Hi! Ive got an issue here, i flashed a new rom but i didnt know that i have to backup efs folder first. So after i flash the new rom i tried to back up the efs folder but i didnt find it. I searched a litle bit and downloaded the ktool and then i backup my efs folder. It did backup something because now i have an efs.img and a efs.tar.gz file in my sdcard. I dig up a litle bit more and installed astro file manager to see if i could see where was efs folder. Finnaly i found it but this folder is empty. Can someone tell me why? My phone is still working and when i dial *#06# i still have my imei number. Can someone explain what is going on here? Thanks a lot.
Can you still make calls and have a network signal?
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Download k tools and do a backup asap. If you can make calls you are safe. If it's not working flash to stock rom.
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kofiaa said:
Download k tools and do a backup asap. If you can make calls you are safe. If it's not working flash to stock rom.
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Hello. Please read my post till the end. I have already done a backup. My phone is working and i can make calls, but my efs folder is empty.
nobbbie said:
Hello. Please read my post till the end. I have already done a backup. My phone is working and i can make calls, but my efs folder is empty.
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dont touch anything if it works
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dont touch anything if it works
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Yeah this is the best thing to do.
Did you look at the folder with root explorer?
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Download k tools and do a backup asap. If you can make calls you are safe. If it's not working flash to stock rom.
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markie32 said:
Can you still make calls and have a network signal?
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Yes i can still make calls and have network signal.
Are you still rooted? That could be the reason a system folder appears to be empty.
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But why is my efs folder empty? and what did ktool backuped?
What if i want to flash another rom?
If you still have root open SU and update binaries. Otherwise try estongs file manager and enable root explorer in settings of estongs. Then try the efs folder.
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Are you still rooted? That could be the reason a system folder appears to be empty.
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Yes my S3 is rooted. Is it normal that folder appears to be empty? you mean that is not empty?
nobbbie said:
Yes my S3 is rooted. Is it normal that folder appears to be empty? you mean that is not empty?
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It is normal if the file explorer doesn't have root permission. I haven't used astro in a while so can't comment on that but e srtongs file explorer is great. I had the same problem a while ago and found out I had not checked the root explorer options in the settings of e strongs. Once I did that, all the files were there.
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It is normal if the file explorer doesn't have root permission. I haven't used astro in a while so can't comment on that but e srtongs file explorer is great. I had the same problem a while ago and found out I had not checked the root explorer options in the settings of e strongs. Once I did that, all the files were there.
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Thank you very much, i did what you said with estrongs and the files were there. I was starting to loose my mind
Thank you to all of you :good:
I don't think astro is a root file explorer but I haven't used it in a while so could be wrong. I'm using especially file explorer right now and everything is fine in efs.
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I don't think astro is a root file explorer but I haven't used it in a while so could be wrong. I'm using especially file explorer right now and everything is fine in efs.
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I have the same problem as OP, but with es file explorer my efs folder still shows as empty. My phone still works. calls and data. MEID is still intact. No back up of efs folder was made. Any help would be appreciated.
JinB said:
I have the same problem as OP, but with es file explorer my efs folder still shows as empty. My phone still works. calls and data. MEID is still intact. No back up of efs folder was made. Any help would be appreciated.
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The only way to restore an efs folder is with a backup or service with voided warranty.
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The only way to restore an efs folder is with a backup or service with voided warranty.
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Do you know if a "backup" that I made with cwm after rooting (I'm no longer rooted) and before attempted flashing, would contain the missing efs? I did not make a actual backup of the efs folder... Thanks.
No cwm does not backup efs .
jje
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Do you know if a "backup" that I made with cwm after rooting (I'm no longer rooted) and before attempted flashing, would contain the missing efs? I did not make a actual backup of the efs folder... Thanks.
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It usually doesn't, but you can give it a try.
Or try ariza's patch : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
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It usually doesn't, but you can give it a try.
Or try ariza's patch : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
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I'm not on a GT-I9300, so I better not try Ariza's patch. Thanks anyway.
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So my SGSII International (yes I'm on ATT) has been working fine for the last two weeks. But last night, after flashing from CM7 to Sensation, my phone lost all service. As in no reception nor internet. I have already flash an old backup, flashed back to stock, and delete my efs folder through ODIN, yet the problem persist. Any help on this?
Have you checked your SIM card?
Yes. I placed my SIM card in my old Captivate and I had full service.
First time I read something like this!
Did you wipe your phone before flashing again?
Deleted efs folder? Why?
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I just had the same problem. I flashed several roms without success until I reinstalled a CM7 backup. I guess I'm sticking to CM for awhile.
What about your IMEI or efs folder? Are they still how they should be?
Type *#06# to check your IMEI number.
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and delete my efs folder through ODIN,
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Please explain why you deleted it
Deleted and then restored with an old backup of the efs folder. Was following an XDA member's guide.
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Deleted and then restored with an old backup of the efs folder. Was following an XDA member's guide.
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So is everything back to normal or are you still having issues?
Issues still remain. Using my Captivate at the moment.
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Ok. So what is your IMEI and baseband? Is your IMEI correct and the the baseband is shown?
You can check this under settings - status or dial *#06#.
What files are in your /efs folder?
What files are in your backed up /efs folder?
What are the dates of these files?
Did you restore efs folder with the correct permissions? A simple drag and drop wont work. Does your imei number display when *#06# is entered
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My IMEI and Baseband both says unknown. And if I recall correctly, the date is 10/03, the day I got the phone. I don't have my SGSII on me so I don't remember the content.
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Ok. So copy the old .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5 in your efs folder. Delete everything else in there an change the .bak to nv_data.bin or .bin.md5
then open in your backup folder the file mps_code.dat open it and see whether the code in it is the same as you csc. If not change out to match your csc. Then copy the mps file in your almost empty efs folder and reboot.
I hope that works.
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Thanks for the advice. However, Root Explorer doesn't allow me the change the setting to R/W so I can't do it on my phone. Is there anyway to do it using ADB?
I have the same problem, but I haven't changed anything on my phone.
The battery emptied last evening, and I managed to use a power connection on the trainstation to load up my phone, as I had to make some calls.
But suddenly it just says No Service, and I tried to look for my IMEI number with *#06# but I only get a blank box with IMEI:
Dont really know what to do next.
Also, the battery usage have gone crazy. My battery lasts about 4 hour - with no usage at all.
Edit: Nevermind, I just flashed CM7 and it all went back to normal.
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Thanks for the advice. However, Root Explorer doesn't allow me the change the setting to R/W so I can't do it on my phone. Is there anyway to do it using ADB?
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You can easily do the copying of the files in an adb shell.
Try to unmount and remount your efs folder.
Have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948&highlight=imei
And if this does not work reflash your original stock rom with correct csc and try the steps again.
Thank you SO much. The link you gave me helped save my phone. Although I did lose all of my files in my internal SD, it was worth it.
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Thank you SO much. The link you gave me helped save my phone. Although I did lose all of my files in my internal SD, it was worth it.
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I am glad to help. Don't forget to backud your sdcard files from time to time. You can just copy them to your pc.
Alright... well I flashed aokp from Roman today. And I lost my imei. I have never had this problem before. I did a nandroid restore and nothing works. I have a back up from titanium back up and installed all my system data but still nothing...
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also I can't get anything but edge. If I'm lucky...
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Ouch, you might be out of luck man, might need to get a new phone as theres no real known "way" of restoring the backups of /efs folders or nvdata.bin etc on this phone yet , give this thread a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753833 its a known issue that can occur after flashing a rom on this phone... good luck.
edit, usually to save this kind of stuff you need to backup your efs folder, meaning that a nandroid backup nor a tibu backup can't help you with this; it needs to be done separately.
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Alright... well I flashed aokp from Roman today. And I lost my imei. I have never had this problem before. I did a nandroid restore and nothing works. I have a back up from titanium back up and installed all my system data but still nothing...
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If you lived here in California I would help you restore your imei
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Ouch, you might be out of luck man, might need to get a new phone as theres no real known "way" of restoring the backups of /efs folders or nvdata.bin etc on this phone yet , give this thread a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753833 its a known issue that can occur after flashing a rom on this phone... good luck.
edit, usually to save this kind of stuff you need to backup your efs folder, meaning that a nandroid backup nor a tibu backup can't help you with this; it needs to be done separately.
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Out of curiosity, how do you backup those files separately?
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ThC23 said:
Out of curiosity, how do you backup those files separately?
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If your rooted use a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) and open it up to /. There should be a folder called “efs". Simply copy that folder and place it on your internal or external sd, then for safe keeping place it on your laptop/computer
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fergie716 said:
If your rooted use a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) and open it up to /. There should be a folder called “efs". Simply copy that folder and place it on your internal or external sd, then for safe keeping place it on your laptop/computer
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I've been nervous about flashing anything else since I've read about 4 cases like this. I'm so freakin happy I found this thread! I've found the efs folder your referring to, but I don't know if I should copy the efs folder to my external storage or open it & just copy the IMEI folder to my external storage? Your help would be so very much appreciated.
Maybe someone should put this in general and try to get it stickied, as it seems like a necessary preventive maintenance?
Edit: I just backed up the whole folder to be safe, and I'm going to make a general post referring to this problem.
Hello everyone, I've got a big problem... I have been using my SGSIII with CM10 and siyah kernel, and everything was fine. however, 2 days ago my phone froze and i had to pull the battery. after restarting i wasnt able to get a connection... i tried reflashing, rebooting, resetting and everything, but nothing worked. after looking around I saw that my device says Baseband: unknown and IMEI nothing... so i checked my efs folder with root explorer - and see it is empty. fortunately i've got a EFS backup! So i tried to recover it with HC-kTool - it says success however the efs folder ist still empty and stil cant connect. when I try to move the backed up files into the efs folder manually, it tells me that no space is free..?
I also checked "mount" in the terminal, and saw that the /efs partition is NOT mounted... so I remounted it manually with
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mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /efs
after doing this i can restore my backup and there are loads of files in the /efs folder! however, after a reboot everything is gone and /efs is not mounted anymore
does anyone know what i need to do? the phone is running stock ALE8 rooted.
Cheers
Efs is located in block 3, not 1
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I think siyah and cm10 are nonstable combination for efs you are nhot first whit efs problem
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Efs is located in block 3, not 1
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so which would that be?
/dev/block/mmcblk2p1 or /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 or /dev/block/mmcblk0p3?
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I think siyah and cm10 are nonstable combination for efs you are nhot first whit efs problem
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yeah i think so... switched back to stock!
So does anyone have an Idea what I should do now?
This information might be of use to you, but the restore without an *.img file (assuming you don't have one) probably won't be.
The last one (0p3)
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actually I have an .img file... called
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efsdev-mmcblk0p1.img
which is around 4MB... thats an efs-backup made by SiyahKernel about a month ago.
I'll try it with this one!
That sounds like a plan
Don't do it ! Efs partition size is 20mb and is called 0p3.
If you do it, you'll screw up your efs partition (assuming it's still there).
Just try to mount 0p3 to /efs.
If it doesn't work and you don't have a 20Mb backup of 0p3, I'm afraid there's nothing more you can do to restore efs.
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Don't do it ! Efs partition size is 20mb and is called 0p3.
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It should be 20Mb but some of the backups I have taken in the past show 0p1 and some show 0p3.
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It should be 20Mb but some of the backups I have taken in the past show 0p1 and some show 0p3.
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If you're not sure about what is really your 0p1 backup, send it to me and I'll have a look at it when I come back home.
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If you're not sure about what is really your 0p1 backup, send it to me and I'll have a look at it when I come back home.
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I'm not in need of one, my EFS is ok.
I was pointing out to Fekle in my earlier post that the EFS partition is 0p3.
ok, Thanks everyone, I just did it before it worked well, the efs folder is now "normal" again, my baseband is recognised and I can see my IMEI again, however it differs from the one written onto the device under the battery -___- my "real" imei is 3531..... but the device says 004999010640000 now in the settings
I think this is something like a stock fallback imei or sth like that.. any Idea how I can change that to my real imei?? that has to be possible somehow.. !
greets
This imei is generated when NV data is corrupted (meaning efs did NOT restore correctly). Do you want me to have a look at your 0p3 backup ?
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This imei is generated when NV data is corrupted (meaning efs did NOT restore correctly). Do you want me to have a look at your 0p3 backup ?
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I don't think sharing EFS data is a good idea. In most countries changing IMEI info is illegal - - access to someone elses EFS backup would probably allow you to do that.
Upto the OP though if he/she still wants to share it.
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yes, that would be awesome... I just found a newer backup which is called ...0p3.. and is about 20 mb in size.. however restoring it doesnt work :/
I'll send it to you via pm!
cheers
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I don't think sharing EFS data is a good idea. In most countries changing IMEI info is illegal - - access to someone elses EFS backup would probably allow you to do that.
Upto the OP though if he/she still wants to share it.
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Sharing publicly efs is indeed a bad idea, but not being able to use your phone anymore due to a corrupted efs is worse IMO. Anyway, I've build an app to sim unlock gs3, many users trusted me before and sent me their corrupted efs folder for me to have a look (which doesn't mean he has to ), so if I ever wanted to use another imei, I'd have plenty already
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Sharing publicly efs is indeed a bad idea, but not being able to use your phone anymore due to a corrupted efs is worse IMO. Anyway, I've build an app to sim unlock gs3, many users trusted me before and sent me their corrupted efs folder for me to have a look (which doesn't mean he has to ), so if I ever wanted to use another imei, I'd have plenty already
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... done!
have you gotten my PM?
whats about this solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
does anyone thing this or something similar could work with the international galaxy S3?
cheers
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Sharing publicly efs is indeed a bad idea, but not being able to use your phone anymore due to a corrupted efs is worse IMO. Anyway, I've build an app to sim unlock gs3, many users trusted me before and sent me their corrupted efs folder for me to have a look (which doesn't mean he has to ), so if I ever wanted to use another imei, I'd have plenty already
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hi, would you be able to tell me the right contents of the /efs/imei folder? what files should be in it? i have a backup efs folder but i'm trying to figure out if it's a usable backup... and also, could you verify for me if /efs and /factory contain identical files? thanks a lot!
Hello! I need help so bad , my phone doesn't recognize any SIM Card and my IMEI is empty.
I followed this guide with no success.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021 What am I doing wrong?
I have a lot of EFS backups, so I don't know what's the problem. I even tried to copy my EFS backup content to the root EFS manually, but it didn't work. I even used the HC-kTool to make a restore... but everything seems useless. Is there something I am missing here?
I have a disable symbol instead of signal bar (/) I manage to take it away one time but it came back. I don't know what to do, I'm so desperate:crying:
I found this alternative http://www.unlocksamsungonline.nl/in...?page=download but I don't know if this works, what do you guys think?
I'm sorry for my bad english and thank you so much in advanced!!!
Have a nice day.
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Hello! I need help so bad , my phone doesn't recognize any SIM Card and my IMEI is empty.
I followed this guide with no success.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021 What am I doing wrong?
I have a lot of EFS backups, so I don't know what's the problem. I even tried to copy my EFS backup content to the root EFS manually, but it didn't work. I even used the HC-kTool to make a restore... but everything seems useless. Is there something I am missing here?
I have a disable symbol instead of signal bar (/) I manage to take it away one time but it came back. I don't know what to do, I'm so desperate:crying:
I found this alternative http://www.unlocksamsungonline.nl/in...?page=download but I don't know if this works, what do you guys think?
I'm sorry for my bad english and thank you so much in advanced!!!
Have a nice day.
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Try this
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Is the same link I said I followed its instructions. It didn't worked.
I had the same problem, the only tool I needed was root explorer to fix.
Begin by selecting one of the compressed files in your EFS_BACKUP on your external SD.
Pick anyone but ensure it's one from before you began to have your IMEI problem.
Copy this file to your PC then expand, place the expanded file and its contents in a place you will remember on your external SD card
Now as a precaution before you start making any changes, take note of the permissions of the original efs folder on the root of your phone,
and make a copy and place in a safe place even thou it could be corrupt.
Now Open root explorer option change root explorer from Read Only to Read Write
Now you can delete your corrupted efs folder and replace it with the copy from your EFS_BACKUP folder from your external SD card
Now reboot and fingers crossed you should be back on network good luck, I hope this helps
How did you loose it? What was you doing? Do a nandroid restore?
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Ok, I have done this so far... and I got my SIM detected and my IMEI back. BUT!!! I can't unlock my device anymore, I tried with GalaxSIM, Galaxy S2 unlock, Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock.
With GalaxSIM I did the unlock procedure and restarted, went back to the app and it showed that my phone was unlocked, but it wasn't. And then My IMEI is gone again... What is happening? why my IMEI is coming and going ?
Thank you for the help!
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How did you loose it? What was you doing? Do a nandroid restore?
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I lost mine after flashing a rom.
Look in cwm advanced to see if your efs folder is mounted?
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opticon107 said:
Ok, I have done this so far... and I got my SIM detected and my IMEI back. BUT!!! I can't unlock my device anymore, I tried with GalaxSIM, Galaxy S2 unlock, Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock.
With GalaxSIM I did the unlock procedure and restarted, went back to the app and it showed that my phone was unlocked, but it wasn't. And then My IMEI is gone again... What is happening? why my IMEI is coming and going ?
Thank you for the help!
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Mate I would say your current efs is corrupt.
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Mate I would say your current efs is corrupt.
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But how it shows me mi original IMEI ???
As I I mentioned I have a lot of EFS but they aren't in the same format.
efsbackup.tar.gz
efs_05Mar2013-1109.tar.gz
efs_11Jan2013-0222.tar.gz
efs_backup.tar.gz
efs_save_for_sgsII.tar.gz
and this...
nv_data.bin.unlocked
Do you think it's ROM related? I'm trying with CM10 ...Which ROM do you recommend me to make the unlock?
How I restore those backups, because when I restore some, I don't see any changes at all.
opticon107 said:
But how it shows me mi original IMEI ???
As I I mentioned I have a lot of EFS but they aren't in the same format.
efsbackup.tar.gz
efs_05Mar2013-1109.tar.gz
efs_11Jan2013-0222.tar.gz
efs_backup.tar.gz
efs_save_for_sgsII.tar.gz
and this...
nv_data.bin.unlocked
How I restore those backups, because when I restore some, I don't see any changes at all.
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OK you can use efs_11Jan .tar.gz
Connect your phone to your PC, copy the efs file over to PC
UNCOMPRESS that file and follow instructions I have already posted
Go with 11 Jan as had no problems then? Do that through odin.
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I'm a stay outa this lol
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ansrewwrightt said:
Go with 11 Jan as had no problems then? Do that through odin.
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Odin ???
I've already posted detailed instructions, no mention of odin anywhere
Tar file? One reason I said il leave you to it is I can see you got this so I said petty much I'm gone. Don't use odin myself as not needed to but some would fine it easier I think. Over to you.
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Tar file? One reason I said il leave you to it is I can see you got this so I said petty much I'm gone. Don't use odin myself as not needed to but some would fine it easier I think. Over to you.
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Mate my point is there is nothing to flash, it's simply copy paste, expand file, goto root delete old file and replace with uncompressed file.
When you uncompress the .tar do this in a folder on your desktop and you will see the contents for yourself,
NOTE you are not installing anything onto your PC you're just uncompressing a file in a folder oh and don't forget to remove the compressed file.
Wasn't being funny. Hope you don't think I was to sm.
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Wasn't being funny. Hope you don't think I was to sm.
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Not at all no dramas.
strictly.mobile said:
I had the same problem, the only tool I needed was root explorer to fix.
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Can X-Plore file manager with root permissions do the trick ??
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Go with 11 Jan as had no problems then? Do that through odin.
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How can I do it via Odin?
opticon107 said:
Can X-Plore file manager with root permissions do the trick ??
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I don't think so as you're not able to check file permissions.
I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wiY29tLnNwZWVkc29mdHdhcmUucm9vdGV4cGxvcmVyIl0.
You can find a free apk out there on the tinterweb, I would always recommend purchasing but it's up to you
Oh and FORGET about Odin you don't need it and it will not help you READ my instructions
I lost my efs and restored it but my imei is still like 004999********* .. and the network is lost . what i do??
that means you didn't restore it. what method did you use?
I'm quite new to the S3 forums but from my past on android devices you should flash back to stock through Odin and you'll be good.
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Glebun said:
that means you didn't restore it. what method did you use?
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I have a copy of my efs file and I replace it in the root explorer .. did I do it right ?
omarmalki said:
I have a copy of my efs file and I replace it in the root explorer .. did I do it right ?
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But how did you backup your efs files in the first place?
Don't tell me you just manually copied /efs folder...
If you backed up by some application or recovery, you should restore it by that
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qtwrk said:
But how did you backup your efs files in the first place?
Don't tell me you just manually copied /efs folder...
If you backed up by some application or recovery, you should restore it by that
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I think I ****ed up , yes manualy
omarmalki said:
I think I ****ed up , yes manualy
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Maybe explain a little more how u lost it what u backed it up with etc do u have a complete backup in TWRP ? Have you tried deleting it completely and pasting it back from your copy ? did you make a copy when it was working fine ? It's hard to help with so little information