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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Meditating_Apes:
Thought about buying my new T889 from Craigslist....for about 2 minutes, then decided against it as I was too new to smartphones to really know the scams/risks. I've learned some useful tips from this thread. Seems like the bit about meeting at the T-mobile store to confirm removes much of the risk. But can't think of a way around the insurance scam risk. Perhaps at least know the seller's id, address, maybe employer and try to intuit if they're stable and honest.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
This.

Get after T-Mobile. The phone is clean... they are just *****ing about money they were duped out of, placing the responsibility on you. That is a bull**** reason to block an IMEI. It wasn't stolen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] osugsxr:
I for one wouldn't give my info out, first time meeting someone. Hell I dont know you, and you want to know where I live and work. If I ever feel as if Im being scammed or unsafe when I meet someone on craigslist I just tell them so. I have no problem walking away from any transaction, its a judgement call. It does suck that tmobile does this, although I think I maybe able to still use the phones since on a regional carrier (need to verify but has been done in the past)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kabuk1:
You know, this is exactly what I think happened to the OP, if he's telling the truth. Some wanker sold him the phone then reported it stolen so they could have both money and phone. It's the only reason I can think of why it would work just fine during the transaction but magically show up blacklisted a few days later. Scumbag seller!

I used to buy/sell stuff on CL all the time but lately it's devolved into a cesspool of scammers & weirdos. I stick to ebay & amazon for buying & selling now, at least you have SOME sort of protection there if some douchelord tries to rip you off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
That is not what happened. Otherwise OP would be in **** for accusations. They would think he was the one that stole it. T-Mobile told him the reason already. It was due to an EIP issue. They are butt hurt about losing money on the device. This is T-Mobile's problem, not the seller. Despite what this may look like. Did he not say that he called them and they told him it was an equipment installation issue? Pretty sure I read that correctly.

OP, you need to go into a T-Mobile corporate store and chew some ass.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rjslaugh:
Going into a Tmobile store and chewing ass isn't going to fix anything. Once a phone is blacklisted, there is no way of getting it unblocked. So going into a store ranting will only get you escorted out

And of course Tmobile is butt hurt over not getting paid for their phone. Wouldn't you be if you sold something to someone and they didn't pay you? And possessing or keeping goods that aren't paid for is a form of stealing (seller's fault).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
I used to work for the company. And they can be unblocked. I have done it before.

And technically under an EIP plan, once you are passed the 30 days, and you cancel, there is nothing in the contract that says you are obligated to return the device. Again, T-Mobile is to blame for that.

Go into the store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdiddy_ub:
i have sold and bought phones on CL before and have never had a problem..the only issue ive had was that one time i was trying to sell a phone and the guy never showed up...i called him and it went to VM...after 10-15 mins i left

for people that are looking to buy a phone off CL, how about doing the transaction at a t-mo store AND writing a document that states the phone is clean and the seller is willingly selling it to you for X amount of dollars...have the t-mo rep witness him signing it perhaps even taking a picture of the seller with the document in hand...might be extreme but i think that would cover all bases..if the guy is legit i dont see why he would have a problem with it

as a seller i wouldnt think to do all that, but if i was selling someone a $500 device i would understand and cooperate because it doesnt hurt me in anyway...just giving the guy peace of mind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdunn1994:
I just bought my note 2 a couple days ago, I usually by my phones off of craigslist and have never had a problem, but I usually only spend about $300, I was going to buy a new note 2 for $600 and I did not think it was worth risking being out $600 because I wanted to save $100 , So I ended up buying my note 2 for full retail price and they even gave me a $50 rebate so its barely over $700 after taxes, and the phone is fully mine , so if I ever want to leave tmobile I can get the phone unlocked and take it with me to a different Carrier even something like simple mobile, $100 more and I have peice of mind that my phone will always work as long as I pay my bill.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rjslaugh:
That's strange that you say that you worked for them but no nothing about the EIP disclosure that every customer signs when purchasing a phone on installments. But continue to feel like T-Mobile is the blame is that makes you feel better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
Canceling your service does not mean you still have to pay off the device is what I am saying. I am well aware of the little document that outlines your 20$ for 20 months, and your 50$ restocking fee, and all other paperwork they have you look at before sending you out the door. My point is they do a terrible job at protecting themselves from this happening. To them. Not to third parties. The device was not stolen. It was not lifted from a store. Somebody simply didn't pay it off. That is bull**** to refuse another person service with the device because another individual took T-Mobile to the cleaners on it. They are ass hurt about losing money. Period. Their own fault. Period. Their ridiculous policy. Period. Explain to me how the person that bought the NON STOLEN device should be denied service on a contract if the financial responsibility is still on somebody else in writing as you said? Right. Next.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rjslaugh:
You first sentence helps me understand that you don't know what you are talking about. The EIP disclosure clearly states that the buyer will have to pay off the remaining balance if the account defaults or cancels.

Also since you are sooooo knowledgeable about T-mobile's policies, you would know that unblocking a phone cannot be done in store if at all. There are some instances where they may unlock a blacklisted device, but that's a case by case scenario. So once again, going into a store will do little to no good.

All fault goes to the seller, not op or T-Mobile. Unfortunately, the op is paying for it in the end, but this should just be a lesson learned.

Blaming T-Mobile is the same as blaming Asurion for blacklisting phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
Wrong. Because asurion does this when they are stolen. Device was not stolen. Try again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rjslaugh:
Look dude, it's T-Mobile's policy. So either deal with it, or keep crying and putting incorrect info online encouraging people to walk into Retail stores to cause confusion. So YOU CAN TRY AGAIN!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdiddy_ub:
i agree with you....if you agree to a contract with tmo and you dont pay the rest of it..regardless of whether or not they require you to pay it off or return the device if you dont, idk...but it is/should be blacklisted...thats pretty much stolen merchandise..the only difference is that the phone is being paid off in installments..but not paying those installments constitutes stealing if you keep the device

can you finance a car and then default on the payments and still consider the car yours? nope...and can you sell it off to someone else legally? nope...if that ever happened you better believe the bank will seize that vehicle and not give a damn what the 3rd person paid for it...the difference here is that T-Mo might not be looking to recover the phone but they can block it at their discretion

YOU CANNOT PAY WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE PAYING!! STOLEN IS STOLEN..."device was not stolen. try again"...the device WAS stolen...its T-MOs device until you pay it off...you need to look up stolen in the dictionary

like this guy said..its not the OPs fault and its not T-mo's fault..its the guy that agreed to paying the T-MO contract...unfortunately someone is paying the price cause that guy broke his contract

whether or not T-mo unlocks it for him or not, they shouldnt have to...its really up to the buyer to find the seller and make things right...its not really any of T-Mos concern...the reason why they blacklisted it is cause it wasnt paid off..no other reason...they dont care who owns the phone...when you purchase ANYTHING from CL you are agreeing to the risks...thats the reason why ebay has PAYPAL and the draw of using PAYPAL is extra protection...

if you are saying that t-mo SHOULD unlock it for this guy then you are DEAD WRONG...do you know how many people would open an account and purposely default on their payments so they can sell it off to someone else?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kidchunks:
Yep, as long as the carrier is not affiliated with t-mobile in anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] radron:
Selling that unlocked should be easy online. those things cost a thousand bucks in mexico for example, i don't thing they are gonna care that its blocked with tmobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Illusive Man:
This is not the first such story that I have read. When I was shopping for a Note 2 on CL, they were running about $700 and ocassionally one would crop up for about $350. I decided after some research that the best thing for me to do was purchase new from T-Mobile and use the EIP (been with T-Mo for about 8 years, so I ain't about to do nothing stupid). This is just another story that convinces me that I did the right thing. If this story is real, there is no way I would not be pursuing the seller in every way that I could. I would not easily swallow spending $450 for a phone that I couldn't use.

---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:39 PM ----------

Just had a conversation with T-Mobile and was told that the only way for the OP to use the phone, he would have to call T-Mobile and pay off the remaining balance on the EIP. Once T-Mobile has been paid for their phone they will un-blacklist the IMEI.

---------- Post added at 09:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 PM ----------

...and for the record, getting the phone from T-Mobile and failing to honor the payment contract (and not returning the phone) is considered theft of services. So technically, once the phone payments are not made the phone can be considered stolen property.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vomer:
Hey everyone,

so I just finished compiling aosp on ubuntu but forgot to include the "otapackage" command .... is there any way to make a flashable zip from this point without re compiling the whole rom?

Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
He won't recompile. He'll simply zip it up. Also if you change things, he's not gonna compile the whole shebang but only that which has changed or is affected by your changes.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vomer:
thanks for that! wanted to make sure :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vomer:
one more question: how do I disable otapackage to include recovery?

I want the rom but not the recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
Hi.

While trying to upgrade my tablet to a later version of Android, something borked the bootloader. The tablet boots fine to a bare ICS (no gapps, but ROM MANAGER installed, though it does nothing but hang), but trying to boot into recovery mode hangs it (black screen with android robot, OEM info).

I can install apks to the tablet. I have installed ADB on my PC and it sees my tablet.

Where do I go from here ?

I have no clue

- what exact file(s) I need (my tablet is an Ainol novo8 advanced)

- where I need to put them

- what the commands are to do that

- it should be rooted (the superuser app aloows me to grant su privileges to apps)

Any help that can bring my tablet back to life would be very welcome.

Olivier
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
If you can still use ADB your tablets bootloader is likely not messed up, it sounds like you booted the tablet into fastboot mode not recovery. To get into recovery you can enter it by holding a key combination the most common combination is holding volume up plus the power button at the same time. If that doesn't work from ADB you should be able to get into recovery by running the command:

adb reboot recovery

Also ROM manger doesn't always work right with every device so I would recommend just uninstalling ROM Manager for now. If it is booting fine into bare ICS then your tablet should be ok, if your looking for Google Apps for ICS they can be found here http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-ics-20120317-signed.zip. Let me know if you still have questions :).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
Thanks a lot for your answer.

I'm sorry I didn't describe the issue well: I can no longer access the recovery mode.

I used to get to it by cold-booting the tablet holding Vol+ and Power. I used that to install ICS, gaps, powertools and 3D tools as described in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36059461#post36059461. The first package (recovery CWM) failed to installed because it was unsigned), the others installed, but in the end it seems I only got ICS: I have no gapps.

Now doing Vol+ and Power only gets me to the boot screen (a green android with OEM info, on a black background). Your "adb reboot recovery" does the same. I can only exit that screen by a hard reset.

During a normal boot, that screen flashes by for a couple of thesconds, then another, then the ICS colorful boot animation.

I have no clue how the recovery boot process works. I'm guessing it's reading a file of the internal Flash, and that file or dependencies got corrupted or partly overwritten by one of the packages I installed ? I'm not even sure if CWM recovery replaces the default recovery mode, or if it chains right after it ? I do have a supposedly-working CWM recovery .zip from the authors of the CM10 hack, as well as the "original" files listed here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31089682&postcount=286 (official images from an out-of-the-box, unhacked tablet).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
PS: the recovery mode I used to have was very rustic, only taking "update.zip" as an input, so when I did the update I had to go back and forth renaming the first package to "update.zip", applying it, renaming it "update1.zip, then on the the second package, etc, etc... It said Android System Recovery (3e), so maybe 3e was the version.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
last but not least, if I could at least get the gapps onto the tablet, even w/o fixing the recovery mode, it would be very useful. I can install apks, or follow instructions to do it via adb ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
The recovery you are referring to is to the standard Android 3e recovery it is included in every version of Android, and will always be like that unless you install a custom recovery such as CWMR and or TWRP. As a general rule you should never install a custom ROM without having a custom recovery image installed first, essentially all the stock 3e recovery is good for is installing OTA updates and preforming a basic factory reset of your phone. You should try and fix your recovery before going any-further, you can sign the un-signed zip by using this tool. Overall, I would focus on trying to fix the recovery to prevent any further damage to your tablet and so that way you have a simple way to recover from anything that might go wrong when flashing ROMs, mods, and other zip files.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
issue with the uImage linked

The uImage linked on the download pages for the CM10 and CM9 version ends in ".*"

I have no clue what the normal extension should be; replacing that *.zip doesn't work. Is the file bad, or am I just too clueless about what to do with it ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarthelemy:
Ok so the question is:

1- which "recovery mode" file should I install on my tablet, especially since the mod author's ones seem flaky

2- how do I do that via ADB since my tablet no longer seems to have a working "recovery mode".

I'm sorry to hassle you with those questions... I've looked around, I can't find info nor files I'm confident about ?
[General Topics] JustusIV:
Is there a way to view the last post of a topic?

For example this is post 1 and here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36126013&postcount=1

Is there a way to view only the last post.
[General Topics] snoopy33:
Easy, at the end of the address add &goto=newpost

Like: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2040507&goto=newpost

Regards
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
Finally got S-OFF but have a small problem. Every time I go into bootloader it tells me to parse my sdcard? How can I get rid of that? I was 1.5 hboot S-On unlocked, now I'm 1.58 S-off locked. I can't flash via bootloader anymore. Any suggestion?? Thanks:confused:
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Delete the PG86IMG.zip file from the root of your SD card then flash a custom hboot like ENG (1.04) or JBear GB (1.50.5050) using this post, then you should be able to flash using fastboot commands.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
I did delete the PG86IMG.zip but might have deleted the wrong one because I can't get past the HTC home screen. I basically have no working phone now. Anty advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Get into recovery via fastboot in the bootloader after removing/replacing the battery and holding Power+VolumeDown until the bootloader screen appears.

After you are in recovery, either restore a nandroid backup of a configuration that you know works or "format all partitions except SD card" and flash a ROM.

If you don't have a working recovery, connect your phone in the bootloader fastboot mode to a PC with the ADB/fastboot files installed and flash a custom recovery using fastboot.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
I can get into recovery, anything I try to flash it says aborted. I then tried a restore of a ROM that was working and still stuck on HTC home screen. Basically I can not get past the home screen HTC it's stuck there. Not sure how I screwed it up but it's just a paper weight at this point. Is there something I can do? Thank you ramjet
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Did you try to re-flash your recovery from fastboot?

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
I'll try that now and see if that works. Not sure how to do that exactly but remember it posted somewhere.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Just checked your OP and you said you have the locked stock 1.58 bootloader so you will need to install a custom bootloader like JBear 1.58.5858 to flash recovery from fastboot or use a PG86IMG.zip version of your recovery and flash it from the bootloader.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
No, I am not sure the commands to type in fastboot.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
How did you get root and S-OFF? Flashing a custom recovery had to be part of that procedure.

Well, if you don't unlock your stock bootloader, which I don't recommend since there is no way to get it back to "locked" without doing the wire trick again, you will need to install a custom bootloader first as I indicated in my last post. You can try flashing the attached PG86IMG.zip version of 4EXT instead. Install it the same way you would an hboot.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
I'm sorry I misunderstood what you said. I am on 4EXT recovery, I tried to re flash 4EXT which it aborts, try to flash rom it aborts, try restore..loads it fine then after restart stuck on HTC screen. Lost
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
If this helps, after doing these steps above the problems started. I did delete all PG86IMG files then flashed JBear GB 1.50 (I thought you were giving me a link to downgrade to 1.5) but I am on 1.58 locked s-off. Now I can't flash anything it just aborts. Can't even reflash the recovery b/c it aborts that too.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
At this point I'm totally confused about what your current problem(s) are versus what you reported in the OP of this thread. The "parsing" problem you mentioned was probably related to having a PG86IMG.zip file left in the root of your SD card and deleting it certainly shouldn't have affected anything else. I don't think there was anything actually completed from my subsequent posts in this thread that would affect your ability to flash a bootloader, recovery or ROM, so either something was already damaged on your phone, possibly by flashing something intended for another phone, or I'm just not understanding the terminology you are using to describe your problem.

Maybe someone else can jump in at this point and try to help you. It would probably help to post some screen shots or at the least the actual messages you are getting when the things you are trying fail.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
Thanks for helping ram, sorry to confuse you with the wrong terminology, I'm new to this. I think I'll have sprint take a look at it. Thanks again man
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Sorry I couldn't help you identify your problem. I edited my last post to suggest that you post what the actual messages are when you try to do different things and if you can do that it might be easier to figure out what is actually happening.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Your problem is kiind of confusing.Some Pics might help.

Had a similar issue on friends phone. Using another sdcard fixed the aborting issue. Had to format the sdcard to get it to function normally.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
That's a great suggestion. If you recently did the wire trick your SD card could be corrupted and might need reformatting and restoring from your backup.

If that's the problem you could also try removing the SD card, then going into "fastboot usb" mode in the bootloader to flash recovery with the fastboot command since that doesn't require an SD card.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
How can you be on locked 1.58 hboot even after flashing GB 1.50 hboot? And you said it aborted. Are you sure you are flashing the hboot via your bootloader and not recovery?

If another sdcard or formatting it doesnot work (or you dont want to do that) or if you just dont want to go through any hassle, your simplest and best bet is to use RUU.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Although flashing an RUU won't fix a corrupted SD card so it that's the cause of all or part of his problems he's going to have to format and restore it or replace it with another card.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
I don't think it's the sdcard b/c when I did the wire trick I used an older 2gb card, then swapped it out for a 16GB card and it worked fine untill this morning. I am going to have to run the RUU and start from scratch. Again, sorry for the confusion and thanks for the help guys.
[HTC EVO 3D] sammy518:
Got it fixed..Thanks guys. I flashed TWRP, flashed rom, unistalled 4EXT then reinstalled 4EXT and it works. Thanks again.:o
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
You fixed it without RUU, just by switching recoveries? I guess it was a bad 4ext flash first, or it didnt allow you to flash due to it being in safe mode.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] koc88518:
I've been flashing between AOSP + CM roms vs stock based roms, and I don't know if its just me but does stock based roms have cleaner graphic ? The regular app icons look more crispy and neat. The labels for everything also looks better, so does stock based roms have better graphic/ image or is it just certain roms or is my eyes playing tricks T_T
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evoguy404:
It does seem that way if you like the stock look.:)