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Lost imei vzw nexus

My nexus reads as a unknown imei. I have no data or voice. Tried flashing stock through odin. Is there anyway to restore the imei like with the s3.
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johnnilsson said:
My nexus reads as a unknown imei. I have no data or voice. Tried flashing stock through odin. Is there anyway to restore the imei like with the s3.
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Don't know what odin is so sorry if that fact makes this a silly reply. Have you tried the stock images directly from Google? They are a full reset of the entire phone.
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Yes through odin
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johnnilsson said:
Yes through odin
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Well crap. So much for me helping. :banghead:
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If you didn't back up your EFS folder, I'm not sure it can be fixed.

Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sure you just don't have the wrong type of rom and/or radios installed?

johnnilsson said:
Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Flash stock images, make sure bootloader is locked. Take it to Verizon. When they ask what happen, play clueless customer and keep asking if you will loss your angry birds high scores.
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People are saying this may be a pba problem.

Only PBA I know of is a bluetooth profile. What are you referring to?

I have the GSM Nexus so proceed with caution, but I'm wondering if they use the same types of files and folders. This is what I did to fix it when I accidentally wiped my IMEI:
cmstlist said:
Okay that was quick - solved it!
I believe the problem was that I'd restored the entire /data partition of my prior unit's backup including the /data/radio folder. Not a good idea! The solution was to copy the nv_data.bin and .md5 files from /factory and paste them to replace the incorrect ones in /data/radio. Now my IMEI is back!
Time to backup those files somewhere safe...
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Don't try anything without backing up what you already have.

Just flash it to stock and play stupid. Then they will "factory data reset" it, because that fixes everything. Ha ha. No really, they'll give you a replacement.
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lithid-cm said:
Take it to Verizon. When they ask what happen, play clueless customer and keep asking if you will loss your angry birds high scores.
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Priceless. That would be fun to watch.
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if you can make a nandroid,
first off you need to download wugfresh's Gnex toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
second you need to install all the drivers if you haven't already.
then you need to choose your model type
after you will need to click on back to stock what it does is it resets everything, assuming your phone ant boot up choose not booting
once that is done you can choose the factory image which can be downloaded from Googles factory images or you can use the options provided
after that you follow all the steps provided in the tool kit. the tool kit is mostly automatic so it wont take allot of time.
once that is done you are back in stock and have lost everything but don't fret because you can root it again using the same tool kit.
quick point your phone still has an unlocked boot loader so don't worry about that.
once youve completed the above steps you should be back to your good old galaxy nexus home screen

Verizon won't warranty it because the sticker under the battery has turned colors. No water damage I just touched one day when I took out the battery my hands were slightly wet prob not smart lol. I know this wasn't the cause it has been 5 months the only thing damaged was the sticker and warranty. Yes I have the right ROMs installed I'm not a newb. This is like the same issue with the s3 I tried to use the qpst method but I can't even get the hidden menu to show on the phone clueless as to why. I just want to use my gnex as a beater phone when I'm out.
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cmstlist said:
I have the GSM Nexus so proceed with caution, but I'm wondering if they use the same types of files and folders. This is what I did to fix it when I accidentally wiped my IMEI:
Sounds promising going to try. I took apart the phone to check internals all looks good, except for the fact I broke antenna pinched with case. Ordered a new one incase this works.
Don't try anything without backing up what you already have.
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Any solution for this? I'm having the same issue...

If you do not have it backed up... I'm half-awake so... but is it under the battery, this information?
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Any reason to think we will lose our IMEI like the S3 would?

I know its early to say, but when the S3 was brand new to market, there seemed to be quite a few people losing their IMEI's for unknown reasons. Any reason to think this problem will come to the N2?

I rooted with a custom ROM/kernel installed from CWM and my IMEI is just fine.
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farfromovin said:
I rooted with a custom ROM/kernel installed from CWM and my IMEI is just fine.
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Yea but that doesnt mean much. The man makes a good point and I was thinking exactly this last night. Considering the s3 is probably closely related... <I just know the next post will be along the lines of ; "no its not wtf you talking about"> I would be really careful and probably just wait it out and see. Let the impatient people test the water first. I wonder if those Nv backup methods and imei backup tools that worked for the s3 will work for the note. Anyone with better knowledge know? And by better knowledge meaning someone that can support their claim. Not the average self righteous xda member...
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i screwed up when i rooted my phone and lost my IMEI...if you lose it, it should be just as simple as downloading from this post i made in the development forum and flashing with odin...at least it has fixed multiple phones that lost IMEI in root process...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1954597

slimc84 said:
i screwed up when i rooted my phone and lost my IMEI...if you lose it, it should be just as simple as downloading from this post i made in the development forum and flashing with odin...at least it has fixed multiple phones that lost IMEI in root process...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1954597
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Im thinking of making an nv imei bqckup like I did with my gs3, you rhink that it will work the same way on the note2 using the same tools and method?
Im thinking yes but I want some outside opinion
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stevessvt said:
I know its early to say, but when the S3 was brand new to market, there seemed to be quite a few people losing their IMEI's for unknown reasons. Any reason to think this problem will come to the N2?
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Hoefully not, did the international s3 have imei problems? remember the tmo gs3 was qualcomm our note2 is is exynos .

deeznutz1977 said:
Hoefully not, did the international s3 have imei problems? remember the tmo gs3 was qualcomm our note2 is is exynos .
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Ooooohhh thats right, I forgot that very big difference. it completely slipped my mind, on that note I think well be fine.
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ssCISengineer said:
Ooooohhh thats right, I forgot that very big difference. it completely slipped my mind, on that note I think well be fine.
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Hopefully still can't hurt to back up
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Auto restore working?

I've done two factory resets and have not had a single app auto restore. Has it worked for anyone?
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Ive never been able to get that crap to work. Not ever on my nexus. It worked for a while and then just never did it again and I had to go through the hundreds of apps one by one....arg
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I know that the paid version of TiBu will do it without a lot of fuss, I should really buy it. On my old Captivate, it worked really well on several roms that were close to bone-stock AOSP. Perhaps that is the deciding factor on whether it works or not. If the stock T-Mobile rom is to butchered up, then it simply falls to work.
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Restoring nandroid to new phone?

I just got a warranty replacement on my s2,and was wondering if after I rooted the phone, I could restore the latest backup I did on my old phone. It is of course the same model, but I have never seen this asked before, and it would save a ton of time. If not, no big deal but I thought I would ask.
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jay-red said:
I just got a warranty replacement on my s2,and was wondering if after I rooted the phone, I could restore the latest backup I did on my old phone. It is of course the same model, but I have never seen this asked before, and it would save a ton of time. If not, no big deal but I thought I would ask.
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Yes no problem restored backups to new phone several times and like you said same phone of course. If not you will have a brick instantly. As long as its a rom for sgh-t989 you're good to go .

[Q] Android back up to another GS3?

I asked this in another post about something else, but this is a new question.
Can you use a nandroid from one GS3 to another GS3?
TIA
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Yes you can as long as it's the same model. Not sprint to tmoblie
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Jim M said:
I asked this in another post about something else, but this is a new question.
Can you use a nandroid from one GS3 to another GS3?
TIA
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I can confirm it works. I had to have my Sprint SG3 replaced, did a nandroid of the old phone, when the new one arrived, used the nandroid on the replacement and everything worked just fine.

stevetrooper said:
I can confirm it works. I had to have my Sprint SG3 replaced, did a nandroid of the old phone, when the new one arrived, used the nandroid on the replacement and everything worked just fine.
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You just have to go into the folder and change the device number from the old one, to the new one. Otherwise it won't be seen.