I wanted to backup my phone. I pressed backup(all). After a while, a lines popped up and said problem while backing up and in the next line error!
Does somebody know what the problem is? Is it really neccesery to backup my nand up (i want to upgrade to cm10)?
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I hope I'm posting this in the right section >___< , just wanted to know if anyone knew why my screen gets stuck on the boot screen everytime I reboot into recovery (using rom manager btw). I've flashed clockwork a couple of time and waited for awhile. Maybe I didn't wait long enough...
Well.. no. This isn't the right section. Sorry. You should post this question in your device's General section.
I knew it *sighs*
Hi all,
Apologies but I am real new to this and not sure if I am doing it right.
My Galaxy S I9000 on day stopped receiving and making calls. To cut a long story short after a million calls to my network found that my IMEI was not the same as the one on the back of my phone and told me I have tried to Jailbreak it (whatever this means) and nobody will take responsibility for it. After much heartache I had to purchase a new phone as I really need it.
Now my Galaxy S I9000 is a pc. Works perfectly on the net, games, videos etc but cant make calls or receive them. All I can think is that my 3 year old did something to it while playing games.
I wonder if the IMEI number can be restore, this should be legal as the phone is mine and I just want to repair it.
I am absolutely useless at all the jargon so I will pretty please ask for plain plain english.
Thanks for your help in advance.
I`ts illegal to modify the IMEI.So noone can help you here.Even if that means restoring it to the original.
Flash a new stock rom. This will usually solve your problem.
If something has overwritten your IMEI details, I.e "jailbreaking" or updating firmware. Then flashing a stock ROM will not help. It's near to impossible to change the IMEI data as it is encrypted information.
What may be a possibilty is restoring the backup file located in your /efs filesystem. I have done this before and worked flawlessly
How much experience do you have within linux/android?
EDIT: Backup your /efs filesystem first.
What you will have to do first is move the nv_data.md5 to say.....nv_data.md5.old. Reboot the phone, if it is recreated, then you should be good to go to attempt a recovery to your IMEI.
You must have root access. Do not flash a new level of firmware yet. Type in to *#1234# and reply with what it says :-D
I'm going to try and find my old post on another forum which should help you.
EDIT: CLICK HERE For link
How is this even possible to change the IMEI number ???
zamiurratul said:
How is this even possible to change the IMEI number ???
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Same question here. If it's possible, than the existence and purpose of the IMEI would be pointless.
Some googling brought up similar threads here on xda and other forums. One guy posted something like this, hopefully it will work:
Hey guys, I flashed back to JPY (single file - no 512 pit) and on reboot it came up with a load of errors. On recovery screen, I formatted everything, wiped the partition and formatted the internal sd. Rebooted the phone and everything was fine.
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I cannot post link to the original topic because of my post number.
I hope this helps, I didn't test it myself (because I didn't have this kind of trouble).
Can't easily find any solution to this so wondering if someone knows.
Code:
/system/app
-rw-r--r-- root root 92472 2012-11-28 10:25 SamsungAppsUNA3.apk
-rw-r--r-- root root 4327739 2008-08-01 12:00 SamsungHubApp1.0.10.apk
Are these two APKs safe to remove, exactly what does each do, if removed will there be problems if the phone is factory reset? Will removal impact the stability of the phone? (Don't wish to brick it.) I've already managed to re-organise APKs between /data/app and /system/app to make the phone think it's new by removing some bloat-ware and moving updates into /system/app
I don't use the "Samsung Hub" or Samsung's version of Google Play and would like to free about 4.4Mb in System App.
That's generally it. A nice simple question. Can anyone assist?
Safe to remove
Just flash your stock rom via odin to get back to how it was out the box
Always do a nandroid backup so you can restore in case of bricks - the amount of people I see who do something muck it up & you tell them just restore your nandroid backup & you will be back to how you was & they go they haven't got one - well that's their own fault
Anyway back up in cwm
Thaks for the reply. I've read about roms, but please be gentle with me and patient as when it comes to all thjings like flashing roms, I'm reasonably skittish that my attempt at trying to flash any rom might also brick the phone. The only reason I rooted my phone is to move system app updates into /system/app. I've moved the like of Maps, StreetView into /system/app and odexed them. I'm trying to be very careful to leave the crucial system apps well alone.
Which is the best guide, that not written by someone who assumes that the reader will be able to fill in the missing bits, that goes through the steps of getting the right CWM rom for the SG-Y and flashing that into the phone in a way that it won't brick itduring the flashing and in the future. At the moment my phone has the stock rom in it.
I've seen many frustrated Android geek-heads replying to something similar as "google is your friend" and also seen a few who have tried to flash a cwm rom into the phone and bricked their phones in the process.
As to odin? got the program. I'm quite concerned about getting the exact rom binary for the phone. Don't wish to accidentally flash the wrong rom and/or using the wrong method.
I think I've come to the conclusion that Samsung won't be releasing any OTA updates. Another reason for rooting the phone, so I could install rekey.
I'm no stranger to the linux shell, know how to use adb and I've messed with the phone a fair bit and it still works, better than before so I'm not one of the clueless bunch. :cyclops:
Any user friendly assistance for someone who's simply new to all things flashing Android roms would be awesome.
marcussmith2626 said:
Safe to remove
Just flash your stock rom via odin to get back to how it was out the box
Always do a nandroid backup so you can restore in case of bricks - the amount of people I see who do something muck it up & you tell them just restore your nandroid backup & you will be back to how you was & they go they haven't got one - well that's their own fault
Anyway back up in cwm
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Go to general section & read all the information the sticky Threads at the top about things you should know
Odin flashable firmware is at top of dev section in thread by doky
To be fair if you ask basic questions you will get the answer use Google or search - why? Because all the answers have already been provided you just have to look and read them
If every new person kept asking the same basic questions which have been answered time and time again we will not get anywhere and just annoys people because all they have to do is type in Google & their questions the answers will instantly appear
That's why one of the rules of xda is search before posting
Thanks for your wisdom. Fully understansd. Just don't wish to be one of those statistics who has bricked a phone because of various things like getting the wrong rom, etc... I would like to be able to make a nandroid type backup before trying to flash any rom into the phone. Already realised that the nandroid backup is done by the CWM rom. Just would like to do a 100% back-up before that goes on.
I will go and seek the stuff you've mentioned below. Thanks.
marcussmith2626 said:
Go to general section & read all the information the sticky Threads at the top about things you should know
Odin flashable firmware is at top of dev section in thread by doky
To be fair if you ask basic questions you will get the answer use Google or search - why? Because all the answers have already been provided you just have to look and read them
If every new person kept asking the same basic questions which have been answered time and time again we will not get anywhere and just annoys people because all they have to do is type in Google & their questions the answers will instantly appear
That's why one of the rules of xda is search before posting
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Still trying to get service
So, I have posted on this in here on another persons thread with no response. Much like my other post here. Zero response. Figure Ill try one more time.
Samsung i9500 on official 4.2.2 rooted, busybox, philz recovery. IMEI is right, SN is right but still not registering on network.
I have read and read. tried a million different methods and even replaced the sim/sd card holder in the phone physically. No change. Still not registered.
This isssue started before I flashed the official 4.2.2 rom. Phone worked, then suddenly nothing. So I flashed official 4.2.2, went back to official recovery to no avail. Thats when I changed the physical sim/sd holder itself. Nothing changed. Almost every tut ive found have to do with a null or 0049 IMEI number or a bad SN. This is not the case with my phone.
Please, any help would be appreciated.
As a side note, at the same time as the not registered error my phone stopped reading the sd card that has been in it from the day it came out of the box.
TIA
Please help!
Please, anyone with insight into this please help. I'm not looking for someone to do the footwork for me. I've been at this quite sometime, I'm not a noob, I've been at it for almost 10 hours straight just today. I've done every possible thing I can think of and that I've read. I'm on a junky Alcatel one touch that I can barely make calls on. This s4 is my business and I'm losing tons of business not being able to use my phone. Thanks
56 views and no responses. What am I doing wrong here?
76 views. Starting to wonder what the deal is here. I see tons of people's questions being answered over the last couple days and I can't even get a FU. Someone, show me some love.
Due to all the no help I got here and the fact I have done absolutely everyrhing I could to fix this issue, I went out and bought an s5. So I guess ill continue to plug away at the s4 hoping to fix it and hopefully recoup a few of the hundreds the s5 cost me.
Ill post any results I get here to hopefully help someone else that wont get any answers here.
102 views now. Amazing. Still not a single response.
DrrtEgrrT said:
102 views now. Amazing. Still not a single response.
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You should create a own thread. Your issues have nothing to do with these tools. I don't think these thread are read by people with experience on these issues.
If your issues started suddenly, then my guess would be that it's a hardware problem. It doesn't sound like a software problem.
You could try updating to the latest firmware though and perform a factory reset. You could also try a different sim card and see if that fixes anything.
I don't think it will work, but you could try. If it doesn't work, then it's probably a hardware failure.
I also think it sounds like a possible hardware failure
Maybe take it to a Samsung service centre?
Lennyz1988 said:
You should create a own thread. Your issues have nothing to do with these tools. I don't think these thread are read by people with experience on these issues.
If your issues started suddenly, then my guess would be that it's a hardware problem. It doesn't sound like a software problem.
You could try updating to the latest firmware though and perform a factory reset. You could also try a different sim card and see if that fixes anything.
I don't think it will work, but you could try. If it doesn't work, then it's probably a hardware failure.
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I thought this was a seperate thread. And I figured it must have something to do with this since it's a not registered on network issue.
What do you mean by hardware issue?
DrrtEgrrT said:
I thought this was a seperate thread. And I figured it must have something to do with this since it's a not registered on network issue.
What do you mean by hardware issue?
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That you might have some motherboard failure since you already replaced the sim/sd card part.
Gotcha. Wish there was a way I could be positive it was a hardare failure. Although all things do point to that. Also, just want to say I appreciate you responding to my questions.
backed up manually EFS folder with root browser
I manually backed up the efs folder using a root explorer. Do I just copy/paste the contents of the backup to the EFS folder?
I decided to try a custom rom and, logically, took every precaution possible. When flashing, the ROM (Archidroid) gave me the option to install a new modem (I9300XXUGNA8). After installation, phone cannot register to network even though it detects them. Flashed back to previous rom but the modem number is the same. Now can't register to any network. Is this a problem with the EFS folder? or maybe I should flash another modem? or a stock rom?
I appreaciate greatly any help on the matter. many thanks in advance!
Galaxy S3 Emergency calls only Issue
Hey have installed miui rom in my galaxy s 3 and i donot have efs backup and i am facing a problem of emergency calls only... please help me its very urgent
Hi,
I have an LG V20 H910-10c (Nougat 7.0) and I am having an issue that I am praying someone can help me out with. I have already tried a Factory Wipe/Reset and Wipe Dalvik/ART & Cache and have Formatted Data to remove Encryption, etc..
Timeline: The phone worked fine in all aspects before Rooting it.
After Rooting it, I had this issue.
I then tried a Factory Reset and got stuck in a TWRP Bootloop.
I fixed the Bootloop issue with a Reset (Yes then Yes).
The issue is still there.
ISSUE: When I boot into Android, I get the following message;
"LGSmartcardService has stopped"
.....and I cannot use my External SD Card (TWRP sees it fine, I Flashed SuperSU from it).
I have Googled my brains out and simply cannot find any suggestions, except to perform a Factory Reset, which I did and that's what put me into the Bootloop and I reset the way you said and now it boots up okay, except that error message is still there.
I have not put any apps on the phone or anything. It's factory fresh (except for Rooting it).
I hope I'm not violating any rules by posting this, but the page I used to Root it has a REAL SMALL downloadable file called "V20-Root.zip" that contains everything, including the Batch files with the steps that they perform in them. I did NOT use the ROM, as that's ONLY for Sprint users and my phone is an AT&T model (Unlocked and my Carrier is MetroPCS). But I put it here, just in case someone wishes to bless me by taking a look and seeing if there's something to note. I am not a coder by any means. I do understand some basics, but I couldn't see anything that would cause this sort of problem. I did NOT install the ROM listed, because it's for Sprint users ONLY and I have an AT&T (Unlocked, using MetroPCS) H910. Here's the link to the page:
https://tinyurl.com/yacdendm
I really need my Ext SD Card to be seen! I use it extensively and it would be a real hindrance not to have it! Plus this is my ONLY phone (no landline) and I am disabled and must run everything, including my home network and laptop, etc. from it and I need its space for things I have to have available on my phone to do things that I need to do, so any help would be appreciated GREATLY!
Please Help Me and Thank You!
Dave
i95swervin said:
I seen this carbon copy post of yours in another thread.. No need to create a new thread bud.
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I actually wasn't sure which one to put it in, that's all.
Thanks
Yeah you're lucky @cnjax hasn't flamed you yet. Ask a mod to delete this , supposed to be in Q&A.
TheIronMaiden said:
Yeah you're lucky @cnjax hasn't flamed you yet. Ask a mod to delete this , supposed to be in Q&A.
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Thank You for your help.
Mod please delete my post and thank you.
@Redline exercise your newfound abilities and delete this thread lol
TheIronMaiden said:
@Redline exercise your newfound abilities and delete this thread lol
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you don`t wanna disturb someone when on honeymoon, do you
lemme fix this ... oh and it`s a duplicate, original here https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/lgsmartcard-service-error-t3860493
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