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Hi I have international version of S5 G900F. I flashed the phone with UK BTU stock rom. Now the problem is I cannot connect to the Network.
I tried going to Settings->More Networks -> Network Operators -> Select automatically . It took 5-10 mins to search but cannot connect.
Sim is not locked as it was working before I flashed the stock rom. also I read somewhere in internet that once the phone is region unlocked, it is permanently unlocked to use any other country sim. I don't know the original region of my phone but I bought it in Uk from 3rd party dealer not from any carrier.
I can think of two thing at the moment. It should be either regional locked again, but it does not prompt any thing to activate or enter pin or anything like that. or it should be wrong modem.
Is there a way to find if the phone is region locked ?
and is there a way to find correct region of the phone ?
the label on the box was removed so I cannot find from the box as well.
Thanks in advance.
I still haven't fixed this problem. Could someone suggest how to fix?
I've attached some screenshots with my phone info.
first image shows NETWORK:UNBLOCKED and IMEI Certi: PASS
-> I think this means, the phone is not blocked by network, and IMEI certificate has passed so it's not stolen or lost claimed phone.
another screenshot is the Firmware and CSC code/country information,
-> this means, this phone is build to sell in UK, so UK sim should unlock the regional lock.
Also the phone was working fine before I installed stock rom which I dowloaded from sammobile.
in the sceenshot, one of the network is connected but it says emergency call only because it cannot register to the network.
It is not sim lock also, because when I put T-mobile sim it does not ask for pin to unlock also.
what is wrong here. any idea guys? xda supposed to be the biggest android forum and samsung s5 is one of the most popular phone at the moment, isn't there anyone who have similar problem and solved? or atleast give some reason this cannot be fixed at all.
does the TMobile sim work? does it register with the network? If yes, then call the provider (of the other sim) and ask what's going on. Maybe you have a broken sim?
blesio said:
does the TMobile sim work? does it register with the network? If yes, then call the provider (of the other sim) and ask what's going on. Maybe you have a broken sim?
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I've tried with Orange sim, and it still cannot register to the network. When I put the orange sim, it pop up a dialogbox asking to choose a network provider, there was two options, T-mobile and orange. So it is detecting the sim, but it cannot register.
And also, I tried my sim in another phone, and my sim works in another phone without any problem.
Did you try to flash the firmware again, and then after that restore factory defaults?
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Did you try to flash the firmware again, and then after that restore factory defaults?
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Yes I did, still it didn't work. I emailed samsung customer service with the problem, and they asked me to restore factory defaults.
I did that again but didn't work.
I tried one custom ROM as well. same problem in that rom.
You're rooted? If yes then there might be problem with the modem part of the ROM, can you install the official one part ROM and try with that?
blesio said:
You're rooted? If yes then there might be problem with the modem part of the ROM, can you install the official one part ROM and try with that?
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I've installed stock rom several times, and several different versions( from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-G900F&pcode=0 ). Rooted several times, installed modem.bin files several times from many custom rom/ stock rom. None of them worked. I tried installing modem.bin when not rooted as well. And all the attempt failed.
I did everything I could possibly think of , Then I posted the question in the forum.
You have the IMEI ??!? Or it is lost?? Then only per efs-backup…
Or sim is broken…
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F
lwiss said:
You have the IMEI ??!? Or it is lost?? Then only per efs-backup…
Or sim is broken…
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F
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I have imei , and sim is working fine, as I tested my sim in another phone.
uktel3315 said:
I have imei , and sim is working fine, as I tested my sim in another phone.
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I'm having the same problem, but with G900H. I have stock firmware, rooted and everything's working fine until suddenly, I have no network. I restart the phone and get network again but only for a couple of minutes.
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Free mobile app
Any update?
XanoZuke said:
Any update?
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Sry XanoZuke, I could not do anything to fix this, so I returned the phone and got another handset. I now have Exynos Octa-core version. Found snapdragon version is more power efficient. My phone gets heated very quickly.
uktel3315 said:
Sry XanoZuke, I could not do anything to fix this, so I returned the phone and got another handset. I now have Exynos Octa-core version. Found snapdragon version is more power efficient. My phone gets heated very quickly.
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Don't worry, I found out that the motherboard was water damaged (the irony of life....), so a bought an LG G3.
Regarding the Exynos chip, I'm never buying anything exynos ever again. The performance is not as solid as Snapdragon and it gets heated really fast. Still, thanks for your reply! ?
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So sad case remain unsolved, Got almost the same issue, Flashed 1st and last official firmware and custom rom without success NO NETWORK SIGNAL. No IMEI - Null regitered 15 zeros no efs backup etc.
Model : SM-G900S
ROM: XtrStoLite
edreab86 said:
So sad case remain unsolved, Got almost the same issue, Flashed 1st and last official firmware and custom rom without success NO NETWORK SIGNAL. No IMEI - Null regitered 15 zeros no efs backup etc.
Model : SM-G900S
ROM: XtrStoLite
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have you found a solution yet? i have the exact same problem and have tried the same solutions as you listed...
have you found a solution yet? i have the exact same problem and have tried the same solutions as you listed...
Sorry i end up selling the phone as is..
Same deal
My g900f has no mobile services sims fine
I have the same problem.
Cannot connect to network after flashing new ROM. Since then I tried about 10 different original roms and couple custom roms. Number of different MODEMs and BOOTLOADERs but with no joy. SIM card works fine in different phone.
Also I tried to load different CERT files and QCN with Z3X Box but that didn't help either.
I've tried *#0011# command here are results:
with LTE/WCDMA/GSM auto-connect:
imgur.com/i69HCBM
with WCDMA only:
imgur.com/QPbvKHG
and GSM only:
imgur.com/8InhQWQ
It seems that GSM is not working at all.
At this stage I run out of ideas and probably gonna get rid of the phone as it is or use it as pimped-out ipod touch
(sorry for messed up links but I can't post to outside sites yet)
Hey guys, I come here very often and now I'm going to have to open this thread because I've seen absolutely no posts about my problem..
My S6 Edge+ is currently unable to make any calls and I don't know why..:crying: the strange part is that I can still send text messages and use my SIM's mobile data... Another weird thing is that whenever I reboot the phone, my WiFi passwords are forgotten..
Can any one help me? I'm currently running android 6.0.1 and I am considering downgrading it to 5.0.1 to see if it solves the issue...
Still needing help..
No one?? I really need some help since I've tried 4 different roms and modems ano nothing seems to work....
Have you wiped everything and then flashed a stock rom?
/CK
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Hey guys, I come here very often and now I'm going to have to open this thread because I've seen absolutely no posts about my problem..
My S6 Edge+ is currently unable to make any calls and I don't know why..:crying: the strange part is that I can still send text messages and use my SIM's mobile data... Another weird thing is that whenever I reboot the phone, my WiFi passwords are forgotten..
Can any one help me? I'm currently running android 6.0.1 and I am considering downgrading it to 5.0.1 to see if it solves the issue...
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Which variant do you have and which MM firmware did you flash? Check your modem, imei, network operator etc and provide that info here.
Also wifi password IMO related with
Code:
ro.securestorage.support=true
this line in build.prop. I would suggest you to add this line under 'ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES' in build.prop but assume you havent rooted your device. If have, add it.
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I've downgraded to 5.1.1 and it didn't work, I have the international version of the s6 edge plus and now I'm looking for a new ROM to test to see if I can solve it.. I've checked my imei in two different websites and on imei.info it comes clear, but the other site gives me a blacklisted warning, which makes me think since I bought it online second hand... it probably was reported stolen or lost and now it's blocked... which ise rather inconvenient. .
If I go to SIM Card Status it says "Not Available" everywhere, but on imei information it says my imei and on IMEISV the value is 01. It's network unlocked and right now I'm about to flash a new ROM, probably stock..
Hello, I have the same problem at boot after I receive the call when making a call nothing remains of numbering you have a solution? thank you cordially guillaume
Hi guys, I know this is a really old thread but I'm here just to say that the problem was with the IMEI, it was blacklisted..
I changed it with a friend and then everything worked fine..
Thanks for you help mates!
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Hi guys, I know this is a really old thread but I'm here just to say that the problem was with the IMEI, it was blacklisted..
I changed it with a friend and then everything worked fine..
Thanks for you help mates!
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how to check for imei blacklisted ?
natrajshekarj said:
how to check for imei blacklisted ?
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You can go to imei.info and there's a paid check.
So I have posted before without any replies and am still seeking help...
I know there are others out there in the same situation as me:
On an Unlocked VZW bootloader
On Verizon Wireless 4G LTE in the US
Trying to run a Custom ROM on their phone
But for some reason, I seem to be the only one who has a random delayed texts (both SMS and MMS) issue (by 1-15 minutes) on these forums. Sometimes on Custom ROMs the texts come in normally but other times there is a long delay and it makes having a conversation with people very difficult and irritating. There is NO text delay on rooted (Magisk) QL1, the latest Samsung stock TW S5 6.0.1 ROM, and I have gone back to it since I have no more ideas left to try.
What I have tried:
AEX 5.8 (Oreo 8.1), Havoc OS (8.1), Lineage 15.1 (Latest 8.1), crDroid 3.8.5 (7.1.2), MoKee (7.1.2), AOKP (7.1.2)
Changing APN settings to include the MMSC http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms and leave blank which is the default on Custom/Stock ROMs
Changing APN settings to match the stock VZW settings exactly
Flashed new VZW APN files from an ltefix.zip file I found on XDA
Changing CDMA to be Home and not just Automatic
Changing from Global to CDMA/LTE+EVDO
Went to the Verizon store and got a new SIM card
Booted up without SIM and powered off; then inserted SIM and booted up again
Tried different Modem/Non-HLOS versions like QC2 and QL1
Went into the secret *#*#4636#*#* Phone menu to see what differences exist between stock and Custom ROM settings
Added some lines from the stock VZW Build Prop to Custom ROM Build Prop
Removing HD Voice/VoLTE from my Verizon account
Avoided installing any apps after flashing a Custom ROM to see if the problem remained
Nothing worked! Still get Delayed Texts trying everything I could think of, except when on the stock VZW ROM. Custom ROMs may boot up showing my carrier as Verizon Wireless, but then after some random amount of time will show the Carrier as either "Unknown" (7.1.2) or "Roaming Indicator Off" (8.1). It is usually at that time when the Delayed Texts issue arises once the phone loses its lock on Verizon.
This makes me think it is a Verizon Band issue where for some reason not enough Bands are available for my phone to use on these Non-Verizon Custom ROMs. Or it could have something to do with VoLTE being active on my account at one point (I turned it off on My Verizon to try to combat this problem). Or maybe something to do with how we all unlocked the bootloader in the same way.
But what I don't understand is why I am the only person with this issue since I am pretty sure there are a lot of people on Verizon with CID 15 on Custom ROMs who don't seem to be mentioning this problem!
Any thoughts on how to fix it? Could it be a matter of augmenting the Bands my phone has access to on the Custom ROMs?
Thank you very much!
Drew
drewcu said:
So I have posted before without any replies and am still seeking help...
I know there are others out there in the same situation as me:
On an Unlocked VZW bootloader
On Verizon Wireless 4G LTE in the US
Trying to run a Custom ROM on their phone
But for some reason, I seem to be the only one who has a random delayed texts (both SMS and MMS) issue (by 1-15 minutes) on these forums. Sometimes on Custom ROMs the texts come in normally but other times there is a long delay and it makes having a conversation with people very difficult and irritating. There is NO text delay on rooted (Magisk) QL1, the latest Samsung stock TW S5 6.0.1 ROM, and I have gone back to it since I have no more ideas left to try.
What I have tried:
AEX 5.8 (Oreo 8.1), Havoc OS (8.1), Lineage 15.1 (Latest 8.1), crDroid 3.8.5 (7.1.2), MoKee (7.1.2), AOKP (7.1.2)
Changing APN settings to include the MMSC http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms and leave blank which is the default on Custom/Stock ROMs
Changing APN settings to match the stock VZW settings exactly
Flashed new VZW APN files from an ltefix.zip file I found on XDA
Changing CDMA to be Home and not just Automatic
Changing from Global to CDMA/LTE+EVDO
Went to the Verizon store and got a new SIM card
Booted up without SIM and powered off; then inserted SIM and booted up again
Tried different Modem/Non-HLOS versions like QC2 and QL1
Went into the secret *#*#4636#*#* Phone menu to see what differences exist between stock and Custom ROM settings
Added some lines from the stock VZW Build Prop to Custom ROM Build Prop
Removing HD Voice/VoLTE from my Verizon account
Avoided installing any apps after flashing a Custom ROM to see if the problem remained
Nothing worked! Still get Delayed Texts trying everything I could think of, except when on the stock VZW ROM. Custom ROMs may boot up showing my carrier as Verizon Wireless, but then after some random amount of time will show the Carrier as either "Unknown" (7.1.2) or "Roaming Indicator Off" (8.1). It is usually at that time when the Delayed Texts issue arises once the phone loses its lock on Verizon.
This makes me think it is a Verizon Band issue where for some reason not enough Bands are available for my phone to use on these Non-Verizon Custom ROMs. Or it could have something to do with VoLTE being active on my account at one point (I turned it off on My Verizon to try to combat this problem). Or maybe something to do with how we all unlocked the bootloader in the same way.
But what I don't understand is why I am the only person with this issue since I am pretty sure there are a lot of people on Verizon with CID 15 on Custom ROMs who don't seem to be mentioning this problem!
Any thoughts on how to fix it? Could it be a matter of augmenting the Bands my phone has access to on the Custom ROMs?
Thank you very much!
Drew
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When you are on stock you are seeing the verizon lte correct? It not showing unkown?
I have a CID 15 I can try and see if that one is having an issues. it has an older lineage rom on it but it should still work for a test.
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When you are on stock you are seeing the verizon lte correct? It not showing unkown?
I have a CID 15 I can try and see if that one is having an issues. it has an older lineage rom on it but it should still work for a test.
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Yes, stock shows Verizon as the Network in Settings/About Phone/Status and Verizon Wireless as Carrier and LTE as Type in the secret phone settings page I get to through the app Advanced Signal Status.
Appreciate your assistance in testing Lineage on your CID 15. Since no one else seems to be complaining I have a feeling it will show as Verizon as you'd expect. Feels very lonely on my island lol, but at least rooted stock with Xposed is livable for now.
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Yes, stock shows Verizon as the Network in Settings/About Phone/Status and Verizon Wireless as Carrier and LTE as Type in the secret phone settings page I get to through the app Advanced Signal Status.
Appreciate your assistance in testing Lineage on your CID 15. Since no one else seems to be complaining I have a feeling it will show as Verizon as you'd expect. Feels very lonely on my island lol, but at least rooted stock with Xposed is livable for now.
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No issues with my S5, but I later remembered this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/solved-unknown-baseband-fixed-t3680402
Try it, I know it was a huge problem awhile back, maybe this will help you.
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No issues with my S5, but I later remembered this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/solved-unknown-baseband-fixed-t3680402
Try it, I know it was a huge problem awhile back, maybe this will help you.
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Thanks for trying! Assume you waited a while with the S5 in Lineage before responding because mine will start as Verizon but then after 1-30 minutes will switch over to Unknown.
Yeah I recently came across the same post in my research on this. Seems like most of the people who used that guide weren't able to do anything with their modem like call or had missing SIM card messages. I have always had the ability to call except when I debloated the stock ROM too much lol! I am hesitant to start deleting modem files and find myself in worse trouble than I am in now when stock works perfectly (aside from the lagginess).
Besides this issue with Lineage Oreo, I also found AOSP Extended Oreo to be a huge battery hog because my phone ran HOT (but maybe it's related to my main modem? issue). On stock, I almost never find the thing getting warm, it's just not as smooth as Oreo is. I am going to let S5 Oreo mature further and improve on the battery performance before going back to it I think and just stay on working stock for now. If I had concrete evidence that my daily driver could be fixed without any risk, I might consider following instructions.
Appreciate your assistance regardless since no one else has really made any suggestions!
Thank you!
Drew
drewcu said:
Thanks for trying! Assume you waited a while with the S5 in Lineage before responding because mine will start as Verizon but then after 1-30 minutes will switch over to Unknown.
Yeah I recently came across the same post in my research on this. Seems like most of the people who used that guide weren't able to do anything with their modem like call or had missing SIM card messages. I have always had the ability to call except when I debloated the stock ROM too much lol! I am hesitant to start deleting modem files and find myself in worse trouble than I am in now when stock works perfectly (aside from the lagginess).
Besides this issue with Lineage Oreo, I also found AOSP Extended Oreo to be a huge battery hog because my phone ran HOT (but maybe it's related to my main modem? issue). On stock, I almost never find the thing getting warm, it's just not as smooth as Oreo is. I am going to let S5 Oreo mature further and improve on the battery performance before going back to it I think and just stay on working stock for now. If I had concrete evidence that my daily driver could be fixed without any risk, I might consider following instructions.
Appreciate your assistance regardless since no one else has really made any suggestions!
Thank you!
Drew
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I tried this one once when my old sprint S5 didn't have 4G. I ended up with no network at all, I had to do a forget network and reboot to get everything back. I never got that phone fixed I know there is another forum about that issue as well:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/galaxy-s5-galaxy-note-3-sprint-help-t3698708
Most people were able to get it fixed by replacing the SIM, but since you did that I didn't mention this post.
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Forgot to ask, have you tried a different messenger? I know it wont fix you unknown errors but I thought I'd ask. Also, when you did the modem update, was it this update: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/modem-modems-t3154630
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I tried this one once when my old sprint S5 didn't have 4G. I ended up with no network at all, I had to do a forget network and reboot to get everything back. I never got that phone fixed I know there is another forum about that issue as well:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/galaxy-s5-galaxy-note-3-sprint-help-t3698708
Most people were able to get it fixed by replacing the SIM, but since you did that I didn't mention this post.
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Forgot to ask, have you tried a different messenger? I know it wont fix you unknown errors but I thought I'd ask. Also, when you did the modem update, was it this update: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/modem-modems-t3154630
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Thanks for the quick reply!
You tried the deleting the modems fix or the link in your prior post for your Spring S5? And what is a "forget network" fix -- just resetting all network settings in Android?
Yeah I was really hoping the replacement SIM would fix it but sadly it was a dead end.
I have tried several messengers like the stock Lineage one, Google Messenger, and landed on Textra because it has the most configuration options.
Yeah I tried Odining modems from both the link you referenced and extracting them myself from the firmware. Not sure if this is essentially the same thing as overwriting the modems in the corrupted TWRP modem guide. I am tempted to try this over the weekend after making an EFS backup. Hard for me to believe that deleting modemst1 partitions and not restoring them afterwards as is what seems to be the fix... Does the system automatically rebuild them or something?
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No issues with my S5, but I later remembered this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/solved-unknown-baseband-fixed-t3680402
Try it, I know it was a huge problem awhile back, maybe this will help you.
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So I decided to bite the bullet and run the dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modemst1 and 2 in TWRP terminal and got the "No space left on device" in the output (tried over ADB with the same result). Supposedly this isn't necessarily a bad thing as evidenced https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68532486&postcount=115. Had no problems on stock after doing this (but had no problems on stock prior either).
Then I switched back to AOSP Extended 5.8 (Oreo) and sadly I got the Roaming Indicator Off right away. I tried zeroing out the modemst's again with the same No Space result and back in Oreo got the same delayed texts and Roaming Indicator Off after a few minutes. Dead end, but at least I tried I guess. I am back on stock and my only other thought is to unlock some LTE bands but that may be too technical for me to bother with. Stock works with the current bands so I wonder why I should have to do that on Lineaage.
drewcu said:
So I decided to bite the bullet and run the dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modemst1 and 2 in TWRP terminal and got the "No space left on device" in the output (tried over ADB with the same result). Supposedly this isn't necessarily a bad thing as evidenced https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68532486&postcount=115. Had no problems on stock after doing this (but had no problems on stock prior either).
Then I switched back to AOSP Extended 5.8 (Oreo) and sadly I got the Roaming Indicator Off right away. I tried zeroing out the modemst's again with the same No Space result and back in Oreo got the same delayed texts and Roaming Indicator Off after a few minutes. Dead end, but at least I tried I guess. I am back on stock and my only other thought is to unlock some LTE bands but that may be too technical for me to bother with. Stock works with the current bands so I wonder why I should have to do that on Lineaage.
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This bug has been around for awhile and affects all S5s differently and at different times. There are still S5s that work great, who knows if they will ever gets this bug. You may want go to the Lineage post on XDA to see if they maybe able to help you. Maybe something has changed since I gave up on my S5. Good Luck!
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This bug has been around for awhile and affects all S5s differently and at different times. There are still S5s that work great, who knows if they will ever gets this bug. You may want go to the Lineage post on XDA to see if they maybe able to help you. Maybe something has changed since I gave up on my S5. Good Luck!
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Can you do me one more favor and tell me if your CID is 1501004d414732474300bd6d97165100 (think we all have the same)? Not sure if my problem relates to the way my S5 was unlocked as I originally used one of the early unlock methods (wipe the SD) from https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909. Thanks!
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Can you do me one more favor and tell me if your CID is 1501004d414732474300bd6d97165100? Not sure if my problem relates to the way my S5 was unlocked as I originally used one of the early unlock methods (wipe the SD) from https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909. Thanks!
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My Verizon S5 (this is the working phone) is a CID 15 (I don't have the phone with me right now to get the CID ID), I can look around for the setup I used. It was some months ago when I ran the bootloader unlock and root. BUT! the phone I had an issue with the LTE was a sprint S5 that was unlocked for years before they started locking the bootloaders. This bug affects all carriers, but mostly sprint and verizon.
drewcu said:
Can you do me one more favor and tell me if your CID is 1501004d414732474300bd6d97165100 (think we all have the same)? Not sure if my problem relates to the way my S5 was unlocked as I originally used one of the early unlock methods (wipe the SD) from https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909. Thanks!
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Here is the root I used: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
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Here is the root I used: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
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Thanks yeah that's the more recent method and I am just trying to figure out if that results in the same CID I have. If not, there may be some issue because I am using the same CID as others. But perhaps we all are using the same CID and then I can cross that theory off my long list haha. When you get a chance, can you please check the CID of the Verizon S5 you have?
Thanks!
drewcu said:
Thanks yeah that's the more recent method and I am just trying to figure out if that results in the same CID I have. If not, there may be some issue because I am using the same CID as others. But perhaps we all are using the same CID and then I can cross that theory off my long list haha. When you get a chance, can you please check the CID of the Verizon S5 you have?
Thanks!
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The CID doesn't change, its just the Chip ID of the phone. You either have the CID 11, which you wouldn't be able to unlock the boot loader let alone put lineage on it. Then there's the CID 15 which does let you unlock the boot loader. I never used the CID checker I ended up finding out if I had a 15 by going to this forum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/help/to-id-cid-15-loading-app-t3756413
Now, with that being said, could there be some sort of correlation between a CID 15 with a specific version number and the bug? Its possible, I could have a different CID 15 version than you and that one may not be affected. Who knows
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The CID doesn't change, its just the Chip ID of the phone. You either have the CID 11, which you wouldn't be able to unlock the boot loader let alone put lineage on it. Then there's the CID 15 which does let you unlock the boot loader. I never used the CID checker I ended up finding out if I had a 15 by going to this forum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/help/to-id-cid-15-loading-app-t3756413
Now, with that being said, could there be some sort of correlation between a CID 15 with a specific version number and the bug? Its possible, I could have a different CID 15 version than you and that one may not be affected. Who knows
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Pretty sure this whole unlocking the bootloader on CID 15 requires that you change your CID to match the Developer CID. I know that my current CID is referenced in the thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...locking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909/page39 back when this was all just coming out (and when I first unlocked it using the old method 4 - https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909). I used to have a different CID that's saved somewhere else.
Any chance you can look your CID to see if it matches 1501004d414732474300bd6d97165100?
Thanks!
Hey guys, first time on this forum and I am trying to figure things out. I never flashed a firmware so im a noob to this, but I can definitely follow along. Here is my main concern:
Seems like you need a T-Mobile device to get access to features like advanced messaging, visual voicemail, wifi calling, etc. Things I use all the time, but I never knew it would be taken away if I purchased an unlocked S10 plus.
My main goal is to get these features back, which from what I understand requires flashing the firmware? If there is any other way I am more than open to listen to it!
I have Odin and downloaded the "userdata" linked into this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/how-to/g975u-g975u1-firmware-links-t3905897 specifically USERDATA_TMB_G975USQU1ASAT_CL15296297_QB21819666_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.zip
I figure I unzip to get the tar file, select Odin use data and only flash this file? Kinda clueless about all this.
In addition, if I were to flash I hope that Samsung Pay, Knox, finance apps will still work; also the warranty is still good. I know that rooting the device will/may make these unusable, but I just want to confirm.
Any guidance is greatly appreciated, thanks!
mdiddyshow said:
Hey guys, first time on this forum and I am trying to figure things out. I never flashed a firmware so im a noob to this, but I can definitely follow along. Here is my main concern:
Seems like you need a T-Mobile device to get access to features like advanced messaging, visual voicemail, wifi calling, etc. Things I use all the time, but I never knew it would be taken away if I purchased an unlocked S10 plus.
My main goal is to get these features back, which from what I understand requires flashing the firmware? If there is any other way I am more than open to listen to it!
I have Odin and downloaded the "userdata" linked into this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/how-to/g975u-g975u1-firmware-links-t3905897 specifically USERDATA_TMB_G975USQU1ASAT_CL15296297_QB21819666_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.zip
I figure I unzip to get the tar file, select Odin use data and only flash this file? Kinda clueless about all this.
In addition, if I were to flash I hope that Samsung Pay, Knox, finance apps will still work; also the warranty is still good. I know that rooting the device will/may make these unusable, but I just want to confirm.
Any guidance is greatly appreciated, thanks!
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WiFi Calling, VoLTE are working just fine, but I get what you mean... I mostly flashed 4 firmware files: BL, AP, CL and CSC and couple of times did flash USERDATA too. As userdata file was not required to be flashed unless you want all bloatware from the carrier. Don't know if S10 needs this "userdata" file. You would want to flash I mentioned and specifically flash CSC file and not the HOME CSC(as it usually retains user data on your phone) and in your case you want odin to wipe the device. I want to flash too, but waiting for firmware to become available on sammobile website
Charkatak said:
WiFi Calling, VoLTE are working just fine, but I get what you mean... I mostly flashed 4 firmware files: BL, AP, CL and CSC and couple of times did flash USERDATA too. As userdata file was not required to be flashed unless you want all bloatware from the carrier. Don't know if S10 needs this "userdata" file. You would want to flash I mentioned and specifically flash CSC file and not the HOME CSC(as it usually retains user data on your phone) and in your case you want odin to wipe the device. I want to flash too, but waiting for firmware to become available on sammobile website
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Basically I should wait for Sammobile to upload those 4 firmware files (BL,AP,CL,CSC) and then use Odin to flash the firmware. Seems the instructions for that are really easy.
As far as the Samsung pay / finance apps, would it mess those up like rooting the device?
mdiddyshow said:
Basically I should wait for Sammobile to upload those 4 firmware files (BL,AP,CL,CSC) and then use Odin to flash the firmware. Seems the instructions for that are really easy.
As far as the Samsung pay / finance apps, would it mess those up like rooting the device?
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There should be no issue with Samsung Pay and other apps, as you would be flashing official Samsung firmware. Wait for firmware files to be available and then you would be able to see which files will be included and go from there. On my unlocked S8, I didn't flash userdata file and still had all T-Mobile features you were mentioning. If with S10 we will have the same, then skipping userdata is better as the device is pretty much clean without unneeded apps
I installed T-Mobile's Visual Voicemail app from Play Store, and it works just fine. (Unlocked S10)
I did the same. Figured if I was paying outright might as well get an unlocked device. But the Samsung's from tmobile have the multi line function and I'm trying to get rid of my iPhone. But I use that number alot as well. So that multi line function built in for DIGITS worked for me. If you flash it let me know if it has it built in
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bradbutter said:
I did the same. Figured if I was paying outright might as well get an unlocked device. But the Samsung's from tmobile have the multi line function and I'm trying to get rid of my iPhone. But I use that number alot as well. So that multi line function built in for DIGITS worked for me. If you flash it let me know if it has it built in
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Wait. How did you get the multi line functioning on the s10? I have been scouring the internet for a solution
Curious, are there any features/capabilities that the unlocked version has, but the TMobile version does not? I ordered an unlocked S10+ (haven't received it yet) and TMobile is my carrier.
From what I've read so far, built-in caller ID, and the ability to turn mobile data off, are not on the TMobile variant, but I can't confirm that.
mosi76 said:
Wait. How did you get the multi line functioning on the s10? I have been scouring the internet for a solution
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I don't. I have the unlocked version. But I have tmobile. Didn't think about it until I received my device. So If flashing the tmobile software will give it to me i will flash it.
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Thanks for the info too! I am also quite curious about this as I have an unlocked S10+ still pre-ordered. Unfortunately, it's too late for me to cancel it and re-ordering it on T-Mobile before April comes around as I would like to use the phone on my travels by then (still hanging on to my S5 at the moment... lol).
From what I've read, the two major features lost on unlocked phones are EVS and RCS messaging. While RCS messaging is something I can live without, I would really like to keep the EVS (Enhanced Voice Service) feature usable on the phone when it arrives.
One other question, are you able to get the updates via T-Mobile on the flashed firmware or does it have to be flashed again for future updates?
KunoMochi said:
Thanks for the info too! I am also quite curious about this as I have an unlocked S10+ still pre-ordered. Unfortunately, it's too late for me to cancel it and re-ordering it on T-Mobile before April comes around as I would like to use the phone on my travels by then (still hanging on to my S5 at the moment... lol).
From what I've read, the two major features lost on unlocked phones are EVS and RCS messaging. While RCS messaging is something I can live without, I would really like to keep the EVS (Enhanced Voice Service) feature usable on the phone when it arrives.
One other question, are you able to get the updates via T-Mobile on the flashed firmware or does it have to be flashed again for future updates?
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What is EVS? Is that just another term for VoLTE?
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Kjn246 said:
What is EVS? Is that just another term for VoLTE?
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VoLTE and EVS are different. EVS is an evolution of the AMR-WB speech codec (aka HD Voice) whereas VoLTE uses said speech codecs to work. VoLTE is currently recommended to use at least AMR-WB for good voice quality. As EVS is the newer speech codec that uses similar concepts to that of AMR-WB, it is backwards compatible with technologies already using AMR-WB, which includes VoLTE.
That is what I can gather, feel free to correct me if I am wrong in any of the details.
Thanks to all for their insight. Just an update:
I flashed the T-Mo firmware on my unlocked S10+. It worked - RCS and video calling are back! However I noticed 3 things: 1st I used the CSC, but it did not delete all my apps. 2nd when the device rebooted after flashing it went into recovery mode (is this normal?), but i re-rebooted it and it went right into my phone.
3rd while RCS is working on the phone and between my Android 8.0 Note8 Tmo phone, the Note8 cannot send pictures/files to my S10+. The S10+ can send anything to me, but not the other way around. Read, Delivered, typing indicators work. I am not too concerned about this as I am getting an S10+ myself next week so this will not be an issue.
Any thoughts about that?
Other than the RCS thing, the S10+ device is working completely normally. I heard you have to change the CSC on the device but I did not do that (echo, adb, and all that jazz) - is that necessary as well?
Lots of random thoughts over here!
mdiddyshow said:
Thanks to all for their insight. Just an update:
I flashed the T-Mo firmware on my unlocked S10+. It worked - RCS and video calling are back! However I noticed 3 things: 1st I used the CSC, but it did not delete all my apps. 2nd when the device rebooted after flashing it went into recovery mode (is this normal?), but i re-rebooted it and it went right into my phone.
3rd while RCS is working on the phone and between my Android 8.0 Note8 Tmo phone, the Note8 cannot send pictures/files to my S10+. The S10+ can send anything to me, but not the other way around. Read, Delivered, typing indicators work. I am not too concerned about this as I am getting an S10+ myself next week so this will not be an issue.
Any thoughts about that?
Other than the RCS thing, the S10+ device is working completely normally. I heard you have to change the CSC on the device but I did not do that (echo, adb, and all that jazz) - is that necessary as well?
Lots of random thoughts over here!
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Would you be able to help walk me through the process to do this. I used to root and flash custom roms to phones but the carrier specific and Samsung stuff is new to me. I'm interested in getting on the TMO firmware possibly for RCS but I don't know if it's worth the hassle for it yet
mdiddyshow said:
Thanks to all for their insight. Just an update:
I flashed the T-Mo firmware on my unlocked S10+. It worked - RCS and video calling are back! However I noticed 3 things: 1st I used the CSC, but it did not delete all my apps. 2nd when the device rebooted after flashing it went into recovery mode (is this normal?), but i re-rebooted it and it went right into my phone.
3rd while RCS is working on the phone and between my Android 8.0 Note8 Tmo phone, the Note8 cannot send pictures/files to my S10+. The S10+ can send anything to me, but not the other way around. Read, Delivered, typing indicators work. I am not too concerned about this as I am getting an S10+ myself next week so this will not be an issue.
Any thoughts about that?
Other than the RCS thing, the S10+ device is working completely normally. I heard you have to change the CSC on the device but I did not do that (echo, adb, and all that jazz) - is that necessary as well?
Lots of random thoughts over here!
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Thanks for that update.
By any chance, could you let us know if the built in VVM is working? (accessed from the dialer by tapping the 3-dot menu button ((from within Dialer)). You should see Visual Voicemail as an option, not just Voicemail.
I flashed the TMo firmware as well, but used Home_CSC. That didn't seem to matter, since Userdata wipes the phone anyways, but I'm curious as to whether that is why I am not seeing Visual Voicemail.
As for the booting into recovery, did you have the reboot option checked in Odin when you started the flash? Mine has booted to recovery before, but it has always been because I forgot to check that box.
jordanyork said:
Thanks for that update.
By any chance, could you let us know if the built in VVM is working? (accessed from the dialer by tapping the 3-dot menu button ((from within Dialer)). You should see Visual Voicemail as an option, not just Voicemail.
I flashed the TMo firmware as well, but used Home_CSC. That didn't seem to matter, since Userdata wipes the phone anyways, but I'm curious as to whether that is why I am not seeing Visual Voicemail.
As for the booting into recovery, did you have the reboot option checked in Odin when you started the flash? Mine has booted to recovery before, but it has always been because I forgot to check that box.
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So I have another update about this. When I included the userdata in Odin it reset my device. The visual voicemail is not working still, and i can't confirm (or i dont know how to confirm) if wifi calling or VoLTE is working as there isn't any real indication on the device. But all my RCS problems have been fixed!
...Except that all my MMS contains the "Subject: No Subject" header on every single MMS. Every. Single. One. I had to change my default messages app because this was just too damn annoying.
and yeah, i did check the box.
mdiddyshow said:
So I have another update about this. When I included the userdata in Odin it reset my device. The visual voicemail is not working still, and i can't confirm (or i dont know how to confirm) if wifi calling or VoLTE is working as there isn't any real indication on the device. But all my RCS problems have been fixed!
...Except that all my MMS contains the "Subject: No Subject" header on every single MMS. Every. Single. One. I had to change my default messages app because this was just too damn annoying.
and yeah, i did check the box.
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Is there a voicemail icon in the dialer after flashing? Or it's still not there?
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WiFi calling option is within the phone app settings itself, and it would word even without flashing tmo
Anyone know if flashing tmobiles firmware onto the unlocked s10 will void warranty? if so id rather just get the locked tmobile version.
Low_Key_Slaps said:
Anyone know if flashing tmobiles firmware onto the unlocked s10 will void warranty? if so id rather just get the locked tmobile version.
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No. This does not trip knox, nor will it void your warranty. Tampering such as flashing unofficial software will incr the Knox counter. This matters because technicians inspect the software state (among other things during checkups).
Assuming they actually verify it, the device will fail this step (not the case when using signed packages from Samsung for conversion!). .
Ace42 said:
No. This does not trip knox, nor will it void your warranty. Tampering such as flashing unofficial software will incr the Knox counter. This matters because technicians inspect the software state (among other things during checkups).
Assuming they actually verify it, the device will fail this step (not the case when using signed packages from Samsung for conversion!). .
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I spoke with a Samsung care rep on their website, who told me it will void the warranty. But then again, most customer care reps dont actually know what their talking about beyond the basic questions...
Sorry, but I am a newbie so forgive me if this is stupid!
1 I had a slight battery problem so decided (why??) to flash the rom on my unlocked S7 edge. I used the 'BTU' version.
2 after flashing rom i cannot make or receive voice calls
3 i went into a samsung store they said it was an unlocked SM-G935F and had 'XEU' firmware.
4 they kindly reflashed this for me but it didn't solve the problem
5 I have just tried downloading and reflashing again with the XEU firmware. But I still cannot make or receive calls
one weird thing is that the odd text seems to get through to me
Anyone got any ideas on how to unbrick my phone? Very much appreciated.
Sorry, one extra piece of information. I am on '3'. But if I put an O2 sim in the phone it can make and receive calls. But before my first flashing it worked fine with '3'.
It seems I must have flashed the wrong firmware but have no idea what was on there. The previous owner used a EE sim in it. But it was bought not locked to a network - i think. There was no network branding on the phone.
bobbaker1970 said:
Sorry, but I am a newbie so forgive me if this is stupid!
1 I had a slight battery problem so decided (why??) to flash the rom on my unlocked S7 edge. I used the 'BTU' version.
2 after flashing rom i cannot make or receive voice calls
3 i went into a samsung store they said it was an unlocked SM-G935F and had 'XEU' firmware.
4 they kindly reflashed this for me but it didn't solve the problem
5 I have just tried downloading and reflashing again with the XEU firmware. But I still cannot make or receive calls
one weird thing is that the odd text seems to get through to me
Anyone got any ideas on how to unbrick my phone? Very much appreciated.
Sorry, one extra piece of information. I am on '3'. But if I put an O2 sim in the phone it can make and receive calls. But before my first flashing it worked fine with '3'.
It seems I must have flashed the wrong firmware but have no idea what was on there. The previous owner used a EE sim in it. But it was bought not locked to a network - i think. There was no network branding on the phone.
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Hey, can it boot? If yes then flash a custom rom. Some custom roms have multi csc options. Make sure to enable oem unlock before doing anything and flash modded twrp and take full backup
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gupt07ash said:
Hey, can it boot? If yes then flash a custom rom. Some custom roms have multi csc options. Make sure to enable oem unlock before doing anything and flash modded twrp and take full backup
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Yes it boots and works ok with an O2 sim but not with my '3' sim. Everything else works fine.
Thanks for your reply. But I don't want to use a custom rom. I want to get my stock rom working.
Does anyone know of a solution to this problem please?
Would it be possible to flash the wrong CSC - for example and American CSC - I am in Europe and on European CSC?
Many thanks
Bob
bobbaker1970 said:
Yes it boots and works ok with an O2 sim but not with my '3' sim. Everything else works fine.
Thanks for your reply. But I don't want to use a custom rom. I want to get my stock rom working.
Does anyone know of a solution to this problem please?
Would it be possible to flash the wrong CSC - for example and American CSC - I am in Europe and on European CSC?
Many thanks
Bob
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Take a look at my thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/g935fd-twrp-backup-t3917485
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Yes you can install multi csc via root explorer.
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gupt07ash said:
Take a look at my thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/g935fd-twrp-backup-t3917485
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Yes you can install multi csc via root explorer.
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I'm really not sure why you suggest everyone to install TWRP? People with less knowledge shoudn't know that flashing twrp will break the knox and they won't be able to use secure folder etc. Please put more information with such suggestions.
rroyy said:
I'm really not sure why you suggest everyone to install TWRP? People with less knowledge shoudn't know that flashing twrp will break the knox and they won't be able to use secure folder etc. Please put more information with such suggestions.
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They're probably already tripping Knox if they're here and seeking help.
I'm replying coz nobody else did and it's merely a suggestion.
Twrp can save a bricked device and it's important to make backups before experimenting. They're not kids ffs
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Since this guy quoted me, he'll provide you whatever csc you need
Goodbye
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gupt07ash said:
They're probably already tripping Knox if they're here and seeking help.
I'm replying coz nobody else did and it's merely a suggestion.
Twrp can save a bricked device and it's important to make backups before experimenting. They're not kids ffs
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Since this guy quoted me, he'll provide you whatever csc you need
Goodbye
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I still believe you've to warn them.
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bobbaker1970 said:
Sorry, but I am a newbie so forgive me if this is stupid!
1 I had a slight battery problem so decided (why??) to flash the rom on my unlocked S7 edge. I used the 'BTU' version.
2 after flashing rom i cannot make or receive voice calls
3 i went into a samsung store they said it was an unlocked SM-G935F and had 'XEU' firmware.
4 they kindly reflashed this for me but it didn't solve the problem
5 I have just tried downloading and reflashing again with the XEU firmware. But I still cannot make or receive calls
one weird thing is that the odd text seems to get through to me
Anyone got any ideas on how to unbrick my phone? Very much appreciated.
Sorry, one extra piece of information. I am on '3'. But if I put an O2 sim in the phone it can make and receive calls. But before my first flashing it worked fine with '3'.
It seems I must have flashed the wrong firmware but have no idea what was on there. The previous owner used a EE sim in it. But it was bought not locked to a network - i think. There was no network branding on the phone.
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Try flashing XEU rom via odin but use CSC file instead of Home CSC you'll loose your data so don't forget to take a backup via Smart Switch.
one more suggestion flash older firmware (again 8.0) from XEU later connect your device to pc and update to latest via smart switch.
rroyy said:
I still believe you've to warn them.
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Try flashing XEU rom via odin but use CSC file instead of Home CSC you'll loose your data so don't forget to take a backup via Smart Switch.
one more suggestion flash older firmware (again 8.0) from XEU later connect your device to pc and update to latest via smart switch.
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Many thanks that sounds like an interesting idea.
But.............. if I go back to the first version of 8.0 (oreo) will it wreck Knox or anything else to do with security. I want to still be able to use samsung pay for example.
Also, i was told by a samsung shop person that you can't downgrade because there are systems in place to stop you. Though i dont know if he meant from 8 to 7 or from recent 8 to older 8.
I am planning to flash this:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/XEU/download/G935FXXU2EREM/222561/
due to fact that its original software was xeu. Is that ok?
Your help was very valuable thank you
Bob
bobbaker1970 said:
Many thanks that sounds like an interesting idea.
But.............. if I go back to the first version of 8.0 (oreo) will it wreck Knox or anything else to do with security. I want to still be able to use samsung pay for example.
Also, i was told by a samsung shop person that you can't downgrade because there are systems in place to stop you. Though i dont know if he meant from 8 to 7 or from recent 8 to older 8.
I am planning to flash this:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/XEU/download/G935FXXU2EREM/222561/
due to fact that its original software was xeu. Is that ok?
Your help was very valuable thank you
Bob
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you wont break the knox and you don't have to go that much back just download 2 version back from january or february will be enough.
you can't downgrade your bootloader or turn back to android 7.0 that's what they mean. Smart Switch shpuld fix the problem for you.
rroyy said:
you wont break the knox and you don't have to go that much back just download 2 version back from january or february will be enough.
you can't downgrade your bootloader or turn back to android 7.0 that's what they mean. Smart Switch shpuld fix the problem for you.
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Many many thanks again Rroyy
Forgive me but I am new to this.
So are you saying:
1. Download:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/XEU/download/G935FXXS3ERLF/251612/
That's the last but one from January 19.
Which has: PDA G935FXXS3ERLF
CSC G935FXEU3ERKF
2. Can I just flash that. Or must I remove the bootloader from that package and put in the current bootloader?
And I was presuming I would do all of that with Odin??? Am I wrong. Is there a way of doing it with smartswitch? (I have reset the phone and got rid of all of my information already)
update: tried flashing last rom , that didnt work. the one before wouldn't flash - i notice it has numbers'3' in the various codes rather than 4.
still not solved
Many thanks again
Bob
bobbaker1970 said:
Many many thanks again Rroyy
Forgive me but I am new to this.
So are you saying:
1. Download:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/XEU/download/G935FXXS3ERLF/251612/
That's the last but one from January 19.
Which has: PDA G935FXXS3ERLF
CSC G935FXEU3ERKF
2. Can I just flash that. Or must I remove the bootloader from that package and put in the current bootloader?
And I was presuming I would do all of that with Odin??? Am I wrong. Is there a way of doing it with smartswitch? (I have reset the phone and got rid of all of my information already)
Many thanks again
Bob
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Flash the os via odin (select CSC file not home CSC) Untick re-partition option on odin. (Instructions)
Select all files except home_CSC from odin. BL-CP-AP and CSC
After your device boots, skip settings till you see the home page. Connect your device to pc and launch smartswitch (It could ask you to install smart switch to your device) and update latest firmware over smart switch.
rroyy said:
Flash the os via odin (select CSC file not home CSC) Untick re-partition option on odin. (Instructions)
Select all files except home_CSC from odin. BL-CP-AP and CSC
After your device boots, skip settings till you see the home page. Connect your device to pc and launch smartswitch (It could ask you to install smart switch to your device) and update latest firmware over smart switch.
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Many thanks again Rroyy
Unforunately, I am getting nowhere. And cannot get my phone to work.
Odin will not let me flash any files which have '3' rather than 4 in them. For example I can flash
BL_G935FXXS4ESC1_CL14843133_QB22373776_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Because it is FXXS4.... the '4' being the important bit
But I cannot flash:
BL_G935FXXU3ERL3_CL14843133_QB20951136_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
because it is FXXU3.... the '3' being the important bit
This seems to reduce me down to the last firmware for both XEU and BTU neither of which enable me to make calls on '3' network like I have done for months before flashing.
Thanks for all of your kind help
It looks like my phone is bricked (
All the best
Bob
bobbaker1970 said:
Many thanks again Rroyy
Unforunately, I am getting nowhere. And cannot get my phone to work.
Odin will not let me flash any files which have '3' rather than 4 in them. For example I can flash
BL_G935FXXS4ESC1_CL14843133_QB22373776_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Because it is FXXS4.... the '4' being the important bit
But I cannot flash:
BL_G935FXXU3ERL3_CL14843133_QB20951136_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
because it is FXXU3.... the '3' being the important bit
This seems to reduce me down to the last firmware for both XEU and BTU neither of which enable me to make calls on '3' network like I have done for months before flashing.
Thanks for all of your kind help
It looks like my phone is bricked (
All the best
Bob
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Bob, can you flash latest XEU? We are going to get new security patch update in few weeks. April security patch not yet release. If you can flash latest XEU you can update your device to upcoming update via Smart Switch.
Still bricked: cannot make calls
Thanks for help everyone.
I thought I would give you my conclusions so far in case they are helpful to anyone.
1 My phone was working perfectly for SMS, phone calls and data on the '3' network.
2 Because the battery life didn't seem good I decided to flash it
3 It turns out my phone was initially sold with 'XEU' firmware. But I didn't know that and so I flashed it with 'BTU' firmware - the latest edition.
4 As a result the phone could not make or receive calls on the '3' network. But... it can make and receive calls on the 'O2' network. However, '3' is my contract network and so I want to stay with that. Also, I think the companies are running down 2G transmissions ?? so eventually I may have problems with O2 .
FYI it seems the problem may be that the phone is not sending or receiving certain frequencies as otherwise why would it work ok on O2 but not 3??
**********Tried to resolve by:
5 New sim card
6 Factory reset
7 Clear partition
8 Flashing, again. I tried:
a latest XEU
b latest BTU
c previous XEU
d previous BTU
e previous XEU but with the modem file from EE
f previous XEU but with the modem file from 3
g previous XEU again but then did an over the air update to current XEU
Non of them worked.
*****Conclusion
My phone still will not make or receive calls on the 3 network - it won't register on the network (yes I have tried resetting, selecting network etc etc). It sometimes works with text messages though?? And 4G sometimes works. Otherwise the phone works perfectly, just not for phone calls.
Again on the O2 network all seems to work and I can make and receive calls.
So, to for me, it is bricked in that I can't use it as a phone.
I find it completely inexplicable that I can't get it to work on 3 for calls. There doesn't seem any logic to it.
But thanks everyone for all of your kind help. If anyone has any more suggestions I am willing to try them. Especially if they know how to turn on the relevant frequencies on the phone.
Bit of info: Samsung kindly ran a test to check the reception and transmission of signals. But the test wouldn't even start because it couldn't test the first frequency (apparently it should test lots).
RRoyy
Many thanks again for your reply. You've been very kind with your time.
Yes I can flash the current XEU but it still doesn't work. And I flashed the previous XEU and then did an update using over the air from the phone. But still it doesn't work.
Very best wishes
Bob
Weird
I put an EE sim into my phone (the previous owner had bought it unlocked but used it with an EE contract).
Then I put my '3' sim into my phone. And............ I was able to make one!! call.
After that it stopped working.
That was on XEU where I had downloaded the previous version and let it update over the air.
Does this in any way help diagnose the problem??
Thanks again.
bobbaker1970 said:
RRoyy
Many thanks again for your reply. You've been very kind with your time.
Yes I can flash the current XEU but it still doesn't work. And I flashed the previous XEU and then did an update using over the air from the phone. But still it doesn't work.
Very best wishes
Bob
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Flash that version and update via smart switch please not ota. I've XEU device and I flashed btu many times to my device never had any problem. Than I update my device to TUR to get updates released bu Turkish operators.
There must be something about installization process that's why I'm asking you to update your device over pc via Smart Switch.
Thank you again RRoyy
I shall do as you suggest.
I think you are saying:
1 Flash previous version of XEU???
2 Then update to current version of XEU using 'smart switch'
3 Should I flash with my '3' sim card in the phone. Or not?
Is that correct?
Also, a small point but I didn't know smartswitch could update firmware. I have never used it. But shall give it a try.
If you could please tell me if the above is correct before I do it I would be most grateful. And thank you again for your time.
Side note: Today I tried an EE sim. It does work, but only on 2G. Not on 3G or auto switch. So, it may be the case that the original flashing of BTU that I did first of all somehow made the phone only 2G? Is that possible?
++Update. Smartswitch spent ages trying to update but failed at the last bit. IT downloaded the software but failed on installation. I have no idea why.
Any suggestions??
Best wishes
Bob
Hello again. So I still haven't had any luck.
I flashed the BTU before the current version. But then the smartswitch wouldn't update it to the current version. It claimed it was already current. It wouldn't update over the air either.
I then flashed the XEU before the current version and I DID manage to get smartswitch to update it to the current version. But '3' sim still not working.
It seems that the problem revolves around certain frequencies that do/don't work on my phone. I suppose it could be a hardware issue though that is unlikely seeing as it happened immediately after I flashed the phone for the first time.
This gives rise to two quesions:
1 Does flashing the firmware get rid of EVERYTHING on the phone. Or does it leave residual bits of information that aren't overwritten?
2 Perhaps the problem is the 'CP' software which seems to be the same for all the options I can flash.
3 If I could flash with firmware from another country with a different CP file perhaps that might push the phone into action.
4 Is there a way to check what frequencies my phone can and cannot receive transmit. I don't mean the specifications. I mean the actual received/transmitted frequencies/bands.
Many thanks again.
Finally, apologies for posting this without logging in but there is a problem with trying to login to the forum on this Chromebook. The space for name and password is not visible. Works ok in windows 10 but not on my chromebook.
Best wishes
Bob
1) Yes I believe the efs of the phone is not wiped when flashing software. Everything else is wiped.
2) You could try another country rom. Just make sure the model number is the same. Changing the CP could work as CP is the modem file.