will it backup LITERALLY everything? like efs folder,roms,kernel?
warrez said:
will it backup LITERALLY everything? like efs folder,roms,kernel?
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Unfortunately not. For the efs folder u can use a specific tool that was posted in the other section. Take a look, it's easy. ;-)
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TecQuality said:
Unfortunately not. For the efs folder u can use a specific tool that was posted in the other section. Take a look, it's easy. ;-)
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or simply copy the whole /efs folder using root explorer ( or console or whatever) very simple and essential
curioct said:
or simply copy the whole /efs folder using root explorer ( or console or whatever) very simple and essential
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Yep.
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ok thanks ill be using hellcat's ktool from market to back it up...
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Well with people losing their IMEI's here and there would before flashing a rom other than stock avoid this problem? would backing up protect myself and others from losing their IMEI's
T3hBraveBoss said:
Well with people losing their IMEI's here and there would before flashing a rom other than stock avoid this problem? would backing up protect myself and others from losing their IMEI's
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I'm one of those "people".
so the answer is no. =)
you have to back up the un-corrupted EFS folder that have your IMEI in it.
there are many software and apps that claim to back up those file
you can just search "how to back up efs folder" there should be plenty of solutions and guild.
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I'm one of those "people".
so the answer is no. =)
you have to back up the un-corrupted EFS folder that have your IMEI in it.
there are many software and apps that claim to back up those file
you can just search "how to back up efs folder" there should be plenty of solutions and guild.
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"Claim" is right.....i tried backing it up with Ktool off the market....its experimental but it says no nv_data found.....so thats a no go.
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defnow said:
"Claim" is right.....i tried backing it up with Ktool off the market....its experimental but it says no nv_data found.....so thats a no go.
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I just moved the folder efs to my sd, that enough?
T3hBraveBoss said:
I just moved the folder efs to my sd, that enough?
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Don't think that matters...theres no nvdata.bin file in the efs folder...
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defnow said:
Don't think that matters...theres no nvdata.bin file in the efs folder...
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oh, well I used this app called nitrality to back it up, but not sure where it backed in up too
and I tired using rom manager to help but I cant find the galaxy s3 as an option on phone models
See if Mskip will add efs backup/restore to the toolkit i know the Nexus version of the toolkit has it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Hi every1
I see a lot of ppl on the QA complain about losing their imei number due to bad flashing and other circumstances.
I dont wanna risk screwing up my phone flashing roms so I was wondering what is the least hassle/best way to backup the efs folder?
Can u just use root explorer and copy the whole folder to extsdcard and then put the backup on the pc for future use
OR
What are the best apps for making backups and are they 100% guaranteed to make a working backup and restore with no problems?
Back up as many ways as you can, copy it to pc, use k-pack tool from the market, and copy those from your sd to pc as well, can't be too safe!
Just to update u guys pro efs will backup your efs folder to your pc no problem I recommend using this before flashing too much
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/backup-and-restore-your-efs-folder-on-samsung-devices/
Something i posted in another thread works like a charn tho
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jamie2002uk said:
Just to update u guys pro efs will backup your efs folder to your pc no problem I recommend using this before flashing too much
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/backup-and-restore-your-efs-folder-on-samsung-devices/
Something i posted in another thread works like a charn tho
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Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
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baste07 said:
Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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jamie2002uk said:
baste07 said:
Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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thanks, i have an efs backup now.
how about the max counter
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baste07 said:
jamie2002uk said:
thanks, i have an efs backup now.
how about the max counter
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You will need triangle away for that probabably cant get that on the store will find it on here somewhere
I might have to use my backup already
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really noob question what is efs?
colint3 said:
really noob question what is efs?
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Not 100% on the whole contents of the efs folder but its very important as it contains your imei number which is like a mac address its unique to your phone to identify it on a network always worth keeping a backup incase sonething happens to it
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colint3 said:
really noob question what is efs?
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EFS is one of the partitions in the root directory which stores some of the most important data such as IMEI number, phone number etc, things which are unique to your device and will make your phone a paperweight (no network connection) if you mess with it..
Take a backup of this folder in case you face any problems..
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
lobird said:
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
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Dear Noob..you cannot change the IMEI number yourself..you need to have a backup of your EFS folder for that..if you backed it up use the Ktools app to restore the nav_data.bin file...
Otherwise Service Center..
I hope it helped..
P.S. Post questions in the Q&A section..it is there for a reason..
I also flashed omega v14 and ended up the same as you
lobird said:
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
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Looks like you are in deep trouble.
Considering you are asking this question in general section, I'll take the liberty of assuming that you did not backup your efs folder.
May be someone else can pitch in here to help you. Meanwhile you can confirm if you have the backup of efs folder or not?
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Think Omega automatically backs up efs?
Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
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Omega rom ..
efs Backup (added the option to create efs backup during installation)
did you have you it will be efs zip or tar on the sd card .
jje
Hrc4u said:
Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
GT-i9300 CM10
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Man you're as smart as a table! Since when Galaxy S3 have Gingerbread as stock rom? I don't know which SGS3 you have. I think the wrong one
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ceo.mtcl said:
Looks like you are in deep trouble.
Considering you are asking this question in general section, I'll take the liberty of assuming that you did not backup your efs folder.
May be someone else can pitch in here to help you. Meanwhile you can confirm if you have the backup of efs folder or not?
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no i didn't backup my efs folder
Ops...sorry where on wrong forum..hehe...thought i were on s1..
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lobird said:
no i didn't backup my efs folder
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look in your sdcard..do you have efs.tar or.zip file?
Hrc4u said:
Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
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Statements like that make me really apprehensive about referring people to XDA for help. Next time you have a bright idea and want to share it, just don't.
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Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
Statements like that make me really apprehensive about referring people to XDA for help. Next time you have a bright idea and want to share it, just don't.
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I think it's called sarcasm. If not, then he already said he mistook which forum he was in, or did you (selectively) miss that post?
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well how about this?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802024
or can't even kies get imei back?...wasn't there something about forcing repair or something in kies...where you enter serial nr...and so on..if i recall right..?
(don't have kies installed atm)
(mm..and yes sorry for the wrong post before..i own a s1 and a s3....got mixed up what forum i was in )
cheers!/H
lobird said:
no i didn't backup my efs folder
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Here is a guide to repair your IMEI from the SGS2 Forum! It should be the same! I solved my IMEI problem with this Guide on my SGS1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
[GUIDE] Recover your IMEI in 9 steps.
It is very important that you back up your efs before flashing any ROM, and before you folow this guide BACKUP the faulty efs folder because it contains the old backup of the file nv_data.bin. It beginns with a dot like .nv_data or similar (because I haven't a SGS3, but the structure of the efs folder should be similar).
Please be carefully and think twice what you are doing!!!
riso123 said:
I think it's called sarcasm. If not, then he already said he mistook which forum he was in, or did you (selectively) miss that post?
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Ohh snap!
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croatia1 said:
Man you're as smart as a table! Since when Galaxy S3 have Gingerbread as stock rom? I don't know which SGS3 you have. I think the wrong one
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Croatia1
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zoot1 said:
look in your sdcard..do you have efs.tar or.zip file?
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no i dont have t
lobird said:
no i dont have t
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Then you gotta send it off to Samsung
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lobird said:
no i dont have t
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Please look in this folder.
ExtSdCard - /efsBackup
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Hi all
I have this I9300... It has no lockscreen, and no boot menu... I know the problem should be in keystr, but I have created the files + edited them both to on, and it simply does not work.. Any ideas??
Ratata82 said:
Hi all
I have this I9300... It has no lockscreen, and no boot menu... I know the problem should be in keystr, but I have created the files + edited them both to on, and it simply does not work.. Any ideas??
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Are you on a stock rom? Have you tried a wipe?
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kofiaa said:
Are you on a stock rom? Have you tried a wipe?
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The problem is in the EFS folder... I recived this with corrupted IMEI, I used my SPT box to fix it, but now I have this problem...
Ratata82 said:
The problem is in the EFS folder... I recived this with corrupted IMEI, I used my SPT box to fix it, but now I have this problem...
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There is a thread about flashing via odin and repartitioning. I think that will help. Remember to back up the efs.
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kofiaa said:
There is a thread about flashing via odin and repartitioning. I think that will help. Remember to back up the efs.
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I know how to use Odin pit files and repartition... It will not help, the fault is the EFS folder, and keystr... But I can not get it to work, and it is driving me insane
Ratata82 said:
I know how to use Odin pit files and repartition... It will not help, the fault is the EFS folder, and keystr... But I can not get it to work, and it is driving me insane
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I got it solved...
Permissions and ownership was both not set properly...
Best regards
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2110593&nocache=1
how will i know my yp-gi1cw code? like the one in the link..
bukog25 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2110593&nocache=1
how will i know my yp-gi1cw code? like the one in the link..
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You can see it inside your player, under the battery. Or on the box, if you have kept it.
sinbad21 said:
You can see it inside your player, under the battery. Or on the box, if you have kept it.
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all i can see under my battery is yp-gi1cw/xtc is this the code?
Yes.
sinbad21 said:
Yes.
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it means i can't use that method? thanx..
It means that you can use this method but that you need to backup your /system folder to backup your wifi drivers
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taggerz said:
It means that you can use this method but that you need to backup your /system folder to backup your wifi drivers
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thanx, i'll try it..