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Hello all, there are some people pm me with problem of fake imei or not registered on network. I'd like to tell you who have these problems try to search through the site first. If there is no way you can do to retrieve your original imei back then please, pm me your email address or else I won't answer your message. I must look after my daughter full time now so please be patience if I reply your mail late. Thank you
Angel S.
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Hello all,
Down below you will see the original thread of this topic and the help from many people who are very kind to me. Anyway, I just wanted to update that I found a way to get my original IMEI back now. But... still can't make any call...
So, for everyone who has the problem of "Error mount efs" just wait a minute before try to do anything with your phone... I have posted the new thread about the problem of my phone but seems like people like to come and post in this thread more...
First Issue!!!!! for people who have efs corrupt...
Your problem started at the same point as mine... If you need me to help please, kindly explain all the details to me to my private message box... and please leave your e-mail so, I can mail you back in case I don't have time to come and answer you here... Normally when your efs corrupt, your phone can't boot up normally. You will stuck on Bootloop... which is softbrick... so, don't panic... be calm... everything's gonna be fine... I was panic at that time and ended up that... there must be some mistake been made to my phone when I sent it to repair... So I suggest you who have this efs corrupt problem to take a deep breath and search through internet a lot... learn more about your phone first before you do anything...
Second Issue!!!!! for people who have imei changed...
For the phone that has problem about imei changed only...(no error mount efs) I strongly suggest you to... restore your efs backup first... If you don't have efs backup... Then I suggest you to go back to the last firmware you are on... if that's not help... let's try the stock firmware of your phone... If the single file is not enough let's do it separately with PDA, MODEM and CSC...
I have learned new thing about the Samsung firmware that... they are not prefect... many firmware of Samsung can harm your efs folder and make your imei change... even though your phone never been root, never been on custom firmware, never installed infected apps, doesn't mean you will never ever have this imei problem... Again...people, be clam... everything's gonna be fine... There are tools and methods that can fix your situation... but as I said...you must know your phone first before you do anything...
BEWARE!!!!!
I must tell you the truth that I'm not an expert... I'm just the girl who has the problem with my very first Samsung phone, and I'm trying real hard to find a way out from this situation... with help from good friends of mine all around the world... They all are so kind and so helpful to me so, my phone can boot up normally again but...not completely fix yet!!! My problem is harder, tougher... and more difficult to fix... there's a tool that may fix my phone's problem now...but I just wanna try to do something else first to see what exactly is the problem of my phone... so I can give you all the details about it later, clear and true. Including the solution of these problem also...
Down below is the beginning of my problem...
Original thread:
Hello everyone,
My name is Angel from Thailand, I have problem with my S4 GT-I9500 two weeks ago about "error mount efs" anyway, after a week of searching for solution I've finally made my phone boot up normally.
But the IMEI is a fake one "004999010640000" I'm trying to find a solution for this problem but so, far...going nowhere... tried many methods from this site and many other sites but still can't fix it... the phone right now can connect to wi-fi, I can use social app and connect internet as usual but can't call out or accept call...
The phone is on latest stock firmware I9500XXUBMEA root already... I try to look in the files from efs folder, open nv_data.bin in Hex Editor but can't see IMEI anywhere... I'm not sure if it's the right place to look for or not but after search through internet for week I found some picture of nv_data.bin in Hex Editor, it's from the good phone with good IMEI, I can see that in text field it has IMEI there...but mine is not!!!
Then I found article about EEPROM, that it contains the real IMEI permanently. So, I'm trying to find a way to read or pull out that file from EEPROM but...there's none can answer this...
So, I'm back to search for IMEI repair service, but no one can guarantee that it supports model GT-I9500...
So, I'd like to ask...if anyone has idea of how to fix this IMEI problem?? I'm so exhausted now... I just bought this phone for only one month...now it can't make any call... I really need help for this issue... so, please...if anyone has idea for a way out, please point me direction...(not SAMSUNG Service...my phone is not in service...) Thank you so much for your time...
Angel S.
666.NightAngel said:
Hello everyone,
My name is Angel from Thailand, I have problem with my S4 GT-I9500 two weeks ago about "error mount efs" anyway, after a week of searching for solution I've finally made my phone boot up normally.
But the IMEI is a fake one "004999010640000" I'm trying to find a solution for this problem but so, far...going nowhere... tried many methods from this site and many other sites but still can't fix it... the phone right now can connect to wi-fi, I can use social app and connect internet as usual but can't call out or accept call...
The phone is on latest stock firmware I9500XXUBMEA root already... I try to look in the files from efs folder, open nv_data.bin in Hex Editor but can't see IMEI anywhere... I'm not sure if it's the right place to look for or not but after search through internet for week I found some picture of nv_data.bin in Hex Editor, it's from the good phone with good IMEI, I can see that in text field it has IMEI there...but mine is not!!!
Then I found article about EEPROM, that it contains the real IMEI permanently. So, I'm trying to find a way to read or pull out that file from EEPROM but...there's none can answer this...
So, I'm back to search for IMEI repair service, but no one can guarantee that it supports model GT-I9500... I want to buy box or dongle to fix it but since no one can tell for sure if it supports GT-I9500 then it's a waste of money...
So, I'd like to ask...if anyone has idea of how to fix this IMEI problem?? I'm so exhausted now... I just bought this phone for only one month...now it can't make any call... I really need help for this issue... so, please...if anyone has idea for a way out, please point me direction...(not SAMSUNG Service...my phone is not in service...) Thank you so much for your time...
Angel S.
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Hi,
Please, use GalaxSim Unlock to export your EFS and send it to me. Depending on how it's been damaged/lost, I might be able to help recovering your GT-i9500 imei.
Here it is....
spocky12 said:
Hi,
Please, use GalaxSim Unlock to export your EFS and send it to me. Depending on how it's been damaged/lost, I might be able to help recovering your GT-i9500 imei.
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Hello,
First of all... Thank you... and I should tell you that I've ever delete the efs folder before...because I found the thread on this site about how to recover the real IMEI so I follow the instruction...but it's not work... The IMEI still be the fake one...
So, here's the efs...
666.NightAngel said:
Hello everyone,
My name is Angel from Thailand, I have problem with my S4 GT-I9500 two weeks ago about "error mount efs" anyway, after a week of searching for solution I've finally made my phone boot up normally.
But the IMEI is a fake one "004999010640000" I'm trying to find a solution for this problem but so, far...going nowhere... tried many methods from this site and many other sites but still can't fix it... the phone right now can connect to wi-fi, I can use social app and connect internet as usual but can't call out or accept call...
The phone is on latest stock firmware I9500XXUBMEA root already... I try to look in the files from efs folder, open nv_data.bin in Hex Editor but can't see IMEI anywhere... I'm not sure if it's the right place to look for or not but after search through internet for week I found some picture of nv_data.bin in Hex Editor, it's from the good phone with good IMEI, I can see that in text field it has IMEI there...but mine is not!!!
Then I found article about EEPROM, that it contains the real IMEI permanently. So, I'm trying to find a way to read or pull out that file from EEPROM but...there's none can answer this...
So, I'm back to search for IMEI repair service, but no one can guarantee that it supports model GT-I9500... I want to buy box or dongle to fix it but since no one can tell for sure if it supports GT-I9500 then it's a waste of money...
So, I'd like to ask...if anyone has idea of how to fix this IMEI problem?? I'm so exhausted now... I just bought this phone for only one month...now it can't make any call... I really need help for this issue... so, please...if anyone has idea for a way out, please point me direction...(not SAMSUNG Service...my phone is not in service...) Thank you so much for your time...
Angel S.
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Buy an Octopus box www.octopusbox.com
They support the i9500
They're $78 and fixing your IMEI is as simple as plugging in your phone and clicking a few buttons!
Read it already...
Obagleyfreer said:
Buy an Octopus box
They support the i9500
They're $78 and fixing your IMEI is as simple as plugging in your phone and clicking a few buttons!
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Hello there,
Well, I've read about the Octopus Box already... it can read/write efs but no support for repair IMEI yet... No box & dongle can repair IMEI for model GT-I9500 as far as I know... but if there's one that confirm it can repair my phone's IMEI please, let me know...
Thank you so much for your help... :good:
Angel S.
666.NightAngel said:
Hello there,
Well, I've read about the Octopus Box already... it can read/write efs but no support for repair IMEI yet... No box & dongle can repair IMEI for model GT-I9500 as far as I know... but if there's one that confirm it can repair my phone's IMEI please, let me know...
Thank you so much for your help... :good:
Angel S.
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Soorry I cant help you out..but just wanted to know how you lost Your IMEI No. so just to make sure i dont do the Same..
Once upon a time... lol.....
manu44 said:
Soorry I cant help you out..but just wanted to know how you lost Your IMEI No. so just to make sure i dont do the Same..
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Hello,
Well, very easy..lol... I never use custom rom before..so my S4 always be on stock rom.. Last update that I did I updated through Kies.. all was well.. my phone is root..and I decided to find out which app will suits me best so I did install and uninstall many apps and usually after uninstall I'll do wipe cahe and dalvik.. so I did the same as I did everytime.. the last app that I used was swapper2.. but I don't think it's the app that make my phone down..or maybe it is..I'm not sure.. all I did is I'm about to uninstall the app swapper2..but since I did re-partition my extSdCard..and use it as swap for ram I think I should unmount the extSD. first.. then reboot the phone and will come back to uninstall the app.. and that's when it happened..I didn't make any back up...the last one that I had I just delete it earlier of that day...but well, since the normal backup can't backup the efs folder...I'm still wonder what's the difference it could be...
After I unmount the extSD. from swapper2 I reboot the phone..then it stuck on Samsung logo..and go nowhere since then.. I used the swapper2 for 2 days already and the phone was fine.. so, I'm not sure if it's the app or me did something wrong.. after that the S4 stuck and can't boot up normally...
A week passed...after visit the shop that I bought the phone from and another shop..there's no one there can make my phone boot up...then they said..maybe something inside broke down..need to change..when I asked "Oh...what is broke down?" none can't tell...so, I decided to get my phone back from them..and started searching on internet.. many people have problem with efs corrupted.. then I found the article on a web call DroidView... the guy there.. Mr.Rakesh helped me out... actually on this site has threads about the code to mount efs also.. but that time my phone can't boot...there's no way to install Terminal Emulator app from Google Play...
At last...the hero appeared...^_^ The tool that I used to enter the code that Mr.Rakesh gave me was the Terminal Emulator...which I used it through the Aroma File Manager that I opened in recovery mode of PhilZ Touch Recovery... so, must give PhilZ and his friends the full credit for that...without his recovery...I can do nothing... I tried to connect my phone through adb shell but it said the status of device is off all the time...there's no way that can use any code to force the efs to mount without the PhilZ tool...
After that... the phone works just fine... except...the IMEI is lost...(well..not lost..it's the fake one...some say it's a default IMEI that your phone will use if the efs files corrput and the system can't find your IMEI data...) so I can't make any call... when I check the details of the phone it shows the firmware..it shows the baseband..it shows the kernel...it shows everything the phone must show you except the IMEI. !!! when I check the files in efs folder...the serial data there also be all zero... now I'm stuck with this phone for two weeks... eat less...sleep less... and still can't find a way to fix the IMEI... I search on many sites...some forum have members that have IMEI problem like mine also.. some decided to sent it back to Samsung Service...but even the Samsung Service can't fix the problem... they changed the motherboard instead!!! my phone is not in service...it's a phone from outside country...the csc code shows XME, means it's the phone for sell in Malaysia... so...what I can do now is keep on searching for solution... I'm not intend to give up til I find one... I never fix the phone before...in fact...I have no idea about the android phone... but if I can fix one problem of it...then I may fix another problem too... with all the help from many people who share their good details in those articles and threads...(God bless them all...)
So, that's my story... I hope nothing will happen to your phone... It's such a heartache for me...coz this phone is a gift from my boyfriend... he works so hard to bought it for me..just because of my curiosity...I broke my gift in less than a month!!! (stupid me!!!)
At last... just so you know...again... there's no one...and nothing...as far as I know by now that can fix the IMEI problem of the model GT-I9500 of Galaxy S4. I'm so curious again...that who's gonna be the first... but not me...for sure...the Hex Editor made me sick already...since yesterday...like my eyeballs gonna pop out from my head...lol... ^_^
Very long story huh?... just wanna make sure no one made mistake like me again... so, please after make full back up of your system and datas... just hit the button to backup the efs too!!!
Angel S.
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Holy **** .. Thanxs for writing such a detailed Overview if the Issue.
Well i hope your phone works fine.. I can understand how u feel when the phone is faulty and you cant do anything to fix the same
I had read about EFS backup and restore in the SGS3 forum.. Maybe You can Give a Try there.. Create a Post there maybe they are able to help you out. As SGS4 has less devs here then SGS3 forum.
All the Best
666.NightAngel said:
Hello there,
Well, I've read about the Octopus Box already... it can read/write efs but no support for repair IMEI yet... No box & dongle can repair IMEI for model GT-I9500 as far as I know... but if there's one that confirm it can repair my phone's IMEI please, let me know...
Thank you so much for your help... :good:
Angel S.
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i dont know if this will help, take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Did you try a factory reset and reflash of the original firmware?
Verstuurd van mijn GT-P5100 met Tapatalk
eejee said:
Did you try a factory reset and reflash of the original firmware?
Verstuurd van mijn GT-P5100 met Tapatalk
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Won't help.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
Your IMEI is listed on your original box as well as on the back of your phone under the battery. If you were able to enter a fake IMEI, could you not just enter your IMEI that's printed on the back of your phone?
Thank you...
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จ้ะ... ขอบคุณค่ะ.. ^_^
Searched everywhere...
manu44 said:
Holy **** .. Thanxs for writing such a detailed Overview if the Issue.
Well i hope your phone works fine.. I can understand how u feel when the phone is faulty and you cant do anything to fix the same
I had read about EFS backup and restore in the SGS3 forum.. Maybe You can Give a Try there.. Create a Post there maybe they are able to help you out. As SGS4 has less devs here then SGS3 forum.
All the Best
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Well...I've read lots of articles and threads...in many websites and forums...no matter what kind of phone or model...I need information...lots of information... I know that the SG4 is quite new...so it's gonna take some time for us all to get to know it and find a way out to solve the phone's problem... I still believe that at last...someone's gonna figure it out... when it is "WE" who created it then it must be "WE" who can fixing it now...don't "WE"?...lol... anyway...thank you so much... I'll keep looking...
Did it already...
samersh72 said:
i dont know if this will help, take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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Hello,
Thank you for the link... it's one of the way I've tried since the first day that my phone lost IMEI... but didn't work for me... actually.. I did erase the efs many times..hoping that when the phone reboot it can remember who it is at last...but no luck... but thanks anyway...it's good to know that there always be someone who care and wanna help...makes me feel better... ^_^
Angel S.
Also did that too...
eejee said:
Did you try a factory reset and reflash of the original firmware?
Verstuurd van mijn GT-P5100 met Tapatalk
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Hello,
Well..just like the next topic said... it didn't help... I did fatory reset..wipe cahe..wipe dalvik...flash rom again...and again...and again... not work... but thank you...
Angel S.
I didn't do that...
bill1clinton said:
Your IMEI is listed on your original box as well as on the back of your phone under the battery. If you were able to enter a fake IMEI, could you not just enter your IMEI that's printed on the back of your phone?
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Hello,
errr... well, I didn't put in that fake IMEI to my phone...it bacame like that after I forced the efs to mount...to make the phone boot up normally... trust me...if I know how to enter those IMEI into my phone then you will definitely not see my thread asking for help here...
Thanks anyway... I'll try to figure out how to enter my original IMEI back into my phone...
666.NightAngel said:
Hello,
errr... well, I didn't put in that fake IMEI to my phone...it bacame like that after I forced the efs to mount...to make the phone boot up normally... trust me...if I know how to enter those IMEI into my phone then you will definitely not see my thread asking for help here...
Thanks anyway... I'll try to figure out how to enter my original IMEI back into my phone...
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Well,You said that ur BF gifted u and this phone is from a different Country So why not send it Back to Ur BF and Ask him to Give to Samsung Center and get it covered under warranty?
Basically,send the Phone back from whichever country it was bought from and get the Board replaced under warranty?
mmm...
manu44 said:
Well,You said that ur BF gifted u and this phone is from a different Country So why not send it Back to Ur BF and Ask him to Give to Samsung Center and get it covered under warranty?
Basically,send the Phone back from whichever country it was bought from and get the Board replaced under warranty?
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Well,, let me explain it to you like this my friend... In Thailand..we have 3 major kinds of mobile market...1. we buy the original real phone from the authorized seller.. just like from the Samsung mobile shop or the provider of your baseband...(mine is DTAC) 2. we buy the original real phone that been imported from another country...which sell through the small mobile shops that you can see all over the country...there are many of them... 3. we buy copy phone from any mobile shop that sell copy phone...
Now... the 1.group...you'll get warranty from the shop you bought the phone from...software&hardware...for a year at least... but as you know that..if the service know you root the phone..flash custom firmware..or drop it real hard..or accidentally make it wet...the service will not fix it for you...if you want them to fix...you have to pay...
2.group...you'll get warranty from the shop where you bought the phone from...mostly...they'll support you with software for a year...maybe less... in my case...they gave me support for software 1 year...problem is...when I asked for help...they can't help me...and they try to make it easier for them by told me that there's some hardware in my phone broke...if I want to use my phone again...I need to pay for the hardware and the mechanic man who fix it... so, I decided not to accept that choice unless I really have no choice left...
3.group...usually you'll get nothing... but some shop will give you support for software also... as you know that the copy phone is much more cheaper...but...break down so easy also...
My phone was bought in Thailand...from a shop that import the phone from outside the country...the price of this kind if phone is cheaper than the one in Samsung shop... but it's the original one too... only you won't get the service from Samsung...that's all...
So, I guess I can't send it back to its birthplace... coz the shop that bought the phone from won't send it for me...
That's why I'm here...
Dear,
I tried to flash my demo unit with no succes.
Got now the message ''proces system isn't working'', and then it reboot itself automaticly.
The only thing i want right now is to restore evrything.
Tried to delete the moden and HLOL part, but cant delete them?
Greetings
Timenote said:
Hey,
After rooting my Note 3 n9005 it went wrong.
When i boot my note 3 i saw a black background and after a few seconds i had the message "process system isnt working" i pressed "ok" and after a few second the device reboot it selfs comstantly.
I tried to root / flash it a few times but none of it helps.
Installed cmw recobery and cleared the cashes, also doesnt help.
Could anyone oleas help me?
sorry for my englisch, come from the netherlands.
(posted before in the wrong sub forum i guess)
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Your EFS is warped, flash THIS and it'll fix it for you. This happens at random and isn't really a user error IMO
radicalisto said:
Your EFS is warped, flash THIS and it'll fix it for you. This happens at random and isn't really a user error IMO
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Thank you, i dont have a SD card right now, can it be done without?
Otherwise i have to get one tomorrow.
Timenote said:
Thank you, i dont have a SD card right now, can it be done without?
Otherwise i have to get one tomorrow.
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Umm not sure if it can be done without, you could try and if no good you'd have to use one.
Get yourself an sd card. You can't access internal memory so you are screwed until you get one...
You need to also tell us what version of Android you are on as the can be a deciding factor in what you need to do... Some things that will fix one version of android won't help the next... If you don't know what this means you should do A LOT of reading before trying this stuff again, read about Kitkat and Jellybean...
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Get yourself an sd card. You can't access internal memory so you are screwed until you get one...
You need to also tell us what version of Android you are on as the can be a deciding factor in what you need to do... Some things that will fix one version of android won't help the next... If you don't know what this means you should do A LOT of reading before trying this stuff again, read about Kitkat and Jellybean...
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You right, i should read about it alot more.
I rooted my Galaxy s Advanced already with a noob guide, so i fould it would be easy to do it again.
Guys, im verry frustrated now, im a real noob who fold he could do this easily, without thinking or reading anything i tried to flash my demo unit.
Now i have a huge problem because this phone is not mine.
Anyone who has a solution, the thing earlier pronounced in this topic didnt help.
Get yourself a stock rom and flash it using ODIN and stock recovery might do the trick but make SURE you flash the CORRECT ROM.
Correct rom depends on what you had running. If you where running kitkat you MUST flash kitkat again. If you had 4.3 you better stick to that until it's up and running again.
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Get yourself a stock rom and flash it using ODIN and stock recovery might do the trick but make SURE you flash the CORRECT ROM.
Correct rom depends on what you had running. If you where running kitkat you MUST flash kitkat again. If you had 4.3 you better stick to that until it's up and running again.
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Okay thanks im going to try that, it doesnt matter that the phone is a demo unit?
Timenote said:
Guys, im verry frustrated now, im a real noob who fold he could do this easily, without thinking or reading anything i tried to flash my demo unit.
Now i have a huge problem because this phone is not mine.
Anyone who has a solution, the thing earlier pronounced in this topic didnt help.
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Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..
radicalisto said:
Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..
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You right i should told you guys its a demo unit.
But i could root it, when i would delete modem and HLOL, right?
I tried that but cant delete them, tried evrything but dont have permissions in tar files.
radicalisto said:
Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..
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DEMO units don't have radios?
That's new to me.
So Samsung actually goes through the effort of separately manufacturing them....weird Sammy.
FeralFire said:
DEMO units don't have radios?
That's new to me.
So Samsung actually goes through the effort of separately manufacturing them....weird Sammy.
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Yeah they don't have a radio on the MB - guess it's to stop people actually using the device early etc -- They use specially adapted firmware also
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Yeah they don't have a radio on the MB - guess it's to stop people actually using the device early etc -- They use specially adapted firmware also
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In my country (India), they just keep the Snapdragon version (official is the Exynos) for DEMO pieces and just rely on the region lock to keep people out.
I tried so hard to buy one of them, but nobody agreed. Finally got mine from overseas.
Hi after flashing a rom not on xda my phone's IMEI became erased. unfortunately the EFI backup that I had wouldn't fix either. I tried going back to stock using SmartSwitch emergency recovery. Still no fixes.
Please help my phone cannot use cellular service!
Any idea Im all ears. I tried various methods for older Galaxys around the xda, none worked.
I know my IMEI and S/N how can I fix it.
Please help!!!!
solrazr said:
Hi after flashing a rom not on xda my phone's IMEI became erased. unfortunately the EFI backup that I had wouldn't fix either. I tried going back to stock using SmartSwitch emergency recovery. Still no fixes.
Please help my phone cannot use cellular service!
Any idea Im all ears. I tried various methods for older Galaxys around the xda, none worked.
I know my IMEI and S/N how can I fix it.
Please help!!!!
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My all means come here and ask for help but whatever happened on a different forum stay's on there please.
If people don't want to help fine but we won't have developer bashing or user flaming on xda. Everyone be nice to each other please or action will be taken
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Have you tried flashing stock in Odin?
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Yes, I tried Stock flashing in odin, as well as using samsung emergency recovery
sawdoctor said:
My all means come here and ask for help but whatever happened on a different forum stay's on there please.
If people don't want to help fine but we won't have developer bashing or user flaming on xda. Everyone be nice to each other please or action will be taken
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Moderation Team
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With all do respect.... I don't think he was bashing anyone....he was just saying he flashed a ROM that wasn't posted to XDA...more than likely there wasn't any other option to ask for help elsewhere since XDA is very helpful with responses from developers and others.
I was wondering if anyone that is overseas (outside america) could share an EFI backup partition with me so I can fix my phone. Maybe that would fix.
keep watching the echorom thread someone else had the issue as well.
I cant they banned me from seeing their forum when I reported the bug.
O I see. If something gets posted that might help I'll let you know. But 1 thing I saw already is trying to flash multiple times with Odin
It might not work the first time. Or the second... or the third. Try like 10 times in the mean time until someone can help. If all else fails there has to be a way to make a working imei again since you know it anyway
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stormonya said:
With all do respect.... I don't think he was bashing anyone....he was just saying he flashed a ROM that wasn't posted to XDA...more than likely there wasn't any other option to ask for help elsewhere since XDA is very helpful with responses from developers and others.
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The post was to everyone as I had to clean the thread that's all
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sawdoctor said:
The post was to everyone as I had to clean the thread that's all
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By the way I'll have to upload screenshots of what I see in my phone settings. Maybe that will help?
Hello
it seems like you tried to unlock it
if you tried to unlock than there must be an backup write that backup imei will back same
Next time when need unlock better click read codes
jayshaa said:
Hello
it seems like you tried to unlock it
if you tried to unlock than there must be an backup write that backup imei will back same
Next time when need unlock better click read codes
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It was not because of unlock. My phone was already unlocked. It happened after flashing a bad rom.
solrazr said:
It was not because of unlock. My phone was already unlocked. It happened after flashing a bad rom.
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write stock rom
This happened to me before in a old Tmobile S3 (T999) I had only edge network...
It was a headache and I was only able to put it back working going to a store that had BOX for flashing and do it myself with their box
and rewrite my IMEI manually during flash, as they were not able to do it (more say didn't have patience) .
I dunno if there is a easier way to do it... but this was how I fixed mine back then. But one thing is true, I lost a lot of time back then trying to fix it and if it happens me now again I would do a quick search and if not quick solution, try to find a guy that owns a box as it will literally save you days and sleep. However there are excellent devs around so they might be able to help..
insaned said:
This happened to me before in a old Tmobile S3 (T999) I had only edge network...
It was a headache and I was only able to put it back working going to a store that had BOX for flashing and do it myself with their box
and rewrite my IMEI manually during flash, as they were not able to do it (more say didn't have patience) .
I dunno if there is a easier way to do it... but this was how I fixed mine back then. But one thing is true, I lost a lot of time back then trying to fix it and if it happens me now again I would do a quick search and if not quick solution, try to find a guy that owns a box as it will literally save you days and sleep. However there are excellent devs around so they might be able to help..
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Would u have any suggestions on where I could go to fix?
Quick question. What csc is in your phone now? Have to tried changing it again with a new one or the one that was originally on it when you got it? Like a flashable zip? Cos it looks like somehow the one you used must corrupt something in the efs... which is bizzare
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solrazr said:
Would u have any suggestions on where I could go to fix?
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I went to local store that usually unlocks/fixes phones, but I had a friend connection around.. hence they allowed me to go inside and do it myself.
Try to search 1st around if there is a solution, as it might be... I can't remember how it happened to my phone, but I was flashing lots of ROM without a problem and then it happened for some reason. There is a reason for it, however I couldn't find it as my knowledge is limited. I do remember that I tried, stock, odin, kies, whatever... and nothing worked until I went to try with a BOX.
IF you can't find a quick solution try to search around physical stores that flash phones, as they usually have a BOX and probably they might pull the S7 image already for their box... try to search a friendly one and take the purchase papers with you as most are not very comfortable with anything that might involve IMEI if you odn't know anybody.
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Quick question. What csc is in your phone now? Have to tried changing it again with a new one or the one that was originally on it when you got it? Like a flashable zip? Cos it looks like somehow the one you used must corrupt something in the efs... which is bizzare
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It was the German based CSC
G935FDBT1APC5
However I flashed back STOCK which has
G935FNZC1APAX
The bizzare thing is my phone appears to still get a signal, but emergency calls only. When I #06# It shows 00000000000000 for 2 MEIDs. Which is weird as I don't have a dual sim model. This is even after Odin stock, no root.
insaned said:
I went to local store that usually unlocks/fixes phones, but I had a friend connection around.. hence they allowed me to go inside and do it myself.
Try to search 1st around if there is a solution, as it might be... I can't remember how it happened to my phone, but I was flashing lots of ROM without a problem and then it happened for some reason. There is a reason for it, however I couldn't find it as my knowledge is limited. I do remember that I tried, stock, odin, kies, whatever... and nothing worked until I went to try with a BOX.
IF you can't find a quick solution try to search around physical stores that flash phones, as they usually have a BOX and probably they might pull the S7 image already for their box... try to search a friendly one and take the purchase papers with you as most are not very comfortable with anything that might involve IMEI if you odn't know anybody.
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Fair enough, I still have the original purchase, I got it from overseas, receipt, and sticker still on the phone. Even the box. at the same time i was wondering if anyone overseas, (not in the usa) would be willing to backup EFS and PM me with a G935F because I could use that meid in the usa. I have no intentions of going overseas to Europe anytime soon but I might go abroad if its oceana or Asia.
Hello guys someone gave me this phone to repair it,the problem it s he s not booting (mmc_read) problem. The model it's in title. Sorry because i didnt searched first for other threads about this but i need to fix it fast... Can someone help me? Thanks a lot!
No one can really help you if you don't describe how it got bricked. If it was run over by a mac truck, probably not fixable. If you installed a custom rom and/or twrp and things went badly, it probably is fixable. More info needed.
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Hello guys someone gave me this phone to repair it,the problem it s he s not booting (mmc_read) problem. The model it's in title. Sorry because i didnt searched first for other threads about this but i need to fix it fast... Can someone help me? Thanks a lot!
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Check this thread and post your queries over there.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
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There is multiple threads on xda with your issue. I know this because I had this issue myself and it comes down to 2 things
Option A its a software glitch in which case the solution is to odin downgrade to stock kit kat and see if the problem still exists
Option B which was the case in my situation its a Hardware issue, in which case you need to change the emmc chip, or what I did change the whole bord which is much easier and quicker then changing that soldered on chip
Whatever I did, Wifi doesn't turn on. Opening lags.
Please help
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Please help
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Saying, "X doesn't work, please help" isn't useful without any details to work with. Things such as what ROM you're running, root status, and things you have tried to resolve the problem.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Saying, "X doesn't work, please help" isn't useful without any details to work with. Things such as what ROM you're running, root status, and things you have tried to resolve the problem.
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ROM : Stock rom i9500 TR
muhammed23 said:
ROM : Stock rom i9500 TR
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Still not very helpful. At least we know you're on stock. But you still haven't mentioned what you've tried to resolve it. There could be multiple causes. The phone itself may have had its antenna wire disconnected. An app could be causing interference. You may even have a bad router. But I'm not about to spend time guessing as to what your problem could be, especially when you cannot be bothered to reply in a prompt fashion.
You want help? Give people the information they ask for when they ask for it.
İmei certi fail and wifi not working ı think imei problem
Ok, since you couldn't be bothered to search for your issue I took the liberty of doing so. Now, does the IMEI given in settings match the IMEI beneath the battery?
If the answer is yes, flash a fresh copy of the stock ROM using Odin.
If the answer is no, then you're screwed.
In either case, if you cannot fix it, do not waste the time and expense to have Samsung service it. For a device approaching six years old it's not worth it. Get a new phone.