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[Q] S4 Firmware problem

Model number: I9500
Baseband Version: i9500XXUAMDE
Build Number: JDQ39.i9500XXUAMDE
AP: I9500XXUAMDE
CP: i9500XXUAMDE
CSC: i9500JVAMDC
i bought s4 today from a local market, it was rooted and has super su icon there, i unrooted my phone from there and then i thought i would flash my phone to stock rom myself,
Now i downloaded firmware for pakistan i-e I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_I9500XXUAMDE_HOME.tar
and used odin 3.85 and pressed the pda button and then it was passed, the phone restarted but unfortunately i lost the signals n there was a cross mark and in the settings about menu it says mobile network state disconnected and it says out of service and still it says device status CUSTOM, Software update through wifi says the same too
Please help, is it a genuine s4 or not, please help urgent...................
How to restore my s4 to flash rom and the way it is like it came out of box????

rameez.ahmed said:
How to restore my s4 to flash rom and the way it is like it came out of box????
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Most likely, there are 2 options here:
a) while flashing, you messed with the EFS partition => your IMEI number is demo one (plenty of zeroes, ending with 49).
b) the phone, you have bought, was stolen and claimed. Then, the operator blocked the original IMEI, so it was forced
well, option a - got o service centre or try to restore IMEI.
option b) buy not stolen, legitimate device from legitimate seller, not from a thief.

[Q] No Modems - I9505 - HELP

Hi.
Strange thing happened to a friend of mine.
He made ROOT, installed last CM ROM and somewhere in the middle of the process he lost modem, baseland and csc.
He installed phone info and in PDA, Baseband and CSC it's nothing written there.
He cannot use is phone to make phone calls to anyone... It says he hasn't sim card on the phone, but he has...
HELP PLEASE.

No network/No service/No signal... GT-I9500

Hello guys
my problem started when I tried to upgrade from 4.4.2 (KitKat) to 5.0.1 (lollipop), I tried first to upgrade using Kies but I just didn't work it recognized my phone and downloaded the firmware but couldn't install, so I went to the other option "odin" I flashed the firmware for my region for my phone yet when it turned on I had a very week signal.
when I tried going back to kitkat I had no service at all and lost my IMEI and baseband, then I tried different regions of lollipop and kitkat, but still nothing, and I thought I lost my IMEI and that I need to write it manually using this box (I don't remember its name) until yesterday when I flashed a Turkish kitkat which restored my IMEI and baseband but still no service, then I backed up my efs folder and went on trying every modem in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
I tried everyone of them some gave me "no service" others "emergency calls only" and a third group didn't even recognize the sim card however all of them changed my IMEI to either NULL or the fake IMEI.
now I tried to restore my esf folder but it didn't work, so I thought to re-flash the Turkish firmware (which retrieved my IMEI and serial) but also didn't work and now I still have a fake IMEI which is weird because it worked before.
I tried every method every solution and nothing worked
I even contacted Samsung who told me that it cannot be fixed in Europe cause it is an international model and has to be fixed from where it was bought (Jordan)
and now um feeling really hopeless
please help

987123 said:
Hello guys
my problem started when I tried to upgrade from 4.4.2 (KitKat) to 5.0.1 (lollipop), I tried first to upgrade using Kies but I just didn't work it recognized my phone and downloaded the firmware but couldn't install, so I went to the other option "odin" I flashed the firmware for my region for my phone yet when it turned on I had a very week signal.
when I tried going back to kitkat I had no service at all and lost my IMEI and baseband, then I tried different regions of lollipop and kitkat, but still nothing, and I thought I lost my IMEI and that I need to write it manually using this box (I don't remember its name) until yesterday when I flashed a Turkish kitkat which restored my IMEI and baseband but still no service, then I backed up my efs folder and went on trying every modem in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
I tried everyone of them some gave me "no service" others "emergency calls only" and a third group didn't even recognize the sim card however all of them changed my IMEI to either NULL or the fake IMEI.
now I tried to restore my esf folder but it didn't work, so I thought to re-flash the Turkish firmware (which retrieved my IMEI and serial) but also didn't work and now I still have a fake IMEI which is weird because it worked before.
I tried every method every solution and nothing worked
I even contacted Samsung who told me that it cannot be fixed in Europe cause it is an international model and has to be fixed from where it was bought (Jordan)
and now um feeling really hopeless
please help
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Ive got similiar problem can u contact me on this mail [email protected]

Same problem here. I have no idea what my original firmware was. My phone was bought in Panama...

same here i lost my imei and serial after upgrading firmeware.
i can't understand how samsung made it easy to brick a phone, and made difficulte to repair it
if there is a solution !!!

samsung a510f not registered on the network

Hi guys I have a problem on my samsung a510f. the phone works properly it's just a bit of time has a problem! after a call placed loses the signal and says (not registered on the network) are forced to restart or put into airplane mode, but the next phone call the problem persists, I tried them all even with changing imei imei changer because I thought that the My iMEI was corrupt but nothing! I did downgrade from 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 but no, I put costom rom but the problem remains, can anyone help me? thanks

I forgot all this has started to happen when the phone was still the original was missing from the root I now had to do to change rom

guys no one can help me?

dont touch the IMEI stuff, you usually either make a backup of it or just stay away from it.
Look what baseband you have, and what bootloader, chances are sometimes they fail to flash, especially after a custom intervention.

I have only tried to change imei thought it was corrupt ... baseband and bootloader are fine....This problem I had since before I performed the root

samsung s7 edge lost imei info?

hi all
my partners s7 edge was running very slow so i flashed the stock firmware yesterday and now its lost IMEI information. i have followed guide on here and tried all 3 steps (reflashing rom etc) however whenever i try backing up EMS it fails saying there is no EMS file, she cannot make any calls as its not registering on the network. please can someone help with this???

rumel2011 said:
hi all
my partners s7 edge was running very slow so i flashed the stock firmware yesterday and now its lost IMEI information. i have followed guide on here and tried all 3 steps (reflashing rom etc) however whenever i try backing up EMS it fails saying there is no EMS file, she cannot make any calls as its not registering on the network. please can someone help with this???
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Hey, I have the same problem, I guess that there's not solution yet.

Try here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3379516
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Do you a have a efs.img backup ? Or any kind of IMEI/EFS/RADIO backup ?
I had the same problem I flashed the stock ROM and somehow I lost my IMEI info, I tried everything and I was even thinking about buying a z3x box but then I decided to do a very risky move , I completely deleted all the EFS related files/info and reflashed again but now I was not able to boot because I always sent me to recovery mode saying that :
"E:Failed To Mount /EFS (invalid argument )"
Then all I did was installing TWRP and rooted my SM-G935F and then I placed my efs.img backup on my internal SD CARD and went on recovery launched the terminal and wrote this :
dd if=/sdcard/efs.img of=/dev/block/platform/155a0000.ufs/by-name/EFS
Then I wrote reboot and it finally my phone was booting and I recovered my IMEI and was able to use my phone normally.
This only works if you have a backup of your EFS, and even if you do is risky , but I did it because I lost all hope and was accepting the fact that my phone would just become a useless wifi only device .

So there is not a fix yet for this problem ?

I have a problem on my s7edge instead. If i have valid imei i'am almost always in emergency calls, and when the signal comes back does not go into mobile data connection. With the wi fi no problem.Can someone help me i'am going crazy.!

IMEI, Network Signal and Baseband is misssing
Re: IMEI, Network Signal and Baseband is misssing
IMEI, Network Signal and Baseband is misssing
Hi
I am ready to donate if any expert can help me to restore IMEI.
I am using SM-N9500 samsung note 8 model - hongkong version, i frequently change the roms.. when last time i tried to install a custom rom i lost IMEI. i am getting error like IMEI-unknown, baseband- unknown, no network and sim cards not working..
i tried installing stock rom, custom roms, it was installing successfully but only baseband, signal and IMEI are not working. i didnt even back up my EFS folder. So, kindly help me to get back my IMEI.
I have installed stock rom, still no IMEI. now i rooted my mobile and taken EFS backup. is it enough? if yes, pls suggest me the next steps. I also tried installing combination firmware, though is not working, installation was successful and also i am able to see the factory binary logo, after which it will switch off automatically and boot loops. everytime it will open factory binary and immediately it will switch off automatically..
Build number - R16NW.N9500ZHS4CRJ1