After flashing modem I got this now in the main window, how can i remove this? If i go somewhere else around menus it doesnt show up until I go Home screen...
I found what app its causing that...how can i prevent this from happening?
Its Called Factory Mode... anyway to turn it off?:crying::crying::crying:
also the efs file is empty I cannot shut the thing Off.. I have no shut down screen, no lock screen ect... Heeeelp how can I get a copy of thet file content?
reconkiller said:
After flashing modem I got this now in the main window, how can i remove this? If i go somewhere else around menus it doesnt show up until I go Home screen...
I found what app its causing that...how can i prevent this from happening?
Its Called Factory Mode... anyway to turn it off?:crying::crying::crying:
also the efs file is empty I cannot shut the thing Off.. I have no shut down screen, no lock screen ect... Heeeelp how can I get a copy of thet file content?
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It's arrived to me and now on another Member on Note 10.1 N8000.
You have here a GUIDE to solve that. I think that is useful on another devices also. I hope You have a /efs backup.
Good Luck
ValenteL said:
It's arrived to me and now on another Member on Note 10.1 N8000.
You have here a GUIDE to solve that. I think that is useful on another devices also. I hope You have a /efs backup.
Good Luck
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I dont have a backup of my EFS files..I though CWM backup would done it it didnt... now my phone doesnt work...grrrr..
reconkiller said:
I dont have a backup of my EFS files..I though CWM backup would done it it didnt... now my phone doesnt work...grrrr..
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Your /efs folder don't have anything inside? Or the phone not start?
Can You go to Download Mode by power + Vol Down (only), after continue by Vol up?
If yes, what You have On top after Odin Mode?
You continue have the Yellow window?
I factory installed 5 times..no luck. I rooted again installed a different OEM Rom from France, it still Factory Mode.. I follow instructions to the T and nothing.. I dont have Efs files back up no were, i havent encounter this issue with the 12 phones i have had before... theirs no place i can get a copy of that folder? Im fustrated i only had the phone for 4 days and now is done... grrrr
Im in the Efs folder and its empty, nothing to work with... What can i do.. 459 US $ $$ gone
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Im in the Efs folder and its empty, nothing to work with... What can i do.. ?
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No efs, but...
Can You go to Download Mode by power + Vol Down (only), after continue by Vol up?
If yes, what You have On top after Odin Mode?
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reconkiller said:
After flashing modem.............
...... also the efs file is empty I
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What modem You flashed and how You flashed it?
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I wanted to flash a few stuff including modems, so i can make h+ stick more often.. so I flashed G6 nothing happen, then flashed G5 nothing changed, G3 bahhh nothing. I gave up so I was going to flash Silent and by mistake I flashed from the wrong folder.. and I ended up flashing some modem from my old N2 folder instead of the darn Folder where i keep my flashable Stuff including roms.. and I screw up bigtime..
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Im still cking this issue... around the net.. no luck still..:what:
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Im just gonna buy another phone tomorrow, and use this one as a test unit.. You know anyone selling one?
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Well New Phone is on its way... I will have this unit as a crash dummy... :silly:
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I factory installed 5 times..no luck. I rooted again installed a different OEM Rom from France, it still Factory Mode.. I follow instructions to the T and nothing.. I dont have Efs files back up no were, i havent encounter this issue with the 12 phones i have had before... theirs no place i can get a copy of that folder? Im fustrated i only had the phone for 4 days and now is done... grrrr
Im in the Efs folder and its empty, nothing to work with... What can i do.. 459 US $ $$ gone
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SAT or somebody with an Octopus Box. It can restore any IMEI and efs , unlock the phone, reset and can be done for $12
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SAT or somebody with a Pegasus Box. It can restore any IMEI and efs , unlock the phone, reset and can be done for $12
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Thank you soooo much...I will look into that..:thumbup:
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Im still trying to fix my phone, cant find anyone that has that box..
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I am on stock firmware. I can no longer use buttons to boot to recovery ir download mode and when im in GB, holding the power button no longer gives me a menu to shut off of restart. It just shuts down. Any ideas?
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I am on stock firmware. I can no longer use buttons to boot to recovery ir download mode and when im in GB, holding the power button no longer gives me a menu to shut off of restart. It just shuts down. Any ideas?
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It look like you haven't backup your efs. When on GB do you have a lockscreen or it only get on the home screen? If you don't have any lockscreen then you probably lost your efs. Wich rom have you flashed, CM9 for the 4.0? If you did maybe you still have your efs backup on your sd card. Look if you have a file called efs.tar. If you got this you can probably restore it but you would need to ask to the devs how because I don't know. Maybe just unpacking it in the efs partition would do it but I'm not sure.
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It look like you haven't backup your efs. When on GB do you have a lockscreen or it only get on the home screen? If you don't have any lockscreen then you probably lost your efs. Wich rom have you flashed, CM9 for the 4.0? If you did maybe you still have your efs backup on your sd card. Look if you have a file called efs.tar. If you got this you can probably restore it but you would need to ask to the devs how because I don't know. Maybe just unpacking it in the efs partition would do it but I'm not sure.
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There is no lockscreen either. I do not have an efs.tar. Is there a stock version of this file that can be installed?
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There is no lockscreen either. I do not have an efs.tar. Is there a stock version of this file that can be installed?
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If by stock you mean a backup that is available on xda the answer is no as this file contain uinque identification. So you need to use the one you have.
welp then i guess im done for..i dont got one. Oh well. Time to sell it.
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welp then i guess im done for..i dont got one. Oh well. Time to sell it.
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Are you sure you don't have any efs.tar on your sdcard, the same place where you have music and download. When you flash cm9 it automatically do an efs backup. If you really don't have this file then you can take a chance and ask a dev if they have something. I've heard somewhere of a generic efs that just got the not unique thing but I'm not sure. But even if you don't have it the device should be usable. But you should have done an efs backup before flashing as it is mentionned to do in the nebula thread.
Thanks. Just went ahead and sold it. Appreciate the help!
And this is why you read the instructions before flashing, or at least my signature for pity sake! Come on people, it takes a matter of seconds to backup the efs, and saves you and others hours of headache later on, JUST DO IT!
I don't get how this same thing can happen to dozens of people, and yet people still don't bother to take care to backup before flashing.
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Hi guys, hopefully you can help me here as I'm at my wits end. I've tried everything I can think off and can't fix this blasted phone.
To be honest I have no idea how all of a sudden I lost my nv_data.bin and IMEI as first my phone wouldn't boot because of an error with the /efs folder.
After numerous searches online I managed to finally get it working by using odin and flashing CM9 for the Galaxy S2, I tried others and none of them worked. From here I used tools like GSII Repair and Ktool and was able to create a nv_data.bin but IMEI still gone but at least I'm back to having a baseband.
My issue is now that I can't restore my IMEI number any backups or nv_data.bin or.baks where gone, I tried all the tricks online to restore and nothing.
I have the generic IMEI "004999010640000" and of course can't connect to mobile network.
Is there anyway that I can manually add in the IMEI number to fix this issue??
Thanks in advance.
I haven't read to much into it, but the below might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
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Kev23 said:
I haven't read to much into it, but the below might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
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Thanks for your reply but sadly I tried that and no luck. Really hope I'm not fecked, lol
Service centre. No backup = you have no way of fixing it.
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Service centre. No backup = you have no way of fixing it.
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I'm sure there has to be a way, what will the service centre do that I wouldn't be able to??
They may have better tools than we do.
You could try flashing the ROM the device came with.
I too have this issue with a friend's phone (as some dumb ass tech guy flashed a branded firmware without backing up EFS) , so I have to flash any ROM I can get my hands on without the certainty that it would actually work.
Some guys did report that it worked.
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gastonw said:
They may have better tools than we do.
You could try flashing the ROM the device came with.
I too have this issue with a friend's phone (as some dumb ass tech guy flashed a branded firmware without backing up EFS) , so I have to flash any ROM I can get my hands on without the certainty that it would actually work.
Some guys did report that it worked.
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Sadly I've done all of that, apart from smashing the phone off the ground lol
I'll give you a tenner for it if you do that.
Yeah, it's not the device's fault but yours.
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you need special hardware to recreate the efs folder and rewrite the imei.. changing the imei is illegal on most countries so its obvious that it wont be easy to change... the service center has the tools to recreate the efs folder... flashing software will not fix the corrupted efs and would probably make it even worse...
our methods for flashing:
computer ----> phone
specialists and service center:
computer ----> "special hardware" ----> phone
you can do a search on the internet on what "special hardware" they use but i doubt that that would be for sale in a country where changing imei is illegal
software alone cannot recreate the efs folder nor write a new imei.. all you can do without the hardware is try to recover your corrupted efs if still possible.. if it comes to the point that it needs to be recreated or rewritten then it would be impossible without the said hardware
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andrewwright said:
Ita called samsung tool version 15.5.1 google it. There are others on makes on you tube. Most dont need nothing but a stock usb cable to do it. O and the pc lol:thumbup:
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Tried it, need a version that doesn't need a box. Cheers
You tube watch them
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You tube watch them
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Was watching videos, will keep looking further into the tool. Cheers
I just watch one polish I think do it with terminal emulator got to love you tube lol
seagheart89 said:
changing the imei is illegal
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LOOOOOOOOL
gbyrne2011 said:
Is there anyway that I can manually add in the IMEI number to fix this issue??
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come in Algeria you'll get fixed in 5 minutes
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I just watch one polish I think do it with terminal emulator got to love you tube lol
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If it's the video I'm thinking of, I've tried it and nothing lol. Maybe add a link to see if it's the same.
A friend of mine went aboard and had his SGS4(I9505) unlocked. He came back a few days ago and yesterday he came and the phone was not able to register on the network. His IMEI was 'Unknown', so apperantly I wm assuming that the flashing went bad.
Last night i tried:
- Flashed CM 11 official
- Flashed Google Edition 4.4
- Flashed Stock 4.3(H3G)
But nothing worked. I was getting some notifications from KNOX and remember reading that it sometimes it messes with flashing ROMs.
So basically my question is ehat can I do to get the IMEI back. I do not have an EFS backup (nor any backup in that matter). I am dont know what info should I provide to ease you guys in resolving this issue, but will do on demand(and eventuwlly with little info on how to get it ).
Any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
NOTE: I AM NOT DOING THIS AS COMMERCIAL SERVICE, NOR AM RESPONWIBLE FOR THE CURRENT SITUATION.
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A friend of mine went aboard and had his SGS4(I9505) unlocked. He came back a few days ago and yesterday he came and the phone was not able to register on the network. His IMEI was 'Unknown', so apperantly I wm assuming that the flashing went bad.
Last night i tried:
- Flashed CM 11 official
- Flashed Google Edition 4.4
- Flashed Stock 4.3(H3G)
But nothing worked. I was getting some notifications from KNOX and remember reading that it sometimes it messes with flashing ROMs.
So basically my question is ehat can I do to get the IMEI back. I do not have an EFS backup (nor any backup in that matter). I am dont know what info should I provide to ease you guys in resolving this issue, but will do on demand(and eventuwlly with little info on how to get it ).
Any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
NOTE: I AM NOT DOING THIS AS COMMERCIAL SERVICE, NOR AM RESPONWIBLE FOR THE CURRENT SITUATION.
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A quick search and I found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Not sure myself as I've never lost mine but take a look
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Mistertac said:
A quick search and I found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Not sure myself as I've never lost mine but take a look
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I do appreciate your effort, but did you saw that I am referring to SGS4 which does not have the .nv_data files(apparently as I cannot find it anywhere using ls command) Any clues
DaGhostman said:
I do appreciate your effort, but did you saw that I am referring to SGS4 which does not have the .nv_data files(apparently as I cannot find it anywhere using ls command) Any clues
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Hey my bad I just came across that figured id share with ya... wasn't sure about it myself
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I do appreciate your effort, but did you saw that I am referring to SGS4 which does not have the .nv_data files(apparently as I cannot find it anywhere using ls command) Any clues
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Which files do show in efs folder...because you should have 2 nv files...is it completely emty? Is the device in factory mode?
jamesd1085 said:
Which files do show in efs folder...because you should have 2 nv files...is it completely emty? Is the device in factory mode?
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Hmm... Actually it is, I think.. I seted it to ON, but after that I re-flashed stock. (Shouldn't it change the value back?).
DaGhostman said:
Hmm... Actually it is, I think.. I seted it to ON, but after that I re-flashed stock. (Shouldn't it change the value back?).
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I really don't know...my efs folder empty and i cant get an answer to fix it...if you still have the folder FactoryApp in efs you should be able to edit it back to on to fix factory mode issue...but without imei being right you wont have service...i flashed stock and got mine back and all my stuff works just can't exit factory mode...
just a quick ?. have a sprint galaxy note 3. problem is got distracted {kids screaming} wont do again unless they are gone!! anyway lesson learned. flashing to straight talk did something wrong flashed back to stock and no efs backup {i know now} and this is what i have? any suggestion? help
See if you can flash a stock unrooted rom..
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See if you can flash a stock unrooted rom..
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That won't work. You need this....
http://www.mediafire.com/?89ca71n7wve45gi
If that doesn't work contact MicMars by pm or say his name 3 times and he has the right file. Pretty sure this is the one tho. Always nandroid and include efs to prevent future problems. Goodluck.
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That won't work. You need this....
http://www.mediafire.com/?89ca71n7wve45gi
If that doesn't work contact MicMars by pm or say his name 3 times and he has the right file. Pretty sure this is the one tho. Always nandroid and include efs to prevent future problems. Goodluck.
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thank you much ill let you know!!! crossing fingers
Good luck. I'll be around if you need help. I'll do what I can. We will get you back up and running one way or another.
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WOW, This is great news!
Good luck getting your phone back on track, please let us know the steps you did to achieve this, what sim card did you test after that?.
If the above didn't work, pull your mmcblk0p12, 13, and 18 partitions and get the exact byte file size. Make a new file in a program called Winhex (or any hex editor I guess) with the exact byte size as those three partitions. It should be filled with zeros. Inject these into the partitions using the dd if command through adb shell. Your phone's EFS will be cleared but you should be able to connect to the DIAG port and flash it as you normally would.
I was installing custom rom,then i noticed that i dont have any internet trough my data.Then i reverted back to rom that i used and i knew that i had data.But i didint have it.So i flashed pure stock rom trough odin again i dont have data it is just plain blue color and i cant turn it off.
IZIPIZI135 said:
I was installing custom rom,then i noticed that i dont have any internet trough my data.Then i reverted back to rom that i used and i knew that i had data.But i didint have it.So i flashed pure stock rom trough odin again i dont have data it is just plain blue color and i cant turn it off.
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You probably messed up something, don't ever lose your efs partition backup.
Did you flash csc or home_csc with odin? Use the csc without "home".
home_csc doesn't wipe your phone completely, also backup your data, pictures etc somewhere else as it might erase those too(haven't done this since forever so I don't remember).
pauaxe said:
You probably messed up something, don't ever lose your efs partition backup.
Did you flash csc or home_csc with odin? Use the csc without "home".
home_csc doesn't wipe your phone completely, also backup your data, pictures etc somewhere else as it might erase those too(haven't done this since forever so I don't remember).
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I did select the CSC.I have read that EFS folder might be corrupted do you know anything about that?
IZIPIZI135 said:
I did select the CSC.I have read that EFS folder might be corrupted do you know anything about that?
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Does everything else work?
Which firmware files have you flashed?
Also make sure it's the right one for your sim card.
Other things: Shut down, take out sim, boot without it. Shut down again, insert sim and boot it, see if you get anything on start.
Can you make calls even though it's supposedly enabled?
pauaxe said:
Does everything else work?
Which firmware files have you flashed?
Also make sure it's the right one for your sim card.
Other things: Shut down, take out sim, boot without it. Shut down again, insert sim and boot it, see if you get anything on start.
Can you make calls even though it's supposedly enabled?
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Yes everything else work .I have flashed latest android q firmware.I tried but didint work. I dont know what to do.
I was trying to install pixle expirience rom but i installed wrong kernel so it woudnt boot then i wiped and installed another rom but then the problem started.I dont know what to do.Please help me.
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Yes everything else work .I have flashed latest android q firmware.I tried but didint work. I dont know what to do.
I was trying to install pixle expirience rom but i installed wrong kernel so it woudnt boot then i wiped and installed another rom but then the problem started.I dont know what to do.Please help me.
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Did you restore any settings after flashing?
Can you make calls even though you are on flight mode?
Did you try what I said before with the sim card? Also try
putting it in the other slot.
What happens when you long press the airplane icon?
Do you see your IMEI codes when you dial *#06# or do you get zeros or NULL? Don't post them here if you do, just say yes or no
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Did you restore any settings after flashing?
Can you make calls even though you are on flight mode?
Did you try what I said before with the sim card? Also try
putting it in the other slot.
What happens when you long press the airplane icon?
Do you see your IMEI codes when you dial *#06# or do you get zeros or NULL? Don't post them here if you do, just say yes or no
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No.Yes i did try it doesent even see the sim card.I tried it in sim 1 and sim 2 nothing.It just takes me to the settings for that.I dont see my IMEI.
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No.Yes i did try it doesent even see the sim card.I tried it in sim 1 and sim 2 nothing.It just takes me to the settings for that.I dont see my IMEI.
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Have you flashed back twrp?
Did you make backups before you started flashing things in the first place?
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Have you flashed back twrp?
Did you make backups before you started flashing things in the first place?
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Yes i am back at TWRP.I have no backups
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Yes i am back at TWRP.I have no backups
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Now i have accidentally deleted efs folder.Im trying to mount it again using abd cmd tool but how do i do that using TWRP all videos are using deffrent software.Im gonna kill myself-
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Now i have accidentally deleted efs folder.Im trying to mount it again using abd cmd tool but how do i do that using TWRP all videos are using deffrent software.Im gonna kill myself-
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Why and how? What happens when you boot system now?
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Why and how? What happens when you boot system now?
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I was trying to put IMEI manual trough some software on pc but i clicked on wipe efs storage.Now it is stuck at samsung logo forever and when i try putting custom rom it says in red text that i need to mount efs.
I dont know on what thread should i ask about this
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I was trying to put IMEI manual trough some software on pc but i clicked on wipe efs storage.Now it is stuck at samsung logo forever and when i try putting custom rom it says in red text that i need to mount efs.
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Again, you didn't take a backup before trying something weird and later something weirder, why?
I'd suggest reflashing stock but you should wait for someone else to try and help you as it may involve fixing partitions among other things.
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Again, you didn't take a backup before trying something weird and later something weirder, why?
I'd suggest reflashing stock but you should wait for someone else to try and help you as it may involve fixing partitions among other things.
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Ok,thanks i put my sim card from s9+ to my old s7 edge so im in no rush.thanks for helping me!
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Ok,thanks i put my sim card from s9+ to my old s7 edge so im in no rush.thanks for helping me!
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Welcome, well good thing you had that. Worst case you'll have to take it to Samsung and them wanting to replace hardware, best case things haven't been overwritten so it's restorable through some method.
Pick a custom ROM and stick to that when you fix it.
In the future always make backups, especially since it's a Samsung phone and things that control your IMEI are more reachable than they should be.
Good luck!