Hi All,
I had purchased T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919) with Stock android 4.3 while I was in usa, and want to use it in my home country now as I have left usa. I couldn't found any unlock solution on internet for stock android 4.3, and T-Mobile would not give me the unlock code. I tried third party services to provide unlock code and it did not work either. So I went to a local shop, and he screwed everything up. When I went back to the local shop to receive my phone (hoping it might have been definitely unlocked by them), he told me that he tried to downgrade it to 4.2.2 but it did not work (only after reading through all the forums I realize there is no way to go back to stock 4.2.2 if you are on stock 4.3 because of knox / bootloader issues on 4.3, leads me to think the shopowner did not really do his research before touching my phone, and no, he did not do any EFS backup). In an attempt to unlock my phone, he also flashed Metro PCS stock ROM on my phone, not to mention, my IMEI number is also 'Unknown' now. I managed to get back on T-Mobile stock 4.3 ROM now but still IMEI is unknown. I also tried to go to nearest Samsung center and they said they would not touch international phone models. At this point I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions how to get back my IMEI and or at the least to get the phone working to my country's network?
Thanks.
Try flashing the mk2 modem using odin. That may work but not sure.
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Shop just need to pay you for new phone.
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I won't provide a link but there are ways to restore your imei and as for unlocking I have used fast gsm dot com and it has worked every time. I hope u get ur issues fixed. Good luck
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sd_N said:
I won't provide a link but there are ways to restore your imei and as for unlocking I have used fast gsm dot com and it has worked every time. I hope u get ur issues fixed. Good luck
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Hi sd_N, is it possible for you to provide me the link in private so I can just restore my original imei. I will then try fastgsm.com to unlock as you suggested. Thanks.
Anyone?
galaxysiv said:
Anyone?
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Did you ever make any nandroid backups through recovery or save your /efs?
xdapowerapps said:
Did you ever make any nandroid backups through recovery or save your /efs?
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Hi xdapowerapps, no I did not, I didnt knew the local shop would try to downgrade or flash METRO PCS rom on it :crying:
galaxysiv said:
Hi xdapowerapps, no I did not, I didnt knew the local shop would try to downgrade or flash METRO PCS rom on it :crying:
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The local shop broke it. Tell them to pay for it.
Also, the only reason T Mobile won't give you an unlock code is if the phone isn't paid for in full. If the phone is paid for in full, they HAVE to give you the unlock code.
Are you sure you didn't buy the phone in the US, then leave the country without paying the bill so you could use the phone internationally without paying full price? If not, there is no reason T Mobile wouldn't give you the unlock code. So there's some missing information in this story.
Also, we do not discuss how to change IMEI's on XDA. The only thing permissable on XDA about flashing IMEI's is restoring YOUR OWN IMEI from a backup. That is done by restoring the EFS partition. But you didn't have a back up so you can't do that. That means anyway to fix your IMEI involves what is an illegal hack and that discussion is expressly not permitted on XDA. That information is used for illegal purposes and XDA is not going to be the place where it's shared for legal reasons.
Skipjacks said:
The local shop broke it. Tell them to pay for it.
Also, the only reason T Mobile won't give you an unlock code is if the phone isn't paid for in full. If the phone is paid for in full, they HAVE to give you the unlock code.
Are you sure you didn't buy the phone in the US, then leave the country without paying the bill so you could use the phone internationally without paying full price? If not, there is no reason T Mobile wouldn't give you the unlock code. So there's some missing information in this story.
Also, we do not discuss how to change IMEI's on XDA. The only thing permissable on XDA about flashing IMEI's is restoring YOUR OWN IMEI from a backup. That is done by restoring the EFS partition. But you didn't have a back up so you can't do that. That means anyway to fix your IMEI involves what is an illegal hack and that discussion is expressly not permitted on XDA. That information is used for illegal purposes and XDA is not going to be the place where it's shared for I also still see the imei folder inside EFS with a file mps_code.bat, but no nv files. (The imei folder was not regenerated on deletion either) Am I missing something? also still see the imei folder inside EFS with a file mps_code.bat, but no nv files. (The imei folder was not regenerated on deletion either) Am I missing something? egal reasons.
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Hi skipjacks, thanks for responding. Nothing is pending with t-mobile, I was on prepaid account. I bought the phone like 10 days before leaving usa (due to emergency). T-mobile says my number on this new device should have being working for at least 45 days or so with refill balance. My cycle ended after 15 days of purchase and I really didnt see any reason to refill it as I was no more in usa. And no, I dont want to CHANGE my IMEI, only want to restore my own IMEI only. I am not sure if my EFS partition is corrupted, because I rooted my phone tried to backup EFS folder now (I know its too late but still), deleted it and rebooted (as a few threads suggested it would regenerate nv data files), but neither did I see any nv files when I did a back up now, nor after I rebooted. When I rebooted, the EFS folder did regenerate but there were no nv files in there. Also, after deleting EFS and regeneration the serial number was corrupted, but when I restored my backup, the serial number showed up correctly again. Also my current backup contains the imei folder with mps.code_bat file. I noticed that even imei folder was not regenerated on deletion of EFS and reboot. I somehow have the feeling that this is still indicating that my original EFS folder is still present (though I may be wrong, because I dont know). But my concern is the nv data files, which I dont see anywhere. I did come across several threads about imei corruption and restoration, but the only one I didnt come across was T-mobile SGH-M919 with stock android 4.3. I am wondering if this has some different file storage structure for imei (which again I dont know). At this point I am concerned about getting back my imei, I can get the unlock code from some reputed paid service again. I understand that open discussion about imei involving anything CHANGING IMEI is not allowed here. If anyone could just help me out restoring my original imei, even by pm, I would really appreciate it. I just dont want to throw away the phone and lose my money because of the error done by repair shop.
galaxysiv said:
Hi skipjacks, thanks for responding. Nothing is pending with t-mobile, I was on prepaid account. I bought the phone like 10 days before leaving usa (due to emergency). T-mobile says my number on this new device should have being working for at least 45 days or so with refill balance. My cycle ended after 15 days of purchase and I really didnt see any reason to refill it as I was no more in usa. And no, I dont want to CHANGE my IMEI, only want to restore my own IMEI only. I am not sure if my EFS partition is corrupted, because I rooted my phone tried to backup EFS folder now (I know its too late but still), deleted it and rebooted (as a few threads suggested it would regenerate nv data files), but neither did I see any nv files when I did a back up now, nor after I rebooted. When I rebooted, the EFS folder did regenerate but there were no nv files in there. Also, after deleting EFS and regeneration the serial number was corrupted, but when I restored my backup, the serial number showed up correctly again. Also my current backup contains the imei folder with mps.code_bat file. I noticed that even imei folder was not regenerated on deletion of EFS and reboot. I somehow have the feeling that this is still indicating that my original EFS folder is still present (though I may be wrong, because I dont know). But my concern is the nv data files, which I dont see anywhere. I did come across several threads about imei corruption and restoration, but the only one I didnt come across was T-mobile SGH-M919 with stock android 4.3. I am wondering if this has some different file storage structure for imei (which again I dont know). At this point I am concerned about getting back my imei, I can get the unlock code from some reputed paid service again. I understand that open discussion about imei involving anything CHANGING IMEI is not allowed here. If anyone could just help me out restoring my original imei, even by pm, I would really appreciate it. I just dont want to throw away the phone and lose my money because of the error done by repair shop.
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First off....the enter key is your friend. Hit it every so often when typing giant blocks of text like that. :laugh:
Second, since your IMEI has been deleted, you now have to change it, even if you just want to change it back to what it was before. The process to fix it now is what can't be discussed here.
IF you had backed up your EFS partition, then it would be as simple as restoring it in recovery. That's all well and good. But your IMEI is now 0, so you have to change it to what it was.
But all that aside, you went to a store and they broke it. Take it back there and raise holy hell until they fix it for you or buy you a new one. I know consumer protections are stronger in some countries than others, but wherever you are, yelling and screaming is a universal language.
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First off....the enter key is your friend. Hit it every so often when typing giant blocks of text like that. :laugh:
yelling and screaming is a universal language.
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Can someone at least tell me what file in T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 Stock Android 4.3 contains imei number, so at least I know if I even have that file or not or whether it is missing? Thanks.
galaxysiv said:
Can someone at least tell me what file in T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 Stock Android 4.3 contains imei number, so at least I know if I even have that file or not or whether it is missing? Thanks.
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Whether your file is missing, modified, or corrupted, you need your /efs folder to restore it. You do not have have a nandroid backup or the /efs folder. I am sorry but the simplest we can put it without sounding harsh, you're screwed. You need to request the local shop give you a replacement phone or credit to get a new one.
Update: I went back to the shop and told them "You broke it, you fix it, I don't know how and I don't care, you gotta fix it". They managed to fix the imei number somehow. Regarding unlock, the shop ended buying the unlock code themselves. They mentioned that no one is able to unlock T-Mobile S4 with Stock 4.3 as of now without unlock code, unless they have some device like Z3x box. The phone is finally unlocked and working fine on my network. (YES, A HUGE HUGE RELIEF).
Everything is fine, except for 2 issues.
1. I want to backup my EFS folder so that I don't enter into trouble with IMEI again. I tried EFS Pro, but its not working. All I see is "'Initializing ADB server..." (the phone is rooted, usb debugging mode enabled, and supersu permission granted when prompted). I also tried to backup using Andromizer, but it says "Notification: File not found in /storage/emulated/0/Amdromizer/efs/efs.img". What is my best option as of now to backup and store my imei safely somewhere?
2. I am having issues with Wi-Fi. Before the shop flashed my phone, it was all good, but now it doesn't auto-connect to my home Wi-Fi anymore. Everytime I reboot or get out of range, I have to manually select my home network everytime and also enter the password everytime. Nothing has changed on my router. The other Samsung device that I have still auto-connects to my home Wi-Fi as usual. How can I fix this?
Thanks.
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Update: I went back to the shop and told them "You broke it, you fix it, I don't know how and I don't care, you gotta fix it". They managed to fix the imei number somehow. Regarding unlock, the shop ended buying the unlock code themselves. They mentioned that no one is able to unlock T-Mobile S4 with Stock 4.3 as of now without unlock code, unless they have some device like Z3x box. The phone is finally unlocked and working fine on my network. (YES, A HUGE HUGE RELIEF).
Everything is fine, except for 2 issues.
1. I want to backup my EFS folder so that I don't enter into trouble with IMEI again. I tried EFS Pro, but its not working. All I see is "'Initializing ADB server..." (the phone is rooted, usb debugging mode enabled, and supersu permission granted when prompted). I also tried to backup using Andromizer, but it says "Notification: File not found in /storage/emulated/0/Amdromizer/efs/efs.img". What is my best option as of now to backup and store my imei safely somewhere?
2. I am having issues with Wi-Fi. Before the shop flashed my phone, it was all good, but now it doesn't auto-connect to my home Wi-Fi anymore. Everytime I reboot or get out of range, I have to manually select my home network everytime and also enter the password everytime. Nothing has changed on my router. The other Samsung device that I have still auto-connects to my home Wi-Fi as usual. How can I fix this?
Thanks.
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For the efs you can back it up using recovery. Just boot to recovery and its one of the options in the backup menu. The resulting file will be like a few KB. Its supposed to be small. Dont worry
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
Tmobile gave me an unlock code and my phone isn't paid for but I used the region lock away app before I got the unlock code and it worked but u got to be rooted
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So... I seem to be having the efs corruption issue with my co-worker's phone. I've been searching all over and have found how others have solved the problem, but it seems that our nv_data.bin is not located in our efs directory.
Does anyone have any idea where these files are? I need to check the last modified dates of their backup files to see if I can restore them >.<
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Bump.. If anyone knows where these files are this could help us from running into the corrupt efs problem that many people have had. Usually backing up your efs prevents your phone from becoming unable to function as a phone.
I do remember reading something about our unlock code not being present in our nv_data.bin.. And when I check my efs folder in both my, as well as my co-worker's phone there is no nv_data.bin so maybe it has been relocated??
Anyone with knowledge on this subject.. your input would be greatly appreciated! I'm also gonna read over the unlock threads to see if there is any relevant info there.
I am having this problem now, I know you posted this over a month ago, but please tell me you know the location of the backup files or any other solution for this?'
Thank you,
[Q] T989 - Baseband and IMEI Unknown
I have searched and read many threads already. I understand the i9100 uses a file called nv_data.bin and requires its .bak file for a fix.
But, I dont think the t989 is the same because these files dont seem to exist, or at least not in the locations the threads for i9100 state. I am wondering if anyone has had this problem and/or how they fixed it. I know it was caused because of trying to unlock, but I'm looking for a solution.
Thanks!
just buy one of those $20 online unlock or go to your local phone kiosk to have it unlocked
any one with a machine to unlock Samsung phones can get this phone unlocked easily
there's no software unlock yet, as you have found on your searches
I have T-Mobile and don't really care for the unlock, it was a mistake. At this point, I just want to fix the unknown IMEI and unknown Baseband issue. Because of this problem my phone cannot get a signal... Will performing a machine unlock fix this problem?
Note: When I type in *#06# the response is not my IMEI number. It says "null"
svahora said:
I have T-Mobile and don't really care for the unlock, it was a mistake. At this point, I just want to fix the unknown IMEI and unknown Baseband issue. Because of this problem my phone cannot get a signal... Will performing a machine unlock fix this problem?
Note: When I type in *#06# the response is not my IMEI number. It says "null"
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You can try to find someone locally with a SPT Box2. This unit can flash, unlock & repair IMEI on SGH-T989(d). I was gonna pick one up, but they are like $250 yikes !!
KillaHurtz said:
You can try to find someone locally with a SPT Box2. This unit can flash, unlock & repair IMEI on SGH-T989(d). I was gonna pick one up, but they are like $250 yikes !!
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What does the (d) stand for?
And, how can I make sure this never happens again in the future? I know there are backup options out there (CWM, Nandroid), but are there any that make a complete clone of the phone's image? In case I mess up the efs or IMEI files again I can restore and be ok.
Thanks!
T989D = Canadian release of T989
they are identical, the just use the D for Canadian
AllGamer said:
T989D = Canadian release of T989
they are identical, the just use the D for Canadian
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Would a Nandroid backup fix this in the future?
is hard to say, we have no idea where is the real IMEI information is being stored in the new models, but is no longer in the old EFS folder
AllGamer said:
is hard to say, we have no idea where is the real IMEI information is being stored in the new models, but is no longer in the old EFS folder
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I wonder if the new Galaxy Nexus has its IMEI files stored similarly. If so, we can join forces with that forum group.
If Android is not mounting your firmware properly in the system this will cause no baseband and no imei detected. i would try and flash the stock rom to make sure.
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If Android is not mounting your firmware properly in the system this will cause no baseband and no imei detected. i would try and flash the stock rom to make sure.
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Did it twice, the stock rom, modem, and kernel.
The radio (modem firmware) might have got corrupted if somebody tried to flash international GS2 ROM or modem.
Try to flash only the Radio (KL1 is the latest for T-Mobile) via ODIN (use PDA slot).
cyberjam said:
The radio (modem firmware) might have got corrupted if somebody tried to flash international GS2 ROM or modem.
Try to flash only the Radio (KL1 is the latest for T-Mobile) via ODIN (use PDA slot).
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Would the KL1 work any different than the older one? I tried ODINing the original one, and it didn't work and increased the count so I didn't try the KL1.
I just got my replacement phone yesterday for this same problem. Flashed the stock kernal, and also the modem just to be safe and nothing would fix it. From what I know its just a hardware issue, not software. I was chatting with samsung and t-mobile people about this trying all kinds of fixes to nothing left but hardware defect.
I lost my IMEI ... appears my efs backup doesn't have my original one either. I don't know how long I've been running on a generic IMEI but I would like to fix it.
There are some YouTube vids that explain how to fix it on SG Captivate and SG2 but none for our phones. It involves hex editing a string of characters. I have the stock NV with IMEI from an AT&T phone (thx bubor) but the hex string will be different for Rogers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share their efs backup (nv_data.bin) and IMEI with me. The only reason I would need the IMEI is to cross reference another thread I saw that shows a potential way to inject the stock IMEI into the efs. if not, thats ok I understand. Obviously sharing the IMEI with me involves a degree of trust.
In the end, once I get mine restored i will create a good how-to.
I've already tried flashing back to rogers stock w/ Odin, restoring from backup, removing the.bak files and letting the phone re-create them but all to no avail.
I appreciate any help with this and thanks in advance.
-yohan
You are wrong, I sent roger version.
Litlekernel makes backup, have you checked ?
/storage/sdcard0/LiteKernel # ls
efsbackup.tar.gz efsdev-mmcblk0p1.img.gz
Thanks bubor.. i did check the backup and it has the generic imei in it too.. strange that the efs you sent me when i hex the nvdata it said it wass at&t.. when i have some time i will test with yours as shown in the video.. fingers crossed
Lost IMEI
yohan4ws said:
Thanks bubor.. i did check the backup and it has the generic imei in it too.. strange that the efs you sent me when i hex the nvdata it said it wass at&t.. when i have some time i will test with yours as shown in the video.. fingers crossed
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Hi,
I have lost my IMEI as well. When i try to do a *#06# on the phone i get null/null in response. I have read everything that is available on this forum and others but have been unable to restore from the backup.tar.gz files i have. Could anyone kindly guide this noob here?
Thank You.
Yohan - were you able to restore the efs??
PS - I read that you have the nv_data.bin file for i927 at&t version. Could you kindly share it with me.
1. Turn phone off.
2. Remove back cover
3. Remove battery
4. Sticker with IMEI will be there.
[Just checked with my Rogers Glide]
might help with injecting it into another file or something.
clockwork58 said:
1. Turn phone off.
2. Remove back cover
3. Remove battery
4. Sticker with IMEI will be there.
[Just checked with my Rogers Glide]
might help with injecting it into another file or something.
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dude, i have my imei however if you reviewed the video from the OP you'd see that the imei needs to be hexed back into the nvdata file - there's a specific order and since i only have one (my own imei .. from the label off the back of my phone and the box it came in ..) i can't differentiate if its correct and dont want to ruin things further.
Hi,
I bought second hand a Galaxy Note II. everything works fine except it can´t connect to any provider. I checked the EMEI and it is not the one in the back label.
I searched in Lost or Stolen phones database and this altered EMEI showed up as belonging to an Apple iPhone stolen in Kenya. The search of the legal EMEI in the back label showed no results so I suppose if I can restore the correct EMEI, it should work.
Why the former owner changed a working EMEI to a not working one is beyond my understanding. The phone seems to have the legal not altered firmware or so it says when you enter download mode. May be he attempted to unlock the phone but instead of that he ended up replacing the EMEI information and blocked the phone.
I bought the phone from a trusted seller in ebay who sells stock returns, shop liquidations, etc. I trust them but they don't know the history of the phone before they received it.
jedikalimero said:
Hi,
I bought second hand a Galaxy Note II. everything works fine except it can´t connect to any provider. I checked the EMEI and it is not the one in the back label.
I searched in Lost or Stolen phones database and this altered EMEI showed up as belonging to an Apple iPhone stolen in Kenya. The search of the legal EMEI in the back label showed no results so I suppose if I can restore the correct EMEI, it should work.
Why the former owner changed a working EMEI to a not working one is beyond my understanding. The phone seems to have the legal not altered firmware or so it says when you enter download mode. May be he attempted to unlock the phone but instead of that he ended up replacing the EMEI information and blocked the phone.
I bought the phone from a trusted seller in ebay who sells stock returns, shop liquidations, etc. I trust them but they don't know the history of the phone before they received it.
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Did your imei change to 004999010640000? this is a common problem happening to lots of people when they flashed the newest firmware and then an older, if thats the case; you should try to flash the original firmware(Sammobile), or look if somewhere in the memory of the phone a file called efs backup is found. Otherwise you're having a big problem.
Armazia said:
Did your imei change to 004999010640000? this is a common problem happening to lots of people when they flashed the newest firmware and then an older, if thats the case; you should try to flash the original firmware(Sammobile), or look if somewhere in the memory of the phone a file called efs backup is found. Otherwise you're having a big problem.
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Yes, that's exactly the EMEI number!
no efs backup file found.
I will try flashing stock BTU firmware from Sammobile but can this restore the EMEI?
jedikalimero said:
Yes, that's exactly the EMEI number!
no efs backup file found.
I will try flashing stock BTU firmware from Sammobile but can this restore the EMEI?
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You can try, I heared rumor that it saved some of their phone. If that doesn't work there won't be any way you'll get your original imei back for free, so you'll possibly need to contact Samsung. Try to install the latest firmware of samsung(MG1 I guess).
Armazia said:
You can try, I heared rumor that it saved some of their phone. If that doesn't work there won't be any way you'll get your original imei back for free, so you'll possibly need to contact Samsung. Try to install the latest firmware of samsung(MG1 I guess).
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I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44346301#post44346301
I have downloaded the mentioned ZIP file but I don't know how to flash it.
jedikalimero said:
I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44346301#post44346301
I have downloaded the mentioned ZIP file but I don't know how to flash it.
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Well just go through the original dev thread and search fr dr.ketan thread on how to root etc u will find answer to evrytying u want to know abt the device
Hello All,
I'm having the same problem, no Imei and no phone signal
I have a efs.tar.gz backup file but I don't know how to restore it.
I saw methods to restore .bin files but not tar.gz
Can someone help me with that?
Thanks in advanced :good:
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Worked for me
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Techno848 said:
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Worked for me
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The OP says this won't work in my case:
Q: My imei number like 0000**** or 0049**** if i flash this patch it will work or it will bring my original imei number back ?
A: This patch is not about your EFS Folder it is just about network so it won't fix your imei number or bring your original imei number back.
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Hi everyone... I rooted my samsung galaxy note 2 to android revultion HD and to my avail... I can't make phonecalls and text obviously i didn't know anything about Efs back up it said recommended but wasn't check at this time i was just hitting next,next ect. ect. and then the phone starts up working and rooted! I get extremely happy then i try to make a phone call but nope mobile network is avalabile i check my baseband (Unknown) Imei(Unknown) take in mind i'm exteremly new to this and had no clue about the EFS or Imei number ect. I am tech savy with other products such as Jtag (For xbox 360) but this was my first root and i know i messed up... So let me sum everything up. I Have a two-year contract with verizon and Total Full Coverage, But i'm assuming this voids warrenty right... I called verizon and made up a story saying... I left my phone at work and it was stolen for about a week i then told everyone at work if it wasn't returned a week later that i would be tracking the phone with the police and that the phone was returned the next morning on my desk... and that i was missing the simcard and everything was wiped... They simple told me to come in and they will replace the sim card for free... Now my phone is still rooted... I'm going to stock flash it with odin or at least try... Will simply getting a new sim card work or do i need a whole new phone?... and should i even unroot it stock?... or take it in with SuperUs and said thats how i found it when i got it back stolen...? Please help...
SuicideSkater said:
Hi everyone... I rooted my samsung galaxy note 2 to android revultion HD and to my avail... I can't make phonecalls and text obviously i didn't know anything about Efs back up it said recommended but wasn't check at this time i was just hitting next,next ect. ect. and then the phone starts up working and rooted! I get extremely happy then i try to make a phone call but nope mobile network is avalabile i check my baseband (Unknown) Imei(Unknown) take in mind i'm exteremly new to this and had no clue about the EFS or Imei number ect. I am tech savy with other products such as Jtag (For xbox 360) but this was my first root and i know i messed up... So let me sum everything up. I Have a two-year contract with verizon and Total Full Coverage, But i'm assuming this voids warrenty right... I called verizon and made up a story saying... I left my phone at work and it was stolen for about a week i then told everyone at work if it wasn't returned a week later that i would be tracking the phone with the police and that the phone was returned the next morning on my desk... and that i was missing the simcard and everything was wiped... They simple told me to come in and they will replace the sim card for free... Now my phone is still rooted... I'm going to stock flash it with odin or at least try... Will simply getting a new sim card work or do i need a whole new phone?... and should i even unroot it stock?... or take it in with SuperUs and said thats how i found it when i got it back stolen...? Please help...
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Hi,
Just explaining. EFS is kind of a folder that contains the IMEI number and other MAC addresses of WIFI or Bluetooth. What happened when you rooted and flashed a ROM is that the EFS folder has been modified. There are many reasons why this happens. So, changing a new SIM won't work. You would have to fill the IMEI number and the other MAC addresses to make phones calls and etc.,
Regarding whether to leave the phone with root or not, It depends on you whether you can make up a convincing story to avoid charges for re-instating the IMEI number back by Samsung.
You can change it to Stock if you want to, but Verizon can easily find out that you had rooted it since IMEI number won't be wiped by any other way..
prabukannappan said:
Hi,
Just explaining. EFS is kind of a folder that contains the IMEI number and other MAC addresses of WIFI or Bluetooth. What happened when you rooted and flashed a ROM is that the EFS folder has been modified. There are many reasons why this happens. So, changing a new SIM won't work. You would have to fill the IMEI number and the other MAC addresses to make phones calls and etc.,
Regarding whether to leave the phone with root or not, It depends on you whether you can make up a convincing story to avoid charges for re-instating the IMEI number back by Samsung.
You can change it to Stock if you want to, but Verizon can easily find out that you had rooted it since IMEI number won't be wiped by any other way..
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Oh thats not good.... What would you do in my situation.... I'm taking my phone up to verizon tommorow... to see if they can provide me with what i need to do.... and if they find out it was rooted will they not help me at all and just tell me to pay full price for a new phone (keep in mind the galaxy note 2 is $800 still) also i have total full coverage... + that convincing story... and its my first phone with verizon aka first problem... please tell me they will fix it without charging me....
Have you flashed a N7100 rom on a N7105 or vice versa as that will make baseband unknown and can be fixed.
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Nope it doesn't look like i did... My model number is GT-N7100 and the Rom i put on it was this Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100)
Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2)
Download Android Revolution HD 19.0... Both N7100 any ideas? i would love to get this fixed... If its not fixable please provide suggestions anyone that helps me fix this problem or provides good enough info i will give $5-10 paypal... its not much... but i'm a college student.. trying to make a living... Thanks so much guys...
This is what happens when you don't even read the thread, but just download the file and keep pressing next. I guess you learned that you should READ before you flash. You might wanna try flashing the original firmware from Sammobile. But I guess you're in a pretty big problem now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42794146
[EFS/IMEI][ME6/MF2]Please Read Before Flashing
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You flashed a dmg1 modem rom ...flash a dmg1/me6/mf2 modem..I use mf1
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Guys! I fixed it! well at least i have no more problems with it and its back to normal i called my house phone with it and it rang... so its fixed Lol... Anyways to anyone else that has the trouble i did (also to you guys telling me that i should have read first i followed serveral guides i studied up on rooting for weeks because i was afraid never once did i see anything about backing up the efs folder.. first time i saw it was after i flashed a rom.. it should be noted in adam outler no you verizon post... because thats the root method i followed and it work except i didn't hit efs backup because last time i did that my rom failed to download and stayed at 0% which i'm led to believe because i didn't wipe the cache... but what i did to fix my problem was download Odin 3.07... Download Samsung Galaxy note 2 i605 stock Load The .pda and download the samsung pit file started Odin and bam it did all the work phone started back up like it was opened out the box i am now going to think twice about rooting next time... But one more thing guys my phones working find and all but Odin popped up Fail on one Box and then in the dialog is said <ID:0/003> Can't open the serial(COM) port. This is not big its because i switched my usb ports?... Right idk? here is a picture View attachment 2194422
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Guys! I fixed it! well at least i have no more problems with it and its back to normal i called my house phone with it and it rang... so its fixed Lol... Anyways to anyone else that has the trouble i did (also to you guys telling me that i should have read first i followed serveral guides i studied up on rooting for weeks because i was afraid never once did i see anything about backing up the efs folder.. first time i saw it was after i flashed a rom.. it should be noted in adam outler no you verizon post... because thats the root method i followed and it work except i didn't hit efs backup because last time i did that my rom failed to download and stayed at 0% which i'm led to believe because i didn't wipe the cache... but what i did to fix my problem was download Odin 3.07... Download Samsung Galaxy note 2 i605 stock Load The .pda and download the samsung pit file started Odin and bam it did all the work phone started back up like it was opened out the box i am now going to think twice about rooting next time... But one more thing guys my phones working find and all but Odin popped up Fail on one Box and then in the dialog is said <ID:0/003> Can't open the serial(COM) port. This is not big its because i switched my usb ports?... Right idk? here is a picture View attachment 2194422
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Hi,
The first mistake you have done is that your phone model is not N7100. It is different for Verizon. That's the reason your IMEI number got screwed up when you flashed a rom of N7100.
The Fail in Odin is not a big deal as it might have been because there could have been two usb connections made or as you said changing usb ports.
Please verify whether the ROM supports your Verizon model before flashing.
Also, There will be still a counter and status that would indicate that you've rooted before If you want to reset these counters then search in the forum and you'll be able to find out.
prabukannappan said:
Hi,
The first mistake you have done is that your phone model is not N7100. It is different for Verizon. That's the reason your IMEI number got screwed up when you flashed a rom of N7100.
The Fail in Odin is not a big deal as it might have been because there could have been two usb connections made or as you said changing usb ports.
Please verify whether the ROM supports your Verizon model before flashing.
Also, There will be still a counter and status that would indicate that you've rooted before If you want to reset these counters then search in the forum and you'll be able to find out.
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Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe
SuicideSkater said:
Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe
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You don't have to pay as the dev also posts the app for free in XDA. See the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
SuicideSkater said:
Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe
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You make out like resetting the counters is easy or something. It isn't and it's reasonable price for the app.
I suggest you go to the Verizon Note II forum next time unless you want to break your phone again.
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I had similar problem. May be you haven't deleted it. The #4 comment is kinda right. By mistake I wiped my internal storage without backup or without writing down the baseband and build numbers. I had to flash numerous stock roms until I was able to make phone calls and receive msgs. Also on stock roms that were not for my phone the imei # was different from the one on the box, starting with 0049 or something.
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This is what happens when you don't even read the thread, but just download the file and keep pressing next. I guess you learned that you should READ before you flash. You might wanna try flashing the original firmware from Sammobile. But I guess you're in a pretty big problem now.
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GT N7105 with XDA Premium......that is all......
First of all
Flash stock and the might sort the baseband out
If that doesnt work just send it in after unrooting. I had a similiar problem but I acted dumb and said it just happened and they took it in and repaired within 12 days.
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Oh and btw just say it happened via Kies if they ask and if that doesnt work then put in the washing machine and give it (My cousin hard bricked his so he gave it water damage and he sent it in although he had to pay 75 pounds
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EFS backup
The moral is to backup the efs folder ASAP, at least before you try anything 'drastic' to your phone
lost imei
I also lost my imei the first time i flashed custom rom on my note 2. but i simply flash older modem and its working fine since then.. ohh and i als made efs backup using terminal emulator..
My problem:
My galaxy s3 takes a LONG time to connect to AT&T when it boots up (over 5 minutes), and then only has Edge:2 network service.
How I got here:
Had 4.1.2 installed from AT&T
I rooted my phone with the "no countering tripping method" as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 to 4.1.1 this downgrade apparently made something not work, I kept getting errors, something about acore process failures.
I re-installed the stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
Still getting process failures
Read that clearing the contacts sometimes works, it didn't
Read that factory reset helps, it did
I still wanted a rooted phone, so this time I used this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Again processes started crashing
Again had to reset to factory
Now I noticed my phone wasn't working at all
Found that my IMEI was set to 0
Fixed that by following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Note: the link to the sgs3.nv.gen.zip was bad, I found another here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951 but my virus checker freaked out on it. I ran it on my kids pc, and it worked, don't know if I infected them or not, but I got my IMEI data back
Decided all this was too much hassle, so I reset my flash count to zero with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Reverted to stock 4.1.2 from AT&T and reset to factory
Still stuck on Edge:2
Found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036891 my phone won't let me change my band preference, also under *#197328640#>SIM>CHECK NV it say "Band perf: Unexpected value"
Question:
Where do I go from here?
Thanks!
thabin said:
My problem:
My galaxy s3 takes a LONG time to connect to AT&T when it boots up (over 5 minutes), and then only has Edge:2 network service.
How I got here:
Had 4.1.2 installed from AT&T
I rooted my phone with the "no countering tripping method" as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 to 4.1.1 this downgrade apparently made something not work, I kept getting errors, something about acore process failures.
I re-installed the stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
Still getting process failures
Read that clearing the contacts sometimes works, it didn't
Read that factory reset helps, it did
I still wanted a rooted phone, so this time I used this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Again processes started crashing
Again had to reset to factory
Now I noticed my phone wasn't working at all
Found that my IMEI was set to 0
Fixed that by following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Note: the link to the sgs3.nv.gen.zip was bad, I found another here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951 but my virus checker freaked out on it. I ran it on my kids pc, and it worked, don't know if I infected them or not, but I got my IMEI data back
Decided all this was too much hassle, so I reset my flash count to zero with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Reverted to stock 4.1.2 from AT&T and reset to factory
Still stuck on Edge:2
Found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036891 my phone won't let me change my band preference, also under *#197328640#>SIM>CHECK NV it say "Band perf: Unexpected value"
Question:
Where do I go from here?
Thanks!
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This just happened to me too. I backed up my IMEI but lost it and had to get a new phone. I used QPST tool to restore my IMEI , which is located behind your battery. I did not work. There is another tool called NV Generate or something like that and still it did not work. I did not like spending the money for a warranty replacement, of course, so looked and tried hard for a fix. Since nothing worked I am also thinking that its possible I had a hardware problem, but I can say that an IMEI issue can be as bad as hardbricking, so proceed with caution and follow to a T. Good luck bro. I hope you can fix it. Let me know if you have a chance.
Edit: I missed the part about you using NV tool. I spoke with a bunch of Att help and a Samsung guy as well. Nobody knew about it. Mine was 5 freaking days past warranty. Still sick from that. If you are under warranty. Take it back.
I'm also having these issues..
Anyone have a true fix? I would go back to Full Stock, but have already tried that and still had the data issues. Something is hosed that needs to be fixed..
Fixed!!
I bought a new phone from AT&T, copied the nv config using the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Changed the IMEI to my phone's IMEI, and EUREKA! It works!
I'm attaching the file I used (with the IMEI blanked out, so be sure to fill in our own IMEI or this won't work for you, it is section 550, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 for more details).
I hope this helps others, and they don't have to pay the $35 restocking fee.
thabin said:
I bought a new phone from AT&T, copied the nv config using the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Changed the IMEI to my phone's IMEI, and EUREKA! It works!
I'm attaching the file I used (with the IMEI blanked out, so be sure to fill in our own IMEI or this won't work for you, it is section 550, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 for more details).
I hope this helps others, and they don't have to pay the $35 restocking fee.
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This is exactly what I need! Thank you! My usb is corroded so I cannot connect usb and will have to load this manually. Could you please tell me the exact process you used to add your EMEI # to the file? I have opened the text file and went to section 550, but I do not know if i'm properly changing the number.
bweyadn said:
This is exactly what I need! Thank you! My usb is corroded so I cannot connect usb and will have to load this manually. Could you please tell me the exact process you used to add your EMEI # to the file? I have opened the text file and went to section 550, but I do not know if i'm properly changing the number.
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I fixed the IMEI using the following instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
The link on that page for the utility to generate a new IMEI didn't work, but I found another copy here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951
*WARNING* my virus checker freaked out about this file. I ran in on my kids machine (not mine) and it seemed to work fine, but I want you to be warned about the royal freakout my virus checker gave me.
thabin said:
I fixed the IMEI using the following instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
The link on that page for the utility to generate a new IMEI didn't work, but I found another copy here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951
*WARNING* my virus checker freaked out about this file. I ran in on my kids machine (not mine) and it seemed to work fine, but I want you to be warned about the royal freakout my virus checker gave me.
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I got almost just the identical problem... However, I checked my phone and my IMEI number is still intact... yet im stuck on EDGE
story was that I brought my rooted S3 from ATT (but not unlocked) to China 2 weeks ago hoping to use the phone on China Mobile's network (though knowing that China Mobile doesnt support the same band for 3g/4g as the US).
It wasn't til after inserting the sim that I realized I havent unlocked the phone yet... and since ATT won't give me the unlock code, I ended up trying to use the *#197328640# method, which was unsuccessful because I was still on ICS and this method requires Jellybean.
So in a hurry I used odin to upgrade to a jellybean version that apparently wasn't compatible with my I747.
After taking to a local shop, the dude repairing my phone was able to get the OS running again but it was weird in that even with an ATT sim card the phone would ask for an unlock code.
So finally after doing the re-flash of the official ATT I747 Jellybean rom, I was able to get into the *#197328640# menu and unlock my phone using
the second method mentioned in here: http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Samsung-Galaxy-Siii-(S3)
I was happy to get it to work with China Mobile's sim even though I can only use EDGE over there, but I also realize the dreafully long wait time for the phone to get a signal from power on.
After coming back to the States today and inserting my original ATT sim card, I noticed that it still takes a long time for the phone to get a signal after power on and after it acquires the signal from ATT, Im only getting signal (feels almost like the phone is stuck in the international setting...)
I have tried to reflash to z999 rom with cwm, tried to reflash the modem firmware, nothing is working.
My IMEI is still showing up in the "status" under about this phone, and its the same number as it appears in the back of the phone...
but for some reason I feel like this might have something to do with the fiddling of the secret code menu during my unlock oversea... since I had to go into the UMTS menu (which I believe is for EDGE)...
Since my IMEI isnt lost... anyone have any ideas what could have been the problem? This is getting beyond frustrating... would really appreciate the help!