Hi guys , i spend like 2 days trying to fix this , my gt-i9300 ZTO have imei 0044999... i have network signal(i dont know why , the triangle changes!!) but im not registered on network . i tried almost everything to fix it(downgrades , upgrades , modem ,kernel ,efs pro) , i dont know else what to do , i did backup of my imei number when i was in 4.3 , but when i try to restore my cell , enters in factory mode(i changed to ON already ;/ ) ... can anyone help me ? now im on I9300UBEMH5_I9300UBEMH1_I9300ZTOEMH1_HOME.tar.md5 stock rom 4.1.2 .
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If you have a backup of your efs then you should be able to restore it, unless you've tried to downgrade to a firmware that your backup is incompatible with.
Read the sticky thread 'efs know this stuff'.
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i did my backup when i was in 4.3 , but whenever i try to do the restore , my imei doesnt change and get on factory mode .
As I can read, you tried to restore EFS (4.3 version) in 4.1.2 ROM and it gets Factory mode screen and not valid IMEI code? Right?
If I read right, 4.3 Stock have a new EFS folder not compatible with 4.1.2 older than EMG4, so, try to restore the EFS in 4.3 (your latest firmware by CSC code). Try it and reply when done.
The signal is ok because with or without SIM card/IMEI/EFS you can call emergency (911 ecc...)
Please help me !!!!!!
Hi ! Please help me. By mistake I formatted the EFS data of my Samsung galaxy S3. Now, I don't have the backup also. Now my EFS data is corrupted so I have entered the factory mode. Please say me how to get rid of factory mode and please give me a solution to repair the IMEI problem !! Please help me !!!!!!
I did the restore using hc-ktool but nothing happened :crying:
To get out of factory mode , root the cell , go to EFS folder with any explorer(downloaded in play store) and search for a file named "Factorymod" , edit to ON .
You say you upgraded to 4.3 then went back down to 4.1.2 - upgrading to 4.3 will change your EFS to EFS v2, and 4.1.2 only recognises EFS v1. What you'll need to do is download the stock 4.3 ROM from somewhere like sammobiles so it can read your EFS. Then if you get the 'Emergency Calls Only', try installing Zuluman's patched kernel and ROM:
Patched_XXUGMK6_kernel.zip and Patched_XXUGMK6_modem.zip:
tinyurl.com/zuluman
Hope this helps
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Hi guys , i spend like 2 days trying to fix this , my gt-i9300 ZTO have imei 0044999... i have network signal(i dont know why , the triangle changes!!) but im not registered on network . i tried almost everything to fix it(downgrades , upgrades , modem ,kernel ,efs pro) , i dont know else what to do , i did backup of my imei number when i was in 4.3 , but when i try to restore my cell , enters in factory mode(i changed to ON already ;/ ) ... can anyone help me ? now im on I9300UBEMH5_I9300UBEMH1_I9300ZTOEMH1_HOME.tar.md5 stock rom 4.1.2 .
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Try flashing CM 4.1 i had the same **** and it fixed it... you can read about my ordeal here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...x-solution-t2738219/post52347827#post52347827
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Try flashing CM 4.1 i had the same **** and it fixed it... you can read about my ordeal here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...x-solution-t2738219/post52347827#post52347827
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i didnt understand what u did ... i didnt find this step "Got to Network settings. You need to change Roaming to automatic and CDMA settings to RUIM/SIM (I *think* that is the name of it, I'm actually on TW temporarily as I'm troubleshooting some SDcard issues of my own)
Reboot and you should be back in business. Touchwiz doesn't have a way of changing of those settings which is why ODIN/stock doesn't fix it"
thanks !
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i didnt understand what u did ... i didnt find this step "Got to Network settings. You need to change Roaming to automatic and CDMA settings to RUIM/SIM (I *think* that is the name of it, I'm actually on TW temporarily as I'm troubleshooting some SDcard issues of my own)
Reboot and you should be back in business. Touchwiz doesn't have a way of changing of those settings which is why ODIN/stock doesn't fix it"
thanks !
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Im just sayin if you havnt tried it yet, try flashing CM 10.1.3 and have a look see in settings->more see what options are there - i cant remember what i changed there or what options are available but i can tell you i changed something there aand there isnt to many options there to change anyway so you can kinda figure out what makes sense to change.
The whole thing is pretty simple so its worth a try.
I restored my imei , my method was divine intervention hahahaha , now im stuck on Factory mode . I already changed the file factorymode to ON but nothing changes :/ .
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i reinstalled stock rom 4.3 , delete folder EFS with root access and put my efs folder from backup that i did in the first place , i didnt understand why my imei came back to life , because i already did this for whole last week !!! but still was a GREAT solution
the only prlblem now is how i get out of factory mode
Last night I change the ROM of my S3 and the phone started to ask for the PIN, wich I have, and since then I can't use my sim, I'm not able to call, use mobile internet, etc.
I don't know what to do D:
Speedcuber said:
Last night I change the ROM of my S3 and the phone started to ask for the PIN, wich I have, and since then I can't use my sim, I'm not able to call, use mobile internet, etc.
I don't know what to do D:
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Restore your backup (you did make a backup)
If not flash a stock rom from sammobile and see if that works. If not your efs could be corrupt do you have a backup of efs?
Modem
It happend the same thing to mine i instaled some roms and all gave me the same problems, so heres what i did, installed omega rom bases on android 4.3, instaled the stock kernel, and instaled the modem bases on my location which is xemg4(latin america), that solve my problems, if you did a efs backup check you imei with *#06# and see if its something diferent on there!
Best of luck!
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Hello,
I have a big issue with my i9300. I flashed PDA: I9300UBUGNK1 Brasil version and I decided to root it using CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300 .
After root the phone was perfectly working, but I uninstalled some pre-installed games which come with that Brasil version from sammobile and after I woke up after several hours I've noticed that there is no signal. In settings > phone info it says BASEBAND VERSION : unknown and IMEI : null.
I tried to flash again, I've flashed different version, nothing can help. The phone is fully functional WIFI works, only no signal, null imei and unknown baseband version. What the heck I can do before smashing it with a hammer?
And I'm talking about home fixes, as I don't have jig & other professional tools
There is no home fix for imei problems, unless you have an efs backup to restore. Take it to a repair centre and pay them to recode it for you, make sure it works on 4.3 before you accept it back.
boomboomer said:
There is no home fix for imei problems, unless you have an efs backup to restore. Take it to a repair centre and pay them to recode it for you, make sure it works on 4.3 before you accept it back.
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As long as the phone is not bricked there should be a home fix... Hopefully
Nobody??
Managed to make it working using an efs backup from a different phone. Now I have to figure out how to put my correct imei instead of that one
Imei now shows 0049
This thread should be closed, indeed a very friendly and helpful community over here ....
A mod, please close this thread
Stop whining, you got the right answer the same day you asked.
Cloning your phone by using the efs backup from another phone is illegal and won't fix the problem anyway.
boomboomer said:
Stop whining, you got the right answer the same day you asked.
Cloning your phone by using the efs backup from another phone is illegal and won't fix the problem anyway.
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I didn't wanted to clone another phone and hijack it, please let's remain serious. I just wanted to fix ny efs and that's why I used a backup made from a phone which was broken and was sold by parts.
Now everything was fixed at service
Just a question about k-tool backup
After doing a backup with it I have 2 files
efs.img - 20mb and
efs.tar.gz which has 0 bytes and appear to be damaged as I cannot open it.
Is that efs.img enough in case I lose my imei again after a flash or what?
Hello guys, I had this same problem 2 days ago after flashing the GlamourS4 ROM onto my friend's S3. The flashing failed as it was flashing the modem with an "Assert failed" error, however it still reported that the flashing was successful. On booting the phone it had a null/null IMEI and the baseband was also unknown. I even posted about it on xda.. Yesterday, I found a way to fix both the nul/null IMEI and the unknown baseband. I figured that if I flashed modems onto the phone that the baseband "unknown" message would be fixed, and in the process also fix the IMEI. I therefore searched for patched kernels and modems for it. I came across this page that had patched modems and kernels for the S3 running Android 4.3. I flashed the modems and kernels found on the page with CWM 6.0.4.7 one by one. I went through 6 zipped files before the seventh one fixed my IMEI null/null and baseband "unknown" errors. The one that fixed it was "Patched_XXEMC2_Modem.zip". The six I tried at first changed the IMEI from null to 0049XXXXXXXXXXXXX/XX. The seventh one fixed both problems well. IMEI is well now and the baseband is too. Try flashing the kernels and your phone shall be OK like mine.
Null or 0044....... imei, only repair on service with box and tools... In Serbia, cost 10 euro. Good luck
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Hello guys.
So I was flashing custom roms before, and just today realised that my IMEI got lost.
I tried restoring it by this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/flash-recover-efs-snapdragon-t3406789https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/flash-recover-efs-snapdragon-t3406789
And now my phone doesnt recognise the sim card and I dont have signal.
I am currently on AOSIP 5.9, my phone is redmi note 3 pro.
I have few nvram backups, from miui and cm13, what can I do to restore my EFS partition and get back my IMEI?
{s3rious} said:
Hello guys.
So I was flashing custom roms before, and just today realised that my IMEI got lost.
I tried restoring it by this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/re.../how-to/flash-recover-efs-snapdragon-t3406789
And now my phone doesnt recognise the sim card and I dont have signal.
I am currently on AOSIP 5.9, my phone is redmi note 3 pro.
I have few nvram backups, from miui and cm13, what can I do to restore my EFS partition and get back my IMEI?
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Don't worry. In my case, IMEI were not erased, even then sim networks weren't showing up. This happens when you downgrade or upgrade without required firmware (atleast with me). Try to flash latest miui firmware or, you can try cm14.1 firmware.
geeknoob said:
Don't worry. In my case, IMEI were not erased, even then sim networks weren't showing up. This happens when you downgrade or upgrade without required firmware (atleast with me). Try to flash latest miui firmware or, you can try cm14.1 firmware.
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Thanks for help, I tried that but it isn't working. This isnt the solution, next advices?
edit: Solved it, kind of. I restored efs partition from backup, but I still have to get my IMEI, because when I type *#06# in dial app i get IMEI - 0
{s3rious} said:
Thanks for help, I tried that but it isn't working. This isnt the solution, next advices?
edit: Solved it, kind of. I restored efs partition from backup, but I still have to get my IMEI, because when I type *#06# in dial app i get IMEI - 0
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Great. Now get your imei(s) from the phone box and you're good to go!
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Great. Now get your imei(s) from the phone box and you're good to go!
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I have 1 IMEI on the phone box, there is SN (serial number?), MEID (which is for cdma network) and some other 13 digit number, what is that?
Okay guys, I've tried few different methods on how to restore IMEI and neither works. What the hell!?
I tried this one: http://en.miui.com/thread-245598-1-1.html and
this one: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=299779&highlight=IMEI%2Brestore
{s3rious} said:
Okay guys, I've tried few different methods on how to restore IMEI and neither works. What the hell!?
I tried this one: http://en.miui.com/thread-245598-1-1.html and
this one: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=299779&highlight=IMEI%2Brestore
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I can not help you with a solution, but I'll tell you that I have also lost IMEI, sent it on service and came back with another IMEI, not that one on the box. Since then, my phone acts extremely strange in any way, with random reboots, bootlops, errors on flashing different roms... Its just a pure hell. I don't know if the reason is that it has another IMEI then the original or its just a bad hardware, but I'm considering trying replace it with original one...
IMEI is the same on both SIMS for me. Sadly, I haven't checked before losing it.
apriores said:
I can not help you with a solution, but I'll tell you that I have also lost IMEI, sent it on service and came back with another IMEI, not that one on the box. Since then, my phone acts extremely strange in any way, with random reboots, bootlops, errors on flashing different roms... Its just a pure hell. I don't know if the reason is that it has another IMEI then the original or its just a bad hardware, but I'm considering trying replace it with original one...
IMEI is the same on both SIMS for me. Sadly, I haven't checked before losing it.
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Have you checked if you have the same phone, redmi note 3? And also check your software, if it is official or some vendor rom.
{s3rious} said:
Have you checked if you have the same phone, redmi note 3? And also check your software, if it is official or some vendor rom.
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Have you twrp backup specially efs then done restore it
{s3rious} said:
Have you checked if you have the same phone, redmi note 3? And also check your software, if it is official or some vendor rom.
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It's the same one. I can easily recognize it by screen protector, applied by me.
I have flashed official MIUI, different versions by EDL and all acts the same, with random reboots and bootloops.
apriores said:
It's the same one. I can easily recognize it by screen protector, applied by me.
I have flashed official MIUI, different versions by EDL and all acts the same, with random reboots and bootloops.
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I think it is hardware problem I face it before without playing in the IMEI and i was in warranty period so I gives my phone to the customer service and after a while they give me a new one . So try to get back the IMEI and go to the customer service with a miui rom . Flash it using mine flash and be sure about the variant is it Kate or kenzo.. I hope I helped u
@{s3rious}, @apriores, @Moody Abed, Guys I have had a lot of history with bricking and loosing IMEI, mac address, fp sensor issue, earphone issue with RN3. There were many times, when I thought, that I've damaged the hardware and it is needed to be sent for service. But let me tell you, most of these issues can be solved by making a few changes in the software. First of all, try to go to the latest global developer miui rom. Manually flash the modem partitions. Restore efs. Try all of these. You'll surely manage to correct the issue.
You can read my history with this device in this POST.
Bro I think you wiped your modem & imei. First flash the modem 1 and 2 then work for imei. Hope it helps. Here is the link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/flash-recover-efs-snapdragon-t3406789
sasukay said:
@{s3rious}, @apriores, @Moody Abed, Guys I have had a lot of history with bricking and loosing IMEI, mac address, fp sensor issue, earphone issue with RN3. There were many times, when I thought, that I've damaged the hardware and it is needed to be sent for service. But let me tell you, most of these issues can be solved by making a few changes in the software. First of all, try to go to the latest global developer miui rom. Manually flash the modem partitions. Restore efs. Try all of these. You'll surely manage to correct the issue.
You can read my history with this device in this POST.
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I've already flashed modem files manually and later followed a tutorial how to get imei back, but that didnt work. I used QSPT tools and it didnt work. Are there any other steps?
{s3rious} said:
I've already flashed modem files manually and later followed a tutorial how to get imei back, but that didnt work. I used QSPT tools and it didnt work. Are there any other steps?
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Well it was more of a hit and trial for me, but I can vouch that THIS WORKED FOR ME, atleast once.
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Well it was more of a hit and trial for me, but I can vouch that THIS WORKED FOR ME, atleast once.
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when I tried the first option, I completely lost my connection, the phone didnt recognized the sim. And then I made a restore with trp backup of efs partition and got my signal back, but IMEI was still missing.
After that I tried the second option, but I have only 1 IMEI, not 2. And in order to press start you need to have 2 IMEI-s, so what should I do?
{s3rious} said:
when I tried the first option, I completely lost my connection, the phone didnt recognized the sim. And then I made a restore with trp backup of efs partition and got my signal back, but IMEI was still missing.
After that I tried the second option, but I have only 1 IMEI, not 2. And in order to press start you need to have 2 IMEI-s, so what should I do?
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You don't have the box with you?
Aah nevermind. The IMEI 2 is same as the IMEI 1 unto the last two digits. For me, IMEI 1 has 23 as the last digits and IMEI2 has 31. Apart from that everything is same. So, you can try putting some similar values to IMEI 2.
And, I'll tell you what. One time, I lost my IMEI and I didn't had my box with me. What I did was I made a clean flash of the miui global dev (any miui may work), and I had them back. Then I don't remember exactly, but I think I made the efs backup and .qcn backup and noted the IMEI on sheet and then flashed the custom ROM. Then restored the efs or qcn or maybe I entered the IMEIs manually, following the same tutorial I mentioned earlier. I had my networks working on the custom rom.
Good luck to you.
apriores said:
I can not help you with a solution, but I'll tell you that I have also lost IMEI, sent it on service and came back with another IMEI, not that one on the box. Since then, my phone acts extremely strange in any way, with random reboots, bootlops, errors on flashing different roms... Its just a pure hell. I don't know if the reason is that it has another IMEI then the original or its just a bad hardware, but I'm considering trying replace it with original one...
IMEI is the same on both SIMS for me. Sadly, I haven't checked before losing it.
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You don't have the box with you?
Aah nevermind. The IMEI 2 is same as the IMEI 1 unto the last two digits. For me, IMEI 1 has 23 as the last digits and IMEI2 has 31. Apart from that everything is same. So, you can try putting some similar values to IMEI 2.
And, I'll tell you what. One time, I lost my IMEI and I didn't had my box with me. What I did was I made a clean flash of the miui global dev (any miui may work), and I had them back. Then I don't remember exactly, but I think I made the efs backup and .qcn backup and noted the IMEI on sheet and then flashed the custom ROM. Then restored the efs or qcn or maybe I entered the IMEIs manually, following the same tutorial I mentioned earlier. I had my networks working on the custom rom.
Good luck to you.
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I have a box, but only 1 IMEI is written there :/
{s3rious} said:
I have a box, but only 1 IMEI is written there :/
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Use it on both SIMs.
apriores said:
Use it on both SIMs.
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That's a big no no.
{s3rious} said:
I have a box, but only 1 IMEI is written there :/
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Try doing what I said. If manually putting values doesn't work. Flash miui global dev fastboot rom using miflash.