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Root [Virgin Mobile] VM S3 CM11 Now getting error 16 HELP!!

setipollux

setipollux

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Good Day!

My current setup:

Virgin Mobile Galaxy S3
Custom Recovery (CWM 6.0.4.5)
ROM (CM-11-20140405-NIGHTLY-d2lte)
GAPPS (pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140405-signed)
Baseband (L710VPUBMK5)

Issue:
Was working great. Then, I could not make/receive phone calls and MMS. 3G and LTE data were perfect.
I was forced to flash the stock MK5 ROM to stock, and call Virgin Mobile to "reset it" on their end. Everything worked fine. LTE/3G/MMS/Voice. I waited a couple hours, and then re-flashed CM11/GAPPS.
Same result. No voice or MMS.

Has anyone else ran into this issue before? Im still on the MK5 stock, and the sluggishness is driving me crazy compared to the lean CM-11 builds?
I've been on custom ROM's since this phone was released (well rooted anyhow), and have never had an issue until yesterday.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Joe
 
Okay.. did a complete wipe (oh how I wish there was an odin .tar with the latest MK5 for virgin mobile).
Wipe meaning cache/dalvik/data/system/sdcard.
used Odin to flash latest phils recovery.
Installed latest CM11 nightly d2lte.
Installed latest KK pa Gapps
rebooted.... not data.
Then in recovery, flashed the APN 3.5 Fix.
EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT!!!!!!!
 
Excellent. Downloading now.
With that APN fix going on CM11, this thing is completely awesome.
A coworker has the same phone with stock, and the difference is HUGE.
Makes you wonder why in the heck would samsung continue to use touchwiz.
I guess to keep you buying new phones year after year that "needs" a faster SOC.

Thanks for the assistance on this!!
 
setipollux said:
Excellent. Downloading now.
With that APN fix going on CM11, this thing is completely awesome.
A coworker has the same phone with stock, and the difference is HUGE.
Makes you wonder why in the heck would samsung continue to use touchwiz.
I guess to keep you buying new phones year after year that "needs" a faster SOC.

Thanks for the assistance on this!!
Click to expand...

Phone companies want phones to be "disposable" if you will, a few have been caught not making simple updates that were needed to upgrade the OS simple to make sales of the new model better

Phone companies are also in the process and have been in the process of making custom Roms and rooting totally illegal and punishable by law or fines


Pretty much the fact of the matter is we used to create products that last, we used to take pride in things we built

Now a days its all about the $$, making a product that will 100% fail, but making it so it won't fail till after the warranty period, called planned product failure, apple is one of the companies that has it down to a science lol they've actually been sued a few times for it

Also making a product with last years tech in order to roll out "this years tech" a few months later and flood the market with their products which are all overpriced so no matter what they make $$ lol



I myself personally won't buy a device or even consider it unless I can root and install a custom ROM, then removethe crapware, tthat's another practice they use, load the phone with literally so much crap that a brand new $300 phone feels like its a snail and you feel like an upgrade may fix it
 
I agree 100%.

My first S3 was the Verizon Wireless version, which just happened to be the only S# globally that came with with a locked bootloader. Thankfully a very simple .apk was released in order to unlock it, then the floodgates opened up to custom (non-touch wiz) ROM's, kernels & such.

I've heard that all of the S5's are coming with the bootloader locked by default.
Not good for our community. I'll be staying with this one for some time I think.
With the availability of so many ROM's, it's as if I get a new phone every couple of months anyhow...that and getting different covers "tricks" me out of the urge to buy a new device.
 
setipollux said:
I agree 100%.

My first S3 was the Verizon Wireless version, which just happened to be the only S# globally that came with with a locked bootloader. Thankfully a very simple .apk was released in order to unlock it, then the floodgates opened up to custom (non-touch wiz) ROM's, kernels & such.

I've heard that all of the S5's are coming with the bootloader locked by default.
Not good for our community. I'll be staying with this one for some time I think.
With the availability of so many ROM's, it's as if I get a new phone every couple of months anyhow...that and getting different covers "tricks" me out of the urge to buy a new device.
Click to expand...

And I agree with you

I've heard the same about the s5 although thus far I've seen one user say users already figured out how to go around it

This phone to me so far is perfectly capable and upgradeable, while I'm no expert I'm willing to bet that this phone could easily handle the next 2-3 versions of android released unless they implement some crazy requirement

But at the same time I also would bet not all s3's would get the ability or option to upgrade that far, they'd want you to buy a newer model instead



The biggest main point is all the companies phone, service provider, cable, internet, power all companies are now worse then they were but the we as users are backed into corners

Either get robbed or totally go without

Some "life quotes" that make more sense as you grow and see how our world has evolved

1. The devil you know is always better then the one you don't

2. Never bring down a king without first making a deal with his successor
 
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