"No service" - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Background: I just got nexus 5 used motherboard (actually crashed phone with booting motherboard) to my phone with the damaged motherboard. However, the "working" motherboard does not find any operator services either on crashed or mine phone. I fastboot-flashed it with stock google's image including original radio image, cleaned it up with twrp, installed unofficial lineage os based on android 9 - it never worked. Even flashed KRT01B radio as suggested in one of the XDA threads.
It recognizes the SIM card (unlocks it after providing correct PIN code). However, neither before or after SIM unlocking succeeds in calling 112 emergency number.
Baseband version: M8974A-2.0.50.2.30. IMEI is correctly displayed. I am in Poland, T-mobile.
Could you suggest what more can I do? I don't know the history (either software or hardware) of this motherboard. Can it be hardware problem is there something software-based I can try?
Thanks in advance for any hints!

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IMEI & Operator issue after a regular update to CyanogenMod 12.0 YNG1TAS213

Hi friends,
I am from Turkey and I got a Oneplus One 16GB from a friend, yesterday.
The phone was running on kitkat 4.4.x by then (probably CM11s bıt not sure). I inserted my sim card which worked fine. Checked the registration status of IMEI online which showed that it was registered. Means both IMEI and Operater were working by then.
Then I connected the phone to the internet and checked for the updates that were available. The phone automatically downloaded and installed the updates without any flashing or other intervention. Right now it is running CM 12.0 YNG1TAS213.
However, after the update, I was unable to connect to the operator. Apparently, the phone was continuously trying to connect to the operator and something was stopping it. I tried to figure out why and found the following things.
When phone is on airplane mode or without simcard, it shows the correct IMEI.
When I insert the sim card and check for the IMEI, it shows just an empty box.
I think there is some software bug that is creating a conflict between the IMEI and the sim card.
The forum won't allow posting pictures but you can check them: postimg.org/gallery/1ldxgm1ms/768d9afa/
What are the possible reasons and how can I solve this problem? By downgrading to CM11 or anything else?
Thanks.

No Service & stuck on USA Band only

Hi folks
My Nexus 5 - unlocked with factory 6.01 MMB29V - has no signal "No Service" displayed. I think it is because I messed up when entering the Phone Info menu (*#*#4636#*#*) and selecting "USA Band" which is now the only option available. I'm on Virgin UK but get the same issue using an 02 SIM card too.
Could anyone offer a solution to getting back the European Band option, if that is what is needed, please?
- many thanks.
The phone is a d820 or d821?
Hi its a D821, bought from Carphone Warehouse in the UK.
Hmm, I didn't think it was possible to enable North American bands on the d821 as the USA and Canada have the d820.
Have you tried reflashing the radio from a stock rom or an entire stock rom?
Thanks for reply.. I flashed ROM from Google's factory images (hammerhead-mmb29v-factory-62a68ee9.tgz) but the option still remains as only "USA BAND".
There seems to have been a solution using a temporary ROM for the Nexus 6P & 5X to bring back the full options:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/recovering-usa-band-to-auto-mode-4636-t3271347#
But I haven't found any solution for the 5
- regards
Maybe a solution
I got contact to bitdomo and got some infos:
!!! Both advices are from bitdomo, nothing comes from me. I deserve no "Thanks" if this works. !!!
1.) Flash Lineage OS an hammerhead. LOS had the "changing-baseband"-feature included. (Yes, feature is included, but did not work for me -> maybe got hardware-issue)
2.) Try:
"Your device probably has a hardware fault or the efs got corrupted by an imei change. The originial imei is printed on the main logic board somewhere. If that does not matches the current imei when you dial *#06# then the phone you currently have is stolen or someone tried an efs repair before. Also Linage Os do the same thing what I did for nexus 5x 6 6p and pixel. Back up your current efs Copy the backup to your pc Try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3lGxQkNaMg Download link in description. Everything you need to rebuild a working efs is inside the rar file. If everything stays the same then you have a hardware problem."
(Everything works, but in the end nothing changed -> I got a hardware issue)

help needed - S6 IMEI/BASEBAND UNKNOWN -

Hello dear ones, I'm lost and I need your help.
I've bought a used SM-g920f, knox x0. It worked flawlessly. Until the first evening when in the middle of a phone call the phone app crashed. After resetting the phone it was still unable to connect to network. I have noticed that baseband/IMEI were set to unknown and so it could not read my sim card.
First I have tried the obvious - upgrading from lollipop to marshmallow. It went easy but did not help. Neither did help resenting to factory settings.
I have rooted and installed twrp recovery adb and stuff.
After almost two days playing with it, I seem to be out of options.
What I tried:
Flashing Different roms - stock and non-stock. (G920FXXS3DPB2_G920FXEU3DPB1_G920FXXS3DPB3_HOME, G920FXXS3DPB2_G920FOXX3DPB2_G920FXXS3DPB3_HOME, Pure-Stock.ExtraLiteROM_XXU3DPCA.DEODEX-v5.5.by.ambasadi, XtreStoLite-ROM-3.0-Final-DPCA) - I do not know the country of origin of this device. (the back is from testing unit), is there some way to know correct original stock ROM ?
Flashing Different modems - (G920FXXS3DPB1_Modem_TWRP, G920FXXU3DPB6_Modem_TWRP, G920FXXU3ZPA1_Modem_TWRP)
Checked sim card in another phone/different card in this phone - if sim card would be invalid, would I still get missing baseband?
Xposed Imei Changer - it did change IMEI. But that's it. Baseband still missing.
*#0011# and other *# stuff..
And I have wiped /efs (it did generate new nv_data. Guess now even broken IMEI would make ma happy)​
Any ideas ?
How can I know what can be wrong? /efs partition? wrong firmware combination? hardware issue?
In Samsung Phone Info I get empty on Modem Board, Hardware Revision,Samsung Serial Number,Baseband Version.
Than you for any help or idea!
tried smart Switch emergency reinitialization?
Just to be sure, knox is triped now?

SM-G925F, IMEI Status: NG - not managing to fix even with combination firmware

Dear XDA members,
this is my first post, so please be a bit patient if I do something wrong
I got a very stubborn phone from some relative - he complained that sometimes the voice is fading during voice call. Otherwise the phone was working flawlessly, no other issues/trouble, was working across Europe. It was imported to Europe from Asia, which seems to have some importance, but we'll get there.
When I got it, the first thing I tried was OTA update - however there was some error (it still had 5.11 version back in December 2018). Not thinking too much (and not being aware about CSC codes) I got Odin and flashed it with 7.0 stock firmware. At first moment everything seemed fine, but after some time I inserted my SIM-card and I noticed that phone can't register to mobile network - then I tried another SIM-card from another carrier and result was the same. I tried to flash with few another ROMs with different CSC codes - but the result was exactly the same.
The IMEI and serial numbers reported by phone were in line with info on sticker and engraving on the back cover, but then I found that *#0011# shows IMEI Status: NG.
Wondering if the phone is not black listed I checked it's IMEI at imei.info web site and to my surprise it reported different Samsung serial number than the one on back sticker/cover! I opened back cover and I found that the phone has been manipulated, there's no sticker on the battery with phone info, but is some "Chinese" OK sticker...
I searched the XDA-forum and tried various fixes:
1) deleting nv_data from /efs partition in order to restore factory IMEI, etc., (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75927733&postcount=37),
2) flashing with combination firmware (https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516 tried both A and B methods),
3) downgrading to 5.1.1,
4) HEX editing efs partition backup to change Samsung serial number to the one reported by imei.info - I replaced sn in three places, phone reports "edited" sn, but I have no clue if it's not causing any checksum errors, I still have "original" backup,
5) repeating 1,2,3 with "new serial number",
6) installing NexusOS-9.
None of the above made it possible to connect to mobile network, checking with *#0011# after each of the above (except for NexusOS) still shows IMEI: NG
Is there any other way that could help that issue? What does IMEI: NG actually mean?
I checked with some phone repair shops, and none of them seemed to be equipped with Z3X-toolbox, at one place I heard that they can try to fix it, but give no guarantee of success, since the phone looks to be non-original.
As I wrote at the beginning - non-original or refurbished in Asia, the phone worked without any issues in few European countries, so I assume that IMEI is not black listed anywhere.
Thank you in advance for any guidance!
vorek22 said:
Dear XDA members,
this is my first post, so please be a bit patient if I do something wrong
I got a very stubborn phone from some relative - he complained that sometimes the voice is fading during voice call. Otherwise the phone was working flawlessly, no other issues/trouble, was working across Europe. It was imported to Europe from Asia, which seems to have some importance, but we'll get there.
When I got it, the first thing I tried was OTA update - however there was some error (it still had 5.11 version back in December 2018). Not thinking too much (and not being aware about CSC codes) I got Odin and flashed it with 7.0 stock firmware. At first moment everything seemed fine, but after some time I inserted my SIM-card and I noticed that phone can't register to mobile network - then I tried another SIM-card from another carrier and result was the same. I tried to flash with few another ROMs with different CSC codes - but the result was exactly the same.
The IMEI and serial numbers reported by phone were in line with info on sticker and engraving on the back cover, but then I found that *#0011# shows IMEI Status: NG.
Wondering if the phone is not black listed I checked it's IMEI at imei.info web site and to my surprise it reported different Samsung serial number than the one on back sticker/cover! I opened back cover and I found that the phone has been manipulated, there's no sticker on the battery with phone info, but is some "Chinese" OK sticker...
I searched the XDA-forum and tried various fixes:
1) deleting nv_data from /efs partition in order to restore factory IMEI, etc., (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75927733&postcount=37),
2) flashing with combination firmware (https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516 tried both A and B methods),
3) downgrading to 5.1.1,
4) HEX editing efs partition backup to change Samsung serial number to the one reported by imei.info - I replaced sn in three places, phone reports "edited" sn, but I have no clue if it's not causing any checksum errors, I still have "original" backup,
5) repeating 1,2,3 with "new serial number",
6) installing NexusOS-9.
None of the above made it possible to connect to mobile network, checking with *#0011# after each of the above (except for NexusOS) still shows IMEI: NG
Is there any other way that could help that issue? What does IMEI: NG actually mean?
I checked with some phone repair shops, and none of them seemed to be equipped with Z3X-toolbox, at one place I heard that they can try to fix it, but give no guarantee of success, since the phone looks to be non-original.
As I wrote at the beginning - non-original or refurbished in Asia, the phone worked without any issues in few European countries, so I assume that IMEI is not black listed anywhere.
Thank you in advance for any guidance!
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same problem here
can u tell me how to downgrade from oreo to nougat and to marshmellow i have g925fd S 7 edge
vorek22 said:
Dear XDA members,
this is my first post, so please be a bit patient if I do something wrong
I got a very stubborn phone from some relative - he complained that sometimes the voice is fading during voice call. Otherwise the phone was working flawlessly, no other issues/trouble, was working across Europe. It was imported to Europe from Asia, which seems to have some importance, but we'll get there.
When I got it, the first thing I tried was OTA update - however there was some error (it still had 5.11 version back in December 2018). Not thinking too much (and not being aware about CSC codes) I got Odin and flashed it with 7.0 stock firmware. At first moment everything seemed fine, but after some time I inserted my SIM-card and I noticed that phone can't register to mobile network - then I tried another SIM-card from another carrier and result was the same. I tried to flash with few another ROMs with different CSC codes - but the result was exactly the same.
The IMEI and serial numbers reported by phone were in line with info on sticker and engraving on the back cover, but then I found that *#0011# shows IMEI Status: NG.
Wondering if the phone is not black listed I checked it's IMEI at imei.info web site and to my surprise it reported different Samsung serial number than the one on back sticker/cover! I opened back cover and I found that the phone has been manipulated, there's no sticker on the battery with phone info, but is some "Chinese" OK sticker...
I searched the XDA-forum and tried various fixes:
1) deleting nv_data from /efs partition in order to restore factory IMEI, etc., (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75927733&postcount=37),
2) flashing with combination firmware (https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516 tried both A and B methods),
3) downgrading to 5.1.1,
4) HEX editing efs partition backup to change Samsung serial number to the one reported by imei.info - I replaced sn in three places, phone reports "edited" sn, but I have no clue if it's not causing any checksum errors, I still have "original" backup,
5) repeating 1,2,3 with "new serial number",
6) installing NexusOS-9.
None of the above made it possible to connect to mobile network, checking with *#0011# after each of the above (except for NexusOS) still shows IMEI: NG
Is there any other way that could help that issue? What does IMEI: NG actually mean?
I checked with some phone repair shops, and none of them seemed to be equipped with Z3X-toolbox, at one place I heard that they can try to fix it, but give no guarantee of success, since the phone looks to be non-original.
As I wrote at the beginning - non-original or refurbished in Asia, the phone worked without any issues in few European countries, so I assume that IMEI is not black listed anywhere.
Thank you in advance for any guidance!
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Got any solution ?
Skyscout said:
Got any solution ?
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Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F) doesn't register to network

I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F).
At first glance the phone was in excelent shape. The SIM Card was connecting to the mobile network, and calls, internet connection, etc was OK.
But then, I found out that the phone had been rooted. Probably, by the seller. In pannic, I rushed to unroot flashing the stock Rom.
Here what I did:
1- Forgot to check my precisly CSC code and assumed ZTA (cause I'm from Brazil, and the phone is from carrier "Claro")
2- Downloaded the stock rom using Frija
3- Using Odin 3.14.1 flashed the device.
The previous rooted system was on Android 10 and One UI 2.5. With this new rom went to Android 11 and One UI 3.0.
The problem:
The phone recognizes the SIM Card. But it simply doesn't connect to the network. When I try to make a call it says: " not registered on network"
The phone DO recgonizes the SIM Card. On the SIM Card Manager shows my carrier name (Vivo) and my phone number. Also, the SIM app is showing on the app list.
Things I tried:
Rebooting the phone
Changin the SIM Slot
Testing the SIM on another device to ensure it was working
Checked if the IMEI wasn't missing/undefined. It is not, the IMEI appears to be untouched
Checked if the IMEI had been blacklisted. It's not.
Flashed SEVERAL different stock ROMS with different CSC (ZTO, ZTA, ZVV)
Try to manually select the network. This also throws an error saying "error while searching for network"
I'm really desperate and don't know what to do anymore.
No one have a clue either? :C
Look inside here:
How to Fix 'Not Registered on Network' on Android
Here is how to fix 'Not Registered On Network' error on Android. Mostly error occurs on Samsung phones, but this solution works for all android phones.
www.android-recovery.net
Wow,
This is exactly like my S10 right now.
At first, all is good, the signal was great, all working well, except cant connect to samsung pass and samsung health because it was root.
then i brought to sellular shop service, to flash the phone.
Then, “not registered to network” happened. The signal ok, the phone able to read dual simcard, but “emergency call only” and if i try to search network manually, “error while searching for network”
And the sellular shop service have no idea how to fix after they reflashed and try to fix it for several days.
Have you found any solution to fix your pho?
pls advice…
itupini said:
I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F).
At first glance the phone was in excelent shape. The SIM Card was connecting to the mobile network, and calls, internet connection, etc was OK.
But then, I found out that the phone had been rooted. Probably, by the seller. In pannic, I rushed to unroot flashing the stock Rom.
Here what I did:
1- Forgot to check my precisly CSC code and assumed ZTA (cause I'm from Brazil, and the phone is from carrier "Claro")
2- Downloaded the stock rom using Frija
3- Using Odin 3.14.1 flashed the device.
The previous rooted system was on Android 10 and One UI 2.5. With this new rom went to Android 11 and One UI 3.0.
The problem:
The phone recognizes the SIM Card. But it simply doesn't connect to the network. When I try to make a call it says: " not registered on network"
The phone DO recgonizes the SIM Card. On the SIM Card Manager shows my carrier name (Vivo) and my phone number. Also, the SIM app is showing on the app list.
Things I tried:
Rebooting the phone
Changin the SIM Slot
Testing the SIM on another device to ensure it was working
Checked if the IMEI wasn't missing/undefined. It is not, the IMEI appears to be untouched
Checked if the IMEI had been blacklisted. It's not.
Flashed SEVERAL different stock ROMS with different CSC (ZTO, ZTA, ZVV)
Try to manually select the network. This also throws an error saying "error while searching for network"
I'm really desperate and don't know what to do anymore.
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So, were you able to find a solution for this problem? I also bought a Note 9 N960F/DS recently and found out it was actually a N960N model that was changed to N960F/DS. So I did exactly what you did, I flashed the original stock rom, N960N, but now phone will not connect to network. I also did hard reset, reflash other stock roms, nothing changed. Anybody with insight should please give us some pointers.

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