Dear,
I installed 4.4 RC1 PA, per the instructions, however I'm stuck in bootloop. Then I tried to go back to an earlier version, of course with a suitable kernel, but still the same. Then I installed the stock rom 4.1.2, and again repeated bootloop. Finally install the stock ICS, the system is booted, but I do not have a GSM network. Once again I try to install custom, happens to bootloop. Works only stock ICS but without GSM network. Do something was wrong?
Thanks in advance!
I guess your EFS partition got all messed up while flashing.No baseband,no serial,no imei,no signal and so on.Have you made any backup of it?
This EFS thing is tricky.Search around here to get an idea about this.
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
I guess your EFS partition got all messed up while flashing.No baseband,no serial,no imei,no signal and so on.Have you made any backup of it?
This EFS thing is tricky.Search around here to get an idea about this.
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What you think, is this possible way to fix? I'll try this. http://www.digitalreborn.com/fix-samsung-galaxy-unable-mount-efs/
So I assume you have a backup.There are plenty of tools for restoring it,like the EFS Professional or kTool.If your backup is in either img or tar format,easy way could be restoring it via philz kernel's advanced recovery(if you are using stock jb or ics).
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my imei is null/null ive tried flashing to stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330 but it didnt recover the imei. is there anyway to fix this?
Stock modem.
rangercaptain said:
Stock modem.
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Does not work, ive tried the modems from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769255
You have to return to stock completely.
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You have to return to stock completely.
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Sorry to ask but, how do i do that? Is it this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Ive flashed the AT&T stock rom already and it doesnt fix it
I had to do this the other day, for the same reason. Returning to stock Gingerbread from the link you posted did not restore the IMEI for me. However, I found a stock ICS .tar online that DID restore my IMEI: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162779447/3bb6230/I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_ATT.zip.html
I did a full nandroid backup, flashed stock ICS and verified the IMEI had returned, re-flashed TWRP and made a backup of only the EFS partition, restored my full nandroid backup and then restored the new EFS backup over that. Worked great and I had almost no downtime.
Only issue I have now is flashing the GB modem sets my IMEI as 0. I normally wouldn't care, because I can still connect to everything, but Cerberus won't run without a valid IMEI. Restoring my EFS backup does nothing. Returning to the ICS modem restores the IMEI again. Blah.
still availible?
Do you by any chance still got the file, I have been looking for such a file like that, my imei shows null as well as the baseband does and i have tried every single modem or ROM i've found , had no luck, most of the roms will just reboot every 2 min on my galaxy note, but 1 stock ICS at&t rom, works perfectly but got no luck getting back my imei, would be so great if you could help.
johnus said:
I had to do this the other day, for the same reason. Returning to stock Gingerbread from the link you posted did not restore the IMEI for me. However, I found a stock ICS .tar online that DID restore my IMEI:
I did a full nandroid backup, flashed stock ICS and verified the IMEI had returned, re-flashed TWRP and made a backup of only the EFS partition, restored my full nandroid backup and then restored the new EFS backup over that. Worked great and I had almost no downtime.
Only issue I have now is flashing the GB modem sets my IMEI as 0. I normally wouldn't care, because I can still connect to everything, but Cerberus won't run without a valid IMEI. Restoring my EFS backup does nothing. Returning to the ICS modem restores the IMEI again. Blah.
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Hello xda I am at my wits end over this.
Basically I got sick of stock roms and wanted my phone to be faster so I decided to install cyanogenmod, that was grand. Phone could still send texts and call people. Then I wanted to change to miui, I backed up my efs files with efspro like the step by step guide said and done everything correctly. Once I finished, my efs folder got corrupted because I had the 0049 imei.
Nothing is showing up in efsprofessional for restore. I downloaded a stock 4.3 rom for my phone, it restored my imei code but I didnt have it unlocked. I backed up efs again, flashed to 4.1.1 but I still couldn't restore efs. I downloaded ktool and other programs, it says I restored efs but when I reboot the phone, it doesn't seem to work.
I don't know what to do. I have the backups but it seems like nothing is working. Are older versions of efsprofessional less temperamental? Is there any stock roms that would work better? Any help?
If there is any questions, please ask away. Thank you
suckylemon said:
Hello xda I am at my wits end over this.
Basically I got sick of stock roms and wanted my phone to be faster so I decided to install cyanogenmod, that was grand. Phone could still send texts and call people. Then I wanted to change to miui, I backed up my efs files with efspro like the step by step guide said and done everything correctly. Once I finished, my efs folder got corrupted because I had the 0049 imei.
Nothing is showing up in efsprofessional for restore. I downloaded a stock 4.3 rom for my phone, it restored my imei code but I didnt have it unlocked. I backed up efs again, flashed to 4.1.1 but I still couldn't restore efs. I downloaded ktool and other programs, it says I restored efs but when I reboot the phone, it doesn't seem to work.
I don't know what to do. I have the backups but it seems like nothing is working. Are older versions of efsprofessional less temperamental? Is there any stock roms that would work better? Any help?
If there is any questions, please ask away. Thank you
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Try this patched modem and kernel
Use PhilZ recovery choose wipe to install a new rom in settings then
1.Flash this ROM v5.2; http://echoerom.com/galaxy-s3-gt-i9300/
2.Flash patched kernel mk6; from here https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B6MIUd7HJudAbU5YaGkzOUowMG8#list
3.Flash patched modem mk6; from here https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B6MIUd7HJudAbU5YaGkzOUowMG8#list
4.Reboot.
5 Factory reset if bootloop
hi,
today I had a little set-back while trying to root and flash a rom, phone kept on rebooting in recovery.
So I flashed stock via Odin, but now my IMEI isn't correct and I can't use my phone anymore.
Any suggestions?
phone is I9300
Depends what you did, if you flashed 4.1 then just flash 4.3 to enable the efs to be read again.
If you've corrupted efs then you'll need to restore your efs backup, else pay for a repair.
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Depends what you did, if you flashed 4.1 then just flash 4.1 to enable the efs to be read again.
If you've corrupted efs then you'll need to restore your efs backup, else pay for a repair.
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well, I was on 4.3, and rooted it.
Then I tried to flash a rom but that didn't went well, so I had an old firmware, think I did wrong at that point.
I'll try to flash 4.3 via odin or try KIES to let it fix....fingers crossed
fixed the problem.
I flashed a stock 4.3 firmware via Odin and IMEI was recovered, everything works fine now.
Running on Liquid ROM now :good:
hi i was wondering if you guys can help me, 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
I dont know if cm base and sam base modems are same but if they are:
Firs option: many custom roms come without modems to prevent the country issues so assume that your old modem is still installed you can try to install a new cm modem or like i said if they are same a new version sammy modem.
Second option: go back to stock 4.1.2 and see if your imei is still intact. If not restore your 4.1.2 imei see if it is back. If It is back first try to upgrade official 4.3 via odin then install cm 11 with wipe...
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I dont know if cm base and sam base modems are same but if they are:
Firs option: many custom roms come without modems to prevent the country issues so assume that your old modem is still installed you can try to install a new cm modem or like i said if they are same a new version sammy modem.
Second option: go back to stock 4.1.2 and see if your imei is still intact. If not restore your 4.1.2 imei see if it is back. If It is back first try to upgrade official 4.3 via odin then install cm 11 with wipe...
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thanks for replying, I flashed a patched modem and kernal from a different post, but I got boot loop,so I restored a backup that I made before flashing from recovery,and for some reason every thing is OK now maybe restoring is the silotion.
BTW the backup was made after I restored my efs.hop that helps someone.
In a way you helped me, thank you.
roguesa said:
thanks for replying, I flashed a patched modem and kernal from a different post, but I got boot loop,so I restored a backup that I made before flashing from recovery,and for some reason every thing is OK now maybe restoring is the silotion.
BTY the backup was made after I restored my efs.hop that helps someone.
In a way you helped me, thank you.
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You got bootloop because that modem and kernel are for sammy 4.3 and yours is CM. The backup you restored, is it nandroid backup and is it 4.1.2 ?
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You got bootloop because that modem and kernel are for sammy 4.3 and yours is CM. The backup you restored, is it nandroid backup and is it 4.1.2 ?
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no, the backup i restored was from CM 11,thats what surprised me i made the backup in philz touch right before i flashed the patched modem and the kernel to try and solve the imei issue, it was a normal backup (the one where you back every thing),meaning the imei problem was still there,but it was after i tried to restore my original EFS.
so here is what i did in steps
-got corrupted imei on CM 11
-tried to restore with my EFS backup that i made while i was on sammy 4.1.2 using different apps and methods didn't work
-made a full backup using philz before flashing a new modem as suggested
-got boot loop after flashing a new modem
-restored the backup i made before flashing the modem and for some reason my imei was back
roguesa said:
no, the backup i restored was from CM 11,thats what surprised me i made the backup in philz touch right before i flashed the patched modem and the kernel to try and solve the imei issue, it was a normal backup (the one where you back every thing),meaning the imei problem was still there,but it was after i tried to restore my original EFS.
so here is what i did in steps
-got corrupted imei on CM 11
-tried to restore with my EFS backup that i made while i was on sammy 4.1.2 using different apps and methods didn't work
-made a full backup using philz before flashing a new modem as suggested
-got boot loop after flashing a new modem
-restored the backup i made before flashing the modem and for some reason my imei was back
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I think the reason you got your imei back is the modem you installed with the kernel. So here is what i think happened. You had bootloop so restore got your old kernel back and modem stayed intact. Shortly if you had just installed a new modem from the begenning you would have sold your problem i always say best way to learn is try and fail. i am happy that you have your phone back [emoji106]
I also suggest you to replace the modem with an unpatched clean one. You can have network problem in the future...
Hello.
I've got really strange issue, so i'm currently using s5 port rom.
It's is really sluggish so i wanted to move to some aosp based rom. The problem is whenever i flash a new rom my modem/ baseband become unknown and i can't see my efs partition. Restoring proper backups from many tools don't help. I also tried to flash modems but no succed (normal modems and zuluman modded on by twrp and touch cwm (not philz one)). It stills stays as unknown. Once when i formatted whole efs partition it gave me normal modem version but as soon i restored efs, modem became unknown. When i go back to s5 port rom everything is working as should (is it because aroma installer?).
Is it some kind of bug or i bricked my phone in weird way?
Thanks in advance
When flashing roms you must flash back to stock each time to make sure the device is working as it should. It ensures that any problems are related to whatever you're doing.
I have had circumstances where I have flashed a stock firmware, let the phone boot, switched off, flashed a custom rom, booted the phone, run maps and location was miles away with no way to change it.
Flashed back to stock twice with a factory reset in between and let the phone boot, location worked fine again.
The point I'm trying to make is that bugs can be inherent. Just because you flash another rom it doesn't mean everything is fixed that was previously broken. Only stock roms can do that. Something I've noticed with flashing stock firmware is that on the first flash it seems to only replace what is different from stock. On the second flash it replaces EVERYTHING. I don't know if this is actual or just my imagination but it seems the case for my I9300.
Once you have a stock working device make a backup of your modem and efs. Flash whatever you need and if you have issues then try restoration of the backup you made..
You can never make enough backups!.
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