Hey all, I got a question about IMEI on the Note II. I have been following the thread Adam started "Hidden Menu Enabler Tool + IMEI Restore Method". It has been asked a few times about losing and backing up your IMEI. But no one has answer the question if we can lose our IMEI like on the SIII. Do we need to back up our IMEI and if so how? Has anyone lost their IMEI on the Note II? Thanks
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I have S2 from orange, I can't decide whether my phone is Sim locked or not!
I was running the Sim normally before and then my phone got some problem, I flashed the latest ICS 4.0.4 (Rooted with Siyah Kernel). Now when I insert the sim it gives No Service! I have tried to insert other Sim but all give the same No service problem.
At the time of inserting sim it doesn't ask for unlock code and I can't determine the state of unlock from *#Simlock#
Thanks for helping
Check your IMEI. If its one particular Imei number, then your Efs is corrupted.
What do you mean by particular IMEI?
MY IMEI is 35884XXXXXXXXXX
And its 15 digit ... what does it mean?
pakistanish said:
What do you mean by particular IMEI?
MY IMEI is 35884XXXXXXXXXX
And its 15 digit ... what does it mean?
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Particular IMEI means the IMEI has repeating numbers. At least that's what I think.
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Nop it doesn't have any repeating numbers in it
If its from Orange then it will be locked to them. In about phone in settings are you showing a baseband version?
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The baseband is I9100XXLQ6
Before ICS I was running Gingerbread and the Sim was running in it normally
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By 'particular' Imei I meant one particular Imei number which you get when efs gets corrupted. Unfortunately I dont know which number exactly that is... :/
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Thanks a lot for your help
The problem got solved ... I gave my cell to repair because it wasnt charging ... during the repair they forgot to place the antenna wire therefore I was getting no service when I inserted the sim ... thank you all
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boki9999 said:
By 'particular' Imei I meant one particular Imei number which you get when efs gets corrupted. Unfortunately I dont know which number exactly that is... :/
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Would it start with 0404 or 0044? I read somewhere that's the corrupt IMEI number
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hi guys
need help ,
i have a problem imei-null/null ,after researching a bit ,i found that it can be repaired using a working efs backup using
"EFS Pro v1.12.6 - Advanced '/efs' Backup, "
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546i need someone please backup his efs and mail it to me if its possible ,thanks
another phone's EFS info won't work for you.
NegativeSpace said:
another phone's EFS info won't work for you.
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can you elaborate?
what will help?
ilan2307 said:
can you elaborate?
what will help?
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Backing up someone elses folder will only give you their IMEI. by doing so you will void the imei as it cant be on 2 devices. Not to mention no one is gonna give you access to their IMEI number. My suggestion would be to start over from scratch.
Try GSII Repair by helroz. If that doesn't work you will need a professional restore. Mobiletechvideos can do it for a small fee.
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What about an imei stick?
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thanks for help
zelendel said:
Backing up someone elses folder will only give you their IMEI. by doing so you will void the imei as it cant be on 2 devices. Not to mention no one is gonna give you access to their IMEI number. My suggestion would be to start over from scratch.
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what do you mean by start from scratch?
i also tried to reflash the entire EFS using odin on bootloader section
i used "I9100_EFS_I9100XXKP9_CL45181_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5"
but without any luck ,imei still null/null
and i also noticed that the service menu is blank
phone : unknown
baseband :unknown
maybe its hardware related issue ?
RatusNatus said:
What about an imei stick?
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whats an imei stick?
.....you have an i777 or an i9100 international version of this phone?
Sp, here I am. I updated to MG5 and my modem got modified. No other modem works and I know it why. The question is, Can I restore my efs if I use a backup of my friend's efs? Will that cause any damage to my phone?
From what I learned about efs from another topic pertaining to lg optimus g ( I'm sure its the same for all devices ). The efs stores your imei number and such. But other users may correct me if I'm wrong. So using your friends efs wouldn't help at all. I'm a noob to all of this still.
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IRJet said:
From what I learned about efs from another topic pertaining to lg optimistic g ( I'm sure its the same for all devices ). The eds stores your imei number and such. But other users may correct me if I'm wrong. So using your friends efs wouldn't help at all. I'm a noob to all of this still.
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efs does store our imei details. Pre MG4 modems had a different efs format. The format was kinda updated by samsung on MG4 and MG5 roms. I have no signals on any 4.2.2 roms either. However, an older backup may restore the previous format, no matter if the backup was made on someone else's device. Right?
I honestly couldn't tell you bub. I don't want to say go ahead and do it and then something else messes up.. I would wait for a reply from a much more knowledgeable person. Sorry that I couldn't help.
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Your friends efs back up has your friends' imei , which if you use would be modifying your imei , which is kinda unnesessary. If you have your own efs back up just restore it.
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Just go back to an EMGx modem.
you need an efs backup before installed mg4 or mg5 rom. for now no way to go back old efs format without a backup. and another efs file doesnt work with your phone. efs file contains encrypted imei and something phone information for detecting craking
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can i flash changed IMEI galaxy s3 with the new 4 files stock 4,3 rom ????
without risking losing the IMEI ??
i backed up the efs files .. but if somrthing went wrong with the IMEI .. can i reflash the efs files that contain the new IMEI which isn't the original that one the mobile's box ??
thx anyway ....
You won't get any help with imei changing at xda.
Changing imei is illegal
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Changing the IMEI is illegal, please do not discuss it here.
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Hi there. Today I updated my i9300 from 4.1.2 to 4.3 via odin. I don't know why but I have a known "no register data" problem. And my IMEI DIDN'T CHANGE. In the settings there is a signal strenght -87dBm 13asu. So, what can I do? I want to call my mom..
PS: I checked, my SIM card works, in my other phone.
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Questions go in the q&a forum, report your own post and ask a moderator to move it.
Your handset was probably unlocked using the old patch system, or patched for serial number corrupt. None of those patches work with the latest firmware.
If you try to downgrade you will probably lose imei as well, as your efs folder was changed during the update.
If you followed the xda guides you should have backed up your efs folder before you flashed, without a backup you are stuck.
Try reading the sticky thread efs 'know this stuff' for more information.
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Well, I had root on 4.1.2 . Yesterday I just flashed 4.3 via odin, but I didn't do any backup -.- what can I do now ?
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You now require a service centre repair .
But first read the faqs and guides .