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Please don't say Odin 1 click as it does not go 100% back to stock.
The nv_data.bin and bml3 device are not as stock. I have FFFFFFF where my unlock code used to be and my unlock code no longer works.
Master Clear and then JF6 restore doesn't change these either. I find it hard to believe there is no way to get 100% back to new.
Any ideas?
alphadog00 said:
Please don't say Odin 1 click as it does not go 100% back to stock.
The nv_data.bin and bml3 device are not as stock. I have FFFFFFF where my unlock code used to be and my unlock code no longer works.
Master Clear and then JF6 restore doesn't change these either. I find it hard to believe there is no way to get 100% back to new.
Any ideas?
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Nandroid backup of rooted stock then unroot is probably the most effective.
gunnyman said:
Nandroid backup of rooted stock then unroot is probably the most effective.
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I don't have a nandroid backup or I would do that
alphadog00 said:
I don't have a nandroid backup or I would do that
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Well it seems like this Phone is a bit like windows 95 when it comes to wiping and reloading it. Bits and pieces of other installs are left over? Wish I knew how to help you. Perhaps someone out there has a completely stock nandroid they could send you. I know there's one for the Vibrant.
gunnyman said:
Well it seems like this Phone is a bit like windows 95 when it comes to wiping and reloading it. Bits and pieces of other installs are left over? Wish I knew how to help you. Perhaps someone out there has a completely stock nandroid they could send you. I know there's one for the Vibrant.
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Yeah, but with any flavor of windows i can do an Fdisk and repartition.
I wonder if i can use standard odin and repartition? Anyone know?
gunnyman said:
Well it seems like this Phone is a bit like windows 95 when it comes to wiping and reloading it. Bits and pieces of other installs are left over? Wish I knew how to help you. Perhaps someone out there has a completely stock nandroid they could send you. I know there's one for the Vibrant.
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I sent mine back to Samsung and they reset it -- when I get it back I can see if mine is able to be Nandroid'd if that'd help...
The Bishop said:
I sent mine back to Samsung and they reset it -- when I get it back I can see if mine is able to be Nandroid'd if that'd help...
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Why did you send it back? I am curious how the /EFS directory gets built - it stores the IMEI related stuff and lock code data, but it doesn't get wiped with a Odin full restore.
I would think that if you put your phone in recovery mode, there should be an option to format the internal sd card. After you do that, just do a factory reset, and then run Odin One-Click back to JF6
Edit: There's not even a need for recovery mode. Go to Settings > SD card and phone storage > and then under Internal SD card you'll see "Format SD card".
miztaken1312 said:
I would think that if you put your phone in recovery mode, there should be an option to format the internal sd card. After you do that, just do a factory reset, and then run Odin One-Click back to JF6
Edit: There's not even a need for recovery mode. Go to Settings > SD card and phone storage > and then under Internal SD card you'll see "Format SD card".
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Format SD card only formats the ~14GB that acts as an SD card that the user has access to. The 2GB that makes up all the system partitions is not touched. Some of it is rewritten when you do 1 click install - but not all.
With JF6 your NV_data.bin is not created like the original and the IMEI and BT files are dated from June - so the EFS partition is never rewritten. Maybe if you delete it is recreated, but i doubt it.
alphadog00 said:
Why did you send it back? I am curious how the /EFS directory gets built - it stores the IMEI related stuff and lock code data, but it doesn't get wiped with a Odin full restore.
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I bricked mine trying to go to Froyo. They sent it back to me with JH7 so no go :/ Sorry.
did anybody try calling att if you are a att cust they will give you the code for free.
over on the i9000 forum they say when froyo first came out if you left your sim in the phone when you flashed it would relock your phone.
can anybody verify that if they goto froyo with a unlocked captivate without the sim do they still get locked.
if so it might be a measure to prevent people from messing with the beta to much
tjsooley said:
did anybody try calling att if you are a att cust they will give you the code for free.
over on the i9000 forum they say when froyo first came out if you left your sim in the phone when you flashed it would relock your phone.
can anybody verify that if they goto froyo with a unlocked captivate without the sim do they still get locked.
if so it might be a measure to prevent people from messing with the beta to much
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Actually I did try it. In July, they said wait 60 days. Yesterday they input my IMEI and their system told them that the phone can't be unlocked - due to AT&T exlusivity. i am in the process of escalating, but it is hard to say what will happen.
It certainly appears that it is not as simple as waiting 60 days.
alphadog00 said:
Actually I did try it. In July, they said wait 60 days. Yesterday they input my IMEI and their system told them that the phone can't be unlocked - due to AT&T exlusivity. i am in the process of escalating, but it is hard to say what will happen.
It certainly appears that it is not as simple as waiting 60 days.
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funny att rep when i got the phone told me that there was no exclusive deal and unlocking was no problem he was a general manager of a att corporate store in wayne nj
if that is the case i will never go to froyo till a unlock soluition is found.
The Bishop said:
I bricked mine trying to go to Froyo. They sent it back to me with JH7 so no go :/ Sorry.
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Just out of curiosity, was there a charge for this or did you "forget" to mention that you bricked it while flashing Froyo?
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funny att rep when i got the phone told me that there was no exclusive deal and unlocking was no problem he was a general manager of a att corporate store in wayne nj
if that is the case i will never go to froyo till a unlock soluition is found.
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Those guys say what they think, but they make you call central to do certain functions - at least in the past. I guess I could go into a store and check, but I doubt I will do any better.
alphadog00 said:
Those guys say what they think, but they make you call central to do certain functions - at least in the past. I guess I could go into a store and check, but I doubt I will do any better.
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he called the att corp support center
we had alot of issues and he spent like 1 h with us.
What role does SIM play in restore to 100% stock?
alphadog00 said:
Please don't say Odin 1 click as it does not go 100% back to stock.
The nv_data.bin and bml3 device are not as stock. I have FFFFFFF where my unlock code used to be and my unlock code no longer works.
Master Clear and then JF6 restore doesn't change these either. I find it hard to believe there is no way to get 100% back to new.
Any ideas?
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I'm curious about this too...it seems that once you mod the phone in any way it's never 100% stock again. I wonder if having the SIM in when a mod is done has anything to do with it - does anyone know if the SIM can be written to and, if so, if anything is written to it during a mod?
I've tried everything possible to get this phone 100% stock again in an effort to get Kies Mini to STOP giving me the "unrecognized" error, including cleaning Windows registry and trying on my Windows XP Pro partition - no go. Something, somewhere, is providing information to Kies Mini.
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Dumb question about writing to SIM; but question about something being written to it during a mod - if left in - still stands. Anyone?
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I'm curious about this too...it seems that once you mod the phone in any way it's never 100% stock again. I wonder if having the SIM in when a mod is done has anything to do with it - does anyone know if the SIM can be written to and, if so, if anything is written to it during a mod?
I've tried everything possible to get this phone 100% stock again in an effort to get Kies Mini to STOP giving me the "unrecognized" error, including cleaning Windows registry and trying on my Windows XP Pro partition - no go. Something, somewhere, is providing information to Kies Mini.
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Dumb question about writing to SIM; but question about something being written to it during a mod - if left in - still stands. Anyone?
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The SIM can only hold contact data - and very limited amount. I can almost guarantee that nothing is written to the SIM card.
Is Kies not recognizing the phone is plugged in , or refusing to upgrade because it is the wrong type? Unrecognized device by keys is usually due to Samsung drivers and reinstalling them has helped me.
But it seems that the only way to revert to 100% stock is via Samsung repair service.
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The SIM can only hold contact data - and very limited amount. I can almost guarantee that nothing is written to the SIM card.
Is Kies not recognizing the phone is plugged in , or refusing to upgrade because it is the wrong type? Unrecognized device by keys is usually due to Samsung drivers and reinstalling them has helped me.
But it seems that the only way to revert to 100% stock is via Samsung repair service.
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I tried the drivers, but that didn't fix the issue either.
For a couple of days now I've had 'Emergency Call Only' status on my phone, i.e. can't make calls. Internet is working fine (with or without WIFI).
It is nothing to do with the SIM card, the SIM card works fine in another phone and I've tried a different SIM card in my S5830i which doesn't work either.
I have the normal stock Android ROM installed and have never flashed any other ROM. The only thing I have done is rooted my phone and everything was still working fine for a while after this.
The origin of the problem seemed to coincide with my internal becoming full and as a result user and system apps crashing all over the place on the phone.
What's worse, if I dial *#06#, I get "IMEI ", i.e. nothing just blank!
Please advise, I've only had this phone a few weeks, I'm worried this is irreversible!
Did you put your phone on CDMA only (in mobile data settings), by any mistake?
If not, you can always try flashing the stock ROM again (using Odin), resetting all settings.
GermainZ said:
Did you put your phone on CDMA only (in mobile data settings), by any mistake?
If not, you can always try flashing the stock ROM again (using Odin), resetting all settings.
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The short answer is no, the long one is that I have no such options under the normal menus in GB 2.3.6, but I can get to these settings by accessing testing mode. My current setting is "WCDMA preferred" and I have never changed this before.
Well as my phone is under warranty I was thinking of unrooting it, doing a factory reset and if its still not working, taking it back to the shop and pleading ignorance before I try flashing it!
Unrooting your phone and taking it back to the shop sounds like the best way. If they say the warranty's void because you rooted it or flashed a firmware (ODIN counter) there's something you could try instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
adrian816 said:
Unrooting your phone and taking it back to the shop sounds like the best way. If they say the warranty's void because you rooted it or flashed a firmware (ODIN counter) there's something you could try instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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Ok thanks for that, yeah I took the phone back to the shop today, they've sent it off to their engineers, I'll post again when I get it back, they said a couple of weeks. I've never flashed it with anything so the ODIN counter should be at 0 and I unrooted it and done a factory reset on it before taking it back so hopefully they won't realize or can't realize it previously was rooted.
As far as I'm concerned the phone isn't even fit for purpose unrooted as the 200MB internal storage space is almost insufficient for updates to system apps, let alone any user apps, which is why I rooted it in the first place, to get full apps2sd functionality!
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Ok thanks for that, yeah I took the phone back to the shop today, they've sent it off to their engineers, I'll post again when I get it back, they said a couple of weeks.
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Got the phone back today, well a phone anyway. Apparently they couldn't repair the old one, so they replaced it with a new one.
What precautionary steps can I take to make sure this doesn't happen again. Is backing up my /efs folder enough with regards to securing IMEI information?
Also, I was thinking I should install some decent anti-virus software, anything else I should be doing to secure / protect a rooted Android?
I'm new to this.
A totally random event. I restarted my phone one evening last week and it show no sim. Using the LG support tool I had multiple failed attempts to update the software. Then as sudden a the sim registration had disappeared it came back to life. All fine until again the phone just stopped registering the sim.
Phone is secondhand. And I have tried numerous times removing, cleaning and replacing the SIM. Tried another active SIM on the same network with no luck.
I've never had a 'bricked' phone so don't know what to expect but I imagine the phone wouldn't even boot up!
I have now rooted the phone and installed CWM recovery, still no joy and have in desperation performed a hard reset. Nada!
Software is V10h. I read something about EFS folder to backup but all I could find is a text file. The IMEI is not registering on the phone. It could be a very simple answer but currently I'm stumped. I have requested a replacement SIM but have little hope this will resolve the issue.
I hope someone has an answer...
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I'm new to this.
A totally random event. I restarted my phone one evening last week and it show no sim. Using the LG support tool I had multiple failed attempts to update the software. Then as sudden a the sim registration had disappeared it came back to life. All fine until again the phone just stopped registering the sim.
Phone is secondhand. And I have tried numerous times removing, cleaning and replacing the SIM. Tried another active SIM on the same network with no luck.
I've never had a 'bricked' phone so don't know what to expect but I imagine the phone wouldn't even boot up!
I have now rooted the phone and installed CWM recovery, still no joy and have in desperation performed a hard reset. Nada!
Software is V10h. I read something about EFS folder to backup but all I could find is a text file. The IMEI is not registering on the phone. It could be a very simple answer but currently I'm stumped. I have requested a replacement SIM but have little hope this will resolve the issue.
I hope someone has an answer...
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re-flash 10h or 20a kdz. look for various tutorials on the forum. (btw, your phone isnt registring on network cuz your imei isnt being read, probably due to failed upgrade process
(or some other bug). it should be fixable though)
also, replacement sim wont help. its your cell phone that's faulty, either hardware or software, not the SIM itself
also, i'm not sure how it goes if your IMEI is blacklisted by your cell phone company - is it possible the phone was stolen? perhaps the original owner reported it stolen to his carrier and they blocked the IMEI?
Flying_Bear said:
also, i'm not sure how it goes if your IMEI is blacklisted by your cell phone company - is it possible the phone was stolen? perhaps the original owner reported it stolen to his carrier and they blocked the IMEI?
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If the IMEI is blacklisted, the phone will still show it correctly in the settings and the carrier will just block based on this. This is why changing an IMEI is illegal in most countries and why discussions on how to change it aren't allowed on XDA as it can get the site in serious trouble.
mvz3k said:
I'm new to this.
A totally random event. I restarted my phone one evening last week and it show no sim. Using the LG support tool I had multiple failed attempts to update the software. Then as sudden a the sim registration had disappeared it came back to life. All fine until again the phone just stopped registering the sim.
Phone is secondhand. And I have tried numerous times removing, cleaning and replacing the SIM. Tried another active SIM on the same network with no luck.
I've never had a 'bricked' phone so don't know what to expect but I imagine the phone wouldn't even boot up!
I have now rooted the phone and installed CWM recovery, still no joy and have in desperation performed a hard reset. Nada!
Software is V10h. I read something about EFS folder to backup but all I could find is a text file. The IMEI is not registering on the phone. It could be a very simple answer but currently I'm stumped. I have requested a replacement SIM but have little hope this will resolve the issue.
I hope someone has an answer...
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check if ur gapps are fine. reinstall all gapps. maybe u deleted some app that u shouldnt. happened to me too 2 weeks ago and i had no sim so signal , i couldnt see my imei, etc. if that doesnt help , then reinstall ur rom or install a custom one. I mean maybe u must be sure to check if u deleted some system app that u shouldnt. Since u have double checked with other sim , if its not from an app , then the above thread is right, the owner could have reported the phone stolen
kessaras said:
if its not from an app , then the above thread is right, the owner could have reported the phone stolen
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I have had this phone since June and this only happened last week.
Flying_Bear said:
re-flash 10h or 20a kdz. look for various tutorials on the forum. (btw, your phone isnt registring on network cuz your imei isnt being read, probably due to failed upgrade process
(or some other bug). it should be fixable though)
also, replacement sim wont help. its your cell phone that's faulty, either hardware or software, not the SIM itself
also, i'm not sure how it goes if your IMEI is blacklisted by your cell phone company - is it possible the phone was stolen? perhaps the original owner reported it stolen to his carrier and they blocked the IMEI?
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Okay, strange happenings with this phone. I've not hd the opportunity to re-flash as suggested but by the by I put my SIM back in and it worked fine. IMEI registered in the phone settings and all was as it should be. Until again first the signal disappeared and when I restarted the SIM did not register. Has anyone experienced this before?
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Okay, strange happenings with this phone. I've not hd the opportunity to re-flash as suggested but by the by I put my SIM back in and it worked fine. IMEI registered in the phone settings and all was as it should be. Until again first the signal disappeared and when I restarted the SIM did not register. Has anyone experienced this before?
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There have been some problems with this, but normally due the the RIL on CyanogenMod-based ROMs. I would suggest that you find the time to either reflash v10h or upgrade to v20A/B/C (as appropriate for your region) and see if that fixes it for you.
you still havent mentioned anything about gapps. this means you checked and you are sure that they are fine ??
So I have tried flashing software V20A using the LG software updater and now all I get is the phone booting into 'S/W Upgrade please wait while upgrading'
I can get into any other screen, despite pressing all combination of buttons together.
I have attempted reflashing back to V10H and try and get it back to how I had the phone. No luck there
And also tried again with V20A. No joy.
Is there anything else I could try?
mvz3k said:
So I have tried flashing software V20A using the LG software updater and now all I get is the phone booting into 'S/W Upgrade please wait while upgrading'
I can get into any other screen, despite pressing all combination of buttons together.
I have attempted reflashing back to V10H and try and get it back to how I had the phone. No luck there
And also tried again with V20A. No joy.
Is there anything else I could try?
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Yes, Follow the instructions to flash a v20x KDZ EXACTLY and look at your drivers.
SimonTS said:
Yes, Follow the instructions to flash a v20x KDZ EXACTLY and look at your drivers.
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Which version of instructions is definitive? I've tried multiple methods with battery in and out. Are you referring to the LG drivers?
Thanks for responding.
mvz3k said:
Which version of instructions is definitive? I've tried multiple methods with battery in and out. Are you referring to the LG drivers?
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I have always found this thread [TUTORIAL]Update firmware through flashing the kdz files( With Picture )Step by Step works perfectly every time.
Got the same problem here, running cm for a month with no probs, restarted phone and sim not recognized. Installed a backup of the original rom and everything ok. Reflashed kdz's and did a fresh install of cm and still no sim. Am now on Zaiben which is ok but takes about 15 mins to recognize sim?
fastpottsy said:
Got the same problem here, running cm for a month with no probs, restarted phone and sim not recognized. Installed a backup of the original rom and everything ok. Reflashed kdz's and did a fresh install of cm and still no sim. Am now on Zaiben which is ok but takes about 15 mins to recognize sim?
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Hello, did you solved this issue?
I´m struggling with it now.
ssefrgr said:
Hello, did you solved this issue?
I´m struggling with it now.
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hi, sorry but no, i think it was probably hardware related as it would no longer allow me to flash kdz's.
good luck.
fastpottsy said:
hi, sorry but no, i think it was probably hardware related as it would no longer allow me to flash kdz's.
good luck.
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Hi again. I ordered one of these. Lets test it. Last resort
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780274&page=165
Earlier today after the installation of a music player from google play(i include the music player part because the incident occurred about 2 hours later), my phone has been doing constant boot loops.
It was working perfectly until it just suddenly blacked out, restarted itself and it makes it as far as samsung logo until it restarts again.
This was a pure stock s3 mini. When i came home, i decided to flash TWRP and change to a reputably working PAC kitkat. However the boot loop persists.
Any ideas? i'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance.
ReeceWyld said:
Earlier today after the installation of a music player from google play(i include the music player part because the incident occurred about 2 hours later), my phone has been doing constant boot loops.
It was working perfectly until it just suddenly blacked out, restarted itself and it makes it as far as samsung logo until it restarts again.
This was a pure stock s3 mini. When i came home, i decided to flash TWRP and change to a reputably working PAC kitkat. However the boot loop persists.
Any ideas? i'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance.
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Tried to wipe data (factory reset) and cache in recovery?
xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
Tried to wipe data (factory reset) and cache in recovery?
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multiple times. Unless TWRP isn't getting the job done, which im sure isn't the case. I read a few threads where people had similar problems and it was suggested to do a battery change so ill try that and see what happens.
Guys i need some answers for a few questions please, or if possible, a link to thread(s).
1. Phone versions: Is there a way to identify your phone's version, example "I8190XXANC2", without having to turn on the phone. Im trying to locate my stock 4.1.2 JB.
2. I found a guide to unbrick soft-bricked S3 mini's. My problem matches one of the characteristics which is rebooting on its own after samsung logo. The guide includes the files, (and the stock ROMs hence why im trying to find my phone's version) and a param_I8190.tar file, which they say is to be used should the phone be stuck in a boot loop. My question here is, should i try the param_I8190.tar with Odin without flashing the stock ROM (i never rooted or customized my phone by the way)?
Again...thanks in advance for any assistance.
Just leaving this here...
The phone is apparently constantly unmounting the system and efs partitions. Whenever i reboot in recovery they are always unchecked. Is that normal?
Also it appears the phone works normally WITHOUT a sim card.....but i obviously need it to work with it.....i am baffled here and desperately need some assistance...any assistance.
ReeceWyld said:
Just leaving this here...
The phone is apparently constantly unmounting the system and efs partitions. Whenever i reboot in recovery they are always unchecked. Is that normal?
Also it appears the phone works normally WITHOUT a sim card.....but i obviously need it to work with it.....i am baffled here and desperately need some assistance...any assistance.
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Of course it's normal if system and efs are unchecked in recovery. So you mean your phone only booting without a sim card?
xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
Of course it's normal if system and efs are unchecked in recovery. So you mean your phone only booting without a sim card?
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yea pretty much, thats the only hiccup. Would that have anything to do with the efs itself? Im still trying to understand what exactly it controls.
ReeceWyld said:
yea pretty much, thats the only hiccup. Would that have anything to do with the efs itself? Im still trying to understand what exactly it controls.
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EFS is a folder that is saved in our smartphones. It controls IMEI number, serial number, WiFi MAC address, Bluetooth MAC address and many more. it means it's a very important folder and if you delete this folder then you can't call someone, turn on WiFi (because you don't have a MAC address anymore), Bluetooth etc. Only Samsung devices have an efs folder
ReeceWyld said:
Just leaving this here...
The phone is apparently constantly unmounting the system and efs partitions. Whenever i reboot in recovery they are always unchecked. Is that normal?
Also it appears the phone works normally WITHOUT a sim card.....but i obviously need it to work with it.....i am baffled here and desperately need some assistance...any assistance.
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flash the official firmware through odin. it should fix your problem. if it doesn't work then i don't know what to do else
ok thank you both. i also just found the official stock rom for my firmware. I did some digging myself and i believe i know what the problem is now. It appears the phone is missing it's nv_data.bin file, which i read induces a bootloop if it isn't present.
I will attempt the flash with odin and report in later. Hopefully it works.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with param or cache because the phone bots without sim.
Most likely is't something wrong with baseband or modemfs-folder.
Try to flash stock rom first and report back please.
DON'T do anything with your /efs. i8190 does not have NV_data.bin in efs like most sumsung devices do.
ReeceWyld said:
ok thank you both. i also just found the official stock rom for my firmware. I did some digging myself and i believe i know what the problem is now. It appears the phone is missing it's nv_data.bin file, which i read induces a bootloop if it isn't present.
I will attempt the flash with odin and report in later. Hopefully it works.
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Dude, from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ you can get official signed firmwares for your model
tys0n said:
It doesn't seem to be a problem with param or cache because the phone bots without sim.
Most likely is't something wrong with baseband or modemfs-folder.
Try to flash stock rom first and report back please.
DON'T do anything with your /efs. i8190 does not have NV_data.bin in efs like most sumsung devices do.
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will do, thanks.
@xXPR0T0TYPEXx they didn't have the one from my region. had to get it from here http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8190 instead. it's already downloading.
Unfortunately, the phone is still bootlooping with the sim card. Works without sim. This is rather frustrating.
ReeceWyld said:
Unfortunately, the phone is still bootlooping with the sim card. Works without sim. This is rather frustrating.
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Do the same problem happen if you use a other sim card?
xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
Do the same problem happen if you use a other sim card?
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yea
ReeceWyld said:
yea
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Then it's maybe a Hardware problem. I think your sim slot is damaged.
xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
Then it's maybe a Hardware problem. I think your sim slot is damaged.
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i was beginning to suspect something similar, only i was thinking more of the mobo.
tys0n said:
It doesn't seem to be a problem with param or cache because the phone bots without sim.
Most likely is't something wrong with baseband or modemfs-folder.
Try to flash stock rom first and report back please.
DON'T do anything with your /efs. i8190 does not have NV_data.bin in efs like most sumsung devices do.
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my s3 mini does not start in recovery and not allow me to flash with odin. how to install the file NV_data.bin in and and where can I download?
Thank
Enviado desde la chingada, hasta allá!!
joshua764 said:
my s3 mini does not start in recovery and not allow me to flash with odin. how to install the file NV_data.bin in and and where can I download?
Thank
Enviado desde la chingada, hasta allá!!
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As I said, we don't have a NV_data.bin
What happens when you try to enter recovery and/or download mode?
So, I have a Galaxy note 3 G900A. Not sure what version and I don't have access to that. So, it has the Alliance rom installed on it. It was working fine for months with absolutely no problems. Then all of a sudden, earlier, it said NFC has stopped working, over and over again. Then, I turned off the phone and it failed to turn on. It will not get past the splash screen. It just wants to stay dark and if I leave it alone long enough, it automatically goes into recovery mode. I can get into recovery mode and download mode normally. I already tried factory reset and all of that. None of my computers will recognize the phone and I have tried multiple cables as well. Odin won't recognize it and neither will samsung kies. I tried installing stock rom through SD card and it says
Verifying update package:
E:Footer is Wrong
E: Signature Verification Failed.
It does that no matter what rom I try to install. I can't afford to get another phone right now and it is the only one I have and I just don't know what else I can do. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Well to start backwards, the stock recovery isn't really meant to flash zips, but it should go farther than saying Footer Is Wrong
Signature Verification has failed. For me, it says that, then if you wait a few seconds, it'll say a few other things, then install from sd card complete and it wipes data and cache then reboots. Next, you have to use an official cable for that, Media Transfer doesn't work correctly without oem cable
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Have you tried reinstalling the drivers on your pc or tried a different pc?
spookykidmm said:
Well to start backwards, the stock recovery isn't really meant to flash zips, but it should go farther than saying Footer Is Wrong
Signature Verification has failed. For me, it says that, then if you wait a few seconds, it'll say a few other things, then install from sd card complete and it wipes data and cache then reboots. Next, you have to use an official cable for that, Media Transfer doesn't work correctly without oem cable
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I do use an oem cable. Same thing. The rest of what you said does happen though.
dustincrock said:
I do use an oem cable. Same thing. The rest of what you said does happen though.
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The cord is funky sometimes. Try to "mangle" it a little bit to see if odin will say "Added!". I know I have to basically wrap mine around the computer to get it to work correctly
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sparx said:
Have you tried reinstalling the drivers on your pc or tried a different pc?
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Yes I have. Still the same problems.
dustincrock said:
Yes I have. Still the same problems.
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Any luck?
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spookykidmm said:
Any luck?
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No. No luck..
A Last Resort
dustincrock said:
So, I have a Galaxy note 3 G900A. Not sure what version and I don't have access to that. So, it has the Alliance rom installed on it. It was working fine for months with absolutely no problems. Then all of a sudden, earlier, it said NFC has stopped working, over and over again. Then, I turned off the phone and it failed to turn on. It will not get past the splash screen. It just wants to stay dark and if I leave it alone long enough, it automatically goes into recovery mode. I can get into recovery mode and download mode normally. I already tried factory reset and all of that. None of my computers will recognize the phone and I have tried multiple cables as well. Odin won't recognize it and neither will samsung kies. I tried installing stock rom through SD card and it says
Verifying update package:
E:Footer is Wrong
E: Signature Verification Failed.
It does that no matter what rom I try to install. I can't afford to get another phone right now and it is the only one I have and I just don't know what else I can do. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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As a last resort, put the device into download mode and connect to KIES 3. Go to tools and do a complete reinstallation. This will return you device to full factory specs and latest approved software, no custom ROM, no root, and no saved data. But at least you will have a functioning device. As soon as possible look into getting a new battery.
zancro said:
As a last resort, put the device into download mode and connect to KIES 3. Go to tools and do a complete reinstallation. This will return you device to full factory specs and latest approved software, no custom ROM, no root, and no saved data. But at least you will have a functioning device. As soon as possible look into getting a new battery.
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I even used different batteries. And kid won't work because the phone isn't detected by the computer as being a phone. Kies doesn't pick up the phone, even in download mode
dustincrock said:
I even used different batteries. And kid won't work because the phone isn't detected by the computer as being a phone. Kies doesn't pick up the phone, even in download mode
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Your only remaining option might be to send your device away for professional help. In the past I have used the services of Josh at: http://mobiletechvideos.com/ . (I am not related to that organization in any way.) For around $50.00 they can do a complete refresh, and in my case offered to root and load the custom ROM of my choice for a small additional fee. It took about one week.
Good luck.
G900A?
zancro said:
Your only remaining option might be to send your device away for professional help. In the past I have used the services of Josh at: http://mobiletechvideos.com/ . (I am not related to that organization in any way.) For around $50.00 they can do a complete refresh, and in my case offered to root and load the custom ROM of my choice for a small additional fee. It took about one week.
Good luck.
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I checked back to see if you had solved the problem and noticed something I missed earlier... Your OP says you are using a G900A. Are you referencing a Note 3 or some other device?