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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.

No 3G network after flashing ROM via TWRP!! need help

I restored my stock ROM which was backuped by TWRP. I installed various ROMs before but never faced this typo network issue. But now facing 3G network problem. I tested , there's no problem with the network provider. Installed CM12, but still it's EDGE. When I'm clicking 3G the sim card turns to 'No Service'.
Any solution for this? Please

[email protected] said:
I restored my stock ROM which was backuped by TWRP. I installed various ROMs before but never faced this typo network issue. But now facing 3G network problem. I tested , there's no problem with the network provider. Installed CM12, but still it's EDGE. When I'm clicking 3G the sim card turns to 'No Service'.
Any solution for this? Please
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change SIM in slot

itsmedRb said:
change SIM in slot
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No Result

Try remove "persist.radio.multisim.config=dsds" from build.prop

I know, this may sound irrelevant, but anyway, which base firmware was you on before installing CM? Check 'About' section.
There seems to be some bugs in our phone, when you install CM over old stock firmwares. Well, I'm not sure. But try flashing the latest firmware (it's A3 for G360H), then install CM over it by following the regular steps. I'm repeating again, I'm just speculating, not sure.

AtomR said:
I know, this may sound irrelevant, but anyway, which base firmware was you on before installing CM? Check 'About' section.
There seems to be some bugs in our phone, when you install CM over old stock firmwares. Well, I'm not sure. But try flashing the latest firmware (it's A3 for G360H), then install CM over it by following the regular steps. I'm repeating again, I'm just speculating, not sure.
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The Baseband version is G360HDDU0ANL3
But I installed CM by formatting everything via TWRP!!

[email protected] said:
The Baseband version is G360HDDU0ANL3
But I installed CM by formatting everything via TWRP!!
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Uh, that's a pretty old firmware, I think.
I know, we all install CM by format everything. I just have a thought that the firmware on which you install CM, affects the CM as well.
For now, try format everything again. Flash the A3 firmware using Odin. Then flash CM again, by following necessary instructions.
Do it, only if you're free/willing to do. I'm only 50% sure about this firmware thingy has any effects on CM. Lol.

Maybe your efs has been corrupt. Check your IMEI go to phone, dial *#06# see if your IMEI is all 0.

unknown baseband & null IMEI desperate for help!

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.

Phone Radio NOT working/turned on with converted Axon A2017 to Axon A2017U

Hello, first of all I want to let you know that I am not an expert but have so far been able to convert my Axon A2017 to the US A2017U version.
Big thanks [email protected] for supplying the necessary files.
I have:
-unlocked the bootloader
-rooted the phone
-flashed successfully B20
However, When I upgraded to B29, I lost TWRP and the cell radio of the phone is non-responsive. It won't even turn on. Bootloader is sill unlocked. I made phone calls on my T-mobile network when it was the origional A2017 B8 version. So I believe the bandwidths are compatible.
I have already done the following troubleshooting: (note: WIFI currently works just fine)
-My network is with T-Mobile, and I have been using a different axon A2017U for over a year with no problems.
-When I type *#*#4636#*#* and got to phone Info says, GSM Service: Radio Off, and the Turn on Radio button does nothing.
- I have tried working with every setting in this menu with no luck.
-When I insert my SIM card that is working on my current axon 7 into the converted A2017U, it is able to pick up T-Mobile network u.s. LTE, (fast.tmobile.com) and T-Mobile US (tmus). However, there are no bars because the radio is not turned on.
-When I try to search for new networks an error message saying, "network search cannot proceed when the data service is enabled disabled it?" So I disable it and nothing happens except for an error message saying "error while searching for Networks".
-In network mode I have switched to every option available, LTE/wcdma/GSM, wcdma/GSM, and GSM only with no result.
I am currently running Android version 6.0.1 on build B-29. Any help to get the radio up and running to receive phone calls would be greatly appreciated. Everything else is working except for the phone radio to send and receive phone calls.
Thanks for any Help.

Do you still have your IMEI or did the partition get corrupted?

ultramag69 said:
Do you still have your IMEI or did the partition get corrupted?
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I check the number with several online checks, as well as T-Mobile, and they are unable to bring up any information about the number. I imagine it got blocked or corrupted during the upgrades.
What do I do to unblock it or make it functional again?

Go to settings>About>Status and check your IMEI number. If it's blank its noyt gonna work on any network...
You might be able to restore it if you have a backup of it - no-one will give you their backup as you then have their phone - or as a last resort, you might need to restore to the stock Chinese Rom again and see if that fixes it...
Good luck, I'm off to bed after a long backshift...

ultramag69 said:
Go to settings>About>Status and check your IMEI number. If it's blank its noyt gonna work on any network...
You might be able to restore it if you have a backup of it - no-one will give you their backup as you then have their phone - or as a last resort, you might need to restore to the stock Chinese Rom again and see if that fixes it...
Good luck, I'm off to bed after a long backshift...
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Thankfully the numbers are there on both IMEI slot 1 and IMEI Slot 2. Thanks for your help. I hope to hear from you after a good night of rest.

Flash the correct modem/bootstack for your device.

Shipcaptian said:
Thankfully the numbers are there on both IMEI slot 1 and IMEI Slot 2. Thanks for your help. I hope to hear from you after a good night of rest.
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Just go to the LineageOS thread and download the A2017 modem file, then just flash it

Choose an username... said:
Just go to the LineageOS thread and download the A2017 modem file, then just flash it
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Sounds Good
Will I need TWRP to flash it or can is just use the Reg. recovery system?

Shipcaptian said:
Sounds Good
Will I need TWRP to flash it or can is just use the Reg. recovery system?
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You need TWRP. Just install it with axon7tool via edl if you don't have fastboot, or try axon7toolkit

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You need TWRP. Just install it with axon7tool via edl if you don't have fastboot, or try axon7toolkit
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Here's the latest update:
I loaded TWRP onto the phone and installed the file A2017U_N_Modem.zip. (Several Times)
nothing has changed. The radio is still turned off and no signal is being picked up from my carrier T-Mobile.
While loading it says: Loading A2017U_N_Modem for nougat system. I am not running nougat and I cannot find any other modem to download. Will that make a difference?
Any other suggestions are welcome?

Shipcaptian said:
Here's the latest update:
I loaded TWRP onto the phone and installed the file A2017U_N_Modem.zip. (Several Times)
nothing has changed. The radio is still turned off and no signal is being picked up from my carrier T-Mobile.
While loading it says: Loading A2017U_N_Modem for nougat system. I am not running nougat and I cannot find any other modem to download. Will that make a difference?
Any other suggestions are welcome?
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You need to flash the A2017 modem, not the A2017U one
Here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767137840

bkores said:
You need to flash the A2017 modem, not the A2017U one
Here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767137840
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Okay it works! I've got signal but when I try to make a phone call and my other phone picks up I can't hear or say anything. Any idea what's happening? I have tried refreshing the signal with no luck.

Hey man, I'm having the same problem with my Axon 7, brand new A2017U. Turned it on for the first time and I haven't had an ounce of radio on. Same things you've tried I've tried and it refuses to work. Mine is not rooted and I don't want to. I've tried downgrading my update and to no avail. Factory reset etc. I've contacted ZTE and they said they have forwarded my details and my phone details, storage size, color etc. To the necessary representatives. I think I'm gonna be sent a replacement, but just wanted to let you know your not alone.

[GUIDE] Regain Volte if Lost after flashing Custom ROM and Magisk

Many of you might have seen that after flashing custom ROMs and rebooting the phone with that ROM, Volte worked fine, but as soon as you flash Magisk Root and reboot again, volte is lost and further reboots doesn't seem fix it.
Working around my phone and in magisk I found a temporary solution to recover volte for calls.
***Solution***
After flashing Magisk Root, reboot your phone normally, you won't see Volte option for calls, now all you have to do is open Magisk Manager and swipe from left and look for "Magisk Hide", click on it (you'll see lots of system files), in the search bar search for 'phone services', phone services option will come up with a checkbox, click on that checkbox, your network will reset for a few second and will be back with Volte working.
I've attached some screenshots for better understanding.
**note that after every reboot you'll have to perform this procedure again n again to gain volte**
HOPE THIS HELPS Hit Thanks

Which ROM you are using right now.?
Did you flashed stock ROM.? because by flashing stock ROM IMEI shows "0", however I have recover IMEI but I won't able to get back volte.

akshu2697 said:
Which ROM you are using right now.?
Did you flashed stock ROM.? because by flashing stock ROM IMEI shows "0", however I have recover IMEI but I won't able to get back volte.
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Earlier I was using Oreo Custom Rom (FireHound) then I went back to stock (at this moment the IMEI lost).. right now I'm using AtomicOs Oreo.
If you want to use VoLte do the steps which I posted above regarding magisk. Hope that helps.

Well, my friend, I think Volte worked for me even if I didn't follow the above steps. Maybe regaining LTE is the main part. Nice tuto by the way.
ROM: Atomic OS latest

Not working
I flashed stock with 64 bit recovery installed, which, I think, is the reason of IMEI lost. (I flashed stock to re-gain VoLte , 4g was working fine)
But soon after booting stock, IMEI went to 0 or NA in many cases.
Going back to any 8.1 ROM gets back previous imei and 3g but 4g or volte. This story is going on since past 2 months.
And, this method doesnt do anything except resetting network and finding only 3g again.

blaze_me said:
Well, my friend, I think Volte worked for me even if I didn't follow the above steps. Maybe regaining LTE is the main part. Nice tuto by the way.
ROM: Atomic OS latest
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Yeah you are right, but sometimes for few people VoLte didn't worked..

sujay kumar said:
I flashed stock with 64 bit recovery installed, which, I think, is the reason of IMEI lost. (I flashed stock to re-gain VoLte , 4g was working fine)
But soon after booting stock, IMEI went to 0 or NA in many cases.
Going back to any 8.1 ROM gets back previous imei and 3g but 4g or volte. This story is going on since past 2 months.
And, this method doesnt do anything except resetting network and finding only 3g again.
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Yes this method doesn't works if IMEI is lost.. I have wrote this method before IMEI lost not after the IMEI 0.
This will only work for people who still haven't lost their imei and if after flashing VoLte doesn't works.

shad.man92 said:
Yes this method doesn't works if IMEI is lost.. I have wrote this method before IMEI lost not after the IMEI 0.
This will only work for people who still haven't lost their imei and if after flashing VoLte doesn't works.
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Anything for losers like us?

sujay kumar said:
Anything for losers like us?
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Which ROM are you currently using?

I am currently working on HOW TO RECOVER 4G NETWORK after IMEI lost, and I can now manually search 4G network and it shows up but I can't connect to that network, it says registering on the network failed. But I'm still working on it. Will update soon.
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Can't fix the 4G issue yet.

shad.man92 said:
Which ROM are you currently using?
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Liquid remix rom, And this error is not related to any rom. All roms have this issue. Every time I test new rom(which is every week), i hope to recover my volte, atleast 4g, but no success till yet

sujay kumar said:
Liquid remix rom, And this error is not related to any rom. All roms have this issue. Every time I test new rom(which is every week), i hope to recover my volte, atleast 4g, but no success till yet
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Did you lost your IMEI?

shad.man92 said:
Did you lost your IMEI?
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YES

sujay kumar said:
YES
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Then you cannot recover 4G.
You need to get your motherboard changed.

shad.man92 said:
Many of you might have seen that after flashing custom ROMs and rebooting the phone with that ROM, Volte worked fine, but as soon as you flash Magisk Root and reboot again, volte is lost and further reboots doesn't seem fix it.
Working around my phone and in magisk I found a temporary solution to recover volte for calls.
***Solution***
After flashing Magisk Root, reboot your phone normally, you won't see Volte option for calls, now all you have to do is open Magisk Manager and swipe from left and look for "Magisk Hide", click on it (you'll see lots of system files), in the search bar search for 'phone services', phone services option will come up with a checkbox, click on that checkbox, your network will reset for a few second and will be back with Volte working.
I've attached some screenshots for better understanding.
**note that after every reboot you'll have to perform this procedure again n again to gain volte**
HOPE THIS HELPS Hit Thanks
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Any permenent fix .every boot ican do thats terrible. Now im without magisk any permanent fix please

Joyel said:
Any permenent fix .every boot ican do thats terrible. Now im without magisk any permanent fix please
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If you want permanent voLte then flash the rom again and don't flash magisk, stay on unrooted device.