We are so manny that have tried alot here, but our SGS3 have turned into a PDA and no use Tried earliere to create a guide or get one that worked after installing a MG4 ROM, but did not have any success and my phone still have the genetric IMEI, everybody says restore your EFS backup BUT I don't have any of those.
Know here is a solution for it, but have not foundt it yet, alot of people are crying ablout this that our fones are useless.
Moderators says stop posting and read 1000's of other post that have the same problem, but when I don't have found any or nobody have PM'ed me with a solution, then I ask before everybody is post about the same problem.
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
Step 1) restore efs backup
Step 2) try reflash original rom
Step 3) if you were ever on mg4, ensure you stick with mg4 baseband
Step 4) send for repair
There's your guide.
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rootSU said:
Step 1) restore efs backup
Step 2) try reflash original rom
Step 3) if you were ever on mg4, ensure you stick with mg4 baseband
Step 4) send for repair
There's your guide.
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THX M8, Quote you on that?
otto_di2 said:
THX M8, Quote you on that?
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I think you just did.
rootSU said:
I think you just did.
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Chortle chortle...... Dry wit at its best
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Chortle chortle...... Dry wit at its best
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My wit is submerged under at least 2 inches of lager and islay single malt...
otto_di2 said:
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
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You were not alone my friend. I had same issue and same levels of frustration for days.
You could have seen my thread but it was sgy specific.
"Solution": Use odin flash stock rom firmware with "Clear EFS".and "Repartition" checked.
The above was only solution that worked for me. I recovered imei.
Once restored I took backup of EFS using galaxytoolbox app on playstore and copied those img files to pc for future emergency.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
Sent from s5360 GB DDMD1 rooted stock.
Repartition tends to brick the s3
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otto_di2 said:
We are so manny that have tried alot here, but our SGS3 have turned into a PDA and no use Tried earliere to create a guide or get one that worked after installing a MG4 ROM, but did not have any success and my phone still have the genetric IMEI, everybody says restore your EFS backup BUT I don't have any of those.
Know here is a solution for it, but have not foundt it yet, alot of people are crying ablout this that our fones are useless.
Moderators says stop posting and read 1000's of other post that have the same problem, but when I don't have found any or nobody have PM'ed me with a solution, then I ask before everybody is post about the same problem.
Can anyone make a stiky post with some ways to restore lost IMEI or guide us true a restore of a rom that reads our IMEI correct again?
/Otto
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You can't find a solution to EFS corruption when not having a backup, because there isn't one! If the three suggestions by RootSU don't work then no amount of crying is going to fix your phone, send it for repair.
All the guides and stickies have good advise on what to do before you customise your phone -backup your efs folder keep it safe.
EFS Pro link here .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Its already proven that stickies are of no use as all the stickies saying backup your EFS are ignored in the first place .
jje
rootSU said:
Repartition tends to brick the s3
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Then only clear efs in odin can be tried. To me solution worked without backup.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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vikraminside said:
Then only clear efs in odin can be tried. To me solution worked without backup.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
Sent from s5360 GB DDMD1 rooted stock.
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Don't take this the wrong way, but I think i9300 users should only take advice from other i9300 users, when we're talking about things like efs which differs considerably between Samsung models.
rootSU said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think i9300 users should only take advice from other i9300 users, when we're talking about things like efs which differs considerably between Samsung models.
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Ok buddy. Thought concept is same. Thank you. If nothing works thought no harm in trying.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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vikraminside said:
Ok buddy. Thought concept is same. Thank you. If nothing works thought no harm in trying.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
Sent from s5360 GB DDMD1 rooted stock.
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I suppose if you are desperate and going to need a paid for repair then any trick posted will be tried .
But a significant proportion of bricked phone are due to advice not for that phone .
In some cases an IMEI repair may be done under warranty but the more you mess about the greater the risk of having to pay for a repair .
jje
JJEgan said:
I suppose if you are desperate and going to need a paid for repair then any trick posted will be tried .
But a significant proportion of bricked phone are due to advice not for that phone .
In some cases an IMEI repair may be done under warranty but the more you mess about the greater the risk of having to pay for a repair .
jje
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Ok Sir got it. Thanks.
Pressing THANKS easier than typing.
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Anybody did an unroot and claimed warranty?
I wanted to make sure I can revert back and claim warranty if situation arrises in future..
Going to flash tomorrow!
Thank you all in advance
Unroot and use a USB jig to reset the counter and you should be fine.
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Yeah mate.Was stupid enough not to back-up my efs folder and lost my IMEI.Wiped completely.Flashed back to stock used a jig and said kies crashed during an update and they fixed it under warranty.
Thank you for the reply..
What is the efs folder? Have never heard of it? Installing custom roms screws up IMEI?
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if u are using 2.3.5(KI3), u need to flash the older version of bootloader via odin otherwise u cannot use the JIG to reset counts.
evolutiontheory said:
Thank you for the reply..
What is the efs folder? Have never heard of it? Installing custom roms screws up IMEI?
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It may damage EFS folder /IMEI
EFS found under the search button .
Its all on the SGS2 stickied Guide .
jje
Thank you.. Did a thorough search in forum and found the post regarding efs.. Thank you..
I was searching in android development section for this information all the while. Just now I found all the needed information in the general section.. I now very clear on the general facts
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in croatia there is 90% chance that they will not look for rooting or everithingy that is done with software
Gotta back that file up mate.Dont be a clown like me.I had flashed that many times that i thought i was bullet proof.But then that bullet gave it to me from behind.Now i wear bullet proof nappies.Ive got efs back-up folders all over the place just incase.A copy/paste one(root explorer),efs.zip and efs.tar.gz(root explorer) in my phone and also on my PC in drop box.Just tryin to get terminal emulator to work so i can have RAW and im all covered
My galaxy I9300 is lost some file in /efs folder and i don't have a full backup. So, i need a full backup efs.img or efs.tar.gz to restore it.
I hope someone can share it for me.
thank for share !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What so you can have our imei number!!!! Nice try,...
Try flashing a stock rom see if it brings it back, there is also plenty of threads about this subject you should of done some reading first...
Hope you get sorted
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If you don't have a backup of your original EFS folder you are pretty much screwed
I hope you find a way around, tho.-
EFS IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857054
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
jje
E_Goldstein said:
What so you can have our imei number!!!! Nice try,...
Try flashing a stock rom see if it brings it back, there is also plenty of threads about this subject you should of done some reading first...
Hope you get sorted
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i don't lose my imei, but eri version: not availble, i think that some files were been deleted
plz, share it for me
wind070326 said:
i don't lose my imei, but eri version: not availble, i think that some files were been deleted
plz, share it for me
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eri version unavailable is normal.
It is not efs issue. or any issue at all.
Try to explain your problem.
wind070326 said:
i don't lose my imei, but eri version: not availble, i think that some files were been deleted
plz, share it for me
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Enhanced Roaming Indicator is showed only when your carrier use it. If not, there will be 'not available' information and you shouldn't worry about that.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
somebody can help????
Nope, not here. No-one wants to give up their own, UNIQUE IMEI number...
This isn't because we are mongrels, just that we aren't stupid....
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Nope, not here. No-one wants to give up their own, UNIQUE IMEI number...
This isn't because we are mongrels, just that we aren't stupid....
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Agree with you ! No-one will give you their EFS backup (containing the must important information about their galaxy S3).
Foolish guy is foolish....
If you really want someone's IMEI number than you should be permanently banned from this forum. IMEI clonning is illegal and stupid because both phones will be inoperative if thay will have the same identification numbers.
You said your IMEI is ok and you have problems with ERI. We have told you that this isn't an error. Don't push up.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
wind070326 said:
My galaxy I9300 is lost some file in /efs folder and i don't have a full backup. So, i need a full backup efs.img or efs.tar.gz to restore it.
I hope someone can share it for me.
thank for share !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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REPEAT it is against the rules of XDA to post such questions .
It is also illegal to clone an IMEI .
jje
hi
i need a clean efs back up as well if some1 cud share wud be great.
I dont need imei i just restored it with box. Just remove nv_data files from archive..if u so worried about your imei.
Lol? Seriously, who would give their unique Ime to some random person on the Internet?
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IroniX2 said:
Lol? Seriously, who would give their unique Ime to some random person on the Internet?
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omg remove nv_data files from backup to prevent imei clone...read before type
I don't know what the dude who begun this thread is or was up to but I do know that I have lost my EFS backup and as such have a GS3 I9300 which isn't working to fix.
I have searched at length and have come to know the IMEI and serial of the phone can be edited with a HEX Editor out of the nv_data.bin file and this information is on block 0188150 a-f and 0188160 0-4. I have tried it but since my nv_data.bin which I generated was corrupted in the first place, it made little or no difference.
If that truly is possible, why not edit those bits out and then share leaving pointers on how to get it personalized per the benefactor's phone.
Inasmuch as it's "risky" because no one is to be trusted, you should acknowledge the fact that, it is because we're searching for answers and solutions to questions and problems we're having, and discoveries we've made with our handsets, that is why we are here in the first place.
I believe there is ALWAYS a way to go about things differently. Let's help one another!
So who is gonna help poor me? Please ...
Dude, if we give you our efs backup/s, you'd have OUR IMEI numbers, OUR SERIAL numbers.
That's illegal, first thing.
Second of all, that means you have our warranty, so if you send your device in, and you don't have warranty anymore - we don't either..
So, basically: Big T for tuff...
It's your own fault, for not creating a proper backup, live with the consequences..
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
yankee86 said:
:good::good::good: but dont need that just some codes enough for get ur network back
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Are you being fu**ing serious? Get lost!
Reporting you twice..
Hey guys...my i9300 is soft bricked... I need an efs backup img file or zip file...plz help...
ive ran into several people who says their imei was wiped or resetted to 00499... after updating to JB
was wondering why is this happening ? , also if one has a device which its IMEI was changed, then he shouldnt update to JB ? that will force him to repair IMEI again ?
thank you.
Whatever... Just backup the EFS folder.
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AzurA86 said:
ive ran into several people who says their imei was wiped or resetted to 00499... after updating to JB
was wondering why is this happening ? , also if one has a device which its IMEI was changed, then he shouldnt update to JB ? that will force him to repair IMEI again ?
thank you.
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Your IMEI , is not reset if flashing rom JB , but for safety run a backup folder EFS ( for samsung device )
Make a backup of your IMEI / MEID / EFS Data in case you need to restore it in the event that it is lost after a flash.
This will put a copy of efs.sbn on the root of your internal sdcard.
i did make a backup with EFSPRO, would that do the trick ?
anyways im just asking in general why is this even happening in particular with JB ?
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i did make a backup with EFSPRO, would that do the trick ?
anyways im just asking in general why is this even happening in particular with JB ?
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It happens with any flash ICS JB custom .
99% to 100% of such problems are noob flashers who have difficulty following instructions .
jje
JJEgan said:
It happens with any flash ICS JB custom .
99% to 100% of such problems are noob flashers who have difficulty following instructions .
jje
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weird, never happened to me and ive flashed dozens of custom roms.
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weird, never happened to me and ive flashed dozens of custom roms.
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Great. You are not a noob afterall
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No known rom from trusted developers or no stock rom wipes the IMEI. Weird to even think that.
still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
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still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
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User error.
AzurA86 said:
still if u dont mind explaining what action could cause this ?
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Nobody knows exactly. Otherwise we will have a patch/guide to prevent it from happening.
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Good day. I recently somhow managed to lose the efs folder and hence all the imei etc on my phone. I have tried lots of app, tried a walkthrough restoring it. still stuck. any ideas?
Mat
mattyc2003 said:
Good day. I recently somhow managed to lose the efs folder and hence all the imei etc on my phone. I have tried lots of app, tried a walkthrough restoring it. still stuck. any ideas?
Mat
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Have a look here for EFS-BackUp Pro => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
You should have created a backup of your EFS partition before flashing or deleting anything.
Remember it for the next time ... first create a backup !
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Another thread about recovering the IMEI => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
And one more with a guide to repair EFS => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596842
Good luck !
I could be mistaken but I think a nice,helpful chap on here(Mistahbungle) knows a guy that can possibly fix your efs problem.
Maybe he'll read this and advise.
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theunderling said:
I could be mistaken but I think a nice,helpful chap on here(Mistahbungle) knows a guy that can possibly fix your efs problem.
Maybe he'll read this and advise.
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I think it's Odia you are thinking of? OP, PM him and he will get back to you eventually. He will help you hopefully, for a small fee of course!
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Yeah thats him cheers.
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Thank you for this valuable information.
It_ler said:
Have a look here for EFS-BackUp Pro => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
You should have created a backup of your EFS partition before flashing or deleting anything.
Remember it for the next time ... first create a backup !
EDIT:
Another thread about recovering the IMEI => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
And one more with a guide to repair EFS => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596842
Good luck !
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I am a newbie, although I rooted my phone months ago. I will be upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich soon and am looking for the best, easiest, and safest way to do it. Most of all, I'm soooo glad and thankful you shared this important information on how to back up my efs folder.
Thank you so much for the information. By the way, this is my first real post here although I've relied heavily on this forum for information and advice.
I love this forum!:good:
Hello mates
This is my first post on s3 forum and i have some doubts
I bought my S3 yesterday sim locked in between i got him sim unlocked via cable.
My doubts ... Is on 4.1.1 and i want to flash clean stock 4.1.2. Can i flash the rom safely via odin without the risk of flashing screw my IMEI or re-lock my phone?
Should i backup efs (if so .... whats the best efs backup method?) at this point and then go for it
Or theres no problem in flashing a stock or any other rom?
Thanks
Ps: my phone is rooted used cf root.
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SnowPluralism said:
Hello mates
This is my first post on s3 forum and i have some doubts
I bought my S3 yesterday sim locked in between i got him sim unlocked via cable.
My doubts ... Is on 4.1.1 and i want to flash clean stock 4.1.2. Can i flash the rom safely via odin without the risk of flashing screw my IMEI or re-lock my phone?
Should i backup efs (if so .... whats the best efs backup method?) at this point and then go for it
Or theres no problem in flashing a stock or any other rom?
Thanks
Ps: my phone is rooted used cf root.
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you should deffinately backup you EFS, there has been many post's recently with people buggering up their imei's - did a search :silly: and found an app called ktool which backs up your efs folder, I've never used it looks like it does the job. Also make a backup of your current rom you're using. just incase.
FYI you will lose root if you flash a sammobile FW via odin
I know about that ... I'm new on s3 not new on flashing
i'm just afraid to corrupt efs
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I know about that ... I'm new on s3 not new on flashing
i'm just afraid to corrupt efs
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Sorry for being thorough! I've only flashed samsung so wasn't sure if it was the same as what you're used to! In answer to your question then. Yes backup your efs, if there is a chance of it ever being corrupt its best to have a working copy. No brainer really!
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Sorry for being thorough! I've only flashed samsung so wasn't sure if it was the same as what you're used to! In answer to your question then. Yes backup your efs, if there is a chance of it ever being corrupt its best to have a working copy. No brainer really!
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No need to sorry no meant no disrespect and thanks for your answer
al i want know is the safest method to backup efs?
did u backed up your's? if so ... using what?
That app I mentioned will work just fine, I also copied my efs folder to my extSD and then compressed it to zip, then I copied it to my pc. It would then just be a case (if it ever fubars up)copying that folder back over to /system/
Apologies if I was rude, its my bedtime
Thanks a lot gonna backup it up tomorrow and flash stock by odin now its my bedtime 2 take care mate