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[Q] Samsung Note 3 N9005 NO SIM Inserted

When I upgrade my Samsung N9005 (European version) to Android 4.4, it does not detect any of my sim cards. I have tried this on three phones I have and am now sure there is a porblem with the firmware not my sim card. I am on China Unicom. I have also tried to insert a sim from a different country, it does not even ask for the pin since to it nothing is inserted. I have tried different region firmwares from HongKong, United Kingdom and Unknown. Please help.

Anyone?
How do I make my posts popular. I always ask questions on this forum and never receive answers. Yet there are 52k people online.

Be patient. You are not special that you should get immediate answers on your topics.
Thought about possible hardware failure? It could go under warranty as well.

Someguyfromhell said:
Be patient. You are not special that you should get immediate answers on your topics.
Thought about possible hardware failure? It could go under warranty as well.
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Its not a hardware failure. I have three phones which I got after exchanging so this is six in total that have this issue. I also cannot downgrade back to 4.3 which is what I would prefer as for now.

What version of 4.4.2 you have? I need the build number.
I would recommend reflashing firmware, might eliminate those bugs.

Someguyfromhell said:
What version of 4.4.2 you have? I need the build number.
I would recommend reflashing firmware, might eliminate those bugs.
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I have tried 4.4.2 N9005XXUEND3_N9005OXAEND1_BTU and UK firmware N9005XXUEND3-N9005OXAEND1.

Just to add some detail, my phose Baseband is unknown and when I try to check the IMEI I cannot since it interpretes it as a phone call "Mobile Network not available"

Look around the forum, there are solutions for that. Apparently something went wrong when you updated firmware.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

brokesergey said:
Just to add some detail, my phose Baseband is unknown and when I try to check the IMEI I cannot since it interpretes it as a phone call "Mobile Network not available"
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Try re-flashing the entire firmware, or extract only modem files and flash it manually. See the post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52948152&postcount=13

vndnguyen said:
Try re-flashing the entire firmware, or extract only modem files and flash it manually. See the post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52948152&postcount=13
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I'm experiencing the same issue. Flashed a new Temasek CM11 nightly and after booting into the rom for the first time no PIN unlock dialogue appeared. The phone is stuck at "searching for service". My IMEI number is still there and both SIM cards I have tried work perfectly in my iPhone.
I'm still on JB 4.3 bootloader with CMW recovery 6.0.4.5 and baseband is N9005XXUBMI6. Is it possible something got messed up when flashing latest CM? Perhaps baseband/modem firmware outdated?
I'm downloading N9905XXUEND3 and will flash back completely to stock. Will report back here later.

AO7 said:
I'm experiencing the same issue. Flashed a new Temasek CM11 nightly and after booting into the rom for the first time no PIN unlock dialogue appeared. The phone is stuck at "searching for service". My IMEI number is still there and both SIM cards I have tried work perfectly in my iPhone.
I'm still on JB 4.3 bootloader with CMW recovery 6.0.4.5 and baseband is N9005XXUBMI6. Is it possible something got messed up when flashing latest CM? Perhaps baseband/modem firmware outdated?
I'm downloading N9905XXUEND3 and will flash back completely to stock. Will report back here later.
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Sorry I've never tried CM so I'm not sure what happens.
Please feedback.

vndnguyen said:
Sorry I've never tried CM so I'm not sure what happens.
Please feedback.
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I have managed to solve the problem.
1. First back up EFS and FSG in case you haven't done that yet. On the N9005 your IMEI information is stored in FSG so do not use any tools that only backup the EFS without the FSG. For tools check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
2. Flash stock image for N9005. I was still on JB 4.3 with the unlocked bootloader so I flashed JB 4.3 again, didn't bother with KK 4.4 which will lock the bootloader after flashing.
3. Booting back into stock and the SIM PIN entry menu appeared straight away.
4. Flash CWM recovery appropriate to your bootloader 4.3 or 4.4
5. Flash CM
6. SIM PIN entry and cellular works perfectly again
conclusion:
I'm not sure why this happened. Downgrading to a previous CM build did not solve the issue. So I'm reluctant to blame CM itself. Perhaps the recovery was the culprit. Somewhere something must have been corrupted during a flash. Luckily nothing that couldn't be fixed by flashing stock.

N9005 .. Bb: Unknown .. Imei: Null .. !!

hello guys ..
how are you all ..
hope you fine ..
this note 3 (N9005) lost BB and IMEI after flashing KK FW ..
so, i tried to flash another FW but still same ..
also tried to flash latest Modem and BB fixed but IMEI still (/01) ..
so, i went to EFS_Professional app and wrote IMEI from the back to phone ..
now phone has IMEI but Emergency Calls Only ..
IMEI CERT: PASS
what should i do .. ??
also, i have SPT and Z3X boxes and i can write Super IMEI with SPT or write CERT file with Z3X ..
but i don't want to change the IMEI .. i want to restore it's original IMEI.
thx in advance.

1- Try re-flashing full stock firmware for your device via Odin. To obtain the correct firmware, use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app > Menu > 'Firmware Browser'.
2- If that doesn't help, try this post.

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mirosaw2 said:
hello guys ..
how are you all ..
hope you fine ..
this note 3 (N9005) lost BB and IMEI after flashing KK FW ..
so, i tried to flash another FW but still same ..
also tried to flash latest Modem and BB fixed but IMEI still (/01) ..
so, i went to EFS_Professional app and wrote IMEI from the back to phone ..
now phone has IMEI but Emergency Calls Only ..
IMEI CERT: PASS
what should i do .. ??
also, i have SPT and Z3X boxes and i can write Super IMEI with SPT or write CERT file with Z3X ..
but i don't want to change the IMEI .. i want to restore it's original IMEI.
thx in advance.
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havent any backups? There is a back imei folder

vndnguyen said:
1- Try re-flashing full stock firmware for your device via Odin. To obtain the correct firmware, use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app > Menu > 'Firmware Browser'.
2- If that doesn't help, try this post.
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Thx for trying help bro ..
also tried to flash factory rom but same problem.
also tried the solution from that thread but same.
Sent from my iPhone 4S using Tapatalk.

david_ita said:
havent any backups? There is a back imei folder
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unfortunately, no backups ..
but as i said, my problem now with the network not the IMEI .. !!
and i also tried to flash QCN backup from another working phone but still same problem.
Sent from my iPhone 4S using Tapatalk.

after many tries and wasting too much time .. i decided to use Super IMEI method using SPT box ..
so, now i have a fully working Note 3 with Super IMEI.
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mirosaw2 said:
after many tries and wasting too much time .. i decided to use Super IMEI method using SPT box ..
so, now i have a fully working Note 3 with Super IMEI.
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What the Super IMEI would be?
Can you show this IMEI?

vndnguyen said:
What the Super IMEI would be?
Can you show this IMEI?
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Super IMEI is an unlock method for new models which can't be unlocked by default methods cause it has a new security which boxes can't bypass ..
To unlock your phone ( ex: Note 3 ) you have to wipe EFS first then there is a list with a lot of IMEIs for every phone .. So, you can choose one of them to write to your phone .. Now it's unlocked.
But you can't write back your original IMEI.
So, i used this method for that phone and it fixed the problem.
Sent from my iPhone 4S using Tapatalk.

Ok thanks.

@mirosaw2 thanks for the INFO & tips mate really thanks
Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk

No network/No service/No signal... GT-I9500

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

987123 said:
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 !!!

emergency calls only problem

my s4 i9500 when i downgraded to 4.4.2 from 5.0.1 it lost its IMEI. when i tried to install new kernel then it can not register on network.

Hi,
Flash Lollipop modem and let me know.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD

same problem i flash modem lollipo, kk, marshmalow
i have the imei generic 0049.......

Flash back to the latest stock rom and check imei.

flashed stock rom
4.2.2 ime unknow---signal no services
4.3 imei generic---signal emergency call only
4.4.2 imei generic---signal emergency call only
5.0.1 imei unknow---signal no services
The problem occurred when installing Cyanogenmod 13

Did you backup the efs folder?

audit13 said:
Did you backup the efs folder?
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yes, but the same problem when restore EFS

I assume the phone has the correct imei before downgrading?
If restoring EFS didn't work, you may have to take it to a repair shop to have the imei injected into the phone.
Does wifi work?

audit13 said:
I assume the phone has the correct imei before downgrading?
If restoring EFS didn't work, you may have to take it to a repair shop to have the imei injected into the phone.
Does wifi work?
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I assume the phone has the correct imei before downgrading? --yes--
If restoring EFS didn't work, you may have to take it to a repair shop to have the imei injected into the phone. --whit any box example 3zx box....
Does wifi work? very well, its working wifi

Yes, phone probably needs to be re-programmed with a an Octopus box or something similar.

audit13 said:
Yes, phone probably needs to be re-programmed with a an Octopus box or something similar.
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oks 10x 4 all

Moto G4 Plus SIMCARD No Signal

My Moto G4 Plus (XT1640) was on Stock Rom 7.0 everything working fine, so i got a OTA update, downloaded it and installed, at first it got bootloop so i forced it to power off (Power button and Volume minus) and rebooted it, but the Simcard doesnt get signal , only recognizes tells my sim number but no signal
I already tried everything, after the problems with the official 8.1 via OTA, i tried to downgrade to Stock Rom 7.0, unlocked bootloader , downgraded to 7.0 and it still doesnt get signal on Simcard and when i check the IMEI it was 0, so i installed TWRP and flashed Arrow OS 9.0 triyng to get IMEI and Simcard signal back, Clean flash i got my IMEI back but the Simcard doesnt get signal, recognizes but i cant do calls or use 4g keeps all the time "No Signal"
So i see installed "Stable Oreo 8.1 OPJ28.111-22" flashed it through TWRP and it is with the same problem no signal ... If anyone can help me pls message me or reply this, i need my phone to work!

https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068

What does your baseband report as, can you provide the full string (including the line after the .77R)?
Here's a similar thread with some possibly useful help. https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/help/xt1640-service-update-to-8-1-t3926054 in particular https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79437813&postcount=14

echo92 said:
What does your baseband report as, can you provide the full string (including the line after the .77R)?
Here's a similar thread with some possibly useful help. https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/help/xt1640-service-update-to-8-1-t3926054 in particular https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79437813&postcount=14
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My Baseband is : M8952_70030.25.03.77R DLFT_FSG

fegama said:
My Baseband is : M8952_70030.25.03.77R DLFT_FSG
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With that baseband, I'd try downloading the factory firmware (do not flash) and use the programutags.bat as I mentioned in the other post. See if that repairs your device.

shawgluz said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068
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My IMEI is ok
https://imgur.com/a/OosRkjG

echo92 said:
With that baseband, I'd try downloading the factory firmware (do not flash) and use the programutags.bat as I mentioned in the other post. See if that repairs your device.
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Ill try it now if it works ill reply here!
When i opened the .bat it shows it, it doesnt show my country that is Brazil what i do ?
1 - LATAM
2 - APAC
3 - Canada
4 - US
5 - EMEA
6 - Quit
Please select Region:

https://imgur.com/a/LWmKkdl
After i use the programutags.bat i got my signal back for some seconds and lost it another time and now it shows "Only Emergency Calls" i check my IMEI and as u can see on the screenshots, ive lost my IMEI, so i think thats because i lost my IMEI using this that my SIM isnt working, i already try my Sim in another device and it is Ok. What can i do to recover my IMEI ? I have a TWRP EFS Backup that i did on Arrow Os 9.0 with IMEI fine, but with the same problem of signal ... , I tried to flash TWRP and restore this backup,it shows sucessful but my IMEI wasnt back

fegama said:
https://imgur.com/a/LWmKkdl
After i use the programutags.bat i got my signal back for some seconds and lost it another time and now it shows "Only Emergency Calls" i check my IMEI and as u can see on the screenshots, ive lost my IMEI, so i think thats because i lost my IMEI using this that my SIM isnt working, i already try my Sim in another device and it is Ok. What can i do to recover my IMEI ? I have a TWRP EFS Backup that i did on Arrow Os 9.0 with IMEI fine, but with the same problem of signal ... , I tried to flash TWRP and restore this backup,it shows sucessful but my IMEI wasnt back
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You may have lost your baseband downgrading back to Nougat, since you mentioned you had already updated to stock Nougat.
You could either fastboot flash the Oreo firmware or try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068
That script should have reprogrammed your hw partition and set the correct parameters for your radio, so I'm not sure what's happened to your baseband.

fegama said:
https://imgur.com/a/LWmKkdl
After i use the programutags.bat i got my signal back for some seconds and lost it another time and now it shows "Only Emergency Calls" i check my IMEI and as u can see on the screenshots, ive lost my IMEI, so i think thats because i lost my IMEI using this that my SIM isnt working, i already try my Sim in another device and it is Ok. What can i do to recover my IMEI ? I have a TWRP EFS Backup that i did on Arrow Os 9.0 with IMEI fine, but with the same problem of signal ... , I tried to flash TWRP and restore this backup,it shows sucessful but my IMEI wasnt back
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068 i did the proceedments with the terminal app and got my IMEI and signal back, but now i want to try to use Arrow Os 9.0 if i flash it through TWRP will i lose my IMEI and Simcard signal another time ?

fegama said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068 i did the proceedments with the terminal app and got my IMEI and signal back, but now i want to try to use Arrow Os 9.0 if i flash it through TWRP will i lose my IMEI and Simcard signal another time ?
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I honestly do not know - your best bet is to backup your EFS using Lyuu's TWRP as recommended in the Arrow OS thread. At least you'll have a copy of your modemst1/modemst2 that hopefully will restore your signal. Then flash ArrowOS and the relevant GApps.
You may lose signal if you revert back to stock firmware.

echo92 said:
I honestly do not know - your best bet is to backup your EFS using Lyuu's TWRP as recommended in the Arrow OS thread. At least you'll have a copy of your modemst1/modemst2 that hopefully will restore your signal. Then flash ArrowOS and the relevant GApps.
You may lose signal if you revert back to stock firmware.
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Thank you! I already post an update, after two days searching for solutions i finally got it, but i am on Stock ROM 7.0 with ElementalGX Kernel and root that was the requirements https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068 of this post that i used with your help too, but i dont know if this Kernel is better than the stock kernel, Im interested in flashing Arrow Os 9.0, what do u think is better i stay on the stock 7.0 or flash it ?

fegama said:
Thank you! I already post an update, after two days searching for solutions i finally got it, but i am on Stock ROM 7.0 with ElementalGX Kernel and root that was the requirements https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-plus-imei0-issue-t3859068 of this post that i used with your help too, but i dont know if this Kernel is better than the stock kernel, Im interested in flashing Arrow Os 9.0, what do u think is better i stay on the stock 7.0 or flash it ?
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Again, it's up to you. ElementalX is a good kernel, though it really depends on what you want from your device. If you want stability, then the stock ROM and ElementalX (or flashing the stock Oreo firmware and then ElementalX/loony) are your choices. If you want more customisation, then Arrow OS or another custom ROM are your options. It really is up to you.

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Again, it's up to you. ElementalX is a good kernel, though it really depends on what you want from your device. If you want stability, then the stock ROM and ElementalX (or flashing the stock Oreo firmware and then ElementalX/loony) are your choices. If you want more customisation, then Arrow OS or another custom ROM are your options. It really is up to you.
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After all this trouble i think is better i stay on the Stock 7.0 with the ElementalX Kernel, i need my phone to work, so ill stay on the stock i spent like 2 days to find the solution lol