[q] samsung galaxy s problem - General Questions and Answers

Hi, my samsung galaxy s keeps turning itself off, and i have to remove the battery and start it up again. Then the home button does not work, and it sometimes says the internal sd card has stopped working. It works ok for a while with no home button or sounds but will then power down again.Any ideas will be appreciated

Try a factory reset.. It should work..
If not try a fresh install of stock firmware n check if the issue is rectified..
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thanks for the reply, sorry to sound thick but how do i install a fresh stock firmware

markjcrausby said:
thanks for the reply, sorry to sound thick but how do i install a fresh stock firmware
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Download the firmware files for your phone from Sammobile.com.. Exactly for your phone and not any other.. As it might brick your phone..
Open Odin and select respective files on respective areas..
put your phone on download mode by pressing volume down + home key + power button simultaneously..
Connect thought USB n when Odin detects your phone click start.. Remember not to click on repartition and do not clear efs of phone..
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[Q] seroius!!! stuck in phone and pc logo! help!!!

i have a serious problem i tried to download the new Stock DEODEXED KC1 rom got failed in odin v1.7 then when i tried to put it back in download mode it just shows me a phone and pc with a triangle in the middle error logo. no matter what i try doesnt work at all!!!
nexio said:
i have a serious problem i tried to download the new Stock DEODEXED KC1 rom got failed in odin v1.7 then when i tried to put it back in download mode it just shows me a phone and pc with a triangle in the middle error logo. no matter what i try doesnt work at all!!!
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dont panic!.. remove and replace the battery.. press up + down vol then plug USB cable. you will get the same screen but you will hear a sound from your computer that the usb is plugged in. then flash again.. once its completed it will back to normal.
ill try that thanx!!!
chadster214 said:
dont panic!.. remove and replace the battery.. press up + down vol then plug USB cable. you will get the same screen but you will hear a sound from your computer that the usb is plugged in. then flash again.. once its completed it will back to normal.
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yeah what he said. happened to me once but got back on the right track
its just going very! very! slow! like if its going to take forever!
nexio said:
its just going very! very! slow! like if its going to take forever!
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Try restarting your computer and try it again..
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Yes try restarting your pc
Open odin v1.7
Take battery out, put battery back in
Then Hold up + down volumn keys then plug usb
You will/will not get the downloading screen but don't be scared
Look on your odin flasher and make sure it is connected to com 3 or com 5(it will be highlighted in yellow), if it is then your good
Put the deodexed kc1 file in the pda tab and make sure re-partition is unticked
Then hit start, might take a bit longer but it will surely revive your phone
Hope that helps
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Mine worked on com4. The com number is of not importance.
i had the same issue
Unplug usb
Reset odin.
Reload file on pda
Reconect usb
Try again to flash
If it continues failing, download the rom again
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still waiting halfway downloaded. after is done do i wipe data, cache, dalvik or just restart!
Can wipe if you want I didn't and it flies
now am stuck on the galaxy s 4g logo!!!
I used Odin 3_v1.0 and it worked. You need to remove the battery and reflash with Odin. If you get the phone and computer symbol just remove the usb cable, re start odin and connect the cable to your phone and try again. You do not need to remove the battery. I was able to flash my that way.
now when i try to install it fails right before its almost done weird!!! tried it 4 times already same thing every time!
nexio said:
now when i try to install it fails right before its almost done weird!!! tried it 4 times already same thing every time!
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Close Odin. Disconnect phone. Pull battery. Put battery back in, while holding both volume buttons plug in cord. It will show the error on your phone again. Start Odin again. Load rom in PDA section. Click start. You can wipe user data and cache. And click reboot. Then give it time to rebuild. Ten minutes. The reboot again to clear up bugs.
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How do i wipe data and cache i cant even get into recovery mode!
In the recovery menu (turn phone off then hold volumn key up and power key)
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nexio said:
How do i wipe data and cache i cant even get into recovery mode!
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It will go into recovery when it reboots itself after you flash with Odin.
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I tried all that it seems i dont have recovery cause when i install threw odin it doesnt bring it to recovery just shows glaxy s 4g logo!!! And i tried the up and down volumes that didnt work either i am so stuck wow!
nexio said:
I tried all that it seems i dont have recovery cause when i install threw odin it doesnt bring it to recovery just shows glaxy s 4g logo!!! And i tried the up and down volumes that didnt work either i am so stuck wow!
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When you flash with Odin just leave it alone for awhile. While its flashing give it ten minutes. When its done it should be in recovery. Then just hit the power button to reboot.
If it doesn't work you have other issues. Did you flash it with a pit file? Do not flash this phone with a pit.
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Yes i did some guy put up a pit file and i flashed it and my phone went blank!

[Q] Power Reset Or Unknow Download Mode

Hi Friends,
i had my galaxy gt-i9003 upgraded to gingerbread official rom i downloaded from xda, i have a few problems like phone going into sleep and camera not functioning, i wanted to role back to fyro but i cant get into the download mode anymore, it says POWER RESET or UNKNOWN DOWNLOAD MODE.
Please help.
Which Firmware did you flash? And, are you seeing any logo when you go to the download mode or is tit that only the text is appearing?
And DO POST THIS IN THE Q&A SECTION HENCEFORTH!
mdpasha78 said:
Hi Friends,
i had my galaxy gt-i9003 upgraded to gingerbread official rom i downloaded from xda, i have a few problems like phone going into sleep and camera not functioning, i wanted to role back to fyro but i cant get into the download mode anymore, it says POWER RESET or UNKNOWN DOWNLOAD MODE.
Please help.
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You need to press VOL - first, then press HOME key without letting go of VOL -, then press POWER button. When you feel the unit vibrates you can let go of POWER button until Downloading mode is displayed.
hi,
i do c the android logo on d scree with the text message, odin can see the deivce on com5, but just stays at the line saying connecting to deivce. The phone it self is working, but i am not happy with the upgrade, so wanted to roll back. Please help me solve this problem. The rom i upgraded to was I9003JPKP5.
The mistake i did, i think, wast not to upgrade to kpe first and then come up to kp5, i directly did a kp5, misssed that part.
Please Please help.
mdpasha78 said:
hi,
i do c the android logo on d scree with the text message, odin can see the deivce on com5, but just stays at the line saying connecting to deivce. The phone it self is working, but i am not happy with the upgrade, so wanted to roll back. Please help me solve this problem. The rom i upgraded to was I9003JPKP5.
The mistake i did, i think, wast not to upgrade to kpe first and then come up to kp5, i directly did a kp5, misssed that part.
Please Please help.
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you need to flahs xxkpe twice to avoid camera problem too.
Weird!!!!!!!!
Tell me the method using which you flashed the firmware. Give me all the steps!
I will tell you where you went wrong!
U need to switch the phone off to get to download mode.
Also XXKPH is a final GB release. Install that by first flashing XXKPE twice, then using the single XXKPH file as the PDA in Odin with nothing else.
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hi friends,
thanks for your help. I was able to get to the download menu, i removed the battery and inserted it back and used the assigned keys to get to it, the reflashed the same set of files i had, now i am getting the download menu and the camera is working fine.
Will download KPE and follow the instructions given on XDA step by step for the upgrade.
Thanks a lot for you help. I really appritiate it.
Hi. I tried the method up there to go to download mode but so far I can't get there. It's so weird. I can go to the recovery mode but not the download mode. Are there any more methods to go to download mode? I press all three buttons for roughly 1 min but no vibration at all. after I let go the power button, it go to the startup and stuck there.
Thanks in advance for any opinion.
imaginarygur said:
Hi. I tried the method up there to go to download mode but so far I can't get there. It's so weird. I can go to the recovery mode but not the download mode. Are there any more methods to go to download mode? I press all three buttons for roughly 1 min but no vibration at all. after I let go the power button, it go to the startup and stuck there.
Thanks in advance for any opinion.
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You must press the volume down+home+power button and let go at the right time
Cheers
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[Q] Black screen after flash.

Hye, can i ask. My samsung galaxy SL just stuck on black screen after i flash latona.pit file. When I want to open download mode using 3 button combo, just stuck on black screen. All combo i've tried, even when I want to on my phone, it still stuck on black screen. Please help me...what am i gonna do?
I can't open DOWNLOAD MODE.
nartz said:
I can't open DOWNLOAD MODE.
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did u remove the usb?
Make sure USB is unplugged and you've flashed the correct file for your phone
1. As they said remove the usb cable from your phone.
2. Remove the battery and don't forget to PUT IT BACK.. Some people tend to forget that.. Lol
3. Try entering download mode
It is normal to get blackscreen after flashing latona file, just follow those 3 simple steps and you'll be fine..
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Dude use the hard reset button between camera lens and speaker after removing back cover if ur phone is mot entering download mode. Hold the button with a pin while using download mode combo it should enter download mode then flash the remaining files !! Hit thanks if you like !
Adi_Pat said:
Dude use the hard reset button between camera lens and speaker after removing back cover if ur phone is mot entering download mode. Hold the button with a pin while using download mode combo it should enter download mode then flash the remaining files !! Hit thanks if you like !
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hard reset after flashing pit is useless. ignore this advice and follow ephraim's steps, please! I encounter this "black", but partially backlit screen, every time I flash pit, and those steps are what I do to continue with flashing!

[Q] Can't get to download mode

How will I flash custom rom when I can't even get to download mode? CF rooting won't help because it requires odin and odin will only detect your phone when you are in download mode. Volume down+home+power puts me to recovery. Same with volume up=recovery mode.
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How exactly do you do the three button combination? Do you just press all three buttons at the same time? I suggest you press the volume down button and home button first and then the power button. Make sure you're pressing the volume down part by only letting the least bit of thumb press the volume rocker.
Just out of curiosity, what's your firmware?
offgrey said:
How exactly do you do the three button combination? Do you just press all three buttons at the same time? I suggest you press the volume down button and home button first and then the power button. Make sure you're pressing the volume down part by only letting the least bit of thumb press the volume rocker.
Just out of curiosity, what's your firmware?
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I did that already. Volume down first then home then power. This is not my first time flashing and I should say this is the first time that I encountered this.I tried 3 times but it takes me to recovery. I'm on DXKB2 btw.
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Just making sure, bro. No need to get mad or offended. might sound like a stupid question but I just wanna know is/was your phone carrier locked at some point?
Anyway if you can't find a solution you can always just fake a problem and bring it in to the samsung service center.
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offgrey said:
Just making sure, bro. No need to get mad or offended. might sound like a stupid question but I just wanna know is/was your phone carrier locked at some point?
Anyway if you can't find a solution you can always just fake a problem and bring it in to the samsung service center.
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I'm not mad nor offended Just for the emphasis sorrry.
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It's okay. It's always hard to figure out people's tones when online. In any case, why don't you just fake a problem and send your phone in for repairs? It's still under warranty, yes?
offgrey said:
It's okay. It's always hard to figure out people's tones when online. In any case, why don't you just fake a problem and send your phone in for repairs? It's still under warranty, yes?
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It's not undr warranty anymore. But I manage to get it to download mode. Thanks for your help btw
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What did you do? o:
offgrey said:
What did you do? o:
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I rooted it and use terminal emulator and typed reboot download
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What rom you installed after that ?
cessprin00 said:
I rooted it and use terminal emulator and typed reboot download
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Just to be sure you are using i9000 or i9003???
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demail2006 said:
What rom you installed after that ?
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Poseidon's rom
devilhell007 said:
Just to be sure you are using i9000 or i9003???
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I have both
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cessprin00 said:
Poseidon's rom
I have both
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Lucky you
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Hi.
My GT-I9003 recently freeze at the startup and I would like to re-install all the firmware and drivers but I can't go into the download mode which i press vol- and enter and power button.
Do anyone know the reason for that and how to solve it? Thanks in advance for any opinion.
imaginarygur said:
Hi.
My GT-I9003 recently freeze at the startup and I would like to re-install all the firmware and drivers but I can't go into the download mode which i press vol- and enter and power button.
Do anyone know the reason for that and how to solve it? Thanks in advance for any opinion.
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Can you go to recovery? What do you mean freeze at start up? Bootloop? I'm pretty sure you can get to download mode if you're on bootloop. Try it couple of times! Sometimes I failed to go to download too. Make sure you pressed the buttons correctly. Volume- first then home then power.
Hit thanks if you like my post.
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cessprin00 said:
Can you go to recovery? What do you mean freeze at start up? Bootloop? I'm pretty sure you can get to download mode if you're on bootloop. Try it couple of times! Sometimes I failed to go to download too. Make sure you pressed the buttons correctly. Volume- first then home then power.
Hit thanks if you like my post.
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Thanks for your reply. I'll keep trying.
Yesterday I still can go to the recovery mode but today looks like it can't. Usually the phone will vibrate when we power on it but now it looks like it won't vibrate. Instead it will on when i press the power button for quite a while and let it go, only it will on without vibrate. So weird..
My phone will always freeze at the logo there and can't go to the menu already. That's why I thought of re-install the whole firmware stuff.
imaginarygur said:
Thanks for your reply. I'll keep trying.
Yesterday I still can go to the recovery mode but today looks like it can't. Usually the phone will vibrate when we power on it but now it looks like it won't vibrate. Instead it will on when i press the power button for quite a while and let it go, only it will on without vibrate. So weird..
My phone will always freeze at the logo there and can't go to the menu already. That's why I thought of re-install the whole firmware stuff.
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hmm i think there was a promblem while flashing it. are you sure you pressed the 3 buttons download mode directory properly? i used to have the same problems way back while having the phone.
there is my way of going to download mode using the 3 button combo...
1. press and hold the home and the volume down button.
2. then add in the power button and keep holding them.
3. wait for the download mode button appear.
my other way is for rooted phones with cwm recovery....
1. press and hold the home and the volume up button.
2. then add in the power button and keep holding them.
3. when the samsung logo appears, release the power button immediately.
4. wait for the recovery to appear.
5. go to advanced options.
6. you'll find an option there to reboot to download mode.
Wahaha123 said:
hmm i think there was a promblem while flashing it. are you sure you pressed the 3 buttons download mode directory properly? i used to have the same problems way back while having the phone.
there is my way of going to download mode using the 3 button combo...
1. press and hold the home and the volume down button.
2. then add in the power button and keep holding them.
3. wait for the download mode button appear.
my other way is for rooted phones with cwm recovery....
1. press and hold the home and the volume up button.
2. then add in the power button and keep holding them.
3. when the samsung logo appears, release the power button immediately.
4. wait for the recovery to appear.
5. go to advanced options.
6. you'll find an option there to reboot to download mode.
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Hey hey. Sorry for replying you so late. At last I manage to do... Tried for a few times last time and thinking of trying again later. 2day, after tried again, it manage to go to download mode. I guess my method of pressing the button is wrong all these times.... Anyway, wanna say thanks for your methods. It helps me. :good:
sometimes you need to put off battery from device for one minute put then to phone and then voldown home and power. must work.
make sure that phone is not connected to charger or via usb
probably you know this but i write for the case. and future guests
cheers
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why not you guys learn how to use "adb"
it is good and fast
1. install the samsung usb driver or if you have kies istall than skip this.
2. unzip and copy all the 4 files ( with out the folder) into windows/system32 folder
3. reboot pc
4. set you phone in setting-application-development-USB debugging mode checked.
5. connect you phone to pc
6. lunch you cmd prompt
7. type adb reboot download, if you want to download mode
8. type adb reboot recovery, if you want to recovery mode
that is
beside, adb also can go into you phone system partition, do the thing like linux terminal.

(Q)Hard reset button

Hi guys, first im new to samsung. My cousin ask me to fix a samsung i 9003. It wont turn on. He said that it because when he updated to gb he unplug the usb cable before the phone boot. My ftiend told me to find the hard reset button. He said its near the camera. I have uncover the phone but im not sure which one it is. Any body help me? Will this buttone save the phone? Thanks in advance.
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demonshouter said:
Hi guys, first im new to samsung. My cousin ask me to fix a samsung i 9003. It wont turn on. He said that it because when he updated to gb he unplug the usb cable before the phone boot. My ftiend told me to find the hard reset button. He said its near the camera. I have uncover the phone but im not sure which one it is. Any body help me? Will this buttone save the phone? Thanks in advance.
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Open the back cover, and you can find a small pin hole, between the camera and the speakers.
Its a very small hole.
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This is only if you are experiencing a bootloop. If your phone is not entering download mode or recovery mode and even if a USB is not working.... As I told you the location of the hard reset button, just open the back flap and follow the instruction.
DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!
You will need two people for this.. Keep that pin hole pressed with a pin, then keeping it pressed try to enter the download mode- [Volume down + Home + Power button pursed]. Try it a couple of times and your phone will enter download mode
and then as you enter the download mode, flash to a stock firmware using odin.
Hit the THANKS button if it helped you ! :thumbup::thumbup:
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iAmBalvinder said:
This is only if you are experiencing a bootloop. If your phone is not entering download mode or recovery mode and even if a USB is not working.... As I told you the location of the hard reset button, just open the back flap and follow the instruction.
DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!
You will need two people for this.. Keep that pin hole pressed with a pin, then keeping it pressed try to enter the download mode- [Volume down + Home + Power button pursed]. Try it a couple of times and your phone will enter download mode
and then as you enter the download mode, flash to a stock firmware using odin.
Hit the THANKS button if it helped you ! :thumbup::thumbup:
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I would like to know is this actually work or not. If u tried this please repory.
Thx
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At least there is a hope. Il come back with the result. Thanks guys.
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I dont have to open the 7 screw right,?
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I ve tried with my cousin and nothing happened. Ive tried several times, hold some ten seconds. Nothing happened. I guess jtag will be the last hope.
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demonshouter said:
I ve tried with my cousin and nothing happened. Ive tried several times, hold some ten seconds. Nothing happened. I guess jtag will be the last hope.
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Did you press the pin hole button carefully? Try using a thicker pin so that it is directly pressed.
Though I've never been struck hard, without the download mode, but this works fine on Samsung Galaxy sl i9003.
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I tried again just now. It still wont start anything. I tried with small pin, a pen, a needle, paperclip. Nothing happen.
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Well try to enter the download mode while after pressing the pin in the small hole behind.
Btw that button behind will work only if your phone is in soft brick mode. That is it atleast starts/vibrates, screen becomes little light blue when u try to start the phone.
U may need to flash the stock kernel
Try remove ur battery. Push three button to download mode (volume down+home+power). Reinsert battery while holding the button. Wait up to see phone enter download mode. If doesn't, repeat step with battery inserted in your phone. When phone enter the download mode I assume u know what to do next.
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demonshouter said:
I tried again just now. It still wont start anything. I tried with small pin, a pen, a needle, paperclip. Nothing happen.
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I assume you are not doing it correctly. Otherwise soft bricked generally do not even require hard reset button generally.
First press the volume down, after a second or two, press home button. Then while holding other two buttons, press power button. Hold it till it vibrates.
Then, just leave the power button. After two or three sec, leave the other two buttons.
sometimes it's hard to get the download mode, then only you need to use reset button.
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I could do hardware reset, but have now poor gsm signal!
I was on CM 10 alpha4 + nicsptl kernel (Had execllent signal strength even in bathroom, lift)
Due to bad battery life I decided to go back to stock. vai xxkpe > DDLF2
After flashing latona I could not get the phone in download mode so did hardware reset (reset btton between camera and speaker + download buttons (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411768)
I flshed xxkpe and DDLF2+ CF-root. Now I had a big signal drop problem!
So I flshed full xxkpe three times with full data wipes and falshed DDLF2 and CF-root. Same problem.
I thought CM10 + nicsptl might be better so I flashed them (flashed CM10 thrice + gapps to be sure)
Same signal problem!
Flashed signal-fix kernel, cleared dalvik same issue!
I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1776211
So I think the reason is not modem or sim. It has to do with hardware reset, I guess.
Can any one help?

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