Sprint galaxy s4 efs - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Does anyone know how to do a efs backup incase my imei and the rest of my data corrupts when flashing a rom or something because it happened to me on my s3 and i don't want it to happen again because i just got my s4 lol.
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churchey360 said:
Does anyone know how to do a efs backup incase my imei and the rest of my data corrupts when flashing a rom or something because it happened to me on my s3 and i don't want it to happen again because i just got my s4 lol.
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There is an EFS backup option in Twrp
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churchey360 said:
Does anyone know how to do a efs backup incase my imei and the rest of my data corrupts when flashing a rom or something because it happened to me on my s3 and i don't want it to happen again because i just got my s4 lol.
Flash~a~holic!
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Happen to know a fix for this.. with no efs backup? lol
Ive been struggling for a few days now looking for a fix. I can at least use any other rom besides stock so that works for now. I'm thinkin ill just do that for a few more months and throw it at the wall or something when I have an upgrade, that's kind of what I want to do now :silly:

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My IMEI SHOWING 000000..IF ANY DEV SOLVE MY PROBLEM I WILL DONATE

HI
my imei showing 000000000....i flashed my phone and lost my imei....
If any dev restore my imei i will surely donate.
Thanx in advance
srinivas07 said:
HI
my imei showing 000000000....i flashed my phone and lost my imei....
If any dev restore my imei i will surely donate.
Thanx in advance
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had you backed up your efs folder before../???
neo1691 said:
had you backed up your efs folder before../???
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NO i didnt back my efs folder
srinivas07 said:
NO i didnt back my efs folder
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if you would have backed up your efc then we could have flashed your imei via odin!!
i dont know any other solution. Hope some expert will look into this
Flash any stock rom 1st.. see if it is back..
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ranadip.bswas said:
Flash any stock rom 1st.. see if it is back..
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yaa i had given a try to all those....still it shows 000000000000
On a lighter note --
Steal someone's efs backup, flash it, generate/get a valid IMEI from one of those sources who were doing good business during the "Chinese Phone" fiasco in India and force feed that IMEI
Tianhe said:
On a lighter note --
Steal someone's efs backup, flash it, generate/get a valid IMEI from one of those sources who were doing good business during the "Chinese Phone" fiasco in India and force feed that IMEI
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should i use the efs which is of only g3 one's or can i use any android one's???
Srinivas buddy - i would like you to note that i am no techno whiz and therefore my comments on this problem may also be taken with a pinch of salt. If i had to hazard a guess, i would surely try a efs backup from G3 rather than any other phone. The problem which will arise after you have flashed the efs & its succesfully working, is that there will be potential conflict of the IMEI in case both phones are active. Therefore, it is imperative to change the IMEI at once - and people do say that getting a valid IMEI is possible
To repeat myself - i am in no way responsible for any damage which may result from the above and hope that the DEVs have a better solution than my wild-ass theory
Tianhe said:
Srinivas buddy - i would like you to note that i am no techno whiz and therefore my comments on this problem may also be taken with a pinch of salt. If i had to hazard a guess, i would surely try a efs backup from G3 rather than any other phone. The problem which will arise after you have flashed the efs & its succesfully working, is that there will be potential conflict of the IMEI in case both phones are active. Therefore, it is imperative to change the IMEI at once - and people do say that getting a valid IMEI is possible
To repeat myself - i am in no way responsible for any damage which may result from the above and hope that the DEVs have a better solution than my wild-ass theory
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ok...but im a little bit confused...can u clearly explain me...sorry for that
What i mean is that when you "borrow" the efs backup from another phone and flash it to yours - then both the phones will have same IMEI since both carry the same efs information. This may cause problems when both the phones are active on the cellular network and i believe it may also be illegal. Therefore, it is important that you should get a new IMEI number as soon as possible.
Please remember that this is all guesswork and not recommended. However, if you dont care about possibly bricking your phone then atleast choose a efs backup from a phone which is exactly the same model as yours & running the same build / firmware + consult the DEVs before this
Tianhe said:
What i mean is that when you "borrow" the efs backup from another phone and flash it to yours - then both the phones will have same IMEI since both carry the same efs information. This may cause problems when both the phones are active on the cellular network and i believe it may also be illegal. Therefore, it is important that you should get a new IMEI number as soon as possible.
Please remember that this is all guesswork and not recommended. However, if you dont care about possibly bricking your phone then atleast choose a efs backup from a phone which is exactly the same model as yours & running the same build / firmware + consult the DEVs before this
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ok i got it...but how can change my IMEI ??is there any software for that??
i don't know wheather it will work or not, but just try this,
copy and paste efs folder of some other galaxy 3 to system folder using root explorer and edit .imei file with text editor and type your imei which will be there in bill or it will be on box and save it.
d92s said:
i don't know wheather it will work or not, but just try this,
copy and paste efs folder of some other galaxy 3 to system folder using root explorer and edit .imei file with text editor and type your imei which will be there in bill or it will be on box and save it.
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ok i would try it
http://www.msai.in/manufacturer.html
Check the above link and get yourself a valid/genuine IMEI number instead of getting into trouble!
if everything else fails, flash the official eclair and update it to froyo via kies. then take it to a samsung centre and say you lost your imei during official update through kies. they ought to fix it
maverickgenius said:
if everything else fails, flash the official eclair and update it to froyo via kies. then take it to a samsung centre and say you lost your imei during official update through kies. they ought to fix it
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Yup mave is right ..its a perfect solution..
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I think this will not work...
No IMEI no Support.
gagan007 said:
http://www.msai.in/manufacturer.html
Check the above link and get yourself a valid/genuine IMEI number instead of getting into trouble!
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I gonna try it today
deskjeti said:
I think this will not work...
No IMEI no Support.
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I think its pretty much worth a try, to be completely on the safe side u could just flash a firmware with bootloader, when Odin is at bootloader flashing pull the USB cable and the battery, your phone will be a brick then. Just go to service center and tell them that it didn't turn on after a firmware update with kiss.
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Repair Samsung Galaxy S4 IMEI – Fix Galaxy S4 GT 19505 IMEI error

After repair my phone from bad boot, as it was stuck on the attached image i repair it through kies. but now it's showing IMEI problem. it's showing NULL
That's forced download mode. First thing you need to do is flash a stock rom (preferably for your carrier) with Odin. Then, if you're lucky, you may get your IMEI back. If you don't & you don't have an EFS backup, it's either a service centre or local mobile repair shop job.
MistahBungle said:
That's forced download mode. First thing you need to do is flash a stock rom (preferably for your carrier) with Odin. Then, if you're lucky, you may get your IMEI back. If you don't & you don't have an EFS backup, it's either a service centre or local mobile repair shop job.
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Please anyone help me to fix my galaxy s4 I9505 imei.
http://adel-al-milad.blogspot.com/2013/10/this-is-ultimate-solution-imei-galaxy.htm
sumonfd said:
After repair my phone from bad boot, as it was stuck on the attached image i repair it through kies. but now it's showing IMEI problem. it's showing NULL
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test this
adl008 said:
test this
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That was only for samsung galaxy s4 I9500 not for I9505.
I had this problem when I first got my s4 I flashed a ROM everything went fine I booted up and imei was null, so what worked for me was booting back into recovery and wipe everything and restored my backup and all was good again!!
thatsupnow said:
I had this problem when I first got my s4 I flashed a ROM everything went fine I booted up and imei was null, so what worked for me was booting back into recovery and wipe everything and restored my backup and all was good again!!
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Tried a lot this process nothing work. Waiting for another good advice.
Were you flashing a custom rom? If so, what recovery were you using and what rom were you flashing?
Try efs backup from another device
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smep said:
Try efs backup from another device
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How to do that??/ please explain
EFS Backup i9505 Link????
smep said:
Try efs backup from another device
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EFS Backup i9505 Link????:laugh::laugh:
if anyone have efs backup, kindly do tell me , i need it to get repaired my 9505.
after fixing it will not show ur imei guranteed, moreover we are in different continents, so make no problem at all,
kindly do share efs backup bcoz my phone is just dead from last 3 months.
hahmad78 said:
if anyone have efs backup, kindly do tell me , i need it to get repaired my 9505.
after fixing it will not show ur imei guranteed, moreover we are in different continents, so make no problem at all,
kindly do share efs backup bcoz my phone is just dead from last 3 months.
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No one that is smart will share their IMEI code with an other person. I would highly recommend that nobody should share their /efs backup.
A bundle of thanks dear, for nice suggestions and advice,
i hope , everyone will listen to you.
hahmad78 said:
A bundle of thanks dear, for nice suggestions and advice,
i hope , everyone will listen to you.
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I hope they do, because nobody should share their efs.
If you don't have backup then you should get acces to a samsung box: http://z3x-team.com/
If that doesn't work then you have damaged hardware.
Lennyz1988 said:
I hope they do, because nobody should share their efs.
If you don't have backup then you should get acces to a samsung box: http://z3x-team.com/
If that doesn't work then you have damaged hardware.
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Dear if i had that option in my area, i would had been there instead of asking and listening such comments.
No problem, if you people are nit willing, than its ok for me.
Next time i will take care of it. I have lots of cellphones, if anyone want anything from these, just tell me, i would love to help
Do you have repair ur imei?????i have same problem

lg d802 no signal [ unknown baseband ]

hi there i need your help
i flashed PA rom and i did a sd format to clean it all
and now i have no signal or anything and i think it has something to do with efs?
i dont have a backup of efs folder only a first nandroid backup and restoring that doesn't work eather
thanks.
EDIT:
also no sound. no wifi (avoiding bad connections) but my connection is verry good
any solutions? I have the same problem
dunda92 said:
any solutions? I have the same problem
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the only way is to use KDZ method
any solution I have this problem also, went back to stock kdz method and tot method nothing works. It also keeps rebooting every 20 seconds.
I tried a few different things for a few days and I couldn't fix it so I took it in and they ordered me another G2. My issue is that I wiped my phone clean and lost twrp. I had a backup efs. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
Replaced the Verizon files with my 801 but still didn't work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
to be safe, next time please upload your efs backup to other storage like Dropbox or something similar..
Yep. This is for next time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451390
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I'm back to stock via LG Tool (restore "real" original software), but nothing happens.
Still Unknown baseband
is your emei still same as on box?
seek how to get that back if you never made efs backup.
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Same here guys, no backup, deleted my efs
I cant send it back how do i fix it
j0sh1 said:
Same here guys, no backup, deleted my efs
I cant send it back how do i fix it
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Honestly, you'd need some one to send you their EFS backup (who's on the same carrier and model). Then you'd need to extract it. Then edit it to replace their data with yours.
But I don't think your going to find anyone willing to do that. As it's a HUGE risk to them. So I think your only bet it to to a warranty or repair 'call' with lg if not your carrier.
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NomadCF said:
Honestly, you'd need some one to send you their EFS backup (who's on the same carrier and model). Then you'd need to extract it. Then edit it to replace their data with yours.
But I don't think your going to find anyone willing to do that. As it's a HUGE risk to them. So I think your only bet it to to a warranty or repair 'call' with lg if not your carrier.
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I have the international d802 bought from Kogan Hong Kong stock been using with optus network in Melbourne Australia.
j0sh1 said:
I have the international d802 bought from Kogan Hong Kong stock been using with optus network in Melbourne Australia.
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Try this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370

[In Search Of] SGH-i337 EFS.tar file

Hello XDA Community,
I have severely messed up my EFS data on my i337 and did not create a backup which was absolutely retarded of me. My IMEI is now UNKNOWN and I cannot fix this with EFS Professional.
Anyways...I was wondering if anyone would be so kind and could make a backup of their i337 EFS.tar and send it to me here so I can flash with Odin and fix my EFS data on my phone.
I would greatly appreciate it!!!!
Thanks!
gtrader said:
Hello XDA Community,
I have severely messed up my EFS data on my i337 and did not create a backup which was absolutely retarded of me. My IMEI is now UNKNOWN and I cannot fix this with EFS Professional.
Anyways...I was wondering if anyone would be so kind and could make a backup of their i337 EFS.tar and send it to me here so I can flash with Odin and fix my EFS data on my phone.
I would greatly appreciate it!!!!
Thanks!
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Go to the service centre and they shall do it with ease..
Plus this pot will help you too..if you ever comsulted this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44971585
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DeepankarS said:
Go to the service centre and they shall do it with ease..
Plus this pot will help you too..if you ever comsulted this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44971585
Press Thanks if I helped
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I really dont want to go to a service center. All i really need is an EFS.tar that I can flash with odin so I can fix my IMEI

EFS Messed up!! Had efs folder backed up.. still cant get proper imei back!!

Device i9500 exynos version
location :india
I recently tried to downgrade my s4 on aurora s6 rom directly to kit kat.. people said --take an efs backup so--there was a folder named "efs_backup" (containing .tar.nz files) ( containing efs of different dates each file ~1kb !!!!!) in my phone storage.. so i thought that must be it.. so i just copied it for later
now.. i flashed the kit kat stock.. (II9500XXUFNB3_I9500ODDFNB3_I9500DDUFNA4_HOME.tar.MD5) lost my signal.. and started to panic .. played around with the basebands ... and also played around with my efs folder.. (as it showed up blank at that time)
since i couldnt get it to work.. restored cwm recovery.. i still had the same problem .. no signal
after restoring to lollipop and kitkat and again to lollipop now..
...in the end i am left with ---
phone shows signal (the range bars- are present)...
baseband shows up okay DDUBMF8 ..
imei is different than before its 004999010640000 now ( fake imei? new imei?)
network shows unknown
i can connect to wifi download stuff etc.. i just cant call
i do have screenshots of previous imei.. so i do have my old imei.. but it dosent match the new fake imei
im presently restored back to stock rooted 5.0.1 lollipop samsung firmware.. ( restored from philz recovery- i had an old 4gig recovery in times like this) alas.. the problem persists
my efs folder isnt empty if thats what u think::
it does have nv_data.bin.. idk why things arent working...
help!!!pls
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I have same problem.. From my samsung s2 ..my Baseband is unknow ..
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Maybe this will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Or this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...warning-guide-backup-restore-imei-nv-t1946915
Edit: my apologies. Those links are for Qualcomm phones.
audit13 said:
Maybe this will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Or this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...warning-guide-backup-restore-imei-nv-t1946915
Edit: my apologies. Those links are for Qualcomm phones.
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Please.. if there's any hope for my phone .. please help me..
Should I research more ? If yes where?
Sorry, I'm not sure what to suggest. Your phone may need to be repaired by jtag.
mymutatedmind said:
Please.. if there's any hope for my phone .. please help me..
Should I research more ? If yes where?
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Start with flashing a stock Lollipop rom with .pit and re-partition.
You have link for stock lolipop rom?
I try flasing with costum rom lolipop but nothing chance..
Mt phone is no signal
Sory for bad english
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Lennyz1988 said:
Start with flashing a stock Lollipop rom with .pit and re-partition.
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'sent phone over to samsung care... they said that the phone might die.. no gurantee if things will work out..
i just wanna know if recovry is even possible.. i mean is there any hope ? cz if there isnt ill see the phone spares instead of investing in further care for the device!!! just hope things work.. have had the phone from when it was released u know.. i love that thing
i dont want it to leave m
mymutatedmind said:
'sent phone over to samsung care... they said that the phone might die.. no gurantee if things will work out..
i just wanna know if recovry is even possible.. i mean is there any hope ? cz if there isnt ill see the phone spares instead of investing in further care for the device!!! just hope things work.. have had the phone from when it was released u know.. i love that thing
i dont want it to leave m
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If it's hardware failure then you have two options:
1. Swap motherboard
or
2. Replace EMMC chip on the motherboard en reflash your IMEI on it.
Lennyz1988 said:
If it's hardware failure then you have two options:
1. Swap motherboard
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2. Replace EMMC chip on the motherboard en reflash your IMEI on it.
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gave phone to samsung care they sorted it out....lol
ty anyway
Glad it got fixed. Did Samsung replace the motherboard? Any idea how they fixed it?

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