Is there any possible way of finding out the phone's original firmware region from the S/N or IMEI ? I have lost the box so there is no way for me to know it . Also kies keeps telling me i9505 does not support initialising even when phone is not connected and i enter the S/N. Probably its carrier branded and the update never comes through kies. I have a vague ideea it might be CNX (vodafone romania) but not sure. HALP !
Check here, but it may not function properly. Last time I tried it I got an error.
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someone please help me, my galaxy s3 yesterday was running well but turn disaster after i flash it with higher firmware on odin, i put the firmware in a wrong box, the firmware file it should be pda box n got it wrong n put it to bootloader box, finally my phone turn on got signal but never registered on network whatever network provider i used. got imei,network provider name yes appeared, service state : out of service, eri version : not available, imei sv 01,serial number 00000000000, baseband version I9300DXDLI5, build number JRO03C.I9300XXDLJ1
I had try flash with another firmware includu csc, phone, n bootloader file but still same, got network but couldn't registered as well phone call or text
I have bought unlocked N9005 from Germany. The problem is I need to flash very specific ROM related to my home network - T-Mobile PL.
I managed to debrand and upgrade my phone to N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2. Works fine.
But now I need to change CSC to TPL and flash N9005XXUENA7_N9005TPLENA2_N9005XXUENA2 - but direct flashing with ODIN ends with usual invalid ext4 image.
What shall I do to flash banded firmware?
PS: *#272*(my_IMEI)# does nothing. IMEI of course checked with *#06#
Hello guys
my problem started when I tried to upgrade from 4.4.2 (KitKat) to 5.0.1 (lollipop), I tried first to upgrade using Kies but I just didn't work it recognized my phone and downloaded the firmware but couldn't install, so I went to the other option "odin" I flashed the firmware for my region for my phone yet when it turned on I had a very week signal.
when I tried going back to kitkat I had no service at all and lost my IMEI and baseband, then I tried different regions of lollipop and kitkat, but still nothing, and I thought I lost my IMEI and that I need to write it manually using this box (I don't remember its name) until yesterday when I flashed a Turkish kitkat which restored my IMEI and baseband but still no service, then I backed up my efs folder and went on trying every modem in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
I tried everyone of them some gave me "no service" others "emergency calls only" and a third group didn't even recognize the sim card however all of them changed my IMEI to either NULL or the fake IMEI.
now I tried to restore my esf folder but it didn't work, so I thought to re-flash the Turkish firmware (which retrieved my IMEI and serial) but also didn't work and now I still have a fake IMEI which is weird because it worked before.
I tried every method every solution and nothing worked
I even contacted Samsung who told me that it cannot be fixed in Europe cause it is an international model and has to be fixed from where it was bought (Jordan)
and now um feeling really hopeless
please help
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Hello guys
my problem started when I tried to upgrade from 4.4.2 (KitKat) to 5.0.1 (lollipop), I tried first to upgrade using Kies but I just didn't work it recognized my phone and downloaded the firmware but couldn't install, so I went to the other option "odin" I flashed the firmware for my region for my phone yet when it turned on I had a very week signal.
when I tried going back to kitkat I had no service at all and lost my IMEI and baseband, then I tried different regions of lollipop and kitkat, but still nothing, and I thought I lost my IMEI and that I need to write it manually using this box (I don't remember its name) until yesterday when I flashed a Turkish kitkat which restored my IMEI and baseband but still no service, then I backed up my efs folder and went on trying every modem in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
I tried everyone of them some gave me "no service" others "emergency calls only" and a third group didn't even recognize the sim card however all of them changed my IMEI to either NULL or the fake IMEI.
now I tried to restore my esf folder but it didn't work, so I thought to re-flash the Turkish firmware (which retrieved my IMEI and serial) but also didn't work and now I still have a fake IMEI which is weird because it worked before.
I tried every method every solution and nothing worked
I even contacted Samsung who told me that it cannot be fixed in Europe cause it is an international model and has to be fixed from where it was bought (Jordan)
and now um feeling really hopeless
please help
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Ive got similiar problem can u contact me on this mail [email protected]
Same problem here. I have no idea what my original firmware was. My phone was bought in Panama...
same here i lost my imei and serial after upgrading firmeware.
i can't understand how samsung made it easy to brick a phone, and made difficulte to repair it
if there is a solution !!!
Hi I'm looking desperately for help with these 2 major isssues, any advice will be much appreciated.
I recently bought this phone SM-N9005 and worked perfectly until I realized my gps doesn't work properly. After a brief research I discovered a youtube guide with positive responses so I gave it a shot. =hC8jNb38gaY . This included ServideMod digging via *#9090# -> insert Q -> insert 0000 -> UE settings -> setting -> system -> NV rebuild -> ALL . After that my sim card was no more functional just as any other I then tried. So this is my first major problem:
1) INVALID SIM CARD The sim card was doing just fine before that and is still doing when put into other devices, but no matter which sim card I try the problem still persists. So I tried factory resets, loading different firmwares... which led to problem:
2) CAN'T LOAD DIFFERENT FIRMWARE I think I was doing all accordingly to guides but still can't force my phone with different firmware. I got it rooted, and everytime I try to use Odin it just gets stuck at "Complete write" fail or FAIL Auth.
The only firmware I could load into it was the early leak of loli 5.0 N9005XXUGBNL8 . I then tried several of them so I could use for example AryaMod (which gets always stuck shortly after start of the installation - i think because i cant load demanded firmware) but to no avail. The so far tried firmwares were the stock ones;
N9005XXUGBOJ6_N9005XEOGBOJ1_N9005XXUGBOJ1_HOME.tar
N9005ZSUGOH3_N9005OZSGOH3_N9005ZSUGOH3_HOME.tar
N9005XXUGBOI6_N9005ETLGBOA2_N9005XXUGBOH1_HOME.tar
N9005XXUGBOI6_N9005O2CGBOF2_N9005XXUGBOH1_HOME.tar
And the only working is the one mentioned above from early loli 5.0 leak : BL_N9005XXUGBNL8_CL3643614_QB3415922_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar, which I currently have. Any other attempt to load meets with the same failure. I tried different versions of Odin, starting them as admin, different usb ports, wiping before, rooting it but just can't load any other. : /
So finally I'd like to ask: Is there any way to revert damages I did by doing that ServiceMod thingy? To get rid of that INVALID SIM CARD notice? I'd like to do it myself if possible.
And secondly, why can't I get any other firmware working? Is it wrong choice of firmware not compatibile with my phone or I just overlooked something during installation?
If you reached it all the way here, thank you. Please share any advices you might have.
Oh btw this is from *#1234# if its of any help : AP: N9005XXUGBNL8 CP: N900PVPUEOC5
What is the model number in download mode? Does the imei in the phone match the imei on the label under the battery?
Looks like wrong firmware flashed .
N900PVPUEOC5
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What is the model number in download mode? Does the imei in the phone match the imei on the label under the battery?
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...Well this is odd, the model number is everywhere stated as N9005 but in download mode it's N900P !
The mei number matches but it's short of one last number. The mei in back has 14 digits and in system 15.
Hey,
I got the same issue a few months ago,
It was the "pin" behind the cover that didn't reach for the antenna on the other side
This crappy video helped me a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUsXU28IDdM
Update: I just discovered I can only install the N900P firmware so right now the both AP and CP is N900PVPUEOK2.
But the firmware selection for 900P seems rather limited to USA region. Back then I had czech (maybe european version with czech language?) version.
Info about phone now says my phone is N900P even though my phone is 9005 and so was the firmware for it.
Hi! I have an A5 (SM-A500FU) bought in Italy last year, Im using it since then in Argentina. With android lollipop I have never had issues with lost signal, no service messages or network not available. But since upgrading by OTA to Marshmallow these problems started. I have looked everywhere but I cant find anything that helps me. Also my service problems are not always present, sometimes I do have signal, but mostly when im out in the street. At home, for example I have no service and "only emergency calls" message. I'm using right now and old Moto XT316 with the same SIM card ( Claro AR) im using in the A5, and it is working fine, recieving network signal ( it is also a new sim card, just in case old SIM was the problem). The thing is I can´t use my A5 because it is constantly losing signal.
Thing I have already tried and didn't work:
- Changing to aireplan mode for a few minutes
-take out SIM card, restart the phone, turn off phone, put sim back in again, turn on phone
-verifiyng the APN for my network Claro Ar was correct, manually searching networks ( At home for example, it only finds Personal and Movistar (sometimes) but never finds Claro ar)
-Doing factory reset
-Reinstalling official firmware (PDA version : A500FUXXS1CPH2; CSC version : A500FUVFR1CPG2) with kies3 ( smart switch gave me an error)
-Flashing the UK BTU ROM ( the old one was from Vodafone Italy, now Phone info app says my mobile operator is 72234, while befor was 722310 which is correspondig with claro ar, what does this mean)
what could be causing this problem???? Im really starting to desperate now...
I read something interesting online, searching for some answers I got to the experience of some guy who had a very similar problem. Short story, his had to change his phone's network configuration in the "radioinfo" menu (or whatever the name of that hidden menu is) with an app named Network and force his cellphone to use only 3g or 2g. Turns out that his phone was trying to use LTE but LTE was not available in his region. This solved his problem. Mi phone can't use LTE here in Argentina because it is Italian, and since I have it it never conected to LTE network (I guess we use different frequencies) So I was thinking maybe my phone is also trying to use LTE but since it won't reach 4g signal ends up with no signal at all, excatly like this guy's phone.
But, apparently I need root access to get to this menu or even use this apps, is that correct?
So, should I root my phone to try that? does that story make any sense to you? Any advice?
Downgrade to lollipop I read is not my best option, also rooting it isn´t , but I'm starting to run out of solutions.
I add this information that could be helpfull:
Product Code : SM-A500FZKUBTU
Original CSC code : BTU
Active CSC code : BTU
PDA version : A500FUXXU1CPH3
CSC version : A500FUBTU1CPH1
Baseband version :A500FUXXU1CPH3
Android version : 6.0.1
Build number: MMB29.A500FUXXU1CPH3
Mobile operator :72234
Also IMEI number seems to be fine, it starts with 35 and matches the one in the back of the phone.
Sorry It is such a long thread!! Thank you very much!!