[Q] [SOLVED] Lost IMEI but EFS seems fine - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After flashing a modem I had no network. I've checked and I have no IMEI. When I type *#06# the box is just empty.
I already restored an EFS backup I've made, and the EFS folder seems ok.
Also, the modem I flashed was the stock one.
Do anyone have an ideia of what can I do to recover my IMEI?

I think you have installed the wrong Modem driver, try to get the official one from other sources and try again.
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evantkh said:
I think you have installed the wrong Modem driver, try to get the official one from other sources and try again.
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Nope, it is the correct stock modem. I also reflashed my previous one and it still has no IMEI.

Modem has nothing to do with a lost IMEI .
Restore backed up EFS and or factory reset .
Fails try a stock rom flash .
jje

JJEgan said:
Modem has nothing to do with a lost IMEI .
Restore backed up EFS and or factory reset .
Fails try a stock rom flash .
jje
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Yeah, but I only lost IMEI after flashing the modem. I had flashed modems before (even this one) and never had problems, so something must had gone wrong.
Already restored a backed up EFS.
If I don't find any fix I guess I'll try a stock rom flash...

Type *#1234# and see if baseband is unknown. If so then flash another modem.
Another thing to check is that if stock samsung dialer is not working imei will say null.
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JJEgan said:
Modem has nothing to do with a lost IMEI .
Restore backed up EFS and or factory reset .
Fails try a stock rom flash .
jje
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Incorrect. If there is no modem installed, it will not report the IMEI number.

kryten2k35 said:
incorrect. If there is no modem installed, it will not report the imei number.
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the reply was to wrong modem.
Jje

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I've restored a full backup and now everything's fine again

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abmantis said:
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I've restored a full backup and now everything's fine again
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can u upload hare nv or efs backup i have e210s but i don't have completely backup for efs
my problem is imei empty

Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221

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[Q] Network Problem on my Samsung S2 plzzzz Help its urgent!!!

i i flashed the the official samsung 2.3.4 rom in my s2 all works fine it also shows network but when we chek balance or call it says mobile network not available in phone status in the setting every thing is ok but service state it says out of service.tried 4 sim card which work fine on different mobile but not in my s2 plzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is ur IMEI is showing correct ?
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vakas_2007 said:
i i flashed the the official samsung 2.3.4 rom in my s2 all works fine it also shows network but when we chek balance or call it says mobile network not available in phone status in the setting every thing is ok but service state it says out of service.tried 4 sim card which work fine on different mobile but not in my s2 plzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What do you mean official 2.3.4 which one .
Did you flash the correct CSC for your network .
Is your IMEI correct and if not restore from your backed up EFS folder .
jje
smilingcruel said:
Is ur IMEI is showing correct ?
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ya it does not shows my correct imei
plzzz help wht to do
if you have a backup of your EFS folder then go to this thread and READ CAREFULLY: this can be recovered if you have backed up your EFS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314719
hope that helps...
marekPLPH said:
if you have a backup of your EFS folder then go to this thread and READ CAREFULLY: this can be recovered if you have backed up your EFS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314719
hope that helps...
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no i dont have my efs backup
oh well just use the phone as MP3 player Camera etc
Or search the restore IMEI threads / restore EFS folder threads might even be in the stickies section .
Next time follow rule one Back up your EFS first ..Rule two is understand before you flash what you are doing as it saves another brick in the SGS2 wall .
jje
JJEgan said:
oh well just use the phone as MP3 player Camera etc
Or search the restore IMEI threads / restore EFS folder threads might even be in the stickies section .
Next time follow rule one Back up your EFS first ..Rule two is understand before you flash what you are doing as it saves another brick in the SGS2 wall .
jje
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can u give me the link of efs restore
vakas_2007 said:
can u give me the link of efs restore
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If you have root, try this tool if it doesnt work, flash your phone back to stock, reset the flash counter with a USB jig and send it to samsung saying that it suddenly stopped working.
If you have never flashed a custom rom, then just send it back to samsung (Make sure the flash counter is 0 and you have no yellow triangle and that its on the firmware your phone came with)
veyka said:
If you have root, try this tool if it doesnt work, flash your phone back to stock, reset the flash counter with a USB jig and send it to samsung saying that it suddenly stopped working.
If you have never flashed a custom rom, then just send it back to samsung (Make sure the flash counter is 0 and you have no yellow triangle and that its on the firmware your phone came with)
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my phone warranty period is still there will they repair my phone??????
vakas_2007 said:
my phone warranty period is still there will they repair my phone??????
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i dont know the stock version which came with only know tht it was 2.3.3
i buyed from uk my phone is made in south korea
Oh dear...
If you dont know then suggest flash any relevant UK stock rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
If you dont know then suggest flash any relevant UK stock rom .
jje
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is thr any chance they can repair my phone

[Q] MOdem not working I9300

Hi Guys,
I really need your help. I flashed my I9300 with omega ROM, everything worked fine except my modem. It says 'no service'!!. If i install other modems it says 'Emergency Calls Only' but just doesnt registers. I than did the recovery but cant get it to work on it as well. SIM card is fine as i checked using another phone.
I am from china and am using china mobile.
HELP ME PLEASE!!:crying:
Do you have a backup? You messed up your efs folder. Without a backup you need to send it to samsung
Glebun said:
Do you have a backup? You messed up your efs folder. Without a backup you need to send it to samsung
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i dont have a backup:crying:
can i use efs folder from another i9300?
no
Before jumping to conclusions .
Factory reset check IMEI is correct .
If so flash modem for your local area network
jje
JJEgan said:
Before jumping to conclusions .
Factory reset check IMEI is correct .
If so flash modem for your local area network
jje
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apparantly the chinese are smarter than xda experts , nothing was wrong with th imei or modem...they just used some special app and bingo

IMEI / EFS Folder destroyed

i have a Developer IMEI now and no Signal after i restore my nandroid Backup.
how can i restore my original IMEI? i saw that in my nandroid backup there is a EFS Folder, but when i restore it i still have the same issue.
now i am back to 4.0.4 Stock Rom
i already tried the tutorial with root explorer and try to exchange the nv_data.bak but its not working for me.
See the IMEI/ EFS post in general section
how can i restore my original IMEI?>>> as per the standard method restore the EFS folder that you backed up before flashing .Multiple posts on the subject .
jje
If you have flashed the EMG4 rom you should check the topic in General section
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JJEgan said:
See the IMEI/ EFS post in general section
how can i restore my original IMEI?>>> as per the standard method restore the EFS folder that you backed up before flashing .Multiple posts on the subject .
jje
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i dont have a efs back up.
Assuming you didn't flash EMG4
1) restore backup. No backup?
2) try return to stock (complete unroot). Still broken?
3) send for repair
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shady225 said:
i dont have a efs back up.
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try Emergency recovery with KIES. It helped me in the past.
aspot72 said:
try Emergency recovery with KIES. It helped me in the past.
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thank you for your answer.
I tried the emergency recovery with kies. but i still have the same developer IMEI and no connection.
shady225 said:
thank you for your answer.
I tried the emergency recovery with kies. but i still have the same developer IMEI and no connection.
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Do hard reset with buttons, then use KIES emergency recovery and hard reset again. When I messed with some custom ROM happened me the same. I think 2 or 3 times I had to use KIES when finally was ok.
Also use KIES and tick allow storage and then click Update unsuccesfull. You'll get a recovery code within KIES. Use that code for recovery. If still fail, you can send it in stating that update damaged your phone.
i send it to repair service and they restored the EFS Folder.
Everything is fine now.

[Q] I am ****ED !!! lost IMEI number

Hello everyone.
Had a custom rom installed (Yes I know that can be dangerous, but do it allmost everyday) But my problem is that my IMEI changed to 00049 ...... and now I don't have any network.(Nope never used that efs backup)
So I did find a guide to restore my IMEI by deleting the efs folder and copy som date back from from my SD card, but that didn't work, tried to flash another rom and now the internal SDcard i also formatted, så no backup at all
My problem is that in the efs folder somthing is missing the imei folder and now my phone don't connet? What rom do I need to install and hvad tool / guide do I need to follow to restore my network connection.
/Otto
PS: I think I allmost have done the same thing as this guy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862127
If U dont have efs backup then only way is sending phone for repair. But ure going 2 pay as warranty is void.
You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Worked for me on another i9300 I had but only gave me gprs no 3g connection.
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Usually when the number changes it is due to the folder just not being read by the rom, flashing a stock rom via odin often resolves this. By wiping the partition you've completely destroyed it, as above you can't now do anything without a backup.
Following the first thing you find can often make things worse, best research fully before flashing anything.
u have flash a MG4 rom ? If so then u MUST use the MG4 modem .. all other modems not working and let u lose IMEI ... its bec of change EFS partion ..its not broken only change other format .... u can read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377731
He wiped the efs folder, nothing is going to bring it back apart from a backup.
So far so good
Hello everyone.
I manage to get somthing of an idea here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
But my problem is to find a rom where I can use the hidden menu?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815580
So right now I can't see these settings: RMNET + DM + MODEM (RMNet = USB virtual Ethernet framework; DM = Diagnostic Mode; Modem = self-explanatory)
So I am trying to download a Odin ROM ala: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187081
/Otto
What ROM did you flash?? Did you change your modem??
Where are you?
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pinsb said:
Where are you?
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It is not going very well at the moment, still have problems loading the right rom using Odin, maybe I will try to download the EBM6 Rom and flash via Odin.
No /Wrong IMEI/ EFS
Restore backed up EFS folder
No backup then try flashing a stock rom via Odin .
Fails = service centre .
Links methods you have posted OP are not for this phone .
otto_di2 said:
So right now I can't see these settings: RMNET + DM + MODEM (RMNet = USB virtual Ethernet framework; DM = Diagnostic Mode; Modem = self-explanatory)
/Otto
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Because you don't have a qualcomm phone. You have Exynos
JJEgan said:
No /Wrong IMEI/ EFS
Restore backed up EFS folder
No backup then try flashing a stock rom via Odin .
Fails = service centre .
Links methods you have posted OP are not for this phone .
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OK nothing else to do
otto_di2 said:
OK nothing else to do
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The service center says it is my own problem, so they wont fix it, have a ceap phone?
otto_di2 said:
The service center says it is my own problem, so they wont fix it, have a ceap phone?
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Correct but did they not offer a paid for repair ??
jje
JJEgan said:
Correct but did they not offer a paid for repair ??
jje
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you should try to get a z3xbox or a a smart sam box to write back the original imei number. this worked with my new pcb.
Androm3d-vzla-v3.0
This was the ROM that killed my IMEI, think that I need to buy a Z3X-BOX or something like that to restore my phone

[Q] 'Emergency Calls Only'

I have my normal IMEI but when I look into about phone - status I see 'service state - Out of service'
I'd really appreciate some help, sorry if this is a noob question,
Did you update ur phone?
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Isuru cs said:
Did you update ur phone?
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I was running the cyanogenmod installer version and then tried Android Revolution 51.0 and upon flashing back to Cm I lost service.
due efs foder corrupt you can't connect with network provider,try to restore efs backup
Isuru cs said:
due efs foder corrupt you can't connect with network provider,try to restore efs backup
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Restored the backup and still nothing, I'm sure that this backup worked for me before as it's about 3 months old.
Efs v1 will only work with firmware prior to EMG4, efs v2 works with EMG4 and later. Depends on your backup as to which firmware you need to start with.
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boomboomer said:
Efs v1 will only work with firmware prior to EMG4, efs v2 works with EMG4 and later. Depends on your backup as to which firmware you need to start with.
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Is there any way of finding out which efs version mine is?
Only by trial and error.
boomboomer said:
Only by trial and error.
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Are these screenshots any help??
Try downloading and flashing the latest modem available for the device through Odin.

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