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[DEV][WIP] Recovery of IMEI/Baseband of Sprint Galaxy Note 2

Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/

I fell victim to #1 the IMEI wipeout I had to take my phone back for a replacement
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Me too. ..
Sent from my MASSIVE Galaxy Note® II...*

mackentosh said:
I fell victim to #1 the IMEI wipeout I had to take my phone back for a replacement
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but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?

t3project said:
Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/
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i got the same problem with tmobile ver the problem is the partition i did tried to repartition in odin with gt-7100 pit file it did not work
can you see your storge and see your internal sd space
sorry for my english

An fyi when u get ur baseband back 3g will not work. I was able to get mine all back and working but I was always on 1x. T3 hit me up in gtalk.
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gotojanoo said:
but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?
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Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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t3project said:
Please Note: No other method listed in the GN2, GS3 forums work for this particular problem. I, as well as a few others have had this happen when flashing different ROMs. I have no idea what causes it but I do have an idea as to how to fix it. I just can't because what I need seems to be disabled in the phone.
Also, I did make a backup of my EFS and a restore does not fix this particular problem.
Problem #1:
After flashing a ROM, the GN2 is unable to activate the radio/modem. The following read "Unknown" in the "About Phone" menu:
Baseband, Network, Mobile Network Type, MEID, IMEI, ICCID.....etc. Basically anything to do with the mobile network.
Problem #2:
When booted up and running, PC will not recognize the phone as usual (unable to copy files to phone).
Problem #3:
And probably the biggest problem: ADB does not recognize the phone. ADB debugging is enabled on the phone in Developer Options but the icon on the notification button doesn't appear. Nor does ADB recognize the phone in recovery. So therefor I cannot transfer files this way either. "nvbackup/nvrestore" can not be used because of this either.
The following methods have all been tried and have failed. Yes, I know what I am doing,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/tutorial-galaxy-s3-backup-restore-imei-without-root-1513909/
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You care to clarify which ROM you flashed in particular caused this to happen so that we don't replicate your problem? I want to assume it's your own ROM but just want to make sure.

mackentosh said:
Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?

ffolkes said:
Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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i did flash the s3 rom and after that i lost everythng my phone i need to know how to restor the orgenal sd card cuz im looking with rootexplore it sdcard0
when i go to setting storge it only show 266mb used and 0.00 avilabel any body can help please

mackentosh said:
Well I was testing a rom for someone, I wont tell which rom but he said it was the "in call recorder" he added. He's got it fixed now but it did wipe everything. I managed to restore it back to stock with no root but it bricked after that. Now I see why carriers dont like to unlock bootloaders cause of people bricking their phone and taking them back
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Which ROM had the "In Call Recorder"? I've been looking for a replacement to that functionality after dropping HTC/ Qualcomm with the 2WCR patch on the kernel. ..
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You cant flash a s3 rom the partitions are different. Even the partitions forbthe international note 2. Tmo. Att. Verizon and sprint note 2 are different.
Try flashing the stock tar from sex tape or viper boy. This should fix those issues. Then update the phones prl. Profile. Software. And firmware. And see if u have 3g and everything else.
Then start over.
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ffolkes said:
Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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it wasnt a rogue rom. it was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. i'll post it up in a few

gotojanoo said:
but how did it happened ? can u please explain steps what u did that wiped yr imei?
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it didnt actually wipe our imei. it repartitioned the phone.

t3project said:
it wasnt a rogue rom. it was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. i'll post it up in a few
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Good to know it wasn't released here publicly. Happy to hear you found a solution to the problem too.

dc13 said:
You cant flash a s3 rom the partitions are different. Even the partitions forbthe international note 2. Tmo. Att. Verizon and sprint note 2 are different.
Try flashing the stock tar from sex tape or viper boy. This should fix those issues. Then update the phones prl. Profile. Software. And firmware. And see if u have 3g and everything else.
Then start over.
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Try this.

ffolkes said:
Uhh.. no offense to anyone, but if we have a rogue ROM that's bricking phones, we need to know in case it's floating around somewhere.
Also, (and again, not to start any negativity, just curious) the general feel of this thread was random bricking from flashing any ROM, which is very scary and cause for alarm. But according to the quoted post I'm gathering now that this is an issue directly related to accidents within a specific ROM?
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I said I was testing a rom which means I was the only person he released it to at the time. I dont want to reveal the rom or the dev because I dont want any negativity towards him he's a great dev and your probably running his rom right now. So dont worry there isnt a rogue rom floating around
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t3project said:
it wasnt a rogue rom. It was two seperate private roms that were never released to the public
there is a very simple fix to this, i've fixed 2 phones this morning already with it. I'll post it up in a few
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whats the fix cuz im going thru this problem right now ...i cant get any service (radios)
EDIT: NVM I JUST FLASHED TO STOCK RECOVERY THEN FLASHED STOCK LJ1 THRU ODIN AND ALL IS WELL NOW

mccurt29 said:
whats the fix cuz im going thru this problem right now ...i cant get any service (radios)
EDIT: NVM I JUST FLASHED TO STOCK RECOVERY THEN FLASHED STOCK LJ1 THRU ODIN AND ALL IS WELL NOW
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simple, wasnt it? lol..................

mackentosh said:
I said I was testing a rom which means I was the only person he released it to at the time. I dont want to reveal the rom or the dev because I dont want any negativity towards him he's a great dev and your probably running his rom right now. So dont worry there isnt a rogue rom floating around
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Was it mine? I can tell you that if any of the previous stuff happened to you, it wasn't from the ROM. Could have been a bad download, coinsidence, etc. The ROM flash wouldn't have caused it.
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No Service after flashing latest Jedi X

I have a t889 and a original sim card which was cut to microsim form. I had no trouble getting service. I rooted successfully and still had service. At this point I performed nandroid backup and efs backup and attempted to flash jedi x following all steps provided in the thread (wipe data, cache, format system, wipe dalvik, fix permissions). As soon as I did this I lost service...it has bars but no voice calls and no 4g. My IMEI still shows however. I ve tried everything from stock factory restore through ODIN to restoring efs, flashing stock radios/kernels restoring nandroid still cant get service, defintely need some step by step advice on how to get back my service. I feel like I followed all the appropriate steps to flash the room.
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What recovery
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I flashed CWM through ODIN cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar

Any help would be appreciated is it because jedi has a built in modem? Just trying to figure it out

amullins said:
Any help would be appreciated is it because jedi has a built in modem? Just trying to figure it out
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Have try your backups see if it works? Check imei if its 0 then your f$#%@. Samething happpen to me excepty imei is still there. Novchoice you have try to unrooted and flash ota stock see if it works.
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what?
culua said:
Have try your backups see if it works? Check imei if its 0 then your f$#%@. Samething happpen to me excepty imei is still there. Novchoice you have try to unrooted and flash ota stock see if it works.
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How does the imei dissappear and how the heck do we avoid that?! Thanks so much.

I was in same bout as you. I used my insurances claim and got a new note 2.
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So did all of you flashed this rom and this happened to you?? Im confused.

I've been flashing phones since
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2007 and this note 2 I am terrified of flashing. every other day is a new thread just like this. Nobody knows why, nobody has a defacto solution. The only remotely close info I've read that works is to unroot and flash to stock. Even that is a gamble. If that does not work, consider it a loss. Sell it on eBay as a bad IMEI phone

Hey guys just fyi to let you know what I found with this issue. Just giving my input.
Well it looks like my imei is populating but my note 2 no longer gets service. Im probably going to warranty it so I can get service again I spent all of my weekend trying to fix. I think this issue may be related to something within the modem or radio being flash incorrectly and somehow corrupting the efs files. I searched forums about efs corruption and I think maybe it has something to do with a nv_data file missing? Not sure if that applies for sgn2 but I couldnt find or maybe I dont know WHERE to find it in root explorer. Maybe if we compare a working sgn2's efs file with a NON WORKING sgn2's efs file maybe that would help? I followed the steps in the t889 root guide step by step... and then as soon as I flashed Jedi 9 through cwm recovery BAAM...service was gone.
I tried reflashing, I tried reflashing stock modem\kernel and reverting back to stock via odin but no go.I did notice it was able to connect to tmobile for one to two sec because it would actually sync the time and date after turning on for the first time. But never again after that. My Imei and bars are showing ..but when I make a call it says "not registered on network" and no 4g either. I think this may be because the rom had included a different radio not sure which one defintely wasnt the canada ver. Flashing this rom somehow made my phone stop receiving service...Does restoring efs backup a guaranteed fix the lost imei/ service issues? Can flashing using earlier version of odin cause an issue? I used 1.84. Everything passed successfully however. Just throwing ideas to help. I definitely want to try to avoid the issue when get my note 2 back from repair.

I know that efs and modems are fixable but I believe there is additional steps needed to fix the imei... not sure if there has been a solution on that but im looking everywhere... found that you can pull your batter, write down your imei, us nv tool to create a nv file and flash it to the phone but not sure how it works with GNII... I personally havent had any issues so am not going to test with my device but for those with no service you could atleast try and report back for others... go to galaxynote2root website and find the videos on flashing tmo to att and vice versa, youll find the programs needed, drivers, etc and basic instructions to what im suggesting
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I had this issue with a GS3. Had to do a warranty exchange. Ever since then I don't flash radios because that is when this can happen.
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amullins said:
I have a t889 and a original sim card which was cut to microsim form. I had no trouble getting service. I rooted successfully and still had service. At this point I performed nandroid backup and efs backup and attempted to flash jedi x following all steps provided in the thread (wipe data, cache, format system, wipe dalvik, fix permissions). As soon as I did this I lost service...it has bars but no voice calls and no 4g. My IMEI still shows however. I ve tried everything from stock factory restore through ODIN to restoring efs, flashing stock radios/kernels restoring nandroid still cant get service, defintely need some step by step advice on how to get back my service. I feel like I followed all the appropriate steps to flash the room.
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Does the phone even register to the network? Have you perhaps tried a different sim? I know you will be limited as to the carrier but try a friends sim just to be sure. I'm sure you could even take the phone to the dealer and they will test a different sim in the phone.
Has your IMEI possibly changed somehow, maybe it is acting like conflicting IP addresses on a network.
In Kies there is an emergency firmware recovery, perhaps that could help. I know I am probably not much help but 1 cent worth of help is better then no cents.

la1z24 said:
I've been flashing phones since
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2007 and this note 2 I am terrified of flashing. every other day is a new thread just like this. Nobody knows why, nobody has a defacto solution. The only remotely close info I've read that works is to unroot and flash to stock. Even that is a gamble. If that does not work, consider it a loss. Sell it on eBay as a bad IMEI phone
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+1. As a newbie I was able to flash anything on my moto defy / ME525 without worrying a bit of bricking it, but I could only eagerly wait OTA update on my T889V.

I've actually been experience serverely degraded service since I flashed MyRom Revolution v2 last month, and not matter what I flash since service is questionable. I'm on the latest Jedi -XX from the 6th, and my 4g/3g service is 90% not there anymore, and i will flip to edge sometime for roaming on AT&T even or jsut be without service altogether... I've flashed the lastest modem from the Jan 26th, no help. New rom, ... no help. I'm ready to have my phone exchanged as well. Any ideas ?

Some people were having issues with the January 26th update flash back to ll4 and see if that doesnt improce things... also seen a thread refering to band 2 issues with one response refering to ATT towers... did you by chance ever download a ported ATT rom with a modem part of the install by chance?
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Help i deleted my Efs file!

Hi everyone... I rooted my samsung galaxy note 2 to android revultion HD and to my avail... I can't make phonecalls and text obviously i didn't know anything about Efs back up it said recommended but wasn't check at this time i was just hitting next,next ect. ect. and then the phone starts up working and rooted! I get extremely happy then i try to make a phone call but nope mobile network is avalabile i check my baseband (Unknown) Imei(Unknown) take in mind i'm exteremly new to this and had no clue about the EFS or Imei number ect. I am tech savy with other products such as Jtag (For xbox 360) but this was my first root and i know i messed up... So let me sum everything up. I Have a two-year contract with verizon and Total Full Coverage, But i'm assuming this voids warrenty right... I called verizon and made up a story saying... I left my phone at work and it was stolen for about a week i then told everyone at work if it wasn't returned a week later that i would be tracking the phone with the police and that the phone was returned the next morning on my desk... and that i was missing the simcard and everything was wiped... They simple told me to come in and they will replace the sim card for free... Now my phone is still rooted... I'm going to stock flash it with odin or at least try... Will simply getting a new sim card work or do i need a whole new phone?... and should i even unroot it stock?... or take it in with SuperUs and said thats how i found it when i got it back stolen...? Please help...

SuicideSkater said:
Hi everyone... I rooted my samsung galaxy note 2 to android revultion HD and to my avail... I can't make phonecalls and text obviously i didn't know anything about Efs back up it said recommended but wasn't check at this time i was just hitting next,next ect. ect. and then the phone starts up working and rooted! I get extremely happy then i try to make a phone call but nope mobile network is avalabile i check my baseband (Unknown) Imei(Unknown) take in mind i'm exteremly new to this and had no clue about the EFS or Imei number ect. I am tech savy with other products such as Jtag (For xbox 360) but this was my first root and i know i messed up... So let me sum everything up. I Have a two-year contract with verizon and Total Full Coverage, But i'm assuming this voids warrenty right... I called verizon and made up a story saying... I left my phone at work and it was stolen for about a week i then told everyone at work if it wasn't returned a week later that i would be tracking the phone with the police and that the phone was returned the next morning on my desk... and that i was missing the simcard and everything was wiped... They simple told me to come in and they will replace the sim card for free... Now my phone is still rooted... I'm going to stock flash it with odin or at least try... Will simply getting a new sim card work or do i need a whole new phone?... and should i even unroot it stock?... or take it in with SuperUs and said thats how i found it when i got it back stolen...? Please help...
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Hi,
Just explaining. EFS is kind of a folder that contains the IMEI number and other MAC addresses of WIFI or Bluetooth. What happened when you rooted and flashed a ROM is that the EFS folder has been modified. There are many reasons why this happens. So, changing a new SIM won't work. You would have to fill the IMEI number and the other MAC addresses to make phones calls and etc.,
Regarding whether to leave the phone with root or not, It depends on you whether you can make up a convincing story to avoid charges for re-instating the IMEI number back by Samsung.
You can change it to Stock if you want to, but Verizon can easily find out that you had rooted it since IMEI number won't be wiped by any other way..

prabukannappan said:
Hi,
Just explaining. EFS is kind of a folder that contains the IMEI number and other MAC addresses of WIFI or Bluetooth. What happened when you rooted and flashed a ROM is that the EFS folder has been modified. There are many reasons why this happens. So, changing a new SIM won't work. You would have to fill the IMEI number and the other MAC addresses to make phones calls and etc.,
Regarding whether to leave the phone with root or not, It depends on you whether you can make up a convincing story to avoid charges for re-instating the IMEI number back by Samsung.
You can change it to Stock if you want to, but Verizon can easily find out that you had rooted it since IMEI number won't be wiped by any other way..
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Oh thats not good.... What would you do in my situation.... I'm taking my phone up to verizon tommorow... to see if they can provide me with what i need to do.... and if they find out it was rooted will they not help me at all and just tell me to pay full price for a new phone (keep in mind the galaxy note 2 is $800 still) also i have total full coverage... + that convincing story... and its my first phone with verizon aka first problem... please tell me they will fix it without charging me....

Have you flashed a N7100 rom on a N7105 or vice versa as that will make baseband unknown and can be fixed.
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Nope it doesn't look like i did... My model number is GT-N7100 and the Rom i put on it was this Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100)
Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2)
Download Android Revolution HD 19.0... Both N7100 any ideas? i would love to get this fixed... If its not fixable please provide suggestions anyone that helps me fix this problem or provides good enough info i will give $5-10 paypal... its not much... but i'm a college student.. trying to make a living... Thanks so much guys...

This is what happens when you don't even read the thread, but just download the file and keep pressing next. I guess you learned that you should READ before you flash. You might wanna try flashing the original firmware from Sammobile. But I guess you're in a pretty big problem now.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42794146
[EFS/IMEI][ME6/MF2]Please Read Before Flashing
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You flashed a dmg1 modem rom ...flash a dmg1/me6/mf2 modem..I use mf1
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Guys! I fixed it! well at least i have no more problems with it and its back to normal i called my house phone with it and it rang... so its fixed Lol... Anyways to anyone else that has the trouble i did (also to you guys telling me that i should have read first i followed serveral guides i studied up on rooting for weeks because i was afraid never once did i see anything about backing up the efs folder.. first time i saw it was after i flashed a rom.. it should be noted in adam outler no you verizon post... because thats the root method i followed and it work except i didn't hit efs backup because last time i did that my rom failed to download and stayed at 0% which i'm led to believe because i didn't wipe the cache... but what i did to fix my problem was download Odin 3.07... Download Samsung Galaxy note 2 i605 stock Load The .pda and download the samsung pit file started Odin and bam it did all the work phone started back up like it was opened out the box i am now going to think twice about rooting next time... But one more thing guys my phones working find and all but Odin popped up Fail on one Box and then in the dialog is said <ID:0/003> Can't open the serial(COM) port. This is not big its because i switched my usb ports?... Right idk? here is a picture View attachment 2194422

SuicideSkater said:
Guys! I fixed it! well at least i have no more problems with it and its back to normal i called my house phone with it and it rang... so its fixed Lol... Anyways to anyone else that has the trouble i did (also to you guys telling me that i should have read first i followed serveral guides i studied up on rooting for weeks because i was afraid never once did i see anything about backing up the efs folder.. first time i saw it was after i flashed a rom.. it should be noted in adam outler no you verizon post... because thats the root method i followed and it work except i didn't hit efs backup because last time i did that my rom failed to download and stayed at 0% which i'm led to believe because i didn't wipe the cache... but what i did to fix my problem was download Odin 3.07... Download Samsung Galaxy note 2 i605 stock Load The .pda and download the samsung pit file started Odin and bam it did all the work phone started back up like it was opened out the box i am now going to think twice about rooting next time... But one more thing guys my phones working find and all but Odin popped up Fail on one Box and then in the dialog is said <ID:0/003> Can't open the serial(COM) port. This is not big its because i switched my usb ports?... Right idk? here is a picture View attachment 2194422
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Hi,
The first mistake you have done is that your phone model is not N7100. It is different for Verizon. That's the reason your IMEI number got screwed up when you flashed a rom of N7100.
The Fail in Odin is not a big deal as it might have been because there could have been two usb connections made or as you said changing usb ports.
Please verify whether the ROM supports your Verizon model before flashing.
Also, There will be still a counter and status that would indicate that you've rooted before If you want to reset these counters then search in the forum and you'll be able to find out.

prabukannappan said:
Hi,
The first mistake you have done is that your phone model is not N7100. It is different for Verizon. That's the reason your IMEI number got screwed up when you flashed a rom of N7100.
The Fail in Odin is not a big deal as it might have been because there could have been two usb connections made or as you said changing usb ports.
Please verify whether the ROM supports your Verizon model before flashing.
Also, There will be still a counter and status that would indicate that you've rooted before If you want to reset these counters then search in the forum and you'll be able to find out.
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Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe

SuicideSkater said:
Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe
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You don't have to pay as the dev also posts the app for free in XDA. See the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

SuicideSkater said:
Thank you good sir! Yes i believe the program is called triangle away and you have to be rooted to access it.... I was going to do it while i was rooted but they want $2.50 for it.... just to reset counters.. i've seen plenty get warrantys restored even tho they didn't reset the counter verizon/samsung doesn't have time to check every single phone its just to be extra safe
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You make out like resetting the counters is easy or something. It isn't and it's reasonable price for the app.
I suggest you go to the Verizon Note II forum next time unless you want to break your phone again.
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I had similar problem. May be you haven't deleted it. The #4 comment is kinda right. By mistake I wiped my internal storage without backup or without writing down the baseband and build numbers. I had to flash numerous stock roms until I was able to make phone calls and receive msgs. Also on stock roms that were not for my phone the imei # was different from the one on the box, starting with 0049 or something.
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Armazia said:
This is what happens when you don't even read the thread, but just download the file and keep pressing next. I guess you learned that you should READ before you flash. You might wanna try flashing the original firmware from Sammobile. But I guess you're in a pretty big problem now.
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GT N7105 with XDA Premium......that is all......

First of all
Flash stock and the might sort the baseband out
If that doesnt work just send it in after unrooting. I had a similiar problem but I acted dumb and said it just happened and they took it in and repaired within 12 days.
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Oh and btw just say it happened via Kies if they ask and if that doesnt work then put in the washing machine and give it (My cousin hard bricked his so he gave it water damage and he sent it in although he had to pay 75 pounds
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EFS backup
The moral is to backup the efs folder ASAP, at least before you try anything 'drastic' to your phone

lost imei
I also lost my imei the first time i flashed custom rom on my note 2. but i simply flash older modem and its working fine since then.. ohh and i als made efs backup using terminal emulator..

Need some assistance

So i have been using the universal root tool for LG optimus g for 3-4 months about two days ago, my phone signal suddenly stop working i cant use my phone to make calls or use my 3G or 4GLTE internet anymore. Only thing i can do is use my Wifi, i tried doing a factory reset and i also tried upgrading my profile but i cant do that without the phones 3G or 4G internet.
Is there a way to fix this? i dont wanna go back to my crappy htc evo 3d again

dolfinfan said:
So i have been using the universal root tool for LG optimus g for 3-4 months about two days ago, my phone signal suddenly stop working i cant use my phone to make calls or use my 3G or 4GLTE internet anymore. Only thing i can do is use my Wifi, i tried doing a factory reset and i also tried upgrading my profile but i cant do that without the phones 3G or 4G internet.
Is there a way to fix this? i dont wanna go back to my crappy htc evo 3d again
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So by the universal root tool, do you mean fiddy's universal root? All it does is root your phone. It won't mess up your EFS.
Are you unlocked? Using FreeGee? If you were unlocked, there was an option to backup your EFS. Hopefully you did it if you were unlocked.
Go to Settings>About phone>Phone Identity. Do you have all zero's? Or do you have all kinds of different numbers there. You can learn/fix EFS here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498
If you still have all the numbers for your EFS, check and make sure your Data is turned on. In the notification bar, or in Setting>More>Mobile networks.
Worse case you may need to LGNPST to fix it. You can get info on that here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106 Under the Additional info.
All of this is assuming you're still on stock.

engine95 said:
So by the universal root tool, do you mean fiddy's universal root? All it does is root your phone. It won't mess up your EFS.
Are you unlocked? Using FreeGee? If you were unlocked, there was an option to backup your EFS. Hopefully you did it if you were unlocked.
Go to Settings>About phone>Phone Identity. Do you have all zero's? Or do you have all kinds of different numbers there. You can learn/fix EFS here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498
If you still have all the numbers for your EFS, check and make sure your Data is turned on. In the notification bar, or in Setting>More>Mobile networks.
Worse case you may need to LGNPST to fix it. You can get info on that here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106 Under the Additional info.
All of this is assuming you're still on stock.
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Im not unlocked i just rooted my phone only

dolfinfan said:
Im not unlocked i just rooted my phone only
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First off erase that number in your post header. Be safe.
Check those things I have posted above and tell me what happens.
Edit. So edit that post and remove the 99???????? number

engine95 said:
First off erase that number in your post header. Be safe.
Check those things I have posted above and tell me what happens.
Edit. So edit that post and remove the 99???????? number
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From what i have been told i need to put a restore file or something before i flash my phone with the .zip from the thread u provided me with. Is that true?

dolfinfan said:
From what i have been told i need to put a restore file or something before i flash my phone with the .zip from the thread u provided me with. Is that true?
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Well, did you check those things above? You can't flash anything unless you're unlocked. And you said you're just rooted.
If your EFS was fine and not zeroed out, you shouldn't need to fix anything. And if you unlock and then back it up, you're just backing up a bad EFS.
So following the earlier post, what were your findings. Then, where are you at now.
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engine95 said:
Well, did you check those things above? You can't flash anything unless you're unlocked. And you said you're just rooted.
If your EFS was fine and not zeroed out, you shouldn't need to fix anything. And if you unlock and then back it up, you're just backing up a bad EFS.
So following the earlier post, what were your findings. Then, where are you at now.
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i think my phone is brick cant tell if its soft brick or hard brick.
PS: Its stuck at the LG symbol when you turn the phone on.

dolfinfan said:
i think my phone is brick cant tell if its soft brick or hard brick.
PS: Its stuck at the LG symbol when you turn the phone on.
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Read in here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43983721
It'll get you into stock recovery. You'll need to do a factory reset. It'll erase everything. Then it should boot up.
Stock recovery can be tricky to get into the first time.
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engine95 said:
Read in here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43983721
It'll get you into stock recovery. You'll need to do a factory reset. It'll erase everything. Then it should boot up.
Stock recovery can be tricky to get into the first time.
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wow it works and i think it also fixed my problem where i couldnt make any phone calls.
Edit: Sad thing now is that i need to fix this MIN, ESN, IMEI, MEID Hex & DEC zero numbers problem; that is now stopping me from activating my cell phone now which sucks

HELP!! Lost IMEI number!!!

Lost the imei tinkering.. Have no clue how but it is now missing from the settings and will not connect to the network. This is on my tmo g3. Please help

Dial *#06#

Nothing

What have you done to the phone?

Most of the time there is a sticker under the battery.

Yeah but what do i use to get the imei back inside the phone instead of just the sticker

Will donate if somebody can help me figure this out..

Isn't this that efs backup stuff talked about in the PurpleDrake thread?
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As Skizzy034 noted you'll need to have performed an EFS backup. You can either flash the zips you made or use ADB to restore the partition.

Or call t mobile and tell em your phone does not work right and get replacement. You still never said what happened? What did you do right before issue happened?

I believe I saw a efs recovery method in the lg g2 forum but it looked like a long process and it might not even work for our phone. If I was you I would try to find it quick because normally anything that can potentially spoof imei numbers gets deleted when a moderator notices it.

I flashed ROM for wrong model

twolfekc said:
I flashed ROM for wrong model
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Did you try restoring to stock? Did you backup your efs?

Mi|enko said:
Did you try restoring to stock? Did you backup your efs?
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Yeah restored to stock and no i did not backup my efs I still have the box and sticker under the phone saying what the IMEI is tho.

twolfekc said:
Yeah restored to stock and no i did not backup my efs I still have the box and sticker under the phone saying what the IMEI is tho.
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That's of no help unless somebody comes out with a method for restoring without a backup (I've seen it done with a couple devices). Until that happens, unfortunately there's not a lot you can do with the device.

Do a search for a member by the name Odia, I messed mine up before on another phone and He helped me restore withbout any backup. This was before I ever heard of efs
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What about if your phone has the WRONG imei number after flashing a ROM? Does that matter? The phone still works.

I don't have any info on being able to help but this is a prime example of why you take the few extra steps and back up. Most of the time I'll admit, in fact I have never needed mine but on those rare occasions its literally a phone saver.

twolfekc said:
Yeah restored to stock and no i did not backup my efs I still have the box and sticker under the phone saying what the IMEI is tho.
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Same happened to me! Did you fixed it or send it back for repair?

Editing the IMEI in any way is illegal and against our rules. The only allowed way is to have a backup. Anything else is not allowed here.
Also do not Suggest people send the device in to be repaired under warranty. This is Fraud and also not allowed.
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