How will I know if I installed the right stock firmware of my S3? is there anyway to check it? for when I had my update it does not work anymore.
Serial turns to 0000000000 but with same IMEI. Is there anyway to retrieved the serial number for it does not appear on the status. plus its Service State: out of service.
Thanks
I'd guess you've manually flashed a ROM as the firmware update Samsung provided is unlikely to corrupt the serial number.
It depends what you've flashed as to how to solve it, search and read for other similar situations here in XDA Q&A. You don't give any real details so no-one can help you.
If you made a full back up of all the partitions using the S3 toolkit then this might save you, if not then flashing the right stock ROM might put it right, or even just the right modem for your country.
javee023 said:
How will I know if I installed the right stock firmware of my S3? is there anyway to check it? for when I had my update it does not work anymore.
Serial turns to 0000000000 but with same IMEI. Is there anyway to retrieved the serial number for it does not appear on the status. plus its Service State: out of service.
Thanks
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Search for the exact same question serial number 0000 posted .
How will I know if I installed the right stock firmware of my S3? is there anyway to check it? for when I had my update it does not work anymore.
Do you not know what firmware you started with ???? or that your phone vendor supplied . No backup ??
Try Kies
Tools Firmware initialization
Or the HDSWVER code in your registry .
jje
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Hi Guys,
Someone please help. I am not able to connect to the network to make calls. Funnily 3g is working but not able to select Airtel as my network. Dont know what to do.
Running the standard firmware but it is not registering on the network.
Regards,
Vijay.
Maybe it's sim locked.
I did reply before but my post disappeared.
It is not sim locked. Bought it on Lets buy and tried to install a custom rom. that didnt work so i reinstalled the standard firmware. and not able to connect to mobile network since then. Tried multiple versions of firmware, still on stock firmware. can check my mails and connect to the market but mobile networks are not available. Pls help.
No CSC wrong CSC set all mobile's network
settings manually .
Or flash back Orginal branded rom .
Phone firmware Country Specific Codes does not cover your network is the usual answer to the problem .
jje
HI JJEgan,
could you please help me with how to do that? I have also discovered that the imei number on my phone has changed though i did not do anything to that.
Regards,
Vijay
vijaysivakula said:
HI JJEgan,
could you please help me with how to do that? I have also discovered that the imei number on my phone has changed though i did not do anything to that.
Regards,
Vijay
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Restore your backed up efs folder as per the instructions .
failing that search for IMEI fix or flash stock firmware see if you get IMEI back .
no IMEI means unrecognised phone network will not accept it .
jje
HI JJEgan,
Unfortunately i dont have a backup. carelessly started assuming nothing would go wrong.
I have flashed the stock firmware for india. i didnt get the imei back. trying to find something to fix the imei without any success. could you please help me with any resources you might know? Thank you for the efforts taken.
Regards,
Vijay.
some XDA threads here .
http://www.google.com/cse?q=restore...ub-2900107662879704:fs7umqefhnf&ie=ISO-8859-1
jje
My GS2 suddenly got stuck in flightmode did a hard reset now shows no service!!!
has no baseband what should i do
I've not rooted my phone neither used any custom rom's please help
Thanking in anticipation
If you've not rooted your phone nor flashed any custom firmware on it, best bit of advice I can give you is send it in for warranty service. You risk losing your warranty if you try many of the 'fixes' on here.
If you do try these & they don't work, you'll end up paying to have your phone fixed, whereas now you should be able to have it fixed under warranty.
hello,
unfortunately it's past warranty period, what do you suggest now?
thanks
Since your out of warrenty then you could give this a try:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Look for XWKF3
and download the correct firmware for your region.
Follow the instructions given on the same page to install it.
[Edit].. Power off then go into recovery first and data/factory reset before installing firmware..( 3 button combo(volume up-home-power)) to get into recovery.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
hello,
I'm downloading I9100XWKE8 from sammobile as depositfiles says 'the files have been removed due to infringement'
why does my phone shows as unknown, got no baseband and imei number!
i hope this is not a hardware fault
thanks
Vinieme said:
hello,
I'm downloading I9100XWKE8 from sammobile as depositfiles says 'the files have been removed due to infringement'
why does my phone shows as unknown, got no baseband and imei number!
i hope this is not a hardware fault
thanks
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Only you know why no IMEI in regards to the past firmware on your phone . Crystal ball not working today .
No baseband possibly you never flashed modem.
IMEI restore your backed up EFS no backup try factory restore .
That fails service centre .
jje
Vinieme said:
hello,
why does my phone shows as unknown, got no baseband and imei number!
i hope this is not a hardware fault
thanks
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from the phone pad dial *#06#
This will give you your IMEI Number
If the number is 004999010640000
then this is the fake IMEI that is assigned to the phone if the nv_data.bin file is messed up.
Go Here:-
Recover your IMEI in 9 steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
If its a different number
Then remove the battery and check the underside of the phone
your IMEI number is written here...Does it match!!
If stiil not working then it needs to go into the service centre
Did you flash a modem? Do it. If you don't see the baseband still try this:
Airplane mode ON. Power off, take out battery for 5 minutes. Put it back. power on. Airplane mode off.
no i"ve not flashed the modem, it's got NO iMEI
thanks all for your time.
Flashed my phone with latest Lite'ning Rom, everything is fine now.
I hope you've backed up your EFS stuff.
[QUOTE=Vinieme;26785230]thanks all for your time.
Flashed my phone with latest Lite'ning Rom, everything is fine now.[/QUOTE]
Could you tell me where you got your lightning ROM from and how you did it? I am facing the same problem and tried flagging xwke8 and xwkf3 but both didn't work.
Thanks,
Vibes
I'm having the exact same problem..... please advice!
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? Its just im sending it off for warranty and i want to make sure that everything seems perfect as I have rooted it. Everything is back to stock and the flash counter is reset. I just wanted to make sure that the IMEI number hasn't been changed or anything by accident when changing the CSC.
Thanks guys
louie875 said:
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? Its just im sending it off for warranty and i want to make sure that everything seems perfect as I have rooted it. Everything is back to stock and the flash counter is reset. I just wanted to make sure that the IMEI number hasn't been changed or anything by accident when changing the CSC.
Thanks guys
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Only you know your correct IMEI have a look on the phone and under the battery .
jje
i know what my IMEI number is, but there are / within the number on the sticker on the back of my phone, where as on the device itself its just 15 continuous numbers, is that normal ?
Also is the IMEI linked with the the CSC, e.g if I changed the CSC to a different one would they know ?
louie875 said:
i know what my IMEI number is, but there are / within the number on the sticker on the back of my phone, where as on the device itself its just 15 continuous numbers, is that normal ?
YES
Also is the IMEI linked with the the CSC, e.g if I changed the CSC to a different one would they know ?
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No its only linked to the phone .
jje
I doubt that
louie875 said:
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? I
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almost certainly not - changing the IMEI is far, far more complex than that
I believe you can also check if the phone is in a rather "legit state" if Kies will let you upgrade firmware (and of course if it recognizes your SIM).
Hi All,
I have accidentially bought Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 in China. Device came with Hong Kong 4.0.4 firmware. Unfortunatelly i could not fully test it because i didn`t have a micro-sim. It is international version called I9300GSMH.
I returned home, made a backup of EFS with EFS Pro and flashed 4.1.2 Poland into my new toy.
After that i immediately got several problems:
1) IMEI is OK and legal, but SN = 00000000000. That means no network and no phone calls. Fixed quickly with "special modem", but not sure if it was the best way.
Is it possible to repair SN if i know it? Does it make any sense by the way?
2) GPS is not working at all. GPS Tool doesn`t see any satellite. Neither GPS no Glonass.
Have no idea how to fix it and why this sh,,t happened.
3) Wi-Fi range = 30 cm. My router is Dlink DIR655. Other Samsung devices work with it up to 15 meters around. This one - 30cm. Tried to change settings, apply fix - no result. My S3 can see all wireless networks around, even located on the different floor of the building... but it can`t connect to any of them with "passwor wrong" message. Put it right on the router and problem disappers. WTF???
My S3 came from Hong Kong, but it doesn`t accept China/HK firmwares. Odin stops on flashing the modem stage. Actually, for some reason, it can`t flash China/HK modems. My S3 accepts any of european FW/Modem, but not chinese, where it actually came from.
Now some surgery. /EFS and /Factory folders are different (how could that be?) Files NV_data.bin and NV_data.md5 are different in those folders. Actually approx 300 bytes are different.
NV_data.bin and .NV_data.bak are totally different and they have different dates of creation.
That is it. Have no idea what to do with this phone. It works as a phone with the patched modem, but no WIFI, no GPS, etc.
I will appreciate any help on this case.
Thank you in advance.
______
Andrey
Search Ariza Patch...!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Quimicax said:
Search Ariza Patch...!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
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Thanks, but it is already done. My S3 doesn`t work with GSM network without Ariza patch. "Special modem" i meant Ariza patch for modem. That is the only way i know to make SN=00000000000 device work with GSM.
Any ideas why i`m having GPS and Wi-Fi problems? May be HongKong phone has slightly different hardware which is not 100% compatible with European firmwares?
Sounds like a convincing looking fake or a store demo unit etc.
Nothing is going to help, if it was a workable fake your going to need the custom firmware, the criminals used originally to build it.
Can you post a screen shot of the system info and pics of the actual phone?
Personally I'd just take it to a mobile repair shop to get it looked at and to get a proper answer.
KMino said:
Sounds like a convincing looking fake or a store demo unit etc.
Nothing is going to help, if it was a workable fake your going to need the custom firmware, the criminals used originally to build it.
Can you post a screen shot of the system info and pics of the actual phone?
Personally I'd just take it to a mobile repair shop to get it looked at and to get a proper answer.
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I don`t think it is fake because system information looks like genuine samsung except sn=00000000000. also i can upload samsung firmware to it and it works except GPS and Wi-Fi. Under the battery there is a label containing Model = GT-I9300, real IMEI and SN.
Another question is modem. Telephone came from HK or China. I can flash it with HK firmware to return it to original state, but modem remains XX - europe. When i flash only chinese modem Odin fails with "bootloader blocked modem update" or something like that.
Smells fake .
Try the Chinese thread .
jje
JJEgan said:
Smells fake .
Try the Chinese thread .
jje
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Why do you think it is fake? Fake phone has different firmware and not compatible with Samsung.
I have checked deviceinfo as well. It is genuine Samsung...
Can someone share deviceinfo from the International GT-i9300 ? I want to compare, may be some IC chips are different and i am simply using incompatible firmware...
dyn215 said:
Hi All,
I have accidentially bought Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 in China. Device came with Hong Kong 4.0.4 firmware. Unfortunatelly i could not fully test it because i didn`t have a micro-sim. It is international version called I9300GSMH.
I returned home, made a backup of EFS with EFS Pro and flashed 4.1.2 Poland into my new toy.
After that i immediately got several problems:
1) IMEI is OK and legal, but SN = 00000000000. That means no network and no phone calls. Fixed quickly with "special modem", but not sure if it was the best way.
Is it possible to repair SN if i know it? Does it make any sense by the way?
2) GPS is not working at all. GPS Tool doesn`t see any satellite. Neither GPS no Glonass.
Have no idea how to fix it and why this sh,,t happened.
3) Wi-Fi range = 30 cm. My router is Dlink DIR655. Other Samsung devices work with it up to 15 meters around. This one - 30cm. Tried to change settings, apply fix - no result. My S3 can see all wireless networks around, even located on the different floor of the building... but it can`t connect to any of them with "passwor wrong" message. Put it right on the router and problem disappers. WTF???
My S3 came from Hong Kong, but it doesn`t accept China/HK firmwares. Odin stops on flashing the modem stage. Actually, for some reason, it can`t flash China/HK modems. My S3 accepts any of european FW/Modem, but not chinese, where it actually came from.
Now some surgery. /EFS and /Factory folders are different (how could that be?) Files NV_data.bin and NV_data.md5 are different in those folders. Actually approx 300 bytes are different.
NV_data.bin and .NV_data.bak are totally different and they have different dates of creation.
That is it. Have no idea what to do with this phone. It works as a phone with the patched modem, but no WIFI, no GPS, etc.
I will appreciate any help on this case.
Thank you in advance.
______
Andrey
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Exactly same situation in Argentina.
I bought a SGS3 and after full charge battery and backup EFS I flash the Poland 4.1.2. After that i can´t connect to GSM network and my serial numer is 00000000000
Is not a fake. I bought from a recognized operator.
Then I flash an ICS 4.0.4 ARO (ARO = Samsung official roms for Argentina)
Now I looking for the Ariza solution, but I fear to have the same problems descripted here, cause I have the same facts.
So ¿Any questions to this post answers?
Thanks people, for that who live away from big cities is impossible go to a technical service.
Update. I`ve also got i9100 aka Galaxy S2. After official (no grey market, no sim-unlocks, no root, no odin, etc) update via Kies it shows same SN=00000000000, but everything is OK. GSM, 3G, WiFi, Bt, Gps - all parts work as they should work without any problems or applying any patches!!! That means problem is not in SN=00000000000. This zero SN is probably just a sign of the different problem.
same problem
dyn215 said:
Thanks, but it is already done. My S3 doesn`t work with GSM network without Ariza patch. "Special modem" i meant Ariza patch for modem. That is the only way i know to make SN=00000000000 device work with GSM.
Any ideas why i`m having GPS and Wi-Fi problems? May be HongKong phone has slightly different hardware which is not 100% compatible with European firmwares?
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i bought s3 from Thailand
and have same problem no network in my country with GSM
and its no imei
please if u fixed ur problem with changing modem sw
please tell me step by step how u solved it ?
michael.maher said:
i bought s3 from Thailand
and have same problem no network in my country with GSM
and its no imei
please if u fixed ur problem with changing modem sw
please tell me step by step how u solved it ?
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No IMEI = return to seller possible stolen phone . Take to service centre .
Modem does not fix IMEI .
IMEI restore is only by restoring your backed up EFS folder .
jje
michael.maher said:
i bought s3 from Thailand
and have same problem no network in my country with GSM
and its no imei
please if u fixed ur problem with changing modem sw
please tell me step by step how u solved it ?
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If your phone has only empty/broken IMEI. You may send it to any service center. It is very easy to reprogram EFS and repair IMEI if you have original IMEI on the phone label.
In my case nothing worked but IMEI was correct and here is step by step instruction )
Step 1. Find working 2nd hand 9300 motherboard ($130 in my country).
Step 2. Replace motherboard.
Step 3. Ta-da.
Hey Guys;
A month ago my phone died on me. After a 1 month hassle of the company trying to dodge doing repair the phone on the warranty, they finally gave up.
They replaced the motherboard and when I got it, it gave me zero bars and no network. I took it back and they returned back with a different rom but it was working. The first was some samsung s3 in arabic version rom. The second was a chinese samsung s3 rom. Since I couldn't get arabic keyboard I decided to flash super nexus rom but now I have zero bars and no network showing.
The hardware specs are in the attachments.
Any idea how to fix it?
Stock reply
IMEI correct
Modem correct
CSC correct ??
See multiple identical posts .
jje
Imei: unknown
Imei sv: unknown
Baseband: unknown
Can't find PDA, CSC and modem?
Looking at different posts. Tried Ariza patch didn't work. Am assuming I only need to set the imei to get a network. But what am I to set it to?
sub-80 said:
Imei: unknown
Imei sv: unknown
Baseband: unknown
Can't find PDA, CSC and modem?
Looking at different posts. Tried Ariza patch didn't work. Am assuming I only need to set the imei to get a network. But what am I to set it to?
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You cannot set an IMEI .
You either have a backed up EFS folder you can restore or its a service center repair .
Can't find PDA, CSC and modem? either you are clueless or its more than just IMEI is a problem .
Suggest you flash a stock rom for your area via odin from sammobile.com .
Fails then its a service centre .
jje
JJEgan said:
You cannot set an IMEI .
You either have a backed up EFS folder you can restore or its a service center repair .
Can't find PDA, CSC and modem? either you are clueless or its more than just IMEI is a problem .
Suggest you flash a stock rom for your area via odin from sammobile.com .
Fails then its a service centre .
jje
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I am a bit clueless, nut when I had the S3 before it died and had its motherboard replaced. I would press *#1234# to get the pda and modem and csc or you can get them in the about area. But now with the super nexus rom if i press the code it gives " no mobile network" and it does not show in the about area.
I didn't back up the EFS. This problem was present as I said before when I got it back from the in the service center they had a rooted middle east stock rom and it showed no service, they took it back, I thought the reason was loose wiring. And when I got it back it had a rooted Chinese stock rom which was able to connect to the network. The previous Original motherboard had an unrooted African stock rom, they also cheated me by giving me a 16gb motherboard instead of 32gb.
Tried to flash chinese stock rom via odin and got fail. now it will only go to download mode anything less it gives a yellow triangle.
You need a service centre but you have no warranty .
jje
Got it fixed. :laugh:
First Flashed Samsung i9300 stock rom 4.0.4 from http://samsung-s3.com/restoring-sto...ware-build-xxalf2-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-i9300/ (I had 4.0.4 when I bought the phone.)
root the device via Framaroot 1.4.1. apk (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276)
Installed busybox via busyboxinstaller.apk in google play and installed busybox
last installed ARIZAPatch.apk can be found in xda developers forum and make sure you are connected to the wifi and press the V[0,5] button. Your device will reboot and there will be light.