In the past i tried to update from 4.1.2 to 4.3 and my imei has changed to 0049
I understan its related to the new modem.
Now i have a brand new s3 and i want to go back to slimbean 4.2.2
Is it dangerous to update from 4.1.2 to SB 4.2.2 ?
Is there any chance that my imei will change again or its using the old modem?
Thanks.
Eladiko said:
In the past i tried to update from 4.1.2 to 4.3 and my imei has changed to 0049
I understan its related to the new modem.
Now i have a brand new s3 and i want to go back to slimbean 4.2.2
Is it dangerous to update from 4.1.2 to SB 4.2.2 ?
Is there any chance that my imei will change again or its using the old modem?
Thanks.
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Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Thanks for your reply but yet, i couldn't find an answer.
Is it ok to update to SB 4.2.2 with out messing up my IMEI?
It wont normally mess up your IMEI. It will on the other hand change your efs to the newer efs v2. Which should be no problem if you backup your IMEI in the first place and as all XXEMG4 or beyond use efs v2 your fine.
You should read this thread again which was already posted by JJegan. Everything is explained there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
xFixi said:
It wont normally mess up your IMEI. It will on the other hand change your efs to the newer efs v2. Which should be no problem if you backup your IMEI in the first place and as all XXEMG4 or beyond use efs v2 your fine.
You should read this thread again which was already posted by JJegan. Everything is explained there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
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But isnt it slimbwan doesnt use XXEMG4 and its using an older modem?
So why its should change my efs method to v2?
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Hello everyone...i have a problem with this rom....i flashed my brand new galaxy the 4.2.2 leak from here...i wiped everything but when phone opens my sim does not work....Carrier is Cosmote Greece. Tried re-flashing reverted back to 4.1 and then flash 4.2.2 stil nothing...the only thing that does not work is my sim....any ideas? i scrolled the leak thread but i did not so a report that sim does not work...Thanks
Questions go in the q&a forum, report your post and ask for it to be moved.
Your problem is most likely either the modem or efs folder, go read the stickies -especially this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
I moved it. No need to Report it.
Woody said:
I moved it. No need to Report it.
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Don't worry you just messed up your efs with the new modem that latest 4.1.2 have, so now If you want to flash 4.2.2 and get carrier signal you just need to flash latest modem (baseband) g2/g4. (xxuemg2/xxuemg4).
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bett3rthan said:
Don't worry you just messed up your efs with the new modem that latest 4.1.2 have, so now If you want to flash 4.2.2 and get carrier signal you just need to flash latest modem (baseband) g2/g4. (xxuemg2/xxuemg4).
If I helped you press thanks!
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Thanks for all the replies...searched on xda-google i did not found this modem....flashed mc2 modem nothing changed at all....if you have a link for this modem reply...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377731
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts
Modems are in the modem threads .
Hi guys , so i was having some problems with calls on my gs3 , (i was sending sms and atuff normally, but from yesterday till today i could make calls in the morning, i tried my moms phone and the carrier signas and status seems ok. so i tough it was a modem problem, i flashed "I9300UBEMH2_I9300UBEMH1_I9300UWHEMH1_HOME.tar.md5" from panama and the signal was OK . so i tried to reflash another modem and i got the "no sim card" error. tried a bunch of modems and none of them worked.
So now im flashing the stock one, but as far as i know it wont read my imei because of the panama was MG4 or MH1 it changed the efs format. But i will flash a mg4 modem with the stuck UBELL1 from movistar southamerica and see if it works .
My problem here is , can i flash an mg4 rom make a back up of the efs with ktools and restore the efs backup on a previous not mg4 rom? and it will read my emai ? (this is happening because i didn't made a back up of my original efs)
Also i was wondering, what will happen when i want to install a 4.2.2 again in the future? or a 4.3? i won't be able to do it since i need to use a mg4 modem to have signal? or can i back up a working efs with a mg4 rom and restore the efs back up on a stock not mg4?
#BTW my sg3 is still attached to movistar (is not unlocked)
leboreiro said:
Hi guys , so i was having some problems with calls on my gs3 , (i was sending sms and atuff normally, but from yesterday till today i could make calls in the morning, i tried my moms phone and the carrier signas and status seems ok. so i tough it was a modem problem, i flashed "I9300UBEMH2_I9300UBEMH1_I9300UWHEMH1_HOME.tar.md5" from panama and the signal was OK . so i tried to reflash another modem and i got the "no sim card" error. tried a bunch of modems and none of them worked.
So now im flashing the stock one, but as far as i know it wont read my imei because of the panama was MG4 or MH1 it changed the efs format. But i will flash a mg4 modem with the stuck UBELL1 from movistar southamerica and see if it works .
My problem here is , can i flash an mg4 rom make a back up of the efs with ktools and restore the efs backup on a previous not mg4 rom? and it will read my emai ? (this is happening because i didn't made a back up of my original efs)
Also i was wondering, what will happen when i want to install a 4.2.2 again in the future? or a 4.3? i won't be able to do it since i need to use a mg4 modem to have signal? or can i back up a working efs with a mg4 rom and restore the efs back up on a stock not mg4?
#BTW my sg3 is still attached to movistar (is not unlocked)
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Please just read General > Sticky roll-up > IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff.
Everything you have asked is answered there
rootSU said:
Please just read General > Sticky roll-up > IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff.
Everything you have asked is answered there
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I already did , but there are some questions here like the one where if i can restore a mh2 or mg4 efs backup to a stock not mg4 or mh2 .
and what would happen when i want to install 4.3 on october , or even a 4.2.2
leboreiro said:
I already did , but there are some questions here like the one where if i can restore a mh2 or mg4 efs backup to a stock not mg4 or mh2 .
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This question doesn't make sense.
leboreiro said:
and what would happen when i want to install 4.3 on october , or even a 4.2.2
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This is already answered in the thread you said you read.
today i had some idea. But not im not sure about it . So here it is. I am wondering if its completely necesary to use mg4 modems forever on my device to get my imei readen. So is there any kind of method to take the v2 imei readen only for mg4 modems . and make it readable for another basebands modems? like ubell1 ? . i tried installing a 4.2.2 rom, then flashing the mg4 modem. once the imei got readen i made a efs backup with HCk tool , then i change rom and restore the mg4 efs backup . But i got nothing . the imei is not being read.
do you know if what im trying to do is possible? or maybe (as i said before) i will have to forever use mg4 modems on my device? .
with mg4 modems im not having problems is just that , it's a pain in the ass being changing of basebands everytime i want to flash a new rom.
You can only use mg2, mg4 or mh1. Basically any modem released since July. Stop living in the past
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I flashed via odin the pana I9300UBEMH2 I9300UWHEMH1 . but when i went back to the stock one i have imei 0049 - I tough this could happen only with mg4 roms . i flashed the panama one and i got my signal and imei back. but im not sure of wich roms can i flash now
can u help me?
leboreiro said:
I flashed via odin the pana I9300UBEMH2 I9300UWHEMH1 . but when i went back to the stock one i have imei 0049 - I tough this could happen only with mg4 roms . i flashed the panama one and i got my signal and imei back. but im not sure of wich roms can i flash now
can u help me?
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Please read general > Sticky roll-up thread / IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff.
Every ROM since July changes EFS. Why would only July ROMs do the upgrade then not August?
rootSU said:
Please read general > Sticky roll-up thread / IMEI / EFS - Know this stuff.
Every ROM since July changes EFS. Why would only July ROMs do the upgrade then not August?
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i have just 2 or 3 simple questions. especific quesitons that i cannot find the answer on your post. or maybe the answer is on the next 11 pages? you mention on your post only MG4 roms or newer. don't say anything about Mh2 . so the questions is kinda easy, would i am able to have signal and imea read on a 4.1.2 if i flash a mg4 modem after install ? . and same thing happen to 4.2.2 or 4.3 will i have to always flash a custom modem to have my imea readden?
leboreiro said:
i have just 2 or 3 simple questions. especific quesitons that i cannot find the answer on your post. or maybe the answer is on the next 11 pages?
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You have asked no questions that are not answered in post 1. I made post as easy as possible for all to understand. There is not much else I can do about it.
rootSU said:
You have asked no questions that are not answered in post 1. I made post as easy as possible for all to understand. There is not much else I can do about it.
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I've got this fragment you wrote.
"If you have ever flashed XXEMG* (or newer) ROM, to keep your IMEI working, you must:
Stay with the EFS v2 basebands (MG* or newer). You may flash other ROMs but must return to the MG* (or newer) baseband
Restore your EFS backup (taken before XXEMG* or newer ROM install) to use older (EFS v1) basebands. EFS backup must be an EFSv1 backup to use an EFS v1 baseband
If the above don't work, consider sending for repair... "
SO i will have to back up and restore the mg4 mh2 efs every time i want to change rom for a older one.. do you know if 4.3 (as it will be obviosly new) will have a mg4 or mh2 mh1 modem? . im kinda having problems on my calls . internet and messanging are just fine . but some times when i want to call the automatic operator says " the call could not be proccesed" but dunno if this is a signal problem or it is just me.
does k tools back up v2 efs?
leboreiro said:
SO i will have to back up and restore the mg4 mh2 efs every time i want to change rom for a older one
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From my thread:
rootSU said:
If you have ever flashed XXEMG* (or newer) ROM, to keep your IMEI working, you must:
Stay with the EFS v2 basebands (MG* or newer). You may flash other ROMs but must return to the MG* (or newer) baseband
Restore your EFS backup (taken before XXEMG* or newer ROM install) to use older (EFS v1) basebands. EFS backup must be an EFSv1 backup to use an EFS v1 baseband
If the above don't work, consider sending for repair...
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leboreiro said:
do you know if 4.3 (as it will be obviosly new) will have a mg4 or mh2 mh1 modem?
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How could we know? Why would we need to know? There are new modems coming out every month. 2 in July alone at least 1 in August
leboreiro said:
does k tools back up v2 efs?
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Why would it not?
rootSU said:
From my thread:
How could we know? Why would we need to know? There are new modems coming out every month. 2 in July alone at least 1 in August
Why would it not?
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thanks for your support u've been very helpful.
after flashing 4.3 baeds rom and failed to start..i managed to flash new firmware 4.1.2 with odin..but after starting up..my phone doesnt have network(not registerd network) and my serial written like that 00004400****.. then trying to do a full wipe and re-flashed the firmware again..also no network...how can i fix that plz ????
zeyadrani said:
after flashing 4.3 baeds rom and failed to start..i managed to flash new firmware 4.1.2 with odin..but after starting up..my phone doesnt have network(not registerd network) and my serial written like that 00004400****.. then trying to do a full wipe and re-flashed the firmware again..also no network...how can i fix that plz ????
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please read the stickies in general sections and search first, I think half of the >1000 threads here in Q&A section are filled with the same question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
I hope you have an efs backup. if not follow the steps in the linked thread.
btw which 4.1.2 did you flash. when you flash 4.3 rom efs will change to v2 so you need a rom with efs v2 baseband (everything newer than xeemg4)
zeyadrani said:
after flashing 4.3 baeds rom and failed to start..i managed to flash new firmware 4.1.2 with odin..but after starting up..my phone doesnt have network(not registerd network) and my serial written like that 00004400****.. then trying to do a full wipe and re-flashed the firmware again..also no network...how can i fix that plz ????
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Read this post 1441: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48578725#post48578725
It works for me.
Darkened_Sky said:
please read the stickies in general sections and search first, I think half of the >1000 threads here in Q&A section are filled with the same question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
I hope you have an efs backup. if not follow the steps in the linked thread.
btw which 4.1.2 did you flash. when you flash 4.3 rom efs will change to v2 so you need a rom with efs v2 baseband (everything newer than xeemg4)
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i flashed stock firmware 4.1.2
zeyadrani said:
i flashed stock firmware 4.1.2
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yeah I know but which one (the build number) something like XXELLA or XXEMG4...? you can see it in settings menu
in fact if you have flashed a firmware older than XXEMG4 then also its baseband is flashed, and these old basebands are not compatible with efs v2 which has been flashed through your sammy 4.3 update.
This could PROBABLY have caused your imei problem and you would only have to flash a baseband newer than XXEMG4 to PROBABLY solve it. or your efs is corrupt than you should follow the steps in the stickies
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yeah I know but which one (the build number) something like XXELLA or XXEMG4...? you can see it in settings menu
in fact if you have flashed a firmware older than XXEMG4 then also its baseband is flashed, and these old basebands are not compatible with efs v2 which has been flashed through your sammy 4.3 update.
This could PROBABLY have caused your imei problem and you would only have to flash a baseband newer than XXEMG4 to PROBABLY solve it. or your efs is corrupt than you should follow the steps in the stickies
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U dun have to flash a modem NEWER than xxemg4. U nid to flash xxemg4 modem and its okay alr. Mg4 modem will work.
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Darkened_Sky said:
yeah I know but which one (the build number) something like XXELLA or XXEMG4...? you can see it in settings menu
in fact if you have flashed a firmware older than XXEMG4 then also its baseband is flashed, and these old basebands are not compatible with efs v2 which has been flashed through your sammy 4.3 update.
This could PROBABLY have caused your imei problem and you would only have to flash a baseband newer than XXEMG4 to PROBABLY solve it. or your efs is corrupt than you should follow the steps in the stickies
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will it work if i flashed XXELLA then restored my efs ?!!
zeyadrani said:
will it work if i flashed XXELLA then restored my efs ?!!
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so the firmware you have flashed is XXELLA?
and do you have an efs backup or not? (sorry I do not really understand your sentence)
Thaaaaaanks I have solved that....my imiel and sn is back
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my s3 cannot use the newer modem than EMB1 ..if i use modem newer than that, the emei will become weird number 00049xxxxxxx ..
i had try use MG4 modem, but no luck also same problem..how can i solve this problem?
syedkamal92 said:
my s3 cannot use the newer modem than EMB1 ..if i use modem newer than that, the emei will become weird number 00049xxxxxxx ..
i had try use MG4 modem, but no luck also same problem..how can i solve this problem?
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Please ask in the existing threads .
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
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