I've spent nearly two weeks trying to figure out what happened to my phone and how to restore it. After OTA 4.1.1 (I forced this clearing gsf), in a weak coverage area toggled airplane mode. It wouldn't come back out.
Fastboot flash, CWM, TWRP, dd command, Odin, re-partitioning, nand erase all - any attempt to flash radio-cdma.img hangs or fails.
I can confirm that many of the dire warnings about hard-bricking your device... Well, let's just say that with everything that I've tried, even the bolder attempts in the end, did not brick my device. Odin would always get me back.
Baseband Unknown
IMEI Unknown
My Phone Number Unknown
Everything!!! UNKNOWN
I found some threads on here mentioning CDMA tools and I've downloaded and attempted a couple, it seems that my pc has to have all the supporting programs to make a connection to my phone. The problem is these posts are not specific to my device but the S3 and it seems like a whole lot of trouble when there isn't a 'known' path and specific files for my VZW GNX.
I have also ran emmc check several times and memory checks out good. Sim card has also been replaced.
So I sit here today with 4.1.1 installed (less the radio-cdma.img). I can Odin the older stock images found here on XDA by deleting the radio-cdma.img within. Then use fastboot to flash the 4.1.1 images individually to have a Wi-Fi only device.
I'm willing to try anything. Any takers?
Your meid is smoked. You will need to completely reprogram phone. A restore won't do it Cuz its the serial of the device from factory. You can't fix unless you have msl
*Shaolin Shadowboxing*
Thank you for the reply!
Could you point me in the right direction? Is this done using CDMA tools? I've seen places that mention it can be done via the handset dialpad (other devices). I've found threads that give suggestions on how to contact your carrier to get them to give you the msl... and I've also seen posts that state that Verizon's MSL is almost always 000000. My brain is turning to mush! :cyclops:
Thanks again
JediNinjafication said:
Your meid is smoked. You will need to completely reprogram phone. A restore won't do it Cuz its the serial of the device from factory. You can't fix unless you have msl
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Verizon msl is usually 000000 you will need either the box device came in or the numbers under battery. The sticky part us going to be the MSID number you'll have to put in. If you have the ORIGINAL nandroid you made immediately after you unlocked bootloader, that one might work but no guarantees. The dialer code is *#*#msl#*#* with msl being the 000000. I believe that's it...could be *#*#spc#*#* with spc being spc and then have to enter msl. The MSID is mobile subsidy identification. Sometimes its NAM. Your MIN would be your phone number..mobile identification number.
If you get into the MEID it will have a couple numbers to enter. The numbers you will need will be your ESN hex and dec. I have all the dialer codes and can pm you a link if you like. Once you finish with the MEID repair that's where the NAM MIN thing will be needed. Unfortunately, the NAM/MSID isn't the same as your number and won't accept all 0's but once the meid is back you might be able to restore but am not positive on that. Can call Verizon and have them refresh phone I believe once meid is restored.
*Step Away From The Toolkit And NoROM Gets Hurt*
I tried the dialer code *#*#000000#*#*
The phone did nothing although as soon as I completed it went the field cleared. I'm on my own. Verizon told me a week ago they were sending me a refurb. Called yesterday and there was no record of another phone being sent out. Rep told me my Sim card was not activated in their system and a ticket was opened to have it unlocked on their network. It should be fixed on their end today. However, I still think I'm going to have to get radio-cdma flashed on my phone. Using getprop (from app market) it appears at some point I may have flashed GSM radios. I say this because there are GSM listings from the getprop output.
Any suggestions?
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I'd probably return everything to stock first. ##XXXXXXX# and *#*#XXXXXX#*#* codes depend a device's factory ROM.
I'm not convinced it's your MEID though. That alone wouldn't stick your phone without signal and you'd still be able to flash a radio. I'd also be careful not to mess with IMEIs or MEIDs unless you're absolutely certain that's the problem. If you're hell bent on it or you're doing it for fun, not caring of you wreck it, look up MEID repair and read up before messing around.
It wouldn't hurt to try and install a new radio via CDMAWS or a similar program. Just don't change anything you're not familiar with. You can really screw things up with programs like that if you mess around.
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I'm pretty sure that my problem is due to flashing GSM on my device. I have not had any luck finding out how to go back. I'll check out CDMAWS... first time hearing about it.
untruestory said:
I'd probably return everything to stock first. ##XXXXXXX# and *#*#XXXXXX#*#* codes depend a device's factory ROM.
I'm not convinced it's your MSID though. That alone wouldn't stick your phone without signal and you'd still be able to flash a radio. I'd also be careful not to mess with IMEIs or MEIDs unless you're absolutely certain that's the problem. If you're hell bent on it or you're doing it for fun, not caring of you wreck it, look up MEID repair and read up before messing around.
It wouldn't hurt to try and install a new radio via CDMAWS or a similar program. Just don't change anything you're not familiar with. You can really screw things up with programs like that if you mess around.
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stwandell said:
I'm pretty sure that my problem is due to flashing GSM on my device. I have not had any luck finding out how to go back. I'll check out CDMAWS... first time hearing about it.
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Pretty much meid smoked.
Wrong quote..trying to quote above. Just to ensure try *#06# and if it comes back with a string of numbers then you still have the meid. If blank...smoked
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stwandell said:
I've spent nearly two weeks trying to figure out what happened to my phone and how to restore it. After OTA 4.1.1 (I forced this clearing gsf), in a weak coverage area toggled airplane mode. It wouldn't come back out.
Fastboot flash, CWM, TWRP, dd command, Odin, re-partitioning, nand erase all - any attempt to flash radio-cdma.img hangs or fails.
I can confirm that many of the dire warnings about hard-bricking your device... Well, let's just say that with everything that I've tried, even the bolder attempts in the end, did not brick my device. Odin would always get me back.
Baseband Unknown
IMEI Unknown
My Phone Number Unknown
Everything!!! UNKNOWN
I found some threads on here mentioning CDMA tools and I've downloaded and attempted a couple, it seems that my pc has to have all the supporting programs to make a connection to my phone. The problem is these posts are not specific to my device but the S3 and it seems like a whole lot of trouble when there isn't a 'known' path and specific files for my VZW GNX.
I have also ran emmc check several times and memory checks out good. Sim card has also been replaced.
So I sit here today with 4.1.1 installed (less the radio-cdma.img). I can Odin the older stock images found here on XDA by deleting the radio-cdma.img within. Then use fastboot to flash the 4.1.1 images individually to have a Wi-Fi only device.
I'm willing to try anything. Any takers?
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Try this if you can http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743939
Did you do the *#06# I already think its gonna come back blank but ....what the hell right
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JediNinjafication said:
Did you do the *#06# I already think its gonna come back blank but ....what the hell right
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Does he have the samsung drivers installed? If so does his computer recognize his phone when plugged in either adb or fastboot? Cause if he does then you can easily go back to stock 4.0.4 IMM76k using my link in above post
MEID definitely smoked. *#06# yields nothing. I have tried flashing back to stock IMM76K but cannot get past radio-cdma flash... it hangs. If I remove the radio-cdma image it stock flashes no problem... but I still don't have MEID when doing that. I believe I flashed GSM ROM or radios at some point. I say this because when in terminal emulator and type getprop, the output has several gsm entries. Verizon is sending me another SIM card. But before I put it in I believe I need to have the GSM stuff off the phone. I'm not quite sure how to do that.
My screen is cracked, Verizon and Samsung can do nothing for me. I'm on my own on this. I have two rumor touch (sprint) that work fine. I also have HTC EVO 4g (Sprint)... been looking at activating on Verizon, but have had no luck getting CDMA tools to recognize phones... even after wiping drivers and re-installing multiple times.
I'm stuck using a very basic Samsung Knack flip at the moment... Sucks big time. Cash is short so I'm trying to make do with what I have.
Still needing help guys and gals!
And thank you all so much for your ideas and suggestions! I have learned a lot!
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Do you have the box that came with device so can reapply meid? You'll need your msl in order to edit. If have a backup of original stock after you unlocked bootloader..that one might reapply your info. Otherwise you need that mls
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Hi, Guys!
I have the same problem On Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE GT-i9305 - by mistake flashed with ODIN "phone " section ( that means I flashed RADIO ) - as a result No IMEI, NO RADIO-GSM, BASEBAND unknown...(((
Somebody found solution?
Thanks in advance!
My brother is having the same problem with his Galaxy Nexus. Anybody found a fix for this problem?
I just started having this issue the other day as well (baseband/IMEI, etc all unknown). Phone was just sitting on my desk when I noticed it didn't have service. After being unable to flash the cdma radio, I am trying to get the phone back to stock. However, I am unable to flash the stock image because there is a version check for the cdma radio. Is there a way to flash the stock image without the cdma radio check?
ackurv said:
I just started having this issue the other day as well (baseband/IMEI, etc all unknown). Phone was just sitting on my desk when I noticed it didn't have service. After being unable to flash the cdma radio, I am trying to get the phone back to stock. However, I am unable to flash the stock image because there is a version check for the cdma radio. Is there a way to flash the stock image without the cdma radio check?
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Any luck with yours. I just started having the same problem. My phone freezes and I have no service. I am trying to return to stock using this GUIDE but my phone freezes whenever I try to Flash the CDMA Radio. If I skip that step it doesn't install the stock version and I'm stuck in Paranoid 3.2 and unable to return to the store in the current condition due to warranty issues. If I can make it stock I will go get a new one.
jaymazz13 said:
Try this if you can http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743939
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Just wanted to let others know that I was on a JRO03O rom, decided to return to stock 4.1.1 and must have screwed up something because after getting back up and running I had the same issues as OP. No baseband, IMEI, *#06# was blank, etc. I was about to embark down the path JediNinjafication linked to, but it looked extremely intimidating. Jaymazz's link to Vabeachfc3s reset tool worked like a champ, put me back at at 4.0.4 and all the radio stuff started working right away! Phone updated itself to 4.1.1 shortly thereafter, and it's still going strong.
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Wondering how flashing and the other IMEI works on sprint as I have a Verizon gs3. I backed up mine because of the chances of losing it, but it I'm curious how it works on sprint. A friend trip d flashing a modem and said he lost his IMEI and it says missing SIM or something.
How does one go about fetching the same IMEI oj a sprint phone or fixing what is described above.
Also, are there precautionary measures for backing up imei on sprint like on the verizon (synergy has a script and also nvbackup command)
Any help would be appreciated, and thanks..
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dems86 said:
Wondering how flashing and the other IMEI works on sprint as I have a Verizon gs3. I backed up mine because of the chances of losing it, but it I'm curious how it works on sprint. A friend trip d flashing a modem and said he lost his IMEI and it says missing SIM or something.
How does one go about fetching the same IMEI oj a sprint phone or fixing what is described above.
Also, are there precautionary measures for backing up imei on sprint like on the verizon (synergy has a script and also nvbackup command)
Any help would be appreciated, and thanks..
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I've never heard of flashing a modem on a phone and losingi the IMEI or it saying it's missing the SIM. If he flashed the incorrect modem, he wouldn't have data or be able to make calls, more than likely. To try and retrieve an IMEI, he can go to settings > about phone or go to the phone dialer and dial ##786#, but note, the dialer code will not work on AOSP based roms such as CM10 or LiquidSmooth and is not going to work on Verizon models as well. Backup of the IMEI shouldn't be necessary as it's always going to be stored in the memory of the phone.
Background: (beginner level 1) I bought an i317 Note 2 online to use in Canada. Came with 4.1.2 so I did the downgrade to 4.1.1...ALJ2 modem and all to use the free unlock method. I followed the method to the letter and I thought it worked.
Problem: it just doesn't register on the network, it just displays a circle with a line through it where the network bars are supposed to be. I've spent hours, honestly, just searching through several threads and have tried almost all methods I came across to put it to stock and somehow get it to work. I've put in my Rogers sim card and even my friend's sim but same result.
So after months of quietly browsing through XDA and finding the solutions, I am forced to call the seasoned pro's to help me. Again, I've flashed the stock 4.1.1 ROM to put it back to stock and even flashed the modem for it separately and still no luck. The only other thing I suspect could be an EFS issue but I don't know if that is the case, or have the know-how to check and resolve if required. Please help.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Thanks,
Allen.
First check your imei by doing *#06# could be corrupted imei.
Sent from my SGH-I317M
And cheak ur apn
Yes, I checked and made sure that the IMEI matches to both the box and the sticker on the back. Also the APN appears for Rogers when I have the sim inserted and I am able to select it as well.
Having imei showing is a good sign
Use rom from here MA3 for Rogers you can also find correct odin from that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
And flash modem from this post they have latest ma3 modem for Rogers too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
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Thanks - pardon my ignorance but my Note 2 is from AT&T hence me putting the AT&T firmware and modem. Are you consciously suggesting me to put the Rogers Firmware and modem overwriting the AT&T stuff? If not, anything else I can try?
allen81 said:
Thanks - pardon my ignorance but my Note 2 is from AT&T hence me putting the AT&T firmware and modem. Are you consciously suggesting me to put the Rogers Firmware and modem overwriting the AT&T stuff? If not, anything else I can try?
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My bad sorry.. didnt see that you bought l317 model. Don't flash the rom above cuz it will automatically flash Rogers modem too. Did you try resetting apn settings to default with your new sim?
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jon3sh said:
My bad sorry.. didnt see that you bought l317 model. Don't flash the rom above cuz it will automatically flash Rogers modem too. Did you try resetting apn settings to default with your new sim?
Sent from my SGH-I317M
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Yes - the APN automatically detects from the sim card but to be on the safe side I even created a new entry for Rogers. But I'm not getting any connectivity - no voice or data.
Calling all pro's - please help. I have even tried the method mentioned by this OP and still no luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145967
NOW the problem is that its just stuck in Airplane Mode - a little Googlin' leads me to believe that it could be a corrupt EFS issue but I'm not savy enough to check and fix myself.
Guys please help.
Thanks.
Check this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317
Efs issue. You should of backed up you're efs folder....
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allen81 said:
Calling all pro's - please help. I have even tried the method mentioned by this OP and still no luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145967
NOW the problem is that its just stuck in Airplane Mode - a little Googlin' leads me to believe that it could be a corrupt EFS issue but I'm not savy enough to check and fix myself.
Guys please help.
Thanks.
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Hopefuly its not efs problem cuz I know if you have efs issue you will get that yellow box with hardware info showing once you turn on the phone. You also mention that imei is still good and showing when you enter *#06# its more on enabling data connection with Rogers network.
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jon3sh said:
Hopefuly its not efs problem cuz I know if you have efs issue you will get that yellow box with hardware info showing once you turn on the phone. You also mention that imei is still good and showing when you enter *#06# its more on enabling data connection with Rogers network.
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Yes, the IMEI shows properly and matches to the sticker on the back. Also the baseband (modem) info also shows up correctly. It just remains in Airplane Mode and everytime I attempt to disable it, the phone pretends to be "processing" but the Airplane Mode option greys out - and the airplane mode remains active. I've spent all weekend on this and still no luck - guys I need help to bring my phone back to life. Earlier today I reflashed the 4.1.1 ALJ2 stock file through ODIN and still no change.
Also can someone point/guide me on how to restore the defaults on Service Mode/Menu - I bought it second hand and not sure if the previous owner made any changes trying to unlock the phone. I just want to revert everything back to stock to end with a working phone. Will flashing a stock ROM fix/revert any changes?
(I'm talking about the Service menu that is access using the *#197328640# used to unlock the phone)
Thanks.
Guys - I reflashed the original QCN (not sure if its proper or corrupted) that I got with the phone which has returned the phone to out of airplane mode but now I'm not catching any signal. I backed it up before proceeding to try with a dumbimei qcn with the aws mode thinking that might fix my problem. I'm really dumbfounded and need help. It's been 4 days now and I'm still without a phone...
allen81 said:
Guys - I reflashed the original QCN (not sure if its proper or corrupted) that I got with the phone which has returned the phone to out of airplane mode but now I'm not catching any signal. I backed it up before proceeding to try with a dumbimei qcn with the aws mode thinking that might fix my problem. I'm really dumbfounded and need help. It's been 4 days now and I'm still without a phone...
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So left the phone on overnight - woke up today and saw 1 bar and the phone registered on Rogers Network - so the problem now is low signal. I carried the phone around with me covering a variety of areas, especially those where signal should have been high, it still did not go above 2 bars... Please help.
allen81 said:
So left the phone on overnight - woke up today and saw 1 bar and the phone registered on Rogers Network - so the problem now is low signal. I carried the phone around with me covering a variety of areas, especially those where signal should have been high, it still did not go above 2 bars... Please help.
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Glad u fixed it and get it going. What modem are you on right now maybe updating modem will boost your signal.
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I'm having a similar issue with just seeing the Circle with a line through it and after going to *#06# all that appears is "null/null" Any ideas to help me out please?
EDIT: solved it by wiping system and then flashing a ROM
Need help with lost unlocked
Hi, I've been trying to read as much as I can to solve my issue but no luck... I'm about to give up but thought someone here might be able to help hopefully!
Here's what happened, I bought an sgh-i317 running on 4.1.1 from someone online the phone worked properly at the time. I purchased an unlocked code from internet put it in everything worked fine. I later found the way to unlocked for free with the *#197.... but I said what the heck its already done... kept on reading got excited and decided to flash 4.1.2 rooted with odin... after that my nightmare began...
First I inserted an ATT sim and got the mm#2 sim not provisioned, then I tried a friends ATT it worked but when he putted back to his iphone he got his phone block so he had to call ATT to make it work again
Whenever I insert a T-Mobile sim or simple mobile I get the phone not allow mm#6
At first I thought the phone has been reported but I called ATT and they say it isn't, then I kept reading and nothing seems to repair this
I even reflashed everything to stock 4.1.1 to try to unlocked it with the *#197... again but it seems to do nothing now
then I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045563
where they say that once you are unlocked you shouldn't flash with odin... I guess I messed up...
My imei matches, the phone has not been reported, whenever I insert a foreign sim car I don't get the network lock screen but the phone not allow mm#6 message
I think that somehow when I updated to 4.1.2 with odin... I either lost or damage my unlock
could someone help?
Thanks in advance
regules6 said:
Hi, I've been trying to read as much as I can to solve my issue but no luck... I'm about to give up but thought someone here might be able to help hopefully!
Here's what happened, I bought an sgh-i317 running on 4.1.1 from someone online the phone worked properly at the time. I purchased an unlocked code from internet put it in everything worked fine. I later found the way to unlocked for free with the *#197.... but I said what the heck its already done... kept on reading got excited and decided to flash 4.1.2 rooted with odin... after that my nightmare began...
First I inserted an ATT sim and got the mm#2 sim not provisioned, then I tried a friends ATT it worked but when he putted back to his iphone he got his phone block so he had to call ATT to make it work again
Whenever I insert a T-Mobile sim or simple mobile I get the phone not allow mm#6
At first I thought the phone has been reported but I called ATT and they say it isn't, then I kept reading and nothing seems to repair this
I even reflashed everything to stock 4.1.1 to try to unlocked it with the *#197... again but it seems to do nothing now
then I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045563
where they say that once you are unlocked you shouldn't flash with odin... I guess I messed up...
My imei matches, the phone has not been reported, whenever I insert a foreign sim car I don't get the network lock screen but the phone not allow mm#6 message
I think that somehow when I updated to 4.1.2 with odin... I either lost or damage my unlock
could someone help?
Thanks in advance
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Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
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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
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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
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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..
My problem:
My galaxy s3 takes a LONG time to connect to AT&T when it boots up (over 5 minutes), and then only has Edge:2 network service.
How I got here:
Had 4.1.2 installed from AT&T
I rooted my phone with the "no countering tripping method" as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 to 4.1.1 this downgrade apparently made something not work, I kept getting errors, something about acore process failures.
I re-installed the stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
Still getting process failures
Read that clearing the contacts sometimes works, it didn't
Read that factory reset helps, it did
I still wanted a rooted phone, so this time I used this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Again processes started crashing
Again had to reset to factory
Now I noticed my phone wasn't working at all
Found that my IMEI was set to 0
Fixed that by following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Note: the link to the sgs3.nv.gen.zip was bad, I found another here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951 but my virus checker freaked out on it. I ran it on my kids pc, and it worked, don't know if I infected them or not, but I got my IMEI data back
Decided all this was too much hassle, so I reset my flash count to zero with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Reverted to stock 4.1.2 from AT&T and reset to factory
Still stuck on Edge:2
Found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036891 my phone won't let me change my band preference, also under *#197328640#>SIM>CHECK NV it say "Band perf: Unexpected value"
Question:
Where do I go from here?
Thanks!
thabin said:
My problem:
My galaxy s3 takes a LONG time to connect to AT&T when it boots up (over 5 minutes), and then only has Edge:2 network service.
How I got here:
Had 4.1.2 installed from AT&T
I rooted my phone with the "no countering tripping method" as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 to 4.1.1 this downgrade apparently made something not work, I kept getting errors, something about acore process failures.
I re-installed the stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
Still getting process failures
Read that clearing the contacts sometimes works, it didn't
Read that factory reset helps, it did
I still wanted a rooted phone, so this time I used this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Again processes started crashing
Again had to reset to factory
Now I noticed my phone wasn't working at all
Found that my IMEI was set to 0
Fixed that by following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Note: the link to the sgs3.nv.gen.zip was bad, I found another here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951 but my virus checker freaked out on it. I ran it on my kids pc, and it worked, don't know if I infected them or not, but I got my IMEI data back
Decided all this was too much hassle, so I reset my flash count to zero with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Reverted to stock 4.1.2 from AT&T and reset to factory
Still stuck on Edge:2
Found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036891 my phone won't let me change my band preference, also under *#197328640#>SIM>CHECK NV it say "Band perf: Unexpected value"
Question:
Where do I go from here?
Thanks!
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This just happened to me too. I backed up my IMEI but lost it and had to get a new phone. I used QPST tool to restore my IMEI , which is located behind your battery. I did not work. There is another tool called NV Generate or something like that and still it did not work. I did not like spending the money for a warranty replacement, of course, so looked and tried hard for a fix. Since nothing worked I am also thinking that its possible I had a hardware problem, but I can say that an IMEI issue can be as bad as hardbricking, so proceed with caution and follow to a T. Good luck bro. I hope you can fix it. Let me know if you have a chance.
Edit: I missed the part about you using NV tool. I spoke with a bunch of Att help and a Samsung guy as well. Nobody knew about it. Mine was 5 freaking days past warranty. Still sick from that. If you are under warranty. Take it back.
I'm also having these issues..
Anyone have a true fix? I would go back to Full Stock, but have already tried that and still had the data issues. Something is hosed that needs to be fixed..
Fixed!!
I bought a new phone from AT&T, copied the nv config using the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Changed the IMEI to my phone's IMEI, and EUREKA! It works!
I'm attaching the file I used (with the IMEI blanked out, so be sure to fill in our own IMEI or this won't work for you, it is section 550, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 for more details).
I hope this helps others, and they don't have to pay the $35 restocking fee.
thabin said:
I bought a new phone from AT&T, copied the nv config using the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Changed the IMEI to my phone's IMEI, and EUREKA! It works!
I'm attaching the file I used (with the IMEI blanked out, so be sure to fill in our own IMEI or this won't work for you, it is section 550, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 for more details).
I hope this helps others, and they don't have to pay the $35 restocking fee.
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This is exactly what I need! Thank you! My usb is corroded so I cannot connect usb and will have to load this manually. Could you please tell me the exact process you used to add your EMEI # to the file? I have opened the text file and went to section 550, but I do not know if i'm properly changing the number.
bweyadn said:
This is exactly what I need! Thank you! My usb is corroded so I cannot connect usb and will have to load this manually. Could you please tell me the exact process you used to add your EMEI # to the file? I have opened the text file and went to section 550, but I do not know if i'm properly changing the number.
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I fixed the IMEI using the following instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
The link on that page for the utility to generate a new IMEI didn't work, but I found another copy here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951
*WARNING* my virus checker freaked out about this file. I ran in on my kids machine (not mine) and it seemed to work fine, but I want you to be warned about the royal freakout my virus checker gave me.
thabin said:
I fixed the IMEI using the following instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
The link on that page for the utility to generate a new IMEI didn't work, but I found another copy here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335951
*WARNING* my virus checker freaked out about this file. I ran in on my kids machine (not mine) and it seemed to work fine, but I want you to be warned about the royal freakout my virus checker gave me.
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I got almost just the identical problem... However, I checked my phone and my IMEI number is still intact... yet im stuck on EDGE
story was that I brought my rooted S3 from ATT (but not unlocked) to China 2 weeks ago hoping to use the phone on China Mobile's network (though knowing that China Mobile doesnt support the same band for 3g/4g as the US).
It wasn't til after inserting the sim that I realized I havent unlocked the phone yet... and since ATT won't give me the unlock code, I ended up trying to use the *#197328640# method, which was unsuccessful because I was still on ICS and this method requires Jellybean.
So in a hurry I used odin to upgrade to a jellybean version that apparently wasn't compatible with my I747.
After taking to a local shop, the dude repairing my phone was able to get the OS running again but it was weird in that even with an ATT sim card the phone would ask for an unlock code.
So finally after doing the re-flash of the official ATT I747 Jellybean rom, I was able to get into the *#197328640# menu and unlock my phone using
the second method mentioned in here: http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Samsung-Galaxy-Siii-(S3)
I was happy to get it to work with China Mobile's sim even though I can only use EDGE over there, but I also realize the dreafully long wait time for the phone to get a signal from power on.
After coming back to the States today and inserting my original ATT sim card, I noticed that it still takes a long time for the phone to get a signal after power on and after it acquires the signal from ATT, Im only getting signal (feels almost like the phone is stuck in the international setting...)
I have tried to reflash to z999 rom with cwm, tried to reflash the modem firmware, nothing is working.
My IMEI is still showing up in the "status" under about this phone, and its the same number as it appears in the back of the phone...
but for some reason I feel like this might have something to do with the fiddling of the secret code menu during my unlock oversea... since I had to go into the UMTS menu (which I believe is for EDGE)...
Since my IMEI isnt lost... anyone have any ideas what could have been the problem? This is getting beyond frustrating... would really appreciate the help!
I have been running Task's AOKP (4.3.1 with LK3 bootloader) for a while now with no issues. Last night I decided to do a fresh install of it and started to run into problems now. I can no longer connect to LTE and only have edge service. After some researching I notice that my IMEI now says 0 and that can lead to not connecting to networks. Everything I have read says one way to get your IMEI back is to flash back to stock but since I have been running 4.3 there is no way to go back without bricking from what I have read? Is there any way to recover your IMEI or am I out of luck? I have tried reflashing/clearing caches and that made no difference..
I would be grateful for any help of If someone can point me in the right direction..
Thanks in Advance!
mrhatfi said:
I have been running Task's AOKP (4.3.1 with LK3 bootloader) for a while now with no issues. Last night I decided to do a fresh install of it and started to run into problems now. I can no longer connect to LTE and only have edge service. After some researching I notice that my IMEI now says 0 and that can lead to not connecting to networks. Everything I have read says one way to get your IMEI back is to flash back to stock but since I have been running 4.3 there is no way to go back without bricking from what I have read? Is there any way to recover your IMEI or am I out of luck? I have tried reflashing/clearing caches and that made no difference..
I would be grateful for any help of If someone can point me in the right direction..
Thanks in Advance!
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You can go back to stock. The issue has to do with bootloaders. If you try to go back to a previous bootloader once loading MJB you will brick your phone. You can, however, go back to a previous or stock Rom.
mrhatfi said:
I have been running Task's AOKP (4.3.1 with LK3 bootloader) for a while now with no issues. Last night I decided to do a fresh install of it and started to run into problems now. I can no longer connect to LTE and only have edge service. After some researching I notice that my IMEI now says 0 and that can lead to not connecting to networks. Everything I have read says one way to get your IMEI back is to flash back to stock but since I have been running 4.3 there is no way to go back without bricking from what I have read? Is there any way to recover your IMEI or am I out of luck? I have tried reflashing/clearing caches and that made no difference..
I would be grateful for any help of If someone can point me in the right direction..
Thanks in Advance!
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I had a similar problem after recovering from a hard brick. Try to Reflash your modem. That's what got me service again after my bricking incident. My imei number showed as 0 and my baseband showed as unknown(go to settings, about device, look for baseband what does it show, then cruise back up to status and you got the imei there zero of course).
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This might help restore imei: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
You found a resolution yet?
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theramsey3 said:
I had a similar problem after recovering from a hard brick. Try to Reflash your modem. That's what got me service again after my bricking incident. My imei number showed as 0 and my baseband showed as unknown(go to settings, about device, look for baseband what does it show, then cruise back up to status and you got the imei there zero of course).
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Don't know if it will help but mine did the same after flashing a ROM. Nandroiding back fixed mine.
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IMEI problems
i had the same problem. what i did is i went back to stock using Odin and used the full NV back up tool use this to put your IMEI back in make sure to put it in correctly save it. Then when you use the NV tool restore it back to the phone it worked for my phone no problems
Another thread about to be locked or deleted. IMEI discussions are not permitted on this site due to abuse.
You can find the information you need from other sites via Google. Reflashing your modem, letting the phone catch a signal and a little time /patience does resolve the problem for many. Once you get back to normal, make sure that you back up your entire EFS /NV in case you run into any future problems.
As others pointed out, do not try to downgrade a 4.3 bootloader. 4.3 was a major update and blew a qfuse in our phones. Meaning that trying to revert it will likely brick your phone. If your IMEI is actually corrupt don't panic. You just need to spend an hour or two of quality time with Google. The information you need isn't that hard to find, it's just buried in an avalanche of help me posts.