[Q] Sprint Galaxy S4(L720) IMEI null - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Hi, I just got the phone with IMEI null. I don't know the reason how it became "NULL". I read lot of posts and everybody says that problem with EFS partition. Will this work if i flash with somebody else EFS partition on my phone?

Its illegal to use someone else imei, try using kies
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[Q] were is IMEI stored

Were is the IMEI number stored in our defy, like efs folder in samsung. Its helpful for backup it and flash without fear about loosing imei
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same question, where is imei stored? is there some EFS folder like Samsung phones?
You do not need to worry about imei loss. I've not read any reports of imei getting permanently lost.
If you loose your imei, after flashing, you can simply flash a stock ROM from rsd to restore it.
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hackergnome said:
You do not need to worry about imei loss. I've not read any reports of imei getting permanently lost.
If you loose your imei, after flashing, you can simply flash a stock ROM from rsd to restore it.
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I flashed my custom sbf (without system - to not start from scratch) and the imei is back.
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hackergnome said:
You do not need to worry about imei loss. I've not read any reports of imei getting permanently lost.
If you loose your imei, after flashing, you can simply flash a stock ROM from rsd to restore it.
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hope so. becouse i cant find much imei loss threads compared to samsung.
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[Q] imei null/null

how can do
i9500
baseband unknown
imei null/null
please help me
Unfortunately in this situation there's not a lot you can do without an EFS backup. A service centre can fix it.
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What did you do to it ? Beware the a service might refuse to fix it if you have a custom rom into it...

imei

I recently bought an Samsung Galaxy 4 and the imei is locked. I need an program in which i can unblock or change the imei number so i can use it.
tkenne0301 said:
I recently bought an Samsung Galaxy 4 and the imei is locked. I need an program in which i can unblock or change the imei number so i can use it.
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You're not going to find it here. Changing your imei isn't legal.
jd1639 said:
You're not going to find it here. Changing your imei isn't legal.
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How can I fix my problem?
I have a samiliar problem
I flashed a stock frimware using odin on my galaxy s4 (i9500)
After that i my imei changed to
(Xxxxxxxx94600)
And i tried flashing a couple of frimwares and couple of modems it didnt get my old imei back how to fix pls !?
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If you tried different modems and you can't get back your imei then it got damaged you must restore a backup but if you don't have there must be a way to change it with a hex editor.(Its just a guess)
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That's why you make a nandroid backup

[Q] note 3 imei changed

note 3(sm-n900) imei changed to 0049999010640000/01,when i tried to make a call it shows 'not registered on network'
please help me with this, it has been a week i am looking for an fix
You probably flashed something. Give us the run down of what were the last couple of things you did to your phone.
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Thank you for your reply
I havent done anything, I had given it to a mobile shop and they returned me the phone with no imei or baseband, I flashed it with stock firmware using odin.
Before I cant even turn my wifi on, I deleted the efs and now the wifi is working
Please help me
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amancools said:
Thank you for your reply
I havent done anything, I had given it to a mobile shop and they returned me the phone with no imei or baseband, I flashed it with stock firmware using odin.
Before I cant even turn my wifi on, I deleted the efs and now the wifi is working
Please help me
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Normally I would guide you on how to fix, but since a phone shop messed it up on you it's not up to you to fix, why should you risk your warranty cause of their mistake?, bring it back and demand they fix it ASAP for free.
I bought the phone when I was in tour,more than it the knox had triggered it to 'warranty bit 1'.
Please give me a soulution !?
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No one to help?
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Try this this will help u
Search soft brick note 3 n9005 this will help u
But is this a soft brick?
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amancools said:
But is this a soft brick?
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U got soft brick as well .try this
amancools said:
I bought the phone when I was in tour,more than it the knox had triggered it to 'warranty bit 1'.
Please give me a soulution !?
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Yup technically a soft brick. Follow the post above yours advice. He helped another guy earlier today
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Could you please give me a link to the fix?
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If no efs backup is available your pretty much have a brick.. It contains your imei sig.
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MySam said:
If no efs backup is available your pretty much have a brick.. It contains your imei sig.
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Not strictly true. Lots of people have no efs back up and can restore easily.
Number 1 - there's a fore script that rebuilds the partition, which the note 3 can do.
Number 2 - Your imei is stored on your box for the device to, with a little bit of adb trickery you can restore it fine.
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radicalisto said:
Not strictly true. Lots of people have no efs back up and can restore easily.
Number 1 - there's a fore script that rebuilds the partition, which the note 3 can do.
Number 2 - Your imei is stored on your box for the device to, with a little bit of adb trickery you can restore it fine.
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Yer arse, if the efs is empty then your pretty much ****ed without a backup... That imei number he has is a generic default when the system can't find the original.. Edit: however I've no idea if such a script /program can regenerate the original imei number.. I had the same problem on a galaxy S1, wiped the phone, reflashed a custom rom, bang no imei.. Had a backup of efs and had it working again, phew. Reading about the imei was a nightmare..
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Then please give guide me how to do it?
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There's plenty of threads where people have restored efs and lost IMEI and serial numbers. - things have changed significantly since the S1 days....
amancools there is numerous threads around, search for them. I'm on my phone and searching for links is annoying.
Edit: Here's the efs fix for the benefit of poster who says "yer arse"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
Edit 2: Explanation of how to fix IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49891835
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When i select the Rmnet+dm+modem option the windows doesnt recognize the device
I have a sm-n9005 when I connect it in this mode the pc regonized the device
What should I do to fix the usb problem?
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IMEI null/null and baseband unknown

Hello guys !! I have a i9500 I was on Official lollipop and tryed to degrade to kitkat And there i lost my imei and baseband as i didn't backup my efs I'm stuck now without no service !! Visited service centre but all they tell is to change the motherboard !!
Could anyone suggest something please
Anyone had the same problem please comment
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hv1997 said:
Hello guys !! I have a i9500 I was on Official lollipop and tryed to degrade to kitkat And there i lost my imei and baseband as i didn't backup my efs I'm stuck now without no service !! Visited service centre but all they tell is to change the motherboard !!
Could anyone suggest something please
Anyone had the same problem please comment
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as far as i know, if you dont have a efs backup, ur screwed
Won't others efs work? I hav my friends efs backup
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hv1997 said:
Hello guys !! I have a i9500 I was on Official lollipop and tryed to degrade to kitkat And there i lost my imei and baseband as i didn't backup my efs I'm stuck now without no service !! Visited service centre but all they tell is to change the motherboard !!
Could anyone suggest something please
Anyone had the same problem please comment
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You have to reinstall Official lollipop
If you flash and custom rom that make EFS Backup automatically, for example Ozcan ROM, you have to search a folder with this name "efs_Backup" in your "internal memory"
If you have this folder and backup
Make this instruction for downgrade to Kitkat: Here
But if i go to lollipop also still my imei and Baseband will be unknown !!
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hv1997 said:
But if i go to lollipop also still my imei and Baseband will be unknown !!
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No. also faced same problem while degrading.
But reflashed the official lollipop via odin and everything restored.
search my thread and you see how to downgrade to 4.4.2
i was downgrade to 4.4.2 and OK
hv1997 said:
But if i go to lollipop also still my imei and Baseband will be unknown !!
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No it's not so. Revert back to Lollipop and your baseband, imei will be recovered.
I have already experienced this, have been jumping between Kitkat and Lollipop since a week because of the same problem, I guess Lollipop has updated the EFS which makes Kitkat unable to read it properly.
Hope this helped you!
Unknown imei = go to lollipop, null, generic etc need a efs backup, however you can go to a mobile shop with a octopus box or something like that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9500-easy-to-downgrade-official-t3036258
See if the steps in there are of help.
Hey i have the same problem on my i9500 .. i want to the care and they said the same (replace motherboard). Also they tried installing three different firmware's and i still have the same error ..unknown baseband and Imei null .. Did you fix your problem ?

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