Does anyone else have this problem?
When I first tried installing a custom ROM everything appeared to be okay. My Network provider was recognised and appeared on screen but my mobile number did not appear in Settings>About Phone. Also my contacts did not appear in the Phone book or messages app. if I recall it was a cyanogenmod kernel based ROM.
Eventually I settled for Android Revolution HD 6.3.1 by Mike 1986 and it has worked flawlessly for the past couple of months.
Today I tried to flash BlindIce v5.4 which has a CM9 kernel and the same thing happens. The ROM and G-Apps install okay, my Network Provider appears on screen, but my mobile number doesn't appear in Settings>About Phone and the phone does not find my contacts on the SIM card.
I have yet again returned to Android Revolution HD 6.3.1 as it appear to be the only fully functional custom ROM that I have found.
bjlabuk
not a helpful comment, but you should move your contacts from your SIM to a google account, that way they're sync'd automatically every time you wipe your phone.
It does take a couple of hours to ensure that you input them into a Google account correctly but its worth the effort.
SIM cards are so last century!
Out of curiosity, which version of ARHD are you using? Is it mmmfc's port?
Thanks, I will consider that. My apps are synced and get loaded fairly quickly if when I flash a new ROM but I hadn't thought about my contacts. However I don't know why my mobile number doesn't appear in Settings. It only seems to be with certain Custom ROMs and and common denominator seems to be CM based ROMs.
I tried flashing BlindIce v5.4 with and without the SIM card in the phone and it doesn't make any difference. I can reboot, put the SIM card in and the phone doesn't read the info on the SIm card other than the Network provider.
Yes it is mmmfc's port from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472424
bjlabuk
my first stop would be get a new SIM card from your network, say it doesn't work and you may get one for nothing...
this shouldn't be happening, without sounding cocky, you can't get a batter rom that the one in my signature, probably the best and most popular (pre sense 3.o kernel) on this device
Never tried Endymion. Used Hyperion ROM and Saga 3D ROM but found ARHD met all my needs. They all recognised my network, mobile number and contacts. Just seems to be some Custom ROMs I have problems with.
bjlabuk
bjlabuk said:
Never tried Endymion. Used Hyperion ROM and Saga 3D ROM but found ARHD met all my needs. They all recognised my network, mobile number and contacts. Just seems to be some Custom ROMs I have problems with.
bjlabuk
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having used most of the above ROMs, Hyperion was superseded by Endymion (created by the same Developer) I must admit that I've never looked for my mobile number, but then again I never used SIM contacts, since moving from a NOKIA. Without intending to repeat myself, I'd suggest that you try moving your contacts to google. What issues does the none existence of the mobile number cause you?
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My original intention was to post this on the void forever thread, but due to restrictions on my forum account I was unable to. Any help would be appreciated.
I flashed the ROM onto my optimus p500, it was running perfectly and made the phone feel like more comparable to a high end android than to a starter level one like the p500, my compliments to the developer, but my only problem was that the phone wouldn't recognize the sim card. I could connect to wifi, radio, etc. but I had no signal, and not even the option to make an emergency call. The baseband value was set to unknown, and there were no APN values, and when I tried to add them in and clicked save, nothing showed up on the list, even after refreshing it.
So my question is, how can I make it so that I can use this amazing ROM, but still maintain my phone service?
Bump, anyone have a suggestion?
So I've read here about people doing upgrades to 1.63.xxxx stock ROM, but whenever I run HTC update I'm told there are no updates :/
Do you have to be on T-Mobile network for OTA update/upgrade to work or what?
Sorry to tell you this but u have missed the update. I don't know no other way to get it but your not missing nothing. Hell I'm not even using the stock launcher so yea.
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So I've read here about people doing upgrades to 1.63.xxxx stock ROM, but whenever I run HTC update I'm told there are no updates :/
Do you have to be on T-Mobile network for OTA update/upgrade to work or what?
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For the OTA, yes, you would have needed to be on T-Mobile. However, there are pure stock 1.63.531.2 as well as "tweaked/optimised/debloated" versions of that ROM now available here to download and install, if you're rooted.
I am running the MikTouch 0.7 ROM, which is an optimized version of the stock 1.63.531.2 ROM. It is fast, clean, everything works as it is supposed to work without any weirdness.
Thx for replies.
I can't get "MikTouch" or any other ROMs because I haven't "rooted" my phone yet. I never do anything if I don't fully understand "what it does", and since nobody have answered my questions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659952 -
and being new to Android and to this phone - I only did what I did understand... so my phone is unlocked but not rooted yet (and still with s-on).
What I did to get OTA update:
- I removed my SIM card
- I removed my microSD card
- Shutdown the phone.
Then I charged my phone and removed battery for few seconds when it was full, and inserted the battery and microSD card back (also I moved everything off the card and formatted on my computer before I inserted it back).
- Entered hboot menu (volume down + power button)
- Selected Factory Reset
After phone rebooted and started up it asked me to setup gmail account- I wanted to follow this "setup wizard", but without SIM card there was no data connection and it seems impossible to finish it without logging-in to gmail first (? it seems that way?) so I just cancel it and I setup my home wi-fi connection, and once I saw wi-fi working I restarted the phone.
"Setup wizard" started again after reboot and this time I finish setting up my gmail account.
- Then I had notification about HTC update available. I run it, and after it rebooted itself 2 times (maybe 3 times, I didn't stare at it all the time) it wiped out everything (I think) because it started with "setup wizard" again, so I knew it must have updated the ROM. I went to my phone's About Phone -> Software number and sure it is version "1.63.531.2.710RD" now
I have hard reset it again ("factory reset") and am using it since morning.
There are few changes I have noticed so far.
edit: Main difference I have noticed so far: "Visual Voicemail" somewhat partially work with my provider (Wind does NOt have visual voicemail). By partially I mean that now when I have new voicemail I also have another notification as if it came from the person who left the voicemail, saying for example "(number) I have left you a voicemail (length of the message). Press 00021 to listen to the message or go to voicemail" or something like this. When I touched the clickable "00021" it went straight to this message in my voicemail - nice! - even though Wind Mobile doesn't have Visual Voicemail, so I guess it is some general GSM networks option I didn't knew about. Anyways, with previous software I never had such message or notification, phone simply showed usual Voicemail icon and notification only.
MT4GS said:
Thx for replies.
I can't get "MikTouch" or any other ROMs because I haven't "rooted" my phone yet. I never do anything if I don't fully understand "what it does", and since nobody have answered my questions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659952 -
and being new to Android and to this phone - I only did what I did understand... so my phone is unlocked but not rooted yet (and still with s-on).
What I did to get OTA update:
- I removed my SIM card
- I removed my microSD card
- Shutdown the phone.
Then I charged my phone and removed battery for few seconds when it was full, and inserted the battery and microSD card back (also I moved everything off the card and formatted on my computer before I inserted it back).
- Entered hboot menu (volume down + power button)
- Selected Factory Reset
After phone rebooted and started up it asked me to setup gmail account- I wanted to follow this "setup wizard", but without SIM card there was no data connection and it seems impossible to finish it without logging-in to gmail first (? it seems that way?) so I just cancel it and I setup my home wi-fi connection, and once I saw wi-fi working I restarted the phone.
"Setup wizard" started again after reboot and this time I finish setting up my gmail account.
- Then I had notification about HTC update available. I run it, and after it rebooted itself 2 times (maybe 3 times, I didn't stare at it all the time) it wiped out everything (I think) because it started with "setup wizard" again, so I knew it must have updated the ROM. I went to my phone's About Phone -> Software number and sure it is version "1.63.531.2.710RD" now
I have hard reset it again ("factory reset") and am using it since morning.
There are few changes I have noticed so far.
edit: Main difference I have noticed so far: "Visual Voicemail" somewhat partially work with my provider (Wind does NOt have visual voicemail). By partially I mean that now when I have new voicemail I also have another notification as if it came from the person who left the voicemail, saying for example "(number) I have left you a voicemail (length of the message). Press 00021 to listen to the message or go to voicemail" or something like this. When I touched the clickable "00021" it went straight to this message in my voicemail - nice! - even though Wind Mobile doesn't have Visual Voicemail, so I guess it is some general GSM networks option I didn't knew about. Anyways, with previous software I never had such message or notification, phone simply showed usual Voicemail icon and notification only.
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If you are "unlocked", you could easily flash CWM Recovery and other ROMS, it just requires an extra step since you are still S-On (flashing the boot.img through fastboot). Also, being unlocked means you can also easily root with just a simple flash. So, you could flash the MikTouch ROM and enjoy the same 1.63.531.2 level of service but in a more optimized and tweaked manner, that is also rooted.
But, if you're happy the way you are, then, "if it isn't broken, don't fix it".
Yes the MikTouch seems like the one I would love to try. I always prefer "minimal ROMs", because if I like the ROM I usually keep it forever and I don't want any obsolete app's "junk bytes" taking space inside the ROM image.
The stock 1.45.x and 1.65.x ROMs seem actually usable, but even though T-Mobile have crapped them with much less garbage (than what I usually saw in their Windows Mobile ROMs), there are still many "apps" I would like to get rid of. So yes, I would want to root my phone at least for "debloating" purpose.
Unfortunately most of knowledge and instructions here always assume the reader already knows more than "basics" about Android. But what is obvious to the devs actually often confuse noobs to Android like myself... That's why I'm still "stuck" unrooted yet.
For example:
You said "easily flash CWM Recovery" - OK, but what are the exact steps? (I have already asked this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1659952 ) Not to mention I still don't know which recovery I should actually go with (CWM or "Stock") and why...
MT4GS said:
Yes the MikTouch seems like the one I would love to try. I always prefer "minimal ROMs", because if I like the ROM I usually keep it forever and I don't want any obsolete app's "junk bytes" taking space inside the ROM image.
The stock 1.45.x and 1.65.x ROMs seem actually usable, but even though T-Mobile have crapped them with much less garbage (than what I usually saw in their Windows Mobile ROMs), there are still many "apps" I would like to get rid of. So yes, I would want to root my phone at least for "debloating" purpose.
Unfortunately most of knowledge and instructions here always assume the reader already knows more than "basics" about Android. But what is obvious to the devs actually often confuse noobs to Android like myself... That's why I'm still "stuck" unrooted yet.
For example:
You said "easily flash CWM Recovery" - OK, but what are the exact steps? (I have already asked this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1659952 ) Not to mention I still don't know which recovery I should actually go with (CWM or "Stock") and why...
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Since you are S-On Unlocked, you could flash CWM Recovery (version 5.0.2.7). That gives you much more capability, like doing a nandroid backup/restore. You would do that using flashboot. Obtain the correct recovery.img, do fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and then you're ready. From then on you can boot into HBOOT, choose Recovery and then flash ROMs or other packages, including the SU (for rooting). The Miktouch ROM is already rooted, so all you would need is to flash CWM, then the ROM. Since it is still Sense, as soon as I signed in with Google, it automatically synced all my apps and contacts, which is a nice bonus.
I just flashed Seanzscreams's latest ROM SKY ICS 4.2F-2.5 with the RUXLF modem, and tried to punch in the *#2236# code to LTE/Auto it and got "Connection Problem or Invalid MMI". The phone works fine, as I was able to speed dial out of contacts.
Sean posted that you need not pull the SIM card for this operation, so the first few times I did it (and I've reflashed the full monty, with wipes base and everything a couple times now), I didn't pull the SIM. THis last time, I did pull the SIM and ust got a "No Mobile Connection" message. Popped the SIM back in and came back to the "Connection Problem/ Invalid MMI" message.
Any thoughts?
I've also had problems connecting to my Exchange server at work, though I had it working fine in the stock email in Sean's 4.2E. I was able to connect to the server with K9, but that program seems to suck. Anyone have a suggestion for a better Exchange-friendly, push-friendly email app? Thanks!
dontezuma said:
I just flashed Seanzscreams's latest ROM SKY ICS 4.2F-2.5 with the RUXLF modem, and tried to punch in the *#2236# code to LTE/Auto it and got "Connection Problem or Invalid MMI". The phone works fine, as I was able to speed dial out of contacts.
Sean posted that you need not pull the SIM card for this operation, so the first few times I did it (and I've reflashed the full monty, with wipes base and everything a couple times now), I didn't pull the SIM. THis last time, I did pull the SIM and ust got a "No Mobile Connection" message. Popped the SIM back in and came back to the "Connection Problem/ Invalid MMI" message.
Any thoughts?
I've also had problems connecting to my Exchange server at work, though I had it working fine in the stock email in Sean's 4.2E. I was able to connect to the server with K9, but that program seems to suck. Anyone have a suggestion for a better Exchange-friendly, push-friendly email app? Thanks!
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check checksum or redownload rom for ur device rogers ot att
I've reflashed, not sure about checksum.
How do I check the checksum?
I've now flashed both ATT ROMs and the 2.5b update. I'm going to flash the 3.5 here in a second and see what happens.
Worst case, I roll back to 4.2E-17, which worked great for me. BUt I don't know the cause of this problem, so diagnosing it is a *****.
Anyone get this?
Related - What is the procedure when flashing a new radio? Just flash it, or do I need to do the *#2236# thing each time?
"No SIM card" initially...
Hello. This is my first post in this forum. I have flashed this ROM with the 6/27 update for an AT&T Skyrocket. I'm experiencing the "No SIM card" message for 5-10 seconds, then it seems to connect to my 3G MicroCell and work fine. I followed the directions for this that I found after searching the forum, with *#2263# and so forth, but it doesn't make a difference. One thing... I placed my AT&T account in suspension while I experience, ummm, "job transition." My MicroCell recognizes my number, though. And when I atttempt to dial a number the system at least recognizes my number.
Otherwise I'm loving this build! Any help would be appreciated, and let me know what else I can tell you to help answer the question.
UPDATE: I hadn't restored my latest backup prior to this. I did (apps and system data) and it doesn't do it anymore. I know that doesn't help much, but there it is...
Doesn't work with SkyICS
I wanted to unlock my Skyrocket, but the #0111*CODE# wasnt working, kept getting Invalid MMI Code
I had to restore my GB Stock Rom and I was finally able to unlock my SR
Hi there, I'm brand new to rooting and custom ROMs.
I have a wildfire S. The first one I installed was 4.04, a version by a chinese developer which had some added themes etc. However, it didn't recognise my sim card as having any contact on (going into contacts and importing from SIM card returned "No contacts on your SIM card")
So I then found modpunk's CM9.1.0, which is running amazingly smooth and stable, however I get the same problem.
Am I doing something wrong? The first time I thought it may be a bad ROM, but as I get the same problem in both, it makes me think I haven't installed something I should have done or something?
I've tried 3 sim cards and get the same on all. I tried all 3 in a different phone and the contacts read fine.
I also tried downloading a sim contact app from the play store, but that too just returns that there are none found????
billybob1666 said:
Hi there, I'm brand new to rooting and custom ROMs.
I have a wildfire S. The first one I installed was 4.04, a version by a chinese developer which had some added themes etc. However, it didn't recognise my sim card as having any contact on (going into contacts and importing from SIM card returned "No contacts on your SIM card")
So I then found modpunk's CM9.1.0, which is running amazingly smooth and stable, however I get the same problem.
Am I doing something wrong? The first time I thought it may be a bad ROM, but as I get the same problem in both, it makes me think I haven't installed something I should have done or something?
I've tried 3 sim cards and get the same on all. I tried all 3 in a different phone and the contacts read fine.
I also tried downloading a sim contact app from the play store, but that too just returns that there are none found????
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I have the same problem with any version of CM on LG P990 (Optimus 2x). Since i've installed CM on my phone, i can't read SIM contacts anymore. I've a Sony Ericsson V630i, that can read all the contacts from SIM, and the original LG ICS ROM can read them too, but CM can't. I've thought this is a basic feature in a worldwide supported mobile OS like Android, but as i see it isn't.
Hello XDA.
Over the last three months, my phone has been regularly sending SMS's to a number in Singapore. Of course this is not something I have had anything to do with.
I have an LG G3 (D855) phone running Android 6.0_EU. My phone has been rebooting itself numerous times a day with the message that the SIM card was removed. It starts back up and usually works without a hitch. Checking my carriers log, I see that every reboot correlates to a sent text to Singapore at the exact time the phone was booting up again.
There is absolutely no evidence as far as I can tell that these messages are sent from my phone.
As I only just recently discovered this, I started investigating. I flashed my phone with a 6.0 KDZ from a thread on this forum, but it still rebooted afterwards and sends texts. I placed my SIM into my wifes D855, and it started experiencing the same issue. When we placed her SIM back into her phone, we could see that her phone number had ALSO started sending texts to Singapore.
We flashed her phone, put in a completely fresh SIM with an unused phone number, and that number started sending texts as well.
This leads me to thinking that there was a virus or malware on my own SIM and phone which then was tranferred to my wifes phone via my SIM and then from her phone onto the fresh SIM.
My question is this:
Has anyone ever heard of a malware/virus capable of replicating itself in such a degree that it exists on SIM cards and on the phone while it survives reflashing a stock ROM?
Also, is there any way to competely, and i mean completely wipe a phone so a bootkit is removed as well?
I hope there are some wise heads out there who has any idea regarding this.
According to Google there aren't really an precidences of what we are experiencing.
Infection has now been removed
Persistent memory can be a nuisance.
Confirmed infection has been removed by two days of inactivity on a fresh SIM-card by doing the following:
Rooted the phone using KingRoot and a guide here on XDA
Installed the custom Recovery TWRP
Installed the Lineage OS 7.1.1 custom Firmware
Through this, we can with a 95% certainty determine that the virus/malware resided in the recovery partition and the reflash of stock ROM did not flash the recovery partition.
In fear of being reinfected, I have not inserted an infected SIM into the new environment test test, whether or not it would be reinfected.
I hope this helps anyone who may experience this gnarly situation.