My phone was damaged with riff box (imei changed).
Is well known old problem, when phone reload and still locked after insert unlock code ( I have this code).
I make S-off and try repair in. After use PH85IMG.zip update file for update android
IMEI changed to null. Then i use generated Config.dat, imei is as needed, but phone locked and not ask for code.
May be naw is any way to repair it ?
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Hi all.
Just asking for your expertise on this which I totally don't understand.
My friends bought 2 X01ht unlocked versions recently. They have been unlocked and loaded with olipro bootloader which chinese rom and radio on it. But when we check the imei thru settings-> device information, they have the same imei. I think imei is something written on the rom and can't be changed, even if we patch new radio rom, right?
Unless something uses other tools to change the imei manually, right?
there are tools that can rewrite the IMEI on a phone ROM flashing or radio flashing will not do it. I believe those tools are hard to get ahold of though but changing the IMEI is possable and i have sen it done before.
check if the devices have been opened (no warranty sticker), probably the person who has unlocked them has copied the flash from one qualcomm to another, this requires taking out the qualcomm chip to flash it and then solder it back to the device.
pof said:
check if the devices have been opened (no warranty sticker), probably the person who has unlocked them has copied the flash from one qualcomm to another, this requires taking out the qualcomm chip to flash it and then solder it back to the device.
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The shop told me that the flashing changed the IEMI no. other than opening the case.
Flashing using the normal RUU won't change your IMEI number, it can change the last 2 digits (Software Verison) of the IMEISV (17 digit instead of 15).
maybe hardware problem bc check the imei thru settings-> device information >15 digits
i send the phone to warranty and apparently they change the imei number of the phone and im unable to unlock the phone with the ogininal unlocking code. theres a way to learn the imei # other that *#06# or the back panel?
imei numbers are factory set in phone.
Cannot be changed without replacing processor or bios.
You need to get a new unlock code for your new imei number
they changed the imei?
its a new phone
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when i send the phone to warranty, apparently it was bricked. the phone was unlock at that time. i receive the phone back but it was locked. i put the original unlock code and the phone doesnt unlock and i dont know why because the imei number is the same on the back of the phone and *#06#. i dont know what they did to the phone on warranty im trying to have the info but they are very slow. thats why i ask how to obtain the imei rather than the usual proccedure.
Hello! I was having issues with my SGII since I lost my IMEI and I struggled to recover it You can check my story here.
Now I have mi IMEI but my phone is network locked. I tried to unlock it with Galaxy S Unlock but it didn't work.
Tried with GalaxSIM and after reboot it says is unlocked BUT my IMEI is lost and obviously my phone doesn't recognizes my SIM card.
I'm on Android 4.1.2
Build Number:JZ054K.I9100XWLSE
Kernel:3.0.31-Siyah-s2-v6.0b4
Baseband: I9100XXLS8
If my EFS folder is corrupted shouldn't I lost my IMEI?
Why I lose my IMEI after attempting to network unlock my phone?
Here are some images.
First everything is normal, I have my IMEI and stuff...
Unblock successful!!!
But after reboot, my IMEI is lost
And so my signal...
Thank you!
opticon107 said:
Hello! I was having issues with my SGII since I lost my IMEI and I struggled to recover it You can check my story here.
Now I have mi IMEI but my phone is network locked. I tried to unlock it with Galaxy S Unlock but it didn't work.
Tried with GalaxSIM and after reboot it says is unlocked BUT my IMEI is lost and obviously my phone doesn't recognizes my SIM card.
I'm on Android 4.1.2
Build Number:JZ054K.I9100XWLSE
Kernel:3.0.31-Siyah-s2-v6.0b4
Baseband: I9100XXLS8
If my EFS folder is corrupted shouldn't I lost my IMEI?
Why I lose my IMEI after attempting to network unlock my phone?
Here are some images.
First everything is normal, I have my IMEI and stuff...
Unblock successful!!!
But after reboot, my IMEI is lost
And so my signal...
Thank you!
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i reckon you have a corrupt efs file. What i would suggest is for you to revert back to stock firmware,make sure to set the binary counter to 0 and take it to a samsung service station,may be the guys out there might me off some help to you
K0wneD said:
i reckon you have a corrupt efs file. What i would suggest is for you to revert back to stock firmware,make sure to set the binary counter to 0 and take it to a samsung service station,may be the guys out there might me off some help to you
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I don't have warranty anymore.
I'm currently traveling ( in other continent for 3 months ).
I don't have my ticket purchase with me.
To trigger this IMEI problem I have to attempt to unlock the phone... so I need to root, reset the binary counter, and then re-flash the original firm, after that binary counter won't be zero.
Hi!!:
After reading and reading and trying every method i found on the internet, i still have not succeded with my problem which is this:
I tryed to flash an stock 4.3 to my free s3 movistar chile, but when it rebooted and after i wrote the pin code, it asks me for an unblock sim code
It presented signal but uknown network. I got back to 4.1.2 thinking that it should repair this, but no, it was worst, i got imei null,
After searching and searchingI found a cwm 3 files patch on the internet: one for cleaning kernel, other one to install kernel and the other one to install modem, and with it i got my imei back, (this is when i made efs backup, i know i sould have done long before ) but also the wknown network problem, with the phone asking me for this unblock sim code again.
I used galaxysim unlock to try to repair this, but it showed me that the phone is totally unlocked i think i remember it also showed me the state of csc and it appeared blocked, so i think this is where the problem lies, but i couldnt find any info about this.
when i go to state of the phone i see this
network: uknown
kind of network: umts
service state: out of service
mobile network state: disconnected
imei:3537.... thats ok, fits with the one on the back of the phone
device state: modified
(sorry if my einglish is not very accurate)
So resuming: my imei number is ok, wifi works ok, but even though the phone shows signal, it presents uknown network, and i cant do or receive calls.
i would be very thankful if any of you could help me
Your phone was unlocked using a crack that only worked on 4.1, by updating to 4.3 you've corrupted the efs folder.
You now need to buy an unlocking code and pay for a repair, make sure it works on 4.3 before you accept the phone back.
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Your phone was unlocked using a crack that only worked on 4.1, by updating to 4.3 you've corrupted the efs folder.
You now need to buy an unlocking code and pay for a repair, make sure it works on 4.3 before you accept the phone back.
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Thanks a lot for answering!. So, if the phone was cracked in 4.1.1, is there any chance to downgrade to that version, use the corrupt efs backup that i have, just in case i lose the imei, and try to unlock?, or would be too risky?
Not without a backup of the efs before you upgrade, no.
Hi everyone,
I come to you as I am a noob as far as twinkering with my gt i9300 goes and I think I messed it up big time.
Here is what I did :
I had android 4.2.1 on my gt i9300, the stock rom from sfr (french career).
I network unlocked it using my career official unlock code, which worked great. It recognized my japanese career sim very well (i am in japan now).
Then I got greedy and wanted to update my android version so I downloaded a 4.4 android rom from I don't remember well, and a cwm manager.
The network unlock worked fine at first but after a restart it did not work anymore. It asked me for a network unlock pin.
I thought it was asking for a sim pin at first, which my sim did not have as I hadn't set one. I got mad trying sim pin code and gave up. Had I given it the network unlock code instead of possible sim pin code it might have worked but I will never know.
Then I tried to solve the problem installing android 5.1 cyanogen version but I had the same problem except this time I understood it was asking for the network unlock code. The problem is that when I fed it to him, it did not work, the request was unsuccessful.
So I looked for a solution on internet and found all kind of things:
I read about restoring the efs partition, but i do not have any back up.
I read about installing a stock rom version, change the csc and retry the official network unlock code, but it does not work, whether I restore through Kies (which gives me a vodafone version) or manually (with an sfr version, french vodafone it seems).
I read about installing Galaxy simunlock app after rooting the phone and installing userbox, but it tells me that my locking system is not handled as it is too new.
I upgraded, downgraded, rooted in every possible way but nothing works.
I am running out of solution and I therefore turn to you for help, hoping you will be more creative than me.
I have the official network unlock code, the phone, no back up of any kind and really little hope.
Thank you in advance for any help you could give me !
Have a nice day !
Sadly you didn't make a backup of efs. That should be first thing before playing with customs.
Oh well, I suppose your efs may be screwed up due to entering couple times bad network unlock key.
I suggest go to next corner GSM shop and pay 2400JPY for efs fixing and perm sim unlock. But before that, check your IMEI and serial number are correct. Thay can fix all of this in one step.
You need to do this via box, you can't reprogram that or fix yourself because you did everything that may help and you still have a problem. You can't use any software on efs v2. It will not work.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Thank you for your quick answer !
I will follow your advice and go to a "professional".
However I don't understand how they are able to do what I can't, do they have special softwares or anything ?
I would like to know because I do have the official unlock code.
Also, I would still like to upgrade to android 5.1 cyanogen version, do you think it will be possible after such a modification ?
I should not encounter any risk if I backup the efs beforehand right ?
Thank you again
Service will connect your phone to, so called, box, ie Z3X Box. This is some kind of pc-phone bridge hardware which can alow to decrypt and encrypt efs files, fix IMEI, serial number, flash firmware, IMEI certificate, remove network locks, sim locks etc.
Of course you can backup your efs now but it is corrupted and useful. Backup this partition after repair. Than you will be able to flash anything you want. Even CM12.1,no problem.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Ok I understand better now.
Thank you very much for your answers, they have been really helpful !
Do not let them plug your phone to the box if you want to install 4.4 or 5.0 because if you give them they will replace your imei number with a clon imei number and you will stuck with max 4.3 and you need to install a patched modem and kernel every time you format your phone... tell them to try to fix without replacing your imei number first. Replacing the imei number should be the last thing to do...
Why do you think they will clone his phone's IMEI? It's even illegal.
If someone doesn't know how to use box than he should not work in GSM service.
You can rewrite original IMEI and serial number without cloning anything.
An probably IMEI is fine, it's network lock problem.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Most repair shops dont care its legal or not. Also most costumers dont know this kind of things and as long as phone is working its okay for them. Mine is just a warning to make him look like he knows this things so repairman doesnt do something with no going back...