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[Q] new D3 user

Hi,
i recently bought a new droid 3 from verizon i already sim unlocked it because i live in Europe.
but i'm totally new to the android system but i do know some things about it but is there a guide to help me started rooting and flashing?
or could someone tell me the basics in a nutshell?
my previous phone was a WinMo based phone and all you needed was sspl and you could flash custom roms.
how is it done for android? and what does it mean with fastboot, root? (i asume it is something like linux to be root user?) safeboot? bootstrap? and what is CM7 or CM9
P.S. i study electronics-informatics so you don't need to tell me what linux or windows is
thnx in advance

Can you tell me how you unlocked your phone???
To root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240130
To flash ROMs install Safestrap from here
http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com/p/android-downloads.html
Go to the android development section to find ROMs.
Liberty, ICS/CM9, MavRom, and SteelDroid are the most popular. Im using mavrom with ICS currently.

I definitely recommend looking into CM9. I just did a bunch of Googling on it today for my D3.
Now I'm running Ice Cream Sandwich and loving it. It's early yet and it has it's quirks, but overall I think it was worth it.

Dri94 said:
Can you tell me how you unlocked your phone???
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euhm i sim unlocked my phone using this website unlock4moto.com/order_code/Motorola/Droid_3/any_Motorola/
(put http in before the link) xda wont let me post hyperlinks yet
you only need to give the IMEI number you can find here:
At the Home screen, press Menu
Tap Settings
Scroll down and tap "About phone"
Tap Status
Scroll down the screen and the IMEI # will be listed there
it worked for me and i got the sim unlock code emailed to me within 30 mins (look in you spam folder too)
P.S. thnx for the info

Downtown Dan said:
I definitely recommend looking into CM9. I just did a bunch of Googling on it today for my D3.
Now I'm running Ice Cream Sandwich and loving it. It's early yet and it has it's quirks, but overall I think it was worth it.
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ooh but is there a way to brick the phone? cause it would be darn stupid to brick my 3 day old phone and send it back to america for repairs.
so just root the phone and install safestrap? no worries of bricking the phone? and are there other methods besides safestrap?
if yes what are the differences?
it all looks SO easy to flash roms for android ( in WinMo it was always wait and see) but then again it was Microsoft...

There is always a chance of bricking your phone but fortunately perma-bricking your phone while trying to flash new roms or using safestrap is almost impossible since you can still enter fastboot (m+powerup) from where you can install the stock sbf/rom
You can also flash using the 'old' bootstrap which basically removes your stock rom and flahes the new one.
Safestrap backs-up your old rom so you can try out another rom in another system/partition. Almost dualboot like except you can't reflash the original rom (yet)
Sry no links i'm on my droid3

"Almost dualboot like except you can't reflash the original rom" hey double, what do you mean by this. If you toggle safe system you can use your original ROM again. although i think im understanding wrong lol

Dri94 said:
"Almost dualboot like except you can't reflash the original rom" hey double, what do you mean by this. If you toggle safe system you can use your original ROM again. although i think im understanding wrong lol
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You're right but you can't reflash your original rom (non-safe). E.g. i have mavrom as nonsafe/original and ics has safe..now if an update comes for mavrom i can't update it without uninstalling safestrap and going back to bootstrap

Oh I understand you now. And we got the same setup aha.
Sent from ICS Droid3 using xda premium

snakebomber said:
euhm i sim unlocked my phone using this website unlock4moto.com/order_code/Motorola/Droid_3/any_Motorola/
(put http in before the link) xda wont let me post hyperlinks yet
you only need to give the IMEI number you can find here:
At the Home screen, press Menu
Tap Settings
Scroll down and tap "About phone"
Tap Status
Scroll down the screen and the IMEI # will be listed there
it worked for me and i got the sim unlock code emailed to me within 30 mins (look in you spam folder too)
P.S. thnx for the info
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Hello, Today I tried to unlock my droid 3 on the website that you share with us no luck for me.
I received an Email from them:
Hello
For IMEI number of the order, unfortunately, there is no code in database.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please verifity given IMEI number.
If the IMEI is correct, we will propose an alternative solution.
Yours
unlock4moto
but when I dial *#06# it display MEID HEX
A00000xxxxxxxx i think this is the ESN
DEC
273045896523648364 is this the IMEI Number??
I tried to send the 18 numbers but on the website will not let me put more than 15.

Ed27 said:
Hello, Today I tried to unlock my droid 3 on the website that you share with us no luck for me.
I received an Email from them:
Hello
For IMEI number of the order, unfortunately, there is no code in database.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please verifity given IMEI number.
If the IMEI is correct, we will propose an alternative solution.
Yours
unlock4moto
but when I dial *#06# it display MEID HEX
A00000xxxxxxxx i think this is the ESN
DEC
273045896523648364 is this the IMEI Number??
I tried to send the 18 numbers but on the website will not let me put more than 15.
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of what i read is that the MEID is a kind of IMEI number but because there are so many phones with an IMEI number that they needed something new but the unlock is (according what i found on google) always done with the IMEI number.
to what carrier is your phone locked to? and what is the exact type of your phone XT860 XT862? (you can find this in the "about" menu under settings.
maybe it is because my phone was brand new and never used.So it was never activated on the verizon network.
and i don't know if this has anything to do with it but on the box it says that the phone is "global ready".(I personally think it has nothing to do with that because if the phone is quadband it is ALWAYS global ready, if ofcourse the phone is not locked to verizon or some other carrier)
i have an alternative website but it is more expensive i thought it was 23 dollars or so. it first checks if they have an unlock code (never used the site but it looks promising)
sim-unlock.net/sim-lock/75/Unlock_for_any_New_Motorola_Defy_Flipout_Milestone/ (again put the http in front of it)
i hope this helps

[Q] No calling, no texting, everything else works

Hi everyone!
I bought recently a new galaxy s advanced and for some weird reason i can't make calls, can't text and can't receive anything. But i can unlock my sim without any problem and i can use mobile internet.
I had first the original gingerbread rom (i9070XXLK2), rupgraded it to 4.1.2 jelly bean(i9070XXLQE), rooted it, upgraded the kernel to this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140597 and after that tried a cyanogen rom(this one => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497660 ), went after the cyanogen back to the 4.1.2 but nothing works.
atm it is running original 4.1.2 rooted and cwm.
I also tried galaxSim but it doesn't support the galaxy s advanced, also the *#simlock# thing does not work. I am not sure there is a simlock on the phone because mobile internet works.
If you need more info just ask! Not really sure what information you need to know.
I have no idea what to do now, i hope some1 can help me.

samcool55 said:
Hi everyone!
I bought recently a new galaxy s advanced and for some weird reason i can't make calls, can't text and can't receive anything. But i can unlock my sim without any problem and i can use mobile internet.
I had first the original gingerbread rom, upgraded it to 4.1.2 jelly bean and after that tried a cyanogen rom, but none of them works.
I also rried galaxSim but it doesn't support the galaxy s advanced, also the *#simlock# thing does not work. I am not sure there is a simlock on the phone because mobile internet works.
I have no idea what to do now, i hope some1 can help me.
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You must do Factory reset when you change ROM. Do it now.
Do you have I9070 or I9070P? On CM you do not have network unless you change tee folder if your phone is I9070P.

shut_down said:
You must do Factory reset when you change ROM. Do it now.
Do you have I9070 or I9070P? On CM you do not have network unless you change tee folder if your phone is I9070P.
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I have factory resetted it 3 or 4 times (after every rom flash).
It's an I9070, not the P one.
If some1 tries to call me they hear an automated message tape thing that says my number is blocked and i need to call my provider.
I did call my provider and there is nothing blocking my number or the phone.
When i put my sim in another phone everything works fine so the issue must be in the phone itself.
Thanks for trying to help :highfive:

samcool55 said:
I have factory resetted it 3 or 4 times (after every rom flash).
It's an I9070, not the P one.
If some1 tries to call me they hear an automated message tape thing that says my number is blocked and i need to call my provider.
I did call my provider and there is nothing blocking my number or the phone.
When i put my sim in another phone everything works fine so the issue must be in the phone itself.
Thanks for trying to help :highfive:
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Try to put some other SIM in phone. See what happens then. And did you wipe dalvik cache too? Try that.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk

shut_down said:
Try to put some other SIM in phone. See what happens then. And did you wipe dalvik cache too? Try that.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk
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I tried 3 different SIM's but all from the same provider, i am going to visit a friend tomorrow to lend his SIM (he has another provider). I wiped dalvik cache every time i factory resetted it (after every rom flash)
Is it possible there is a piece of hardware in the phone blocking the calls and the messages?
Found out something new, if i do phone (the app) => call settings => additional settings, i get a message saying "network or sim card error".
I am searching for an hour now for a fix but i can't find anything. I will keep searching for another couple of hours, i really want to fix this.

samcool55 said:
I tried 3 different SIM's but all from the same provider, i am going to visit a friend tomorrow to lend his SIM (he has another provider). I wiped dalvik cache every time i factory resetted it (after every rom flash)
Is it possible there is a piece of hardware in the phone blocking the calls and the messages?
Found out something new, if i do phone (the app) => call settings => additional settings, i get a message saying "network or sim card error".
I am searching for an hour now for a fix but i can't find anything. I will keep searching for another couple of hours, i really want to fix this.
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Are you sure it is not locked to some provider?

shut_down said:
Are you sure it is not locked to some provider?
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I don't know, as far i can see there is no sign of a provider/region lock. During boot no logo from a provider, sim can be unlocked when it asks for my PIN.
I tried to figure out if there is a simlock with *#SIMLOCK# but the code does not work. Any idea how i can see if there is a sim-lock?

samcool55 said:
I don't know, as far i can see there is no sign of a provider/region lock. During boot no logo from a provider, sim can be unlocked when it asks for my PIN.
I tried to figure out if there is a simlock with *#SIMLOCK# but the code does not work. Any idea how i can see if there is a sim-lock?
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I am not sure where you can look for that. And you bought from store or? You can go there and ask them maybe what is the problem. You have warranty?

shut_down said:
I am not sure where you can look for that. And you bought from store or? You can go there and ask them maybe what is the problem. You have warranty?
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I bought it from an auction, a phone shop went bust and they sold thousands of phones. They had over 20 shops and they were not promoting a provider.
it was brand new in a sealed box and as far as i know i don't have warranty.
Is there a place to check if there is still a warranty on the phone?
EDIT: just checked and i have still warranry (produced at oktober 2012) but the problem i have now is, i flashed it a couple of times, isn't my warranty ruined now?

samcool55 said:
I bought it from an auction, a phone shop went bust and they sold thousands of phones. They had over 20 shops and they were not promoting a provider.
it was brand new in a sealed box and as far as i know i don't have warranty.
Is there a place to check if there is still a warranty on the phone?
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I am not sure how is it in your country about that. You can go to some service center to see if the phone is locked to some carrier.

I just tried to check the binary counter, but as far as i can see it didn't move during the flashes and looks original
When i go in download mode i get this:
Odin mode
Product name: GT-I9070
Custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
I think this means it got still warranty?
If it is, i'm going to put back jelly bean on it and try to send it back to samsung, is there a chance they will fix it and won't find out i messed with it?

samcool55 said:
I just tried to check the binary counter, but as far as i can see it didn't move during the flashes and looks original
When i go in download mode i get this:
Odin mode
Product name: GT-I9070
Custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
I think this means it got still warranty?
If it is, i'm going to put back jelly bean on it and try to send it back to samsung, is there a chance they will fix it and won't find out i messed with it?
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Yes, just go back to JB and you are good to go. And you can uninstall app that need root if you have any.

shut_down said:
Yes, just go back to JB and you are good to go. And you can uninstall app that need root if you have any.
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Thanks for the help, just switched back to JB (stock version of course) checked the download screen again and it's still good,
No root stuff on the phone anymore, eveything looks how it's suppose to i think
requested to rma the phone and it will be sent tomorrow.
i hope they fix it! Again thanks for the help! :highfive:

Sad news, the phone is back from RMA and there is a simlock on it, but the problem is i can't find a method to remove it 4 free (don't want to pay even more for the damn thing). I am going to a shop from the original carrier over a couple of days(i know which carrier simlocked the crap out of it and they have shops not really far from here) but i am not sure they unlock it for free, and tbh the people that work there probably have no clue how to do it, so i don't have a lot of hope for that so i want to try it first myself if that's possible, but i tried already a couple of things and none of them works. Anyone an idea how i can remove it?

samcool55 said:
Sad news, the phone is back from RMA and there is a simlock on it, but the problem is i can't find a method to remove it 4 free (don't want to pay even more for the damn thing). I am going to a shop from the original carrier over a couple of days(i know which carrier simlocked the crap out of it and they have shops not really far from here) but i am not sure they unlock it for free, and tbh the people that work there probably have no clue how to do it, so i don't have a lot of hope for that so i want to try it first myself if that's possible, but i tried already a couple of things and none of them works. Anyone an idea how i can remove it?
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I did not see anyone that unlocked sgsa here on the forum… And I did not see any guide about it for our device.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk

shut_down said:
I did not see anyone that unlocked sgsa here on the forum… And I did not see any guide about it for our device.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk
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I was afraid of that, thanks to confirm. Went to the carrier which locked the phone and they said it is illegal to unlock it, which isn't true of course (checked it everywhere and it is legal) I will find a way to fix it with the carrier, thanks for the help.

I've lost imei. Please send me EFS-bkup. I'll pay 2$ )

Hi. I am from Ukraine. I've bought a N910T with a BAD IMEI from ebay.com and the phone couldn't find a network even after unlocking in Ukraine. (Usually, bad imei has influence only on US networks and it doesn't matter for European networks, - I've bought over 50 phones with bad imeis - had no problem.. I gave my note4 to a serviece-center and they told me "the phone is a eternal Tablet" (the problem isn't in the sim-reader, so it's somewhere inside the phone/motherboard..)
I thought "maybe SAMSUNG or Android have changed something and now the BAD IMEI is a problem for non-US networks as well. I tried to "repair bad imei" and have followed one (stupid) instruction on youtube, where the guy didn't say anything about a backup. Result: I've lost the imei, I don't have a backup. Also: there was no sticker under the battery from the beginning :crying: I hope, I'll fix the NULL IMEI with the help of someone's backup. I'll send you 2$ "for a beer" :highfive: Thanks in advance!

iMeI number is TIED to your SPECIFIC device m8, check your box. But anyone else IMeI number I don't think that is possible. Is it!
Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

nano303 said:
iMeI number is TIED to your SPECIFIC device m8, check your box. But anyone else IMeI number I don't think that is possible. Is it!
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I don't have the box. It's possible, from what I was told

Try entering *#06# on the dialer, it should show you the IMEI.

Hey there. You can recover your IMEI through Chamelephon App. Download it from Google Play. Change your IMEI and enjoy.
Sent from my Lenovo K50-t5 using XDA Free mobile app

BlacKBanks said:
Hey there. You can recover your IMEI through Chamelephon App. Download it from Google Play. Change your IMEI and enjoy.
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Hi. Thanks, but it "works only for MTK devices". I have tried it nevertheless, but no luck.

Okay then you should try mobile uncle tools. It works mostly in MTK Devices but try it if your luck is with you.
Sent from my Lenovo K50-t5 using XDA Free mobile app

Tried this app and it pulled my imei of my phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edydev.imei
Or this in one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mannyvinny.n4efsbackuppro

I am having a similar issue and none of those apps seems to help thanks for trying though.. anyone else have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

CAP3r5 said:
I am having a similar issue and none of those apps seems to help thanks for trying though.. anyone else have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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You can Try Bad IMEI Repair Service that may solve you problem you can try THEUNLOCKPROS dot COM I have use theme before and they fix my block IMEI

Erlotaza said:
Hi. I am from Ukraine. I've bought a N910T with a BAD IMEI from ebay.com and the phone couldn't find a network even after unlocking in Ukraine. (Usually, bad imei has influence only on US networks and it doesn't matter for European networks, - I've bought over 50 phones with bad imeis - had no problem.. I gave my note4 to a serviece-center and they told me "the phone is a eternal Tablet" (the problem isn't in the sim-reader, so it's somewhere inside the phone/motherboard..)
I thought "maybe SAMSUNG or Android have changed something and now the BAD IMEI is a problem for non-US networks as well. I tried to "repair bad imei" and have followed one (stupid) instruction on youtube, where the guy didn't say anything about a backup. Result: I've lost the imei, I don't have a backup. Also: there was no sticker under the battery from the beginning :crying: I hope, I'll fix the NULL IMEI with the help of someone's backup. I'll send you 2$ "for a beer" :highfive: Thanks in advance!
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I have an EFS Backup is dirty the IMEI is bad is block by T-mobile I made it with EFS Professional but I can't share because i can't post links the file
P.S if i do share it PLEASE donate to XDA efs Professional team

Webergti said:
I have an EFS Backup is dirty the IMEI is bad is block by T-mobile I made it with EFS Professional but I can't share because i can't post links the file
P.S if i do share it PLEASE donate to XDA efs Professional team
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Needs Password

Webergti said:
Needs Password
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Thanks. So what is the password? (Write me please the paypal address..). And I'll pay, don't worry

Don't need the money but don't remember the password so here is with out password just if it works consider donating to XDA EFS Professional if it works sense you have to use there tool to restore the EFS
Tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Donate EFS https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/w...63663d3faee8d0b9dcb01a9b6dc564e45f62871326a5e
Don't forget to hit the thanks! button

Webergti said:
Don't need the money but don't remember the password so here is with out password just if it works consider donating to XDA EFS Professional if it works sense you have to use there tool to restore the EFS
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Which version did you use? The latest one doesn't see the backup...
Please note that backups made with older versions are not compatible with the new EFS Professional v2.0 update due to the new backup format used.
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Erlotaza said:
Which version did you use? The latest one doesn't see the backup...
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I use 2.1.80 beta and when you unzip the tool put the file in tar.gz don't unzip the file tar.gz file inside the folder ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional\EFSProBackup
?:\*********\ = what ever you unzip the tool
Phone has to be Rooted and Busybox install not just the apk you have to open and grand SU Permissions and install busybox
USB debugging enable under developer options and Allow usb debugging check always allow from this computer and hit ok
Open EFS professional.exe from ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional
An open file security warning may appear hit run
a Second window pops hit ok then its gonna ask for USB debugging permissions and if every is fine you should get 5 okay's then go to restore tab and under Backup Archives Select the EFS backup then hit Restore and done
if it fails for any reason dial *#0808# on phone and select USB AP and USB Settings to DM+MODEM+ADB hit ok and retry if it everything goes perfect don't forget to redial ones finish and select USB AP and USB Settings to MTP+ADB and hit ok
IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One more thing you have to create a folder for the buck up under ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional and name the folder EFSProBackup as is or try to do a back up first so the tool can create the folder

How to make a new topic/post in the xda app all I can do is click on someone else's post and reply to them now on my piece of crap galaxy ace style phone it let's me make new posts why can't I on the note 4?
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Free mobile app
---------- Post added at 02:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:57 AM ----------
I'll just make my new post in here since my phone won't let me so I need help with a battery issue I get like 3 hours of screen on time with power saving mode enabled while others can get 9+ hours screen on time without power saving mode on is there some kind of secret I'm not aware of? Because I'm starting to feel like samsung lied about this phone lasting you all day in what universe is 3 hours all day? Lol but yet any advice would be appreciated and please don't ban me for posting in here there is literally no option to make a new topic
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Free mobile app

Here's proof to show there is no option to make a new post/topic
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Free mobile app

Here's also what's using up my battery thanks
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And here is my screen on time
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stuck in book loop after wiping cache...

on a verizon note 5...
So I wiped cache then restarted phone and am now in a boot loop - i finally just gave up and did factory reset from boot menu and am still in a boot loop after showing the android galaxy note 5 screen - any ideas??

Uh oh. Probably will need to download firmware from sammobile and flash via odin.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

rlsroufe said:
Uh oh. Probably will need to download firmware from sammobile and flash via odin.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
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yeah i looked on there i cannot find it.........does anyone have a link
also it's kind of funny sammobile says you find the model number by removing the battery..

keith777 said:
yeah i looked on there i cannot find it.........does anyone have a link
also it's kind of funny sammobile says you find the model number by removing the battery..
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Oooh you're on Verizon. Yeah only sprint and t mobile firmwares are available. Sorry. Hmmm I'm not sure. I guess you could take it to Verizon store. Anyone else have a suggestion?
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

rlsroufe said:
Oooh you're on Verizon. Yeah only sprint and t mobile firmwares are available. Sorry. Hmmm I'm not sure. I guess you could take it to Verizon store. Anyone else have a suggestion?
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
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Yeah, you'd think I could at least download the firmware through Samsung's KIES software but no matter what model i put in it keeps saying enter your model number

also when i do factory reset from boot menu i get:
dm-verity verification failed and
E:failed to mount /preload (No such file or directory)

update....tried samsung support, said KIES isn't compatible with note 5, to use smart switch. Smart Switch does the same thing - doesn't recognize model number. This is getting aggravating - seems there is no way to download the factory image for this phone and install it from a computer - i can do that with an iphone for petes sake.

Looks like you wiped the internal sd... So no OS... Your only option is your Verizon Samsung kiosk to odin flash your original firmware
Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk

Went to Verizon, they are useless, said they can't flash any software, etc. They say I need to have them send me another phone. This is making me really interested in Google's Nexus offerings next week.

try this
keith777 said:
yeah i looked on there i cannot find it.........does anyone have a link
also it's kind of funny sammobile says you find the model number by removing the battery..
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Try Smartswitch just dl and install on your computer and follow prompts.. for further assistance try youtube..title smartswitch recovery for samsun,

bruciebabie1963 said:
Try Smartswitch just dl and install on your computer and follow prompts.. for further assistance try youtube..title smartswitch recovery for samsun,
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Yeah I tried that in boot menu smart switch doesn't even recognize it, in odin mode (download) it says unsupported device. I think smart switch is only good if you can boot into the OS which is jacked up. At this point this is worse than an iphone.

I know smart switch works on the 920I version. You have to put in your model number using capital letters.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
I know smart switch works on the 920I version. You have to put in your model number using capital letters.
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What are you putting in for the model number exactly?

keith777 said:
What are you putting in for the model number exactly?
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Before I even connect the phone to the PC I enter SM-N920I. Then it asks for the serial number. And you have to use caps for the letters also.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
Before I even connect the phone to the PC I enter SM-N920I. Then it asks for the serial number. And you have to use caps for the letters also.
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Where can i get the serial if i cant get into the OS? don't see anything on the box that says serial and the IMEI doesnt work

keith777 said:
Where can i get the serial if i cant get into the OS? don't see anything on the box that says serial and the IMEI doesnt work
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Your SN should be on the back of your phone in small print. Mine is anyways, as well as the box it came in and a sticker that was on the back of the phone.

keith777 said:
Where can i get the serial if i cant get into the OS? don't see anything on the box that says serial and the IMEI doesnt work
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Funny i called Samsung and they have no idea - but they did say in the beginning it's underneath the battery - so funny.....

CodeNameRedNeck said:
Your SN should be on the back of your phone in small print. Mine is anyways, as well as the box it came in and a sticker that was on the back of the phone.
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Its printed on the glass on your phone? I've got nothing on the back besides the words galaxy note 5 and verizon's junk. i did find a sticker i took off the phone that starts with GH69 but that didn't work

keith777 said:
Its printed on the glass on your phone? I've got nothing on the back besides the words galaxy note 5 and verizon's junk. i did find a sticker i took off the phone that starts with GH69 but that didn't work
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Yes, my IMEI, SN, and a few other things are printed on the back. Check in your download mode for your SN.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
Yes, my IMEI, SN, and a few other things are printed on the back. Check in your download mode for your SN.
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I looked in download mode earlier - just imei no s/n. My replacement phone from Verizon will be here today so I'm giving up on this phone. Thanks for the assistance.

Note 8 N950XU Live Demo Unit Security Error, need HELP !

Hi, i have a Note 8 N950XU with Snapdragon, it worked fine with the pre installed Demo ROM, but i installed the N950U Firmware and since then it shows me Security Error: Unauthorized Software has been flashed bla bla bla, as you can see on the attached picture. I even got the original N950XU Demo Firmware and flashed it, but still shows me the same error! Anyone knows how to fix this ? Odin passes through with no error, but the phone never boots up, only the security error. I just want my phone back to working order :crying:

OEM lock?

There was no option to turn it off or on in developer options, is there any solution for this ?

mv-testarossa said:
Hi, i have a Note 8 N950XU with Snapdragon, it worked fine with the pre installed Demo ROM, but i installed the N950U Firmware and since then it shows me Security Error: Unauthorized Software has been flashed bla bla bla, as you can see on the attached picture. I even got the original N950XU Demo Firmware and flashed it, but still shows me the same error! Anyone knows how to fix this ? Odin passes through with no error, but the phone never boots up, only the security error. I just want my phone back to working order :crying:
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SM-N950XU is NOT a device to be sold to customers, but for retailers only!
Where did you get this device?
The solution is on the screen...

henklbr said:
SM-N950XU is NOT a device to be sold to customers, but for retailers only!
Where did you get this device?
The solution is on the screen...
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Doh!

douger1957 said:
Doh!
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Can you enter in mode download?

I wonder if the demo model has a locked bootloader?

mv-testarossa said:
Hi, i have a Note 8 N950XU with Snapdragon, it worked fine with the pre installed Demo ROM, but i installed the N950U Firmware and since then it shows me Security Error: Unauthorized Software has been flashed bla bla bla, as you can see on the attached picture. I even got the original N950XU Demo Firmware and flashed it, but still shows me the same error! Anyone knows how to fix this ? Odin passes through with no error, but the phone never boots up, only the security error. I just want my phone back to working order :crying:
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Hello. I actually have the same model. I'm wondering how I could flash another firmware to replace it. How can I root and install a custom recovery to this device?
Also own a s8

4630729 said:
Hello. I actually have the same model. I'm wondering how I could flash another firmware to replace it. How can I root and install a custom recovery to this device?
Also own a s8
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Go to a Samsung Service Point and ask there; or are you afraid to lose your device because Demo-units aren't for sale to customers?
cc: @mv-testarossa

How are people even getting these? Are they stolen from retailer store fronts? These should not even be out in the wild. SMH.

4630729 said:
Hello. I actually have the same model. I'm wondering how I could flash another firmware to replace it. How can I root and install a custom recovery to this device?
Also own a s8
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Try switching carrier thread

BlueFox721 said:
Try switching carrier thread
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I don't know what that is. It's not connected to any carrier. SM-N950XU

BlueFox's thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-sm-n950u-u1-t3685884
I believe you would have to use Prince's Odin to so which is also in that thread.
Looks like your just trying to flash another carrier's or other official firmware. Don't need unlocked bootloader or oem unlock for that. Don't know if your version has an unlocked bootloader but I am curious.

shouren04 said:
BlueFox's thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-sm-n950u-u1-t3685884
I believe you would have to use Prince's Odin to so which is also in that thread.
Looks like your just trying to flash another carrier's or other official firmware. Don't need unlocked bootloader or oem unlock for that. Don't know if your version has an unlocked bootloader but I am curious.
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Not gonna work on N950XU, that's what the OP is about. These are retailer demo units and you can't just flash other models' firmwares onto it.

odesskiy said:
Not gonna work on N950XU, that's what the OP is about. These are retailer demo units and you can't just flash other models' firmwares onto it.
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Do they have working radios?
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Limeybastard said:
Do they have working radios?
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I believe they do, but they also have the security check which was tripped by the OP when he tried flashing 950U firmware. The question is whether there's a way to get around it, which I am not qualified to answer. But I am still wondering how these retailer demo units are ending up in private hands.

odesskiy said:
I believe they do, but they also have the security check which was tripped by the OP when he tried flashing 950U firmware. The question is whether there's a way to get around it, which I am not qualified to answer. But I am still wondering how these retailer demo units are ending up in private hands.
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Right. Probably ex demo units that get sold off before too much screen burn occurs. I don't know to be honest.
I remember reading somewhere the radios don't work on them hence they needed a new main board to function fully. But that was just a random post I'd come across that I recalled.
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I actually recall reading something similar. But I also remember being able to make a call with demo units, could be wi-fi calling though, so I dunno.

odesskiy said:
I actually recall reading something similar. But I also remember being able to make a call with demo units, could be wi-fi calling though, so I dunno.
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I was going by this thread? Maybe there is two versions, demo and live demo ? I don't know to be honest.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993553
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henklbr said:
Go to a Samsung Service Point and ask there; or are you afraid to lose your device because Demo-units aren't for sale to customers?
cc: @mv-testarossa
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I bought it off of the let's-go app. I have no idea