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[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Hi All,

The issue with my Verizon M8 [the rare LRA (LTE for Rural America) subvariant] is that no matter what firmware version/RUU I use, I only get GSM connectivity on it. No WCDMA or LTE. I have checked the WCDMA bands in my country and that is not an issue. When I select WCDMA only option, I cannot get any signal. I have flashed the all the LRA (*.**.512.*) RUUs as well as all the Verizon (*.**.605.*) RUUs but no luck at all. If this issue might be related to PRL settings then please let me know if any of you have any idea. I have also checked the relevant WCDMA/LTE bands via CDMA tool and they are also enabled.

My M8 is currently S-off and has Super CID. I am using it outside the US on GSM network.

This has got me very frustrating and I need to find out if this is a software issue or a hardware issue. One more thing is that another guy here has exactly the same variant as mine. He bricked his radio by flashing the GSM firmware. I provided him my phone's relevant partition dumps and after flashing those onto his phone, his phone's radio became operational but now he has the same issue as mine. So I think that this issue might not be hardware related.

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated!! :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Sam8009:
Same problem
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Anyone can provide any help on this??
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
any1 please help??
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
do you know the actual bands/frequency the gsm network uses where you are? the prl is going to be pulled from your sim card. have you also tried a diff sim card?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Hello. Yes, I know the bands used by 2G, 3G and 4G in my country. And yes I have switched sim cards even from different networks. The PRL version shows as 00000 when i look at it from the settings. I have even tried to update the PRL from a prl file provided by a xda user in some other thread but still it shows as 00000. I have seen some threads and ppl had this problem with One S. Though some of them were able to correct it by flashing some stock and custom radios.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
odd. i wonder if that lra model is sim locked like the sprint variant. is it also acknowledging you have a sim card inserted when you check in about phone? as in, does it display the sim #
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Well, I thought too that it might be sim locked but then why it is working with 2G networks. There should be no signal at all then. Also these LRA variants are being sold by many online retailers including Amazon as sim unlocked phones. And yes it acknowledges when I insert or change a sim. Says "Preparing sim card" and then I get a signal (2G only). When I choose 3G only in network settings, the signal is gone immediately and I have to switch back to auto or 2G only to get the signal back.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
[MENTION=660462]redpoint73[/MENTION]

Any help on this???
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] redpoint73:
So then list the specific band numbers for 2G, 3G, and LTE for your carrier. That is really what the previous response was asking.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
900/1800MHz for 2G

2100MHz for 3G

850/1800MHz for 4G/LTE
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] redpoint73:
This is strange, as the 3G band 2100 Mhz is really common (many countries use it for 3G, and most any recent US phone intended for foreign travel will support it), and should be supported by the device out-of-the-box. This tells me the problem is likely not RUU/firmware related.

You sure the APN is properly typed? And does your carrier use any different APN for 3G, LTE, etc.?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
No it uses the same APN for all types and its configured correctly. I also thought the issue might rather be related to some NV values or PRL. If I set it to 3G only, it "Sees" the carrier as I can see a signal bar in network signal guru app, but the mobile is not able to connect to it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
so i am thinking that since this is a lra variant, a lot of bands may be disabled. have you seen anywhere else that someone got a lra variant to work outside the us? i know you said people were selling it as being unlocked, but maybe its not
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Well the LRA variant is practically the Verizon one with everything same as the Verizon variant. There a lot of links on both Amazon and eBay in which its mentioned that its LRA variant and is factory unlocked and can be used anywhere in the world. And yes I came across various threads on XDA in which people had this same variant, working fine (3G atleast) but they wanted to upgrade to Android 6 MM as there is no official update available for this variant after Android 5 Lollipop. As for the relevant bands (2100MHz for 3G used in my country), they were already unlocked (checked via CDMA Tool and QXDM).
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
hmm this is quite the problem. if you can confirm you are using the same rom as the others, i would then think the issue is the radio being defective
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
I am using the stock LRA RUU (android 5.0.2). I have also tried the VZW RUUs from 4.4 to 6.0 but the same issue exists on them all. Even I have used GPE and Sense based custom roms but the same issue. I think that the issue might be related to some NV values or this phone might be network locked. Is there a way to check if the phone is network/sim locked? As I am getting the (2G) signals for all the networks in my country.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
it being sim/network locked makes sense, because the phone was made for people who live in the middle of nowhere. there would also be a high probability that none of those people will ever travel outside the country. i do not know anything about the nv values and tweaking them, but i have looked at that thread a few times. lastly, if you have only picked up 2g regardless of sim or apn used, it could be defective radios
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
did you get the solution for the problem since i need help as i am facing the same problem
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
yes I got my issue fixed. Can u confirm which device you have? software version *.*.512* or *.*.605.*?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
It is 6.20.531.5

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It is htc one m8 and he software version is 6.20.531.5
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
you have the T-Mobile M8. I had the Verizon one. anyway, what I did was that I extracted the modemst1.img and modemst2.img files from the firmware.zip file and flashed them again via the "dd" command.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
Is there any site that can provide me with hand to hand help on extracting the img files from the firmware?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
I have downloaded and checked a T-Mobile firmware ZIP file and it does not contain modemst1.img and modemst2.img files in it so you will not be able to fix your device with my method as I had a Verizon device and it has a CDMA/GSM radio while yours only has the GSM radio.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
I s it right if i change the RUU.img to Verizon so i can access the modemst1.img and modemst2.img files?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
no they will not work with your phone as Verizon has a different modem than T-Mobile modem.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
So what if my HTC one m8 had a Verizon firmware of lollipop and i changed it to t-mobile?

Because i was facing the same problem when i decided to upgrade to at&t!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Test
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
No still it will not work for you and it may brick your radio permanently. Verizon and Sprint M8 are CDMA devices while T-mobile, AT&T etc are GSM devices. You CANNOT flash CDMA radio files to GSM devices and vice versa.

Let me dig in a bit further and see if your phone also has modemst1 and modemst2 partitions or not. What you can do right now is that post your phone's partition table. For that you will need to have working adb on your PC. Then connect your phone to your PC after enabling usb debugging. Once connected and recognized by your PC, open command prompt and type "adb shell" then type "cat /proc/emmc" and post the result here.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
dev: size erasesize name

mmcblk0p1: 00100000 00000200 "sbl1"

mmcblk0p2: 076f7c00 00000200 "pg1fs"

mmcblk0p3: 00004000 00000200 "board_info"

mmcblk0p4: 00800000 00000200 "reserve_1"

mmcblk0p5: 00040000 00000200 "mfg"

mmcblk0p6: 017afc00 00000200 "pg2fs"

mmcblk0p7: 00040000 00000200 "sbl1_update"

mmcblk0p8: 00040000 00000200 "rpm"

mmcblk0p9: 00200000 00000200 "tz"

mmcblk0p10: 00008000 00000200 "sdi"

mmcblk0p11: 00400000 00000200 "hboot"

mmcblk0p12: 00500000 00000200 "sp1"

mmcblk0p13: 00100000 00000200 "wifi"

mmcblk0p14: 00008000 00000200 "ddr"

mmcblk0p15: 00100000 00000200 "dsps"

mmcblk0p16: 03c00400 00000200 "adsp"

mmcblk0p17: 00500000 00000200 "wcnss"

mmcblk0p18: 00800000 00000200 "radio_config"

mmcblk0p19: 00180000 00000200 "fsg"

mmcblk0p20: 04b00400 00000200 "radio"

mmcblk0p21: 00400000 00000200 "tool_diag"

mmcblk0p22: 03200000 00000200 "custdata"

mmcblk0p23: 00effc00 00000200 "reserve_2"

mmcblk0p24: 00100000 00000200 "misc"

mmcblk0p25: 00180000 00000200 "modem_st1"

mmcblk0p26: 00180000 00000200 "modem_st2"

mmcblk0p27: 01400000 00000200 "fataldevlog"

mmcblk0p28: 00001000 00000200 "debug_config"

mmcblk0p29: 00040000 00000200 "pdata"

mmcblk0p30: 00004000 00000200 "control"

mmcblk0p31: 00140400 00000200 "local"

mmcblk0p32: 00010000 00000200 "extra"

mmcblk0p33: 00100000 00000200 "cdma_record"

mmcblk0p34: 00000400 00000200 "fsc"

mmcblk0p35: 00002000 00000200 "ssd"

mmcblk0p36: 00040000 00000200 "skylink"

mmcblk0p37: 01900000 00000200 "carrier"

mmcblk0p38: 00040000 00000200 "sensor_hub"

mmcblk0p39: 01e00000 00000200 "devlog"

mmcblk0p40: 00002800 00000200 "cir_img"

mmcblk0p41: 02de6000 00000200 "reserve"

mmcblk0p42: 01000000 00000200 "boot"

mmcblk0p43: 01800000 00000200 "recovery"

mmcblk0p44: 05800000 00000200 "reserve_3"

mmcblk0p45: a8000000 00000200 "system"

mmcblk0p46: 18000000 00000200 "cache"

mmcblk0p47: 58000000 00000200 "userdata"
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Ok so your phone has those partitions,25 & 26. Do you have the T-Mobile marshmallow RUU zip or EXE file with you? Or you updated via OTA?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
I have the T-Mobile marshmallow EXE file on my laptop
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
You can decrypt the RUU EXE using this guide:

https://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android/tool-universal-htc-ruu-rom-decryption-t3382928

Once done, you will get the extracted firmware.ZIP file and then you can see if you can find modemst1.img and modemst2.img files in it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
i did not see the files after decrypting the RUU! wha should i do next?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Did you get a firmware.zip file or a folder named firmware after decrypting the RUU? If yes then have you looked inside it for the files?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
Yes i got the firmware.zip folder after decrypting the RUU! But i did not find the specific files that you told me to look for!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
what are the contents of firmware.zip file?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
i have attached a screenshot for the files present on the firmware folder!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
hmm... I believe you will have to find some old firmware version and it may contain those files. For me, I used the KitKat 4.4.4 firmware file in which I found those files.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] quican:
Okay! I will download the developers update and see if it contains the files
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Yukikaze_nuce:
Any one solve it yet?! :)) I face the same problem. Before that, I have LTE signal for the 1st time in only 1 day, then 3G/4G gone forever =))

UPDATE: It come back itself with 4G =)) What a happy ending.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] vzsolt:
Hello,

Use this method. It worked for me. I use HTC M8 Verizon version in EU (Hungary) on Vodafone Hungary LTE network.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=01MuaqJQZm8

There is also a description below the video;) The key step to install the driver manually on your PC under Windows 10. It takes me 2 days to solve the communication between the PC and the M8 phone;) Cos it is necessary to write new NV values in order to enable LTE bands.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0lH4GtNfFmo

This app also needed. But works only on MM maybe also LP (not tried) but won't work with nougat 7.1.2
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcmb_1995:
Problem Solved from Venezuela.

Friend, I do the same with my htc m8, here in Venezuela I did not grab a signal "H" in almost any place, always signal "E" I could solve my problem here, buying a SIM CARD from the operator DIGITEL, and now I find myself happy with my 4G LTE.

Post Data: Although the specifications of my phone mark the compatibility of frequencies with the operator MOVISTAR, I lift more than EDGE signal.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcmb_1995:
Help

Friend I need help, tell me what I can do my version is 605.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcmb_1995:
nothing 3G only 2G

I could help I have the same problem, nothing 3G only 2G

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I could help I have the same problem, nothing 3G only 2G
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Hi, my issue was different than yours. Your 4G works with a different operator but my 3G/4G did not work with any operator. I fixed my issue by flashing modemst1 and modemst2 partitions from an older firmware. You might need to unlock additional 3G/4G bands on your M8 to make it work with MOVISTAR.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcmb_1995:
ONLY 2G nothing 3G

I happen the same friend, I only achieve 4G LTE with Android 6.0 because 5.0 and 4.4.4 only E, but there is no way I get up H, it runs out of signal immediately, what do you help me?

I am very sorry for my bad English.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] junaidawan86:
Hi, as I told you earlier, my issue was different than yours as it was due to bad NV values I guess so I had to flash the above mentioned partitions again from an old firmware. You may need to unlock addiditonal 3G bands for your operator to get "H or H+". Please check with your operator which 3G bands they support and then unlock those bands in your M8. There are a lot of guides available to unlock bands on qualcomm. Please do a search on XDA and you will find many.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] memonawi:
m8 no 3g

Can you please share the modemst1.img and modemst2.img files and share the commands on how to DD flash them i have a M8 that i bought recently it is 6.21.605.3 in hboot but the actual firmware installed is 4.21.512.4 . I have the same issue only 2G working and prl version is 00000. Help will be appreciated
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafayzq:
Hi

The device is Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 SM-T713.

Following is what happened:

1. Installed TWRP and then Installed Lightning ROM v1.0.

2. Restarted the tablet without turning on OEM Unlock.

3. Did not boot by giving error "custom binary blocked by frp lock"

4. Tried installing stock firmware with odin. Firmware installs successfully but when the tablet reboots, it keep showing the glowing samsung logo.

5. Tried multiple different firmwares and eventually tried the latest firmware for the XAR region. Now only that firmware can be installed and all other older firmwares fail in the installation step giving the error "sw rev check fail aboot fused 2 binary 1"

Would really appreciate if anyone could help.

I assume that flashing pit file with the latest XAR region firmware will help boot the tablet but i cannot find the pit file to use.

Please HELP!
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lewmur:
I think your problem is the result of flashing TWRP prior to flashing the stock ROM via Odin. Try this. Do a full wipe via TWRP. Then instead of booting into TWRP and then selecting "download" to use Odin, boot directly into download mode by holding Home, Vol down and power. Then flash the stock ROM. This should not only allow you to boot, but should also replace TWRP with the stock recovery. If it still doesn't boot, you should be able to use the stock recovery to perform a full wipe and again try Odin to install stock. But until you get the stock ROM to boot, trying any other ROM is useless.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafayzq:
The problem is that the TWRP recovery is long gone. Its not on the tablet anymore. I cannot flash TWRP because of FRP lock. I can access stock recovery but it also does not allow me to wipe data and factory reset due to FRP lock.

Any other suggestions.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafayzq:
I was able to finally restore the device using the method described in a sammobile forum.

Look at the second post on the thread titled " SmartSwitch: Install & update or replace firmware".

It is a tutorial to reinitialize the device to factory settings using Samsung Smart Switch software.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lewmur:
I can't find that thread in the Sammobile forum but just googling "FRP lock" brings up a bunch of You Tube videos on how to remove the lock. Personally, I've never run into the problem.

I didn't realize from the OP that getting the stock ROM back was due to the lock but rather that the tablet was stuck at the Samsung logo rather that where you are asked for the Google login info.

Just so I've got it right and others understand, before you attempted to install a new ROM, was there an option in settings that would have allowed you to turn off using the lock and thereby have avoided the problem?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafayzq:
All the problems started when i restarted the tablet running a custom rom without enabling the OEM Unlock option in Developer Options in settings.

The lesson i learned the hard way is that you should always keep the OEM Unlock enabled
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] behaapls:
I recently flashed MIUI8 on my a6020l36 and it wasnt able to run the game due to the authentication problem, help pls :crying:
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] diego2000x:
Try lineage, it runs Pokémon Go without any problems.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] behaapls:
I'll definitely try that ROM ;)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] adu087:
Pokemon go not working on custom ROM and rooted phones....
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] TanmaySharma:
try pokemon go on aicp rom as i have tested it on my phone
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] LucianoCostaPB:
Look this,

iSu [v3.5] Simple app to deactivate activate CyanogenMod/LineageOS SU at will

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/isu-simple-app-to-deactivate-activate-t3478348
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Jenesis33:
Hi everyone, new user here.

I recently switched from a 1+1 to Mate 9. (brought from China). After some struggle, I manage to get Google play on it and installed my mobile game- FE:heroes.

I manage to open my account fine and played for a bit.

But I realize a problem soon after, I can't go back into my account. So after I closed the app, I tried to re-open it a bit later.

It doesn't work. So (I don't know how many of you played this game) after the starting screen it shows a basic page with a start button. I press Start. Then game just hang on the loading screen.

There is no error message or anything. it just sit there and load forever. (I had to closed the app manually).

Whenever I reinstall the app, I can relink my Nintendo account and go into my account once. Then as soon as I close the app, I can't go back into the game anymore.

Again, it just hang on the loading screen (after you press Start).

Also I get no notification from the game (FEH), such as your stamina is filled, or there is new event so on.

Of course, I get no such problem on my 1+1 and the game runs fine (even right now).

My mate 9 is running B167 version of Emui 5.0 right now, not rooted.

Wonder if anyone has similar experience or any help?

Another problem with Mate 9 is I dont get FB message notification. I installed FB messenger app on the phone. But it doesnt alert me when I get a new message. I have to go into the app manually to see a new message. I do get message alert from WeChat/normal text/email so on. So don't know about this one. I played around with settings for a while, hopefully I made a difference?

Any help appreciated. Thanks guys.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] gm007:
Rebrand ur phone to C636 international version.

https://xdaforums.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-rebrand-chinese-al00-mate9-to-t3554656/page27
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] uralok:
This guide is for who uses app like.

1)FB

2)G+

3) SNAPCHAT

4)AND MUCH MORE

So,we use a lot of social media app but we don't use it daily or we use it rarely.so this will be very helpful who use these apps very rarely.

HERE IS THE LINK :- https://youtu.be/kyeybJl6Iq4

I HOPE U KNEW IT GUYS BUT STILL WANT TO SHARE. BECAUSE I LOVE SHARING.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pyt.h:
I think I'd rather be at the official applications and use something such Greenify than give details of some applications which do not even have a clue.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] uralok:
Yes u can .that would be awesome..but as i said this is for those who use these apps rarely it would be great to check notification without installing the massive size of apps.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] EP21:
Here's a better guide - use a browser, they do the same and there are workarounds for all the problems that fb, tumblr and other social sites create on their mobile versions.
[Moto E3 Questions & Answers] Dhavaldab:
Hi guys,

I have moto e3 power and I am facing issue with the wifi. when my device is locked or sleep, wifi connection gets disconnected. When I unlocked, after 1 or 2 sec it gets connected again.

:fingers-crossed:

I have already selected below option:

1) Navigate to Menu > Settings > WiFi and select the menu button again.

2) Select Options, Advanced

3) Set Keep WiFi on during sleep to Always

Any help on this issue is much appreciated.:fingers-crossed:
[Moto E3 Questions & Answers] turjyasaha:
Check PM
[Moto E3 Questions & Answers] pompeykelv:
Hi,

There i am having the same issue, is there anything you can recommend?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mlk43611:
Hello

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 with Android 5.1.1. I installed Kingroot, received confirmation of successful install, and saw that the SU app had appeared. Later, I rebooted and got a loop on the Samsung loading screen. I got to the Recovery screen and rebooted, but that made no difference. So I did the factory reset/ data wipe, and no difference: The loop continues. Any add'l options?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a9*:
Ota update needed to flash through recovery

Version - 24.71.4.en.03
[HTC Vox] hoyler30589:
hi all i have a e650 originally and now unlocked and flashed htc firmware to it. however on turning on the device gets to the final part before the homescreen comes on and then constantly restarts untill it decides to work.

i have the uspl installed from this forum.

any help would be appreciated

thanks all

sorry but ive now found a thread, admin could you please delete
[HTC Vox] raca:
To me it helped when I removed a SD card.
[HTC Vox] birdibird:
what also helps, is to remove your simcard. the device will switch off, put back the sim and the next time it won't reset anymore :)