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Okay so I was one of the dumb ones that flashed the tmo roms before they were made universal. I was able to get the phone working again but I lost my IMEI. It just shows up as 0. Now my signal goes from edge to 3g and calls drop all the time. I was looking in the int. S2 forums and saw that there were methods for restoring IMEI but you needed to have a backup of your EFS folder and mine is empty. If I 're-root my phone and use my original nandroid, would that folder have the original contents in it? If not, how should I proceed? My local stores don't have S3's in stock.
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Make sure and do some research to learn what imei means. Thats aomething u can never lose even of u want
I know what it mean. It's the international something identifier but it showing up as 0 in the about device and the *#06# input. What I need to know is can it be restored by using the original efs folder that holds the number. And you should research before making posts like that. Look at the int SGS2 forums. They have lots of threads about people loosing their IMEI number and having to use programs like HC-Ktool to restore it. But these programs don't work on the U.S. S3 variants.
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Your phones imei number is on the box the phone came in. And i think on a sticker under the battery as well. I dont know how to update that on the phone though.
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I know what it mean. It's the international something identifier but it showing up as 0 in the about device and the *#06# input. What I need to know is can it be restored by using the original efs folder that holds the number. And you should research before making posts like that. Look at the int SGS2 forums. They have lots of threads about people loosing their IMEI number and having to use programs like HC-Ktool to restore it. But these programs don't work on the U.S. S3 variants.
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I can restore your imei but I can't post this because of forum rules
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I can restore your imei but I can't post this because of forum rules
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Well can you pm me so we can email or gtalk.
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youngdrake said:
Your phones imei number is on the box the phone came in. And i think on a sticker under the battery as well. I dont know how to update that on the phone though.
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Yea I know its on the box and under that battery but if it's not in the phone itself, then the phone starts to have issues. Thanks though.
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I figured, but thought i'd throw it out just in case.
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I have a t-mo sgs3. All I did was root the phone and flash cwm recovery(not blaming this). I hadn't even flashed a custom Rom yet and I lost my nv_data files. Warning to anyone who is planning on rooting their sgs 3. Backup your EFS as soon as you root it. There is an app on the market. Nandroid will not fix this. Flashing stock files will not fix this. Be warned!!!
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strikeoutss said:
I have a t-mo sgs3. All I did was root the phone and flash cwm recovery(not blaming this). I hadn't even flashed a custom Rom yet and I lost my nv_data files. Warning to anyone who is planning on rooting their sgs 3. Backup your EFS as soon as you root it. There is an app on the market. Nandroid will not fix this. Flashing stock files will not fix this. Be warned!!!
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Haha there is no nv_data.bin in the EFS folder on the S4 version of the Galaxy S3. Thanks for the warning n-e-ways.
I've been looking for 2 days on the web and my phone trying to piece together what I can do to repair the issue. If you wouldn't mind, where did you find this info?
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Have you fixed your phone?
So I just went and exchanged mine for another one.
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I'm probably going to do that myself. First thing tomorrow.
Here's a useful thread and program to backup your EFS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
And another good one with even more options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
Couldn't you just flash back to stock with Odin?
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Flashing with odin will not restore the corrupt files unfortunately.
While looking in the /efs partition, I noticed there is no "nv_data.bin" file nor is there the md5 version. ADB can't pull one either. So, where is our info stored?
I think, not certain here, that we have two more efs partitions that are encrypted that we cannot see. One being the main, and the other for backup. If correct, the files are stored in there somewhere.
my phone's imei was set to 0. I lost "4g" after rooting it. Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? If anyone has an answer it would be greatly appreciated.
This IMEI issue is a huge deal that is just going to get bigger. I have been reading and a lot of the issues I am reading about are most likely IMEI related but the user doesn't know it yet. Mine is now 0 and all I have done is rooted and flashed a few rom versions. Going to need to go exchange now.
Does Galaxy s3 rooting wipe my phone?
and what exactly does it wipe if it does? :0
No it doesn't mate.. only if your flashing a custom Rom. And not always, some are "no wipe" but this will be on the Rom description
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If you do need to wipe. You will lose apps and all settIngs. But not on the sd. You will still have your pics and music.
You will have to log into Google account again. And you can restore apps if you left the backup box ticked when you first logged into Google account
Thank me if I've helped.
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wow thanks for so fast reply!!! thanks for it!! now i can root my galaxy s3 with some help of my friend
Thank me if I've helped mate. The button I mean. Have fun with your rooted phone.. it will Change your life haha
Be careful tho! Don't mess with anything your not sure of.. If your not sure but curious about something.. search on here first.... many ppl have asked the same question as you and their is plenty more info on them threads. If all else fails and u can't find a simular thread to answer your question. then ask and open a new topic
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I have a question? When there is an ota update, and I am using stock, will flashing the new stock updated rooted rom start my phone from scratch or leave all settings, widgets, apps and everything the way it was only just giving new updates as when you accept it ota unrooted.
flashing never wipes anything. you do.
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flashing never wipes anything. you do.
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Personally I think it depends how the scripts were wrote, but Odin does not wipe anything unless repartition...
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Personally I think it depends how the scripts were wrote, but Odin does not wipe anything unless repartition...
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right, I've just never seen a ROM that wipes data by default
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right, I've just never seen a ROM that wipes data by default
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You must have hit wipe... no other way for sure.
Some custom ROMs with latest unofficial builds can wipe your data so beware and check the relative documentation before doing so
Thanks!!! Just checking before rooting S3. When I had HTC I had problems. Just switched to S3 from HTC
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mystical80 said:
Thanks!!! Just checking before rooting S3. When I had HTC I had problems. Just switched to S3 from HTC
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Always remember to backup your rom and your files so you dont have to be afraid of losing any data or bootloops
Hi,
My S3 suddenly keep restarting, i dont know why.
restaring stop when my battery gets low, i perform factory restore thinking that might fix the problem. im success to restore it on factory default. i try to charge my s3 thinking its ok now. but im suprise the problem was not fix.
while charging my device keep blinking and showing a empty battery and battery on half charge. i try to unplug the charger im back to keep restarting.
guys please help me.
This should be in Q&A section.
You need to provide more details. Are you rooted? What rom you using? Perhaps try list some apps you think may be the caused.
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Arsaw said:
This should be in Q&A section.
You need to provide more details. Are you rooted? What rom you using? Perhaps try list some apps you think may be the caused.
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sorry for posting this here.
no its not rooted. i think the applciation might that is when i uninstall the GTrace or someting. coz its awlays pop-up on my divice. what is rom? sorry im newbie on andriod.
As usual, try uninstall any apps you suspect is the caused. If problem still persist, factory reset should solve it.
About rooting and rom, you can start learning from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III/GT-I9300
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Arsaw said:
As usual, try uninstall any apps you suspect is the caused. If problem still persist, factory reset should solve it.
About rooting and rom, you can start learning from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III/GT-I9300
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Thanks for the prompt reply.
i already got change to fatory reset my device but the problem still persist.
Since you still have warranty, best is to send it back to samsung.
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Arsaw said:
Since you still have warranty, best is to send it back to samsung.
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Thanks dude for suggestion. will bring it today.
will post the update..
I went to service center they told me they need to troubleshoot my s3
Well, at least you save a lot of time and solve your issue without rooting.
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yeah! but if they found out the hardware has problem? are they replace the whole unit or just a board?
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yeah! but if they found out the hardware has problem? are they replace the whole unit or just a board?
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I'm sure they will just replace faulty parts. Just in case, make sure you check for any scratched when they return it to you.
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With my S3 that has never happened using one since the day has launched
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Good for you Azeter.
@Arsaw i hope they make extra care of my s3
Make pictures of it be4 sending it back and dont accept a scratched one!
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UPDATE..
According to service center they need to replace my S3 main board and it will took for a while.. huhuhu. is this acceptable? my S3 is just morethan a month old i bought it last week of June do i need to demand to replace a whole unit? coz imworried about how they gonna replace the mainboard. some tech dont use hands gloves to avoid static or to avoid contaminate the parts of deivce. pleae give some advice.
I don't think they will exchange the whole unit for you even if you demand for it. Under warranty they have the right to repair only the faulty parts. Hope everything goes well the repairs.
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Update:
I ready got back my s3 they change main board to it. According to them its a factory defect on modem.
my imei still same.
I was using omega28 and things were fine and then I updated my phone to omega v29 after that I started getting"SIM card removed please restart" or when I restart I Have to airplane mode on and off. So I nandroid my first backup and still same problem then I Odin Ics firmware still I get same problem so what should I do plz help but I've been saving my efs backup I have those but how do I restore or will it work after restore.
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Slow down. You should have made your nandroid backup before flashing v29. I would flash Omega again from scratch. Wipe (use Charmin ) and flash ROM and see if the problem persists
You should always do a nandroid before flashing a new ROM or even update. For reasons just like this. You can always delete backups as you make more
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I always flash omega rom and nover got a problem now plz help me out tell me what to do sometimes i cant even make phone calls it disconnects in between call so plz help
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Wipe data/factory reset, reflash ROM. See if that gets you unstuck from your airplane mode fiasco.
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I flashed insert coin 2.1.0 but ill try flashing omega v29
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I've flashed omegav29 and didn't get any error as yet
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Why don't you take one and a half second of your precious time and thank coreym for taking time to try and help you? Rude rekcuf, eh?
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Why don't you take one and a half second of your precious time and thank coreym for taking time to try and help you? Rude rekcuf, eh?
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I am really thank full those who are helping me but still i am getting the problem i am trying to fix it.
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Amritttt said:
I've flashed omegav29 and didn't get any error as yet
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I am really thank full those who are helping me but still i am getting the problem i am trying to fix it.
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Those two statements are mutually exclusive. Are you getting the same problem still or not?
Additionally, have you carried out a full wipe before flashing new ROMs?
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Those two statements are mutually exclusive. Are you getting the same problem still or not?
Additionally, have you carried out a full wipe before flashing new ROMs?
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Was gonna ask the same thing!
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I have just posted a couple of hours ago asking why my new Cyanogenmod 10.2 rom would be freezing, and I think the problem is to do with my eMMC chip. I have one that suffers from the 'sudden death' problem.. So I've posted this in a new thread as it's kinda a different question..
Anyway, Samsung have released a fix, but I can't find any instructions ANYWHERE on how to apply it.
I've found this on the cyanogenmod wiki http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/EMMC_Bugs, but that simply links me to a github repo of the code, with no instructions on how to apply the fix.
Could someone direct me to some instructions, or talk me through how to apply the fix?
Thanks,
Luke
Firstly, Title is misleading. Second. Its not the sudden death chip tat gives u lag. I have the sds chip too and when I ran cm 10.2 I have NO LAG.
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Firstly, Title is misleading. Second. Its not the sudden death chip tat gives u lag. I have the sds chip too and when I ran cm 10.2 I have NO LAG.
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I don't have lag problems.. My phone is freezing.. Requiring my to hold the power button until the phone reboots..
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I don't have lag problems.. My phone is freezing.. Requiring my to hold the power button until the phone reboots..
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I dun have it too. Wat apps do u have installed?
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I dun have it too. Wat apps do u have installed?
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Well at the moment, I've only got the initial apps included with Cyanogenmod, and the Google Apps, which I installed through CWM..
I can't even make it into the market to download the eMMC Checker app to see if that is still the problem, as the phone freezes before I'm able to search..
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Well at the moment, I've only got the initial apps included with Cyanogenmod, and the Google Apps, which I installed through CWM..
I can't even make it into the market to download the eMMC Checker app to see if that is still the problem, as the phone freezes before I'm able to search..
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Hmm I am thinking motherboard problems?
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Hmm I am thinking motherboard problems?
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I sure hope not.. Exactly this time last year my phone effectively died.. I woke up one morning and my phone was telling me that I had encryption problems (I had never done anything remotely like encryption on my phone previously), so I had to have my phone sent off, and when I got it back, they said they replaced the motherboard..
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I sure hope not.. Exactly this time last year my phone effectively died.. I woke up one morning and my phone was telling me that I had encryption problems (I had never done anything remotely like encryption on my phone previously), so I had to have my phone sent off, and when I got it back, they said they replaced the motherboard..
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And when did u start having freezing issues?
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And when did u start having freezing issues?
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It's hard to say exactly when, but it was after having my phone sent off.. I had found that a way to fix it was to reduce the amount of free space on my internal sd card, so I got a dummy file generator app, that nearly filled the sd card, which seemed to stop the problem.. However I am not able to do that now, because the phone freezes before I'm able to search the play store..
I would ring optus (my phone carrier), however now that I've flashed a custom rom, my warranty is void, so they're not going to do anything to help me..
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It's hard to say exactly when, but it was after having my phone sent off.. I had found that a way to fix it was to reduce the amount of free space on my internal sd card, so I got a dummy file generator app, that nearly filled the sd card, which seemed to stop the problem.. However I am not able to do that now, because the phone freezes before I'm able to search the play store..
I would ring optus (my phone carrier), however now that I've flashed a custom rom, my warranty is void, so they're not going to do anything to help me..
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U can always return back to stock to send back for warranty.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
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U can always return back to stock to send back for warranty
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I don't think they will be interested in that though, as I've rooted the phone, and installed a custom rom.. Also, I've had the phone for over 12 months..
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I don't think they will be interested in that though, as I've rooted the phone, and installed a custom rom.. Also, I've had the phone for over 12 months..
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I edited my post with the link to go back to stock. Hmm. U can go to a repair shop. I post the link again. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
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I edited my post with the link to go back to stock. Hmm. U can go to a repair shop. I post the link again. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
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Ok cool, I will have a look at that..
I managed to get into the play store and download the eMMC Brickbug Check app, and it's telling me that it's still a problem, so Cyanogenmod 10.2 doesn't have the fix incorporated into it..
I would still like to find how to apply this kernel patch, as I reckon it will definitely help..
CM 10.2 does indeed have the fix incorporated, the checker only checks if you have the chip that's affected and nothing more. It will not tell you if you have a fix applied
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CM 10.2 does indeed have the fix incorporated, the checker only checks if you have the chip that's affected and nothing more. It will not tell you if you have a fix applied
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I see.. Then that's a bit more concerning that my phone is still freezing. It doesn't do it as much now though, it seems to have 'settled', and now only freezes every now and then.. But if the fix has been applied, I don't see a reason why my phone would freeze at all :/
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I see.. Then that's a bit more concerning that my phone is still freezing. It doesn't do it as much now though, it seems to have 'settled', and now only freezes every now and then.. But if the fix has been applied, I don't see a reason why my phone would freeze at all :/
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I dun think its the problem with ur insane chip. I have the insane chip too and I dun freeze
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