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Forgot to have nandroid backup . Wiped data, cache partition, dalvik cache, battery stats Couple of times. Screwed up the phone for flashing, No signal.. Later, I was able to fix it with SGSII_repair But, stuck with a generic IMEI (004999010640000). I haven't backed up efs folder. Now I'm only left with cryptprop_es in the previous efs folder.. Is there any way to restore original IMEI ???
computechnopro said:
Forgot to have nandroid backup . Wiped data, cache partition, dalvik cache, battery stats Couple of times. Screwed up the phone for flashing, No signal.. Later, I was able to fix it with SGSII_repair But, stuck with a generic IMEI (004999010640000). I haven't backed up efs folder. Now I'm only left with cryptprop_es in the previous efs folder.. Is there any way to restore original IMEI ???
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Try this ! You must have:
-Root
-Root explorer for copying files to and from EFS folder
-Android SDK for the ADB tools or Terminal in your phone.
IMEI is stored in ".nv_data" file in ORIGINAL SHIPPED EFS folder too, so you just have to do these:
1) make a copy of your EFS folder to your sdcard using root explorer and then make a backup of the folder to your computer [ to have another copy if you had to format sd card sometime ]
2) delete the EFS folder (BE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED IT UP IN A SAFE PLACE AS SAID IN STEP 1) from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3) reset the phone, after that, go to the root, and you can see that the EFS folder is still there, don't make any mistake, this EFS folder is new and generated by the android OS.
4) go to EFS folder using root explorer, and delete "nv_data.bin", "nv_data.bin.md5".
5) go to your backed up EFS folder on your sdcard, copy the "imei" folder to the EFS folder at the root of your phone, then again go to the backed up EFS folder at yout sdcard and copy the " .nv_data " file to your EFS folder at the root of your phone using root explorer, NOTE: the dot in first of nv_data is not a mistake, copy the ".nv_data" file.
6) make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in EFS folder in your phone, so you would have 2 copies of ".nv_data" in EFS folder
7) rename one of ".nv_data" files to "nv_data.bin" and another one to "nv_data.bin.bak"
8) at your PC open CMD at the ADB tool path, or run Terminal at your phone enter these commands:
adb shell ( use this command of you use ADB, if you're using terminal, skip this line )
su ( ALLOW THE MESSAGE CAME AT YOUR PHONE's DISPLAY BY SUPERUSER PROGRAM )
chown 1001:radio /efs/nv_data.bin
9) reset your phone.... after that you have your original IMEI. you can check your IMEI by dialing *#06#.
If all the above steps do not work, check with a called developer Odia on XDA, he has recovered many phones with lost EFS.
All the best.Hope this helps!
ksantoshh said:
Try this ! You must have:
-Root
-Root explorer for copying files to and from EFS folder
-Android SDK for the ADB tools or Terminal in your phone.
IMEI is stored in ".nv_data" file in ORIGINAL SHIPPED EFS folder too, so you just have to do these:
1) make a copy of your EFS folder to your sdcard using root explorer and then make a backup of the folder to your computer [ to have another copy if you had to format sd card sometime ]
2) delete the EFS folder (BE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED IT UP IN A SAFE PLACE AS SAID IN STEP 1) from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3) reset the phone, after that, go to the root, and you can see that the EFS folder is still there, don't make any mistake, this EFS folder is new and generated by the android OS.
4) go to EFS folder using root explorer, and delete "nv_data.bin", "nv_data.bin.md5".
5) go to your backed up EFS folder on your sdcard, copy the "imei" folder to the EFS folder at the root of your phone, then again go to the backed up EFS folder at yout sdcard and copy the " .nv_data " file to your EFS folder at the root of your phone using root explorer, NOTE: the dot in first of nv_data is not a mistake, copy the ".nv_data" file.
6) make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in EFS folder in your phone, so you would have 2 copies of ".nv_data" in EFS folder
7) rename one of ".nv_data" files to "nv_data.bin" and another one to "nv_data.bin.bak"
8) at your PC open CMD at the ADB tool path, or run Terminal at your phone enter these commands:
adb shell ( use this command of you use ADB, if you're using terminal, skip this line )
su ( ALLOW THE MESSAGE CAME AT YOUR PHONE's DISPLAY BY SUPERUSER PROGRAM )
chown 1001:radio /efs/nv_data.bin
9) reset your phone.... after that you have your original IMEI. you can check your IMEI by dialing *#06#.
If all the above steps do not work, check with a called developer Odia on XDA, he has recovered many phones with lost EFS.
All the best.Hope this helps!
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I don't have the nv_data files or, anything related to that !!!
Have you tried GSII_Repair from the Market ? This might be your last best chance before you need to send it to Samsung/your telco for repair. Look for it, read the description & then decide whether you want to try it or not.
If this doesn't work, nothing else will.
Edit to add - My bad.
MistahBungle said:
Have you tried GSII_Repair from the Market ? This might be your last best chance before you need to send it to Samsung/your telco for repair. Look for it, read the description & then decide whether you want to try it or not.
If this doesn't work, nothing else will.
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Yeah !. This is the App Which Has Set The Generic IMEI & Brought Back The Phone's Signal !!! Would it Be A Problem in Future if, I Stick With This Generic IMEI ??? (I Know That Some Operator Blocks This IMEI But, Mine Didn't, Yet..)
MistahBungle said:
Have you tried GSII_Repair from the Market ? This might be your last best chance before you need to send it to Samsung/your telco for repair. Look for it, read the description & then decide whether you want to try it or not.
If this doesn't work, nothing else will.
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He says in the opening post he has tried GSII_Repair which gave him the generic IMEI.
OP, if your EFS folder is empty and you made no previous backups I suspect you will have to send it for repair.
Imei is known by telephone company?
Can't he just get imei from them and create new folder if there is no backup?
Isn't imei on phone box?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
The necessary files are encrypted. Even if he knows the IMEI it's not just a simple case of creating a text file with it in for example. I wouldn't be surprised if his MAC address has gone too.
Do a search for the post about user ODIA who has helped some with no IMEI .
jje
ksantoshh said:
Try this ! You must have:
-Root
-Root explorer for copying files to and from EFS folder
-Android SDK for the ADB tools or Terminal in your phone.
IMEI is stored in ".nv_data" file in ORIGINAL SHIPPED EFS folder too, so you just have to do these:
1) make a copy of your EFS folder to your sdcard using root explorer and then make a backup of the folder to your computer [ to have another copy if you had to format sd card sometime ]
2) delete the EFS folder (BE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED IT UP IN A SAFE PLACE AS SAID IN STEP 1) from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3) reset the phone, after that, go to the root, and you can see that the EFS folder is still there, don't make any mistake, this EFS folder is new and generated by the android OS.
4) go to EFS folder using root explorer, and delete "nv_data.bin", "nv_data.bin.md5".
5) go to your backed up EFS folder on your sdcard, copy the "imei" folder to the EFS folder at the root of your phone, then again go to the backed up EFS folder at yout sdcard and copy the " .nv_data " file to your EFS folder at the root of your phone using root explorer, NOTE: the dot in first of nv_data is not a mistake, copy the ".nv_data" file.
6) make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in EFS folder in your phone, so you would have 2 copies of ".nv_data" in EFS folder
7) rename one of ".nv_data" files to "nv_data.bin" and another one to "nv_data.bin.bak"
8) at your PC open CMD at the ADB tool path, or run Terminal at your phone enter these commands:
adb shell ( use this command of you use ADB, if you're using terminal, skip this line )
su ( ALLOW THE MESSAGE CAME AT YOUR PHONE's DISPLAY BY SUPERUSER PROGRAM )
chown 1001:radio /efs/nv_data.bin
9) reset your phone.... after that you have your original IMEI. you can check your IMEI by dialing *#06#.
If all the above steps do not work, check with a called developer Odia on XDA, he has recovered many phones with lost EFS.
All the best.Hope this helps!
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I am not able to delete the efs folder from the root dir. stuck at that step ... please help ...
ano.cresent said:
I am not able to delete the efs folder from the root dir. stuck at that step ... please help ...
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I believe you have to remount your root folder as R/W.
Are you using a rooted phone with root explorer set to read write ????
jje
suggestion thru my experience
ano.cresent said:
I am not able to delete the efs folder from the root dir. stuck at that step ... please help ...
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for my phone i encounter that imei 00...... i just save by the online back up where its automaticaly back up my data online and i found my efs folder. very simple step what i did. i ownload this efs file foler then all the conten inside i just copy to efs folder in my root directory and asking to replace existing file yes then reboot the phone. after reboot i checked my imei thru *#06# it back to the original same with the sticker under my battery pack on my gt i9000 hope it will help for other people easy and simple step it will back to original if you have back up efs file..
just to shared my experienced regarding to the problem stated..
Hello
I have a China Mobile galaxy gs3 i9308, and the imei no. was changed to 0000000000000/null because of rom flashing (I think).
Now I am not registered on the network, so I have to change the imei no. back.
I tried several tutorials online, but seems like they're only for the galaxy s.
I tried the 9 step guide but I can't find the .nv_data file in my efs folder.
Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction?
Thank you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
check may be it helps
vegeta1 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
check may be it helps
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Thanks for the quick reply. But I followed the written version of the guide and it only works for galaxy s? Because in my nv_data.bin file there's no line 00188008 in hex editor.
this is the link to that thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
The video poster also said it only worked for galaxy s.
Any other ideas?
hey, I have the same problem, SGS3 with wrong imei 0049.... i lose my efs file, someone can help us?
You could try flashing stock rom, heard that this sometimes restores imei, not sure if it works on s3
Also, check if the rom or kernel you flashed created a eggs backup, some do
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Please help
i have the same problem i cant fix my imei, after flashing the phone it changed to 00499.. it made no backups and no nv_data.bin.bak
If the efs folder havent been backed up, what can i do? I tried changing the nv_data file like some tutorials here explain, but no luck(tried couple of times, it defently not compatible with my galaxy s3), i believe these tutorials are for erlier galaxies.
Please help!
Thank you
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Flashing a stock rom works then root again it worked for me using a UK 3 official rom
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
dazzztom said:
Flashing a stock rom works then root again it worked for me using a UK 3 official rom
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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it shouldn't work for restoring IMEI on the S3
tomniu said:
Hello
I have a China Mobile galaxy gs3 i9308, and the imei no. was changed to 0000000000000/null because of rom flashing (I think).
Now I am not registered on the network, so I have to change the imei no. back.
I tried several tutorials online, but seems like they're only for the galaxy s.
I tried the 9 step guide but I can't find the .nv_data file in my efs folder.
Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction?
Thank you
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Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Did you back up the efs folder before you flash your device?
I understood that imei numbers were hardwired into the phone. And changing them n having the equipment was illegal. This is what the networks use to bar your phone if it gets stolen.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
eddydo said:
Did you back up the efs folder before you flash your device?
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I don't know about international S3 but here in USA IMEI is not located in EFS folder.
chris170569 said:
I understood that imei numbers were hardwired into the phone. And changing them n having the equipment was illegal. This is what the networks use to bar your phone if it gets stolen.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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This program was created not to spoof IMEI just to restore if you have problem with it.
How to restore your IMEI number on SGS3 (GT-i9300)
I deleted my IMEI number when flashing roms a few days ago and it was showing as 000000...
I searched everywhere for a recipe of how to restore it and could not find one that would work. The closest that I got was a brilliant post (see link below) describing how to restore the IMEI on a SGS2 i9100. After following this recipe, I was able to restore my IMEI number to 0049 .... which is just as useless as 0000....
It took me a couple of days of research (and HUGE thanks to everybody whose previous research I was able to use) and I finally succeeded in restoring my IMEI using the 9 step process that I describe below. I can't guarantee that it will work and I do not know if it will work on any device besides the SGS3 GT-i9300 (international SGS3), because this is the only device that I have and was able to test the process on.
Links:
Restore IMEI on SGS2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Download EFS PRO: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Download your original firmware using check fus downloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032437&page=18)
You need:
-EFS PRO, a brilliant little program for Windows used to backup / restore the efs folder as well as recover / repair the nv_data*.bin files.
-Windows
-Windows USB drivers
-Rooted SGS3
-Root explorer.apk
-Original phone firmware (actually, you only need the modem.bin file, so once you download your firmware package, you can just extract the modem.bin file).
-Odin or Heimdall
Your phone's IMEI number is stored in the ".nv_data" file in the original shipped efs folder.
Process:
1. make a copy of your EFS folder using root explorer and store it somewhere safe (on your SD card and external SD card should do it).
2. delete the EFS folder from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3. reboot the phone
4. open root explorer and go to the EFS folder (yes, it is still there! The Android OS has generated a new one for us) and delete the following files:
nv_data.bin
nv_data.bin.md5
nv.log
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
nv_data.bin.bak
and the entire IMEI folder.5.Now go to your backed up EFS folder on your sd card and copy the IMEI folder and the " .nv_data" file (note the dot) to your new EFS folder.
6.Make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in your new EFS folder. Rename one of them to "nv_data.bin" and the other one to "nv_data.bin.bak".
7. Connect your phone to your PC and start up EFS PRO. After your phone has been detected, press the "Repair nv data" button to correct the ownership and permissions.
8. Reboot your phone into recovery mode using the three botton combo and flash the original modem firmware (the modem.bin file that you extracted earlier) to your phone using Odin (use the "phone" button for the upload) or Heimdall (use the "radio" partition for the modem.bin file upload).
9. Reboot the phone normally and your IMEI number will be restored and you will be able to connect to your mobile network again
Good luck and let me know how it goes
Leahcim
do i have to delete the .nv_core.bak and the .nv_core.bak.md5
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and which nv_data file do i have to copy i got 7 of them
but if this will not fix my phone, can samsung fix it without replacing the motherboard
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my imei change sudden when i try to unlock my phone with messing the efs folder but i didn't backup it :crying:so now i dont have network
i have managed to follow all your steps and managed to get my IMEI back.
when i pressed *#06# i was able to see a series of numbers so i guess i got it right.
but i am still not connected to any network. please help!!
leahcim_za said:
I deleted my IMEI number when flashing roms a few days ago and it was showing as 000000...
I searched everywhere for a recipe of how to restore it and could not find one that would work. The closest that I got was a brilliant post (see link below) describing how to restore the IMEI on a SGS2 i9100. After following this recipe, I was able to restore my IMEI number to 0049 .... which is just as useless as 0000....
It took me a couple of days of research (and HUGE thanks to everybody whose previous research I was able to use) and I finally succeeded in restoring my IMEI using the 9 step process that I describe below. I can't guarantee that it will work and I do not know if it will work on any device besides the SGS3 GT-i9300 (international SGS3), because this is the only device that I have and was able to test the process on.
Links:
Restore IMEI on SGS2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Download EFS PRO: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Download your original firmware using check fus downloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032437&page=18)
You need:
-EFS PRO, a brilliant little program for Windows used to backup / restore the efs folder as well as recover / repair the nv_data*.bin files.
-Windows
-Windows USB drivers
-Rooted SGS3
-Root explorer.apk
-Original phone firmware (actually, you only need the modem.bin file, so once you download your firmware package, you can just extract the modem.bin file).
-Odin or Heimdall
Your phone's IMEI number is stored in the ".nv_data" file in the original shipped efs folder.
Process:
1. make a copy of your EFS folder using root explorer and store it somewhere safe (on your SD card and external SD card should do it).
2. delete the EFS folder from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3. reboot the phone
4. open root explorer and go to the EFS folder (yes, it is still there! The Android OS has generated a new one for us) and delete the following files:
nv_data.bin
nv_data.bin.md5
nv.log
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
nv_data.bin.bak
and the entire IMEI folder.5.Now go to your backed up EFS folder on your sd card and copy the IMEI folder and the " .nv_data" file (note the dot) to your new EFS folder.
6.Make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in your new EFS folder. Rename one of them to "nv_data.bin" and the other one to "nv_data.bin.bak".
7. Connect your phone to your PC and start up EFS PRO. After your phone has been detected, press the "Repair nv data" button to correct the ownership and permissions.
8. Reboot your phone into recovery mode using the three botton combo and flash the original modem firmware (the modem.bin file that you extracted earlier) to your phone using Odin (use the "phone" button for the upload) or Heimdall (use the "radio" partition for the modem.bin file upload).
9. Reboot the phone normally and your IMEI number will be restored and you will be able to connect to your mobile network again
Good luck and let me know how it goes
Leahcim
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IMEI restore on SGS 3 (GT-i9300)
ronaldshi said:
i have managed to follow all your steps and managed to get my IMEI back.
when i pressed *#06# i was able to see a series of numbers so i guess i got it right.
but i am still not connected to any network. please help!!
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Hi there
You need YOUR IMEI number back (which is not 00000... or 0049...) it is the one under your battery.
If you followed all the steps, then it should have worked.
One extra thing that you can try is if you did not flash your original phone firmware (and you only flashed the original modem.bin file) then do this step first.
And then work through the 9 step process, ignoring the step where you flash your original firmware (because you will have already done it).
Good luck and let me know when it works
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lobird said:
but if this will not fix my phone, can samsung fix it without replacing the motherboard
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my imei change sudden when i try to unlock my phone with messing the efs folder but i didn't backup it :crying:so now i dont have network
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Hi there
Good news is that it will work - even if you did not back up your efs folder before you messed with it!
Give it a try and let me know when it is fixed.
Good luck
Procedure not work!
leahcim_za said:
I deleted my IMEI number when flashing roms a few days ago and it was showing as 000000...
I searched everywhere for a recipe of how to restore it and could not find one that would work. The closest that I got was a brilliant post (see link below) describing how to restore the IMEI on a SGS2 i9100. After following this recipe, I was able to restore my IMEI number to 0049 .... which is just as useless as 0000....
It took me a couple of days of research (and HUGE thanks to everybody whose previous research I was able to use) and I finally succeeded in restoring my IMEI using the 9 step process that I describe below. I can't guarantee that it will work and I do not know if it will work on any device besides the SGS3 GT-i9300 (international SGS3), because this is the only device that I have and was able to test the process on.
Links:
Restore IMEI on SGS2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Download EFS PRO: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Download your original firmware using check fus downloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032437&page=18)
You need:
-EFS PRO, a brilliant little program for Windows used to backup / restore the efs folder as well as recover / repair the nv_data*.bin files.
-Windows
-Windows USB drivers
-Rooted SGS3
-Root explorer.apk
-Original phone firmware (actually, you only need the modem.bin file, so once you download your firmware package, you can just extract the modem.bin file).
-Odin or Heimdall
Your phone's IMEI number is stored in the ".nv_data" file in the original shipped efs folder.
Process:
1. make a copy of your EFS folder using root explorer and store it somewhere safe (on your SD card and external SD card should do it).
2. delete the EFS folder from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3. reboot the phone
4. open root explorer and go to the EFS folder (yes, it is still there! The Android OS has generated a new one for us) and delete the following files:
nv_data.bin
nv_data.bin.md5
nv.log
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
nv_data.bin.bak
and the entire IMEI folder.5.Now go to your backed up EFS folder on your sd card and copy the IMEI folder and the " .nv_data" file (note the dot) to your new EFS folder.
6.Make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in your new EFS folder. Rename one of them to "nv_data.bin" and the other one to "nv_data.bin.bak".
7. Connect your phone to your PC and start up EFS PRO. After your phone has been detected, press the "Repair nv data" button to correct the ownership and permissions.
8. Reboot your phone into recovery mode using the three botton combo and flash the original modem firmware (the modem.bin file that you extracted earlier) to your phone using Odin (use the "phone" button for the upload) or Heimdall (use the "radio" partition for the modem.bin file upload).
9. Reboot the phone normally and your IMEI number will be restored and you will be able to connect to your mobile network again
Good luck and let me know how it goes
Leahcim
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Thanks a lot for the advice regarding SG3 IMEI restoring, but this prosedure doesn't change IMEI !!!
EFS PRO actions was Ok.
Can you help me? Pleeeeeease.
P.S. I know original IMEI numbers
in step 2 you say efs but delete the folder, but when I do that I reboot and I get a message telling me the whole time the camera is null and void wi fi all the options, it is this?
pd. sorry for my English (I'm using google translate)
leahcim_za said:
Hi there
You need YOUR IMEI number back (which is not 00000... or 0049...) it is the one under your battery.
If you followed all the steps, then it should have worked.
One extra thing that you can try is if you did not flash your original phone firmware (and you only flashed the original modem.bin file) then do this step first.
And then work through the 9 step process, ignoring the step where you flash your original firmware (because you will have already done it).
Good luck and let me know when it works
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I do not remember my previous version, only the update when I asked him to put kies, I can use this firmware?
I9300BVBLG2_I9300TMUBLG1_TMU
I just do not see the ". nv_data"
My s3 stopped recognizing the Sim yesterday, so i searched for a solution. i read in xda that its the EFS partition. I got no IMEI and no Baseband. Somehow i found 2 files on the internal SD Card: "efsbackup.tar" and "efsdev-mmcblk0p3.img".
I read this thread, but it didnt help me.
Any idea how i could fix it?
Btw, Android Revolution HD 11.0 with stock kernel
I'm guessing your Rom auto backs up the efs, so best to ask on their thread about reinstalling it
Restore your EFS backup .
jje
im going to install now arhd 11.3 and then do the restore of the efs backup.
i noticed that the backup was built yesterday evening, when the problem already was. well it seems like i got no backup, when it was working
I followed in this thread this post:
Process:
1. make a copy of your EFS folder using root explorer and store it somewhere safe (on your SD card and external SD card should do it).
2. delete the EFS folder from the root of your phone using root explorer.
3. reboot the phone
4. open root explorer and go to the EFS folder (yes, it is still there! The Android OS has generated a new one for us) and delete the following files:
nv_data.bin
nv_data.bin.md5
nv.log
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
nv_data.bin.bak
and the entire IMEI folder.
5.Now go to your backed up EFS folder on your sd card and copy the IMEI folder and the " .nv_data" file (note the dot) to your new EFS folder.
6.Make another copy of the ".nv_data" file in your new EFS folder. Rename one of them to "nv_data.bin" and the other one to "nv_data.bin.bak".
7. Connect your phone to your PC and start up EFS PRO. After your phone has been detected, press the "Repair nv data" button to correct the ownership and permissions.
8. Reboot your phone into recovery mode using the three botton combo and flash the original modem firmware (the modem.bin file that you extracted earlier) to your phone using Odin (use the "phone" button for the upload) or Heimdall (use the "radio" partition for the modem.bin file upload).
9. Reboot the phone normally and your IMEI number will be restored and you will be able to connect to your mobile network again
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and now i got an IMEI, but its still not mine: 004999010640000 / 01
If you have an efs.tar file why dont you put it in PDA in Odin?.
wont work.
deleted
Ok....then I dont understand why it backs up as a tar file then
yesterday i flashed siyah kernel, siyah probably made a efs backup. but that backup was already after that problem happened.
well i got now the 0049 imei
So you dont have a back up of you original IMEI is that what your saying?.Flashing ROMs normally is what makes a backup not flashing a kernel so Id say the backup is original.
Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30682712
i read this but i dont know what to do with it. i understand that this are options to backup the efs partitions but not how to restore it how to restore it if already lost
x Schieby said:
i read this but i dont know what to do with it. i understand that this are options to backup the efs partitions but not how to restore it how to restore it if already lost
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you need to read better then
You'll need to perform an "IMEI injection" which is a kludgy last-resort restore method that manually writes the IMEI to NVRAM; the link I provided in Part C of "Backup" will tell you how to do it.
x Schieby said:
My s3 stopped recognizing the Sim yesterday, so i searched for a solution. i read in xda that its the EFS partition. I got no IMEI and no Baseband. Somehow i found 2 files on the internal SD Card: "efsbackup.tar" and "efsdev-mmcblk0p3.img".
I read this thread, but it didnt help me.
Any idea how i could fix it?
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That's what the efs backup is for xD
Calm down, or you'll make things worse. Unzip the efs.tar to /efs and reboot your phone (DON'T PULL THE BATTERY)
Everything should work like a charm again
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
slaphead20 said:
you need to read better then
You'll need to perform an "IMEI injection" which is a kludgy last-resort restore method that manually writes the IMEI to NVRAM; the link I provided in Part C of "Backup" will tell you how to do it.
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sorry, but i still dont get it with the qpst. thats the part c you are thinking of right?
familyguy59 said:
That's what the efs backup is for xD
Calm down, or you'll make things worse. Unzip the efs.tar to /efs and reboot your phone (DON'T PULL THE BATTERY)
Everything should work like a charm again
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
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going to try this now
familyguy59 said:
That's what the efs backup is for xD
Calm down, or you'll make things worse. Unzip the efs.tar to /efs and reboot your phone (DON'T PULL THE BATTERY)
Everything should work like a charm again
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
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well, thats how my phone ended. i did that yesterday and my phone finally didnt even booted.
then i went to my carriers shop and told them it wont boot, and today i got a brand new phone
anyway thanks to all help!
Hello, i have used ktool to restore my imei, but it ereased all my efs folder files, so now it is empty. I have made my imei backup using ktool app, so i have efs.img and efs.tar.gz files.
I have tried to flash stock rom with odin but not only one of them boots, they all get bootloop. My phone only works with cm9 but it has no imei and no network.
So i need these files from efs folder, could any one help with this? Or is it possible to restore them with my back up files?
cH5 said:
Hello, i have used ktool to restore my imei, but it ereased all my efs folder files, so now it is empty. I have made my imei backup using ktool app, so i have efs.img and efs.tar.gz files.
I have tried to flash stock rom with odin but not only one of them boots, they all get bootloop. My phone only works with cm9 but it has no imei and no network.
So i need these files from efs folder, could any one help with this? Or is it possible to restore them with my back up files?
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A simple copy and paste worked for me using root explorer.
If you have efs back ups:
Delete entire efs file on the root of you phone and reboot. Upon reboot a new efs file will automatically be created.
Copy the efs file back up and place into the newly created efs file at the root of your phone. Reboot into recovery and wipe cache.
This method restored a corrupted efs file on my s3.
alaska_ryder said:
A simple copy and paste worked for me using root explorer.
If you have efs back ups:
Delete entire efs file on the root of you phone and reboot. Upon reboot a new efs file will automatically be created.
Copy the efs file back up and place into the newly created efs file at the root of your phone. Reboot into recovery and wipe cache.
This method restored a corrupted efs file on my s3.
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I have only two back up files: efs.img and efs.tar.gz, but efs folder should contain much more files.
I delete efs folder in the root and restart phone, but anfter restart it only creates the efs folder which is empty.
cH5 said:
I have only two back up files: efs.img and efs.tar.gz, but efs folder should contain much more files.
I delete efs folder in the root and restart phone, but anfter restart it only creates the efs folder which is empty.
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Ok so click on efs.tar.gz and there should be the efs file. Copy that and and place into efs file at the root of your phone. Click on 'yes' when it asks if you would like to overwrite the file
alaska_ryder said:
Ok so click on efs.tar.gz and there should be the efs file. Copy that and and place into efs file at the root of your phone. Click on 'yes' when it asks if you would like to overwrite the file
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I have done this, but after reboot all these files are deleted and efs folder remains empty.
cH5 said:
I have done this, but after reboot all these files are deleted and efs folder remains empty.
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Ktool must of made a back up an empty folder. Don't know what to tell you. Do you have any files in storage called efs_backup? I think some recoveries or kernels automatically back up the efs file when doing a nandroid. Find the earliest back up and copy and paste.
alaska_ryder said:
Ktool must of made a back up an empty folder. Don't know what to tell you. Do you have any files in storage called efs_backup? I think some recoveries or kernels automatically back up the efs file when doing a nandroid. Find the earliest back up and copy and paste.
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The back up is made correctly, i open .tar file and there are all these files, but when i copy them into the efs folder in root and reboot phone, these copied files are just gone.
cH5 said:
The back up is made correctly, i open .tar file and there are all these files, but when i copy them into the efs folder in root and reboot phone, these copied files are just gone.
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I read on some other efs problem threads that flashing some newer firmware (ending with mg4 or something like that) reformats the efs file and you have to flash different firmware in order to fix from back ups. Look into other threads, they might have the proper procedures to fixing efs.
alaska_ryder said:
I read on some other efs problem threads that flashing some newer firmware (ending with mg4 or something like that) reformats the efs file and you have to flash different firmware in order to fix from back ups. Look into other threads, they might have the proper procedures to fixing efs.
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Trying to flash firmwares and roms with these endings, but the phone doesnt boot, just stucks on samsung logo and repeats animation. It might be because i was installed leaked 4.2.2 xxufme7 firmware so it cant downgrade to 4.1.2 firmware.
cH5 said:
Trying to flash firmwares and roms with these endings, but the phone doesnt boot, just stucks on samsung logo and repeats animation. It might be because i was installed leaked 4.2.2 xxufme7 firmware so it cant downgrade to 4.1.2 firmware.
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Just a thought are you doing a factory reset between flashes also doing a factory reset with stock recovery will wipe your entire internal sd
Have a look at EFS Pro to restore a tar .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
neilster2020 said:
Just a thought are you doing a factory reset between flashes also doing a factory reset with stock recovery will wipe your entire internal sd
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This might be my misstake.
By the way, this is solved already. I flashes stock 4.0.4 version and used ktool to restore .img and .tar files, after reboot network came back and all efs folder files were also back, then flashed atock MG6 So now i am on this stock firmware.
But i still cant install leaked version FMU7, it gives me fake IMEI and no network, any ideas?
Hi guys, I recently got a new S3 I9300 ( red ) which was stock and never rooted.
I made a mistake by restoring a full package ( EFS , System , data , Boot etc... ) from another S3 ( black ) and forgot to backup the red S3 EFS I have a full Zip which contains AP , BL ,CSC , CP for Odin including a folder which is called EFS containing 2 .bin file called EFS_xxxxxxx.
I would like to known if it's possible to use those .bin files to restore the default EFS and IMEI number?
Do i manually have to put those .bin files in some folders in my device?
Thank you in Advance for an answer.