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Hello,
i googled and searched for hours but can't find a solution for my problem. It looks like i lost my whole EFS Folder when i wanted to flash Galnet MIUI and after that CM7.1 because it failed.
So:
- CAN'T Flash ANY CWM zip (Status 7 error)
- CAN'T use mobile connection (No SMS,no Calls,no Internet etc.)
- NO Backup of the EFS folder ...
- Able to flash any ODIN/Heimdall ROM
- Up and Downgraded 100 times from FROYO to Gingerbread and so but still no EFS rapair :/
HELP,please ...
UPDATE: If anyone is wondering what i have done - i sent it to Samsung and they repaired it for free and even 4 months later it works like a charm (with ICS )
Flash any ROM using repartition. If that doesn't help, flash any modem / kernel after flashing ROM.
Already done that,no change...
Uwe303 said:
Already done that,no change...
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Search for Ezodin rom or something like that on forums or try flash froyo
Try this out....not sure if it will help but give it a go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991792
Hope it helps
galaxy89 said:
Try this out....not sure if it will help but give it a go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991792
Hope it helps
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Yes man thats whay i say butt i didn't remember
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948&highlight=imei+unknow
miui creates a backup by itself in sdcard named backup
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Check your internal SD card, it should be there.
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if you don`t have a backup of your efs folder... your imei is lost forever.... you`ll have a service imei 0040etc .Efs folder will be automatically rebuilt but this will not get your imei back... i sent my phone to a Vodafone service for another problem and didn't canceled my warranty so its no problem
Nothing what you posted works. salesale's link was good,but i dont have a backup on my sdcard so its useless ...
I was NOT able to flash MIUI/CyanogenMod so i even dont have this backup ... and all my sdcard backups are only folders like DCIM/Music/Videos but not the whole sdcard. Before i tried to flash MIUI i backuped my whole sdcard but theres no efs folder there with a backup :/
I think i cant send my phone to samsung. they will cancel my warranty because i cant call and say my IMEI / efs folder was deleted without any reason. they know i have flashed and have fu**** up my phone.
Any other suggestions? :/ can someone send me his efs folder? Maybe the phone restores the imei when i follow the tutorial from salesale's link
Flash the latest official firmware for your country and Just go to the service center and tell them that your phone doesn't work after update with KIES.
That's all! You don't know why this happened
Since there is no need to open the phone, your IMEI needs only to be rewritten. If the service center's staff is OK, they will easily recreate your IMEI without much efforts.
celeronix said:
Flash the latest official firmware for your country and Just go to the service center and tell them that your phone doesn't work after update with KIES.
That's all! You don't know why this happened
Since there is no need to open the phone, your IMEI needs only to be rewritten. If the service center's staff is OK, they will easily recreate your IMEI without much efforts.
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Yes play stupid.. it will work
I remember reading a thread where someone had a programme that i think he made, to restore a lost efs folder with the correct imei, Ill have another quick search but its out there, you just need to find it...
Can't find it,sorry ...
Right well i've just been searching since i posted and found these.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842775&highlight=restore+imei
http://darkyrom.com/community/index...40000-instead-of-unique-original-number.1876/
http://forum.samdroid.net/f28/complete-imei-restore-how-1817/
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/t-1206374.html
I realise the samdoird link is not for the i9000 but im sure they will be able to do the same for your phone...
OMG 30 mins searching and reading!!
salesale said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948&highlight=imei+unknow
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Check user nokia8260's method in the link from salesale.
He does some edit on /efs/imei/mps_code.dat to match CSC.
Not sure if you need to flash a stock ROM + 512.pit + rooted kernel to establish a basic filesystem.
Warning: Have not tried this myself, please read and decide.
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Uwe303 said:
Nothing what you posted works. salesale's link was good,but i dont have a backup on my sdcard so its useless ...
I was NOT able to flash MIUI/CyanogenMod so i even dont have this backup ... and all my sdcard backups are only folders like DCIM/Music/Videos but not the whole sdcard. Before i tried to flash MIUI i backuped my whole sdcard but theres no efs folder there with a backup :/
I think i cant send my phone to samsung. they will cancel my warranty because i cant call and say my IMEI / efs folder was deleted without any reason. they know i have flashed and have fu**** up my phone.
Any other suggestions? :/ can someone send me his efs folder? Maybe the phone restores the imei when i follow the tutorial from salesale's link
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Just restore your phone to official firmware and call Samsung, tell them your phone doesn't recognize your similar card anymore and can't make or receive calls or text, thats what I did when i messed up my efs on my galaxy s 4g and i got it back within 2 weeks.
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Uwe303 said:
Nothing what you posted works. salesale's link was good,but i dont have a backup on my sdcard so its useless ...
I was NOT able to flash MIUI/CyanogenMod so i even dont have this backup ... and all my sdcard backups are only folders like DCIM/Music/Videos but not the whole sdcard. Before i tried to flash MIUI i backuped my whole sdcard but theres no efs folder there with a backup :/
I think i cant send my phone to samsung. they will cancel my warranty because i cant call and say my IMEI / efs folder was deleted without any reason. they know i have flashed and have fu**** up my phone.
Any other suggestions? :/ can someone send me his efs folder? Maybe the phone restores the imei when i follow the tutorial from salesale's link
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EFS backup not required. Do you have EFS folder? I lost my imei. With these instructions I have recovered imei and network, signal. Good luck
I have a efs folder but its completly empty! So how can i edit these things,when its empty? Can i somehow restore them? I dont even have a developer IMEI (0049 ...)
What is EFS
This part of the device contains some important and some basic info related to our device identity like Bluetooth MAC address, wireless devices MAC addresses, product code (also in the nv_data.bin) and the very main IMEI address (nv_data.bin), programming parameters for the device such as your account information (phone number, etc), data provisioning parameters, and a whole bunch of other things. So you can guess it's will be different for each device and one can't use others.
How it can corrupt :
- Any bad flashing, mishandling system modification can cause this.
- Also It can be corrupted by downgrading stock ROM. If you flash any old ROM (older to first ME6) on newer ROM (ME6 or any other rom released after ME6) it can corrupt EFS. Basically newer ROM believed to have new kernel that changes EFS data which older Modems can't read and results to fail in reading IMEI.
Impact on device/How I know I have corrupted EFS
When there is EFS partition is corrupted, device loses IMEI and due to this device can't gets connected to network. Baseband info also sometimes shows unknown.
-Check your IMEI in setting / by dialling *#06# if it is null OR if it starts with 0049** then IMEI is generic and corrupted. In Normal case IMEI which you can see in device setting or dialing *#06# is exactly same you can see on bill/box/sticker under battery compartment
-If you are unable to connect to network in spite of correct IMEI, chance are
A. Your device is Locked to specific Network OR
B. Your device is banned due to tempered IMEI
-If your AP,CP,CSC all are correct and even you are getting error (unknown CSC XXX) on kies update, it may be due to corrupt Product code in EFS. Read This for detail.
What care should i take
Before flashing anything, first thing you should do is to make EFS backup. Every person who have rooted device should make EFS backup earliest and place it to safer place on PC and /Cloud.
If you are on older ROM, make EFS backup on older ROM as well make another after upgrading ROM too.
If you have already updated to newer ROM, make backup on current ROM.
Here is different common methods for EFS Backup/Restore [There are hundreds of tools available on play store and don't use blindly, as unsupported tool can cause EFS partition failed to mount and to recover it need to use adb shell and more. Better use one of the below mentioned time tested tools]
You must have device rooted. Read post #2 of this thread, how to root Note2
you can use any of method said below.
1.With Aroma installer - No need to have PC, need CWM/TWRP installed. Here is Other Tool I recommend to must have for Newbies, Which also have many other options.
2.From Device itself - No need of PC, just requires installing application from play store.
3.Philz recovery - Also you can find this option on other CWM/TWRP, but i have tested only this.
4.EFS Backup/Restore Tool - you needs to use PC to work this.
How to recover lost IMEI that happens with downgrading ROM
If you have lost IMEI just by downgrading (as said by above by flashing older ROM), still you can recover IMEI without having EFS backup.
-Again upgrade ROM will restore IMEI OR
-Flash latest Modem. You can find it here.. You can download MG1 modem and flash using PC Odin with 'Phone' tab instead of PDA.
Remember above said works only if IMEI is corrupted by downgrading ROM only, if it was corrupted by other things, this won't be helpful.
Also Read This, if you have issue restoring EFS OR device stuck to factory mod.
Hope this will find helpful to all newbies regarding question about EFS and IMEI problem. I have posted this to general section so newbie can post to it if they have any queries.
Informative
Very informative and helpful thread Brother :good::good::good::good:
:good: great guide ketan :good:
you are one of the best things to happen to Note 1 and Note 2 as well..!!
god bless ya bro..! :good::good:
Very informative in precise words!
Thanks, +1:good:
There is already a post about this.
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Zionator said:
There is already a post about this.
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Can you link to it? I have not found in general section where newbies can post. Though you can report it to moderator if double post.
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The EFS image backup has proved to be immensely helpful all the way with the Terminal emulator!:good:
Please confirm: can the EFS backup image be flashed with Philz Recovery as an alternative to the Terminal emulator?
Provided you put it to correct place.
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Thank you for info and helpful Pro ^_^
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You can easily make efs backup and restore with this app Andromizer(free version) with one click
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.j.y.daddy.customizer
These models of note 2 supported
GT-N7100,GT-N7102,GT-N7105,SHV-E250S,SHV-E250K,SHV-E250L
SPH-L900,SGH-T889,SGH-T889V,SGH-L317,SGH-I317M,SCH-I605,SCH-R950
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Can you link to it? I have not found in general section where newbies can post. Though you can report it to moderator if double post.
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Finally you have listened my request.
Dr.Ketan, he may be talking about this thread.
This guide is very helpfull. :thumbup:
May helps and warn all mates before flashing different roms.
Please make this thread sticky.
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It's already been added to sticky roll up (list of thread worth to stick)
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dr.ketan said:
What is EFS
This part of the device contains some important and some basic info related to our device identity like Bluetooth MAC address, wireless devices MAC addresses, product code (also in the nv_data.bin) and the very main IMEI address (nv_data.bin), programming parameters for the device such as your account information (phone number, etc), data provisioning parameters, and a whole bunch of other things. So you can guess it's will be different for each device and one can't use others.
How it can corrupt :
- Any bad flashing, mishandling system modification can cause this.
- Also It can be corrupted by downgrading stock ROM. If you flash any old ROM (older to first ME6) on newer ROM (ME6 or any other rom released after ME6) it can corrupt EFS. Basically newer ROM believed to have new kernel that changes EFS data which older Modems can't read and results to fail in reading IMEI.
Impact on device/How I know I have corrupted EFS
When there is EFS partition is corrupted, device loses IMEI and due to this device can't gets connected to network. Baseband info also sometimes shows unknown.
-Check your IMEI in setting / by dialling *#06# if it is null OR if it starts with 0049** then IMEI is generic and corrupted. In Normal case IMEI which you can see in device setting or dialing *#06# is exactly same you can see on bill/box/sticker under battery compartment
-If you are unable to connect to network in spite of correct IMEI, chance are
A. Your device is Locked to specific Network OR
B. Your device is banned due to tempered IMEI
-If your AP,CP,CSC all are correct and even you are getting error (unknown CSC XXX) on kies update, it may be due to corrupt Product code in EFS. Read This for detail.
What care should i take
Before flashing anything, first thing you should do is to make EFS backup. Every person who have rooted device should make EFS backup earliest and place it to safer place on PC and /Cloud.
If you are on older ROM, make EFS backup on older ROM as well make another after upgrading ROM too.
If you have already updated to newer ROM, make backup on current ROM.
Here is different common methods for EFS Backup/Restore
You must have device rooted. Read post #2 of this thread, how to root Note2
you can use any of method said below.
1.From Device itself - No need of PC, just requires installing application from play store.
2.Philz recovery - Also you can find this option on other CWM/TWRP, but i have tested only this.
3.EFS Backup/Restore Tool - you needs to use PC to work this.
How to recover lost IMEI that happens with downgrading ROM
If you have lost IMEI just by downgrading (as said by above by flashing older ROM), still you can recover IMEI without having EFS backup.
-Again upgrade ROM will restore IMEI OR
-Flash latest Modem. You can find it here.. You can download MG1 modem and flash using PC Odin with 'Phone' tab instead of PDA.
Remember above said works only if IMEI is corrupted by downgrading ROM only, if it was corrupted by other things, this won't be helpful.
Also Read This, if you have issue restoring EFS OR device stuck to factory mod.
Hope this will find helpful to all newbies regarding question about EFS and IMEI problem. I have posted this to general section so newbie can post to it if they have any queries.
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Dr. Ketan,
Kem chho bhai!!
I am facing problem with EFS , i read your post and come to know that my IMEI is corrupt. It is starting with 0049*** and not matching with phone sticker. Following procedure mentioned in your post but no success!! STill am not able to connect network how should i proceed now??
Already flashed kernel, recovery, modem from pc odin also tried to switch to stock rom. i.e. UAE i guess now downloading Saudi Arabia and will gong to try all.
Please help!!!
You need to mention how does it happen in Details.
How does happend it, i mean what did you flashed? And what rom you had when you flash it.
Do you have efs backup?
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Hi Dr. Ketan,
No I don;t have EFS backup and till today flashed many times but not faced any problem like this.
I recently flashed PRobam rom which works on 4.3 android and later return back to my region flashing CWM recovery. Later i tried toolkit for note 2 and tried mod for camera HD.But later come to know that toolkit has no support for my rom.
I think i lost my IMEI while flashing Probam but using wrong baseband trough toolkit can also be problem.No so sure.
Tried to go back on regional rom by different methods but no success.
Thanks!!
Basically it happens if you flash older kernel (it may happened by wrong selection in toolkit)
Reflash latest modem and try.
Just want to get this straight into my head here before I go diving into flashing a ROM sorry for being silly I just like to get it clear lol
Ok my phone is on DME6 so that means I can't flash any samsung based custom ROM that is using a version lower than that yes? but AOSP ROM's don't matter as they don't use the modem so won't corrupt the EFS correct? I am aware that for the SIII there was a flashable zip you can use to make the modem the newer one for flashing older firmware custom ROMS is there one for this? I want to flash this ROM or the HD revolution ROM (HD rev showing an older version in the title) mainly want a custom stock ROM that gets rid of that pesky SMS conversion thing
Thanks for your time
You have already flashed ME6 so you will have latest modem so yes flashiung older ROM you will lose IMEI. regarding AOSP ROM i am not sure, i have never used any AOSP ROM and not following so not familiar with that.
1.Make EFS backup Use one of the tool mentioned in OP)
2.Flash desired ROM, if you select older ROM and lose IMEI, you can find latest modem from my All in one thread (look signature) post #7. simply extract and use modem.tar.md5 to flash with 'Phone' tab (Not PDA) of Odin.
yeah I made a backup of the EFS (on the ME6 version not the older as this is how i got the phone) so I can use any stock based ROM as long as i flash that modem? think i'll probably stay with a ROM labeled as ME6 anyway to keep it easier on myself
I've got a hard problem... I had to change my i9300 motherboard because of a power issue, and at the beginning everything worked just fine. I installed a different rom and everything looked fine as well. When I wanted to send a text message, I noticed there was no network. I can't get it to work now. The IMEI on the back of the phone is differente from the imei that shows pressing *#06# but it's weird because in the beginning I could even call and send text messages. I've tried different roms and nothing. I've only got a backup of the efs folder from the previous motherboard... There's no "0000" or "0049" What can I do?
haraop said:
I've got a hard problem... I had to change my i9300 motherboard because of a power issue, and at the beginning everything worked just fine. I installed a different rom and everything looked fine as well. When I wanted to send a text message, I noticed there was no network. I can't get it to work now. The IMEI on the back of the phone is differente from the imei that shows pressing *#06# but it's weird because in the beginning I could even call and send text messages. I've tried different roms and nothing. I've only got a backup of the efs folder from the previous motherboard... What can I do?
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You say you swapped the mainboard, in that case the imei will be different to what is on the phone, you will have a new NAND chip, therefore a new /efs folder. Try flashing a stock rom again, if you see the same issue it's probably an efs issue, which will require another motherboard swap. However if it works, it's probably something to do with the rom you flashed, or an efs/modem incompatability issue.
delsus said:
You say you swapped the mainboard, in that case the imei will be different to what is on the phone, you will have a new NAND chip, therefore a new /efs folder. Try flashing a stock rom again, if you see the same issue it's probably an efs issue, which will require another motherboard swap. However if it works, it's probably something to do with the rom you flashed, or an efs/modem incompatability issue.
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Now it DOES show 0049 I'm downloading a stock right now.
haraop said:
Now it DOES show 0049 I'm downloading a stock right now.
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It's always best to check a stock ROM first, some issues get resolved with that (for instance if a file in a custom rom was corrupted.)
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delsus said:
It's always best to check a stock ROM first, some issues get resolved with that (for instance if a file in a custom rom was corrupted.)
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It didn't work :/
haraop said:
It didn't work :/
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In that case you probably have a corrupt efs, without a backup of the efs on your current motherboard you will need another replacement, did you swap the board yourself, or did a service centre swap it for you?
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try install ics stock rom..if not work, u just same like me..send for repair..just jtag the phone and problem solved...
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Hi,
Phone restarts automatically with no imei and unknown baseband, I download stock firmware 4.4.2 and install on it but same situation,
any suggestion or help pls,
thanks
br
Isn't IMEI used for phone identification along with MEID? If thats blank, would it be an issue on Verizons side?
Elite49 said:
Isn't IMEI used for phone identification along with MEID? If thats blank, would it be an issue on Verizons side?
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imei is unknow
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imei is unknow
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Hi
I don't know if you've fixed your issue with your g900v or not, but i have the same problem and the same phone and obviously the same symptoms ...
As far as I've tried, nothing worked not ODIN flashing ROMs, or QPST to write IMEI or EFS professtiona ADB .... etc.
What I've come to know is this :
1- keep the phone in a safe place till next months reveal a solution through developers here or elsewhere.
2- Flash the Original Samsung Verizon Rom ( Full Package with efs and bootloader mounts and all partitions " Clean Flash" ) which costs about 100$ .
3- Change the board for a (200$) new one .
So, I would try to pay the 100$ and flash the original ROM, and comeback to tell if it solved the Problem.
I wish if you share any different approach or feedback . I would love to hear it .
Bye
It could possibly be that your EFS folder is damaged. This is where your IMEI and Baseband info is stored. If that's the case for your device, these steps should work. I've done this on two phones (one being an S5) and it fixed this problem.
I'm assuming that you're rooted. If not then you'll need to root your device first. And you need to have debugging enabled. What this does is backups the files from the EFS folder, repairs the partition tables, then restores the files to the repaired folder.
1. Connect the phone to your computer. (Windows)
2. Download this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2h5dzisjd0rgj5/EFS_Professional_2.1.73_Release.zip?dl=0
3. Extract and run the program
4. Click EFS Professional... It will open a window showing that it found your phone
5. Click on the Backup Tab and make sure all of the partitions are checked, and your Device Filter is recognized
6. Hit the Backup button to backup the EFS folder
7. After that's done, click the Restore button and it will restore your files to the EFS folder.
I hope this helps you.
There used to be a tool for the Note 2 I believe, maybe S4, that would let you re-write your EFS if it accidentally got erased. Not a backup/restore deal, but a tool to key in your IMEI and it would write it to the phone. Maybe research that tool for a fix?
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There used to be a tool for the Note 2 I believe, maybe S4, that would let you re-write your EFS if it accidentally got erased. Not a backup/restore deal, but a tool to key in your IMEI and it would write it to the phone. Maybe research that tool for a fix?
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Was it a tool specifically for the Note 2, or multiple Samsung devices, or maybe a universal program like CDMA Workshop? I love that program. It's what I use when it comes to actually entirely rewriting files like this. Most of the time a full rewrite isn't needed though if the EFS folder has just been damaged. Which "damaged" is totally the wrong word here, but that's what it's called for some reason. I really don't even know how it happens, but I do know when it does, it usually just jumbles and/or fragments the info in the folder and needs to be put back in it's correct order. Kind of like defragging in Windows. Just a tool like you're talking about would definitely be cool for me to have though. I shall start my quest to find it. Lol
Please some help
Any luck yet ???
Got the same issue here, and none of the threads here worked .
Same problem
Hello,
I have the exact same problem. I bought the phone here in Mexico, and the phone came with erased EFS folder. Phone restarts automatically when screen turns off. When I'm using the phone, it works just fine, but some seconds after screen goes off, phone restarts automatically. EFS folder is messed up, I've tried out a lot EFS restoring tools with no luck.
I tried QPST but it does not detect the phone, only appears "?" and "No phone" blinking. The same happens with DFS Tool.
I will try to look for that tool joshw0000 talks about.
I hope we can find out a solution for this excellent phone.
Bye.
Hey ...
I did a factory reset and cache wipe, and now the phone stopped restarting when the screen goes off, but still got the "Unknown" issues.
But at least I got rid of the annoying restarts.
570 ppl read this and still no answer, I got to admit ... it's tough.
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i have galaxy s5 (SM-G900F) with no imei
the imeisv is 04
i didnt backup it or anything there is a way to restore it?
ben.anter said:
i have galaxy s5 (SM-G900F) with no imei
the imeisv is 04
i didnt backup it or anything there is a way to restore it?
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Have you tried flashing stock with Odin?
Have you still got a radio signal (Make calls / text etc) ?
If not, you might have lost your EFS partition, which afaik, needs a professional repair to fix unless you backed up that partition first
RuffBuster said:
Have you tried flashing stock with Odin?
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yep i have tried to update it with stock frimware but didnt help.
*Detection* said:
Have you still got a radio signal (Make calls / text etc) ?
If not, you might have lost your EFS partition, which afaik, needs a professional repair to fix unless you backed up that partition first
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i have the signal bars working but no imei. no backup.
there is no other way to restore it somehow?
ben.anter said:
yep i have tried to update it with stock frimware but didnt help.
i have the signal bars working but no imei. no backup.
there is no other way to restore it somehow?
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Before you try anything, I strongly advise you to backup your EFS partition or you could end up with no signal at all
IMEI and Radios are both contained in the EFS partition, lose that, your screwed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696153
*Detection* said:
Before you try anything, I strongly advise you to backup your EFS partition or you could end up with no signal at all
IMEI and Radios are both contained in the EFS partition, lose that, your screwed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696153
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i have signal but when i try to make a call it says "not registered in the network"
and i have backup my efs partition to my sdcard as you said.
what now?
ben.anter said:
i have signal but when i try to make a call it says "not registered in the network"
and i have backup my efs partition to my sdcard as you said.
what now?
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Might be too late if the EFS partition is corrupted and you don't have an IMEI and can't make calls
There are a couple of threads kicking about on XDA S5 forums where people have managed to recover their phones with similar problems, have a read through the Q&A forum and see if you can find them, some fixed by flashing stock, not sure how that worked, but apparently it did
Read others saying they backed up a working S5 EFS and restored it to the broken one
Have a read and see what you can find
*Detection* said:
Might be too late if the EFS partition is corrupted and you don't have an IMEI and can't make calls
There are a couple of threads kicking about on XDA S5 forums where people have managed to recover their phones with similar problems, have a read through the Q&A forum and see if you can find them, some fixed by flashing stock, not sure how that worked, but apparently it did
Read others saying they backed up a working S5 EFS and restored it to the broken one
Have a read and see what you can find
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so you saying the only thing i can do is to flash a new imei with octoplus or some other kind of boxes.
and if i recover imei from other phone it will not cause network problem becuase there is two phones with the same imei ??
The law in most countries states that the only IMEI number you can use in your phone is the one it came with.....
Nobody here on XDA is going to give you advice on how to change your IMEI for that reason......it's against the law..... *and* as such, it's against XDA rules as well......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
The law in most countries states that the only IMEI number you can use in your phone is the one it came with.....
Nobody here on XDA is going to give you advice on how to change your IMEI for that reason......it's against the law..... *and* as such, it's against XDA rules as well......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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^^This.
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