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i just bought a phone from a guy. i put my sim in it when i was buying it and it worked. i got home and the phone stopped working it said emergency calls only. i checked the imei inside the phone to the one that the phone reports when u press *#06# and they are different ?is there any way i can change the imei back to what it should be ?
sounds like you got ripped off, are you sure you got the same phone you tried and it wasn't switched without you noticing.
SimonCraddock said:
sounds like you got ripped off, are you sure you got the same phone you tried and it wasn't switched without you noticing.
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yes phone is the same it was working.i did a factory reset on it. then it said emergency calls only.checked imei numbers and they are different. is there any way i can put the proper imei number back on it ? when i press power down and home it says custom binary download yes 4 counts ?
if you can install apps try 'nitrality' to see if theres a backup of the original EFS folder you can restore
SimonCraddock said:
if you can install apps try 'nitrality' to see if theres a backup of the original EFS folder you can restore
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it says i need root to use the file i dont have root
Unfortunately it sounds like you got ripped off, I would go and demand your money back.
leerock360 said:
it says i need root to use the file i dont have root
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Sorry pointed you to wrong app thats for the S2 I believe.
To do anything your going to need root, if you look in the General section there will be multiple threads on rooting using Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969&highlight=root
Root Guide
Sadly unless by pure luck there's a backup copy of your EFS folder saved to the device/sd card there's nothing I know of that can fix this other than sending it to a service centre.
Well something went really wrong and i have a corrupt IMEI/EFS partition.
so i followed this and this threads to restore my EFS partition.
But for some reason, my IMEI number / EFS partition is not being restored. Also my mobile network (not able to make and receive calls/ no mobile data) is not working.
Please help ASAP My N7100 is still under warranty but i tripped the knox counter.
Also i am able to go into bootloader mode but odin is not recognizing the device. I installed kies and it is updated.
edit - flashed official stock rom via mobile odin so that i can take it to samsung service centre. But as a last resort, still searching for methods to restore efs.
If anybody still has any suggestions or help, please please comment here.
Thank you vry much,..
A_U said:
Well something went really wrong and i have a corrupt IMEI/EFS partition.
so i followed this and this threads to restore my EFS partition.
But for some reason, my IMEI number / EFS partition is not being restored. Also my mobile network (not able to make and receive calls/ no mobile data) is not working.
Please help ASAP My N7100 is still under warranty but i tripped the knox counter.
Also i am able to go into bootloader mode but odin is not recognizing the device. I installed kies and it is updated.
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088809
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or try efs tool restore found here
put efs.img inside folder, open command prompt in the folder (shift + right button of mouse) and choose efs restore
cosmyndemeter said:
or try efs tool restore found here
put efs.img inside folder, open command prompt in the folder (shift + right button of mouse) and choose efs restore
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i tried this tool but its not working..
the tool shows that there is some data transfer, but nothing is happening in my phone.
just to confirm..how much is the size of a properly working efs.img file ?
mine is around 20,048 Kb
It's 20 mb the image, besides I doubt that you can do anything without a XwZ BOX,which will cost you over $100 so my advice is that you take it to a dealer for a repair , that's if you don't have an EFS back up, however I'm not sure if the things are easier if you have a back up either, since it didn't work for me.
hagba said:
It's 20 mb the image, besides I doubt that you can do anything without a XwZ BOX,which will cost you over $100 so my advice is that you take it to a dealer for a repair , that's if you don't have an EFS back up, however I'm not sure if the things are easier if you have a back up either, since it didn't work for me.
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wats a XwZ BOX ?
and i do have a backup..but for some reason i tried all the tools listed in this forum and none of the methods are working..
will the dealers be able to fix this issue ?
i live in india..how much will it cost to fix this mess ?
A_U said:
i tried this tool but its not working..
the tool shows that there is some data transfer, but nothing is happening in my phone.
just to confirm..how much is the size of a properly working efs.img file ?
mine is around 20,048 Kb
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Just a question... How did you make the efs backup you have? Size should be correct
If you remember how did you make backup, it'd be easier...
Have you got just a backup? The file you're using could be a corrupted file...
A_U said:
edit - flashed official stock rom via mobile odin so that i can take it to samsung service centre. But as a last resort, still searching for methods to restore efs.
If anybody still has any suggestions or help, please please comment here.
Thank you vry much,..
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Can you enter in download mode and flash via odin? I can send you .pit file and try repartiton and flash stock rom...
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A_U said:
wats a XwZ BOX ?
and i do have a backup..but for some reason i tried all the tools listed in this forum and none of the methods are working..
will the dealers be able to fix this issue ?
i live in india..how much will it cost to fix this mess ?
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Yes the dealers can fix it, will cost somewhere between $30 To $40,at least that's the way the things are where I live. That is why I'm gonna keep my Note II on 4.1.2 until it dies away and will get THIS biggi and forget about Samsung alltogether,I have learned my lesson the hard way..
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/gallery/7d-501l-en.htm
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Well something went really wrong and i have a corrupt IMEI/EFS partition.
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dit you fixed your phone?
if no, just try this efs_fix and report
flash from recovery
I claimed the warranty..service centre guys fixed it for free.
They replaced the motherboard..costs around 9000 rupees in india without warranty
And guess wat ! They even reset my knox counter
My note 2 is now like a brand new device.
But thanks a lot guys; for all the help u provided in this thread...appreciated .
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I claimed the warranty..service centre guys fixed it for free.
They replaced the motherboard..costs around 9000 rupees in india without warranty
And guess wat ! They even reset my knox counter
My note 2 is now like a brand new device.
But thanks a lot guys; for all the help u provided in this thread...appreciated .
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i'm glad to hear that... :good:
zygzoo said:
dit you fixed your phone?
If no, just try this efs_fix and report
flash from recovery
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u r the man thanks i have been working on 4 a week
thanks thanks thanks
my note 2 was dead on Samsung logo after i have update your zip it open but every one should be a wear cuz it is a Dummy version any one should not use it if he don't have a efs backup to restore
Ok long story short I flashed something on my ls980 I believe my efs. Got wiped. I have no iemi. Unknown baseband. No service whats hoever I have tried LG flash tool and my stock tot no luck cback stock no root my phone restats every minute or so I can't find my efs backup. From io rootf. Can any body help I've got qpst. But don't know what to do. Please help
Rite now I'm on zv8. I had it on the t mobile Tom for straight talk
Also I can only get charge only and dowliad mode to respond USB please someone help
Sorry to break to you, but I don't think there's a solution at this point. I was in the same situation last month and there wasn't a solution through xda. I tried, believe me.
Try your best to wipe your phone and remove root status, and then claim LG warranty. The warranty was rejected the first time (as well as unprofessional not-returning-calls to anybody or picking up the phone), but I posted on their Facebook page and got the "executive" team to contact me. Under a week later, I was sent a new/refurbished phone, box and all.
Most stories of LG warranty are terrible though, so best of luck to you. I dealt with LG Canada.
Can you get into recovery at all? I take it you don't have a Nandroid backup? What rom were you trying to flash?
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Can you get into recovery at all? I take it you don't have a Nandroid backup? What rom were you trying to flash?
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I got rooted stock. Recovery zv8 I talked to a boy with sprint and it is most def a efs issue as for just give up I wont I've unbricked every bricked done I've come across I got diagnosis mode on but I don't know how to set up my qualcom USB modem settings its a ## number but I can't find it n e where I have download mode but tot restores are the same I cannot get qpst to recognized I can get my PC to connect every other USB mode mtp ptp charge only ect I need help restoreing my efs I have my original box with alleluia my numbers plus iemi calc. Please any body
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I got rooted stock. Recovery zv8 I talked to a boy with sprint and it is most def a efs issue as for just give up I wont I've unbricked every bricked done I've come across I got diagnosis mode on but I don't know how to set up my qualcom USB modem settings its a ## number but I can't find it n e where I have download mode but tot restores are the same I cannot get qpst to recognized I can get my PC to connect every other USB mode mtp ptp charge only ect I need help restoreing my efs I have my original box with alleluia my numbers plus iemi calc. Please any body
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Did you make a backup of your efs before rooting and flashing roms?
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Did you make a backup of your efs before rooting and flashing roms?
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I did and my dumb ass deleted it I have all my nummbers on my original box to reflash them just can't get qpst to reconize all other USB modes work half the time
http://forum.samdroid.net/f38/guide-recover-your-imei-9-steps-vaskodogamagmail-xda-6008/
See if there's anything helpful in here...
yeah, well, go back to exact situation you made the backup(romversion on phone/etc), then restore it with the tool version you made backup with. it will require you to probably have the efs backup in the location its backed up to. my tip would be to always back it up manually somewhere else as well as remember where you put it.
but if you cant find it you did a lousy backupjob right? How is that warrantee claimable.... ?seems user error to me
I understand that u are a senior men but apparently u don't read my backup is gone I've posted that 3 or 4 times now and I know it not claimable
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I understand that u are a senior men but apparently u don't read my backup is gone I've posted that 3 or 4 times now and I know it not claimable
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sorry. then there is not much you can do. There is probably a special way thats not allowed to talk about here. google about recovering imei without backup and lg g2
Hi,
Phone restarts automatically with no imei and unknown baseband, I download stock firmware 4.4.2 and install on it but same situation,
any suggestion or help pls,
thanks
br
Isn't IMEI used for phone identification along with MEID? If thats blank, would it be an issue on Verizons side?
Elite49 said:
Isn't IMEI used for phone identification along with MEID? If thats blank, would it be an issue on Verizons side?
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imei is unknow
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imei is unknow
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Hi
I don't know if you've fixed your issue with your g900v or not, but i have the same problem and the same phone and obviously the same symptoms ...
As far as I've tried, nothing worked not ODIN flashing ROMs, or QPST to write IMEI or EFS professtiona ADB .... etc.
What I've come to know is this :
1- keep the phone in a safe place till next months reveal a solution through developers here or elsewhere.
2- Flash the Original Samsung Verizon Rom ( Full Package with efs and bootloader mounts and all partitions " Clean Flash" ) which costs about 100$ .
3- Change the board for a (200$) new one .
So, I would try to pay the 100$ and flash the original ROM, and comeback to tell if it solved the Problem.
I wish if you share any different approach or feedback . I would love to hear it .
Bye
It could possibly be that your EFS folder is damaged. This is where your IMEI and Baseband info is stored. If that's the case for your device, these steps should work. I've done this on two phones (one being an S5) and it fixed this problem.
I'm assuming that you're rooted. If not then you'll need to root your device first. And you need to have debugging enabled. What this does is backups the files from the EFS folder, repairs the partition tables, then restores the files to the repaired folder.
1. Connect the phone to your computer. (Windows)
2. Download this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2h5dzisjd0rgj5/EFS_Professional_2.1.73_Release.zip?dl=0
3. Extract and run the program
4. Click EFS Professional... It will open a window showing that it found your phone
5. Click on the Backup Tab and make sure all of the partitions are checked, and your Device Filter is recognized
6. Hit the Backup button to backup the EFS folder
7. After that's done, click the Restore button and it will restore your files to the EFS folder.
I hope this helps you.
There used to be a tool for the Note 2 I believe, maybe S4, that would let you re-write your EFS if it accidentally got erased. Not a backup/restore deal, but a tool to key in your IMEI and it would write it to the phone. Maybe research that tool for a fix?
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There used to be a tool for the Note 2 I believe, maybe S4, that would let you re-write your EFS if it accidentally got erased. Not a backup/restore deal, but a tool to key in your IMEI and it would write it to the phone. Maybe research that tool for a fix?
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Was it a tool specifically for the Note 2, or multiple Samsung devices, or maybe a universal program like CDMA Workshop? I love that program. It's what I use when it comes to actually entirely rewriting files like this. Most of the time a full rewrite isn't needed though if the EFS folder has just been damaged. Which "damaged" is totally the wrong word here, but that's what it's called for some reason. I really don't even know how it happens, but I do know when it does, it usually just jumbles and/or fragments the info in the folder and needs to be put back in it's correct order. Kind of like defragging in Windows. Just a tool like you're talking about would definitely be cool for me to have though. I shall start my quest to find it. Lol
Please some help
Any luck yet ???
Got the same issue here, and none of the threads here worked .
Same problem
Hello,
I have the exact same problem. I bought the phone here in Mexico, and the phone came with erased EFS folder. Phone restarts automatically when screen turns off. When I'm using the phone, it works just fine, but some seconds after screen goes off, phone restarts automatically. EFS folder is messed up, I've tried out a lot EFS restoring tools with no luck.
I tried QPST but it does not detect the phone, only appears "?" and "No phone" blinking. The same happens with DFS Tool.
I will try to look for that tool joshw0000 talks about.
I hope we can find out a solution for this excellent phone.
Bye.
Hey ...
I did a factory reset and cache wipe, and now the phone stopped restarting when the screen goes off, but still got the "Unknown" issues.
But at least I got rid of the annoying restarts.
570 ppl read this and still no answer, I got to admit ... it's tough.
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so updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 to 5.0.
I didnt check each step, but I have no network access now. I get the circle with the line through it. The phone works perfectly, but no access. EMEI is there, etc etc
I've searched for hours and found no solutions.
ive odined back 4.4.2 but cant get back to 4.2.2
current baseband is I337UCUFNB1
any help would be super super appreciated.
thanks in advance
so I've got a network signal card until I put the sim in.
IMEI, # - everything shows up in the right place. Just no signals available.
No networks showing available.
Anyone??
Check your apn settings. Make sure they're correct for your carrier.
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I think this phone is now dead. I need to repair NV, but have no way to do it unfortunately
essentially the phone gets the circle with line thru it. flashed every modem under the sun. not an apn problem. Phone just can see different networks for some reason
problem is NV files, but there is no way to correct issue I dont believe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546 this is a old tool but might be a start in the right direction
chamilun said:
so updated from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 to 5.0.
I didnt check each step, but I have no network access now. I get the circle with the line through it. The phone works perfectly, but no access. EMEI is there, etc etc
I've searched for hours and found no solutions.
ive odined back 4.4.2 but cant get back to 4.2.2
current baseband is I337UCUFNB1
any help would be super super appreciated.
thanks in advance
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I feel for you OP, I accidentally deleted my ESF 1/2/3 via service menu (I made a back up via service menu but don't think all the files are there.) A lot of things in my settings are set to "unknown" now. If you find a fix please share it with me, I'm hesitant to try anything else on my S4 since I've already managed to mess it up, but at the same time I guess there isn't much else to lose.
Xperia Player said:
I feel for you OP, I accidentally deleted my ESF 1/2/3 via service menu (I made a back up via service menu but don't think all the files are there.) A lot of things in my settings are set to "unknown" now. If you find a fix please share it with me, I'm hesitant to try anything else on my S4 since I've already managed to mess it up, but at the same time I guess there isn't much else to lose.
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I spent hours trying to fix the phone. And gave up. Tried everything. Even a different rom. no dice.
anyone figures this out, may have some coffee money for you
chamilun said:
I spent hours trying to fix the phone. And gave up. Tried everything. Even a different rom. no dice.
anyone figures this out, may have some coffee money for you
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I'll throw in some $ too.
I bought this phone for $50, so even if I can't fix it I'm not out that much money. I'm looking into EFS tool, but since I don't have a back up, I don't think I can restore it.
anyone with efs professional willing to backup your nv file and send it to me??
could try and write over mine and see if fixes signal
nv repair is whats needed. efs professional says not supported
Xperia Player said:
I'll throw in some $ too.
I bought this phone for $50, so even if I can't fix it I'm not out that much money. I'm looking into EFS tool, but since I don't have a back up, I don't think I can restore it.
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i can send you my efs backup. can restore thru efs if you have that working
pm an email address
chamilun said:
anyone with efs professional willing to backup your nv file and send it to me??
could try and write over mine and see if fixes signal
nv repair is whats needed. efs professional says not supported
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chamilun said:
i can send you my efs backup. can restore thru efs if you have that working
pm an email address
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PM sent, I'll look over the files and see what you have.