Alright, so I've looked up at least 20 solutions to my error and it seems to be a common one but none of the solutions have worked for me so far.
My phone doesn't have any bars and says emergency calls only. Before, when I booted up the phone it would have the signal for 2-3 seconds before disappearing so I could receive text messages through that, but it doesn't even do that anymore.
Things I've tried:
Wiping Dalvik Cache
Factory Reset, wiping cache, dalvik cache
Restoring the /efs folder (This just resulted in getting a generic IMEI and replacing my old one, so I think my backup is messed up but I don't have any other backups to use. Yes, I renamed nv_data.bak to nv_data.bin and same with the md5 files.)
Using someone else's efs.img to restore my own via kTool, to no avail. The IMEI is still generic.
Flashing Jellybean 4.1.2 (I'm currently on CM10.1) with SLIGHT chance. When I used 4.1.2, I could see the bars of signal (3-4) but I still could only make emergency calls, and I couldn't connect to the network.
Using this method to restore my nv_data.bin: Link
Using GSII_Repair
Using this method: I was able to complete it successfully, but I still am seeing "emergency calls only": Link
Using this method: Link
I can't find CSC since I can't dial anything except to find IMEI, but the baseband version is LS8, but in the IMEI folder the mps_code.dat file reads as XEU. Should those be matching?
Also I believe my backup EFS isn't working because the dates of nv_data.bin and nv_data.bak are the same, both dated from 2011. I didn't do all these steps in that order, but I'm not sure what to do since I don't have any other backups.
I have NOT tried wiping /system manually but I'm not sure what this would achieve and I don't know what I would flash if I did.
Please help, I'm desperate and in no financial condition to buy a new phone. Thanks to all in advance.
Flash stock rom,i tried this many times.
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Flash stock rom,i tried this many times.
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Sorry, I forgot to state that I already tried this too. Didn't help, and I wiped /system this time.
Alright, so the phone has gone back to letting the signal appear for a second. I'm thinking the problem is that the generic IMEI is just blocked by my carrier (I'm on T-Mobile in the USA) because I was able to test my SIM in another phone today and it was fine.
Obviously I don't expect anyone to tell me how to change my IMEI since that's illegal, but are there any more miraculous efs-restoring methods? I'm willing to do anything at this point, besides visit a service center or pitch my phone.
This will probably be my last update, sorry for bumping but I'm really hoping someone will see this and either give me a miraculous solution or tell me to give up.
I've heard from a few posts that flashing Gingerbread fixed the IMEI somehow, sadly this did not work for me. What I'm wondering now is if I take it to a service center how much it will cost, because they don't sell i9100's in the US, I bought this as an unlocked phone and it has already been rooted. Will they even attempt to fix it, and can it be done? I don't see any other option.
Someone please reply, I at least need to know if I should give up or not and if this can be fixed at all.
I'm fairly certain you're in the wrong forum. What model number from the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery ?
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I'm fairly certain you're in the wrong forum. What model number from the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery ?
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No, it's definitely a Samsung Galaxy SII i9100 and this is the i9100 forum. My problem here is that yes, this is an i9100, which is the International version of the SII. I bought this off of eBay, used, from overseas. They don't really use this version in America (where I currently reside), we have the SGH models. Should I take this to my service provider (T-Mobile) or a Samsung service center, and will they even fix it after it's been rooted, the IMEI changed, and the fact that it's not an American phone?
They'll probably fix it but charge you an arm & a leg for it. Better off finding a local mobile repair shop with a RIFF box, will likely be much cheaper.
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They'll probably fix it but charge you an arm & a leg for it. Better off finding a local mobile repair shop with a RIFF box, will likely be much cheaper.
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Thanks for the advice! So I'm guessing there aren't any miraculous fixes or any other methods I can try then?
There are unfortunately no miracles in technology. If you've tried all the things in OP (good job persevering) then I'm afraid it's local mobile shop as MistahBungle said.
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About £ 20 in uk so its not that expensive really. Once you have done this bk up your efs. Good luck. :thumbup:
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The phone part of my gs2 has stopped working without notice during standby ;
Sim cards are not recognized, the baseband is listed as "unknown", so are imei and everything associated with phone and data.
Wifi works, like everything else, it works like normal except for phone and data.
I was on cognition 1.31, I tried to restore a previous working nandroid backup, but with no success ; So I tried to flash separately various modems via Odin , but with no success either...
If I put the phone in offline mode it stays that way handgun it's impossible to disable it.
What can I try next before taking it to service?
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Restore your backed up EFS folder as it looks looks wrong/no IMEI .
Service will require no root no custom rom and rom counter at zero for warranty .
jje
JJEgan said:
Restore your backed up EFS folder as it looks looks wrong/no IMEI .
Service will require no root no custom rom and rom counter at zero for warranty .
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I tried that too, copying he efs folder that I copied on the external memory with root explorer, it's the right procedure?
I have the USB jig, so I have no problems restoring it to stock-like conditions.
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Bump?
Nothing seems to work..
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Is the phone stolen? Who did you buy it from?
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Is the phone stolen? Who did you buy it from?
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Obviously is not stolen, I bought it from a local reseller in June, sealed and with my provider's sim/documentation ,it worked like a charm until now..
But how can this matter? Should I contact my network provider?
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I have the same problem. The phone is not stolen I went to the shop and I called the provider to check if the IMEI is not in stolen or lost blacklist but it is not.
I went to carphone warehouse and of course they also straight away told me that it is probably stolen but later that backed from that idea and they do not know what to do with the phone they advised to send it to Samsung.
I wonder why the idea that the phone is stolen,
It has no IMEI no baseband . Stolen phone would have baseband and IMEI may be changed but some. Stolen IMEIs are in database and phones with this IMEI cannot use the network (also I know that the changing IMEI is not legal but easy to do) but ours are not. So why the idea that it is stolen?
Anyhow.
Is your EFS folder Read Only as mine and you can not change there anything?
I wonder if there is anyway to be able to completely remove EFS partition and create it again.
This is only Linux and I bet that there is the way.
I got myself second handheld directly from provider and now I am looking dor the way to clone the partition but no success.
Well if you've got all the documents and receipts then I would certainly take it back!
Same advice but still we do not know why it happends to so many SGS2? is it hardware or software error?
As i have 2 same phones i thing that the content of my EFS folder is not corrupted and i will do the test and copy it from the brokrn one to the working one and see if IMEI will change to the one fron the broken one? i think it will anf i know that i can not di this other way around because it is RO. Si if it will work that means it is the hardware
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TSim cards are not recognized, the baseband is listed as "unknown", so are imei and everything associated with phone and data.
What can I try next before taking it to service?
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Your Baseband processor is dead, thats the only reason "Unknown" will be displayed, if it was because your EFS was corrupted you would have the U1 default IMEI displayed.
Service is your ONLY option.
Yes thay is what is happened i wonder how much it cost to fix the Baseband processor?
Finally a definitive answer, as soon as I come back home I'll take it to service, hoping that it won't take too long, this is the worst period for service, everything is closed due vacations ...
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Yes thay is what is happened i wonder how much it cost to fix the Baseband processor?
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You should have warranty, since the phone is too young for the warranty period to be over,and it's not some kind of damage that's related to you, but it's their fault.
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I've got exactly the same problem. I bought mine from Phones4u when it came out in late april, but i'm now in Hong Kong on a short term contract, and my phone is lost its IMEI and baseband after the battery died.
I took it to Samsung HK service centre and not suprisingly its not covered by warranty in HK as its a UK phone, but they will repair it for about £150, they said they need to replace the whole board, and takes a month to get in.
I rang Samsung UK service centre, and they told me to send it in to the UK for repairs.
Its really shocking that running out of battery can corrupt the phone like this, and how on earth can mobile phones not be covered under international warranty? a mobile phone is mobile right?
Now i having to use my old iphone with all my data such as sms and chat history gone.
So I've flashed my phones a couple of times without backing up the EFS folder (a mistake I will not make again) and my question now is if the warranty covers an IMEI number change that occured when I flashed it.
I have not rooted the phone and have also only flashed official firmwares (some leaks) but not custom Roms.
IMEI number: 00499901064000
You normally shouldn't post your IMEI number anywhere online, but I'm pretty sure that one is the generic samsung one you get if your efs is corrupt (or sometimes you get no imei at all)
Back to your actual question: I'm not sure if the warranty covers that exactly, but what you can do (assuming you have no signal etc) is claim you were updating your phone via KIES and when it booted you had no signal etc, that's what I did when my aunt's EFS was corrupted during an unlock and Orange swapped it out for a new one.
Try GSII_Repair app from market
If that works than you are lucky
if it doesn't then check the flash counter if its zego or more(if you had rooted before sometime) and take it to Samsung and say happened while updating through kies
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You normally shouldn't post your IMEI number anywhere online, but I'm pretty sure that one is the generic samsung one you get if your efs is corrupt (or sometimes you get no imei at all)
Back to your actual question: I'm not sure if the warranty covers that exactly, but what you can do (assuming you have no signal etc) is claim you were updating your phone via KIES and when it booted you had no signal etc, that's what I did when my aunt's EFS was corrupted during an unlock and Orange swapped it out for a new one.
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Ah man I went to the store and asked about it (because I wasn't able to make calls from my phone) and we just switched out sim cards and it started working again.
But the guy I was talking to was actually about to send it in for repair but we decided to try out the SIM card switch first.
For future reference, warranty will NOT cover the phone if the IMEI has changed/is corrupt. Had this issue exactly as you had, flashed an official Samsung firmware release on the phone (without backing up EFS >.<) and lost the IMEI altogether. Samsung would not cover the phone under warranty regardless of the fact it was un-rooted/official firmware.
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Ah man I went to the store and asked about it (because I wasn't able to make calls from my phone) and we just switched out sim cards and it started working again.
But the guy I was talking to was actually about to send it in for repair but we decided to try out the SIM card switch first.
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But the IMEI is still corrupted, isn't it? If the SIM change brought it back THAT would be amazing! ;-)
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But the IMEI is still corrupted, isn't it? If the SIM change brought it back THAT would be amazing! ;-)
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Yes the IMEI is still corrupt although I can now make calls and use the 3G network
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For future reference, warranty will NOT cover the phone if the IMEI has changed/is corrupt. Had this issue exactly as you had, flashed an official Samsung firmware release on the phone (without backing up EFS >.<) and lost the IMEI altogether. Samsung would not cover the phone under warranty regardless of the fact it was un-rooted/official firmware.
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Okay, thank you for a clear response
Obviously his imei was not corrupt after all, as changing the Sim fixed the problem. If hazard a guess that either the original Sim had become dislodged, or damaged. Our maybe the guy in the shop factory reset the phone as well as put the Sim in the phone. Either way, the imei in the first post is the original, you should take it down. Otherwise, maybe some clever fellow will use it to make a clone of your phone! :-(
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Obviously his imei was not corrupt after all, as changing the Sim fixed the problem. If hazard a guess that either the original Sim had become dislodged, or damaged. Our maybe the guy in the shop factory reset the phone as well as put the Sim in the phone. Either way, the imei in the first post is the original, you should take it down. Otherwise, maybe some clever fellow will use it to make a clone of your phone! :-(
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No it's not, it's a generic IMEI that generates when your EFS is corrupted. You will still be able to use the phone using this IMEI number.
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Obviously his imei was not corrupt after all, as changing the Sim fixed the problem. If hazard a guess that either the original Sim had become dislodged, or damaged. Our maybe the guy in the shop factory reset the phone as well as put the Sim in the phone. Either way, the imei in the first post is the original, you should take it down. Otherwise, maybe some clever fellow will use it to make a clone of your phone! :-(
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That can't be since it doesn't match with the IMEI number that is under the battery (which the shopkeeper explained was my real IMEI number). I think it's a generic one.
The IMEI you posted is the standard wrong IMEI usually due to damaged EFS .
The legal IMEI is the one under the battery .
jje
So, a sad and dumb tale. I rooted my phone and through the process have erased my nv_data.bin and subsequent files from the efs folder. I was dumb enough to have not created a backup of the folder before losing these files. My IMEI is now a 0/1. Now I've searched all over for a solution but there apparently have been some people claiming it can be solved but noone has ever posted a guide to how to do this. Skeptical over a fix existing for this problem, i have called in to my carrier and claimed i would like to exchange phones citing that my current S3 is getting very slow. As my device is within the return time, it was accepted. However, if a fix is possible i would like to cancel the work order and keep my current one.
So, my 2 questions are basically this;
can anyone tell me if this problem is fixable, and if so, tell me how .
secondly, i have heard of people with the same problem returning their devices for new ones. I would like to know what was the carriers return policy and if they ever called back when they found your phone had no IMEI.
Unfortunately it doesn't look like there's currently a fix, did you only root it or did you root then flash stuff as well? as far as I've heard just rooting shouldn't have made you lose the IMEI, but I'm no expert.
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you could try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
or search hc ktool in play store to see if either of those methods work, but since it's already corrupt it probably wont....hope it works!
As far as for returning, is your flash counter 0? if not and you un-root the phone theres really no way for them to know you messed with it and they won't care about anything and will replace it.
i didnt flash anything i dont think. i installed supersu using cwm...
so does anyone have any stories about returning their phones with broken IMEI's?
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So, a sad and dumb tale. I rooted my phone and through the process have erased my nv_data.bin and subsequent files from the efs folder. I was dumb enough to have not created a backup of the folder before losing these files. My IMEI is now a 0/1. Now I've searched all over for a solution but there apparently have been some people claiming it can be solved but noone has ever posted a guide to how to do this. Skeptical over a fix existing for this problem, i have called in to my carrier and claimed i would like to exchange phones citing that my current S3 is getting very slow. As my device is within the return time, it was accepted. However, if a fix is possible i would like to cancel the work order and keep my current one.
So, my 2 questions are basically this;
can anyone tell me if this problem is fixable, and if so, tell me how .
secondly, i have heard of people with the same problem returning their devices for new ones. I would like to know what was the carriers return policy and if they ever called back when they found your phone had no IMEI.
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I read about someone who did this on the AOKP thread over on rootzwiki. He said he unrroted & returned it for another no problem, he had T mobile.
My dumb ass question for the day is this. What does it effect when your IMEI is erased? Does the phone still work or is it not reading the sim? I'm very gun shy to flash anything else until someone can figure out what is causing this issue...
im with a canadian carrier. virgin mobile. a subsidiary under bell mobile. so hopefully its similar case.
the imei is the number that the carriers recognize in order for them to allow u into their services. without a confirmed imei number on their network, u cannot call, text, or anything related to the mobile network. the phone still functions fine.
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im with a canadian carrier. virgin mobile. a subsidiary under bell mobile. so hopefully its similar case.
the imei is the number that the carriers recognize in order for them to allow u into their services. without a confirmed imei number on their network, u cannot call, text, or anything related to the mobile network. the phone still functions fine.
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Ouch... That's pretty much what I figured :-( I just backed mine up to my external sd card.
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Ouch... That's pretty much what I figured :-( I just backed mine up to my external sd card.
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its an ongoing issue so far happening with att and tmobile sgs 3s( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28710945. backing up the /efs folder wont be of any help either if you do lose your imei as the lte sgs 3s are missing nv_data.bin in the /efs partition which contains the imei number.
something really weird happened today. I bring my IMEI broken phone around with me jus for music. but today randomly i got a bunch of texts, voicemail, and missed calls since the time my IMEI broke down. that must mean i regained access back to the mobile network somehow. when i rechecked in an hour. i did not have mobile network connectivity and my IMEI was set a 0/01 again.
maybe someone knows wth that was?
Out of curiosity, what partition does the efs folder live on? A factory reset or downloading the firmware from samsung-updates.com and flashing through Odin won't work. Forgive the ignorance. I just want to know if this applies to all S3's.
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oddly enough. even though i have my imei is 0/01, i randomly get connectivity to the mobiles network on occasions. this has happened a couple of times now. i received a bunch of texts and calls, and then service is gone again.
any possible explanations?
The imei number isn't in the normal efs folder. I believe some very bright devs are looking into finding it, but for now there is no way to backup the imei.
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oddly enough. even though i have my imei is 0/01, i randomly get connectivity to the mobiles network on occasions. this has happened a couple of times now. i received a bunch of texts and calls, and then service is gone again.
any possible explanations?
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i get data only edge and ran make and recieve text and calls
Believe it or not you can return it and play dumb and it will probably work
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i get data only edge and ran make and recieve text and calls
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This happend to me too. My IMEI read 0 /02. Good thing I was still within the 14 day return policy. I'm not doing any modding til this IMEI mess is resolved.
Yes, this did happen to me. My IMEI = 0 and my IMEISV= 02. All works fine except data and I'm stuck on Edge. I visited two T-Mobile stores today and they were baffled, but strangely neither bothered to look at the IMEI nor for the tripped counter. I purchased my phone on 6.21.12 and will be receiving my new phone tomorrow. I'm really wanting to get back to CM9/10, but think I will now wait until there is a backup/restore for the IMEI...or, I will not use Odin and trip my counter...that is what I'm most worried about.
I have yet to see any Verizon customers with this issue, nor do I seem to have an nv_data.bin file in /efs. I did have an IMEI folder, however.
Which recovery did you guys use that lost imei. If cwm...which one?
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Which recovery did you guys use that lost imei. If cwm...which one?
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Not recoverable at this point. :banghead:
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google'd all over, guess there's no solution yet =(
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google'd all over, guess there's no solution yet =(
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Not yet, but being worked on...I'll bet a fix will be out soon!
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So I have tried many of the fixes on most of the threads here and not had any luck.
I got a Galaxy S2 with ICS from Buymobilephones.com, about a month later the signal went, no network and no data connection (I had not messed around with anything and had not rooted the phone), I handed it to T-mobile as they were my network provider and the sent it off, screened it and sorted it. Then when I reinstalled my previous backup it lost the signal and had the same problem. So I tried to sort it myself rather than waiting for t-mobile to sort it again as I couldn't wait any longer without a phone, had no luck so handed it in to t-mobile and it turned out they realised I had rooted it and installed custom roms so now they won't touch it.
Also there is no Imei/baseband etc.
Since getting it back I have tried to fix it but to no avail. Could anyone help me or failing that fix it/recommend someone who could fix it me at cost?
Would samsung be able to do this?
Thanks, sorry for being a noob, thank you for any help.
Ask and I will supply any information needed.
P.S I'm based in the UK.
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Today I turned the phone on after leaving it for a couple of days and it had the baseband and imei back, which surprised me, I also managed to make one call then the imei and baseband disappeared again after a few moments. I've not read about this happening on any of the threads... the plot thickens.
The Imei and baseband seem to reappear after removing the battery for a day but only for a shot time, it also seems as though the imei is the original one on the phone so maybe my EFS isn't corrupted, anyone have any idea why the imei and baseband would dissapear?
I had that yesterday.Was chamging my modem from nelp3 to ki4 and both mines disappeared.Tried efs restore and that nade no difference.
Restored my nand backup and everythings ok.
So the imei and baseband have stopped coming back now for some reason. I think I may send this back to samsung or send it to MobileTechVideos to get it sorted, do you think my warranty will still be valid with samsung even though Tmobile found out I voided it if I return to stock then used triangleaway to remove the custom count and stuff?
Also can anyone say whether MTV has helped with a lost imei before, the only service states that he can fix a default imei not an unknown one?
You're only going to know if you'll get warranty service or not if you send it in. Despite what many people on here might tell you, there are never any guarantees. Going back to stock & resetting the flash counters make it more likely you will get warranty service, however.
Email him and ask. Or would you like us to do that for you as well ?
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So the imei and baseband have stopped coming back now for some reason. I think I may send this back to samsung or send it to MobileTechVideos to get it sorted, do you think my warranty will still be valid with samsung even though Tmobile found out I voided it if I return to stock then used triangleaway to remove the custom count and stuff?
Also can anyone say whether MTV has helped with a lost imei before, the only service states that he can fix a default imei not an unknown one?
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You're only going to know if you'll get warranty service or not if you send it in. Despite what many people on here might tell you, there are never any guarantees. Going back to stock & resetting the flash counters make it more likely you will get warranty service, however.
Email him and ask. Or would you like us to do that for you as well ?
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I did email a few days ago but I've sent another one today, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this problem and MTVs work, thanks anyway though.
Hi guys, a friend of mine bough a brand new Samsung Galaxy SII from Amazon. It was unlocked and came with no warranty. For one month the phone work flawlessly, but then one day the phone's battery went discharged so my friend plug it to a wall charger and turn it on... that was the last day the phone worked fine. She didn't rooted, she didn't upgrade it, she didn't flash it, she didn't temper with it in ANY way.
When the phone turn on it did it in flight mode, no IMEI. She pass me the phone, and for the last 3 hours I've been reading about this problem with /EFS folder.
Now my concrete question is:
Is there some way to fix this???.
PLEASE, BEFORE YOU ANSWER READ THIS:
NO, the phone can't be sended to Samsung because it's and international phone with no warranty.
2. NO, the phone can't be sended back to original seller because it was bough 4 months ago.
3. NO, there is no backup of /EFS folder, because she didn't know about this /EFS folder corruption thing, but mostly because she didn't temper with the phone in any way, so PLEASE don't embarrass yourself suggesting to restore /EFS folder.
4. NO there is no .nv_data file, .nv_data.bak, nor nv_data.bak.md5, so NO I can't rename them to nv_data.bin or nv_data.bin.md5, so once again PLEASE don't embarrass yourself suggesting this...
5. NO, GSII_Repair doesn't work.
6. NO, turning off phone, removing SIM, turning on phone, wait until phone fully boots, turning off phone, re-insert SIM, and turning on phone DID NOT WORK.
7. NO, flashing a stock rom didn't work.
8. NO, flashing a new kernel didn't work.
9. NO, there is no backup of /EFS folder in SD Card...
10. NO, she/I can't turn phone back to carrier because it's an unlocked phone.
11. YES, I did try the SIM card in another phone, worked ok, so it's NOT a SIM card issue.
12. YES. I try with 3 more working SIM cards, none work with this phone, so YES it's a phone issue.
13. YES, I search the forum, actually I read the first 10 result pages, every post. No stright answer to solve this problem.
14. YES, I know Odia could (or could not...) fix this, but I want to leave it as a very last resource.
So far, the only 2 things that could work are this and this, but both will give me a generic IMEI, and that will bring troubles with the law when my friend try to sell this phone.
Any other suggestions?
Throw it in the bin. Yes, I'm serious given all the caveats you've put in your OP. What miracles are you expecting ? There aren't any.
The only ways this phone is getting fixed is by a Samsung authorised repairer, or by replacing the motherboard with a 2nd hand one (Which will mean the phone now has the IMEI of the phone the board came from).
Wow! U really wrapped up this case!
I do hope u have rooted the phone before u checked the contents of the EFS folder. I have seen some members report seeing an empty EFS folder when they haven't rooted.
Am asking just to be sure.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I am gonna suggest something that I have read here (which I personally find it ridiculous but since you're desperate...) some people have written posts regarding copying or backuping your current efs folder and then performing a delete operation to the original efs folder, also several others have said it's working for them, so you find these kind of posts and try their method since you got nothing to lose..
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I am gonna suggest something that I have read here (which I personally find it ridiculous but since you're desperate...) some people have written posts regarding copying or backuping your current efs folder and then performing a delete operation to the original efs folder, also several others have said it's working for them, so you find these kind of posts and try their method since you got nothing to lose..
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That only works when you have the .nv_data file. After you delete the /EFS folder and reboot phone, you need to rename .nv_data file to nv_data.bin... But as I did say before: I don't have the .nv_data file nor the nv_data.bak file sooooo, it wil NOT work.
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That only works when you have the .nv_data file. After you delete the /EFS folder and reboot phone, you need to rename .nv_data file to nv_data.bin... But as I did say before: I don't have the .nv_data file nor the nv_data.bak file sooooo, it wil NOT work.
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Hmm is that so? I never read those posts fully though since I recently read a guide where the OP was insisting that a stock rom flash and efs deletion worked for him(he had no backups) and he didn't do anything else like editing nv_data file, but as bungle was saying you have few options left, before converting it to a expensive media player.
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have the same problem did you fixed??
need hel got the exactly same problem but i do have the mine shows the imei but no signal with a circle
Did you followed these steps? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
If you are willing to pay, this guy seems to be able to do it: http://forum.samdroid.net/f70/repair-imei-s2-5729/
You are better off going to a repair shop and buying a motherboard tho.
Hello,
Got the same problem, no imei.
My phone was dead after a trip. I live in china and usually its pretty cheap to fix hardware here. So did I. For 100 Yuan they got my phone start again but from this point no imei any more... I complained returned it, but they couldnt do anything and i didnt want to give them more money to try more.
So i got a sgs2 totally useless...
My question is, i have a 2nd sgs2, i would like to know if there is a way to backup 100% a phone to replicate it to an other. (does the EFS can be transposed to an other phone or they are to be unique and fit exactly to one phone ?)
I tryed all kind of tutorial to restore it i never could.
Thank you all !
You can't transfer IMEI's from one device to another, an IMEI is a unique number which identifies a particular piece of hardware, and doing so is illegal in most countries (and not allowed to be discussed on XDA due to same). If you attempt to do it, you'll end up with two permanently blacklisted/unusable devices.
Basically you have two options:-
1) A Samsung service centre will be able to 're-write' the IMEI to the device, in most cases/countries you'll keep your existing IMEI. Like most repairs by Samsung service centres in most countries, this could be somewhat expensive. Many local mobile repair shops have similar equipment, and will possibly be able to do this more cheaply than a Samsung service centre.
2) You could replace the motherboard with a 2nd hand one sourced from a 'donor' phone, which you'd either replace yourself, or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it. In this case your IMEI will change to that of the phone which the board came from.
Another 'possible' option might be to purchase the equipment (that Samsung authorised repairers/others) used to re-write the IMEI. However, if you don't know what you're doing you can easily bork the phone to the point of requiring a motherboard replacement, plus you'll be left with an expensive piece of equipment you'll probably never use again.
If I were in your situation, I'd be going to a local mobile repair shop to have the IMEI re-written to the device, and if that wasn't possible for whatever reason, I'd be going option 2.
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You can't transfer IMEI's from one device to another, an IMEI is a unique number which identifies a particular piece of hardware, and doing so is illegal in most countries (and not allowed to be discussed on XDA due to same). If you attempt to do it, you'll end up with two permanently blacklisted/unusable devices.
Basically you have two options:-
1) A Samsung service centre will be able to 're-write' the IMEI to the device, in most cases/countries you'll keep your existing IMEI. Like most repairs by Samsung service centres in most countries, this could be somewhat expensive. Many local mobile repair shops have similar equipment, and will possibly be able to do this more cheaply than a Samsung service centre.
2) You could replace the motherboard with a 2nd hand one sourced from a 'donor' phone, which you'd either replace yourself, or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it. In this case your IMEI will change to that of the phone which the board came from.
Another 'possible' option might be to purchase the equipment (that Samsung authorised repairers/others) used to re-write the IMEI. However, if you don't know what you're doing you can easily bork the phone to the point of requiring a motherboard replacement, plus you'll be left with an expensive piece of equipment you'll probably never use again.
If I were in your situation, I'd be going to a local mobile repair shop to have the IMEI re-written to the device, and if that wasn't possible for whatever reason, I'd be going option 2.
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Thank you soooo much for taking your time to answer completly to this question. It seems that i should try again and go to an other shop see if they can do something. At least i wont lose my time anymore trying to fix that myself.
I was thinking also of selling it to those kind of shop. Last time the guy who said he couldnt fix it was trying to buy it at 500 Yuan (60euro) I guess they will use the parts of my phone to fix others (or relaly fix the IMEI and sell it haha).
No problem. Yeah, many local mobile repair shops would have the equipment to re-write the IMEI to the device, so see if the original shop can do this. Yes, selling it to them for parts is another option I guess, but as you say, they might just as easily end up repairing it & selling it for a fair bit more than they paid you for it.
Guys please help me same problem but my phone have orignal imei number only one problem my phone dont yave any network it shows no network i already did restored my efs backup but no success plz help
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No IMEI S2
Merry Xmas dudes...
I bought my missus an S2 for xmas.... the phone had no network or IMEI so i thought i could fix it easily !!! Which i did !!!!! i put a tesco sim in and I used s2 repair and s2 unlock which worked first time.....
BUT like the noob i am i decided to do an update via kies ( the phone is gingerbread .XWKI4 GT-I9100, 2.3.4 and rooted)
Yes this was a very bad mistake.... this put it back to the way it was NO IMEI number, etc . I tried the repair again last night and it did not work anyway i wrapped it and gave it the missus this morning and the tesco payas you go worked ??? It also showed IMEI number ????even though it was not there last night ???
I then put my missus pay as you go stesco sim in and it went back to NO IMEI number and that is where i am at now ????
I did not know about backup of the EFS but then again i bought it like this ???
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME ???
it also has BASEBAND VERSION = Unknown
Using the box
MistahBungle said:
Throw it in the bin. Yes, I'm serious given all the caveats you've put in your OP. What miracles are you expecting ? There aren't any.
The only ways this phone is getting fixed is by a Samsung authorized repairer, or by replacing the motherboard with a 2nd hand one (Which will mean the phone now has the IMEI of the phone the board came from).
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Or you can just get yourself one of those special boxes like the octopus box or the Z3x box and a UART cable which can help you write an IMEI. Yes, I know that writing an IMEI is illegal but then again what the hell! Illegal is awesome and its fun. Break the ****ing rules and rise against the authorities! that's what we, the lovers of linux,android and the open source community should do!
So you trust someone who didn't have the presence of mind to do an EFS backup when they rooted their phone (I.E a n00b) to use an Octopus box without completely stuffing it up, do you ? I don't, which is why the advice is always to take it to someone who already has one/knows how to use it & pay them $30-$50 to fix it guaranteed.
no imei on custom rom.
hi guys
this is what happend to me.i flashed a custom rom on my s duos and it was nt getting any network.at first i thought baseband.but then i checked the imei (*#06#).guess wat nothing pops up.screwed i thought.
desperado i restored it to my nandroid backup.hurray! got my imei back identical to the one on the back of the battery.no network trouble call,sms,data all fine.but when i checked efs folder it appears to be empty.so as i am a noob and my friend who without second thought gave me his efs folder of s duos.i tried to use it.damn it says "the same file name
exists do u want to overwrite it " this is wat i get when i try to copy the efs contents of the similar device to my phones empty efs folder.
so do i have my efs in my phone nw otherwise sims wouldnt work?
any chance efs is hidden??
ps.i was nt able to copy the efs of the other device som emmc restricted acces.rooted s duos.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/imei-000-044999-repair-t2806129