Hi,
Im new to XDA and i hope i will,one day, evolve to one of you geniuses.
My problem here is that my galaxy S3 phone (GT-I9300) has an IMEI 0049.....0000 and i couldnt manage to restore its original IMEI because,well i didnt back up my efs. infact i bought it that way and guess what it was working at first but slowly it stopped. Then it got to a point were when i actually press the back side alittle bit it would pick up signal. But now its completely gone and by that i mean 0049... IMEI and no signal.
After i flashed it with 4.3 stock firmware it still got stuck into that fake imei so i tried to manually write down its original imei (still im on the legal side...) using NV item reader writer and NV generator using the IMEI on the back side of the phone...I couldnt process it coz NV reader writer said FAILE...PHONE DOES NOT ANSWER. Again i installed an emergency modem XXEMG6 zip file through CWM ,which i got from a developer in XDA. Now alittle bit change, it started to ask me SIM PIN when i turn the phone on...just as a regular phone does. then when i go inside ,well nothing much changed. IMEI is same 0049 and when i try to pick operator manually it says error reading. What could be the solution guys? I have dug XDA forums so deep. I have read,learned and tried alot of things so if u think ill find the solution through reading, Im telling u i probably lost part of my eyes trying to find a solution online. Thanx for your help guys !
Seriously guys?
I need a hand over here !!
Abiliciously_wicked said:
Seriously guys?
I need a hand over here !!
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Seriously? You're going to ignor the stickied thread that says NO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION?
Related
This thread is outdated and not related to the new problem with EFS coruption. Solutions proposed here wont help you if you lost your network after downgrading a ROM from MF6 to earlier.
Ok it's not the first thread about this but no one seems to have an answer. I'm trying again.
I flashed a custom ROM on a friend's phone i9300. After the flash the phone keep saying "Not registered on network". I tried everything I know.
I changed modem
I changed ROM (3X) (with full wipe)
I returned to stock
I installed GetRil (changed the baseband)
I installed Galaxsim (phone already unlock)
when I try to set the APN I get a message "registered on network" but when I do a phone call I got "Not registered on network"
Is there anyone who knows any way to solve this problem?
New sim? What all works?
Kremata said:
Ok it's not the first thread about this but no one seems to have an answer. I'm trying again.
I flashed a custom ROM on a friend's phone i9300. After the flash the phone keep saying "Not registered on network". I tried everything I know.
I changed modem
I changed ROM (3X) (with full wipe)
I returned to stock
I installed GetRil (changed the baseband)
I installed Galaxsim (phone already unlock)
when I try to set the APN I get a message "registered on network" but when I do a phone call I got "Not registered on network"
Is there anyone who knows any way to solve this problem?
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omg thanks for creating this thread, I had no time to do it I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM
I wanted to install Cyanogenmod android 4.2.2 BUT SINCE IM A NOOB NO ONE WARNED ME THAT I HAD TO DO A EFS BACKUP OR whatever is called, thing is my IMEI is ****ed up, and it does says Not registered on network with my Sim card on it, it's Brand new sim card i tested it on another Smartphone and it Works GOOD, I tried like crazy looking up on the internet so many ways to fix it but the only way apparently it's using a software called octopus and a hardware wich costs a bunch of $ therefore im sure there must be a way to save that money .
i did Factory reset, tried another stock rom 4.1.2
tried airplane mode turning on and off, tried looking for networks automatically, and nothing it just says not registered on network, please help, my imei IS not barred i also am against robbery here.
please help
... Please
b-eock said:
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everything works fine on the phone except the call/ 3g. She came with her own Sim card but she left me the phone and I'm using my own Sim card and same result.
Now I see that the IMEI SV is 01, My phone Number is UNKNOWN( is it normal?)
Kremata said:
everything works fine on the phone except the call/ 3g. She came with her own Sim card but she left me the phone and I'm using my own Sim card and same result.
Now I see that the IMEI SV is 01, My phone Number is UNKNOWN( is it normal?)
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yep at the end of mine says 01 aswell
Get a new sim from your carrier. Either your sim tray is broken or your sim card is. Sim card is cheap/free to replace so try that first.
b-eock said:
Get a new sim from your carrier. Either your sim tray is broken or your sim card is. Sim card is cheap/free to replace so try that first.
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nope that doesn't work the problema is in the Smartphone imei i think some kind of bug,
zomgiloveyou said:
omg thanks for creating this thread, I had no time to do it I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM
I wanted to install Cyanogenmod android 4.2.2 BUT SINCE IM A NOOB NO ONE WARNED ME THAT I HAD TO DO A EFS BACKUP OR whatever is called, thing is my IMEI is ****ed up, and it does says Not registered on network with my Sim card on it, it's Brand new sim card i tested it on another Smartphone and it Works GOOD, I tried like crazy looking up on the internet so many ways to fix it but the only way apparently it's using a software called octopus and a hardware wich costs a bunch of $ therefore im sure there must be a way to save that money .
i did Factory reset, tried another stock rom 4.1.2
tried airplane mode turning on and off, tried looking for networks automatically, and nothing it just says not registered on network, please help, my imei IS not barred i also am against robbery here.
please help
... Please
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Kremata said:
Ok it's not the first thread about this but no one seems to have an answer. I'm trying again.
I flashed a custom ROM on a friend's phone i9300. After the flash the phone keep saying "Not registered on network". I tried everything I know.
I changed modem
I changed ROM (3X) (with full wipe)
I returned to stock
I installed GetRil (changed the baseband)
I installed Galaxsim (phone already unlock)
when I try to set the APN I get a message "registered on network" but when I do a phone call I got "Not registered on network"
Is there anyone who knows any way to solve this problem?
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sounds like (both of you) your EFS folder is corrupt - the only way i've read of repairing it is to have a back up. service center for repair is the only option AFAIK.
The IMEISV means nothing, don't even worry about it. Know what you're talking about before you blurt out crap.
b-eock said:
The IMEISV means nothing, don't even worry about it. Know what you're talking about before you blurt out crap.
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mwahahahah "blurt out crap" PMSL :laugh:
Hehe hehe... hehehehe... fk u..
Hehehehe!
“BUT SINCE IM A NOOB NO ONE WARNED ME THAT I HAD TO DO A EFS BACKUP“
No one should have to warn you! Do some reading first! Fk your imei!
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Get a new sim from your carrier. Either your sim tray is broken or your sim card is. Sim card is cheap/free to replace so try that first.
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Like I said I've use my friend SIM and my SIM both makes no difference on the phone. Maybe it's the tray
Kremata said:
Like I said I've use my friend SIM and my SIM both makes no difference on the phone. Maybe it's the tray
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Usual suspects .
Sim you tried another .
Sim carrier unusual to be damaged .
IMEI wrong .
No phone number details standard with many roms .
Network details not entered or incorrect or wrong CSC .
Wrong modem unlikely .
Best to restore phone to original firmware .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
Return to service .
JJEgan said:
Usual suspects .
Sim you tried another .
Sim carrier unusual to be damaged .
IMEI wrong .
No phone number details standard with many roms .
Network details not entered or incorrect or wrong CSC .
Wrong modem unlikely .
Best to restore phone to original firmware .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
Return to service .
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First I restored the phone with the nandroid backup I made just before flashing. (still not register on network)
Then I restored the phone to stock Samsung with Odin (still not register on network)
The IMEI is still there(most thread I read with this problem people lost their IMEI)
The phone can connect to the network because it can retreive the time from the network.
If I make a network operator search it finds China Unicom(This is my sim card) and when I choose it it says "register on the network" but as soon as I try to call, I get the "not register on network" again.
I thought the IMEI might be block as it might be a stolen phone but I made a search on two IMEI database and it says CLEAR.
I flashed 3 Asian modems( I used to have a S3 I know the XXELJ2 was working with my sim card) and same result.
Have you tried flashing a different modem to your device and reporting the problem to your provider.
May sound obvious but the provider's logs may clearly show what is wrong and they can report it back to you.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
JJEgan said:
Usual suspects .
Sim you tried another .
Sim carrier unusual to be damaged .
IMEI wrong .
No phone number details standard with many roms .
Network details not entered or incorrect or wrong CSC .
Wrong modem unlikely .
Best to restore phone to original firmware .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
Return to service .
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OMG you remind me of ABATURR IN STARCRAFT 2 HoTS
hahaha cool
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zomgiloveyou said:
OMG you remind me of ABATURR IN STARCRAFT 2 HoTS
hahaha cool
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anyway, tried this metod too now, and still the same ~
Hey guys, had a very similar problem to kremata (everything in EFS folder seemingly ok (IMEI and S/N were fine)), and for me it got fixed by applying Azira's Patch ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601 ).
However this solution only works by rooting and if you try to return it to stock it will reverse to being a 500$ PDA sadly.
In any case, the phone is now fully functional (calling/SMS/mobile data).
hey
i can fix ur problem
djhiti said:
i can fix ur problem
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ok
Hey guys.
I bought this phone today from a friend (who bought it from someone online a few days ago) and it was working fine. I went down to Meteor in Ireland and got a new micro sim. Everything was perfect, I was able to call and make texts no problem.
The trouble was that it was stuck on 4.0.4 and would not update. After a while I figured out it was jailbroken with clockworkmod.
Keep in mind I have no idea what I was doing at this stage.
I wanted to unroot the phone completely.
After looking online I downloaded a program called Odin and downloaded a "stock image file" for Ireland. The file seemed to indicate generic Ireland.
Using Odin I flashed this file onto the phone, it completed.
Everything seemed fine, it was version 4.1.2.
Then I discovered I could not make calls or texts. I got the error "Not Registered on Network". I also got the "No Service" message in the toolbar.
I searched available mobile networks through the phone and set it to meteor. The "No Service" message went away but it was still listed as "Not Registed on Network".
I had nothing backed up before I did this.
Am I completely screwed?
I am completely furious with myself for doing this...
My last resort is downloading a new stock image file for "Meteor (Ireland)" and possibly flashing that to the phone. But it currently has a 3 hour download time.
Any tips?
Does the IMEI and serial number under the battery match the ones given in settings, about device, status?
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Does the IMEI number under the battery match the one given in settings, about device, status?
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No it does not match.
I also have no idea if it matched before I did this update.
I really hope there is a way out of this otherwise I just flushed away a lot of cash!
You can try flashing a modem that might enable the imei to be read again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43946365&postcount=15
But if that doesn't work then you'll need to take it to a service centre for a repair.
boomboomer said:
You can try flashing a modem that might enable the imei to be read again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43946365&postcount=15
But if that doesn't work then you'll need to take it to a service centre for a repair.
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I will give that a try thank.
I downloaded the zip file from the thread. Not sure what to do with it though (not joking when I said I had no idea what I was doing lol).
Do I need to flash it through Odin again?
Thanks!
Figured out how to modem flash.
Still no luck...
Absolutely nothing else I can do?
Not without a backup of the phone's original efs folder no, sorry.
Try having a read of this thread, which explains better;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
boomboomer said:
Not without a backup of the phone's original efs folder no, sorry.
Try having a read of this thread, which explains better;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
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Oh my...
Can't describe how annoyed at myself I am.
My IMEI number actually looks like a proper number but it just doesn't match.
If I bring it to a generic phone repair shop down town do you think it can be fixed?
Is the phone basically useless? :-/
I have the same problem but my imei and serial are ok. Can't connect to the network.
alan3002 said:
Oh my...
Can't describe how annoyed at myself I am.
My IMEI number actually looks like a proper number but it just doesn't match.
If I bring it to a generic phone repair shop down town do you think it can be fixed?
Is the phone basically useless? :-/
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Probably, the S3 support is quite common.
alan3002 said:
Oh my...
Can't describe how annoyed at myself I am.
My IMEI number actually looks like a proper number but it just doesn't match.
If I bring it to a generic phone repair shop down town do you think it can be fixed?
Is the phone basically useless? :-/
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Yes cost about 25 punts .
jje
First off I already read everythreads with the keywords : "Fake imei" "corrupted efs" "0049" "00499901064000" "generic imei" "Imei problem" etc ....
I tried theses methods : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9cDkj4CCw
delete nv_data.bin and nv_data.bin.md5 and reboot
I also tried to use another ROM but nothing is actually working.
Full story :
July 2012 I buy a SGSII from a woman I just met (yeah stupid but it was only 200€ so ..) it works like a week and then the network problem, it seems that this bi... had a anti-theft insurance and reported the phone as stolen (she gave me all the documents) so they blacklisted the IMEI and the phone was unusable. I then rooted the phone, and deleted nv_data.bin and nv_data.bin.md5 wich worked because i had connectivity, i used the phone for like 2 months and then the problem showed up again, blacklisted (i think) so i managed to make it work again by installing a new ROM and then doing the delete it worked again for several months. And now 2 days ago my IMEI got blacklisted (or some****) again. Tried deleting > nada, tried using a new rom (Cyanogenmod 10.1.2) and then delete > nada, doing the 2 methods listed above > nada. I don't really know what I can do, i just wasted 200€ and now my IMEI is 00499901064000.
I really need your help.
PS : As said before I make this thread because everytime the Imei problem is related to a ROM fail or corrupted EFS files. But my problem is that even if i fixe the problem it will be back in a few months and it will be harder to solve.
PS 2 : Excuse me for misspellings, and if it's not in the right place.
I see your problem, but that link is related to get your imei back.If you get yours back then it is blacklisted....lol.The only way is to keep using the "temp" one or contact the company that blacklisted it and see if they can help.
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theunderling said:
I see your problem, but that link is related to get your imei back.If you get yours back then it is blacklisted....lol.The only way is to keep using the "temp" one or contact the company that blacklisted it and see if they can help.
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Yeah I know that but i was thinking, if I get back the old one, the original one,maybe i can delete theses two files, and make it work again, like going back to the first time i solved this problem.
Already contacted them they said they can't do anything.
And my actual IMEI is a 0049 so I can't connect to the network.
There's nothing you can do about it if the carrier won't unblacklist it. That's pretty much the end of the discussion. Chalk it up as experience.
OMG OMG OMG
I just found my first save of my EFS files.
I replaced the actual EFS folder with my very first one and it worked, got my first IMEI back, and i don't know how but it's not blacklisted anymore
Thanks anyway guys
hello guys
I have a galaxy s3 and i cant make phone calls and send text messages. But my mobile data service still works flawless
Im on 4.1.2 base band i9300nelk2 build jzo54k.i9300xxemd2
my imei number is still present (no 00 or stuff like that) on status and serial number is still there
dont know what has happened working all good the other day and now its playing up. I have my efs backed up dont know whether its efs v1 or efs v2
I have been reading all day just done a full reset of the phone and cleaned the sim and re installed firmware with odin (never installed a custom road Just auto root last year this time and unrooted 3 weeks ago but was working fine till yesterday.
PLZ HELP THIS PROBLEMS IS REALLY A PAIN ( sry for the caps)
plz guys really need help this is doing my head in ( not registered on network)
I have cleaned my sim
reset factory setting
tried selecting mobile network settings
it was working perfect and then out of nowhere its saying this
plz really feeling down. was searching for a fix all night and yesterday
Have you tried flashing a different modem or reflashing your old one?
You did absolutly nothing new to the phone?
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tani786 said:
plz guys really need help this is doing my head in ( not registered on network)
I have cleaned my sim
reset factory setting
tried selecting mobile network settings
it was working perfect and then out of nowhere its saying this
plz really feeling down. was searching for a fix all night and yesterday
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Suggest you start by reading the stickied faqs and guides .
Or take the phone to a service centre .
I have just rang tesco and my imei is not black listed. relief
I have not done any thing it was working perfect couple of weeks. i thought it might be tesco as they are upgrading networks now and then but no.
I have not put anything stupid in the phone or installed a custom rom.
I have just reinstalled the firmware via kies and still no luck it just says emergency calls only when i drag the top bar and not registered on network when i try make a phone call
When you say you have data...you mean you have data trough wifi? Or trough your privider?
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data throught my mobile sim tesco
tani786 said:
I have just rang tesco and my imei is not black listed. relief
I have not done any thing it was working perfect couple of weeks. i thought it might be tesco as they are upgrading networks now and then but no.
I have not put anything stupid in the phone or installed a custom rom.
I have just reinstalled the firmware via kies and still no luck it just says emergency calls only when i drag the top bar and not registered on network when i try make a phone call
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This suggests you need to start at the beginning wipe phone and flash the correct stock rom for your network via Odin .
Its all in the faqs and guides alternative to reading is a service centre .
what modem do i install how do i know and how do i do that.
I have been reading around the forum and people are having same problem.
I was reading this thread is this anything to do with mine (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529127)
is the same problem happening with s4s and notes
Dont know what country you are from...depends on where you live in the general tread there is a modem rill tread.
You can flash these through odin.
Or through custom recovery.
If you dont know/understand these terms you need to read up first
Read well!!!....if you dont know what you are doing you gonna mess it up more than it is now!
Or else take it for repair.
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im in the uk and the phone is on 3 network originally. currently its on 4.1.2 baseband i9300nelk2 build jz054k.i9300xxemd2
the imei is same as under the battery and serial number
what if eri version is unavailable and service state out of service
do you have to have root to install a modem
Hello everyone,
I have Samsung Galaxy S2 international GT-I9100. It fall into water. After that everything working fine excerpt IMEI null/null, Baseband Unknown, No SIM Card Detected. I exhibited it and dryed for a month. When I compiled it up again, same problem.
After that I decided to change the moatherboard. I bought new one, change it, turn phone on and same problem!! After that I install new ROM via Odin. And the problem still exist! How this is possible?? Oh and I want to mention that I can't access service mode. When I try to access it service mode is opened but menu is blank!
What you think the problem is?? Maybe smaller motherboard, because the small one at the bottom of the phone I didn't change. I am very desperate after so many tries so please help me.
Thanks a lot
anyone???
desperates2 said:
Hello everyone,
I have Samsung Galaxy S2 international GT-I9100. It fall into water. After that everything working fine excerpt IMEI null/null, Baseband Unknown, No SIM Card Detected. I exhibited it and dryed for a month. When I compiled it up again, same problem.
After that I decided to change the moatherboard. I bought new one, change it, turn phone on and same problem!! After that I install new ROM via Odin. And the problem still exist! How this is possible?? Oh and I want to mention that I can't access service mode. When I try to access it service mode is opened but menu is blank!
What you think the problem is?? Maybe smaller motherboard, because the small one at the bottom of the phone I didn't change. I am very desperate after so many tries so please help me.
Thanks a lot
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most probably your efs folder is corrupt or some hardware faulty. Do you have any sort of efs backup with you ?
If you have no backup, you're probably boned. Download as many stock roms as you can & start flashing. If that doesn't work, take it to a local mobile repair shop; many have equipment which can re-write the IMEI to the device fairly cheaply.
Thanks for answers, no I didn't make any backup for efs, so today I will start flashing all available ROMs for my country if this will not work I will take it to the service.