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Galaxy SL shows "Insert sim card"

Hi, I am using Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 for couple of weeks. 2 days ago I found a problem that showed me "Insert sim card". I gave my set a master reset and then the set was ok. But I got the same problem today. I tried the same way. This time master reset is not working.
My IMEI is 354949040415515. PDA:I9003DXKB1, CSC:I9003OLBKB1. Firmware version:2.2.1, .
If someone knows about it. Please help me. I will be grate full to you.

I think you have problem with contacts of your sim card. Try to clean them. Also you can try to show your phone to the service. I don't think this is problem with your firmware.

shoeb180 said:
Hi, I am using Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 for couple of weeks. 2 days ago I found a problem that showed me "Insert sim card". I gave my set a master reset and then the set was ok. But I got the same problem today. I tried the same way. This time master reset is not working.
My IMEI is ************. PDA:I9003DXKB1, CSC:I9003OLBKB1. Firmware version:2.2.1, .
If someone knows about it. Please help me. I will be grate full to you.
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First advice is never post your IMEI no. in public thread.
As IMEI is intact there should not be any network related issue due to non registration of your device at centre of your network service provider. I feel it could be hardware issue with the SIM card slot. But not necessarily hardware, it could be even problem with your SIM itself. If its used for longtime. first test with another SIM card, may be from a friend or a family member and make sure its not a sim problem. Then if you some how you think it could be related to Firmware you have DXKB2 FW available for flashing as single PDA file. You can upgrade by flashing it from the I9003 firmware thread of Krrazyy or from Samfirmware.com. If that does not solve your problem, take it to service centre for hardware repair. All the best.

falex007 said:
I think you have problem with contacts of your sim card. Try to clean them. Also you can try to show your phone to the service. I don't think this is problem with your firmware.
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I didn't get your point bro...how it can be related to contacts?? Thanx for the help anyway.

trip007in said:
First advice is never post your IMEI no. in public thread.
As IMEI is intact there should not be any network related issue due to non registration of your device at centre of your network service provider. I feel it could be hardware issue with the SIM card slot. But not necessarily hardware, it could be even problem with your SIM itself. If its used for longtime. first test with another SIM card, may be from a friend or a family member and make sure its not a sim problem. Then if you some how you think it could be related to Firmware you have DXKB2 FW available for flashing as single PDA file. You can upgrade by flashing it from the I9003 firmware thread of Krrazyy or from Samfirmware.com. If that does not solve your problem, take it to service centre for hardware repair. All the best.
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Hey, I flashed with DXKB2 last night and my phone acted ok for couple of hours. Then the problem has started again. Another thing is, now it doesn't show my IMEI in setting option or after pressing *#06#......even after pressing *#1234#, it shows me the PDA and CSC, but it shows "Phone : Unknown". Is it a network related issue? If yes, wht to do now. Thanx for the previous comment.

shoeb180 said:
Hey, I flashed with DXKB2 last night and my phone acted ok for couple of hours. Then the problem has started again. Another thing is, now it doesn't show my IMEI in setting option or after pressing *#06#......even after pressing *#1234#, it shows me the PDA and CSC, but it shows "Phone : Unknown". Is it a network related issue? If yes, wht to do now. Thanx for the previous comment.
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Not network you wiped your phones IMEI with the flash .
You backed up your EFS folder then just restore it .
NO apart from why not you need to find the EFS restore thread that may help .
jje

shoeb180 said:
I didn't get your point bro...how it can be related to contacts?? Thanx for the help anyway.
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I mean electric contacts of your sim card. Try to clean them by alcohol. I'm not talking about sim records of phone numbers

JJEgan said:
Not network you wiped your phones IMEI with the flash .
You backed up your EFS folder then just restore it .
NO apart from why not you need to find the EFS restore thread that may help .
jje
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Thanx buddy.......Another thing I want to inform you my phone shows "Baseband Version : Unknown". I showed it to the customer care and they said that the problem is with Baseband version. They also said that it's a software related issue. But my problem is it showed the IMEI and Baseband Version for 2 hours after my flashing. Then it started again. What type of flashing is going to help me?
Another thing, Can u please tell me or give me a link about restoring the EFS folder? I searched it in google.. but no result!
In addition I am using it from Bangladesh. As far as I know it is not officially launched here. Do I need any unlocking process? If yes, how can I do that??
N.B: Even kies is unable to connect my phone right now!!!!

I have the same problem
Hi, I have exactly the same problem on my Galaxy SL i9003. Did you finally manage to solve it?

to restore imei you need to have backup of your working imei efs folder.i see you have your imei number written here not sure if it is possible to mode efs folder to fit you phone.

xGiox said:
to restore imei you need to have backup of your working imei efs folder.i see you have your imei number written here not sure if it is possible to mode efs folder to fit you phone.
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It's been a long time. I was frustrated and stopped trying of repairing my phone. Now I see some light. Some people are talking about efs restore. I samsung captivate, a developer showed the way to repair imei and product code without even using pc.
Is it possible in I9003?
And hey, can u please tell me now whether I can mode my efs with that IMEI.
Please help.

this could be a hardware related issue also !
may be the pin where the sim card is inserted went inside or was bent..
or else insert any other sim card and see if ur phone works or not..
3rd this could be a corrupted sim card problem.. my sim card got corrupted and no matter in which handset i put my card in the phon won't boot ! btw it was a BSNL sim card..
-SiMmER

simmer14 said:
this could be a hardware related issue also !
may be the pin where the sim card is inserted went inside or was bent..
or else insert any other sim card and see if ur phone works or not..
3rd this could be a corrupted sim card problem.. my sim card got corrupted and no matter in which handset i put my card in the phon won't boot ! btw it was a BSNL sim card..
-SiMmER
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Thanx for ur post SiMmER. But I don't think it's about any hardware related issue because I have tried all the way possible to make my phone working.

shoeb180 said:
It's been a long time. I was frustrated and stopped trying of repairing my phone. Now I see some light. Some people are talking about efs restore. I samsung captivate, a developer showed the way to repair imei and product code without even using pc.
Is it possible in I9003?
And hey, can u please tell me now whether I can mode my efs with that IMEI.
Please help.
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If you made a backup of your efs folder, then via CWM it is possible to restore it. If such a backup does not exists, then things are really complicated. maybe you can use the backup of some other EFS from a different i9003, and try to modify the IMEI with yours that can be taken from outside the box. I don't know if you can do the last procedure but some expert maybe can!
Good luck.

I had a similar issue with another phone and sim card, similar to the contact issue. why not take out your sim and put it on a flat surface to see if it's still flat as it should be? if it got hot and became slightly warped, you'll have to bend it back (CAREFULLY!!!) so that the contacts are in contact again
if this is the case, you have to get a new one at your service provider so it doesn't keep happening...

Moved to General section since it has nothing to do with development.
Unless it does and I somehow missed it, if so just pm me and I'll move it back.

And see if u inserted sim card d wrong way.. It happened to me..
Sent from my GT-I9003

I got this problem too.
It suddenly happened to me when using stock room (xxkb1, if i'm not wrong), and in that time i never flashed anything in the phone, so probably not a software issue.
I tried rebooting billion times, put another sim card, cleaning the contacts, factory resets, prayers and nothing worked. But the weird fact is that sometimes it starts working out of nowhere for 2 or 3 hours and then it stops. It confuses me, because it means it's not hardware too. So then i tried updating to xxkpe and xxkph and the problem still remains.
My sim card is not bent, its not inserted in wrong way, the sim cards work in others phones, shows "Insert sim card" when i try going into network settings, doesn't show my IMEI in setting option or after pressing *#06#......even after pressing *#1234#, it shows me the PDA and CSC, but it shows "Phone : Unknown" (like OP), and i didn't backup the EFS. Everything else in the phone works great..
Could you guys help me out? I live in small city in Brazil and bought the i9003 in Paraguay, there are no samsung customer care or similar nearby.

I9300 - MTK6575 No signal Problem! Help!!

I've just flash new rom for s3 mtk6757, before that my device was lose the IMEI so no signal...
I've already changed IMEI by MTK Tool. but it still No Signal...
Help me please.

help me

loveuhp said:
I've just flash new rom for s3 mtk6757, before that my device was lose the IMEI so no signal...
I've already changed IMEI by MTK Tool. but it still No Signal...
Help me please.
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you changed the imei???
why!!!
change it back to default.

prantoroy said:
you changed the imei???
why!!!
change it back to default.
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because, before i've reset factory so IMEI has lose ... after that i change to an other imei and signal very good..
Recently, no signal so i cant use it.

loveuhp said:
because, before i've reset factory so IMEI has lose ... after that i change to an other imei and signal very good..
Recently, no signal so i cant use it.
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try to change it to default

imei 0 Help me!!!

I need your help please , what happens is that my phone imei = 0 in android system, in fastboot imei shows Correctly, i flashed MM stock and 5.1.1, but still the same problem, any solution?

7ak170 said:
I need your help please , what happens is that my phone imei = 0 in android system, in fastboot imei shows Correctly, i flashed MM stock and 5.1.1, but still the same problem, any solution?
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Did you use fastboot erase all ?

Mendelyeev said:
Did you use fastboot erase all ?
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Yes I did, yet I have wifi and bluetooth mac.

7ak170 said:
Yes I did, yet I have wifi and bluetooth mac.
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Sorry friend.. You erased your imei partition. I did the same thing on my XT1543 four months ago, and until now, didn't find solution. I am using it as a tablet.

Mendelyeev said:
Sorry friend.. You erased your imei partition. I did the same thing on my XT1543 four months ago, and until now, didn't find solution. I am using it as a tablet.
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I wanted to be "smart" and taped "fastboot erase all" instead of doing it more than once "as it should be done". Guess I erased my IMEI too (on XT1541). Hope someone will come with a solution like those for MTK devices. Also using my phone as a tab/mp3 player.
Thanks

TTof01 said:
I wanted to be "smart" and taped "fastboot erase all" instead of doing it more than once "as it should be done". Guess I erased my IMEI too (on XT1541). Hope someone will come with a solution like those for MTK devices. Also using my phone as a tab/mp3 player.
Thanks
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I got my cellphone signal back. Up to now, I can make and receive calls and SMS, but not connect on cellular data network. I flashed brazilian radio/modem.

If your IMEI is 0, you don't have any real option but to have it repaired. You should contact Moto customer service, there is nothin you can do to restore the IMEI to your device.

Mendelyeev said:
I got my cellphone signal back. Up to now, I can make and receive calls and SMS, but not connect on cellular data network. I flashed brazilian radio/modem.
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if u can register into a cellular network and send/receive SMS that means that u changed ur 0 IMEI. If i quite understand, this binary file that u flashed into your device did that task (of updating IMEI) ?
Can u give put the link plz?
Thanks!
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acejavelin said:
If your IMEI is 0, you don't have any real option but to have it repaired. You should contact Moto customer service, there is nothin you can do to restore the IMEI to your device.
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Repair means writing a new IMEI in the device NVM.
As it was written/deleted the first time it can be refreshed again, just need to find the IMEI @ in the NVM (quite easy to say u'll tell me).
Do you have any idea how much Moto customer service charges that ?
Thanks

Hello bro idk if it's useful but u can use Xposed Framework's "IMEI CHANGER" modules.. Maybe those help..! Also try flashing modem images again..!

Forever Alone said:
Hello bro idk if it's useful but u can use Xposed Framework's "IMEI CHANGER" modules.. Maybe those help..! Also try flashing modem images again..!
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Thanks bro! The thing is that i'm on Marshmallow that cannot be rooted yet, if u got a clue on how to root it please let us know!
Does flashing the modem allows to change the IMEI ? is there a trick like hacking the source of the modem image and compiling it with a specific IMEI ?

TTof01 said:
Thanks bro! The thing is that i'm on Marshmallow that cannot be rooted yet, if u got a clue on how to root it please let us know!
Does flashing the modem allows to change the IMEI ? is there a trick like hacking the source of the modem image and compiling it with a specific IMEI ?
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Pls unlock bl and install twrp.. Then install the supersu zip n try Xposed thing..

TTof01 said:
Thanks bro! The thing is that i'm on Marshmallow that cannot be rooted yet, if u got a clue on how to root it please let us know!
Does flashing the modem allows to change the IMEI ? is there a trick like hacking the source of the modem image and compiling it with a specific IMEI ?
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If you flash modem files for your device , you will get back your imei and baseband, I already got by this.

Mendelyeev said:
Sorry friend.. You erased your imei partition. I did the same thing on my XT1543 four months ago, and until now, didn't find solution. I am using it as a tablet.
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change the card was my solution , my xt1543 16gb now a xt1540 8gb

¡Help! Problem with network.

Hi guys, i have this problem with my phone, i'm not speak english very well but i will try.
I update my stock rom lollipop to stock MM, when i was on lollipop my imei says "null / null", when i update everythings ok, the system show my original imei and s/n but i'm stuck at "Emergency calls only" and the phone can't detect my sim card, ¿What should i do? my imei is clear, my phone is not blocked, i'm so desesperate with this, I tried install every stock rom even other regions, but the same thing happens to me.
Thanks for help, have a good day.

iDrev said:
Hi guys, i have this problem with my phone, i'm not speak english very well but i will try.
I update my stock rom lollipop to stock MM, when i was on lollipop my imei says "null / null", when i update everythings ok, the system show my original imei and s/n but i'm stuck at "Emergency calls only" and the phone can't detect my sim card, ¿What should i do? my imei is clear, my phone is not blocked, i'm so desesperate with this, I tried install every stock rom even other regions, but the same thing happens to me.
Thanks for help, have a good day.
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if u don't have an efs backup then u should send it to the service center

messi2050 said:
if u don't have an efs backup then u should send it to the service center
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I can't send to service center, and i don't have an efs backup ¿other way, maybe?

Question How to restore IMEI + mac address?

Hello!
I wanted to change my MIUI version from global to eu, so I installed TWRP and flashed the rom. The problem is that somehow while doing this it wiped the IMEI, and wifi/bluetooth mac address. (so it doesn't see sim cards, and wifi networks)
Is there any way to restore the factory IMEI + the mac addresses? (I have them written down, and on the box)
And how to make sure that I don't wipe these things again?

MkDomain said:
Hello!
I wanted to change my MIUI version from global to eu, so I installed TWRP and flashed the rom. The problem is that somehow while doing this it wiped the IMEI, and wifi/bluetooth mac address. (so it doesn't see sim cards, and wifi networks)
Is there any way to restore the factory IMEI + the mac addresses? (I have them written down, and on the box)
And how to make sure that I don't wipe these things again?
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NO İMEİ AND NO WİFİ PLSS HELP
I was trying to repair my imei and I deleted efs . when I try to repair my qcn , it says succesful but there is no imei and wifi. PLS HELP ME
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pl1992aw said:
NO İMEİ AND NO WİFİ PLSS HELP
I was trying to repair my imei and I deleted efs . when I try to repair my qcn , it says succesful but there is no imei and wifi. PLS HELP ME
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So if I don't have a backed up qcn + efs, then it's impossible?

MkDomain said:
So if I don't have a backed up qcn + efs, then it's impossible?
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Seems so. Don't know if it can even be restored or not if you have backup.

And if I haven't backed it up, is there a way to download it? Or is there any other way? Or is my phone broken?

MkDomain said:
And if I haven't backed it up, is there a way to download it? Or is there any other way? Or is my phone broken?
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No way to download it.
No legal way to repair it.
Warranty does not cover to repair it free of charge.
Broken modems.