I know this has been wrote many times before but im really stuck here as the information givent o repair a corrupt imei seems to be for the us version of the phone
I recently rooted and flashed my sons phone (done others before)
except this time it has a default imei number 0049 ?
I cant repair the imei and he deleted the efs backup from the memory card
I have read all the tuts and watched countless vids on utube . but I cant get rf nv item manager to find the phone . theres no com port for the phone , even though when flashing with odin it shows a port and uses it .
it is dead forever or does it have to go in for repair
please help someone
It is posted here at least twice a day for this model too
Essentially no EFS, you're looking at sending it for repair but samsung CAN repair it
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rootSU said:
It is posted here at least twice a day for this model too
Essentially no EFS, you're looking at sending it for repair but samsung CAN repair it
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the phone seems to be missing 'Qualcomm USB Settings'
the option just isn't there
jona29 said:
the phone seems to be missing 'Qualcomm USB Settings'
the option just isn't there
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You're not using a qualcomm based phone. You have an Exynos based phone (quad core)
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rootSU said:
You're not using a qualcomm based phone. You have an Exynos based phone (quad core)
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that's what I thought but didn't want to sound stupid from the get go
No worries.
But yeah only 2 choices. Restore EFS backup or send for repair and you've ruled out the former.
Do reset flash counter with triangle away if its at 1 though
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rootSU said:
No worries.
But yeah only 2 choices. Restore EFS backup or send for repair and you've ruled out the former.
Do reset flash counter with triangle away if its at 1 though
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triangle away cant reset the flash counter below 1 .
and whats the chance of the phone been repaired in the uk . I think they will just refuse stating its blocked ,
it was at first something on the lines of 789789789784 after flashing a stock o2 rom to the phone it has the default 0049 imei . and no network signal at all .
jona29 said:
triangle away cant reset the flash counter below 1 .
and whats the chance of the phone been repaired in the uk . I think they will just refuse stating its blocked ,
it was at first something on the lines of 789789789784 after flashing a stock o2 rom to the phone it has the default 0049 imei . and no network signal at all .
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If it has a Jellybean bootloader, the flash counter sets back to one upon every boot. So to use triangle away succesfully, you must either:
1) Use triangle away, but prevent the phone rebooting afterwards by pulling the battery (tricky to time right)
2) Flash stock, root with CF auto root, then reset counter. There would be nothing to increase teh flash counter. Then use SuperSU app to remove root (long winded, almost counter intuitive)
Is it actually blocked? They don't look at the phone to see if it is blocked, they look at the network. Loads of people wipe their EFS so don't worry, you're nowhere near the first to do this. You probably weren't even the first yesterday to do this.
jona29 said:
triangle away cant reset the flash counter below 1 .
and whats the chance of the phone been repaired in the uk . I think they will just refuse stating its blocked ,
it was at first something on the lines of 789789789784 after flashing a stock o2 rom to the phone it has the default 0049 imei . and no network signal at all .
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success took it to local phone shop cost me £20 for imei number restore done in 10 mins
my son will be happy
jona29 said:
success took it to local phone shop cost me £20 for imei number restore done in 10 mins
my son will be happy
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Hey, that's nice and easy! Thanks for letting us know.
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Hey, that's nice and easy! Thanks for letting us know.
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which phone store did the repair in uk?? i have 1 which i flashed with latest 4.2.2 firmware which lost the imei (0049) tried everything to get this imei back with no luck and no backup, let me know
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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
Today i flashed my Galaxy s2 on Jellybean through Odin.
Now my SIM dont get recognized and i dont have any imei number.
I dont Save my Imei what can i do now ?
dubist said:
Today i flashed my Galaxy s2 on Jellybean through Odin.
Now my SIM dont get recognized and i dont have any imei number.
I dont Save my Imei what can i do now ?
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re-flash a Stock ICS v4.0.3 firmware and see, or restore the backup of ur earlier rom and check
i dont any kind of backups.
Reflash the baseband.
which one should i flash ?
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which one should i flash ?
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Go to settings - about and there you will find your baseband version
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i have reflashed the LQ6 Modem but same Problem :/
Have you used getril app on the jelly bean leak cos this can delete your baseband
No i dont use this app
Your situation is potentially a semi brick, your efs folder has got corrupted and if you don't have any backup of it you are screwed royally, you will have to give it to the service center guys for repair so , reset counter, flash stock and act dumb, if you are still on warranty, otherwise you are stuck with a expensive music and video player, even your wifi must have also got corrupted right?? The efs folder holds the wifi address along with imei number and stuff. There are some recovery applications, try your luck or good luck at the service center.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Your situation is potentially a semi brick, your efs folder has got corrupted and if you don't have any backup of it you are screwed royally, you will have to give it to the service center guys for repair so , reset counter, flash stock and act dumb, if you are still on warranty, otherwise you are stuck with a expensive music and video player, even your wifi must have also got corrupted right?? The efs folder holds the wifi address along with imei number and stuff. There are some recovery applications, try your luck or good luck at the service center.
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no WIFI works without Problems and i can download apps from the Google Playstore.
i managed to brake my Imei and Recovery that again but now i have still the Problem that i have NO Service.
What can i do now ?
I was been having some problems with the charging of mi SGS3 and decided to put it back into stock rom and use my warrenty to fix it.
When I was flashing to the stock rom, it failed and everything on my phone was gone. After hours of trying I finally found a ROM that worked (4.0. one). Even that ROM doesn't work properly (+ its in fabrication mode or something)
NOW
the most important thing is that my IMEI was gone too, completely, no recovering via EFS, tis COMPLETELY gone. Is there a way to put it back in? I still have is (back of my phone), is there a way to just put it back in the efs folder or something? I have been searching the forum for days.. NO result, so I decided to post a thread myself. I did come across a link to a thread but it seems to be deleted?
I really hope somebody can help me... Hate using a backup phone, I want to smash it!
Thanks!
PS: it is a GT-i9300 and I'm from Belgium if that helps with anything.
No EFS backup or EFS restore fails ??
jje
Nothing..
JJEgan said:
No EFS backup or EFS restore fails ??
jje
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do you have a efs backup? if not, take it to service
Glebun said:
do you have a efs backup? if not, take it to service
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Will they fix it without questioning if i stole it or something? so I just go to a samsung center?
verfaillieseth said:
Will they fix it without questioning if i stole it or something? so I just go to a samsung center?
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You will need your receipt or invoice .
It is not a warranty repair as you flashed stuff but you may get away with it .
jje
JJEgan said:
You will need your receipt or invoice .
It is not a warranty repair as you flashed stuff but you may get away with it .
jje
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Ok thanks man.. and what if i bring it to the shop where i bought it (they will send it up to samsung), would i risk it?flashing is allowed in europe i think...
no, flashing in EU doesn't void the warranty if something else is the cause of the problem. in your case, flashing IS the cause of it.
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no, flashing in EU doesn't void the warranty if something else is the cause of the problem. in your case, flashing IS the cause of it.
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Ok man thanks alot!!
Glebun said:
no, flashing in EU doesn't void the warranty if something else is the cause of the problem. in your case, flashing IS the cause of it.
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As true as that is, in practice it is not always that clear cut. Loads of Europeans get conned out of warranty repairs for having customised their phone.
Glebun said:
no, flashing in EU doesn't void the warranty if something else is the cause of the problem. in your case, flashing IS the cause of it.
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FYI: I took contact with the closest Samsung center, explained the issue and they told me they will try to fix it under warranty.
Just one last question, if i set the binary counter to 0, is there any way they will notice I did flash it?
it also has to say "no" and "official"
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it also has to say "no" and "official"
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it does say that but it's still rooted, is there any way to unroot it without flashing? cuz odin won't connect to my device (tried everything, other usb port, restart pc, reinstall drivers)
verfaillieseth said:
it does say that but it's still rooted, is there any way to unroot it without flashing? cuz odin won't connect to my device (tried everything, other usb port, restart pc, reinstall drivers)
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You can unroot it via superuser app
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rootSU said:
You can unroot it via superuser app
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one last question, everything is how it's supposed to be, except the fact that mi GT-i9300 is in factory mode.. any help?
verfaillieseth said:
one last question, everything is how it's supposed to be, except the fact that mi GT-i9300 is in factory mode.. any help?
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Your EFS is gone so you can't change factory mode.
Hi
I decided to try one of the leaked 4.2.2 roms for my Samsung galaxy S3
I made a nandroid backup in CMW recovery before doing so
Flashed the rom and all worked ok but would not connect to my network (EE/Orange UK)
I tried another custom rom same story
Ok so i thought i better recover my nanroid recovery
booted into CMW and it cant mount the SD card
So i used S3 Toolkitv7 to download a stock rom and flash via odim
Again stock rom will not connect to EE/orange
So now im truely stuck
Help
snakemetal said:
Hi
I decided to try one of the leaked 4.2.2 roms for my Samsung galaxy S3
I made a nandroid backup in CMW recovery before doing so
Flashed the rom and all worked ok but would not connect to my network (EE/Orange UK)
I tried another custom rom same story
Ok so i thought i better recover my nanroid recovery
booted into CMW and it cant mount the SD card
So i used S3 Toolkitv7 to download a stock rom and flash via odim
Again stock rom will not connect to EE/orange
So now im truely stuck
Help
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Did you make sure you backed up your efs partition?
What is your IMEI showing (DON'T PUT THE WHOLE NUMBER, only the first 7 digits)
IMEI is in Settings --> Device --> Status
pinsb said:
Did you make sure you backed up your efs partition?
What is your IMEI showing (DON'T PUT THE WHOLE NUMBER, only the first 7 digits)
IMEI is in Settings --> Device --> Status
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No i didnt back that up it wasn't an option i remember seeing in the CWM backup
The IMEI just says unknown
snakemetal said:
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No i didnt back that up it wasn't an option i remember seeing in the CWM backup
The IMEI just says unknown
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If your IMEI is unknown that's why you're not registering on the network and with no efs backup that's a problem.
Who did you buy the phone from?
pinsb said:
If your IMEI is unknown that's why you're not registering on the network and with no efs backup that's a problem.
Who did you buy the phone from?
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I bought the phone from Phones 4 U in the UK
snakemetal said:
I bought the phone from Phones 4 U in the UK
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You could try ringing them and tell them it happened during a kies update and see if they'll repair it under warranty, else whereabouts in the country are you?
pinsb said:
You could try ringing them and tell them it happened during a kies update and see if they'll repair it under warranty, else whereabouts in the country are you?
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Ive flashed another stock rom and its now showing a IMEI number
0049990
But still will not register on any network
So have i bricked my phone?
i still have the nandroid backup on my pc
snakemetal said:
Ive flashed another stock rom and its now showing a IMEI number
0049990
But still will not register on any network
So have i bricked my phone?
i still have the nandroid backup on my pc
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See my previous reply.
0049990 is a generic IMEI if your efs gets deleted/corrupted..it won't register on the network.
pinsb said:
See my previous reply.
0049990 is a generic IMEI if your efs gets deleted/corrupted..it won't register on the network.
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Does the nandroid backup not contain this information?
snakemetal said:
Does the nandroid backup not contain this information?
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NO
But if you did not backup EFS folder .
you can try a restore of Nandroid .
Fails try flash stock rom via Odin .
Fails its a paid for service repair .
jje
JJEgan said:
NO
But if you did not backup EFS folder .
you can try a restore of Nandroid .
Fails try flash stock rom via Odin .
Fails its a paid for service repair .
jje
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Yes they all failed
My EMEI number is written on the phone is there no software i can get to rewrite it?
Who can i pay?
snakemetal said:
Yes they all failed
My EMEI number is written on the phone is there no software i can get to rewrite it?
Who can i pay?
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A service centre .
jje
snakemetal said:
Yes they all failed
My EMEI number is written on the phone is there no software i can get to rewrite it?
Who can i pay?
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Hi if you flash your phone back to stock firmware the original firmware you got with the phone then take it back to phones 4 u and just say i rebooted my phone and now my imei has changed and they should repair it for free or give you a replacement if its new they should just replace it
jae1512 said:
Hi if you flash your phone back to stock firmware the original firmware you got with the phone then take it back to phones 4 u and just say i rebooted my phone and now my imei has changed and they should repair it for free or give you a replacement if its new they should just replace it
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Im going to try that
Any idea what stock firmware Orange/EE use
Ive had a look and can see a orange and a UK generic stock rom but i dont remember my phone coming with any orange branding
which make me think as they changed to EE they might of used generic
If i guess wrong im sure they will know
snakemetal said:
Im going to try that
Any idea what stock firmware Orange/EE use
Ive had a look and can see a orange and a UK generic stock rom but i dont remember my phone coming with any orange branding
which make me think as they changed to EE they might of used generic
If i guess wrong im sure they will know
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I flashed EE stock firmware and also followed the guide on this site for resetting the yellow triangle
Sent it back to Phones 4 you they had it for nearly 1 month
But got it back fixed and done under warranty
Next job to backup the IMEI
You couldve just flash Mg4 baseband, because your efs partition was changed. Because the latest MG4 baseband does that. Read Efs /IMEI sticky in general section.
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Using Samsung Galaxy S III from over a year now. I flashed a custom ROM of android 4.2.2 after 3 to 4 days of using it it became too much buggy. Every app started to crash. I FLASHED it to UK stock ROM 4.1.2 immediately then my S3 wasn't able to make any new calls it said "not registered on network" i tried doing a factory reset but that didn't fixed the problem then i searched on the internet and got to know that my IMEI got corrupted it's something like 0049********.
My binary counter was 9. I reset that by triangle away.
Please help Me
Zohaib Imtiaz said:
Using Samsung Galaxy S III from over a year now. I flashed a custom ROM of android 4.2.2 after 3 to 4 days of using it it became too much buggy. Every app started to crash. I FLASHED it to UK stock ROM 4.1.2 immediately then my S3 wasn't able to make any new calls it said "not registered on network" i tried doing a factory reset but that didn't fixed the problem then i searched on the internet and got to know that my IMEI got corrupted it's something like 0049********.
My binary counter was 9. I reset that by triangle away.
Please help Me
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377731 or this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 (recommended)
Basics are restore your backed up EFS folder .
Failed to backup then its a service centre repair .
jje
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SignetSphere said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377731 or this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 (recommended)
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mine is neither MG2 or MG4, and i dont have back up of my esf. I tried ariza patch and that didnt worked as well. I don't wanna go to service center i wanna fix this problem on my own. I would like to restore my IMEI from the NV-reader/writer. But cant put my phone to dm mode :/
Fail to backup EFS then its a service centre repair .
If you have returned your phone to full warranty state it should be a free repair .
You can read the ten thousand or so identical posts on the forum .
:/
JJEgan said:
Fail to backup EFS then its a service centre repair .
If you have returned your phone to full warranty state it should be a free repair .
You can read the ten thousand or so identical posts on the forum .
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My Phone is out of warranty now :/
Zohaib Imtiaz said:
My Phone is out of warranty now :/
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Only Europe gets 2 years
You say yours is neither mg4 or mg2 correct? well those are the only modems capable of working with the new EFS. perhaps if you flash an MG4 OR MG5 rom. you may be able to get your signal back as long as the EFS folder is not corrupted. It doesnt alway work but I have read that sometimes it does. worth a shot before service center
Nah as long as there is generic imei there won't be any 'catching the signal' AFAIK. Look in sdcards . some ROMs have automatic efs back up scripts maybe you ll get lucky..
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ashraf sharif said:
You say yours is neither mg4 or mg2 correct? well those are the only modems capable of working with the new EFS. perhaps if you flash an MG4 OR MG5 rom. you may be able to get your signal back as long as the EFS folder is not corrupted. It doesnt alway work but I have read that sometimes it does. worth a shot before service center
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Should be enough just to flash the mg2 or mg4 baseband linked earlier in the thread if its efs format change
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FIX FOUND!!
Zohaib Imtiaz said:
Using Samsung Galaxy S III from over a year now. I flashed a custom ROM of android 4.2.2 after 3 to 4 days of using it it became too much buggy. Every app started to crash. I FLASHED it to UK stock ROM 4.1.2 immediately then my S3 wasn't able to make any new calls it said "not registered on network" i tried doing a factory reset but that didn't fixed the problem then i searched on the internet and got to know that my IMEI got corrupted it's something like 0049********.
My binary counter was 9. I reset that by triangle away.
Please help Me
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hey i had the same prob wid my gs3, nd i too tried everything possible ( almost ) including the efs backup blah blah!! backporting blah blah ablosutely nuttin worked!
went to spamsung service center n they said plz replace ur mainboard!! cost about 130$ in india!
neway
luckily today i wanted to checkout the official android 4.3 rom for sg3 and so i flashed it on to my phone using odin nd der we go!!
my imei is no longer 0049***!!!
is back to original nd i can make calls and send/receive txt msgs!!!
link to download and detailed instruction on how to flash is at sammobile.com!!
i hope it helps you guys too! cheers nd thanks everybody for all the help