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Can only connect to LTE; can't make or get calls/text

I'm running Triforce 4.0 on MJA. My phone acts like it's looking for a signal but can only find LTE. The data on LTE works fine. Wifi also works. In my settings, it says my phone number is unknown (I have gotten it to also just say 0 while trying to get it to work) and my MIN is also unknown. It says my PRL version is 1, even after updating it. Everything worked fine until I tried flashing a new rom which wouldn't even boot. I restored my nandroid backup and that's where this whole mess started. Tried flashing the MK2 modem in odin, and even though it flashed successfully, it changed nothing and my settings also still say I'm on MJA.
I even went to the Sprint store, and a helpful fellow tried to flash it back to complete out of the box stock using Kies but it threw up an error and soft bricked me. Fudged up the flash counter somehow, too. He said he couldn't get me a replacement because he obviously knows I voided the warranty, but told me to go to another store and just tell them it was a 4.3 update gone awry and they'd get me a replacement because it was in a state where you really couldn't tell it was rooted. It worked, and they ordered a new one but said it'll take two days. In the meantime, I decided that I could get to the bottom of this because I still have data on my internal storage I want. I unbricked it, got my nandroid backup running and now I'm pretty much right back where I was earlier today. And I'm out of ideas. Does anyone know what it means when the phone forgets its own number? What can cause this? How can it be remedied? How can it be avoided?

Since you already tripped the counter and the Sprint guy you took it to was a boob..
You could grab the MK2 .tar from here (the tar.md5 is in the zip, just extract the .tar.md5 and put that one file in the PDA slot of Odin) and flash it via Odin. It'll reset everything (all partitions and modem etc.) Then re-root via CF-Autoroot, add recovery using GooManager and then do what ever you want.

leaderbuilder said:
Since you already tripped the counter and the Sprint guy you took it to was a boob..
You could grab the MK2 .tar from [snip]snip[/URL] (the tar.md5 is in the zip, just extract the .tar.md5 and put that one file in the PDA slot of Odin) and flash it via Odin. It'll reset everything (all partitions and modem etc.) Then re-root via CF-Autoroot, add recovery using GooManager and then do what ever you want.
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I was going to try downloading that, but I've already downloaded two other firmwares and I have an extremely small amount of data I can use per month (10GB) because I'm using Verizon's LTE. Nothing else is available where I live. My bill is already going to be $200, so I made one last ditch effort to get things to work without wasting ANOTHER gigabyte because not only did I not want to wait 7 hours for that download, I didn't want to download it at all because the previous firmwares I downloaded wouldn't even flash. They fail in Odin. Er, one of them does, anyway. The other one I downloaded was just not the right firmware.
So I tried just random things and typed ##72786# into the dialer. Phone rebooted, and everything works now, somehow. I'm still not sure what causes this, but as long as I can reliably fix it any time it happens then it's not a big problem. Now I just have to tell the guys at the other Sprint store that I don't need the replacement. Thanks for the help, by the way!

Skeezixmccat said:
I was going to try downloading that, but I've already downloaded two other firmwares and I have an extremely small amount of data I can use per month (10GB) because I'm using Verizon's LTE. Nothing else is available where I live. My bill is already going to be $200, so I made one last ditch effort to get things to work without wasting ANOTHER gigabyte because not only did I not want to wait 7 hours for that download, I didn't want to download it at all because the previous firmwares I downloaded wouldn't even flash. They fail in Odin. Er, one of them does, anyway. The other one I downloaded was just not the right firmware.
So I tried just random things and typed ##72786# into the dialer. Phone rebooted, and everything works now, somehow. I'm still not sure what causes this, but as long as I can reliably fix it any time it happens then it's not a big problem. Now I just have to tell the guys at the other Sprint store that I don't need the replacement. Thanks for the help, by the way!
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Glad you got it back with Activation.
Thanks for reporting the solution too! Helps the community.

leaderbuilder said:
Since you already tripped the counter and the Sprint guy you took it to was a boob..
You could grab the MK2 .tar from here (the tar.md5 is in the zip, just extract the .tar.md5 and put that one file in the PDA slot of Odin) and flash it via Odin. It'll reset everything (all partitions and modem etc.) Then re-root via CF-Autoroot, add recovery using GooManager and then do what ever you want.
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What do you mean he was a boob? Lol
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I would like to add that simply going to the option in settings to activate the device never worked, nor did updating PRL, profile, etc. Any time I tried to just reactivate the device using the option to do so, it would say there was an error.

sorry if this is a dumb question, but...
if you go into your mobile network settings, is your cdma subscription set to nv? if not, try switching that.
edit: sorry if i came a little late but i think that's the problem.

Verizon Galaxy S5 stuck on verizon boot screen

My Verizon S5 (but being used on T-mobile) was charging in my car when it decided to turn off and reboot and it's been stuck on the Verizon boot screen ever since. I've tried countless times to clear the partition cache as well as factory resetting, with no change, still never goes past the Verizon screen. And more recently I've used odin to reflash the BOG5 .tar, which it was running at the time that the problem occurred, and which odin says was successful, but the phone still never boots past the Verizon screen. I've also tried flashing just the .pit file alone and the .pit file with the .tar file, but the problem remains. This phone was just running the standard ROM at the time of the problem.
I am about ready to throw in the towel, but would be grateful if anyone had some pointers.
Josh

jdfowl said:
My Verizon S5 (but being used on T-mobile) was charging in my car when it decided to turn off and reboot and it's been stuck on the Verizon boot screen ever since. I've tried countless times to clear the partition cache as well as factory resetting, with no change, still never goes past the Verizon screen. And more recently I've used odin to reflash the BOG5 .tar, which it was running at the time that the problem occurred, and which odin says was successful, but the phone still never boots past the Verizon screen. I've also tried flashing just the .pit file alone and the .pit file with the .tar file, but the problem remains. This phone was just running the standard ROM at the time of the problem.
I am about ready to throw in the towel, but would be grateful if anyone had some pointers.
Josh
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try flashing Full Wipe G900V_Downgrade_to_NCG.tar which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784 with odin hope that helps
this might help aswell
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880

Veid71 said:
try flashing Full Wipe G900V_Downgrade_to_NCG.tar which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784 with odin hope that helps
this might help aswell
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
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He can't flash and downgrade to NCG. He wrote his phone was on BOG5 and he tried flashing that tar file also. If he was on stock BOG5 he cannot downgrade from there.

landshark68 said:
He can't flash and downgrade to NCG. He wrote his phone was on BOG5 and he tried flashing that tar file also. If he was on stock BOG5 he cannot downgrade from there.
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idk its worth a shot he said its not on any rom atm lol it just bootloops and i think he meant it was on og5 while he had the rom installed (a rooted OG5 firmware/kernel im assuming) it cant hurt to try it its already bootlooped lol

jdfowl said:
My Verizon S5 (but being used on T-mobile) was charging in my car when it decided to turn off and reboot and it's been stuck on the Verizon boot screen ever since. I've tried countless times to clear the partition cache as well as factory resetting, with no change, still never goes past the Verizon screen. And more recently I've used odin to reflash the BOG5 .tar, which it was running at the time that the problem occurred, and which odin says was successful, but the phone still never boots past the Verizon screen. I've also tried flashing just the .pit file alone and the .pit file with the .tar file, but the problem remains. This phone was just running the standard ROM at the time of the problem.
I am about ready to throw in the towel, but would be grateful if anyone had some pointers.
Josh
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In order to help you, can you tell us where you download the OG5.tar?? I just wondering if you actually flashed the stock OG5 tar or the modded OG5 tar. There will be different options depended on which one you used.

It was just the stock tar, the same as before the booting problem. I downloaded one from samsung-updates (can't post links) and another one linked from these forums with the same result. Both files were named G900VVRU2BOG5_G900VVZW2BOG5_G900VVRU2BOG5_HOME.tar.md5. I also tried to install one with an older version bootloader, but it failed, as to be expected I believe since I'm already at bog5. Thanks for the help so far.
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In order to help you, can you tell us where you download the OG5.tar?? I just wondering if you actually flashed the stock OG5 tar or the modded OG5 tar. There will be different options depended on which one you used.
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jdfowl said:
It was just the stock tar, the same as before the booting problem. I downloaded one from samsung-updates (can't post links) and another one linked from these forums with the same result. Both files were named G900VVRU2BOG5_G900VVZW2BOG5_G900VVRU2BOG5_HOME.tar.md5. I also tried to install one with an older version bootloader, but it failed, as to be expected I believe since I'm already at bog5. Thanks for the help so far.
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Did you try Kies?

I did, but maybe I'll try again. Kies never recognized the phone, I figured because the phone never fully boots up. Should I try to put the phone in download mode? It also looked like Kies only reverts back to a state saved in Kies, but I've never previously done a back up in Kies. Is Kies still useful for me?
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Did you try Kies?
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buhohitr said:
Did you try Kies?
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I tried Kies again, but could not get very far without a s/n, which I can't find anywhere on the phone, and Kies would not accept the imei.

APK1 Files for G930A

Should have enough posts to include links now.
These are the stock files I purchased from a persian site for 12$ since nobody had them posted on the forums. Flashed with the latest unmodded Odin. I also had the benefit of suddenly getting data toggle with it after flashing the AP file. Not sure if everyone else will get it too.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0vffDY5Mf5sY1JpY3ViWlV1OVU

I can also confirm that root works with this.
And thanks for the hookup.. lol

i got it recently and going to flash this firmware and will try root.. will reply

Obies said:
i got it recently and going to flash this firmware and will try root.. will reply
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It works. However, you REALLY need to run the V15 fix script.. The older builds ran like crap, even with the fix script, however with APK1, my phone runs normal and doesn't overheat. However, if you don't run that script with APK1, your phone will run sluggish and hot.

yeah i do aware abt bad lagging after rooted.. anyways my phone is on rooted with Fixes V15 and xposed install with XtouchWiz module so i can use tethering for my laptop/tablet while i am away from home. but no Toggle Data for me.. maybe bad luck but i did odin 4 files and factory reset..
Thanks for this files!

Is this the Stock AT&T PK1 that I have on my phone with the last OTA dated Nov. 1

I downloaded all these files, deleted .rar off the end so Odin would recognize the files (did i do that right?), plugged all 4 files in to the right spots and tried to flash them. I’ve used Odin plenty of times and haven’t had any problems before but I am far from an Odin master. This time I just get stuck at file analysis after i click the start button. Any idea what i could be doing wrong?

jermo said:
I downloaded all these files, deleted .rar off the end so Odin would recognize the files (did i do that right?), plugged all 4 files in to the right spots and tried to flash them. I’ve used Odin plenty of times and haven’t had any problems before but I am far from an Odin master. This time I just get stuck at file analysis after i click the start button. Any idea what i could be doing wrong?
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You need to decompress the RAR files first using something like 7-Zip (it will extract files with a tar.md5 extension). Those are the files you use in Odin.

Soft bricked from failed ota update, odin failing me, any help for a noob?!?

Been having an issue with my ATT S7 when it goes to do some kind of OTA update and fails, then my apps start randomly crashing and of course I decide to reboot. When I reboot I get stuck on the white att screen. This is the second time is has happened, first time I just did a factory reset and was back up and running. Well today it went to do an update, update failed and I am back at a white screen again. I decided to start researching what the newest firmware was and can’t seem to get a straight answer. I also have no idea what bootloader I am on and so on…From what I can tell is PK1 is the newest firmware am I right?!? No idea where to check what bootloader I have…
So I decided I was going to just install everything from this thread in hopes to cure my issue https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/pk1-odin-files-t3522168
I downloaded all the files, deleted .rar off the end so Odin would recognize the files (did i do that right?), plugged all 4 files in to the right spots and tried to flash them. I’ve used Odin plenty of times and haven’t had any problems before but I am far from an Odin master. This time I just get stuck at file analysis. I’ve done the normal dumb stuff like latest drivers, get the same error on Odin 3.10.6 and 3.12, ran Odin as admin first then set phone to download and plugged it in. Odin is definitely recognizing my phone as it says added. Just can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong and want to get this damn phone on the latest everything so it will quit downloading updates and taking a **** on me. Any help is much appreciated!

Sorry about this replied to wrong phone.
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jermo said:
Been having an issue with my ATT S7 when it goes to do some kind of OTA update and fails, then my apps start randomly crashing and of course I decide to reboot. When I reboot I get stuck on the white att screen. This is the second time is has happened, first time I just did a factory reset and was back up and running. Well today it went to do an update, update failed and I am back at a white screen again. I decided to start researching what the newest firmware was and can’t seem to get a straight answer. I also have no idea what bootloader I am on and so on…From what I can tell is PK1 is the newest firmware am I right?!? No idea where to check what bootloader I have…
So I decided I was going to just install everything from this thread in hopes to cure my issue https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/pk1-odin-files-t3522168
I downloaded all the files, deleted .rar off the end so Odin would recognize the files (did i do that right?), plugged all 4 files in to the right spots and tried to flash them. I’ve used Odin plenty of times and haven’t had any problems before but I am far from an Odin master. This time I just get stuck at file analysis. I’ve done the normal dumb stuff like latest drivers, get the same error on Odin 3.10.6 and 3.12, ran Odin as admin first then set phone to download and plugged it in. Odin is definitely recognizing my phone as it says added. Just can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong and want to get this damn phone on the latest everything so it will quit downloading updates and taking a **** on me. Any help is much appreciated!
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When i flashed the APK1 files it hung on file analysis for about a good 5 min. I was fixing to reset and try again and it finally got past that part. I'm not sure why it took so long. The APK1 files are the latest files for the G930A. It is bootloader 4. What version of odin are you using.

dirtydodge said:
When i flashed the APK1 files it hung on file analysis for about a good 5 min. I was fixing to reset and try again and it finally got past that part. I'm not sure why it took so long. The APK1 files are the latest files for the G930A. It is bootloader 4. What version of odin are you using.
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I've tried using odin 3.10.6 and 3.12.3...both always hang and i've waited way past 5 mins. I'll try again though and let it go for a long time, you do all 4 of them at a time right? Or do you do BL first, then AP and so on?

jermo said:
I've tried using odin 3.10.6 and 3.12.3...both always hang and i've waited way past 5 mins. I'll try again though and let it go for a long time, you do all 4 of them at a time right? Or do you do BL first, then AP and so on?
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I did all of them at the same time. The only thing i did different than you was that i extracted the .rar instead of renaming it.

dirtydodge said:
I did all of them at the same time. The only thing i did different than you was that i extracted the .rar instead of renaming it.
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Oh man that's exactly what the problem was lol I feel super retarded right now...anyway extracted the md5 files and it went through fine. I knew it had to be something ridiculous, thanks again everyone!

jermo said:
Oh man that's exactly what the problem was lol I feel super retarded right now...anyway extracted the md5 files and it went through fine. I knew it had to be something ridiculous, thanks again everyone!
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I thought you just extracted the zip files to a folder and used them then to put into Odin slots. After unzipping they are MD5 files. At least that is what mine say after unzipping. CORRECT????

tailgunner9 said:
I thought you just extracted the zip files to a folder and used them then to put into Odin slots. After unzipping they are MD5 files. At least that is what mine say after unzipping. CORRECT????
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I figured that was the case too but odin doesnt recognize .rar files. I looked at the files i downloaded and they were named '.tar.rar'. Odin recognizes .tar files so i figured id just delete the .rar and it would work but nope you have to open the rar files in WinRar or whatever program you like and extract the MD5 files. Then plug those MD5 files in odin and it will go through just fine. PK1 feels pretty sexy so far!

[Solved] Need Guidance flashing stock on SM-935V.

The other day I followed the thread
Root_Method_Rev_B/11_Bootloader_Using_Combo_Firmware
This is a root method for the s7 and s7 edge on bootloader 11 (B) phones using the combination firmware. I really dont think it will do much but I will post it and maybe someone will do something with it Downloads...
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and though it works it is super buggy and constant crashes after reflashing several times. SO I wish to return the phone to complete stock. Is there a way to do this? I have read over several post about this and I just get errors or varying results no matter what method/rom I try to use.

panowolf said:
The other day I followed the thread
Root_Method_Rev_B/11_Bootloader_Using_Combo_Firmware
This is a root method for the s7 and s7 edge on bootloader 11 (B) phones using the combination firmware. I really dont think it will do much but I will post it and maybe someone will do something with it Downloads...
forum.xda-developers.com
and though it works it is super buggy and constant crashes after reflashing several times. SO I wish to return the phone to complete stock. Is there a way to do this? I have read over several post about this and I just get errors or varying results no matter what method/rom I try to use.
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What version of Odin are you using, and what firmware are you trying to flash?
Have you tried a different USB cable?
Generally flashing Samsung devices works pretty much the same. If you're returning to stock from a custom ROM or otherwise want to wipe data, use the CSC_xxxxx instead of HOME_CSC_xxxxx file in the CSC slot. Data doesn't mix and match well, so if you didn't wipe after coming from a custom ROM or other firmware, that could be the reason for the instability.

V0latyle said:
What version of Odin are you using, and what firmware are you trying to flash?
Have you tried a different USB cable?
Generally flashing Samsung devices works pretty much the same. If you're returning to stock from a custom ROM or otherwise want to wipe data, use the CSC_xxxxx instead of HOME_CSC_xxxxx file in the CSC slot. Data doesn't mix and match well, so if you didn't wipe after coming from a custom ROM or other firmware, that could be the reason for the instability.
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I've tried several ODIN versions. 3.12,3.13, 3.14, 2 different modified versions and it seems to be the same.
I have tried 3 different cables, no change.
I have tried using the normal CSC and HOME_CSC but I still return errors.
I can flash the combination firmware and the stock MM rom listed in the original post but no matter what other post I try to follow I can not get any to take. How can I get rid of this combination firmware and return to stock completely?

panowolf said:
I've tried several ODIN versions. 3.12,3.13, 3.14, 2 different modified versions and it seems to be the same.
I have tried 3 different cables, no change.
I have tried using the normal CSC and HOME_CSC but I still return errors.
I can flash the combination firmware and the stock MM rom listed in the original post but no matter what other post I try to follow I can not get any to take. How can I get rid of this combination firmware and return to stock completely?
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I think what you need to do is re-partition the device using the factory PIT file that's located in the CSC package. In the Odin options tab, check the NAND Erase and Re-Partition boxes, then in the PIT tab, select the PIT file you extracted from the CSC_xxxx.tar
DO NOT check Re-Partition without using the PIT file. Make sure you're using the correct firmware for your device as this could result in a brick.

V0latyle said:
I think what you need to do is re-partition the device using the factory PIT file that's located in the CSC package. In the Odin options tab, check the NAND Erase and Re-Partition boxes, then in the PIT tab, select the PIT file you extracted from the CSC_xxxx.tar
DO NOT check Re-Partition without using the PIT file. Make sure you're using the correct firmware for your device as this could result in a brick.
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Where should I get the PIT file from? Any particular site/rom file?

panowolf said:
Where should I get the PIT file from? Any particular site/rom file?
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As I stated above, it should be in the CSC file.

Well, after many many hours of trying what seems like countless roms/files I have finally got it back to stock Oreo but the lag and stability is horrible. It is pretty much unusable, music apps crash/stutter, Playstore takes about 3 minutes to start up and can't even be scrolled through, returning to the home screen takes about 2 minutes as you watch each and every element load in one at a time including the wallpaper. I think the phone is trash now? I'm on B/11 (G935VVRSBCTC1) if that helps with any suggestions.

panowolf said:
Well, after many many hours of trying what seems like countless roms/files I have finally got it back to stock Oreo but the lag and stability is horrible. It is pretty much unusable, music apps crash/stutter, Playstore takes about 3 minutes to start up and can't even be scrolled through, returning to the home screen takes about 2 minutes as you watch each and every element load in one at a time including the wallpaper. I think the phone is trash now? I'm on B/11 (G935VVRSBCTC1) if that helps with any suggestions.
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did you flash stock with odin?

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, I got the rom from samfw and flashed with Odin. Then I tried using Smart switch to update it and it was all successful but the phone is still fairly jittery. It's not as bad as it was on the combo rom but music apps still stutter and the system overall is pretty laggy.
Side note: The phone ran like new prior to flashing the combo rom.
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did you flash stock with odin?
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panowolf said:
Sorry for the late reply. Yes, I got the rom from samfw and flashed with Odin. Then I tried using Smart switch to update it and it was all successful but the phone is still fairly jittery. It's not as bad as it was on the combo rom but music apps still stutter and the system overall is pretty laggy.
Side note: The phone ran like new prior to flashing the combo rom.
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You need to extract the pit file from the stock firmware regular CSC file and load it in the pit tab in odin along with the other files and you need to flash regular CSC not home CSC

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You need to extract the pit file from the stock firmware regular CSC file and load it in the pit tab in odin along with the other files and you need to flash regular CSC not home CSC
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I did. I'll try it again Monday and see if it makes any difference. I appreciate the help.

panowolf said:
I did. I'll try it again Monday and see if it makes any difference. I appreciate the help.
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it sounds like you didnt wipe data so reboot too stock recovery and wipe data

I think it's running about as good as it's going to. I reflashed the stock Oreo firmware and extracted the pit, nand erase, re-partitioned, wiped data /cache. Still a bit jittery but it'll do. Just need it to play music while at work.
Thanks for the advice.