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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] perfectswanson:
Thanks again! I love how smooth and stable it is. Not too much mod bullcrap, and I get my WiFi on notifications.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Bryanx86:
Runs smooth, what happenned to this thread?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] MortimerR:
Is this ROM still supported? Anyone know what's going on with it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] djr4x4:
Check here..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3355159
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sentient_Style:
User claims to have not attempted to root, but cleared the cache via recovery mode previous to it bricking.

Device does not power on nor has any indication of start-up.

Android 5.0 installed, but not sure which of the VZW FWs it has installed.

No download mode (Pwr+Vol-Down+Home) nor Recovery mode

Again, the only indication is when I connect it to my PC via usb, a "QHSUSB_BULK" appears but cannot install.

Have tried this solution,

Flashing an Unbrick.img w/ Win32DiskImager:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3/general/howto-recover-hard-brick-t2834419

*For Note 3, not S5, but didn't quite understand the instructions fully, but tried various settings accordingly.

-Should the SD be a specific format? (ExFat/Fat32)

-Upon running the unbrick creator in recovery on another VZW S5, errors reported were "footer is wrong" and "signature verification failed".

-Specific firmware compatibility?

Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] painiac:
From what I understand, you must use a class 10 MicroSD card, and the unbrick image must be from the same model and firmware version as the one you're trying to restore.

Use this Unbrick creator script, if you can't find one for download

If you're not getting ANY display, though, it could be that the phone has truly died, or that the display has died. Keep this possibility in mind.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lightn1ng:
There is something missing. Wiping cache WILL NOT hardbrick ANY S5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lightn1ng:
Alright here you go this is my unbrick image made from my G900V:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24545065934258334
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peltus:
I was reading up on the f2fs file system and I'm curious how many people are using it on their N5X. What are your experiences and what ROM / kernel are you using?

I'm thinking of reformatting data and cache to f2fs but not sure it will work with Pure Nexus / ElementalX as f2fs support isn't explicitly mentioned in the respective threads.

I would appreciate any input on the matter. Good idea or not really worth the effort?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] xboxremote:
Hello,

I'm completely lost, so sorry for the completely noob message. I just got an AT&T 8525 running Windows Mobile 5, and I used the unlocker on this site to unlock it. Worked great. But I still can't send or receive MMS messages from the phone. I use T-Mobile. I've fished through tons and tons of sites explaning the settings and how to set this up, but it's just not working for me.

If I go under "connections", I have a section thing that I made, called "T-Mobile GPRS". Under that, if go to "Manage existing connections", I hav eone called "T-Mo MMS1" that I made which uses Cellular Line (GPRS, 3G) Access Point: wap.voicestream.com, no user name, no password, no domain. Then I did proxy settings Proxy server "216.155.165.050" and under Advanced I have the HTTP Proxy server as "216.155.165.050:8080". Then I go to start-messaging and hit "Menu-tools-options" and I click MMS then click the Servers tab where I named one "T-Mo MMS". Under this, the gateway is "216.155.165.050" Port "8080", server address "http://216.155.174.84/servlets/mms", and connect via "T-Mobile GPRS". At this point, I keep reading that there should be some sort of "WAP" menu or something, but I don't have that. The only other thing I have there is "sending size limitation" which only lets me choose 600K.

When I go to send a picture message, it connects to the GPRS, but then just sits there "sending" it. But it never sends, and when I come back, there's a red X on my message saying that it never sent.

Could anyone please help me out or direct me to the right place/forum/thread for this type of problem? Thank you very much.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] whistler4ever:
In the MMS section, you have to change the settings in the MMS options to use T-mobile MMS settings.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] xboxremote:
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm not quite sure what you mean. Could you elaborate?

-- Nick
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Sandhawk:
replace 216.155.165.050 with 216.155.165.50.

The 050 is a mistake on the tmobile site.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] xboxremote:
That worked!

Thank you, Sandhawk! That was definitely the problem. I appreciate it

-- Nick
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Cereal_Killer76:
Ok, I'm having the same problem, but have followed all of the suggestions with no fix. I'm also on T-mobile, and get the "error synchronizing" message. I've tried all of the settings I could possibly find, but nothing is working. I'm using Schlap's 4.01 rom. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
***Troubleshooting***

]1[-ISSUE-You've tried flashing a CM12/CM13 or CM based Lollipop/Marshmallow ROM but you are getting a bootloop.

]A[-POSSIBLE FIX- Did you wipe data/wipe cache/wipe dalvik cache before/after flashing then rebooting?

]B[-POSSIBLE FIX- When coming from stock to Lollipop or newer it is sometimes necessary to do a clean install when flashing the ROM, to clean install, Boot to TWRP, select "Wipe".

]*[Then select "Advanced Wipe".

]*[Then select "System" and "Data" partitions(do not select any other partitions). Swipe the slider to confirm the wipe.

]*[Tap the home button and continue by flashing ROM and Gapps normally as posted in FLASHING YOUR ROM above.

]2[-ISSUE- You flashed a ROM and lost Signal.

]A[-POSSIBLE FIX- Check Network Settings to verify you're set to 3G and NV, if you flashed a custom ROM before this and had working data then flash back to that ROM and check network settings in that ROM also.

]B[-POSSIBLE FIX- Check System Settings>About>Status>IMEI and verify you still have IMEI. If you have lost IMEI then follow steps below.

]*[(Recommended)-Refer to the Comprehensive guide to backup IMEI/efs to restore IMEI HERE

]*[-Open Terminal Emulator and type:

su (press enter, grant superuser/root permission if prompted)

Then type:

reboot nvrestore (press enter, this will restore your IMEI)

]*[-Restoring the nvbackup using Terminal Emulator erases the backup from where it was saved so you'll need to make another NVdata backup using the same method described above in the PREPARING BEFORE FLASHING section.

]*[-Copy your efs folder back to its location on your device(overwrite the existing file if needed), reboot device.

]3[-ISSUE- You flashed a 6.0 CM/CM based ROM and now your PC sees your device but isn't seeing your device storage.

]A[-Possible fix- When device connects you'll see a notification in status bar, pull down notifications and open options, select MTP.

***NOTE***THIS THREAD(linked above also) discusses various issues when flashing these ROMs and using SIM, remember to patiently read through it if you have issues and you'll probably find your answer, the issues and fixes are spread through many months of posts so it's not going to be a fast find, but with diligence to suffer through the agony of reading posts you'll most likely find your answer***NOTE***
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Polston92:
Hello. Nice guide here. Only problem I have is APN settings not accessible with cm 12.1 and a new ST SIM card. Tried to visit link for different ROMs and everything on fixin SIM/MMS, but links are broken.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
The links work fine for me, try a different browser or something.

As stated in my guide, new, never activated SIMs usually can't access APNs but previously activated ones can, get a used Verizon SIM from eBay for $3-5, they have APNs stored on the SIM, this allows you to edit them.

Or you can try different ROMs to see if APNs are accessible, some can and some can't because some of the ROMs have world APNs built in(these don't have APN settings), the ones without world APNs should be able to access APN settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Polston92:
I ended up doing a clean install of octos 6.0 ROM and works like a charm. No Verizon SIM needed. Flawless for me so far. Regardless , your posts taught me a lot on multiple sites. Amazing the s3 can run android 6.0. Cheers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
You're using no SIM and you have data working?

Oh wait, you got it working with the ST SIM, cool.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
works with a but

got an un-used Verizon 4g lte sim and got data after calling *228 but after a restart it will go back to apn setting not available for this user but still has data but not mms, untill dialing *228

this is with cm12

this must be the problem with new verizon lte sims
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Are the APNs saving when you can access them? If so then a reboot shouldn't reset everything. You have to edit an existing set or they won't save, creating a new set won't save, only editing existing sets works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
that helps to know that i will try that now

---------- Post added at 03:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 AM ----------

im doing a factory reset then dialing *228, modifying one of them.(can i delete the rest?).im hoping not having to buying another sim but i have hadthe mms and data work with this card but after 30 min it seemed to start giving me trouble
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Leaving the rest of them won't harm anything, you can delete them if you want but once they are gone there's no getting them back.

In my experience, I've seen better results with a used SIM from Verizon, they are easy to get and cheap for $3 to $5 on eBay.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Do you have working MMS?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
so my phone still clears apn settings after a restart untill i call *288. ps i needed to reflash the zip and click on cm13 by accident but it seems to download and apn from *228 and work without modification
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
I didn't quite understand that, can you clarify what you're saying?

Are you saying the APNs are disappearing?

Typically on this device, when you edit and save they disappear but still work, that's normal for this device if that is what you mean.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
After dialing *228 im given the apn list. One of them works from the start with no modifications and is named straight talk. But after rebooting the phone the list will be blank and say apn setting not available for this user(data works but no mms). If i dial it again the list returns and the phones mms works onces again. Im guessing this is the errors you have been talking about but i got the sim card befor your guild.

I will most likely buy another card used but im not much of an ebay user

And im sorry my English is vary bad

---------- Post added at 05:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:55 AM ----------

The apn it defaults to and works on is basically blank but it works. As long as i dont restart the phone. I have not tested to see what happens over a long period of time, my guess is it will eventually stop working again. But i will keep my phone on over night and see if i can mms in the morning
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Wait before you get the SIM. I might can work something out for you. You're the first person to mention getting APN settings back after they weren't available and the first to mention that you lose them after a reboot. Does your data and MMS still work after rebooting?

I'm going to contact some developer associates of mine and see if we can't use this information to come up with a working fix for it, if so, you won't need another SIM but if you'd rather not wait then go ahead get the SIM.

You have me curious to see if there is something useful that can be done like writing a script or something to run at startup to keep your issue from happening. Whether its a script or not there may still be a chance there could be a small breakthrough for this device when using these ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
I am more than happy to wait I'm more interested in the process of getting this to work then I am updating my phone after a reboot and APN settings disappear I lose the ability to MMS but I still am able to use data.

If there is any information I can send you please let me know I am more than happy to send it

I am doing this with the CM 13 nightly build but I'm not up to date this current moment because that would require a reboot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
In the meantime, if you want to use MMS you can use Hangouts or a third party texting app from the Playstore, there are several different ones, third party texting works fine, its the stock messenger in these ROMs that doesn't work without the APNs, third party doesn't need it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
Doesn't hangout require the other person to have it as well or will they receive it as a normal text

If you need any info from me let me know I am more than happy to give it to you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Yes, but some of the third party apps don't require the other person to have it.

BTW, if you use the reply button under someones post(if you're using a browser) it will quote whoever you're replying to and they'll get a notification to let them know you replied.

Or if you're using an app to view this form, tap the persons post then tap reply and it will quote them.

This way they know you replied instead of having to purposely come look to see if you replied.

You can also give someone a mention if you want to get their attention by putting @ on the beginning of their name like this [MENTION=7591291]stoneman1924[/MENTION], this also gives them a notification that you mentioned them so they'll know to come look. It makes it easier for everyone if you use the quote system and the mention system. I've quoted your post every time I replied, it gave you notifications that I had replied to you so you could check my reply didn't it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
dose anyone have the latest cm13 nightly zip, i didnt notice the cm14 and updated and cant get it back to cm13
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Go to the Cyanogenmod website, you should be able to find CM13 for d2vzw there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Here are a few of the CM11 ROMs that I have uploaded to my androidfilehost account. Let me know if you have trouble downloading them.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/user/?w=settings-dev-files&flid=84143
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stoneman1924:
thats Why i am here there are none of the older nightly cm13 builds on the site anymore

i can get the cm11 from the site im looking for cm13
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Oops, somehow, I thought I was grabbing the right links, sorry. I thought I had kept some copies of CM13, I guess I didn't.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stogias:
I know this post is old but I am thinking about updating my ST 3s phone and your info is very helpful. I currently don't have a sim card so I should buy a Trac Fone used card? I see you're in NC, me too. I'm in Winston Salem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
You can buy a used Tracfone SIM or you can get a used Verizon SIM on Ebay for $3-5, the Verizon SIM is the cheaper option and works just as good with no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] saucyredhead:
i have same phone, it is rooted, can you gve me instruction on how you installed octos please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Are you looking for the newest OctOS or do you want a lollipop or Marshmallow OctOS?

Find the one you want, you're looking for custom ROMS for the Verizon S3 i535 or d2vzw ROMs, get the one you want downloaded and the compatible Gapps then follow my guide for flashing it and setting up SIM/APNs. You'll need a CDMA 3G/4G/LTE SIM, mobile data and stock MMS won't work without the SIM, there is no other way to get them working either, SIM is the only way.

Use my guide here in this thread, it's a very thorough guide with instructions, safety measures and troubleshooting steps. Some of the steps you won't need to do, such as flashing TWRP if you already have it and maybe the stuff I posted about creating a folder to keep your files in, the folder isn't needed, it just makes it easier to find your files.

I'll help with any questions you have, just think about them first and do some reading/searching to see if you can figure it out before you ask. I get tired of answering the exact same questions over and over every time someone needs help with this model number. Most of the possible questions you will ask have been asked by others on this site and answered by me so most answers are already here at XDA somewhere if you take the time to look.

I'll help with what you can't figure out.

I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] saucyredhead:
Thank you very much, I can see how the questions get monotonous! I stayed up all night and all day today reading etc...your info is very helpful and I really appreciate your time. I'm going to rest my eyes lol and start fresh tomorrow. Thank you again, so much!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stogias:
worked with a new ST BYOP card

I finally rooted and then flashed my phone last night. I used [MENTION=2385005]invisiblek[/MENTION]'s LineageOS and everything worked. I saw that you want us to choose 3G for cell service, not Lte. Can this still not do 4G LTE? If not it's fine. I'm just happy that I can now download apps that I couldn't yesterday with 4.1.2, I now have Android 7.1 :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Straight talk S3 is 3G only, it does not have the hardware for 4GLTE.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stogias:
thanks for the clarification. Now that I'm done with that is there any way to delete the google apps I don't want, like play books, news stand?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Yes, you're rooted, you can delete/remove anything you want, just be careful what you delete.

Use System App Remover from playstore.

I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stogias:
Thanks

Thanks, and for some reason(I didn't notice it last night) I didn't have 3G as a choice. It went to Global. It works that way so I'm not messing with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
It's probably a ROM with world APNs.

I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noidodroid:
Great thread. Customizing an old S3 on Tracfone sitting on H1 right now. I was just going to say to get a phone number and service you can always get google voice and use that over data. VoIP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noidodroid:
delete me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
I'm just seeing this, have you made any progress?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noidodroid:
Hey there. I have made a LOT of progress. I have a 12GB Repo all organized, dualboot and multiboot i was modifying a bit, roms, recoveries with two more i got to work on this variant, twrp themes, and more. Even a custom color battery door and custom color outlined 9h glass screen protector ready to order. Unfortunately I hard bricked it when flashing some files (not sure which in the batch of zips flashed did it just yet). I got to MM 6.0 on a few Roms still getting a signal (no 3g though) keeping all info, serial, mac, imei etc intact. Still trying to revive my TFN Samsung Galaxy S3 but so far trying with Sandisk microSD cards and 3 or 4 d2vzw debrick files none have have worked. Someone suggested i try an actual Samsung microSD 16gb card instead as that will work. I don't see why it will make a difference though. I'll post full details in here or in a thread here soon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
The Verizon(d2vzw) debrick imgs won't work. It has to be a debrick file that has been dumped from a rooted S968C(d2tfnvzw) that still has the stock firmware installed. The file will be a debrick.img or a debrick.bin file, either will work.

I might still have a copy somewhere or I can try pulling another copy from the device, I still have it.

Side note, you can't flash anything that has been derived from stock Verizon i535(d2vzw), including all of the i535 TW modified stock ROMs, they will brick the S968C. Only the d2vzw Cyanogenmod(CM) and d2vzw LineageOS(LOS) custom ROMs can be used on the S968C. You can't flash any of the stock Verizon files on the S968C, none of them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noidodroid:
I still have the original H1 firmware for this and i also have a TWRP backup of stock H1 rooted but not sure where these debrick.img or debrick.bin files are. I always thought those were ones leaked from Samsung based off an article i read. Yeah if you could help me find them or provide me with one that be AWESOME. I kind of figured the d2vzw weren't going to work but had nothing to lose by trying them. As for stock cooked roms / roms based on the i535 d2vzw I was able to get them up and installed (2-3) all but one never booted or took forever and I just booted back into download mode every time and cleared / reflashed. The one that took had too many errors and I couldn't even navigate without trying to FC stuff. Never bricked anything thankfully. Like you said it wasn't until I started with like LiquidSmooth that i got one (LiquidSmooth) to finally take and work properly. I was going to use it as my base ROM for dual/multiboot. I pulled phils multiboot twrp from the zip installer and it worked fine. Went onto modify the zip so i could see if it would work on this Variant as he said he had done d2vzw. Just changing the installer script values it pulls from buildprop to this devices name. Never finished it though as phone bricked after upgrading the modem and trying to flash a kernel mod that would allow MicroG framework to work. Not sure which files did it.

I tried these Roms below. Not all worked of course. But the majority of the Cyanogen / LOS based stuff did. And boy did i have to do some serious research and digging just to find all of those since the original links are down. Wasn't easy but I finally obtained all but i think one. Even some builds not even up on XDA here anywhere.

[IMG="Tracfone Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C Working Roms Firmware"]https://i.imgur.com/wMJfb3a.jpg[/IMG]

Here is AICP 11.0 MM 6.0.1 on working on this TFN Galaxy S3.

[IMG="AICP 11.0 MM 6.0.1 ROM Working on Tracfone Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C"]https://i.imgur.com/XngDRxT.jpg[/IMG]

Here is the latest d2vzw TWRP 3.3.1-0 out working on this TFN Galaxy S3. I also themed it. Kinda hard to tell but its a purple and I installed Aroma and themed it too.

[IMG="TWRP 3.3.1-0 Themed with Aroma on Tracfone Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C"]https://i.imgur.com/dBJbZQt.jpg?1[/IMG]

Recoveries and more - I got some of the ones under "dont flash these" to work as well including the dualboot and multiboot mods and recovery. But never got to finish up with the rest of the multiboot.

[IMG="All TWRP Recovery + Dualboot and Multiboot for Tracfone Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C"]https://i.imgur.com/sf1g7qi.jpg[/IMG]

Those screenshots of the phone/recovery are about the only ones I think I took. Should have took more. That would be super cool of you to grab me a debrick image from your device so I can get this back up and going and finish it off. Then i'll prune whats not working out of all my Repo and create an updated thread here sometime returning my work back to the community. This thread helped a lot in my initial stages. Glad I came across it.