Good evening friends, I have a question about a problem that I have not been able to solve. My S4 version 9505 is free from factory and so it has been for 10 months (I bought it used and that's what they told me) and suddenly in a normal restart it gave me a screen before the launcher that says Unblock or continue ... after that It says that I have a simcard with network blocking. Use Lineage 14.1 and go back to lollipop 5.0.1 stock to see if that solved it but it was not like that. I have imei intact but it is blocked by network.
i would be grateful to who can help me
Thank you
You can try to unlock it by flashing a 4.2.2 mode, root, run regionlockaway, flash stock 5.01 ROM, and see if the phone is network unlocked.
You will not be able to use the menu option listed in this thread but there are some helpful posts: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
dfernandopm said:
Good evening friends, I have a question about a problem that I have not been able to solve. My S4 version 9505 is free from factory and so it has been for 10 months (I bought it used and that's what they told me) and suddenly in a normal restart it gave me a screen before the launcher that says Unblock or continue ... after that It says that I have a simcard with network blocking. Use Lineage 14.1 and go back to lollipop 5.0.1 stock to see if that solved it but it was not like that. I have imei intact but it is blocked by network.
i would be grateful to who can help me
Thank you
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Hello
Your phone is not locked, the SIM card is. Have you set up a pin for the SIM card and forgotten?.....Try another SIM card in the phone to check.
The message that appears on the original post is the same screen I received with my locked sgh-i337m before I unlocked it using regionlockaway.
cooltt said:
Hello
Your phone is not locked, the SIM card is. Have you set up a pin for the SIM card and forgotten?.....Try another SIM card in the phone to check.
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No friend. ... I appreciate your opinion very much but it is not my case, I have tried several. thank you very much
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audit13 said:
You can try to unlock it by flashing a 4.2.2 mode, root, run regionlockaway, flash stock 5.01 ROM, and see if the phone is network unlocked.
You will not be able to use the menu option listed in this thread but there are some helpful posts: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
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thanks friend. I tried with regionlockaway and nothing .... when I installed 4.2.2 I warned
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Try this: root the phone, install and run regionlockaway, restore the latest stock ROM using Odin, test the phone.
audit13 said:
Try this: root the phone, install and run regionlockaway, restore the latest stock ROM using Odin, test the phone.
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I did it exactly like that, but it did not work
Not sure why it didn't work since other XDA members have had success with the method I outlined.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71227945&postcount=1653
audit13 said:
Not sure why it didn't work since other XDA members have had success with the method I outlined.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71227945&postcount=1653
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imei null when flashing modem I9505_XXUAME2_MODEM.tar
I had to flash a stock ROM again and the imei was recovered, but I still have network blocking
The IMEI goes null because you are flashing a 4.2.2 modem onto a phone with a 5.01 bootloader and flashing the latest modem will restore the imei.
If you followed the steps I outlined and the phone is still network locked, you will need to buy and unlock code.
I'm sorry I had not been able to answer for days.
I could unlock the phone as follows: Install via ODIN I9505XXSHQB1_I9505OLBHOH1_I9505XXSHQB1_HOME.tar then install the modem: I9505DVUAMD8_MODEM.tar, then root, and use Galaxy Unlock app.
I thank all those who helped me here and took the trouble to answer my post.
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Hi, my mate bought an region unlocked N9005 from Bahrain. He turned it on without a SIM card and it fruit-looped.
A factory restore with an inserted local SIM started it up but it refused to connect to the network, always asking for the unlock code.
I have updated it to 4.4.2 with Kies and CF-Rooted it with Odin 3.09, then installed RegionLock Away.
If I insert my 3 SIM, I can scan the networks but it fails to register on the 3 UK network.
So, I thought about buying an unlock code.
I type in the *#06# to pull up the IMEI and get 0000000000000/01
Can anyone help? My buddy is furious, paid cash in a reputable shop to buy a legitimate phone from a brand leader and it's just a wifi tablet!
nitrowing said:
Hi, my mate bought an region unlocked N9005 from Bahrain. He turned it on without a SIM card and it fruit-looped.
A factory restore with an inserted local SIM started it up but it refused to connect to the network, always asking for the unlock code.
I have updated it to 4.4.2 with Kies and CF-Rooted it with Odin 3.09, then installed RegionLock Away.
If I insert my 3 SIM, I can scan the networks but it fails to register on the 3 UK network.
So, I thought about buying an unlock code.
I type in the *#06# to pull up the IMEI and get 0000000000000/01
Can anyone help? My buddy is furious, paid cash in a reputable shop to buy a legitimate phone from a brand leader and it's just a wifi tablet!
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
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No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
nitrowing said:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
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Try flashing stock. That may help restore your efs/imei, it that doesn't then you will probably not be able to fix that issue.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
nitrowing said:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B35PcVarn_ETY29ZUkp2emhPQzA/edit
No change, still a long string of 0000 for the IMEI and still asking for SIM network unlock PIN
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I got a few more links for you to try if you flashed Stock ROM and didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567133 # Try this first!!!
Good luck >.< This is the worst state your phone can ever be in...other than hardbrick
nicholaschum said:
I got a few more links for you to try if you flashed Stock ROM and didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567133 # Try this first!!!
Good luck >.< This is the worst state your phone can ever be in...other than hardbrick
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I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
nitrowing said:
I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
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Should have flashed stock first, then tried the EFS pro app.
nicholaschum said:
Should have flashed stock first, then tried the EFS pro app.
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It is stock 4.4.2 that's been rooted
nitrowing said:
I've just tried using EFS Professional and although it gives me a successful notification, the IMEI doesn't change
I'll try the fresh ROM next ...
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Dont use EFS professional . Guys have posted that Efs professional actually causes more issues then help. I thought that thread was taken down. Two guys soft bricked there device backingup through efs pro.
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nitrowing said:
It is stock 4.4.2 that's been rooted
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Try the second link
I got as far as
install n9005-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025)
and that failed
Hi,
Let me explain
EFS file -> efs.tar => BTID WiFiID Serial Number and passwords
EFS12 -> efs12.tar -> different location of memory -> IMEI, Cal data + SIM lock
As you can see EFS.tar never will fix the imei issues and also never will unlock you phone.
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.
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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.
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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.
I'm trying to try some methods to unlock my AT&T S4. I'm still on MDL firmware, it is rooted but I never unlocked it and now I really want to because I just came back from an overseas trip and didn't have use of my phone. However, all the methods require I be able to dial or enter into some kind of service mode like *#9090# or *#0011#. However after I hit the last # nothing happens, I hit the Call button and I see a USSD Code Runnning then 'Connection problem or invalid MMI'. I can't get anywhere without being able to enter into any of the service menus. Can anyone tell me why or how I can fix this?
Also, I wouldn't be opposed to updating to the latest firmware through AT&T (I disabled the OTA update pushing thing long ago) and then rooting and unlocking with the latest methods. Is this possible right now? But I still need to get the dialing code issue fixed I believe. I would still need to be able to crack through the AT&T wifi tethering feature in the phone which I have right now on MDL, its very important to me. If it can't be done on the latest firmware then I'll just have to wait another 6 months for my contract is up then AT&T will give me the sim unlock code.
Please Help!
Oh, and I just remembered AT&T actually provided me with a sim network unlock code which I didn't try to enter until I was overseas, about a year had passed already. The code didn't work and I actually found that it was just my IMEI#. I'm assuming that was never going to work anyways and whoever gave me that was just messing with me?
You can try flashing the MF3 modem through recovery and then running regionlockaway app. If that doesn't work, you can flash the stock MDL firmware using Odin. The firmware can be downloaded from sammobile site.
Doesn't your phone ask for a unlock code when you insert a different SIM card?
jmjoyas said:
You can try flashing the MF3 modem through recovery and then running regionlockaway app. If that doesn't work, you can flash the stock MDL firmware using Odin. The firmware can be downloaded from sammobile site.
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If I do this then will I lose root? If so will I be able to recover it?
abhishek1234321 said:
Doesn't your phone ask for a unlock code when you insert a different SIM card?
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Yes it does, but AT&T won't give me a code.
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If I do this then will I lose root? If so will I be able to recover it?
Yes it does, but AT&T won't give me a code.
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Flash the modem won't lose root. If you use Odin you will have root afterwards
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Sim Unlock on UCUFNJ4 MDv1.2
What is the correct way to SIM unlock with this ROM? I've been using it for awhile with few issues except the phone stopping twice on boot before logging in. Annoying but I don't boot/reboot often. I'm switching carriers and do pay-as-you-go. I need to get this SIM unlocked fast. The *#0011# process doesn't work on this ROM. Can't get to the menu. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
You might need to be on stock, but go to this thread, read the OP and then post 77 (and maybe post 70). Can't hurt to try that method on MD v1.2 as all you're flashing is the modem.
SOLVED!
creepyncrawly said:
You might need to be on stock, but go to this thread, read the OP and then post 77 (and maybe post 70). Can't hurt to try that method on MD v1.2 as all you're flashing is the modem.
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YOU ROCK! Actually post 70 gave me what I needed.
permalink here = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58490012&postcount=70
SUMMARY:
" I had to replace my S4 motherboard.. after getting a new motherboard.. it was locked and was on 4.4.4 FNJ4, and wanted to unlock it badly..
was sarching seaching...........i came to know the other free methods only work for 4.2.2 .so was think to downgrade the firmware
searching again and again how to rollback to 4.2.2 . having in mind that its tough. but luckly i found your thread. and followed the steps..
OMG !!!! it worked just perfect
1. i am on 4.4.4 FNJ4 firmware. and no simcards inserted
2. Rooted the Firmware by the guide from http://www.droidviews.com/root-att-g...e-i337ucufnj4/
3. installed SuperSU, Busybox from play store. and updated the binary and instlled busybox
4. installed safestrap recovery you attached.
5. boot into recovery and installed MF3 Modem, and reboot the system
6. installed region lock away app, and did region unlock. got success message.
7. and reboot again to recovery. installed FNJ4 modem, did system reboot. meanwhile in inserted different NetWork SIM
8. thats all my S4 accepted the SIM and unlocked.. "
This worked for me. I didn't even take out my AT&T GoPhone SIM until the end when I switched in TMob. APN picked up but network may need tweaking. I got data, confirmation texts from TM but haven't checked phone call yet.
MARKING AS SOLVED
so my nexus 5 screen is completly f***ed up so i had no choice but to switch again to my old i9500 galaxy s4
i didn't used it in a long time and it had a custom rom & root on it and all that good stuff
but when i inserted my sim (which is a new sim btw & worked flawlessly on my nexus 5) i just dont seem to get any reception & when i touch "Mobile networks" option in the settings i get "Insert SIM card to access network services" needless to say that the sim card are obviously inside my phone
i tried so much diffrent methods that i found online & on this forum which non worked unfortunately
tried installing a couple new modems trough odin which non worked
also tried to give premissions to the efs folder & change owner & it didnt worked
i also switched like 2 roms which now im on a stock 4.3 & i wiped all data but i still have the same problem
i hope someone here maybe will know how to fix this S***ty problem...
please if you have any idea id love to hear it
Flash your phone with the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com and retry.
audit13 said:
Flash your phone with the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com and retry.
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Hi bro first of all thanks for helping me out here but i tried to download a firmware from the site you gave me & its downloading at 15kbps!! It will take too much time to download...
is there any other source i can download it?
+ can you please explain what will be different from the stock 4.3 rom i installed?
Thanks again for helping out, Much appreciated!!
You should flash the latest 5.01 rom, not 4.3.
Try searching for the rom on updato.com.
audit13 said:
You should flash the latest 5.01 rom, not 4.3.
Try searching for the rom on updato.com.
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didnt work unfortunately
i installed this rom : http://updato.com./firmware-archive-select-model?record=BF01B00E1F3711E6949E0CC47A44B7B2 (im from israel)
and i get the same exact problem
also im not 100% sure but i remember i checked the efs folder and it was empty...
am i f***ed or is there still hope?
i have the imei number on the sticker under the battery btw if that helps
Did you flash anything else that could have caused the loss of imei?
The imei should be able to be injected by a cell repair shop via jtag.