Wondering if anyone had a method for backing up the EFS partition on an HTC One M8. I'd recently lost the IMEI on my AT&T Galaxy S III sometime while flashing 4.4.2 nightlies without first backing up the EFS. For the past month, I've tried all the methods that I could find to try to restore it, to no avail.
So, I give up & order the HTC One M8. But before I go flashing anything, I really want to back up the EFS.
23rdstreet said:
Wondering if anyone had a method for backing up the EFS partition on an HTC One M8. I'd recently lost the IMEI on my AT&T Galaxy S III sometime while flashing 4.4.2 nightlies without first backing up the EFS. For the past month, I've tried all the methods that I could find to try to restore it, to no avail.
So, I give up & order the HTC One M8. But before I go flashing anything, I really want to back up the EFS.
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I'm not sure if there is any method or need to backup an efs on an HTC device. Someone might be able to correct me, but I believe that is a Samsung specific problem.
To my knowledge, only Samsung and LG devices have an EFS partition. I have had HTC devices for quite some time and have never heard the term EFS before I bought a Galaxy S4.
The EFS partition holds all of the IMEI data, wireless hardware info etc...On HTC devices, we need S-OFF before we can modify radio data I believe. So HTC must have something similar, but I'm not sure it is specifically an "EFS partition".
But given how vital the EFS partition is to those devices that utilize it, I'd make sure it isn't there before I went tinkering around.
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I am curious about this as well, I always liked to back up my EFS partition when I owned Samsung devices just in case I nuked something. Is anyone familiar enough with HTC's filestructure to know where the IMEI info is stored?
23rdstreet said:
Wondering if anyone had a method for backing up the EFS partition on an HTC One M8. I'd recently lost the IMEI on my AT&T Galaxy S III sometime while flashing 4.4.2 nightlies without first backing up the EFS. For the past month, I've tried all the methods that I could find to try to restore it, to no avail.
So, I give up & order the HTC One M8. But before I go flashing anything, I really want to back up the EFS.
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Hi , Did u ever find out if this is possible or necessary ? If so can u share what u have found out ?
It's not necessary with a HTC device. Once you have s-off and unlocked bootloader.
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4thosenjesuschrist said:
It's not necessary with a HTC device. Once you have s-off and unlocked bootloader.
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Are you sure? I also came from a Captivate (which did have an EFS folder), and a Galaxy S3 (where the IMEI was located in a memory block and not an actual folder). I'm not sure what caused some devices to loose the IMEI, it did happen when people flashed ROM's. My guess is this could potentially still be a problem with the HTC phones, but hasn't come up yet. I never lost my IMEI on the S3 (I did on the Captivate), but I was worried about it being erased every time I flashed.
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Are you sure? I also came from a Captivate (which did have an EFS folder), and a Galaxy S3 (where the IMEI was located in a memory block and not an actual folder). I'm not sure what caused some devices to loose the IMEI, it did happen when people flashed ROM's. My guess is this could potentially still be a problem with the HTC phones, but hasn't come up yet. I never lost my IMEI on the S3 (I did on the Captivate), but I was worried about it being erased every time I flashed.
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After flashing many ROMs and other mods on 4 different HTC Android devices; I don't believe I've ever heard of the IMEI being lost from flashing a ROM on an HTC device, and I've never previously heard of anyone backing up EFS on an HTC device. I don't think HTC devices even have an EFS partition, it seems to be exclusively a Samsung thing. Some Google searches on EFS for HTC devices backs up this notion.
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Hello,
i have a problem with my I9100G. It has the known IMEI 004999010640000. I want to repair the IMEI back to the original one.
Who can help me with that via teamviewer. The phone also always ask for a network unlock code when the pin of the simcard is entered.
The phone is/was a free one which acceped all cards. But now after the crash it do not accept any card without asking for a network unlock code.
If someone can help me it would be great.
I can also make a payment via paypal if someone help me with success.
bladethesoldier said:
Hello,
i have a problem with my I9100G. It has the known IMEI 004999010640000. I want to repair the IMEI back to the original one.
Who can help me with that via teamviewer. The phone also always ask for a network unlock code when the pin of the simcard is entered.
The phone is/was a free one which acceped all cards. But now after the crash it do not accept any card without asking for a network unlock code.
If someone can help me it would be great.
I can also make a payment via paypal if someone help me with success.
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First of all, never ever give an IMEI over the Internet, especially your true one. It is enough to mention that your IMEI has been modified. IMEIs can be stolen and in some countries there is a blacklist of them and you risk getting fined or, in some instances, prison.
Now, what ROM are you on? Usually IMEI corruption takes place when you flash custom ROMs. What you should try is flash a stock ROM on your phone. I know my brother has had the issue on his I9000 and he managed to bring back the IMEI by flashing a stock ROM.
If you have a backup of your /efs folder you should restore that. If not, for future reference, you should use Root Explorer or any other file system explorer to backup your folder and have it ready in case **** happens.
Some Kernels, including Siyah Kernel back the folder automatically.
Darkmind1 said:
First of all, never ever give an IMEI over the Internet, especially your true one. It is enough to mention that your IMEI has been modified. IMEIs can be stolen and in some countries there is a blacklist of them and you risk getting fined or, in some instances, prison.
Now, what ROM are you on? Usually IMEI corruption takes place when you flash custom ROMs. What you should try is flash a stock ROM on your phone. I know my brother has had the issue on his I9000 and he managed to bring back the IMEI by flashing a stock ROM.
If you have a backup of your /efs folder you should restore that. If not, for future reference, you should use Root Explorer or any other file system explorer to backup your folder and have it ready in case **** happens.
Some Kernels, including Siyah Kernel back the folder automatically.
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I know that this imei is a developer one. I have bought this phone over the internet i didn´t briked the imei. I have flashed back to several original roms, but no luck,
Z3X box..
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Trying stock rom works
I had the same issue i unstalled back the stock rom and bam!! i got my original imei back :good:
Hi all,
I recently lost my IMEI number (I do not know how, I did not install any weird apps).
The IMEI number says unknown, the network does not work.
Some things to note:
I am not rooted, never have
Using official FW 2.3.3
Never made EFS backup
Have original box (with IMEI number might help?)
Did not install any malcious application
I have read that if I root the device and try the GSII_repair it MIGHT fix, but I don't want to run into more trouble having to result in a BRICK or anything.
Is there any way to restore the EFS thing without having to resort to Samsung?
Solution?
You might need to root your phone.
Since it only needs a new IMEI number you could backup all of your apps and settings and reflash the same firmware and finally restore apps.
This will almost likely require you to root
GUIDE 1
GUIDE 2
GUIDE 3
Good luck and don't give up!:fingers-crossed:
suenoromis said:
You might need to root your phone.
Since it only needs a new IMEI number you could backup all of your apps and settings and reflash the same firmware and finally restore apps.
This will almost likely require you to root
GUIDE 1
GUIDE 2
GUIDE 3
Good luck and don't give up!:fingers-crossed:
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I tried rooting the phone,
I tried the GSII_Repair, no luck.
Any hope?
Without a backup, no. If you've never messed with the phone (not rooted/not run non-stock firmware) & you bought the phone new, your warranty should be good. If so, use it. If not, it's either pay Samsung/authorised repairer to fix it, or ask local mobile repair shops. You may get lucky.
Hello,
Last month, I have suceesfully unlocked my LG P500 for the low price of 11$.
I was a little confused and the guy who sent me my unlock code helped me a bit, since it was the first time I did it.
Needed to go back to Stock, then unlock. Then I successfully restored my Nandroid backup to go back to CM7, when the IT guy confirmed me the the SIM-Unlock is definitely ROM independant.
It did worked, but I don't understand that point, about unlocking;
The phone HAS to store in one of his partitions, the fact that network is unlocked. But where is this stored? The fact that I've restored a CM7 Nandroid backup (Backup taken when phone was still carrier-locked), and unlock was not lost, I have trouble with understanding that.
So the file, code part or anything, that says the phone is locked, where is it? Obviously it's not in the ROM, /System, cannot be either in the bootloader /Boot. Neither it can be in the SIM itself or SD card (Which would absolutely make no sense), but it has to be stored SOMEWHERE. I'm confused.
Where is this information stored, in my LG P500 ? It seems definitely impossible to overwrite that partition with a TWRP restore, it doesn't seem to offer write to that partition, whatever partition it is (Would like to know that).
Which would also make sense - read that if unlocking was ROM dependent, anyone could restore a Nandroid backup that someone already unlocked, and unlock their own phone that way.
Where is that unlock information stored in the phone, and in what type? In LG phones? What about Samsung (For my knowledge, Samsung Galaxy S2 X, SGH-T989D ?) ? For Samsung, is this the same partition where the IMEI is stored (/EFS? No such partition exists on my LG P500, I think) ?
Thank you very much, I would like to understand that point.
Hello People
Again, I'm with problems with my S3 since the one time decided to test a custom ROM which turned out to screw my IMEI and got to it back working with BOX in repair service.
I n order to see if the BOX fix did actually solve my signal problem, it was suggested to me in a previous post that I flash the same stock rom via ODIN. Before that, I backed up current EFS as well.
Unfortunately, it seems the problem wasn't entirely solved. Same as before: both my IMEI and S/N are untouched (S/N does not coincide with S/N in the back of phone) and though it says I have a full signal, I'm not registered in network and i can't make or receive calls, sms, etc. Even though I restored the EFS folder, nothing happens.
I really wish not to go back to repair service again. What else can I do about this? Many thanks and excuse my rant. Hope I was thorough and clear on the problem. I also have a EFSv2_basebands_opt4.zip file I downloaded somewhere in xda . Would that help?
Many thanks.
rhrs1987 said:
Hello People
Again, I'm with problems with my S3 since the one time decided to test a custom ROM which turned out to screw my IMEI and got to it back working with BOX in repair service.
I n order to see if the BOX fix did actually solve my signal problem, it was suggested to me in a previous post that I flash the same stock rom via ODIN. Before that, I backed up current EFS as well.
Unfortunately, it seems the problem wasn't entirely solved. Same as before: both my IMEI and S/N are untouched (S/N does not coincide with S/N in the back of phone) and though it says I have a full signal, I'm not registered in network and i can't make or receive calls, sms, etc. Even though I restored the EFS folder, nothing happens.
I really wish not to go back to repair service again. What else can I do about this? Many thanks and excuse my rant. Hope I was thorough and clear on the problem. I also have a EFSv2_basebands_opt4.zip file I downloaded somewhere in xda . Would that help?
Many thanks.
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Flash a patched modem and kernel from here >> https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B6MIUd7HJudAbU5YaGkzOUowMG8#list << see if that works if it doesyou will always need to use the patched files.
Thanks tallman43! I'll try that. Also, I noticed now that the EFS folder is EMPTY :/. and the backup .tar I made with CWM says it's 0 bytes? wtf?
still, in phone info, imei and s/n are there. weird?
THANK YOU
Flash a patched modem and kernel from here >> https://drive.google.com/folderview?...kzOUowMG8#list << see if that works if it doesyou will always need to use the patched files.
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Your recommendation worked like a charm. My signal is up and running normally. MANY THANKS tallman43.
Lastly, even if I sometime I decide to try out a custom ROM (unlikely at the moment, but who knows?), I still have to flash patched kernel&modem? or in case of factory reset (I will be selling the phone soon) ?That custom really messed up my phone...
rhrs1987 said:
Your recommendation worked like a charm. My signal is up and running normally. MANY THANKS tallman43.
Lastly, even if I sometime I decide to try out a custom ROM (unlikely at the moment, but who knows?), I still have to flash patched kernel&modem? or in case of factory reset (I will be selling the phone soon) ?That custom really messed up my phone...
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Yes you will always need them.
tallman43 said:
Flash a patched modem and kernel from here >> https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B6MIUd7HJudAbU5YaGkzOUowMG8#list << see if that works if it doesyou will always need to use the patched files.
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Yes you will always need them.
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I would still like to solve the problem at its roots: to fix the "not registered in network" problem whenever factory reset or stock ROM flash via odin is done. That is simply not normal. I might be selling the phone soon and the new user won't most probably know he/she would have to apply a patched kernel or etc.. ( let alone about rooting the phone).
Basically, bring the phone back to it's original sound state before I tried out the custom ROM. What can I do about that?
Hope I'm not being annoying.. just trying to get to the bottom of things
rhrs1987 said:
I would still like to solve the problem at its roots: to fix the "not registered in network" problem whenever factory reset or stock ROM flash via odin is done. That is simply not normal. I might be selling the phone soon and the new user won't most probably know he/she would have to apply a patched kernel or etc.. ( let alone about rooting the phone).
Basically, bring the phone back to it's original sound state before I tried out the custom ROM. What can I do about that?
Hope I'm not being annoying.. just trying to get to the bottom of things
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There is nothing you can do without your original efs backup.Only a service repair can fix it.
tallman43 said:
There is nothing you can do without your original efs backup.Only a service repair can fix it.
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Understood. I think I have the original EFS in my SD, though I tried replacing it once and it didn't work out... I suppose I'll have to make do. Thanks for everything man
Flashing modem with Ariza patch was bad idea. Your efs folder is screwed up now and you are addicted to constantly flash this dirty workaround.
If anyone have problems with registering in network please check your device serial number first. It must be the same as on the sticker under battery. If it's not then type *#0011# and check info under IMEI CERT. If there is FAIL info then you should use any box ie Z3X to correct phone's serial number. It takes only few minutes and is cheap. It's better long-term way than patching and permanently destroying your efs informations.
If you have backup then you should flash normal modem and restore original efs partition. Then find any GSM service center with box and tell them to fix serial number. It shouldn't cost more then 5-10 dollars.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
SirKunon said:
Flashing modem with Ariza patch was bad idea. Your efs folder is screwed up now and you are addicted to constantly flash this dirty workaround.
If anyone have problems with registering in network please check your device serial number first. It must be the same as on the sticker under battery. If it's not then type *#0011# and check info under IMEI CERT. If there is FAIL info then you should use any box ie Z3X to correct phone's serial number. It takes only few minutes and is cheap. It's better long-term way than patching and permanently destroying your efs informations.
If you have backup then you should flash normal modem and restore original efs partition. Then find any GSM service center with box and tell them to fix serial number. It shouldn't cost more then 5-10 dollars.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
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I have never flashed the Ariza patch nor have I even mentioned it on my previous posts explaining the problem. Fixing the s/n issue is indeed adviseable, but paying to correct s/n using box here where I live is ASTRONOMICALLY expensive. They should answer for never having fixed it, but they won't. Here is a hell of a lot more than 5-10 dollars, unfortunately.
Believe me , I'm no happier in applying this sorry fix every time I want to factory reset or upgrade, etc; it's the only option I have left at the moment.
Those files you have flashed, I mean kernel and modem are patched with Ariza's method. It is called Ariza patch and it is latest solution you should take to resurrect your phone because it is a destructive one.
Sorry to hear that you can't repair it as it should be especially if you want to sell this device.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
SirKunon said:
Flashing modem with Ariza patch was bad idea. Your efs folder is screwed up now and you are addicted to constantly flash this dirty workaround.
If anyone have problems with registering in network please check your device serial number first. It must be the same as on the sticker under battery. If it's not then type *#0011# and check info under IMEI CERT. If there is FAIL info then you should use any box ie Z3X to correct phone's serial number. It takes only few minutes and is cheap. It's better long-term way than patching and permanently destroying your efs informations.
If you have backup then you should flash normal modem and restore original efs partition. Then find any GSM service center with box and tell them to fix serial number. It shouldn't cost more then 5-10 dollars.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
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SirKunon said:
Those files you have flashed, I mean kernel and modem are patched with Ariza's method. It is called Ariza patch and it is latest solution you should take to resurrect your phone because it is a destructive one.
Sorry to hear that you can't repair it as it should be especially if you want to sell this device.
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oh... well, that I didn't know :$ SirKunon. I understand and totally agree with you on everything. I'll see maybe if I can find some place cheaper for getting it repaired... Many thanks
hi i was wondering if you guys can help me,i have your problem but i have an efs backup,but i cant seem to be able to restore my imei,i tried Ktool,efs professional,nothing seems to work,i should mention that the efs backup was from a Samsung 4.1.2 stock now my phone is on CM11
thanks
rhrs1987 said:
Hello People
Again, I'm with problems with my S3 since the one time decided to test a custom ROM which turned out to screw my IMEI and got to it back working with BOX in repair service.
I n order to see if the BOX fix did actually solve my signal problem, it was suggested to me in a previous post that I flash the same stock rom via ODIN. Before that, I backed up current EFS as well.
Unfortunately, it seems the problem wasn't entirely solved. Same as before: both my IMEI and S/N are untouched (S/N does not coincide with S/N in the back of phone) and though it says I have a full signal, I'm not registered in network and i can't make or receive calls, sms, etc. Even though I restored the EFS folder, nothing happens.
I really wish not to go back to repair service again. What else can I do about this? Many thanks and excuse my rant. Hope I was thorough and clear on the problem. I also have a EFSv2_basebands_opt4.zip file I downloaded somewhere in xda . Would that help?
Many thanks.
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May i ask a few questions about your problem?
Which version were you using when you desided to use a custom rom?
Was your phone ever rooted before installing a custom rom (when you were on official)
Did you upgrade your phone before? (Official via ota or odin)
thewalekk said:
May i ask a few questions about your problem?
Which version were you using when you desided to use a custom rom?
Was your phone ever rooted before installing a custom rom (when you were on official)
Did you upgrade your phone before? (Official via ota or odin)
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I was on 4.2.2 leaked version ROM some guy installed at a repair service some time ago when the phone belonged to my mother. I was actually rooted using the CF AutoRoot method, with Philz CWM recovery. I decided to change to a custom 4.3 without having changed first to a stock 4.3.
The problem came when, within the custom ROM's aroma installer, I ticked an option to upgrade the modem to some build I can't remember now and my signal became screwed up. I informed this in the developer's custom rom discussion thread about the issue to which he replied that the problem was that the EFS folder tried to convert from v1 to v2 and failed (this was when I learned of the whole efs version folder change since build XXX (don't remember).
I download a stock unbranded 4.3 ROM and flashed it via ODIN, believing that would solve the issue; it didn't. Finally, I became desperate and took it to a repair service where they used box. Apparently, late did I notice s/n was not the same as the one in the back of phone. I'm guessing that would solve the problem? I don't know.
i am sorry for your loss . i wish you had all that info you learned before a try and fail. now that your imei number is a clon number, and once a box tempers with that you cant go back even if you have your orijinal efs folder or backup. you should always have that 2 patched modem and kernel files on your sd card just incase. you can use custom 4.3 with the patched files and get a signal but you will always have some lags after some time because of the kernel. and lucky you samsung stopped updating s3 officially because patched files are only for 4.3. if you dont have a desire to use custom 4.4.4 kitkat roms then you are good to go and when it comes to sell the device, the price will be much lower then an original s3.
thewalekk said:
May i ask a few questions about your problem?
Which version were you using when you desided to use a custom rom?
Was your phone ever rooted before installing a custom rom (when you were on official)
Did you upgrade your phone before? (Official via ota or odin)
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thewalekk said:
i am sorry for your loss . i wish you had all that info you learned before a try and fail. now that your imei number is a clon number, and once a box tempers with that you cant go back even if you have your orijinal efs folder or backup. you should always have that 2 patched modem and kernel files on your sd card just incase. you can use custom 4.3 with the patched files and get a signal but you will always have some lags after some time because of the kernel. and lucky you samsung stopped updating s3 officially because patched files are only for 4.3. if you dont have a desire to use custom 4.4.4 kitkat roms then you are good to go and when it comes to sell the device, the price will be much lower then an original s3.
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Well, actually, IMEI didn't get cloned; of that I'm certain. IMEI is just the same as it was before I took it for the first time to repair service. It was the S/N that got changed somehow. Should I get them to correct the S/N, and use the original EFS folder (I found it, i think), would that correct all problems?
S/N number is the same with imei number as when you dial *#06# . And as i said before you cant go back even if you have your original efs folder. Dial *#06# and check your imei number from an " imei check site " you can find on google search. That will tell you what i mean.
There are: IMEI, device serial number and Android serial number. First two numbers are on the sticker in battery Bay. They must be correct because are used to authorize IMEI certificate.
Samsung's IMEI begins from 35.....
Serial number usually from RF......
If you see serial number in HEX format in phone's info section, something like f1abcadef1.. than it is android not device serial number and this mean troubles with authorize SIM card in operator network, even if it shows proper signal power.
I don't know there is any secret code to display serial number but there is plenty of phone's info apps in playstore which displays this alphanumeric string.
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It's been a while my S3 has been dead now, virtually rendering it into a WiFi tablet. Let me give a backstory.i had originally bought the phone and it was running 4.0.4, rooted. I wanted to go onto a different software so I came across Cyanogenmod. I flashed it with the automatic tool on pc. It had been quite some time I was running it, until I decided that I wanted to go back to stock. I was a complete noob back then, and where I may now a lot more stuff about phones now, there is still alot to learn. Anyway, I decided to flash a rom called "Back to noot", using twrp. The flash had gone successfully however I booted up to find that I had the infamous circle with the line through it, where the signal should be. I did some more digging and had concluded that my efs had been corrupted. As I was a complete noob, I didn't know what the efs partition was and I hadn't made a backup of it. So I was without a phone basically. Recently though I flashed the latest stock 4.3 rom onto it. My IMEI and baseband are back. However my IMEI isn't correct, the last couple of digits are incorrect, resulting in me having to face the "not registered on network". This is where I am now. I'm without my correct IMEI. Can anyone please help me restore my original IMEI? I have seen on some forums where some people have flashed down to 4.0.4 to successfully recover their phone. However sammobile now requires a premium account to download a 4.0.4 rom for the i9300, weirdly. Can anyone help me to restore the IMEI? Thanks.
You can download firmware for the i9300 on fw.updato.com . Search for the i9300 and filter by version to find the one you want. I am not sure if it is possible to restore your imei without an efs backup though. Good luck
Are you referring to the digits after the "/"?
I've never heard that dowgrading the stock ROM would change the imei.
audit13 said:
Are you referring to the digits after the "/"?
I've never heard that dowgrading the stock ROM would change the imei.
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The entire IMEI is correct until I reach a certain point.
After the 3rd dash on the back of the phone, the digits follow "182/9". However when dialing *#06# on the phone itself the digits "4344/15". This is what I feel is causing the "not registered on network" error. I never knew downgrading can restore the phone. Ive seen on a forum that someone had recovered their phone by rolling from a higher firmware down to 4.0.4
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Was the phone purchased brand new, used, or refurbished?
If the phone is running a stock 4.3 ROM, you can't flash an older ROM as the phone will not allow flashing an older bootloader.
audit13 said:
Was the phone purchased brand new, used, or refurbished?
If the phone is running a stock 4.3 ROM, you can't flash an older ROM as the phone will not allow flashing an older bootloader.
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The phone was purchased used. If I cannot flash an older version of Android does this mean it's no hope?
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It's very unusual that the imei would change on its own. It would be even more unusual for the imei to change when flashing one stock ROM over another. I suppose it is possible but I have never come across a situation where such a thing has happened.
Since the imei on the label does not match the imei in the phone and it was a used purchase, I tend to believe the phone is a "frankenphone" in that it was put together with parts from different phones.
Did you check to see if the imei from dialling *#06# belongs to an s3?
audit13 said:
It's very unusual that the imei would change on its own. It would be even more unusual for the imei to change when flashing one stock ROM over another. I suppose it is possible but I have never come across a situation where such a thing has happened.
Since the imei on the label does not match the imei in the phone and it was a used purchase, I tend to believe the phone is a "frankenphone" in that it was put together with parts from different phones.
Did you check to see if the imei from dialling *#06# belongs to an s3?
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Actually I haven't checked to see if it does. Do you know how I can?
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Type the imei #s in here: https://swappa.com/esn?ref=mobilenations&data1=UUwpUvbUpU2855846YYw
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ABADAZZPLAYER said:
Not sure if it's been done properly but that's what came up
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Please remove your imei from the post. Enter the first 15 numbers.
audit13 said:
It's very unusual that the imei would change on its own. It would be even more unusual for the imei to change when flashing one stock ROM over another. I suppose it is possible but I have never come across a situation where such a thing has happened.
Since the imei on the label does not match the imei in the phone and it was a used purchase, I tend to believe the phone is a "frankenphone" in that it was put together with parts from different phones.
Did you check to see if the imei from dialling *#06# belongs to an s3?
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Not if he flashed a firmware or rom based earlier than 4.3 and the phone has been 4.3. Efs changed at 4.3 and going backwards kills the efs partition because 4.2 or earlier can't read the new encryption.
There is a possibility that flashing earlier firmwares can write the imei back in, I've read something about this before. If all else fails then why not try it.. Its borked anyway.
Kies emergency recovery is another method but won't work if the phone was rooted.
I think have an efs of a now dead phone. It was a btu i9300 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MiFFyCCeh1PFuQVZa-M4woreaofcDmrb/view?usp=drivesdk
shivadow said:
Not if he flashed a firmware or rom based earlier than 4.3 and the phone has been 4.3. Efs changed at 4.3 and going backwards kills the efs partition because 4.2 or earlier can't read the new encryption.
There is a possibility that flashing earlier firmwares can write the imei back in, I've read something about this before. If all else fails then why not try it.. Its borked anyway.
Kies emergency recovery is another method but won't work if the phone was rooted.
I think have an efs of a now dead phone. It was a btu i9300 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MiFFyCCeh1PFuQVZa-M4woreaofcDmrb/view?usp=drivesdk
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Is this efs dead or working?
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How you use it, no clue. I've never had to. It's from a phone that was eventually killed in an accident.
The files are as they were extracted. I zipped them up myself. It is not in anyway suitable to be flashed as is but if you can get the os working and root it you can copy the files to the correct folder, set the permissions and see what happens..
I thought seeing as I have no use for it someone else can, if they can.
shivadow said:
How you use it, no clue. I've never had to. It's from a phone that was eventually killed in an accident.
The files are as they were extracted. I zipped them up myself. It is not in anyway suitable to be flashed as is but if you can get the os working and root it you can copy the files to the correct folder, set the permissions and see what happens..
I thought seeing as I have no use for it someone else can, if they can.
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I'll give this a try. Who knows maybe this could work. If it does , lots of thanks to you lol
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The phone was successfully recovered by flashing the XXUGMK6 ROM, then flashing the Patched UGMK6 Kernal and Baseband that zuluman had given. However the phone only accepted one SIM card from a couple that I had tried, and the phone thought I was in a roaming state, meaning I couldn't use mobile data. Other than that the text message and phone calling functionality, which was the main focus of the repair, has been successful.
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