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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envycycles:
Hey guys, my S3 this past Friday the Wifi stopped working and I mean it will not allow me to turn it on. When I press the button it starts but does not activate.

I have been looking for a solution for this since Friday and nothing.

I have tried the following:

Restart and nothing

Airplane mode on and off and nothing

Several factory resets and cache wipes and nothing

Reloaded 4.3 thru Kies and nothing

Tried to load 4.1.1 thru Odin 3.07 and it fails which I dont know why

Tried some Wifi fixers from the market and nothing

Im lost now and cant seem to find any other info.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envycycles:
Mods can you please delete this thread. Put it in the wrong section
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
Flash 4.3 via odin. Factory reset. Recovery - wipe data, cache & dalvik to be sure. Download mode and flash 4.3 via odin again.

You will lose all data. You are setting the phone to an out of the box 4.3.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rboy28:
Hey guys,

I want to repair the i9003 for a friend and I'm a little bit confused o.0

I own a i9001 so I'm familiar with Odin and that stuff.

He gave me the device which only had access to the Download Mode. So I flashed a Stock ROM (MODEM, CODE, CSC, ...). It ended in bootloop and previous appeared note in recovery that it wasn't able a access to the sd card anyway ("unable to write to ums lunfile" and can't mount).

I flashed various Stock ROMs but everytime the same conclusion (bootloop). I've already tried to format/(un)mount sdcard through CWM but no chance.

Can anyone help? I read about a method where you have to open the device and connect something to the mainboard but it isn't my device, so I wouldn't do it.

Need help :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bobby_zirchoone:
if phone is rooted go this dir mnt/sdcard/(files)

u can do this with wondershare mobile go program (wondershare mobile go is a software that allow u to manage phone file edit or install app or read massage that nice):cyclops:

so.. mnt/sdcard(files) .export those files with wondershare mobile go from that toolbar .

see can u do this or u will get error during export(beware after export import it and make backup) ?or check it maybe these files are deleted and sdcard folder is empty like my problem.

all my regret is why i didnt backup from that.when i bought it first day.

anyway i have same problem .phone doesnt recognize int/ex sd card and unavailable keep goin thread to find .wont fix with flash by odin at all .

tell me about those files try find them maybe they are corrupted .like mine.i think must take it from other i9003 that hasn't sd card problem.when u find plz upload cuz i need too:D

and it this case problem will fix with a simple copy paste and if not u dont lose nothin
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rboy28:
I can't do that. When I type "diskpart" in cmd.exe and "list disk" there will be no device found (only the hard drive in the computer).

But the PC recognize a device connected to it because in the taskbar the icon for a connected USB drive is shown.

In short:

- device doesn't boot normally (bootloop at logo)

- in stock recovery and CWM there is no internal sdcard shown ("E: can't mount sdcard")

- windows recognize a device but has no access to it

Is it possible to use adb sideload anyway on the i9003 or anything else where I can use adb.exe? I don't know if adb works in Download Mode ... does it?

I tried this CWM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1351056 and an another one with green letters.

The first is quite outdated (packed in 31.01.2012).

Is there a newer one?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rboy28:
Here are photos what the Recovery (stock) says after Odin flash (stock firmare)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bobby_zirchoone:
i had exact same paroblem

do this maybe work (worked for me) .

this problem occurred when i used 16 gb toshiba as ex sd card (doesnt matter brand) after flash sd card and format it by pc that said ex sd remove unexpecteldy and turned off and whole battery charge was over. then i changed ex sd with my other phone and it work with no problem and when i replaced again 16 gb toshiba in phone ,again problem.

but after i format internal storage by phone from setting/phone storage . phone couldnt mount int sd till now.

so i inserted new ex sd and flashed whole rom with odin (MODEM, CODE, CSC, ...) phone started but without int storage i found out sd card directory is different and wont fix with flash STOCK ROM .but i doubt it for Custom ROM.

then i took ex sd card out from phone and turn it on again phone didnt boot up and was hang on samsung logo (same problem with 16 gb toshiba).then put that new ex sd card in and phone was boot up with no problem but int storage didnt come back..

so try with new ex sd and try flash rom (MODEM, CODE, CSC, ...) with odin then it will boot up.

---------- Post added at 07:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:46 AM ----------

after phone booted up again (in not case bootloop again)try root it with odin if u on 2.3.6 or super on click or other if u on froyo 2.2 then go turn on usb debuggin and use ''wonder share mobile go'' (software) and plug usb up run wondershare and it will recognize phone go to phone thorough wondershare if ur device is rooted u can access all phone files and folder then go to tis dir>>mnt/sd card/(files) <<<<upload for me these files

---------- Post added at 08:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 AM ----------

and if ur int sd card come back again it will solve E:cant mount sdcard .first do two prior steps . for bring back internal sd again i think we need >>mnt/sdcard/(files) and copy paste those files in that location from other i9003 phone to our devices IMO cuz i tried many method they are useless. upper 60% im sure those files will revive int sd
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rboy28:
I already solved it by destroying the internal memory on board and force install the stock ROM on an external sdcard. I successfully installed CM11 and it works except camera and downloads ^^
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] roshandes:
hi, have anyone found solution on this issue?

i am also facing same issue....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bronyDrake:
Hi Friend,

I have the same problem. flashing Stock, Kernel , custom rom. Nothing make my phone successfully boot up.

Can you help me how exactly you did this. It might give a life for my friends phone too...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rgxHost:
Remove or replace microSDCard.

Perform a clean flash with ddlf2 or original firmware.

And let us know how it went.

Also i see people saying this mistake several times...

Internal SDCard or SDCard stands for phone storage.

Emmc/External Storage/ External SDCard Stands for the microSDCard.

Noting that custom roms usually change the names.

With a custom rom the microSDCard is called emmc inside the system.

Please press "Thank" button if it helped you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Hello,

Is there a way to change the imei number on an HTC device using freely available tools?

I have down-graded the ROM of my device and its no longer CID-locked.

Then I tried to use Rascal's tool (based on his post which says that you don't need credits to change IMEI), but apparently while you indeed don't need credits, you still need the dongle.

Ordering a dongle seems like a rather inconvenient method, I would have ordered his/her tool already if it was available for sale online, but a dongle seems rather odd in this time and age of purely electronic commerce.

Can aWizard, or any of the other tools available somewhere help to manually change the IMEI?

And if you're wondering WHY I need to change the IMEI:

1) I live in Turkey

2) The administration in this country decided it was better to inconvenience legitimate users of cell phones acquired abroad, rather than actually muster the resources to find and prosecute the people who really do steal, clone, and smuggle phones illegally into the country

3) This amazing administration has just shut off my phone with a 24 hour (how gracious is that!) warning

4) Being a non-paranoid person (BIG mistake for Turkey), I don't keep my purchase receipts etc., so I have no way to prove I have legally purchased this phone, except for a credit card transaction and online receipt, which they don't have the "brains" to figure out

Yes, yes - I know I need to upgrade my country. Sadly, I don't know of any other countries which would just let me immigrate into. So, if anybody here has ideas/procedures for fixing an IMEI without using commercial tools (or by using electronically delivered commercial tools), PLEASE let me know.

Oh, and next time I'm abroad, I'm FOR SURE getting a foreign line, and using that in Turkey to roam, instead of dealing with this despotic state nonsense.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] raskal:
u can simply check this topic http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=54910

or use this function http://xdaforums.com/search.php instead of opening a new thread
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Dear Raskal,

I've already read those threads, but I was looking for an electronic solution.

As I have already PMed you, I am willing to pay you $100 for a one-time solution to change my fixed IMEI so you are sure there is no risk of piracy.

I was unable to find a secure reseller to ship your physical dongle product to Turkey, therefore I am forced to seek electronic alternatives.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] raskal:
u can send me payment by western union or paypal and i can send you one. 100 usd is okay for one jafwm incl dhl to turkey. it can arrive in 3-4 day after payment. But you must make sure that your device is supported and that your device is CID unlocked. If your device is cid locked it will cost 25 euro more if you can not find a free cid unlocker.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Dear Raskal,

I've already downgraded my ROM and cid-unlocked my device, as I explained the post above. In fact I've even customized the startup screen :lol: Everything but change the IMEI. The device is a Wizard and I have also used your tool - it works fine until hitting the "Write to SD Card" stage, at which point it bails out with a "check hardware" error, because the dongle is missing. So I presume the procedure works fully.

I've already responded to you in a PM, explaining I am willing to order from a guaranteed local reseller, or direct from you. I am happy to try either option.

However, I thought you might be happier too, if you pocketed the entire $100 for the tool, instead of shelling out half of that money for DHL shipping to Turkey. Honestly, that works better for me too, because I can instantly unlock my phone, AND I don't have to worry about the parcel getting stuck in customs, AND I don't wait for physical shipment. This is certainly something that would benefit both of us.

I suspect you are concerned about piracy. Well, I am a shareware developer by trade, and I understand how you feel. However I'm sure if somebody out there wants to crack JAFwm, (s)he can crack it with or without the dongle. Nothing seems uncrackable - please correct me if I am wrong, and the dongle provides you with some sort of extreme protection.

My original post here to this forum was also trying to see if there is a way to unlock this phone without paying for tools. I have tried all freely available tools and gotten nowhere, sadly. For instance one tool looked promising, but I don't have a USB-to-serial cable, so I am totally locked out of it. Getting such a cable also seems like a pretty hard-core task, at least in Turkey!

At this point, I've spent three days on this issue with zero resolution, I have been greatly inconvenienced by my phone being offline, and I just want to get it unlocked ASAP. Like I said, I am happy to pay you, and look forward to getting your response. I hope you have a reliable Turkish reseller, or are willing to ship to me direct.

And I'm sure if you consider a purely electronic solution for the future, your users will appreciate your products even more, and the promise and effect of instant gratification will surely boost your sales, offsetting any possibe damages caused by piracy. Its better to sell 100 products and lose 10 to piracy, than sell just 50 products and have no piracy, in my opinion.

Respectfully,

Mimar
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluffcat1:
Obviously Mimar has no idea of the realities of phone unlocking software! It's very cut-throat and any and all possible protection is used to defend a product against hackers :roll:

Maybe once a handset is 5+ years old perhaps?...or then again...

Richard
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Competition is always cut-throat. Products don't sell because they are hard to crack, they sell because they are easy to use, and easy to buy.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluffcat1:
Not with phone unlocking. I think Raskal know's a bit more about his market than you or I ever would....his products sell becuase he offers features no-one else does and they are hard to crack - if they were easy to crack they wouldn't sell....

Usually phone unlockers ( furious boxes etc ) can cost $500 - $1000 so they are used to protecting their software via hardware. Maybe look into it further before talking about what you know little?

Richard
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Richard -

Please try to keep the discussion on-topic and professional. I'm sure people visit this forum to find solutions to their problems, and not to hear what you think about how much/little others know.

Software companies sell products on the Internet that are priced far in excess of $1000, which you quoted as a high bound below. You can also find cracks for those products on most pirate sites. Having a crack for a product indicates that there is demand for it - this should not be viewed as something negative. In fact, if you cannot find a crack for a product, that usually means there isn't much demand for it.

People often send me cracks that have been released (by God knows whom) for my products, expecting me to "fix" my products so they are no longer crackable. I am always pleased to see these cracks - its concrete proof that there is solid demand for my product. And instead of spending time and resources to "fix" my products in this way, I'd rather add new features and improve usability, so the dollars I get actually make my products better, and my users happier.

Do cracks lower my sales? Absolutely not! People who don't have the money (or ethics) to buy my software won't buy it anyway. Those customers are already lost - why worry about them?

I'm still waiting to hear from Raskal about payment instructions using PayPal...if Raskal had online delivery, I would have ordered two days ago. That's money Raskal is losing on a daily basis from customers like me from all over the world, except lost customers don't usually write about their situation and explain themselves. They just walk away.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluffcat1:
Raskal isn't a reseller, he appoints agents worldwide as the sales of his other products are so high...

And as for going off topic - looks who's talking. :evil:

$1000 for phone unlock software is the high end. As the people who use it generate $25 - $50 each time they charge a customer of course there is going to be people who want to crack it and make that money for no outlay - it isn't simply warez cracking that is the issue here like you say, it is a tool for earning large revenues, so they are more likely to protect it with hardware or any method they can - not only to protect their sales but also the sales / earning potential of those who have bought their products - once the unlocking product is free, everyone has it, and prices the people then charge end users for unlocking fall, so the people who paid a lot for it loose out. Raskal actively stops this. -

hence my explaining that your begging for a purely electronic software solution to your problem is going to fall on deaf ears. OOoooh, offer him $100! He really needs that (little) money....

'but I promise I won't let a Russian team crack the code, honest Raskal'...

yeah, he'll fall for that one. :wink:

If he sends you one directly rather than through his network of resellers he is doing you a favour. Don't be so rude and impatient - if you need it quickly perhaps contact him via his own website rather than this one?

Richard
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Of course, you do realize you're hurting your own credibility by your unwarranted language and accusations, right?

I've pointed out problems in Raskal's fulfillment which are very likely hampering his sales. Why someone would want to slow his business down in this way is beyond me, but I don't call them names or try to discredit them :roll:

As for the objections you state below, which comprise the only sensible parts of your post, they do not stand up to scrutiny. Raskal could improve his sales model and sell direct to the end-user, eliminating the middlemen and dramatically increasing his profits. I have already explained why I do not consider cracking a legitimate concern.

I have no business with you, although for some reason you have appointed yourself Raskal's advocate. :lol: Forgive me if I don't indulge in more replies to you on this thread. Well, I guess my business practices give me better things to do, after all! :lol:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluffcat1:
Well frankly I'm glad no-one is helping you with that attitude. :lol:

You have no idea about Raskal's business. I have some idea. I'm sure he's very happy the way he is without 'instant experts' such as yourself coming along and telling him how to run it.

'cracking is not a legitimate concern'.

Ok.... :roll:

I bet Raskal will be glad to know you think that too when he's deciding whether to do your software only solution.... :wink:

Richard
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vijay555:
Chillax people.

mimarsinan: As much as I sympathise, I don't understand why someone in Turkey doesn't just buy Raskal's unlocker and capture an enormous captive market. You can unlock all the phones you want, for whatever price you want. For that market, surely any price for his unlocker would be reasonable? Better do it before the next guy does, eh?

There are software only solutions, but AFAIK they have not been made available for legal reasons.

This is a friendly board, even if I have to beat it into you with a stick :)

Be nice, or the thread gets locked.

V
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Hi Vijay,

Thanks for stepping in.

I have no interest in unlocking other people's phones. I just need a solution that unlocks my phone, in a timely manner. Raskal has yet to provide me with ordering instructions for his solution, and as I've already said, I'm not too excited about the shipping delay and potential problems in customs.

Are you aware of any other solutions I can try in the meantime? XDA Developers have a solution that requires a usb to serial cable, which I cannot find here either. I even studied the source code of their VB program, and tried to gather the same data from the device ROM using EXEs that ship with aWizard...but either the addresses are wrong in the VB program for my device, or I'm missing something (quite likely).

I appreciate any and all assistance you can provide in this regard - I just want this phone unlocked, I don't mind paying for it, but while I'm waiting for a response from the dealer, I'll keep trying to figure a way on my own. That way at least if I come up with something, I can give it back to the community :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
I will pay up to $1,500 for the development of a free IMEI restore tool under GNU/GPL.

Please see:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=58095

for details.

Make your bid today - get paid for helping people, get paid for doing the work you love, get paid for advancing the state of freely available tools.

Note: Because this is work-for-hire, the employer assumes all legal risk associated with the project, and the employee is free from any risk of litigation. Please review the topic post for details.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluffcat1:
Get paid NOWHERE NEAR what you will get fined for breaking the law in whatever country you live in....

Get paid VERY LITTLE whilst you are locked up for 3 years in prison washing shirts / stampling out licence plates etc etc.

IMEI manipulation, in the UK at least, carries a 3yr prison sentence and £10,000 fine.

Richard
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PKnuuts:
i have an m1000 spv, in trying to unlock the phone, i run an exe program. in doing this it changed my imei, witch has kill the phone part. i have the old, imei that was on the phone. is there a way that i !!! can change it back.

what do i need to buy to do it

sorry if i have not asked in the right part i am new to forums

PK Please help!!!!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mimarsinan:
Richard,

I've got to say your graphic descriptions of the "hard prison life" are very rich. Just wanted to ask you some questions, so I can better understand what's involved here. Obviously you know a lot more than I do.

First, a backgrounder; obviously your good buddy Raskal has already built a working solution, he even SELLS it for PROFIT, so surely, not only is he in jail by now (assuming you're being serious in your post), he's also suffering a really bad penalty since he made profit from this illegal venture.

So, how many years does Raskal have left on his 3 year sentence?

Did you see one of the license plates that he has made so far?

Or is he washing shirts, ironing them instead?

Did Raskal pay his 10,000 fine yet? Did he still have a profit remaining after paying that? Has he sold enough dongles to cover his 3 years in jail? Maybe if he had electronically sold his product?

These are just some questions so our readers can put into better context your defamation of my posts.

You obviously have some sort of commercial interest to protect - why else would you be bothering people who have nothing other than good intentions in mind, with a non-commercial project on top of that?

I have posted an interesting project, called for developers, and even offered payment for their time. I'm really sorry if that hurts your commercial interests, but you don't really have many options at this point:

o You can walk away, swallowing your pride

o You can try to improve the fulfillment process for your buddy's tools, so interest in this free project lessens

o You can continue defaming, bringing in more eyeballs to our case

Given your history, I'm pretty sure you won't be swallowing your pride and walking away. Careful - anything else hurts you even more.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] raskal:
just forgot your home page, can you say me again where it was?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] arc:
Attention! The Program crack.BY.ZXEvil.exe -a VIRUS! DO NOT LOAD THIS!

Moderator and Administrator delete the reference and block the user!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zbee:
the pricks spammin the forum..hopefully the mods here have his ip aswell etc, probably some stupid little script kiddie...grrrrr
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] arc:
When start of this program - occurs the interception of the system process. I have sent the program for analysis in company for checking and analysis. This until it is defined as virus -but think will soon is added.

User sent on forum several messages.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zbee:
did a search seems our friend has been doing the same on other boards around the net...looks like if it is a nasty hes gunna get tracked very quikly once his ip is logged, first started dec 1 by the looks on other boards
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] arc:
I have got answer from company AVP -crack[1].BY.ZXEvil.exe - Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Dozdl - finding is added in list.

:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Flar:
Hi Guys,

As you might have noticed, all the posts linking to this file have been removed, also teh user posting them had been banned.

Greetz,

Flar