i was playing gamea via FPSE emulator when sudenly my network stopped working and IMEI shows "Unknown".. i have backup of my imei, both tae and img, what should I do now ? should I restore them or is it other problem ? thabks
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Restore your backed up EFS folder .
Read the posts on IMEI/EFS recovery .
jje
Do you know how to restore it??..You did back it up after all..
GSII_repair can save and restore efs
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whoa, this was quite a ride.. just for information (if anybody would like to know how to solve this..) - my phone was showing Unknown IMEI and acted like no SIM was inserted (believe me, it was [correctly]). I reflashed kernel - nothing. Restored ROM backup - nothing. Restored efs - again, nothing. Then I noticed "Unknown" in Baseband column too, my life sudenly became brighter and I thought I've found the problem/solution. Flashed modem file - believe me or not, nothing again after few full wipes, resets and flashes via Odin (only PDA file), the last thing I thought might help was downloading full ROM package (since not all ROMs have CSC,ROM and Modem file included) and the only one I've ever tried was XXLPH, so I downloaded it and after flashing this WHOLE package my phone started to work again, all I had to do was restore my CheckROM backup. strange thing about this all is that my EFS folder was untouched from the beginning of the problem (I checked that first), the phone simply started (yes, through normal usage, display was on and I was playing some game) to act like no SIM was inserted and no Modem was flashed. Considering that I'm in this root business for less than two weeks (check my registration date), I'd like to thank god for his/her help you can't even imagine how stressed I was, I don't want to go through this again though no-one here helped me, thank you anyway go in peace, give money to charity and love your family. and hopefully this won't happen to you.
amozonesk said:
whoa, this was quite a ride.. just for information (if anybody would like to know how to solve this..) - my phone was showing Unknown IMEI and acted like no SIM was inserted (believe me, it was [correctly]). I reflashed kernel - nothing. Restored ROM backup - nothing. Restored efs - again, nothing. Then I noticed "Unknown" in Baseband column too, my life sudenly became brighter and I thought I've found the problem/solution. Flashed modem file - believe me or not, nothing again after few full wipes, resets and flashes via Odin (only PDA file), the last thing I thought might help was downloading full ROM package (since not all ROMs have CSC,ROM and Modem file included) and the only one I've ever tried was XXLPH, so I downloaded it and after flashing this WHOLE package my phone started to work again, all I had to do was restore my CheckROM backup. strange thing about this all is that my EFS folder was untouched from the beginning of the problem (I checked that first), the phone simply started (yes, through normal usage, display was on and I was playing some game) to act like no SIM was inserted and no Modem was flashed. Considering that I'm in this root business for less than two weeks (check my registration date), I'd like to thank god for his/her help you can't even imagine how stressed I was, I don't want to go through this again though no-one here helped me, thank you anyway go in peace, give money to charity and love your family. and hopefully this won't happen to you.
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do u have that firmware somewhere?
doctor-who said:
do u have that firmware somewhere?
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sorry, been a long time, it's long gone. I believe I had it from sammobile... should not be a huge problem to get some whole package firmware
Sammobile or updato .com
amozonesk said:
sorry, been a long time, it's long gone. I believe I had it from sammobile... should not be a huge problem to get some whole package firmware
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its not problem but firmware dont brings back imei
@doctor-who
Sometimes they do. A few years ago I lost IMEI after installing CyanogenMod 10.1 on Samsung Galaxy S Advance. After flashing 3-file rom using Odin it came back. So flashing this 4 file rom with Odin won't hurt and it might bring IMEI back
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MikiGry said:
@doctor-who
Sometimes they do. A few years ago I lost IMEI after installing CyanogenMod 10.1 on Samsung Galaxy S Advance. After flashing 3-file rom using Odin it came back. So flashing this 4 file rom with Odin won't hurt and it might bring IMEI back
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thanks mate but where to get 4 files firmware? on sammobile is just 1 file
found, did it, still same
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Hello, I own Galaxy S2, after I tried to update firmware to JPKI1 ( Downloaded from samfirmware), the flash went ok but after that, I noticed the Signal is gone, IMEI and I CANT do any reflashing either to stock or custom, I used ODIN to do the flashing procedure, each time I flash a Firmware nothing happens the old (JPKI1) version still there, I'm confused what to do now DIY or Service center?.
Regards.
sounds like you may have nuked your efs folder.
If you ment to write I noticed the Signal is gone and the IMEI
Hopefully you have a backup
kenshinzer0 said:
sounds like you may have nuked your efs folder.
If you ment to write I noticed the Signal is gone and the IMEI
Hopefully you have a backup
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Well, am out of luck for this one, i dont have backup, thanks for your reply.
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Can you flash a new rom & rooted kernel via odin
then look to see what you have in /efs
If you have any backup files under /efs, say /efs/_nvdata.bak you may be in luck (I was)
planetf1 said:
Can you flash a new rom & rooted kernel via odin
then look to see what you have in /efs
If you have any backup files under /efs, say /efs/_nvdata.bak you may be in luck (I was)
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Well, I tried to flash another kernel and another rom but the weird thing is after finishing the flashing, nothing happens at all, the old version is there, even if i do a data wipe, the data doesn't wipe at all, every thing is still the same, thanks for the reply.
BTW: I haven't found anything in efs folder.
Regards.
Hi, I have a carrier (3UK) branded SGS2, and have been running MIUI for a little while
I decided to go back to stock, so used ODIN + files from this thread.
However, once ODIN has done it's thing, update continues on the phone. It reports that it couldn't access /system/csc/KOR/system, but that CSC has been installed.
However, there is no signal, no network available all I have is 'emergency calls only', whereas before I had pretty good signal, and I've not changed location.
I'd check what the current CSC is with *#1234#, but it seems that that rom is broken. FCs for com.android.acore, among others including google services, and as a result the dialer won't open, and others from the same list create a lovely bootloop.
Where can I get a working, stock rom, with the connectivity for my carrier?
How do I solve my issues?
P.S. - Yes I have seen a psychatrist. He got bored
1st check your imei number, is that 00499901064000 or still orignal imei??
press *#06# to know imei
Go to settings > about phone > Status
Check your IMEI/Wi-Fi MAC/etc
If its not there, your EFS it toasted and I hope you have a backup.
rahulcool said:
1st check your imei number, is that 00499901064000 or still orignal imei??
press *#06# to know imei
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That's what it says as IMEI
ozzy441 said:
That's what it says as IMEI
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Have you done a EFS backup?
Check in your internal sd card for something like efs.autobackup.img to see if its been auto backed up.
veyka said:
Have you done a EFS backup?
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And that would be what, exactly?
I always take care to back-up regularly through Titanium, MIUI's built in recovery and using CWM
ozzy441 said:
Hi, I have a carrier (3UK) branded SGS2, and have been running MIUI for a little while
I decided to go back to stock, so used ODIN + files from this thread.
However, once ODIN has done it's thing, update continues on the phone. It reports that it couldn't access /system/csc/KOR/system, but that CSC has been installed.
However, there is no signal, no network available all I have is 'emergency calls only', whereas before I had pretty good signal, and I've not changed location.
I'd check what the current CSC is with *#1234#, but it seems that that rom is broken. FCs for com.android.acore, among others including google services, and as a result the dialer won't open, and others from the same list create a lovely bootloop.
Where can I get a working, stock rom, with the connectivity for my carrier?
How do I solve my issues?
P.S. - Yes I have seen a psychatrist. He got bored
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I had the same ROM and i have the 3UK branded SGS2 too. MIUI is too buggy to be honest. I had the same issue with signal. Only got 1 bar then 'Emergency Calls Only'. 3UK works best with XXKPA modem. Currently, i have WanamLite, always get full bars
Try it
i360* said:
I had the same ROM and i have the 3UK branded SGS2 too. MIUI is too buggy to be honest. I had the same issue with signal. Only got 1 bar then 'Emergency Calls Only'. 3UK works best with XXKPA modem. Currently, i have WanamLite, always get full bars
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As i said, everything was fine under miui, it's only coming back to stock that this has reared its ugly head.
ozzy441 said:
And that would be what, exactly?
I always take care to back-up regularly through Titanium, MIUI's built in recovery and using CWM
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This thread has a section on the EFS
ozzy441 said:
As i said, everything was fine under miui, it's only coming back to stock that this has reared its ugly head.
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Has your IMEI gone then?
It happens randomly, I have had it happen to me, out of nowhere.
veyka said:
Check in your internal sd card for something like efs.autobackup.img to see if its been auto backed up.
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Can't find anything of the sort...
veyka said:
Has your IMEI gone then?
It happens randomly, I have had it happen to me, out of nowhere.
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It's not gone, but it is that IMEI posted above, 00499901064000
[ROM]{CWM}İCS REMİX ROM V6.0 XXKPA 4.0.3 ALL APPS FİXED resurrection
Hi there, i just have a quick question, pretty easy but im too dumb to get through it .. I just flashed Ultra ICS 1.2 from westcrip but it doesnt really work for me (phone and sms doesnt work, i get a message that its stopped and when i try to click on it on the homescreen it says that the app?! is not installed). Well .. the plan was before that i get the v0.5 from westcrip but i installed Ultra ics cause I just had to flash a zip .. now the main problem.
When im installing it like its said on the site ill get an error. Because: my cwm says that i cant restore tar files. But its said that i should unrar the rar and restore the stuff like a backup.. I just googled and its said that tar files need to be installed by odin. But theres no single comment in the thread that says that i need odin?! what do i have to do to get it working with the md5+img+tar files (!). (My normal cwm backup just has the md5 and img files)
Please help me
Thanx
ozzy441 said:
It's not gone, but it is that IMEI posted above, 00499901064000
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You have been reverted to the generic IMEI, which means the phone wont work properly, and as you don't have a backup of the IMEI you are a bit out of luck.
Your best bet is to flash to stock, reset flash counter, and get it fixed under warranty, say it happened during a KIES update.
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Hi there, i just have a quick question, pretty easy but im too dumb to get through it .. I just flashed Ultra ICS 1.2 from westcrip but it doesnt really work for me (phone and sms doesnt work, i get a message that its stopped and when i try to click on it on the homescreen it says that the app?! is not installed). Well .. the plan was before that i get the v0.5 from westcrip but i installed Ultra ics cause I just had to flash a zip .. now the main problem.
When im installing it like its said on the site ill get an error. Because: my cwm says that i cant restore tar files. But its said that i should unrar the rar and restore the stuff like a backup.. I just googled and its said that tar files need to be installed by odin. But theres no single comment in the thread that says that i need odin?! what do i have to do to get it working with the md5+img+tar files (!). (My normal cwm backup just has the md5 and img files)
Please help me
Thanx
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Way to hijack a thread.
To my personal knowledge, though, that is correct. Updates contained in .zips can be flashed in recovery, but tarballs (.tar, .tar.md5) need to be flashed using Odin.
However, to help you out, it would be better to know which phone you're talking about for a start (I'm taking it its SGS2) and which thread you're talking about. Post a new [Q] thread with all info and I'll try and help as I can.
veyka said:
You have been reverted to the generic IMEI, which means the phone wont work properly, and as you don't have a backup of the IMEI you are a bit out of luck.
Your best bet is to flash to stock, reset flash counter, and get it fixed under warranty, say it happened during a KIES update.
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EUGH. I feared you were going to say that. I have no idea how to do that, but I'll look it up I guess.
Thanks for all the help anyway. =]
It's about this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 , and ye its about the S2. Im not a total newb, got an hp touchpad and working on it since the cyano release. But im rlly not getting through it :/ and like nobody has the same problem
Cool, well like I said, Post it up as a new [Q] thread, then you title it to your specific enquiry, and maybe if it turns out I can't help, then its still open for other people to help out, as I think were probably the only 2 left monitoring this thread now.
ozzy441 said:
EUGH. I feared you were going to say that. I have no idea how to do that, but I'll look it up I guess.
Thanks for all the help anyway. =]
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1) from this thread download, your stock rom and the old bootloaders. (carrier branded roms are in another thread linked from that one)
2) flash old bootloaders
3) use USB jig to wipe the download counter
4) flash your stock rom
5) flash the new bootloaders if your stock firmware is UHKI1 or newer
That should make your phone look stock
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mugen1922 said:
Hi there, i just have a quick question, pretty easy but im too dumb to get through it .. I just flashed Ultra ICS 1.2 from westcrip but it doesnt really work for me (phone and sms doesnt work, i get a message that its stopped and when i try to click on it on the homescreen it says that the app?! is not installed). Well .. the plan was before that i get the v0.5 from westcrip but i installed Ultra ics cause I just had to flash a zip .. now the main problem.
When im installing it like its said on the site ill get an error. Because: my cwm says that i cant restore tar files. But its said that i should unrar the rar and restore the stuff like a backup.. I just googled and its said that tar files need to be installed by odin. But theres no single comment in the thread that says that i need odin?! what do i have to do to get it working with the md5+img+tar files (!). (My normal cwm backup just has the md5 and img files)
Please help me
Thanx
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mugen1922 said:
It's about this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 , and ye its about the S2. Im not a total newb, got an hp touchpad and working on it since the cyano release. But im rlly not getting through it :/ and like nobody has the same problem
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Make your own thread and try to be totally clear what your problem is, as I am unable to work out what is wrong/what you are trying todo, and even what rom you are on.
Use bullet points.
lets try this one:
wanna install : resurrection v6.0 based on XXKPA OFFİCİAL İCS from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854
problem:
after extract and steps i followed :
"Download the cwm backup
Put it on your internal SD Card . example phone/internal sd/clockworkmode/backup ( NOT EXTERNAL SD CARD )
Enter Recovery
Wipe Everything
select restore and backup
Select restore from internal sd card ( NOT EXTERNAL SD CARD
After install finished
reboot the device
Enjoy!"
I get the problem that on the cwm backup are "tar" files which i cant install with my cwm.. its a cache.ext4.tar, data.ext4.tar,system.ext4.tar,nandroid.md5, boot img in the rar. my normal backups just have img files ... guess its not that hard to answer, pretty much a standard question but i dont find anything in the forums and im not able to post in the thread itself cause i have below 10 posts or stuff like that. (Posted in this thread cause tar files are normally used by odin..)
thanx
veyka said:
1) from this thread download, your stock rom and the old bootloaders. (carrier branded roms are in another thread linked from that one)
2) flash old bootloaders
3) use USB jig to wipe the download counter
4) flash your stock rom
5) flash the new bootloaders if your stock firmware is UHKI1 or newer
That should make your phone look stock
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Thanks again man, just ordered a jig. Damn Samsung, it was so easy to return to stock when I had a Desire
Currently on Checkrom XWLA4 2.3.6 with Speedmod kernal.
Last night I performed a Titanium backup and a Nandroid backup in preparation for an upgrade. I had previously performed an EFS backup sometime back. I didn't perform the upgrade, just completed some backups. Anyways over night something seems to have gone wrong with my phone. I wake up to find that it's showing there's no SIM card detected and then when I checked baseband version and IMEI both are showing unknown as well as a bunch of other fields.
I've tried a number of ways to restore the EFS folder. I've tried GSII_Repair, EFS Pro 1.9, kTool, and a couple of manual methods. All of which give the same result.
Some strange things that I noticed, I have an EFS folder inside of an EFS folder. The /efs folder seems to have less files then the /efs/efs folder. Also /efs/efs folder was the fold that had the .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5. Not sure if its suppose to be that way.
Wondering what the best way to try to get my phone up and running would be.
Thanks,
Lu.
Veeko said:
Currently on Checkrom XWLA4 2.3.6 with Speedmod kernal.
Last night I performed a Titanium backup and a Nandroid backup in preparation for an upgrade. I had previously performed an EFS backup sometime back. I didn't perform the upgrade, just completed some backups. Anyways over night something seems to have gone wrong with my phone. I wake up to find that it's showing there's no SIM card detected and then when I checked baseband version and IMEI both are showing unknown as well as a bunch of other fields.
I've tried a number of ways to restore the EFS folder. I've tried GSII_Repair, EFS Pro 1.9, kTool, and a couple of manual methods. All of which give the same result.
Some strange things that I noticed, I have an EFS folder inside of an EFS folder. The /efs folder seems to have less files then the /efs/efs folder. Also /efs/efs folder was the fold that had the .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5. Not sure if its suppose to be that way.
Wondering what the best way to try to get my phone up and running would be.
Thanks,
Lu.
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have u tried the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Sun90 said:
have u tried the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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just tried that as well and no dice :S
Veeko said:
Currently on Checkrom XWLA4 2.3.6 with Speedmod kernal.
Last night I performed a Titanium backup and a Nandroid backup in preparation for an upgrade. I had previously performed an EFS backup sometime back. I didn't perform the upgrade, just completed some backups. Anyways over night something seems to have gone wrong with my phone. I wake up to find that it's showing there's no SIM card detected and then when I checked baseband version and IMEI both are showing unknown as well as a bunch of other fields.
I've tried a number of ways to restore the EFS folder. I've tried GSII_Repair, EFS Pro 1.9, kTool, and a couple of manual methods. All of which give the same result.
Some strange things that I noticed, I have an EFS folder inside of an EFS folder. The /efs folder seems to have less files then the /efs/efs folder. Also /efs/efs folder was the fold that had the .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5. Not sure if its suppose to be that way.
Wondering what the best way to try to get my phone up and running would be.
Thanks,
Lu.
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The problem:
(a) You performed nandroid backup in CWM recovery while your phone was connected to the charger. This is a known bug of almost all versions of CWM recovery.
(b) Baseband missing means that your Modem was wiped off which happened as a result of the bug in (a.)
Further Explanation
a. this has nothing to do with your /efs folder
b. If baseband is missing then the phone can never read your IMEI, hence no network
Possible Solution
a. Download Modem (CWM zip format) of your choice. If you already have a modem then, skip to next step
b. Disconnect your phone from the charger
c. Boot to CWM recovery
d. Flash modem.zip you downloaded
e. Reboot phone
check your phone info after reboot (give your phone about 5 minutes to settle down), your IMEI, network etc should be back now
good luck
Jokesy said:
The problem:
(a) You performed nandroid backup in CWM recovery while your phone was connected to the charger. This is a known bug of almost all versions of CWM recovery.
(b) Baseband missing means that your Modem was wiped off which happened as a result of the bug in (a.)
Further Explanation
a. this has nothing to do with your /efs folder
b. If baseband is missing then the phone can never read your IMEI, hence no network
Possible Solution
a. Download Modem (CWM zip format) of your choice. If you already have a modem then, skip to next step
b. Disconnect your phone from the charger
c. Boot to CWM recovery
d. Flash modem.zip you downloaded
e. Reboot phone
check your phone info after reboot (give your phone about 5 minutes to settle down), your IMEI, network etc should be back now
good luck
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it was definitely plugged into my usb port charging at the time. just tried what you recommended and still the same issue. i wouldn't be surprised if everything that i tried today with the efs folder made it worse.
any recommendations? would it help if i tried a fresh install of xwla4 (2.3.6) or something newer like xwlpg (4.0.3)?
really need to get this fixed. any info or step-by-steps are greatly appreciated.
thanks.
Veeko said:
it was definitely plugged into my usb port charging at the time. just tried what you recommended and still the same issue. i wouldn't be surprised if everything that i tried today with the efs folder made it worse.
any recommendations? would it help if i tried a fresh install of xwla4 (2.3.6) or something newer like xwlpg (4.0.3)?
really need to get this fixed. any info or step-by-steps are greatly appreciated.
thanks.
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You shouldn't have messed with your efs partition after the issue came up. it's suppose to be the last solution and not the first one.
ok.
try this:
-Remove your SIM.
-Reboot to CWM recovery
-Flash modem
-wipe cache partition
-wipe dalvik cache
-reboot phone
-Allow phone to stay for 5 mins.
-check your phone info, check IMEI
if both are back fine, just reinsert your sim and continue normal life.
let me know what happens
Jokesy said:
You shouldn't have messed with your efs partition after the issue came up. it's suppose to be the last solution and not the first one.
ok.
try this:
-Remove your SIM.
-Reboot to CWM recovery
-Flash modem
-wipe cache partition
-wipe dalvik cache
-reboot phone
-Allow phone to stay for 5 mins.
-check your phone info, check IMEI
if both are back fine, just reinsert your sim and continue normal life.
let me know what happens
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my bad man, i went on what i found in the search results.
i've done exactly as you specified above and still the same issue.
Veeko said:
my bad man, i went on what i found in the search results.
i've done exactly as you specified above and still the same issue.
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No problem. We learn everyday.
please provide answers to the ff questions:
1. Is your baseband showing now?
2. Is your IMEI back?
3. Goto Settings > About, in your phone and post everything you see there.
Jokesy said:
No problem. We learn everyday.
please provide answers to the ff questions:
1. Is your baseband showing now?
2. Is your IMEI back?
3. Goto Settings > About, in your phone and post everything you see there.
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Not sure what happened or how this happened but while I was retrieving the information from the About Phone screen the baseband was showing unknown and then once I glanced back down to get some more info, it just appeared and within another few seconds I got my IMEI and cellular services started working!
Thank you very much kind sir! Greatly appreciated!
Veeko said:
Not sure what happened or how this happened but while I was retrieving the information from the About Phone screen the baseband was showing unknown and then once I glanced back down to get some more info, it just appeared and within another few seconds I got my IMEI and cellular services started working!
Thank you very much kind sir! Greatly appreciated!
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Glad it's solved. You are always welcome!
Thanks for this I had same problem I've managed to get the network going again by deleting everything in efs and rebooting then I replaced nv_data&nv_data.bin.md5 & imei folder and rebooted all works for about a day but it keeps losing imei for generic one. I have a stored setting which I restore with galaxy unlock but it's still kind of there if u know what I mean???? Any help me on this?
Mash able jb stable siyah 4.1.2+
shopsdesire said:
Thanks for this I had same problem I've managed to get the network going again by deleting everything in efs and rebooting then I replaced nv_data&nv_data.bin.md5 & imei folder and rebooted all works for about a day but it keeps losing imei for generic one. I have a stored setting which I restore with galaxy unlock but it's still kind of there if u know what I mean???? Any help me on this?
Mash able jb stable siyah 4.1.2+
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When you have this kind of problem, messing with /efs should always be the last solution and not the first one.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Thanks for the advice But what other solutions were there? I thought back to Sammy was the last resort? Is there any constructive feedback? Or just dissing?
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shopsdesire said:
Thanks for the advice But what other solutions were there? I thought back to Sammy was the last resort? Is there any constructive feedback? Or just dissing?
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in your own case, where baseband and imei was missing, changing anything in the efs comes last because, if it's other thing related, flashing modem , firmware and things like that should fix the problem.
Then the last thing is messing with /efs partition.
Why, because, efs partition is not touched during flashing of ROM/firmware. It contains sensitive files, and should only be modified as last resort.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I did a back up on sd and pc. Before. I had only flashed from rr 2.6.1 rom to a jb rr rom after a few days of not changing any thing it came up network locked enter code etc. Whilst out driving so nothing I changed iko. Now it still changes imei but I have a stored working backup so I jus restore that and reboot. Would a modem and rom have to be compatible? I've never changed my modem do I need too and is it flashable? thanks
I only have these problems cos standard isn't different..
shopsdesire said:
I did a back up on sd and pc. Before. I had only flashed from rr 2.6.1 rom to a jb rr rom after a few days of not changing any thing it came up network locked enter code etc. Whilst out driving so nothing I changed iko. Now it still changes imei but I have a stored working backup so I jus restore that and reboot. Would a modem and rom have to be compatible? I've never changed my modem do I need too and is it flashable? thanks
I only have these problems cos standard isn't different..
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in your own case, No!
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Dats what I thought so what shud I be looking into?
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shopsdesire said:
Dats what I thought so what shud I be looking into?
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GII_repair (app), you must backup your efs first,
Or manually repair your efs folder by following the tutorial here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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Ok so I went through the steps again with unlock etc and it been around 5hours of constant use and no signal drop... I'm sure I did this before though although I didn't make two nvdata copies n renamed them. I jus copied them both separate cheers guys
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Ok so I went through the steps again with unlock etc and it been around 5hours of constant use and no signal drop... I'm sure I did this before though although I didn't make two nvdata copies n renamed them. I jus copied them both separate cheers guys
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Nice to hear that
Hi,
I purchased a I9100 secondhand online, the previous owner tried unlocking it and corrupt the EFS and it was not recognizing the SIM when I got it.
So I flashed I9100XWKK5 and have run the repair tool on play store and tried deleting EFS manually (after backing up) also run EFS Pro but no luck in putting my IMEI back on.
I have come across this tool unlocksamsungonline.nl/unlock-samsung-I9100, they claim to be-able to fix the IMEI, before I buy the login has anyone tried this before and does it work?
TIA
Try this app
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sahibunlimited said:
Try this app
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I have tried that with no luck, I have also tried the guide over on this thread forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021 also with no luck.
TIA
Users have mixed results when repairing /restoring the EFS folder. You can search and I mean thoroughly search every folder on the phone for a backup of the folder. Previous owner may have rooted the phone and many custom Roms and kennels backup the EFS folder as part of the installation process.
All the best
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Thanks i didnt think of that, I will have a look.
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I have searched through the phone and cannot see any sign of a backup of any sort, any other ideas? or should I go and try this software from unlocksamsungonline.pl
TIA
No backup means you have 3 options:-
1) Service centre/authorised repairer.
2) Local mobile repair shops (you may find one who is capable of doing the things Odia/service centre can do).
3) Contact Odia by PM & wait patiently for a response (which means no sending him 'reminders' - if you do, he'll quite rightly ignore you. He isn't your servant). He may be able to recover your IMEI (for a small 'donation'). But on the other hand, I'm not even sure if he still does this kind of thing (he used to). I cannot stress the 'send him 1 PM & wait' enough. You may think this is urgent, he won't. So if you do go down this path, respect that.
SHW M250 no signal after flashing to I9100 ROM
I flashed my SHW-M250s with I9100 4.0.4 ROM, everything was working good for about 2 months,
suddenly my IMEI changed to 0049 fake IMEI and I lost signal on SKTEL.
I tried to reflash with SHW-M250S after that my IMEI is ok but still no signal and an unknown text appear on the home screen whenever I flash with SHW-M250S ROM, (SCREENSHOT ATTACHED). also I tried different ROMS of SHW M250S and still same problem.
whenever I flash to I9100 my IMEI changes to 0049 fake imei,, and when I flash to SHW-M250s no signal and an unknown text but the IMEI changes to original.
I tried to insert different network SIM with SHW-M250 S ROM, it was working, but still that annoying text on home screen is there.
Also I tried everything on this Forum , try to repair EFS folder etc but no luck.
Do anyone has the idea...?
Please reply to me.
You're mixing thing up here, try backing up your EFS folder while on m250s, make sure you back it up with 2 or 3 app. (ktool and simlar).
Keep flashing your devices ROM till you get all networks going and stick to the cell's original region.
Now, once on I9100, start with GB ROMs.
And then some, try sii_repair from play store and give it a shot at restoring those previous back ups with the same tools.
Try to keep them ROMs apart till you solve one of the two issues.
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You're mixing thing up here, try backing up your EFS folder while on m250s, make sure you back it up with 2 or 3 app. (ktool and simlar).
Keep flashing your devices ROM till you get all networks going and stick to the cell's original region.
Now, once on I9100, start with GB ROMs.
And then some, try sii_repair from play store and give it a shot at restoring those previous back ups with the same tools.
Try to keep them ROMs apart till you solve one of the two issues.
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Thanks for your reply Bro.
I tried everything you mentioned but still no luck.
Is it possible that SKTEL has blocked my IMEI on their network.
While I still can access other networks..?
Check you IMEI status online.
Don't think so tho, if it would be blacklisted then you wouldn't be able to use any nerwork.
Are you using the same partition lay out for m250s & I9100?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Imei EFS
gastonw said:
Check you IMEI status online.
Don't think so tho, if it would be blacklisted then you wouldn't be able to use any nerwork.
Are you using the same partition lay out for m250s & I9100?
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I am using diffrent PIT files for each I9100 and M250s.
On the online status it shows an old model of Samsung, not the SHW-M250s while it says IMEI is ok.
Alright, when in "I9100 mode" flash from GB to JB (thru ICS 4.0.3 and 4.0.4).
We need to see if you get your IMEI right at some point on those ROMs.
Flash CM 10.1 to see if that helps.
You're not having any trouble with m250s ROMs right?
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jdncomz said:
Hi,
I purchased a I9100 secondhand online, the previous owner tried unlocking it and corrupt the EFS and it was not recognizing the SIM when I got it.
So I flashed I9100XWKK5 and have run the repair tool on play store and tried deleting EFS manually (after backing up) also run EFS Pro but no luck in putting my IMEI back on.
I have come across this tool unlocksamsungonline.nl/unlock-samsung-I9100, they claim to be-able to fix the IMEI, before I buy the login has anyone tried this before and does it work?
TIA
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My Phone: SHW-M250S
My Problem: I like the sense of JB 4.2, but i try to flash a lot of roms, like Slim 4.2.2 ( build 5), CM 10.1 ( EXPERIMENTAL 20130525) .....
when flashing complete, i found a same issue : The Phone Storage is null or just 0.97G
How can I do?
Someone tell me that you can help me about this issue
Ask the OP for the pit files.
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SHW M250 no signal after flashing to I9100 ROM
gastonw said:
Alright, when in "I9100 mode" flash from GB to JB (thru ICS 4.0.3 and 4.0.4).
We need to see if you get your IMEI right at some point on those ROMs.
Flash CM 10.1 to see if that helps.
You're not having any trouble with m250s ROMs right?
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Can you give me the original CSC, Phone, PDA, Bootloader link of SHW-M250s, and I am having problem in SHW -250s as I attached the screen shot. some unwanted text appear on the home screen, which says CSC: Unknown, PDA version etc.
And now:
My phone is not starting in SHW-,250S after flashing one of the I9100 ROM , CSC, MODEM from sammobile
I've got no idea about your device's model.
Check the thread posted in the general forum, they've got a site in which you can download ROMs and all.
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Gus, I really need help.
I was trying 6.0.1. update from 6.0. I made a backup of 6.0 before trying 6.0.1. BUT after flashing 6.0.1 there was no signal and also no network avalible com.phone keep FC. So I've flashed stock firmware for my device. And after that I'm keep getting to bootloop but if I flash custom kernel phone reboot but witnout signal and also there is unknown baseband and no IMEI. I have my S/N and IMEI on piece od paper. I've tried many things on XDA but nothing worked, I also tried to flash ROM with xposed to change IMEI but still no signal........ Im desperate.... Can someone help me please?
How did you upgrade? Do you have a nandroid backup?
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Gus, I really need help.
I was trying 6.0.1. update from 6.0. I made a backup of 6.0 before trying 6.0.1. BUT after flashing 6.0.1 there was no signal and also no network avalible com.phone keep FC. So I've flashed stock firmware for my device. And after that I'm keep getting to bootloop but if I flash custom kernel phone reboot but witnout signal and also there is unknown baseband and no IMEI. I have my S/N and IMEI on piece od paper. I've tried many things on XDA but nothing worked, I also tried to flash ROM with xposed to change IMEI but still no signal........ Im desperate.... Can someone help me please?
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Ull need to flash stock with odin or smart switch thats the only way to recover imei or try restoring just the efs partition from the backup u made.
I've tried everything also flashing official firmware and so on, but nothing.... Still no base or IMEI... I don't have EFS backup - I know I'm retard....
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I've tried everything also flashing official firmware and so on, but nothing.... Still no base or IMEI... I don't have EFS backup - I know I'm retard....
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Same here (Think we done the same thing with the Marshmallow 6.0.1 leak) I backed up, but the new version of TWRP I have has EFS as a separate option, I never even noticed and never backed it up.
However I Flash with smartswitch, and after reflashing the bootloader with odin and a Root Kernel, I can boot into the device and using root explorer, I CAN see my EFS folder. I deleted the .nv_data.bin files and changed the .nv_data.bak to .nv_data.bin (was an older date) and I now have the network options back but a generic IMEI and can't register on a network.
I feel SO close to getting it up and running, but if smartswitch can't help, not fully anyway, I'm not 100% I can be rescued either.
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Same here (Think we done the same thing with the Marshmallow 6.0.1 leak) I backed up, but the new version of TWRP I have has EFS as a separate option, I never even noticed and never backed it up.
However I Flash with smartswitch, and after reflashing the bootloader with odin and a Root Kernel, I can boot into the device and using root explorer, I CAN see my EFS folder. I deleted the .nv_data.bin files and changed the .nv_data.bak to .nv_data.bin (was an older date) and I now have the network options back but a generic IMEI and can't register on a network.
I feel SO close to getting it up and running, but if smartswitch can't help, not fully anyway, I'm not 100% I can be rescued either.
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I've called to my local service center and they said that they will reflash firmware fo 450 CZK (about 17 euros) and It will be done in 1 hour 30 minutes. So I will se what they can do with it. I've tried everything... and right now I don't know what else I can do. But If you figurate out how to fix it let me know Thanks!
Ive also heard that if you flashing each partion one at a time with odin that has fixed it for some
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Ive also heard that if you flashing each partion one at a time with odin that has fixed it for some
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What do you mean? Each part of Firmware? Is there any quide how to do that?
http://www.droidviews.com/extract-system-img-files-or-system-dump-of-android-devices-on-windows/
This might help i think u can just rename the tar to a zip or rar and extract the img files but i might be rong i havent done it on samsung phones only on my nexus 5
So my progress is that phone can now see networks, but still have srong SN and IMEI and also can't connect to the network...
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So my progress is that phone can now see networks, but still have srong SN and IMEI and also can't connect to the network...
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That's as far as I got as well. At least we got to the same place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pai4BH3AWq8
For older Samsungs but might be worth a shot as it's already broken
same here
jockep said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pai4BH3AWq8
For older Samsungs but might be worth a shot as it's already broken
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Can't use codes on dialer, don't know why......
BAD NEWS.... Service center told me that they need to change motherboard.... 340 euros.... ****ing beta!
AdisCZ said:
BAD NEWS.... Service center told me that they need to change motherboard.... 340 euros.... ****ing beta!
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Really ? --'
darbishh57070 said:
Really ? --'
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No it's a JOKE! Yeah really
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No it's a JOKE! Yeah really
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I got 3 old smartswitch backup and i find a file with the imei and everything , do you think its possible to backup this files ?
You CAN recover your phone with smartswitch, there is an emergency recovery function with a IMEI and SN input option, some users who used the same threat (android 6.0.1) and has lost their efs partition reported that smartswitch worked.
I've done this procedure too for some weeks to recover my phone an everything is working fine.
possibly with root explorer