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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.

Phone lock. Asking 4 google account

Hello friends.. Recently i buy used samsung nexus from the market.. While using i apply pattern lock.. But due to my brother bcz he draw wrong lock pattern 10 times.. The cell phone is now blocked and asking for google account.. I also visit different mobile shops but the problem is that there is a korean software in that mobile.. They dnt have the korean software for my mobile.. Kindly help me...

Sounds like a very cliche story for a stolen phone as I'm sure someone wouldn't leave their google account on it...lol

dashydon2000 said:
Hello friends.. Recently i buy used samsung nexus from the market.. While using i apply pattern lock.. But due to my brother bcz he draw wrong lock pattern 10 times.. The cell phone is now blocked and asking for google account.. I also visit different mobile shops but the problem is that there is a korean software in that mobile.. They dnt have the korean software for my mobile.. Kindly help me...
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just use odin and restore it to factory

qccoles said:
Sounds like a very cliche story for a stolen phone as I'm sure someone wouldn't leave their google account on it...lol
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He put the pattern lock himself...

Wait the time limit, then have him out the correct code. Or contact the seller of the phone to help.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

hp420 said:
just use odin and restore it to factory
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I dont know how to use odin.. kindly guide me.. i will ne thankful to u..

dashydon2000 said:
I dont know how to use odin.. kindly guide me.. i will ne thankful to u..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575502&highlight=ics+sprint+odin
if you flash the bootloader you will lose everything on the entire phone!! SD partition data, user data, system data, etc! if you want to keep you sd partition data then don't flash the bootloader.
flashing the system with odin will wipe the phone's system and data partitions...it'll basically reset it to stock and format everything.

help
ok I run a repair shop dealing with electronics and i have a sph-d720 with pattern lock on it and the owner can't remember there user name or password for the account but would like to keep there pictures and videos before getting rid of the phone ????? Is there a way to force the phone to unlock to save there pics?
i've tried a few things but and having some issues with getting adb to work also they didn't turn on the usb debugging
have tried the Google_Nexus_4_ToolKit_v2.0.0 (free version) and several adb unlock codes through the cmd with no luck
the other guy's comp. shop

My SIM doesn't work in any custom ROM

Hey, I need help, I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT S7582) and I decided to put a CM12 on the phone, I did all the steps and I finally managed to have my custom rom, it's nice and smooth, but the only thing is that is not recognizing the SIM card, in fact is always showing a "emergency calls only" message. When i change the settings of the sim from CDMA/GSM Only to GSM Only, the network icon shows my signal and the name of my carrier, but for less than 8 seconds. And that's it.
I try to install the CM13 and is nice but the problem is persistent, so I installed like 2 more custom roms, resurrection and milktea but it's the same problem, can you help me? What can I do? I need to use the phone.

adlitte said:
Hey, I need help, I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT S7582) and I decided to put a CM12 on the phone, I did all the steps and I finally managed to have my custom rom, it's nice and smooth, but the only thing is that is not recognizing the SIM card, in fact is always showing a "emergency calls only" message. When i change the settings of the sim from CDMA/GSM Only to GSM Only, the network icon shows my signal and the name of my carrier, but for less than 8 seconds. And that's it.
I try to install the CM13 and is nice but the problem is persistent, so I installed like 2 more custom roms, resurrection and milktea but it's the same problem, can you help me? What can I do? I need to use the phone.
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go and take your phone to hardware recovery shop
may be you broke sim card slot
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hit thanks if i help you:good:

charlesxd2016 said:
go and take your phone to hardware recovery shop
may be you broke sim card slot
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hit thanks if i help you:good:
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Well, the sim is new, I got it with the phone, and the SIM slots are ok, they were good before I installed the custom rom, because when i received the phone, the sim was working

adlitte said:
Well, the sim is new, I got it with the phone, and the SIM slots are ok, they were good before I installed the custom rom, because when i received the phone, the sim was working
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try to flash stock rom
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hit thanks if i help you:good:

Hey, i managed to put a stock rom, but it seems the phone is bricked now. Because is in booting animation again and again. what should i do now?

Ok, yes, I have stock rom now, the problem is persistent, how do i now the actual region of my phone, I'm from venezuela but the phone is S7582 without the L, I think I need to download another stock rom with different region because this one is full english. But the problem is persistent.

adlitte said:
Ok, yes, I have stock rom now, the problem is persistent, how do i now the actual region of my phone, I'm from venezuela but the phone is S7582 without the L, I think I need to download another stock rom with different region because this one is full english. But the problem is persistent.
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do it my way
all you need to do download stock rom of your region from herehttp://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-S7582/
than extract it you got md5 file
than download odin3.07 from herehttp://odindownload.com
1-backup all your data
2-switch off your phone,remove battery,simcard,memory card
3-open odin in pc
4-re-insert you battery
5-hold volume down ,home key, power button toughter this will turn your phone into downloading mode
6-press volume up key to continue
7-connect you phone to pc
8-wait for odin massege
9-click pda
10-select md5 file fom where you have downloaded the stock rom
11-click start wait for odin said pass and your device will automatically reboot
done
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hit thanks if i help you...:good:

My country or region is not in there, how do I know which one is?

adlitte said:
My country or region is not in there, how do I know which one is?
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what is your mother language

charlesxd2016 said:
what is your mother language
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spanish

adlitte said:
spanish
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sorry stock rom is not available for you region you have select another one
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hit thanks if i help you:good:

need help g920f no sim card showing

hello team and all members how are you,
hope you,ll be fine ...........this is my first thread here...........
i,m in trouble .....
g920f showing no sim card what is the problem>??
please help ...

..same here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/g920f-network-issues-t3291903

brenner650 said:
..same here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/g920f-network-issues-t3291903
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thanks for reply...
are your mobile is done? sorry i can,t read your full thread.........
in my mobile i write cert file and now imei is done also cert is pass but when i insert sim it,ll restart but showing no sim card.
i think it,s HW problem. so i,ll send to HW , and technision told me it done one time but again it,s fail and show no sim card.
now i,m 80% sure it,s HW prob.....

Mr Hassan said:
thanks for reply...
are your mobile is done? sorry i can,t read your full thread.........
in my mobile i write cert file and now imei is done also cert is pass but when i insert sim it,ll restart but showing no sim card.
i think it,s HW problem. so i,ll send to HW , and technision told me it done one time but again it,s fail and show no sim card.
now i,m 80% sure it,s HW prob.....
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Imei is rewritten, but phone serial number is changed to Android serial number (not the same as on the back of the phone), dont know if that has anything to do with no sim issue or not.
I wrote correct serial to a file in efs folder, and it showed correctly in the phone settings, but after CM flash phone sn reverted to Android sn.
Really not sure if it is a hw or sw error, tried few 3rd party repair shops, but it seems to me that they know less than I do.

brenner650 said:
Imei is rewritten, but phone serial number is changed to Android serial number (not the same as on the back of the phone), dont know if that has anything to do with no sim issue or not.
I wrote correct serial to a file in efs folder, and it showed correctly in the phone settings, but after CM flash phone sn reverted to Android sn.
Really not sure if it is a hw or sw error, tried few 3rd party repair shops, but it seems to me that they know less than I do.
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Hmmm.
Also i trid 3rd party repair shop and now today he told me .this is the phone jacket problem and it,s not available on market...

SM-G390F Sim card problem

I dowloaded S9 rom for s7 and i flashed it. Now my sim card dosent work and IMEI was disapered, do i need IMEI to use Sim card? How i fix this! And i dont have any backups.

before a flash it is always suggested to do a full back in case, and are you saying that you flashed a rom for a S9 into a S7, I do not know if flashing the original S7 rom will sort this one out, it should, but maybe you bricked this one yourself, what were you thinking?
Sent from my SM-G930F using XDA-Developers Legacy app

I think i mess this up
Can i somehow get this work and if i dowload s7 stock rom back it dosent work

perunakasa said:
Can i somehow get this work and if i dowload s7 stock rom back it dosent work
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try a combination file
Read here :https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516

Dosent help me
werner1234 said:
try a combination file
Read here :https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
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But i dont have imei i dont have anything to get that imei back i need make it if can

Did you even read the guide
"this guide will fix your IMEI/Baseband "
I get the feeling that you want a different IMEI nr

I know how to change imei
werner1234 said:
Did you even read the guide
"this guide will fix your IMEI/Baseband "
I get the feeling that you want a different IMEI nr
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Im not want new imei i want the same back and simcard work