After so many chinese roms testing my roms making custom roms..installing beta roms...and any kind of rom...i lost my IMEI so after i try everything i send it to service so im without phone and its easter holidays here on greece...You will find many posts here who to backup your IMEI but i will make this one so if a Admin can make it sticky so noone will have any more problems...
Caution if you havent took your IMEI backup do it and keep your backup like a treasure..you can't flash your IMEI if you loose it and you have to go to service to change your board!!
1)Download 5iromtoolbox: http://pikachukaki.googlecode.com/files/ToolBox5iromV1.0.4.2.apk
2)Open the app
3)Press backup IMEI
4)Connect your phone with USB cable and go to your pc
5)Open your sd card through windows explorer or whatever you use
6)Seek the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/
7)Copy the imeibackup folder to your pc to a folder that you will not by accident format ^_^
8)You are ok...now you can make whatever you like...
To restore your IMEI
1)Take your imeibackup folder from your pc
2)Paste it on your sd card on folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/
3)Open the 5iromtoolbox
4)Press Restore IMEI and restart your phone!!
Just take it..is very important so you will not have to send your phone to service!!H
Hope i help!!
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Solution to flash your lost imei!
1) Enable debugging by USB in the settings
2) * # * # 2846579 # * # * -> ProjectMenu -> Background settings -> Usb port settings put the Manufacture mode. (Most likely it is already selected, then select Normal mode and re-manufacture mode)
3) * # * # 2846579 # * # * -> ProjectMenu -> Background settings -> Qualcomm backround open settings put the background open. Password 0
4) Install the DFS DFS_3.3.0.7.exe (1.99 MB) Number of downloads: 5
, connect your phone to your computer.
5) will be found new hardware (multiple devices). You need to install drivers DBAdapter_Reserved_Interface.zip (60.41 KB) Number of downloads: 4
on the device vid_12d1 & pid_1035 & mi_04 (Open Device Manager, right-click on the device properties -> Information -> ID equipment). The equipment is established as a COM port.
5) Run the DFS, click Ports, select the port with the signature DBAdapter Reserved Interface (double click) to close.
6) Press the SPC, the bottom will Device Unlocked.
7) In the DM to select Qualcomm.
8) Back the tab Programming, in a field to enter your IMEI IMEI, then click the Read and Write Status.
9) Check Imei, may appear after a reboot, if not try a few more times to try to set the port speed to 115200 (box to the left of DM)
As soon as the IMEI restored change:
* # * # 2846579 # * # * -> ProjectMenu -> Background settings -> Usb port settings to put on the Manufacture mode google mode (or normal if you do not get up google)
* # * # 2846579 # * # * -> ProjectMenu - > Background settings -> Qualcomm backround open settings put close
If someone has 0 IMEI and havent found another way to fix it could try this and tell us if its working!!
Write your IMEI and your IMEI only!!!
Pikachukaki> why you not answering me in private question? i'm not for fight, just interesting
Sent from my ragelis
bronxitas said:
Pikachukaki> why you not answering me in private question? i'm not for fight, just interesting
Sent from my ragelis
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There is nothing to answer you...you send me your opinion and its ok...you said you found duplicates...go yel [email protected]!!my rom working properly...so thats ok with me!!if you don't like it you can use official huawei!
Does this work for the u8800 to? the not pro version xD
theminikiller said:
Does this work for the u8800 to? the not pro version xD
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Yeah...i think its 99% universal for all android phones!!not quite sure cos samsung stores IMEI on a folder that we don't have!!
ok ty, then ill do it now xD
Thanks! I just tried to backup my IMEI on my U8800 and it worked good. Don't know about restore though yet. I hope I won't need to...
thanks!!
What am i doing wrong?
My phone is Chinese and
it's rooted with SuperOneClick.
When backing up IMEI 5irom
(after granting superuser permission)
6 seconds later,
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/
is empty.
and when starting 5irom again
the IMEI Backup dispays:
IMEI not backed up yet.
What am i doing wrong?
Also how many and
what files should be inside
the /imeibackup/ folder?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
ff
ffinder said:
My phone is Chinese and
it's rooted with SuperOneClick.
When backing up IMEI 5irom
(after granting superuser permission)
6 seconds later,
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/
is empty.
and when starting 5irom again
the IMEI Backup dispays:
IMEI not backed up yet.
What am i doing wrong?
Also how many and
what files should be inside
the /imeibackup/ folder?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
ff
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check your sd card cos if you haven't one it make the folders on internal but it didn't save anything!!after successfully saves imei it gives you 4 folders and one that says imei has 4 *.img files in it!!
5IromToolBox
When i clicked IMEI Backup
message is that
"back fail,check your root privileges! "
Details Of My Device Is:
Model number : u8800 pro
Android version : 2.3.5
base band version : 404020
Kernel version : 2.6.35.7-perf [email protected]#1
Build number : U8800PV100R001C213B519
ffinder said:
My phone is Chinese and
it's rooted with SuperOneClick.
When backing up IMEI 5irom
(after granting superuser permission)
6 seconds later,
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/
is empty.
and when starting 5irom again
the IMEI Backup dispays:
IMEI not backed up yet.
What am i doing wrong?
Also how many and
what files should be inside
the /imeibackup/ folder?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
ff
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does it have mtk based cpu? this won't work on it, but there's another procedure for that..
hi
i used this tool on my Mi410 which is a variant of U9000 and i have the folder called
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/ totally 4 files assuming this means i have sucessfully backup my imie
haree said:
hi
i used this tool on my Mi410 which is a variant of U9000 and i have the folder called
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/ totally 4 files assuming this means i have sucessfully backup my imie
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Me too, i think it's all ok, but I have only 3 files with Aurora ROM: 10.img 11.img 5.img. I upload that files to my DropBox too.
haree said:
hi
i used this tool on my Mi410 which is a variant of U9000 and i have the folder called
the folder /sdcard/5irom/imeibackup/ totally 4 files assuming this means i have sucessfully backup my imie
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you need 3 imgs on imei folder....
my imei is already zero will it work with me
efray said:
my imei is already zero will it work with me
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if you didnt get backup your phone no...now your screwed you need to go to service for board change!!im sorry!
so if i didnt is there anything dangerous
i asked coz i dialed customer service of my network they ask for the imei as they didnt see it
thanx for 4 cooperation
efray said:
so if i didnt is there anything dangerous
i asked coz i dialed customer service of my network they ask for the imei as they didnt see it
thanx for 4 cooperation
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the phone didnt work normally without imei...when i lost mine wifi didn't work and i couldn't install official rom!!
when i was on aurora imei was zero but i installed official ics successfully
wifi data and all othe functions works great i cant see any difference
and i rooted the phone successfully
wat i wana ask is there any risk of loosing my phone
thnx
Hi all, i've purchased an SM-G900F but there is a problem, it has rooted.
I've noticed those :
- I can see IMEI number (if i do #*06#) but my EFS folder is empty
- When turn on WiFi , the device will reboot automatically and appear " Factory Mode is On"
- i can make first call with sim , after i'm unable to call , but the 3G network works
- Whit ES File Explorer i've see that my efs folder is empty (But i can see my IMEI with secret code)
- In Device Info i see one time "Official Status" and another time "Personalized Status"
I'm tinking that old owner is a very st......d guy. Howewer these are all information :
Model : SM-G900F
Version : 4.4.2
BASEBAND : NE2
BUILD : NE2
What do you think? How i can solve the problems?
EDIT 1 : i've formatted from recovery , now it ask me to insert the samsung account of old owner...
- Use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app to obtain more detailed information about your device, including Model, Baseband, Bootloader, CSC, IMEI, S/N, etc...
- May be the Reactivation lock has been enabled. You should ask the ex-owner for the account.
qwertyup88 said:
Hi all, i've purchased an SM-G900F but there is a problem, it has rooted.
I've noticed those :
- I can see IMEI number (if i do #*06#) but my EFS folder is empty
- When turn on WiFi , the device will reboot automatically and appear " Factory Mode is On"
- i can make first call with sim , after i'm unable to call , but the 3G network works
- Whit ES File Explorer i've see that my efs folder is empty (But i can see my IMEI with secret code)
- In Device Info i see one time "Official Status" and another time "Personalized Status"
I'm tinking that old owner is a very st......d guy. Howewer these are all information :
Model : SM-G900F
Version : 4.4.2
BASEBAND : NE2
BUILD : NE2
What do you think? How i can solve the problems?
EDIT 1 : i've formatted from recovery , now it ask me to insert the samsung account of old owner...
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reactivation lock is on. you will need to contact old owner. There is also a way to "fix" that but not sure if it is appropriate for XDA.
kabloomz said:
reactivation lock is on. you will need to contact old owner. There is also a way to "fix" that but not sure if it is appropriate for XDA.
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Can you send me an email ? i really need hepl
vndnguyen said:
- Use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app to obtain more detailed information about your device, including Model, Baseband, Bootloader, CSC, IMEI, S/N, etc...
- May be the Reactivation lock has been enabled. You should ask the ex-owner for the account.
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The guy was not traceable now. He's vanished ....
You are kinda between a rock and a hard place if reactivation lock is enabled and you don't have the login to toggle that. In most cases that means that the phone is stolen and this is an explicit anti theft feature. You need that login from the original owner. Or if you have the original receipt, you might be able to convince a Samsung repair center to disable the reactivation lock for you.
In any event, as to your original question the most likely cause of the problem is a corrupt configuration file, namely a text file named "factorymode". You can try this repair from the command line or a root aware text editor.
Code:
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
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fffft said:
You are kinda between a rock and a hard place if reactivation lock is enabled and you don't have the login to toggle that. In most cases that means that the phone is stolen and this is an explicit anti theft feature. You need that login from the original owner. Or if you have the original receipt, you might be able to convince a Samsung repair center to disable the reactivation lock for you.
In any event, as to your original question the most likely cause of the problem is a corrupt configuration file, namely a text file named "factorymode". You can try this repair from the command line or a root aware text editor.
Code:
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
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Just now the guy told me account and password . Now i'm able to use my phone !!!!! But now i see that the efs folder is empty...
qwertyup88 said:
Just now the guy told me account and password . Now i'm able to use my phone
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Great. But you neglected to tell us if you tried (or even noticed) the suggestion to check your factory mode configuration file. The contents should show "ON" (yes, "ON") and the permissions 0644. Your efs folder may appear empty to you when it really isn't. It depends on whether you have your file browser (or command line options) set to display hidden and system files or not.
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fffft said:
Great. But you neglected to tell us if you tried (or even noticed) the suggestion to check your factory mode configuration file. The contents should show "ON" (yes, "ON") and the permissions 0644. Your efs folder may appear empty to you when it really isn't. It depends on whether you have your file browser (or command line options) set to display hidden and system files or not.
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y factory mode is on , because i can't acces my wifi, and it appear that factory mode is on. I've set to see hidden files , but now i haven't root on my device
Edit: terminal emulator say : no such file or directory
Edit 2 : Solved with terminal emulator and busy box Thanks to @leoaudio13 for his dump
These are the command for mount efs :
su
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
reboot
After then , with text editor i've disabled FactoryApp in efs folder tanks to all
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For the benefit of anyone else reading this thread, do not repeat the steps in the post above until
you understand what they do. A typo in those steps could easily cause you endless grief.
Glad you go it working.
If those steps fixed your issue, then you mislead us with erroneous information earlier. You said that you had an empty efs folder earlier. But those steps would not have been necessary or effective if that was accurate. You must have had a missing efs partition. There is a considerable difference between an empty and nonexistent item and that datum would have led us to a solution.
On a normal phone, there would be an extant efs folder and it would be automatically mounted at boot. A missing folder strongly suggests that the wrong firmware or a flash error took place. Presumably by the previous owner.
Anyone using the make filesystem command mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 should be very careful with typos as an incorrect address could cause major corruption that would be difficult to recover from.
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Originally Posted by qwertyup88 View Post
Hi all, i've purchased an SM-G900F but there is a problem, it has rooted.
I've noticed those :
- I can see IMEI number (if i do #*06#) but my EFS folder is empty
- When turn on WiFi , the device will reboot automatically and appear " Factory Mode is On"
- i can make first call with sim , after i'm unable to call , but the 3G network works
- Whit ES File Explorer i've see that my efs folder is empty (But i can see my IMEI with secret code)
- In Device Info i see one time "Official Status" and another time "Personalized Status"
I'm tinking that old owner is a very st......d guy. Howewer these are all information :
Model : SM-G900F
Version : 4.4.2
BASEBAND : NE2
BUILD : NE2
What do you think? How i can solve the problems?
EDIT 1 : i've formatted from recovery , now it ask me to insert the samsung account of old owner...
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Ive got almost the same problem, i bought my s5 to a friend who visited Philippines from Korea, He acquired the Phone in a Pawnshop in korea, i restore the phone and now it asked me for a password which i dont know, send it to the Technician, Force to delete the account (dont know how) but the problem is that, Phone has NO SIGNAL from then on, it has a NO signal above instead of a bar signal, EFS folder is empty, IMEI was null 000000000000000.
Anybody has the same experience? how can i fix this? please help.
Not perfectly solved .... After first call it don't connect to the network. Only after reboot it connect.
Any suggestions ?
qwertyup88 said:
Not perfectly solved .... After first call it don't connect to the network. Only after reboot it connect.
Any suggestions ?
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could be a block imei by the operator? if it is POSSIBLE to solve? or it could be due however to the efs folder, or the firmware, modem?
edreab86 said:
Ive got almost the same problem, i bought my s5 to a friend who visited Philippines from Korea, He acquired the Phone in a Pawnshop in korea, i restore the phone and now it asked me for a password which i dont know, send it to the Technician, Force to delete the account (dont know how) but the problem is that, Phone has NO SIGNAL from then on, it has a NO signal above instead of a bar signal, EFS folder is empty, IMEI was null 000000000000000.
Anybody has the same experience? how can i fix this? please help.
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it's a different problem , you have a null imei , in your case it's more difficult to resolve.
Originally Posted by qwertyup88
it's a different problem , you have a null imei , in your case it's more difficult to resolve.
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As you can read i said, Ive got almost the same problem, i don't say we have the same problem. in a sense that previous owner account or the reactivation lock is present. sorry if i made a statement that bothers you, just looking for a solution.
hello guys, always about the efs folder I was reading this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705524.
according to you through this tool is possiblile restore the backup I had done with samsung tool? I would like to try this because the efs folder on my sm-g900f is 23kb, but the backup I had done with samsung tool is 14mb !! what do you think?
i did mistake a big mistake i edit hex file for :
- rpm
-TZ
-FSG
-FSC
-EFS.img.ext4
-nv1
-nv2
-param
Allll set hex to zero , phone now dead no sign of life no usb,not recognized by pc nothing and wont power on , i did the jig usb but none helped
Please note that : nc2 debrick worked fine (all of u here you should use sim card along with it to work ), but now nothing helped after hex editor >
if you wondering why i did that is because when you you erase hex from nv data 1 and 2 , network lock removed and phone recognize the SIM CARD APN but cause off null/00 imei network not registered( i think this may help some ) , also guys when flashing the Sprint nv1 and 2 network lock removed but imei turns to null/00 or /00
so this may help you all guys , but please some one help me
People, i'm going crazy with this...
In these last days i've been trying to make my Gionee work but with no results...
All works GPS, WIFI, FM Radio and even NFC... all but what is most important in a phone, the ability to make and receive calls/sms etc... No signal...
At this time i believe its the modemst1 that is damage some how... the modemst2 is ok and it has the IMEI...
Both of this files are at /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/, and by what i can tell their both 1.5Mb...
It seems that modemst1 might contain other relevant information for the process of registering on the network...
What i ask now doesn't requires an expert knowledge of Android.
I believe that any Android user should know this operations, for his own safe guard!
During the process THE SIM CARD MUST BE OFF THE PHONE
Changing IMEIs
This process can be skiped if you trust me and believe when i say that i dont wont your IMEI.
Just want my new phone to work again... As soon has i got your backup and restore it, i'll change the IMEI to my own...
Requirements:
EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA - Download HERE
This tool can be used to change the IMEI. Change it 00000(...) before start the backup and after completed change it back to your IMEI.
During the process THE SIM CARD MUST BE OFF THE PHONE
1 - Open application and choose "Qualcomm NV Tools" press ok to confirm
2 - Select the Diagnostics Port and press connect
3 - Go to "Secure Ops" and press SEND the Diag password
4 - Check the IMEI (Dec) box and change the IMEI
5 - Below the IMEI (Flipped) area make sure its selected Phone and press Write
6 - Disconnect and reboot the phone. Confirm if your IMEI has changed before starting the backup process
Process 1 - Backup to IMG files
Requirements:
- ADB available on your PC or Terminal Emulator app installed in your phone
- Phone rooted and BusyBox installed [get BusyBox from PlayStore its free]
Using the Terminal Emulator or ADB in command line, type these commands:
Code:
su
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst1 of=/storage/sdcard0/efs1.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst2 of=/storage/sdcard0/efs2.img
Process 2 - Backup with TWRP Recovery
Requirements:
- TWRP Recovery installed - Download version 2.8.6.0 HERE
1 - Reboot into Recovery Mode
2 - Press Backup
3 - Select only the EFS partition
4 - Rename the backup (optional) and press Backup
In both processes you can choose just to share with me only the modemst1 backup.
I believe that the IMEI information is on the modemst2.
The backup procedures dont have any risk to your phone.
Changing the IMEI carrys some risks... If you're not sure of this, just DON'T DO IT.
Or simply trust in me, and backup without changing your IMEI
Again, people i just can't put in words the suffering that i've been in this last 2 weeks...
Please anyone, just end my personal hell...
Thanks you all
please someone share you efs backup from e7 32GB indian version..
Hello.
When I changed ROM, both IMEI numbers were deleted. The phone options are "unknown". Besides the IMEI number all the information is correct - I have a good MEID, IMEI SV, Wifi MAC, Bluetooth address.
I have a copy of the NVRAM partition .qcn however, when trying to restore by QPST I get an error "The ESN on the phone does not match the ESN of this file containing RF calibration data".
When I try to save IMEI via Qualcomm_Smartphone_Write_IMEI, it pops up an error reading "Read IMEI1 fail!".
By changing the value of parameter 00550 in the QXDM and using WRITE, the value 0x00 is still read after the parameters are read again.
Please help me how can I save my phone. I was desperate.
Could someone be able to share a copy of EFS with TWRP?
My model is 2016031.
Rom: Global stable 8.5.3.0 (MALMIED).
Please help and apologize for my bad english.