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hi i have unlock t-mobile network BUT looks to still have a proplem!!
when i start the phone says emergency dial and welcome to T-Mobile and i can do nothing any???
thanks

Um, could you please post in a more readable form? Not to be disrespectful ,but i cant understand it quite well....You sure you have a SIM card? Do you have any signal at all? Or do you just have bars but no 2/g or 3/g network?

ok i buy G1 from uk ebay i'm from cyprus after unlock i have signal but only welcome from t-mobile and emergency dial and i can't coneinue to menu

Most likely a bad phone

ok i think the proplem i follow wrong the way to root and install custom rom on phone
i install only DREAMIMG.nbh
can someone help me what to do?
thank you

Johnnyjo said:
ok i think the proplem i follow wrong the way to root and install custom rom on phone
i install only DREAMIMG.nbh
can someone help me what to do?
thank you
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If you insert your SIM card and its unlocked, it should say the name of your carrier regardless of what ROM you're using. Maybe a bad SIM card, try the SIM in another phone. If it doesn't work there, the phone might be broken.

lol all i was need is internet settings.............

Johnnyjo said:
lol all i was need is internet settings.............
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Search for your carriers APN's and press menu and add them

[Q] I think i bought a bricked X8 - help!

hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!

madz78 said:
hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!
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I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

IrishStuff09 said:
I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.

madz78 said:
Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.
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sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.

B.Jay said:
sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.
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Yup, it says up to date, just clicked repair to see if it works. crapware.. lol, yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
Thanx!
P.S.- SP (service provider) Unlocked.

madz78 said:
yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
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Download here
The Sony Ericsson X8 (and possibly other SE phones) Android drivers (ADB / Smartphone / USB Flash Device) for Windows (incl. x64 Editions) out of the latest and greatest PC Companion crapware.
madz78 said:
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
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Errr... no. A "unsuccessful" boot loader unlock would turn your device into a hard brick (no lights, no vibration, no screen). As you're able to boot up into Android the bootloader and kernel seems to be intact.
IF the previous owner (in case you bought it used) tinkered around with boot loader unlocking ...
Use the s1tool to verify if the boot loader is locked or not. If it's unlocked simply follow the tutorial in the Development section to relock the boot loader or try the trick deedii posted about first (she had the same problem that GSM radio went dead after unlocking the boot loader).
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*ping* driver ZIP download link inserted

Holy crap!
Thanx for the zip btw..
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.

madz78 said:
Thanx for the zip btw..
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No problem, you're welcome.
madz78 said:
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Yes, the "R" means the boot loader is locked.
As for the mSD card ... here's where we enter "trouble reloaded":
- What card? Class? Size? Brand?
- Does the card hold any important data? If not try to reformat the card (FAT32!!!). If Android refuses to format the mSD simply use a card reader and re-format the mSD in Windows.
EDIT: Also, just to make sure everything's vanilla: could you please take a look into Settings -> About phone to confirm you're running the genuine SE baseband/kernel and not some custom kernel?
EDIT 2: Errrrrrrrr.... never mind ... I somehow misread "SIM card" as "SD card". My fault!

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
Thanks again.

madz78 said:
B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
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Yes, that's definitely the genuine baseband and kernel.
However, no matter how hard I think it through I don't see a good reason why it won't accept ANY SIM card, as a SIM unlock (or carrier/operator unlock if you want to put it that way) is as good as permanent unless you play around with unlocking the bootloader and either do something wrong or face the problem that it suddenly reverts back to the original SIM lock (in case it got unlocked and didn't ship unlocked by default).
The only problem I know about is ... if you live in a region where you would actually need a E15a baseband but happen to have the E15i baseband (you know, has to do with the frequencies that get used to transmit between your phone and the tower) flashed - or the other way around - you won't be able to connect to the GSM/3G network - but even then the phone won't reject the SIM card but simply fail to find any network.
In that case the problem resolve would be as easy as swapping out the baseband through flashing by Flashtool.

Good morning,
This keeps getting more and more confusing... thank god you've been such a valuable help BJ!
Dunno if it's "don't accept SIM" as much as don't recognize them.. I usually remove PIN codes from all my SIM's but today i've popped a new one to see if anything different happened.. The phone asked me for pin and validated it, but after this it doesn't recognize it anymore, i get a SIM with a red "!" on top of it in the upper right corner of the screen (same icon you get without SIM in phone).
As for all the other cards, it doesn't appear such icon, the phone starts normally and then asks for language and after asks to "insert SIM and restart phone"..
I don't think baseband is the problem, i think it's definitely related to SIM card reading.
NOTE: Before seemed irrelevant but now seems important to say, before, when i scanned for networks and tried to connect to one (same from SIM), phone gave me a message saying something like "your SIM card doesn't allow connecting to this network".
The problem seems to be definitely SIM card reader, the big doubt is if it's HW or SW.
My best guess is SW, because he can read PIN's but then just locks.. Where is the SIM card reader "driver"? baseband, kernel, ROM? should i try to update all those?
Thanks again!

hello again,
i found this in SETool forum which seems to be exactly my problem.
E15i - (x8) it doesn't read sim card and hangs during unlocking
I've had a problem with XPERIA X8 (E15i) for a long time now and I can't fix it.
I was trying to unlock it. I updated Android to v. 2.1. I have credits, I turn on debugg mode, I installed drivers. I push 1,2,5 and press Unlock/Repair.
Unfortunately it didn't finish, the program froze and switched off (on Vista). It took 5 credits. After turning it back on it wouldn't log to the network, even though it saw the network. But it shows that the phone is unlocked. By Setool I installed the version form after the update. After that it stopped detecting the sim card.
In hosting I read that I should repeat the unlock. I reinstalled the drivers, downloaded setool's previous version (v1.1106), but the program hangs every time in the same place and it doesn't go to the end (see screen below). With v1.1107 there's the same problem. I tried on Vista and XP – no difference. I installed setool on my other computer, where there are no boxes, drivers or antiviruses and still I couldn't succeed.
Does anyone have some expirience with the x8?
Thx in advance for help.
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1.
reflash phone with generic 2.1 firmware, repeat unlock procedure.
2.
to restore phone to original state, write as script most earlier secunits backup from backup\%imei% folder
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Could this be a bad unlock problem?
Thanx.

IrishStuff09 said:
I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Sim toolkit is on every phone,not only on vodafone

Been reading more and more, and this seem to be a very common issue in SETool SIM unlocking. can anyone suggest a solution?
Thanks.

Hello again,
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
Also, i've read in the following thread that sometimes boot is unlocked and S1tool says it's locked, but i can't find SEUS to download anywhere in the forum..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404148&highlight=sim+card
HEEELLP!!!
Thanks.

Hi, madz ...
To pull it together:
- The "SIM reader" is a software that comes as a part of Android in the form of a system app (inside /system/app). You can't exchange the related parts as they are specific to the Android version, in case your thoughts are running into this direction.
- The problem with "SEtool" is more like this ...
Let us assume the phone was originally SIM locked (bound to only allow SIMs of a specific operator/carrier) and then got SIM unlocked. The original SIM lock will jump back into place once the the boot loader got unlocked.
My observation is that this problem should actually go away once the boot loader got re-locked again. That being said I also read various threads where the SIM lock didn't vanish and the phone had to be unlocked anew.
On another note, it also depends on how the phone got unlocked ... there's a difference if it got SIM unlocked through SEtool or through Omious (<-- I hope it's spelled right)
The one fact that remains: simply querying the boot loader status ("R" vs "r") does not make the SIM lock to fire.
- SEUS ... well ...
I found Update Service (SEUS) 2.11.10.7 in the depths of my hard drive. Going to slap it on MultiUpload for you in a minute - though I can't guarantee that it still works; all I know is that SEUS got discontinued (or something along that line). Wait for the edit of the download!
EDIT: MultiUpload swallowed the file --> Download link
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Missed this one ...
madz78 said:
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
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Shouldn't you connect the phone in flash mode instead of USB-Debugging mode?
Flash Mode means:
- Pull the USB cable out of your computer but leave it attached to the phone
- Turn the phone OFF
- Start the software
- Press the Back button and connect the USB cable to the computer
KEEP THE BACK BUTTON PRESSED UNTIL THE PHONE IS RECOGNIZED!
(Note: Windows may want to install the "SEMC Flash Device" driver)

Hi BJ,
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. I only talked about this because the thread i found in SETOOL forum explains in detail what's happening to me.
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius because i only see threads with this issue in SETool support (dozens of complains) and found nothing in Omnius.
I still believe that maybe there's a solution other than unlocking it again, but due to inexperience i fail to see it.
about msm7227: i'm sorry, i meant flash mode, and it detects the phone, sometimes.. but always hangs in 2nd line (can't remember what said, but i'll try it again in a while and post here).
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
Thanks again friend!
Regards.

madz78 said:
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. [...]
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
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My X8 came SIM unlocked by default. Since it's old enough, and therefore safe for boot loader unlocking, I gave it a try (even been as daring as to unlock while having GDX v021 flashed).
Connected and checked with s1tool that it's suited for unlocking: Pass
Unlocked the boot loader: Pass
Booted up (SIM does not have PIN1 set)...
Connecting to the GSM Network: Pass
Connecting to the APN for 3G Internet access: Pass
Reboot (to make sure it didn't brick): Pass
Re-locked boot loader: Pass
Checked with s1tool that boot loader is locked: Pass
Device still able to connect to GSM/3G: Pass
I didn't try to flash a custom kernel but just stayed with the stock kernel. During the whole testing scenario - from unlocking to re-locking - I didn't have any problems with GSM/3G network connectivity or troubles reading the SIM.
Like I wrote above the PIN1 check was disabled because sometimes GingerDX shows the "Network unlock" screen after inputting the PIN ... that's more-or-less a bug workaround.
madz78 said:
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius
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Thank you for correcting the spelling of "Omnius" ... I was typing it from the top of my head and failed to recall how it's spelled.
madz78 said:
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
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If you refer to "how is the SIM lock lifted" then I think the best persons to answer this question are the guys who cracked the boot loader. I don't know enough about how the low-level init of the phone really works ... the boot loader guys aren't very chatty about telling us how the low-level boot of the X8 works.
Since, in my case, the SIM unlock prevails when flashing a custom ROM on top of the stock kernel (keep in mind I never flashed a custom kernel, so I never altered the "baseband" partition) the unlock can't reside in the ROM partitions.
But ... as the problem only arises when tinkering around with the boot loader but didn't affect my phone during boot loader unlock / re-lock ... and this is now purely guessing ...
The boot loader unlock only replaces the boot loader binary with a altered one. So if the thing that tells the phone that it's SIM unlocked resides in the part of the NAND where the boot loader / kernel / baseband is located it can only be a digital certificate or some sort of a binary that gets loaded through "Stage 1" init (during which the boot loader and kernel gets loaded and all the security checking stuff happens). It can't be in the higher init routines where the initialized kernel is boot strapping the ROM as that would disable the SIM unlock when flashing a custom ROM.
If blagus or the kernel devs have some ideas it would be great to read a few lines from a source knowing about the low-level init routines (to actually understand how the X8 comes to life once the power button is pressed).
On another thought ... the msm7227 CPU also must have some kind of firmware (think of it similar to a BIOS like a PC has) to init itself and the hardware ... maybe the SIM unlock is somewhere in there?
EDIT: On a third thought ... it would seem almost logical that the SIM unlock stuff is stored somewhere in the "security" related part of the NAND (somewhere deep down at the low-level init). If the phone came locked and got unlocked at some point the original SIM lock will most likely spring back into place at boot loader unlocking - so the SIM locked/unlocked thingy has to be somewhere in the low-level boot init; otherwise it wouldn't disable a "soft unlock" once the boot loader got unlocked and replaced past the cracked one which bypasses a whole lot of the security checks so unsigned boot binaries (kernel) can be loaded and executed.

[Q] How to know bricked device original firmware

Hello!
I have a Samsung i9003 (aka Galaxy SL) which for some reasons has been semi-bricked by a fellow. The device boots forever with restarts, Samsung animation and Samsung logo for 5 minutes then starts over again. I have tried to flash it with four(4) different stock firmwares from samsung-updates using the CHN, YOG, ECT and TGY files. They all ed up in animation and Samsung logo then re-does that.
I am afraid I may be using wrong files and can't get it to boot, I want to know if I have a possibility of knowing what firmware was originally in the device so that I can re-do it.
PS: I know bit about using Odin, Pit files and Bootable SD's, so someone enlighten me on knowing the original carrier or firmware file under such caliber.

kizomanizo said:
Hello!
I have a Samsung i9003 (aka Galaxy SL) which for some reasons has been semi-bricked by a fellow. The device boots forever with restarts, Samsung animation and Samsung logo for 5 minutes then starts over again. I have tried to flash it with four(4) different stock firmwares from samsung-updates using the CHN, YOG, ECT and TGY files. They all ed up in animation and Samsung logo then re-does that.
I am afraid I may be using wrong files and can't get it to boot, I want to know if I have a possibility of knowing what firmware was originally in the device so that I can re-do it.
PS: I know bit about using Odin, Pit files and Bootable SD's, so someone enlighten me on knowing the original carrier or firmware file under such caliber.
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Do you get error messages after flashing??? like when it tries to finish in CWM?

kizomanizo said:
PS: I know bit about using Odin, Pit files and Bootable SD's, so someone enlighten me on knowing the original carrier or firmware file under such caliber.
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Error Messages
Hello! Thanks for your support, I have different error messages depending on the file used and if the SD card is inserted or not. The most common error though is the one about failure to mount SDcard. I'll send the original error upon re-flash. it gives something like error series 7 or sorta. I'll be back later on today. I'll heck that link given and shall give feedback.

Firmware files
xsenman said:
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004647
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Thanks xsenman or the links but you have sent do work on a device that can boot up successfully, mine does not go past the boot logo. I was asking if someone knows a way to find the original firmware with a device that doesn't boot a'la IMEI use or Serial No:

kizomanizo said:
way to find the original firmware with a device that doesn't boot a'la IMEI use or Serial No:
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use this to find out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857054 and solutions from My Android Solutions

Razr xt910 with a fake sim
Hi
Please I would like to know if you can help me, I'm desperate. I have a razr xt910 with a fake sim, but it is not my fault.
I bought this phone from Amazon and it was supposed to be unlocked, but sadly it was locked.
I bought unlock codes from webpages with my Imei number and none of them worked, and one person told me that the reason why the codes don't work is because the firmware installed is a modified firmware and that the sim is incorrect. All the functions of the phone work perfectly, I can even conect to wifi, but I can't make phone calls. Please if someone knows a way to fix this problem I would be very greatfull.
This is the information of my phone
Motorola Droid Razr Xt910
System Version: 672.180.41.xt910.yoigo.en.es
Baseband Version:U_04.10.00R

hgvm said:
I can't make phone calls. Please if someone knows a way to fix this problem I would be very greatfull.
This is the information of my phone
Motorola Droid Razr Xt910
System Version: 672.180.41.xt910.yoigo.en.es
Baseband Version:U_04.10.00R
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Check here as to what is your original firmware by entering your IMEI here
and check here if your phone has been reported stolen or blocked
Apparently you need to use a MicroSIM card and sometimes people just use a cutter to cut the Normal SIM card, as such if that is the case, could have been cut erroneously or damaged, suggest you try another SIM Card

Xsenman
Thank you very much for your answer, currently I am using a microsim that I requested to my Carrier here in my Country, so the microsim is not damage, beside if I test the microsim in other phone it works.
The problem is that when I insert the microsim in my phone, I get the following message: Sim network unlock pin. But when I insert the code I bought to unlock the phone, the code doesn't work.

hgvm said:
Xsenman
Thank you very much for your answer, currently I am using a microsim that I requested to my Carrier here in my Country, so the microsim is not damage, beside if I test the microsim in other phone it works.
The problem is that when I insert the microsim in my phone, I get the following message: Sim network unlock pin. But when I insert the code I bought to unlock the phone, the code doesn't work.
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Have you tried getting the PIN from your carrier ? or If you have the manual of this phone, they would have mentioned the USIM lock code in it, For Galaxy S its 00000...would be something like that, written in the phone manual or even an app like this Since your phone is Motorola , you need to search for the correct forum to get better response, sorry
If all fails, you need to visit a Mobile tech center ( you can find them in shopping centers and sidewalks even) they will use a box to unlock it for you ( you need to pay off course)

Thanks for the answer again, sadly there are no motorola help centers where I live, so I am on my own now, I will try to install a clean firmware to see if that helps.
Thank you for the help

[Q] No SIM-Card detection available after encryption

I'm using the Paranoid Android Final 4.41 Version on my SGS+
When I start the build in encryption, which encrypts the data partition the GSM Modem isn't working after the encryption process came to success.
I reproduced this twice. The phone doesn't detect the SIM Card anymore.
I'd like to post this as a bug report in the right SGS+ AP Developer Thread, but I'm not allowed to do so, because I'm a new user.
Maybe someone reading this here can answer this?

No expert available, regarding this topic?

Is your phone SIM-locked?

No SIM-Lock.

guitarhead said:
No SIM-Lock.
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What does it say under Baseband version?

I9001xxkph

Did you try with a different SIM?

Unfortunately I don't have another card. But thanx for your help. I've given up. Instead I'll protect my phone with a roundhousekick!

What does this mean? It is definitely not locked to the phone. Bought separately.

guitarhead said:
What does this mean? It is definitely not locked to the phone. Bought separately.
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It means that your device works only with one carrier.
To see if your device is locked try a SIM card from a different operator. If it doesn't work then your device is locked.
If you want to unlock it read this.

Thanks for your description. It is definitely not locked. The phone was bought with no Sim Card and the card was bought separately. Other carriers are working.
Any other opinions?

guitarhead said:
Thanks for your description. It is definitely not locked. The phone was bought with no Sim Card and the card was bought separately. Other carriers are working.
Any other opinions?
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Did you remove the SIM card before encryption?
Also are you using a SIM PIN?

Tried both: left in and remove. I am using a Sim Pin

Xiaomi Mi8 no SIM cards and Wifi, random reboots after update to xiaomi.eu 19/12/2019

Hello, I flashed my mi8 like I do every week.
This week I flashed the xiaomi.eu weekly rom, used it for 10hours, then my phone randomly restarted, and now it don't detect SIM cards and don't turn on WIFI, and the phone restart every X minutes.
I think the persist partition has gone. I can't find it on TWRP.
Any help?
Thank you

eRvY said:
Hello, I flashed my mi8 like I do every week.
This week I flashed the xiaomi.eu weekly rom, used it for 10hours, then my phone randomly restarted, and now it don't detect SIM cards and don't turn on WIFI, and the phone restart every X minutes.
I think the persist partition has gone. I can't find it on TWRP.
Any help?
Thank you
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Which TWRP did you use?

alone_in_dark said:
Which TWRP did you use?
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I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?

eRvY said:
I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?
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Follow his posts:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=461808923
Hope it might help you.

eRvY said:
I used the same I ever used, but a very old one? Do you think it's related to twrp?
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Have you solved your problem? Can you please tell which TWRP were you using specifically?

alone_in_dark said:
Follow his posts:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=461808923
Hope it might help you.
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i cant find that post?

I have the same problem.
Have you tried installing all possible ROMs nothing resoved?
Does anyone have a solution?

Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?

alone_in_dark said:
Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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I'm having the same issues, I'm running the latest official TWRP. The thread you linked won't open.

alone_in_dark said:
Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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Not solved ..
Anyone with a solution ??

Are you guys having the same issues as I?
Phone boot, don't detect SIM or Wifi, and reboot after 3-5mins?
Anyone find the solution?

alone_in_dark said:
Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-fix-mi8-sensors-t3844551
Which TWRP were you using specifically?
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eRvY said:
Are you guys having the same issues as I?
Phone boot, don't detect SIM or Wifi, and reboot after 3-5mins?
Anyone find the solution?
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not yet, and I think it will be difficult,
but so many people with the same problem xiaomi will have to solve ..
Everyone should ask xiaomi support I already made my request I'm waiting for response.

sk3lt said:
not yet, and I think it will be difficult,
but so many people with the same problem xiaomi will have to solve ..
Everyone should ask xiaomi support I already made my request I'm waiting for response.
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I sent my phone to checked by a professional, because it fell from the couch in the afternoon, and everything is working, no shorts.
Now I was almost 100% that the 19/12/2019 update ****ed my phone.
I already bought a realme x2 , because this is my 2nd xiaomi that die out of nowhere, the last one was a Mi4, random shutted down, and never went back to life.
Is your Mi8 chinese or globa versionl?
Mine is chinese

Same problem (global version). Did you fix It?

Hey guys, im from brazil and have same problem, anybody have a help?
Im trying unlock my fastboot for downgrade rom.

I found a fix, remove SIM card, wait 10 seconds, power off phone, put SIM cards back inside and boot the phone

tmcsword said:
Hey guys, im from brazil and have same problem, anybody have a help?
Im trying unlock my fastboot for downgrade rom.
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This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2

tsongming said:
This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2
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Dear look, my fastboot is locked, for install twrp ( do you have some instruction for instal TWRP ? ) I think the bootloader need be unlocked, sure?
Thanks for try help me.

tmcsword said:
Dear look, my fastboot is locked, for install twrp ( do you have some instruction for instal TWRP ? ) I think the bootloader need be unlocked, sure?
Thanks for try help me.
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If you are meaning that your bootloader is locked then the only option ( if your phone is linked to your MiCloud account) Is to return to a stock rom using Miflash or by downloading a fast boot images rom and using the flash all.bat method. The link that I provided earlier has a fast boot images rom linked.
Clarify whether or not you can access fastboot. If you can in fact access fast boot, and you previously used custom ROMs the instructions for installing TWRP are on the official TWRP website. You simply use ADB to push it yo the recovery partition.

tsongming said:
This issue has happened on many phones over the past 5 years, and it can definitely be resolved, it has nothing to do with unlocking anything, it's a encryption problem.
It is possible that when Mi-Cloud attempts to register your sim card, that some sort of security packet is downloaded to the phone for your protection. Ensure that you can sign into your mi_cloud account and locate your device, if using Miui. Also, be sure that you have international texts enabled, they text just once or twice so it doesn't cost more than a few cents.
With all of that being said a persist issue isn't the same thing as a sim card issue, and if you phone will not boot you are well past taking out your sim card. The easiest and fastest solution is to restore your persist partition from a TWRP backup, if you have one.
If that is not an option follow my instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79824537&postcount=2
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hey whats up man,I hope u still answers questions I really hope you do because I'm in a dire situation where is my xiaomi mi8 cant connect to my sim card .It all started this year after a use of this phone since 2019 january.After my trip overseas , I got my own national sim card in again after that it occurs the problem at first was not that consistent,sometimes it detects, sometimes its good,after a while I thought that the sim card is loose so I wedged the simcard with a bit of paper,about sometime it works and then it starts to overheat when it doesn't detect the sim card inside and starts to reboot on its own, if I remove my simcard,its all good I can use wifi without overheating,how can I actually solve this problem? i quite believe that mi account /micloud that is causing all of this? whats your opinion on this? Im not an expert at all.Thanks for your time of reading this