I was running CyanogenMod 10.1 ROM with SiyahKernel v-1.9.1. My phone ran out of battery, so I went to charge it, I turned it on and it became stuck at the ''SAMSUNG S3 GT-I9300'' logo. I left it there for 30 min. nothing happened, I took the battery out and the same thing. So I decided to flash again the Stock Firmware with ODIN (obiously ), It flashed it with no problems, but it is the same. I tried so many things and searched in so many posts and nothing helped me. Sorry for writing long and for bothering! Thx!
Plenty of reasons why your phone won't boot, running the battery until shut down increases the risk of corrupting files or even partition. If the stock rom flashed via odin successfully then there should be nothing wrong, you did factory reset and clear caches before you booted, right?
factory reset from recovery
boomboomer said:
Plenty of reasons why your phone won't boot, running the battery until shut down increases the risk of corrupting files or even partition. If the stock rom flashed via odin successfully then there should be nothing wrong, you did factory reset and clear caches before you booted, right?
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Yeah I did it nothing happened... But when I put it into Recovery its says E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument) it has something to do with it?
yes. restore your backed up EFS folder.
Or if you didn't back it up, then send it to service. Use search for loads of similar posts.
Glebun said:
yes. restore your backed up EFS folder.
Or if you didn't back it up, then send it to service. Use search for loads of similar posts.
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Oh god so there is no way I can fix it? Here the Samsung service is soooo expensive :crying:
If you didn't read the instructions that said you should back up the folder before doing anything, then no
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If you didn't read the instructions that said you should back up the folder before doing anything, then no
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I just got an EFS file that I got from my father's phone, is there a way to take out the file that contains his IMEI and recover mine with other things? It is possible?
juanca530 said:
I just got an EFS file that I got from my father's phone, is there a way to take out the file that contains his IMEI and recover mine with other things? It is possible?
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jje
juanca530 said:
I just got an EFS file that I got from my father's phone, is there a way to take out the file that contains his IMEI and recover mine with other things? It is possible?
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maybe, but you won't get any support on xda about that, because it can be used for illegal purposes
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maybe, but you won't get any support on xda about that, because it can be used for illegal purposes
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Thx for the help guys! I'll keep investigating.
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As the topic states, I am in a big need for some seriously help with my S3 and that ASAP!
I flashed the InsertCoin ROM for our lovely Galaxy S3 some days ago and the installation / flash procedure went fine, and today, I did an hell of a serious failed mistake..
The thing is that I played around with the application ES Filemanager (ticked ROOT access, ofc) and deleted every folder on internal SD card. And I was so stupid that I also tried to delete the folders above the SD card (where you can find folders like system, etc and the build.prop) and after that - my phone started to act strange and rebooted itself and that gived me some serious panic and my first thought was that the phone was killed for good. Well, it was bootable but the booting was failed when the screen arrived on launcher / home screen and everything was force closed etc etc.
My first solution was to re-flash stock, untouched Samsung firmware and that worked fine like butter. I also accessed stock recovery after this procedure to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, that worked fine too. But when booting the phone at last again - I got this weird picture on screen and my signal is killed (only Emergncy Mode-calls is possible), and I am in a panic at the moment because the Galaxy S3 is the only phone I have that supports micro-SIM cards..
Please, can someone help me ASAP - you guys would save my day! :/ see attached picture below for more information on my problem...
this thread any help to you, seems to be similar prob
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071052
[email protected] said:
this thread any help to you, seems to be similar prob
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071052
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I didn't find any good solution at all :crying:
for solution I went to efs / factoryapp / factorymode and changed the text inside to ON from OFF)
Do you happen to have an EFS backup, perchance?
If everything in / was getting recursively deleted, then /efs (which would be before etc, alphabetically) would most likely have been hit also, IMO
EDIT: If it is your EFS, the log inside /efs will tell you if it's been regenerated (and if so, check your IMEI as if it's not correct, then it would explain your inability to connect to networks)
Please check your IMEI number. if it is starting from "00" than your IMEI number is screwed and you can fix that only if you have EFS folder backup...
qwerty12 said:
Do you happen to have an EFS backup, perchance?
If everything in / was getting recursively deleted, then /efs (which would be before etc, alphabetically) would most likely have been hit also, IMO
EDIT: If it is your EFS, the log inside /efs will tell you if it's been regenerated (and if so, check your IMEI as if it's not correct, then it would explain your inability to connect to networks)
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No EFS backup, damn.. And the IMEI number is starting with 00, see quote below..
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Please check your IMEI number. if it is starting from "00" than your IMEI number is screwed and you can fix that only if you have EFS folder backup...
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I just checked the IMEI number of my phone and it does start with 00.. Any solution to get everything back to stock or is my phone screwed for good?
If you have no backup, then the only way that I am aware of to get your IMEI back is to send it to Samsung :/
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I think Samsung will deny me warranty rights because the flash counter on my S3 is over 20 and I don't know how-to reset it.. :/
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Destroyedbeauty said:
I think Samsung will deny me warranty rights because the flash counter on my S3 is over 20 and I don't know how-to reset it.. :/
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Do you not think triangle away will work?
WTVTom said:
Do you not think triangle away will work?
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Does that even work on the S3? It's not like it got any triangle thing to remove, haha..
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Does that even work on the S3? It's not like it got any triangle thing to remove, haha..
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The triangle will show in download mode.
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BenjaminX2 said:
The triangle will show in download mode.
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So, if I reset the counter to zero and re-flashing stock Samsung FW - I will get full warranty back so I can send it in for recovering my IMEI number and everything, right?
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As the topic states, I am in a big need for some seriously help with my S3 and that ASAP!
I flashed the InsertCoin ROM for our lovely Galaxy S3 some days ago and the installation / flash procedure went fine, and today, I did an hell of a serious failed mistake..
The thing is that I played around with the application ES Filemanager (ticked ROOT access, ofc) and deleted every folder on internal SD card. And I was so stupid that I also tried to delete the folders above the SD card (where you can find folders like system, etc and the build.prop) and after that - my phone started to act strange and rebooted itself and that gived me some serious panic and my first thought was that the phone was killed for good. Well, it was bootable but the booting was failed when the screen arrived on launcher / home screen and everything was force closed etc etc.
My first solution was to re-flash stock, untouched Samsung firmware and that worked fine like butter. I also accessed stock recovery after this procedure to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, that worked fine too. But when booting the phone at last again - I got this weird picture on screen and my signal is killed (only Emergncy Mode-calls is possible), and I am in a panic at the moment because the Galaxy S3 is the only phone I have that supports micro-SIM cards..
Please, can someone help me ASAP - you guys would save my day! :/ see attached picture below for more information on my problem...
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
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I don't know how that can make me get my IMEI number and network / cell access back :/ I am kinda stuck with no possibility to send text messages, call someone or anything :/
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
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Quick update..
It didn't work, so I am stuck right now with no other possibilites than reset flash counter and leave the phone for warranty..
UPDATE EDIT: I have had some progress since my original post. Could you please read my latest posts, maybe you could help me out
Samsung S3 GT-I9300 purchased in the UK.
Its my sisters mobile and i think its soft bricked. She told me it just happened and she done nothing. I received the phone in stock condition.
The phone was orignally stuck solid on the first startup title screen and would not go any further. This is what i have done so far:
1. booted the phone into recovery mode which shows E:failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
2. wiped cache partition
3. wiped data/factory reset
4. Installed Odin3-v3.04 and downloaded I9300XXDLIB_I9300OXFDLI1_I9300XXDLIB_HOME.tar
5. Connected phone to Odin and flashed the above .tar file which completed sucessfully.
The phone rebooted and it still got stuck on the first startup title screen.
I then looked for a different version and downloaded I9300XXEMF1_I9300EVREMF1_I9300BVEMF1_HOME.tar
this version also installed sucessfully onto the phone after repeating what i had previously done.
The phone reboots and now gets past the first title screen to the animated samsung logo but then keeps looping the animation.
The blue led in top left corner is on and is pulsing from dim to bright constantly while it loops.
Getting a little progress with the 2nd version i kept this on and patched CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar ontop of it.
Still the same looping when it gets to animated samsung logo
I dont know if this would of helped but i then tryed downloading the NV Generator to make a new IMEI file but cant get
the phone to respond to NV reader writer program.
Iv downloaded Adb and tryed to push the IMEI file onto the phone but it fails with error E: Signature Verification Failed
Im a beginner and this is the first time iv tryed to fix a phone and iv hit a brick wall and not sure now if im wasting my time.
can anyone help me get to the next stage?
Restore your backed up EFS would be the first step .
Do you actually have an I9300 as the NV tool is for a different phone
jje
Does your phone have a cwm or twrp now that u cf rooted it? If u do..then just flash a new rom over it after a clean wipe..(not stock) hopefully your phne should reboot to the new rom..otherwise ill think of another way..put the files into the extmem card using a card reader..or take a tar file of the new rom and flash it after clean wipe..works for me everytime i f up
JJEgan said:
Restore your backed up EFS would be the first step .
Do you actually have an I9300 as the NV tool is for a different phone
jje
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I don't have a backed up EFS. its my sisters phone. with no backed up EFS is the phone unfixable then?
ardensedvirens said:
no backed up EFS is the phone unfixable then?
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Correct, needs Service centre repair
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Does your phone have a cwm or twrp now that u cf rooted it? If u do..then just flash a new rom over it after a clean wipe..(not stock) hopefully your phne should reboot to the new rom..otherwise ill think of another way..put the files into the extmem card using a card reader..or take a tar file of the new rom and flash it after clean wipe..works for me everytime i f up
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is cwm and twrp options in the recovery menu? where do I look to see?
the recovery menu only shows:
Android system recovery <3e>
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
sorry if this is not what you meant. im not sure what cwm and twrp is short for.
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Correct, needs Service centre repair
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really? dam. how much would it cost to fix this problem?
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Do you actually have an I9300 as the NV tool is for a different phone
jje
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Yes I have I9300. I tried this after watching a video on youtube of a guy doing it for a Samsung s3. I cant post video link yet until I have 10 posts. sorry.
ardensedvirens said:
Yes I have I9300. I tried this after watching a video on youtube of a guy doing it for a Samsung s3. I cant post video link yet until I have 10 posts. sorry.
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Samsung S3 can be like a dozen different phones, i9300 is one of them.
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Samsung S3 can be like a dozen different phones, i9300 is one of them.
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Ahh yes I get you now. sorry lol.
what if I get a backup /efs from another phone. would I be able to mount it via sd card, then edit the efs to suit my phone so its not a clone of the phone iv got it from?
iv just flashed ODIN_CheckROM_V4_XXBLG8
it gives alot more options to fiddle around with. I think I could fix this phone to be honest if I keep looking into it.
OMG!! after installing the rom I just posted the phone has booted up and im in
I don't know what to do now.
is the efs fixed? should I make a backup?
how did this fix the phone?
ardensedvirens said:
Ahh yes I get you now. sorry lol.
what if I get a backup /efs from another phone. would I be able to mount it via sd card, then edit the efs to suit my phone so its not a clone of the phone iv got it from?
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you won't be getting any help with that here since it can be used for illegal activities
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is the efs fixed?
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you tell us - is the IMEI back?
make ioudedi
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you won't be getting any help with that here since it can be used for illegal activities
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you tell us - is the IMEI back?
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Ok sorry I didn't know, I just thought it was just a missing folder that could be copyed.
the phone has now booted up
[Resurrection Edition] CheckROM EvoHD™ V4 [ODIN ROM]
this is what I flashed and it seems to have fixed it?
can anyone explain what has happened, I would like to understand what this rom was able to do that the others I flashed before couldn't.
if it booted it doesn't mean that EFS is okay
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if it booted it doesn't mean that EFS is okay
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do you know what I could do from here to fix the efs?
should I try and pull anything from the phone onto my computer now that its booted?
when I goto status it says IMEI unknown
I know my imei number is behind the battery, how do I register it?
the fact that it booted changes nothing.
you can't repair the EFS if you don't have a backup
what is EFS? is it a folder? a file?
can anyone else explain a little more?
it is a folder.
to explain a little more - you need a new motherboard because every EFS folder is device-specific
I cant get the phone to connect to my wifi. Kies is not picking up the phone either.
is there a way I can download apps to my pc and load them onto the phone? I would like to try and get root explorer installed to see if there is an efs folder.
i tried EFS PRO. it has generated an efs.img file, is it useful?
this is what i done to get it, im not sure if its correct. can anyone tell me?
i went into Backup and selected Device Filter: International Variants
i ticked the block device box and clicked the backup button.
the operation was successful and it created the zip file with the efs.img inside it.
i have pulled this zip from the phone using QtADB_0.8.1_
does anybody know if this file can be used to fix the problem? or has it made a backup of a corrupt efs folder?
Apologies for this being my first post, but I need some of your opinions/advice...
I fix phones for friends and friends of friends, and changed the glass on a Galaxy S3. It worked fine, turned on and that was that. Gave it back to the owner.
Later that day I get a call saying it won't turn on, and cycles the network logo and Samsung logo. Sure enough it does.
When in recovery mode I get this error:
'E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)'
It won't wipe data/factory reset giving the same error as a reason.
1). Is this any way related to the glass change?! Or is it a software only problem?
2). Would any one be so kind as to point me in the direction of a fix?
Thanks in advance
anonymousirritator said:
Go in the direction of your nearest mobile repair shop.
Ps-thank me.
sent from nokia 1100
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Thanks, I would like to know whether it is a result of something I've done to the device? Any thoughts?
Ok, thanks.
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Ok, thanks.
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I wouldn't have thought replacing the glass would cause the boot loop, if it booted normally afterward. Did the phone get a firmware update of any kind afterward?
It would be worth flashing an EMG4 stock rom via a pc to see if that enables the efs folder to be read again, factory reset in recovery first.
If you have a backup of the efs folder then you could format the partition and restore the backup -don't do this unless you have a valid backup.
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I wouldn't have thought replacing the glass would cause the boot loop, if it booted normally afterward. Did the phone get a firmware update of any kind afterward?
It would be worth flashing an EMG4 stock rom via a pc to see if that enables the efs folder to be read again, factory reset in recovery first.
If you have a backup of the efs folder then you could format the partition and restore the backup -don't do this unless you have a valid backup.
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I wouldn't have thought the glass would have caused a boot loop. That's all I've done to it - change the glass and turn it on to test. Gave it back working. Nothing has been done by me to the software.
I'll try what you suggest, thanks. I doubt there is an efs backup, I don't have one.
Hi guys.
My S3 started having problems yesterday night and im trying to fix it during this christmas break.
My phone was running out of battery and, after i turned it off to save some juice, it simply won't boot to its original state.
I tried to wipe its cache, i tried to repair it up using Kies and I even downloaded its original firmware in SamMobile and tried to build it using Odin.
It simply wont go further the boot screen.
What can I possibly do before actually giving up on it??
PS:Ive never tried to ROM it. And yeah, sorry for the bad english. Thanks ahead!
Factory reset.
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Hi there.
I tried that too and it didnt work.. It simply wont get out of the boot screen
Heres a picture of what happens after i try to factory reset it.
Thanks!
Edit: can't post a picture atm. Anyway, it says that
E:/ Failed to mount /efs (invalid argument), several times.
You've corrupted the efs partition, either when it ran out of battery or during your flashing spree.
Go read the thread 'efs know this stuff' in general, sticky threads.
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You've corrupted the efs partition, either when it ran out of battery or during your flashing spree.
Go read the thread 'efs know this stuff' in general, sticky threads.
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But even if efs was corrupted. He shld still be able to boot right?
Sent from my GT-I9300.
Give a thank if i helped you.
No, not since jellybean was released.
Hey there guys! I'm having a problem with my phone. i got the problem when I restated the it last night then suddenly, my phone can longer detect any SIM card and the IMEI is empty. My phone is not rooted so I don't know what causes this. I already Factory reset the phone but no avail :crying:
KevinPaul06 said:
Hey there guys! I'm having a problem with my phone. i got the problem when I restated the it last night then suddenly, my phone can longer detect any SIM card and the IMEI is empty. My phone is not rooted so I don't know what causes this. I already Factory reset the phone but no avail :crying:
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Get a new sim card.
Evolution_Tech said:
Get a new sim card.
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This will not help if he has no IMEI.
You most likely corrupted the efs partition. In such a case without a backup you can try flashing a stock rom or modem, or you will have to send it in.
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This will not help if he has no IMEI.
You most likely corrupted the efs partition. In such a case without a backup you can try flashing a stock rom or modem, or you will have to send it in.
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User hasn't rooted and is completely stock.
Evolution_Tech said:
User hasn't rooted and is completely stock.
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Which means nothing when the efs is corrupted. Without a backup his only options are the ones I mentioned
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Which means nothing when the efs is corrupted. Without a backup his only options are the ones I mentioned
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Understood, and thanks for clarification. I only mentioned it because you had mentioned flashing stock. I'm a nexus guy, not familiar with this issue.
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Which means nothing when the efs is corrupted. Without a backup his only options are the ones I mentioned
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One question though. Isn't Factory Reset and flashing to Stock ROM have same results?
KevinPaul06 said:
One question though. Isn't Factory Reset and flashing to Stock ROM have same results?
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Not even close. All a factory reset does is remove and reset system and user data. Flashing a stock rom will format all partitions and reload all the stock apks, which factory reset doesn't touch
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Not even close. All a factory reset does is remove and reset system and user data. Flashing a stock rom will format all partitions and reload all the stock apks, which factory reset doesn't touch
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I see, thanks. I already googling my stock ROM but there are only 3 region available, CIS, India and Australia. What should I get? I'm from Philippines btw.
KevinPaul06 said:
I see, thanks. I already googling my stock ROM but there are only 3 region available, CIS, India and Australia. What should I get? I'm from Philippines btw.
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No idea I would contact the seller that sold the device to you. I would contact LG about it. They may advise you to send it into repair. There are ways to fix the imei but messing with the imei is illegal so you wont find help here on how to do it. Google is your best bet if you are left with no option. I nor XDA advise this though.
Hi,can i ask some question about my phone LG D380 my phone has no signal and IMEI,i use it yesterday but a few hour it has no signal and i dont use messaging and call...pls give me some advice how to fix it....tnx