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Root [Boost Mobile] Tri-Band S3 (SPH-L710T)

xmellyannex said:
Just did that. It does say "UNKNOWN." So how would I get a radio to reflash it...?

Thanks for helping. I also messaged that guy. :) Hopefully I can have this all fixed tomorrow. A day without my phone is driving me nuts!
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Go to the very first post of the thread. It has instructions.
And I enjoy helping. This thread was originally me asking for help because I flashed my radio and my phone was ruined for like.. 3 weeks. Lol
 
FoxTrot said:
Go to the very first post of the thread. It has instructions.
And I enjoy helping. This thread was originally me asking for help because I flashed my radio and my phone was ruined for like.. 3 weeks. Lol
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Ok. So after I wipe and all that good stuff on Philz.... do I flash the radio first or rom?
 
Flashed Rom then Radio... and Radio then Rom. No Luck... still saying "UNKNOWN" I downloaded the radio from your first post, FoxTrot :( and I found some others and they don't work either.
 
DWILSON48625 said:
Only thing i can think of, is you formatted internal sd card, thus wiping efs folder. If you go into "about phone" and see no imei, or any of that stuff, than the internal got wiped (via recovery when you flashed roms).
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Wiping the internal SD card doesn't wipe the EFS folder on this phone. It's not stored there. I format my internal SD every time I install a new rom since the wipe to install new rom option doesn't format the internal SD. I hate all the stuff left behind if I don't. In Philz to wipe internal SD it's under mounts & storage, format data and media.

Anyway I just wanted to point that out so no one got confused. It's a very good idea to do a custom backup in Philz of the EFS folder before flashing any roms just in case.
 
If anyone has the time to do a step by step with links to download the stuff I need. I would love you forever. haha Not really but you know what I mean. I'm seriously at witts end with this and about to throw the phone across the room, I know it's my fault but we have all been where I'm at lol... thats how we learn but I have tried everything I know plus what FoxTrot and others have said. :(



Please help!
 
I would try restoring your stock rom backup, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, then flash the correct modem from the 1st post of this thread, then reboot in that order.
 
xmellyannex said:
If anyone has the time to do a step by step with links to download the stuff I need. I would love you forever. haha Not really but you know what I mean. I'm seriously at witts end with this and about to throw the phone across the room, I know it's my fault but we have all been where I'm at lol... thats how we learn but I have tried everything I know plus what FoxTrot and others have said. :(



Please help!
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Okay... You're using Conquest: Singularity... And you flashed the radio... Then the ROM... I don't get it. The only other idea I have is the nandroid from morro... Sorry.
 
mydian said:
Wiping the internal SD card doesn't wipe the EFS folder on this phone. It's not stored there. I format my internal SD every time I install a new rom since the wipe to install new rom option doesn't format the internal SD. I hate all the stuff left behind if I don't. In Philz to wipe internal SD it's under mounts & storage, format data and media.

Anyway I just wanted to point that out so no one got confused. It's a very good idea to do a custom backup in Philz of the EFS folder before flashing any roms just in case.
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Your correct. Formatting device will wipe efs. Not the internal sd card.

My bad.
 
Xmellyannex, only use files in this thread...

Flashing other radios and such can cause issues. This triband can only use the radio that foxtrot posted.

First, lets be sure you have the triband. Look under the battery. Should say sph-l710t.

If the "t" is missing, you have a standard s3 l710. If so, "savemyass.zip" should fix it... if not, ONLY FLASH FILES POSTED HERE. THEY ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TRIBAND.

The triband is a finicky phone (foxtrot knows) and he has done the risky job of figuring out its quirks.

We hope you get it up and runnin soon!
 
DWILSON48625 said:
Xmellyannex, only use files in this thread...

Flashing other radios and such can cause issues. This triband can only use the radio that foxtrot posted.

First, lets be sure you have the triband. Look under the battery. Should say sph-l710t.

If the "t" is missing, you have a standard s3 l710. If so, "savemyass.zip" should fix it... if not, ONLY FLASH FILES POSTED HERE. THEY ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TRIBAND.

The triband is a finicky phone (foxtrot knows) and he has done the risky job of figuring out its quirks.

We hope you get it up and runnin soon!
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Well said. The tri-band is not like the original SPH-L710 model. I wish they would put it in big lettering on the box to let people know this phone is not the same as the original L710 model so they would know before buying it. Wishful thinking I know, but still.

Android Forums should start the tri-band it's own section because it is NOT the L710 and that has confused many members. These misunderstandings are causing people all sorts of issues because many people with the T model don't know this when they 1st buy the phone. They think the files here will work the same on both phones. That's one of the main reason this thread is full of people asking for help.

I'm glad this thread is here though. That's for sure. A few members have done an excellent job helping save people's phones and share what they've learned about this device. Thanks for your help with the tri-band models guys. The work you've done with the tri-band in such a short time is amazing.
 
Darkrm said:
Looked. There is nothing that covers this only people using phliz to root. This has not been discussed whether a stock signed kernel from the sph-l710 with a date of before june 3 can be flashed to the sph-l710T for rooting with towleroot so to not trip knox.
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I have tried using stock L710 ROMs. They boot, but you lose Data/Wifi/BT. As far as knox, I have no idea, as, well, I do not care about such things, and don't see why people do.
Regardless, I would imagine the L710 ≠ L710T, so trying to merge the two would trip knox, on either device, going to the opposite.
You're welcome to try, however, but since my knox was fragged the day I got mine, I can't help you.
 
This shows what I did.


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And still nothing! Ughhhhhhhh!! This sucks! I guess I'm screwed. I messaged Morro and haven't gotten a answer yet. Does anyone else have the Nandroid backup. And I do have the "T" version. Thanks for all the help everyone!
 
xmellyannex said:
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And still nothing! Ughhhhhhhh!! This sucks! I guess I'm screwed. I messaged Morro and haven't gotten a answer yet. Does anyone else have the Nandroid backup. And I do have the "T" version. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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I'm not sure what it is from the nandroid you need... But the only thing I can think of is your EFS... If he can copy from one phone to the other, and it work, why can't I give it to you?
 
FoxTrot said:
I'm not sure what it is from the nandroid you need... But the only thing I can think of is your EFS... If he can copy from one phone to the other, and it work, why can't I give it to you?
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Is this how you could tell if its the EFS. I am not exactly sure what it is. But I looked it up and it said "MEID"???
 
xmellyannex said:
This shows what I did.


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And still nothing! Ughhhhhhhh!! This sucks! I guess I'm screwed. I messaged Morro and haven't gotten a answer yet. Does anyone else have the Nandroid backup. And I do have the "T" version. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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As long as you still have a recovery or can get into download mode, there is hope. Keep on trying. With the help from the experienced members in here, you'll be able to fix your phone. Only when phone fails to turn on are you in serious trouble.

The info I got the following information from is the last picture you posted.

The pic you posted clearly says you have the SPH-L710T. That is a triband.

From looking at your pics, you baseband is showing as UNKNOWN. You need to find the triband baseband and flash it. The baseband and modem are the same thing. After flashing it you may need to do a prl and profile update.

Hopefully the profile update will get your phone's Info from Boost.

If I recall correctly, one of the members here has created a fix for repairing the baseband/modem.
 
wetbiker7 said:
As long as you still have a recovery or can get into download mode, there is hope. Keep on trying. With the help from the experienced members in here, you'll be able to fix your phone. Only when phone fails to turn on are you in serious trouble.

The info I got the following information from is the last picture you posted.

The pic you posted clearly says you have the SPH-L710T. That is a triband.

From looking at your pics, you baseband is showing as UNKNOWN. You need to find the triband baseband and flash it. The baseband and modem are the same thing. After flashing it you may need to do a prl and profile update.

If I recall correctly, one of the members here has created a fix for repairing the baseband/modem.
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That is the issue. Wykydtron made it. He already flashed it, and it still read unknown. This reflects an efs issue
 
wetbiker7 said:
OK, just guessing now. Do you guys have a stock Odin flashable tar he could flash?
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No. But this device is rumored to now work with Kies, so I will see what I can do.

Edit: A bonus tid-bit I found upon google; If you delete you entire /efs, and do a firmware update over kies, it will restore the data in it as it goes. If there are hints of your /efs partition still being in place, the updater sees it as functional and won't touch it.
 
FoxTrot said:
No. But this device is rumored to now work with Kies, so I will see what I can do.

Edit: A bonus tid-bit I found upon google; If you delete you entire /efs, and do a firmware update over kies, it will restore the data in it as it goes. If there are hints of your /efs partition still being in place, the updater sees it as functional and won't touch it.
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I tried Kies... Didn't recognize my device.

I'm switching Roms also. Conquest is lagging when I try to unlock my screen.
 
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