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Root [VIDEO GUIDE] Test Mode/No service fix (# to Hidden Menu)
you guys are life savers!!!
RESTORE SERVICE
Ill try and put all pics back up when i get a chance. If someone wants to take the liberty of taking pics and sending them to me, I'll make sure to give plenty of credit for this guide.
*Start by going here http://androidforums.com/lg-esteem/433515-prl-post-thread-current-prl-3029-a.html and download the latest PRL. Thanks Blaxican
*Plug your phone into your USB port and put the phone into "Internet Connection" and Enable USB debugging.
*Open up LGPNST from your computer. (C:/LGElectonics/LGPNST/LGPNST.exe (Notice it's already seeing my phone COM7)
*Navigate to "FILE" and click "Select DLL". You should see the "VS910.DLL" that is located on your desktop. Select it. (If you don't see it, go back to your desktop and right click and register it again and try again.)
*Once you select "VS910.DLL" CLICK ON THE YELLOW AREA where it says "STAND BY". Notice how the "Start" button, phone settings and other buttons are enabled now?
*Click on the "Phone Setting" button in the middle of the screen.
*It will ask for your SPC code that we got earlier from the MEID convertor. Enter your SPC code and click enter.
*You should now be looking at a screen like this
*Click the READ button down in the bottom left hand corner. Once it finishes, click on SYSTEM NAM1 on the left hand side and you should see something like this, only with YOUR info.
*We are going to edit Mobile Directory Number MDN , MIN1 and MIN2 by double clicking in the area below "Value 1".
-MDN- YOUR 10 digit phone number
-MIN1- YOUR 7 digit phone number (NO area code)
-MIN2- YOUR 3 digit area code
Click WRITE once you have entered the info.
*Once that is done the window will close out, or close it out, and go back to the main screen of LGPNST.
Now we are going to enter the PRL
*On the main screen. Click PRL/ERI beside "UPGRADE".
-Click WRITE. Then PRL. Then NAM1. And select the folder icon beside NAM1 and navigate to the desktop and click on the PRL that you downloaded earlier.
*Once you've entered the PRL. Click START and let it run. Your phone will reboot once it's finished. (If you get an error, try another PRL)
When your phone reboots you SHOULD be back to normal working order out of test mode and with full service. YAYAY!!!
CANT MAKE CALLS BUT HAVE SERVICE?
-Your MIN is one of those that might be different from your phone number. Call Metro PCS and they will take care of it for you.
-Test mode is bitch, plain and simple. For whatever reason this has started happening a lot lately and for no reason. Unfortunately I was one of the OG's of the test mode crisis and luckily following these steps got me back to normal working condition.
*Thanks to the creator of TEST MODE FIX over at XDA. Thanks to the people that I was hysterically on the phone with that fateful night of my test mode. You know who you are
-If you have any questions about this guide, please ask any of the amazing "Esteemers" we have here (Gbig, Pnizzle, MT, Shiny, PG, Blax, Epayne, SU, Ldrifta,Josh D) or myself. I tried to be as in depth as possible so just re read if you have any problems but feel free to ask away.
gbiggie
La patience et le pardon
you guys are life savers!!!
Excellent luilu:thumbup:
Welcome to Android Forums BTW
Do you recall what led up to your phone going into test mode
Interesting... it shows up as black and unclickable on my end lol. Is there a way you could email the test mode fix file to me? My email is nebarr78@gmail.com, I would greatly appreciate it
Fuzzy13
Extreme Android User
Did you check again?
gbiggie
La patience et le pardon
I dont recall but i''m thinking it was after an all app upgrade.
Excellent luilu:thumbup:
Welcome to Android Forums BTW
Do you recall what led up to your phone going into test mode
obeyjojoho
Lurker
I need help with :/ "*Once you select "VS910.DLL" CLICK ON THE YELLOW AREA where it says "STAND BY". Notice how the "Start" button, phone settings and other buttons are enabled now?
*Click on the "Phone Setting" button in the middle of the screen" I don't see the "phone setting" button!!! please help :/
*Click on the "Phone Setting" button in the middle of the screen" I don't see the "phone setting" button!!! please help :/
obeyjojoho
Lurker
I still don't see it 
I've done the all the steps correctly, but I don't see it!! I've been stuck on this step for 3 days now and I really just want my phone to work I see the start button but where exactly is the phone setting button????
I've done the all the steps correctly, but I don't see it!! I've been stuck on this step for 3 days now and I really just want my phone to work I see the start button but where exactly is the phone setting button????
Fuzzy13
Extreme Android User
I still don't see it
It's in the middle of the page. Honestly it's almost impossible to miss.
obeyjojoho
Lurker
That's not there!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm being so serious! that button is just not there!! and it doesn't say DATA next to where it says PROVISION like yours does!!! and in mine, under PROVISION, it says UPGRADE, BINARY, SCRIPT, PRL, AND EMERGENCY!!! Did I do something wrong!?!
Fuzzy13
Extreme Android User
That's not there!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm being so serious! that button is just not there!! and it doesn't say DATA next to where it says PROVISION like yours does!!! and in mine, under PROVISION, it says UPGRADE, BINARY, SCRIPT, PRL, AND EMERGENCY!!! Did I do something wrong!?!
Well it sounds like LGPNST wasn't installed correctly then.
Go back and re read the directions for installing it and make sure it's installed correctly.
I mean that's the only thing I can think of. No one has ever had this problem so it had to have been installed wrong. Only thing I can think of. ???
obeyjojoho
Lurker
I uninstalled it and installed it again and nothing changed I'm almost ready to give up
I'm almost ready to give up
Fuzzy13
Extreme Android User
obeyjojoho said:I uninstalled it and installed it again and nothing changed
Yeah i really don't know. Lgpnst is used for several things and I've never once seen the problem you've had. It makes no sense. It's like it's a different version of the program.
Without physically seeing you install the program i can't know. So if you wanna download a program that records your computer screen and re install the program so i can actually see what your doing, then that would be great.
You've got the program minus features, something is off somewhere.
elcocho852
Android Enthusiast
Please help me im having trouble registering the VS910.DLL i right click on the file but i dont see register as an option please help me or tell me if im doing anything wrong i already installed LGNPST twice but i still dont know how to register the VS910.DLL file..???
gbiggie
La patience et le pardon
Sometimes all it takes is rebooting the computer so that you can right-click-register
Do you restart the computer when directed to
It matters:thumbup:
LaXBuLLeTPrOoF
Newbie
I wish someone could
call me and walk me through this. I have no idea what im doing
call me and walk me through this. I have no idea what im doing
Fuzzy13
Extreme Android User
LaXBuLLeTPrOoF said:I wish someone could
The directions are insanely easy. If you can read, you can handle this guide. Everything is laid out to where it tells you exactly what to do. I've had females with no or little computer knowledge able to do this.
Have you tried? What issues are you
having?
I can possibly help later on but I'm not sure. But I'll be honest, if someone were to help you on the phone it still ain't gonna do any good cause they are going to tell you the same thing the guide tells you.