Sensors and other problems - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I am facing a couple of problems with my new galaxy s5 g900f version,
it was already used when i had bought it and i dont know what did the first owner do with this phone.
1. First problem i encountered was sensors stopped working, proximity sensor, barometer sensor and gesture sensor, i noticed it after flashing flashing original firmware from different region with different modem than it was sold with, i got it with hongkong ZH firmware and reflashed to czech XX firmware, i had to also use pit file for 16GB ETL G900F to be able to flash it, dont know if its the problem, tried different roms like CM and original TW for different regions, different pit files, resetting and calibrating those sensors according to tutorials but still nothing. Can be also hardware damage, i tried just pouring some water over this phone, but everything seems to be working ok, also could be burned due to overheating? I was checking my IMEI and imei.info told me my phone is 32gb but i bought 16GB, on the box it says 16gb, i dont remember if my phone told me its 16gb with this hongkong firmware ... its all really weird.
BTW these sensors above the screen are perfectly clean, no dust so i bet the waterproofing/dustproofing is working ok and its not the problem
2. Second problem is i tried selfie stick with my phone but its not working, not problem in this stick since xperia Z3 and LG G3 are accepting it fine, could be some jack problem but headphones working ok ... this selfie stick is using its button as volume button through aux
Would be really great if someone got any idea, or if you have 16GB G900F version, you could check what IMEI says about your phone, does it show 16GB storage?
Thank you very much and sorry for my english, its not my primary language
PS: forgot to say, the phone is now on latest G900FXXU1BOJ2 rom with ETL csc, system status official, no root, original recovery, efs not corrupted(imei is displaying), serial number is changed somehow but shouldnt be big problem, also tried flashing back hongkong firmware but didnt help with any problem
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I used to have a Note-3 N900 model (TGY - HK) variant and recently the motherboard was water damaged and i bought a replacement board from the local market and got it installed by the seller as i didn't have time. The new installed board read NULL/UNKNOWN for both the baseband and the IMEI so i decided to install the original firmware again to see if it fixes the problem.
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can you not ask the seller?
I did ask him already, but unfortunately they import the motherboards as lots from several countries so he doesn't know actually what variant is it.
If the HK won't work, try DL a BTU one from Sammobile. That should cover most of the Euro variants. Other than that, find a version for which you can also get a PIT file and flash the PIT so the partition matches the version you have to install. e.g. if you want HK firmware, find an HK PIT.
Journyman16 said:
If the HK won't work, try DL a BTU one from Sammobile. That should cover most of the Euro variants. Other than that, find a version for which you can also get a PIT file and flash the PIT so the partition matches the version you have to install. e.g. if you want HK firmware, find an HK PIT.
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Thanks a lot for your helpful reply. Do you know where can i find the TGY-HK PIT file? I searched the forums but wasn't successful.
DArkSm4sh said:
Thanks a lot for your helpful reply. Do you know where can i find the TGY-HK PIT file? I searched the forums but wasn't successful.
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You'd need to check for a PIT for your device - apparently there are 16GB versions or 32GB ones. But you could try HERE for DL's and instructions.
Also you could try asking for someone with same phone to use one of the PIT apps to upload one for you.
DArkSm4sh said:
I used to have a Note-3 N900 model (TGY - HK) variant and recently the motherboard was water damaged and i bought a replacement board from the local market and got it installed by the seller as i didn't have time. The new installed board read NULL/UNKNOWN for both the baseband and the IMEI so i decided to install the original firmware again to see if it fixes the problem.
I flashed the stock firmware for the (TGY-HK) variant from Sammobile but unfortunately the process failed at the end. I tried again and again it failed.
Now i am stuck, i don't know what is the variant of the new motherboard installed.
So my question is that, are there any roms that would work on all N900 variants? Also if i disassemble the phone would i be able to detect the motherboard variant from a code or something printed on it?
Thanks in advance.
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Install this APP.
Joku1981 said:
Install this APP.
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Are you still stuck ?
I have got an note 3 devise
binuthomas said:
Are you still stuck ?
I have got an note 3 devise
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What do you mean ??
You are replying to a three year old post .
I had some problem with a note 3 devise. I don't even know what is the vertion even. I tried with all the rims and bootloader using all the vertion of Odin. Finally the phone started with Odin 207 and honking 16 gb bootloader and honking 16 bg rom. But the only problem is that the storage redused to 16 gb ( I so 32 gb rom initially in settings ) and note 3 works fine now.
There was some problem with security and WiFi and some error also papers that frequently reset the phone. Any way now it is working well and updated to 5.0.0 over the air without any issues.
I don't know how I bricked the phone as I was fidilling with the settings truth Odin. And in between I have even git a message that the phone has lost firmware and do need to fix it with keys and keys was unable to identify the model.
Very difficult to understand your post .
Rim Honking Papers Git message .< makes it impossible to read and understand .
Phone Info app from play store for device information .

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