I cant flash custom roms with I927. When I do I loose baseband, IMEI etc.no network. I'm running ICS 4.0.4, I am rooted, my ICS is backed up in CWMR and so is GB stock. I want to back up my efs folder so I can try to restore it after I flash to a custom rom and see if that works, also I would like to have a copy of my efs in case I screw it up. In EFS pro v2.0.33 I can not get a list of any device partitions and my device is not listed as a Device Filter so I can not back up my efs folder. Im running busybox v1.20.2 and have enabled USB debugging. I have no clue how to create a device filter and I can not figure it out from anything I've read in the forums. Should I use an older version of EFS pro? Is there an easy way to figure out if my custom rom problem is an efs folder problem or something else?
notso34 said:
I cant flash custom roms with I927. When I do I loose baseband, IMEI etc.no network. I'm running ICS 4.0.4, I am rooted, my ICS is backed up in CWMR and so is GB stock. I want to back up my efs folder so I can try to restore it after I flash to a custom rom and see if that works, also I would like to have a copy of my efs in case I screw it up. In EFS pro v2.0.33 I can not get a list of any device partitions and my device is not listed as a Device Filter so I can not back up my efs folder. Im running busybox v1.20.2 and have enabled USB debugging. I have no clue how to create a device filter and I can not figure it out from anything I've read in the forums. Should I use an older version of EFS pro? Is there an easy way to figure out if my custom rom problem is an efs folder problem or something else?
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Do a search in the EFS thread, I made one about asking for rogers root... theres thread sout there that explain how to back it up using ADB terminal ...
Theres 2 ways, one is taking the image of the mounted partition and the other is by copying and backing up all the files.
Don't use an app, they aren't specific enough for out phones.
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I wanted to get all of your opinion on backing up the IMEI.
My situation is, I had rooted last year with the s3 toolkit. 1st rom I flashed was paranoid android then now i'm always flashing Task's AOKP. I'm currently on an older release of his rom (5-21-13) and i've probably flashed it a dozen times without any problems.
My question is, should I continue flashing this rom even though I have not backed up my IMEI or EFS folder or should I flash back to stock right away then, backup IMEI/EFS and continue flashing task's rom? Are the chances high of losing IMEI even though i've flashed the same rom for at least a year now?
I have an AT&T SGH-I747 with baseband DLK3.
In addition, if I were to flash back to stock, can I just use this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Unfortunately the download link is no longer there so would anyone have a copy?
Also, would this be the best / easiest way to backup the IMEI as of right now? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Thank you!:cyclops:
promidgetmafia said:
I wanted to get all of your opinion on backing up the IMEI.
My situation is, I had rooted last year with the s3 toolkit. 1st rom I flashed was paranoid android then now i'm always flashing Task's AOKP. I'm currently on an older release of his rom (5-21-13) and i've probably flashed it a dozen times without any problems.
My question is, should I continue flashing this rom even though I have not backed up my IMEI or EFS folder or should I flash back to stock right away then, backup IMEI/EFS and continue flashing task's rom? Are the chances high of losing IMEI even though i've flashed the same rom for at least a year now?
I have an AT&T SGH-I747 with baseband DLK3.
In addition, if I were to flash back to stock, can I just use this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Unfortunately the download link is no longer there so would anyone have a copy?
Also, would this be the best / easiest way to backup the IMEI as of right now? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
Thank you!:cyclops:
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I don't know about backing up your IMEI but if you want to switch back to stock 4.1.1 I recommend using this instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
It worked like a charm when I was on LK3
always have a backup... as for me i have a copy in my 2 emails, dropbox, work hdd and home hdd... fixing qualcomm imei its much easy and anyone could fix them, in exynos cpu the history its diferent...
backup it with EFSpro, even the tool have option to fix qualcomm imei... read about them, its easy...
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carlosm15 said:
always have a backup... as for me i have a copy in my 2 emails, dropbox, work hdd and home hdd... fixing qualcomm imei its much easy and anyone could fix them, in exynos cpu the history its diferent...
backup it with EFSpro, even the tool have option to fix qualcomm imei... read about them, its easy...
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Unfortunately EFSpro will only let me do the option under backup on EFS Professional to backup the tz, efs, modemst1, and modemst2. Qualcomm crashes due to me currently being on AOSP. Looks like you must be on stock in order to use that. Any tools that will work for other roms besides stock?
carlosm15 said:
always have a backup... as for me i have a copy in my 2 emails, dropbox, work hdd and home hdd... fixing qualcomm imei its much easy and anyone could fix them, in exynos cpu the history its diferent...
backup it with EFSpro, even the tool have option to fix qualcomm imei... read about them, its easy...
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AshishPyala said:
I don't know about backing up your IMEI but if you want to switch back to stock 4.1.1 I recommend using this instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
It worked like a charm when I was on LK3
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If I were to go back to stock it would simply be to backup the IMEI then flash back to AOSP right away. It looks like that restores stock everything (stock kernel, stock rom, and stock recovery)
I would like to keep my recovery but flash stock rom for AT&T S3 through TWRP so I can keep my recovery.
I backed up my imei because the more posts I read, the more it seemed like having a backup would be crucial if you wanted to restore and be successful.
Since that stock rom that I linked to was no longer active, I searched my old backups and found a stock CWM nandroid backup I made after I rooted. I was on TWRP so I flashed the recovery back to CWM via rom manager. Restore the stock nandroid I made then backed up my IMEI.
Switched back to TWRP and made a nandroid backup of the stock rom with twrp so I don't have to mess with recoveries in the future.
Flashed my 5-21 nandroid that was Task's AOSP then just updated to his latest 9-10 release.
All is great and I have a full NV backup.
Thank you all for the suggestions.
promidgetmafia said:
I backed up my imei because the more posts I read, the more it seemed like having a backup would be crucial if you wanted to restore and be successful.
Since that stock rom that I linked to was no longer active, I searched my old backups and found a stock CWM nandroid backup I made after I rooted. I was on TWRP so I flashed the recovery back to CWM via rom manager. Restore the stock nandroid I made then backed up my IMEI.
Switched back to TWRP and made a nandroid backup of the stock rom with twrp so I don't have to mess with recoveries in the future.
Flashed my 5-21 nandroid that was Task's AOSP then just updated to his latest 9-10 release.
All is great and I have a full NV backup.
Thank you all for the suggestions.
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Could you walk me through on how to have a full NV backup? Also how would I restore it if I ever needed to? I wanna know just in case I ever lose my imei.
AshishPyala said:
Could you walk me through on how to have a full NV backup? Also how would I restore it if I ever needed to? I wanna know just in case I ever lose my imei.
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Download a terminal app(root required one) then type su enter reboot nvbackup.
To restore it's su reboot nvrestore.
!!!!!!DO NOT RESTORE BEFORE YOU BACKUP!!!! You will overwrite nv with empty data possibly losing imei forever.
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Download a terminal app(root required one) then type su enter reboot nvbackup.
To restore it's su reboot nvrestore.
!!!!!!DO NOT RESTORE BEFORE YOU BACKUP!!!! You will overwrite nv with empty data possibly losing imei forever.
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Thanks homie!
Hi guys!
A few days ago I bought the notes 2. He installed the rom DME6 with the modem DMF1.
I would like to know how to install a custom ROM safely without corrupting the IMEI!
Thanks!
You can safely use this tool to backup/restore your EFS (which contains your IMEI) before flashing anything. You should have a rooted phone if doing so.
You can also use this APK form the Play Store to backup your EFS partition.
After backing up your EFS, you can proceed with the custom ROM installation as usual. If you get your EFS corrupted, you can easily restore it now.
To find out more about rooting, EFS and flashing, read this.
I hope this helps!
Hello! I have successfully rooted my sm-p605 Note 10.1 with CF autoroot and also flashed TWRP. So far so good!
I´m looking forward to flashing Android Revolution HD on it but I have not yet been able to backup EFS.
I have tried to do it with EFS Professional 2.0. There is no actual filter for this device so I tried using the Galaxy Note 3 filter as i think they have equivalent hardware, that gives me the error that I cannot create tar archive. I also tried to choose "all partitions" but that gives me checksum error.
I am not really sure that I wan't to risk bricking my 750 € tablet by flashing a custom ROM before getting a proper EFS backup.
Are there by the way a risk of corrupting EFS in case I only restore the stock rom backup made in TWRP?
That would be my second option, to only make some root enabled customization and debloating in stock TW and not touch any custom roms and in case of messing up, restoring stock backup.
So, is there anyone that have been able to backup EFS on their sm-p605/Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 LTE Qualcomm?
I do apologize for my crappy English, I ain't a native speaker.
After some research I came across some comments on various websites mentioning that it is possible to restore EFS by flashing stock firmware.
Can someone please verify this? That even if I will not be able to backup EFS i still can restore it by flashing Samsung stock firmware?
CarolusChristo said:
After some research I came across some comments on various websites mentioning that it is possible to restore EFS by flashing stock firmware.
Can someone please verify this? That even if I will not be able to backup EFS i still can restore it by flashing Samsung stock firmware?
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Got no idea but you can use a file explorer to grab a copy of your EFS folder with a file explorer like ES and copy to your sd card then transfer to your PC...
Don't know how much of a help this will be but at least you have a copy if you think you can follow some of the recovery instructions and need the original files....
I flashed the same ROM and I remember during the installation it asked me if I want to backup the EFS. I pressed yes and it just did and install the ROM.
Any success on backup EFS folder? I've the same device and i'm planning to try custom rom too
Hey, I want to root my device, and for that I need to go back to 4.4, but I didn't want to lose all my stuff.
Is it possible to do a full nandroid backup (or atleast the /data partition) so I can restore it when I'm back at bump'd 5.0?
I discovered a adb command called "backup", not sure how it goes though
DarknessWarrior said:
Hey, I want to root my device, and for that I need to go back to 4.4, but I didn't want to lose all my stuff.
Is it possible to do a full nandroid backup (or atleast the /data partition) so I can restore it when I'm back at bump'd 5.0?
I discovered a adb command called "backup", not sure how it goes though
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You can save your installed apps and data with Helium (Pro) to the cloud or sdcard for instance. Copy pics/video`s and music to the pc and place it back after you flashed a rom later. A full backup cannot be done without root.
DarknessWarrior said:
Hey, I want to root my device, and for that I need to go back to 4.4, but I didn't want to lose all my stuff.
Is it possible to do a full nandroid backup (or atleast the /data partition) so I can restore it when I'm back at bump'd 5.0?
I discovered a adb command called "backup", not sure how it goes though
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http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...es-adb-backup-and-how-do-i-restore-part-of-it
http://lifehacker.com/the-most-useful-things-you-can-do-with-adb-and-fastboot-1590337225
I hope these help you.
thanl you both, I'll try those methods
Bricked LG k540
gee2012 said:
You can save your installed apps and data with Helium (Pro) to the cloud or sdcard for instance. Copy pics/video`s and music to the pc and place it back after you flashed a rom later. A full backup cannot be done without root.
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Sir i bricked my device LG K540/LG LS775 CRICKET USA and not backup but i took dump after brick the phone I have system.IMG file but and tried to remove the effected block using WINHEX but i dont know to make it flashable cause I am new to LG and nobody is helping me to provide the flashable system file ... When i turn on it with the lg logo it says Boot veryfication fail mismatch sig_lem can you help me out for LG device i am NOOB..
Please
Root my stylo 2 how
After upgrading to Lollipop FOB6 firmware using full odin and then rooting and installing TWRP, I have never been able to successfully restore a backup, ever!
From reading the dev forums it seems no one else has been able to do so either. Does anyone know what the heck is going on? Is there any toggle (like compression?) that we cant use?
This is a bit of a pain but not the end of the world. Certainly makes me hesitate to mess around with new roms though if I cant go back to my solid daily without having to start from scratch.
khanam said:
After upgrading to Lollipop FOB6 firmware using full odin and then rooting and installing TWRP, I have never been able to successfully restore a backup, ever!
From reading the dev forums it seems no one else has been able to do so either. Does anyone know what the heck is going on? Is there any toggle (like compression?) that we cant use?
This is a bit of a pain but not the end of the world. Certainly makes me hesitate to mess around with new roms though if I cant go back to my solid daily without having to start from scratch.
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I think what is going on is that the directory structure in Lollipop is a little different from the one in Kitkat. To give you an example, the user installed applications in Kitkat are placed under /data/app like this:
/data/app/com.my.application.apk
But in lollipop the same app is installed as:
/dats/app/com.my.application.apk/base.apk
So a backup taken from your data partition in Kitkat cannot be readily restored in Lollipop. The directory structure is just wrong and nothing works. The solution is for someone to ether write a conversion script or for the TWRP people to incorporate such a script in their future releases.
najoor said:
I think what is going on is that the directory structure in Lollipop is a little different from the one in Kitkat. To give you an example, the user installed applications in Kitkat are placed under /data/app like this:
/data/app/com.my.application.apk
But in lollipop the same app is installed as:
/dats/app/com.my.application.apk/base.apk
So a backup taken from your data partition in Kitkat cannot be readily restored in Lollipop. The directory structure is just wrong and nothing works. The solution is for someone to ether write a conversion script or for the TWRP people to incorporate such a script in their future releases.
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Thats true - I did read about that. And that would definitely explain being unable to restore a kitkat rom.
However, I cant even restore a lollipop backup after flashing a different lollipop rom! Even if they are both derived from the same FOB6 base! That is what is even more confusing. Try it - backup, wipe all the partitions except int and ext sd of course and then try to restore... it just doesnt work!
Way I dit it just use factory reset only don't wipe anything specialy internal storage and don't use format. While restoring TWRP formats partition that been restored. I'm using TWRP 2.7.2.0
I've had no problem restoring from a TWRP Backup on Lollipop numerous times.
najoor said:
I think what is going on is that the directory structure in Lollipop is a little different from the one in Kitkat. To give you an example, the user installed applications in Kitkat are placed under /data/app like this:
/data/app/com.my.application.apk
But in lollipop the same app is installed as:
/dats/app/com.my.application.apk/base.apk
So a backup taken from your data partition in Kitkat cannot be readily restored in Lollipop. The directory structure is just wrong and nothing works. The solution is for someone to ether write a conversion script or for the TWRP people to incorporate such a script in their future releases.
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I noticed that in every folder in /data/app/ there is an apk called base and a folder lib, can i backup just the apk? Or when i need to share an apk or take an apk i need to take also rhe lib?
dugryce said:
I've had no problem restoring from a TWRP Backup on Lollipop numerous times.
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What is your TWRP version? Also, did you do any wipes before you fully restored a backup?
khanam said:
After upgrading to Lollipop FOB6 firmware using full odin and then rooting and installing TWRP, I have never been able to successfully restore a backup, ever!.
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Does yours ever end up losing touch screen sensitivity when you restore a backup? Mine always looks like it has fully restored everything, but then no response to screen taps.
senozlu1 said:
Way I dit it just use factory reset only don't wipe anything specialy internal storage and don't use format. While restoring TWRP formats partition that been restored. I'm using TWRP 2.7.2.0
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Oh I'll try this and report back. Thanks
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yummymango said:
What is your TWRP version? Also, did you do any wipes before you fully restored a backup?
Does yours ever end up losing touch screen sensitivity when you restore a backup? Mine always looks like it has fully restored everything, but then no response to screen taps.
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Mine just fails. But then again I've been wiping the partitions before restoring. Maybe that impacts it?
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khanam said:
Mine just fails. But then again I've been wiping the partitions before restoring. Maybe that impacts it?
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One of the devs, who runs the Lollipop ROM I've been using, warned against restoring data. He suggested backing up apps + data through Titanium Backup instead. Maybe it depends on the ROM?
najoor said:
I think what is going on is that the directory structure in Lollipop is a little different from the one in Kitkat. To give you an example, the user installed applications in Kitkat are placed under /data/app like this:
/data/app/com.my.application.apk
But in lollipop the same app is installed as:
/dats/app/com.my.application.apk/base.apk
So a backup taken from your data partition in Kitkat cannot be readily restored in Lollipop. The directory structure is just wrong and nothing works. The solution is for someone to ether write a conversion script or for the TWRP people to incorporate such a script in their future releases.
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Hi
I have a rooted S4 running Carbon. Im using TWRP 2.8.5.0 and can backup and restore any
KK rom with no issues. I can flash Lollipop and backup but it will not restore this backup.
Its says restore successful but then just boots back into recovery. If someone could resolve
this it would be great
Hello all,
TB doesn't seem to pick up the apk file when backing up which is quite frustrating. Does anyone have a solution?
i had backup using TWRP 2.8.7.0 my stock TW lollipop rom...Now i had flashed Dirty Unicorns v9.5...If i wanted to goto stock rom that nandroid backup wont work??? thats what people are complaining over here??