My original IMEI number was starting from 35XX and now its has been changed to 44XXXX i have not done anything just using phone as it is. Because of this whenever i inset my simcard my phone gets hanged.
Please help me. I am from Gujarat using HTC with Airtel.
How could this happen?
I dont think it will change automatically.
Someone must have changed it.
Bring back to Airtel and ask them about it.
there was a thread some time ago talking about a problem with some elfs going to a special imei, that its blacklisted so it wont work.
i think the mods have deleted the thread, but search in google the whole imei number u have now.
crapula512 said:
there was a thread some time ago talking about a problem with some elfs going to a special imei, that its blacklisted so it wont work.
i think the mods have deleted the thread, but search in google the whole imei number u have now.
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The problem has now one more thing when it starts the phone even without sim it gets hanged. now even i cant see IMEI number by starting and when it starts screen becomes red please help me...
Screen becomes red?
Is there 3 colours on the screen?
Are you still in warrenty?
no phone is not in warrenty
So now, your phone cant start?
Cant go to windows mobile?
jeremy89632 said:
So now, your phone cant start?
Cant go to windows mobile?
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yes i cant
Can you try to flash via SD?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Elf_SD_Card_Flashing
Works for elf and elfin.
late reply: phone had water damaged, the best thing you can do is stop messing around, remove battery, and take it to capable technician.
it happens often that imei gets to factory default, not 1st case I´ve seen...
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that could be that your elf was reported in your operator and the lasted owner send to changued IMEI of the device for continues working with then.
your device dont have any problem for that IMEI only work again
Enjoy dont worry
i changed my rom many times, i used chifu rom mostly because i liked them but i realise i have kind of a big huge problem, i dont know how but my phone's Imei got changed ( yes yes i'm a dumbass ) is there any way to change it back to the original one ??? i know that changing imei is not a legal thing , but what i just want to change it back to the original one... if not it is still working , i dont know for how much long but it is
thanks ins advance
best regards
I think whats probably happened is that the ROM you are currently using is displaying the imei number of the handset that it was originally dumped from.
It has not actually changed the imei number of your handset its simply displaying the wrong number.
Bottom line is that you imei is still the same number that is printed on your device (under battery or wherever)....
My HD2 shows a different imei but I have been assured by the chef of the ROM that I use that its not a problem so dont worry.
Hope that helps.
Ps Im moving this to the general section.
thank u very much
i wont worry about it when it stops working then i will get worried about it but until then
yeah theres no need to worry....
if you need your imei it will be on your device, probably under the battery or in the documents you got with the phone.
Hi ,
I have Nexus 7 2012 3G Model imported from USA whereas I stay in India,
I have done RMA recently , it was my 3rd time to go there, I had battery & motherboard issue this time, they changed my battery but not board but claimed that they did but i was smart to check data so when i checked my whole data was there so i got to know that they didn't changed it at all so again i give it there & told the issue,
Now problem is i am not facing any battery issue but its taking almost 8 hours to charge battery & giving 4.5 hrs on screen so i looked further so got to know that when motherboard changes it used to be IMEI also gets changes whereas i double checked with box & setting - status that my IMEI is same as before along with SSN ( sim serial number ),I seriously cant trust them whether they really changed my board or not, Is there anyway i can confirm with myself?
As i mentioned before it was my 3rd time for RMA , service is good as it does not takes time to do that like weeks but i cant trust them due to last incident & main problem is only 2 days remained to end my warranty, & this device gave me loads of issues till now, So Can anyone help me with this? I am ready to provide any details to look further.
Thanks in advance & Help will be Appreciated,
Try checking mac address that is hardware specific so if it is same then it is not changed. Btw imei is also hardware specific so i am sure it is not changed.
Please ignore my spelling mistakes. English is not my native language.
xateeq said:
Try checking mac address that is hardware specific so if it is same then it is not changed. Btw imei is also hardware specific so i am sure it is not changed.
Please ignore my spelling mistakes. English is not my native language.
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I have mac address of new right now but i don't remember Mac address if my old motherboard , Is there any way i can check old mac address ?
Hi, i brought a used LG G2 with USB cable, earphones and charger but nothing else, no box or anything... rooted the phone today and saw a new update available to download but for some stupid reason i cant update the phone on my Computer, tried on my phone and it said "your phone is not registered yet" so i went to the LG website to register the phone but couldnt fill in the serial number part since i dont know where the hell is it, since i dont have the box of the phone and theres nothing on the back just next to the LG logo i couldnt registered the phone and now im actually worried since not having the serial number might be really bad i guess, and the worst part is that i cant get in touch with the guy who sold it to me.
My question is, is it rly bad not having the serial number ? is there a way i can get it back somehow ? can i update the phone anyway without having to flash or somthing "dont have much knowledge on that"?
Thx in advance.
primary_lotus said:
Hi, i brought a used LG G2 with USB cable, earphones and charger but nothing else, no box or anything... rooted the phone today and saw a new update available to download but for some stupid reason i cant update the phone on my Computer, tried on my phone and it said "your phone is not registered yet" so i went to the LG website to register the phone but couldnt fill in the serial number part since i dont know where the hell is it, since i dont have the box of the phone and theres nothing on the back just next to the LG logo i couldnt registered the phone and now im actually worried since not having the serial number might be really bad i guess, and the worst part is that i cant get in touch with the guy who sold it to me.
My question is, is it rly bad not having the serial number ? is there a way i can get it back somehow ? can i update the phone anyway without having to flash or somthing "dont have much knowledge on that"?
Thx in advance.
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you should have the imei number on a white sticker on the back of the phone. that will be as good as a serial number to your carrier.
thats the problem, i dont have that sticker.... the previous owner must´ve taken it out or somthing but i can check my imei anytime, i just cant see where is the serial number.
primary_lotus said:
thats the problem, i dont have that sticker.... the previous owner must´ve taken it out or somthing but i can check my imei anytime, i just cant see where is the serial number.
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Go to settings, about phone, and somewhere there you will find your IMEI, write it down somewhere and then try?
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Thx anyway but it doesnt work, just because imei is and serial number are 2 completely diferent thing.
If you take the back cover off of the device. There should be a sticker inside with the serial number on it.
Also if you take the last number off the imei that should work.
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hey, took the back cover off but cant find it, maybe its under the battery but i wont touch there or i might do somthing that ill regret later, tried to put 1 less imei number on serial thingy but its not working aswell.
thx anyway for reply
hey, after some tought i decided to put CM11 on this phone since i couldnt update it anyway, now... when i go to settings/about phone/status i can see my serial number there.
Is it my real serial number ? or just some serial number from the rom itself? sry i dont have much knowledge on this stuff.
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hey, after some tought i decided to put CM11 on this phone since i couldnt update it anyway, now... when i go to settings/about phone/status i can see my serial number there.
Is it my real serial number ? or just some serial number from the rom itself? sry i dont have much knowledge on this stuff.
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Should be the real serial number.
Sorry the other stuff didnt work.
But that should be it!
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primary_lotus said:
hey, after some tought i decided to put CM11 on this phone since i couldnt update it anyway, now... when i go to settings/about phone/status i can see my serial number there.
Is it my real serial number ? or just some serial number from the rom itself? sry i dont have much knowledge on this stuff.
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Hi
Have you found a way to fix the "Your phone is not registered yet" problem?
I facing the issue of not registered yet..
My LG g2 is giving an error of your phone not yet registered.. I cant update my phone to Kitkat.. I dont want root the device.. Please help...
Hello!
I have tried searching the g2 forums for a way to repair my IMEI, as the one I had has been set to all zeroes. Is there any way to fix this? I do not have any backups of anything on my phone, i have tried using maui meta, but for some reason it cannot interface with my phone, and neither can hyperterminal. i get it to connect, but then it doesn't let me type anything.
If anyone knows a way to fix this, i would appreciate your help greatly! PM or on the forum here, either work just fine!
evilkoal said:
Hello!
I have tried searching the g2 forums for a way to repair my IMEI, as the one I had has been set to all zeroes. Is there any way to fix this? I do not have any backups of anything on my phone, i have tried using maui meta, but for some reason it cannot interface with my phone, and neither can hyperterminal. i get it to connect, but then it doesn't let me type anything.
If anyone knows a way to fix this, i would appreciate your help greatly! PM or on the forum here, either work just fine!
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Have you tried going back to stock ? Restoring back to the firmware that came with your phone? If not try that. But if you have You may just be out of luck
evilkoal said:
Hello!
I have tried searching the g2 forums for a way to repair my IMEI, as the one I had has been set to all zeroes. Is there any way to fix this? I do not have any backups of anything on my phone, i have tried using maui meta, but for some reason it cannot interface with my phone, and neither can hyperterminal. i get it to connect, but then it doesn't let me type anything.
If anyone knows a way to fix this, i would appreciate your help greatly! PM or on the forum here, either work just fine!
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This is a total shot in the dark, but did you try running maui meta or hyperterminal as an Adminstrator?
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This is a total shot in the dark, but did you try running maui meta or hyperterminal as an Adminstrator?
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I have tried flashing back, but still no IMEI.
I have tried using administrator mode on both but it doesnt work., i wonder if i am using a wrong setting? maybe i am missing something? there is no CP-USB mode that i can see in the engineering menu...
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I have tried flashing back, but still no IMEI.
I have tried using administrator mode on both but it doesnt work., i wonder if i am using a wrong setting? maybe i am missing something? there is no CP-USB mode that i can see in the engineering menu...
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Do you have a stock ROM back-up of your device form before you lost the imei? if so, restore that and it should restore your imdi. Other than that i can't tell you much else, supposedly once your imei is gone, it is gone for good.
MalignantQuechnitlan said:
Do you have a stock ROM back-up of your device form before you lost the imei? if so, restore that and it should restore your imdi. Other than that i can't tell you much else, supposedly once your imei is gone, it is gone for good.
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I do not. There is no way it can be gone for good. It has to be editable with a hex editor or something somehow. Just because it is illegal to change your info dies NOT mean that it is impossible or that people should stop finding out how to do it. I have tried all the simple tricks with terminal in su mode, but they don't seem to take. There has to be another way.
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I do not. There is no way it can be gone for good. It has to be editable with a hex editor or something somehow. Just because it is illegal to change your info dies NOT mean that it is impossible or that people should stop finding out how to do it. I have tried all the simple tricks with terminal in su mode, but they don't seem to take. There has to be another way.
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Here's the deal. You're effed. Do a warranty replacement. Once your IMEI is gone, you are out of luck. Sorry and I hope I'm wrong, but I have yet to see someone fix it.
How did you break it?
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evilkoal said:
I do not. There is no way it can be gone for good. It has to be editable with a hex editor or something somehow. Just because it is illegal to change your info dies NOT mean that it is impossible or that people should stop finding out how to do it. I have tried all the simple tricks with terminal in su mode, but they don't seem to take. There has to be another way.
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Ha, never knew changing/adjusting your imei was a legal issue. As to changing it back, i suppose you are correct, the imei is on the box and the sticker from the device, you all you gotta do is find a working hex editor and type the imei back in.
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where is it?
MalignantQuechnitlan said:
Ha, never knew changing/adjusting your imei was a legal issue. As to changing it back, i suppose you are correct, the imei is on the box and the sticker from the device, you all you gotta do is find a working hex editor and type the imei back in.
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Where would i find the file with the IMEI in it, so i can edit it? i mean, i tried the backup way, but the img files jack everything up so i cannot edit the imei in them.
Because of identification issues, imei is rarely changeable by average user, its not likely it will ever be some file you can edit just like that mwahhaha
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i had this same problem on a windows phone. i tried to reinstall the stock rom on it to get my imei back. i could get the rom installed but had no network connection because imei was still messed up. long story short, if you have no efs backup then you're just f'ed. you may be able to get it fixed with a jtag repair. there's a company that specializes in things like this if you google them. they are mobiletechvideos. i've delt with them before and they are nice people. the only option you may have is to change your imei. but that is illegal.
actually lg can do it also
freebee269 said:
i had this same problem on a windows phone. i tried to reinstall the stock rom on it to get my imei back. i could get the rom installed but had no network connection because imei was still messed up. long story short, if you have no efs backup then you're just f'ed. you may be able to get it fixed with a jtag repair. there's a company that specializes in things like this if you google them. they are mobiletechvideos. i've delt with them before and they are nice people. the only option you may have is to change your imei. but that is illegal.
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Well how would I go about changing it, for educational purposes only, of course. We'll just say I'm not bound by the same laws as you folks because of where I live currently, and the fact that I purchased my phone.
if LG and companies can do it, then we can do it as well. The information is somewhere on the phone, accessible to these people, so it is there and accessible for us as well. There is no way that this is impossible if someone else can do it.
IMEI is what your service provider use to turn off phones if its stolen, and use it to track down people that stole your phone. Once its gone its gone, this is call a hard brick, you cant fix it, send it in or buy another phone. Stop being a hard head, or having faith, you cant fix this.
P.S Dont give him your IMEI, if he did manage to fix it with your IMEI (by an act of god), that means your phone is Effed...its like stealing identity.
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IMEI is what your service provider use to turn off phones if its stolen, and use it to track down people that stole your phone. Once its gone its gone, this is call a hard brick, you cant fix it, send it in or buy another phone. Stop being a hard head, or having faith, you cant fix this.
P.S Dont give him your IMEI, if he did manage to fix it with your IMEI (by an act of god), that means your phone is Effed...its like stealing identity.
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you sir, are retarded. I am not asking for anybody's imei. if you could understand what was written, you would see that i am attempting to figure out how to edit the imei. it is not illegal to change your own phone's imei unless it is stolen, and i do not live in america or europe so i am out of those d-bag's jurisdiction. I can legally do whatever i want.
I cannot send in my phone because it is beyond the warranty, and i have already rooted it. it is not hardbricked, because it still turns on, wifi works fine, a hard brick is when your phone will not even boot up. learn your terminology. IMEI repair is possible, obviously, because tech companies can fix it, and so are the manufacturers. if it were hard coded, the manufacturer would have to pull a chip out of the phone, which is highly unlikely as it is neither cost nor time efficient.
you stop being a hard head, and thinking that things are impossible. if everybody thought like you, we would still be beating each other over the head with sticks.
I was once in the same boat whereby I accidentally restored the efs backup from my wife's g2. Fortunately I had a backup of my efs and everything was fine after I restored the original copy.
Sorry this info will most probably not helping you.
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you sir, are retarded. I am not asking for anybody's imei. if you could understand what was written, you would see that i am attempting to figure out how to edit the imei. it is not illegal to change your own phone's imei unless it is stolen, and i do not live in america or europe so i am out of those d-bag's jurisdiction. I can legally do whatever i want.
I cannot send in my phone because it is beyond the warranty, and i have already rooted it. it is not hardbricked, because it still turns on, wifi works fine, a hard brick is when your phone will not even boot up. learn your terminology. IMEI repair is possible, obviously, because tech companies can fix it, and so are the manufacturers. if it were hard coded, the manufacturer would have to pull a chip out of the phone, which is highly unlikely as it is neither cost nor time efficient.
you stop being a hard head, and thinking that things are impossible. if everybody thought like you, we would still be beating each other over the head with sticks.
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you are right, imei's are not hard coded. most of them are just a txt file in the partition that is read. but if you corrupt that partition then you cant get that txt file back. not all manufacturers use a txt file though, as was the case with my lumia 920. nokia uses something else, like a xml file that is harder to alter than a txt file. this is why i suggested a jtag. they will be able to get you back up and running but there's a possibility that you still wont have you imei repaired. in that case you wont have network connection. lg can also do this for you. if they wont be able to recover your imei they will just give you a new one that is not associated with any other phone. but i suspect lg will want some money to do this.
evilkoal said:
you sir, are retarded. I am not asking for anybody's imei. if you could understand what was written, you would see that i am attempting to figure out how to edit the imei. it is not illegal to change your own phone's imei unless it is stolen, and i do not live in america or europe so i am out of those d-bag's jurisdiction. I can legally do whatever i want.
I cannot send in my phone because it is beyond the warranty, and i have already rooted it. it is not hardbricked, because it still turns on, wifi works fine, a hard brick is when your phone will not even boot up. learn your terminology. IMEI repair is possible, obviously, because tech companies can fix it, and so are the manufacturers. if it were hard coded, the manufacturer would have to pull a chip out of the phone, which is highly unlikely as it is neither cost nor time efficient.
you stop being a hard head, and thinking that things are impossible. if everybody thought like you, we would still be beating each other over the head with sticks.
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who's the retarded one? the one that got their IMEI deleted or the one telling you that its not possible? this issue was first discover on the Samsung Galaxy S2 and no one has an answer for it unless you backed up your EFS, which I'm sure you dint.
your right you can do whatever you want, but I'm telling people not to give their IMEI to you, in case they dont know. If they are dumb enough to give it to you, then they are just as dumb as you for deleting your IMEI.
you can send it in, if you dont have warranty, then pay for them to fix it...duh? if you want to play then you gotta pay. Your right your phone is not technically "hardbrick" but if you cant make call, cant connect to service provider, cant send text message, cant do what a phone suppose to do then its a hard brick or would you like to call it an ipod touch? because I'm happy to accommodate you. G-luck dummy lol.
We don't allow IMEI discussions on XDA, especially discussions which are heading the way this one is.
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