Hello i bricked my phone, i have i9300 s3 mobile, and i flashed the Pardis HD Rom S4 Edition, i did everything okay, but i didn't backuped my EFS folder, and now i got no network and wrong imei in my phone is there any way to get Imei back? Thanks in advance
sprajo said:
Hello i bricked my phone, i have i9300 s3 mobile, and i flashed the Pardis HD Rom S4 Edition, i did everything okay, but i didn't backuped my EFS folder, and now i got no network and wrong imei in my phone is there any way to get Imei back? Thanks in advance
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Did you have EMG4 at any point?
edit > Pardus is EMG4,
Have you still got the MG4 baseband?
rootSU said:
Did you have EMG4 at any point?
edit > Pardus is EMG4,
Have you still got the MG4 baseband?
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Baseband is ARIZA_V (0.4)
sprajo said:
Baseband is ARIZA_V (0.4)
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Baseband = modem = radio.
it MUST be MG4 on an MG4 ROM. Pardus comes with MG4 baseband. Did you flash another?
Ariza is not a baseband :/
rootSU said:
Baseband = modem = radio.
it MUST be MG4 on an MG4 ROM. Pardus comes with MG4 baseband. Did you flash another?
Ariza is not a baseband :/
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I just flashed new stock 4.1.2 rom and its still the same my imei is wrong one and i have no network
Have you try to flash use Kies?
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sprajo said:
I just flashed new stock 4.1.2 rom and its still the same my imei is wrong one and i have no network
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Be explicit please. Was it mg4?
If it was mg4, you need to send for repair
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rootSU said:
Be explicit please. Was it mg4?
If it was mg4, you need to send for repair
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I don't know was it mg4 I buyed the phone couple days ago, and then i flashed leaked 4.2.2 firmware, then i installed pardus rom then i noticed no network, and when i look at my IMEI 0049 first 4 numbers
The thing is mg4 baseband changes format of efs folder. Pardus is mg4. So now there are 2 choices...
1) restore efs (not option you said)
2) ensure you have mg4 baseband.
Once you have flashed mg4, mg4 is the only baseband that can read efs (and in turn - imei).
So make sure you have mg4 baseband
If you do have mg4 baseband already and imei still gone, you need to send for repair
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rootSU said:
The thing is mg4 baseband changes format of efs folder. Pardus is mg4. So now there are 2 choices...
1) restore efs (not option you said)
2) ensure you have mg4 baseband.
Once you have flashed mg4, mg4 is the only baseband that can read efs (and in turn - imei).
So make sure you have mg4 baseband
If you do have mg4 baseband already and imei still gone, you need to send for repair
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Mate where can i check if i have mg4 baseband?
i restored it to stock rom baseband version is I9300XXEMC2
Seriously? Settings > about phone
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rootSU said:
Seriously? Settings > about phone
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i restored it to stock rom baseband version is I9300XXEMC2
Like I've already said, only baseband mg4 can read your imei now!
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rootSU said:
Like I've already said, only baseband mg4 can read your imei now!
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Do you have link to download mg4 baseband? or rom with that baseband,
I don't. The official rom is on sammobile.com
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rootSU said:
I don't. The official rom is on sammobile.com
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and u think if i put rom with mg4 baseband it will work?
sprajo said:
and u think if i put rom with mg4 baseband it will work?
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Hey mate i FIXED it using your method, i downloaded mg4 firmware, and now my Imei is back, service is up and runing, thanks alot! One more question can now i flash some custom roms or i will get invalid imei again?
sprajo said:
Hey mate i FIXED it using your method, i downloaded mg4 firmware, and now my Imei is back, service is up and runing, thanks alot! One more question can now i flash some custom roms or i will get invalid imei again?
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Don't flash anything until you take time to read the faqs and guides .
basic knowledge is required ignorance just leads to a bricked phone .
sprajo said:
Hey mate i FIXED it using your method, i downloaded mg4 firmware, and now my Imei is back, service is up and runing, thanks alot! One more question can now i flash some custom roms or i will get invalid imei again?
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And back up your efs now, today, to three different places, then back it up to two more to be sure.
pinsb said:
And back up your efs now, today, to three different places, then back it up to two more to be sure.
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Ha ha. We make light, but ^^ THIS
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Hi,
I was trying some different ROM's on my i9300 (UK 3 network) and had various problems with all of them but eventually decided to stick with Omega v46.1 Jelly Bean 4.2.2. All seemed to be good last night in the house but today I can't connect to the network (wifi works fine). I tried restoring a backup and re-flashing to stock (using Odin) but I still can't connect to the network.
Thoughts?
Graham
Apn correct? Does the imei match the sticker?
What was the last rom you had that could connect
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rootSU said:
Apn correct? Does the imei match the sticker?
What was the last rom you had that could connect
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Hi,
APN is correct.
The IMEI has changed!
Pradus HD XV
Graham
Ok. I believe pardus uses XXEMG4 as a base? Could you check that please?
If so read the imei / efs thread linked in my signature
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rootSU said:
Ok. I believe pardus uses XXEMG4 as a base? Could you check that please?
If so read the imei / efs thread linked in my signature
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I will have a look...thanks.
My imei number begins with 0049....................this is what comes of mucking about with things I have very little knowledge off
gmac00 said:
I will have a look...thanks.
My imei number begins with 0049....................this is what comes of mucking about with things I have very little knowledge off
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And yes Pradus does use XXEMG4
Given I don't have a backup of my /efs what are my options?
As per the thread, you have 2 options.
1) go back to pardus
2) locate an mg4 baseband and flash it
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All fixed...thanks for the help!
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Hi all. I installed custom rom on my sgs 3 and now no network. I than installed stock rom again using odin but stil got no network. My imei changed and no ERI. Pls help. I have efs backup but i dnt know how to restore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 try this
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chrismast said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 try this
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Thanks for quick reply. But my imei has four 0's in last
majidshahab091 said:
Thanks for quick reply. But my imei has four 0's in last
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then maybe this will help
chrismast said:
then maybe this will help
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Thats for serial not imei . If serial is in tact don't do it. 0000 imei same as 0049
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So any other solution?
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majidshahab091 said:
So any other solution?
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Read link 1
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when you flashed a custom rom you probably used a rom that included a newer baseband. Such as emg2 or emg4. maybe you did not have the correct apn settings and you were not connecting to your network . then when you flashed stock , perhaps you flashed and older baseband. that older baseband can no longer read your efs partition which contains imei and serial. a possible solution if you did not back up your efs folder is to flash an emg2 or emg4 baseband . or a full stock rom which uses an emg2 or emg4 baseband. all of this is explained in the stickies. the best way to learn is to read them. good luck
Ok.thanks. i wil inform
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did you try to flash an emg2 or emg4 baseband? some have reported that this can restore network connection
The 4.3 firmware have efs 2.0 i guess...
I am on 4.1.2 and that has efs 1.0. Is there anything that I need to worry about when updating the firmware over kies?
If you haven't read about the changes it brings then yes, you may needed to worry.
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Just don't forget to backup your efs before you upgrade and you'll be alright.
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Hi, this two sensors just stopped working after update to 4.3. I've tried installing custom rom but still nothing. All my other sensors are working fine but theese two aren't giving me any data. Any help?
Factory reset and flash full stock rom with odin. If still the same then you have a hardware fault.
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boomboomer said:
Factory reset and flash full stock rom with odin. If still the same then you have a hardware fault.
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I've tried that but still not working. Do I need to downgrade to 4.1.2?
I don't think it will make any difference, but won't harm to check. Make sure you use an efs v2 4.1 firmware.
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I don't think it will make any difference, but won't harm to check. Make sure you use an efs v2 4.1 firmware.
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Now you lost me. What is efs v2 4.1 firmware?
Firmware EMG4 and later all require efs v2 format for the IMEI number to be read, by updating to 4.3 you now have v2 and cannot use a firmware earlier than EMG4, otherwise your efs (and IMEI) will be corrupted.
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boomboomer said:
Firmware EMG4 and later all require efs v2 format for the IMEI number to be read, by updating to 4.3 you now have v2 and cannot use a firmware earlier than EMG4, otherwise your efs (and IMEI) will be corrupted.
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Is I9300XXEMG4_I9300OXFEMG2 good?
I'd be interested to know if this worked, I'm having similar problems.
Having the same problem also.