yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcsakenn:
It's definitely diagnostic/debug information, but I'm not sure why it's persisting even through factory resets and ROM flashes. Perhaps it can be disabled through one of the hidden diagnostic or service menus (check around on Google for the relevant codes).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltarod:
Thanks for the suggestion...I found some codes and went to check them all out...One had many sub menus but I still saw them all and tried but nothing worked...

I will tell him to take it back to the Samsung service but cause it's weekend I got it to try my stuff.

And if this helps anyone help me this is what else I did. I moved on to unlock this device with GalaxSimUnlock since when I inserted a sim card the device wouldn't ask for pin or get signal. So I installed this and besides it saying that my phone is unbranded and unlocked it also says top of the list:

Device Model: Not ActiveVD2

So in conclusion, this S3 has:

1) These yellow letters

2) When inserting a sim card it asks for no pin and has no signal

3) Flashing roms stock or not or kernels didn't help with the letters and GalaxsimUnlock didn't either

4) Hidden menu codes didnt help

I'm going to give up if there aren't any other ideas..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeMoM&aVirusTI:
Hi ..you need to provide more info dude ...what country did the device come from ?

Check the About Phone info ...everything is OK ? ....that message displays all the time ?

It may be just a display screen of some kind of process that the GS3 has ....look in developer settings ...is there anything checked to run ?

Check EFS folder ...everything is intact ..all files & folders...nv.data.bin ?

Also check APN settings ....I live in Greece also Chania,Crete & I switch sims often ...Vodafone , Cosmote ,Fido "Canada"

Some devices you need to manually enter the proper carrier settings for the first time

What that message may be is ...a process executing ...a function is trying to connect threw the network ....so the S3 ... doesn't seem to be detecting a network at all ...so it displays that screen message ...instead of a sim unlocking screen or something similar

...leave the sim card out ...does it still have that message

If all else fails ...goto TSAR3000 website & get the original factory firmware ....PIT..Radio ..CSC...all data for the GS3

You can maybe even show them your pics ..maybe they know exactly what it the cause of that message

If you flash an other firmware ...first wipe everything in the device ...format sdcard ...fix permissions ..everything !!

I will investigate this also ...very interesting !

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Whoops ......if ..when...you reflash all the devices data with Odin ....make sure to check all 3 boxes

It also looks like the Bootloader is corrupted .....that would be my best guess
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltarod:
I have done most things that you said...After more investigation I found out that this yellow letters is called "Factory mode". I read for a solution somewhere and did that and the yellow letters have gone and the phone works great (for solution I went to efs / factoryapp / factorymode and changed the text inside to ON from OFF). BUT after that I still can't get any network although my mobile says that it's unlocked when running GalaxSim free version. So if it says that my phone is unclodked then why don't I have signal with my sim card?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandemonic:
Maybe try a different sim?

sent via xda app from starkissed maguro gnex paranoid beta9
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirTheElite:
From what I've researched it is either an illegal efs/blocked or carrier locked.

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeMoM&aVirusTI:
Factory mode probably isnt it ....my device also says Factory Mode - On

Usually if the issue is just no signal ....its the APN Settings ....goto Mobile Networks / Access Point Names ....& if there are any settings MMS /MCC / MNC ports that have values & they are proper to the carrier ...then it should be good

But yeah after more investigation also ....all day ....it may look like a possible sim brick ......that device may have been reported stolen & the carrier hard locked it.....Or the nv.data.bin is corrupted ....maybe damaged from flashing ...

because all the device info ...that the nv.data.bin stores...it doesn't list those in that yellow message ....& its suppose too !

Like I mentioned earlier goto TSAR3000 & make sure you have all the correct device files & data

In GalaxSim Unlock.. it shows correct device model & carrier id ? .....it says unlocked for all modes & it says ...locking is consistent ?

There are many solutions ...so you need to rule out as many as possible

Something like this happened to an HTC One S... i unlocked for a friend ....unlocking was successful ..but couldn't get a signal ...I just let the device chill out 30 min or so & a signal finally transmitted:).....sometimes there are authentication process's going on first time you boot a new carrier ....so you need to wait abit until all process's have completed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
2 possible solutions I've found for you via Google ;)

Wipe cache and dalvik

Take battery out for a few hours

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And here is the solution

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28113616&postcount=14
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltarod:
APN settings aren't the problem. Actually apn settings are only for internet. I'm sure that the problem must have to do with the efs folder somehow. Probably something is corrupted there... But don't know how or if I can fix it. I didn't download the firmware from TSAR3000 but I downloaded the firmware form sammobile.com which I think neveris wrong... So that is also ok. GalaxSim Unlock says in all rows that it is unlocked. Also read somewhere how I can edit the nv_data.bin file to unlock the phone and also did the manual instructions but still the same.As for letting the sim card in for time, I did. I left it for hours but still it says not registered to network when I dial.

slaphead20 --> I have wiped everything many many times :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Read that thread I linked you to
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltarod:
Did that and I did get out of factory mode which I also did when editing myself the file.The problem now is that I can't get any signal although the SiM card is recognised... Probably will have to go to Samsung.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeMoM&aVirusTI:
APN settings ..is not only for internet my friend ....there should be 3 protocals

I know I am insisting ..but I know ...i have seen it with my own eyes

The device should have ...carrier APN....internet APN & tethering APN ....make sure that values are correct for carrier APN

carrier apn ...controls the transmision with the network & MMS ....MCC & MCN must have correct open ports or a signal will never transmit

These ports also control remotely locking the device sim

A mobile network code (MNC) is used in combination with a mobile country code (MCC) (also known as a "MCC / MNC tuple") to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator/carrier using the GSM/LTE, CDMA, iDEN, TETRA and UMTS public land mobile networks and some satellite mobile networks.

If this doesn't work ...the device is blacklisted & hardlocked
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeMoM&aVirusTI:
whoops then my factory mode was off ...because when I looked at the factorymode file awhile back ...it just said ON ...so I always assumed ON ..meant ON ...but its reverse ....:silly: ..lol

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I dont know the progress you have had ..if any ...& what exactly has been done to the device

but I've searched around quite a lot & 4 things can only be ...why your not getting signal

Wrong APN Settings ...Damaged EFS ...Network Block...Damaged Antenna

There is nothing else inside the device that would cause no signal transmission

Do you have WiFi & Bluetooth ??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkkaranrk:
Had seen a similar problem with Note 2 and there the imei was currupted dial *#06# and see what u have on screen it could be that the imei will show something like 00460.

@MeMoM&aVirusTI Its a request plz avoid using so many dots in ur post.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankit024:
same problem.

i had the same problem when i flashed omega rom ( i am from india ), the singal was there at nigt and i slept with that but when i wake up i noticed it showing me emergency calls only. the i tried to search for imei jno. it showed me 0004 something then i realised that imei is erased.

i tried everything to get it back by myself but nothing happen at last i went to local market and repaired the imei no with zig tag tool.

after that it showed the same yellow letter on the screen, so i thought it something wrong in the rom so i flashed official samsunf rom but nothing is happening.

now i am stuck with yellow letter, and no signal bar, nit imei is showing and serial no. is also 000

plz can anybody help ous on earth...!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Firstly, follow the steps in:

General > Sticky Roll-Up Thread > IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff

Which, as you can guess by the thread title, you should know.... There are steps to get out of factory mode and also info about the IMEI number. Serial number may be a different issue. Deal with that later
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sullivan2002:
The same problem that i have now

Hi, did you solve it?

I have the same problem with my S3, Yello letters on screen.

I tried to use the secret codes in order to put off the debug diagnostic menu but without results, maybe I put mistake code in order to get it out.

But of course this is not the only problem I have. If I coud put it off, maybe I can use it as a TOMTOM Device with GPS and sometimes with WifFI Tools or put it

in my bedroom in order to look at my ipcams...

BUT FIRST I HAVE TO GET IT OUT YELLOW LETTERS ON THE BLACK SCREEN.

I discovered that my imei is

0049990164000008

This is a generic Imei, and maybe the phone will works if I SAY IF I could change Imei with my original IMEI Wrote on the package of my phone

I don't want to put a strange or a fake imei that is illegal but just MINE.

I have this that maybe help you:

PDA: I9300XXEMC2

PHONE: I9300BUEMC3

CSC: I9300VFGEMD1

So I tried to use ODIN to do a lot of things but without any results.

I read about ARIZAPatch A TURKISH developer has do this apk but I cannot use it cause I cannot root my S3, I tried to do, ok it sais REMOVED but when I install

BUSYBOX and SUPERSU... and ARIZAPATCH.... IT SAYS NO PERMISSIONS.

CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?

Sullivan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TejasBaing:
Working solution 100%

Here is the exact solution for this problem which i have recently had!

You have to root your phone and install Terminal Emulator from Google Play.

Open terminal emulator and type as ;

su

rm /efs/FactoryApp/keystr

rm /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

echo -n ON >> /efs/FactoryApp/keystr

echo -n ON >> /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

chown 1000.1000 /efs/FactoryApp/keystr

chown 1000.1000 /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

chmod 0744 /efs/FactoryApp/keystr

chmod 0744 /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

reboot

You now should not see the that message anymore. Its because of an EFS corruption. ( Thanks to yesilcin*com) for exact solution.

Hope it helps!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benefat:
factoryapp-factory mode

i want to thank you a lot because i had the same problem and you helped me to solve it.The problem with the wrong imei after flashing SOTMAX ROM it remains,i have imei 0049..........but the problem with the yello letters it was big.With imei i have try everything with flasher programes and many other thing but nothing,i can't see network.My phone is unbranded and it was very good,i don't know what i do, anyway thanks again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msswami:
It worked

I tried S4 Revolution v7.0™ and in the process corrupted my efs due to my negligence as I missed to backup efs. But with the help XDA threads recovered efs but yellow text was still on. Landed up on this thread today and it worked like a charm. Thanks to the OP and you for the solution.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yasser58:
A friend of mine also had the same problem with her galaxy core. She got the phone from her brother, no idea where it actually came from. I'm sure it's not rooted. Also, her sim is working, but her contacts are not loaded from the sim, so she had to dial every time she wants to make a call.

My question is, can i use the same method to fix this phone? Do i need to root?

I own xperia sola, btw, unlocked & rooted. So i'm not familiar with samsung phone.

I have attached screenshots of the phone.

Tq
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ae69ae:
Galaxy Note II (Sprint L900) Works!

I had this screen on my Note II. I have no idea how I got it, but nothing would make it go away.

I rooted and got "Android Terminal Emulator" and voila.

Thank you very much :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RENATOEXTREMA:
answer how to remove easy .................................................. ......

yellow letters no more easy to clean lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hierarchy666:
Did you get it repaired pal?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sullivan2002:
NO

I sold to a person...

Sullivan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samo1432:
I'm having same problem plz let me know how to fix it

hey bro i am having same yellow letters on my device but my network is working good. so plz can you tell me how to fix it in simple language. as you mentioned solution above i am not understands what is it. plz help me..:(

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i am having same problem these fukin :crying::eek: yellow letters made me sick. but my network is working 100% good. i've tried everything but nothing happend. so can you plz help me. can you plz tell me how to solve it in simple language.??? i cannot understands the solution that you mentioned above.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlljones2:
The yellow letters show because you have apparently deleted something within your efs folder
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yusuf_adsas:
Thank you

Thanks for sharing, I wished I'd known this before,I had to get my S3 to Samsung service center and pay approx $5 for them to fix this.

I accidentally deleted whole system folder and lost my entire connection and IMEI. Tried everything else still to no avail.

Haven't tried your solution but it gives me a peace in mind to know there is one.:good:

Now I back up my EFS and modem with SAManager before i do anything.

Cheers

Yusuf
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handasan10:
Thanks it works!

Previously I restore bootloader because can't boot my phone after wipe data and getting this massage E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)

Then I got this yellow text after booting up.. Thanks mate #TejasBaing
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paidonjok:
thank you

it works!!!! thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukecz:
Works for me too!!! Thanks!!!!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noob0019:
s3 yellow screen

thankyou so much it really help me make those yellow letters disappear :highfive: :highfive: :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jushhh:
Thanks a lot, it works to me, in Terminal, on su it's ok, but in the next two command's it get's an error, but it works anyway.

great job man

Jushhh
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leutzu:
thanks

i solved my i9305 with help from this thread :)

rooted my phone first, and then changed my efs factory mode to on.

thank you :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i3atUr8raiNz:
An alternate solution for those who do not have rooted devices is:

Open application manager>all>factory mode / factory test > force stop
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mms-zahid:
just update via octoplus and then repair efs via octoplus.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nandonik:
EFS repair by oct boox than 100%ok
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebinpv:
i know how to solve the problem plz contact my number 09544823242

my phone is samsung s3 mini. i face the same error in last month. and now iam solve the issue

its like varry simply.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uhk:
its easy

octopus box and click DISABLE FACTORY MODE

DONE

Gsm workshop Manchester
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zohaib136:
just repair efs in oct box problem solved
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
Only a business would own one of these. At £140 it's worth more than the phone. Not worth buying for a one off fix.

Beamed in by telepathy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Recon0212:
I might have to do this because my files are everywhere, and possibly to have a clean start. I'm backing things up, but if I wipe internal storage, will it give me an issue if I try to flash a rom and gapps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slyd0997:
I believe this will delete your recovery too so you will have to push your recovery back on to your phone using adb.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
If you wipe data in twrp it wipes the internal card now.

Learned this the hard way that they fixed it. Thankfully I don't keep anything important on their and keep it on my external card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidNewbcake:
I accidently wiped my internal storage on my S3 and don't have an SD card. Can I flash a new ROM using my PC? Or am I ****ed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thesoldier:
Yes, you can side load a ROM that's downloaded on your PC, or you can push a ROM to your internal storage with ADB. There's definitely a few guides on how to do it in this forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PVLMTREE:
Yeah. Wiping and formatting your /system or any internal directories is lovely for a fresh and stable start... just need to have a ROM on your eternal SD card, haha. I've done this several time, forgetting about having a ROM to flash afterwards. LOL.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DukeGordon:
Just get an external card, have the ROM and flash it from there. Makes everything way easier!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shyamalapati:
Works perfectly
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] atadres:
@freakshow what part of the LBC u from were practicly neighbors bro lol
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
I'm actually living in Cerritos right now but I'm at Portfolio at 4th and Juniper pretty much every day.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
Mod update now zip installable through CWM recovery thanks to Timmythanoob!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aaki_rocker:
the zip doesnt work for me !!

messes up my phone !

pls tell me the previous method ?

thanks...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
I'm out right now. I will post up how to do it the manual way tonight some time.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
Sorry I haven't been able to get the manual method up. I've been extremely busy with work. I will make an attempt to get it up later today.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] levanr:
after install this MOD my HOME key not work!!! :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Chadw1985:
Did you get it fixed?

if not restore system from backup

If you didnt do a backup do a factory data reset
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
Manual method is back and tried & true working...

Sorry it took so long. A quick Google search found a repost of my original thread on a blog... Lol!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] levanr:
i did factory data reset.

but i lost

tethering again )
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Chadw1985:
Its because the file you edited is in your data folder. You will need to change a few things in your system folder to completely enable it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
Use the manual method for now we have a new zip file that should be up within the next 24 hours.

The manual method only changes the exact strings of info pertaining to tethering so it doesn't disturb the system files etc.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] levanr:
I think manual mode only work on att

becose in my carier not work (

but if delete line 1 work or using Secret Codes Revealer this work

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afp_group.software&hl=en

sorry for my english
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] anoopch:
File not found

The link to flashable zip file is not working. Would you please upload again or provide a valid link?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] freakshow999:
Sorry guys all the zip installable files people have done for me have not worked for various reasons.

The manual method works tried and true on AT&T. I don't know about other carriers but I'm sure you would want to look at the same settings in the same file for changes.

By the way bluetooth tethering also works with this mod, but wifi tether yields much higher internet speeds.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehl.ey14:
can someone help me?..

theres no network on me..

the memory is not available -_-

please help me please :crying: :crying: :crying:
[Android Apps and Games] aa.android.apps:
-Call alarm clock

Alarm clock that you can snooze and stop by your own voice commands with highly animated adn design applications and screens

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.call.alarm.clock.ads

*Special edition for Christmas

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=call.alarm.clock.ads.christmas

-Voice sms R/W

Can send sms by voice in your own language and voice, knows also to read incoming messages(When income sms and the app is in background or on)

With great design and freindly User interface..

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=voice.sms.ads

Please mark and grade.. soon we will upload a new website and facebook page

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] supra 2004:
amazing.....;) how do we use it?
[Android Apps and Games] zeratos:
can it be used offline?
[Android Apps and Games] aa.android.apps:
This is easy.. how do you use the clock? or the sms sender?
[Android Apps and Games] aa.android.apps:
Sorry but cannot use offline :(
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sullymn:
Hey there I need a little help. I recently got a Note 10.1 and I flashed Redemption Rom with CWM. Seemed to work just great until yesterday I noticed that it does not charge when plugged into the wall or a computer. If I plug it into the computer it will recognize it and I can transfer files etc, but it doesn't charge. Also when the charger is plugged in the screen acts funny most things are unresponsive to touch, when the screen is locked and charger plugged in I can't even unlock it. I can poke the screen but not unlock. If I unplug the charger it works just fine.

Has anyone experienced this problem with the GT-N8013 before or have any suggestions? My initial thought was to go back to stock firmware and see what happens, but with only 20% battery power I am scared I may not have enough. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.