yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsw5700:
I use omega rom and I've had this a lot, I found that restoring the apn using titanium backup caused the problem, so I now use a apn backup app. Sometimes flashing the modem twice, clear cache, fix permissions helps. I always got call audio if I flashed back the base Rom. On ics, I could flash modems Willy nilly and 90% would work, not so on jelly bean. However, on omega v25 I can flash any modem and it works. Lh4 is about the best modem for me,

After flashing Rom (with full wipe), check call audio, make 1 change at a time so you know what removes sound. You may have to clear cache/fix permissions after certain changes.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
It just happened totally randomly (as in it began totally randomly). Flashing the ROM again helped for one or two calls. Then back to square one. Tried everything possible including wiping and restoring the EFS. I'm not sure what kind of issue this is because the speaker itself works and so do data and texting, but not calls.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasdiemx:
Well try downloading your region modem as I have experienced that problem when I was on xxxxDl12. try "15". If it doesn't help, then your region modem for your device should do the trick
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
I'm in the US so there's no regional modem. But I've tried every modem and none have solved the issue. And this issue came up after 4 months of no issues. I'm hoping there's no hardware issues.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnyg000:
Product F(RED), did you get a solution to this issue? i'm having the /exact/ same thing with my i9300 in the US. I'd also be willing to donate to whom ever documents a solution for this issue. I'll supply any information or do any action (short of bricking the phone) to fix it..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
I had to ship it to the sellers on Amazon (who are in Germany, where the phone came from originally), and they shipped it to Samsung for repair, and then back to me. Samsung in any EU-member country (including the UK) will repair a Galaxy S3 from any other EU country, and my S3 has a 2 year warranty instead of 1. It was a hardware component failure (not sure which) which required a new motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Guess what. It's happening again. I don't know what to do. I don't have the time or money to keep shipping this thing abroad to get it fixed. -_-
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slurpy1:
Ok, is anybody still monitoring this situation? I have had this exact same problem which has plagued me now for about 2 months. The story is bizarre:

My phone was a blue i9300 which I bought factory unlocked at my local **** Smith retailer in July 2012. It worked just fine for months, then this audio problem surfaced, precisely as described here. I googled for solutions and tried various "fixes" which apparently worked for other people but had no effect for me. These escalated in invasiveness until I had flashed CWM and several ROMs with several versions of modem. None had any effect whatever. By this time, I decided it must be a hardware issue, so I spent the next week of my spare time trying to erase what I'd done so I could do a warranty claim. Finally I got TriangleAway to work and flashed it with I9300XXEMB1_I9300OXAEMB1_BTU stock UK system. To outward appearances, the phone looked original. Everything was fine, except for the original audio problem.

Meanwhile, I found a white S3 on ebay with a broken screen and I bought it for the motherboard, which I thought would fix the problem with the blue one and remove the need for warranty claim, as I still wasn't sure I'd covered my tracks well enough. The broken handset arrived and I carefully swapped the motherboard over, put the SIM in and made a call. I was horrified to find the exact same problem. Everything worked fine, except no audio on calls.

Now what was I going to do with this broken handset I just bought? It was worth nothing as it was, so I began looking on ebay for a new screen for it. Found one and ordered it. I had already decided that the fault must be on the screen half of the phone rather than the motherboard. While I was waiting for the screen to arrive, I took the original blue phone to **** Smith, explained the problem to them and asked them to send it to Samsung for me for warranty. This they happily did. I put my SIM in my Bauhn 3G tablet and have been using it as a phone (better than nothing) in the meanwhile.

The screen for the white one arrived yesterday and I sat down and carefully installed it. Put in the SIM and rang my landline. You guessed it, no audio. Exact same problem. WTF? This can't be happening. But it is. What do I do now? What are the chances of these two handsets having exactly the same fault? The white one has its original firmware XXBLH3. I haven't messed with it at all other than changing the screen. It can't be the SIM card as it works ok in the tablet. I am lost. HELP!

Edit: Just did an OTA upgrade, it is now 4.1.1 XXDLK1 Audio problem remains the same.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ManuC84:
OK that's the most insane thing ever. I can't frigging believe it.

I've had this issue for a month and a bit and it's driving me insane. Worst of all it goes and comes back without any apparent reason. Today it started again. I've done all the exact things you did, changed modem firmware, installed cyanogenmod, everything in the phone works fine except I get no audio in calls and suddenly call drops and signal goes out of service for a few seconds.

After hearing about your case I don't know what to do. I have an insurance with the phone company that covers theft, I am thinking about it.....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] war_area:
well same thing happened to me , i was in a different country for one month and when i went back this started. i have no idea whats going on.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
It's a hardware issue. You need to send it to Samsung for motherboard replacement.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holydire:
sorry, was logged on with my friend's account.

so i bought my phone on august 20th last year, from amazon, do i even have a warranty? how am i supposed to replace it?

thanks! how much would that cost?

thanks alot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
You have to message the seller. I bought mine from amazon too and it came from Germany. I had to pay $80 and wait like 3 weeks to ship it there and get it back.

Sent from my SGH-I337
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Vendor for warranty or Samsung give an additional 24 month warranty that is limited as per .
[Galaxy S III General] alandd86:
new ota arrived on sammobile ..damn my phone is tired of flashing :)
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Wrong thread and yes we have flashed it. Please look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1871338&page=120
[Galaxy S III General] 123shree:
Next time consider using the search before blindly making new threads for new leaks..
[Galaxy S III General] alandd86:
ok sorry guys i didnt know that :) admin can delete my thread
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
So, some n00b tried to pull a fast one on me and sell me a S3 that was stuck in demo mode. Didn't notice when I first got it because I was in a rush. Phone is absolutely in MINT condition, looks like it's been in a box forever. I'm thinking it was owned by a store to display in a transparent cube box thing? I don't know. I know it isn't stolen, though. It has all the paperwork and whatnot.

Anyway, it kept booting into demo mode, and it wasn't just an app, it was a bunch, it didn't allow USB Debugging or mounting, etc.

So, I tried to ODIN, same thing.. it formatted everything, but demo mode was still there.

I researched, seems no one has had this problem.

So, me not trying to panic, I thought logically. I thought it may be written in the NAND.

Therefore, a simple tick with ODIN 'NAND Erase All' did the trick.

Just wanted to share my story with you guys. This S3 will be my mom's phone as I have a white one.

Happy flashing!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chiensibut:
how much did you bought it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
$350. I think it was a decent deal.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] brfield:
$350 on a non-subsidized is a great deal.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JUSMEJOSE:
Just odin flash phone and problem solved ....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Swimguy14:
Did you read the post?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deviusdragger:
It'll probably get blocked in the next couple months. Enjoy while you can!

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Oh and if it had demo mode, its probably stolen from a store. Now for sure your gonna get blocked!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
Hopefully that's not the case. :)

If it was, wouldn't it be blocked by now?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
If it was stolen from a store then yes logically It would have been blocked by now.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] CitrixLemon:
It really sounds stolen, I can't think of why a device intended for purchase would ever have demo mode on, and paperwork is easy enough to fake. Although hopefully for your sake it's not! It's possible an employee stole it, so it's possible it won't ever be reported as stolen.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] osugsxr:
craigslist bs

Just recently had issues with few people on craigslist, in the past month two issue. Never once have I had an issue before with any trade or purchase before.

Issue one: traded my galaxy s2 for a galaxy nexus, everything looked to be in working order. Well it has never crossed my mine to check the "usb port" to ensure it charges properly. Ended up sending it in to samsung for repair, that was a nightmare its been nearly a month and I've had no updates on my phone plus it was suppose to be shipped out twice already yet it wasn't. Total debacle! Complaint has been issued and working to resolve it.

Issue 2: Purchased a galaxy note for $260 box and everything with it. I had planned to purchase and trade it for a galaxy s3, set up times to meet both people. Purchased the note that morning at 8:00am and then met up with the seller of the galaxy s3 by about 9am. We exchange phones and check them out the, note excellent condition and gs3 was as well. Seller was unable to test it on t-mobile since he didn't have sim coming from the gs3. Galaxy s3 was unlocked which I need since I'm on local carrier. Few days go buy and I am contacted by the person who I traded the note to. Well it has been blocked by t-mobile, (fraud).

I never worried about this since I'm on a local carrier and once the phone is unlocked I'm good to go. First time ever for this to happen, I have always been honest and open about my transactions I do on ebay & craigslist. Its buyer beware as usual,
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] thiagomme:
Isn't that how much it sells at Costco with no contract?

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] awake00:
Sounds like some "noob" DID pull a fast one on you. I'm sure it's fixable. Good luck.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
@awake, I guess he did to a certain extent.

Well, I'm just hoping for the best.

Thanks for all the input!

Is there a way to check if the phone is clean?

I'd have to call T-Mobile, eh?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Bigjim1488:
It was most likely stolen by an associate from the store. Demo phones come with all the paperwork it just states demo on the box somewhere (usually but not always). So definitely stolen, there isn't any other way to get a demo.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clninja:
Most likely a store demo that was stolen. 50/50 shot of it being blacklisted or not. Depends on if the store it was stolen from was lazy and just deactivated the sim that was in it and called it good or took it further and sent in the imei to get blocked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Swimguy14:
I don't know how long it would take for them to block the imei if it had been reported but I'm guessing that it wouldn't take more than a couple days and with that said op (hopefully) is in the clear :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] redhooka:


I tried to buy one off contract at Costco and they said they can only sell them on contract.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
How much are they going for redhooka?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] awrnsmn:
Just for your info, it can take 30 to 45 days before it gets locked. Conceivably, you may not be out of the locking woods yet. I hope for the op sake, it doesn't get locked, but......
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
What if you call tmobile ask to activate the device on your account. Can they still block ot?

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
It's already active, my mother is using it, no problems so far.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
He didn't try to pull a fast one he actually did it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
No. I am saying that i just ended the phone call with the tech support asked for this issues abiut phone getting blocked. Theh said whenever you buy off craigslist call us we will manually add the phone to your account and in case there is a problem coming up it cannot be blocked because it will be noted in the account that the day you called us asking to activate it to your line all was good. Long story short, call ask to add that specific imei number to your line and they cannot block it.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
Gotcha, I may do that, thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deviusdragger:
HAHAHA what are you talking about? Tmobile does not have a safe zone for stolen or unpaid e.i.p phones. If your phone gets blocked, its blocked! unless you can prove you bought it from a store, then they contact the store to pull up the receipt, so dont think you can fake one.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Shane_pcs:
I have seen several demo phones that were not "stolen". There are alot of demo phones that are given to sales reps to show various business customers what it looks like etc. They typically just trash them after the device is no longer new/hot. The smart ones find a friend who can flash them. So I would think if it hasn't been blacklisted yet, it wont be. The stolen ones don't usually have the box and paperwork.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
So according to your bright mind whoever has your imei number and has a tmobile account can just report it stolen, pay $80 via insurance claim and get another phone? Thats possible but what i said is what they told me and i now have a note in my account that states this phone belongs to me so whoever in the future tries to declare it stolen and to take advantage of insurance replacement wont b able to do it cuz the note pops out. Anyways watever idc lol my phone is clean.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
I'll give them a call today after work. It's worth a try.

I'm only scared that what if I give them the IMEI number and they say something about it being locked or I don't know and they block it there on the spot. :eek:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
But your phone works now, how can it be locked? If it was locked you wouldnt be able to use it or no?

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
True.

Would live support work just as well as calling? I guess calling is always better, eh?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
Call

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
Didn't take your advice, lol.

I just wanted to do it as soon as I can. I'm currently at work so I can't really call.

I will call to confirm after work, though.

Edit; I did this for my white S3, going to do it for my mother's now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
Do you know if they let you add the phone to the account and not have data plan for it?

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
I can ask while I'm on the phone with them later.

Thanks you very much for the suggestion, seems both IEMI's were clean and now both phones have notes on their lines.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WellTrainedVC:
I have actually put an ad on Craig's List telling people what to look for when purchasing.

There are some common sense things and others not so easily thought of at the time.

First and foremost ALWAYS meet at an B&M store for whichever carrier you are purchasing phone. Second be absolutely certain phone is not on an EIP. Third get an I.D. or license plate number from seller. Fourth (already listed earlier in thread) check to be certain it charges.

Fifth bring a friend along (a second set of eyes and hands could save you).

Other concerns.... if it is supposedly brand new, there should be a box, charger, earbuds, etc. Be hesitant if trying to rush the deal & not willing to meet above criteria.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
How about have them sign on an invoice which has the imei of the phone on it, a buyer asked me to do it so if I try to pull a fast one on him it wouldn't work but in Canada we don't have black list so kind of pointless as of now anyway good to hear it worked out for op.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] deviusdragger:
TMobile keeps track of all the imei's you have ever used, and they can see if that phone was ever used on another account and if it was bought on a payment plan. Someone cant just call and say "hey my namez iz lazrat, i haz an imei i likez to block!. Rep will laugh inside and tell their coworkers to listen, so then they proceed to look at your account and say, you havent used that imei ever on your account" and also, you cant just call to block a phone. I believe lost prevention does and also when phones that are set up into payments and arent paid off get blocked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gun:
The only way to block IMEI is if a store or T mobile files insurance claim for lost phone. Then insurance company initiate the IMEI blacklisting on particular network. This is why Tmobile itself is useless when you call them with this kind of issue.

So if the store manager wanted/had time to do all paperwork and blacklist it he could but most likely he did not. Displays/demos usually have no price value and store sends them back. If this was a store robbery then it is a different story.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
Been getting kind of scared with all these stories of stolen/unpaid for claims popping up, hopefully this doesn't happen to me. :(

Guess all I can do is hope for the best, eh?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Swimguy14:
The only way you will definitively find out is if you contact dude who sold it to you, come up with a lie or be creative and trick him into meeting up with you(somewhere safe obviously just to be safe) and tell him you will keep quiet about his questionable dealings if he tells you everything he knows about where the phone came from.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
Well, I saved his number as I told him to let me know whenever he had some phones available, that I may be interested.

He has been replying to my texts from time to time and recently told me he has a Galaxy S2 for sale.

So, I guess that's a good thing, right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blackjaguar25:
Sorry for bringing this thread to life. I just bought a Galaxy Note 2 and it's stuck in demo mode. Anything I can do?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Agent3:
I bought a S3 off eBay back in Sept. The seller had good feedback, etc. He waited 2 months after to default on the phone which I later learned was still on a EIP. eBay and Paypal wouldn't do anything since its past the 45 days mark. Lucky for me, I have connections with T-Mobile.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Exel:
If you have ODIN, wipe the NAND flash while flashing the stock ODIN images.

By the way, update on this.. the phone is still running great, not blocked or anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gtferrari:
help!

Hi! I bought a galaxy s3 and I think it is in Demo mode. No IMEI, no Baseband but I can do anything excepts put a sim card inside and use it as a phone. Is this the Demo mode? If yes I put it in download mode and it says with red letters ODIN. Can I fix it and use it as a normal phone? What should I do?

Thank you in advance!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
Try what was described in the post above yours.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gtferrari:
How do I do that? What program and what files do I need?

Edit: I found odin 3.07 program to use but how to I wipe the NAND flash? What does this mean?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gtferrari:
I have done everything you said. I downloaded Odin 3.07, the stock for my country and I checked Nand erase all. I started the process but the program stacks on Erase... This is my report:

<ID:0/034> Odin v.3 engine (ID:34)..

<ID:0/034> File analysis..

<ID:0/034> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/034> Initialzation..

<ID:0/034> Erase...

<ID:0/034> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Any ideas?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] k8108:
Try a different computer. I ran into this with my laptop time after time. Then I used my husband's laptop and it finally worked!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gtferrari:
Isn't it dangerous to erase nand? I have read in forums that it may brick the phone.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ithunter:
this work well.... and if you are not gamer---

#MustDoIt for performance and battery tweaks.. :) logically this is useful...

for mannula methos...

lib/egl/egl.cfg edit this remove first line

and delete libGLES_android.so from same folder... for more information look at source

Source: leolawliet

some people tempered so please dont Thanks me... cuz this is only for information to those who dont have enough time to roaming xda forum :) :'(
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Cancar96:
For ics and for arc rom,i dont see any use
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ithunter:
now check another link :)

#linkUpdated
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Xmaster8:
How could you missed that?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] DoccX8:
Is that works on our phones?

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Xperia X8

Software: GingerDX v28b <3

Kernel: Alf's v08a

Bootloader: Unlocked 10w38

Overclocked: 729Mhz

Skin: White with Black/Red battery cover

Dualtouch: Cypress :D
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ithunter:
Yep this work ,,,,
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Cancar96:
So it is for gb and should fix lagg

Gonna try and report

Nice found!
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ElmirBuljubasic:
Copy-paste thread! Read the rules! You created this thread onlu for "thanks"
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Cancar96:
No it is a good info.... I saw it this time only
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ElmirBuljubasic:
You can see this on portal -_- is good to shate but spamming around no
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ithunter:
ok... thread is updated with please dont thnk me ok :)
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] gocegi:
Does this work on GingerDX on stock kernel???
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ithunter:
not sure :' ( may not ........
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ->Sid:
Which libGLES file should i delet as per instruction..

GdxV28b

alfsV8a
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Neur0Nerd:
Which method do we gotta use? Zip or manual one? Is there any difference between the twi methods?

Envoyé depuis mon X8 avec Tapatalk
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Cancar96:
Why wouldn't it work on stock kernel??
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] gocegi:
I don't know i'm just asking, is it worth the bother?

Can someone ho has tried it on GDX write here.

Thx
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] CtrlAltDelIrl:
We are not your testers and that is not the spirit of XDA..

1: Make a nandroid backup

2: Try the mod

3: Report if it works or not on YOUR setup.

Awaiting your report!

Contrary to what it says in the OPs attachment thread, I've got it to work in FroyoPro.. Great so far! A/V sync in AndroVDR is much better.

Games are smoother too..
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] 2010matej:
Is not CPU Rendering same as Undervolting?