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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=folfS-Gk9UM

This guy's really good for anything you want to know relating to Nexus devices. He's got a lot of mobile gaming comparisons (framerates, detail etc.) so if you like that sort of stuff you should probably subscribe to him.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsasuke:
Okay guys but i still need a solution to my problem.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] HTCONE_Noob:
My HTC One is stuck on the bootloader screen. I cannot access recovery or factory reset. I can access fastboot though if that can help me. The error occured when trying to flash the latest trick droid beta. It didnt even open aroma installer it just gave me an error. HOW DO I FIX THIS? nb4 its been answered before, indeed it has but with a removable sd and battery which I dont have.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] xartic12:
You should download the all in one toolkit for the HTC one. This will automatically do the fastest commands where you can install a custom recovery. From there you can adb sideload a rom. Trickdroid soft bricked my phone but I've installed multiple roms with success and none will boot past the HTC bootscreen.
[HTC Amaze 4G] harisj16:
hi friends,

i am in a big problem now. amaze is soft bricked. i am unable to flash any rom. 4ext shows internel sd card cannot be mounted.is is in s-on. i am looking for the ruu. i already have OTA_RUBY_ICS_35_S_Globalive_WWE_2.14.1500.6-1.46.1500.3_release_263096ebhdlebyr7k06p6u.zip . But i needed the 2.14.1500.6 exe file. does any one have exe ruu for wind mobile htc amaze?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Gurpe:
First of all, RUUs aren't .exe files.

Second, to flash a RUU you need to be locked. Put the .zip file in the external SD card. Name it PH85IMG. Reboot phone pressing volume down and the bootloader should recognize the .zip and start flashing. After that, you'll be prompted to update.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vgs929:
Try this Link

Yes they are depending on the carrier. Look Here. Some are .zip and some are .exe that you flash using a computer.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Gurpe:
True. My bad!
[HTC Amaze 4G] harisj16:
Thankyou friends

Thankyou friends. Finnally i fixed the problem. Thankyou for your help
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
Perhaps you would like to tell us how, clearly, for the next person who has this issue.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jonpaterson:
Hi All,

I am very interested in getting one of these, but are a little bit concerned as I am unable to test before purchasing.

I have previously owned a PDA2K - but had to return it due to the sound quality of the internal ear speaker - which seemed to vibrate / be of low quality which was a real shame.

I was wondering if anyone could comment on the quality of the speaker (not the call itself but obviously this is involved!) as this is my biggest fear before purchasing.

Many thanks for any input!

Kind regards

Jon
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] stupiddog:
Quite ok, but a headset is strongly advised due to the sheer weight of the device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Hi All,

I tried installing CMW on my AT&T galaxy S4 and now the the device is stuck on boot showing 'recovery booting...'

I have tried holding down vol up + power + home key but issue still persists.

I followed the steps in this link: galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-cwm-recovery-on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/

Attached is a screenshot to further clarify: sdrv.ms/16drSEy

Only way to turn off device is to disconnect the battery.

Any ideas on how to resolve?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
If you were on MF3, you hosed it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.

The firmware was the same as when I first bought it on release date. Not sure if that helps.

Can I unbrick it with odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Unless you froze or deleted the files for OTA, it is impossible for you to still be on the same firmware from release. MF3 auto updates after 3 days of it being downloaded.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.

I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.

By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin

Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Can you point me to the proper steps/tutorial on how to flash the mdl firmware with odin for this at&t s4 device?

I rather make sure I use the right information this time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.

Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
As long as you never connected to AT&T cellular network, you are good to flash and attempt to fix it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.

Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt

but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.

Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?

BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!

Thank you......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Use this to guide you. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Nice. I'll give this a go. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
My phones is from peru but it was realesed so i could use it anyware (i am from argentina). i did root it, all fine there. had 3g working and mobil network working aswell. 4 months ago i saw Ultima Rom and i wanted to give it a try. i instold it but since i am new on this stuff i didnt do a efs back up. but i did do a kies full buck up i dont know if that would help. so after installing ultima rom v13 i realized that 3g was not working. the mobil net was fine and all of the rest was fine, but the 3g was dead. i had the 3g on and of and re config and even call my company to see if there was their problem but no, it was the rom. today i got tierd of depending on wi fi all the time to enter the internet and i dicided to install the new v14 from ultima rom, big mistake. noting was working after instaling the v14 rom. not even the mobil network. i did a efs back of from the v13 just in case.. so i figured it was the fault of the rom, i dowloaed a JB 4.2.2 and instold it, all good but nothing works too. i cant config the mobil network it says it can conect to it and 3g is like miles away from working..

any help?XD i am afraid i destroyd my phone and i will have to get a new cheap crapy cel.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
did you try flashing a STOCK firmware of your region?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i couldent find any firmware or guide how to install one from my region. as i said i am a noob in this area
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
what is your region? i'll try to provide you the link
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
that would be great! i am from argentina, south america that would be
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
So i found a firmware from stock of movistar from argentina, wich is my company by the way. i already instold it on my s3 but is the same result, no registred network for mobil service or 3g. i try to registred manualy as in the other roms but it just wont let me do it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleepycat3:
Have you restored your EFS backup into the stock Movistar firmware?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
okay! that's good to hear. but i have a doubt, what was the firmware base of the ultima rom you installed? and also what was the firmware you were using before you flashed that? there might be a change in EFS format and that might be the reason.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
That's the thing i was trying to explain on the first post. i only have the efs buck up of the ultima rom and not the efs back up from the original rom that was in the phone when i got it because back then i didnt know about the efs folder
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
Well when i started all this 4 months ago i didnt know anyting about anything so i didnt do any type of back up of the original firmware before ultima rom, i dont know what firmware was it but i can imagine wich one was it because was from a company called "Claro" from peru so may be if i get lucky there will be only one firmware from that country and that company. The Ultima rom i flashed that time was the v13, i know the EFS have change and that's proably why all this is happening i cant find a way to restore the EFS to it's original form.. probably if i found a way to do that i would even make the ultima rom work here too
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangerX:
There's no software solution for this unless you have efs backup , visit nearby service center

sent from marijuanated muffin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
there must be a way. i mean if i install the ultima rom v13 and use the efs from that back up i made at least i should have the v13 with mobil networkin working right?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayc1980:
Did you try ultima rom with a custom kernal, if not give it a try, just reinstall the rom and the option is there on install.

Also if you want to try a stock rom, try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646610

Iys Netherlands but its what im on now for the time being, and its just a matter of setting to your language on firdt setup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lefttobleed:
restore the kies backup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaynpayn:
Ok, few questions:

- check your imei *#06# does it match with your phone's? Check under battery.

If its different you messed up your efs partition indeed.

- that backup you have, was the phone working when you took it? Do you have access to its files? If you never installed any Samsung based rom that changes your efs partition format (newer official ones), id just try to replace the efs contents with the backup ones (assuming its a working backup). As far as I know, apart from the new roms that change efs's format, roms dont touch that partition so it should be fine regardless of where you took that backup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
- No, the IMEI that now is on the phone is: 004999010640000 very diferent from my imei on the back of my phone

- the back up i have is from the efs from the last working ultima rom, that ''working ultima rom'' only had the mobil network working but not the 3g. i tried to instal a stock rom and it didnt work so now i am trying to instal the older version of ultima rom that i had back when i did the back up of those efs, hoping that may be i will get mobil network working again at least.

anyways, i found a tool called SRS server that may help me restore my IMEI in any rom, my question about this is if i restore the IMEI on any rom to my original IMEI the other files from EFS dont affect the phone also? i mean if i only get my IMEI back on the phone no metter the rom it is, it will work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Don't use the tool. Getting the imei correct is the easy part.

First thing to to imho is to go back to latest ultima. Ensure you choose the custom kernel not stock in options. Ensure you have the mg modem.

Lets to that and take it from there

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i dont understand what do you mean by installing a custom karnal? becasue i know ultima rom has this option on install but how would this affect the result?

PD: i'll try that rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
do you think that i should install the latest ultima rom version or the one that i was using when i did the back up?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I know its odd.... but its a known issue with ultima rom.

Try the one you tried before selecting a custom kernel or do the same on the latest...

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayc1980:
Weirdly, it does affect it. I installed ultima and used stock kernal, resulted in no sevice and IMEI unknown. Then reinstalled with custon kernal and all was fine. Just give this a try first.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i have a cuple of hours today to keep trying to fix my phone. i am doing this right now, wich kernal do you recomd useing? i am re installing a rom that let me install clockwork because i had one that didnt let me install the clockwork and i dont know how to install ultima rom without clockwork
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayc1980:
Try boefla as I know 100% that is gine as I use for that
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
Wich modem should i use to get the 3g working in my country? remmebr that i am from argnetina and the last time i got ultima rom i didnt got the 3g working
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
We need you to try MG4... anything else is pointless

We need:

Ultima

Boefla

MG4

Then we review what is and is not working

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
Ok, i did all you told me to do. instoled ultima, boefla, mg4.

what happend is now that the IEMI changed again. but it's not the imei i have in the back of my phone is another one (855854743782373). the thing is that if i go to networks and try to registre a mobil network it let's me do it with no problem and it says "you are registred to network" but, when i try to make a call or anything it says i am not registred. if i go to phone estate, it says i am disconected from mobil net. all that been said i still didnt restore the efs from the last ultima rom, i am guessing that's the next step but i wanted to ask you first if that truly the next step
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Its odd that you have an imei that isn't generic (0049) but isn't yours.

Yes lets restore EFS. What method are you using? Best results will come from deleting EFS first but it depends on the restore method as to whether this is possible

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i was planning on copying the efs folder as i have it on my pc and then use root explorer to delete the efs that exist on the cel now and then copy the back up from the sd card to the phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Could do that....

Or better, follow my guide to do it with adb if you feel up to it.

It's in general > sticky roll-up > imei / efs - know this stuff

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
ok, no luck. i have restored the efs folder but the iemi dosent change and i cant make the mobil network to even make a call. i dont get it. how can be still the same strange iemi if i changed the efs folder?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Not sure dude.

Looks like you're going to have to bite the bullet, flash stock and take it to a repair shop.

Did you follow my guide and set permissions btw?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i did follow your guide but i am not sure of what permissions are u tlking about
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
All the chmod commands?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
oh no, i didnt do it that way but i will try it now. i figure it was going to work just deleting the efs folder and coping the older one. i'll try that way now and let u know in a cuple of min
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yeah you need to set the permissions. Not sure if it helps your situation but it needs to have been done to at least rule it out

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
no luck again. i think i should try this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 the only thing that i cant do as it says is get the sammsung usb serial port working. i dont get the Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "RMNET + DM + MODEM" options
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That's because we dont have the qualcomm phone. We have the exynos phone.

Its repair time

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
Well i give up after a long and violent fight!... thank you for all the help i learnd a lot! will try to get a S4 to fight next time
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You can get it repaired for (I dont know where you are) $20...

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zatios:
i am in buenos aires argentina and i dont know about any ''oficial place'' to take a samsung pohne to repair. i am looking form one but with no luck so far
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I'm not even talking about "Official". Just Any mobile repair shop.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se_spider:
Hello!

I really hope you guys can help me. I tried to flash a recovery with Odin, and now my phone won't do anything. Its screen stays black, regardless of whether I try to turn it on, or go to recovery or download mode.

Here's some background as to what I did and what I was trying to do:

I had CheckROM RevoHD V6 with CWM Recovery (v5 I think) on my phone.

I wanted to install Cyanogenmod v 10.1.3-RC2.

I followed this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100

However I couldn't get Heimdall to work, so I got Odin v3.07.

I used this guide with the supplied PIT file (this may have done me in).

In the attachments you can see the Odin output.

I waited a good 4-5 minutes, but my mobile wasn't restarting or anything, so I disconnected it, but couldn't get it to boot.

And as I've said before, now I only see a black screen, regardless of the buttons I push. I've tried removing and then replacing the battery, but still doesn't work.

I've read that the USB-JIG is the last resort, but that you need to at least have the screen turn on and display a logo for it to work. Is this true, or can I still in my phone's state of brokeness use it?

And if I can use a jig, this one would be a good one to get, right?

Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Jig has a 0.000000000000000000000001% chance of working, but try it anyway. If you can afford to be without your phone for as long as the jig takes to arrive, try it, but if you want it fixed sooner than later - service centre. You don't flash PIT's. Ever. This is most likely the cause of your busted phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T4underbolt:
Yeah. PIT is the cause of most phone bricks. I don't want to lead somebody to misinformation, but I heard that you use PIT file only for 3-file stock software when you want to start again with clear fully wiped phone. This is the only situation I heard when PIT file is used.

About your problem. You can buy USB JIG. Like the user above has mentioned you have really low chances to get it working. Your last resort in this case is to try and leave the phone on warranty in samsung repair service. Many people suggest that you should say that your phone turned off during update with Samsung KIES software and has never turned on again even though it has been written on your computer screen that installation has completed succesfully. This might help and they will replace motherboard for free. If not buy new phone. Anyway be patient and wait for more answers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se_spider:
Dammit. Well thanks for the replies and tips. I hope there is someone who has another tip.

The reason I went with the PIT file as well is because I did it the first time around, flashing the first recovery. So I thought it wouldn't harm this time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
No miracle fixes. If the phone won't even bootloop, you've got zero chance of fixing it yourself. It's unlikely to even be JTAG'able. A Samsung service centre certainly wouldn't attempt one given a motherboard replacement is quicker/easier for them to do (not to mention they make a nice profit margin on the labour/parts). Having mentioned motherboards, you could also source a 2nd hand one from a 'donor' phone with a broken screen & either replace it yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it (will be cheaper than paying a service centre to put a new one in).

Also, if you're lucky, service centre may not notice or care that you've been messing with it/you broke it & might fix it under warranty. Tho anyone here who tells you that's a certainty is lying to you. It's a crap shoot, you might get it, you might not. Obviously if you have no warranty that's irrelevant.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se_spider:
Damn. I was afraid of this. I've contacted Samsung support, but I'm pretty sure they won't do anything since I'm 3 months out of guarantee.

And now I'm looking for replacements as well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Always seems to be the way unfortunately :( (this kind of thing happening just after warranty expires). If you've had the phone a while (e.g since it was released), yeah, maybe a new phone might not be a bad idea. But still, get the jig, try it, see what happens. Nothing to lose except a couple of bucks for the jig.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se_spider:
Thanks. Will do, since it's only 4€. And it might come in handy if I replace my phone with an S3, S4 or Note 2.