ive ran into several people who says their imei was wiped or resetted to 00499... after updating to JB
was wondering why is this happening ? , also if one has a device which its IMEI was changed, then he shouldnt update to JB ? that will force him to repair IMEI again ?
thank you.
Whatever... Just backup the EFS folder.
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AzurA86 said:
ive ran into several people who says their imei was wiped or resetted to 00499... after updating to JB
was wondering why is this happening ? , also if one has a device which its IMEI was changed, then he shouldnt update to JB ? that will force him to repair IMEI again ?
thank you.
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Your IMEI , is not reset if flashing rom JB , but for safety run a backup folder EFS ( for samsung device )
Make a backup of your IMEI / MEID / EFS Data in case you need to restore it in the event that it is lost after a flash.
This will put a copy of efs.sbn on the root of your internal sdcard.
i did make a backup with EFSPRO, would that do the trick ?
anyways im just asking in general why is this even happening in particular with JB ?
AzurA86 said:
i did make a backup with EFSPRO, would that do the trick ?
anyways im just asking in general why is this even happening in particular with JB ?
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It happens with any flash ICS JB custom .
99% to 100% of such problems are noob flashers who have difficulty following instructions .
jje
JJEgan said:
It happens with any flash ICS JB custom .
99% to 100% of such problems are noob flashers who have difficulty following instructions .
jje
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weird, never happened to me and ive flashed dozens of custom roms.
AzurA86 said:
weird, never happened to me and ive flashed dozens of custom roms.
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Great. You are not a noob afterall
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No known rom from trusted developers or no stock rom wipes the IMEI. Weird to even think that.
still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
AzurA86 said:
still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
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User error.
AzurA86 said:
still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
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Nobody knows exactly. Otherwise we will have a patch/guide to prevent it from happening.
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I had recently been flashing alot of stuff on my fone and tryin out things. But now i wqnt to go back to where i started that iw to tthe original samsung settings. Pls tell me how to do it caus my fone is really f**ked up.
F***ed up doesn't really explain what is wrong with your device. Maybe more detail would help anyone who's trying to help
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Just flash your original saved firmware or any stock rom .
BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
xcly said:
F***ed up doesn't really explain what is wrong with your device. Maybe more detail would help anyone who's trying to help
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Just flash your original saved firmware or any stock rom .
BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
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i upgraded to jelly bean which was released for my country but my kies was not letting me upgrade for some reason. so i got the firmware from sam mobile and flashed it. but then my super user doesnt work and titanium backup etc say that device is not rooted. and also for some reason my clockwork recovery also got uninstalled. now i tried to root it again the same way but nothing happens. so maybe u could tell me how can i get it rooted again
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i upgraded to jelly bean which was released for my country but my kies was not letting me upgrade for some reason. so i got the firmware from sam mobile and flashed it. but then my super user doesnt work and titanium backup etc say that device is not rooted. and also for some reason my clockwork recovery also got uninstalled. now i tried to root it again the same way but nothing happens. so maybe u could tell me how can i get it rooted again
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Root the device with any of the methods factory reset first .
jje
If you are using cf root flash with auto reboot unchecked, then boot recovery and this triggers installation
Hey all,
I have a big problem at the moment.
I plugged my phone into charge.
At the next day i i tried to start it but it was stucked on the first Bootlogo with the i9300 text.
So i entered Recovery Mode i didnt had Root or flashed anything.
It say failed to mount /efs.
So i flashed a 4.0 firmware (i had 4.1.2) then it worked again the phone booted.
But my IMEI away
I rooted my phone and looked at EFS folder but its empty lol and i enabled "show hidden files which begins with a dot."
Any solution?
I cant bring my phone to repair cuz my screen is brocken and its to expensive to repair it i dotn have money now for it
but Samsung disable Warranty without repairing the Screen lolz
Pls can someone help me if someone needs my Original IMEI which is under Battery and my Empty EFS folder PM me pls
no solution. why didn't you make a backup like all the guides day?
Glebun said:
no solution. why didn't you make a backup like all the guides day?
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please can you explain to us how we can do efc backup
said_abush3leh said:
please can you explain to us how we can do efc backup
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use app from market HC-kTool it will do everything you need. but once is lost you are pretty much ****ed
As you have a habit of breaking stuff and no warranty .
You would be best finding a non samsung phone repair shop .
But first just try a factory reset.
jje
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Hey,
I tried everything my EFS was already away before i flashed and rooted.
So i wasnt able to do a backup.
And if i flash JB (Stock,CM everything tried) it stuck on BootLogo Factory reset did already but didnt worked.
Any solution?
Take it to repair shop. No other solution for you m8.
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Yea I know I'm 14 and the phone was a gift from my parents and I don't have money to repair it
But Big Thanks to all who tried to Help me!
Q Stuck
Does someone of u know why 4.1 roms are stuckin on bootlogo?
because your efs is gone
rajat155 said:
Does someone of u know why 4.1 roms are stuckin on bootlogo?
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They are not stuck on logo its not a common problem .
By its very nature this forum gets p[osts on such topics from users that have broken phones and that's on all firmware releases not just 4.1 .
Bootloop a common noob user problem from SGS1 onwards .
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They are not stuck on logo its not a common problem .
By its very nature this forum gets p[osts on such topics from users that have broken phones and that's on all firmware releases not just 4.1 .
Bootloop a common noob user problem from SGS1 onwards .
jje
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But the problem is i have no bootloop it stuck on this screen http://fs02.androidpit.info/userfiles/1587174/image/I9300_bootlogo.jpg its not only 4.1 firmware 4.2 isnt working too i tried everything Cyanogenmod, Stock, omega...
all 4.0 firmware are working perfect.
Problem is as already posted you have no EFS folder and no IMEI .
4.1.1 roms do not stuck on bootlogo unless broken .
You asked why 4.1.1 stick on bootlogo they dont any broken firmware can stick on bootlogo
jje
Sv: [Q] IMEI away without flashing
Your phone needs motherboard replacement and rebuilded EFS folder, leave it in for warranty.
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It works
Yeah !
It works the problem was that my efs wasnt mounted now i mounted it flashed 4.1 and it works
But still Fake IMEI and Serial 000000000
Kies say that my phone dont support Firmware upgrading.
Is this cuz i have a fake IMEI ?
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Yeah !
It works the problem was that my efs wasnt mounted now i mounted it flashed 4.1 and it works
But still Fake IMEI and Serial 000000000
Kies say that my phone dont support Firmware upgrading.
Is this cuz i have a fake IMEI ?
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YES and fake serial .
jje
Sv: [Q] IMEI away without flashing
rajat155 said:
Yeah !
It works the problem was that my efs wasnt mounted now i mounted it flashed 4.1 and it works
But still Fake IMEI and Serial 000000000
Kies say that my phone dont support Firmware upgrading.
Is this cuz i have a fake IMEI ?
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Warranty next perhaps before you mess anything else up?
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Destroyedbeauty said:
Warranty next perhaps before you mess anything else up?
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The problem is i have no warranty :/
You cannot use Kies or OTA to update and will have to flash updates via Odin .
You may have no network connection with no IMEI but phone should work as Not A Phone .
jje
jje
send it to samsung and replace the board for $350, or use your s3 as a media player
We are so manny that have tried alot here, but our SGS3 have turned into a PDA and no use Tried earliere to create a guide or get one that worked after installing a MG4 ROM, but did not have any success and my phone still have the genetric IMEI, everybody says restore your EFS backup BUT I don't have any of those.
Know here is a solution for it, but have not foundt it yet, alot of people are crying ablout this that our fones are useless.
Moderators says stop posting and read 1000's of other post that have the same problem, but when I don't have found any or nobody have PM'ed me with a solution, then I ask before everybody is post about the same problem.
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
Step 1) restore efs backup
Step 2) try reflash original rom
Step 3) if you were ever on mg4, ensure you stick with mg4 baseband
Step 4) send for repair
There's your guide.
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rootSU said:
Step 1) restore efs backup
Step 2) try reflash original rom
Step 3) if you were ever on mg4, ensure you stick with mg4 baseband
Step 4) send for repair
There's your guide.
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THX M8, Quote you on that?
otto_di2 said:
THX M8, Quote you on that?
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I think you just did.
rootSU said:
I think you just did.
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Chortle chortle...... Dry wit at its best
slaphead20 said:
Chortle chortle...... Dry wit at its best
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My wit is submerged under at least 2 inches of lager and islay single malt...
otto_di2 said:
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
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You were not alone my friend. I had same issue and same levels of frustration for days.
You could have seen my thread but it was sgy specific.
"Solution": Use odin flash stock rom firmware with "Clear EFS".and "Repartition" checked.
The above was only solution that worked for me. I recovered imei.
Once restored I took backup of EFS using galaxytoolbox app on playstore and copied those img files to pc for future emergency.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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Repartition tends to brick the s3
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otto_di2 said:
We are so manny that have tried alot here, but our SGS3 have turned into a PDA and no use Tried earliere to create a guide or get one that worked after installing a MG4 ROM, but did not have any success and my phone still have the genetric IMEI, everybody says restore your EFS backup BUT I don't have any of those.
Know here is a solution for it, but have not foundt it yet, alot of people are crying ablout this that our fones are useless.
Moderators says stop posting and read 1000's of other post that have the same problem, but when I don't have found any or nobody have PM'ed me with a solution, then I ask before everybody is post about the same problem.
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
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You can't find a solution to EFS corruption when not having a backup, because there isn't one! If the three suggestions by RootSU don't work then no amount of crying is going to fix your phone, send it for repair.
All the guides and stickies have good advise on what to do before you customise your phone -backup your efs folder keep it safe.
EFS Pro link here .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Its already proven that stickies are of no use as all the stickies saying backup your EFS are ignored in the first place .
jje
rootSU said:
Repartition tends to brick the s3
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Then only clear efs in odin can be tried. To me solution worked without backup.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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vikraminside said:
Then only clear efs in odin can be tried. To me solution worked without backup.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
Sent from s5360 GB DDMD1 rooted stock.
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Don't take this the wrong way, but I think i9300 users should only take advice from other i9300 users, when we're talking about things like efs which differs considerably between Samsung models.
rootSU said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think i9300 users should only take advice from other i9300 users, when we're talking about things like efs which differs considerably between Samsung models.
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Ok buddy. Thought concept is same. Thank you. If nothing works thought no harm in trying.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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vikraminside said:
Ok buddy. Thought concept is same. Thank you. If nothing works thought no harm in trying.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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I suppose if you are desperate and going to need a paid for repair then any trick posted will be tried .
But a significant proportion of bricked phone are due to advice not for that phone .
In some cases an IMEI repair may be done under warranty but the more you mess about the greater the risk of having to pay for a repair .
jje
JJEgan said:
I suppose if you are desperate and going to need a paid for repair then any trick posted will be tried .
But a significant proportion of bricked phone are due to advice not for that phone .
In some cases an IMEI repair may be done under warranty but the more you mess about the greater the risk of having to pay for a repair .
jje
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Ok Sir got it. Thanks.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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First of all, this is not my first time flashing a custom rom. I've been using different roms for months. Before this tragedy I was using MIUI as my primary rom and CM10.2 temasek's UNOFFICIAL Build - V10 as my secondary rom with Googy-Max Kernel 1.6.7 installed. Everything works perfectly fine. Yesterday I decided to install Resurrection Remix® v4.0.6 as my secondary rom. During the installation the installer asked me to choose one modem. And I randomly chose one of them. After that I rebooted my phone into secondary rom, but there was only black screen. Then I took out the battery, reboot it into my primary rom. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MOBILE SIGNAL WAS GONE. I tried to flash different modem/baseband and tried everything I can find on the internet. Now the signal shows" Emergency Call Only". I used Odin to restore my phone to stock rom, everything on my internal storage is gone BUT THE SIGNAL IS STILL "Emergency Call Only". The SN is normal (not all 00000000) but imei is wrong. Can someone tell me what the f*** is happening to my phone? Thank you so much! :crying::crying::crying::crying:
Update: I sent my phone to Samsung care. And they said some sort of chip on my phone is broken. And they charge me 200 dollar for replacement! Hell no! Any ideas??
xc4330 said:
First of all, this is not my first time flashing a custom rom. I've been using different roms for months. Before this tragedy I was using MIUI as my primary rom and CM10.2 temasek's UNOFFICIAL Build - V10 as my secondary rom with Googy-Max Kernel 1.6.7 installed. Everything works perfectly fine. Yesterday I decided to install Resurrection Remix® v4.0.6 as my secondary rom. During the installation the installer asked me to choose one modem. And I randomly chose one of them. After that I rebooted my phone into secondary rom, but there was only black screen. Then I took out the battery, reboot it into my primary rom. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MOBILE SIGNAL WAS GONE. I tried to flash different modem/baseband and tried everything I can find on the internet. Now the signal shows" Emergency Call Only". I used Odin to restore my phone to stock rom, everything on my internal storage is gone BUT THE SIGNAL IS STILL "Emergency Call Only". The IMEI and SN are all normal (not all 00000000). Can someone tell me what the f*** is happening to my phone? Thank you so much! :crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Do you remember what Modem you chose?
What stock ROM did you flash?
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Do you remember what Modem you chose?
What stock ROM did you flash?
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I can't remember what modem I chose back then, but now it is I9300XXDLID. And I am in Singapore right now.
xc4330 said:
I can't remember what modem I chose back then, but now it is I9300XXDLID. And I am in Singapore right now.
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...and the IMEI matches the sticker?
Maybe look on the internal and external sd card for an efs backup. Maybe a rom you flashed took one.
rootSU said:
...and the IMEI matches the sticker?
Maybe look on the internal and external sd card for an efs backup. Maybe a rom you flashed took one.
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The stupid thing is I didn't know efs before this. And there is a backup. But nothing happened after I restored it. Another thing is the Titanium Backup on my phone became a free version. It should be a premium one. Does that mean I lost my efs? Then how come I still got the correct IMEI and SN?
Well if your imei is intact what's the fuss ? stick to the newer base bands
chris_marsh said:
Well if your imei is intact what's the fuss ? stick to the newer base bands
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I just found out that the IMEI is different from my sticker. But the SN is the same. There's no signal man.
xc4330 said:
I just found out that the IMEI is different from my sticker. But the SN is the same. There's no signal man.
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Oh dear. Not to scare you or anything but if you have a backup of efs folder made my some ROM you tried (be sure of it check the sdcards twice for any efs folder or efsbackup.tar.gz) , then you're saved else you ll have reset flash counter flash stock firmware and visit Samsung care.
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hello mates, pls can you help me out with my I9300 .... After installing the rom 4.2.2 in my phone it works perfect then i decided to go back to my 4.1.2 rom i ended of having this problem "Emergency Call Only"........and going back to 4.2'.2 the problem keeps on......what do i do to bring it back to 4.2.2 with signal pis:crying::crying::crying:
abbas474 said:
hello mates, pls can you help me out with my I9300 .... After installing the rom 4.2.2 in my phone it works perfect then i decided to go back to my 4.1.2 rom i ended of having this problem "Emergency Call Only"........and going back to 4.2'.2 the problem keeps on......what do i do to bring it back to 4.2.2 with signal pis:crying::crying::crying:
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Flash stock rom
Is your IMEI correct ???
Why not read the faqs and guides first .
jje
chris_marsh said:
Oh dear. Not to scare you or anything but if you have a backup of efs folder made my some ROM you tried (be sure of it check the sdcards twice for any efs folder or efsbackup.tar.gz) , then you're saved else you ll have reset flash counter flash stock firmware and visit Samsung care.
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Are there anything I can do to fix this?..
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JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom
Is your IMEI correct ???
Why not read the faqs and guides first .
jje
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imei is the same...i now have a rom that works but i just want to go back to 4.2.2 workeable...whenever i install it the phone booth with emergency call pls help
abbas474 said:
imei is the same...i now have a rom that works but i just want to go back to 4.2.2 workeable...whenever i install it the phone booth with emergency call pls help
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Read, as suggested. General > sticky roll-up thread. Its all there.
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Read, as suggested. General > sticky roll-up thread. Its all there.
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Okay..now I realize that my IMEI has been changed to 00499010640000 which is different from my sticker. But the S/N are the same. Is it fixable?
xc4330 said:
Okay..now I realize that my IMEI has been changed to 00499010640000 which is different from my sticker. But the S/N are the same. Is it fixable?
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That's generic IMEI. Do you have EFS folder backup ?
Read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
If not reset flash counter flash stock firmware and visit service centre
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kangerX said:
That's generic IMEI. Do you have EFS folder backup ?
Read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
If not reset flash counter flash stock firmware and visit service centre
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Man I sent my phone to Samsung care. And they are charging me 200 dollar to replace some sort of chip on my phone... Is that really necessary??
xc4330 said:
Man I sent my phone to Samsung care. And they are charging me 200 dollar to replace some sort of chip on my phone... Is that really necessary??
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Ouch...
If you didn't have efs backup then visit to service centre was 'a must' move.. Although I have no idea how much they charge , 200 $ kinda seems too much /// @rootSU should know better
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I would expect pocket change, £20
Hello. for a month now i have this problem. ever since i installed omega 4.2.2 rom it happened. The phone suddenly lose signal, even in open places. only a reboot of the phone helps temporary. I hace tried to go back to stock,full wipe, changed kernel / modem/ everything (but the EFS folder), and nothing helped. the IMEI is okay. I even moved to another carrier so it isn't a carrier issue.
I added a Logcat. please, please, if someone can help me, I appriciate it and I would make a donation for him.
Thank you very much.
GanGana said:
Hello. for a month now i have this problem. ever since i installed omega 4.2.2 rom it happened. The phone suddenly lose signal, even in open places. only a reboot of the phone helps temporary. I hace tried to go back to stock,full wipe, changed kernel / modem/ everything (but the EFS folder), and nothing helped. the IMEI is okay. I even moved to another carrier so it isn't a carrier issue.
I added a Logcat. please, please, if someone can help me, I appriciate it and I would make a donation for him.
Thank you very much.
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what was the f/w before you flashed this omega 4.2.2 rom?
sriram231092 said:
what was the f/w before you flashed this omega 4.2.2 rom?
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Sorry but whats "f/w" ?
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F/ W is firmware .
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts .
sriram231092 said:
what was the f/w before you flashed this omega 4.2.2 rom?
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I have used cm10.1 nightly before flashing omega 4.2.2 (v46). I think it changed something in my efs folder that cuase the crashes...but I dont know what it is.
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GanGana said:
I have used cm10.1 nightly before flashing omega 4.2.2 (v46). I think it changed something in my efs folder that cuase the crashes...but I dont know what it is.
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READ THE BASICS
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the second post
So if I don't have any efs backup I have to go to samsung service center. Ok. How can I set phone frequency manually? ( like work only on 2100 mhz)
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