Ok Guys. This is the story, i was playing with kTool, then i hit "Format EFS"
The phone restarted itself and then failed to boot...
After a long 4 hours of research, i discovered that i had a EFS.img on my SDCard
The i said to myself "WOW i'm lucky!"
restored this image to my efs partition, it mounts correctly now but i seems to have the "Fake IMEI 004999010640000" problem.
Anyone have a spare efs.img available to i try it on my phone? Of course... From a bricked or not working anymore phone
My Galaxy SIII is the International I9300
I would love to have a new efs on my phone, i don't have original one =/
Sorry if it's illegal or against rules of the forum or in wrong place ^^
I don't know if this helps.. But...
I have attached an image of how my phone looks like
no, that's illegal
Why would that be illegal?
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because it would change the IMEI
Then i just lost my phone?
I'm asking a backup of a dead phone... Is that illegal? :S
you just lost your phone, yes.
but you said you had a backup, you might be doing something wrong. just don't ask for others people backups anymore
Take it too service centre, the imei is in the back of the phone, they should be able to reinstate if the phone isn't blocked
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S II with lost IMEI & unknown baseband, ( the source of such a problem usually is the corruptness of the efs folder or missing ), My question is if the efs folder is missing would it be possible to use another backup from another backup of the efs folder from different S2 and edit in the details needed?
You can restore from your backed up EFS folder .
Or search XDA >>> EFS will find a number of posts and some fixes .
jje
Hi mate, I don't have a backup of the folder so can't restore
no, you can not use a efs from another phone as the imei is unique to each phone. you would end up bricking it.
You need to send it in for reflashing with specialized tools which will rebuilds your efs folder.
I have the same problem here.. any idea how to rebuild the efs folder?
DMLING said:
I have the same problem here.. any idea how to rebuild the efs folder?
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SEARCH would be where i would start sorry but i am to lazy to do it for you .
Search >> EFS and IMEI
jje
without a backup its gonna be hard but check out this thread.May or may not help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377105
Theres also a Dev called Odia that can restore lost EFS/IMEI folders.Costs i think but its worth it if you cant get it done yourself.Send him a PM.
Solution
I managed a solution to get your phone back, not perfect but works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659366
Send me a PM for the EFS partion backup link.
Cant understand why people do not make a backup of the EFS. If they all took the time to read the stickies, they would know how important this is. Learn to walk before you start to run.
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bored_stupid said:
Cant understand why people do not make a backup of the EFS. If they all took the time to read the stickies, they would know how important this is. Learn to walk before you start to run.
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That's assuming they indeed read the stickies, of course.
Reading
Read Stickies is important, but sometimes there are procedures that don't work well, or as expected, so problems like this will appear and they must have a solution.
restore with a backup folder!
You may not of personally made a backup but a lot of roms and kernels do it for you automatically, so you may have one or more backups and not even know it.
Check if you have one in /data/.siyah if you have used said kernel.
Check your sdcard for any made by roms they usually make a folder named something like efs_backup
Last I looked in addition to the backup I made 5 minutes after buying the phone I have 20+ made from each rom upgrade.
Hi, I'm new to rooting etc. Is it too late to backup an efs folder after I rooted the phone but have done nothing else?
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coolshades said:
Hi, I'm new to rooting etc. Is it too late to backup an efs folder after I rooted the phone but have done nothing else?
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As long as your EMS folder is intact and IMEI is correct, its not too late. There are a number of apps and programs to backup your imei. Ktool is one of the best and simplest to use. Also try EFS pro.
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bored_stupid said:
Cant understand why people do not make a backup of the EFS. If they all took the time to read the stickies, they would know how important this is. Learn to walk before you start to run.
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Mate when people buy a phone, they don't expect that their phone's EFS will get meshed up. In my case I have Galaxy S and my wife has Galaxy S2. She has been using her phone for year and half, no major problem. Last week it suddenly lost the network connection. I tried different SIM but still no good and started searching to resolve the issue and I found how to access IMEI. It was empty. She didn't do anything, no new apps installed. Mobile service provider can't help..
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Hi everybody i'm new here i have a problem with my phone,my phone is rooted, 1 month ago i had this problem that my phone would not boot stay on samsung logo,i rebooted in recovery and say EFS failed,so i connected my phone to odin flashed a couple of roms but nothing worked, i saw that there was an option EFS clear so i did that but did not work either so i reflashed a rom and this time it worked but when it booted it didn't even ask me to enter PIN for sim and i noticed in about device there was no baseband and no network signal please help guys i would appreciate thanks.
Hi guys,
I have searched high and low for this issue. I have found a lot of forums on how to fix the problem but none of them pertain to my circumstances. I installed Omega ICS ROM v 13.1 a week or two ago. I then decided to install Omega JB v18. I then upgraded to Omega JB v21 as well. In preparation for the official Samsung JB ROM, I went back to ICS. I started by downgrading to Omega v13.1 ICS followed by stock Samsung ICS ROM I9300XXALE8. A couple of days after doing this, all of a sudden, whilst on a call, I lost signal and then the stop sign icon appeared in the top toolbar. I have no radio, no wifi, no bluetooth and no lock screen & power menu. After all of the reading I have done, I have managed to discover that my EFS has disappeared. I have rooted the phone and installed ES File explorer and have looked inside the EFS folder only to find that it is blank. I did have a Nandbackup but managed to delete it in my attempts to recover my phone (yes I know im stupid but I didnt realise the significance of the backup until I realised what was missing!!). So, no EFS backup. Seemingly nothing in the EFS folder on the phones root. Any help would be greatly appreciated. One thing I did notice, which I am sure is significant in some way, is that when I put Omega JB on it, my sdcard mounted as "sdcard0" or something along those lines. Again, because I am fairly new to the custom ROM world, I didnt realise the significance of this until I had down graded back to ICS.
Please help!!!!
Thanks again.
EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
No fix then its a paid for repair .
jje
Have you tried to flash back to stock
JJEgan said:
EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
No fix then its a paid for repair .
jje
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this description:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
should be tried before repair as well...
marcedli said:
this description:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
should be tried before repair as well...
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Thanks guys...I have tried this one. Didnt work. Just wondering if anyone knows how or if I might be able to restore from sdcard0, if it still exists. I assume not, but I guess it might be something. Does anyone know why Omega JB did that in the first place ?
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rosshwalker said:
Thanks guys...I have tried this one. Didnt work. Just wondering if anyone knows how or if I might be able to restore from sdcard0, if it still exists. I assume not, but I guess it might be something. Does anyone know why Omega JB did that in the first place ?
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If you do not have backup of efs folder. You have no chance of getting imei back.
You can go to service centre for rebuilding efs folder.
rosshwalker said:
Thanks guys...I have tried this one. Didnt work. Just wondering if anyone knows how or if I might be able to restore from sdcard0, if it still exists. I assume not, but I guess it might be something. Does anyone know why Omega JB did that in the first place ?
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Flashing any roms can destroy the EFS thats why its always rule one to backup EFS folder . Multiple flashing up down up down increases the risk .
Did not Omega backup your EFS .
You say
have no radio, no wifi, no bluetooth and no lock screen & power menu
Thats not the signs of IMEI corruption as it plays no part in power menu or lockscreen .
jje
JJEgan said:
Flashing any roms can destroy the EFS thats why its always rule one to backup EFS folder . Multiple flashing up down up down increases the risk .
Did not Omega backup your EFS .
You say
have no radio, no wifi, no bluetooth and no lock screen & power menu
Thats not the signs of IMEI corruption as it plays no part in power menu or lockscreen .
jje
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I think that S3 has some problem in securing it's EFS folder.
I flashed my S2 with hundred's of roms and never faced this issue.
Secondly in my experience lock screen and power menu is efs folder issue.
muhammad.ali123 said:
I think that S3 has some problem in securing it's EFS folder.
I flashed my S2 with hundred's of roms and never faced this issue.
Secondly in my experience lock screen and power menu is efs folder issue.
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Read all the SGS2 and one help IMEI /EFS posts i suggest .
lock screen and power menu is efs folder issue >>> If it was a continual factor in the posts regarding EFS/IMEI then i would have agreed .
jje
A reminder about 2 things:
1) swapping/changing/etc IMEI's is illegal
2) giving someone else your EFS folder wont work, your phone will just default to the generic IMEI which is normally no better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5oZWxyb3ouR1NJSV9SZXBhaXIiXQ..
try this out mate might b it'll help yu...cuz once i rescue cuz of diz app,,,
I wouldn't do that : in gs3 efs is not in the same block as gs2. It'll be worse than before.
Send me your efs partition backup using efs backup pro. I'll tell you if something can be done or not to restore your data.
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I had the same issue with my SGS1, the solution was flashing a stock rom with odin.
spocky12 said:
I wouldn't do that : in gs3 efs is not in the same block as gs2. It'll be worse than before.
Send me your efs partition backup using efs backup pro. I'll tell you if something can be done or not to restore your data.
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Hey. This is one of the things I had read about and tried and it came back with nothing. I don't recall the error message but I think it said it couldn't find the partition or folder or something. I am certain that it has to do with Omega Jb and the fact that it installed and mounted sdcard as sdcard0 and somehow, when going back to omega ics, this has occurred. Another thing I have just now remembered is that I had also setup a swap partition on my ext sdcard and had it mounted. This was all working fine for a few days though so I don't see how that caused it. Was really odd. Anyways, thanks for all the help, but I am going to pay for it to be repaired.
veyka said:
A reminder about 2 things:
1) swapping/changing/etc IMEI's is illegal
2) giving someone else your EFS folder wont work, your phone will just default to the generic IMEI which is normally no better.
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hmmmm what if he has the IMEI number written somewhere? (phones box or license purchase note), can't he copy the EFS folder from someone else and just edit the IMEI??? >.>
Cruzaders said:
hmmmm what if he has the IMEI number written somewhere? (phones box or license purchase note), can't he copy the EFS folder from someone else and just edit the IMEI??? >.>
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thats a working solution, he just need someone who shares his efs....
Kies
Have you tried the Kies Restore????? i't worked for me!
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thats a working solution, he just need someone who shares his efs....
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if it is so easy to edit, it won't have an "e" in the name, would it?
Imei NULL/NULL - EFS Folder Lost.
Hi, I have a i9300 which lost efs folder, already tried restoring it through the box octopus, but at the time of writing the imei, it reports the error. (Write imei fail). Anyone have any idea what I can do?
Ok Guys. This is the story, i was playing with kTool, then i hit "Format EFS"
The phone restarted itself and then failed to boot...
After a long 4 hours of research, i discovered that i had a EFS.img on my SDCard
The i said to myself "WOW i'm lucky!"
restored this image to my efs partition, it mounts correctly now but i seems to have the "Fake IMEI" problem.
Anyone have a spare efs.img available to i try it on my phone? Of course... From a bricked or not working anymore phone
I would love to have a new nv_data on my phone, i don't have original one =/
Sorry if it's illegal or against rules of the forum or in wrong place ^^
yeah, we can't give you our backed up efs.
get sii repair from play store and try to get it to work before this thread starts to get suspicious
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It is illegal to replace the nv_data file on your phone with one that is not from that phone.
Hi guys I'm having a strange problem with my sister's galaxy s2. For the second time she lost her IMEI without any reason (no flash ecc just turned off the phone and no IMEI when turned on). The last time I've been able to restore it and I made all the backups using efs pro, But this time when I try to restore it the procedure goes well but the imei is still missing. I tried to restore it manually and I discovered that for some reason the EFS folder is blocked on READ ONLY and I can't switch it in R/W. This problem is preventing me to restore the IMEI and I can't find any similar case on google. Can someone helps me with it?
Thank you a lot
EDIT: Android version 2.3.6 Gigerbread.XILA3 with chainfire kernel
artos01 said:
Hi guys I'm having a strange problem with my sister's galaxy s2. For the second time she lost her IMEI without any reason (no flash ecc just turned off the phone and no IMEI when turned on). The last time I've been able to restore it and I made all the backups using efs pro, But this time when I try to restore it the procedure goes well but the imei is still missing. I tried to restore it manually and I discovered that for some reason the EFS folder is blocked on READ ONLY and I can't switch it in R/W. This problem is preventing me to restore the IMEI and I can't find any similar case on google. Can someone helps me with it?
Thank you a lot
EDIT: Android version 2.3.6 Gigerbread.XILA3 with chainfire kernel
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Have you root your phone?
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Have you root your phone?
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Sure the phone is rooted. My situation is very strage. If I enter the EFS folder with root explorer and I click on "Convert to R/W" the folder remains R/O. Also if I try to cancel any file (or rename or move) in EFS folder nothing happes (that probabbly is what prevents EFS PRO from working). Is there any way to force that folder to be read/write or to cancel it? Maybe using adb shell from the pc?
try tool, play with it for a while.
GS2 repair app is your other choice.
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gastonw said:
try tool, play with it for a while.
GS2 repair app is your other choice.
Sent from...this is not even my S2
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Thx for the info. Gs2 repari looks like the fix that i need but unfortunatelly it doesn't work. Can you specify what app is the Tool one that you suggested me?
hc ktool I think it's called.
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hc ktool I think it's called.
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Thank you a lot gastonw that worked. If someone is interested I had to cancel the efs folder with hc ktool, reboot, restore and reebot again to have i work. Now I think that I will upgrade the phone to the last firmware available hoping to avoid other imei loss
Back up & save to a safe location that EFS folder like there's no tomorrow!
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Back up & save to a safe location that EFS folder like there's no tomorrow!
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Eheh of course I already done it about one year ago! The problem was my blocked EFS folder but now I know how to fix it if it happens again :good:
People seem to have problems whenever they use EFS Pro. People should use kTool; seems to almost always restore without any problems.
This is the new ROM Manager?
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Is it possible to create or change efs data manually
I do not have a backup and my IMEI is wrong
I have contacted samsung about repair awaiting response
In the meantime my wife has the same phone from same provider network etc.
If i were to make a backup of her efs could i manually edit it to mine and restore
I realise this topic will most likely be removed for the fact it is essentially asking how to change and IMEI but this is only illegal if you are changing it to another on your phone i am not
I am trying to restore it to its original device
From what i have seen so far this is only possible using a z3x box or similar tool at a cost of £95 for the box alone
No you can't use her efs. And no bkup you will have to send to service centre. Yes z3x works but cost is probably to much for one fix. Go to local shop could be cheaper as most use this or similar
I9100/I9300
You can get the imei issue repaired at a phone shop for £20. What you're suggesting isn't legally possible outside of the repair industry (I.e at home).
Or send to samsung if you haven't voided warranty already who will repair for free
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Ok thanks guys was just a thought i have a few local shops i may take it tomorrow to have a look
One more question is it still possible to backup efs on new MG4+ firmwares as it is a new format is it still supported
As in if i get it repaired then i can make a backup for future use
Once repaired it will be "back up able" and restorable...
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Well i dropped it off at the shop this morning was advised it would cost £20 so i was happy with that
Now i just get a phone call asking if its ok to re-flash phone which im ok with as all my data is backed up
But re-flashing the phone is going to do nothing which leads me to believe this guy has no idea what he's doing.
Only thing i can think is that he cant access the IMEI under the MG4 structure and is flashing to a previous firmware
We will see
Well £20 down and my phone is back and working running UFMB3
Now i have made a backup using EFS Professional i should be safe to become flash happy again knowing i always have this to fall back on
manemzjum said:
Well £20 down and my phone is back and working running UFMB3
Now i have made a backup using EFS Professional i should be safe to become flash happy again knowing i always have this to fall back on
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Make a copy with ktool "app of playstore" make a copy with your recovery too and copy the efs folder completely and put it on an sdcard and put that in a safe place. Remember you can never have too many efs back ups. Glad you sorted it out :thumbup:
manemzjum said:
Well £20 down and my phone is back and working running UFMB3
Now i have made a backup using EFS Professional i should be safe to become flash happy again knowing i always have this to fall back on
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Good news. I recommend a few backups of efs. I have 3 at any one time.
If you want to use an mg modem without changing efs, theres a link in my thread. It also takes a backup of efs too.
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manemzjum said:
Well £20 down and my phone is back and working running UFMB3
Now i have made a backup using EFS Professional i should be safe to become flash happy again knowing i always have this to fall back on
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I think we should frame this post as a banner at the top of the forum.
rootSU said:
Good news. I recommend a few backups of efs. I have 3 at any one time.
If you want to use an mg modem without changing efs, theres a link in my thread. It also takes a backup of efs too.
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I have made backups using efs pro and ktool and uploaded them to my dropbox what did notice about both apps is they make the backup on the internal memory which will most likely be wiped when installing a new ROM but esily moved
I do appreciate the help and advise been flashing phones for years now this was my first hic-cup.
I'll have a look at your thread rootSU but just to be clear
MG4+ uses alternative file stucture and location (currently unknown) for efs partion
If this problem was to re-occur all i would need to do is restore phone to a Baseband Prior to MG4+ UFMB3 for example and restore efs from backup
Should do the trick...
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