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[Q] New here.. Desprately need help..

Hi.. I'm going to be as brief as I can..
I had to get my phone replaced because it got all "defective" on me.. No joke.. it wouldn't Charge, wouldn't call, txt, turn off, tried everything.
called tmobile they said that it was a known issue and that I would have to call samsung about the warrantee. Called Samsung "Call Tmobile"
called tmobile "can't help sorry". Took the phone into the store.. "oh you have the $7.99 insurance! call them" Called Insurance.. "It's not covered call Tmobile". called tmobile "call insurance". finally got someone to actually listen to me after about 6 hours of being on my husbands phone! Got tmobile to send me a replacement. It was the very same SGS4G that I have loved for years.. Then I turned it on... New Load Screen... Gingerbread... (I was on froyo 2.2 before and NEVER had a problem with anything until the phone went completely nuts)
So now my phone....
Can't Send txts without it being MMS
Bounces from 4G to Searching whenever it wants (most of the time it's in searching or just enough signal to make calls)
takes forever to download even the smallest apps..
Basically it's become a phone that I want nothing to do with..
So I talked to my dad knowing that he did alot of rooting stuff to his Droid
He told me "Root the Phone! Put the Rom you want on it and Make it work how you want it. Look up Xda-developers" <-- for a solution it didn't seem to get better than that!
That was my Headache.... Now for my Problem..
As I was reading through tons of stuff on here I saw that there was Slim ICS.. then I saw the "Not Working" section..
then there were different programs that are needed to install different things...
not to mention that I don't want to over work my processor which is a 1Ghz processor
As for a Modem... no clue which to pick... I just need a better connection altogether..
Could You please let me know which things run the best together..
Which programs do I need to root, install etc.. these things
and I'm soo confused right now it's not even funny.. My dads droid was soo easy for him to root and change that he's confused at the process that the SGS4G needs..
Any advice or help at all would be amazing!
I will be eternally grateful for any help at all!
Please feel free to laugh at my situation.. I know I am..
This all started as a desperate cry for something better than what my phone has become.. although I think that this whole thing is going to become one big funny story lol

First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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gizmoscoop said:
First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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One Slight problem with rooting it lol... from all of the info I'm getting here on the site it says I need to download something to root it...
I would really love to get all of the stuff needed so that once I root I can just get the whole process done with.
My dad is also on thephone with me right now.. yes at 3:35am lol..
He's trying to help me look through Roms and help me pick the best one. However he doesn't know much about my phone because he's with verizon...
What I need to know is what stuff works best together.. You know, the least amount of bugs and problems. I want to know from someone more experienced than ether me or my dad because We have been looking at this stuff for almost 10 hours... o_0 and it's not getting any less confusing lol.
Thank you
Serenity

Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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vopezy said:
Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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I already have GB... that's what is messing me up badly.. I don't want to have GB anymore.

gizmoscoop said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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so the link told me..... "No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"
as far as the first link.. there are different programs to root your phone with... which one works the best.
The first one that you sent me to which is the One-Click thingy... sounded great at first! However I also have to download some C ++ thingy and something else before I could even use the program to root the phone..
Honestly a good program would be 1 program to root, one program to install. That kinda thing..
not 1 program to root... wait before you root install these 2 programs then stand on your head and download program 3... i mean honestly that kind of multi program stuff makes me wonder where the "Take this survey to unlock your download" screen is gonna be... lol

What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
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vopezy said:
What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
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I hear that lol... although it took my phone 2 1/2 years to mess up lol.. but yes this is free.. and very very very confusing... but free lol

The least confusing way to do this is a heimdall one-click. Yes, you gotta have Java and the c++ runtime for windows installed but the links are provided right in the first post of the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Starting from stock gb if you wanna go to ics download Eollie's one-click in the second post.
Now you should have the correct recovery to get to ics.
Currently the most functional ics rom I think is aokp which has auto-brightness working right out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
A few things here and there aren't quite working on any ics rom:
Wifi calling
Tv out
...can't think of more now but those are probably most notable.
All you gotta do is follow instructions on the links I just posted. That's as easy as it gets. Really.
O. I forgot, to get into download mode turn off phone, hold volume up and down, plug phone into pc.
To get into recovery turn off phone, hold volume up and down, hold the power button until the second screen comes up, keep holding volume buttons. Recovery will come up.

You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066

Wait! This thead again?! Yay! Like we haven't answered it already about a thousand time.

Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.

Dude you gotta get that stickied

TwitchyEye said:
Dude you gotta get that stickied
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Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.

eollie said:
Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.
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eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.
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chrisbo4 said:
You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
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Ok so I would like to say thanks for everyones help... No the device isn't bricked because I haven't even rooted yet.. I want to get all the info all the things that I will need, understand the process then start the process of "NOT Bricking my phone" lol...
I don't think that it's possible to sacrifice some battery when my phone only stays alive for 20-30 minutes... the GB update messed the phone up soo bad it's not even funny... if I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
As far as that link.... it's not usable... it's listed there 2 times back to back. I did however shorten it until it worked and thank you
Just I do know how to get into DL and Recovery mode I have had to do this a million times over when on the phone with Tmobile trying to trouble shoot the issues that have come up since i got the replacement phone with GB. I can not begin to count the number of factory resets this phone has on it...

Serenity8525 said:
If I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
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Heh, I said that about going to GB, then going to ICS. Now I dread when I have to run GB to see how things worked "back then" when doing dev work.
The good news is that with the one-click-back-to-stock packages now available, along with a good backup utility like Titanium Backup Pro, it is a lot easier that it once was. I won't say it's "fool proof" as there are many people who are foolish enough not to read current threads about how to flash and upgrade an SGS4G, or foolish enough to flash a ROM, kernel, or "tweak" that isn't intended for the SGS4G or the Android version they are running.

Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.

eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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sounds like a plan... although i know it will ultimately come down to personal preferences but is there a specific setup that works best?
setup as in...
Rom
Modem
Kernel
etc...?
honestly thats what the main question was. Yea I gave background and what not. Yes I asked what program was easiest to use. People have answered those. However what people didnt answer was the setup variations that work well together.
I mean after all the rooting and rom gets installed and im still on GBis there a combo i can use to get my signal going again? Right now if I want to make a call I have to use wifi calling... since that isnt working in ICS... I dont want to get ICS and not be able to make anycalls. I have a tower about 2-3 miles away from me and never have signal. If rooting the phone doesnt fix the signal what would i need to change to get it working?
so I'm gonna start out simple..
Root with GB cause from what I can tell WIFI calling still works on a GB Rooted phone.
I'm guessing that just rooting my phone and staying with GB will mean that better Kernels and modems will not be compatible?
If that's true then my signal will still be nothing..
but with
ICS
I will need ether wifi calling to work or upgrade the Kernel or Modem... so...
I need setup ideas
GB rooted
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
and just to play it safe if you guys could help with the ICS setup too
ICS rooted (I think the post was about AOPK?... which has the most stuff working. so that will be the one I would use)
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
Again Thank you everyone who has been helping me

eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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So looking further into the Roms... went to..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
They gave me a quite a bit of info but they also had other links there like the feature list and what not... anyways I eventually ended up here...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28279-aokp-galaxys4gmtd-july-08-milestone-6/
not quite sure what to do cause one place says to install one way and the other talks about gapp... don't know what gapp is lol

Help please! I lost texting and calling ability!

Last night I flashed a copy of cm10 I downloaded from Rootz. After it flashed I seemingly lost all texting and calling ability. I've tried restoring my backup of CleanRom as well as flash a copy of the new Synergy build. Unfortunately nothing seems to be working and my texts keep failing and I can't make calls. Can anyone help?
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Start all over
I would start here.
This has helped me many times undoing something that went wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
norm883

OP you need to start here, in the CM10.1 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053799
Read the first two posts.
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Check and see if your IMEI is still intact. Go to Settings, About Phone, Status and scroll down and locate the IMEI line, it SHOULD NOT be all zero's. If it is, you've lost it in the flashing of your ROM.
Here's a thread on backing it up and recovering it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Here's a thread to get it back with the QPST application: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802024
If this helped you out, hit the thanks button for me! :good:

SlimSnoopOS said:
OP you need to start here, in the CM10.1 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053799
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I don't have the required 10 posts yet to post in the development section, otherwise I definitely would, sorry. I'll start reading through it now, though. Thanks!
norm883 said:
I would start here.
This has helped me many times undoing something that went wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
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I'll give this a shot, thanks!
footwedge said:
Check and see if your IMEI is still intact. Go to Settings, About Phone, Status and scroll down and locate the IMEI line, it SHOULD NOT be all zero's. If it is, you've lost it in the flashing of your ROM.
Here's a thread on backing it up and recovering it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Here's a thread to get it back with the QPST application: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802024
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It's not all zeros, I did check that at first - the IMEI # matches the one printed on the phone's label

TehFlyingIndian said:
I don't have the required 10 posts yet to post in the development section, otherwise I definitely would, sorry. I'll start reading through it now, though. Thanks!
I'll give this a shot, thanks!
It's not all zeros, I did check that at first - the IMEI # matches the one printed on the phone's label
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Lol I didn't mean post in the thread, just read the first two posts in the CM10.1 thread for your answer.
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I just had this issue. Go to the phone and dial *#*#4636#*#* this will open advances settings. Go to phone info and scroll down to "preferred network type" and make sure it is set to lte/CDMA pro auto. Might need a reboot after.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Lol I didn't mean post in the thread, just read the first two posts in the CM10.1 thread for your answer.
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Haha will do!

Well I think I might be screwed... Tried resetting with ODIN like this said http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 and now I can't actually boot - the phone tells me that I have non-verizon software installed and that I should just take it into a verizon store

If anyone has any insight, I'd appreciate it. I'd rather not have to go deal with those goons.
Thanks!

TehFlyingIndian said:
Well I think I might be screwed... Tried resetting with ODIN like this said http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 and now I can't actually boot - the phone tells me that I have non-verizon software installed and that I should just take it into a verizon store
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You were never bricked in the first place, idk why you followed that thread.
Perform Section 5 to Odin back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Then root again.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
You were never bricked in the first place, idk why you followed that thread.
Perform Section 5 to Odin back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Then root again.
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Well I just Odin'd back to stock, re-rooted and flashed synergy. Again, no texting or calling ability, yet I still have data. I'm outdoors in the middle of the city, so there's no reason it shouldn't be working.. I decided to call Verizon as well just to see, and they can't figure out what's going on either. The SIM card shouldn't be bad if I'm getting full 4G, right? Maybe I'll run down and pick up a new one to try.

TehFlyingIndian said:
Well I just Odin'd back to stock, re-rooted and flashed synergy. Again, no texting or calling ability, yet I still have data. I'm outdoors in the middle of the city, so there's no reason it shouldn't be working.. I decided to call Verizon as well just to see, and they can't figure out what's going on either. The SIM card shouldn't be bad if I'm getting full 4G, right? Maybe I'll run down and pick up a new one to try.
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Now that you're re-rooted, do the steps I linked to in my initial reply that are in the second post of CM10.1 thread. See if that helps. You don't need a new sim, it's a known issue with CM10.1.
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Take a look at my previous post in this thread. I think it will work!
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I flashed cmod 10.1 I had roaming issue. No data's or text calls. I Odin flashed back to stock. Rout66 . Then when it starts by pass activation.
Hit screen
Left right left right volume up.
Then open dialer and put
*2767*3855# it will reset and everything should work

Questions go in Q&A
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Huge thanks!

I just wanted to give a big ole thanks to everyone who answered my noob questions and helped me over the past few days. I officially flashed my first custom rom with no fail this morning. I installed Jelly 'beans' build 15. This was extremely beginner friendly. I preformed a super wipe and went from there. Downloading the Beans file to my phone took forever however being that it is my first download that may be normal idk. Again thank you all so much!
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Glad to hear the community could help a "successful noob" lol. Most ROMs will take a while to download as they are between 500-800 mb or so. Make sure you follow the right steps each time you flash a new ROM!
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how was your phone reception and data reception?

Cmking7 said:
how was your phone reception and data reception?
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I saw no difference in phone reception however my wifi seemed to be improved. My phone (pre-flash) would always pause when streaming Youtube HD, now there is no such issue. My S3 runs perfectly. No issues at all with Beans build 15.

[Q] ERI/IMEI/Google Play Issues after Flash

I am a Crack Flasher. I've been doing it since the Fascinate. Very experienced. I recently jacked up my phone which obscured my ERI/IMEI/Google Play connection. I was able to manually re-program the IMEI using QPST....... Before, I re-flashed stock MF1. I took it to Verizon and they were skeptical and unhelpful. They said it seemed as if I altered the OS. They had no proof and wouldn't honor the warranty. Play wont work unless a previous OS (before MF1) is installed(?). I get Connection Error. I TRIED EVERYTHING!
I followed the flash to a T.
Not sure which Rom is the culprit.
maybe TK 2.5
ERI Fix????????

djcrystals said:
I am a Crack Flasher. I've been doing it since the Fascinate. Very experienced. I recently jacked up my phone which obscured my ERI/IMEI/Google Play connection. I was able to manually re-program the IMEI using QPST....... Before, I re-flashed stock MF1. I took it to Verizon and they were skeptical and unhelpful. They said it seemed as if I altered the OS. They had no proof and wouldn't honor the warranty. Play wont work unless a previous OS (before MF1) is installed(?). I get Connection Error. I TRIED EVERYTHING!
I followed the flash to a T.
Not sure which Rom is the culprit.
maybe TK 2.5
ERI Fix????????
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You haven't tried everything
Choice number one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420546
Choice number two:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405499
Before you go accusing roms of causing your problems, maybe you should read up on how people actually lose their imei and eri in the first place. A simple search for "imei" or "eri" would've accomplished this.
If you did that, you would have been directed to a plethora of threads describing that the s3 can drop their imei randomly even without a flash being a culprit.
Next time you start flashing anything, read up on the device stickies so you know what you're doing and how to fix most problems that come up.
Sorry for the long post, I just can't stand it when people bash a rom for no reason. It wasn't that roms fault for this issue.
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BadUsername said:
You haven't tried everything
Choice number one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420546
Choice number two:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405499
Before you go accusing roms of causing your problems, maybe you should read up on how people actually lose their imei and eri in the first place. A simple search for "imei" or "eri" would've accomplished this.
If you did that, you would have been directed to a plethora of threads describing that the s3 can drop their imei randomly even without a flash being a culprit.
Next time you start flashing anything, read up on the device stickies so you know what you're doing and how to fix most problems that come up.
Sorry for the long post, I just can't stand it when people bash a rom for no reason. It wasn't that roms fault for this issue.
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Holy flipping crap man! I wasn't bashing anything. So RELAX. I appreciate your help but you need a freaking Xanax.

djcrystals said:
Holy flipping crap man! I wasn't bashing anything. So RELAX. I appreciate your help but you need a freaking Xanax.
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Took one this morning, you're absolutely right, fixed all my crankiness.
Hope you got your eri back.
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BadUsername said:
Took one this morning, you're absolutely right, fixed all my crankiness.
Hope you got your eri back.
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Lol!!!! Glad to hear. I did find your posts useful. I'm still exploring and learning a certain "unmentionable" program those posts pointed me towards. I really appreciate the help! It's not back yet, but I'll figure the program out quickly. A lot of info on it out there.

djcrystals said:
I am a Crack Flasher. I've been doing it since the Fascinate. Very experienced. I recently jacked up my phone which obscured my ERI/IMEI/Google Play connection. I was able to manually re-program the IMEI using QPST....... Before, I re-flashed stock MF1. I took it to Verizon and they were skeptical and unhelpful. They said it seemed as if I altered the OS. They had no proof and wouldn't honor the warranty. Play wont work unless a previous OS (before MF1) is installed(?). I get Connection Error. I TRIED EVERYTHING!
I followed the flash to a T.
Not sure which Rom is the culprit.
maybe TK 2.5
ERI Fix????????
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Yeah same thing happened to me lost me IMEI/ERI/PRL Version got them all back but thing is my Play Store has been acting up since i downloaded 2 apps .
1) Freedom
2) Market Unlocker
ever since then it has never worked , but now i have time on my hands to find out what is wrong.
If you find out let me know :good:

TreasureMan said:
Yeah same thing happened to me lost me IMEI/ERI/PRL Version got them all back but thing is my Play Store has been acting up since i downloaded 2 apps .
1) Freedom
2) Market Unlocker
ever since then it has never worked , but now i have time on my hands to find out what is wrong.
If you find out let me know :good:
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There's A LOT of this happening with our phones according to the forums this last 2 months.....I'm still out ERI and Play only works on ICS.....no JB roms. Very strange.....but, I love a challenge and these forums and all of the amazing info I'm finding thanks to all the intelligent folk. Verizon is out as far as a replacement. They said I must have tampered with it....which, I did. Whats the status of your ERI/IMEI info? Hopefully solved soon.....I'm driving my wife nuts trying to fix it.

djcrystals said:
There's A LOT of this happening with our phones according to the forums this last 2 months.....I'm still out ERI and Play only works on ICS.....no JB roms. Very strange.....but, I love a challenge and these forums and all of the amazing info I'm finding thanks to all the intelligent folk. Verizon is out as far as a replacement. They said I must have tampered with it....which, I did. Whats the status of your ERI/IMEI info. Hopefully solved soon.....I'm driving my wife nuts trying to fix it.
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I fixed my IMEI/ERI just the play store isnt working still.

TreasureMan said:
I fixed my IMEI/ERI just the play store isnt working still.
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How'd you guys fix the eri? I used QPST for the IMEI but now my debugging won't activate, whether on stock or an AOSP. I need it to.use another program that I can't mention.

djcrystals said:
How'd you guys fix the eri? I used QPST for the IMEI but now my debugging won't activate, whether on stock or an AOSP. I need it to.use another program that I can't mention.
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I forgot the name of it but it's in the development forums somewhere

i cant get the computer to install my phone for programming........SO I can't use RevSk$#$ on it. I need it to open as com port. Ive reinstalled drivers......several times....and check/re-checked phone settings. It occurs on both computers running Wirdows 7 Prof.

djcrystals said:
i cant get the computer to install my phone for programming........SO I can't use RevSk$#$ on it. I need it to open as com port. Ive reinstalled drivers......several times....and check/re-checked phone settings. It occurs on both computers running Wirdows 7 Prof.
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Have you tried downgrading your modem before trying revskills? When I used the repair utility it wouldn't connect my phone until I downgraded my modem. Just a thought.
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TreasureMan said:
I fixed my IMEI/ERI just the play store isnt working still.
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I'm in the same boat somewhat. My play store only works on certain roms now and I still can't figure out why.
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[Q] Help Flashing a ROM

Hi All,
I am looking for help on flashing a new ROM (probably a recent version of CM) to my SG3 I535 running Android 4.4.2. I was able to root it using towelrot and ended up soft bricking it when I tried to use ROM manager to reboot the phone into recovery. I then used Odin to flash back to stock.
This is where I am now stuck. My research shows that maybe I need to unlock the boot loader? But am unsure if that is actually my next step or how to get there. Any help or a guide in the right direction would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks in advance!

westgoingeast said:
Hi All,
I am looking for help on flashing a new ROM (probably a recent version of CM) to my SG3 I535 running Android 4.4.2. I was able to root it using towelrot and ended up soft bricking it when I tried to use ROM manager to reboot the phone into recovery. I then used Odin to flash back to stock.
This is where I am now stuck. My research shows that maybe I need to unlock the boot loader? But am unsure if that is actually my next step or how to get there. Any help or a guide in the right direction would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks in advance!
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With being on NE1 4.4.2 you can't flash a custom recovery other than safestrap. Your lucky you didn't hard brick it trying to flash a recovery with rom manager. You can't unlock the bootloader at this point, that was last available on 4.1.2 and it is no longer an option

ShapesBlue said:
With being on NE1 4.4.2 you can't flash a custom recovery other than safestrap. Your lucky you didn't hard brick it trying to flash a recovery with rom manager. You can't unlock the bootloader at this point, that was last available on 4.1.2 and it is no longer an option
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I feel like you've had to answer this same (or similar) question about a hundred times in this forum...
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XdrummerXboy said:
I feel like you've had to answer this same (or similar) question about a hundred times in this forum...
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Me, landshark68, BadUsername and SlimSnoopOS. We all pretty much answer the same questions daily lol
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Help Flashing a ROM contd.
Yeah sorry about that. I navigated the forums for days before I finally broke down and made a post. I'm a noob and there is just such a steep learning curve that maybe I saw the information I needed but it wasn't dumbed down to where I recognized it.
Anywho, I was checking Up on what you said about safestrap. And I ended up @ Has-of codes safestrap wordpress blog and I could not find a download for the VZW SG3 so is that also out of the question then or am I missing something?

westgoingeast said:
Yeah sorry about that. I navigated the forums for days before I finally broke down and made a post. I'm a noob and there is just such a steep learning curve that maybe I saw the information I needed but it wasn't dumbed down to where I recognized it.
Anywho, I was checking Up on what you said about safestrap. And I ended up @ Has-of codes safestrap wordpress blog and I could not find a download for the VZW SG3 so is that also out of the question then or am I missing something?
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Here's what you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797314
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westgoingeast said:
Yeah sorry about that. I navigated the forums for days before I finally broke down and made a post. I'm a noob and there is just such a steep learning curve that maybe I saw the information I needed but it wasn't dumbed down to where I recognized it.
Anywho, I was checking Up on what you said about safestrap. And I ended up @ Has-of codes safestrap wordpress blog and I could not find a download for the VZW SG3 so is that also out of the question then or am I missing something?
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Yeah I understand what you mean. I suppose I have been a member for a couple years but still consider myself a noob when it comes to many things.
I apologize if I came off like a pr*ck, wasn't my intention.
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XdrummerXboy said:
Yeah I understand what you mean. I suppose I have been a member for a couple years but still consider myself a noob when it comes to many things.
I apologize if I came off like a pr*ck, wasn't my intention.
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Believe it or not a lot of the stuff I know has been both from the help of others and a ton of reading. I don't know everything myself. Being on here for years doesn't always mean a lot either
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