i flashed the egypt tom to my grand after that the IMEI number is zeros and i cant mack calls or sms or anything
plzzzzzz help
the solution my friend is having somewhere saved in a backup the EFS folder, but you NEED TO find some tutorial on how to get that file or the folder as you have damaged IMEI The IMEI is in that folder, EFS ... system that is ... but I can not help and forgive my English
simonshuf said:
i flashed the egypt tom to my grand after that the IMEI number is zeros and i cant mack calls or sms or anything
plzzzzzz help
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This basically means you have corrupted the EFS partition of your phone. This can only be fixed in two ways:
1. Like @johntheredimid mentioned, you need to restore the backup (if you took a backup) of your EFS partition before it was corrupted. The method for restore can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420902
2. If you didn't take a backup, you need to take your phone to a service center and ask them to fix it for you. Would probably have to have your board replaced. So you should install your country's firmware and unroot properly before taking it there. Unrooting methods can be found in the general section.
Looks like this problem is widespread
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simonshuf said:
i flashed the egypt tom to my grand after that the IMEI number is zeros and i cant mack calls or sms or anything
plzzzzzz help
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have the same problem and install android 4.1.2 the IEMI come back and i install new update for android 4.2.2 for other country version and the mobile come back
shehabmedhat said:
have the same problem and install android 4.1.2 the IEMI come back and i install new update for android 4.2.2 for other country version and the mobile come back
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so u flashed older firmwares via Odin.... to get back IMEI :good:
will u please tell which firmware version you have installed for android 4.1.2
as there are many firmwares available .....or else please provide a sammobile link
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hello all
first of all i want to say thanks for mr krnag to helping me in this issue
my problem is like the title of subject my imei is changed ,my device cant see the sim card
mr krnag tell me a way its work on 4.0 rooted and changed files like .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak
but the problem still exist
can anybody help me
pleasssssssse
thanks
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'What is the problem now? Your IMEI is still 0049.. or IMEI is normal but your phone can;t recognize your SIM CARD, and what do you mean now recognized your card - Is there any error message or you dont have signal..?
3as4 syria said:
hello all
first of all i want to say thanks for mr krnag to helping me in this issue
my problem is like the title of subject my imei is changed ,my device cant see the sim card
mr krnag tell me a way its work on 4.0 rooted and changed files like .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak
but the problem still exist
can anybody help me
pleasssssssse
thanks
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lostindark said:
'What is the problem now? Your IMEI is still 0049.. or IMEI is normal but your phone can;t recognize your SIM CARD, and what do you mean now recognized your card - Is there any error message or you dont have signal..?
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thanks for ur response
my IMEI is still 0049 ,, becuase of tha icant make any call for my devices ,, i have signal but when i make calls there is an operator says ur device imie has been changed and ur banned
thansk
O.k. but did you copy .nd_data.bak to nv_data.bin and .nv_data.bak.md5 to nv_data.bin.md5? Did you do it trough some root explorer after mount factory folder as r/w..?
3as4 syria said:
thanks for ur response
my IMEI is still 0049 ,, becuase of tha icant make any call for my devices ,, i have signal but when i make calls there is an operator says ur device imie has been changed and ur banned
thansk
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my imei is also 00499xxxx ,that is the way i bought it second hand, my phone is the SC-04D variant.voice and data and everything in working fine
in there a way to restore the imei writen on the back of the phone ?
I cant help you in that case.. Sorry..
izmenar said:
my imei is also 00499xxxx ,that is the way i bought it second hand, my phone is the SC-04D variant.voice and data and everything in working fine
in there a way to restore the imei writen on the back of the phone ?
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Is your IMEI 004999010640000 ? This is Z3X box service IMEI.
what does it mean if it is the Z3X box service IMEI ?
izmenar said:
what does it mean if it is the Z3X box service IMEI ?
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Somebody wants to change IMEI on this phone
lostindark said:
O.k. but did you copy .nd_data.bak to nv_data.bin and .nv_data.bak.md5 to nv_data.bin.md5? Did you do it trough some root explorer after mount factory folder as r/w..?
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sorry for being late
yes we do that but i dont remember we do this function r/w
maybe that is the problem?
I had this problem with my s2 i9100p, I just kept switching roms until one of them worked with my calls despite the bad IMEI, and then sold it
Try to do it when you mount factory folder as r/w.. after that you have to restart your phone. I suggest if you have some old backup made it with twrp or other that backup part of os you can find this original radio files at data/radio folder. After copying these files to factory folder everything will run just fine.
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Try to do it when you mount factory folder as r/w.. after that you have to restart your phone. I suggest if you have some old backup made it with twrp or other that backup part of os you can find this original radio files at data/radio folder. After copying these files to factory folder everything will run just fine.
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I dont have back up
can i make software for the device and re act the steps??
Hi,
I bought second hand a Galaxy Note II. everything works fine except it can´t connect to any provider. I checked the EMEI and it is not the one in the back label.
I searched in Lost or Stolen phones database and this altered EMEI showed up as belonging to an Apple iPhone stolen in Kenya. The search of the legal EMEI in the back label showed no results so I suppose if I can restore the correct EMEI, it should work.
Why the former owner changed a working EMEI to a not working one is beyond my understanding. The phone seems to have the legal not altered firmware or so it says when you enter download mode. May be he attempted to unlock the phone but instead of that he ended up replacing the EMEI information and blocked the phone.
I bought the phone from a trusted seller in ebay who sells stock returns, shop liquidations, etc. I trust them but they don't know the history of the phone before they received it.
jedikalimero said:
Hi,
I bought second hand a Galaxy Note II. everything works fine except it can´t connect to any provider. I checked the EMEI and it is not the one in the back label.
I searched in Lost or Stolen phones database and this altered EMEI showed up as belonging to an Apple iPhone stolen in Kenya. The search of the legal EMEI in the back label showed no results so I suppose if I can restore the correct EMEI, it should work.
Why the former owner changed a working EMEI to a not working one is beyond my understanding. The phone seems to have the legal not altered firmware or so it says when you enter download mode. May be he attempted to unlock the phone but instead of that he ended up replacing the EMEI information and blocked the phone.
I bought the phone from a trusted seller in ebay who sells stock returns, shop liquidations, etc. I trust them but they don't know the history of the phone before they received it.
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Did your imei change to 004999010640000? this is a common problem happening to lots of people when they flashed the newest firmware and then an older, if thats the case; you should try to flash the original firmware(Sammobile), or look if somewhere in the memory of the phone a file called efs backup is found. Otherwise you're having a big problem.
Armazia said:
Did your imei change to 004999010640000? this is a common problem happening to lots of people when they flashed the newest firmware and then an older, if thats the case; you should try to flash the original firmware(Sammobile), or look if somewhere in the memory of the phone a file called efs backup is found. Otherwise you're having a big problem.
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Yes, that's exactly the EMEI number!
no efs backup file found.
I will try flashing stock BTU firmware from Sammobile but can this restore the EMEI?
jedikalimero said:
Yes, that's exactly the EMEI number!
no efs backup file found.
I will try flashing stock BTU firmware from Sammobile but can this restore the EMEI?
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You can try, I heared rumor that it saved some of their phone. If that doesn't work there won't be any way you'll get your original imei back for free, so you'll possibly need to contact Samsung. Try to install the latest firmware of samsung(MG1 I guess).
Armazia said:
You can try, I heared rumor that it saved some of their phone. If that doesn't work there won't be any way you'll get your original imei back for free, so you'll possibly need to contact Samsung. Try to install the latest firmware of samsung(MG1 I guess).
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I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44346301#post44346301
I have downloaded the mentioned ZIP file but I don't know how to flash it.
jedikalimero said:
I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44346301#post44346301
I have downloaded the mentioned ZIP file but I don't know how to flash it.
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Well just go through the original dev thread and search fr dr.ketan thread on how to root etc u will find answer to evrytying u want to know abt the device
Hello All,
I'm having the same problem, no Imei and no phone signal
I have a efs.tar.gz backup file but I don't know how to restore it.
I saw methods to restore .bin files but not tar.gz
Can someone help me with that?
Thanks in advanced :good:
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Worked for me
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Techno848 said:
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Worked for me
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The OP says this won't work in my case:
Q: My imei number like 0000**** or 0049**** if i flash this patch it will work or it will bring my original imei number back ?
A: This patch is not about your EFS Folder it is just about network so it won't fix your imei number or bring your original imei number back.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518694
hello, my imei is null/null and samsung kies doesn't detect my phone ( i cant update the frimware with kies...)
i saw that we can fix this probleme with a custome rom or somthing like this but i did flash it with this rom the issue still the same http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
can anybody post for me a working link for a rom that can fix my problem or give me a working solution
thank you all
and no i dont have an efs backup because it was sold for me like that ...
Check HERE for help with your issue!
Hope it helps you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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thanks but i cant find the nv_data.bin file in the efs folder
soprano1993 said:
thanks but i cant find the nv_data.bin file in the efs folder
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@Bajanman sorry but that guide is useless for the LTE Note 2 variants. Look for guides from the LTE Note 2 or the North American SGS3 as your main starting points to try and solve this. (My T889V LTE guide has some links to those.)
One method I'd like to hear reports about is the reboot nvrestore one, I've seen it discussed mostly on a Verizon SGS3 thread, but nothing IMHO says it wouldn't be relevant for the HSPA/LTE versions either.
Edit: The EFS and other related partitions are of a significantly different layout between the dual-core SGS3 and the LTE Note 2 or GT-I9305. adb reboot nvrestore doesn't seem to do anything on our devices.
Good luck,
Darkshado
hey i didn't find anything...i've heard that there's some custom roms that contains EFs backup that can solve my problem is this true ? if so can anybody give me a link for one of those roms ? thank you
Try to flash with odin the stock rom that you got your note 2 with. It happened to me once where i flashed something and lost my imei. I didnt backup or anything. After i flashed the stock and unrooted my phone my imei reappeared and my phone worked again. BTW it was a att note 2. I found the rom somewhere at this forum. No rom contain you Efs i think(could be wrong) but each phone has it own imei.
soprano1993 said:
hey i didn't find anything...i've heard that there's some custom roms that contains EFs backup that can solve my problem is this true ? if so can anybody give me a link for one of those roms ? thank you
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soprano1993 said:
hello, my imei is null/null and samsung kies doesn't detect my phone ( i cant update the frimware with kies...)
i saw that we can fix this probleme with a custome rom or somthing like this but i did flash it with this rom the issue still the same http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
can anybody post for me a working link for a rom that can fix my problem or give me a working solution
thank you all
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Flash Rogers rooted rom from link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
Or if that fails try method below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
ok thank you bro i will test and tell you if somthing wrong happens
i cant connect to kies with my phone ... and the stock rom didn't change anuthing...still imei null/null and base band is unknown
The method doesn't always work ...
And you may be facing a damaged device needing a repair service...
However ...it is worth a repeated try ...g
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hi all
after installing custom ROM my phone imei has been changed so i am not able to make calls
and i am getting error message that says "not registered on network" I searched about that issues and found that changing imei may cause that problem so anyone can help me to restore original imei for my phone
the below youtube show steps to do it but my problem that am not able to access engineering mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNGalucyFJc
please HELP ME !
do you have a backup of your EFS? if you have, follow what i did here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055736&page=352
but i suggest you only do it IF you have a backup of your EFS. otherwise, it's up to you.
edong23 said:
do you have a backup of your EFS? if you have, follow what i did here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055736&page=352
but i suggest you only do it IF you have a backup of your EFS. otherwise, it's up to you.
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ah, no i don't have backup for EFS, :crying: what must i do?
ghost_j1 said:
ah, no i don't have backup for EFS, :crying: what must i do?
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try flashing your official firmware through Odin. other users solve their imei problem by doing that. see also if you can access engineering mode with that official firmware.
edong23 said:
try flashing your official firmware through Odin. other users solve their imei problem by doing that. see also if you can access engineering mode with that official firmware.
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i tried to flash it with an official firmware but thats does not help the imei still wrong and i am not able to access engineering mode too
any other suggestion or anyone can help
ghost_j1 said:
i tried to flash it with an official firmware but thats does not help the imei still wrong and i am not able to access engineering mode too
any other suggestion or anyone can help
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lets wait for others specially those who are expert in android for some advice. I'm just an ordinary security guard so i can't help you much with your problem. what i have suggested you from my previous post was the last thing I did when my phone finally worked. for 4 days i been searching for solution because i also have an IMEI problem. i flash back to official rom, flash patched modem, flash other roms to no avail until such time when my phone doesn't boot because of broken partition :laugh:. if you still have warranty restore it back. if you're already out of warranty and you have money, you can it send it to service center.
P.S.
you can also try this if you have courage. i was able to make some secret codes work but i have'nt tried if it works with engineering mode by modifying hiddenmenu in /efs/carrier/hiddenmenu. use efs explorer to open hiddenmenu and change it to ON.save it and restart your phone and see if engineering mode work. remember that you have to be in official firmware and also rooted to do this. if its not working then you'll just have to wait for a much better solutions from devs.
Same question
I have the same problem, as owner of the thread. Any help?
"CF Auto root" after imei has been deleted. you have installed the fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333216
Dear All,
Please help me, yesterday i was trying to flash my NOTE 2 to Lollipop CM12 5.1 after flashing there was no network icon. when i check my imei, it was showing NULL IMEI PLEASE HELP.
Then again flashed STOCK ROM with PIT file but no LUCK
I have NOT backed up my imei.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME.
Please help me what to do
PLEASE
dineshdotcom2000 said:
Dear All,
Please help me, yesterday i was trying to flash my NOTE 2 to Lollipop CM12 5.1 after flashing there was no network icon. when i check my imei, it was showing NULL IMEI PLEASE HELP.
Then again flashed STOCK ROM with PIT file but no LUCK
I have NOT backed up my imei.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME.
Please help me what to do
PLEASE
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everyday the same issue. just search next time.
flash stock rom via Odin and don't panic
yaro666 said:
everyday the same issue. just search next time.
flash stock rom via Odin and don't panic
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STILL NOOO HELP
Please me, i have lost my IMEI saying NULL / NULL and im getting not registered on error. I have not backed up ESF folder as well.
Struggling from last 5 days to fix it up. some how i got Modem_N7100XXDMG1 and flashed. After that i have got some fake IMEI.
Tried flashing STOCK ROM 4.4.2, but still no luck.
Read on some forum that MODEM of 4.1.2 or J.B 4.3 resolves this issue but when i try to downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3 via ODIN it straight away shows FAILS in RED
IM using Note N7100 K.K.4.4.2
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME.
If you have no backup and the stock ROM did not work, they you are pretty much out of luck. I had a backup but the IMEI didn't come back until I flashed a different modem. I used modem_XXDME4.
If you know what your IMEI number was, then there are ways to write that number directly into the phone. Need to send the phone to someone that has the hardware though. You can buy it yourself but it costs about the same as a motherboard replacement. Youtube "N7100 Android 4 3 imei repair z3x" to see what I'm talking about.
If you don't know the number, don't have a backup, then you'll have to change the motherboard.
You can find your IMEI number on the back of your phone though.. Pull out the battery, it's printed above your device's serial number.
I have my IMEI, i just wanted the solution through software can i change my IMEI or i have to go service center that would cost about Rs. 5000 minimum.
modem_XXDME4 is S3 modem, how can i flash it on note 2 N7100.
PLEASE HELP
@dineshdotcom2000 have you tried different modem? I had the same problem like yours and flashing my region's modem didn't solve the problem. I flashed European modem - modem_XXDME4 - and the dummy IMEI changed back to the original. Maybe you should give it a try.
Here is the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mrtz2c6s29ibxt/modem_XXDME4__.zip
I flashed the exact same file on my device and it worked. Good luck :good:
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I have already used this modem. Right now i have some fake imei with "004999010640000/1 i want to replace this IMEI with my original imei on Note 2 N7100.
Any way to do it???
Please help
Find a service in india that has a z3x box. They can write the IMEI directly without swapping the motherboard.
just search, a few days ago there was the same problem solved probably in Q&A thread
dineshdotcom2000 said:
I have already used this modem. Right now i have some fake imei with "004999010640000/1 i want to replace this IMEI with my original imei on Note 2 N7100.
Any way to do it???
Please help
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In samsung mobiles the first thing to do before doing any rhing custom is backing up EFS partition and modem and leave them in a safe place .. U could fiz it by patched modem but when u get that defult imei u loss ur efs partition .. Now u had to fix it by z3x box or spt box
Restore EFS backup....
Guys i lost my imei
This was because when i flashed a lower version of twrp recovery using higher version, after that i got stock recovery i again flashed twrp using odin and realised i lost my imei
I have two backups of imei one efs.img which i tried to restore using terminal emulator it was successful but i didn't get my efs back
I have one more efs backup of extension tar.gz of 61.3 kb if i extract it i get a folder of 5mb with many files how do i restore it?
Is there any other way i can get my imei back.
Please help ;(
Kartik pat said:
Guys i lost my imei
This was because when i flashed a lower version of twrp recovery using higher version, after that i got stock recovery i again flashed twrp using odin and realised i lost my imei
I have two backups of imei one efs.img which i tried to restore using terminal emulator it was successful but i didn't get my efs back
I have one more efs backup of extension tar.gz of 61.3 kb if i extract it i get a folder of 5mb with many files how do i restore it?
Is there any other way i can get my imei back.
Please help ;(
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Same problem,Did you fix it.Please help me