Anyone can or think he can fix my Galaxy s2 IMEI missing. It's gone and i tried everythin with no sucess.
So let me know if u can help. Im willing to pay!
Nobody here can do that for you. Either Samsung service centres or local mobile repair shops can fix your phone.
AkiraQc said:
Anyone can or think he can fix my Galaxy s2 IMEI missing. It's gone and i tried everythin with no sucess.
So let me know if u can help. Im willing to pay!
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Try these steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
If they don't work, nothing will. Also, this is not "buy an engineer" forum, you can't place a bid on your problem, keep that in mind for your next posts.
Dakura said:
Try these steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
If they don't work, nothing will. Also, this is not "buy an engineer" forum, you can't place a bid on your problem, keep that in mind for your next posts.
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I know it's not, i just don't wanna throw my s2 in the garbage. I just tought someone with the right knowledge could fix this. I tried every thread over the internet and nothing fixed this.
So in your opignion my phone is good for garbage ?
No, your phone is not 'good for garbage'. It is repairable, it's just that nobody here can help you. The IMEI needs to be 're-written' to the device, Samsung service centres have the equipment to do it, but might charge you a fair bit of money for the fix. Some local mobile repair shops (who aren't Samsung authorised repairers) might also have this equipment, and will more than likely repair it more cheaply than a Samsung service centre.
Other than purchasing the equipment yourself & somehow learning how to use it, then performing the fix without permanently borking your phone (a real possibility if you don't know what you're doing), and also paying a lot of money for something you'll probably never use again, they're your two options.
AkiraQc said:
Anyone can or think he can fix my Galaxy s2 IMEI missing. It's gone and i tried everythin with no sucess.
So let me know if u can help. Im willing to pay!
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There exists few people who remotely repair and fix imei through communication medium like teamviewer.
all you need to do is contact them and pay using paypal.
follow this link.
a manual is given for s2 device in link. you can also try following that.
P.S I am not sure if the person which I am referring to is yet working on this but you can nevertheless give it a try.
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With the right "box" it's possible to repair your IMEI within seconds: Myth or Truth?
Hello guys!
So, I screwed up big time and now I got a i9100 with unknown baseband and no IMEI... practically a media player.
Reading around the net it seems that with the right hardware (called "boxes" I think) it's possible to fix the problem within seconds.
Do you think a Samsung Service Centre, I mean the small ones that you may find in a city, could do it easily? If so what would you think would be a fair price?
As you might have guessed at this point I am indeed a total newbie and I thought such a thread might be useful to others with the same level of "newbiness".
I will report on what they tell me and the price they ask me.
Wish me luck,
f
You may be thinking of a jtag? not sure...
Anyway, this could help:
Recover IMEI in 9 steps
Or...Contact a member on here called Odia by PM. He may be able to recover it for you (for a small donation).
Hi i have the same problem with mi sgs I lost my original imei after a reboot and I've tried all recovery methods with no result I always get a generic imei I even tried to copy and rfs folder of a friend who lives in another country and uses another carrier and still the same
Can a box fix this our anyone here knows how to repair my nv_data.bin file? No matther the donation!
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service center will do the job or a repair shop cause they keep diff jtag,box wiv them....goood luck
The legality of IMEI "repair" is tricky and varies from jurisdiction, so I remind you of XDA's rule to "don't get us in trouble".
Thanks
rocky23 said:
service center will do the job or a repair shop cause they keep diff jtag,box wiv them....goood luck
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I've been reading about riff box and all I could find is phone unbricking in the case of a i9000 nothing about imei recovery any thoughts about that ?
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crachel said:
The legality of IMEI "repair" is tricky and varies from jurisdiction, so I remind you of XDA's rule to "don't get us in trouble".
Thanks
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thanks for the info never the less I think the is a huge difference in imei recovery and imei change ... Imei change is illegal
We are taking about recovering what many of us lost when we didn't know the importance of an efs backup and now we are stuck with a very nice media player and a quarter of a tablet instead of a very nice smart phone hehe
Many of us need a solution even if it cost a donation
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magnumve said:
thanks for the info never the less I think the is a huge difference in imei recovery and imei change ... Imei change is illegal
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Someone posted a video clearly demonstrating IMEI change, not "repair", which I reported and crachel deleted, hence the message.
Thank you for your answers guys.
First of all, as for the update: I called my Samsung Service Centre and they told me that Samsung considers a phone with no IMEI as "stolen" ... I protested that I have the original box + proof of purchase + the code is printed under the battery, to which they replied that they just collect the phones for Samsung to repair and that repairing the phone would be "very expensive".
I believe the "expensive part", not so much the "stolen" part of the story he told me, but hey... I didn't buy it phone in this country anyway so... why argue?
I'm very sorry if I posted something that may have got you in trouble, it wasn't my intention. I thought freedom of speech in the US covered also things that *may* be used for illegal purposes (such as weapons)... nonetheless, again, I'm sorry.
I guess what I wanted to ask, really, was: Can an official Samsung Service Centre RESTORE a phone's IMEI? I read in this very forum that some people's efs folder was completely wiped out: what about that case? Would they still be able to "create" (?) a new efs folder?
After speaking with a Samsung Service Centre it seems that the answer is no.
So... can I ask -and I'm not being ironic- if a cellphone repair shop can do it or would it be against the rules?
Thank you again.
Cheers,
f
PS
Just as an anecdote, an authorized HTC centre changed my old Elf's IMEI -without even asking me... or even telling me!- when I had some (motherboard?) problems.
Whether a cellphone repair shop can do it or not is irrelevant so far as 'the rules' are concerned. Because the only way you're going to find out is to contact a local cellphone repair shop I.E. how would anyone on here know if a cellphone shop near you can/will repair it for you ?
Thank you for your answer,
MistahBungle said:
how would anyone on here know if a cellphone shop near you can/will repair it for you ?
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My question was:
Can I ask if a cellphone repair shop can do it or would it be against the rules?
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I don't read the word "near", do you?
If it can't be done, it can't be done and there would be no point in contacting anyone in the first place.
Also I don't understand how 'the rules' are irrelevant *because* I'll only find out contacting a local repair shop.
I was talking about something perfectly legal in the US in each and every post of mine in this thread, even the one that got deleted, hence the question (perfectly legal i.e. The imei-changing-machine-thingie per se isn't against the law but it might be used against the law. Exactly like a gun.)
Cheers,
f
I made the distinction 'near' because whether a cellphone repair shop can fix it may depend on whether they have the same gear Samsung would use to fix it (I.E. are they also a Samsung authorised repairer - will they do a non-Samsung authorised repair).
And the only way you're going to know is by contacting cellphone repair shops near you. You're wasting your time here & clutching at straws.
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I don't read the word "near", do you?
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Thank you again,
I've already decided to send my phone back to Samsung (I think I wrote that in the post that got erased), I was just asking if it was possible in part out of curiosity in part because if hadn't the option of sending it back under warranty I would like to find a thread like this.
it may depend on whether they have the same gear Samsung would use to fix it
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As per thread's title there are many many imei-changing-machine-thingie around, if they work it's extremely probable that a specialized repair shop have them.
I'm not demanding that you (or anybody else) know if they are common and they work, but maybe somebody does know!
Anyway maybe you're right: I'm wasting my time
Cheers,
f
So finally I when out to find some shop that pointed me in the right direction and today I found a solution
I live in colombia so thought that a box that was ckmpatible with a sgs was mission impossible hehehehe
I found a shop that had a box and anfer 5 minutes and 20 USD my sgs was up and runing with my original imei!!!!!!!
I guess this is the only solution when you loose your efs and have no backup or nv_data.bak
I dont know if it is alowed to publish the name of box and procedure so if you want more info PM
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magnumve said:
I found a shop that had a box and anfer 5 minutes and 20 USD my sgs was up and runing with my original imei!!!!!!!
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Thank you,
I wasn't wasting my time after all
I hope this thread helped you a little
Cheers,
f
Hi Guys..
I've tried all methods but I can't fix my SIII international version. Basically flashed incorrectly without saving the efs folder.
Anyway.. I've taken in to a few shops but none can fix it. I need a shop which is more knowledgable about this.
Can anyone recommend somewhere to take my phone in?
Many thanks
The phone still in warranty?
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No warranty
Just about any phone store on any block can do it. Stay away from the official Samsung centers for this.
Try this method, since you're still under warranty, go into a shop and tell them your phone is not making calls anymore. If they don't recognize the problem is the efs, they might just replace the whole mobo for you.
I have tried some stores near Oxford Street, London but none of them know how to do it.
It has no warranty, so I can't take it in to Samsung.
What would be great is if someone could recommend a reliable store to take it in.
I don't know any stores in London. But be careful, the cost of repairing efs will vary widely. Try looking for a place that'll do it for around 20 euros or so. Some places try to charge over 100.
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Also, when you go in tell them you need to restore the IMEI, not the efs. Some people have no idea what the efs is but everyone knows what the IMEI is.
jenjenX said:
Hi Guys..
I've tried all methods but I can't fix my SIII international version. Basically flashed incorrectly without saving the efs folder.
Anyway.. I've taken in to a few shops but none can fix it. I need a shop which is more knowledgable about this.
Can anyone recommend somewhere to take my phone in?
Many thanks
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..what method have u tried?
..what incorrect rom did you flashed?
..be more specific and detailed so that people here in XDA can help u, lots of knowledgeable flashaholic here..
Before sending it in for repair, look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377731
This helped me in the past.
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I may be wrong but don't Samsung offer a two year warranty?
Finally got it repaired at a shop which used z3x samsung tool to restore my phone. This place is in central London, so let me know if anyone needs.
So.. can anyone link to any threads for me to totally back up my phone in case of bricking in the future?
no need to go to a shop
jenjenX said:
Finally got it repaired at a shop which used z3x samsung tool to restore my phone. This place is in central London, so let me know if anyone needs.
So.. can anyone link to any threads for me to totally back up my phone in case of bricking in the future?
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It is just a matter of flashing a Samsung Stock ROM to get back your IMEI/EFS, I have gone through the same problem but solved it on my own by reading this wonderful forum.
All you needed to do was to read up and follow the instruction on following thread, you could have saved that trip to the repair shop and learned a thing or two new stuff. This forum is full of knowledgeable folks who can solve most of the problems if you are willing to ask.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289.
If only it was just a matter of flashing a stock rom No need then for multiple posts help i lost my IMEI .
jforme said:
It is just a matter of flashing a Samsung Stock ROM to get back your IMEI/EFS, I have gone through the same problem but solved it on my own by reading this wonderful forum.
All you needed to do was to read up and follow the instruction on following thread, you could have saved that trip to the repair shop and learned a thing or two new stuff. This forum is full of knowledgeable folks who can solve most of the problems if you are willing to ask.
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Learning a thing or two? Really. I'm an avid reader and user of xda forums and have never paid for any modification to any phone. I tried every method available and it all came down to either taking it back to Samsung or using more advanced cable tools which would have cost me more than the phone.
So please do not mis-inform. Some flashing problems can be solved with simple methods but mine was definitely not. I post my updates so that people with a similiar problem can find a solution.
If only it was just a matter of flashing a stock rom No need then for multiple posts help i lost my IMEI .
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Exactly
jenjenX said:
Learning a thing or two? Really. I'm an avid reader and user of xda forums and have never paid for any modification to any phone. I tried every method available and it all came down to either taking it back to Samsung or using more advanced cable tools which would have cost me more than the phone.
So please do not mis-inform. Some flashing problems can be solved with simple methods but mine was definitely not. I post my updates so that people with a similiar problem can find a solution.
Exactly
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Hey my friend how much did you get it fixed for? I need to restore my Galaxy Nexus Imei
Klejdi90 said:
Hey my friend how much did you get it fixed for? I need to restore my Galaxy Nexus Imei
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I got it fixed in Queensway, London. I paid £50 but only because he needed to activate the Z3X box thing.. subsequent users should be much cheaper.
If this is convenient drop me a PM
help me
jenjenX said:
Finally got it repaired at a shop which used z3x samsung tool to restore my phone. This place is in central London, so let me know if anyone needs.
So.. can anyone link to any threads for me to totally back up my phone in case of bricking in the future?
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Hi there, i am exactly where you were lol. where did you go to get it resolved. address is possible please and how much. Thank you.
I can give you the number. PM me.
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jenjenX said:
Finally got it repaired at a shop which used z3x samsung tool to restore my phone. This place is in central London, so let me know if anyone needs.
So.. can anyone link to any threads for me to totally back up my phone in case of bricking in the future?
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could you please tell me the location of that service you used back than ?
XXM3G4XX said:
I can give you the number. PM me.
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Where is the shop located and its contact details?
hello where is this shop? in london
Hi , i have been around for while ,i mainly read and try to learn all i can about Android O/S .
i am no professional at all.
my Mobile atm wont boot up at all , can i please !! ask for the best place to send it in for repair ,if repair possible.
this is one of the greatest site i ever saw ,i never contributed in any help to fix issues ,i am profoundly sorry ,i wish i could be a programmer or do best ,i am always afraid to be a bother and miss inform then inform properly.
this isn't begging but an honest explanation of my capacities and limitations in this domain.
for Network issues of and windows and Apple products , pm me im good in those and will always give you the right time.
For the mean time my HTC Amaze 4G ,i wont boot-up best i get is a flashing screen (whiteness color) .
So i guess i would need to send it in a repair shop or other for fix,it isn't a new phone but worked great.
best regards
John Lortie
I hope i have posted at right place if not "i am sorry"
PS desperate i have been having this issue for 3 months i have searched like hell and still paying it monthly for the carrier service (in Canada -"Quebec") there robbers here for monthly plans even the lowest plans min $ 39.99 / monthly please a hand is more then welcome
Sand Man said:
Hi , i have been around for while ,i mainly read and try to learn all i can about Android O/S .
i am no professional at all.
my Mobile atm wont boot up at all , can i please !! ask for the best place to send it in for repair ,if repair possible.
this is one of the greatest site i ever saw ,i never contributed in any help to fix issues ,i am profoundly sorry ,i wish i could be a programmer or do best ,i am always afraid to be a bother and miss inform then inform properly.
this isn't begging but an honest explanation of my capacities and limitations in this domain.
for Network issues of and windows and Apple products , pm me im good in those and will always give you the right time.
For the mean time my HTC Amaze 4G ,i wont boot-up best i get is a flashing screen (whiteness color) .
So i guess i would need to send it in a repair shop or other for fix,it isn't a new phone but worked great.
best regards
John Lortie
I hope i have posted at right place if not "i am sorry"
PS desperate i have been having this issue for 3 months i have searched like hell and still paying it monthly for the carrier service (in Canada -"Quebec") there robbers here for monthly plans even the lowest plans min $ 39.99 / monthly please a hand is more then welcome
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Have you done any modification to it, or is it still completely stock? If still stock with no mods hanging on a flashing white screen is not a good sign. That generally means it needs repair. If you've tried to mod, what where you doing before it failed?
Hopefully we can find you some help
Odysseus1962 said:
Have you done any modification to it, or is it still completely stock? If still stock with no mods hanging on a flashing white screen is not a good sign. That generally means it needs repair. If you've tried to mod, what where you doing before it failed?
Hopefully we can find you some help
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@Odysseus1962--Is this one of those instances where the "unbrick" solution might help?
Hello,
I was flashing between roms and kernals, later I realised my efs gone bad with null.
I didnt make a backup before hand, now I am stuck.
Anyone please use any of the following links from below and send me the backup, will really appreciate it.
Thank you!
G900T
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705524
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737515
Its fixed. Thanks everyone.
KIES did the work
abrarabbu said:
Hello,
I was flashing between roms and kernals, later I realised my efs gone bad with null.
I didnt make a backup before hand, now I am stuck.
Anyone please use any of the following links from below and send me the backup, will really appreciate it.
Thank you!
G900T
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That's not good. I'm not sure you can do anything at this point if the efs partition is messed up. Even if I upload a backup, it'll be of my IMEI and serial, not yours.
aooga said:
That's not good. I'm not sure you can do anything at this point if the efs partition is messed up. Even if I upload a backup, it'll be of my IMEI and serial, not yours.
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Can you please send me.
I need my phone working right now.
I will make sure I get jtag done on it as soon as I get back to Toronto.
I am back home, and this thing is driving me crazy.
And no worry I am in India now.
abrarabbu said:
Can you please send me.
I need my phone working right now.
I will make sure I get jtag done on it as soon as I get back to Toronto.
I am back home, and this thing is driving me crazy.
And no worry I am in India now.
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Even if I send you my EFS partition, it won't fix your problem. It will have my IMEI and serial number. I'm pretty sure changing your IMEI is illegal anyway.
Take to some repair shops that write to NAND with your original IMEI. No offense, but no person in the right sense of mind would give you their EFS or IMEI. Be warned... it is ILLEGAL to change IMEIs.
aooga said:
I'm pretty sure changing your IMEI is illegal anyway.
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.3186.IS:
Illegal in the states, no idea about India but we have to deal with the laws we deal with.
watchout5 said:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.3186.IS:
Illegal in the states, no idea about India but we have to deal with the laws we deal with.
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Its been made illegal in India some time back... The issue there started with cheap Chinese phones flooding market with duplicate IMEIs making it hard to track anti social elements.
So it IS illegal in India too.
diablo009 said:
Its been made illegal in India some time back... The issue there started with cheap Chinese phones flooding market with duplicate IMEIs making it hard to track anti social elements.
So it IS illegal in India too.
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Thak you everyone for help.
I flashed it through kies and to my surprise it is fixed..
Thanks again
diablo009 said:
Take to some repair shops that write to NAND with your original IMEI. No offense, but no person in the right sense of mind would give you their EFS or IMEI. Be warned... it is ILLEGAL to change IMEIs.
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Good advice, but the last part is wrong. It may be illegal to change an IMEI.. that varies depending on where you are located and in some cases why you are changing it. It is not illegal in many jurisdictions and in fact factory authorized service dealers change IMEIs all the time. AFAIK it is not illegal anywhere to restore your original IMEI, which is what you should be striving to do anyway.
However as you might appreciate, threads about IMEI modification are emphatically discouraged and not infrequently locked on XDA due to abuse. Or the potential for the same. It's not a subject that we should be discussing at length other than to briefly suggest that an OP restore a backup if possible. Or seek a reputable repair shop otherwise.
Anyway, glad that the OP managed to resurrect his phone (even with the annoying thread title). Sounds like he had a backup (in Kies) that he didn't realize. And therein is the most important message - everyone should have a full backup of their phone, including the EFS.
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Hi the good people of XDA,
After sleuthing online about this problem for the last 3 weeks I'm left with no choice but to explain my situation and beg for help.
Last month I bought a trusty good ol' S3 Intl GT-I9300 in Pebble Blue off my neighbour prior to the death of my micro USB port on my Xperia Z1C, rendering it useless meaning I had to buy this hunk of junk!
Anyhow,
After getting used to it (having owned a few in the past) I became rather bored of the 4.3 update and it was becoming slow and sluggish, so I though why not back down to 4.0.4? So I did and I get "0049 IMEI & Not Registered On Network Errors", One of my old S3's did this a few yonks ago so I flashed it back up to 4.3 and booyah my IMEI came back, unfortunately, for this time, it didn't go as planned. I've tried bloomin' everything, from re-flashing a myriad of .tar files in Odin from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 heck the obvious one 4.3 and to no avail, nada, nothing. Even tried to flash modem packages but still nothing.
I sure hope somebody out there can help me, my missus is fed up of me moaning and hearing the clickty clack on the keyboard till' 4AM, I'm losing my sanity as well as my hair too!
My first post & plea in desparation, please don't be harsh!
When you update to 4.3 you're replacing the bootloader with an updated one, Idk how did you managed to get “4.0.4” but imei lost is certainly an effect of it..
There was a program for Windows that you can use to restore your imei, especially if it's 0049, I forgot whats the name of the program but you can try to restore the imei using it, sorry I'm lazy right now so I'll leave the researching to you XD
If that doesn't work - you could probably replace the motherboard really cheap knowing the S3 is almost 4 years old, heck I replaced my usb port for $10 back in January (yes from a Samsung store)
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Thank you buddy, just tinkering with the EFS partiton, no clue what I'm doing.
No immediate rush but if you could either post or PM me some links I'd be forever grateful.
Heisenberg97 said:
Thank you buddy, just tinkering with the EFS partiton, no clue what I'm doing.
No immediate rush but if you could either post or PM me some links I'd be forever grateful.
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I had this in my Bookmarks in case someone needed it. And it seems that you are in dire need of this. Here you go. Don't know if it will work, but try and report back.
First re-flash 4.3 and thanTry z3x box :good:
I have no idea what I'm doing, could I send somebody on here my EFS folder and tell them my IMEI and they can fix it for me? been playing about with nv_data and I don't know if I've made it worse, all I want to do is repair this handet that cost me £40 from me neighbour's dad. I'm willing to donate via PayPal to anybody who can repair my EFS folder with the legitimate IMEI I'll be providing.
Remember, I'll buy you a beer or two!
Love from the UK.
Heisenberg97 said:
I have no idea what I'm doing, could I send somebody on here my EFS folder and tell them my IMEI and they can fix it for me? been playing about with nv_data and I don't know if I've made it worse, all I want to do is repair this handet that cost me £40 from me neighbour's dad. I'm willing to donate via PayPal to anybody who can repair my EFS folder with the legitimate IMEI I'll be providing.
Remember, I'll buy you a beer or two!
Love from the UK.
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I might as well give it a shot. Hop on over to PM and send me the files, along with the IMEI. I'll do what i can, comparing it with mine. Waiting for you
On it now brother, you're a life saver! Good lad!
Every shop I go into, they say "No! could be stolen". Like yeah, I have 2 forms of purchase proof, who the heck'd nick an S3 and go through all of this trouble?
Thanks man, I'm setting up a PayPal right now.
Heisenberg97 said:
Thank you buddy, just tinkering with the EFS partiton, no clue what I'm doing.
No immediate rush but if you could either post or PM me some links I'd be forever grateful.
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Hi! sorry for late reply but the best I can find is z3x Samsung repair tool, it's paid but you can probably get it for free from somewhere (not discussing it here)
I hope Alexander can help you!
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