Blocked all my contacts - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Try to check this, open dialer page-tap the menu button-open settings-call-call rejection- make sure auto reject mode is off
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midopicanto said:
I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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It seems your your sim card held all the contacts you just yanked it out so it yanked your contacts with it

midopicanto said:
I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Check Settings -> Personalization -> Block mode

pedmond said:
Check Settings -> Personalization -> Block mode
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Did that already I don't know what's wrong with it
Thanks for the reply!

iznee said:
Try to check this, open dialer page-tap the menu button-open settings-call-call rejection- make sure auto reject mode is off
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Checked it what's really makes me mad that I have a very good experience with Samsung phones and their TouchWiz but now I have no clue what's happening with my Note!
Thank you!

midopicanto said:
Checked it what's really makes me mad that I have a very good experience with Samsung phones and their TouchWiz but now I have no clue what's happening with my Note!
Thank you!
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You may not want to hear this but it seems you will have to odin stock firmware to solve the problem

Uniquebarbee said:
You may not want to hear this but it seems you will have to odin stock firmware to solve the problem
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That would work, Thanks ! But that would trip knox?

midopicanto said:
That would work, Thanks ! But that would trip knox?
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IF YOU HAVE NEVER ROOTED IE KNOX COUNT 0x0
Your Knox YOU KNOX WILL NOT BE TRIPPED when flashing a stock firmware through odin. it's best to get it from Sammobile.
Knox is tripped when you flash a custom rom/root only HTH

Uniquebarbee said:
IF YOU HAVE NEVER ROOTED IE KNOX COUNT 0x0
Your Knox YOU KNOX WILL NOT BE TRIPPED when flashing a stock firmware through odin. it's best to get it from Sammobile.
Knox is tripped when you flash a custom rom/root only HTH
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Thank you man !!you're the BEST ! So you're saying that if I root the phone then flash the stock rom from sammobile the phone will be fixed ?

midopicanto said:
Thank you man !!you're the BEST ! So you're saying that if I root the phone then flash the stock rom from sammobile the phone will be fixed ?
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yes bro you will be good to go ( I'm a girl btw) wait no YOU ARE NOT ROOTING ANYTHING
You are simply FLASHING the stock rom through odin. PUt your phone in download mode fire up odin flash the stock rom firmware. Once you are done your phone will be as if you just bought it from the store.
* side note you will lose everything so backup whatever you need to you SD card/computer BEFORE YOU FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
you may want to take your SD card out not required but you can if you want. It will be a fresh install. Pick the right firmware for your phone.
Sprint use sprint verizon use that ect.:good::fingers-crossed:

Uniquebarbee said:
yes bro you will be good to go ( I'm a girl btw) wait no YOU ARE NOT ROOTING ANYTHING
You are simply FLASHING the stock rom through odin. PUt your phone in download mode fire up odin flash the stock rom firmware. Once you are done your phone will be as if you just bought it from the store.
* side note you will lose everything so backup whatever you need to you SD card/computer BEFORE YOU FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
you may want to take your SD card out not required but you can if you want. It will be a fresh install. Pick the right firmware for your phone.
Sprint use sprint verizon use that ect.:good::fingers-crossed:
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That's very nice from you ! You helped me alot , silly me didn't look at your username Still you're the best!

midopicanto said:
That's very nice from you ! You helped me alot , silly me didn't look at your username Still you're the best!
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your :good: no worries
you are welcome

Related

[Q] Note 3 not registered on network

So I got note 3 after a week or so I rooted it
But then give or take 3 weeks time
One morning I woke up and my phone was saying not registerd on network :/
I unrooted rooted unrooted rooted
I did factory reset I even sent it back to samsung
They sent me back after 2 weeks
Saying you damaged ur phone somehow
And we cant fix it
If we fix this its gona cost us more then the handset price can u realy beliv this :s
Anyway my point is my £500 gone in notime
So please all I ask is if anybody could help me fixing this tht wud b much appreciated
And whoz ever solution works im willing to donate £20 I promise
Regards
Check to see if you still have your imei or not... That's probably the reason, you lost your efs/imei...
If that's the case then if your made a efs backup like you should have,restore it. If not, try flashing stock.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
Khizar said:
Check to see if you still have your imei or not... That's probably the reason, you lost your efs/imei...
If that's the case then if your made a efs backup like you should have,restore it. If not, try flashing stock.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
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nops the is not the case my imei is ok
I dunt understand the problwm myself :s
Whyyy
tambacto2 said:
nops the is not the case my imei is ok
I dunt understand the problwm myself :s
Whyyy
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Did you test your sim card and make sure it is ok? Try to out this sim card into another phone and make sure it works? Put another gud sim card into your Note 3 and check if the problem still persist?
Dial *#0011# and check for the RX, TX value? Can you post this screenshot here?
Samsung is really crap with customer service
vndnguyen said:
Did you test your sim card and make sure it is ok? Try to out this sim card into another phone and make sure it works? Put another gud sim card into your Note 3 and check if the problem still persist?
Dial *#0011# and check for the RX, TX value? Can you post this screenshot here?
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sry fr late reply here
Here the screenshoot
Anybody please
No Network neither
Hi everyone,
i got almost the same problem. My SM-N9005 was on the Standard TouchWiz Rom (4.3, rooted) when i updated to 4.4.2 via Kies and rooted it again.
Now my Phone shows me signal bars but tells me "Emergency calls only". I still have my IMIE.
I reflashed the stock ROM but that did not fix my problem sadly.
Hope you can help me!
UPDATE:
I reflashed the stock recovery once again and factory reset/wiped the data and now it somehow works again. Maybe that helps
UPDATE 2:
It seems like that was just working for a short moment, now after flashing the X-Note ROM (and Kernel) the "not registered in Network" message comes again though i got like 4 bars. The bars just are random somehow and jump up and down every few seconds.
Another Update:
While charging the phone (via PC or via the original Charger) i get a Message that it stopped charging because the battery temperature is too low. I Hope nothing went physically wrong?
your note 3 seems to be unlocked by SPT box or BST dongle
select wcdma/gsm or 3g/2g in mobile network and your network will connect
hope this helps:fingers-crossed:
Thanks for the reply, but my I bought my note 3 unlocked and new from my carrier and havent changed anything regarding the IMIE.
I was thinking about the modem beeing broke down while i updated to kitkat, and therefore flashing a new one. Any ideas on that?
No used all these solutions nothing :s
tambacto2 said:
No used all these solutions nothing :s
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Did you update to 4.4.2 too? Because thats when mine stopped working. Maybe its the update that destroyed somehting, for the AT&T versions they had quite some problems as i read online...
tambacto2 said:
No used all these solutions nothing :s
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If everything else fails try to write in Odin (or better yet in Mobile Odin Pro) just the modem - and aim for an older version, something like MI6 (present in MI7 firmware) or MJ1. With Mobile Odin Pro you MUST be on stock recovery and it will work perfectly first time, with normal Odin there are some reports that you might need to write it twice or something like that - search around.
xclub_101 said:
If everything else fails try to write in Odin (or better yet in Mobile Odin Pro) just the modem - and aim for an older version, something like MI6 (present in MI7 firmware) or MJ1. With Mobile Odin Pro you MUST be on stock recovery and it will work perfectly first time, with normal Odin there are some reports that you might need to write it twice or something like that - search around.
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Tried that, had the same problems with the MI6, and with the MJ1 it got stock when i tried to unlock it...I was on the Xnote ROM though, Ill once again will try flashing the stock rom...
did you try another sim card ?
Sadly, the sim card works in my Note 2 without any problems... I think its sth that got physically destroyed somehow. When i plug it into the charger is says "stopped charging battery too cold"
vndnguyen said:
Did you test your sim card and make sure it is ok? Try to out this sim card into another phone and make sure it works? Put another gud sim card into your Note 3 and check if the problem still persist?
Dial *#0011# and check for the RX, TX value? Can you post this screenshot here?
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tambacto2 said:
sry fr late reply here
Here the screenshoot
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im in the same boat right now.
phone sent out for repair.
Ill keep you informed on what the issue is/was.
So i've send in my phone for repair after it didnt work again (no network), they did not find anything and send it back to me. Then it all of a sudden worked for like half a week (I flashed Xnote B.15 right away ) Now i have the same error again, it suddenly stopped working again though i did not install/change anything...
I hope someone gets a solution for that, else ill say goodbye Samsung and Knox and hello Sony/HTC or w/e my next phone will be...
RonnyMuh said:
So i've send in my phone for repair after it didnt work again (no network), they did not find anything and send it back to me. Then it all of a sudden worked for like half a week (I flashed Xnote B.15 right away ) Now i have the same error again, it suddenly stopped working again though i did not install/change anything...
I hope someone gets a solution for that, else ill say goodbye Samsung and Knox and hello Sony/HTC or w/e my next phone will be...
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Mobiletechvideos.com
Phone. 657444jtag
Talk to josh.
I had the same problem.
He was able to fix it.
Let me know how it goes.
Sent from my SM-N900T using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Thx, but sending it to the US for repair is a bit too expensive for me. Ill just try to get sth. from my insurance and then buy a different phone then.

I9505 - No sound, no calls, no video

Hi,
I've had som rough weeks with my GS4 I9505. Hopefully some of you can help me.
I'm running CM11 nightlies, which was doing pretty great, until 3 weeks ago, where the media sound disappeared.
Well actually, I found out that the media sound WAS playing, but it was SUPER low. I had to put the volume at max and lay my ear directly on the speaker to hear it just a bit.
I read that a couple of others had the same problem, or at least I thought so, but now I tend more to think that my problem is/was hardware related.
Anyway, I tried flashing a lot of different firmwares, to match the bootloader and so on.
I am currently on:
Bootloader: I9505XXUFNB9
Baseband: I9505XXUFNB9
PDA/CSC: BLANK
The latest stock Samsung firmware I flashed, was: I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_NEE
I am from Denmark and my phone is unbranded.
When I did that, the phone got VERY slow and wifi didn't work. Then I flashed CM11 again and wifi worked.
But now I am totally unable to make calls, it just freezes up and finally makes the call, but the call-speaker, media-speaker and microphone doesn't work.
When I try playing video (and some games) the specific app freezes and crashes too.
If I at least could get back to where my call-speaker/microphone worked and I had super-low audio I'd be ever so happy, 'cause then I can go and get a new media-speaker.
I hope someone can help me, otherwise I'll have to trash this phone, which I've been pretty happy to use for a while now.
Any pointers will do!
Thank you in advance.
Do you have an all working backup?
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
DeepankarS said:
Do you have an all working backup?
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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That's what I'm running on now - A backup before all this..
But, as the bootloader and modem has changed, it still isn't working, sadly.
Neo3000x said:
That's what I'm running on now - A backup before all this..
But, as the bootloader and modem has changed, it still isn't working, sadly.
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@Lennyz1988 @MAX 404 Any ideas?
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
Nobody?
I guess I'll have to go back to my faithfull SIII
DeepankarS said:
@Lennyz1988 @MAX 404 Any ideas?
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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Neo3000x said:
Nobody?
I guess I'll have to go back to my faithfull SIII
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Hi mate , hi DeepankarS
Seem like two different problems here.....
the low volume may be a hardware problem , the speaker gone bad , if you can hear fine with your earphones i would say is a speaker problem...really easy to replace btw.
the other problems showed up after flashing so i asume they come from bad flashing........backup , also efs folder , do a factory reset and flash stock again.......what recovery you have ? the important thing is to leave the phone clean before you flash with Odin
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate , hi DeepankarS
Seem like two different problems here.....
the low volume may be a hardware problem , the speaker gone bad , if you can hear fine with your earphones i would say is a speaker problem...really easy to replace btw.
the other problems showed up after flashing so i asume they come from bad flashing........backup , also efs folder , do a factory reset and flash stock again.......what recovery you have ? the important thing is to leave the phone clean before you flash with Odin
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Hi MAX 404
Yea, they started when flashing new bootloader and modem.
I'll try that in the morning (again) - It's quite late here.
I'm on Philz at the moment.
So, the phone should be totally clean before flashing with Odin? I don't think I did that last time actually
What firmware should I flash? The same as last time?
Neo3000x said:
Hi MAX 404
Yea, they started when flashing new bootloader and modem.
I'll try that in the morning (again) - It's quite late here.
I'm on Philz at the moment.
So, the phone should be totally clean before flashing with Odin? I don't think I did that last time actually
What firmware should I flash? The same as last time?
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Download the latest 4.4.2 for your phone and then in odin, uncheck auto reboot.
After flashing keep the phone off for 30seconds plus and then turn it on
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
DeepankarS said:
Download the latest 4.4.2 for your phone and then in odin, uncheck auto reboot.
After flashing keep the phone off for 30seconds plus and then turn it on
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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Well actually I don't know which one is the latest.
I'm from Denmark, which isn't listed on sammobile.com - Anyway, the last firmware I flashed was I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_NEE
Should this be fine to try again (again...) or is there a new one for my phone?
Neo3000x said:
Well actually I don't know which one is the latest.
I'm from Denmark, which isn't listed on sammobile.com - Anyway, the last firmware I flashed was I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_NEE
Should this be fine to try again (again...) or is there a new one for my phone?
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Dowbload any october/september build without carrier locking.
AFAIK, there was this UK one of October. You can try that
Also there is an Ireland one without carrier locking
AND IF YOU ARE ROOTED AS OF NOW, BACKUP EFS BEFORE FLASHING.
Use a good rated efs backup app from the playstore.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
Neo3000x said:
Hi MAX 404
Yea, they started when flashing new bootloader and modem.
I'll try that in the morning (again) - It's quite late here.
I'm on Philz at the moment.
So, the phone should be totally clean before flashing with Odin? I don't think I did that last time actually
What firmware should I flash? The same as last time?
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Hi ,
you have two options , factory reset and clean to install a new rom , try them both
Also would not hurt to mounts and storage menu/ format data and /datamedia ( /sdcard) that is your internal SDcard so is really clean....but after that you need to have a custom rom in the externalSD or go to download mode and flash with odin ....
Same rom as before should be fine....or download it again just to make sure is ok
BAckup first!! efs folder also.
DeepankarS said:
Dowbload any october/september build without carrier locking.
AFAIK, there was this UK one of October. You can try that
Also there is an Ireland one without carrier locking
AND IF YOU ARE ROOTED AS OF NOW, BACKUP EFS BEFORE FLASHING.
Use a good rated efs backup app from the playstore.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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The only one I see as "unbranded" is from Ireland, as you're saying.
Should I try flashing this?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/38024/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505TSIGNG1_TSI.zip/
The only thing I'm worried about is this: CSC: I9505TSIGNG1, as it looks kinda branded to me.
MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
you have two options , factory reset and clean to install a new rom , try them both
Also would not hurt to mounts and storage menu/ format data and /datamedia ( /sdcard) that is your internal SDcard so is really clean....but after that you need to have a custom rom in the externalSD or go to download mode and flash with odin ....
Same rom as before should be fine....or download it again just to make sure is ok
BAckup first!! efs folder also.
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I'll just format "everything" when it comes to it - And backup first ofc.
Neo3000x said:
The only one I see as "unbranded" is from Ireland, as you're saying.
Should I try flashing this?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/38024/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505TSIGNG1_TSI.zip/
The only thing I'm worried about is this: CSC: I9505TSIGNG1, as it looks kinda branded to me.
I'll just format "everything" when it comes to it - And backup first ofc.
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@MAX 404 meant do backup the EFS folder.
And you can select the area of firmware from here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
DeepankarS said:
@MAX 404 meant do backup the EFS folder.
And you can select the area of firmware from here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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Yea I know
I searched for Ireland, there's one from October, should this be fine?
This one: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/38024/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505TSIGNG1_TSI.zip/
I see that the one I flashed last time is for Nordic countries (where Denmark is) - But it is from February, so pretty old...
Neo3000x said:
Yea I know
I searched for Ireland, there's one from October, should this be fine?
This one: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/38024/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505TSIGNG1_TSI.zip/
I see that the one I flashed last time is for Nordic countries (where Denmark is) - But it is from February, so pretty old...
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You can flash any
I am from India on a russian firmware with a turkish CSC
So it really doesnt matter till it isnt carrier locked.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
Okay... I flashed I9505XXUGNG8_I9505TSIGNG1_TSI.zip
Currently on Stock Samsung 4.4.2, but it is running slow, without wifi, the vibration is all wrong (small, random bursts of vibration all the time).
Should I try flashing CM11, or just give up?
Neo3000x said:
Hi,
I've had som rough weeks with my GS4 I9505. Hopefully some of you can help me.
I'm running CM11 nightlies, which was doing pretty great, until 3 weeks ago, where the media sound disappeared.
Well actually, I found out that the media sound WAS playing, but it was SUPER low. I had to put the volume at max and lay my ear directly on the speaker to hear it just a bit.
I read that a couple of others had the same problem, or at least I thought so, but now I tend more to think that my problem is/was hardware related.
Anyway, I tried flashing a lot of different firmwares, to match the bootloader and so on.
I am currently on:
Bootloader: I9505XXUFNB9
Baseband: I9505XXUFNB9
PDA/CSC: BLANK
The latest stock Samsung firmware I flashed, was: I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_NEE
I am from Denmark and my phone is unbranded.
When I did that, the phone got VERY slow and wifi didn't work. Then I flashed CM11 again and wifi worked.
But now I am totally unable to make calls, it just freezes up and finally makes the call, but the call-speaker, media-speaker and microphone doesn't work.
When I try playing video (and some games) the specific app freezes and crashes too.
If I at least could get back to where my call-speaker/microphone worked and I had super-low audio I'd be ever so happy, 'cause then I can go and get a new media-speaker.
I hope someone can help me, otherwise I'll have to trash this phone, which I've been pretty happy to use for a while now.
Any pointers will do!
Thank you in advance.
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Unroot ur phone and send for service
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Free mobile app
PR3DATOR Aaron said:
Unroot ur phone and send for service
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Free mobile app
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Probably not.. KNOX is broken and the phone had a... rough life
Now on CM11 nightly.. Smooth as always, but still without sound - But with wifi..
Neo3000x said:
Now on CM11 nightly.. Smooth as always, but still without sound - But with wifi..
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Then your hardware is dead. You already had low sound.
Get a speaker replacement and google this
Galaxy s4 teardown ifixit.com amd follow the steps to fix your speaker. Hardly takes 10 minutes.
Edit : Wait sound as in no audio in all the speakers?
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

Need help locating and solving a problem

So, my rooted N3 (running latest Crash Rom) has tge following problem: The ear-speaker (the one you hold your ear against while on the phone) has gone completely silent. The only way for me to call is using the loudspeaker. Or, and this is where it gets weird, using headphones.
I say weird, because the headphones jack and the ear-speaker are the same replacement part (so I guess the connect using the same wires too)
I went to a repair shop, they switched out the part, but even with a new part it disn't work. (They put back in the old one which saved me 70€)
They suggested it was a software problem and I should try to do a factory reset. I did just that but still using Crash Rom subsequently. I'm not saying it's a Rom or Kernel problem, a friend who works ar Orange even suggested it might be the motherboard or something.
The problem is, the phone is rooted and afaik the Knox counter is tripped.
Is there *any* way for me to either pin down the exact nature of the problem, or, go back to exact factory specs so I can claim guarantee (I guess that's not possible)
I'm not *too* knowledgeable as far as all this is concerned, unfortunately. I can follow rooting instructions and never bricked this phone (or the N-7000 I had before) which is more than most people I know can do, but unfortunately I'm still nowhere near an expert as most people here, hence my call for help.
Any ideas?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
No way back with knox0*1....you should flash stock with odin first....
jup
try stock rom, stock kernel, factory reset
then report back
Killberty said:
jup
try stock rom, stock kernel, factory reset
then report back
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I suppose there's a repository somewhere for those things...
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Reelo said:
I suppose there's a repository somewhere for those things...
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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for sure.
www.sammobile.com/firmware
flash via odin (e.g. 3.09)
Killberty said:
for sure.
www.sammobile.com/firmware
flash via odin (e.g. 3.09)
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Great, thamks. Living in Luxembourg I think I'll choose Netherlands. But what about the kernel?
Reelo said:
Great, thamks. Living in Luxembourg I think I'll choose Netherlands. But what about the kernel?
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is included.
Reelo said:
I suppose there's a repository somewhere for those things...
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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You can easily browse the firmwares and get the download links with this app:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Firmware Browser'.
Well I reinstqlled firmware via Odin. No change. Speaker still dead
And Knox says Warranty void 0x1
Well... since going back to unrooted stock didn't solve anything... might as well root again.
What's the latest safe way to root and has anyone got any recommendations for a good ROM. I liked Crash ROM but I'm open for something else, as long as it's STABLE, UNBLOATED and CLEAN. No need for a gazillion bells and whistles, I need stability and maybe the possibility to center the clock on top, add circle battery and date

[Q] i9505 Almost Dead

Hi all
I bought a new samsung S4 i9505 ---without guaranty---
2 days ago the device started restarting and the sound goes dead and there can't be anything to make the device produce any sound neither from the front speaker nor from the main speaker nor even the headphones !!
I did a hard reset and voila -or i thought so- the device finally worked fine completely , until after about an hour when it started freaking out and not responding and the sound went dead again , restarting the device only sent it to a boot loop !
Finally today i installed a complete system using ODIN and it worked fine again for only an hour and then it went to the boot loop
I plugged the phone to the charger and powered it on and it worked smoothly but with no sound at all again :X
So can any guy help me sort this problem out please
Thanks in advance
you mean you bought a used samsung s4 with no warranty? and this is a wrong thread. it should be moved to q&a forum
No , it is new just without warranty
ryanperez said:
you mean you bought a used samsung s4 with no warranty? and this is a wrong thread. it should be moved to q&a forum
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raoufn1984 said:
No , it is new just without warranty
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Stores usually offer warranty.
So there's something odd at the middle.
Maybe you bought it from some dealer on the street..and those usually never sell you anything good.
Well the store did give me a warranty but only for software issues , and he said this must be a hardware issue.
So is this true ?
GDReaper said:
Stores usually offer warranty.
So there's something odd at the middle.
Maybe you bought it from some dealer on the street..and those usually never sell you anything good.
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raoufn1984 said:
Well the store did give me a warranty but only for software issues , and he said this must be a hardware issue.
So is this true ?
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When did you buy it actually buy it?
I am in turkey , and i bought it from a small mobile shop
Anyway , is there a way to fix it ?
GDReaper said:
When did you buy it actually buy it?
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flash with odin using pit file
raoufn1984 said:
I am in turkey , and i bought it from a small mobile shop
Anyway , is there a way to fix it ?
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I asked WHEN, not WHERE.
When is time related. Where is location related.
Also, warranties usually are all-rounders. Meaning they offer service to software and hardware related issues.
So why did they offer only software?
Anyway. If it is hardware related then there is nothing you can do, except to change the parts.
LOL
My bad , i read it like where , and was like what difference does it make where i got it , my mistake
anyway as i said it is not a big firm or anything like that is just a small shop only providing software warranties
and as i said in the first post i got it about a month ago
i will try flashing with pit file
thanks for the advice
GDReaper said:
I asked WHEN, not WHERE.
When is time related. Where is location related.
Also, warranties usually are all-rounders. Meaning they offer service to software and hardware related issues.
So why did they offer only software?
Anyway. If it is hardware related then there is nothing you can do, except to change the parts.
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raoufn1984 said:
LOL
My bad , i read it like where , and was like what difference does it make where i got it , my mistake
anyway as i said it is not a big firm or anything like that is just a small shop only providing software warranties
and as i said in the first post i got it about a month ago
i will try flashing with pit file
thanks for the advice
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Didn't see that info
Anyway. What I am trying to say is that maybe they knew about the phone having issues and that's why they offered only software warranty (A bit paranoic, I know)
once the phone boots up try dialing *#0*# and let us know how that goes. This MAY be a kernel issue. happens when they probably have given you an S4 with a different model number, with a different firmware flashed. (sometimes i9505 vs. i9515 due to different chips) What is the model number shown in the download mode? i9505? And Knox Status?
The service tests all OK except both speaker tests
The download mode shows i9505
i don't know what this Knox is
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once the phone boots up try dialing *#0*# and let us know how that goes. This MAY be a kernel issue. happens when they probably have given you an S4 with a different model number, with a different firmware flashed. (sometimes i9505 vs. i9515 due to different chips) What is the model number shown in the download mode? i9505? And Knox Status?
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raoufn1984 said:
The service tests all OK except both speaker tests
The download mode shows i9505
i don't know what this Knox is
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So your bootloader doesnt say anything about knox? What version of android are you running?
KNOX cernerl lock : 0x0
KNOX warranty void: 0x1
i was on latest jellybean , tried flashing it with odin and the problem didn't go away
tried lollipop and it is just the same
when i turn the phone on it gives the booting sound hangs about a min or tow boots up , sometimes doesn't even complete booting, sometimes the sound stays functional for a few mins then stops sometimes it instantly after the boot stops
could it be some minor issue like battery malfunction maybe ?
or is it a big issue ?
i don't want to take it to samsung and pay the fix if i can fix it my self because i am not good at turkish and they speak so little english that i will not be able to make them understand the problem
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So your bootloader doesnt say anything about knox? What version of android are you running?
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raoufn1984 said:
KNOX cernerl lock : 0x0
KNOX warranty void: 0x1
i was on latest jellybean , tried flashing it with odin and the problem didn't go away
tried lollipop and it is just the same
when i turn the phone on it gives the booting sound hangs about a min or tow boots up , sometimes doesn't even complete booting, sometimes the sound stays functional for a few mins then stops sometimes it instantly after the boot stops
could it be some minor issue like battery malfunction maybe ?
or is it a big issue ?
i don't want to take it to samsung and pay the fix if i can fix it my self because i am not good at turkish and they speak so little english that i will not be able to make them understand the problem
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did u try wiping and flashing a custom rom?
No , only using odin with original firmwares
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did u try wiping and flashing a custom rom?
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No , only using odin with original firmwares
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try installing a custom rom. be sure to wipe and reset.
just tried a custom rom and had the same issue
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try installing a custom rom. be sure to wipe and reset.
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raoufn1984 said:
just tried a custom rom and had the same issue
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oh, then i have no idea bro. visit a service centre, and dont explain them much, just ask them to check the speaker. make sure to go with a stock rom

Bypass Reactivation Lock on S5

Hello everyone, im no developer nor do I post here often, or at all. The sole reason im doing this is because last night i flashed the latest lollipop build on my Galaxy s5 and that meant it updated the boot-loader and everything. I had reactivation lock on and that didn't bother me because the phone was mine and i knew the credentials required to get in so it was meant to be a walk in the park......until it turned on. I went about just fine setting up the phone from factory setting till i reached a point where it asked me for my Samsung details. I put in all the right details but when i hit login, it said "processing failed". I searched everywhere about this issue but nothing seemed to help. The only thing i learnt was that this happened because i flashed 2 different countries' firmware's (i.e i was on the Indonesian fw when my reactivation lock was on and i flashed a different country to which i turned on and got locked out)
I tried flashing back the Indonesian and login through there, but no luck, my only option was to go to samsung...... thats until i gave it one more shot this morning
Instructions:
1. Download the earliest stock lollipop build for your device model from sammobile, since i have a G900H it was G900HXXU1BOA7_G900HOXY1BOA7 (kazkhastan) for me.
2. Enter your recovery and wipe data and cache.
3. Enter download mode and flash the old lollipop build on your device through odin.
4. After it flashes, before it goes to the Samsung logo, turn off the device again and enter recover to wipe data and cache AGAIN.
5. Reboot and wait.
6. Once you're on the welcome screen, follow the instructions on ht tps:// www . youtube . com / watch?v=OCZpUcnp6Cc and it should work because you're on the older firmware where the flaw wasn't fixed yet. (Just remove the spaces)
And that's it, that's how you can get through the reactivation lock on the s5, though I'm guessing it should work on any device that has a lollipop build before February 2015.
I hope this helps the people out there who are locked out of their own devices, no need to thank me if it does since im not sticing around here long but please do give a thumbs up to the video on YouTube since its all the main work involved
Thanks for this, will give it a try and let you know how I get on as I'm locked out of my device due to the same problem
I've managed to get a little further with your help as I can now get into the phone. I'm trying to deactivate the reactivation lock option but it doesn't seem to have any effect, even after I put in my Samsung account details.
Any ideas how to disable that option as I can't flash any custom roms?
p5x said:
I've managed to get a little further with your help as I can now get into the phone. I'm trying to deactivate the reactivation lock option but it doesn't seem to have any effect, even after I put in my Samsung account details.
Any ideas how to disable that option as I can't flash any custom roms?
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Okay if you're in the phone it means you were able to add a new or existing Samsung account to get through right? If so, have you tried disabling re activation in settings and put in the same details you used to get in when asked?
The account should be the same one as the one used to get in, if it's different it won't disable re activation
Thank you! It worked flawlessly on SM-G900M
ernestoamaya said:
Thank you! It worked flawlessly on SM-G900M
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Glad i could help buddy :laugh:
I managed to get into the phone but was unable to disable reactivation lock until I flashed the same stock rom version as I had on when I (foolishly) turned it on so if anyone else is struggling with that, make sure you're back on the same stock rom when trying to disable the reactivation lock
thanks again
Thanks for the tip!
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Glad i could help buddy :laugh:
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I can't for the life of me get it to turn off! I can't root I have no idea what to do next! I flashed the stock rom it works just can't root it's driving me nutz!
wizeguykev said:
I can't for the life of me get it to turn off! I can't root I have no idea what to do next! I flashed the stock rom it works just can't root it's driving me nutz!
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Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
*Detection* said:
Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
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Thanks I'll give it a try ! I read something about flashing the same firmware it had on it when I stupidly locked it! I think I was on Omega rom when I did it and I flashed the stock rom it came with 5.0 but it did not work! I'm not sure what omega rom firmware Omega uses I have a SM-G900M I know seeing the model number changed when I had Omega rom turned it to SG-G900F but now it's back on stock and I can't root
Omg thank you!!!!!!
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Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
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Oh you are THE MAN!!! It worked!!!!! Hell Yeah!! THank you soooo much!!!!:good::good:
wizeguykev said:
Thanks I'll give it a try ! I read something about flashing the same firmware it had on it when I stupidly locked it! I think I was on Omega rom when I did it and I flashed the stock rom it came with 5.0 but it did not work! I'm not sure what omega rom firmware Omega uses I have a SM-G900M I know seeing the model number changed when I had Omega rom turned it to SG-G900F but now it's back on stock and I can't root
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wizeguykev said:
Oh you are THE MAN!!! It worked!!!!! Hell Yeah!! THank you soooo much!!!!:good::good:
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Yup the exploit was patched in Lollipop, so you need to use KitKat, pleased it worked
s5 Reactivation locked out of my new Samsung a5
I'm happy I found this but do not have a clue as to how to download latest lollipop due to nor being able to use my phone. I did get into safe mode however downloading lollipop & flashing... I haven't a clue. :-/
Samsung said this is not fixable??? Verizon has no clue either.
Any suggestions????
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I thought I could not use a KK stock image once you are on BOG5 Lollipop?
Plz someone help me get this unlocked I can't find d my Samsung account information how can I get passed setup wizard on galaxy s5
bradlyladner said:
Plz someone help me get this unlocked I can't find d my Samsung account information how can I get passed setup wizard on galaxy s5
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Don't freak out here is the solution mate : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3309658
It's 100% working try it
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Free mobile app
My SM-G900W8 was updated to 5.1.1 OTA when I decided to wipe the device from recovery - and then couldn't get past the Samsung account login to reactivate my device.
I can confirm I successfully downgraded to KitKat (G900W8VLU1AND1) and followed these steps to bypass the Samsung account login part.
Oddly enough, I could still login to my Samsung account on the phone with this workaround, even though I ran into errors when I tried to to login to my Samsung account through the initial setup of the device.
UUUUHHHHH, after many sleepless nights and struggles with downloading different firmwares and stuck at the initialisation process finally I managed to get through the Samu Relock Trap.
Anyone in the same shoes use the earliest release of Lolipop (Polish in my case / google it and download, flash through Odin and follow the video at the first post) do not try KitKat or Mashmallow because it wont do the job on G900F.

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