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[Q] lost my imei after installing custom rom ..Pls help to restore

i have installed nemesis phoenix custom rom..i did not change the kernel..previously i was in stock rom.. after that my network is not registered..it shows imei error...all things are working fine..but not able to call..
when i dialled *#06# there is no imei...i did not take a backup of my stock rom...so i tried to flash stock rom with odin but not able to install usb drivers.. it says SAMSUNG USB MODEM FAILED TO INSTALL..
i tried manually by installing samsung usb drivers found in this forum..but after that also odin is not detecting the phone..samsung kies also not detecting the phone..
I tried to install the stock rom by cmw by using Nandroid back up downloaded from some forums..that also shows 'failed to open boot.img file'.. I installed galaxy tool box app in my mobile there my original imei is showing.. i took a backup and restore the btl15.Img file.. after that also not working..
Pls help to restore my Imei

crswaminathan said:
i have installed nemesis phoenix custom rom..i did not change the kernel..previously i was in stock rom.. after that my network is not registered..it shows imei error...all things are working fine..but not able to call..
when i dialled *#06# there is no imei...i did not take a backup of my stock rom...so i tried to flash stock rom with odin but not able to install usb drivers.. it says SAMSUNG USB MODEM FAILED TO INSTALL..
i tried manually by installing samsung usb drivers found in this forum..but after that also odin is not detecting the phone..samsung kies also not detecting the phone..
I tried to install the stock rom by cmw by using Nandroid back up downloaded from some forums..that also shows 'failed to open boot.img file'.. I installed galaxy tool box app in my mobile there my original imei is showing.. i took a backup and restore the btl15.Img file.. after that also not working..
Pls help to restore my Imei
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dude,loosing imei is not software but hardware problem....
so u have to go in samsung care.....
Sent from my GT-S5360

got it back
i just flashed stock rom from another pc using odin..now working fine

[Q] Help with generic EFS/IMEI S4-i9500

Hello, I was about to take my phone to a service center for check an weird noise, but since I was using CM11 with chinese modem, I decided to flash stock rom.
I'm on the old bootloader, I flashed I9500ZTOBMG1 but when I try to make a call it shows "not registered in network". I checked my imei with *#06# and it shows a generic IMEI starting with 0049...
I have already tried to reflash stock rom via odin, reflash stock modem via odin, restore to last CM backup, but problem still.
I DO have a EFS backup, it's a .tar and a .tar2.gz inside a folder called EFSProBackup, but I don't know how to use it or even how to restore my IMEI. I had already this problem before, but I don't know what I did to resolve. Can someone help me?
Problem solved: I flashed again the chinese modem via cwm after flashing a custom rom, I don't know why, but my imei is back again and working, But I still don't know how to have stock rom working....

[Q] Need Help!!!!!! Phone Stuck at Samsung Logo

I am currently new to all this stuff so i dont have an exact idea what i was doing
First of all i rooted my Device I9500 Which had 5.0.1 Android
then i installed TWRP Recovery and then i was not able to backup any stuff to External SD Card so i installed some Boot.img which i exactly dont remember which i installed from watching any youtube video then later some problem occured It showed some error like "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" then i flashed Philz touch recovery which then worked and i was able to backup my data but i was not able to Boot into my Original ROM or couldnt see an option for that. Then i downloaded The Ozcan V6.3 ROM and tried installing it it succesfully installed but after that its not able to boot uo and stuck at SAMSUNG Logo Screen.
Please Help me What to DO !!!.
Thanks In Advance

If your device can still get into download mode, download the stock Android 5.x image for your device and flash it using Odin. That will get you back to square one so you can start over with rooting and installing the custom ROM.

I had the same problem on my gs4. It would only go to galaxy logo so I flashed the lollipop firmware via odin and all is well.
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Just have to flash the default one with Odin ?
i also backed up my old data with philz to my sd card that also and i also downloaded a new Default 5.0.1 ROM ?
Which one should i flash ?
and whats the critera for finding ROMs leaving the model number ? (noob question)

Is the S4 unlocked? If not, what country are you in and what carrier do you have?

My Country is India and its the International Version I9500 and i am not pretty sure that it was unlocked or not .but it was rooted and recovery was installed
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I just installed recovery back and then tried to install ROM the ROM was also stuck on the Boot Loop I think my boot loader isnt unlocked and ima stuck there because of that

I9500 isnt bootloader locked. And u must be flashing the boot.img on other partition that not in the odin package. So u must search how to repartition ur device. But. U MUST VERY CAREFULL WITH REPARTITION OPTION! U MIGHT BRICK UR DEVICE IF U DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT U DOING!. And if u wanna flash recovery and boot.img or bootloader thing. U must ONLY flash for I9500 version!. And if u successfully repartition ur device. U will lose all internal storage too. Ok good luck

Utkarsh_Chaudhary said:
My Country is India and its the International Version I9500 and i am not pretty sure that it was unlocked or not .but it was rooted and recovery was installed.
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You would know if you were carrier unlocked as you'd be able to put a SIM from a different carrier into the S4 and have the device work. To get you the correct ROM we still need to know your carrier.

secure download : enabled
Hi my galaxy s4 gt i9500 is stuck in a bootloop. When is boot I get "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again"... when I boot into download mode I see "secure download : enabled" which wasn't usually there. Am trying to flash the pit file with twrp but Odin is failing.... is it because of the secure download enabled?? Please help me

You can't flash the PIT file with TWRP.
Do you have Odin? Do you have a copy of your stock ROM, downloaded either from Sammobile or samsung updates? If not, you'll need to get them. You then flash the firmware through Odin WITHOUT the PIT file. This should restore your device to operating condition. Afterward, you will of course need to root the S4 and flash a copy of TWRP to be able to install a custom ROM.

Carrier is Airtel

[Q] use a custom ROM from another same phone model by CWM is valid or not?

i Root my Grand prime SM-G530H and install CWM and the knox now 0x1 (2)
now i can't flash any tar.mdf5 stock ROM by odin i use a lot of stock ROMs and the same error in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/help/update-phone-using-odin-t3154803
and i don't make a recovery by CWM and now no ROM with me
i try this custom ROM in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gran...grand-t3143155
but there are many bugs in it (wifi, bluetooth,handfree not work, hang on calling, black screen, restart automatically when re-install apps and more bugs)
no i can't use my phone because this bugs and i can't install any Stock ROM by odin
any one have a valid custom ROM for this Phone or any other why to re-fresh/re-live my phone
or can i make a recovery from another SM-G530H by CWM and use it in my phone by CWM ? this ROM will work or no?

Yes u can make using other phone via cwm until both the model numbers exactly match,if not matched u end ip with soft brick...
Or u can also flash stock firmware via odin
Sent from my SM-G530H using XDA Free mobile app

pradeepreddychimmula said:
Yes u can make using other phone via cwm until both the model numbers exactly match,if not matched u end ip with soft brick...
Or u can also flash stock firmware via odin
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thank you i will do this.
when i see model under battery i see the model "SM-G530H/DS" there are any stock rom for this model ?

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G530H/
Download and exctract it to get tar.md5 file
u need to download by ur country name correctly and flash via odin mode
To return to complete stock including recovery and kernel
Sent from my SM-G530H using XDA Free mobile app

thank you @pradeepreddychimmula
i can't install any stock ROM to my phone by Odin
i try backup ROM from another SM-G530H phone and restore it in my phone by CWM and my phone work well thanks.

ahmedsaoud31 said:
thank you @pradeepreddychimmula
i can't install any stock ROM to my phone by Odin
i try backup ROM from another SM-G530H phone and restore it in my phone by CWM and my phone work well thanks.
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can you upload or send me link to your backup rom..we have the same problem but i dont have other phone to get the backup from cwm

could not do normal boot

So i was going to install a custom ROM on my g530h via twrp, and im new to this
I downloaded the file that the app asked me to, and acidentally flashes It as a boot, not as a recovery, now the phone just stays in the download mode, and I cant install the stock ROM with Odin, It gives me a different setor every time
Please help

What file did you actually install like what model was it exactly for ?
Post some screenshots of odin.

try watchin this.. i also have the same problem this week but i find the ways to fix it just flash the stock firmware of g530h xcu using odin so i use the xcu phil firmware which is 4.4.2 and it works.. just flash the stock firmware.. hope it helps...

Do you have any other method because when I rooted the divice I deleted some system files then lost USB connection with pc I tried may way to make it back like downloading the driver from Samsung nothing work and tried different stock rooms and custom ones all of them had the error 7 or md5 file not found by the the same thing happened with the os I made the boot to recovery by accident and lost the system .

Hi buddy
I am in a huge problem a friend gave me his sm-g530h duos to upgrade it's firmware to 5.0.2 i downloade one from sammobile & flashed it but it stuck on logo & not booting to recovery only download mode.then i tried to flash many other lollipop roms but every odin said fail.please help