Hi guys,
I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy 3, the phone often asks again for my simcard number even though I allready booted it. When I enter the number, it doesn't boot again, but it just goes right away to the main menu like it was before.
Could this be a software problem or do you think the problem is just caused by my simcard itself?
Thanks
Happens to me as well (no problem with the SIM card, I've switched for a new one and it keeps happening). I ended up deactivating the SIM lock and just let it boot without SIM code...
Please elaborate !
what only4omkar said. Also when does it exactly happen? While you are using the phone or only after unlocking the screen?
You have Eclair on your phone, right? Been there too. With Froyo the problem is solved, but without the update the easiest thing is to turn off the PIN code request, as mentioned.
It happens only when the screen lock is on. I do have Eclair. If I install a ROM, you think the problem will go away then?
stef1238 said:
If I install a ROM, you think the problem will go away then?
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For me the problem completely disappeared since I flashed Froyo (I tried JPF and JPM). I turned the PIN code request back on, so if the problem didn't disappear, I would notice.
But if you afraid to flash, the other workaround works well, and if ypu want security, you can use the pattern lock.
Happened to me with Eclair 2.1, now with JPM seems ok.
I'll first try turning off the pin code and turning on the pattern lock, if I have some more time to learn about flashing I'll maybe give it a go later
Thanks guys!
Had this problem too on eclair,disable pincode was my workaround too...
Now on Jpm which fixed this problem.
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What ROM are u on ?
Did u try flashing some other ROM ?
Make sure u take off u're sim card an memory card while u flash a new ROM ...
An btw ... try a hard reset first .. If in case tht solves u're problem , no need to flash a new ROM ..
i've been reading this forum for a while, but
today I ran into a problem I really can't
solve.hoping that
one of you guys could offer some advice.
Here's the deal (I'll try to make it as short
as possible):
I've got an xperia x8, which worked fine
on my previous official stock ROM 2.1.
I installed a custom ROM (froyobread v.12)today and i keep gettn notified that ''com.android.phone'' had
stopped unexpectedly.
I've done everything I can think of, but this
problem persists as long as the current
SIM card is in. After each force close, the error
just repeats itself. Here's what I know:
other SIM card works flawlessly in the
phone with the custom ROM.
The error doesn't occur until it tries to
connect to the cellular network with the current SIM
Neither a soft nor a hard reset does
anything.
As I see it, there are a couple of options:
I think The SIM card is incompatible with the ROM because it works great on my old phone n also works great when i go bact to my original stock ROM 2.1.
If anyone can offer some insight or advice,
I'll very much appreciate it!
Thanks!
Did you try a full wipe? And just btw, I have a something like 10 years old sim card and it runs ok with FroyoBread
This is a known error for all custom ROMs. There are reports from Vietnamese guys saying that with some SIM cards it got FCs.
The only solution is to change SIM card, hopefully it will be compatible with custom ROMs. I don't have any problem like this so I cannot fix it myself.
yh gravier i did all the wipes seems to happen only when i put that particular sim in.
dx exactly what i have in mind, sad part is my operator phased out all the old type of sim and replaced it with this new type which is givin me all dis problems. thanks for d help man n oh great rom
Hi XDA Folks!
Recently (Yesterday) i bought this litle peace of cellphone to my GF and i was trying to upgrade it to Floyo 1.0 (Update July 5,2011). I must tell you that the phone bought was an X8a from Claro Guatemala, it was still running Android 1.6 on it.
What have i done so far? Since i have knowlegde on Android and the SE family of phones (I used to own an X10 a few months ago) i rooted, installed Xrecovery from Flashtool and made a backup of the 1.6 ROM. By mistake i downloaded Android 2.1.1.0.A.6 for E15i and when the phone booted back it asked me to write the SIM NETWORK UNLOCKING CODE and i thought to myself WTF!!! So again i downloaded two more files:
Android 1.6 Claro Chile for X8a
Android 2.1 World for X8a
Flashed Android 1.6 back to the phone and then it was working normally it recognized the SIM and so. Right after that i flashed Android 2.1 for X8a world and again the SIM was recognized and working good. Until here no issues or whatsoever...
Rooted again, Xrecovery Installed and then i moved floyo 1.0 from this thread to /sdcard/xrecovery and then performed the restore to have that ROM up and running...
The phone didn't boot so i flashed Baseband 15 for X8a from Blagus mediafire folder the phone booted again but the SIM is not recognized again it keeps asking for the UNLOCKING CODE....
Do you think i am doing something wrong here?
Any advise will be greatly appreciated...
J!M
Try this
Backup your data and contacts on your PC
Install xRecovery
Boot into XRecovery
Format System, Format Data, Format Cache, Format SDCard
Mount USB from xRecovery copy the Floyo.zip on the sdcard
Unmount USB then Unmount SDCard in xRecovery the mount SDCard back - to refresh the files from the SDCard
Install Custom zip
This way your phone should be clean with only floyo and u can copy back your stuff from the PC.
I had some problems with some data from the SDCard when switching ROMs also if this works dont restore data using google account sometimes data from an older ROM messes up your new one like wireless passwords.
Thanks for the reply i'll try but i think my phone can't use Baseband 15 because whenever i flash baseband 15 my SIM gets network locked. If i revert back to the X8a Global firmware it works again...
I'll do more research and i'll post the results of the steps you advised me..
Thanks!
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jimbo77 said:
Hi XDA Folks!
The phone didn't boot so i flashed Baseband 15 for X8a from Blagus mediafire folder the phone booted again but the SIM is not recognized again it keeps asking for the UNLOCKING CODE....
Do you think i am doing something wrong here?
Any advise will be greatly appreciated...
J!M
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For me it is normal that the SIM unclocking code appear.. I just push dismiss and everything goes smooth with newly install ROM.. every time you restart the phone this annoying SIM unclocking code appear.. just Dismiss
malungkot said:
For me it is normal that the SIM unclocking code appear.. I just push dismiss and everything goes smooth with newly install ROM.. every time you restart the phone this annoying SIM unclocking code appear.. just Dismiss
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Thanks for the tip, however i think my phone can't handle baseband 15. Yesterday i downloaded 2.1.1.A.0.6 WORLD and when it boots up it asks for the SIM UNLOCKING CODE, i choose dismiss but the phone doesn't get any network signal.
Weird thing is that it does work using the 2.1 update with baseband 06... Anyone else having this sort of issue? I really want to put at least FROYO on my GF Cellphone but i don't know what else i can do...
Am i doomed and have to deal with the 2.1 update??
J!M
you try using SEUS to flash?... i'm from Chile and my phone's baseband was originaly 06.
Install seus (Sony Ericsson Update Service), and my new baseband is 15 ^^.
Try it...
Or you could update to 2.1 from 1.6 on the phone.
Thanks for the help guys... I give up, i tried flashing Claro Chile 1.6 and then upgrading trough SEUS and the same result. My phone got the 2.1.1.A.0.6 with baseband 15 but it again asks for the SIM unlock network code....
I'll try to take to my career service center to see if they can update it.
J!M
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Sorry to post on your thread like this, but how do you installed the floyo rom? Theres no update.zip file, just a few ISO files. What am I missing?
jimbo77 said:
Thanks for the help guys... I give up, i tried flashing Claro Chile 1.6 and then upgrading trough SEUS and the same result. My phone got the 2.1.1.A.0.6 with baseband 15 but it again asks for the SIM unlock network code....
I'll try to take to my career service center to see if they can update it.
J!M
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SIM network unlocking code is not the same as SIM unlock code. I have a SIM lock code (so that if my phone gets stolen and they shut it down, they can't use my sim card). Sim NETWORK unlock code is the code you need to unlock your phone for any carrier (if I am correct). You should dismiss the 2nd one.
If the first one (lock code) appears and you don't know it or have never set one up, try 1234. If it doesn't work, talk to your carrier.
Hello,
i use an htc hd2 with "HD2_NDT_MIUI_GINGER_2.3.7_DEVELOPMENT_V46.0_MAGLDR" and i love it, now i changed my contract Vodafone DE to Telekom DE ... my new contract dont work on the hd2, i gues there is an Simlock on the HD2 ?! Is it possible to get the card running ?
The Support means i need a Telekom Handy for it - but REALY !?
My Vodafone Card runs perfect -.-
I read in some other Threat that die Simlock get unlocked with changing to Android ... but not my !?
Please help me if you get what i mean
No kind of flashing will ever unlock the simlock.
Only two ways to unlock sim on hd2,, get a code from the original network operator, or buy a code online.
you must enter the code using winmo 6.5, otherwise the code wont work.
Okay, but is it sure that it is an Simlock ?
How can i test it ?
I read some other threats that i need to insert an other code after the PIN when its Simlocked ?!
I dont need to do this atm with the Vodafone D2 DE Card.
Or is my case the typical Simlock problem ?
okay, as much i read as much questions i got - CID-Lock >_<
Is it possible that it is CID-Locked ?
OMFG this get a long night -.-
simlock, Cid (carrier ID) lock, network lock,, allmost the same thing,,, if a phone is cid locked, it can only flash roms from that carrier (easily bypassed by hspl) but it also means its locked to that carriers network, (not bypassed by hspl)and only way to unlock that is get a code from the original carrier or buy a code.
Once it is unlocked, it will still (and always will) be Cid locked to voda roms.(again not a problem, since hspl bypasses it)
Assuming its from voda, you should ask them first,,, however if you no longer have a contract with them they probably will say no,, also they can take a while to give you the code. 28 days for many operators,,, took o2 UK six months to unlock mine in 2010!!
Save yourself.hours of fruitless searching and spend the 15€ and buy a code online. Lots of threads here about various sites selling codes.
AHHH okay - thx.
I found an link how to open it with out any costs ... but do you think its secure ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=359413 ? (sorry its on german)
To use the code - i need to go back to WM6.5 so i will beginn with this ^_^
That thread is about flashing a different phone, and I promise you there's no flashing that will unlock the hd2.
Just cos one phone can be unlocked by flashing means nothing. I once had a phone that was unlocked by putting the sim only half way in and typing a certain code,, doesn't work on any other phone.
i dont want to buy a new plastic phone i love the hd2 ...
I found the site: http://www.htc-unlocker.org
If i buy me a code there - where i need to enter it ?! I dont find any answeres on there Page ... :-/
Dont want to waste money ...
-.- i dont know how to thank you - its really cool that you help a noob like me!
To enter the code you must flash back to winmo, and when you boot with the sim in it will ask for the code.
Ah okay, that seams really easy !? :-S
So i will spent the money on http://www.htc-unlocker.org/ :-/ but first i wait for the question ^_^
Args - such a stress ... i sent the phone two times back to the carrier cause i thought something is broken >_<
Ok now it get scarry!
I installed the Original WM6.5 rom of my Carrier and i can use my new Card from the other carrier without any problems -.- HELLO that makes no sense!!!
When i install Android i cant use it -.- and no there was no question
Edit:
Now the Connection droped and i cant log in again... but still no question for any code ...
So it dont ask for the Code - did it mean it is not Simlocked ?
The CID-Lock and Branding get disabled with HSPL and Android is it truth ?
So where is my Problem
It work with the original Carrier Card ... no problems ...
The New card dont work and the Device dont ask for the code ... with installed Android it still dont work
OMFG i hate problems i cant solve ...
Krehk said:
So it dont ask for the Code - did it mean it is not Simlocked ?
The CID-Lock and Branding get disabled with HSPL and Android is it truth ?
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no, they dont, they get bypassed, , they are still there, but hspl allows you to flash by bypassing teh check. hspl doesn't however, affect the network lock.
So where is my Problem
It work with the original Carrier Card ... no problems ...
The New card dont work and the Device dont ask for the code ... with installed Android it still dont work
OMFG i hate problems i cant solve ...
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hmm, and the new card works on other phones? does teh hd2 give yo a 'no sim inserted' error? does it show any signs that it knows theres a sim card in there?
Yeh, okay iti s still there, but when it is bypassed does it still harm other cards ?
Yes, it is a brand new card, i thought the old was broken ^^ and toked a new - it works on my nokia 6510i *oldy but goldi*
And yes it accepts the card, sometimes i get network - can call, send sms and so, but then i get droped and nothing works ... :-/ mostly when i reboot it - it work for some minutes and then it drops.... and need 20 min to reconnect ...
Yeh, okay iti s still there, but when it is bypassed does it still harm other cards ?
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it has no effect, the CID only prevents roms being flashed, once hspl is installed it does nothing, just sits there. CID and network lock go hand in hand, but they are seperate things. On my o2 locked hd2, i could flash roms using hspl, no probs, but it was still locked to the o2 network. Any other sim just gave teh unlock screen at boot. When i got my unlock code, i can now use any sim, but the CID is still there, without hspl i can only flash o2 roms.
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Yes, it is a brand new card, i thought the old was broken ^^ and toked a new - it works on my nokia 6510i *oldy but goldi*
And yes it accepts the card, sometimes i get network - can call, send sms and so, but then i get droped and nothing works ... :-/ mostly when i reboot it - it work for some minutes and then it drops.... and need 20 min to reconnect ...
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ahhhhh well its not network locked then, we were barking up the wrong tree.
So the first thing id advise doing is, since your original sim works, trying a third sim, a different network to the other two if possible.
That will tell you if its the phone, that particular sim, or the network itself.
next step if it looks like a phone fault is go back to winmo. Get a stock rom on there (remember 3.14 roms MUST have 3.03.hspl or 3.03.0000 or they will run REALLY badly,,,,,((you aren't running a 3.14 rom on 2.08.hspl by any chance?)) and try all three sims again,
Other things it could be, , setting '3g only' turned on? in which case it wont connect if your signal is only strong enough for 2g, , , broken sim contacts ( not very common, but has been posted here before), , , age of the phone? they go bad, there are myriad threads where a phone is chugging along nicely then fails for no reason.
Okay, so we can say, CID-Lock // Network-Lock isnt the Problem.
I try an O2 / Eplus card - if i found one, need to ask around ...
My Phone is back to Winmob 6.5 (Vodafone Branding) and spl 3.03.0000
The combination of the Winmo vers, and the spl fits.
I use "ROM Version 3.14.162.5 Maintenance Release" with spl 3.03.0000 flashed through EasyAndroid toolkit(spl flash).
-.- broken contacs - my phone is empty atm ^_^
I tooked my Break for visiting the Vodafone Store ...
The Salesman told me, the device normaly got not Locks - just a Image Branding...
So he said it must be broken, something is not working correct ...
No he offers me to sent it back for fixing ... but again 2 weeks waiting -.-
ahh well, could be worse, most people no longer have any warranty, so you're lucky, lol.
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you must enter the code using winmo 6.5, otherwise the code wont work.
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You got me curious. I too have simlocked HD2 that i wish to unlock soon. Now I have android on it, and when i put my card in it, it shows the same prompt as in WinMo 6.5 (Enter the unlocking code), so i was sure everything is same as on WinMo. I was ready to purchase such code, until i stumbled upon your post. You say that even if i buy one, it won't work now? Thats a bugger...
it will work, but you will have to flash back to winmo to enter it. android will let you enter it, but it wont stick (its not an android phone, android doesnt have such low level access to the system)
Its easy, tho, ,
cwm full backup
flash stock rom
enter the code
reflash magldr/cwm
restore backup.
Take ya half an hour if you know what you're doing, an hour if you dont.
Okay, thank You very much. I won't cry, lately i had to reflash and restore everything after i played with ROM manager app, which killed my CWM So that's something i already mastered.
It's just that You saved me fruitless hours of trying to unlock while on android.
Cheers