(HELP)Galaxy S4 I-9500 NO SIM - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I am using galaxy s4-I9500 non rooted. I was on vacation when I came back and switched on my phone it shows "Insert SIM card to access network services"...I tried checking my sim card on other phone and it works well I tried inserting different sim cards but none worked. After googling lot I checked my imei it is "NULL" and baseband is "unavailable" .. Kindly suggest me what should I do. I never rooted my phone before.
I tried factory reset
Inserting different sim
Draining battery charging it back and using.
Flashing with factory ROM through ODIN.
Prompt reply is highly appreciated.

ankitdashora said:
Hello, I am using galaxy s4-I9500 non rooted. I was on vacation when I came back and switched on my phone it shows "Insert SIM card to access network services"...I tried checking my sim card on other phone and it works well I tried inserting different sim cards but none worked. After googling lot I checked my imei it is "NULL" and baseband is "unavailable" .. Kindly suggest me what should I do. I never rooted my phone before.
I tried factory reset
Inserting different sim
Draining battery charging it back and using.
Flashing with factory ROM through ODIN.
Prompt reply is highly appreciated.
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Hi
You must to go to your provider or the shop when you baught your S4 and change the sim reader

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64Daniel said:
Hi
You must to go to your provider or the shop when you baught your S4 and change the sim reader
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I thought that earlier but what hardware has to do with IMEI and baseband unavailable?
2nd my phone is factory unlocked..

ankitdashora said:
I thought that earlier but what hardware has to do with IMEI and baseband unavailable?
2nd my phone is factory unlocked..
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what is your current firmware?? dial *#1234#

64Daniel said:
Hi
You must to go to your provider or the shop when you baught your S4 and change the sim reader
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samersh72 said:
what is your current firmware?? dial *#1234#
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It shows
AP:I9500XXUEMK9
CSC: I9500ODDEMK9

ankitdashora said:
It shows
AP:I9500XXUEMK9
CSC: I9500ODDEMK9
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What was the source of it? OTA/official update? If so, and if you did not rooted your phone - go to provider/service.
Most likely, your efs partition is screwed up. If you do not have backup - poor chances for restoring it.

spamtrash said:
What was the source of it? OTA/official update? If so, and if you did not rooted your phone - go to provider/service.
Most likely, your efs partition is screwed up. If you do not have backup - poor chances for restoring it.
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Sorry, what do you mean source of it? I usually update my phone over the air by official samsung updated.. All i read is efs partition is screwed only if you root but i never tried to root my phone..

ankitdashora said:
Sorry, what do you mean source of it? I usually update my phone over the air by official samsung updated.. All i read is efs partition is screwed only if you root but i never tried to root my phone..
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OTA = off the air, so you have the official ROM. In rare cases, efs can be damaged by that. Call nearest Sammy Service Center.

No solution so far !! Need help guys

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my nexus 4 doesn't recognize a sim card

Hi all,
after update to 4.2.2 and hard reset I cannot make a phone call.The phone doesn't recognize a sim.I tried another sim but w/o success then I did hard reset again that did not fix it.even I cannot see on the screen written "emergency call" just blue empty triangle.please help somebody!
shihte said:
Hi all,
after update to 4.2.2 and hard reset I cannot make a phone call.The phone doesn't recognize a sim.I tried another sim but w/o success then I did hard reset again that did not fix it.even I cannot see on the screen written "emergency call" just blue empty triangle.please help somebody!
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I got to say, your panic is not going to help. First I want you to take a deep breath, and relax. Now, in order for us to help you. We need to have more information. More specifically, the following: Do you have roo. boot loader unlocked? What carrier are you using? What ROM and kernel you're using? Is your sim good? Are you using a micro sim? What radioband you're using? Is your sim card adapter slot damaged? Is your imei bad? Now you need to put this in a detailed explanation with what you have done with your device up until the point in where your phone stopped working.
stock room,one week old device, no root or nothing similar,the phone doesn't show imei number just blank window (*#06#)
shihte said:
stock room,one week old device, no root or nothing similar,the phone doesn't show imei number just blank window (*#06#)
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If it's stock and all you did was do an OTA upgrade to 4.2.2 have you tried talking to your carrier? Being only a week old I would use their assistance to your advantage especially if you did not unlock/root the device. (not sure how you came across the sim card, if it was sold with the phone like it was with mine at T-Mobile, or if you just got the phone and then used a sim from the carrier).
but t mobile will send nexus to repair's for a month so do not want to be w/o my phone for so long.I'd like to solve it home...

NO service plz help

i have one nexus 4 purchased from Ebay. it has
4.4.2 OS STOCK,
base band M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.97
KERNEL 3.4.0-perf-g2cae413 WED nov 20 14:54:28 PST 2013
build number KOT49H
it has unlocked bootloader, rooted, twrp installed.
it is able to show me IMEI number in about phone and as well as on dialer *#06#
now the problem is, when i insert sim card, it show me no service and no signal in status bar.
so not able to use phone.
kindly help me
Flash the latest factory image.
My N7's baseband version is M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.98, so I think you have the 4.3 baseband which is incompatible with the 4.4 roms, that's why you don't get service.
arunkarnwal1981 said:
i have one nexus 4 purchased from Ebay. it has
4.4.2 OS STOCK,
base band M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.97
KERNEL 3.4.0-perf-g2cae413 WED nov 20 14:54:28 PST 2013
build number KOT49H
it has unlocked bootloader, rooted, twrp installed.
it is able to show me IMEI number in about phone and as well as on dialer *#06#
now the problem is, when i insert sim card, it show me no service and no signal in status bar.
so not able to use phone.
kindly help me
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Did you reboot the phone after inserting the Sim card or enable airplane mode on and off?
scream4cheese said:
Did you reboot the phone after inserting the Sim card or enable airplane mode on and off?
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yes already done but no effect
Erovia said:
Flash the latest factory image.
My N7's baseband version is M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.98, so I think you have the 4.3 baseband which is incompatible with the 4.4 roms, that's why you don't get service.
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updated it at said baseband but still no service and also phone not searching any network on network selection option
4.4.2 OS STOCK,
base band M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.97
something wrong over there.
stock 4.4.2 comes with .98 radio
stock 4.4 comes with the .97
also what is the bootloader version?
anyway i would recomment flashing stock factory images
arunkarnwal1981 said:
i have one nexus 4 purchased from Ebay. it has
4.4.2 OS STOCK,
base band M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.97
KERNEL 3.4.0-perf-g2cae413 WED nov 20 14:54:28 PST 2013
build number KOT49H
it has unlocked bootloader, rooted, twrp installed.
it is able to show me IMEI number in about phone and as well as on dialer *#06#
now the problem is, when i insert sim card, it show me no service and no signal in status bar.
so not able to use phone.
kindly help me
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Best solution is try some another "micro sim".
DONT cut it but bring it from your service provider.
Rohit02 said:
Best solution is try some another "micro sim".
DONT cut it but bring it from your service provider.
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already tried with no luck
From what I know I believe the sim cards can have hardware within 1/16th of an inch from the side, or it might have been 1/8th but yes dont cut the card, um I know it sucks but back up what you can with something like titanium backup, then try undoing what could be the cause, so flash stock rom. With titanium backup you just hit backup/restore then the checkmark in the top right then scroll way down and hit restore apps/missing apps+sys data... if it fixes the problem then great but put a copy of the backup on your computer in case the extsdcard gets wiped too for some reason or in case you have to send it in
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
mejakola said:
From what I know I believe the sim cards can have hardware within 1/16th of an inch from the side, or it might have been 1/8th but yes dont cut the card, um I know it sucks but back up what you can with something like titanium backup, then try undoing what could be the cause, so flash stock rom. With titanium backup you just hit backup/restore then the checkmark in the top right then scroll way down and hit restore apps/missing apps+sys data... if it fixes the problem then great but put a copy of the backup on your computer in case the extsdcard gets wiped too for some reason or in case you have to send it in
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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nothing going on.
i installed stock 4.3 but still same issue.
arunkarnwal1981 said:
nothing going on.
i installed stock 4.3 but still same issue.
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how did you install it?
what about 4.4.2?
are you flashing roms of it or using a software on your computer?
its been a while since i was ontop of an htc
mejakola said:
how did you install it?
what about 4.4.2?
are you flashing roms of it or using a software on your computer?
its been a while since i was ontop of an htc
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i use following method to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2010312
Ill ponder for a while and see if I can brainstorm a solution, ill ask around a bit and see what I come up with,
If your worried about your warranty and your carrier won't help you, I suggest going to best buy and letting the Samsung guys take a crack at it, they have the proper software to find the problem.
OK when you first got the phone was the sim working?
Is it a carrier specific device?
If yes are you using a sim card from that carrier?
Is the phone unlocked or factory unlocked or is it locked?
Was there any thing you did such as flashing custom roms?
I think it may have a bad Imei but I'm still trying to figure that out
mejakola said:
OK when you first got the phone was the sim working?
Is it a carrier specific device?
If yes are you using a sim card from that carrier?
Is the phone unlocked or factory unlocked or is it locked?
Was there any thing you did such as flashing custom roms?
I think it may have a bad Imei but I'm still trying to figure that out
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yes it was working.
today again i downgrade to 4.2.2 but still same issue.
i was noticed that when i use *#*#4636#*#* > phone information> it show me UNKNOWN in set preferred network type and none of type is selectable
but when i switch off radio then i am able to select network type and phone sow me my carrier but no signal due to radio is off. after switch on radio same condition. and no service.
as i am in india so i do not think that blaclist issue matter but i check and imei is clear.
arunkarnwal1981 said:
yes it was working.
today again i downgrade to 4.2.2 but still same issue.
i was noticed that when i use *#*#4636#*#* > phone information> it show me UNKNOWN in set preferred network type and none of type is selectable
but when i switch off radio then i am able to select network type and phone sow me my carrier but no signal due to radio is off. after switch on radio same condition. and no service.
as i am in india so i do not think that blaclist issue matter but i check and imei is clear.
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dont know if you ever got your issue fixed or not, i had a similar problem the other day on my galaxy s4 i337
i was able to make phone calls and recieve text messages but i could not access the internet through the network, my carrier actually did something that helped but didnt fix it... the technical support team had me turn off the phone and then they erased me from the network, so when i turned the phone back on the phone rebuilt the network through the sim card and for some reason i have better reception now...
i still could not connect to the internet via wifi or mobile network so i factory wiped and installed the stock firmware.
do you have somewhere to go where they can "officially" flash the stock firmware? here in the usa i can take my phone to BestBuy, a large electronics dealer, and they have a samsung area that the people have the tools to do so.
maybe your network carrier can help you, maybe its not a phone issue but rather a network provider issue.
mejakola said:
dont know if you ever got your issue fixed or not, i had a similar problem the other day on my galaxy s4 i337
i was able to make phone calls and recieve text messages but i could not access the internet through the network, my carrier actually did something that helped but didnt fix it... the technical support team had me turn off the phone and then they erased me from the network, so when i turned the phone back on the phone rebuilt the network through the sim card and for some reason i have better reception now...
i still could not connect to the internet via wifi or mobile network so i factory wiped and installed the stock firmware.
do you have somewhere to go where they can "officially" flash the stock firmware? here in the usa i can take my phone to BestBuy, a large electronics dealer, and they have a samsung area that the people have the tools to do so.
maybe your network carrier can help you, maybe its not a phone issue but rather a network provider issue.
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thanks for reply but my problem is , there is no network so no
phone
calls or msg. I already tried many sim card cutted and non
cutted
both. something is bad with radio.
arunkarnwal1981 said:
thanks for reply but my problem is , there is no network so no
phone
calls or msg. I already tried many sim card cutted and non
cutted
both. something is bad with radio.
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Mkay I'm not real sure about that so I would check the forums for your phone and see what you can find since you narrowed down the problem
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arunkarnwal1981 said:
thanks for reply but my problem is , there is no network so no
phone
calls or msg. I already tried many sim card cutted and non
cutted
both. something is bad with radio.
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Mkay I'm not real sure about that so I would check the forums for your phone and see what you can find since you narrowed down the problem
Best of luck
to you
It's a little bit strange but you can try to use an adhesive tape on the side of sim card to prevent a short circuit between contacts and the sim card's metalic tray.
It worked for me.

[Q] No sim card detected

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mquarmoc said:
Hi everyone,
I messed a bit with my d802 and finally i used the lg support tool to get it back to stock, but now it can't read my sim card all of a sudden (no sim card inserted).
So the question is where are the sim card files, in the kernel or the rom or the baseband ? and how to get them back so it reads my sim card.
I'd be happy to bring you more info on the problem.
Thanks in advance.
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I had the same problem, reflashing the 10B firmware then upgrading to the OTA 12A fixed the issue.
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mquarmoc said:
Hi everyone,
I messed a bit with my d802 and finally i used the lg support tool to get it back to stock, but now it can't read my sim card all of a sudden (no sim card inserted).
So the question is where are the sim card files, in the kernel or the rom or the baseband ? and how to get them back so it reads my sim card.
I'd be happy to bring you more info on the problem.
Thanks in advance.
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in which country do you live?
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mquarmoc said:
hey abdulmuhaimin, thanks for your answer, my country is france with the operator named "Free"
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Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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Thanks, worked for me! Perfect .
New LG L22.
lolo9393 said:
Thanks, worked for me! Perfect .
New LG L22.
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OK - good. This is a fairly common "problem" when making significant ROM changes - but doesn't always happen.
In basic terms...
When the phone is powered OFF, it isn't actually completely OFF. Some "parts" are still powered. The SIM card and its register are "parts" that remains powered and the register is sometimes overwritten when a ROM is flashed. This means when the new ROM boots, the SIM card and the register are different, hence no network as the phone assumes a fault.
The SIM card needs to be removed with the power off (NEVER with it on) so the phone detects a SIM swap and the register is refreshed.
TIP: Before flashing a new ROM - always remove the SIM card (with the Power OFF).
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LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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Hi, I have that problem and it actually works (by removing the SIM and power off for 1 min), but sometimes do not work, can you tell me more about the problem? Thanks
I had the same problem and it worked fine for me, thank you.
Hey, anyone else with this problem?
My g2 suddenly stopped to recognize my sim card.... everything else works properly...
Should i format the phone? Or it would be a hardware problem?
I have the same problem with a F320S any solution?
I solved my problem formatting the mobile
No SIM CARD after official lollipop stock rom update
Hi,
I have updated my LG G2 F320L (Korean Version by UPlus) on Lollipop successfully.
But now my SIM Card is not detecting. I am in Pakistan and dont know what to do now.
I tried to restart the phone with no sim and with sim and also flashed the same stock rom again but still no sim card.
I also tried to put the following codes i.e. for IMEI *#06# and for SIM Unlock menu 2945#*320# which didn't work too.
I also did factory reset many times with sim and without sim.
Tried to do rooting throguh Towelroot and Stumproot but no success.
Dear All, Please help as what might be the problem.
LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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thanks but this did not work on my device
and i made 4 custom ROMs for this device and all my ROMs dont detect SIM card at all
i need some help.
3GGamer said:
Hi,
I have updated my LG G2 F320L (Korean Version by UPlus) on Lollipop successfully.
But now my SIM Card is not detecting. I am in Pakistan and dont know what to do now.
I tried to restart the phone with no sim and with sim and also flashed the same stock rom again but still no sim card.
I also tried to put the following codes i.e. for IMEI *#06# and for SIM Unlock menu 2945#*320# which didn't work too.
I also did factory reset many times with sim and without sim.
Tried to do rooting throguh Towelroot and Stumproot but no success.
Dear All, Please help as what might be the problem.
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Unfortunately I don't have a solution yet, but I wanted to point out that I am in the same situation ATM. German lg g2 though. Please any new input would be highly appreciated.
Issue Resolved
Hi I took the phone to the android expert in mobile market in my area SADDAR AREA-RAWALPINDI CITY-PAKISTAN. Where he highlighted that the ROM, Baseband and Radios where not compatible as well as my phone had some EEPROM problem as well. So he hooked a small box like USB device and pushed the ROM into it via OTG along with the new stock ROM. Now my phone is working perfectly fine and I am more than happy and thankful to the expert. My current stock ROM is lollipop version: 5.0.1
majamee said:
Unfortunately I don't have a solution yet, but I wanted to point out that I am in the same situation ATM. German lg g2 though. Please any new input would be highly appreciated.
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LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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I know this thread is hella old but, I stumbled upon this (after returning to the G2 temprorarliy - had it back in 2013/14) after restoring a stock LG ROM backup and it wasn't recognizing my SIM card. Anyways, this method worked for me to get the phone to recognize my SIM. Thanks for posting this.
t3chn0s1s said:
I know this thread is hella old but, I stumbled upon this (after returning to the G2 temprorarliy - had it back in 2013/14) after restoring a stock LG ROM backup and it wasn't recognizing my SIM card. Anyways, this method worked for me to get the phone to recognize my SIM. Thanks for posting this.
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continuing the hella old trend.... this fix did not work for me

Imei 0000000000000/01

Hi, my mate bought an region unlocked N9005 from Bahrain. He turned it on without a SIM card and it fruit-looped.
A factory restore with an inserted local SIM started it up but it refused to connect to the network, always asking for the unlock code.
I have updated it to 4.4.2 with Kies and CF-Rooted it with Odin 3.09, then installed RegionLock Away.
If I insert my 3 SIM, I can scan the networks but it fails to register on the 3 UK network.
So, I thought about buying an unlock code.
I type in the *#06# to pull up the IMEI and get 0000000000000/01
Can anyone help? My buddy is furious, paid cash in a reputable shop to buy a legitimate phone from a brand leader and it's just a wifi tablet!
nitrowing said:
Hi, my mate bought an region unlocked N9005 from Bahrain. He turned it on without a SIM card and it fruit-looped.
A factory restore with an inserted local SIM started it up but it refused to connect to the network, always asking for the unlock code.
I have updated it to 4.4.2 with Kies and CF-Rooted it with Odin 3.09, then installed RegionLock Away.
If I insert my 3 SIM, I can scan the networks but it fails to register on the 3 UK network.
So, I thought about buying an unlock code.
I type in the *#06# to pull up the IMEI and get 0000000000000/01
Can anyone help? My buddy is furious, paid cash in a reputable shop to buy a legitimate phone from a brand leader and it's just a wifi tablet!
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
nicholaschum said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
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No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
nitrowing said:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
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Try flashing stock. That may help restore your efs/imei, it that doesn't then you will probably not be able to fix that issue.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
nitrowing said:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
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I got a few more links for you to try if you flashed Stock ROM and didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567133 # Try this first!!!
Good luck >.< This is the worst state your phone can ever be in...other than hardbrick
nicholaschum said:
I got a few more links for you to try if you flashed Stock ROM and didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567133 # Try this first!!!
Good luck >.< This is the worst state your phone can ever be in...other than hardbrick
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I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
nitrowing said:
I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
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Should have flashed stock first, then tried the EFS pro app.
nicholaschum said:
Should have flashed stock first, then tried the EFS pro app.
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It is stock 4.4.2 that's been rooted
nitrowing said:
I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
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Dont use EFS professional . Guys have posted that Efs professional actually causes more issues then help. I thought that thread was taken down. Two guys soft bricked there device backingup through efs pro.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
nitrowing said:
It is stock 4.4.2 that's been rooted
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Try the second link
I got as far as
install n9005-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025)
and that failed
Hi,
Let me explain
EFS file -> efs.tar => BTID WiFiID Serial Number and passwords
EFS12 -> efs12.tar -> different location of memory -> IMEI, Cal data + SIM lock
As you can see EFS.tar never will fix the imei issues and also never will unlock you phone.

[Q] Help - No sim card error

Hello,
i have got a S4 which has been rooted and flashed. It worked fine for a while but now every now and then i get a error message saying there is no sim card in it. When i reboot the phone it works normal again, without touching the sim or opening it.
I have cleaned sim card and contacts but that did not help.
Any ideas what else to try?
TIA
dosada said:
Hello,
i have got a S4 which has been rooted and flashed. It worked fine for a while but now every now and then i get a error message saying there is no sim card in it. When i reboot the phone it works normal again, without touching the sim or opening it.
I have cleaned sim card and contacts but that did not help.
Any ideas what else to try?
TIA
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Hi ,
SIM card problems if they are not hardware related , they are usually caused by IMEI ( efs folder) or wrong modem if you have and efs folder backup , restore it.
What S4 you have , what rom do you have , what modem do you have??
When it fails to recognize the sim card check your IMEI dial *#06#
Hello,
i have tried everything i can think of without any success. It is a Samsung Gt-I9505.
The problem with checking IMEI when it does not recognize the SIM card is that i can't do anything but restart it. There is a error message with restart as the only option.
Now it is doing it as soon as it starts up. I never have to remove the SIM card so the phone recognizes it, just a simple restart without touching the SIM is enough.
I am on the last official Australian ROM. Baseband I9505XXUGNH6, Hernel 3.4.0-2309103 Build number KOT49H.I9505XXUGNH6
I have tried it with another SIM and same thing happens so it is not because of the SIM card.
Any ideas what else to try? I do not have any back ups of anything.
MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
SIM card problems if they are not hardware related , they are usually caused by IMEI ( efs folder) or wrong modem if you have and efs folder backup , restore it.
What S4 you have , what rom do you have , what modem do you have??
When it fails to recognize the sim card check your IMEI dial *#06#
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dosada said:
Hello,
i have tried everything i can think of without any success. It is a Samsung Gt-I9505.
The problem with checking IMEI when it does not recognize the SIM card is that i can't do anything but restart it. There is a error message with restart as the only option.
Now it is doing it as soon as it starts up. I never have to remove the SIM card so the phone recognizes it, just a simple restart without touching the SIM is enough.
I am on the last official Australian ROM. Baseband I9505XXUGNH6, Hernel 3.4.0-2309103 Build number KOT49H.I9505XXUGNH6
I have tried it with another SIM and same thing happens so it is not because of the SIM card.
Any ideas what else to try? I do not have any back ups of anything.
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Hi mate,
Your case is not clear , it does not look like firmware but i would not discard that possibility , do you have stock or custom rom? try to reflash
Also there is a chance for what you tell me that the sim caddy may be defective
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate,
Your case is not clear , it does not look like firmware but i would not discard that possibility , do you have stock or custom rom? try to reflash
Also there is a chance for what you tell me that the sim caddy may be defective
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I am on official ROM, flashed over ODIN. You recommended to check the IMEI when this happens but i can't because the only option is to restart the phone.
dosada said:
I am on official ROM, flashed over ODIN. You recommended to check the IMEI when this happens but i can't because the only option is to restart the phone.
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When you have the no sim errors it does not allow you to dial *#06# ? why does the phone freeze ?
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When you have the no sim errors it does not allow you to dial *#06# ? why does the phone freeze ?
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No, it does not freeze but a pop up shows with only one option "restart". I tried to touch the screen, home or return button but nothing works but touching the restart button.
dosada said:
No, it does not freeze but a pop up shows with only one option "restart". I tried to touch the screen, home or return button but nothing works but touching the restart button.
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I see, is strange if you said that whith a reboot works fine it make me think more in a hardware issue...maybe the sim caddy..
This phone is driving me crazy. The replacement SIM reader arrived today and i replaced it. Now it does not find any SIM, just getting NO SIM error as soon as it starts up. I tried putting back in the old reader but the same happens.
Anyone any idea what to do or just recycle the damn phone?
Come on guys there must be someone with an idea

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