserting a wire into the external port, but still no signal.
I'm going to try completely starting over and see how it goes this time.
Ok, so this thread can be closed now. I've solved the problem.. and feel like such a noob for some reason I was kinda spot on with what i thought was wrong but I had such a hard time finding files to fix it... untill i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
AMAZING guide. Fixed my problem right up. Running 3G here in Texas on ATT. My friend will be so happy that he gets to take an android back over-seas with him.
Thanks to all of those who helped, I greatly appreciate it.
Hello,
I've been come to xda-developes site a number of times over the past couple of years and have always managed to work my way through just about every issue I've encountered...until now
This is my very first time posting, so please bear with me if my terminology is wrong or if I'm not really clear on anything
I got this Unlocked LG Thrill P925 for my husband from someone off of Craigslist. He loved the phone and used it for several months before encountering this issue. When I got the phone it was already unlocked. Although I didn't spend a whole lot of time digging around in his phone, I kind of assumed it was probably factory unlocked because I never saw SuperUser or any other typical app you'd normally see on a rooted/unlocked phone. Considering it is an AT&T phone and we'd been using it on T-Mobile, I definitely know it was unlocked lol.
As stated, everything was fine for several months. One day, my husband was having some issues with the phone not working properly. He finally removed the battery for a while then put the battery back in and turned it on. He said when it came on it had a bunch of computer type code (like letters/numbers/characters) flashing across the screen. One day I decided to mess with it and I finally got it to boot up, however, the phone is NO LONGER UNLOCKED. It seemed like it had basically just factory reset itself or something. I quickly found the battery would drain VERY QUICKLY. Because of this, I was really hoping that maybe the battery crapped out and caused the phone to have some sort of meltdown.
I got a new battery for it, unfortunately the new battery didn't help anything.
I started fiddling around with the phone and realized SEVERAL issues that I haven't been able to figure out how to work around (I've found posts of other people having very similar issues, however, it seems there phones were apparently rooted/modded etc...I have nothing that points me to believe this phone is rooted).
When I go to Settings/About Phone it shows the Model Number as LG-P925
Android Version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: L6260_MODEM_SIC_01.1042.00
Kernal Version: 2.6.35.7+
Build number: GRJ90
Software Version: LGP925-V20p-FEB-22-2012
If I click on Software Update, I get a pop up that says "The application com.lge.omadmclient (process com.lge.omadmclient) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" and I have to Force Close it
If I go to Settings/About Phone/Status it shows
My Phone Number: Unknown <I do not have an active at&t sim only T-Mobile and it won't register>
Network: Unknown
Signal Strength: 0 dBm 0 asu
Mobile Network Type: Unknown
Service State: Out of Service
Roaming: Not Roaming
Mobile Network State: Disconnected
IMEI: Unknown
IMEI SV: Unknown
Usually when I shut the phone off **OR** if I try to do a Hard Reset (Hold Volume & Power Button down etc) the phone WILL NOT boot back up until I connect it to the USB again as if I'm charging it...even then I sometimes have to mess with it by taking the battery out, put it back in, plug the usb in THEN start it. Most of the time it will not start up without the usb being plugged in.
I have LG Mobile Tool...Occasionally it detects the phone and shows there's a software update available. However, when I try to update it, it either just hangs up at apprx 4% OR it will go into Emergency Mode and want me to enter the IMEI. Everytime I try to enter the IMEI # the numbers disappear before I can click next and it prompts me again to enter the IMEI #. ***Also..FYI...if I try to obtain the IMEI # by using *#060# I get a pop up that says Reorganinzing Internal Processes Please Try Again in a Short While***
I apologize in advance if my post seems long winded...I just want to make sure I give all the possible details I can...I'm a techy person, I really like working on phones etc and I've taught myself everything I know so far. Yes, I'd like to get the phone working again, however, I also want to BEAT THIS CHALLENGE....IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY
Thank you for any help you can give me!
Somehow you lost IMEI. If the phone had an invalid or stolen one, I am unsure how to deal with that. Sometimes flashing firmware will also fix IMEI.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195753
Otherwise there are guides for fixing just IMEI. Check Optimus 3D section (same phone, Euro version).
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Somehow you lost IMEI. If the phone had an invalid or stolen one, I am unsure how to deal with that. Sometimes flashing firmware will also fix IMEI.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195753
Otherwise there are guides for fixing just IMEI. Check Optimus 3D section (same phone, Euro version).
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Thank you so much for your response. I looked over the link you gave me, in fact I found that thread before posting myself.
What I'm confused on and not sure how to proceed is that #1 it says must have ics...I only have gingerbread and so far have been unsuccessful in installing any updates/upgrades. I honestly don't even know where to start
I love android phones and am not a big fan of iPhones, however, I can jailbreak/unlock gsm iPhones no problem. I'm a bit more confused with flashing & rooting etc. I keep reading as much as possible, but embarassingly enough...I'm not even sure what process has to come first in this. Flash the from first? Attempt to root first? Or??? I can get wifi on the phone, but have not been able to install updates etc via the PC.
I'm sorry to be a pain...I want to be able t do this! I'm just stuck. I rooted/unlocked my galaxy s2 a coupe of years ago without issue, however, I really don't even remember all the steps I did with that. As much as I don't like iPhones, most of my family prefer iPhones over androids...which is why/how I learned to jailbreak and unlock them pretty easily. I've never ran into a problem like this where I have no imei etc. Therefore I am at a total loss on where to start given the current build and android version etc
Also, I forgot to mention in my initial post, I've read from some people that the apn could be the problem...I've tried going into the apn however, as soon as I click on apn it kicks me right out
It just means you can't install xbsall's custom ROM on top of GB; following the steps puts you to a rooted version of ICS, then the custom ROM, if you choose to install it.
Pretty sure IMEI should still appear even if APN is not set up, so I doubt that is the problem.
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It just means you can't install xbsall's custom ROM on top of GB; following the steps puts you to a rooted version of ICS, then the custom ROM, if you choose to install it.
Pretty sure IMEI should still appear even if APN is not set up, so I doubt that is the problem.
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Thank you again for your response. I will give it a try later this afternoon and post the results.
It's just crazy...can't figure out how it could be working fine for months, then suddenly have a meltdown along with a case of severe amnesia lol. I've seen there's a lot of other people with pretty much the exact same issue...on the Thrill forum as well as the Optimus 3d.
Yeah, that is odd. We call that a 'glitch.' Who knows, maybe some startup process checked IMEI and didn't like it somehow. No telling... Hopefully it is not some hardware issue.
My S5 Mini SM-G800F won't stay registered on a network, it registers initially but after a few seconds drops to 'Emergency calls only' with the notification that the selected network is unavailable. The signal strength is fine and the sim works in other phones. It's an unlocked phone, using a different network sim produces the same result. Bought it secondhand just over a month ago and it's been fine up to to a couple of days ago, done a hard factory reset but the issue remains.
Ideas for a fix?
This may or not be similar to an ongoing issue I have with my S5 Mini - See below :- Has your IMEI changed to the below at all - 350695200123951-01 ?
"Hi All,
Did any one actually get a fix for this issue as I have exactly the same problem, my SM-G800F IMEI now also shows as - IMEI 350695200123951-01 which is for a blacklisted NOKIA 6310. If anyone can supply an absolute beginners guide for me as to how I can get my original Imei back that would be fantastic.
I am just a user of an android phone and have zilch experience of tinkering with them.
I have seen reference to things like Odin and flashing firmware and am quite happy to give it a go myself and learn
I will post this on a few other threads that list the same issue as I am desperate to get this fixed now as is a waste of a perfectly good phone !! "
andie1607 said:
This may or not be similar to an ongoing issue I have with my S5 Mini - See below :- Has your IMEI changed to the below at all - 350695200123951-01 ?
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No change to my IMEI, consensus seems to be that it's probably a faulty SIM card reader.
Hi, I get the annoying message "Open channel for BIP" from time to time. I can relate it to the second SIM-card. After I put it in, the messaging starts. Can I switch that off somehow?
dampft said:
Hi, I get the annoying message "Open channel for BIP" from time to time. I can relate it to the second SIM-card. After I put it in, the messaging starts. Can I switch that off somehow?
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Never had this issue but did a quick Google search and found this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/channel-bip-t3339899
sefrcoko said:
Never had this issue but did a quick Google search and found this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/channel-bip-t3339899
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Thanks, but already found that as well. It's a bit old and not a solution. Here a summary of what was found out there:
What is BIP:
Barrier Independent Protocol, relative new high speed channel for moving data between a BIP server and a storage device (like the SD card in a phone).
Someone meant it could have something to do with a SD card. There is no in the phone, the SD-Slot is used for the second SIM.
Another one updated the phone. Didn't help me.
App bugs? Don't think so. The messaging start when inserting the second SIM-card and stops after removing. No Apps installed or changed during that process.
The last person change his SIM-card then, and the messaging stopped for him.
So the main question remains: what ist that BIP about and what does it have to do with that SIM-card and can I stop it somehow?
I already changed the SIM-card. Now it's a new one but the same provider.
The other SIM doesn't make any problems, it's another provider. But the provider might not be the problem. When I exchange the place of each SIM the problem still exists. Does it have something to do with the combined SD-/SIM-card-slot?
Any ideas?
dampft said:
Thanks, but already found that as well. It's a bit old and not a solution. Here a summary of what was found out there:
What is BIP:
Barrier Independent Protocol, relative new high speed channel for moving data between a BIP server and a storage device (like the SD card in a phone).
Someone meant it could have something to do with a SD card. There is no in the phone, the SD-Slot is used for the second SIM.
Another one updated the phone. Didn't help me.
App bugs? Don't think so. The messaging start when inserting the second SIM-card and stops after removing. No Apps installed or changed during that process.
The last person change his SIM-card then, and the messaging stopped for him.
So the main question remains: what ist that BIP about and what does it have to do with that SIM-card and can I stop it somehow?
I already changed the SIM-card. Now it's a new one but the same provider.
The other SIM doesn't make any problems, it's another provider. But the provider might not be the problem. When I exchange the place of each SIM the problem still exists. Does it have something to do with the combined SD-/SIM-card-slot?
Any ideas?
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Some users said updating fixed the issue, but if nothing there worked on yours then I would honestly just try a factory reset to rule out other potential factors. It might still be related to an app that triggers something when 2nd sim is inserted, not sure... Are you on latest stock firmware, or rooted on custom roms?
sefrcoko said:
Some users said updating fixed the issue, but if nothing there worked on yours then I would honestly just try a factory reset to rule out other potential factors. It might still be related to an app that triggers something when 2nd sim is inserted, not sure... Are you on latest stock firmware, or rooted on custom roms?
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OK, that's quite weird. I've absolutely no clue how, but it seems to be fixed. Without factory reset. No root, no custom rom. Latest firmware, so there was no option to update anything.
What have I done now:
I tried to figure out several combinations with both or one SIM-card in different slot-combinations. I wanted to know if it could have anything to do with the provider or the SIM-card-mount. Between I restarted and reinserted the SIM-Card mount several times. Then somehow the messaging stopped. Till now (about 24h) it's best behaved
So I'm sorry that I've opened an new thread, because it's quite close to the result of that one:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/channel-bip-t3339899
Hope this will help other having that problem...
dampft said:
OK, that's quite weird. I've absolutely no clue how, but it seems to be fixed. Without factory reset. No root, no custom rom. Latest firmware, so there was no option to update anything.
What have I done now:
I tried to figure out several combinations with both or one SIM-card in different slot-combinations. I wanted to know if it could have anything to do with the provider or the SIM-card-mount. Between I restarted and reinserted the SIM-Card mount several times. Then somehow the messaging stopped. Till now (about 24h) it's best behaved
So I'm sorry that I've opened an new thread, because it's quite close to the result of that one:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/channel-bip-t3339899
Hope this will help other having that problem...
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Goad you managed to get it sorted out, and thanks for posting back to close the loop
OK, it started again. Now installed Norton Antivirus and it found no virus but apps with unusual/unexpected behavior. It was one for my electronic scale (yolanda-app) and one for voice recording. Deinstalled both and the message was gone. Hopefully forever now...
I have no idea about anything y'all are discussing. However I just opened, turned on and connect to my hotspot, my second Samsung Galaxy J7crown in 2 months and I am getting same pop up. Try to search for answer and I get opinions, cause Google and assistant absolutely suck now on any actual FACT finding anymore. Did anyone figure this out yet? Google won't. I'm sure it's another thing they DON'T want you to know about. Frustrated....
I have to agree. I just recently got a j7 crown and am experiencing this same message from time to time. I just came here looking for answers but have found nothing. Hope it's nothing serious
I had this message only once, when I went to Japan then switched SIM card.
I have had the same issue all day today. I've had this phone since November and have randomly seen this pop up but never like it has today. I went to settings, about phone and clicked update and it has fixed it so far. It has only been 20 minutes but hoping it doesn't happen anymore. I never thought something would annoy and anger me the way that did lol!
I've had the same Galaxy J7 crown with StraightTalk service, since Feb 2019. I've never removed neither my SD nor SIM card. I only hey the BIP message briefly at bottom of screen every time I turn my phone on (like from being turned off completely, not just the screen).
It's not a nueseance to me, I am just wondering what exactly it means.
Any answers? In layman's terms? Thanks!
Duh!..
They are watching you. Isnt it odd that there is no definitive answer????