Hi,
I am a NOOB.
I have a GT P3100 with no baseband and IMEI,
I lost EFS folder trying to flash slimkat and dont have a backup.
Is there a way to repair it without a box??
Thanks in Advance.
First thing to try is just re-installing the stock firmware via Odin. Just because it is not displaying or working does not necessarily mean it's lost for good. If the official restore doesn't work, then you might be need the box.
Thanks
es0tericcha0s said:
First thing to try is just re-installing the stock firmware via Odin. Just because it is not displaying or working does not necessarily mean it's lost for good. If the official restore doesn't work, then you might be need the box.
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maybe its the case as once the phone suddenly detected the sim ad asked for a restart. but when i restarted it goes back to no signal state.
any advise??
shanu17 said:
maybe its the case as once the phone suddenly detected the sim ad asked for a restart. but when i restarted it goes back to no signal state.
any advise??
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Did you restore the stock rom via Odin yet? Or you're saying you did and it's still not working properly?
odin tried
es0tericcha0s said:
Did you restore the stock rom via Odin yet? Or you're saying you did and it's still not working properly?
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hi,
i tried odin and stock rom v4.0.4 but to no use.
today i installed busybox and suddenly my phone started showing iemi and baseband. i inserted sim and restarted than again it wnet back to old state i.e. no iemi and baseband.
what to do??
PS i cant install any other ver. (i.e. 4.0.4)
dot know why but all other versions get stuck at boot animation.??
thanks again
It's common to need to factory reset after a stock firmware install through Odin.
tried odin and factory reset also
es0tericcha0s said:
It's common to need to factory reset after a stock firmware install through Odin.
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HI,
sorry for bothering you again and again.
I went to service center but they refused to repair imei.
I still cannot upgrade my tab to any other version (other than 4.0.4).
What to do?
I'm also having the same problem..a friend of mine has samsung tab 2 7.0 GT- p3100 has 0049xxx imei..no signal detect..can anynone help? Firstly it on 4.0.4 with XXX..I Flash stock firm XXBLH1 XME..still no imei..no signal
use cracked box, its work to me. PM me for more info
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so i flashed CM9 and i have no more service - then flashed back stock and no change -
i have imei and all - but i cant make the network working. phone is mine, purchased form vodafone, but because it falled - slightly cracked screen it has no warranty anymore.
I flashed stock, i tried to flashing Cm10, CM9, factory resset...and nothing works so far. i would be very happy if anyone can come up with any tip.. i am able to do almost anything.
please safe my ass...
thanks
just found that my serial number is 00000000000 great... but imei and imei sv is correct...
UPDATE---> after flashing 10 roms on Jelly B i can get the reception - MEAN phone find signal - it find networks in options like - vodafone, o2, meteor, 3 but after me choosing vodafone triangle apear and msg "SELECTED NETWORK UNAVAILABLE" ---> the reception is there but phone status is NO SERVICE - i mean somehow i cant get it connected.
Hunteres said:
so i flashed CM9 and i have no more service - then flashed back stock and no change -
i have imei and all - but i cant make the network working. phone is mine, purchased form vodafone, but because it falled - slightly cracked screen it has no warranty anymore.
I flashed stock, i tried to flashing Cm10, CM9, factory resset...and nothing works so far. i would be very happy if anyone can come up with any tip.. i am able to do almost anything.
please safe my ass...
thanks
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This flashing stock, did you do it through CWM or ODIN? If you have not tried ODIN yet I would go that route, could just be you need a stock modem.
Kangburra said:
This flashing stock, did you do it through CWM or ODIN? If you have not tried ODIN yet I would go that route, could just be you need a stock modem.
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odin .. twice.. cwm 3 times.. serial number is 000000000 hm... and no service.. emei is correct... the same as on box... so i dont have an idea...
Hunteres said:
odin .. twice.. cwm 3 times.. serial number is 000000000 hm... and no service.. emei is correct... the same as on box... so i dont have an idea...
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What stock ROM have you flashed, go back to an ICS and try again.
Kangburra said:
What stock ROM have you flashed, go back to an ICS and try again.
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yeh did flashed stock ics 3 times ICS stock only as i never upgraded to jelly only when flashing cm10 after the fail... now.. 0 luck... then rooted, flashed even custom rom... my serial number is still 0... and i am lost...
i flashed Cm9 and i had service, thats all, i am just trying to determine the issue if possible. it sux btw.
Hunteres said:
yeh did flashed stock ics 3 times ICS stock only as i never upgraded to jelly... now.. 0 luck... then rooted, flashed even custom rom... my serial number is still 0... and i am lost...
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Start again.
Download another stock ROM from Sammobile.
Flash it in Odin.
Kangburra said:
Start again.
Download another stock ROM from Sammobile.
Flash it in Odin.
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i downloaded 2 from sammobile and one from here....from intratech... 0 luck seriously
Hunteres said:
odin .. twice.. cwm 3 times.. serial number is 000000000 hm... and no service.. emei is correct... the same as on box... so i dont have an idea...
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Ur esf is messed up I believe. ..if u have backed up ur esf folder then restore it if u haven't then there isn't much u can do.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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Ur esf is messed up I believe. ..if u have backed up ur esf folder then restore it if u haven't then there isn't much u can do.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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i am such a tard.. i havent backed up the efs... i did so now after the mess ... i believe there must be someone with tips and a small hope, btw restoring efs make no difference at all, as dont have correct files.
The EFS is fine if you have IMEI, if you have only flashed each ROM once through ODIN you have hope. Try an ODIN flash again. Can you get to recovery to do full wipe first?
Try EFS Pro Here and download to your PC then run it. You will probably need to use your own wireless to get Busybox (free on Play Store) and run it on your phone - if the phone will not go to wireless, DL the files to your PC then copy BB over to the phone in Windows Explorer and run it on the phone.
Then run EFS Pro on your PC (with phone connected by USB, but it will prompt you) and there are a couple of options there to try to see if you can recover things. (NV Recovery and Repair NV Data) - I think the NV Recovery uses info on the phone (.bak file) while repair tries to rebuild the info.
Good luck. Maybe read through the thread first or contact the thread OP if you have questions about EFS Pro processes...
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The EFS is fine if you have IMEI, if you have only flashed each ROM once through ODIN you have hope. Try an ODIN flash again. Can you get to recovery to do full wipe first?
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i did full wipe with CWM and i did full wipe with stock recovery and i did all wipes i could.. there is no problem with rom or booting.. i just cant get teh service working. phone is mine purchased by me from vodafone store so no way its locked or something, it happend while i was attempting to flash CM9. thats all
Journyman16 said:
Try EFS Pro Here and download to your PC then run it. You will probably need to use your own wireless to get Busybox (free on Play Store) and run it on your phone - if the phone will not go to wireless, DL the files to your PC then copy BB over to the phone in Windows Explorer and run it on the phone.
Then run EFS Pro on your PC (with phone connected by USB, but it will prompt you) and there are a couple of options there to try to see if you can recover things. (NV Recovery and Repair NV Data) - I think the NV Recovery uses info on the phone (.bak file) while repair tries to rebuild the info.
Good luck. Maybe read through the thread first or contact the thread OP if you have questions about EFS Pro processes...
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i did so... used that option ... nothing.. emei is correct only serial number is like 00000000 and no service. i tried both options recovery and repair..separate..am i stuck..
i downloaded busybox.. pohone working wellno problem with wireles or something
no service
Hunteres said:
i did full wipe with CWM and i did full wipe with stock recovery and i did all wipes i could.. there is no problem with rom or booting.. i just cant get teh service working. phone is mine purchased by me from vodafone store so no way its locked or something, it happend while i was attempting to flash CM9. thats all
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I don't think this will help with the Serial issue, but maybe for the service all you need is the APN/Service info from Vodaphone? Go to [Settings] [More Settings] [Mobile Networks] and check both Access Point Names and Network Operators.
I flashed a ROM and found I had problems so I went to a Telstra page, entered my phone number and it sent me a text with a security code - when I entered that it sent me an install that connected all my services again. Maybe Voda has similar? Or even just a page with APN info?
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I don't think this will help with the Serial issue, but maybe for the service all you need is the APN/Service info from Vodaphone? Go to [Settings] [More Settings] [Mobile Networks] and check both Access Point Names and Network Operators.
I flashed a ROM and found I had problems so I went to a Telstra page, entered my phone number and it sent me a text with a security code - when I entered that it sent me an install that connected all my services again. Maybe Voda has similar? Or even just a page with APN info?
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apns are correct ,,, first thing i checked.. :L( there is no service logo...
UPDATE---> after flashing 10 roms on Jelly B i can get the reception - MEAN phone find signal - it find networks in options like - vodafone, o2, meteor, 3 but after me choosing vodafone triangle apear and msg "SELECTED NETWORK UNAVAILABLE" ---> the reception is there but phone status is NO SERVICE - i mean somehow i cant get it connected.
guys help me out... i am stucked ... any tips? i am willing to try "almost" everything to make it work.
Beyond what I know so far, sorry. If it was me I'd be making sure I have back-ups of everything I can think of (Data, System, Nandroid, EFS) then I would start from clean phone - wipe everything in recovery, factory reset etc. then load as close as possible to the original Stock for the phone. If that doesn't do it, with official stock and counters etc. I'd go to vendor and ask what gives. I'd start with the service provider and if they can't help, phone vendor, then failing that, Samsung.
Maybe some of the more experienced here can assist otherwise...
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Beyond what I know so far, sorry. If it was me I'd be making sure I have back-ups of everything I can think of (Data, System, Nandroid, EFS) then I would start from clean phone - wipe everything in recovery, factory reset etc. then load as close as possible to the original Stock for the phone. If that doesn't do it, with official stock and counters etc. I'd go to vendor and ask what gives. I'd start with the service provider and if they can't help, phone vendor, then failing that, Samsung.
Maybe some of the more experienced here can assist otherwise...
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well according this forum here i am not the only one, but i am seaking solution.... i need one ..
some people have the phone working even with serial number 000000 so tahts should not be the problem.. my imei is grand ... so dont know..
I've had a search of the forum and couldn't find anything similar to my problem.
A few weeks after I first got my phone, JellyBean was leaked for my Samsung S3. I managed to get it on my phone and it ran OK, but was slightly buggy. A few days ago I decided to put back on the stock firmware, so I went to Samsung-updates.com and found a suitable file (so I thought) and installed it using Odin. It turned out it was O2, but in Cheqk the phone also didn't start up 90% of the time, froze randomly and cut off a lot. I then found the O2U software (O2 UK) and installed it with Odin. The language was correct, but I'm having the same problem: My phone is slow, crashes etc.
I used Odin 1.85 and 3.07. I have the Samsung S3 UK Version (no 4G) and it's on O2.
The model on the back says GT-I9300.
My question: How can I restore it to original firmware (out of the box) so it's exactly like new? Thanks for any help in advance.
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My question:[/B] How can I restore it to original firmware (out of the box) so it's exactly like new? Thanks for any help in advance.
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Yes just flash your saved original firmware via Odin or find it on sammobile or sam updates .
jje
JJEgan said:
Yes just flash your saved original firmware via Odin or find it on sammobile or sam updates .
jje
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I did, and having problems
Maybe the wrong firmware?
what problems? did you factory reset?
Glebun said:
what problems? did you factory reset?
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It's restarting randomly and freezing, cutting out etc
The phone will also not boot into recover, it just shows the samsung logo, and then restarts again showing the same logo, when I ress the up power and home key
Hi
I'm having a problem where my S3 go into bootloop after backing up and restoring efs using Nitrality
I can go into recovery mode and download mode
I have tried Factory Reset, delete cache and flashing stock rom 4.1.2 using Odin, it was succesfull but my S3 still go into bootloop
Any tips?
Thanks
are you sure you flashed the correct rom? are you sure it's the i9300?
if you flashed a stock rom, did a factory reset, and it's not working, send it in
I forgot to mention that I've also restore my backup through recovery mode and the bootloop problem still exist
I'm thinking about bringing my phone to Samsung Service Center but I can't because my binary counter aren't zero
Is there anyway using triangle away through recovery mode or Odin?
I think I've flashed the correct rom because I've used it before
Thanks
Just did a quick search and came across this. It says its a solution, i guess you have nothing else to loose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38780087#post38780087
Thank you but my phone can't even connect to Kies it keep says connecting
Did you happen to know a way to use triangle away from odin or recovery mode
wydarwin said:
Thank you but my phone can't even connect to Kies it keep says connecting
Did you happen to know a way to use triangle away from odin or recovery mode
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I'm afraid i don't, a long shot but you could try flashing a 4.0.4 official firmware to see if that does anything. i had the same problem with my Tab 2 (not saying that this will work on the I9300) and i flashed back to 4.0.4 let it boot, then rooted it and flashed up to 4.1.2.
Good luck.
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I'm afraid i don't, a long shot but you could try flashing a 4.0.4 official firmware to see if that does anything. i had the same problem with my Tab 2 (not saying that this will work on the I9300) and i flashed back to 4.0.4 let it boot, then rooted it and flashed up to 4.1.2.
Good luck.
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Thank you I will try it later when i got back from work, I'm still downloading the ICS now, hopes it work
Can you tell me what Rom are you when the bootloop happen.
Are you also on the 4.1.2 when it happen
wydarwin said:
Thank you I will try it later when i got back from work, I'm still downloading the ICS now, hopes it work
Can you tell me what Rom are you when the bootloop happen.
Are you also on the 4.1.2 when it happen
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As i said above, my problem was with my Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 not my Galaxy s3 I9300 so which Rom i was using would be irrelevant to you. I was however running 4.1.2.
Hope you manage to fix it.
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As i said above, my problem was with my Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 not my Galaxy s3 I9300 so which Rom i was using would be irrelevant to you. I was however running 4.1.2.
Hope you manage to fix it.
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I know that, it's just that I heard Samsung blacklist old bootloader on 4.1.2 update so you can't install older bootloader
that's why I'm kinda afraid this trick wouldn't work because of it
Thanks for your help
Well, I was using the sungsonic rom on my Tab 2. With my S3 I did run 4.2.1 and my bluetooth and wifi AP didn't work which I read was possibly a bootloader issue and the fix was to flash back to 4.0.4 with odin and rooted then flashed to 4.1.2 and that fixed it for me.
Give it a go and let us know how you get on.
I've just flash my phone using ICS stock ROM and it work again
but now I have a new problem
1.my stock lockscreen doesn't work
2.when I press the power button it turn off my phone instead of giving me an option to turn off, restart, go into plan mode etc
3.I can't use my sim card because the phone doesn't start the program where I have to insert my simcard pin
Any idea what I should do now?
not sure about those. but for the sim have you gone to settings - security - sim card lock and had a look at the options there?
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not sure about those. but for the sim have you gone to settings - security - sim card lock and had a look at the options there?
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I can't do that on my S3 because my sim is locked
but I've managed to do it by using my other phone
I've disable the simcard pin security, now I can use my simcard on my S3 because I don't have to enter the Pin again
Thanks you've been a great help to me :good:
Hello, I have a Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) phone that is not feeling so well.
On startup it freezes indefinitely on the Samsung boot logo.
I am able to get into recovery and download mode.
In recovery I get errors - unable to mount Data, and unable to mount EFS.
The phone is recognized by the computer, both in Kies and Odin so flashing is possible.
It is not rooted and completely stock. Problem is that I don't know what version firmware it had.
There is unbacked information on the phone I'd like to recover.
What I've tried: Within Kies>Firmware upgrade and initialization (second option under tools) I enter the model number and then the serial, but I just get a message along the lines of "please check your model" (I entered GT-I9300).
The phone is generic international version from 2012, untouched (version-wise) since.
I very much appreciate any idea that might fix this. How can I find the right firmware? will it erase my memory? how can I restore the EFS partition?
Stock Rom
Hey there. Creat a free account on the Sammobile Website. Than you can download this file from here:
HTML:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=33625
Flash it through odin as PDA. Should work fine
Tkkg1994 said:
Hey there. Creat a free account on the Sammobile Website. Than you can download this file from here:
Flash it through odin as PDA. Should work fine
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Will it work even though it is intended for Android 4.3? The phone originally came with 3.0 or 3.1
Also I believe flashing firmware will not fix EFS?
Jup
Yes it does. It comes with 4.0.4 out of the box And it will work
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Yes it does. It comes with 4.0.4 out of the box And it will work
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YES! the new firmware fixed it completely. It is a bit slow, but alas that's probably the phone itself.
To anyone looking in the future:
This problem was caused by a faulty battery - the phone would turn off while working all the time, and eventually it corrupted the data and efs partitions. To my luck upgrading to new firmware fixed the problem.
Thank you.:good:
TCUENGR said:
YES! the new firmware fixed it completely. It is a bit slow, but alas that's probably the phone itself.
To anyone looking in the future:
This problem was caused by a faulty battery - the phone would turn off while working all the time, and eventually it corrupted the data and efs partitions. To my luck upgrading to new firmware fixed the problem.
Thank you.:good:
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No Problem man. Your welcome
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No Problem man. Your welcome
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I have a very important question with this methode.
Is the phone going back to factory settings??
A friend is having the same problem with his S3, but there are some very impotant pictures of him and his wife on the phone that we try to save(she died a view months ago)
My excuses for the bad english
Greating JW
Gus, I really need help.
I was trying 6.0.1. update from 6.0. I made a backup of 6.0 before trying 6.0.1. BUT after flashing 6.0.1 there was no signal and also no network avalible com.phone keep FC. So I've flashed stock firmware for my device. And after that I'm keep getting to bootloop but if I flash custom kernel phone reboot but witnout signal and also there is unknown baseband and no IMEI. I have my S/N and IMEI on piece od paper. I've tried many things on XDA but nothing worked, I also tried to flash ROM with xposed to change IMEI but still no signal........ Im desperate.... Can someone help me please?
How did you upgrade? Do you have a nandroid backup?
AdisCZ said:
Gus, I really need help.
I was trying 6.0.1. update from 6.0. I made a backup of 6.0 before trying 6.0.1. BUT after flashing 6.0.1 there was no signal and also no network avalible com.phone keep FC. So I've flashed stock firmware for my device. And after that I'm keep getting to bootloop but if I flash custom kernel phone reboot but witnout signal and also there is unknown baseband and no IMEI. I have my S/N and IMEI on piece od paper. I've tried many things on XDA but nothing worked, I also tried to flash ROM with xposed to change IMEI but still no signal........ Im desperate.... Can someone help me please?
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Ull need to flash stock with odin or smart switch thats the only way to recover imei or try restoring just the efs partition from the backup u made.
I've tried everything also flashing official firmware and so on, but nothing.... Still no base or IMEI... I don't have EFS backup - I know I'm retard....
AdisCZ said:
I've tried everything also flashing official firmware and so on, but nothing.... Still no base or IMEI... I don't have EFS backup - I know I'm retard....
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Same here (Think we done the same thing with the Marshmallow 6.0.1 leak) I backed up, but the new version of TWRP I have has EFS as a separate option, I never even noticed and never backed it up.
However I Flash with smartswitch, and after reflashing the bootloader with odin and a Root Kernel, I can boot into the device and using root explorer, I CAN see my EFS folder. I deleted the .nv_data.bin files and changed the .nv_data.bak to .nv_data.bin (was an older date) and I now have the network options back but a generic IMEI and can't register on a network.
I feel SO close to getting it up and running, but if smartswitch can't help, not fully anyway, I'm not 100% I can be rescued either.
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Same here (Think we done the same thing with the Marshmallow 6.0.1 leak) I backed up, but the new version of TWRP I have has EFS as a separate option, I never even noticed and never backed it up.
However I Flash with smartswitch, and after reflashing the bootloader with odin and a Root Kernel, I can boot into the device and using root explorer, I CAN see my EFS folder. I deleted the .nv_data.bin files and changed the .nv_data.bak to .nv_data.bin (was an older date) and I now have the network options back but a generic IMEI and can't register on a network.
I feel SO close to getting it up and running, but if smartswitch can't help, not fully anyway, I'm not 100% I can be rescued either.
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I've called to my local service center and they said that they will reflash firmware fo 450 CZK (about 17 euros) and It will be done in 1 hour 30 minutes. So I will se what they can do with it. I've tried everything... and right now I don't know what else I can do. But If you figurate out how to fix it let me know Thanks!
Ive also heard that if you flashing each partion one at a time with odin that has fixed it for some
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Ive also heard that if you flashing each partion one at a time with odin that has fixed it for some
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What do you mean? Each part of Firmware? Is there any quide how to do that?
http://www.droidviews.com/extract-system-img-files-or-system-dump-of-android-devices-on-windows/
This might help i think u can just rename the tar to a zip or rar and extract the img files but i might be rong i havent done it on samsung phones only on my nexus 5
So my progress is that phone can now see networks, but still have srong SN and IMEI and also can't connect to the network...
AdisCZ said:
So my progress is that phone can now see networks, but still have srong SN and IMEI and also can't connect to the network...
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That's as far as I got as well. At least we got to the same place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pai4BH3AWq8
For older Samsungs but might be worth a shot as it's already broken
same here
jockep said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pai4BH3AWq8
For older Samsungs but might be worth a shot as it's already broken
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Can't use codes on dialer, don't know why......
BAD NEWS.... Service center told me that they need to change motherboard.... 340 euros.... ****ing beta!
AdisCZ said:
BAD NEWS.... Service center told me that they need to change motherboard.... 340 euros.... ****ing beta!
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Really ? --'
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Really ? --'
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No it's a JOKE! Yeah really
AdisCZ said:
No it's a JOKE! Yeah really
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I got 3 old smartswitch backup and i find a file with the imei and everything , do you think its possible to backup this files ?
You CAN recover your phone with smartswitch, there is an emergency recovery function with a IMEI and SN input option, some users who used the same threat (android 6.0.1) and has lost their efs partition reported that smartswitch worked.
I've done this procedure too for some weeks to recover my phone an everything is working fine.
possibly with root explorer