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i think i have messed up big this tym . my phone is bricked .
there is no recovery and the download mode even though its there its not installing anything.
the device is not appearing as qhsusb_bulk in linux so i cant access partion it just shows lge composite device.
it just boots up i get a black screen and the notification led starts to blink all colors.
i think the only way is if somehow i can force to install through the unresponsive download mode which was working before i rooted the phone with ioroot. or somehow access the phones partitions via linux even though it shows lge composite device

v.konvict said:
i think i have messed up big this tym . my phone is bricked .
there is no recovery and the download mode even though its there its not installing anything.
the device is not appearing as qhsusb_bulk in linux so i cant access partion it just shows lge composite device.
it just boots up i get a black screen and the notification led starts to blink all colors.
i think the only way is if somehow i can force to install through the unresponsive download mode which was working before i rooted the phone with ioroot. or somehow access the phones partitions via linux even though it shows lge composite device
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could you explain what you did before it got "bricked"?
and what model is your phone?

Arju007 said:
could you explain what you did before it got "bricked"?
and what model is your phone?
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its a D801 . it has a cracked screen so when i trying to install the EnergyROM_LG_G2_Multi_01.22.2014 it accidentally selected the 802 model. i used fast boot to restore the partitions but i also in a panic flashed the recovery partition. so now i have no recovery and and it wont go into fastboot .
sorry its a d801 tmobile

v.konvict said:
its a D801 . it has a cracked screen so when i trying to install the EnergyROM_LG_G2_Multi_01.22.2014 it accidentally selected the 802 model. i used fast boot to restore the partitions but i also in a panic flashed the recovery partition. so now i have no recovery and and it wont go into fastboot .
sorry its a d801 tmobile
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Good to know a bit more info on the case. So the computer is not recognizing the phone as an adb device at all?.. (I've never used Linux OS when modding my phone so my knowledge in that department is limited and I hope someone else will be able to help you there.) .. Else I would see if a windows computer would recognize the phone as an adb device.

Arju007 said:
Good to know a bit more info on the case. So the computer is not recognizing the phone as an adb device at all?.. (I've never used Linux OS when modding my phone so my knowledge in that department is limited and I hope someone else will be able to help you there.) .. Else I would see if a windows computer would recognize the phone as an adb device.
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okay i have mjust tried the tot method but it says wrong model. what do i do now. on model it is showing 802 instead of 801.

v.konvict said:
okay i have mjust tried the tot method but it says wrong model. what do i do now. on model it is showing 802 instead of 801.
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Sorry for not being able to help you... but i suggest you to keep all your problems in 1 thread instead of createting several threads for your issue. It gets confusing to follow all your threads and most likely harder to help you as you haven't gathered all information and status on your proceedings in one and same place.
I'm crossing my fingers hoping that someone will be able to help you or that you'll find a solution. As for your screen being cracked makes it hard to operate. Do you have a bluetooth mouse? or an otg cable where you can connect a mouse? that way you'll be able to access the whole screen.

Arju007 said:
Sorry for not being able to help you... but i suggest you to keep all your problems in 1 thread instead of createting several threads for your issue. It gets confusing to follow all your threads and most likely harder to help you as you haven't gathered all information and status on your proceedings in one and same place.
I'm crossing my fingers hoping that someone will be able to help you or that you'll find a solution. As for your screen being cracked makes it hard to operate. Do you have a bluetooth mouse? or an otg cable where you can connect a mouse? that way you'll be able to access the whole screen.
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Sorry its just that i am desperate for this work. I am now running android 4.4.2 everything is working. The phone just doesnt have an imei. I have installed twrp 2.8.1.0 rooted with towel root using wireless. Now i just wanna fix the imei problem. No i dont have a otg cable or a bluetooth mouse . I need to somehow access the hidden menu so i can use the QPST unless u have other ideas

v.konvict said:
Sorry its just that i am desperate for this work. I am now running android 4.4.2 everything is working. The phone just doesnt have an imei. I have installed twrp 2.8.1.0 rooted with towel root using wireless. Now i just wanna fix the imei problem. No i dont have a otg cable or a bluetooth mouse . I need to somehow access the hidden menu so i can use the QPST unless u have other ideas
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just an idea but not sure if it will work. can you use some voice control app to make it dial the numbers you want.. like google now? "Call...".. if you understand what i mean... It's hard, unless you install a rom that allows you to rotate the screen uppside down which is also an option. I remember i cracked my nexus 4 screen. I had it running slimkat rom and could rotate the screen uppside down. But not sure you'll be able to access the hidden menu on custom rom though(?).. Do you have any efs backup anywhere?

Arju007 said:
just an idea but not sure if it will work. can you use some voice control app to make it dial the numbers you want.. like google now? "Call...".. if you understand what i mean... It's hard, unless you install a rom that allows you to rotate the screen uppside down which is also an option. I remember i cracked my nexus 4 screen. I had it running slimkat rom and could rotate the screen uppside down. But not sure you'll be able to access the hidden menu on custom rom though(?).. Do you have any efs backup anywhere?
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I have made a backup of the imei right now with an apo called lg backup imei. It can also restore the backup. Was wondering if there was a way to edit the backup before restoring it.
edit: funny enough the dialer does rotate and am in the hidden menu. but i dont see the enable CP USB under port settings. any ideas.am tranna follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942417

v.konvict said:
I have made a backup of the imei right now with an apo called lg backup imei. It can also restore the backup. Was wondering if there was a way to edit the backup before restoring it.
edit: funny enough the dialer does rotate and am in the hidden menu. but i dont see the enable CP USB under port settings. any ideas.am tranna follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942417
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Do you have a backup from before, when the imei was on your phone?

Arju007 said:
Do you have a backup from before, when the imei was on your phone?
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unfortunately nop but i do have a full backup of the stock rom before losing the imei

v.konvict said:
unfortunately nop but i do have a full backup of the stock rom before losing the imei
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reverting to complete stock has in many cases helped retrive imei but there is not guarantee. what you could try is to make a backup of your current rom, so that you have the old and a new back up and then restore the old and see if it worked. if not go back to the new. I guess the best would be to try to go back to complete stock.

Arju007 said:
reverting to complete stock has in many cases helped retrive imei but there is not guarantee. what you could try is to make a backup of your current rom, so that you have the old and a new back up and then restore the old and see if it worked. if not go back to the new. I guess the best would be to try to go back to complete stock.
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the old rom was stock and i just dd the restore ...no luck with method.... what next now

v.konvict said:
the old rom was stock and i just dd the restore ...no luck with method.... what next now
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then there is this left: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Going back completely to stock...

Arju007 said:
then there is this left: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Going back completely to stock...
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actually i have already done that. i used the tot method to install the jb 4.2.2 when i could access the download mode only.
i was thinking what if someone makes a backup of their efs partition then i use it to restore to mine. i know i wont have my imei number but at least my phone will be working

v.konvict said:
actually i have already done that. i used the tot method to install the jb 4.2.2 when i could access the download mode only.
i was thinking what if someone makes a backup of their efs partition then i use it to restore to mine. i know i wont have my imei number but at least my phone will be working
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Question, which method did you use to root your phone?

Arju007 said:
Question, which method did you use to root your phone?
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I used the towel root method

v.konvict said:
I used the towel root method
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Ah ok. Had you used ioroot, it would have takes a backup of your efs partition. Well we do not promote people to use each other's efs backups as it's illegal.

OEM_NV_BACKUP Invalid, sim1 has imei sim 2 doesnt and No signal

Ok I have been an xda member for almost 8 years and this is my first thread , I have always found through search the answer to my problems with phones, but I cant for the life of me come up with anything on this. After ota upgrade to oxygenos 2.1.2 I lost lte (att/cricket) at first I thought it was imei related on att side, nope, then I tried reflashing modem manually through fastboot and somewhere in the procees went back and I had to reflash using hard bick method, after that I lost both imei and no signal , after a bunch of tinkering ive managed to get sim1 imei back but no signal!???? any ideas?

Same issue i got. Have sent a note to Support @ OnePlus. I have a Team Viewer session on coming sunday. Will let you know how it goes

hopefully it is software "fixable" and you we dont have to send it in to a repair center

Try to reflash full rom with firmware via fastboot.

acmerw said:
Try to reflash full rom with firmware via fastboot.
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All options tried. Only one SIM restores successfully. Hopefully OnePlus support team fixes it. Will keep you posted.

ive Hard brick restored, manually fastboot flashed each partition, efs backup restored through twrp

fesar said:
All options tried. Only one SIM restores successfully. Hopefully OnePlus support team fixes it. Will keep you posted.
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any news?

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[HELP!] I think I messed up my EFS partition and I don't have a backup....

I was VERY stupid. I went back to stock Oxygen OS using a fastboot image and now if I dial #*06# the IMEI box shows up but no IMEI number is actually in the box it is just blank. I did post about this before but last time I didn't really know what happened I was asking if anyone could tell me what they thought happened. I am pretty sure I screwed up the EFS partition and I am just wondering what I need to do now. Is there some way I can repair it I mean I don't have a backup. Can I contact OnePlus support? I really need help.

ethanscooter said:
I was VERY stupid. I went back to stock Oxygen OS using a fastboot image and now if I dial #*06# the IMEI box shows up but no IMEI number is actually in the box it is just blank. I did post about this before but last time I didn't really know what happened I was asking if anyone could tell me what they thought happened. I am pretty sure I screwed up the EFS partition and I am just wondering what I need to do now. Is there some way I can repair it I mean I don't have a backup. Can I contact OnePlus support? I really need help.
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Where did you find the fastboot file?
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v7 said:
Where did you find the fastboot file?
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I forgot where I found it from... do you know where he correct one is?

ethanscooter said:
I forgot where I found it from... do you know where he correct one is?
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There's no official fastboot zip from the Oneplus.That's why I asked you.Did you find it from XDA?
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v7 said:
There's no official fastboot zip from the Oneplus.That's why I asked you.Did you find it from XDA?
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I forgot, honestly this happened a few weeks ago I tried looking through my history but I couldn't find it. How can I fix it?
EDIT: It wasn't from XDA for sure.

ethanscooter said:
I was VERY stupid. I went back to stock Oxygen OS using a fastboot image and now if I dial #*06# the IMEI box shows up but no IMEI number is actually in the box it is just blank. I did post about this before but last time I didn't really know what happened I was asking if anyone could tell me what they thought happened. I am pretty sure I screwed up the EFS partition and I am just wondering what I need to do now. Is there some way I can repair it I mean I don't have a backup. Can I contact OnePlus support? I really need help.
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This happened to me a few times in the past, all I had to do was wipe dalvik and cache again and it came back. Not sure if it's the same issue but I would give it a shot. Just boot into recovery and wipe them again and see if it gets you back up and running.

_MetalHead_ said:
This happened to me a few times in the past, all I had to do was wipe dalvik and cache again and it came back. Not sure if it's the same issue but I would give it a shot. Just boot into recovery and wipe them again and see if it gets you back up and running.
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I tried it and still nothing...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62440352&postcount=21
first try this.
then, flash H2OS. (Oxygen Os won't work from that recovery so, H2OS. Later you can re-flash though)
(Try this first!!!)
EDIT: if that doesn't reset, try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...over-oneplus-2-to-t3269543/page2#post64303240
Official O2OS files.

krishna442 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62440352&postcount=21
first try this.
then, flash H2OS. (Oxygen Os won't work from that recovery so, H2OS. Later you can re-flash though)
(Try this first!!!)
EDIT: if that doesn't reset, try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...over-oneplus-2-to-t3269543/page2#post64303240
Official O2OS files.
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I cannot use that because my device is not hard bricked and it will not install the driver since I can enter the bootloader normally.

Not sure if you've seen this post its based on the post above but I think it just uses fastboot. Don't know if it will work for you, but figured it would be worth a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62973446&postcount=2

I tried using the tool and it did not work, I purposely hard bricked the device to try it and still no signal or imei. Another problem is WiFi takes about 4 minutes just to turn on but I can live with that I just want service.

Basically flashing back the stock should bring back the efs. Let's see if someone has a solution. Sorry!

EFS files are unique to each phone. If the EFS is corrupt or damaged, and there is no backup, I don't know of any way to fix it ;_; You can try OnePlus support but they aren't as dumb as carrier warranty or other phone manufacturers. They'll be more likely to know what you did.

It is possible to restore your imei number, I did it on my brothers lg g2. It requires some software for PC (I can't remember the name, you'll have to google it) and the box your phone came in with the imei number. It is possible, so don't lose hope!

EddyH1993 said:
It is possible to restore your imei number, I did it on my brothers lg g2. It requires some software for PC (I can't remember the name, you'll have to google it) and the box your phone came in with the imei number. It is possible, so don't lose hope!
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Is it called QPST configuration? If so all I need help with is getting the phone to be recognized by the tool. Don't you need it to be on some COM port or something?

ethanscooter said:
Is it called QPST configuration? If so all I need help with is getting the phone to be recognized by the tool. Don't you need it to be on some COM port or something?
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Yeh that software rings a bell and yeh I believe it's something like com port 47 maybe. It was a while ago when I did it and I can't remember the process of doing it :/

EddyH1993 said:
Yeh that software rings a bell and yeh I believe it's something like com port 47 maybe. It was a while ago when I did it and I can't remember the process of doing it :/
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Don't I need a special driver? Also, do I need to put the phone into diag mode and how would I do that?

ethanscooter said:
Don't I need a special driver? Also, do I need to put the phone into diag mode and how would I do that?
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Have a look at this link http://droidmodderx.com/galaxys3/?page_id=79 I really can't remember how I did it and without researching again I won't know. It's a rough idea to maybe help you, I think the device just needs to be in USB debugging mode. I can't help anymore sorry and good luck.

any fix for this yet?

Same problem also with my op2 . No imei no baseband

Lost my IMEI

Hello everybody,
What can I do if my Axon 7 has lost the IMEI by restoring a backup through TWRP? My baseband version is unrecognized.
I have tried to save on this thread the mobile phone, but the problem "IMEI Changer" does not recognize DIAG port.
Windows only shows:
Sry for my bad english. I use Google Translate.

I hate to say this, but you're out of luck. If you restored your EFS partition via a bad version of TWRP, you're stuck. Send it back to ZTE.

Controllerboy said:
I hate to say this, but you're out of luck. If you restored your EFS partition via a bad version of TWRP, you're stuck. Send it back to ZTE.
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Damn and I was hoping through the program IMEI Changer could save the phone ...
I have the A2017G model and the bootloader has been unlocked. The device was bought at Amazon in Germany. Is it possible to send the device to the manufacturer because of the warranty?

logimowl said:
Damn and I was hoping through the program IMEI Changer could save the phone ...
I have the A2017G model and the bootloader has been unlocked. The device was bought at Amazon in Germany. Is it possible to send the device to the manufacturer because of the warranty?
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I encountered the exact issue you told me. I restored a TWRP backup that I had made through a faulty TWRP version and it made me lose my IMEI and baseband. Tried just about anything. Nothing worked.
Restored everything to stock, reflashed stock recovery and locked bootloader and sent it back. Got a new one, only had to pay the shipping costs of my device to Germany. I hope you're as lucky as I have been. Thumbs up.

How can we make a backup of imei?

SilentEYE said:
How can we make a backup of imei?
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Folks need to stop messing with the EFS partition. The only things you should be backing up with twrp is boot, system, and data. Nothing else.

Have you tried the zadig tool?
http://zadig.akeo.ie
Also, I've found this Qualcomm Driver to always work for me in the past. Surprising. It's the ONLY one that could help my device get detected by certain tools.
I uploaded it to my AFH for safekeeping: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634746189
If you haven't tried any of this yet, just give it a whirl. I used the IMEI tool to rewrite my IMEI when I accidentally wiped it, and it was perfect.

My imei is shown as unknow i have a US phone but its working fine so i dont really pay much atention to it lol, but i will try the app kwesi posted to see if i can get it working

Need EFS Backup of WORKING Nexus 6P

Google will not admit this but there were major security flaws in factory images before jan,2017.
Read for yourself below article.
Link: https://www.google.com/amp/www.tech...d-nexus-6-patch-fixes-modem-vulnerability.htm
They patched it in Jan. But effected users like us(who got effected on 2016) got proper fu***.
The result : NO SERVICE but detects sim card.
Kindly.....Plz....plz...plz....make a copy of your efs and provide it in this thread. Please also mention what factory image/build number u are using.

No one will give you his EFS backup because its unique for each phone..so you cant use someone else EFS on your phone...

scrin378 said:
No one will give you his EFS backup because its unique for each phone..so you cant use someone else EFS on your phone...
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Hey,
Yes, you can use it... The.problem is: are you ok to give it to someone you don't know?
Cheers...

5.1 said:
Hey,
Yes, you can use it... The.problem is: are you ok to give it to someone you don't know?
Cheers...
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Really?? Thats a big news for me its no problem do i know him or not.. How can you use someone else EFS/IMEI.. it would be 2 phones with same IMEI number..maybe it will work, but its like you use someone else ID card and present it like its yours..

scrin378 said:
Really?? Thats a big news for me its no problem do i know him or not.. How can you use someone else EFS/IMEI.. it would be 2 phones with same IMEI number..maybe it will work, but its like you use someone else ID card and present it like its yours..
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Hey,
When the IMEI is corrupted on the software side, it still shows up using:
fastboot getvar all
So the IMEI is somehow corrupted on the EFS partition. How, I don't know. Seems like the EFS acts like a bridge between hardware/software. Of course, I could be wrong...
Some have tried but didn't succeed. Now, it's not the first time I see someone using another EFS backup and getting his IMEI back. I don't know why it would get "their"" original IMEI instead of the one included in the EFS backup either. But i guess they must all lie saying it fixed their device.
Cheers...

I have restored EFS using a backup from someone else's device EFS. It did not change my original imei.

parvezrobi said:
Google will not admit this but there were major security flaws in factory images before jan,2017.
Read for yourself below article.
Link: https://www.google.com/amp/www.tech...d-nexus-6-patch-fixes-modem-vulnerability.htm
They patched it in Jan. But effected users like us(who got effected on 2016) got proper fu***.
The result : NO SERVICE but detects sim card.
Kindly.....Plz....plz...plz....make a copy of your efs and provide it in this thread. Please also mention what factory image/build number u are using.
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Still need an efs?

DEVILOPS 007 said:
Still need an efs?
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Hi, I'm facing the same issue after 7.1.2 OTA no IMEI, baseband anymore, If you don't mind I would like to have it.

blckhwkone said:
Hi, I'm facing the same issue after 7.1.2 OTA no IMEI, baseband anymore, If you don't mind I would like to have it.
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I'll share one soon for everyone here. I'm just a bit worried about security though as I don't know what happens and what data is stored in an efs backup.

blckhwkone said:
Hi, I'm facing the same issue after 7.1.2 OTA no IMEI, baseband anymore, If you don't mind I would like to have it.
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Welcome to The tragic Club of network less Nexus 6P.. You are not alone here.

DEVILOPS 007 said:
I'll share one soon for everyone here. I'm just a bit worried about security though as I don't know what happens and what data is stored in an efs backup.
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Down do it. The efs is device dependent. It will contain things like your imei. So even if restored on another device it will end up causing issues due to the same imei on different devices. It can also make it so things like WiFi don't work

zelendel said:
Down do it. The efs is device dependent. It will contain things like your imei. So even if restored on another device it will end up causing issues due to the same imei on different devices. It can also make it so things like WiFi don't work
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Okay thank you, I had no clue about efs so I'll take your word on it.

Guys can anyone share efs so that I can restore and save my phone..I Have no signal ispitevof detection sim card...it shows no service.. But when I use jio it shows full signal..kindly help..

I had similar problem with my OnePlus X. Apparently I was saving and restoring my efs partion with every twrp backup which eventually caused it to become currupt. Thought my phone was toast until a friend on telegram suggested deleting modem1 and modem2 files with adb commands. Sounded more destructive then good but it actually worked sim was reading again and got full use of my phone. It's good to make backup of efs but only once. Not sure if this is the fix for every phone but works with OnePlus and Xiaomi.
How to Fix EFS from Bootloader Mode using Fastboot commands
Setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC.
Enable Developer options & USB debugging on your Android device.
Connect your device to the PC and open a command window on the PC.
Issue the following commands one by one:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot reboot
Got my information from here

kach22 said:
I have restored EFS using a backup from someone else's device EFS. It did not change my original imei.
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can send me plz your bakcup i need