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[Q] How to get my Nexus S working ?

Hi, this is my first post
Last year I found a new Nexus S outside Undergroung (subway), when I got home I checked and it worked fine with my simcards (vodafone and t mobile) I but never used it really.
My phone is now broked and I tried to use this Nexus but any simcard I insert is now not working everything else is fine, wifi, apps etc. It just won't recognise any simcards.
When I try to make a call it says " mobile network not available".
I searched the forum but found nothing to solve the issue. I have taken it to my local repair shop and they couldn't help me. It has the ice cream sandwich android version 4.0.4.
Can anyone here help me with getting the sim to work ? : )

Did it have ICS when you found it? Also, what model is it? (I9020A, I9020T, I9023?)

It did not. I updated it.
Its I9023.
Any more info required?

How did you update it?
I'd try to flash the factory image with fastboot and see if simcards work.

Maybe it got reported lost so IMEI got disabled
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enricobattocchi said:
How did you update it?
I'd try to flash the factory image with fastboot and see if simcards work.
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When I connected through Wifi it just popped up and I clicked to install it.
How do i do flash factory image with fastboot ? I've done factory reset but it didn't help.

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timhl7 said:
Maybe it got reported lost so IMEI got disabled
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I haven't thought of that lol. If that is the case what do I do ?

zokiii said:
I haven't thought of that lol. If that is the case what do I do ?
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COntact your carrier to unblock the device, this is the only way

Billchen0014 said:
COntact your carrier to unblock the device, this is the only way
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Will they do that even though I found the phone, not bought it ? :/

zokiii said:
How do i do flash factory image with fastboot ? I've done factory reset but it didn't help.
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Here are the instructions.

zokiii said:
Will they do that even though I found the phone, not bought it ? :/
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Right, did you obtain the phone legally (purchase), or did you find the phone lying around and picked it up?
oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S!

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Billchen0014 said:
Right, did you obtain the phone legally (purchase), or did you find the phone lying around and picked it up?
oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S!
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I found it last year as I said in the opening post.
Would they still do it ?

Try flashing it back to an earlier version like 2.3.6

zokiii said:
I found it last year as I said in the opening post.
Would they still do it ?
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If it was reported stolen, no, if anything they might report you for having a stolen device
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S

Hand it in to the police. If no one claims it within some time frame, it's yours (at least true for uk)
Then if you do get to keep it, then you can ask your network to unblock the imei, and cite the police reference so they know it's legit

djquick said:
Try flashing it back to an earlier version like 2.3.6
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I could try that. How do I flash it back to an earlier version ?
Sorry for being such a noob, I have no knowledge about phone technology

zokiii said:
I could try that. How do I flash it back to an earlier version ?
Sorry for being such a noob, I have no knowledge about phone technology
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Do ths first: http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/
then using the recovery (power+volume up) flash the second one if your phone is i9023 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307 there you go, stock 2.3.6, rooted.
I do suggest you hand this to the police, for legal purposes only

bedalus said:
Hand it in to the police. If no one claims it within some time frame, it's yours (at least true for uk)
Then if you do get to keep it, then you can ask your network to unblock the imei, and cite the police reference so they know it's legit
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Sound good. any idea on the time frame ?

zokiii said:
Sound good. any idea on the time frame ?
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I thinks its between 1 week to a month, could be longer idk
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S

S3 - Not registed on Network after Jelly Bean Flash

I'm getting a Not Registered On Network error on my phone since I tried the official Jelly Bean update.
The IMEI seems to ave changed too and I've a serial number of 00000000
I had a look at other threads but this only happen after I did the flash - I've tried going back to stock but it seems to be there too

Theres an official jellybean update for this device? *headscratch*
I'm going to assume you flashed the update for the international variant on your d2vzw. Odin back to stock.

Tearaway said:
I'm getting a Not Registered On Network error on my phone since I tried the official Jelly Bean update.
The IMEI seems to ave changed too and I've a serial number of 00000000
I had a look at other threads but this only happen after I did the flash - I've tried going back to stock but it seems to be there too
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In the dev section there is a tutorial on how to backup and restore your IMEI. I still *knock on wood* haven't run into that issue yet.
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Tearaway said:
I'm getting a Not Registered On Network error on my phone since I tried the official Jelly Bean update.
The IMEI seems to ave changed too and I've a serial number of 00000000
I had a look at other threads but this only happen after I did the flash - I've tried going back to stock but it seems to be there too
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Did you properly backup your IMEI as described in several threads in the development section? If so, restoring your IMEI is simple.
apacseven said:
Theres an official jellybean update for this device? *headscratch*
I'm going to assume you flashed the update for the international variant on your d2vzw. Odin back to stock.
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No, there are several unofficial Jellybean roms for our phone. They are based on the T-Mobile leak from a while back. We're a ways away from an official jellybean OTA. The OP wouldn't be able to boot their phone and discover their IMEI changed/phone number reset had they flashed an international rom.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
No, there are several unofficial Jellybean roms for our phone. They are based on the T-Mobile leak from a while back. We're a ways away from an official jellybean OTA. The OP wouldn't be able to boot their phone and discover their IMEI changed/phone number reset had they flashed an international rom.
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Right, but if you read his post he said official, not unofficial.

apacseven said:
Right, but if you read his post he said official, not unofficial.
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Idk how I missed that smh. Well, we'll see soon enough what exactly they flashed.
OP, could you post where you got this official update from? Link? Cuz there are definitely no official Jellybean anything for our phones as of yet.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Idk how I missed that smh. Well, we'll see soon enough what exactly they flashed.
OP, could you post where you got this official update from? Link? Cuz there are definitely no official Jellybean anything for our phones as of yet.
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I'm getting that sinking feeling...
I tried posting the link but as I'm a new user I'm not allowed - it's the Polish update - google will lead you to it

Tearaway said:
I'm getting that sinking feeling...
I tried posting the link but as I'm a new user I'm not allowed - it's the Polish update - google will lead you to it
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Sadly you flashed an international rom. Sorry. I thought this would be a hard brick. But since you can boot you can odin back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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Its not a hard brick since he is able to boot up, but beyond that IDK. OP, when you said you tried stock and still no go, did you mean that you used Odin to flash a stock image? If not, that is your best bet.

As long as you can odin back to stock and you have a Verizon device, there is a tool in the dev sections stickies that can restore your IMEI even without a backup.

Now that u r back to stock do a search for IMEI restore on xda to restore your phone.
For future reference note that there are several GS3 variants and u can only flash the one specific to your carrier if u want to have a functional device. The international version doesn't even have the same processor.
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sololhj said:
Now that u r back to stock do a search for EMIE restore on xda to restore your phone.
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*IMEI.....just want to be precise.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
*IMEI.....just want to be precise.
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You are correct, but I think you mean more accurate not precise

THanks for all the pointers - I'm a bit confused though and possibly I haven't given enough info...
The S3 was originally running on AP i9300xxalef CP i9300xxlef CSC 19300OJVALEC and it was rooted - I'm in Ireland so it appears to be an international phone.
I can't get a product code because when I try it gives me NOt Registered On Network
Previously when ever I tried to update it via Keis I never could and it always showed the serial as 000000000 I also think the IMEI as different.
I did try to flash it previously and it failed I but it kept working - So I wonder could the IMEI switch have come from that - as I do seem to remember the 000000000 from before I tried Jelly Bean.
If I put it back on the same AP CP and CSC would it work again - and how would I go about it?
Thnaks

Brought it back to the original firmware - and getting a no signal icon now!

I don't know of any tool for the international model's Exynos that is like the tool for the Qualcomm processor.
Everything I've seen, says in order to restore it on the Exynos processor, you need to have backed up your EFS folder. There are a couple threads in the International GS2 forum (not the GS3 forum) detailing how to repair it, but that entails you having have backed up your EFS folder.
Not sure if there is a way to fix the problem if you are able to get the IMEI number from your box or behind the battery.
Edit: I just did some googling and found there is some kind of Samsung tool for repairing it. There are a couple youtube videos that I found as well. Some tec site is claiming that once you restore to stock, you get a new EFS folder on your phone and although the information will be incorrect inside of it, you may be able to edit it. :shrug: You would have better luck in the international forums though if you have an international phone.

Tearaway said:
THanks for all the pointers - I'm a bit confused though and possibly I haven't given enough info...
The S3 was originally running on AP i9300xxalef CP i9300xxlef CSC 19300OJVALEC and it was rooted - I'm in Ireland so it appears to be an international phone.
I can't get a product code because when I try it gives me NOt Registered On Network
Previously when ever I tried to update it via Keis I never could and it always showed the serial as 000000000 I also think the IMEI as different.
I did try to flash it previously and it failed I but it kept working - So I wonder could the IMEI switch have come from that - as I do seem to remember the 000000000 from before I tried Jelly Bean.
If I put it back on the same AP CP and CSC would it work again - and how would I go about it?
Thnaks
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Maybe you should post this NOT in the Verizon section to avoid confusion.
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Thanks
voodoomanx said:
Maybe you should post this NOT in the Verizon section to avoid confusion.
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mia culpa
I'm new here :cyclops:
Thanks for all your help - I'll post it on the international forum - now that Ive gotten used o the idea that I've a very pretty paper weight I can pay abit more attention to what I'm doing :laugh:

S3 serial changed
I updated to stock firmware
I lost imei n I got unknown imei
N also signal lost. No network
Plz tell me

[Q] Think my IMEI is lost - how can I check?

I was flashing different basebands for XBSA'a ICS and I tried the P940 one. Now no matter what I flash, I have no phone signal. Doing some searches, I'm wondering if I've corrupted my IMEI but I'm not sure what to look for. This what my settings say
IMEI: 350305260000001
IMEI SV: 00
Serial number: 0000000
I tried reflashing the ICS bin and fls but still the same problem. If it is the IMEI, I have seen a guide here for restoring it.
Thanks in advance
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Edit - Fixed. Followed the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734330 and made the changes for P760 ICS

Hmm, IMEI seems fine :/ not sure what your Problem could be and i haven't seen somebody with the same issue around here..
Try "things" out, maybe something will help. Im not a expert but it might be a Hardware issue aswell
Not sure if my post will help you at all, so.. sorry
Sent from my P920 using ICS 4.0.4 by XBSA

Your imei right now is the LG generic.
You should fix it.

Thanks guys.
Sent from my LG-SU760 using xda premium

my imei is lost too but I have mobile internet, can make phone calls

Your imei is OK

xbsall said:
Your imei is OK
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ok thank you

cheat_ said:
ok thank you
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Same happen to me, I installed ics tired 20p baseband and bam....
Good bye serial # IMEI etc.,
After long time and lots of reading I resurrected my phone and have no serial # as you both. But phone works great. I have no IMEI sv but the one that matter is there as shown in picture.
Just wondering should serial number be there or is anyway to add it?
Sent from my LG-P920 using xda premium

Thanks for the info and experience sharing guys. A quick update
The guide I found said to flash a stock GB rom to restore my IMEI. This has bricked my phone. I can enter download mode, so I flashed a baseband (18a) and then tried to flash ICS 404 but my phone won't accept it.
My next step is to try again this morning and then use the resurrection guide.
Edit - managed to flash ICS404 with smartflash. It was bootlooping, so had to time it to press the start button at the right time. Was very simple once I noticed it. Now on to IMEI
Edit 2 - restored IMEI with this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35016421

[Q] No SIM or wifi after factory reset

Hi,
Yesterday, I had an update from 4.1.1. to 4.1.2. I'm running the stock rom. After I ran in the update, I re-rooted using CF-Auto Root.
Today, I thought I'd do a factory reset. Now, my phone won't detect any SIM card (I've tried 2) and although it seems to detect my wifi, it won't connect.
I had the phone on airplane mode when I selected the factory reset, but I wouldn't have thought that would matter.
Interestingly, I can now select airplane mode to turn on, but it then ghosts out and I can't turn it off.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Please help!

I'm inclined to think this is a software problem as both sim and wifi worked perfectly before the factory reset.
I've tried registering with SamMobile to download the stock rom, but their registration page seems to be wonky. It complains I haven't completed the anti-spam task, but this area of the form is just blank.

yep.. thats a loophole in google... try doing it again... this time with cwm.. if that doesnt work.. u have to get the stock rom via odin
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naman4797 said:
yep.. thats a loophole in google... try doing it again... this time with cwm.. if that doesnt work.. u have to get the stock rom via odin
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Do you mean this is a known problem then?
I've tried a few more resets with airplane mode on and off and nothings worked.
I don't have cwm at the moment although I could flash that. Where could I get the stock rom from though, besides SamMobile?
Thanks

paulschofield76 said:
Do you mean this is a known problem then?
I've tried a few more resets with airplane mode on and off and nothings worked.
I don't have cwm at the moment although I could flash that. Where could I get the stock rom from though, besides SamMobile?
Thanks
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thats actually not a known problem... but seems unpredictable...
http://galaxynote2root.com/search/note 2 stock rom
check this site.. i would rather suggest u to get it from samfirmware by some means its the most trusted one..
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naman4797 said:
thats actually not a known problem... but seems unpredictable...
http://galaxynote2root.com/search/note 2 stock rom
check this site.. i would rather suggest u to get it from samfirmware by some means its the most trusted one..
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I just flashed the exact modem I had before, and my baseband, imei etc. are all coming up unknown.
When I enter *#1234#, my cp number is also unknown.
Do roms also include modems? I was once told they didn't. Sorry, I've never flashed anything before besides when I was getting root access

paulschofield76 said:
I just flashed the exact modem I had before, and my baseband, imei etc. are all coming up unknown.
When I enter *#1234#, my cp number is also unknown.
Do roms also include modems? I was once told they didn't. Sorry, I've never flashed anything before besides when I was getting root access
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yes.. downloaded rom packages include modems..

naman4797 said:
yes.. downloaded rom packages include modems..
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Thanks for all the replies.
One further question, then I'll go hunting ....
I have the GT-N7105T. I know the T variant has different radios. Some people say you can use N7105 roms and some people say no.
Can I safely use an N7105 rom on my N7105T? The phone is pretty useless at the moment but I'd rather not brick it.
Thanks

paulschofield76 said:
Thanks for all the replies.
One further question, then I'll go hunting ....
I have the GT-N7105T. I know the T variant has different radios. Some people say you can use N7105 roms and some people say no.
Can I safely use an N7105 rom on my N7105T? The phone is pretty useless at the moment but I'd rather not brick it.
Thanks
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experimenting is good on android.. but i'd rather suggest u to get rom for YOUR MODEL only... if its not available at all.. then u could go for the second option...
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There's your problem!
The difference between the regular Galaxy model and the T variant is the modem. Telstra 'tweak' it on a hardware level for their NextG network and it means that the performance of the modem is affected to varying degrees (severe in your case) if you use a non 'T' modem.
There should be a modems thread, there should be a N7105T modem. I'll have a look and post back if I find one.
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BOOM!
TDVDMB1 (Australia / Telstra) N7105TDVDMB2
TDVALK4 (Australia / Telstra) N7105TDVALK3
Either of these should work, keep them to flash after you reflash a rom onto your phone

good for u.. u got an australian to help u out..
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I've tried flashing the modem but unfortunately it had no effect.
I don't have the phone on me so I can't confirm this, but I'm starting to have scary thoughts about the efs. Unfortunately the only changes I've ever made to my Androids was just to root, and I didn't even know what the efs was.
Thing is, after my update my phone worked fine for over 24 hours before I reset it. Does this sound like the efs? How can I tell if that's the problem?
I guess I had to learn somehow, and I've definitely learnt ...

Would it be possible for me to get a copy of an efs folder from another Note 2 and adapt it to mine?

For anyone else who may come across this, I solved the problem by downloading the stock ROM from sammobile and flashing that.
I have also now flashed TWRP and have taken a nandroid including the EFS.
We all have to start somewhere, but hopefully my bad experience will prevent someone else's.

[Q] DEFY MINI bricked..HELP NEEDED

Hi there,
This is my first post. Today I tried rooting my Defy Mini from the UK. It didn´t have access to Fastboot, so I followed some instructions I found on this forum and flashed it with a different ROM (SBF file) in order to gain Fastboot. The only result though was that I bricked my phone. It now displays no IMEI number - so I can´t use it basically.
Could someone help me, please?
I tried clicking on the link on this page, but it was broken. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787152

Was the Rooting successful?
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antsjack said:
Hi there,
This is my first post. Today I tried rooting my Defy Mini from the UK. It didn´t have access to Fastboot, so I followed some instructions I found on this forum and flashed it with a different ROM (SBF file) in order to gain Fastboot. The only result though was that I bricked my phone. It now displays no IMEI number - so I can´t use it basically.
Could someone help me, please?
I tried clicking on the link on this page, but it was broken. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787152
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Try reflashing your firmware, it worked for me, got my IMEI back.

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jime1 said:
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How do I know which firmware to flash it with? Sorry if the question is a silly one, I'm new to this.
Sh0m1 said:
Try reflashing your firmware, it worked for me, got my IMEI back.
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Find the one for your region.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2

I just tried the UK one (from where I bought the phone), and I've tried the Spanish one. Both with no luck
I found someone here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40732343, who had the same issue. This person used the ROM for the Indian model. I can't find the ROM anywhere. Anybody know where to look?
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Find the one for your region.
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http://www.droidevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=13119
Register here and download

So, the only ROM that worked was the Indian one. Now I have my IMEI back, still no access to fastboot, and very bad signal reception (sometimes I have it and sometimes I don't. Can anybody help?
antsjack said:
I just tried the UK one (from where I bought the phone), and I've tried the Spanish one. Both with no luck
I found someone here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40732343, who had the same issue. This person used the ROM for the Indian model. I can't find the ROM anywhere. Anybody know where to look?
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