imei change into random number - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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

zeromemory said:
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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Ime changed !

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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+1
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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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No Service after root

My friend just rooted his international version model GS3 and his 3G reception is . It was bought unlocked to any carrier (T-Mobile sim in it) and it came with SuperSu and CWM installed, but none of the root functions would work so he ran it through odin yesterday and re rooted it and all the root functions now work, but his 3G isn't working right. It also says "Emergency Calls Only" in the notification menu when it would normally say T Mobile. Stock ROM.
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Seems like the efs destroyed. check if the imei number in phone properties is same as on the sticker below the batt
Second user phone???
Flash stock rom with correct modem and csc for location if IMEI ok.
jje
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JJEgan said:
Second user phone???
Flash stock rom with correct modem and csc for location if IMEI ok.
jje
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spamtrash said:
Seems like the efs destroyed. check if the imei number in phone properties is same as on the sticker below the batt
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How would he go about restoring the IMEI?
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If no backup present, poor chances.
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Help !!

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 ??

CSC unknown

I unrooted my phone and flashed what I thought was stock when I checked it against my girlfriends everything seemed the same but once I done a *#1234# it showed my CSC unknown can I fix without root
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tonyt3rry said:
I unrooted my phone and flashed what I thought was stock when I checked it against my girlfriends everything seemed the same but once I done a *#1234# it showed my CSC unknown can I fix without root
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you can fix it by using the search button , already answered 10 times...or for you:
try to reflash the rom, that worked for me, otherwise you can try the CSC changer from the market, but be careful as it will format your rom & sd card. In general CSC unknown is not a big issue (at least it was not for me, anything worked just fine).
If I was at a desktop computer id have used the search feature it also let's me know if I have dupe thread mobile app doesn't let me know. I'll try flashing stock ROM but the one I used didn't have a CSC but im sure I can find out how to do it
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Yes reflash the firmware. It worked for me too.
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HELP sutck in bootloop

after trying to restore efs my phone now stuck in bootlopp
what can i do?
my phone is Galaxy s3 i9300
please help me
what exactly did you do?
i used an app that restored my efs but i stuck in boot loop
wen i turn my phone on it showing me the Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 logo than a black screen and then again the same thing
please help
Can u access recovery or download mode ?
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yes
but i flashed to rom stock with odin and i dont have root now
SaSori495 said:
yes
but i flashed to rom stock with odin and i dont have root now
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Reflash or stock ROM with odin. It may boot.
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.salil. said:
Reflash or stock ROM with odin. It may boot.
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did that but that now working
factory reset.
what app did you use? when I asked what exactly you did, I meant exactly
SaSori495 said:
did that but that now working
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Try pre-rooted Stock ROM from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30028854
and perform a factory reset afterwards.
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Glebun said:
factory reset.
what app did you use? when I asked what exactly you did, I meant exactly
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i don't remember i think that the name is ktool or something like that
djembey said:
Try pre-rooted Stock ROM from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30028854
and perform a factory reset afterwards.
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i'll try that
I managed to turn on the phone but i don't have signal
what do you mean by "managed"? what did you do?
check the imei
i flashed leaked ver 4.2.1
my imei now is 00499901640000/01
your efs folder is gone. a simple google search will tell you what that means
how can i change the imei to my original?
Flash efs folder if you have bk up of one. I9300 down drain if not
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the efs folder was deleted
SaSori495 said:
how can i change the imei to my original?
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read my reply. all the info is out there, use search. It's been posted a thousand times
Do you have Cwm nandroid bk up? Flash that if you have. Links would help people. looking for you now bud.
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