i got today the galaxy s3 lte i9305 version, anyway while trying to flash with cf root, after finishing the screen goes blue and then black..later on dicovered that touch is no longer working, and the menu button works as back and the back button works as menu lol, and also i lost the efs, because i hadnt backup it yet, \
in all cases after a lot of search i read that some one wrote that the touch digitizer is damaged.....
i continue working with mouse over usb otg, triangle away, reset counter, and it was reseted successfully, current binary samsung official but system status is custom........flashed 3 stock roms with wipping and everything man can do to make system status official, but no luck....\
any help i can fix this so i can take tomorrow for waranty and so on ?? please tell me what to do
I had the same problem (with the system status) and I figured out that only Triangle Away 2.37 would turn it to official. Newer versions wouldn`t do this for some weird reason. Try it maybe it works for you too. Attached TA 2.37 to attachments
Scarface1991 said:
I had the same problem (with the system status) and I figured out that only Triangle Away 2.37 would turn it to official. Newer versions wouldn`t do this for some weird reason. Try it maybe it works for you too. Attached TA 2.37 to attachments
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ill try and reply soon, do u have any idea if i restore an old efs from my normal s3 if it will work ??
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ill try and reply soon, do u have any idea if i restore an old efs from my normal s3 if it will work ??
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Why would you want to restore your efs folder. Is it missing right now on your device? I thought your problems lie elsewhere (Digitizer)?
Scarface1991 said:
Why would you want to restore your efs folder. Is it missing right now on your device? I thought your problems lie elsewhere (Digitizer)?
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first of all thanks for the triangle away version it works and now i can send it to warranty
what happened is during the root and installing the rom, the touch stopped working and still till now, and there is no signal for sim card, there is the sign like stop instead of signal bar, so i went to efs folder to check it there is nothing in it, so now it cant be registered on network and when dialing *#06# it give null/null
but ill try nothing more, just wanna send it to repair, and i guess ill get a new phone, since the touch is so hard to be replaced, and with no efs, they have to replace the mainboard, so new phone is easier for them
Yeah I think so too. Just send it in for repair. Good luck, glad that it worked.
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My sgs2 cannot read the sim and it always in airplan mode
Imei : unknown
BaseBand: Unknown
please please please Give The answer that solve this problem
mswar89 said:
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My sgs2 cannot read the sim and it always in airplan mode
Imei : unknown
BaseBand: Unknown
please please please Give The answer that solve this problem
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insert the sim properly with the golden plates down and the cut end outward. Then go to settings>>>wireless>>> untick the flight mode.
I think it's broken
Try reflashing back with the original stock rom.
It looks to me the baseband is not installed properly, and therefore unable to access IMEI, without a working baseband, you are unable to access the phone portion.
It could also be that the nv_data.bin file is damaged due to a bad sim unlock hack. If that is so, you will have to rebuild that file.
Again, try reflashing back to original stock rom, before trying to rebuild the nv_data.bin.
(Sorry to resurrect old-ish topic, but I think it's better to continue here than to make a new one.)
Same problem here, except the only custom thing I've ever run on this phone, is apps from market. I'm running SPB Shell 3D (legal version, but not through Android Market but the other thing SPB was selling their programs through... Handango? Not that it matters.)
The phone has been running ALMOST perfectly since day one. I can only remember two occasions that the phone was in "no reception" mode (the O with slash through it) and toggling Flight Mode on and then off fixed it both times before.
However, yesterday I noticed the icon again, thought nothing of it and switched Flight Mode on. It never went back on again. Googling the problem I bumped into the imei/baseband thing and sure as not, when checking my phone's data there is "unknown" in the baseband version and IMEI is empty.
Trying to enter Mobile Networks settings results in "insert sim" notification.
The phone is (OS-wise) completely stock, I think the only thing I have ever done to it since then was to update it to 2.3.5 via KIES when it became available.
Phone is unbranded and not simlocked and never was. The only alterations are the aforementioned SPB Shell 3D and WidgetLocker. And of course a bunch of "normal" apps, games and such.
I placed a call (which went unanswered for all it matters), then after a short while (five minutes or so) noticed the "no reception" -icon. Then all went to hell.
Tried with three different SIM cards, none work on this phone, all work on other phones. Currently SIM working in Galaxy Gio.
I plan to take the phone to repairs under warranty, I'll let you know what they say and what happens to the phone if I remember.
help!
I have the same problem. The phone is 5 weeks old. I dont know what happened afternight with it :-(
pandaradu said:
I have the same problem. The phone is 5 weeks old. I dont know what happened afternight with it :-(
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READ the restore IMEI restore EFS posts but first backup data and try a factory reset .
jje
In my case, it was perhaps a bit more extreme. I sent it to the repair shop under warranty, it came back practically new. They had changes most of the innards, including the motherboard. Something had apparently shorted itself and cleared some chip. Hadn't gotten anything more specific out of them and I've even sold the phone since then and got this Galaxy Note.
Sent from my GT-N7000
My SGS2 has this problem too after update to 2.3.6.. I did factory reset... I flashed it back to stock 2.3.3 firmware.. problem still cant solve.. any idea? pls help me..
DMLING said:
My SGS2 has this problem too after update to 2.3.6.. I did factory reset... I flashed it back to stock 2.3.3 firmware.. problem still cant solve.. any idea? pls help me..
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Restore your backed up EFS folder .
If you did not read the guides and follow instructions .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20163984&postcount=7
IMEI.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372169
jje
imei
just a precaution.....alwayz backup ur efs a tool is hell kat tool which backs up ur efs folder as image....so any prblm such as diff pcode,imei etc can b restored within sec...always save ur efs folder on pc...an certain apps like root exp etc work on rooted phones..i messed alot wiv my sgs1 an sgs2 but thanks to the developers for creating this great tools....
I have a similar issue with my SGS2
I ran my phone battery until it died and when I rebooted the no-network sign came up.
Now, it show's no baseband, no imei and if I dial *#1234# it shows up as Phone: Unknown
(I think it used to say GT-I9100)
I had a backup efs img and files from way back, and restored that several times along with a factory reset and tried installing different modems both original and others.
It's looking pretty bad.
Any thoughts on what else I can try to diagnose this before I send it back?
TIA, Daniel
Hi there,
Here are my problems, I appreciate any help suggestions:
-can not register to network, signal is ok (sim works fine on other phone)
-phone shows different IMEI that printed on the phone
-phone shows wrong my phone number
Everything alse seams to be ok.
I tried back to stock, different roms, modems (Honey, whiskey, miui), hard reset, IMEI recovery... no change
Please help, 2 days fixing a phone is bit too much.
Try getting a new one from your warranty?
onasri15 said:
Try getting a new one from your warranty?
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Eh I wish I could, bought it from someone (vibrant t959 is not available in stores here in Canada) so it’s either fix it or lose it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230997
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230997
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Thanks for trying but I tried restoring IMEI (nv_data.bin) technique from the link but it does not help, my vibrant does not want to repair those files automatically, and when I delete efs folder contents it restores nv_data but the file is empty. Also it's strange that going back to stock with odin does not wipe data... I thought it should
Had to go to "specialist" to fix it... He did it ... my imei is back (but nv.data.bin still empty ). It seams that my sim card was corrupted also... eh at leas it was fixable, but how .. no idea.
Hi, I'm new on here, but I've been reading lots of posts.
My samsung ace displays phone: unknown when I press *#1234#
Also I have no signal.
It reboots itsel
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Samsung Kies cannot find the phone
When I type *#7465625# I can't see (xxx = Value ON or OFF)
Can someone help me out and tell me what is wrong wrong with my phone.
u still have imei?
btw give more details.. what modification u've done before it happen, custom rom installed, custom kernel installed, etc etc.. were not mind readers u know
an0nym0us_ said:
u still have imei?
btw give more details.. what modification u've done before it happen, custom rom installed, custom kernel installed, etc etc.. were not mind readers u know
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Hi I am very sorry for not including the important details you need to know!
My friend had this phone. He put android 2.33 on a sd card then went into the power+menu mode and updated it. But I dunno what else he has done. I've tried hard reset etc but still nothing!
I pressed *#06# and the imei number is blank. Theres nothing there
ufoblue said:
I pressed *#06# and the imei number is blank. Theres nothing there
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thats the reason, the phone had lost its imei. theres nothing u can do except to send it for repair.
odin, download mode, recovery mode wont do any good now. the phone is ****ed up really good. only service center can restore the imei.
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Hi I am very sorry for not including the important details you need to know!
My friend had this phone. He put android 2.33 on a sd card then went into the power+menu mode and updated it. But I dunno what else he has done. I've tried hard reset etc but still nothing!
I pressed *#06# and the imei number is blank. Theres nothing there
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only samsung service center at his help then.. no one here can help it out
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only samsung service center at his help then.. no one here can help it out
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Ok. Why is this happened then?? What is the meaning of no imei showing??
Why is there no fix for it?
Thanks
because something that your friends done is messing with imei partition and it got corrupted.
the meaning of no imei showing is because there is no imei to show in the first place
theres no fix that we can do ourselve because we lack of known tools, howtos, software or hardware to restore the imei. only service center had those.
an0nym0us_ said:
because something that your friends done is messing with imei partition and it got corrupted.
the meaning of no imei showing is because there is no imei to show in the first place
theres no fix that we can do ourselve because we lack of known tools, howtos, software or hardware to restore the imei. only service center had those.
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Ok I see. Thanks.
Thats really bad
Do you think they will charge?
I have not got any recipt etc..
ufoblue said:
Ok I see. Thanks.
Thats really bad
Do you think they will charge?
I have not got any recipt etc..
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Flash the phone to the exact firmware it came with. You'll also need a USB jig so you can reset the flashing counter.
Ok guys! This is simple, i bought this GS2 from a friend a couple days ago. He told me the phone had no IMEI and since i have seen this before on other Galaxy S variations and have been able to fix it i thought it was a good buy. Thing is i didnt realize how hard it was going to be to fix that. He tried to unlock that phone who knows how and it completely messed up the efs folder. I have tried the 9 step Imei restore method and some other tricks with no luck. Problem with this phone is that it doesnt even have a dummie imei number. In fact, not even zeros, just nothing when i try to check for an imei number. Any suggestions for this. Or should i just look for someone to buy the lcd and dump the motherboard to the trash?? Thanks!
Without a backup of the original, working EFS folder you are probably more or less stuck. I've been in the same situation before and ended up having to get the phone replaced.
Contact a member on here called Odia via PM. He is sometimes able to recover IMEI's/EFS details when everything else has failed (for a small donation). If everything else you've tried hasn't worked, that's probably your last chance.
Yep odia said corrupt efs was no problem to fix.
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I'm facing this as well: imei blank, no baseband, stuck on flight mode. I've tried everything, no luck. I'm fixing it for a friend, would be nice to come with some results up!
[email protected] said:
I'm facing this as well: imei blank, no baseband, stuck on flight mode. I've tried everything, no luck. I'm fixing it for a friend, would be nice to come with some results up!
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Results/methods are as posted above for those that have no EFS backup .
jje
enelyam said:
Ok guys! This is simple, i bought this GS2 from a friend a couple days ago. He told me the phone had no IMEI and since i have seen this before on other Galaxy S variations and have been able to fix it i thought it was a good buy. Thing is i didnt realize how hard it was going to be to fix that. He tried to unlock that phone who knows how and it completely messed up the efs folder. I have tried the 9 step Imei restore method and some other tricks with no luck. Problem with this phone is that it doesnt even have a dummie imei number. In fact, not even zeros, just nothing when i try to check for an imei number. Any suggestions for this. Or should i just look for someone to buy the lcd and dump the motherboard to the trash?? Thanks!
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Here's the only fix I know of for a galaxy s2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9cDkj4CCw! If it works, make sure to make multiple backups of your efs folder on sd card/pc/drop box etc!!
You can view your efs folder using the Root explorer app!!
Here's the download link for the galaxy s2 kTool fix: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hellcat.droiddev.ktool&hl=en Good luck!
If all else fails, your only other option is here: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-imei-efs-repair/
You can try to fix the efs partition following this guide : forum.samdroid.net/f70/repair-imei-s2-5729/
You'll probably get a generic IMEI after that, then contact the guy he will set back your original IMEI. I had exacly the same problem and it worked !
Wow guys thanks a lot for all those replies! Ill keep in touch and tell you how it goes!
Thank for your help jje, I've tried many methods but none of them seem to be working. (Done factory reset, installed CWM recovery, wiped caches, adb shell) I've a feeling that this phone needs a main board as well. He's got insurance for his phone so at this point, I think, it's not worth the hassle anymore.
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Results/methods are as posted above for those that have no EFS backup .
jje
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[email protected], even changing almost any galaxy S lcd is not worth it when it breaks. Have you seen the prices of those lcd replacement screens? We do it for the sake of learning. Although in this case you might be right, because just like your phone this one doesnt even have a baseband showing. But still im pretty shure its a software and not hardware issue. This is about something that went really wrong while unlocking or trying to do something like that with it. Too bad i dont even know what happened with this one. No efs backup or anything
What actually happened is my friend went into this badly network covered area, lost the signal and he was back to a place again, where is a strong network coverage the phone just would not log on and stuck in flight mode.
So my s2 was on gingerbread rom and I decided to flash 4.1.2 via odin. Phone booted up and asks for sim unlock code. I learnt then that it locked the phone. I used Galaxy_S unlock https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5oZWxyb3ouZ2FsYXh5c3VubG9jayJd
but it didn't work so I restored the efs. Then I tried this Galaxsim http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451 and it says unlocked so rebooted phone but when making or receiving phone calls, it disconnects. The paid version from play I havent tried but Im guessing will be the same?
Imei still shows so Im not sure what I have done wrong.
I have efs backup from both of those apps and also a efs.autobackup in the root of internal storage date in January. Not sure how that got there as this phone had GB over a year.
Please help
Do you get any signal at all?
The paid version won't help as this could be a modem issue.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Do you get any signal at all?
The paid version won't help as this could be a modem issue.
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Yes there is signal, data connection works. I then tried reflashing GB, restored GB backup, flashed ICS and same problem
Hey, so the other day I dropped my phone and it was still working fine until it ran out of battery.. I came home charged it and turned it on.. it wouldn't get past the samsung screen and I decided after trying to flash different roms on it to take it into a phone store to fix it.. they eventually got it booted but now the simcard wont register.. they ordered a new simcard reader part to see if that'll fix it and that doesn't work.
I also can't even connect to my wifi, Is this hardware or is my phone bricked or something?
Why not Odin flash factory image and go from there.
I think the flash was not successful and it deleted your efs file and the only way to fix this is by jtag box
Go to a samsung shop(or whatever they call it) and let them fix it .
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I think the flash was not successful and it deleted your efs file and the only way to fix this is by jtag box
Go to a samsung shop(or whatever they call it) and let them fix it .
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nope he can recouver the IMEI without the jtag or samsung shop just google it and youll find somthing.
EFS has nothing to do with the WiFi.
Personally as you have no warranty i would try flashing a stock rom via Odin first .
jje
Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
cheers I'll give it ago.