I would like to resurrect my old i9505 with Lineage but ran into an issue. I flashed TWRP (Odin) and then installed Lineage after formatting. The phone seems to be working fine except that it does not detect the sim card when I put one in. Unfortunately, I did not try the sim before flashing nor did I make a backup, so I am not sure if it was working on the original stock build, however, it was working a year or so ago when I last used it with the original stock (Android 5.1) build. Here are the symptoms:
Grey card with line through in OS
No changes at all when SIM is Inserted
Preferred Network just shows "Invalid Network Mode (-1) Ignore
IMEI is showing correctly
Here is what I have tried so far:
Replaced the SIM tray with new hardware
Reverted back to latest Stock (SIM not showing under stock)
Tried both Lineage 14 and 13 versions
Have tried flashing 3-4 different recent versions of the bootloader and modem files:
Have tried messing with the *#*#4636#*#* settings
Have re-installed TWRP, Lineage, Stock several times
Here is the current setup:
OS: Lineage 14.1 (latest version for I9505)
Baseband: I9505XXUHPA1
Anyone have any additional suggestions or any way to determine if this is hardware or software issue? I assume this can't be a carrier (locked) issue since it is not detecting the card at all.
If stock also does this then it heavily suggests a hardware issue.
How many sims have you tried with the same results?
Have you tested if microSD is working?
AWK77 said:
I would like to resurrect my old i9505 with Lineage but ran into an issue. I flashed TWRP (Odin) and then installed Lineage after formatting. The phone seems to be working fine except that it does not detect the sim card when I put one in. Unfortunately, I did not try the sim before flashing nor did I make a backup, so I am not sure if it was working on the original stock build, however, it was working a year or so ago when I last used it with the original stock (Android 5.1) build. Here are the symptoms:
Grey card with line through in OS
No changes at all when SIM is Inserted
Preferred Network just shows "Invalid Network Mode (-1) Ignore
IMEI is showing correctly
Here is what I have tried so far:
Replaced the SIM tray with new hardware
Reverted back to latest Stock (SIM not showing under stock)
Tried both Lineage 14 and 13 versions
Have tried flashing 3-4 different recent versions of the bootloader and modem files:
Have tried messing with the *#*#4636#*#* settings
Have re-installed TWRP, Lineage, Stock several times
Here is the current setup:
OS: Lineage 14.1 (latest version for I9505)
Baseband: I9505XXUHPA1
Anyone have any additional suggestions or any way to determine if this is hardware or software issue? I assume this can't be a carrier (locked) issue since it is not detecting the card at all.
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Your Carte Mére is bad , problème Hardware Like me
AWK77 said:
The phone seems to be working fine except that it does not detect the sim card when I put one in.
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This problem is almost certainly a hardware issue in that the SIM card tray has likely failed. The good news is that replacement trays should be relatively inexpensive on Amazon, and from personal experience easy to replace. Just make sure to re-use the foam pad that sits on top of the connector on the original tray, as the phone's back presses down on that pad, preventing the connector from moving while in use.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
This problem is almost certainly a hardware issue in that the SIM card tray has likely failed. The good news is that replacement trays should be relatively inexpensive on Amazon, and from personal experience easy to replace. Just make sure to re-use the foam pad that sits on top of the connector on the original tray, as the phone's back presses down on that pad, preventing the connector from moving while in use.
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He stated he had already replaced the sim tray.
Buff99 said:
If stock also does this then it heavily suggests a hardware issue.
How many sims have you tried with the same results?
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AoEKiller said:
Have you tested if microSD is working?
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I have only tried the single SIM which is working in several other phones, but I will try different SIM today. Good suggestion. Maybe the carrier chip is not lining up right or something. I will let you know if it works.
The micro SD slot is working fine.
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He stated he had already replaced the sim tray.
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I didn't see that in his post.
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So for ages i was getting no sim card inserted on my I9505 and figured it was a hardware problem as it would work sometimes if i pushed the tray really hard and so i replaced the sim card tray and all was working for a few days. I then decided to flash a new rom and straight after the flash all im getting is no sim card inserted.
Ive used odin to flash the stock firmware but still get the message. Ive used the airplane trick also with no luck.
Im totally convinced its a software problem because it happened instantly after a flash and ive only recently replaced the sim reader.
Any help would be appreciated.
hii , i guess you have imei problem , chech for #06# if your email code match the one below the battry.
D3NNY said:
So for ages i was getting no sim card inserted on my I9505 and figured it was a hardware problem as it would work sometimes if i pushed the tray really hard and so i replaced the sim card tray and all was working for a few days. I then decided to flash a new rom and straight after the flash all im getting is no sim card inserted.
Ive used odin to flash the stock firmware but still get the message. Ive used the airplane trick also with no luck.
Im totally convinced its a software problem because it happened instantly after a flash and ive only recently replaced the sim reader.
Any help would be appreciated.
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what rom? maybe you need to flash the right modem.
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what rom? maybe you need to flash the right modem.
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It was AntaresOne & Alucard24's cm12 build. I tried flashing the latest modem and obviously when i went back to stock using Odin an older modem but correct one was installed.
Anyhow, i actually believe it was a hardware problem again. I think that when flashing a new ROM it gets very hot and this can cause problems with the Sim reader. So i took apart the phone and basically used some duct tape to make sure the pop connector thingy is securely pushed down and also the Sim tray. It seems to be working so far.
I will flash a ROM just to make sure it doesn't happen again.
D3NNY said:
It was AntaresOne & Alucard24's cm12 build. I tried flashing the latest modem and obviously when i went back to stock using Odin an older modem but correct one was installed.
Anyhow, i actually believe it was a hardware problem again. I think that when flashing a new ROM it gets very hot and this can cause problems with the Sim reader. So i took apart the phone and basically used some duct tape to make sure the pop connector thingy is securely pushed down and also the Sim tray. It seems to be working so far.
I will flash a ROM just to make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Great it worked again mate.
Im using
GpE Version by Dandvh Lolipop. 5.0.1
And Note 4 port 4.4.4 by albe. Those two are the best ones. But if you want 4.4.2 go with imperium rom.
Didnt had problems so far.
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After a long while I'm back on the G2 and things have changed MUCH since I owned it (and KitKat was new) so I've done a LOT of reading a figured out how it all works now with the diff bootloaders, etc. Anyways... maybe I missed sometihng somewhere but. on ANY ROM other than STOCK (LP) I can't get a data signal. On CM it was flashing a signal with the (non-conneced) exclamation point) and NO SIM inserted and on everything else (PA, Ressurection Remix, crDroid, etc) my SIM is not recognized. It works FINE on stock. What am I missing? If I'm supposed to flash a certain radio or what? I can't even manually set an APN because it thinks my SIM isn't inserted. My last resort is to try a new SIM - (I'm using a nano with an adapter) - I just don't see how it's the SIM since it WORKS on stock.
Hopefully somoene sees this (even though this device is 2 years old and no one in our community here probably has it anymore...) and can render some much needed advice.
Did you try MIUI ROM?
Recently my sim reader is not detecting my sim, and i bought a sim reader replacement (with sd card reader) to replace it. Then, i put my sim card, it detected, it shows my carrier labels, but no signal, only emergency call available, even tried choosing network operators and access points, still same.
Using Ressurection Remix 5.8.5 final.
What happens when you go stock?
havent test it yet
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
What happens when you go stock?
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It works, thank you for the suggestion, i back to s4 stock 4.4 and it got signal again, and change back to RR again.
What are the problems anyway? driver?
Not a clue. It could simply be a bug in the ROM itself, and a coincidence that your SIM tray needed replacing at the same time.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Not a clue. It could simply be a bug in the ROM itself, and a coincidence that your SIM tray needed replacing at the same time.
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When I replace my sim reader, i was on lineage, change to RR just because of this problem, but still there, so, i didnt think about changing back to stock rom, anyway, thank again for your help
Hi,
when I got my Note 3, I immediately installed Cyanogenmod and from then I only swapped between custom ROMs.
I never actually made a backup of the stock system. (Yes, I was reckless.)
I also never made a backup of any custom ROM before that (Yes, I was really reckless.)
I recently switched from the unofficial Ressurection Remix (from now just called RR) 5.8.2 to the official RR 5.8.4 and since then my SIM card is not detected anymore.
For the setup, I first followed the guide on the thread itself.
Then I paniced and looked up stock firmware for my device, but since they all had more specific names like N9005XXUBMH1 (my phone only says N9005 under the battery), I couldn't identify which one was the correct one and just downloaded a whole bunch and flashed them until one of them worked.
The stock firmware I flashed actually had a working SIM, but was also using power like crazy. I went from 1.5 days to half a day. The stock OS is also horribly bloated in my opinion.
So I looked through the forum and found the Rock Stable Setup, I followed it and got the same result.
I made plenty of nandroid backups with TWRP and restored that every time I started the phone and saw that the SIM wasn't found.
I am currently running RR 5.8.4 and a seperate phone for being reachable, but I would really like reduce that to one phone again.
When I dial *#06# in RR, I just see a windows with IMEI as title but no content. (It shows one in the stock ROM)
Things I have already tried:
Solution Lineage OS No Sim
UpdatePackage by -ION-
If you need any more information, I'd be happy to provide them!
I just really want to use my phone to it's fullest capability again.
Thanks to all replies in advance
Simon
Just search the forum
Sim card not detected
JJEgan said:
Just search the forum
Sim card not detected
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I know that there are a lot of threads regarding this issue, but most of them are different phones (not N9005) or different conditions.
The ones that I did find that match my conditions roughly are already listed in the first post.
Therefore I belive that my case is different from those threads.
If you find one that I messed, please refer me.
RR rom
Answer You are using an Old Modem .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/thread/3630301?query=sim card not detected
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=x...x-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=gTpXWv6_NYv98wf9h5-ICg
I only now read about 'getting the firmware to stick'.
I had to flash it three times until both the bootloader and modem versions changed.
Now I have a differen problem:
I can't call or send SMS.
Mobile data works and receiving calls and SMS works flawlessly, even though it sometimes loses contact with the tower.
Anything that cam up in search had either everything not working or solved it in a way that didn't work for me.
I tried rebooting, putting it in a different phone (SIM works there just fine) and putting it back...
Same here... my SIM card is not detected.
I can´t find a way to make it connect to my mobile provider...
It shows no EMEI in "Phone info" app, I asked for help in a RR thread...
If you make it work, please, reply here.
EDIT: Nevermind, this worked https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72986417&postcount=4141
Hi everyone.
I have a problem with a Samsung S4 GT-I9505 which I bought as used. The phone came with stock rom, and with baseband I9505XXUHOJ2.
Then I updated it to the latest stock rom for my country, which is I9505XXUHPK2-ITV, with Odin. After reboot and factory wipe everything, the phone info shows build LRX22C.I9505XXUHPK2, but baseband is still I9505XXUHOJ2, which according to letter coding, should be previous.
This phone does not register SIM, nor see the SDCARD. Thinking it was damaged, I even changed the sdcard+sim slot with a new one, without success. I suppose the baseband may be the cause of missed SIM registration to the network.
What do you think is preventing the baseband to be updated? I'm out of clues
Never mind. I finally updated baseband reiterating Combined Modem+NON_HLOS flashing. However I did not solve the problem with SDCARD and SIM
micchese said:
Never mind. I finally updated baseband reiterating Combined Modem+NON_HLOS flashing. However I did not solve the problem with SDCARD and SIM
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Hello,
Check my S4 Unified Collection & Guides and follow the steps of the Guide Clean Install Official Stock ROM.
Sir, I followed your guide step by step. Now I have Stock-rom XXUHQK1, and the same for the baseband.
Unfortunately, the SIM and SDCard is not detected. I think it's an hardware issue. I have other S4 I9505 phones and they behave differently than this one.
micchese said:
Sir, I followed your guide step by step. Now I have Stock-rom XXUHQK1, and the same for the baseband.
Unfortunately, the SIM and SDCard is not detected. I think it's an hardware issue. I have other S4 I9505 phones and they behave differently than this one.
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If that is the case, it's relatively easy to replace the SIM card tray, provided the part is still available for purchase from Amazon or similar sites.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If that is the case, it's relatively easy to replace the SIM card tray, provided the part is still available for purchase from Amazon or similar sites.
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As I said in the first message, thinking it was damaged, I even changed the sdcard+sim card tray with a new one, without success. So the problem is not the card tray afaik.
When you swapped out the tray did you transfer to the new part the foam pad that sits atop the connection to the motherboard? If you didn't do that, you will have problems, especially the SIM not being recognized.
However, the foam doesn't result in an immediate disconnect but a gradual one. So, we have a few different possibilities here.
1. The SIM itself is damaged.
2. The device was unlocked by its previous owner using a service menu exploit, and when you restored the firmware you wiped the exploit.
3. The EFS partition is corrupted or lost.
The first can be easily tested.
The second? I ran into this exact issue myself: at the same time my SIM tray failed, which made resolving things challenging. It can be remedied by downgrading to an Android 4.2.2 ROM and running RegionLock Away by Chainfire.
The third? That one only Samsung can help with, as the EFS partition stores the IMEI and NV RAM of the S4, and unless you ran Wanam Partition Backup beforehand, there's no way to restore it.
With the premise that my problem is not limited to the SIM, but involves also the SD Card which is not detected when inserted, let me reply to your points:
1) The SIM is good and valid, as it registers to the network in another S4 I9505 which is fully operational
3) Before upgrading, I installed TWRP and made a backup of EFS partition. After checking the new EFS partition with the old, there are no differences beside a few bytes here and there, however nothing which reminds me an IMEI (they seem more like file date updates in filesystem)
2) Can you be more specific here, I never heard of this before. The previous owner, once contacted said he used this phone as daily driver until 2018. He live in my same country, and the stock firmware should have nothing locked or needing an exploit. Again, provided this would prevent SIM from registering, do you think this could also influence SD Card too?
I'm more and more concerned that the problem is hardware related. Pressing the SDCard slot connector to the mainboard, like other users have reported successfully, didn't change anything. Maybe the mainboard isn't giving the SDCard slot the correct powerage. I have seen on eBay other mainboards sold as not working with this very same defect, wifi working and SIM not registering.