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So I read other threads with similar issues but nothings seemed to work.
Basically my LG G3 (AT&T) started acting odd one day. Resetting every 3-5 minutes, overheating (more than usual), wouldn't connect to Wi-Fi. Eventually I reset it and the problems got worse. I downloaded a boot logger that can't figure out why, there's no physical damage (EDIT: when this first started, I noticed that the little pink water damage sticker on the battery was, well pink, however I never got it wet and could've been pink before but I don't know), I factory reset it again and nothing, swapped the battery and everything. I could've done more but it is still under warranty so I kinda gave up and decided to exchange it.
The new one is on the way and comes tomorrow or Wednesday however now my G3 won't even turn on, or rather it stays locked on the boot screen (the LG logo specifically) it won't go past that. I tried to hard reset it with the power button and it gets to the screen with the android logo with its chest open and just resets again.
I'm not trying to fix it anymore I just want advice on wiping it basically as I can't even wipe it through my computer. With my last phone what I did before selling it, and what I wanted to do again, is encrypt it, then factory reset to just be extra safe and I wanna know if there's anyway I can do this basically with the phone like this, or if I can get it to a state where I can do that again. I'm not all too familiar with android this low level so I want to know if I can basically "hard" wipe it because I can't even connect it to my computer (it keeps resetting).
Also one time on a boot it said the kernel crashed, don't know how relevant that is as it only happened once out of at least 1,000 times by this point.
Any help would be appreciated, super frustrated right now.
Thank you!
dan1229 said:
So I read other threads with similar issues but nothings seemed to work.
Basically my LG G3 (AT&T) started acting odd one day. Resetting every 3-5 minutes, overheating (more than usual), wouldn't connect to Wi-Fi. Eventually I reset it and the problems got worse. I downloaded a boot logger that can't figure out why, there's no physical damage (EDIT: when this first started, I noticed that the little pink water damage sticker on the battery was, well pink, however I never got it wet and could've been pink before but I don't know), I factory reset it again and nothing, swapped the battery and everything. I could've done more but it is still under warranty so I kinda gave up and decided to exchange it.
The new one is on the way and comes tomorrow or Wednesday however now my G3 won't even turn on, or rather it stays locked on the boot screen (the LG logo specifically) it won't go past that. I tried to hard reset it with the power button and it gets to the screen with the android logo with its chest open and just resets again.
I'm not trying to fix it anymore I just want advice on wiping it basically as I can't even wipe it through my computer. With my last phone what I did before selling it, and what I wanted to do again, is encrypt it, then factory reset to just be extra safe and I wanna know if there's anyway I can do this basically with the phone like this, or if I can get it to a state where I can do that again. I'm not all too familiar with android this low level so I want to know if I can basically "hard" wipe it because I can't even connect it to my computer (it keeps resetting).
Also one time on a boot it said the kernel crashed, don't know how relevant that is as it only happened once out of at least 1,000 times by this point.
Any help would be appreciated, super frustrated right now.
Thank you!
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Just follow my G3 back to stock guide and use the tot method.
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If the guide don't work. Try this. every guide did not work for me. Look at post 5.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html
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hyelton said:
Just follow my G3 back to stock guide and use the tot method.
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Thank you sososo much, I'm gonna give it a shot later tonight.
hyelton said:
Just follow my G3 back to stock guide and use the tot method.
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So I'm going through the tot method, however when I plug the phone in I get an error that "Windows malfunctioned the last time the device was plugged in" I plugged it in last night to see if I could do anything and it kept resetting. But in device manager it just shows up as an unknown USB device and there is now no ports section.
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So I'm going through the tot method, however when I plug the phone in I get an error that "Windows malfunctioned the last time the device was plugged in" I plugged it in last night to see if I could do anything and it kept resetting. But in device manager it just shows up as an unknown USB device and there is now no ports section.
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What's your OS? If windows 8/10 you'll need to unhide. But if your getting a windows malfunctioned the last time error that would be your computer problem.
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What's your OS? If windows 8/10 you'll need to unhide. But if your getting a windows malfunctioned the last time error that would be your computer problem.
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Windows 10. It seems like it can't recognize the device, it says under USB controllers: " Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)"
dan1229 said:
Windows 10. It seems like it can't recognize the device, it says under USB controllers: " Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)"
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Yeah you would need to try another computer.
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Yeah you would need to try another computer.
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I just tried it on another computer, exact same error. It says that there could be something wrong with the device.
dan1229 said:
I just tried it on another computer, exact same error. It says that there could be something wrong with the device.
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Still windows 10? I've never even seen that error before. Try installing drivers from LGs site?
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hyelton said:
Still windows 10? I've never even seen that error before. Try installing drivers from LGs site?
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Do you know where I could find the driver files? Not the executable, I'm gonna try to "force" update the driver cause it just can't recognize the device but I need the drivers and can't find them.
And yea still Windows 10.
dan1229 said:
Do you know where I could find the driver files? Not the executable, I'm gonna try to "force" update the driver cause it just can't recognize the device but I need the drivers and can't find them.
And yea still Windows 10.
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Just go to LGs website. The executable should work fine. Are you not trying the ones in the Op? You might want to use a different OS. Not that I'm blaming 10 but for a lot of reasons I had to downgrade.
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Just go to LGs website. The executable should work fine. Are you not trying the ones in the Op? You might want to use a different OS. Not that I'm blaming 10 but for a lot of reasons I had to downgrade.
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I'm using the ones on your guide, they're on oceanhost
dan1229 said:
I'm using the ones on your guide, they're on oceanhost
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Okay try the ones from LGs site and see what happens.
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Okay try the ones from LGs site and see what happens.
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I think I figured it out, only issue (and this is the dumbest yet) is I can't find the .tot file? I downloaded the D850 stock image zip and it's not in there as far as i can tell.
dan1229 said:
I think I figured it out, only issue (and this is the dumbest yet) is I can't find the .tot file? I downloaded the D850 stock image zip and it's not in there as far as i can tell.
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You extract the zip file... All TOT's are placed in zip files due to size to help people who download it.
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You extract the zip file... All TOT's are placed in zip files due to size to help people who download it.
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I downloaded the wrong zip my bad XD. Also this doesn't void the warranty does it?
dan1229 said:
I downloaded the wrong zip my bad XD. Also this doesn't void the warranty does it?
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Wait. What are you trying to do? Why are you needing to flash it if you haven't already voided your warranty? Rooting/Custom rom "voids warranty" in itself.
Flash a tot or kdz puts the phone 100% complete back to stock as you bought it.
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Wait. What are you trying to do? Why are you needing to flash it if you haven't already voided your warranty? Rooting/Custom rom "voids warranty" in itself.
Flash a tot or kdz puts the phone 100% complete back to stock as you bought it.
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I have the warranty replacement device coming, I just wanted to totally wipe this device but I can't even get it to boot properly.
dan1229 said:
I have the warranty replacement device coming, I just wanted to totally wipe this device but I can't even get it to boot properly.
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Why won't it boot properly? Also keep in mind this is the only method of going back stock. Also the method only requires you to be in download mode.
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im new here so... im not sure if this is the right place to post. i have a lg stylo i have been trying to root for 3 days now and nothing. super user shows up and asks for a binary update but will not do it. root checker shows no root same with flashify. i have done factory resets and the one with the vol down key and power button. no luck super user shows up no matter what but no root no matter what method i try, the one listed here (one click?) and another like it where you add stuff manualy. i havent had any luck can someone help please. as a side note i dont know if its related to rooting my phone or a secondary issue but my rear facing camera refuse to work now. just shows black for a second then back to home screen. im on 5.1.1. thank you for reading
Please post which variant of the phone you have, the software number (not just the Android version) you're on, and links to the tools used.
es0tericcha0s said:
Please post which variant of the phone you have, the software number (not just the Android version) you're on, and links to the tools used.
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thank you! my software version is ms63110i according to my phone, i have tried this like 20 times: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/lg-g-stylo-t-mobile-lg-h631tn-t3123165 and this also about 10 times : http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649
I would use the kdz to get a fresh start and try again. There are pictures in the first guide you linked to - did yours look like that or were there specific errors?
es0tericcha0s said:
I would use the kdz to get a fresh start and try again. There are pictures in the first guide you linked to - did yours look like that or were there specific errors?
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thank you! kdz worked. i now have root! but the rear camera still wont work. is that an issue from my previous root attempts? or something else? again thank you very much
Most likely something else. The kdz writes all of the software and firmware back to the device just like it was brand new. This should resolve any software issues when completed successfully, which it obviously was...
es0tericcha0s said:
Most likely something else. The kdz writes all of the software and firmware back to the device just like it was brand new. This should resolve any software issues when completed successfully, which it obviously was...
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that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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did you try a different camera app?
meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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If a different camera app doesn't work then follow this guide by DrakenFX and return the phone to metro for a new one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-lg-g-stylo-h631-ms631-v10j-stock-t3211563
meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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Thediesel1972 said:
If a different camera app doesn't work then follow this guide by DrakenFX and return the phone to metro for a new one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-lg-g-stylo-h631-ms631-v10j-stock-t3211563
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Correct, but try this camera app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/xcam-xdabbeb-originally-g3-stylo-t3148847
I assume you haven't delete anything since you restore using kdz. If not and this app doesn't work that mean you phone is defected. Flaah my stock restore and return/exchange
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Correct, but try this camera app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/xcam-xdabbeb-originally-g3-stylo-t3148847
I assume you haven't delete anything since you restore using kdz. If not and this app doesn't work that mean you phone is defected. Flaah my stock restore and return/exchange
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thank you for the replies. i actually did that about 8 this a.m. took it back to metropcs and they filled out a warranty claim for me. i should have a new one this week. i wouldnt have known what to without your help! thanks again
Hello everybody!
I tried several methods for repairing my phone, but without success.
* I have not bin files or bak files in /efs folder.
how to fix this issue?
Thanks all
sangtiet said:
Hello everybody!
I tried several methods for repairing my phone, but without success.
* I have not bin files or bak files in /efs folder.
how to fix this issue?
Thanks all
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Is your phone just rebooting constantly with no signal bars or imei/baseband info showing as unknown in phone status?
droseofc said:
Is your phone just rebooting constantly with no signal bars or imei/baseband info showing as unknown in phone status?
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Yes, It's.
Rom cook: My phone just rebooting constantly with no signal bars or imei/baseband info showing as unknown in phone status.
Rom stock: My phone unbootable because dm-verity verification failed.
Put your phone in download mode and let it die completely after it dies wait 10 minutes, then plug in to your charger and turn on, it should work
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sangtiet said:
Yes, It's.
Rom cook: My phone just rebooting constantly with no signal bars or imei/baseband info showing as unknown in phone status.
Rom stock: My phone unbootable because dm-verity verification failed.
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^what he said. Deff works.
What did you do to cause it to happen because i can't remember what caused me to get the same thing. I got my battery replaced before i known about the letting the battery die but that do work.
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For me just flashing in general. First time was flashing root on stock mm. 2nd time was flashing a kernel on custom rom. 3rd time was flashing root after i had fixed it for the 2nd time so i just let die again and it was good again.
please help me... i have been trying for 2 months now...flashed MM odin from OI6 then tried to flash Smoars Rom.... now efs unable to mount and i tried letting phone die..but i think my situation is different. leeting phone die from download mode is for bootlooping note 5,mine doesnt bootloop.it just doesnt boot.it goes back to recovery and says unable to mount efs..dm verity verification failed..please help me./ ive been looking to 5 forums now and i cant still find a solution
You might want to try flashing stock OGD.
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A.Noob said:
You might want to try flashing stock OGD.
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failed// SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE 2 BINARY 1
..i tried OGD,OI6,OK3,PC3 all of them...all of them flashes successfully except OGD.but when its successful it stays on samsung logo..until it dies.then when i open..its the same thing
Checked with Google. Try using this forum (using note 5 rom and twrp) http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/how-to-fix-rev-check-fail-device-2-t3146522 or try "Odin flash the team win recovery. Then flash the stock rom." I don't know if either will work, just trying to help.
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Checked with Google. Try using this forum (using note 5 rom and twrp) http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/how-to-fix-rev-check-fail-device-2-t3146522 or try "Odin flash the team win recovery. Then flash the stock rom." I don't know if either will work, just trying to help.
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tried that too...idk what to do..samsung wont fix it coz i rooted it..sprint wont give me a refurbished one in exchange of this one
redninja007 said:
tried that too...idk what to do..samsung wont fix it coz i rooted it..sprint wont give me a refurbished one in exchange of this one
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Sprint hooked me up with a brand new one when something happened to mine (software wise) the tech tried flashing everything and claimed it was dead and I used my insurance
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nice!
rayraycarter4 said:
Sprint hooked me up with a brand new one when something happened to mine (software wise) the tech tried flashing everything and claimed it was dead and I used my insurance
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the prob is i dont have insurance..what if i activate y insurance then wait a couple of days then bring it to them?will that work?im dying here i need my note5 back
redninja007 said:
the prob is i dont have insurance..what if i activate y insurance then wait a couple of days then bring it to them?will that work?im dying here i need my note5 back
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Yeah i didnt have it either but I put it on and then claimed, I never told them I rooted, I said it happened after I took an update
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rayraycarter4 said:
Yeah i didnt have it either but I put it on and then claimed, I never told them I rooted, I said it happened after I took an update
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hahaha that might work! ill try it and i will let u know
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redninja007 said:
hahaha that might work! ill try it and i will let u know
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tried it but sprint said. " there is nothing we could do because your phone is rooted"
WTF sprint? really nothing you can do for a 6 years customer that has 5 lines? is there anyone who can help me with this? im frustrated
Being rooted I don't take it to sprint something happens I can't fix I just lose the phone and claim it as lost
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greco2003 said:
Being rooted I don't take it to sprint something happens I can't fix I just lose the phone and claim it as lost
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my phone is on lease from sprint.if i claim it as lost should i pay for it?or wll they give me another one?sorry..i dont know what to do anymore...ill give a $50 reward to anyone that could help me fix my phone
Ok I think I really may have messed up big time with this guys so I'm begging for some help.
]So I just recently bought a AT&T LG G3 on ebay in excellent condition everything worked great until I started experimenting. I rooted it using KingRoot but later decided I'd rather use another method of root because I prefer SuperSu to manage my root access...Anyways to make a long story very short. I needed to get into download mode but Kill Switch had already locked me out because I rooted it..I did not know that McAfee would lock my phone when I rooted.. and so as a last ditch effort I attempted to wipe the entire drive and re-flash the OS well to my surprise that did completely erase the OS as expected but not the Kill Switch. So now im stuck at LG Welcome screen and cant do anything.. I'm at the mercy of the web help PLEASE!!! smh
TriLTorch said:
Ok I think I really may have messed up big time with this guys so I'm begging for some help.
]So I just recently bought a AT&T LG G3 on ebay in excellent condition everything worked great until I started experimenting. I rooted it using KingRoot but later decided I'd rather use another method of root because I prefer SuperSu to manage my root access...Anyways to make a long story very short. I needed to get into download mode but Kill Switch had already locked me out because I rooted it..I did not know that McAfee would lock my phone when I rooted.. and so as a last ditch effort I attempted to wipe the entire drive and re-flash the OS well to my surprise that did completely erase the OS as expected but not the Kill Switch. So now im stuck at LG Welcome screen and cant do anything.. I'm at the mercy of the web help PLEASE!!! smh
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You can't get passed that. There's no way around it. Only way if it's even possible is to pay a phone store that has a box that might can fix it. But other wise chances are slim
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hyelton said:
You can't get passed that. There's no way around it. Only way if it's even possible is to pay a phone store that has a box that might can fix it. But other wise chances are slim
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Dang please dont tell me that I honestly just bought this phone a week ago..heh..Ive rooted and flashed multiple phones in my time but have never seen a "kill switch".
TriLTorch said:
Dang please dont tell me that I honestly just bought this phone a week ago..heh..Ive rooted and flashed multiple phones in my time but have never seen a "kill switch".
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you can try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...very-guide-t3132359/post61280085#post61280085
Jahanzaibawan said:
you can try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...very-guide-t3132359/post61280085#post61280085
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Thank you I will try this!!
TriLTorch said:
Thank you I will try this!!
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Don't think that will work with the kill switch issue. That is if you loose download mode. But worth a shot.
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Jahanzaibawan said:
you can try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...very-guide-t3132359/post61280085#post61280085
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This method worked after many hours of trying and trying thank you for this ...unfortunately the phone which was unlock is now locked again and says that it is permanently locked to AT&T.. any Ideas?
TriLTorch said:
This method worked after many hours of trying and trying thank you for this ...unfortunately the phone which was unlock is now locked again and says that it is permanently locked to AT&T.. any Ideas?
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What do you mean says its permanently locked to AT&T? Screen shot? Is it asking for a sim unlock code?
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hyelton said:
What do you mean says its permanently locked to AT&T? Screen shot? Is it asking for a sim unlock code?
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Yea the SIM unlock is permanently locked and I havent even had the opportunity to put a unlock code in. After finally getting the Download mode working and getting the OS back on it Dial 2945#*850# to insert unlock code and it says "this phone is permanently locked and can not be unlocked" I haven't even made a wrong attempt at it yet its just already locked.
Jahanzaibawan said:
you can try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...very-guide-t3132359/post61280085#post61280085
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This link worked pretty flawlessly just took a few tries shorting the pins out and plugging in the computer simultaneously but once the phone shows as its plugged into a com port and you have your tot file and dll ready for flash read directions very very carefully and this works great thank you so much!
TriLTorch said:
This link worked pretty flawlessly just took a few tries shorting the pins out and plugging in the computer simultaneously but once the phone shows as its plugged into a com port and you have your tot file and dll ready for flash read directions very very carefully and this works great thank you so much!
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welcome buddy.?
So I switched over from 4.4.4 to MIUI 8 Global (6.0.1) almost a week ago and I have had no data since then, but I could make calls and receive texts. Yesterday morning to find that I had no service of any kind on my device... Any ideas? I tried flashing different radios and I am shown that I have signal for a split second before it goes back to no bars, attempted to set the carrier manually too but nothing seems to stick.
I am on the Ting network in the western half of the US if that helps any.
Thanks guys, my N5 and I greatly appreciate it!
Does the phone work properly on a stock ROM? APN settings are correct for data purposes ? Was the phone bumped or dropped?
On my moms nexus 5 the wifi wasn't working anymore so i reflashed the stock rom and it started working again. If you don't want to have to resort to losing data you can try checking if the antennas if they are disconnected on the back of the phone. Just take off the back covers and plug the antennas back in and that might help
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Does the phone work properly on a stock ROM? APN settings are correct for data purposes ? Was the phone bumped or dropped?
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The signal works on stock and 5, haven't dropped the phone
Sounds like the custom ROM doesn't work well with your phone. Any other users of the same rom experience the same issue?
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Sounds like the custom ROM doesn't work well with your phone. Any other users of the same rom experience the same issue?
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I saw a few things said about it in the ROM's thread but no answers. I asked in there as well but nobody replied.
I can sometimes make calls/text, but for the most part is just stays disconnected.
Jiharu Ikumiya said:
I saw a few things said about it in the ROM's thread but no answers. I asked in there as well but nobody replied.
I can sometimes make calls/text, but for the most part is just stays disconnected.
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Are you sure you have Efs folder after flashing any custom rom?
Stevica Smederevac said:
Are you sure you have Efs folder after flashing any custom rom?
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If I did where would I find it? I apologize, I'm still very new to all of this.
Jiharu Ikumiya said:
If I did where would I find it? I apologize, I'm still very new to all of this.
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About phone - phone status. You should imei number, serial number, wifi mac address.
Stevica Smederevac said:
About phone - phone status. You should imei number, serial number, wifi mac address.
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Yeah everything was there, it just said I had no network. Anytime I try to connect it flashes sprint for JUUUUUST a second before kicking me off lol. I'm using my stock 4.4.4 for now so I at least have a working phone, but I really would like to use the MIUI 8 if possible.
Sorry for the slow reply, I've been busy.
Jiharu Ikumiya said:
Yeah everything was there, it just said I had no network. Anytime I try to connect it flashes sprint for JUUUUUST a second before kicking me off lol. I'm using my stock 4.4.4 for now so I at least have a working phone, but I really would like to use the MIUI 8 if possible.
Sorry for the slow reply, I've been busy.
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Then it's obvious that the MIUI rom is causing the problem. You should move to something else.