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Will flashing 4.1.2 Stock Rom on N7105 mess the IMEI?

Hi all,
I'm planning to flash my phone back to 4.1.1 via Odin and then to to 4.1.2 firmware, found on Sammobile to carry out the unlock method.
However, I am on the DMF2 baseband, and have heard that flashing a new modem over this will mess up the IMEI.
Will this happen if I'm only flashing a stock rom over it?
Thanks in advance!

I used to flash 4.1.1 stock ROMs onto my N7100 from 4.1.2
I would go into a bootloop after flashing it but booting to recovery and wiping data and cache solved my problem. Just backup your EFS to be on the safe side though
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ShahinTehShiz said:
Hi all,
I'm planning to flash my phone back to 4.1.1 via Odin and then to to 4.1.2 firmware, found on Sammobile to carry out the unlock method.
However, I am on the DMF2 baseband, and have heard that flashing a new modem over this will mess up the IMEI.
Will this happen if I'm only flashing a stock rom over it?
Thanks in advance!
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flashing new modem will not mess up IMEI.
but to be safe, back up your EFS before you do.
Normally IMEI will be messed up if EFS corrupted during the flashing.
Most of the time, it will happened if you change ROM with different base version (and normally happened when you never read the instructions of the OP very well).
So, when you want to downgrade, please do backup your EFS first (especially if you are coming from 4.3, due to different bootloader/partition of internal storage).
Sent from the corner of this rounded earth.

Radio , Modem and Baseband , differences?

Sorry for my noob question!! Do "RADIO , MODEM and BASEBAND" have same meanings in LG Optimus G and other mobile phones or they are different things? Because in Optimus G we can erase radio and erase modem separately through fastboot!
Thanks...

Any help?!

I have no idea about those two separate erase options you are talking about, but typically all three words are used interchangeably. Same thing, no difference.

Ok good, thanks! I was confused about them. For each custom or stock ROM we have special baseband (radio, modem) ?
kt-Froggy said:
I have no idea about those two separate erase options you are talking about, but typically all three words are used interchangeably. Same thing, no difference.
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Creative9170 said:
For each custom or stock ROM we have special baseband (radio, modem) ?
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No. Baseband/radio/modem is not specific to a particular ROM, but rather to a carrier or a country/area. Most ROMs don't include a baseband, so when you flash a ROM, your original baseband stays unchanged. Unless there is an indication that a particular baseband would be a better choice for that ROM, you should be good with what you've got.
You WILL reflash your baseband if you flash a stock KDZ, because KDZ image replaces everything, including bootloader, baseband, and recovery.

kt-Froggy said:
No. Baseband/radio/modem is not specific to a particular ROM, but rather to a carrier or a country/area. Most ROMs don't include a baseband, so when you flash a ROM, your original baseband stays unchanged. Unless there is an indication that a particular baseband would be a better choice for that ROM, you should be good with what you've got.
You WILL reflash your baseband if you flash a stock KDZ, because KDZ image replaces everything, including bootloader, baseband, and recovery.
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Thanks friend final and last question
You mean if I flash an stock KDZ that is android 4.1.2 , then I use freegee to unlock bootoader and install a custom 4.4.2 ROM that is without baseband/radio , can this 4.4.2 ROM works with stock original baseband/radio that is unchanged?
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Creative9170 said:
if I flash an stock KDZ that is android 4.1.2 , then I use freegee to unlock bootoader and install a custom 4.4.2 ROM that is without baseband/radio , can this 4.4.2 ROM works with stock original baseband/radio that is unchanged?
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Yes, it should work. I personally couldn't make 4.4 work with my Korean baseband, but it's related to the F180 -> E975 "conversion", which is messy, and is known to cause some weird issues. For the actual E975 (or other non-Korean variants), it should be just fine.

kt-Froggy said:
Yes, it should work. I personally couldn't make 4.4 work with my Korean baseband, but it's related to the F180 -> E975 "conversion", which is messy, and is known to cause some weird issues. For the actual E975 (or other non-Korean variants), it should be just fine.
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thanks.
Brazilian variant (e977) loses LTE when using custom rom, Brazilian lte frequency is different from the European.

imei lost after flashing

Hi,
after flashing new rom and modem I have lost imei number, I dont have any backup of efs drive....
Is there a way to restore it?
I tried flashing back to older modem and stock rom, but no luck. i have still no imei and baseband unknown.
Please help

Flashing a stock mod fixed this; got loads of help from OP

Flash your original modem, or any latest full ROM in odin

fburgos said:
Flash your original modem, or any latest full ROM in odin
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We did try that a few times, it did not work. I was genuinely surprised as we used a Swiss stock rom that restored the imei number and network connectivity.

[Q] LG G3 (D852) EFS and Modem Backup

Hello everyone,
Last week I flashed CM12 onto my G3, I have TWRP installed as my recovery.
I may have to send my G3 in for repair and if so plan to use the LG Flash tools to do so. I am worried that by doing so I will lose my EFS and modem. I flashed just the CM12 rom and Gapps, so would the stock modem and EFS still be the same as before I flashed CM12? I can currently backup both using TWRP, but will this modem and EFS be correct for my application of restoring back to stock?
Thanks to anyone who helps!

_N3XU5_ said:
Hello everyone,
Last week I flashed CM12 onto my G3, I have TWRP installed as my recovery.
I may have to send my G3 in for repair and if so plan to use the LG Flash tools to do so. I am worried that by doing so I will lose my EFS and modem. I flashed just the CM12 rom and Gapps, so would the stock modem and EFS still be the same as before I flashed CM12? I can currently backup both using TWRP, but will this modem and EFS be correct for my application of restoring back to stock?
Thanks to anyone who helps!
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hey
i just start using this phone-but stock rom may contain whole files you need.modem,...
if have aware of anything see this post
and also find your region stock rom for time you failed everything and need to back to fist place

_N3XU5_ said:
Hello everyone,
Last week I flashed CM12 onto my G3, I have TWRP installed as my recovery.
I may have to send my G3 in for repair and if so plan to use the LG Flash tools to do so. I am worried that by doing so I will lose my EFS and modem. I flashed just the CM12 rom and Gapps, so would the stock modem and EFS still be the same as before I flashed CM12? I can currently backup both using TWRP, but will this modem and EFS be correct for my application of restoring back to stock?
Thanks to anyone who helps!
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Hi there.
Your EFS never changes it does not matter which ROM you flash. Before you bring the phone back to stock with LG FlashTool please backup your EFS with TWRP!!!
Secondly, if you haven't flashed any other modem (I assume you were already on Lollipop before flashing CM12) then the modem is the same as stock. Please backup that also with TWRP!!!
Save both the EFS and modem on EXTERNAL MicroSD card or better transfer to a computer.
Lastly is that you must choose the right KDZ or TOT+DLL file for you phone!!!!!! When you bring back to stock anyway, both the EFS and the necessary modem will be included when flashing with LG FlashTool.
Have a look here and search more help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
Hope this helps you and if I did please press the thanks button.

NANDROID backup question

Hello.
I kinda would like to try the LG G3s Lollipop firmware but I have a question, if I upgraded to lollipop and then root and installed TWRP would I be able to return to KitKat using my 4.4.2 nandroid backup (In case I didn't like it or battery was poor) or would the baseband have a conflict and not work. Also I am currently rooted now on KitKat with TWRP installed, if I were going to update how would I do it without bricking? Do I have to unroot and uninstall xposed?

Anyone?

davis the droid said:
Hello.
I kinda would like to try the LG G3s Lollipop firmware but I have a question, if I upgraded to lollipop and then root and installed TWRP would I be able to return to KitKat using my 4.4.2 nandroid backup (In case I didn't like it or battery was poor) or would the baseband have a conflict and not work. Also I am currently rooted now on KitKat with TWRP installed, if I were going to update how would I do it without bricking? Do I have to unroot and uninstall xposed?
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You can downgrade to KitKat with Nandroid

Johnny TDN said:
You can downgrade to KitKat with Nandroid
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Okay, and this wouldn't cause a baseband conflict with stock 4.4? Or cause modems to not work anymore?

davis the droid said:
Okay, and this wouldn't cause a baseband conflict with stock 4.4? Or cause modems to not work anymore?
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It depends on the backup you have.
You can definitely downgrade the G3 using kdz or tot files, but they contain the baseband and modems within themselfs.

engmia said:
It depends on the backup you have.
You can definitely downgrade the G3 using kdz or tot files, but they contain the baseband and modems within themselfs.
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The backup I have contains: Boot, Cache, Data, EFS, and System partitions... A full Nandroid backup... I have almost all the KDZ files for the US990 but need the 10c firmware for it as that is what I am on, I have been unable to find the 10c firmware and that's why I want to know if a full Nandroid backup can get me from stock lollipop back to 10c kitkat

davis the droid said:
The backup I have contains: Boot, Cache, Data, EFS, and System partitions... A full Nandroid backup... I have almost all the KDZ files for the US990 but need the 10c firmware for it as that is what I am on, I have been unable to find the 10c firmware and that's why I want to know if a full Nandroid backup can get me from stock lollipop back to 10c kitkat
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If I'm not mistaken the EFS partition contained the modem but not the bootloader.
Custom ROM zips shouldn't affect the EFS and bootloader anyway, but you should have a backup of the EFS just in case.
And you'll always be able to downgrade using a flash tool and KDZ or TOT files.
Also I recommend trying a 7.1.1 AOSP ROM, performance is much better than stock plus you'll get the latest security updates.

engmia said:
If I'm not mistaken the EFS partition contained the modem but not the bootloader.
Custom ROM zips shouldn't affect the EFS and bootloader anyway, but you should have a backup of the EFS just in case.
And you'll always be able to downgrade using a flash tool and KDZ or TOT files.
Also I recommend trying a 7.1.1 AOSP ROM, performance is much better than stock plus you'll get the latest security updates.
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Unfortunately the US990 only has two ROMs and getting 7.1.1 is very unlikely as nobody really owns that device anymore....

davis the droid said:
Hello.
I kinda would like to try the LG G3s Lollipop firmware but I have a question, if I upgraded to lollipop and then root and installed TWRP would I be able to return to KitKat using my 4.4.2 nandroid backup (In case I didn't like it or battery was poor) or would the baseband have a conflict and not work. Also I am currently rooted now on KitKat with TWRP installed, if I were going to update how would I do it without bricking? Do I have to unroot and uninstall xposed?
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Here's my experience, I'm currently on a stock version of 4.4.2 Kitkat with TWRP 3.0. I went up to MM when it first came out, not enough of what I needed was compatible at the time (mostly xposed stuff) so I reverted to my 4.4.2 nandroid backup. Everything worked except the modem. I ended up finding one, installing and everything was the exact same. It's been a long time and I use 10R but i'm assuming the process is the same.
You don't have to uninstall TWRP, just backup everything, wipe and install new rom. If you don't like it, revert to backup. Make sure you don't delete the backup and make sure you have the latest TWRP.
Here's the link I referred to - https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...ock-d851-30d-kdz-flashable-zips-imgs-t3367371

davis the droid said:
Unfortunately the US990 only has two ROMs and getting 7.1.1 is very unlikely as nobody really owns that device anymore....
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That sucks. If one of them is AOSP based, I've always been getting better performance on good clean AOSP ROMs compared to stock.