Dear All,
My Galaxy S3 cannot connect to network after rom update. I have searched a lot but i could not figure out the problem since i have no problem with my imei. I can see correct imei, but no serial number no hardware revision and no signal when sim is inserted. without sim it can detect signals.
To figure out problem i need EFS.tar of some working I9300. If some one can provide me his efs backup in tar, i will be a big help for me.
ha ha ha ha ha! You really think someone is going to give you their efs?!
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slaphead20 said:
ha ha ha ha ha! You really think someone is going to give you their efs?!
©®™ slappy
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muhammad.ali123 said:
Dear All,
My Galaxy S3 cannot connect to network after rom update. I have searched a lot but i could not figure out the problem since i have no problem with my imei. I can see correct imei, but no serial number no hardware revision and no signal when sim is inserted. without sim it can detect signals.
To figure out problem i need EFS.tar of some working I9300. If some one can provide me his efs backup in tar, i will be a big help for me.
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Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but without a proper backup, you almost certainly won't be able to recover the efs folder. That's why backing up the efs folder is so critical before you begin any flashing procedure. It contains information unique to your device, without which, you have basically a very expensive media player.
donalgodon said:
Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but without a proper backup, you almost certainly won't be able to recover the efs folder. That's why backing up the efs folder is so critical before you begin any flashing procedure. It contains information unique to your device, without which, you have basically a very expensive media player.
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Does this means that even if have another efs folder it will be no use to me?
I have my EFS folder intact and it has all files in it. but there is some problem with any file, that does not allow to register to network.
That's quite unfortunate, backing up my EFS folder was the 1st thing I did after getting my phone to avoid this kind of issues (prior rooting, of course).
By the way, was it an official OTA update or was it manually injected?
Any piece of information you can bring about the issue may help people here to figure out a way to help you.
How sure are you it is the EFS that's the problem? If you can see the folder and it has files in it, why are you looking at EFS being the problem? I'd have thought with a corrupted EFS you wouldn't have a file structure to be looking at, but I may be confused as to what an EFS is/does)
Have you tried using CWM to Factory Reset, wipe data and Dalvik and then run your Rom again?
Have you tried downloading and flashing a stock ROM for your phone?
VulguM said:
That's quite unfortunate, backing up my EFS folder was the 1st thing I did after getting my phone to avoid this kind of issues (prior rooting, of course).
By the way, was it an official OTA update or was it manually injected?
Any piece of information you can bring about the issue may help people here to figure out a way to help you.
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Infact there was an OTA update but it failed to install from stock recovery mode. After reboot there was a message to use kies or contact service.
So i used. But kies showed that it cannot updte this phone ( because CSC was XXX ) so i used firmware inatialization method to download firmware by entering model and serial number in kies.
After update i was stuck in this situation,
Have you flashed a stock Rom with Odin to try and rectify?
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How sure are you it is the EFS that's the problem? If you can see the folder and it has files in it, why are you looking at EFS being the problem? I'd have thought with a corrupted EFS you wouldn't have a file structure to be looking at, but I may be confused as to what an EFS is/does)
Have you tried using CWM to Factory Reset, wipe data and Dalvik and then run your Rom again?
Have you tried downloading and flashing a stock ROM for your phone?
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Yes i am also confused about this.
Befor touching EFS folder i did factory reset, wiped data, delvik , re installed different official and custom roms. But it did not solve my issue.
I focused my attention to efs because all my symptoms are similar to people who have lost their imei. But my imei is O.K
You have any other suggestions.
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Have you flashed a stock Rom with Odin to try and rectify?
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I flashed LE8 and LH1 via odin , but it did not help
If your IMEI is intact its not generally an EFS issue.
Asking for someones EFS backup is generally a no no, and it wouldn't work anyway.
My understanding, from reading what Odia posted (who is generally considered the expert on this sort of thing) is that the EFS is in part encrypted with the devices ID, so if you use someone else's EFS on your device, it will fall back to the generic IMEI which would be worse.
Try flashing a full odin firmware and go from there.
veyka said:
If your IMEI is intact its not generally an EFS issue.
Asking for someones EFS backup is generally a no no, and it wouldn't work anyway.
My understanding, from reading what Odia posted (who is generally considered the expert on this sort of thing) is that the EFS is in part encrypted with the devices ID, so if you use someone else's EFS on your device, it will fall back to the generic IMEI which would be worse.
Try flashing a full odin firmware and go from there.
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I have tried using LE8 and LH1 from samfirmware.
Is there any other full odin firmware?
I'm a little confused here. If I am reading this correctly, the phone works OK except it will not connect to a network and so doesn't work as a phone any more. Is that correct?
If so, maybe you're flashing the wrong thing - you might need to flash Modem firmware not ROM. Now I might be even more confused than I think I am, but it seems to me all the Comms stuff will require the modem side of things to be correct. It's possible I think) to have flashed a ROM that could be incompatible or which corrupted your modem side of things.
Keep in mind I am still learning this stuff, but recently I thought I'd get ready to flash a JB ROM by flashing a kernel that was supposed to be for JB - there were others there with a warning NOT to use with JB so I figured I should get one suitable for JB - long story short I had a non-starting phone and had to work from scratch with PC Odin to get everything working again.
So, I am guessing that the ROM you are flashing also needs a kernel and Modem flash. I'm also hoping if I am wrong someone more experienced will tell me why
My guess is also you'd need to flash kernel, then ROM, then Modem, and make sure they are all to whatever version o Android you are wanting to have.
Am I making sense or am I talking through my proverbial?
have you try to use another micro Sim, it can be micro Sim reader o your Sim.
I got my phone repaired from a third party repair centre,
They used SPT box to repair the efs folder. Now i have signals and it can connect normally.
It cost my $60 for repair.
Thanks to every one for helping me out in the repair.
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Initial state(stock 4.0.4. ROM):
Device was working properly;
Could call, could use 3G internet;
Everything was good.
After CWM zip installing FoxHound ROM:
Simptoms:
Could not call; for every GSM/3G interogation to telecom operator I get: "Not registered on network";
In my pursuite to fix this, I don't know how, now my device ended in Factory Mode(a yellow box with some debug information appears on my screen and the power button now instantly shutsdown the device and no lock screen available).
The IMEI returned by *#06# is different by the one on the back of the device. It's not a generic one "000...", it almost looks like the original, both seem to be valid after some search, but this is odd. I don't know if it was different before installing FoxHound ... never cared.
What I've tried to do:
I've actually feasted on half of internet for a solution to my problems;
I've tried to flash with Odin tons of stock firmwares, modems, CSCs, including well known ones, my operator ones(Cosmote), my country ones(Romania) -> no luck;
I've tried to restore previous nandroid backups -> no luck;
I've tried to CWM zip install custom ROMs -> no luck;
I've tried everytime to wipe cache, factory reset, delete dalvik, fix permissions, reset battery stats -> no luck;
I've tried all the solutions for the "Factory Mode On" problem, including "echo -n ON > /efs/imei/keystr; chown 1001:1001 /efs/imei/keystr" -> no luck;
I don't have an /efs/ backup before installing FoxHound.
Used GalaxSim, everything was green, no unlock needed.
My device is still in the same condition. No one has an answer. Do you have a solution?
Have you tried flashing with mobile odin?
How did you do a nandroid? With s3 toolkit?
Sometimes when it doesn't work I have to re install the samsung drivers and then try again on full charge.
Something else I noticed with the toolkit was that if I choose a different firmware from the options I done the nandroid with it doesn't work.
Also you may have to flash the insecure image again.
Sorry all could think of.
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Samsungnooby said:
1.Have you tried flashing with mobile odin?
2. How did you do a nandroid? With s3 toolkit?
3. Sometimes when it doesn't work I have to re install the samsung drivers and then try again on full charge.
Something else I noticed with the toolkit was that if I choose a different firmware from the options I done the nandroid with it doesn't work.
4. Also you may have to flash the insecure image again.
5. Sorry all could think of.
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1. I haven't tried with mobile odin. This is the first time I've heard about it. I only used desktop odin for flashing.
2. I did a nandroid backup of the stock version of my device, the one which was functional, but without s3 toolkit(also the 1st time I hear about it). My curiosity is why it still wasn't unable to function after I've restored the functional nandroid.
3. I'll try this, thanks.
4. Never heard of insecure image. I'll search for it. Thanks.
5. Thank you very much for your reply. I'll keep you up to date if I'll manage to repair it.
goliathj said:
1. I haven't tried with mobile odin. This is the first time I've heard about it. I only used desktop odin for flashing.
2. I did a nandroid backup of the stock version of my device, the one which was functional, but without s3 toolkit(also the 1st time I hear about it). My curiosity is why it still wasn't unable to function after I've restored the functional nandroid.
3. I'll try this, thanks.
4. Never heard of insecure image. I'll search for it. Thanks.
5. Thank you very much for your reply. I'll keep you up to date if I'll manage to repair it.
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Get yourself the galaxy s3 toolkit, free from here or you can make a donation.
I like how you numbered my quote
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Your EFS data is fu**d and your modem refuses it (and refuses to let you on the network). As far as I know running with an invalid IMEI is illegal in every single country, and in most can land you in actual jail. That being said - search the post about ariza (who had the original modem patch post, but decided to go on a different way) or download this - http://db.tt/PDH8Bc64 !
IMEI broken restore your backed up EFS folder .
jje
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Get yourself the galaxy s3 toolkit, free from here or you can make a donation.
I like how you numbered my quote
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I've download it. Great! Also numbering makes you follow up easier
xclub_101 said:
Your EFS data is fu**d and your modem refuses it (and refuses to let you on the network). As far as I know running with an invalid IMEI is illegal in every single country, and in most can land you in actual jail. That being said - search the post about ariza (who had the original modem patch post, but decided to go on a different way) or download this - !
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I don't know why my EFS ended ****ed up, and yes, it's illegal. AFAIK, if it's a soft problem, it can be fixed. Isn't the IMEI code embedded into the hardware? Why can't I just wipe everything, from /, and flash a stock ROM? The EFS should be fixed, right?
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IMEI broken restore your backed up EFS folder .
jje
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This is important for me, please follow:
I have a nandroid backup of my working stock ROM. Does this backup contain my working EFS? Note that I've restored it, and I still get the network error.
I have a nandroid backup of my working stock ROM. Does this backup contain my working EFS? Note that I've restored it, and I still get the network error.
NO
No EFS backup in a nandroid .
Rule one is backup your EFS folder .
If you have a custom rom or kernel that may have auto backed up your EFS to a file efs xxxx.tar .gfz
No EFS then before a service centre try .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
jje
The nandroid ...
goliathj said:
I don't know why my EFS ended ****ed up, and yes, it's illegal. AFAIK, if it's a soft problem, it can be fixed. Isn't the IMEI code embedded into the hardware? Why can't I just wipe everything, from /, and flash a stock ROM? The EFS should be fixed, right?
This is important for me, please follow:
I have a nandroid backup of my working stock ROM. Does this backup contain my working EFS? Note that I've restored it, and I still get the network error.
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IMEI is no longer so much in "hardware" - it is stored in a protected way in nv_data.bin, which is located in the EFS partition and under normal circumstances is NEVER written by a ROM. Unfortunately the normal nandroid backup does not contain an image of the EFS partition, but some of the better ROMs create a backup (sometimes on the external SD card, sometimes not) - look after something called efsbackup.tar.gz or efsdev-mmcblk0p3.img.gz !
Also the IMEI and serial number from under the battery can (and should) be placed back in a form of edited nv_data.bin - but most likely you will never be able to run that with any of the stock modems and you will still need the patched one that I linked somewhere above.
JJEgan said:
I have a nandroid backup of my working stock ROM. Does this backup contain my working EFS? Note that I've restored it, and I still get the network error.
NO
No EFS backup in a nandroid .
Rule one is backup your EFS folder .
If you have a custom rom or kernel that may have auto backed up your EFS to a file efs xxxx.tar .gfz
No EFS then before a service centre try .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
jje
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Thank you. Leason learned. Will backup EFS from now on.
xclub_101 said:
IMEI is no longer so much in "hardware" - it is stored in a protected way in nv_data.bin, which is located in the EFS partition and under normal circumstances is NEVER written by a ROM. Unfortunately the normal nandroid backup does not contain an image of the EFS partition, but some of the better ROMs create a backup (sometimes on the external SD card, sometimes not) - look after something called efsbackup.tar.gz or efsdev-mmcblk0p3.img.gz !
Also the IMEI and serial number from under the battery can (and should) be placed back in a form of edited nv_data.bin - but most likely you will never be able to run that with any of the stock modems and you will still need the patched one that I linked somewhere above.
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Thanks for the info. Good to know.
Finally, my device works. I've contacted a private service.
The Factory Mode problem, which was always on, was fixed by flashing a stock 4.0.4 ROM.
The "Not registered on network" problem had various reasons:
My IMEI had been changed so my modem wasn't accepting any calls. He had rewritten the original IMEI(the one from the back) with "the box".
For unknown reasons for me, 4.1.0+ has some built-in protections and will brick my device everytime I flash it. So, for the moment I'm sticking with 4.0.4.
Some people experienced this problem after updating, so it has something to do with the built-in protections(but the question is "protection against what?"). There's something smelly about our IMEI, we, the ones having this issue. I've bought this device over ebay.co.uk and it arrived unsealed(the merchant told this because he had to check the phone) but with root installed and had 1 count of custom binary flashed, in the download mode screen. This is odd. From now on, I'll ask for IMEI.
I thank everyone for helping me. Best regards!
Stuck on EDGE and in Factory Mode
I have literally over 16hrs trying to get my I747 back working correctly. It all stared when I tried the "Hellfire" rom. I have had my phone rooted running custom roms for over 6 months with no problems. After flashing the "Hellfire" rom I noticed that I was stuck on "EDGE" network, unable to make or receive phone calls or text. After further inspection, I noticed I had "0" for an IMEI#. So I injected my IMEI back on the phone... Still the same problem. I reverted back to stock ROM, Kernel, and Modem... Same problem stuck on "EDGE" network. Several hours later of no stop research, I noticed that my "ERI version Not available". After alot more research I noticed that my "efs" folder was missing the ".nv_data" file. So I backed up the "efs" folder, saved it to my extSD, and then deleted the "efs" folder for the root of the phone. Now I'm in "Factory Mode" even after replacing my backed up "efs" folder with the new one that was created at the root of my Internal sd.
I need help... If anyone has any ideas...:crying:
You might try what they talk about in this thread, don't know if it applies to your situation or not...
I can't post off site URL's, so google "Not registered on network" + stuck in Factory Mode ON - no solution works
It's the thread on androidpit dot com
Hey everyone. The other day, I was installing a custom ROM and was also trying to unlock my Galaxy SIII. After both, Airplane mode somehow locked on... I did a factory reset - didn't help. I also reinstalled the stock image - didn't help. I tried several tar recovery files - didn't work or help. I tried everything! I can disable airplane mode in settings but my device simply displays a circle with a cross through it instead of the signal meter in the notification bar. It also doesn't detect SIM cards now... I don't know what is wrong. Help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
Thanks for your answers in advance!
My first thought is the Unlock process stuffed things for you. What did you try for the Unlock? Did you get it right? I've never had a locked phone so I don't know the process but try asking around on threads where they talk about unlocking phones.
What ROM did you try? Can you still get into the phone for menus etc?
And the biggie - did you try Restoring your Nandroid backup? (you DID do a Nandroid at some point, didn't you? )
If you've only done a factory reset from the phone I'd try getting MegaWipe and flash it in Recovery. Then try a ROM you know to be working for others.
Another thing to look at might be your Modem - I use Purelook HD ROM - one of the updates had a modem that screwed with my wifi and phone connection so I flashed the previous one that had worked well and all was right again.
You might also need to try a megawipe and then flash a stock ROM via Odin - get the phone back to a working state and then start ROM'ing again.
Yeah, I can get into menus alright. The MegaWipe didn't seem to work though Or the Purelook HD ROM. I've flashed the stock ROM about 100 times, restored Nandroid and did a full stock restore however nothing worked. Thanks anyway!!!
Do you have an EFS backup?
Is your modem correct? if not, restore your EFS backup
Another thing, dial *#06# on your phone and look at your IMEI. Do you see a bunch of zeros?
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Another thing, dial *#06# on your phone and look at your IMEI. Do you see a bunch of zeros?
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When I dial *#06#, a box pops up and simple says "IMEI". There is no actual IMEI number displayed... That must be bad..??
astronomynerd said:
When I dial *#06#, a box pops up and simple says "IMEI". There is no actual IMEI number displayed... That must be bad..??
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Yep, it says EMEI: null / null
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Yep, it says EMEI: null / null
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Your EFS is corrupted. If you have a backup please restore it. If not Flash a fresh stock ROM and start over.
If I'm right, you turned your phone to a Wi-Fi tablet. There is not a real at-home solution other than searching your whole computer and your phone's internal memory and all SD cards you used on your phone for files that have "efs" in their names and hope you find some kind of EFS backup you took before. (About that, can you post a list of the ROMs you installed before? I know Sotmax takes[or used to take, don't know the new versions] automatic EFS backups, maybe other Samsung ROMs do too)
If you can't find any, you should contact with your carrier and ask if they can repair it. It won't be covered by warranty, and you would probably be asked to bring evidence(receipt and such) to prove the phone is not stolen.
Make sure you tell them the whole story, and don't try to cover up the fact that you rooted your phone, or you may end up being questioned by the police.
If they accept, they will restore your IMEI using advanced debugging hardware and software. If they reject, then you may want to start looking for a new phone.
(Procedures may vary)
actually, it will be covered by warranty if you restore it to complete stock
They may still look at the binary counter and tell Odin has been used.
Other than that, lying in such conditions may result in big trouble, so if they ask if you have rooted your device, you should say yes. Not worth risking much bigger trouble for a paid repair.
There is triangle away.
Triangle away+flash stock rom = full stock no binary counter.
Why do you say there might be problems with the police? Since the gs2 there have been lots of cases of lost/corrupted efs without doing anything. Are all those people in jail?
If there's proof of ownership, then there's nothing to it. I really don't know how much is the standard rate for lost/corruped efs fixing outside of warranty, if it involves motherboard replacing, its gonna be as expensive as a new phone.
I'm talking from looking at my country's regulations, so they might be different in other countries. Hence the "procedures may vary" in my reply.
Hello.
I really didn't want to make a thread but i've been bouncing of dead lnks and failed search results or outdated incorrect info all day and i can't seem to get the information i need. I'm sorry if i haven't done everything i can before this psot but i have rtied, i really have!
My issue:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i which was running so slow it was terrible. I found a nice slimline rom that i read about and was happy to use.
I used Samsung recovery to then run CWM ClockWorkRec5830i, which i used to install 'update' which gave me Superuser access and rooted my phone (i think, if i understand) then i made a backup of my phones stock image, then i used it to wipe the phone, clear cache, and finally install my new rom.
...so far so good.
The rom installed, the phone rebooted, everything was working (really fast and really well, i was VERY pleased) however i have hit my issue:
IMEI data was gone. *#06# showed nothing, so i went back into Samsung recovery, loaded ClockWorkRec5830i and restored my phone back ro original using my backup. The IMEI returned! All was well again, so i got Galaxy Toolbox from Play store, ran it with Superuser access and created a backup of the EFS file.
I returned my phone back to the new rom that i had chosen and again installed Galaxy Toolbox to use the 'restore EFS' option.
The IMEI is still blank using *#06# which has me very confused.
I can open the EFS backup file in Hex workshop and the serial number data is is there. I can use Galaxy Toolkit device info and see the IMEI in there, so i don't understand what i have done wrong for the IMEI not to be showing in the phone.
Can anyone help or educate me please. I do generally want to learn more about why i haven't realised the mistake may.
I love learning this stuff but it can be overwelming sometimes until someone comes along and calls you an idiot and tells you the obvious lol! Please, "I'm an idiot" hehee.
Thankyou
Drew (United Kingdom)
DrewKrew said:
Hello.
I really didn't want to make a thread but i've been bouncing of dead lnks and failed search results or outdated incorrect info all day and i can't seem to get the information i need. I'm sorry if i haven't done everything i can before this psot but i have rtied, i really have!
My issue:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i which was running so slow it was terrible. I found a nice slimline rom that i read about and was happy to use.
I used Samsung recovery to then run CWM ClockWorkRec5830i, which i used to install 'update' which gave me Superuser access and rooted my phone (i think, if i understand) then i made a backup of my phones stock image, then i used it to wipe the phone, clear cache, and finally install my new rom.
...so far so good.
The rom installed, the phone rebooted, everything was working (really fast and really well, i was VERY pleased) however i have hit my issue:
IMEI data was gone. *#06# showed nothing, so i went back into Samsung recovery, loaded ClockWorkRec5830i and restored my phone back ro original using my backup. The IMEI returned! All was well again, so i got Galaxy Toolbox from Play store, ran it with Superuser access and created a backup of the EFS file.
I returned my phone back to the new rom that i had chosen and again installed Galaxy Toolbox to use the 'restore EFS' option.
The IMEI is still blank using *#06# which has me very confused.
I can open the EFS backup file in Hex workshop and the serial number data is is there. I can use Galaxy Toolkit device info and see the IMEI in there, so i don't understand what i have done wrong for the IMEI not to be showing in the phone.
I love learning this stuff but it can be overwelming sometimes until someone comes along and calls you an idiot and tells you the obvious lol! Please, "I'm an idiot" hehee.
Thankyou
Drew (United Kingdom)
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Don't consider yourself idiot at all lol. You have explained everything so clearly.
Well,
This problem is so much common with this phone. Don't know why !
Many people including me facing this problem.
Sometimes you just reboot your phone and you will see ur IMEI is gone. Reboot again and its back. -_-
Its really strange issue actually.
You already knew all methods to get IMEI back. This is comman issue with this phone. Suffer it.
Maybe @iamareebjamal have figured this prob out.
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The rom i found was great. It performed so much faster, did not take up much of the very limited memory on the handset, it was the perfect solution to my needs but whenever i use it i cannot make any calls etc due to no IMEI (*#06# shows a complete blank box) and i have tried rebooting the phone so so many times, repeating the process of installing the rom again and again and not once can i ever get it to show IMEI in *#06#. I could understand if the EFS backup also showed that the imei had reset or become corrupt, but it looks fine in Hex Workshop, shows up in device info on Galaxy Toolbox app, i just can't conclude anything from it's behaviour.
Using my original phone's backup the IMEI is restored instantly, and i have taken the EFS backup whilst running the phone on it's original state.
Could it be because something is not right in the rom? Is the rom changing something that i could possibly correct myself? Or something in the rom not suitable for my model and version of the GT-S5830i handset (compatibility issue)?
I really want to be able to use this rom and other's seem to be able to use it without issue which just makes me more determined to find the cause and correct my issue. I also see that many people do lose their IMEI and the EFS backup/restore method seems to work perfectly for them, because they seem to have their IMEI turned to blank values when checking in HexWorkshop whereas mine is still showing as expected.
I cannot make sense of this scenario at all lol.
I appreciate ANY and ALL advice
The rom is was trying was MEHDI ROM v2. I am in the United Kingdom using a GT-S5830i on o2 newtwork with no network locks or restrictions.
Make a new backup of your IMEI(make sure it is lost by once or twice rebooting) . And open via Hex Workshop.
If you see your IMEI in there, then reflash stock ROM and flash this Custom ROM without wiping anything.
If it doesn't solve your issue now too
Try restoring the efs partition before Media Scanning starts and Reboot the phone after media scanning is started.
These all are hit and trial methods. I've myself never found a fully satisfying solution
If nothing works, you'll have to try any other ROM.
DrewKrew said:
Hello.
I really didn't want to make a thread but i've been bouncing of dead lnks and failed search results or outdated incorrect info all day and i can't seem to get the information i need. I'm sorry if i haven't done everything i can before this psot but i have rtied, i really have!
My issue:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i which was running so slow it was terrible. I found a nice slimline rom that i read about and was happy to use.
I used Samsung recovery to then run CWM ClockWorkRec5830i, which i used to install 'update' which gave me Superuser access and rooted my phone (i think, if i understand) then i made a backup of my phones stock image, then i used it to wipe the phone, clear cache, and finally install my new rom.
...so far so good.
The rom installed, the phone rebooted, everything was working (really fast and really well, i was VERY pleased) however i have hit my issue:
IMEI data was gone. *#06# showed nothing, so i went back into Samsung recovery, loaded ClockWorkRec5830i and restored my phone back ro original using my backup. The IMEI returned! All was well again, so i got Galaxy Toolbox from Play store, ran it with Superuser access and created a backup of the EFS file.
I returned my phone back to the new rom that i had chosen and again installed Galaxy Toolbox to use the 'restore EFS' option.
The IMEI is still blank using *#06# which has me very confused.
I can open the EFS backup file in Hex workshop and the serial number data is is there. I can use Galaxy Toolkit device info and see the IMEI in there, so i don't understand what i have done wrong for the IMEI not to be showing in the phone.
Can anyone help or educate me please. I do generally want to learn more about why i haven't realised the mistake may.
I love learning this stuff but it can be overwelming sometimes until someone comes along and calls you an idiot and tells you the obvious lol! Please, "I'm an idiot" hehee.
Thankyou
Drew (United Kingdom)
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May these help you..
As about these issue i do flash a Custom Kernel after flashing Rom with no IMEI Number
So After Flashing any Custom Kernel my IMEI Gets back
You can try it with any kernel
I use to flash Rafael.Baugis Kernel flash both its Modules and E3Boot.img
may be try changing kernel..
try any custom kernel...it helps me every time..
i have wiered problem, i can't use custom kernel on stock rom...or stock kernel on custom rom, both of these combination makes my imei disappear every time.
go to this thread for all the explanation
DrewKrew said:
Hello.
I really didn't want to make a thread but i've been bouncing of dead lnks and failed search results or outdated incorrect info all day and i can't seem to get the information i need. I'm sorry if i haven't done everything i can before this psot but i have rtied, i really have!
My issue:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i which was running so slow it was terrible. I found a nice slimline rom that i read about and was happy to use.
I used Samsung recovery to then run CWM ClockWorkRec5830i, which i used to install 'update' which gave me Superuser access and rooted my phone (i think, if i understand) then i made a backup of my phones stock image, then i used it to wipe the phone, clear cache, and finally install my new rom.
...so far so good.
The rom installed, the phone rebooted, everything was working (really fast and really well, i was VERY pleased) however i have hit my issue:
IMEI data was gone. *#06# showed nothing, so i went back into Samsung recovery, loaded ClockWorkRec5830i and restored my phone back ro original using my backup. The IMEI returned! All was well again, so i got Galaxy Toolbox from Play store, ran it with Superuser access and created a backup of the EFS file.
I returned my phone back to the new rom that i had chosen and again installed Galaxy Toolbox to use the 'restore EFS' option.
The IMEI is still blank using *#06# which has me very confused.
I can open the EFS backup file in Hex workshop and the serial number data is is there. I can use Galaxy Toolkit device info and see the IMEI in there, so i don't understand what i have done wrong for the IMEI not to be showing in the phone.
Can anyone help or educate me please. I do generally want to learn more about why i haven't realised the mistake may.
I love learning this stuff but it can be overwelming sometimes until someone comes along and calls you an idiot and tells you the obvious lol! Please, "I'm an idiot" hehee.
Thankyou
Drew (United Kingdom)
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Hey, did you solved your problem? i had the same problem once and it was just that the backup made with galaxytoolbox didn't match. So the best solution is to do a backup again and you will have to open the new file and edit it with the HEX editor and input your imei number manually. Here the thread with the info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064034&page=1 and this video is great, but it's in spanish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kbY0EZYsXE Hope this solves your problem.
I cannot use the galaxy toolbox for my restoring unfortunately as the galaxy toolbox is not working with my current rom, if you know of another program that can help me fix it, i would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Fab
fabiolaec said:
Hey, did you solved your problem? i had the same problem once and it was just that the backup made with galaxytoolbox didn't match. So the best solution is to do a backup again and you will have to open the new file and edit it with the HEX editor and input your imei number manually. Here the thread with the info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064034&page=1 and this video is great, but it's in spanish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kbY0EZYsXE Hope this solves your problem.
Fab
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Thanks for the replies, but unfortunately i have not yet resolved the problem.
I have gone over the process again and again, repeating it the same way, trying slightly different ways, the outcome is always the same. Everytime i try i take a EFS backup (taken while the phone is restored to running on it's original stock rom and setup, with the IMEI all working and displaying via *#06#) the EFS file shows the IMEI in Hex Editor. Everytime. It's always there.
Then, as soon as i flash a rom and reboot the phone i have no IMEI. I use the good EFS backup and restore the EFS to the phone (which has the IMEI data intact) but the phone still will not display the IMEI via *#06# and if i check the EFS again it is still showing the IMEI as being in the EFS backup and still good.
So i have no idea why the phone is not seeing the IMEI because apparently it IS still there!
I'm installing roms by using the recovery method to 'apply update', using Samsung basic recovery mode, but could i use the CWM recovery to install? Would that have a different effect? Is it safe to use CWM to install roms as the guide i read said to only install roms using Samsung restore as CWM adds a risk of crashing or bricking the phone?
So many people are able to successfully flash a GT-S5830i and i just do not know enough yet about phone roms to feel confident to do more daring things with different methods for fear of making a critical mistake. So much of the information i have read contradicts itself, and other information neglects to explain certain things or simply assumes you know about bootloaders, CSC files and the like...
I've modified so many gadgets before and am fairly confident with doing such things it's just i can't seem to educate myself correctly over the modifying of these Samsung Android phones.
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 today and wanted to remove some of the bloatware so that's my next phone to read up on.
I have been put off a bit because of the issue of losing IMEI. It seems to be a big risk with this model, do other Samsung models have issues with IMEI loss?
Thankyou to all who are taking time to post. I read and appreciate every post, and am enjoying learning about this new topic to me.
Perhaps i shouls restore back to my original working setup, then install the rom using recovery (or via CWM recovery - i have no idea which is safest and the correct method as i read conflicting information) then install the rom without resetting/wiping anything? Would that help?
When i select roms should i be making sure they contain a compatible baseband or something?
I don't understand this area.
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Perhaps i shouls restore back to my original working setup, then install the rom using recovery (or via CWM recovery - i have no idea which is safest and the correct method as i read conflicting information) then install the rom without resetting/wiping anything? Would that help?
When i select roms should i be making sure they contain a compatible baseband or something?
I don't understand this area.
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About recovery use CWM
If you do not wipe then there will some problem occur may be like the phone will not boot after flashing Rom so must do wipe
And about baseband and all don't worry you can use any stock Rom for flashing Roms.
DrewKrew said:
Thanks for the replies, but unfortunately i have not yet resolved the problem.
I have gone over the process again and again, repeating it the same way, trying slightly different ways, the outcome is always the same. Everytime i try i take a EFS backup (taken while the phone is restored to running on it's original stock rom and setup, with the IMEI all working and displaying via *#06#) the EFS file shows the IMEI in Hex Editor. Everytime. It's always there.
Then, as soon as i flash a rom and reboot the phone i have no IMEI. I use the good EFS backup and restore the EFS to the phone (which has the IMEI data intact) but the phone still will not display the IMEI via *#06# and if i check the EFS again it is still showing the IMEI as being in the EFS backup and still good.
So i have no idea why the phone is not seeing the IMEI because apparently it IS still there!
I'm installing roms by using the recovery method to 'apply update', using Samsung basic recovery mode, but could i use the CWM recovery to install? Would that have a different effect? Is it safe to use CWM to install roms as the guide i read said to only install roms using Samsung restore as CWM adds a risk of crashing or bricking the phone?
So many people are able to successfully flash a GT-S5830i and i just do not know enough yet about phone roms to feel confident to do more daring things with different methods for fear of making a critical mistake. So much of the information i have read contradicts itself, and other information neglects to explain certain things or simply assumes you know about bootloaders, CSC files and the like...
I've modified so many gadgets before and am fairly confident with doing such things it's just i can't seem to educate myself correctly over the modifying of these Samsung Android phones.
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 today and wanted to remove some of the bloatware so that's my next phone to read up on.
I have been put off a bit because of the issue of losing IMEI. It seems to be a big risk with this model, do other Samsung models have issues with IMEI loss?
Thankyou to all who are taking time to post. I read and appreciate every post, and am enjoying learning about this new topic to me.
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I'm not sure if you missed this step.
I did efs backup on stock rom and tried to restore with galaxy toolbox on the new rom and IT DIDN'T WORK....
you have to copy your imei number manually (or directly from the sticker) and once you are in the NEW ROM, make a backup of the IMEI. of course if you open it with the hex editor it will be EMPTY.
Then in this new back up file newly created you have to manually input your IMEI number using the HEX EDITOR.
This should work.
Rgds,
Fab
Backup imei of gts5830i
Hi i have just rooted my glaxay ace gts5830i &
want to install custom rom bt i want to first
backup its IMEI bt i don't know much abut
it ....
i heard glaxay toolbox in playstore backup the
IMEI bt in some cases it might no able to
backup ...is there any other way plz tell me i
also tried EFS pro...bt not able to backup bcuz
it didn't show my model name even on
refresh... plz help me to backup its imei...
sahil chandel said:
Hi i have just rooted my glaxay ace gts5830i &
want to install custom rom bt i want to first
backup its IMEI bt i don't know much abut
it ....
i heard glaxay toolbox in playstore backup the
IMEI bt in some cases it might no able to
backup ...is there any other way plz tell me i
also tried EFS pro...bt not able to backup bcuz
it didn't show my model name even on
refresh... plz help me to backup its imei...
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Don't ask the same question in two different threads.
Galaxy toolbox works almost every time.
Did anyone having a similar issue manage to resolve it or can suggest other steps to follow?
I am having the exact issue but for the life of me can not make the IMEI appear even though galaxy toolbox reports it is fine. Here is my post from another thread, before I found this one.
Flashed ROM, all working fine except as above, no network connection (mobile connection). Wifi, etc all working. IMEI is blank when I do *#06#
Have tried
1. reboots, sim out, reboots, etc
2. tried using galaxy toolbox to backup imei/efs and then restoring after flash. nope no help.
3. tried backing up imei and editing with hex editor but the image already has correct imei. galaxy tool box does report correct imei.
4. just tried flashing rafel kernal using instructions but after doing so, phone does not boot past samsung screen.
5. reflashed back to stock room and crap radio still not working lol
so any suggestions? i need a kernel and then one that works with this rom.
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Since the above, tried thunderbird kernal and I am still without IMEI.
I would just like to ask. Is it possible, at some point I have deleted EFS partition? Should I be able to see this EFS partition somewhere? Browsing through PC, on SD card or through CW recovery?
My only idea is that I have deleted efs partition so galaxy toolbox has no where to restore to BUT the app itself reports correct IMEI as does the hex value with a backup file.
Ideas, rants and possible suggestions welcome!
Thanks
cyrax.net said:
Did anyone having a similar issue manage to resolve it or can suggest other steps to follow?
I am having the exact issue but for the life of me can not make the IMEI appear even though galaxy toolbox reports it is fine. Here is my post from another thread, before I found this one.
Since the above, tried thunderbird kernal and I am still without IMEI.
I would just like to ask. Is it possible, at some point I have deleted EFS partition? Should I be able to see this EFS partition somewhere? Browsing through PC, on SD card or through CW recovery?
My only idea is that I have deleted efs partition so galaxy toolbox has no where to restore to BUT the app itself reports correct IMEI as does the hex value with a backup file.
Ideas, rants and possible suggestions welcome!
Thanks
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Follow my restoring guide check my sign.
Hitesh2626 said:
Follow my restoring guide check my sign.
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Thanks Hitesh but I beleive I have tried all the methods. Check my reply here...
I solved my issue by flashing kernel again...see...
my post
Hey, messed up my phone and could really use some help:
I own a Galaxy Note (GT-N7000). Suddenly the IMEI went null/null and baseband unknown. Tried many things to recover from this but nothing seemed to work. I left the phone with the latest stock rom (Jellybean 4.1.2)
I then installed EFS Professional (rooting the phone first and installing BusyBox) and could connect to the phone with EFS Pro. I tried doing baseband and IEMI repair, and though the log showed it had successfully restores from .bak files in /efs partition, IMEI and baseband were still null.
So then I totally screwed it, hitting the "format EFS partition" by mistake (it was 3am by then) and didn't make a backup first. The phone wouldn't boot, so I flashed the latest stock rom again and now it continually loops when showing the Samsung logo when I turn it on. I can turn it on in download mode and recovery mode. When on recovery mode, it says /efs partition not found so I guess that makes sense.
The question here would be: is there any way I can fix it without sending it to service? Some options that sound possible:
- Flash the phone with some other custom ROM that would repartition the whole phone, thus creating an /efs partition again
- Use some nice software to recover the /efs partition
I'm sure that if a service can fix it, there should be a way I could do it as well.
I know my IMEI number (it's in the sticker on the back of the phone) so there should be a way to restore it into de efs partition, right?
Thank you all and forgive me if I've made some noob comment on this post...just doing my best
javigoile said:
Hey, messed up my phone and could really use some help:
I own a Galaxy Note (GT-N7000). Suddenly the IMEI went null/null and baseband unknown. Tried many things to recover from this but nothing seemed to work. I left the phone with the latest stock rom (Jellybean 4.1.2)
I then installed EFS Professional (rooting the phone first and installing BusyBox) and could connect to the phone with EFS Pro. I tried doing baseband and IEMI repair, and though the log showed it had successfully restores from .bak files in /efs partition, IMEI and baseband were still null.
So then I totally screwed it, hitting the "format EFS partition" by mistake (it was 3am by then) and didn't make a backup first. The phone wouldn't boot, so I flashed the latest stock rom again and now it continually loops when showing the Samsung logo when I turn it on. I can turn it on in download mode and recovery mode. When on recovery mode, it says /efs partition not found so I guess that makes sense.
The question here would be: is there any way I can fix it without sending it to service? Some options that sound possible:
- Flash the phone with some other custom ROM that would repartition the whole phone, thus creating an /efs partition again
- Use some nice software to recover the /efs partition
I'm sure that if a service can fix it, there should be a way I could do it as well.
I know my IMEI number (it's in the sticker on the back of the phone) so there should be a way to restore it into de efs partition, right?
Thank you all and forgive me if I've made some noob comment on this post...just doing my best
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something like a stock odin flash would fix it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598 as long as it flashes a pit file
then once that works, see if efs pro will let you manually set the imei.
if not, then make sure you are stock, and make sure you use triangle away or something and then send it in.
Lgrootnoob said:
something like a stock odin flash would fix it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598 as long as it flashes a pit file
then once that works, see if efs pro will let you manually set the imei.
if not, then make sure you are stock, and make sure you use triangle away or something and then send it in.
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Thanks for the help! I'm downloading the AT&T stock rom from the thread you provided and will let you know how it works after flashing it
javigoile said:
Thanks for the help! I'm downloading the AT&T stock rom from the thread you provided and will let you know how it works after flashing it
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Whoaaaa You should STOP ASAP! You can't flash the AT&T firmware via Odin since you have the international version.
es0tericcha0s said:
Whoaaaa You should STOP ASAP! You can't flash the AT&T firmware via Odin since you have the international version.
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I'm from Argentina, this phone is from Movistar carrier. Right now I have the latest stock rom from Movistar flashed, but the rom available does not have any PIT file, so I can't get my efs partition restored and the phone does not boot in normal mode (only download and recovery mode).
As far as I can remember, any phone that works with AT&T in the US works just fine in Argentina with Movistar. I've brought some iPhones from AT&T (not unlocked) and they worked without a problem.
I believe that I have the international version, but what could happen if I flashed the AT&T stock rom?
Thanks!
javigoile said:
I'm from Argentina, this phone is from Movistar carrier. Right now I have the latest stock rom from Movistar flashed, but the rom available does not have any PIT file, so I can't get my efs partition restored and the phone does not boot in normal mode (only download and recovery mode).
As far as I can remember, any phone that works with AT&T in the US works just fine in Argentina with Movistar. I've brought some iPhones from AT&T (not unlocked) and they worked without a problem.
I believe that I have the international version, but what could happen if I flashed the AT&T stock rom?
Thanks!
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It's either going to fail at trying to install the modem and do nothing, or it'll make it worse. In no way is it going to help anything.
You should be able to find your firmware here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Thanks. I had already downloaded the Movistar stock rom from Sammobile and this time I tried flashing it (using Odin) together with the PIT file and though it said something in the result log about using pit file for mapping, result was the same...still stuck with a bad efs partition that makes the booting loop again and again...
Any thoughts? How can I fix my efs partition? Any help is much appreciated.
Not sure there would be much more to do on your own without the official backup without special tools like SPT, Octopus Box, SRS, etc, but those cost more than the phone, so would have to find a shop that has the equipment and is also competent at using them. Many of the major software tools have repos with files like you need and the correct way to load them. I'd love to have one for my shop, but requests to fix stuff like this don't come often enough to justify the expense when there are more pressing matters...
On another forum they were saying that you can use the efs backup from another clean phone because it does not actually contain the IMEI, so if you could find one of those... I tried to download a couple for you yesterday to test but they either failed to open correctly or didn't pass the md5 validity check in Odin, which is why I didn't repost.
I didnt mean flash the rom I linked. That was an example. sorry guys.
Lgrootnoob said:
I didnt mean flash the rom I linked. That was an example. sorry guys.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures
I'm still working on restoring the /efs partition, even with a null IMEI, at least to be able to use the phone with wi-fi for other purposes (if I can't find someone to flash a good efs.img and restore the IMEI completely).
Right now it's still a brick. Will post update soon.
Thank you all!
javigoile said:
Desperate times call for desperate measures
I'm still working on restoring the /efs partition, even with a null IMEI, at least to be able to use the phone with wi-fi for other purposes (if I can't find someone to flash a good efs.img and restore the IMEI completely).
Right now it's still a brick. Will post update soon.
Thank you all!
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I found some links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1724415
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13564
http://imadn2008.blogspot.com/2013/01/fix-boot-loop-for-samsung-galaxy-note.html
i have the unknown baseband and null imei. is there any fix for this?
i have flashed stock 4.0.4 and nothing
flashed 4.4.4 and worked for a day then all signal bars turned to the circle with bar across
flashed all possible radios when i was on stock 4.0.4 and nothing
flashed back to 2.3.6 and nothing.
replaced sim reader and bottom antenna and still nothing
tried to repair imei with android terminal and said i didnt have permission
tried with mtk tool but no option for my model
tried like 3 softwares to replace imei, with my own, but no luck.
is there any other way i can flash the imei to my phone? thanks
I believe discussion of imei changing, or modifying is prohibited on xda. You might want to double check that.
even if im trying to put phones imei back in since its been null?
440bro said:
I believe discussion of imei changing, or modifying is prohibited on xda. You might want to double check that.
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they're trying to repair imei\baseband in order to get data working again so its cool, i think you're thinking of swapping esn\imei perhaps... now thats a different story around here.
Edit: @ op do you have a backup of your EFS laying around?
no i cant seem to find it, i know i had a backup on my pc but no where to be found. i have another note and tried to back that one up and put in my bad note but there was no nv_data.bin
do note efs backups have this file?
ufuknut said:
no i cant seem to find it, i know i had a backup on my pc but no where to be found. i have another note and tried to back that one up and put in my bad note but there was no nv_data.bin
do note efs backups have this file?
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oops sorry about that, I automatically assumed it did have NV_data.bin. I'm so use to my galaxy I thought the note would have it also since its a Sammy. perhaps a member with more knowledge regarding this device will chime in and assist you with this problem but it might be one of the files in the root of "efs" folder...
sent from my Liquid Smooth SGH-I717
both my notes dont have this file and one is working without issue, just the one i sue for custom roms is messed up.
ufuknut said:
both my notes dont have this file and one is working without issue, just the one i sue for custom roms is messed up.
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Have you restored the phone via keys? or maybe try the apps that back up EFS from the good phone and then restore to the bad phone. I have no idea about this area.
Also have you read here
tried both with no luck. i backed up the efs with hc-k tools and restored with same program on back phone and still no bars. :crying:
yes i tried the link above and the guy said he lost the link to the rom he used to restore his.