[Q] Help IMEI changed! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, guys sorry for this maybe noob question. I've chged my firmware and all ( PDA, CSC etc) and after did that my IMEI chged to the test 1 for samsung. My phone is a galaxy s 2
I didnt backup my ESF, and now i cant use the gsm net of my sim, only wireless is working. I have my IMEI code ans S/N (dunno if needed), i'd like to know if there is a tool or sumthing to put in my old imei and let the phone work with my sim. ive tried to read this post, but im a noob and i didnt understand so much :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
can some1 pls help me?

Are you rooted with cwm. Nandroid bk up would help you out easy. I had to mount efs folder manual as phone said wasn't there and ext sd. Noob ish myself but got it bk on my own all part of the fun with android
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try sii repair from play store and ALWAYS back up EFS folder.
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Did you sort it?
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I also lost my IMEI no after a flashing a rom, as far as I was aware I had never made a backup of my efs folder, I attempted many different methods to resolve this, then I checked my external SD storage and saw an EFS_BACKUP folder with numerous compressed EFS files, I simply selected one of the early ones copied to my desktop and extracted contents and used them to replace my current efs folder on root of the phone, then reboot and you should have your original IMEI and phone working again, hope this helps goodluck

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[Q] No Service on SGSII?

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.
MisterAnthonyxD said:
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.
MisterAnthonyxD said:
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.
MisterAnthonyxD said:
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.

Samsung galaxy S2 EFS Folder

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?
Cool
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?
Cool
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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..
samsung galaxy note 2 lte 4g N7105
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.

[Q] Baseband unknown (efs ignored?)

Hi everyone! I know i'm not the first one who has this problem but i'm one of them.
I read and tried everything on what i could find about this, but i can't get it fixed! please help!
The situation:
I have a I9100 Galaxy S2, and it works fine, except for the cell phone functionality. It sais "Baseband unknown", has no imei number (also no 0049... imei), and i tried multiple EFS folders (i also have one from a friend who got it from his own Galaxy S2.). But no work.
In fact, i read that if you delete the EFS folder, it should autocreate a new one. It kinda did, but it only generates a bluetooth, upgaddr and wifi folder. Nothing more nothing less.
I flashed another rom, i flashed another phone image with Odin. I tried to erase all kinds of stuff with the clockwordmod recovery. But nothing helps so far.
If i'm correct from my standing, it looks like the baseband is broken itself. Why else wouldn't it even recreate the EFS folder? I'm starting to think that my original EFS folder (which i backed up before replacing it) was fine, but it's not even being read anymore...
Can anyone help me?
Thank you!
bump, still trying. Flashed a new clockworkmod recovery and with adb reformatted the efs partition as listed on xda somewhere. Then rebooted.
The Bluetooth does get a new mac address, so that part is good, but baseband still unknown and imei totally empty.
Also, the phone should regenerate the efs folder itself right? Well it doesn't. That means, it makes a bluetooth and a wifi folder, but that's it. No files or whatever...
Help please!!
m8 y u even delete the efs folder????? anywayz u got a backup so jus copy papte the files of efs...an flash stock rom....if u get un known base band then revert one step back --tht is flash a stock rom then come to present rom--then check///or u can flash cwm modems available suited to tht rom...but make sure u r pure stock--pda,modem,csc.....an yes copy the good efs folder on ext sd card too ,,so tht u can set same permissions like the ones ur copying to phone efs folder(sometimes the permissions change afta reboot)
i'm facing the same problem

IMEI restore not working? HELP!

I know many people have already asked about their IMEI disappearing and i managed to restore my backup using Galaxy Toolbox before but i tried to restore my IMEI again and it didn't work. I then decided to revert back to stock via Odin and i successfully went back to a stock ROM but my IMEI is still missing and i am getting quite worried now. Have i lost it for good? I obviously lost it after flashing the data2sd-ext script by Amarullz if this helps towards helping me?!
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I know many people have already asked about their IMEI disappearing and i managed to restore my a backup using Galaxy Toolbox before but i tried to restore my IMEI again and it didn't work. I then decided to revert back to stock via Odin and i successfully went back to a stock rom but my IMEI is still missing and i am getting quite worried now. Have i lost it for good? I obviously lost it after flashing the data2sd-ext script by Amarullz if this helps towards helping me?!
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It happens to ne all the time
Wait for media scanning to complete And wait for a minute and then restore and reboot
iamareebjamal said:
It happens to ne all the time
Wait for media scanning to complete And wait for a minute and then restore and reboot
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I managed to finally restore my IMEI. It was very confusing but basically i had to delete the old directory/folder i had on my ext-SD and then download Galaxy Toolbox. Then i opened up the app and went to the restore option, it says it could not find the directory and tells you to make one with the backup i previously took beforehand when i had a working IMEI. So i connected my device, transferred the file into a new directory named 'GalaxyToolbox' and disconnected the device. Finally i loaded the app and restored my backup, rebooted and hooraaay my IMEI was back!! I can't tell you how relieved i am! I MUST donate to Doky for making such an amazing app! I think i'm going to leave the data2SD-ext script for now and maybe try other methods if there is any?
Oh and i love your S3 Ripple Mod by the way, i had to go back to Simplicity V5 and flash it again! Lol
galaxcy toolbox
N8tR1X said:
I managed to finally restore my IMEI. It was very confusing but basically i had to delete the old directory/folder i had on my ext-SD and then download Galaxy Toolbox. Then i opened up the app and went to the restore option, it says it could not find the directory and tells you to make one with the backup i previously took beforehand when i had a working IMEI. So i connected my device, transferred the file into a new directory named 'GalaxyToolbox' and disconnected the device. Finally i loaded the app and restored my backup, rebooted and hooraaay my IMEI was back!! I can't tell you how relieved i am! I MUST donate to Doky for making such an amazing app! I think i'm going to leave the data2SD-ext script for now and maybe try other methods if there is any?
Oh and i love your S3 Ripple Mod by the way, i had to go back to Simplicity V5 and flash it again! Lol
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galaxcy toolbox does not restore imei after flashing with jellybean rom, beware.
gordon52 said:
galaxcy toolbox does not restore imei after flashing with jellybean rom, beware.
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is it so..?
then we don't have to worry..
cause we don't have jellybean..we don't even have ics ..
so chill
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Whenever I lost IEMI, reverting back to stock firmware (Odin restore) sorted it. Strange it doesn't repair yours...
N8tR1X said:
I managed to finally restore my IMEI. It was very confusing but basically i had to delete the old directory/folder i had on my ext-SD and then download Galaxy Toolbox. Then i opened up the app and went to the restore option, it says it could not find the directory and tells you to make one with the backup i previously took beforehand when i had a working IMEI. So i connected my device, transferred the file into a new directory named 'GalaxyToolbox' and disconnected the device. Finally i loaded the app and restored my backup, rebooted and hooraaay my IMEI was back!! I can't tell you how relieved i am! I MUST donate to Doky for making such an amazing app! I think i'm going to leave the data2SD-ext script for now and maybe try other methods if there is any?
Oh and i love your S3 Ripple Mod by the way, i had to go back to Simplicity V5 and flash it again! Lol
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what is the name of the "old directory/folder" and where do I find it? I really need to resolve this problem
I probably didn't explain my solution very well after reading back through my post.
It has been a long time since I faced this issue but I'll try and explain what I did to resolve the problem...
1) Connect your device to your computer and transfer the GalaxyToolbox folder (should contain 2 files inside) to your computer.
2) Delete the GalaxyToolbox folder on your device once you have transferred it to your computer.
3) Disconnect your device and open File Manager/Explorer app on your device.
4) Create a new folder titled 'GalaxyToolbox' with no spaces on the root of your SD Card.
5) Connect your device to your computer again and transfer only the file titled 'EFSpart.img.SAVE' to the new GalaxyToolbox folder you created on the root of your SD Card.
6) Disconnect your device and let media scanner finish. Open the Galaxy Toolbox app and select restore EFS partition. It will tell you it has found a backup and ask if you wish to restore it, click yes.
7) Close the Galaxy Toolbox app and restart your device.
Type *#06# into your dialer and you should see a small box pop-up with your IMEI number letting you know the restore was successful.
I know it seems strange that this method fixed it for me but I think the app itself creates a 'temporary' backup which is the backup of your currently missing IMEI number and when you try and restore it keeps restoring the EFS backup which has no IMEI... So starting from fresh and moving the original backup I made back into the GalaxyToolbox folder seemed to have fixed it for me.
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Hi there,
Rather make a Guide on fixing IMEI, instead of posting here...It would be helpful to many guys.. :beer:
Thank you,
P.007
I will make a guide if someone can follow the steps to restore their IMEI like I did then I'll know it works 100% :thumbup:
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Other Way , (1) Backup Ur Data Through CMW And (2) Flash Ur Stock Rom. U Will Get Ur Imei Back Then (3) Flash Ur Current Rom (Ex : Jellyblast ) Note : If Ur Not In Custom Rom Ignore This Step (3). And (4) Go To CMW And (5) Click Advance Restore And Restore Ur Data,Cache,And Other All Except System. Ur Imei Is Back.
Hit Thanks If I Helped U.
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Bullit Lee said:
Other Way , (1) Backup Ur Data Through CMW And (2) Flash Ur Stock Rom. U Will Get Ur Imei Back Then (3) Flash Ur Current Rom (Ex : Jellyblast ) Note : If Ur Not In Custom Rom Ignore This Step (3). And (4) Go To CMW And (5) Click Advance Restore And Restore Ur Data,Cache,And Other All Except System. Ur Imei Is Back.
Hit Thanks If I Helped U.
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What if someone doesnt want data to be restored. Of course it was an option when we had no way of backing up IMEI
But now (for over a year), we can work on IMEI independently via Galaxy Tools, then what is the need of this method handling data and it also can cause many FC's
Yeh Bro. Its Just. If They Dont Want Data To Be Restore Just Flash De Stock Firmware. Ur Rite.
Bullit Lee said:
Other Way , (1) Backup Ur Data Through CMW And (2) Flash Ur Stock Rom. U Will Get Ur Imei Back Then (3) Flash Ur Current Rom (Ex : Jellyblast ) Note : If Ur Not In Custom Rom Ignore This Step (3). And (4) Go To CMW And (5) Click Advance Restore And Restore Ur Data,Cache,And Other All Except System. Ur Imei Is Back.
Hit Thanks If I Helped U.
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Wrong! I tried to restore my IMEI by reverting back to Stock ROM via Odin and guess what? It didn't work, my IMEI number was still missing! So the method you suggested won't work either. Like Areeb said, Galaxy Toolbox is your only friend here...
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N8tR1X said:
Wrong! I tried to restore my IMEI by reverting back to Stock ROM via Odin and guess what? It didn't work, my IMEI number was still missing! So the method you suggested won't work either. Like Areeb said, Galaxy Toolbox is your only friend here...
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Galaxy Toolbox is not being my friend. I've lost my IMEI and I can't bring it back whatsoever.
Tried flashing stock but the efs folder is always empty. So the 9-step guide doesn't work for me (Or am I missing something?)
Please help guys. I don't have previous efs folder backups. But I do have nandroid(CWM) backups of the rom and restoring them doesn't help.
lmali92 said:
Galaxy Toolbox is not being my friend. I've lost my IMEI and I can't bring it back whatsoever.
Tried flashing stock but the efs folder is always empty. So the 9-step guide doesn't work for me (Or am I missing something?)
Please help guys. I don't have previous efs folder backups. But I do have nandroid(CWM) backups of the rom and restoring them doesn't help.
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EFS its a partition with raw data, not contain files... so you dont need to see files inside te "folder"... to see if you have your IMEI you have to dial *#06#
Manizuca said:
EFS its a partition with raw data, not contain files... so you dont need to see files inside te "folder"... to see if you have your IMEI you have to dial *#06#
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Err no...I was following the 9-step process posted by OP to restore my IMEI and I can't find those nv_data and all those files(required in 9-step process)
I've already checked *#06# and it shows an empty box
lmali92 said:
Err no...I was following the 9-step process posted by OP to restore my IMEI and I can't find those nv_data and all those files(required in 9-step process)
I've already checked *#06# and it shows an empty box
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As I told you... in this model the efs partition has no files, its just data, does not have the "nv_data" file... idk what guide are you following, but its not for our phone... try doing this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360 and pls read the replys... maybe you can found something that helps you
Manizuca said:
As I told you... in this model the efs partition has no files, its just data, does not have the "nv_data" file... idk what guide are you following, but its not for our phone... try doing this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360 and pls read the replys... maybe you can found something that helps you
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this thread really helps. i did not back up efs at first. i lost my imei, follow this guide lads
craidevore said:
this thread really helps. i did not back up efs at first. i lost my imei, follow this guide lads
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I agree, if you managed to backup your EFS partition via Galaxy Toolbox beforehand and you are facing an issue with your backup not restoring as it should then follow my mini guide on the first page of this thread. If however you didn't take a backup before you lost your IMEI then you'll have to follow the guide from this link -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360
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I need help please !!!!

Hi guys
I bought samsung galaxy s3 i9300 sprint and it was working with me pretty good until i installed a new customed rom , and rom was working fine and one day i have lost my mind and wanted to increase the ram so i downloaded an app after i rooted my phone and instead i format the sd card parition i have formatted the efs and my phone doesnt boot , was freezing on the startup so i Google and found out to download efs repair and after it worked fine but i cant make any calls it gives me a fake IMEI , i installed new official rom 4.1 and 4.3 and changed too many modems all kinds of modems i think but nothing worked and my IMEI still not restored to the orginial one that is written on the back of my phone .
i noticed later that whatever i install from modems it is like nothing because efs folder in my phone missing the the file that my IMEI stored in so i got later that the file that store my original IMEI is missing from ESF folder
I also tried everystep about busybox and emulator dos and nothing worked with me because i think i need to rewrite again my IMEI .
Is there any means to do that or anyone upload me EFS folder of same phone or i will just throw my phone now i dont know what to do i havent enjoy my phone more than one month
Wrong phone, wrong forum. This is for the i9300 only.
If you've wiped your efs then nothing you can do, take it to a repair centre and pay them to fix it.
Questions go in the q&a section, not general.
I cannot help here, but i suggest having a more specific title for the topic.
thanks!
kamel7896 said:
Hi guys
I bought samsung galaxy s3 i9300 sprint and it was working with me pretty good until i installed a new customed rom , and rom was working fine and one day i have lost my mind and wanted to increase the ram so i downloaded an app after i rooted my phone and instead i format the sd card parition i have formatted the efs and my phone doesnt boot , was freezing on the startup so i Google and found out to download efs repair and after it worked fine but i cant make any calls it gives me a fake IMEI , i installed new official rom 4.1 and 4.3 and changed too many modems all kinds of modems i think but nothing worked and my IMEI still not restored to the orginial one that is written on the back of my phone .
i noticed later that whatever i install from modems it is like nothing because efs folder in my phone missing the the file that my IMEI stored in so i got later that the file that store my original IMEI is missing from ESF folder
I also tried everystep about busybox and emulator dos and nothing worked with me because i think i need to rewrite again my IMEI .
Is there any means to do that or anyone upload me EFS folder of same phone or i will just throw my phone now i dont know what to do i havent enjoy my phone more than one month
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Theres no way to fix it unless u have a back up of ur efs. And yeah. this forum is for the international version not the sprint version. Go to the repair center and ask them to fix it for u. You most probably formatted ur internal memory since its called the sdcard. ur ext sd card is called the sdcard1
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Theres no way to fix it unless u have a back up of ur efs. And yeah. this forum is for the international version not the sprint version. Go to the repair center and ask them to fix it for u. You most probably formatted ur internal memory since its called the sdcard. ur ext sd card is called the sdcard1
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thank you for the answer , i sent it to the repairing center,i appreciate ur help
Local shop will fix this a lot cheaper than Sammy service center. Efs is not located on int SD so wiping int SD won't wipe you're efs. Any back ups you made to int SD would be wiped.
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Local shop will fix this a lot cheaper than Sammy service center. Efs is not located on int SD so wiping int SD won't wipe you're efs. Any back ups you made to int SD would be wiped.
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He formatted the internal memory, not factory reset.
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Yes and formatting won't delete the efs folder. Its not located in int SD. Trust me bk up your int and wipe it. Efs is not affected by formatting int
andrewwright said:
Yes and formatting won't delete the efs folder. Its not located in int SD. Trust me bk up your int and wipe it. Efs is not affected by formatting int
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thank you for you answering but i wanna say i know that efs located in the internal memory..after i installed the rom it was working fine until i used swap app and i formatted internal memory then my phone restart while im working on it and the phone froze on the boot so i googled i found someone putting file called efs repair i flashed it through odin and my phone back again normal but with fake serial so do u think the orginial efs have been replaced when i flashed this efs repair file because it happened after i flashed this file nd get my phone boot working but serial fake.
what can i do ?
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thank you for you answering but i wanna say i know that efs located in the internal memory..after i installed the rom it was working fine until i used swap app and i formatted internal memory then my phone restart while im working on it and the phone froze on the boot so i googled i found someone putting file called efs repair i flashed it through odin and my phone back again normal but with fake serial so do u think the orginial efs have been replaced when i flashed this efs repair file because it happened after i flashed this file nd get my phone boot working but serial fake.
what can i do ?
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Ur efs is corrupted. Do u have a back up of ur efs?
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Efs I learned a lot about on the s2. S2 and s3 and all Sammy phone work the efs the same. What's nv_data.bin file size. The PIC is to show that efs folder isn't in int SD. Any efs file that's in int SD is a copy and same as with ext SD.
Also try this out...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/solved-stuck-flight-mode-efs-issue-t1261948 may help may not but its worth a go on the s3. There also is a man on xda who can fix efs...all he needs is control of you're PC to make it happen but he charges for this. Interested? Not been interested in efs folder since s2 but now I'm getting interested again.
andrewwright said:
Efs I learned a lot about on the s2. S2 and s3 and all Sammy phone work the efs the same. What's nv_data.bin file size. The PIC is to show that efs folder isn't in int SD. Any efs file that's in int SD is a copy and same as with ext SD.
Also try this out...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/solved-stuck-flight-mode-efs-issue-t1261948 may help may not but its worth a go on the s3. There also is a man on xda who can fix efs...all he needs is control of you're PC to make it happen but he charges for this. Interested? Not been interested in efs folder since s2 but now I'm getting interested again.
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Thank you too much i appreciate your help really , i wanna really say when i take my phone to
repair shop all they say they dont have zx3 box and the tools to maintain it otherwise i would
have fixed it but really here maintaining centers too bad they all just told me replace the
motherboard and buy new one i think this is stupid just i buy a phone and after a month i
throw it because of efs corrupt (sorry for the headache). i checked the link you showd me and
when i access the efs with the root folder i found all files that they guy mentioned in efs
folder except this file name (.nv_data.bak) i couldnt find it inside my efs folder .do you
think the problem is there because i have not this file
another request please u said there is a man on xda an fix it , would please tell me how to
contact him and how be in touch with so he can fix it, i dnt mind he control my pc the most
important i wanna my phone works again and i agree about the charges .. there is something else before i have this problem with efs folder i made a copy with clockworldmod for whole system on my memory card but when i restore the version the IMEi is the same doesnt change , i have an idea i dont know it is rght or wrong i wanted to extract that clockwordmod backup and fine efs folder and use it , i dontknow that clockwordmod where it keeps efs folder or even it does back up to efs when i used clockwordmod
Thank you too much for
your support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1465627
This is odia. Pm him you're problem and details and wait! Do not bug him! This man has crazy skills with android. And Sammy said replace mb! Thats just lazy of them to say that. for probably a quicker fix go to a different local shop.
andrewwright said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1465627
This is odia. Pm him you're problem and details and wait! Do not bug him! This man has crazy skills with android. And Sammy said replace mb! Thats just lazy of them to say that. for probably a quicker fix go to a different local shop.
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i tried to send message to odia , it says when i send message he isnt accepting private pm. do you know anyway to get in touch with him or somebody else fix it to me through controlling my pc
kamel7896 said:
i tried to send message to odia , it says when i send message he isnt accepting private pm. do you know anyway to get in touch with him or somebody else fix it to me through controlling my pc
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same here
I don't know anyone else that has done this over the net.

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