Hey guys,
My ime changed after flashing wanamlite 4 .
I have read a lot of thread abt ppl saying they have the same problem but their s3 don't have network ... I have network and everything is working fine .. and I don't have nandroid or efs backs up should I be worried for future ? ,, what should I do ???
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nguyendt said:
Hey guys,
My ime changed after flashing wanamlite 4 .
I have read a lot of thread abt ppl saying they have the same problem but their s3 don't have network ... I have network and everything is working fine .. and I don't have nandroid or efs backs up should I be worried for future ? ,, what should I do ???
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Well, I believe you should be a little worried for the future - I am a little surprised that the phone still lets you place calls on the network, the phone was probably a totally unlocked version from the start.
nguyendt said:
Hey guys,
My ime changed after flashing wanamlite 4 .
I have read a lot of thread abt ppl saying they have the same problem but their s3 don't have network ... I have network and everything is working fine .. and I don't have nandroid or efs backs up should I be worried for future ? ,, what should I do ???
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Make a nandroid backup now, you can use it if some thing goes wrong in future, :thumbup:
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nguyendt said:
Hey guys,
My ime changed after flashing wanamlite 4 .
I have read a lot of thread abt ppl saying they have the same problem but their s3 don't have network ... I have network and everything is working fine .. and I don't have nandroid or efs backs up should I be worried for future ? ,, what should I do ???
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LOL !
Sorry :/. But it's funny... Lot of people try custom ROM / change the kernel .. but always the same sentence : "I don't have backup / I don't have EFS backup". It's the first thing to do (bakcup EFS folder) after unpacking and rooting the phone.
Now, we can try flashing an official galaxy S3 rom. If it doesn't work, thanks Wanamlite and welcome to Samsung Service Center (no phone for 1 month and some $ for us).
Well I made a nandroid back up and I deleted it by mistake lol (
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I think u have the imei sv changed not yhe imei...my imei sv also change from 01 to 04 or 03
Everything is working normally here too
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If the IMEI has changed probably something went wrong with your /efs
try to search the new IMEI in google, maybe its a default one assigned when efs is corrupt ; but not every carriers will allow it.
If you did not save youe /efs only Samsung service can restore it and you may have to pay.
Yes it's only the imesv so it's nothing to be worried about ??? ... I flashed stock and it back to 01 ...
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U dont have to worry about imei sv its just the software version and it can change
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nguyendt said:
Well I made a nandroid back up and I deleted it by mistake lol (
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Nandroid backups all the phone excepted /EFS folder, so it is useless for you !
If only IMEI SV is changed, no worry about it.
lelinuxien52 said:
Nandroid backups all the phone excepted /EFS folder, so it is useless for you !
If only IMEI SV is changed, no worry about it.
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I think wanamlite makes an backup of two efs files efsbackup.tar
This and another. Check your sdcard
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U dobt have to restore ur efs if the imei sv changes.. u dont have to worry about it
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Hi every1
I see a lot of ppl on the QA complain about losing their imei number due to bad flashing and other circumstances.
I dont wanna risk screwing up my phone flashing roms so I was wondering what is the least hassle/best way to backup the efs folder?
Can u just use root explorer and copy the whole folder to extsdcard and then put the backup on the pc for future use
OR
What are the best apps for making backups and are they 100% guaranteed to make a working backup and restore with no problems?
Back up as many ways as you can, copy it to pc, use k-pack tool from the market, and copy those from your sd to pc as well, can't be too safe!
Just to update u guys pro efs will backup your efs folder to your pc no problem I recommend using this before flashing too much
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/backup-and-restore-your-efs-folder-on-samsung-devices/
Something i posted in another thread works like a charn tho
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jamie2002uk said:
Just to update u guys pro efs will backup your efs folder to your pc no problem I recommend using this before flashing too much
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/backup-and-restore-your-efs-folder-on-samsung-devices/
Something i posted in another thread works like a charn tho
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Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
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baste07 said:
Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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jamie2002uk said:
baste07 said:
Searched the store didn't find pro efs
Edit: sorry found pro efs.
Aslo may i ask how many reset counter will it take before it affects the device?
Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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thanks, i have an efs backup now.
how about the max counter
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jamie2002uk said:
thanks, i have an efs backup now.
how about the max counter
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You will need triangle away for that probabably cant get that on the store will find it on here somewhere
I might have to use my backup already
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really noob question what is efs?
colint3 said:
really noob question what is efs?
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Not 100% on the whole contents of the efs folder but its very important as it contains your imei number which is like a mac address its unique to your phone to identify it on a network always worth keeping a backup incase sonething happens to it
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really noob question what is efs?
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EFS is one of the partitions in the root directory which stores some of the most important data such as IMEI number, phone number etc, things which are unique to your device and will make your phone a paperweight (no network connection) if you mess with it..
Take a backup of this folder in case you face any problems..
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
lobird said:
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
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Dear Noob..you cannot change the IMEI number yourself..you need to have a backup of your EFS folder for that..if you backed it up use the Ktools app to restore the nav_data.bin file...
Otherwise Service Center..
I hope it helped..
P.S. Post questions in the Q&A section..it is there for a reason..
I also flashed omega v14 and ended up the same as you
lobird said:
please help me repair my imei number i installed
omega v14 and my imei change :crying:
i would love to make my imei number normal again :laugh:
thanks for helping and this is my first time posting something on xda :fingers-crossed:
and please post a noob guide
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Looks like you are in deep trouble.
Considering you are asking this question in general section, I'll take the liberty of assuming that you did not backup your efs folder.
May be someone else can pitch in here to help you. Meanwhile you can confirm if you have the backup of efs folder or not?
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Think Omega automatically backs up efs?
Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
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Omega rom ..
efs Backup (added the option to create efs backup during installation)
did you have you it will be efs zip or tar on the sd card .
jje
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Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
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Man you're as smart as a table! Since when Galaxy S3 have Gingerbread as stock rom? I don't know which SGS3 you have. I think the wrong one
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ceo.mtcl said:
Looks like you are in deep trouble.
Considering you are asking this question in general section, I'll take the liberty of assuming that you did not backup your efs folder.
May be someone else can pitch in here to help you. Meanwhile you can confirm if you have the backup of efs folder or not?
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no i didn't backup my efs folder
Ops...sorry where on wrong forum..hehe...thought i were on s1..
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lobird said:
no i didn't backup my efs folder
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look in your sdcard..do you have efs.tar or.zip file?
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Flash stock GB rom gets imei back...
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Statements like that make me really apprehensive about referring people to XDA for help. Next time you have a bright idea and want to share it, just don't.
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Statements like that make me really apprehensive about referring people to XDA for help. Next time you have a bright idea and want to share it, just don't.
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I think it's called sarcasm. If not, then he already said he mistook which forum he was in, or did you (selectively) miss that post?
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well how about this?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802024
or can't even kies get imei back?...wasn't there something about forcing repair or something in kies...where you enter serial nr...and so on..if i recall right..?
(don't have kies installed atm)
(mm..and yes sorry for the wrong post before..i own a s1 and a s3....got mixed up what forum i was in )
cheers!/H
lobird said:
no i didn't backup my efs folder
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Here is a guide to repair your IMEI from the SGS2 Forum! It should be the same! I solved my IMEI problem with this Guide on my SGS1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
[GUIDE] Recover your IMEI in 9 steps.
It is very important that you back up your efs before flashing any ROM, and before you folow this guide BACKUP the faulty efs folder because it contains the old backup of the file nv_data.bin. It beginns with a dot like .nv_data or similar (because I haven't a SGS3, but the structure of the efs folder should be similar).
Please be carefully and think twice what you are doing!!!
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I think it's called sarcasm. If not, then he already said he mistook which forum he was in, or did you (selectively) miss that post?
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Ohh snap!
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croatia1 said:
Man you're as smart as a table! Since when Galaxy S3 have Gingerbread as stock rom? I don't know which SGS3 you have. I think the wrong one
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look in your sdcard..do you have efs.tar or.zip file?
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no i dont have t
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no i dont have t
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Then you gotta send it off to Samsung
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lobird said:
no i dont have t
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Please look in this folder.
ExtSdCard - /efsBackup
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where can i download efs form
You can't, efs folder is where your imei and other device specific information.
You can only use yours, changing imei is illegal.
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If you are asking this question then download the toolkit to back up your efs folder.
Also considering that you have international version of this phone so possibly you are not from USA. It's currently legal to change imei number in USA but double check in your country to make sure. General rule of thumb - only USA has this legal.
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ceo.mtcl said:
If you are asking this question then download the toolkit to back up your efs folder.
Also considering that you have international version of this phone so possibly you are not from USA. It's currently legal to change imei number in USA but double check in your country to make sure. General rule of thumb - only USA has this legal.
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its legal here too but i know what a efs is but where can i download someone else efs
nodstuff said:
You can't, efs folder is where your imei and other device specific information.
You can only use yours, changing imei is illegal.
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i know what is but u can use someone else efs and it will work too because didn'ot backup my efs i need someone else efs
U are in a totally wrong forum to ask such a question.try google,rootzwiki or ask your friends..
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U are in a totally wrong forum to ask such a question.try google,rootzwiki or ask your friends..
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thanks mate
lobird said:
i know what is but u can use someone else efs and it will work too because didn'ot backup my efs i need someone else efs
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Nobody in their right mind would give you their efs folder.
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nodstuff said:
Nobody in their right mind would give you their efs folder.
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im not asking to give me but i know a guy that know a website for to download efs but i cant contact him
lobird said:
im not asking to give me but i know a guy that know a website for to download efs but i cant contact him
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I doubt that but best of luck.
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nodstuff said:
I doubt that but best of luck.
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but will the service still work i have to know before doing this but i already dont have service because my imei change but i have to wait when that guy that knows where to download efs
lobird said:
but will the service still work i have to know before doing this but i already dont have service because my imei change but i have to wait when that guy that knows where to download efs
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I really doubt you can just download an efs, that seems illegal.
You may just have to bring it to a Samsung repair centre to get your imei back.
You can't just download a new one.
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lobird said:
i know what is but u can use someone else efs and it will work too because didn'ot backup my efs i need someone else efs
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I copied my efs backup onto a friend's phone which had a corrupt efs to see if it'd work. Didn't help. So I they think what you are trying to do is useless.
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nodstuff said:
I really doubt you can just download an efs, that seems illegal.
You may just have to bring it to a Samsung repair centre to get your imei back.
You can't just download a new one.
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i think that i will rather wait for a repair tool foor galaxy s3 i9300 than let sumsung replace my motherboard for 202 euro's
lobird said:
where can i download efs form
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Your EFS is specific to YOUR device and if you have lost YOUR efs, then you're screwed.
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Your EFS is specific to YOUR device and if you have lost YOUR efs, then you're screwed.
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i know im scewed i have to options wait for imei repair or send to samsung for changing motherboard
Your only option to repair imei without having to go to Samsung is to have an efs backup, you don't have one.
Contact them and ask, I doubt they will charge you 202 euro to get your imei back, I don't think they need to replace the motherboard.
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I don't think so either since your IMEI, serial number and everything is on the phone sticker and/or box of the phone...
i already call samsung and they dont understand what im talking about :silly:
lobird said:
i already call samsung and they dont understand what im talking about :silly:
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One for Samsung to repair your phone there are one a need to know the correct IMEI either on the box or under the battery .
Two they may well also ask for proof of sale to you .
Take the phone with the above to a Samsung service centre .
jje
I flashed my firmware from ICS to JB using odin. (PDA taken from sammobi)
After flashing i cant connect to my provider it keeps telling me not registered.
I also noticed that my IMEI 353********** was change ito 352***************
My fone is working fine and i can connect to wifi and all of its function are working except that is not registed on my network and i cannot make calls(except emergency calls) or text...
Does anybody have an idea?
zeromemory said:
I flashed my firmware from ICS to JB using odin. (PDA taken from sammobi)
After flashing i cant connect to my provider it keeps telling me not registered.
I also noticed that my IMEI 353********** was change ito 352354578955556
My fone is working fine and i can connect to wifi and all of its function are working except that is not registed on my network and i cannot make calls(except emergency calls) or text...
Does anybody have an idea?
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Did you make an efs backup?
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tmantanner4 said:
Did you make an efs backup?
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no i have no backup
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no i have no backup
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There is a thread floating around somewhere that explains how you can restore it if you didn't make a backup. But for the life of me I can't find it.
But it's definitely out there somewhere
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btw which cell r u using?
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Op please remove the imei number you are using.
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kofiaa said:
Op please remove the imei number you are using.
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I'm using the GT-I9300
I was told to flash to stock firmware but i am totally clueless to what stock firmware i should use as there are so many out there.
dude.. didn't u make a nandroid backup?
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nope, no backup was done.
I think its time for a paid repair
Use odin and restore to a 4.0.4 Firmware then reset flash counter and then update with kies to 4.1.1 and your imei should be back if it's not then return it to samsung/the place you bought it from and get a warrenty repair ( and what ever they just say u havent flashed it ever )
any idea to what 4.0.4 firmware i should flash it to.
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My phone doesnt show baseband so no network. How to get baseband back ??
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Restore your efs folder and post a question in the right place
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How to restore efs folder as i am new to all this so kindly tell me the procedure pls.thanx in advance.
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neo2306 said:
How to restore efs folder as i am new to all this so kindly tell me the procedure pls.thanx in advance.
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What did you do in the first place to mess it up?
I didnt do anything ! Even i havent root my phone either !! M using 2.3.4 Ind version gb.
Can i update it with official ics and have new baseband ?
Everyone thinks that unknown baseband means corrupted efs but not always. First try taking out your battery for 3 min and pit it back. Your baseband may come back. Works for me.
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Done it nothing happened same prblm !!
Restore your efs folder and post a question in the right place
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How to restore efs folder ??
neo2306 said:
I didnt do anything ! Even i havent root my phone either !! M using 2.3.4 Ind version gb.
Can i update it with official ics and have new baseband ?
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i wouldn´t reccomend to do anything like efs or whatever without having some basic experience
Just update your phone and see what happens. 2.3.4 isn´t the best firmware imo
i think an update is a solution for your problem.
haieb said:
i wouldn´t reccomend to do anything like efs or whatever without having some basic experience
Just update your phone and see what happens. 2.3.4 isn´t the best firmware imo
i think an update is a solution for your problem.
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Without baseband theres no network so what shud i do ?? Flash firmware via odin ??