yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
I am really hoping someone can help me here as I am stumped.

A few weeks ago our new puppy decided to " taste " my S3, cracking the screen in the process. I eventually bit the bullet and bought a screen kit to fix it, However in the process the puppy jumped up and i ended up destroying my actual LCD. So today I bought a phone that had been barred with the idea of putting my mainboard into it to get my phone working.

I know my phone was ok in the old housing ( albeit with no screen as i could call it and had the blue flashing light when getting an SMS ) however as soon as I put it with the new screen I had no signal and when i check the networks it says insert sim card to access network services.. Also when i ran sim unlock it says my IMEI is null :confused:

I also have this on my phone every time I start it...

I have an EFS back up but I have no idea on how to restore it could some one please help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
One of the most asked questions on Xda your efs is corrupt and you are also in factory mode READ THIS >> http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289 << Also follow this guide >> http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/solved-siii-network-problem-update-sn-t1918601/page199 << READ POST 1984..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
I have checked with vodafone and I have been told that the phone is not blocked. however on the original board i still have the no network issue or IMEI number :S
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
As per previous post flash the patched kernel and modem in link 2 this should restore signal..If you still in factory mode follow instructions in link 1 to get out of factory mode.. Did you try?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
For now I have put the original motherboard back in. Which must also have a corrupt IMEI as well...hence why it was sold so cheap
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
I have tried many things today....at one stage I managed to get a signal etc but I had the 00049 issue and now I am back to nothing again.

I have tried to flash just the kernel and modem but so far no joy.

I have extracted my efs.tar and attached what it shows.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Try flashing the rom + kernel and modem in the link see if that works. But without a efs backup then your options are limited.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
would that be with a full wipe?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Yes
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
Ihave just installed the ROM, Kernel and modem and I now have signal etc but my IMEI number is showing as 0049***** how do i fix that part?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Without a efs backup not much...Normally I would recommend service repair especially after all the options you have tried
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
I have an EFS.tar which was generated the last time I installed Omega Rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
If this was created before your efs was corrupt then simply install it back. There are many guides in the forum on how to do this. [emoji1]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
Could some one please tell me the permissions needed in the EFS folder for the .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5 please
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
**UPDATE****UPDATE****UPDATE****UPDATE****UPDATE**

I fixed the IMEI issue ( yay for me :D:laugh::D ) I'm not sure if i did this right but here goes for anyone else in the future.

1. I copied what was the corrupt EFS folder to my SD card using ES Explorer root ( into a separate folder called EFS OLD to avoid confusion )

2. I then extracted the EFS.tar file i had on my pc using winrar, and then copied that to my SD Card.

3. I then copied the EFS folder from my SD card to the root directory making sure to also copy the permissions.

4.I booted into recovery and wiped the daivk cache ( I think this was just a lucky guess as I was trying to fix permissions )

5. Rebooted my phone and saw the signal meter had gone from a greyed out triangle to a circle with line in.....thinking I had made things worse I went straight to about device > status and saw i had a new IMEI. I then checked this against my IMEI and bingo I was in business again, so I went to the other end of the lounge to check I could get a signal and yes within a few seconds I was getting SMS messages RESULT.

I am now going to use Ktool to make a back up of my EFS and store it in a few good safe places. After that I have to figure out why the home button wont work on this board ( although it used to in the last casing ) but does if I put the old board back in....please god be something simple.

A huge, no make that a MASSIVE thanks to everyone that has chipped in with links and helping me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Great news [MENTION=4181929]Blackwatch[/MENTION] I am sure this thread will be helpful to someone :):)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
looks like i spoke to early...woke up this morning went to use the phone and it has lost the baseband AND the IMEI number again.

Arghhhhh
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
Have you tried restoring /efs via PhilZ Recovery as suggested earlier?
[MENTION=4237852]tallman43[/MENTION] also pointed out how you can flash via Odin.

Restoring efs may not be easy, but it's not hard. There are stickies explaining how to restore.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
ye yesterday I lost the entire /EFS partion took me until 4am this morning to eventually fix it....I am in the process of trying to fix it now. At the moment I am trying to get the other motherboard fixed so i can sell it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velahavle:
I had the same problem with losing IMEI, I was dumb enough to delete it without backup. Flashed stock ROM with triangle away and took it for service. They replaced my motherboard thinking it was a chip malfunction so I'm guessing it could be a common problem for S3 motherboards.

So if u keep loosing EFS out of the sudden they maybe your motherboard is busted, experiment with the 2 boards you have to make sure you don't get rid of the working one.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] gandhars:
Hello all,

Is it possible to put any ROMs on an SD, make it bootable, and boot from the SD?

thank for your answers.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] Doctormuri:
Does anyone knows the solution?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] dvc:
Hi all.

I am interesting too. Its possible?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] DoCtOr_X:
Hi,

Please someone help, I am interested TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I mistakenly installed a G4 Rom in my G3 device, now its only showing Three color screen & not accepting any ROM.

Please help....................
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] rodigezstyle:
flash with the NoVendor-ID Dopod Rom from the FTP...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] Triskell2k1:
To boot from a program, create a folder entitled "MCSTART" which contain a programme call "AUTORUN.EXE". When you insert card, windows will copy executable and launch it with parameter "install" (and when you remove it, windows relaunch app with "unsinstall parameter")

So maybe you can create an executable that launch ROM update
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] DoCtOr_X:
Tried but not helping.......
[General Questions and Answers] Mauzikowski:
I have an android 4.3.1 (cyanogenmod) device and would like to execute a command (mount -o bind...) during booting, which binds the (real) SD card into the internal storage folder structure.

My command works fine in the terminal - Is it possible to execute it during every boot?
[Xperia Z2 General] kcokla:
IWhat's the best way to manage the tile sizes and the 4x4 on the z2?

I want smaller icons and more of them.

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
Root device and use Xposed module - GEM -

You hide icons, change drawer and desktop nr of rows and columns, size of icons and many more things on stock Xperia launcher.
[Xperia Z2 General] GodShapedHole:
Nova Launcher offers this feature. So does Apex.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] n_alvarez2007:
I tried downloading files in this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2788357 and attempted to flash both the modem and stock ROM using TWRP. The modem flashed successfully but the ROM failed, so I restored to a Nandroid backup I made on CM M6.

I immediately received a message telling me to insert my SIM card. Thinking this was a weird error, I tried to reboot into Recovery and restore again. Only this time my phone did nothing. It's not turning on when it's off and plugged into a power source, it's not turning on in Download mode, it's not booting into recovery, nothing.

I don't know how to fix this without resorting to a JTAG recovery method and was wondering if anyone might have any ideas on how to help me since I don't feel like taking this thing apart.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pre4speed:
I know this may be a long shot, but I've seen it work numerous times. Have you tried removing the battery and leaving it out for a longer time than a few minutes? Worth a shot while waiting for more pro user answers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Do you have access to a USB jig? I'm not sure that it will work in your case but it's cheaper than using a jtag service.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jakeuten:
mine just bricked for the same reason. same symptoms and everything... ugh
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Larry2999:
The thread posted by Enewman does contain a 4.4. debrick image for the i747. Have you tried writing this image to a (micro) SD card and booting from the card? If this works, you could try firmware restoration after booting from the card. If it doesn't work, then you could try the 4.3 debrick image from the link below. With luck, this could still work since the firmware flashing failed...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jakeuten:
how do you get the phone to turn on if it's bricked? sorry in all of my years of using android i've never bricked.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BWolf56:
If you get a sign of life outta your phone, it's "soft-brick". Otherwise, no sign of life (at all) = "hard-bricked" and a jtag is needed to push the bootloaders back into it.

A jig quite often boots the device in download mode even when people think they hard-bricked (often a miss-interpretation). And if there's a sign of life, it's easily recoverable!

As for turning on while bricked, you need intact bootloaders to boot from.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
FYI

Flashing the 4.4.2 modem on 4.3 firmware will hard brick the device. To check for sure, plug into a pc and check in device manager. If it says QHSUSB_DLOAD, you are hard bricked. The debrick.img is posted in enewman's thread, but if you guys need the other firmware files for the 2 sdcard method let me know and ill post them for you.

Ive also posted a script in the debrick thread someone can flash to create a new debrick.img in case the current one doesn't work, and if any I747M users want to be proactive and create one for each of their variants.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BearOnThePhone:
Thanks for your reply. I was able to flash the modem and update from enewman's thread last night and it booted up once but had no cellular so I turned it off and it was hard bricked :(

I have DL'd the debrick file an put it on a 16BG card but it will not boot at all, I have tried many times.

Is there anything else that I can do? / If by some chance I get it into DL mode what would my next step be?

I know that the system is on 4.4.2 since I saw it booted up so I don't want to flash 4.3 on it.

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Ill be posting more info in the debrick thread shortly. Make sure you check there. Also post there for anything else you need while trying to fix this. That way everything is in one thread and it makes it a lot easier for others to assist you.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Zubair1024:
​

Here is a ROM made for all the Touchwiz Lovers out there who love to have a completely de-bloated, deodexed, rooted, battery friendly ROM.

This ROM uses very minimal RAM since its de-bloated to it's bare minimum.

ENJOY!​

XDA:DevDB Information

SAVR ROM , ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note II

Contributors

Zubair1024

ROM OS Version: 4.1.x Jelly Bean

ROM Firmware Required: N7100ZCDMB1

Based On: TouchWiz

Version Information

Status: Beta

Current Stable Version: 2.0

Stable Release Date: 2014-07-01

Current Beta Version: 1.0

Beta Release Date: 2014-06-20

Created 2014-06-20

Last Updated 2014-06-19
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] tweeny80:
hmm no link mate. coming soon?

and why such old firmware?

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Zubair1024:
I'm uploading the file onto Filedrive as of now...sorry for the inconvenience.

When it comes to battery usage this firmware is the best and tweaking this basic firmware is worth all the trouble.

As I said it's for the people who love saving their RAM capacity and better Battery Life.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] rraaka:
Great concept, welcome to the dev segment :good:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] vorderas:
waiting...

Can you upload alternatif link like MEGA.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] justkiddinghere:
Waiting
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] geekynoob:
1: According to rules of XDA you are not allowed to have placeholder threads until you have download links ready..

2: 4.1.2?? Kidding me :p

3: Edit: What is the size of your rom?? :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] nikhilsnigam:
so 4.1.2... hmmm.. better than kitkat? lol.. good luck
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] geekynoob:
YEs lol.. it will lag more :p
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Zubair1024:
4.3 above ROMs have issues with battery drain could be minute amount in certain cases but compared to 4.1.2 it does. Plus I'll be uploading the ROM based on 4.3 and Kitkat as well. Didn't know my slow internet speed will take such time.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Jonny:
Thread closed as its a placeholder thread which are not allowed. OP please PM me when you have the download links ready.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sah0724:
I install cwm from s4galaxy root and I'm rooted do I install the root from cwm or odin?

I copied the rom to my sd card but I don't see it when I look for it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sah0724:
I installed gpe and it gives me alot of stopping errors once I reboot the phone. What did I do wrong.
[General Questions and Answers] AwakenJornie:
Hey,

I got a Dooge Collo DG100.

So now I would love to root it and update the ROM.

I downloaded the new ROM and the tools from the website.

But still I don't understand anything from this.

I got it rooted via SrsRoot but flashing it I don't get that.

I found the other topic from the end of 2013 but I didn't find my answer there.

Can anyone help me with this??
[General Questions and Answers] AwakenJornie:
Anyone? :o
[General Questions and Answers] AwakenJornie:
Does no one have an answer for me? :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] suzhipack:
Kitkat STABLE build?

ive been always searching for the STABLE build in our device.

which one is much stable? advisable for daily use.

Can you please tell me which one?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] arj8:
Try searching xda for roms

In my opinion resurrection remix, Archidroid, is fairly stable and battery efficient

Rom: Archidroid v2.4.6

Philz recovery

Boeffla kernel 2.3b6

Viper4android powered sound
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] suzhipack:
yeah im running with RR right now and im so happy with this build :)

i havent seen archidroid as of this moment but ill try searching it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] arj8:
Which version of RR are u using??

Rom: Archidroid v2.4.6

Philz recovery

Boeffla kernel 2.3b6

Viper4android powered sound
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] suzhipack:
the latest and last build :)

Resurrection_Remix_KK_v5.1.5-20140610-meliusltexx
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] arj8:
Isnt 09/06/2014 the last build??

Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300

Rom: Archidroid v2.4.6

Philz recovery

Boeffla kernel 2.3b7

Viper4android powered sound
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baltics:
9 June is the last build.

Resurrection_Remix_KK_v5.1.5-20140609-i9300

Let me know if you cannot access the file. I may be able to help.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] arj8:
Last build had random reboot problem. Is it fixed?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baltics:
I have never had the problem of random reboots on any version of RR. But then I not merely wiped, but formatted my phone, which prior to installing RR was stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] eddieyan:
Can you post the Resurrection_Remix_KK_v5.1.5-20140610-meliusltexx.zip file? The original file on mediafire was removed.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Hi..I still have this Resurrection_Remix_KK_v5.1.5-20140610-meliusltexx.zip file...if you would like it I could copy it to my google drive and put a link up for you if you like. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] insomniauk:
Hi, i've searched everywhere for this rom for my mega gt-i9205 since the official 4.4.2 update made my touchscreen stop working (fixed with a 4.2 custom rom which has flaws)... i would much appreciate if you could send me a download link to this file please :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alexischino:
here is the file https://mega.co.nz/#F!bZEB3A6K!cLOnaFmWsVLI7QTfohcrsg
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] insomniauk:
thank you good sir, you are my hero :)

i'll try flashing tonight after backing up my data... these seem pretty small at 250M. are these complete roms or are they meant to patch the existing firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alexischino:
yes those are complete rom's .. just make your backup make a factory reset wipe cache and dalvic flash the rom and the gapps .
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] insomniauk:
installed and running great :)

think i'll try a few of the others too, now i found one that works (i love the pitch black setting).

i found a thread on how to put the play store on to get my radio,maps & navigation back, so i'm happy :)

thanks so much for making your rom library available, that must've taken a long time to have such a collection

thanks again :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alexischino:
Ohh sorry if you misunderstood me... let me correct my mistake. the rom's files are thanks to [MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] & [MENTION=353933]Kid_Ding[/MENTION] for the mega cloud storage links.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] insomniauk:
understood... but thanks for posting the link :)

i had mixed luck with them... none seemed to work with my gear 2 watch without errors & one (LS-KK-v3.0-2014-03-12-meliusltexx, i think), disabled my modem so i couldn't make calls or use wifi (broadband unknown) and it still wouldn't work after i flashed known working roms.. i was up till 8am flashing lol.

managed to sort it with a 4.4 stock rom odin flash which disabled the touchscreen again then flashed it with phils touch then twrp then used the 4.2 megafire rom... i think that's enough playing for me :)

shame, because i liked the look of the LS-KK-v3.0... i just couldn't find a modem flash :/
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Nice to see you got the rom as I was ready to add add a link to the rom..but a link was posted just before I got back.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] coco1476:
thanks [MENTION=5250465]alexischino[/MENTION] for sharing this with us and I wanted to try out resurrection remix as well but when I try to download the file it says " folder links are not yet supported" can you please tell me what it means?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alexischino:
If you are trying to download the rom directly to your phone with the mega app you won't be able to open the folder because the app don't support links that are from a folder... you have to open the link in chrome browser hit the menu button and request the desktop site, after that you should be able to download any of the rom's from the link.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alexischino:
enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] coco1476:
Perfect thanks dude I will be busy trying those rom until lollipop comes along for our mega:D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Will add link later on...cannot get the link from my phone to work right now properly.

Here is the link for the Resurrection_Remix_KK_v5.1.5-20140610-meliusltexx.zip file if anybody still needs it.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-IB0EhC5DIuOHFjZVZ3UDJMS1k/view?usp=sharing which was on [MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] server and his making of the rom...and to the others that contributed to this rom. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] NigrumTredecim:
can you give me that sweet mega sauce again?

or is it lost to time
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] AM Radio:
not rooted, running latest Apex Launcher. had only five widgets.

had issue where one or two widgets would randomly disappear once i entered/exited the app drawer. that seemed to have stabilized. but now after rebooting, all my widgets have disappeared.

what gives? any suggestions?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Freakstyler:
I believe I read yesterday that Widgets getting deleted on reboot or when updating the app, is a KitKat bug.

Not sure there is much you can do, until a fix is made. (Perhaps 4.4.4).

Sent from my SM-P600
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] AM Radio:
damn. that is a hugely unfortunate bug.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Freakstyler:
Actually it may not be the issue, as it seems the bug I was referring to is only for TW.

"With the update to Android 4.4 KitKat, the default TouchWiz launcher introduced a major bug that has yet to be fixed: widgets belonging to paid apps get deleted every time those apps get updated."

Because you are using Apex, it shouldn't be the same bug. So perhaps it's just an Apex issue, you may wish to find the Apex thread and report the issue there.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] AM Radio:
thanks. have emailed dev.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] AM Radio:
addendum: not a KK bug.

just tried NOVA, and the widgets reappear after boot.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] purple lady:
I just got a Tab S 8.4 and the bug is still there.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dallas220:
Hey lads

I have a problem with google play music on my nexus 5

I have google play going listening to music and it will just randomly stop like the app will shut itself down. I do not have it Greenified so I dont know what would cause this??

Anyone experience anything like this on their Nexus 5?

Any help would be amazing......

Oh and its not consistent either...Sometimes its during the first song im listening to, sometimes after 2,3 or 4 songs..
[Networking] abhiash:
Hi,

I downloaded the Commview Utility for pocketpc

http://www.tamos.com/products/commwifippc/

I tried this software on MDA3,Vario,Compact2 and MDA_Pro Universal.

But it does not work.

Does anyone know, a similar software for PocketPC?

Regards,

AbhiAsh
[Networking] levenum:
Well I am not sure it is exactly the same, but try PocketLAN.

I know it works on the Prophet/Jamin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Steameffekt:
Successfully rooted without tripping Knox with Towelroot. NE6 firmware. I have T-Mobile Jump and would like to Jump to the Note 4 when it comes out. If I install TWRP and make a backup of stock, will I trip knox and void my JUMP eligibility? Wanted to install via Flashify and install Xposed framework at some point down the line.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Yes.. Custom recovery or custom kernel will trip knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Steameffekt:
If I flashed back to stock, did a factory reset, would it still say custom?